Jeff Smith
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The fall from politico to prisoner isn't necessarily long, but the landing, as Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith learned, is a hard one.
In 2009, Smith pleaded guilty to a seemingly minor charge of campaign malfeasance and earned himself a year and one day in Kentucky's FCI Manchester. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison is the fish-out-of-water story of his time in the big house; of the people he met there and the things he learned: how to escape the attentions...
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When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid-eating monsters, political intrigue and mysterious villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the wizard gives him a magic word that transforms him into the World's Mightiest Mortal. Now he must use his extraordinary new abilities to face an incoming invasion of alien creatures and to...
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Discover the secrets of meaningful management
Do you ever feel uncertain about what it means to be a good leader? This simple, reliable system for people management can help you handle any situation with confidence.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed in your role as a manager? Learn how to refocus, increasing your team's performance, security, and growth by managing what matters.
Do you struggle between supporting your team as human beings and maximizing...
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1962. Spring, summer, and fall. The bay area and the Sacramento Valley beyond.
The Giants and the Dodgers go to the wire for the National League pennant and a chance to play the New York Yankees. Five years previous, their hated American League next-door neighbor.
Salvage work and farming are dirty and "get poor quick" occupations. Jim, John, and Frenchy weather accidents, prop up their aspirations, and wreak revenge, heading into an uncertain...
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Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word "Shazam!" Billy must use these extraordinary abilities to face an invasion of alien creatures as well as stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world!
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Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville, and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins when the three cousins reunite at a farmstead in a deep forested valley, where Fone meets a young girl named Thorn. In Out From Boneville, volume 1 of this 9-book epic, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone, are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their...
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First Scholastic edition.
Physical Desc
132 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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The adventure starts when cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of Boneville and later get separated and lost in the wilderness, meeting monsters and making friends as they attempt to return home.
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Graphix/Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First Scholastic edition.
Physical Desc
212 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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It's full-fledged war as Briar, the rat creatures, and the Pawan army storm the city of Atheia. The Bone cousins, Thorn, and Gran'ma Ben are all there to defend the Valley and stop the return of the Lord of the Locusts. When Thorn goes inside a ghost circle, she hears a voice urging her to seek the Crown of Horns. What follows is another dangerous journey for Thorn and loyal Fone Bone as they race to the sacred grounds of the dragons, searching for...
14) Bone handbook
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Graphix
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Introduces the Bone series by explaining the characters and mythology of Bone, conversations with Jeff Smith and Steve Hamaker about the making of Bone, explaining how Bone is colored, a cover gallery and more.
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Graphix
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First Scholastic edition
Physical Desc
174 p. : col. chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Life in the valley isn't getting any easier for the Bones and their newfound friends. Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney are attacked by the rat creatures and barely make it back to Lucius's tavern. Then it doesn't take long before Phoney is back to his old tricks. Back at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are troubled by strange dreams, and gran'ma Ben's reaction is stranger still: She reveals long-kept secrets and unexpected dangers. In fact, they may have...
17) Tall tales
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Graphix
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Scholastic ed.
Physical Desc
108 p. : chiefly col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Long before the Bone cousins were ever lost in the uncharted forest of the Valley, Big Johnson Bone, the discoverer of the Rolling Bone River, founded Boneville. But little is known of the mighty explorer's adventures before he started his famous trading post. So when Smiley sits down with a group of young scouts to retell the legendary stories of Boneville's origins, what they hear are wild antics complete with Rat Creatures, Dragons, and a snarky...
18) Bitcoin
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You've come to the right place! This is a three-book bundle.
Book one: The bitcoin buzz has actually exploded, and it's still an excellent chance to invest in or purchase cryptocurrencies. For how long it will last, no one understands. However, if you understand what you're doing, you can absolutely increase your earnings.
This book exists to direct you to make the right choices. It focuses particularly on the business side of it and whether you can...