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Close your eyes and picture the
Heisman Trophy. The form is easy
to conjure, a graceful, fluid pose
that is football past and football present
in one dignified figure ...
The story of the Heisman Trophy
is an american epic.
-- from the Preface
No sport in America can match the pageantry, raw emotion, and thrilling tradition of college football. It is a world in which a twenty-year-old kid can become a national sensation overnight, in which...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
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"In his signature eloquent prose, backed up by thorough research, Russell Freedman tells the story of Austrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie. They belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment or even execution, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging...
43) Waterloo station
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These were days of uncertainty and peril, of noble deeds and great sacrifice.
An exciting time to be young and adventurous . . . but a dangerous time to fall in love.
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When a friend asks her for help in finding his nephew, English professor Alison Bergeron enlists the assistance of her boyfriend, NYPD detective Bobby Crawford, only to discover that the missing boy has turned up dead in the Hudson, the victim of a suspicious ""suicide."
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"A narrative report on the FBI's covert involvement with future President Ronald Reagan, radical Mario Savio and liberal university president Clark Kerr to suppress the 1960s student movement at Berkeley reveals J. Edgar Hoover's campaign of planted news stories, illegal break-ins and other acts designed to undermine the Democratic party."--Publishers description.
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You'd think, now that she's off the hook for murder, that Alison, an English professor at a cushy college campus just north of chaotic New York City, would be able to relax. But how can she, with a wedding in the works? A Ph.D can only go so far…
The recently-divorced Alison couldn't be happier for her best friend, the bride Max. The problem is with the groom. Namely, his best man: the stunningly handsome yet technically married NYPD homicide...
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"In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Duke University out of fear of further Japanese attacks on the West Coast. Shortly after this unforgettable game, many of the players and coaches left their respective colleges, entered the military, and went on to serve around the world in famous battlegrounds, from Iwo Jima and Okinawa to Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, where fate and destiny would bring...
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A Universe Bound by Laws: Your Flight Continues with "Foundations to Flight"!A warm "thank you" to our intrepid explorers who've navigated the winds with Bernoulli and dived into the buoyant secrets of Archimedes! Your curiosity fuels our passion, and now we prepare to unveil the grand tapestry of the cosmos in Cipher 4: Laws of Thermodynamics. From the flicker of a candle to the fury of a supernova, these fundamental laws govern the very essence...
49) Undecided
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Nora Kincaid has one goal for her second year of college: be invisible. Last year's all-party-no-study strategy resulted in three failed classes and two criminal charges, and if she messes up again she'll lose her scholarship. But there's one problem with her plan for invisibility, and his name is Crosbie Lucas: infamous party king, general hellraiser…and her new roommate's best friend. Crosbie's reckless reputation and well-known sexcapades aren't...
50) Undeclared
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Kellan McVey is Burnham College's most prolific athlete, partier, and ladies' man-and that's just how he likes it. Returning to reign for his third year, he wants nothing to change. Then Andrea Walsh shows up.It wasn't too long ago that Andi and Kellan were lifelong friends, mortal enemies, and, for one hot summer, more. Then Kellan left and Andi stayed behind.Kellan thought he'd moved past that last summer's heartbreak, but with Andi sitting next...
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A legendary king becomes a sorcerer's puppet in this novel of art and artifice from the author of The Glass Magician.
When artist's apprentice Hail Rosamer replicates a coin bearing the visage of the long-dead King Julian, she does so to practice her craft, not to be accused as a counterfeiter. In danger of being imprisoned, Hail flees the city of Aravis-only to come face-to-face with the man whose profile appears on the coin...
A necromancer has...
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3 Great University Guides In One!BUY NOW!How Does University Work?Psychology students love university. It's an amazing time.But students sometimes fear coming to university. Students are unsure how things work and they want information about university.Written by bestselling and university student writer Connor Whiteley, this great engaging and extremely useful book tells you everything you want to know and university and more. Including brilliant...
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An inspirational graduation gift: The Academic Hustle tells the story of Matthew Pigatt and his transformation from a juvenile delinquent with a 2.1 GPA in high school to a national award-winning researcher, graduating magna cum laude from Morehouse College.
A college planner to help you get it together: Matthew uses his journey of entering college on academic probation and covering...
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Embark on a transformative journey with "Navigating the Collegiate Recruitment Journey," the definitive guide empowering high school student-athletes and parents with a roadmap to success. Authored by experts in sports recruitment, this comprehensive guidebook unveils the secrets to unlocking your full athletic potential and securing your spot on a college team.Discover Your Path to Success: Whether you're a star athlete or just starting your sports...
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Poetry is one of the most challenging subjects. It has been a big challenge both to study it and even to write it because it has inherent rules that determine how it works. To interpret it, understand it or even write it, one needs to understand these rules. Any good poetry enthusiast, critic or writer begins here. This book tries to make the reader understand the bulk of these rules. It uses some of the most exciting and popular poetry through time...
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Durante el transcurso de mi vida escolar adapte ciertas técnicas que me ayudaron a estudiar de forma no solo mas organizada sino también mas efectiva, lo cual me ayudó al entrar a la universidad adaptarme mejor y poder retener los conocimientos por mayor cantidad de tiempo y no solo para el día del examen. En mi faceta como docente he podido darme cuenta de que la mayoría de los alumnos no estudian con una técnica lo que dificulta su aprendizaje...
57) The Ghost Hunter
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At sixteen, Gerald Dupickle faces his worst fear … college! Awkward and shy, Gerald desperately wants to be part of the popular crowd-something he couldn't accomplish in high school. He does his best to avoid the campus bullies, but after a brief run-in with the boys who wear black, he realizes things aren't always what they appear to be. After a ghostly encounter in the library, it's the boys who wear black that come to his rescue.Fang and his...
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SPANISH: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WORKOUT #5. A new way to learn Spanish.
What? This eBook is a 100% bilingual. It is in the form of a series of general knowledge quizzes, with each question in Spanish then in English (plus the answers!). If you are learning Spanish, it's an entertaining way to practice your language skills.
Simply 'click' through each question at your own pace, trying to understand as much as you can. Because the text is fully bilingual...
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Sometimes you have to leave home to find where you really belong.
Junior Price wanted desperately to get out of her small town and the demands of her big family. Upon winning a scholarship to an elite private college thousands of miles away, she packed her bags and went to find her place in the world. She soon discovers that she may not be ready to be out on her own.
Mansfield College is full of the rich and the wealthy who play by a whole...
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This comprehensive guide is designed to help you achieve the highest possible score on the SAT, the standardized test that is required for college admissions in the United States.In this book, you will find a wealth of information and strategies to help you understand the test, improve your test-taking skills, and increase your chances of success. We will start by giving you an overview of the SAT, including its format, content, and scoring system.Next,...
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