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Baxter residents fear upheaval when a regional tire plant announces it's coming to Baxter. Rumor says mayor Charlie Kirby's signature on the deal was influenced by an affair with the tire company's corporate attorney - who dies suddenly after the agreement is finalized. Charlie, a pillar of the community and a father of seven, faces the court of public opinion and the biggest moral dilemma of his life. Meanwhile, newspaper editor Ellen Jones goes looking for a feature story, collides with the brick wall of the late attorney's past - and is stalked by someone pursuing the same track!
The Fine Print
Portfolio
2013
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A bestselling author's shocking analysis of the many ways we are victimized by corporations David Cay Johnston, the bestselling author of Perfectly Legal and Free Lunch, is famous for exposing the perfidies of our biggest institutions. Now he turns his attention to the ways huge corporations hide sneaky stipulations in just about every contract, often with government permission. No other modern country gives corporations the unfettered power found in America to gouge customers, shortchange workers, and erect barriers to fair play. Johnston shares solutions you can use to fight back against the obscure fees and taxes, and to help end these devious practices.
Now that we’ve pretty much ruined planet Earth—no big secret—science tells us the human race could be doomed. Well, not all science, but some of it, enough to have sparked a lively interest in setting up someplace else. But where? The answer is the moon of course, and that’s what this book explores: the many ways in which today’s scientists, entrepreneurs, architects and, yes, a few loonies are working to get colonies established there ASAP. Filled with research, interviews and expert projections, these pages reveal how a web of fantastic new technologies could give mankind a brand new start off-world. The only worm in the ointment is human nature. It’s the one thing pioneers in this business almost never discuss. Yet it’s of vital concern: given a second chance on the moon, will we use it to create at last a sane and peaceful society? Or will we make a desperate hash of things all over again? Here’s your doorway to the moon of tomorrow. Pass through and decide for yourself.
After a search through private collections and public museums throughout the country, over sixty stunning examples of California Indian basketry were assembled for this book-some almost two hundred years old, some made within the last few decades. Commenting upon each basket are native basket weavers, California Indian artists in other media, and scholars. Together they provide exciting and intimate insights into this world of subtle yet intense beauty.
Who has been the most influential person in your life? Was it a school teacher? An uncle? A parent? A grandmother? A minister? An employer? A coach? Whoever it was, your reason for choosing this person probably had more to do with who they 'were' and how they 'lived', than how they looked or what they owned. What you experienced was the result of this significant person's ability to model inspiring qualities and communicate those qualities to you. How did they do it? What were the ingredients that enabled them to teach so effectively? Down through the centuries, students have learned through careful observation from those more experienced. Apprentices have learned from craftsmen who took them by the hand. Amateurs emulated professionals. Disciples studied masters. As one who has been profoundly influenced by skilled leaders and who has, in turn, motivated many others, Ted Engstrom could be aptly described as a mentor's mentor. In this book, Ted Engstrom will introduce to you the idea of mentoring. As a leader, you'll learn that mentoring represents the difference between talking and doing as a student, you'll learn from the master's performance as well as his prose. Mentoring used to be the chief learning method in society, where an apprentice spent years at the side of the craftsman, learning not only the mechanics of a function, but the way of life which surrounded it. The good news is that more than a few are waking up to the fact that we have lost something precious in our culture because the mentoring function has been permitted to lapse into semi-obsolescence. There is a renewal of reference to mentoring in the business literature, the world of education, and in social work. And that new alertness has been in evidence, of course, in the Christ-following community also. It's fitting for Ted Engstrom to write this book because of at least two things. First, he has done the mentoring he writes about. Men and women all over the world will gladly and thankfully attest to that. And secondly, he writes from the perspective of a generation which is in the process of handing its work over to its successors. The mentoring leader (and that is what Ted Engstrom has been) is a scarce human commodity. So I commend to you the thoughts of one of those wonderful rarities: a Christ-like man who has produced Christ-like proteges. From the foreword by Gordon MacDonald As a former president and chief executive officer of World Vision (and now President Emeritus) and a active on a number of evangelical boards, Ted W. Engstrom is one of the most influential leaders in American religion and social service. He has been the recipient of six honorary doctorates (L.H.D., Taylor University; LL.D., John Brown University, Litt.D., Seattle Pacific University, Sterling College, Bellhaven College and Azusa Pacific University.) Before joining World Vision, Engstrom was for six years president of Youth for Christ International. He has been a sought-after management consultant and has conducted the nationwide Managing Your Time seminars with his former colleague (deceased) Ed Dayton for more than fourteen years. A prolific editor and author, Engstrom has and published more than fifty books and hundreds of magazine articles. Among his best selling books are The Pursuit of Excellence (Zondervan), The Fine Art of Friendship (Nelson), and Integrity (Word). As President Emeritus of World Vision, Dr.Engstrom continues with a limited load of speaking, writing, and leadership training.
People want to be successful. Regardless of the venue or medium, success brings meaning and definition to one's life. The same holds true for the Christian ministry and service. The desire of the Christian should be to become fruitful disciples and servants of Jesus Christ. An attainable goal it is, but it takes work. It does not come without obstacles and oppositions. Therefore, the Christian needs to learn The Fine Arts of Christian Service. There is an art to Christian Service which is attainable through the principles set forth in the Bible. In the pages of this book, we will discuss six areas that are important to fruitful Christian service. In mastering these 'Arts, ' the Christian is able to become profitable members of the Body of Christ. Book 2 of 2
One of the most beloved stories in history, J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series topped the best-seller charts, inspired the highest-grossing film series of all time, and has now become a $250 million Universal Studio theme park. What is it about this story that has ignited such fandom and struck such a chord with people around the world? As English professor, culture critic, and Potter devotee Greg Garrett explains, these novels not only entertain but teach deeply held truths about ourselves, others, and the world around us. Unlocking the textual intricacies behind the Harry Potter narrative, Garrett reveals Rowling's magical formula--one that, he contends, earns her a place right next to the literary giants of old.Not for sale in the UK.
In late April 2017, Laura Apol’s twenty-six-year-old daughter, Hanna, took her own life. Apol had long believed in the therapeutic possibilities of writing, having conducted workshops on writing-for-healing for more than a decade. Yet after Hanna’s death, she had her own therapeutic writing to do, turning her anguish, disbelief, and love into poems that map the first year of loss. This collection is the result of that writing, giving voice to grief as it is lived, moment by moment, memory by memory, event by event. While most writing about loss does so from a distance, Apol chooses instead to write from inside those days and months and seasons, allowing readers to experience alongside the poet the moments, the questions, and the deep longings that shape the first grief-year.
Double Fine Productions is renowned for making videogames such as Psychonauts, Bruutal Legend, and Iron Brigade. Scott Campbell (or Scott C) came on as art director for Psychonauts and started drawing comics as a morning warm up. These comics were then uploaded to doublefine.com and the world was made amazing! Now you can own them in print form! This book contains the first 300 strips, plus magnificent bonuses! You'll laugh like crazy, and join the world in feeling amazing!
Knight, Strongman, Captain, Thompson, and all the rest return in this the second exciting, amazing, and thrilling volume of Double Fine Action Comics! This volume collects 200 strips that include the Black Pyramid Interdimensional Adventure, Knight Turns Inventor, Tower Story, Gold Digger Adventure, The Uncle Black Knight Experience, The White Orb Space Adventure, and more! If you've never read the Double Fine Action Comics before, don't worry because you can just jump right the heck in and enjoy the adventures running. Also included is an in depth, world exclusive review of Double Fine Action Comics by the fairly good-looking Erik Wolpaw! Is this the greatest collection of all time and space? Buy Double Fine Action Comics Volume 2 and find out!
Former Police Chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job. When Katherine returned to her hometown, her only thought was to comfort her recently divorced daughter. That was before a young woman was found murdered on the estate of the town's richest family. Now, in order to track down the killer, Katherine must uncover the generations of secrets that at least one person as already killed to protect in this charming and smart series debut, The Fine Art of Murder.
A book of humor with famous paintings re-imaged with political figures from an era in American politics.
Robby is a senior in high school when he meets new student Andy. Robby's never experienced sexual attraction, and while that doesn't change, something about Andy makes him feel relaxed, and it turns out they have a lot in common. Neither of them fits in very well, and Robby soon learns through the school's bullies that Andy is a transboy. Sticking together makes life better for both of them. Then some of Robby's Aunt Ivy's jewelry turns up missing, and Robby and Andy must investigate to discover who's to blame.
From Fine- to Coarse-Grained Dynamic Information Flow Control and Back
Marco Vassena; Alejandro Russo; Deepak Garg; Vineet Rajani; Deian Stefan
Now Publishers Inc
2023
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Dynamic information-flow control (IFC) is a principled approach to protecting the confidentiality and integrity of data in software systems. This tutorial provides a complete and homogeneous account of the latest advances in fine- and coarse-grained dynamic information-flow control security.Written for students, practitioners and researchers, the authors first introduce both fine- and coarse-grained IFC in a gentle and accessible way, laying the groundwork for subsequent chapters. They proceed to show that, contrary to common belief, the granularity of the tracking system is not a fundamental feature of IFC systems and hence does not restrict how precise or permissive dynamic IFC systems can be. To achieve this, the authors demonstrate practical examples of both Fine to Coarse-Grained and Coarse- to Fine-Grained Program Translation.This tutorial will give readers the insights required to understand, develop and implement dynamic information-flow control to improve the security of a wide variety of software systems.