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Conversationally Speaking : Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness
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More than a million people have learned the secrets of effective conversation using Conversationally Speaking. This revised edition provides more ways to improve conversational skills by asking questions that promote conversation, learning how to listen so that others will be encouraged to talk, reducing anxiety in social situations and more.
Red Shift (New York Review Books Classics)
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In second-century Britain, Macey and a gang of fellow deserters from the Roman army hunt and are hunted by deadly local tribes. Fifteen centuries later, during the English Civil War, Thomas Rowley hides from the ruthless troops who have encircled his village. And in contemporary Britain, Tom, a precocious, love-struck, mentally unstable teenager, struggles to cope with the imminent departure for London of his girlfriend, Jan. Three separate stories, three utterly different lives, distant in time and yet strangely linked to a single place, the mysterious, looming outcrop known as Mow Cop, and a single object, the blunt head of a stone axe: all these come together in Alan Garner’s extraordinary Red Shift, a pyrotechnical and deeply moving elaboration on themes of chance and fate, time and eternity, visionary awakening and destructive madness.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: A Tale of Alderley
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Neither Susan nor her brother, Colin, ever thought that war would be waged over a simple gemstone in her bracelet. But that's what happens when the children visit Alderley Edge, a spooky place in a remote part of England. There, they meet the wizard Cadellin, who needs the stone to rouse his allies in the never-ending battle between good and evil. But when the stone vanishes, Susan and Colin must find it before the forces of evil use it to destroy all the goodness that ever existed in the world. Includes an afterword by the author.
Readers who love E. Nesbit or Susan Cooper may discover a new favorite in Alan Garner, winner of many awards for literary excellence including the Carnegie Medal. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, first published in 1960, is the story of two children, Susan and Colin, who are sent to rural England to stay with Bess Mossock, their mother's childhood nurse. The Mossocks' farm is delightfully old-fashioned, and the Alderley area is dotted with interesting woods to explore as well as treacherous disused mines. Susan and Colin encounter a frightening local woman, and feel they are being watched by crows. The air of menace quickly becomes acute danger as the children are pursued by small goblinlike beings, who truss them in cobwebby ropes. An ancient wizard named Cadellin comes to their rescue. As they learn more of the dark forces that threaten Alderley, Susan and Colin find themselves on the run through the abandoned mine tunnels, aided by a pair of heroic dwarfs. Garner's knowledge of folklore and the Alderley area--his characters' dialect sounds realistic instead of like rote fantasy-speak--imbues his story with a thoughtful depth. His writing is as clear as poetry: "And they passed between the stones, only to stop short a couple of paces later, with despair in their hearts, cold as the east wind." There is a sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, called The Moon of Gomrath, and both books are superbly written, absorbing tales of wizardry and adventure. --Blaise Selby
Weirdstone of Brisingamen
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This lavish hardback edition of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Alan Garner's seminal fantasy masterpiece. Featuring a beautiful new design, and a foreword by Alan himself, it is a must-have collector's item for any lover of great children's fiction. When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them -- Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen -- has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years, but the forces of evil are closing in, determined to possess and destroy its special power. Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone's return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood?
The Owl Service
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Something is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a stack of grimy old plates. Alison and her stepbrother, Roger, discover that the flowery patterns on the plates, when traced onto paper, can be fitted together to create owls--owls that disappear when no one is watching. With each vanished owl, strange events begin to happen . As the kids uncover the mystery of the owl service, they become trapped within a local legend, playing out roles in a tragic love story that has repeated itself for generations . . . and has always ended in disaster.
The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderley
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The Moon of Gomrath is the one night of the year when the Old Magic is at its most powerful. Had Colin and Susan known this, they would have never lit a fire on the landmark known as the Beacon. But now no one is safe--the horsemen called the Wild Hunt are awake and on the ride. There will be a battle, and the outcome will depend on three unlikely champions: Susan, Colin, and their ally, the wizard Cadellin. Includes an afterword by the author.
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Mike Clinco - Neon - Whaling City Sound
Audiophile Audition - May 23, 2009
Hopefully, Clinco's latest project, the sextet outing Neon, will garner him some new fans and accolades. The nine-track release is an agile amalgam of contemporary and smooth jazz, rock influences, and some Latin inclinations.
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Billy Garner, James Corbett leading Catfish Open golf tournament - Staunton News Leader
Staunton News Leader, VA - Feb 10, 3148
Billy Garner, James Corbett leading Catfish Open golf tournamentThe duo fired a 9-under-par 62 in the captain's choice tournament Saturday, and lead the teams of Alan Huffman-Wayne Huffman, Steve Johnson-Jeremy Chandler and Chad Catlett-Jeff Brown, who each carded 64s. Three strokes back of the leader is a cluster
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community briefs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - May 23, 2009
community briefsSteven Michael Garner served pastoral internships at parishes in Dubuque, Dyersville, Iowa, and Lino Lakes, Minn. He will celebrate his first Mass at 4 pm today at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville. Gary Alan Mayer served as a pastoral intern in
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Playoff decides Catfish Open - Staunton News Leader
Staunton News Leader, VA - May 18, 2009
Playoff decides Catfish OpenJohnson-Chandler had to scramble on the back nine to catch first-round leaders Billy Garner and James Corbett, who held a two-stroke lead. But while Corbett and Garner were carding a 5-under par 66 for a two-day 62-66—128, Johnson-Chandler were
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Smith Takes Keystone Cup Night #2 at Hagerstown - WhoWon.com
WhoWon.com, NE - May 22, 2009
Smith Takes Keystone Cup Night #2 at HagerstownAfter a closed red, Rahmer had a two-car buffer between himself and S. Smith with two to go, but couldn't hold it. Smith found his way by on lap 27 to garner the $5000 win. Pittman was a late mover, moving from seventh to fourth after the restart.
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