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Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives -- how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of ... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a surfeit of obfuscation, complication, and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and -- if the right questions are asked -- is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to see through all the clutter. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world..
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Great earthquakes have rocked the earth, killing millions of people and leaving widespread devastation As world leader Nicolae Carpathia sends out his forces to restore order, pilot Rayford Steele finds it increasingly difficult to work for the man he has identified as humanity’s ultimate enemy. Steele’s thoughts are with the Tribulation Force, a ragtag group of true believers in Christ—as are the thoughts of reporter Buck Williams as he desperately searches for his wife, who disappeared in the earthquake. Through the increased despair and destruction of the Antichrist’s rise, the Tribulation Force finds strength in scriptural assurances of a great harvest of souls in the last days.

This fourth book in the best-selling Left Behind® saga is filled with spectacular visions of tribulation and faith. Richard Ferrone’s deep, thoughtful narration captures every battle in a gripping fight for spiritual truth..
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Sam Gribley's great-grandfather owned land somewhere in the Catskill Mountains. Although no one had lived there for several generations, it was still in the Gribley family. Tired of living in the hustle and bustle of New York City, teenage Sam runs away to the Catskills in search of that land..
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After suffering the loss of his mother and separation from his sister and the girl he loved, Jordan Riley fills the holes in his soul with anger. But Faith Evans begins to disassemble the walls around Jordan ’s heart, and he realizes there’s something very familiar about her…

Everything Is on the Line

...for Faith Evans,

an up-and-coming newscaster. A woman of honor and integrity, who finds herself making a stand against the one man she never imagined would be her enemy...

...for Jordan Riley,

a powerful attorney dedicated to fighting for human rights and against God. A man still reckoning with the boyhood loss of the three women who once meant everything to him...

...for Bethany, Pennsylvania,

a small town no one ever dreamed would become the center of national attention. But it has. All because of a beloved, hundred-year-old statue of Jesus Christ that stands in Bethany’s park. A statue that some say is a clear violation of separation of church and state. A statue that has to come down. A statue that suddenly becomes the focus of a bitter conflict—one rife with political intrigue, social injustice, and personal conflicts. Before it’s over, everything that Jordan and Faith and the town of Bethany stand for will be challenged.

Will love be enough when the battle rages on every side?

Story Behind the Book

“Each of my novels is a piece of my heart. Where Yesterday Lives was my first-ever novel, and as such it is somewhat autobiographical. The childhood story of Ellen Barrett, her love for her parents and siblings, is my story—though her current story and struggles are fictional. On Every Side sheds light on the struggle for religious freedom in today’s climate; something I am passionate about. Finally, When Joy Came to Stay is the story of one woman’s battle against depression and the secrets of her past.” —Karen Kingsbury.
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Book Four in the Left Behind Series

English New York Times Bestseller

The spine-tingling sequel to Nicolae opens immediately after a devastating earthquake that has wreaked havoc on those left behind. Rayford Steele and Buck Williams frantically search for their loved ones among the survivors, while Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia rages against a sweeping evangelistic campaign. Will the Antichrist succeed in crushing the greatest revival the world has ever seen?.
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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 591 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Think Ahead to Stop Type 2 Diabetes Complications.
Author: David R. Branch
Publication:Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 29 Issue: 17 Page: 14

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 620 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Type 2 Diabetes Rate Soaring Among Children.
Author: Doug Brunk
Publication:Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 29 Issue: 17 Page: 20

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on March 15, 2003. The length of the article is 674 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cognitive consequences of antiepileptic drugs elude researchers. (Responses Vary with Drug Type).
Author: Timothy F. Kirn
Publication:Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33 Issue: 6 Page: 42(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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