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This is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel first published in 1960 that has never been out of print and gone through 25 reprints It is considered one of the classics of science fiction. Appealing to mainstream and genre critics and readers alike, it won the 1961 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel. The story starts in a Roman Catholic monastery in the desert of the Southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war, then spans thousands of years as civilization rebuilds itself. The monks of the Albertian Order of Leibowitz take up the mission of preserving the surviving remnants of man's scientific knowledge until the day the outside world is again ready for it. Eventually, the organization seeks refuge and a mission in the stars. It’s themes of religion, recurrence, and church versus state have generated a significant body of scholarly research. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; the reader can reduce the size if desired. Ordinary large print is equivalent to 18 point type. There are links from the Table of Contents to text. If printed, there would be over 650 pages. .
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Hypatia, or Tia for short, is a very precocious 7 year old who lives with her archaeologist parents on an alien planet. She contracts a disease which leaves her paralyzed She chooses to become a shellperson –essentially a brain linked to machinery. In her case the machinery is a spaceship which becomes her body. She is joined by a “brawn,” an able bodied person who lives with her in the spaceship. She adjusts to this life and has several adventures exploring space and catching criminals. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; the reader can reduce the size if desired. Ordinary large print is equivalent to 18 point type. There are links from the Table of Contents to text. If printed, there would be over 530 pages. .
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Nancia is a young shellperson, a human whose body is not functional, but whose brain is linked to machinery In her case it is a spaceship which she regards as her body. The story starts shortly after her graduation from school when she makes her first inter-stellar voyage. Her five passengers are a privileged, unscrupulous group who plot to acquire wealthe and power by any means. Together with her “brawn” a human who accompanies her, they eventually have to deal with the plotters. A side issue is her growing interest in sex and whether she can ever love anyone with a full body. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; the reader can reduce the size if desired. Ordinary large print is equivalent to 18 point type. There are links from the Table of Contents to text. If printed, there would be over 550 pages. .
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Learning to argue and persuade in a highly competitive environment is only one aspect of life on a high-school debate team. Teenage debaters also participate in a distinct cultural world--complete with its own jargon and status system--in which they must negotiate complicated relationships with teammates, competitors, coaches, and parents as well as classmates outside the debating circuit. In Gifted Tongues, Gary Alan Fine offers a rich description of this world as a testing ground for both intellectual and emotional development, while seeking to understand adolescents as social actors. Considering the benefits and drawbacks of the debating experience, he also recommends ways of reshaping programs so that more high schools can use them to boost academic performance and foster specific skills in citizenship.

Fine analyzes the training of debaters in rapid-fire speech, rules of logical argumentation, and the strategic use of evidence, and how this training instills the core values of such American institutions as law and politics. Debates, however, sometimes veer quickly from fine displays of logic to acts of immaturity--a reflection of the tensions experienced by young people learning to think as adults. Fine contributes to our understanding of teenage years by encouraging us not to view them as a distinct stage of development but rather a time in which young people draw from a toolkit of both childlike and adult behaviors. A well-designed debate program, he concludes, nurtures the intellect while providing a setting in which teens learn to make better behavioral choices, ones that will shape relationships in their personal, professional, and civic lives.

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Ten short stories by the masters: Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson, Lets be Frank by Brian Aldis, Profession by Isaac Asimov, Fat Vampire by Max Spinrad, Hunted Heroes and Postmark Ganymede by Robert Silverberg, Cosmic Expense Account by Cyril Kornbluth, One Shot by James Blish, Day of the Boomer Dukes by Frederick Pohl, Security by Paol Anderson. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; the reader can reduce the size if desired. Ordinary large print is equivalent to 18 point type. There are links from Table of Contents to text. If printed, there would be over 450 pages..
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"As lame as school dances can be, there's always that one moment." Dawson's Creek

"It was a crazy night because many of us did things we never expected Some of us got drunk for the first time and others lost their virginity, like me. I look back on it and remember how special it was...." Prom Attendee

"Don't let prom put you in a panic! With one month to go, you've still got tons of time to get perfect skin, beautiful hair and a hot bod. Just follow our head-to-toe guide to getting gorgeous." |o Young Miss Special Prom magazine

The date, the gown, the tux, the theme, the corsage. Everyone remembers the prom. For many teenagers the prom is the highlight of their high school career, seen as a rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood. For Amy Best, the prom presents an ideal forum to explore teen identity and to show how this seemingly trivial event speaks volumes about the world of today's kids.
Today's proms have gone upscale; no longer held in the high school gym, many schools hold their proms at luxury hotels, complete with full banquet facilities and professional entertainment. Students arrive in limousines, dance the night away in rented tuxes and skin-tight sheaths then leave for a weekend of unsupervised activities with friends--for many their first extended trip without parents. Amy Best interviews countless teens about their prom experiences, and she looks at popular media to understand today's teens. She finds that with the rising purchasing power of youth culture, the prom is now an industry unto itself with its own magazines, films, clothing, accessories and services.
Best shows us that, while the prom is often trivialized, most kids take the prom seriously. The prom is a space where kids work through their understanding of authority, social class, gender norms and multicultural schooling. Proms are often the sight of public and personal struggle, especially for gay teens and inter-racial couples, who are often excluded from the prom. Many kids don't go to their prom or, as with gay teens, have begun organizing "alternative proms."
Proms are more than just pictures and puffed sleeves--they are a mythic part of youth culture and, for better or worse, will always be a night to remember..
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BACK TO THE BASICS is not just a compilation of football plays and defensive alignments, but basic philosophy used in developing a winning high school program. Those who read this book will be better equipped to compete---not only as coaches but as individuals devoted to being examples to all of the young men and women whom they may have the privilege and responsibility of influencing---to instill in their lives that intangible quality of competition that will guide them into being winners in whatever endeavors they might pursue..
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Pilots from a space station are forced to make a crash landing on an earth that is in the middle of an ice age. They are hunted by the US government which is dominated by environmentalists who oppose much modern technology They are helped by members of an underground science fiction fan organization who have retained some of the discouraged technical skills. Can be seen as cops and robbers on a road trip and/or criticism of environmentalist excess. Three great authors contribute to the story. There are links from Table of Contents to text. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; ordinarily the largest type on a Kindle is equivalent to 16 point type. The print in a hard copy “large print” book is never more than 18 point type. The reader can reduce the size if desired..
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Spinner has been dumped by Darcy for his cheating ways! But with God as his witness, he promises to get her back no matter what it takes - including resisting all manner of temptation, all summer long. When arch-nemesis Jay Hogart offers to help, Spinner finds himself torn between "good" and "evil." Which one will win out?

Considering what Liberty's been through recently, it's no wonder she'sspending her summer vacation moping about. Her parents suspect post-partum depression, but something else is weighing on her mind. Could Liberty be planning a desperate move?.
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A classic of space opera. Four of the greatest minds in the universe travel about the galaxies and eventually invent a galactic peace keeping force. Their brilliance does not interfere with interpersonal problems, but does enable them to deal with the greatest minds in the universe. Some discussion of the forerunners who have safeguarded civilization. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; the reader can reduce the size if desired. Ordinary large print is equivalent to 18 point type. There are links from Tables of Contents to text. If printed, there would be over 392 pages. .
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