David Mansfield
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Does all the good stuff only happen at weekends? Have Sunday evenings become depressing, as the working days ahead come into view? Has your week been reduced to pointless meetings, over-complicated tasks and disillusioned colleagues?
You're convinced there's a better way of getting things done. But where to start? Well, this book has the answers. David Mansfield shows you how to reclaim your work week.
In a lifetime of work, David has encountered,...
2) Blackout
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OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Sizzling Summer Reads - ROD Children's
Summer Reads for Little Kids
RLG Caldecott Medal List
Sizzling Summer Reads - ROD Children's
Summer Reads for Little Kids
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When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
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Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend. With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.
6) I'm brave!
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"He's a big red engine with a siren, a horn, a tank full of water, and whole lotta hose! He's a good-lookin' fire truck, and he's brave, too. When the alarm sounds, he's gotta drive through smoke and heat straight to a blazing fire!!"--Front jacket flap.
7) Supertruck
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"When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done?"--
9) I'm dirty!
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A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so. From the creators of I stink!
10) I'm fast!
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A train and a car race each other on the way to Chicago.
12) Transamerica
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Bree Osborne, a pre-operative transsexual, learns she fathered a child back when she was Stanley Osborne. The wheels of fortune take Bree and her teenaged son on a cross-country trip that will change both their lives.
13) Get a clue
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Lexy Gold is a budding journalist and fashion queen who goes to Millington Preparatory School in Manhattan. Together with her best pal Jennifer, Lexy's always on the lookout for the latest scoop and the latest style. When one of her teachers mysteriously disappears, Lexy goes from school advice columnist to determined investigative reporter. And with a little help from her friends Jennifer and Gabe, and her street-smart editor Jack, Lexy vows to get...
14) Creepy carrots!
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"In this hilarious picture book, "The Twilight Zone" comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him."--Container.
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Playwright Siddalee Walker is on the verge of opening a new play. She gives a magazine interview in which she discusses her unhappy childhood. Her mother is furious and cuts her off. Her mother's friends, who as children formed a secret society, the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, kidnap Siddalee from her New York apartment and take her home to Louisiana. The Sisterhood hopes to explain her mother's history and to patch up the rift between mother and daughter.
16) Truman
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President Truman led the nation through the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the struggle for civil rights and the creation of the United Nations.
17) Paul Harvey's America: the life, art, and faith of a man who transformed radio and inspired a nation
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New York Times best selling biographer Stephen Mansfield and coauthor David A. Holland present a fascinating look at America's most popular radio host. You'll discover how the brutal murder of his father shaped Paul Harvey's life and career; how a high school teacher helped launch him in radio; the truth behind his brief and controversial career in the Air Force; why he was arrested for breaking into a secure research laboratory during the Cold War;...
18) The Apostle
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"He was touched by the power and filled with the spirit. A man of faith. A man of the flesh. A man plagued by the darker side of human desire, and rage. Sonny [is] a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community in Texas. When Sonny loses control and commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law. Hiding out in the small town of Bayou Boutte, Sonny adopts a new identity and sets out on a new mission -- to find the road to redemption"--Container....
20) Comfort and joy
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Jane is a single, career woman who is speed-dialing her way through life. On Christmas Eve, Jane is in a traffic accident and awakens to find that she's a married, stay-at-home mom with two kids and a passion for charity work. So, let the merry mixups and romantic complications begin.