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When teams meet on football fields across Georgia, it's more than a
game--it's a battle for bragging rights and dominance in a state
that prizes football above all other sports. Join seasoned Georgia
sports journalist Jon Nelson as he tracks the history of college
football statewide. Whether it's Georgia Southern's glory days with
legendary coach Erk Russell, the bitter rivalry between Georgia
Tech and the University of Georgia, the Mercer College team's
historic beginnings or Shorter University's up-and-coming program,
every team in Georgia makes the cut in this hard-hitting history.
Enhanced by an appendix with each school's records, championship
statistics and coaching accomplishments, this is a book no Peach
State football fan can do without.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Sophia's Gift (Hardcover)
Karen B. Kurtz; Illustrated by Loran Chavez
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R618
R557
Discovery Miles 5 570
Save R61 (10%)
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Ben Franklin Parker Jr. is a typical farmer and part-time preacher
in rural Oklahoma in 1940. He survived the Depression and is
focusing all his efforts on providing for his family and
contributing to his community. But that's when tragedy strikes.
His thirteen-year-old daughter, Lavada, dies of pneumonia. Out
of tragedy, however, he finds a new mission when he hears God call
him to preach far and wide. God tells Ben that his daughter will be
looked after until he joins her in heaven.
Having heard God's message, Ben begins preaching with vigor,
becoming a circuit preacher to a group of six small churches in
south-central Oklahoma, most of which are meeting in local one and
two-room schoolhouses.
Join Ben as he takes tragedy and uses it as an impetus to bring
the word of God to his neighbors in a story that chronicles a way
of life long since lost. A man's word is as binding as a contract
and family values, history and Americana are served in abundance in
The Last Circuit Preacher.
Brown's Regional Anesthesia Review features hundreds of review
questions and answers covering all of the content found within the
5th edition of Brown's Atlas for Regional Anesthesia. Ideal for
residents in training, regional anesthesia fellows, and practicing
anesthesiologists alike, this companion resource was designed to be
used in preparation for anesthesia exams or as a general review of
the parent text. Expert Consult eBook version included with
purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all
of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a
variety of devices. Includes 450 multiple-choice questions and two
practice exams to help ensure you're fully prepared. Thirty
multiple-choice questions are based on videos provided at Expert
Consult, many of which focus on ultrasound. Covers the use of
ultrasound in guiding needle placement in regional anesthesia.
Sports vision is a relatively new but fast expanding area of
multi-disciplinary eye care involving not only optometrists but
also dispensing opticians, ophthalmologists, athletes, sports
organisations and coaches. This book deals with optimising safe and
efficient vision in sport. Sports vision will be essential reading
for everyone involved in sport wishing to optimise vision
particularly optometrists but also ophthalmologists, athletes and
trainers. 'For practitioners wishing to develop an active interest
in the subject this book acts as a valuable guide to how they need
to develop both their optometric and dispensing skills.' - Journal
of British Contact Lens Assoc., January 1996 '..excellent.' - The
Optician, March 1996 * NEW IN PAPERBACK * * * Visual training,
injuries and prevention, setting up a practice, legal
considerations and many other aspects of sports vision are covered
in detail.
How ’Bout Them Dawgs! tells the behind-the-scenes story of the
University of Georgia’s 2021 college football national
championship season from the perspective of the man in charge:
Kirby Smart. In addition to offering his perspective on coaching,
his defensive philosophy, the importance of recruiting, each of the
fifteen games, and the celebrations that followed the last one,
Coach Smart also tells a bit of his own story that started in
Slapout, Alabama, in 1975 and ended at the height of the college
football world on a January night in Indianapolis. From the
opening-game victory over perennial-power Clemson University to the
undefeated march through the mighty SEC to the discouraging loss to
the University of Alabama in the SEC Championship Game to the
Dawgs’ eventual triumph over that same familiar foe in
Indianapolis, Coach Smart and Loran Smith team up to provide an
intimate look at the first team to win a college football national
championship at the University of Georgia in more than four
decades. Vince Dooley, the last head coach to lead UGA to a college
football national championship in 1980, and Jere W. Morehead, the
president of the University of Georgia, offer their unique insights
on the historic 2021 season and the elite team that made it happen
as well. Featuring the profiles and recollections of players,
coaches, and support staff—and handsomely illustrated with more
than 100 never-before-seen photographs—How ’Bout Them Dawgs! is
a unique keepsake for Dawg fans everywhere.
Most Georgians know Loran Smith from Saturday afternoons and
Georgia Bulldog football. Larry Munson would oftentimes say after a
play, ""Whaddaya got, Loran?"" His colorful responses and chemistry
with Munson made listening to the game an absolute joy. But, for
decades Loran Smith has also either written or spoken about the
things that interest us. Finally, in this book, Smith gathers his
best columns and moments covering topics in four areas: Georgia,
sports, travel, and the Greatest Generation. Smith's career began
early enough to interview Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach and one of the
greatest baseball players ever to play the game (and one of the
most divisive), and it has continued until this day. Whether he is
writing on the Georgia Bulldogs or walking along the sideline, or
if he is talking about quail hunting in South Georgia, Smith writes
with a down-home flavor but with keen intelligence and empathy. His
subjects range from small town living to international travel
having visited five continents, from local sports to national
sporting events, from fly fishing to hunting, visiting presidential
libraries, museums, and birthplaces.
Loran Livesey, gourmet chef extraordinaire of D'Vine Restaurant,
cooks for an ever-growing and enthusiastic international clientele.
This sumptuous and sophisticated fare is created in one of the most
famous kitchens on the Cape Wine Route. An title for anyone who
loves gourmet cooking and fine dining. Quarter-bound by hand with
the finest designer book cloth.
If A Dolphin Were a Fish is the clever story of a dolphin who
imagines that she is a fish, a turtle, a bird, an octopus, or even
a shark or manatee. She (and the readers) learn how special she
really is and how special each of her other animal friends are too.
The Creative Minds section has teaching trivia, crafts and games
related to dolphins and some of her sea-creature friends All Sylvan
Dell titles feature free educational resources at
www.SylvanDellPublishing.com, including the "For Creative Minds"
sections and additional teaching activities. 2007 FPA President's
Award for BEST Children's Book
Providing a comprehensive perspective on human desire, this volume
brings together leading experts from multiple psychological
subdisciplines. It addresses such key questions as how desires of
different kinds emerge, how they influence judgment and decision
making, and how problematic desires can be effectively controlled.
Current research on underlying brain mechanisms and regulatory
processes is reviewed. Cutting-edge measurement tools are
described, including practical recommendations for their use. The
book also examines pathological forms of desire and the complex
relationship between desire and happiness. The concluding section
analyzes specific applied domains--eating, sex, aggression,
substance use, shopping, and social media.
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The Story of Nevin
J. Loran Ellis
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Discovery Miles 4 730
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