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New York City newspaper columnist Carter Ransom returns home to Mississippi to face his difficult past, his father's unwavering disapproval, and new evidence in a 25-year-old bombing case.

Life Lessons For Any Age Embodying the adage “age is wisdom,” the Elder Wisdom Circle is a group of volunteer senior citizens nationwide who offer sage advice for life's big and small moments. Insightful, surprising, and inspirational, their guidance will put you on a path to a more purposeful and fulfilling life at any age. Learn from them as they answer questions such as: • How do I know my fiancé is “The One”? • How can I improve my relationship with my stepchild? • When should I talk to my child about sex? • How do I make time for spirituality in my overloaded schedule? • Should I accept a secure job if it isn't my passion? • How do I maintain a positive attitude as I grow older and face new obstacles? • How do I tell my partner I'd like to spice up our sex life? No topic is off-limits for these Elders as they prove that the best advice comes from life experience.

The horrific true crime cold case of Marcia Trimble, the little girl who disappeared while selling Girl Scout cookies and was discovered a month later, strangled. This mystery haunted her family for over 30 years... When nine-year-old Marcia Trimble was murdered in 1975, her devastated parents believed justice would be served. But without a clear suspect in sight and without the ability to analyze DNA evidence, fingers pointed toward the family and toward neighborhood boys without any definitive conclusion. Police were left at a loss to find any kind of evidence that would lay this brutal murder case to rest and bring peace to the long-suffering family of this innocent little girl. A Season of Darkness catalogs the gruesome account of the murder and its awful aftermath, detailing the thirty years of wondering, silence, and investigation that would eventually lead to a shocking, unexpected, and long-awaited concusion.

Self-leadership is about realizing the power and potential that is in you and everyone you meet. The world needs you now-in your imperfection and in the midst of your formative processes. You do make a difference. The important question is, "What kind of difference do you make?" You are about to set out on an exciting exploration of your inner world. The 12 Steps of Self-Leadership is designed to help you: - identify and overcome the beliefs and behaviours that are holding you back - clarify and leverage your strengths and natural giftings - increase your Difference Making Quotient - live and lead on purpose This transformational guide is relevant at any stage of your life or leadership journey, and will help you increase your awareness and effectiveness in life, work, and relationships. By fully engaging in the 12 Steps of Self-Leadership you will dramatically increase your Difference Making Quotient and your ability to lead Self and others.

This is an intensive, hands-on photography course specifically for investigators. Battle-tested techniques are described in step-by-step detail, and photographs, charts and diagrams clarify specific applications. Lending credibility and levity to the lessons are anecdotes from the author's 20-year career with the FBI. Find out from a pro how to select and use the right camera film, lenses and filters; capture indoor and outdoor crime scenes and surveillances regardless of weather or lighting; preserve latent fingerprints, tire tracks, shoeprints and other fragile evidence on film; document homicide, rape, burglary and arson scenes; and much more. This FBI photographer's professional secrets will teach you how to get the kind of photos guaranteed to identify the bad guys, document their crimes and convince juries of their guilt.

Written by DOUG MOENCH and others - Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, TONY DEZUNIGA and others - Cover by ROGER KASTEL Pulp fiction hero Doc Savage is back in this value-priced title collecting his 1970s black-and-white magazine adventures for the first time. Originally published in 1975, these tales include: - "The Doom on Thunder Island" - "Hell-Reapers at the Heart of Paradise" - "The Inferno Scheme" - "Ghost Pirates from The Beyond" - "The Sky Stealers" - "The Mayan Mutations" On sale JUNE 22 - 448 pg, B&W, $19.99 US

Over the past 40 years, higher education institutions in the U.S. have experienced a dramatic shift in the racial composition of students enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Using administrative data from a large, diverse university in California, we identify the extent to which the academic outcomes of undergraduates are affected by the race/ethnicity of their graduate student teaching assistants (TAs). To overcome selection issues in course taking, we exploit the timing of TA assignments, which occur after students enroll in a course, and we estimate models with both class and student fixed effects. Results show a positive and significant increase in course grades when students are assigned TAs of a similar race/ethnicity. These effects are largest in classes where TAs are given advanced copies of exams and when exams had no multiple choice questions. We also find that assignment to similar race TAs positively affect both section and office hour attendance, suggesting that TA-student match quality and role model effects are the primary drivers of the results.

Do you know... ...that you can buy dirt-cheap real-estate on the moon? ...what version of the "Good Book" has the dubious distinction of being labeled the "Wicked Bible"? ...which bug's innards colors some of your favorite foods and drinks? ...what Noah and plastic have in common? Are you a curious person? Do you like to mesmerize your family and friends with tales of astonishing world wonders and stories of incredible people? Well, Pastor Doug Batchelor certainly does, and he has been using historical, scientific, and other intriguing facts in print and on the airwaves to explain God's word in a way that anyone can understand. Now in this second volume of The Book of Amazing Facts, you'll find even more surprising and obscure trivia that you can use to share the gospel in a unique light. Whether you have a sermon to prepare or just want to kill some time, open up this book and you'll find a world of amazing facts that offers a whole new way to illustrate God's love and truth.