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So you want to be a dancer? In Inspired to Dance, author Mande Dagenais details the entire process of how to become a dancer. Based on more than thirty years of experience in the performing arts as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, director, and producer, Dagenais shares her vast knowledge and experience. Using personal anecdotes and dispensing practical advice, this definitive and comprehensive guide teaches the ins and outs of show business: How to find the right teachers Audition dos and don'ts Where and how to find work How to create longevity in your career What it really takes to get in the business, be in the business, and survive in the business Inspired by some of today's biggest television shows, dance is back with a vengeance and the public's imagination has been fired up. Everyone is dancing-from two to ninety-two. Why not you? Let your journey begin. Travel the hoofer's lifecycle from dream to goal to commitment; from audition to rehearsals to opening night; from fantasy to reality, and the incredible moments that take your breath away. Take the next step in your career and break a leg!

If you only have enough money to buy one book about American history, this better be that book. Whether you're a confused student, a stressed teacher or just a regular yahoo wanting to finally understand the history of the United States, your search for knowledge needs go no further. Want to know who was the true first president of the United States? Curious about what those early Jamestowners dug...

This is an Authors Guild/BIP title. Please use Authors Guild/BIP specs. Author's bio: Barbara Beasley Murphy is the co-author of Ace Hits the Big Time, named by American Library Association to the Best 100 Books for Young Adults of the last 25 years for young adults. It was also made into a CBS Television Special. Murphy received the Christopher Award for contributions to The New York Kid's Book. A member of the Author's Guild, she lives in Santa Fe. Description: Annie, the Animal Rescuer of Syracuse, heads West.Annie Oberwager has never taken care of horses, mares, foals and pigs, but everyone knows how much she loves animals, so Aunt Rosie invites her to help out on the ranch. She makes wonderful friends with the animals, but not with the grouchy Pueblo Indian boy working there. He won't even talk to her and wishes she'd go home until one morning a newborn foal gets caught in life-threatening danger and Annie and Francisco have to figure out together

Thirteen year old Jamie Reston is still recovering from the death of her father when another loss threatens her. Atticus, a champion show Golden Retriever, saved her from the darkest days after her fathers death when he helped her find happiness again. But now, because he is the most valuable dog she owns, Atticus owner is forced to sell him in order to save her kennel from bankruptcy. For Jamie, the unthinkable is for Atticus to be snatched from her life. Desperate to not lose him, Jamie does the unthinkable. During the night, she sneaks Atticus from his kennel and hides him in a shack deep in the woods so he will miss the flight to take him to his new owner.To Jamies surprise, the whole town gets involved in the search for Atticus, including a boy shes had a crush on all year. Her simple plan spirals out of control and becomes a complicated mess. Before she has a chance to decide how to handle the situation, Atticus life is threatened.Now Jamie fears she may not only lose him, but that Atticus will die because of her foolish decision to take matters into her own hands.

Author Mary-Lou Weisman and her husband, Larry, didn’t want to tour a foreign country; they wanted to become part of it. They were eager to pierce the tourist veil, and get as close to the essence of the culture as they could. No more observing from the outside with their noses pressed to the glass. They yearned for someone to open the door and invite them to step right in and make themselves at home. They wanted to become so French that even Americans wouldn’t like them.In September of 2003, the Weismans arrived in Provence, France, for the first of four, monthlong stays. Playing House in Provence follows them on their sometimes wonderful, sometimes humiliating, always playful pursuit, as they learn that feeling disoriented and stupid on a daily basis can be fun. So can looking up French words they need to ask for directions—où est la pharmacie—only to realize there’s pas une chance they will understand the answer.“Funnier, smarter, and more wickedly honest than any memoir about Provence.”—Sybil SteinbergContributing Editor, Publishers Weekly

Tiger, Tiger A quiet, well-conceived picture book.Publishers Weekly Warm and deliciously suspenseful and scary.Booklist A poetic, completely harmonious and beautiful picture book.HornbookGorilla Gorilla1973 Christopher Medal for non-fiction; Library of Congress Book of the Year; ALA Notable Book; Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. Fenner has turned a reading of Schallers Year of the Gorilla and her own zoo observations into a sound and vividly empathic account, and Shimins soft, gray drawings reinforce the mood of her prose.Kirkus Based on impressive research, this is the story of a young gorilla who grows from a babe in his mothers arms to become the strongest male of his tribe. The illustrations are spellbinding and so is the story.Publishers Weekly

Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro division to fight in Europe during World War II. In Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II, author Ivan J. Houston recounts his experiences, when, as a nineteen-year-old California college student, he entered the US Army and served with the 3rd Battalion, 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Division of the US Fifth Army from 1943 to 1945. Drawn from minute-by-minute records of the unit’s activities compiled by Houston during his deployment in Italy, this account describes both the historic encounters and the achievements of his fellow black soldiers during this breakthrough period in American military history. It tells of how the Buffalo Soldiers fought alongside other American troops, including Japanese Americans and soldiers from Great Britain, Brazil, South Africa, and India. With photos and maps included, Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II provides a compelling, firsthand account of the segregated Buffalo Soldiers’ experiences while they fought not only the power of the Nazi war machine but also racism and the widely held belief they were not up to the task. Their achievements prove otherwise.

The Art of Wholesaling Properties: How to Buy and Sell Real Estate without Cash or Credit distills the experiences of two of the nation's largest real estate wholesalers who, all told, have flipped over one thousand homes. Aram Shah and Alex Virelles present a step-by-step guide that explains how others may replicate their proven methods in their own wholesaling ventures. Reading this book will give investors the A-to-Z insights they need for cashing in on the fastest and most profitable ways to flip paper in the real estate market. Moving along a strategic step at a time, The Art of Wholesaling Properties explains how to • make offers that actually get accepted; • find hidden, motivated sellers; • use a real estate agent to find gold mines through the MLS; • build a strong list of cash buyers; • negotiate with sellers using proven and tested scripts; • assign or double close on properties; • master the A-B, B-C transaction; • deploy a team and put the business on autopilot; and • achieve financial freedom without using cash or credit! If you find the prospects of making money exciting, if you get the feeling there is wealth hidden in the real estate market in your community, and if you desire to learn demonstrably successful techniques to apply in your own ventures, then The Art of Wholesaling Properties: How to Buy and Sell Real Estate without Cash or Credit will give you the guidance and education you need to begin wholesaling homes and generating profits without using your own cash or credit.

For nearly twenty centuries, the Roman Catholic Church withstood all the currents of change and history and maintained a closely guarded orthodoxy which has always served as the basis and center of all Christianity. Yet, it is as if all of that has been just arbitrarily swept away in the few years since Vatican II. Given what the Church has always taught about itself being indefectible, how could this have happened? Did that Council have something to do with that terrible loss of faith? Can the real Catholicism be found today, and if so, where?The shocking answer to this, once seen and truly understood, is as every bit as glorious as the original resurrection of Christ Himself, a tremendous source of faith and inspiration. It is a broad-based, longstanding miracle passing right before our eyes, have we but the Grace to see it for what it is.

In 1890s South Dakota, Amy and Joshua escape from their mean Aunt Vootch. They plan to find their grandparents in New York, and manage to team up with a traveling magician, Mortimer Wintergreen, who is also New York bound. Mortimer owns a truly magic hat with a temperamental, mischievous mind of its own. Adventures abound as their way is blocked by outlaws, runaway hot-air balloons, geese, and their persistent Aunt Vootch. But the hat is always ready for action. Buoyant comedy. A fine addition to stories that truly entertain.Kirkus pointer review. A Junior Literary Guild Selection.

JoAnna Wilson is a fast-thinking, fifteen-year-old with a penchant for falling into trouble and digging her way out again. Through no effort of her own, she is "misplaced" to Egypt's 18th Dynasty. A few strange twists of fate later she finds herself masquerading as a member of Egypt's royal family, totally dependent on Pharaoh Tutankhamun for her safety and comfort. She knows that the king will die soon, and when he does, her life is on the line. So begins her quest to discover King Tut's fate. It's a journey that will take her into the inner circle of the most powerful kingdom on earth. When it's all over, everything has changed - the lives of those she affected, her own outlook on life, and even the course of history.

Theodore Dayton no longer believes in God. With his beloved wife dead and his teenage daughter, Emily, suffering from a terminal illness, he contemplates the agony of his family's demise. Now, with his faith shattered, he becomes a lost soul, struggling to find meaning in a merciless world.Theodore's journey into salvation begins when a journal arrives at his home. It is through the memoirs of his father, Lawrence, that he may gradually dissolve the fear in his heart. As the tale unfolds, Emily tries to restore her father's faith, but a curse lingers in her family's past. It is within this journal that both she and Theodore will discover the miracles of God, but they will also uncover an unrelenting evil emerging from within. As time grows short, Emily must make her father understand the virtues of God, before he permits another force to lure him into darkness. Will Theodore save himself? And will Emily live to reveal the one soul who can save all of mankind?