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Turn over a new leaf with these nutritional powerhouses for your kitchen garden.
Our industrialized food system is failing us, and as individuals we must take more responsibility for our own health and food security. Leaf crops produce more nutrients per square foot of growing space and per day of growing season than any other crops and are especially high in vitamins and minerals commonly lacking in the North American diet. As hardy as they are versatile,...
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The most authoritative account ever written of how an ordinary juvenile delinquent named Charles Manson became the notorious murderer whose crimes still shock and horrify us today.
More than forty years ago Charles Manson and his mostly female commune killed nine people. It was the culmination of a criminal career that traces back to Manson's childhood.
Manson puts the killer in the context of his times, the turbulent late sixties, an era of race...
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David Kennedy is Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
In this provocative and timely book, David Kennedy explores what can go awry when we put our humanitarian yearnings into action on a global scale--and what we can do in response.
Rooted in Kennedy's own experience in numerous humanitarian efforts, the book examines campaigns for human rights, refugee protection, economic development, and for humanitarian limits to the...
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David Kennedy is vice president for international affairs at Brown University and holds chairs in law at both Brown and Harvard Law School. His books include The Dark Sides of Virtue: Reassessing International Humanitarianism and Of War and Law (both Princeton).
Ana reported being blindfolded, doused in cold water. She was tied to a metal frame; electrodes were fastened to her body. Someone cranked a hand-operated generator.
One spring more...
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John Gotti was the last great leader of the Gambino crime family, the dominant Sicilian Mafia family of New York.
Gotti had his fingers in everything from gambling houses, to drug trafficking, prostitution, to weapons dealing. Gotti originally came to lead the organization in 1985, but had been an enforcer for the mob since the early 70's. Originally, Gotti made a name for himself by helping avenge the death of Manny Gambino, nephew of the notorious...
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From its very first hours, it was clear that everything about the JonBenét Ramsey case would be different from virtually any investigation those involved had seen before.
JonBenét was reported missing Dec. 26th, 1996, in a frantic 5:52 a.m. 9-1-1 call in which Patsy Ramsey told Boulder police she'd found a ransom note demanding the head-scratching figure of $118,000 for her daughter's safe return. No follow-up call was ever made to actually collect...
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A blue boll weevil named Azul is unhappy with his current situation. He has a feeling of despair until his friend Gordy the grasshopper stops by to say hello. Gordy notices Azul's despair and discovers a way to renew Azul's faith and find happiness. Gordy proves to Azul that to put faith in God, friendship, and prayer that the outcome may be beyond expectations.
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The search for Caylee made front-page headlines when news broke of two-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Orlando Florida in mid-July 2008. Caylee's own mother, Casey Anthony stepped into the national spotlight after the suspicious disappearance of her daughter. As her story unfolded the strange story started to come out, this included a dysfunctional family life, an array of deceptions and criminal conduct.
As the investigation...
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Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey toward inner peace, self-discovery, and personal growth? Imagine a life where you can manifest your deepest desires, overcome challenges with grace, and radiate positivity from within. Unlock Your potential by reading and embracing the power of Mantras and Meditations because this book 14 Days of Mantras is your key to realizing these dreams.
Transform Your Mindset: Dive into the transformative power...
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Some people will call Wicca a Religion or a cult. But in reality it is neither. I would like to think of Wicca as a family on the journey together to find the true Love and light.
The Book of Wicca is a roadmap onto your inner being on a lifelong quest of living that Love and Light.
We have everything you need to know to start your Wiccan journey or to assist you on a journey that is already begun. We will journey with you from the early history...
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In the early morning hours of June 6th, 1996 residents slept peacefully in their beds as the moon hung over the quiet neighborhood of Dalrock Heights Addition, in the small town of Rowlett Texas.
At 2:30 a.m., a 9-1-1 operator received a frantic call for help. Darlie Routier, a 26-year-old wife and mother of three young boys, reported that a knife-wielding intruder had broken into her house, attacking her and her two of her young sons.
From a loving...
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If you enjoyed the movie "Fireproof" then you will absolutely enjoy the book Forged In The Fire!
Firefighter Richard Jackson is a Born Again Christian in the New York City Fire Department. He's trying to lead his partner and best friend, Jerome Smith or "Smitty" as he is called around the fire station to the Lord.
When others would have given up, Richard forges on.
From the flames of an inferno to a prayer being said from a hospital bed, the doors...
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On August 20th, 1989, privileged brothers, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik Menendez, gunned down their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. Entertainment executive Jose Menendez was, shot in the head at point-blank range. Their mother, Kitty was, shot multiple times, while trying to escape. They admitted to having committed the murders, but claimed to have been victims of abuse. The jury thought otherwise, and eventually found them guilty...
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When it comes to America's most famous and notorious criminals, no legend has been larger than real life than that of the robber duo Bonnie and Clyde.
The murderous lovers found each other in the slums of Depression-era Dallas and embarked on a wild crime and killing spree, so why is it their love that sustains their legend?
Over a two-year period from 1932-34, during the height of the Great Depression in America, Bonnie & Clyde evolved from petty...
16) The Awakening
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Jack Madison was a young mentally handicapped man in Colonial America in the 1690s, during the infamous Salem Witch Trials.
He was already on the run for a murder that he had committed back in England. Once the hysteria of the Salem Witch hunts started, a young boy came up missing. During the search, Jack's true-identity was discovered and his handicap was misunderstood as witchcraft.
Also known at the time as, The Devil's Magic.
An unsuccessful...
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Before there was a trial for O.J. Simpson, Jodi Arias, or Amanda Knox, there was Erik and Lyle Menendez. It was the first trial that was televised, and America couldn't get enough. They wanted all the gory details of the murders and as far as the public were concerned, the juicer the better.
The Menendez brothers were rich teens that claimed that their father physically, emotionally, and sexually abused them. To end the abuse, they decide to kill...
18) Of War and Law
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David Kennedy is Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law and Director of the European Law Research Center at Harvard Law School. He is the author of The Dark Sides of Virtue and coauthor of The Canon of American Legal Thought (both Princeton).
Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical...
19) The Men of Honor
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Carlo Gambino, Joseph Profaci, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Joseph Colombo, Santo Trafficante, Tommy Lucchese, Vito Genovese, Vincent Chin Gigante, Paul Castellano and John Gotti. These are just a few of the men who have built the American Mafia to the empire that it is today From the early days in Italy to the run down neighborhoods of Little Italy here in America, we will look at the early days of the crime syndicate first known as "The Black Hand"....
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When it comes to The West Memphis 3, depending on which side of the argument you stand, you can find evidence both for and against whichever person you are gunning for and I find that horrifying and interesting in equal measure. Many of the supporters based their opinions on what they learned watching one of the three HBO Documentaries in the Paradise Lost trilogy. This book will take you through the numerous scenarios and countless suspects from...