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When college sophomore Laurel Estabrook is attacked while riding her bicycle through Vermont's back roads, her life is forever changed. Formerly outgoing, Laurel withdraws into her photography and begins to work at a homeless shelter. There she meets Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of photographs that he won't let anyone see. When Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel discovers that he was telling the truth: before he was homeless,...

More so now than in years past, a significant number of nonprofit organizations have experienced a major decrease in funding and contributions. Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, 4th Edition caters to these organizations and shows you how your nonprofit can thrive and survive even in the most unpredictable and uncertain economic climate. This new edition of Nonprofit Kit For Dummies offers tips and information on everything you need to navigate the process...

Paper airplanes never looked so good! A professional pilot and origami expert shows how to fold realistic replicas of nineteen different planes-ten of them airworthy, and nine for display. A private pilot and an ultra-light test pilot, author Elmer A. Norvell is a professional engineer who has served in the U.S. military for more than twenty-four years. His extensive experience informs the design of these realistic models, which range from sleek modern...

Elizabeth I is the new queen, but Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, knows Elizabeth's leap to the throne will draw her husband back to the center of the Tudor court.

This comprehensive kit -- the sequel and companion volume to the 100,000-copy bestseller Business Plans for Dummies -- helps entrepreneurs and executives create solid business plans that attract investment and deliver growth. Readers get savvy advice on plans for every stage and type of business, plus a CD-ROM with templates, checklists, and other resources to help implement the plan after it's written. This has been described as the essential companion...

CD-ROM: Multimedia presentation with audio, multimedia video, and presentation modes.

When his son, Rowan, was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson, a lifelong horesman, was devastated. Would he ever be able to communicate with his son, much less share the wonder of horses with him? Then something extraordinary happened. On a walk near their home one day, Rowan dodged beneath a fence and ran under the hooves of a neighbor's horse, a testy mare named Betsy. Instead of trampling him, the mare dipped her head and stood perfectly still,...

Completely expanded and revised, this indispensable guide to all human history now includes a searchable compact disc of the entire text and maps for quick search of dates, places, and peoples.

Who is Jesus Christ? Deepak Chopra provides an answer to this question that is both a challenge to current systems of belief and a fresh perspective on what Jesus can teach us all, regardless of our religious background. There is not one Jesus, Chopra writes, but three. There is the historical Jesus, there is Jesus the Son of God, and finally, there is the third Jesus, the cosmic Christ, the spiritual guide whose teaching embraces all humanity, not...