John Hoffman
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Few Americans know the facts about the final year of US combat operations in South Vietnam. As political will to sustain the fight shrank and the US withdrew most of their ground forces, the Soviets and North Vietnamese sought battlefield success to strengthen their negotiating position at the Paris peace talks. In March of 1972, North Vietnam invaded the South with five armored divisions, massive artillery support, and modern Soviet anti-aircraft...
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The love that God has for us is limitless, and absolutely nothing can separate us from it. When the angels got the revelation of the love that God has for us, they had to ask the question, "God, what is man that you be so mindful of him?" God said we don't have to come to him hesitating or fearful, but we can come boldly to the throne of grace, most especially for mercy and grace that we will need in trying times. When we refuse to come boldly before...
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Born with the rare liver disease biliary atresia, my only hope for survival was the untimely death of another young child, and the success of a very experimental surgery. With the outcome never certain, my parents remained steadfast in the belief that I would get through this and live a long and healthy life. That belief and support carried me through my adolescence, where I was determined not to let my medical history define me. After receiving my...
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People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation's foremost experts and definitive research on weight and weight loss. The Weight of the Nation explains how we got to this unhealthy place and how we...
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Learn a simple, proven, step-by-step method for developing lean, eff ective, andmotivational education and training from author Dr. John S. Hoff man, a thirty-yeartraining veteran. A practitioners guide geared toward the newcomer to professional instructionaldevelopment, Instructional DevelopmentStep by Step presents an easy-to-understandprocess that includes these features: Detailed prescriptions on how to teach each of the seven types of informationcomplete...
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Learn a simple, proven, step-by-step method for designing lean, eff ective, and motivationaleducation and training from author Dr. John S. Hoff man, a thirty-year training veteran.A practitioners guide geared toward the newcomer to professional instructional design,Instructional DesignStep by Step presents an easy-to-understand process that includesthese features: A primer on understanding how humans learn and the twelve principles of adultlearning...
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Edinburgh University Press
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c2007
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English
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Covers alphabetically both the major concepts in political theory and the key writers in the field. While ensuring accuracy and objectivity, the entries represent interpretations that are both challenging and interesting. Relates political ideas to political realities (i.e. everyday controversies) in an attempt to make them as lively, stimulating and accessible as possible.
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St. Martin's Press
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2012
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"Readers know America is getting fatter but might not know that 75% of us may be overweight or obese by 2018, that children are at risk for obesity and diabetes as never before, or that obesity is the number one cause of the rise in our nation's health care costs. They might also believe, like many Americans, that obesity results from a lack of self-control. But people today work harder and take better care of their health than ever before. So how...
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Blackstone Audio
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p2012
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English
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The weight of the nation is out of control. We're fat and getting fatter. When more than two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, there's no denying we have a serious problem. But whose fault is it? Americans are more health conscious than ever before. Since the 1970s the mortality rate from both cardiovascular disease and stroke has dropped dramatically. Stores have more healthy, low-fat food options; fewer Americans are smoking; and many people...
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Home Box Office
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2012
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"CONSEQUENCES examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. CHOICES offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain. CHILDREN IN CRISIS documents the damage obesity is doing to our nation's children. Through individual stories, this film describes how the strong forces at work in our society...
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Home Box Office
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[2009]
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English
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Momentum in Science features 25 leading scientists, a state-of-the-science report revealing the most cutting-edge research advances. Three additional specials (The Memory Loss Tapes; Grandpa, Will You Remember Me? with Maria Shriver; and Caregivers) capture what it means to experience the disease, to be a child or grandchild of one who suffers, and to care for those who are affected.
17) Good boy!
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MGM Home Entertainment
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[2004], c2003
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English
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Dogs are an alien species sent to earth thousands of years ago to spy on humans. But when the spies stop reporting back to the home planet, Canid 3942 is sent to earth to investigate. Once there, Canid 3942 encounters Owen, a young boy who runs a dog-walking service. Owen befriends the space-dog, renaming him Hubble. When it becomes obvious that the dogs of earth have forgotten their mission, Hubble enlists the help of Owen to get them all into shape...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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c2014
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English
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From the epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow comes this dramatic nautical tale. John Macready is a disgraced sea captain who goes into the salvage business. When the town wants to build a lighthouse, John protests, thinking it will ruin his new career. But when John's brother dies at sea, John believes that his business partner, George, might have something to do with his death--and many others.