Dance of Days


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Updated 2009 edition of this evergreen punk-rock classic!




Days on Earth


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Now available in paperback, Days on Earth--originally published in 1988 (Yale University Press)--traces the dance career and artistic development of one of the founders of American modern dance. In this biography of dance pioneer Doris Humphrey, Marcia B. Siegel follows Humphrey's career from her days with the Denishawn Company (among fellos students like Martha Graham) to her creative partnership with Charles Weidman to her tenure as artistic director of protégé José Limon's dance company. Siegel's reconsideration and description of Humphrey's dances, including many that are no longer performed, sheds important light on this pathbreaking dancer/choreographer.




She Reads Truth


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Born out of the experiences of hundreds of thousands of women who Raechel and Amanda have walked alongside as they walk with the Lord, She Reads Truth is the message that will help you understand the place of God's Word in your life.




The Dance of Time


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Three streams of history created the Western calendar - from the East beginning with the Sumerians, from the Celtic and Germanic peoples in the North, and again from the East, this time from Palestine with the rise of Christianity. The author teases out the contributions of each stream.




Willow and the Snow Day Dance


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Mr. Larch is not a very neighborly neighbor. He never has any visitors. His gray, gloomy house never has any decorations. He avoids everyone and everyone avoids him. But now Mr. Larch has a new neighbor. Willow and her family have moved into the bright yellow house directly across the street. Willow loves her new house and neighborhood. She loves the summer and planting her garden. She loves the fall and sharing vegetables with her neighbors. And when winter arrives, she loves that, too. She can't wait for the first snowfall because she has found the perfect hill for sledding. And it's right behind Mr. Larch's house. Can Willow melt his cold heart in time to enjoy a Snow Day? Denise Brennan-Nelson's books with Sleeping Bear Press include the Likes to Say series, Someday Is Not a Day of the Week, and Buzzy the bumblebee. As a national speaker, she travels the country sharing her reading and writing enthusiasm with schoolchildren and teachers. Denise lives in Howell, Michigan. Cyd Moore studied graphic design and fine arts at the University of Georgia. Her work includes posters, billboards, books, and newspaper and magazine articles. In addition to Willow, Cyd is the illustrator of more than 35 books, including the Stinky Face series. She lives in Commerce, Michigan.




Snow Day Dance


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With their teacher's help, schoolchildren anticipate the first snow of the season and enjoy their day off from school. At school, as the snow begins to fall, the children talk about how snowflakes are formed. They make paper snowflakes and cover the windows with them. Outside, they see real snowflakes covering the ground. Their teacher smiles and says, "Wear your pajamas backward tonight and do the magic dance." Maybe, with a little luck, they will have a snow day! All through the evening the snow falls. So with their pajamas on backwards, the children do the magic dance. In the morning, they get their wish. The world is transformed-it's a snow day! Will Hubbell celebrates winter in his latest picture book, packed with fascinating information about snowflakes. His realistic, appealing art will have readers making hot cocoa before curling up with Snow Day Dance. Will Hubbell lives in New York.




Dancing on My Ashes


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Holly and Heather share their story and help to walk the reader through the painful yet necessary healing process for when life deals us its harshest blows. Dancing on my ashes soothes and empathizes with the broken heart, while sharing the truth of scripture, and the hope that comes from the heart of God.




Some Days You Dance


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For more than 30 years, Vikki Burke has run a successful worldwide ministry with her husband Dennis, but even she found herself deeply depressed and disillusioned with her Christian life. No matter what she tried, she could not seem to shake the feelings of despair and hopelessness. In her desperation, she searched and found someone who could help. Readers who have secretly hidden and suffered with these negative feelings discover there is hope. Vikki shares intimate details of her recovery that help even the hardest of hearts turn to the love found only in Christ and perhaps other Christians. No matter how difficult it is to face the past, readers realize it is worth being vulnerable to find true freedom. An interactive discovery guide is included to help readers evaluate their own hurts and challenges.




Dance Hall Days


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At immigrant picnics, social clubs, and urban dance halls, Randy McBee discovers distinct and highly contested gender lines, proving that the battle between the ages was also one between the sexes."--BOOK JACKET.




Lupe Wong Won't Dance


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My gym shorts burrow into my butt crack like a frightened groundhog. Don't you want to read a book that starts like that?? Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy...like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when the horror that is square dancing rears its head in gym? Obviously she's not gonna let that slide. Not since Millicent Min, Girl Genius has a debut novel introduced a character so memorably, with such humor and emotional insight. Even square dancing fans will agree...