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82) Call Me Calvin
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Calvin's dad has always called him "Little Man," but Calvin realizes he isn't done being a kid.
Ever since Calvin was born, he's been Dad's "Little Man." At first Calvin liked the special nickname the two of them shared. But now that he's getting older, Calvin doesn't feel big and strong like Dad. One afternoon playing in the yard, Calvin discovers that maybe that's okay. He's Calvin, and that's exactly who he should be.
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“Who Killed Calvin” is a Biography/ Autobiography book that chronologies the last 24 hours of Calvin L. Hughes's life. That allegedly ends on Pennsylvania Route 230 inside his white Grand Am pulled alongside the shoulder of the road. Calvin sat slumped over dead from a single gunshot wound to the center of his forehead, that early morning of February 9, 2019.
Calvin's death was quickly ruled a suicide within hours of finding his body. The decision...
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Powered by pitch-perfect dialogue, lovable characters, and surprising optimism, Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? is a modern-day take on Graham Greene's classic Travels with My Aunt, a novel about grabbing life, and holding on--wherever it may take you.--
Calvin Bledsoe's mother, a theologian and bestselling author, dies in a fiery explosion. Forty-nine-year-old Calvin's uninspired life is upended... and then a stranger shows up at the funeral, claiming...
85) Basil to Calvin
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
86) John Calvin Teal
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The people of early nineteenth century America were a people in motion. Many moved to improve their financial or social status, for upward mobility was possible and even probably in the West. Others planned to begin life fresh in a new land with few restraints; where a man could become anything he was man enough to become; where children could grow strong and tall, free from the diseases of city slums; where women could safely walk the streets, day...
87) Calvin
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Yale University Press
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c2009
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The book explores with particular insight Calvin's self-conscious view of himself as prophet and apostle for his age and his struggle to tame a sense of his own superiority, perceived by others as arrogance. Gordon looks at Calvin's character, his maturing vision of God and humanity, his personal tragedies and failures, his extensive relationships with others, and the context within which he wrote and taught. --from publisher description
88) About Alice
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Calvin Trillin's Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin.
In Calvin Trillin’s antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had “a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day” and the mother who thought that if you didn’t go to every performance of your child’s school play, “the county would come and take the child.” Now,...
In Calvin Trillin’s antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had “a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day” and the mother who thought that if you didn’t go to every performance of your child’s school play, “the county would come and take the child.” Now,...
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It's All About Calvin: The Lost Pup is based on a true story about one beagle's journey as he gets lost from his human and other beagles from a pack in the middle of the summer in a hot and humid St. Louis suburb. The little thirteen inches blue tick beagle is rescued and taken to an animal shelter, where the workers name him Calvin and give him care. Calvin gets spayed and is ready for adoption, when a family of three and their black-coated retriever...
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Conversations with Calvin: Daily Devotions provides extracts from the commentaries of John Calvin. The short devotion that follows explains the meaning of Calvin's quotation in light of his overall writings. It also explores the meanings of Calvin's thought for contemporary Christian living. The goal is to introduce readers to Calvin's theology so it can be readily understood, and also to see ways Calvin's theological insights-expressed in the initial...
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An introduction to the essential life and thought of one of history's most influential theologians, who considered himself first and foremost a pilgrim and a pastor.
July 10, 2009, marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. As controversial as he was influential, his critics have named a judgmental and joyless attitude after him, while his admirers celebrate him as the principal theologian of Reformed Christianity. Yet his impact...
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Calvin Coolidge (July 4, 1872-January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a Republican lawyer from New England who climbed up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, becoming the state's 48th governor. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight as a man of decisive action. Coolidge was elected the country's 29th vice president the next...
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You may know how you feel, but do you know how others are feeling? It's not always easy to have empathy, but it's always worth it! Venture to Serenity Cove as Thoughtful Octopus helps Cranky Calvin explore how to look past his crankiness, learn what it means to be mindful to others, and discover how he can build confidence with empathy!
95) Coolidge
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A brilliant and provocative reexamination of America's thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership.
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Nicknamed Megatron, Johnson is a fearsome wide receiver for the Detroit Lions. Chapters describe Johnson's early life, his amazing high-school career, his seasons at Georgia Tech, and his NFL career. Kids will learn about Johnson's speed and record-breaking plays, as well as his life off the field, including his work with a charity foundation that he established.
98) Trillin on Texas
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Gathers some of Trillin's best writing on subjects near to his heart-- politics, true crime, food, and rare books among them-- which also have a Texas connection.
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Calvin had ideas on how we could live better lives - particularly how we could live in close harmony with God and each other - but because his ideas were radical, his life was filled with dramatic events and dangers. He was run out of town - and then welcomed back. He was accused of being too harsh - and also too tender hearted. When he explained what the bible meant he was considered too logical and too spiritual! He must have been an amazing man...
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