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Publisher: London, ChapmanPublication date: 1852Subjects: Blake, Robert, 1599-1657Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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A dog living on the street struggles with cold weather at Christmas time, becomes known for his good deeds, and finally finds a home. ... Read more

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Predictable sad to happy ending story
I am a sucker for happy ending animal stories and saw this one at the library and knew I would make my child read it as part of her schoolwork.As a second grader, it took her 40 minutes to read at a medium pace. It is about a dog looking for a home around Christmas time, but while doing that he does several heroic deeds and becomes recognized in the community as Santa Paws.One particular boy has run-ins with him and wishes he could keep him.The dog also wants the boy to take him and he spends several pages in the book looking for the boy all over town.The ending is for you to find out by yourself.
The artwork is nice in the book, although is a step below my favoritesuch as the illustrations in the Jan Brett books.The story doesn't pull on your heartstrings too much.You feel sad for the dog, but he is never described as suffering other than being a little hungry and cold at times. I liked the book, but not enough to go out and get my own copy to keep for years and years. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert Blake was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Blake was the second African American to perform a Medal of Honor action; William Harvey Carney was the first. Blake was the first African American to actually receive a Medal of Honor - his was presented to him in 1864, while Carney did not receive his until 1900. But, because Carney's Medal of Honor action occurred first, Carney, not Blake, is usually credited with being the first African American Medal of Honor recipient. ... Read more

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Hating his new home on Martha's Vineyard, Justin believes that his only friends are the wind and the sea and dreams of sailing away forever in his little dinghy, until a storm brings him face-to-face with his hero, Captain Slocum. ... Read more

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Sailing the Sea
This book is a story of a great adventure.A little boy starts a lonesome journey back to his home in Maine.When he sets sail he can only think of the legend of Captain Slocum, the first man to set sail around the world and was never seen again.Later in the day his ship flips over and is pulled aboard ship by the hand of Captain Slocum and the whole adventure begins.
I thought the illustrations in this book really help the reader to imagine being on the same journey and make them feel like they are actually there.The book would be great for the young as well as old who have a love for the sea.
In this book the author connects a true-life legend with the journey of a young boy.
I would recommend this book because it tells a story of survival and hard work as well as a great adventure. ~Kellie~

Sailing the Sea
This book is a story of a great adventure.A little boy start a lonesome journey to his homein Maine.When he sets sail he can only think of the legend of Captain Slocum, the firstan to set sail around the world and was neve seen again.Latr in the day his ship flips over and he is pulld aboard another ship by the hand of Captain Slocum and the whole adventure began.
I though the illustrations in this book really help the reader imagine what is going on and they tell the story so that the reader feels like they are on the sea as well.The book would be great for young as well as old who have a love for the sea.The author connects a true-life legend with a young boy and his journey home.
I would recommend this book because it tells a story of survival and hard work as well as a great adventure.~Kellie

Review of Spray
I really enjoyed this book.The detailed pictures that filled each page made you feel like you were sailing at sea as well.Justin, a young boy who sets off in his dory, to get away from the new life he doesn't like.The strong winds work against him throwing him into the water.He is then helped by Joshua Slocum who teaches him how to work with the sailboat not against it.As Justin heads home Joshua fades away underneath the sea.He is no longer sailing the Spray, he is back on his own little dory.This story incorporates the true story of Joshua Slocum's sailing adventures with the fictional adventures of Justin.Joshua and Justin are both similar in the way that they didn't fit into their lifestyle and set out on their sailboats to escape that life.I think this book is better for older children to read because it could be confusing for younger readers.Also some of the pictures are very realistic and may not be suited for some younger readers.As an older reader I thoroughly enjoyed this book.I learned about the life and accomplishments of Joshua Slocum and got to read an interesting story about the adventures Justin encounters on his day out at sea. ... Read more

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Not long ago, literacy simply meant knowing how to read and write. Today, the study of literacy is a complex field encompassing many different areas, from computer literacy to geographic literacy, and including several degrees of competence such as functional, pragmatic, and cultured. In addition there are six kinds of readers: the submissive, the active, the semiotic, the subjective, the psychoanalytic, and the interpretive community reader, and at least two distinct ways of reading: aesthetic reading and rational reading.

In this comprehensive, accessible volume, two literacy experts not only help readers understand the latest theories and the heated controversies in this exciting field, they also show readers how this vast new knowledge is being applied in successful literacy programs.

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Here's an all-new presentation of the most powerful, thoroughly tested, and widely used tool ever designed for improving human effectiveness and developing sound leadership.

For more than 25 years millions of people have been using the Grid framework to achieve optimum organizational and personal productivity. Built on the foundations of Blake and Mouton's best-selling management classic 'The Managerial Grid' (more than 2 million copies in print!) this new book employs dynamic literary action - characters, dialogue, storyline - to fuse Grid theory with workplace reality. It gives you a front row seat to observe, react to, and, therefore more clearly comprehend and successfully apply proven Grid solutions.

You almost become a cast member in this 'management drama' as the employees of the company Celarmco interact with their colleagues, subordinates, and bosses. You witness the delicate dynamics of managerial and personal behavior as these characters project and respond to Grid styles that reflect various degrees of concern for performance and people. But make no mistake. This completely new version contains the same descriptions, definitions and explanations of the Grid framework that is improving human relations and increasing productivity in 37 corporations worldwide. Still covered are the major approaches for managing work and people (9,1; 1,9; 9,9; etc); solving conflict; handling organizational change; and developing strong leadership.

If you are familiar with Grid concepts, the real-life scenarios in this book will give you fresh new insights into applying them. If this is your first exposure to the Grid, you will discover a valuable, effective system for better understanding 'what makes a person tick'. 'Leadership Dilemmas - Grid Solutions' is a classic management text for all the right reasons - it's sound, it's practical, it's understandable and widely applicable. It clearly shows that leadership and managerial excellence can be learned - and it shows how! ... Read more

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Not for casual reading
This is a great book for the professional leader that is looking to understand multiple faceted problems.

Life-changing book!
This book forms the text for a one week residential training course.The course was a life changing event for me, game me confidence in my abilities and changed my whole attitude to the workplace.Instead of trying to getaround conflict in the workplace I now have the tools to tackle it head on. Learn about the skill to critique everything you do in a way that isnon-threatening and based on fact and not emotion.Everyone in theworkplace should read this book.

At last a way to understand office politics!
Most management texts try to deal with how you as an individual can influence how other people behave so that you come out on top.This book goes under the skin of different personality types to show what it is thatmotivates them in the way they behave.Instead of showing how to"use" people to get what you want, it shows how to get the bestout of everyone, yourself included, to get what is best for the Company /family / business whatever you need to improve.Instead of results drivenmanagement being the be-all and end-all it is clear that results are onlyone side of the equation.To be a good manager you need to bring peoplealong with you, not drive them in front of you.This book forms the textfor a management training course that can only be said to be revolutionary. I have three university degrees and I would gladly trade the lot for whatI learned in the one week course!Everyone who works for a living shouldread this book. ... Read more

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Amanda and her family are on a wagon train west from Kentucky to Oregon. They hope for a new life and a fresh start on free land that isn’t worn out and used up. Amanda and her two brothers each keep a journal of the trip to remind them of their adventures. Each one sees the same things, but through different eyes and from different hearts, and each will remember the trip in a very different way. Share these three prairie journals and open a page of American history full of all the hopes and fears of a pioneer family.

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An autumn thunderstorm sweeps across a farm, sending animals scurrying. ... Read more

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Robert Blake and Jane Mouton, 30 years ago, introduced what has become the most widely used, proven and productive management development system in the world - "The Grid". Today, its value and relevance are greater than ever before. This book is a key for mobilizing human effort and igniting human performance in any business or industrial setting. Through its application, a manager can unleash and utilize creative energy of the kind needed to become and remain competitive in this era of innovation and change. "The Grid" is not merely a theory or formula - it is a tested system which has been applied in industry and which in each case has contributed significantly to increased profits. One large industrial complex attributed 30 percent of its profit increase directly to this book and its organization development work. The book provides an operational blueprint of change and development for both the individual and the organization. The approach is fundamental, and it is written in simple language. It is addressed to all members of business and industrial organizations, from president to supervisor, as well as to students who are preparing for managerial careers. ... Read more

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This title features new scholarship informed by both historicist and metaphysical approaches, offering original readings of the poetry of Blake and Wordsworth and their reception. The history of responses to the works of William Wordsworth and William Blake can be divided into those who have tried to enact their poetry, and those who have tried to categorize it. The 'enactors' have themselves often been artists (Felicia Hemans, the pre-Raphaelites, William Hale White, Aldous Huxley, Allen Ginsberg); the 'categorizers' - those who have attempted to systematize, theologize, and more recently historicize the poetry - have tended to be academics. The two types of response provide a polarity of the sort that Blake termed 'producers and devourers'. The reception of the two poets is riven by this conflict which provokes the strongest feeling. But which side is right? In addressing this question, Jonathan Roberts takes a leaf from Blake's own book and interrelates the two sides dialectically.Rather than denigrating metaphysical responses in the face of historicist responses, or vice versa, this book argues that not only are both valid, but the conflict between them is staged in the poetry of both Blake and Wordsworth, who press their readers into exploring that relationship. This series aims to showcase new work at the forefront of religion and literature through short studies written by leading and rising scholars in the field. Books will pursue a variety of theoretical approaches as they engage with writing from different religious and literary traditions. Collectively, the series will offer a timely critical intervention to the interdisciplinary crossover between religion and literature, speaking to wider contemporary interests and mapping out new directions for the field in the early twenty-first century. ... Read more

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Robert J. Blake shines a light on a little-known animal.

Burnie, Winnie and Big Stanley are three Tasmanian devil pups growing up in the wild. Along with their mother, they make one happy family.

Since the pups are still so small, Mum does all the hunting. But one night, Mum doesn’t come home and the pups are getting hungry . . . and worried. They need food, but more importantly, they need Mum. Big Stanley is the first to leave the den. Then Burnie. And finally Winnie. Together they set out with one goal in mind: find Mum.

What follows is a heart-warming tale of adventure, love and family, told to readers by the incomparable Robert J. Blake with lifelike illustrations that will touch readers and bring them closer to this unique animal. ... Read more

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A fine story of cooperative strength
Robert J. Blake's LITTLE DEVILS tells of Burnie, Winnie and Big Stanley, three Tasmanian devil pups that growl and wrestle with each other. When one day Mum doesn't return the pups must search for her - and only stand to rescue her if they use their combined strengths together. A fine story of cooperative strength evolves. ... Read more