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(0)John O'Brien
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English
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A disturbing and emotional story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera, a prostitute, and Ben, an alcoholic, stumble together and discover in each other a respite from their unforgiving lives. A story of unconditional love between two disenfranchised and lost souls.
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Cherry Hill Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Jack Walker journeyed halfway around the world and completed his daring rescue. He must now return home, traversing a world filled with endless hordes of night runners; the genetically altered, ferocious species that now inhabit the dark recesses left over from the demise of mankind and now dominate the planet. The only things more dominate are the billions of corpses left to rot where they died. It is through this world that Jack must use his
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Cherry Hill Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Jack, a sometimes humorous, sometimes philosophical ex-special operations pilot and soldier is one of the few left to struggle through the desolation left in the aftermath; seeking to survive as a new ferocious species emerges from the rubble, hungry and unrelenting. Will his special forces training be enough? Will he be able to keep his children safe and guide the few survivors through perils that now roam the world they once knew? Or will the
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Grove Press
Pub. Date
©1996
Language
English
Description
The Assault on Tony's is an unapologetic, unsentimental, and at times exuberant examination of the joys and sorrows of intoxication, combining the inimitable unflinching eye and grim wit of John O'Brien, author of Leaving Las Vegas. Barricaded in a bar called Tony's while a riot rages outside, the characters that people The Assault on Tony's are united by their desire to drink to the end, no matter what the consequences. In this stark and darkly humorous...
7) Poof!
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Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c1999
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IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Two lazy wizards resort to all sorts of tricks in order to get out of doing simple chores around the house.
9) Working on-- a survey of emerging issues in supported employment for people with severe disabilities
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Responsive Systems Associates
Pub. Date
[1990]
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English
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U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1999?]
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English
Description
This paper describes the role of the Supported Housing Specialist as developed by the Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. The paper is based on extensive interviews with Marcie Brost who developed and holds the position. This paper is intended to be used with a set of guidebooks providing practical advice about procedures that are effective in developing individualized housing...
14) Unfolding capacity: people with disabilities and their allies building better communities together
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U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
[1993?]
Language
English
Description
This paper offers a perspective on people learning to build community, across the imposed social barriers that separate people with substantial disabilities from other people. The paper presents the story of a woman who was able to move from an institutional setting to her own home because of the community-building carried out by her support circle. Such community-building involves negotiating entry into new settings and new roles, usually as the...
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U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
From April 11-14, 1995, the Onondaga Community Living (ocl) organization hosted a team of five visitors sponsored by Syracuse University's Center on Human Policy. Ocl provides services to empower and individually support people with developmental disabilities. In investigating the organization's move toward the provision of individual supports in integrated settings from group home placement, the visitors gathered stories of personal and organizational...
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Responsive Systems Associates
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
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This paper presents thoughts resulting from review of proposals by state developmental disabilities authorities, submitted to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that were designs for change initiatives in self-determination systems. These reflections on the use of service money and the provision of supports to people with developmental disabilities are organized into several logic diagrams on which the proposals appear to be based, all of which suggest...
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Responsive Systems Associates
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
This paper presents arguments and evidence from research and practice in support of a series of statements concerning inclusion of students with disabilities as a force for school renewal and the building of the school community. The statements are: (1) inclusion heightens awareness of the school as community; (2) inclusion is a cultural force for school renewal; (3) for inclusion to thrive, schools must be conscious communities; (4) learning to build...