Jim Murphy

Publication Date

2023

Description

Want more joy and confidence when you perform?

Discover the life guide that has developed world champions, empowered athletes to become world #1, and most importantly, transformed their hearts and minds. This step-by-step training manual from one of the world's top mental skills coaches will teach you how to train your mind like the very best.

My #1 tip for success: Read Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy. - Stewart

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2) Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America

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Publication Date

2011

Description

On March 12, 1888, hurricane-force winds and unrelenting snow began to bring the region of Virginia to Maine to its knees. During the next three days, the Great Blizzard raged out of control, devastating every community in its path. Through the eyes and words of survivors and victims alike, as well as the careful research for which Newbery Honor Award author Jim Murphy is known, listeners will experience one of the most devastating natural disasters...

3) The Great Fire

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Publication Date

2011

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The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history—with damage so profound that few people believed the city of Chicago could ever rise again. By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with careful research, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting and dramatic narrative, ultimately revealing how the human spirit triumphed even in a time of deepest despair, and the people of Chicago found the courage

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4) The Long Road to Gettysburg

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On June 3, 1863, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley prepared to march on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Thomas Galway, a seventeen-year-old corporal in the Union army, waited for the battle to begin. Drawing on the written accounts of these young soldiers, Murphy traces the circumstances leading to the dramatic battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln's historic address at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

5) 6 Non Smokers

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Nobel winner Dr. Henry Caldwell, the world's foremost mediator, and his brilliant associate, Dr. Regina Powell, have resolved conflicts ranging from family to international disputes. His latest achievement, The Caldwell Method, is capable of resolving any conflict in 100 days using techniques and strategies he has assembled. His main rival, Dr. John-Michael Robertson, eager to contest Henry's declaration, crashes the Method's unveiling. John-Michael...

6) An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia. The city's residents are fleeing in fear. This killer has a name--yellow fever--but everything else about it is a mystery. Its cause is unknown and there is no cure. This powerful dramatic account by award-winning author Jim Murphy traces the devastating course of the epidemic. An American Plague offers a fascinating glimpse into the conditions in American cities at the...

7) Fergus and the Night-Demon: an Irish ghost story

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Publication Date

c2006

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Description

On his way to town to have some fun, a lazy but clever young man faces a terrible demon, who declares that his time has come.

8) A young patriot: the American Revolution as experienced by one boy

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Publication Date

c1996

Physical Desc

101 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

9) My face to the wind: the diary of Sarah Jane Price, a prairie teacher

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Series

Dear America

Publication Date

2001

Physical Desc

182 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.

Description

Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young school teacher.

10) Invincible microbe: tuberculosis and the never-ending search for a cure

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Publication Date

2012

Physical Desc

149 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Description

"This is the compelling, suspenseful, down-to-earth story of a killer that has been stalking and doing away with people for thousands of years: Tuberculosis. For centuries TB in many forms was treated with everything from poultices and potions to the king's touch. The microorganism that causes the disease was eventually identified, more effective treatments were developed, and the cure for TB was thought to be within reach. But the TB germ simply...

11) Guys read: True stories

Series

Guys read volume 5

Publication Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

ix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Description

"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by...

12) True Stories

Author

Scieszka, Jon

Series

Guys Read

Publication Date

2014

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