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Mike Hays

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	Putting the Science in Fiction: Expert Advice for Writing with Authenticity in Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Other Genres by Dan Koboldt (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Gareth D. Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Youth sports in America have been increasingly shifting to a corporate model of sports. Youth sports are becoming similar to the Military-Industrial Complex President Eisenhower warned us about in his 1960 presidential farewell speech: a Youth Sports-Industrial Complex. It has become more about the money spent and the participation status rather than the joy and ample benefits of playing sports.

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Robber and Hero: The Story of the Raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, by the James-Younger Band of Robbers in 1876

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