New Release Books by Jamie Smith

"Oh Yes I Can, Just Watch Me!" is a heartwarming story based on the life of a determined Scottish girl called Julie. Julie had to wear leg braces after recovering from a serious illness and was often told to not dream too big. However, she knew in her heart that she could do anything she put her mind to. This is a story of determination, love, and encouragement for anyone struggling physically and emotionally as they face life with a disability!

Amber is the collective name for a suite of programs that allow users to carry out molecular dynamics simulations, particularly on biomolecules. None of the individual programs carries this name, but the various parts work reasonably well together, and provide a powerful framework for many common calculations. The term Amber is also used to refer to the empirical force fields that are implemented here. It should be recognized, however, that the code and force field are separate: several other computer packages have implemented the Amber force fields, and other force fields can be implemented with the Amber programs. Further, the force fields are in the public domain, whereas the codes are distributed under a license agreement. The Amber software suite is divided into two parts: AmberTools21, a collection of freely available programs mostly under the GPL license, and Amber20, which is centered around the pmemd simulation program, and which continues to be licensed as before, under a more restrictive license. Amber20 represents a significant change from the most recent previous version, Amber18. (We have moved to numbering Amber releases by the last two digits of the calendar year, so there are no odd-numbered versions.) Please see https://ambermd.org for an overview of the most important changes. AmberTools is a set of programs for biomolecular simulation and analysis. They are designed to work well with each other, and with the “regular” Amber suite of programs. You can perform many simulation tasks with AmberTools, and you can do more extensive simulations with the combination of AmberTools and Amber itself. Most components of AmberTools are released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). A few components are in the public domain or have other open-source licenses. See the README file for more information.

Magic arrives before your child''s birthday! Jamie Smith uses rhyme to express the love and bliss that surrounds the celebration of a child''s birthday. It brings parents right back into the glorious moment of when their child first arrived into the world and shares that joy with the child. It puts words and illustrations to feelings that cannot be well described otherwise. A keepsake tradition to include milestone photos of your child on their birthday. A great gift for baby showers and birthdays! Birthday Magic has as a heartfelt message to be cherished between parents and kids forever! Please be so kind to share a customer review after you''ve enjoyed this book! Thank you in advance!

Chosen as one of hundreds to journey to the top of the glacier in their village, Sabira will embark on a dangerous pilgrimage that will guarantee her a life of importance, but only if she can survive. On Choosing Day, children of Adranna who reach the age of fourteen are finally eligible to undergo the tests to determine if they are worthy of bonding a Frostsliver. Only one in a hundred are destined to succeed. If chosen, they will have to climb to the top of the glacier and cut a piece off for themselves, so that they may be granted the powers they''ve always dreamed of. When Sabira is chosen, an entire world of possibilities opens up to her. But in order to see it through, she''ll have to embark on a dangerous pilgrimage to the top of the glacier. When a huge avalanche traps her on the glacier and destroys the pass, she must face up to the merciless mountain -- but there are dark and fiery secrets hiding in its depths...

American cycling has a long tradition of riding and racing on a shoestring and a prayer. Jamie Smith explores the domestic side of the world’s biggest amateur sport in American Pro: The True Story of Bike Racing in America. American Pro rips away the thin veneer of professionalism among domestic racing teams to lay bare the heart and soul of a struggling sport. Smith traces the arc of one team’s racing career to discover colorful personalities, scrappy racing action, humor and heartbreak. American Pro shows what the sport demands: the scramble for contracts, the dynamics of team chemistry, the unending travel, the Herculean struggle to realize the dream—all for the love of bike racing. With sharp humor and insight, Smith uncovers what’s wrong—and what’s right—with America’s broken bike racing system. American Pro will transform how you think of domestic pro racing through a five-season exposé of the sport we love.

The first ever, first-person story of America''s private, paramilitary contractors at work around the world-from a man who performed these missions himself and has decades of stories to tell. This is a fascinating tale-and potentially the first-to describe the work of American contractors, men who run highly dangerous missions deep inside foreign countries on the brink of war. It will lift the veil and detail the ultimate danger and risk of paramilitary operations (both officially government-sanctioned and not) and show us in very intimate terms exactly what private soldiers do when the government can''t act or take public responsibility. GRAY WORK combines covert military intelligence with boots-on-the-ground realism, following Jamie Smith through his CIA training and work as a spy in the State Department, to his co-founding of Blackwater following 9/11, to his decision to leave that company. As the founder and director of Blackwater Security, Smith''s initial vision has undeniably shaped and transformed a decade of war. He argues that this gray area-and its warriors who occupy the controversial space between public and private-has become an indispensable element of the modern battlefield.

In Reading the Race, race announcer Jamie Smith and veteran road captain Chris Horner team up to deliver a master class in bike racing strategies and tactics. Armed with strategies and tactics learned over thousands of races, cyclists and cycling fans will learn how to read a race--and see how to win it. Bike racing is called a rolling chess game for a reason. Sure, a high pain threshold and a killer VO2max are helpful. But if you''re in it to win it, you need race smarts. Starting breaks, forming alliances, managing a lapped field, setting up a sprint--on every page, Horner and Smith reveal new secrets to faster racing and better results. Smith and Horner dissect common mistakes, guiding riders with lessons learned from decades of racing experience. Reading the Race reveals the veteran''s eye view on: Assembling the best possible team Crafting strategies around the team, course, and rivals Reacting instantly to common scenarios Making deals and combines Breaks, echelons, blocking Pack protocol and etiquette Finishing in the prize money or on the podium Winning the group ride Whether you''re a new racer, an aspiring pro, a team manager, or even a roadside fan, Reading the Race will elevate your cycling IQ for better racing.

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In 1981 the Soviet Union is failing, and in a country where racial tensions run high, nobody would dream of a black Russian spy, least of all their Cold War opponents, the United States of America.At least, that is the logic of Colonel Andrei Klitchkov when he steals Nikita Allochka, the teenage son of Nigerian immigrants, away from his loving family. Nikita must survive years of rigorous and often cruel training, for the purpose of becoming the KGB''s most covert and deadly spy, embedded in a trusted position in the USA. Nikita enters a world of global espionage, bloody assassinations, Novichok poison and racial discrimination where friends, comrades and enemies are difficult to distinguish between.Before long he finds himself caught between two superpowers, two romances and a conscience grappling with the awful things he must to do to protect the people he loves.

Lonely Planet: The world''s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Admire Shwedagon Paya''s sheer size and mystical aura, visit the water-bound temples on Inle Lake, or float over Bagan''s temple tops in a hot-air balloon; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Myanmar (Burma) and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, and cuisine Over 65 local maps Useful features - including Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar), Planning Your Trip, and Walking Tours Coverage of Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan, Kayin State, Thazi, Kalaw, Pyin Oo Lwin, Hsipaw, Shwebo, Mrauk U, Myitkyina, Central Myanmar, Northern Myanmar, Eastern Myanmar, Southern Myanmar, Western Myanmar, and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices) Zoom-in maps and images bring it all up close and in greater detail Downloadable PDF and offline maps let you stay offline to avoid roaming and data charges Seamlessly flip between pages Easily navigate and jump effortlessly between maps and reviews Speedy search capabilities get you to what you need and want to see Use bookmarks to help you shoot back to key pages in a flash Visit the websites of our recommendations by touching embedded links Adding notes with the tap of a finger offers a way to personalise your guidebook experience Inbuilt dictionary to translate unfamiliar languages and decode site-specific local terms The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma), our most comprehensive guide to Myanmar (Burma), is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less travelled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet''s Southeast Asia on a Shoestring guide for a comprehensive look at all the region has to offer. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, John Allen, Allen John Smith, and Jamie Smith. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world''s leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet''s mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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Your complete reference guide to finding, fixing, and managing Mobile Home Park(MHP) properties Find Out What All the Buzz is About! ôNot just knowledge-Experience.ö ôAvoid making costly mistakes.ö ôValuable information with wide-ranging usage.ö ôPractical, hands-on.ö ôHelped me achieve my goals.ö ôClear and simple.ö ôCovers the whole process from A to Z.ö That''s what they''re saying about Jamie Smith''s MHP Investment Boot Camp. And now, she''s gotten it down on paper! Trailer Cash is today''s most comprehensive and practical introduction to Mobile Home Park investments. In her no-nonsense guidebook, she shares the dos and don''ts from her own personal experience in order to supply you with everything you need to know to get your MHP business started. Key topics include: The wheres and whys behind prime MHP locations A time-tested MHP property evaluation checklist The nitty-gritties of contractual agreements Ten deadly MPH myths to ignore Information gathering: how to effectively work the market The Success Equation: Capitalization Rate and Cash-on-Cash return The ins and outs of profitable property maintenance The moral contribution: providing housing for the poor MHP investing has allowed hundreds of average Americans to start with a modest investment and build exceptional, lifelong wealth. It''s one of the best investments you can make because of its High-Cash on Cash Return Potential, Consistent Income Source, Increasing Demand, and Creative Financing. If you want to make your life better, become Financially Independent and be a positive contributor to society, this is a must-read for you! Book jacket.

Veteran race announcer and long-time cycling enthusiast Jamie Smith sets out to explain the sport he loves and the roadies who live for it in this lighthearted treatise on bike racing. Finally, a book to explain those people who roll out for a ride dressed in technicolored Lycra at the crack of dawn on Saturday, and return at sundown with a glow of satisfaction and even stronger tan lines. Perfect for anyone who has ever known a roadie, considered becoming a roadie, or walked away from a bike race completely puzzled, Roadie addresses all of the curiosities that accompany the sport of cycling, from shaved legs to colorful jerseys and unbelievably expensive bicycles, shoes, and components. Every seemingly neurotic tendency is explained and celebrated with humorous illustrations from nationally syndicated cartoonist Jef Mallett (also rumored to log thousands of miles of riding per year). Explaining strategy and races from the famous Tour de France stage race to the local criterium, Roadie brings the excitement of bike racing alive for anyone with an appetite for adrenaline. And for the thousands who purchase a shiny new road bike each spring, it''s a much-needed primer on the politics of a group ride. Pacelines, drafting, sprinting, climbing, and breakaways are turned into everyday commonsense with colorful anecdotes. Whether interested onlooker or cycling aficionado, readers will find themselves laughing out loud as they revel in the roadie''s world.

Potion Handbook guide to the Harry Potter Fans Get to know all the information about Harry Potter Potions and What is the Use of Each Potions. If you are a potter head definitely you gonna love this book.

This notebook is just for Grandpa. Give this instead of a card and write something great on the inside cover letting him know how much you appreciate him. This is something he will use all year long. Notebook 8.5" x 11" College rule 100 pages Glossy cover White paper First page has "This Is Grandpa''s Notebook" in a decorative name frame

This Dot to Dot Color Book is a collection of 50 different very well done sketched pictures with numbers well over the number 100. You can see an example of one on the back cover and that each dot to dot has a small picture of the finished picture for reference. I recommended ages 5+ plus but you can decide if your child would love this wonderful color book. Paperback 8" x 10" Picture of how it is suppose to look when it is done on each page. Glossy cover 50 pages White paper Dot to Dot numbers, trace then color 50 different drawings of cute animals, boats, helicopter, ice cream, types of sea creatures just to name a few.

Trace the Alphabet & Numbers is appropriate for ages 3-4 and is printed in colored pages for more visual and interesting appeal for the child. The first page has a set of the entire alphabet printed in bright colors. Then each letter of the alphabet is presented one at a time with an in color picture of something that starts with that letter. Each letter is traced in uppercase and lower case and there is two rows for each.. The entire alphabet is printed in color at the bottom of each page. Then after the alphabet there is a page with all the numbers from 1 to 9 on it for the child to trace. Then there is one page dedicated for each number with 5 rows of tracing on each page. Each number is presented the same amount of colored pictures, so when you get to the number 10 there are ten Irish men for the child to count and write the number ten in the box Paperback 8.5" x 11" Full Color 38 pages Glossy cover

Alphabet Handwriting, Trace The Letters: Ages 3+ Uppercase and Lowercase Handwriting Practice This is an essential and helpful learning material for early leaning and even thru first grade. Learn the letters of the alphabet while practicing motor skills and focus. Trace each letter first in uppercase, then the same letter in lowercase. There is also a picture on each page of something that starts with that letter. When the child is done tracing the letters they can color the small picture at the top of the page. Don''t forget to give them a gold star! Read more details below as this book will last many teaching sessions. Paperback 87 pages Three pages for each letter, half the page is uppercase and half of the page is lowercase Last nine pages has three pages of just uppercase, three pages of just lowercase and three pages of both uppercase and lowercase side by side. White paper Preschool to even 1st grade

Journal Of Notarial Acts: Some states do not require a Notary Public to keep a journal of every Notarial Act but recommend keeping a journal for your own protection. This journal has every catagory you would need including a place for the thumb print when keeping a record of all your notarization''s. Read details below. Paperback 8.5" x 11" Glossy cover White paper 100 pages Two entries per page 200 entries This Journal Belongs to page Name of Signer Address of Signer Phone Number of the Signer Email of the Signer Signature of Signer Thumb Print of the Signer Service Performed: boxes to check for: Oath, Acknowledgement, Jurat, Other Identification: check box for: ID Card, Drivers License, Passport, Credible Witness, Known Personally, Other I.D Number Issued By: Issue Date Expiration Date Document Type Date/Time Notarized: AM, PM Document Date Fee charged Name, Address, Phone Number, Email of the Witness Witness'' Signature Comments

Skateboard Theme College Rule Notebook for the skateboard lover. Say who you are and what you like with this custom design notebook for school, college, home school and home use. Everybody needs paper. 100 page White pages Glossy cover paperback College Rule with a vertical line down the left side paragraph Back cover has the words "No Brakes"

Tell Dad how much you love him this Father Days Day with this notebook designed just for him. Read how useful this notebook is below. Notebook Paperback 8.5" x 11" Glossy cover 100 page White Pitman paper is college rule sheets with one slim vertical line down the middle First Page has a decorative name frame that says "This Notebook Belongs To Dad" Second page has a monthly "To Do List" 12 months. Not dated so he can start using it any month of the year. Third page is "Projects To Complete" page The rest of the pages are Pitman, that is lined pages with a line vertical down the middle so you can separate lists. Last page is a Password Tracker...to write down all your password

"We Stand For The Flag Kneel For The Fallen" is the perfect notebook for all patriots and veterans. This is a wonderful picture of RESPECT for those who gave their life. Notebook 8.5" x 11" 100 pages White paper College rule Glossy Cover

"I Can''t Adult Now I''m Gaming" Give this notebook to any gamer and you will get a laugh. Everybody needs a notebook, why not have one that says something about you? Notebook Paperback 8.5" x 11" College rule White pages Glossy cover

Designer Notebooks, Notebooks with great art on the cover are the thing right now! Super popular! Skateboard theme notebook. Vintage year EST. MXIIM A must have for the skateboard lover. No really!! Notebook Glossy cover Coordinating silhouette design on the back cover Paperback 100 pages White paper

What if all your favorite LOST authors and bloggers were gathered in one place, accessible anytime you wished, day or night? What would you talk about with them? What fascinating ideas would they bring for your consideration? What if you could talk with people who never left the Island, who never will leave the Island-whose job it is, in fact, to live, breathe, touch, and see LOST 24 hours a day, seven days a week? There are such people, and there is such a magical place, in a book: LOST Thought. This anthology presents the greatest collection of LOST expertise ever gathered in one book: Bloggers and Authors:Nikki Stafford (Finding Lost)Jo Garfein (Jopinionated)Pearson Moore (LOST Humanity)Sarah Clarke Stuart (Literary Lost)Sam McPherson (Lostpedia.com)Erika Olson (Long Live Locke)Ryan Ozawa (The Transmission)Andy Page (Dark UFO) Nationally Recognized Literary Scholars:Amy Bauer, Ph.D. (Professor of Music)Cynthia Burkhead, Ph.D. (Professor of English)Jeffrey Frame, Ph.D. (Professor of Theater and Film)Delano Freeberg, Ph.D. (Analytical Scientist)Julia Guernsey-Pitchford, Ph.D. (Professor of English)Michelle Lang, Ph.D. (Professor of Art)Antonio Savorelli, Ph.D. (Film and Literary Studies)Paul Wright, Ph.D. (Professor of English)Jamie R. Smith (Professor of English) LOST Scholars:Jennifer Galicinski (Theology)C. David Milles (Literary and Film Studies)Erin Carlyle (Women''s Studies)Gozde Kilic (Cultural Studies)Kevin McGinnis (Religious Studies) The Island is the destiny of everyone onboard Flight 815. That is to say, the Island is our destiny. This is where we stand, where destiny bids us abide. We stand in the shadow of greatness. No one can ever own the Island. It is the Island that calls us, directs us, owns us. The Island compels us to reject the spiritual death of complacency, conformity, and mediocrity. There is nothing compromising or halfway in the Island''s call to exploit every faculty of the mind so that we might ponder, create, and dream. Here then, in these pages, meditations and missives-dispatches and messages-from the object of our fascination: the Island.

The purpose of this quantitative research study was to evaluate to what degree Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education influenced mathematics and science achievement of seventh grade students in one Middle Tennessee school district. This research used an independent samples t test at the = .05 level to evaluate achievement data of students in two middle schools, one with a STEM program and one following a traditional mathematics and science curriculum. The archival data used in this study were TCAP Achieve NCE scores of seventh grade students in both STEM (n=281) and traditional mathematics and science classes (n=350) in order to determine achievement and growth from the 2011-2012 school year to the 2012-2013 school year. A+® LearningLinkTM formative assessment data were used to help determine to what extent STEM teaching and learning strategies impacted student achievement compared to the traditional mathematics and science classes from a school in the same district with similar demographics. The data analyses indicated that students enrolled in the traditional mathematics and science courses experienced significantly greater academic achievement and growth in both mathematics and science compared to the students enrolled in the STEM courses (p=.000). Additionally, the data results revealed the comparison (traditional) group experienced significantly greater academic gains in Quantile® scores for mathematical than participants in the STEM group (p=.002). These findings suggest that the pilot STEM program implemented within the Middle Tennessee School District was not associated with higher Math and Science achievement.