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When flighty ne'er-do-well Gab comes to his sensible friend Pal looking for help in starting a primal scream therapy business, Pal is reluctant to indulge him, having almost lost his shirt in their last venture (a house cleaning service staffed by ex-cons). But this time Gab seems determined to do better, and Pal gives in. Spurred on by hatred of the 9-to-5 world, Gab convinces his girlfriend–a married artist–to relinquish half her studio space...
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From Bubble Wrap to Bubblegum, from Men-on-the-Moon to Monopoly, from Kidney Transplants to Kool-Aid, to microwave ovens to M & M's, America has been at the forefront of the main advances of the human race for the last two centuries. America has given birth to more new products, devices, medicines, leisure pursuits, sports, religions, music and vehicles than any other country, ancient or modern. Born in the USA celebrates that great pioneering drive...
63) Salvation
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Without sacrifice, there can be no victory... With new enemies brought to light, the hunt is on to find Kayla and take down the Circle of Statera. But, with a heartbroken Lucas skidding off the rails and the Circle not about to go down without a fight, it's left to Joel and Tia to throw everything they have into winning the war. Jade is desperate to redeem herself, break the curse, and find the other Sisters. She believes she has already lost everything,...
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The Adventures of Wigduck is an exciting story about three small animals who are very good friends. Wigduck, Tommy the Ant, and Marcos the Beetle hang out with each other all the time, having fun with whatever they do.
Come and see for yourself all the fun they have!
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"Arctic Glass: Six Years of Adventure Stories from Alaska and Beyond" is a collection of essays from the Web site "Jill Outside." Jill Homer's intent with her lifestyle blog was to document daily adventures from the perspective of a nonathletic, small-town journalist who recently moved to Alaska. The blog quickly took on a life of its own, drawing readers from all over the world, who encouraged her to pursue a burgeoning interest in the extreme sport...
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Weird visions. Mysterious Symbols. Is Eliza ready for the truth?
Three action packed full-length novels! Over 1000 pages of sci-fi romance.
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Life has always been tough for Eliza Anderson. With a nightmare mother and even worse stepfather, she has practically had to raise her little sister by herself. If trouble at home weren't enough, she is about to start her final year of school, which means fitting work shifts around studying, as well as...
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A step by step guide and building instruction book for the DIY farmer and homesteddar, includes detailed drawings and plans for transforming a basic pen into several uses including the pigtiller, pasture raised egg layer, broiler, turkey, goat, sheep, and rabbitat. A handy dog kennel and cold frame makes this one of the most versatile pieces of equipment on your homestead. Other low tech solutions include pallet construction, verticle growing sling...
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- Alexander McQueen fue sinónimo de riesgo, teatralidad e innovación en el mundo de la moda.
- Desde sus icónicas colaboraciones hasta sus impactantes desfiles, el controvertido, exigente y añorado diseñador se hizo famoso con sus fantásticas siluetas y su intención de desdibujar las fronteras del género.
- Un libro que explora la historia de la casa de moda, desde los inicios hasta el actual liderazgo de Sarah Burton. Gracias a una cuidada...
69) Equinox
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With Drayton out of the picture, Eliza's main priority is protecting her sister. To do so, she embarks on a mission to find out the source of Daisy's power, even if it means some painful revelations.
Jack has never had it easy, but a visit to Project Equinox blows his world apart. As he struggles with what he has learnt he must make the hardest decision of his life.
With new players in town, as well as some familiar faces, Jack and Eliza have to...
70) Retribution
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Don't just face your demons, kill them.
When her family is murdered in what seems like a robbery gone wrong, Tia Scott's life is blown apart. But, before she can even begin to pick up the pieces, she is thrown into an underworld where demons, ghosts, and all the monsters you were told as a kid didn't exist are in fact very, very real. Leaving her old life behind, Tia only has one purpose-retribution.
Joel and Lucas Jackson have been fighting demons...
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- La historia de una de las casas de moda más elegantes del mundo.
- Desde la fundación de la Casa de Valentino en la Roma de la década de 1950, Valentino Garavani ha sido celebrado por sus atractivos diseños, y sus deslumbrantes vestidos siguen siendo el ejemplo perfecto del glamur de la alfombra roja.
- Valentino, a quien se le conoce simplemente por su nombre de pila, es toda una leyenda de la moda. Este libro empieza con los inicios de Valentino...
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Are you ready to transform your entrepreneurial dreams into a thriving reality? In "Business Strategies for Your First Business," we provide you with a comprehensive roadmap to navigate the exciting but challenging world of business ownership. Starting your first business can be a daunting endeavor, but armed with the right strategies and insights, you can turn your vision into a profitable venture. This book is your trusted companion on your entrepreneurial...
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The Baby Reflux Lady's Survival Guide Second Edition addresses the desperate need in the parent community for more easily accessible and accurate information about infant reflux, its causes and management. It is the essential book for any family with an unsettled baby, who has colic, reflux, and food intolerances or allergies including CMPA.
The Baby Reflux Lady's Survival Guide offers information on the causes of reflux, strategies for management...
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In North America's Last Frontier, there are still untrammeled wildernesses where a man can stand alone in a region the size of entire states, where deep cold quiets every whisper of life and vast emptiness reigns. Alaska remains a mysterious place that, thanks to reality television, has captured the imagination of millions. Yet a minuscule fraction have acquired an understanding of the land afforded by exploring in their most vulnerable state - on...
75) How to Live in the Woods: Expert Advice on Planning, Outfitting, and Managing a Camping Expedition
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"You may take to the woods to dodge the sheriff or hunt buried treasure, for all I care; my interest is in your preparation for the excursion," declares Homer Halsted, author of this compact guide to camping. With Halsted as your advisor, you'll have everything you need for a successful expedition, whether it's an overnight hike or an extended outing that involves travel by canoe or even dog sled.
Halsted outlines all the essentials, from preparing...
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This is a summary of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Meditations is essentially a scrapbook of thoughts written over a 19-year period, it's not ordered and it repeats itself frequently as ideas reoccurred to the author at different times. For this reason, it can be hard for a casual reader to extract the myriad messages contained within. This summary helps in that by interpreting Meditations and reducing it from around 50,000 words down to 4,400. While...
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The definitive collection of rare, secret, and arcane tarot knowledge
The Tarot: The Original Teachings Revealed is the ultimate guide to the untold mysteries and lost knowledge of the tarot. This single volume includes eight full books along with excerpts from several more, all from tarot masters of the 19th and 20th century. Many of these critical texts have been forgotten, fallen out of print, or are impossible to acquire. The Tarot reintroduces...
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After World War II ended in 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States began a decades-long confrontation that would become known as the Cold War. American foreign policy focused on "containment"-preventing the communist USSR from gaining more ground-and many people looked at the geographical and political implications of this policy. Others, meanwhile, explored American domestic life in that same period. But historian Elaine Tyler May became the...
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Stop worrying about taking notes, losing track of what you've learned or working out what to learn next. This course guides you through the Mandarin language step by step.
Each new question adds a tiny building block to what you already know rather than introducing entirely new sentences and telling you to memorize them. Instead you can intuitively build up an understanding of the language through incremental logical steps.
Each word introduced...
80) A Macat Analysis of David Riesman's The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character
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American lawyer-turned-sociologist David Riesman published his first book, The Lonely Crowd, in 1950. Aimed at academics, it nonetheless gained a large popular audience. In it, Riesman explores the links between social character-the ways in which members of a society are similar to one another-and social structures. He argues that as the United States became predominantly consumer-driven, rather than production-driven-particularly after World War...