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[ "A checkbook register is a ledger that tracks and records all checks written from an account. The checkbook register includes columns for the date, check number, a brief description, credit (-), credit (+), and balance.", "Features:", "109 pages", "109 pages", "Large print 8.5 x 11 inches dimensions", "Large print 8.5 x 11 inches dimensions", "Printed on high-quality white paper interior", "Printed on high-quality white paper interior", "Premium matte cover", "Premium matte cover", "Scroll down to see the interior pages." ]

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[ "Books", "Business & Money", "Accounting" ]

[ "(Easy Piano Personality). Easy arrangements of 18 faves from this songstress with the amazing range: Always Be My Baby * Can't Let Go * Dreamlover * Emotions * Fantasy * Hero * I Don't Wanna Cry * One Sweet Day * Thank God I Found You * more!" ]

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[ "Books", "Arts & Photography", "Music" ]

[ "It is okay if your father, or another caring adults have not told you this, as long you someone else does." ]

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[ "Books", "Politics & Social Sciences", "Philosophy" ]

[ "In 1850, Luke is a twelve year old Afro-Cherokee, with an African father and a Cherokee mother. Sold into slavery at the age of eight, whipped for learning to read, he is sold again to a slave speculator, and once more to a farmer with a twelve year old son, as a play mate for the farmer’s son Isaac. Treated kindly, the two boys grow up together, learning the ways of the farm and some of the ways of the Cherokee. After the start of the Civil War, now in their twenties, the two boys make their way up the Underground Railroad to freedom for Luke and to the Union forces for Isaac." ]

[ "About the Author", "Dr. Neil Cabe came to fiction writing after a career as a clinical counselor, primarily with children. His background as a counselor and a child of southern parents, as well as his enduring encounters with the Cherokee Indians led him to this volume. In this book, he lives through the lives of a 12-year old Cherokee slave boy and a 12-year old son of a North Georgia farmer. The boys grow up together and learn about the farm and its culture, and about Cherokee legends and culture.Together, the two boys escape the South via the Underground Railroad, on routes that are still in existence today. Luke, the Cherokee, goes to Oberlin College in Ohio, which was the first college in the United States to accept children of color. Isaac, his companion, goes north to join with the Union forces to fight against the Confederacy." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "United States" ]

[ "Mag Cross rigidly observes two taboos: Dont go back to modeling in any form; and dont get involved with a man who promises love and immortality, then nearly kills you.Enter a mediocre salesman, mental gamesman and brilliant artist. Serge Monarch flaunts all taboos in the search for his artistic and personal vision of perfect beauty. Unfortunately for Mag, he decides shes it. He ardently pursues her, as an objet dart and an object of desire. With him he brings all the temptations and follies of her past: modeling, sex, mental games, mystery, illusions, even love. Slowly Mag drives herself to desperation and her former self-destruction. Serge, caught between his love for Mag and his insatiable desire for perfection, relentlessly tries to remake her into his ideal. Mag must survive, must have his love. If she wins, she might sacrifice everything, but if she loses, she and Serge will live in a hell of their own making." ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Thrillers & Suspense" ]

[ "Provides expert advice that will help strengthen your trial and practice skills. Problem solving, legal writing and argument, case planning, and closing arguments are covered in this text. Also offers guidance for improving your office skills, interviewing techniques, discovery, negotiation, and counseling skills." ]

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[ "Books", "Law", "Rules & Procedures" ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "Occult & Paranormal" ]

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[ "Jacob Hochstetler lives peacefully with his Amish family at the foot of the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania. His beliefs are severely tested one night in September 1757, after a raid on the Amish settlement near Northkill Creek leaves his wife, daughter, and a son dead, and their home in ashes. Jacob and two teenage sons are captured and taken to different Lenapi Indian villages, unsure of their fate. After a long, hard winter in the Lenapi village, Jacob makes a harrowing escape downriver and returns home to Northkill, only to find all that he has known and loved are gone. Will Jacob and his sons ever be reunited? Can Jacob find romance, reconciliation, and happiness amidst the ashes of his former home? Expanded edition includes story plus maps, photographs, geneology, and more!" ]

[ "Review", "\"Ervin Stutzman's intimately imaginative entrée into the most famous Amish experience in colonial America is woven around documented historical and geographical data.", "Jacob's Choice", "will confront readers with equally inescapable choices of our own.\"", "--John Ruth \"Reviews\"", "\"In this evocative and gripping story, Ervin Stutzman details the love, the loss, and restoration of Jacob as fervently as Jacob pursued his own rebirth from the ashes of a terrible past. All of this occurs within the stunningly depicted confines of Amish life and history.\"", "--Sherry Gore \"Reviews\"", "\"Stutzman's keen knowledge of time and place brings to life the Hochstetler family's testing through the Indian attack and captivity and their commitment to Anabaptist values. Nonresistance, forgiveness--and romance--are just some of the choices this most widely known family in the original pioneer Amish settlement must make.\"", "--Daniel Hochstetler \"Reviews\"", "\"This novel of Amish life in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania allows us to imagine the joys, tears, doubts, and religious devotion of the earliest Amish immigrants. In retelling the story of the Hochstetler massacre, Stutzman reminds us that the family was real and that their sacrifice was both a human tragedy and a triumph of faith.\"", "--Karen Johnson-Weiner \"Reviews\"", "\"Using historical facts and a vivid imagination, Ervin Stutzman does a beautiful narration of nonresistant Amish life.\"", "--Sam Stoltzfus \"Reviews\"", "About the Author", "Ervin Stutzman is a leader, a teacher, a writer and a life-long observer of the human longing for significance and security. He enjoys leafing through papers in historical archives, imagining the unspoken dynamics that produced those artifacts. His woodturning hobby provides a creative outlet for the desire to produce something hand held and of lasting value." ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "This is a Prequel to The Knitting Game Mystery seriesFBI Special Agent Fountain Rhodes doesn’t have much luck when it comes to women. Most of them seem to be more interested in his gun and badge than in him. Not that he believes in love at first sight, but he does believe in happily ever after. If he could only meet the right woman.Movie star Molly Whittier doesn’t have much luck when it comes to men, not that she has a lot of opportunities to meet any. Not with her manager trying to set her up with her costar Martin Riley every time she turns around. As for Riley, he’s convinced they’d be perfect together, except for one little detail: she can’t stand him. When Fountain and Molly meet by accident, it looks like their luck is about to change.Meanwhile, in West Hollywood, Detective Avery Tolliver is starting to have a bad feeling about a series of murders he can’t solve. There’s something about them he can’t quite put his finger on. In desperation he turns to the FBI’s newly formed Special Investigations Unit for help.Pulled into the hunt for a diabolically clever serial killer, will Molly and Fountain’s romance survive, or will a madman bring it crashing to its knees if Fountain can’t figure out the murderer’s twisted endgame in time?This is a stand-alone book, with a HEA, featuring characters from Malice in Wonderland. It is Book 1 in the FBI Knitting Game Mystery Spin-Off Series" ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Mystery" ]

[ "After the mind-bending revelations of his most recent case, Private Detective Max \"Mutt\" Mason would like nothing more than to drink away the nightmares at his local dive. But there's no rest for the wicked, and in a town like Los Allende, you can be sure nobody's going to sleep tonight. From a dirt-poor farmer with something \"foul\" in his well, to a professor's startling discovery at the local observatory, to a chorus line of reanimated corpses - Mason's weird world is about to go full-blown crazy, as he peels away another layer of the veneer we call reality in a conspiracy from beyond both time and space." ]

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[ "Books", "Comics & Graphic Novels", "Manga" ]

[ "Book of floral tole painting designs" ]

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[ "Metric Pattern Cutting For Childrens Wear And Babywear 4th Edition" ]

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[ "from the lakeshore chronicles comes another wonderful story in this series...." ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Europe" ]

[ "College Football Player Rex Ruppert always wanted to be a professional wrestler. When he was unsuccessful,he invested his way into becoming a promoter. After forcing a buyout of his partners and taking control of theNew York Market, he transformed his promotion into a national business. With larger-than-life outlandishand cartoonish characters, his Wild Wrestling Federation became an international phenomenon and TVratings hit. Rex’s college classmate, Harley Harrison, started off as a ringside photographer and manager.He worked his way up to Vice President of the WWF’s rival promotion, World Champions of Wrestling inAtlanta. Both men become bitter business rivals who fight over big-name talent, TV ratings, arenaexclusivity, and the majority share of the Pay-Per-View market. This book is a satirical look at the surreal, bizarre, intense, humorous, and complex world of the Professional Wrestling Industry. The charactersand incidents are inspired and loosely based on actual individuals and events." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

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[ "Books", "Comics & Graphic Novels", "Graphic Novels" ]

[ "No matter how hard employees work, an organization is in real trouble if strategic decisions are not made effectively. Doing the right things (effectiveness) is more important than doing things right (efficiency).", "Creating Shared Value to get Social License to Operate in the Extractive Industry", "showcases concepts and tools to make strategic decisions that determine the future direction and competitive position of extractive company enterprises to create shared value to earn SLO.Exploring a challenging and exciting keystone topic,", "Creating Shared Value to get Social License to Operate in the Extractive Industry", "presents techniques and models that will enable you to actually formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies to shared value to earn SLO." ]

[ "About the Author", "Cesar Saenz", ", PhD, is a researcher and consultant in social management in the extractive industry. He has published many articles in international scientific journals based on his research in shared value creation and social license to operate. A Professor of the Department of Administration at ESAN University, he holds a PhD from ESADE and an MBA from ESAN University, and with student exchange in Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University of Holland. Cesar is also author of the book", "Return on Investment in Corporate Responsibility: Measuring the Social, Economic, and Environmental Value of Sustainable Business", ", (Emerald 2018).", "--This text refers to the", "hardcover", "edition." ]

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[ "Books", "Business & Money", "Industries" ]

[ "Twins—And A Baby On The Way!Pepper Forrester has been keeping a secret—make that two secrets—for years. When the love of her life, Luke McGarrett, took off after high school not knowing she was pregnant, she didn't bother to track him down. he'd always wanted to shake the dust of Tulips, Texas, off his boots, and he certainly wouldn't need an instant family tied to him.But now Pepper's secret is out and the whole town has conspired to bring Luke back to face his responsibilities. Luke is happy to take up the mantle of fatherhood—and a marriage of convenience to Pepper. But when a new job opportunity for Luke arises, he takes off again. Will he ever come back—or is history repeating itself? And what about the new baby?" ]

[ "About the Author", "New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Tina Leonard has sold over 3 million books and published over seventy titles with Samhain Publishing, Harlequin Books, London Bridge, Random House Loveswept and Diversion Books. Leonard is known for her sparkling humor, endearing communities, snappy dialogue, and memorable characters that include sexy hunks with attitude and heroines with plenty of sass. Join her at tinaleonard.com, facebook.com/authortinaleonard and twitter.com/Tina_Leonard." ]

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[ "Books", "Romance", "Contemporary" ]

[ "Discover Fresh Ideas for Celebrating Friendship in Fabric", "Pay tribute to special people and events with quilts that feature an all-new twist on traditional friendship blocks! Make one for the local band director, a retiring teacher, or a guild or club membership--with these commemorative quilts, you'll find the perfect way to honor important moments.", "· Find a variety of new patterns for your next friendship quilt--four blocks and 10 quilts include designs for a wedding, a graduation, and a new home", "· Gather expert tips for creating attractive lettering, designing dynamic sashings, and framing signatures with hand or machine quilting", "· Get inspired to set up your own friendship-block exchanges--you can start them through your local quilt guild, a quilting bee, or even online", "Capture the spirit of friendship in these innovative blocks and settings." ]

[ "From Library Journal", "More than just the re-creation of traditional quilt block patterns, the personalized quilt is either dedicated to a friend or friends (friendship quilts) or recounts the history of a family or an individual. These three books approach the subject differently. Friendship Blocks will be of special interest to individuals and groups planning quilts to honor special people or events such as the birth of a baby, a graduation, or a marriage. The entire process of planning and completing a friendship quilt is covered, including how to make basic signature blocks (which leave ample space for the quiltmakers to sign the quilts with their names or special messages), plan and execute the hand lettering, and finally quilt and bind the quilt. Ten quilt patterns illustrate the possibilities of this type of collaborative quilt. Recommended for public library quilt collections, especially in areas where there are active quilt guilds. Create Your Family Quilt is an example of how increasingly computer-savvy quilters are using the enormous storage capacity of electronic media in connection with specialized software as an aid in designing unique quilts. The accompanying CD-ROM includes patterns for 700 traditional pieced blocks associated with all 50 states and Canada, plus appliqu patterns for symbols such as state birds and flowers. Using a mix-and-match approach, the quilter picks the elements for the quilt (a state block and colors, for example) and sets them into a predetermined quilt layout. Once the quilt design is completed, the quilter can print out a block pattern, full-sized templates, and rotary-cutting instructions for the original quilt in any size from crib to king. While the book alone is packed with interesting facts about each state of the union, installation of the user-friendly CD-ROM software is required for the actual quilt design. An excellent choice for large public libraries. In Quilted Memories, Weidman gets about as far away from a computer-generated quilt design as you can. This book has few quilt patterns, few templates, and no step-by-step anything. Instead, it consists of some 96 pages of inspiration, colorful images, and ideas for designing \"story quilts\" based on life experiences. Weidman's tips on drawing, choosing colors, appliqu , and the use of embellishments (such as the gorgeous buttons shown throughout the book) are reason enough to recommend the work to the creative quilter. In addition, nine small projects give the reader an opportunity to practice the author's techniques. Enthusiastically recommended for quilting collections emphasizing art quilts. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.", "About the Author", "Hometown: Clemson, South Carolina", "Marge Edie is well known for her first two books on the bargello quilting style, Bargello Quilts and A New Slant on Bargello Quilts. Several of Marge's quilts have been exhibited in the Hoffman Challenge traveling exhibits.", "Also by Marge Edie: A New Slant on Bargello Quilts (ISBN 1-56477-227-6) Bargello Quilts (ISBN 1-56477-067-2)" ]

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[ "Books", "Crafts, Hobbies & Home", "Crafts & Hobbies" ]

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[ "Books", "Foreign Language Books", "French" ]

[ "Ferdinand August Bebel (* 22. Februar 1840 in Deutz bei Köln; † 13. August 1913 in Passugg, Schweiz) war ein deutscher Politiker und einer der Begründer der organisierten sozialdemokratischen Arbeiterbewegung in Deutschland." ]

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[ "Books", "Medical Books", "Medicine" ]

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[ "Books", "Foreign Language Books", "Dutch" ]

[ "Mori, Takeo, Milenkovic, Dragan" ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "New Age & Spirituality" ]

[ "Las maravillosas palabras del intemporal poema de Max Ehrmann's que componen el texto \"Desiderata\" han emocionado a millones de lectores desde su primera aparición en 1927. Hoy, casi 80 años después, la simplicidad del poema con su afirmación por la vida resuenan más que nunca, enseñándonos, como sólo las más sinceras palabras son capaces, la manera de vivir nuestra vida con dignidad, compasión y fe. Las maravillosas fotografías de Marc Tauss, sorprendentes y bellas constituyen un poema en sí mismas. Un regalo perfecto para cualquier momento de una vida." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books" ]

[ "Leading readers almost painlessly through an extensive tour of modern China's events and issues, this anthology is well planned and, with its extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter, a useful guide to deeper study as well as a rich resource for acquainting readers with China...a well woven and brightly colored tapestry creating a kaleidoscopic and vibrant picture of China." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Humanities" ]

[ "An imaginative misfit struggles to survive in her troubling reality as she uses her mind and dreams as an escape. Still misunderstood, she explores deeper and deeper into her own thoughts and soon welcomes a dark realization. Lacking credits as a senior, this mysterious high-schooler gives herself no other option but to endure the heartlessness of her behaviorally challenged peers and to overcome the obstacle that is her withering frame of mind. In a desperation, to protect the rest of her battered emotional and mental well-being, she purposely detaches herself in order to cope with the pangs of bullying and her low self esteem to soon become enslaved by deep psychological adventures." ]

[ "About the Author", "Resylin Black is a psychological horror author who enjoys horror, psychological thrillers, creepy pastas, hard rock music, individuality and strong, good-warmhearted people. When it comes to writing, for Resylin, it is a time of therapeutic creativity, expression and passion. She loves to write about a mixture of horror, drama, thriller and deep psychological suspense, all based off of true happenstances; no story she writes is what she considers ''genuine fiction.'' She finds her occasional writer's block, due to frequent absent-mindedness to be the most challenging part of writing. As Resylin Black gets older she hopes to continue to deeply touch and interest many people with her intense and expressive works of as she calls it: ''Psychological Art.'' Her advice for her audience both young and old is: \"No matter what walk of life you come from or what challenge you face, no matter how many doors are shut in your face and no matter how many bridges are burning or have been burned, never give up on yourself and settle for less in anything. Never give up on yourself and always remember to love yourself and bless others in despite of the selflessness of existence. Be original. Never fit the common mold of the world. The sun goes down for the purpose of our divinity... being or becoming a combatant is mandatory for survival. When the sun goes down again, we know how to collide with the arrows of the dawn. Persistence ignites intelligence.\"" ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Lang:- eng, Pages 312. Reprinted in 2013 with the help of original edition published long back[1908]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- Unterm Rad 1908 [Hardcover] Author:- Hermann Hesse" ]

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[ "Books", "Reference", "Foreign Language Study & Reference" ]

[ "How often have you eaten a mushroom that you picked yourself that morning? Or sat on a boat opening and eating oysters as you lift them from the sea? Or partaken of a seven course feast of game to celebrate the success of the chase?", "When Patricia Atkinson - best selling author of The Ripening Sun - first moved to France, her intention was simply to establish a vineyard. Over the years, however, she found herself becoming integrated into a way of life that, had she stayed in England, she would hardly have believed existed. Grounded in the rhythms of the land and the seasons, daily life in Patricia’s south-western corner of France is dictated by a series of rituals and celebrations that we have long lost in our supermarket age.", "La Belle Saison is Patricia’s eulogy to this way of life: a testament to the timelessness of the beautiful French countryside, the bounty of the land, and the generous-hearted French neighbors who showed Patricia that a simple life has many rewards. In France, every season is ‘la belle saison’, offering up its gifts to those willing to appreciate and look after the land." ]

[ "About the Author", "Patricia Atkinson has lived in south-western France for 15 years, having left her city job to work in the vineyards. Her first book, The Ripening Sun, describes her transition from novice amateur to expert, award-winning winemaker." ]

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[ "Books", "Travel", "Travel Writing" ]

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[ "Do you want to make flavorful recipes with your Pit Boss without spending a fortune? Now you can, with the help of this Traeger Grill & Smoker cookbook. A \"The Pit BossGrill & Smoker Cookbook \" - one of my finest and most polished cookbooks yet. Here is just a fraction of what's What is Pit Boss grill & smoker? And 3 reasons why you should choose it as your favorite cooking tool What pellets should you use for different kinds of meats, and why? Some of the best cooking practices I've personally used. Take them and implement! Do you need to take care of your Pit Boss? Here is how you do it step-by-step Ready-for-you shopping list to have everything set up and ready for your most pleasurable meetings Detailed and Easy-To-Understand Beef, Lamb, Pork, Chicken, Fish, and Vegetable recipes for the pleasure of you and your family! Much much more... Get Your Copy Today!" ]

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[ "Inspire Your Buyers provides a proven, tested model to develop a compelling Go to Market Narrative", "that will accelerate your revenue growth while rapidly bringing your product, marketing, and sales teams into alignment.Bruce Scheer developed this revolutionary Go to Market Narrative model over the course of his twenty-five-year career, helping several industry giants, including IBM, Microsoft, HP, Google, Alcatel-Lucent, and McKesson rapidly grow their revenue with their Go to Market Narratives.Bruce’s Go to Market Narrative model will give you the edge you are looking for in achieving your business growth goals. Using real examples from his career, Bruce offers actionable insights on how to:•Target the right buyers• Spotlight their Big Problem• Help them envision their Desired Outcome• Show how your Big Solution will deliver the Desired Outcome• Develop a set of prescribed Next Steps that will help you and your buyers move forward faster, closing more deals with a higher close rate• Communicate your narrative through simple, unforgettable visualsPeople act based on emotions, and the best way to inspire them to take action is through narratives. With this book, you will learn how to engage your buyers in a compelling Go to Market Narrative that makes them the hero and inspires them to take action with you and your solution." ]

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[ "Books", "Business & Money", "Marketing & Sales" ]

[ "Lily is a lonely princess who lives by herself in a castle. Cynthia is a flower sent to help Lily find happiness. One day Lily is taken away by pirates. Find out how Lily's life is forever changed in this simple story about finding purpose in life by living for others." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction" ]

[ "“You thought the bubonic plague had gone the way of powdered wigs? Try again: It could happen anytime. Edward Marriott’s dramatic, gripping new book gives you yet another thing to worry about.” —", "New York", "Plague. The very word carries an unholy resonance. No other disease can claim its apocalyptic power: it can lie dormant for centuries, only to resurface with nation-killing force. Here, with the high drama of an adventure tale, Edward Marriott unravels the story of this lethal disease: the historic battle to identify its source, the devastating effects of pandemics, and the prospects for new outbreaks. Marriott begins the trail in Hong Kong in the summer of 1894, when a plague diagnosis brought to the island two top scientists—Alexandre Yersin, a maverick Frenchman, and his Japanese rival, Shibasaburo Kitasato. Marriott interweaves the narrative of their fierce competition with vivid scenes of the scourge’s persistence: California in 1900; Surat, India, in 1994; and New York City sometime in the future.A masterly account of medical and human history,", "Plague", "is at once an instructive warning and a chilling read." ]

[ "Review", "“In elegant prose, Marriott makes the scientific struggle emotionally compelling . . . He also brings plague into contexts that cannot help but resonate—horrifically at times—with present-day readers.” —", "The Portland Oregonian", "“Told with a zippy flair . . . Marriott makes a compelling case that an epidemic of plague could occur in New York without the assistance of terrorists.” —USA Today", "About the Author", "Edward Marriott is the author of", "Savage Shore", "(0-8050-5556-8) and", "The Lost Tribe", "(0-8050-6449-4), a", "New York Times", "Best Travel Book. A recipient of the Thomas Cook and Banff Awards, he lives in London, where he contributes regularly to the BBC, the", "Times", ", and", "Esquire", "magazine.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "From", "Plague", ":By Wednesday evening eight people were suddenly dead, although speculation had pumped this figure to nearer one hundred. To every death there was a common theme: the afflicted were all young, or at least in early middle-age. Soon there was a growing crowd outside Surat's New Civil Hospital. Wards were close to capacity, the wail of ambulance sirens was audible across town. In the main lobby a huge concrete concourse, with rusty splashes of betel phlegm along the walls—crowds were fighting to get to the drug counters. From the balcony above, a line of doctors scanned the melee: dressed head to toe in white, their faces masked, only their dark eyes visible. \"As if the deaths were not bad enough,\" said Dr. Shailendra Vajpeyee, \"no one had any idea of the cause.\" An emergency meeting was called. Senior doctors, surgeons and administrators argued furiously. One said it was dengue fever, another a mutant strain of malaria. A third carried news from a nearby hospital, where two more people had died, both with the same symptoms. Finally, into a room suddenly silent, one of the doctors spoke softly, with certainty. \"It's the plague.\"", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Medical Books", "Medicine" ]

[ "Set in the remote, northeastern hills of India, The point of return revolves around the father-son relationship of a willful, curious boy, Babu, and Doctor Dam, an enigmatic product of British colonial rule and Nehruvian nationalism. Told in reverse chronological order, the novel examines an India where the ideals that brought freedom from colonial rule are beginning to crack under the pressure of new rebellions and conflicts. For Dr. Dam and Babu, this has meant living as strangers in the same home, puzzled and resentful, tied only by blood. As the father grows weary and old and the son tries to understand him, clashes between ethnic groups in their small town show them to be strangers to their country as well. Before long, Babu finds himself embarking on a great journey, an odyssey through the memories of his father, his family, and his nation." ]

[ "Review", "“Siddhartha Deb has imagined a kind of Indian Don Quixote.” —", "New York Times Book Review", "“Magnificent.” —", "Booklist (starred review )", "“Movingly dramatizes the immersion of individual lives in the flow of history.” —", "Publishers Weekly", "“The interplay of political events and intergenerational conflict is wonderfully portrayed.” —", "San Diego Union-Tribune", "“Deb’s touch is sure, his voice pure, his understanding faultless.” —", "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel", "About the Author", "Siddhartha Deb was born in northeastern India in 1970. His first novel,", "The Point of Return", ", was a", "New York Times", "Notable Book of the Year. His reviews and journalism have appeared in the", "Boston Globe", ", the", "Guardian", ",", "The Nation", ", the", "New Statesman", ", and the", "Times Literary Supplement", ". He came to New York on a literary fellowship in 1998, and now divides his time between India and New York." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Author note: This book contains adult themes and scenes that are not intended for readers under 18.", "The Princess:Evelyn has always felt lost. But never more than now, faced with the prospect of having to choose a suitor to wed within the week. Alone within the halls of the castle, she must carry this burden in the name of strengthening her father’s kingdom. As festivities kick off and guests arrive, the only thing that helps make the event bearable is the orchestra’s performance. Music captivates her yearning heart, and with it, creates an attraction she cannot fight. Evelyn will soon have to ask herself what she truly wants as the week comes to an end. And most importantly, what she is willing to risk to have it.The Conductor:Adrian lives for music. He lives for leading his musicians and creating beauty, even when that’s not something he has ever found within himself. He’s never asked for much. But the little he has asked for seems to be quickly running out. Luckily, he’s found himself the perfect distraction: winning the bid to perform at the castle for their suitor’s week. It’s the gig of a lifetime. A gig that will send his life summersaulting through uncharted territory as he comes to terms with who he wants to be, and who he wants to finally let in." ]

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[ "Books", "Romance", "Historical" ]

[ "Enter the world of Planet Heart, (tm) where \"birds fly in thrilling heart patterns in the sky\" and fish swim in colorful heart choreography that mimics the flowers, seeds, and even freshly picked \"Hearcicles.\" This coloring book introduces most of the \"heartastic\" elements from the stories of Lovelle's Garden and Planet Heart. (tm) Color in, connect the dots, and explore other basic activities in black and white illustrations of the flowers, butterflies, popsicles, and happy Heartlings. In Planet Heart, the flowers are happy because they grow in a healthy environment, the Heartlings(tm) are polite to each other, and children eat healthy food. The designs to color are made 100% completely from hearts. The hearts are rotated geometrically along an x-y-z axis, so children observe mathematical relationships as they draw beautiful patterns. The book is organized so that similar patterns are offered in a variety of levels. This is a great introduction to the X-Y-Z Heart Mandala Challenges(tm) that follow in this series. The book is great for home use, classroom, or travel." ]

[ "About the Author", "Tali Lehavi is a prolific inventor, writer, illustrator, jewelry and room décor designer, game inventor, nutrition educator, creator of the ballet-yoga-pilates fusion class HeartMark Yogalates, (tm) to name a few of her titles. She also cooks original recipes for her three daughters and then contributes these recipes to Iguana Magazine for children in Spanish. Lehavi's creations all come out of Planet Heart, (tm) an ideal place that she hopes will educate and inspire us to live up to on Planet Earth. For that purpose, Lehavi directed her UC Berkeley education to writing TV show episodes, a movie script, creating endearing personalities, a unique Heart vocabulary, and securing several US Patents and trademarks, including the patented and trademarked hands-creating-a-heart gesture called the HeartMark. (tm) Lehavi sends a loving HeartMark to everyone who's ever inspired her, which is everybody and everything." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Activities, Crafts & Games" ]

[ "Hashiwokakero", "(from Japanese \"Hashi o kakero\"; literally \"build bridges\"; also known as \"Hashi\", \"Bridges\", \"Chopsticks\" or \"Ai-Ki-Ai\") is a type of logic puzzle. It is played on a rectangular grid with no standard size, although the grid itself is not usually drawn. Some cells start out with (usually encircled) numbers from 1 to 8 inclusive; these are the islands. The rest of the cells are empty.The goal is to connect all of the islands into a single connected group by drawing a series of bridges between the islands. The bridges must follow certain criteria:- They must begin and end at distinct islands, travelling a straight line in between. - They must not cross any other bridges or islands. - They may only run orthogonally. - At most two bridges connect a pair of islands. - The number of bridges connected to each island must match the number on that island.", "brain teasers for adults - brain teaser puzzles - brain teaser puzzles for adults - brain teaser games - brain teaser books for adults - brain teaser adult - brain teaser for adults - brain teaser games for adults - brain teaser gifts - brain teaser high school - logic puzzles for adults - logic puzzle books for adults - logic puzzle books - logic puzzle adult - logic puzzle books for adults variety - logic puzzle for adults - logic puzzle game - logic puzzle grid" ]

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[ "Books", "Humor & Entertainment", "Puzzles & Games" ]

[ "Discover how the weather changes through different seasons in this nature and science book. Children in grades K-3 can learn about sunny, windy, rainy, and snowy weather. Find out what happens to plants and animals when the weather warms up and cools down. Illustrations and photographs show examples of the seasons around the world. With two-page colorful illustrations, World Books Learning Ladders series is for young learners with a primary reading level of grades K-2 looking to learn the basics about nature, science, and their communities. Each nonfiction book was created for children to learn about topics theyre most curious about. Each book in the 10-volume series features colorful illustrations, fun facts, and easy to understand sentences. Words in bold type help early readers build vocabulary skills." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Science, Nature & How It Works" ]

[ "“Thunder in the Wind” / Emergence II The continuing journey of the twin souls Thunder and Natalie, from the book Emergence. This second offering finds them six years later as they walk the path of discovery in this third dimension they call a dream reality. They find themselves having to deal with situations that test their purpose as Shamanistic Wisdom Keepers. They also face discrimination against their American Indian heritage. There is plenty of thrilling action in the form of flying, riding their Harley Davidson, martial arts, and dealing with physical confrontations. As always they explore the higher spiritual levels of their existence through thought provoking conversation, visions, and ritual, but still devote plenty of time to the physical and erotic pleasures of life." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Label switching, an economical and efficient technique for message forwarding in IP networks, is fast becoming a widely deployed solution for improving performance, scalability, and functionality. Written by leading experts in the field, this guide explores the underlying technology of label switching and provides a detailed analysis and comparison of approaches developed by Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and IBM. It also compares label switching with conventional routing, culminating in a discussion of the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard now being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETP).", "This book-the result of a rigorous review process by key designers-is an invaluable resource to network engineers and designers for evaluating the use of label switching in their own networks. * Explains the benefits and limitations of label switching technology* Compares performance, scalability, and robustness of IP Switching, Tag Switching, Cell Switching Router (CSR), and Aggregate Router-based IP Switching (ARIS)* Reveals how label switching simplifies IP over ATM integration problems* Presents the latest snapshot of the MPLS standard, which incorporates the strengths of several of the approaches discussed" ]

[ "Review", "\"An outstanding overview and comparison of technologies that will form the foundation for the next evolution in network architecture.\" —Christine Heckart, Vice President, TeleChoice\"A clear and authoritative review of a major advance in networking, written by some of the pioneers.\" —Dr. John M. McQuillan, McQuillan Consulting", "From the Back Cover", "Label switching, an economical and efficient technique for message forwarding in IP networks, is fast becoming a widely deployed solution for improving performance, scalability, and functionality. Written by leading experts in the field, this guide explores the underlying technology of label switching and provides a detailed analysis and comparison of approaches developed by Ipsilon, Cisco, Toshiba, and IBM. It also compares label switching with conventional routing, culminating in a discussion of the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard now being developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETP).", "This book—the result of a rigorous review process by key designers—is an invaluable resource to network engineers and designers for evaluating the use of label switching in their own networks.", "Content Highlights", "Explains the benefits and limitations of label switching technology", "Explains the benefits and limitations of label switching technology", "Compares performance, scalability, and robustness of IP Switching, Tag Switching, Cell Switching Router (CSR), and Aggregate Router-based IP Switching (ARIS)", "Compares performance, scalability, and robustness of IP Switching, Tag Switching, Cell Switching Router (CSR), and Aggregate Router-based IP Switching (ARIS)", "Reveals how label switching simplifies IP over ATM integration problems", "Reveals how label switching simplifies IP over ATM integration problems", "Presents the latest snapshot of the MPLS standard, which incorporates the strengths of several of the approaches discussed“An outstanding overview and comparison of technologies that will form the foundation for the next evolution in network architecture.”—Christine Heckart, Vice President, TeleChoice“A clear and authoritative review of a major advance in networking, written by some of the pioneers.”—Dr. John M. McQuillan, McQuillan Consulting", "Presents the latest snapshot of the MPLS standard, which incorporates the strengths of several of the approaches discussed", "“An outstanding overview and comparison of technologies that will form the foundation for the next evolution in network architecture.”", "—Christine Heckart, Vice President, TeleChoice", "“A clear and authoritative review of a major advance in networking, written by some of the pioneers.”", "—Dr. John M. McQuillan, McQuillan Consulting", "About the Author", "Bruce Davie", "joined Cisco Systems in 1995, and was awarded recognition as a Cisco Fellow in 1998. He leads an architecture group with responsibility for the development of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities for IP networks. He has more than 15 years of networking and communications industry experience. Some of his most prominent contributions to the industry include authoring numerous books, RFCs, journal articles, and conference papers on IP networking. He is also an active participant in both the Internet Engineering Task Force and the Internet Research Task Force, and is a senior member of the IEEE. Prior to joining Cisco, Bruce worked at Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) and led a number of networking research projects as director of internetworking research and chief scientist. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Edinburgh University and a B.E. from the University of Melbourne.", "Paul Doolan", "is Chief Technology Officer with Ennovate Networks in Boxboro, Massachusetts-a startup that is embracing MPLS as one of its core technologies. In his previous position at Cisco Systems, Inc., Doolan worked with Bruce Davie, Yakov Rekhter, and others on the Tag Switching proposals. An active member of the MPLS working group, Doolan is co-author of the MPLS Framework and Label Distribution Protocol documents.", "Yakov Rekhter", "works at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he is a Cisco Fellow. He is one of the leading designers of Tag Switching, BGP/MPLS VPNs, and MPLS Traffic Engineering. He is also one of the leading designers of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). He is the author/co-author of many RFCs, as well as numerous presentations, papers, and articles on TCP/IP and the Internet.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Networking & Cloud Computing" ]

[ "For more than three decades, David Orr has been one of the leading voices of the environmental movement, championing the cause of ecological literacy in higher education, helping to establish and shape the field of ecological design, and working tirelessly to raise awareness of the threats to future generations posed by humanity’s current unsustainable trajectory.", "Hope Is an Imperative", "brings together in a single volume Professor Orr’s most important works. These include classics such as “What Is Education For?,” one of the most widely reprinted essays in the environmental literature, “The Campus and the Biosphere,” which helped launch the green campus movement,and “Loving Children: A Design Problem,” which renowned theologian and philosopher Thomas Berry called “the most remarkable essay I’ve read in my whole life.”   The book features thirty-three essays, along with an introductory section that considers the evolution of environmentalism, section introductions that place the essays into a larger context, and a foreword by physicist and author Fritjof Capra.", "Hope Is an Imperative", "is a comprehensive collection of works by one of the most important thinkers and writers of our time. It offers a complete introduction to the writings of David Orr for readers new to the field, and represents a welcome compendium of key essays for longtime fans. The book is a must-have volume for every environmentalist’s bookshelf." ]

[ "Review", "\"No one writes more intelligently—or more eloquently—about the major issues of our time than David Orr. His essays are at once a challenge and an inspiration.\" -- Elizabeth Kolbert ―", "author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change", "\"David Orr is a treasure trove of provocative thought as he probes the treacherous fault lines leading to unsustainable communities and ecological collapse. He challenges us to tear down the walls of separation between analytical science and intergenerational love and to ponder knowledge in search of life-sustaining wisdom.\" -- Larry Schweiger ―", "President, National Wildlife Federation", "\"Orr (environmental studies and politics, Oberlin College) has assembled 35 essays he wrote between 1985 and 2000 documenting and analyzing what he calls the white-water rapids that human civilization entered during that period. The overall themes are the fundamentals, sustainability, ecological design, education, and energy and climate. Among the topics are verbicide, walking north on a southbound train, designing minds, ecological literacy, and Pascal's wager and economics in a hotter time.\" ―", "Book News", "\"David W. Orr is obviously a very intelligent man and his essays provide rich food for thoughts for those of us who want to steer the world in a more sustainable direction.\" ―", "Treehugger", "\"Orr lays out our societal blocks candidly, examines them, and then plainly and honestly states next steps. Steps that, while not necessarily easy, will help us evolve beyond current cultural constructs. This book dares you to be humble and to not react to ignorance and arrogance but rather reflect and respond with care and integrity. This book begins and ends by challenging and encouraging those who profess to lead, to teach, to do good in the world: Demonstrate your worth. Be humble, be honest, be visionary. Act. Study, love, appreciate, work with, and emulate what gives us life, purpose, connection, and beauty. There is so much more I would love to share about this book. It is totally worth your time and energy. Read it!\" ―", "Massachusetts Environmental Education Society Website", "\"When someone new to sustainability asks me how to prepare for the journey, I say read David Orr. When a longtimer asks what will open their heart and mind all over again, I send them David's latest. If you crave honest, impassioned, and impeccably researched conversation about things that really matter, buy this book as a gift to yourself. You'll find no better thinking partner.\" -- Janine Benyus ―", "author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspried by Nature", "\"Like our other environmental heros, Rachel Carson and Aldo Leopold, David Orr's genius likes in his ability to bring together the practical wisdom of the ecological sciences, the moral clarity of ethics, and the power of incisive prose.", "Hope is an Imperative", "is a gift of enduring insight and imagination, a source of hope in itself.\" -- Kathleen Dean Moore ―", "author of Wild Comfort", "\"", "Hope Is an Imperative", "is a compilation of some of the most provocative and poignant essays of distinguished American environmental studies professor and writer David Orr...the wisdom in this anthology can provide inspiration and ideas for how to apply sustainability principles into your teaching programs, community, and life.\" ―", "Green Teacher", "\"[Orr] provides clear analysis of issues and lays out ethical and practical actions ... I gained insight and inspiration from nearly every page of this book, as evidenced by a nearly dry highlighter ... should be mandatory yearly reading for all those in the field of education... Get the book. You won't regret it ... The clarity of the arguments and the inspiration provided in this collection will increase the measure of your life's work thereafter.\" ―", "Natural Areas Journal", "About the Author", "David Orr is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College and a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont. He is best known for his pioneering work on environmental literacy in higher education and his recent work in ecological design. He spearheaded the effort to fund, design, and build a $7.2 million Environmental Studies Center at Oberlin College, a building described by the", "New York Times", "as \"the most remarkable\" of a new generation of college buildings and selected as one of 30 \"milestone buildings in the 20th century\" by the U.S. Department of Energy. Orr is recipient of numerous awards and was described by the", "Cleveland Plain Dealer", "as \"one of those who will shape our lives.\"Dr. Orr received a BA degree from Westminster College, an MA degree from Michigan State University, and a PhD degree from the International Relations University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous books and articles.", "Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.", "Hope Is an Imperative", "The Essential David Orr", "By David W. Orr", "ISLAND PRESS", "Copyright © 2011 David W. OrrAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-59726-700-7", "Contents", "Foreword by Fritjof Capra, Introduction, PART 1: The Fundamentals, 1. Verbicide, 2. Slow Knowledge, 3. Speed, 4. Love, 5. Reflections on Water and Oil, 6. Gratitude, 7. Orr's Laws, PART 2: On Sustainability, 8. Walking North on a Southbound Train, 9. Four Challenges of Sustainability, 10. The Problem of Sustainability, 11. Two Meanings of Sustainability, 12. Leverage, 13. Shelf Life, 14. The Constitution of Nature, 15. Diversity, 16. All Sustainability Is Local: New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, PART 3: On Ecological Design, 17. Designing Minds, 18. Loving Children: A Design Problem, 19. Further Reflections on Architecture as Pedagogy, 20. The Origins of Ecological Design, 21. The Design Revolution: Notes for Practitioners, PART 4: On Education, 22. Place as Teacher, 23. The Problem of Education, 24. What Is Education For?, 25. Some Thoughts on Intelligence, 26. Ecological Literacy, 27. Place and Pedagogy, 28. The Liberal Arts, the Campus, and the Biosphere, PART 5: On Energy and Climate, 29. Pascal's Wager and Economics in a Hotter Time, 30. The Carbon Connection, 31. 2020: A Proposal, 32. Baggage: The Case for Climate Mitigation, 33. Long Tails and Ethics: Thinking about the Unthinkable, 34. Hope (in a Hotter Time), 35. At the End of Our Tether? The Rationality of Nonviolence, Sources, Permissions, About David W. Orr, Index, CHAPTER 1", "Verbicide (1999)", "In the beginning was the word....", "HE ENTERED MY OFFICE for advice as a freshman advisee sporting nearly perfect SAT scores and an impeccable academic record—by all accounts a young man of considerable promise. During a 20-minute conversation about his academic future, however, he displayed a vocabulary that consisted mostly of two words:", "cool", "and", "really.", "Almost 800 SAT points hitched to each word. To be fair, he could use them interchangeably, as in \"really cool\" or \"cool ... really!\" He could also use them singly, presumably for emphasis. When he was a student in a subsequent class, I later confirmed that my first impression of the young scholar was largely accurate and that his vocabulary, and presumably his mind, consisted predominantly of words and images derived from overexposure to television and the new jargon of \"computer-speak.\" He is no aberration, but an example of a larger problem, not of illiteracy but of diminished literacy in a culture that often sees little reason to use words carefully, however abundantly. Increasingly, student papers, from otherwise very good students, have whole paragraphs that sound like advertising copy. Whether students are talking or writing, a growing number of them have a tenuous grasp on a declining vocabulary. Excise \"uh ... like ... uh\" from virtually any teenage conversation, and the effect is like sticking a pin into a balloon.", "In the past 50 years, by one reckoning, the working vocabulary of the average 14-year-old has declined from some 25,000 words to 10,000 words (Harper's Index 2000). This is a decline in not merely numbers of words but in the capacity to think. It is also a steep decline in the number of things that an adolescent needs to know and to name in order to get by in an increasingly homogenized and urbanized consumer society. This is a national tragedy virtually unnoticed in the media. It is no mere coincidence that in roughly the same half century, by one estimate, the average person has learned to recognize over 1000 corporate logos, but can now recognize fewer than 10 plants and animals native to their locality (Hawken 1994, 214). That fact says a great deal about why the decline in working vocabulary has gone unnoticed—few are paying attention. The decline is surely not consistent across the full range of language but concentrates in those areas having to do with large issues such as philosophy, religion, public policy, and nature. On the other hand, vocabulary has probably increased in areas having to do with sex, violence, recreation, consumption, and technology. Words like", "twitter", "and", "google", "have been appropriated or invented to describe entirely new ways to be illiterate and incoherent. As a result we are losing the capacity to say what we really mean and ultimately to think about what we mean. We are losing the capacity for articulate intelligence about the things that matter most. \"That sucks,\" for example, is a common way for budding young scholars to announce their displeasure about any number of things that range across the spectrum of human experience. But it can also be used to indicate a general displeasure with the entire cosmos. Whatever the target, it is the linguistic equivalent of duct tape, useful for holding disparate thoughts in rough proximity to some vague emotion of dislike.", "The problem is not confined to teenagers or young adults. It is part of a national epidemic of incoherence evident in our public discourse, street talk, movies, television, and music. We have all heard popular music that consisted mostly of pre-Neanderthal grunts. We have witnessed \"conversation\" on TV talk shows that would have embarrassed retarded chimpanzees. We have listened to many politicians of national reputation proudly and heatedly mangle logic and language in less than a paragraph, although they can do it on a larger scale as well. However manifested, it is aided and abetted by academics, including whole departments specializing in various forms of postmodernism and the deconstruction of one thing or another. Not so long ago they propounded ideas that everything was relative, hence largely inconsequential, and that the use of language was an exercise in power, hence to be devalued. They taught, in other words, a pseudointellectual contempt for clarity, careful argument, and felicitous expression. Being scholars of their word, they also wrote without clarity, argument, and felicity. Remove half a dozen arcane words from any number of academic papers written in the past 10 years, and the argument—whatever it was—evaporates. But the situation is not much better elsewhere in the academy, where thought is often fenced in by disciplinary jargon. The fact is that educators have all too often been indifferent trustees of language. This explains, I think, why the academy has been a lame critic of what ails the world, from the preoccupation with self to technology run amuck. We have been unable to speak out against the barbarism engulfing the larger culture because we are part of the process of barbarization that begins with the devaluation of language.", "The decline of language, long lamented by commentators such as H. L. Mencken, George Orwell, William Safire, and Edwin Newman, is nothing new. Language is always coming undone. Why? For one thing it is always under assault by those who intend to control others by first seizing the words and metaphors by which people describe their world. The goal is to give partisan aims the appearance of inevitability by diminishing the sense of larger possibilities. In our time, language is under assault by those whose purpose it is to sell one kind of quackery or another: economic, political, religious, or technological. It is under attack because the clarity and felicity of language—as distinct from its quantity—is devalued in an industrial-technological society. The clear and artful use of language is, in fact, threatening to that society. As a result we have highly distorted and atrophied conversations about ultimate meanings, ethics, public purposes, or the means by which we live. Since we cannot solve problems that we cannot name, one result of our misuse of language is a growing agenda of unsolved problems that cannot be adequately described in words and metaphors derived from our own creations such as machines and computers.", "Second, language is in decline because it is being balkanized around the specialized vocabularies characteristic of an increasingly specialized society. The highly technical language of the expert is, of course, both bane and blessing. It is useful for describing fragments of the world, but not for describing how these fit into a coherent whole. But things work as whole systems whether we can say it or not or whether we perceive it or not. And more than anything else, it is coherence our culture lacks, not specialized knowledge. Genetic engineering, for example, can be described as a technical thing in the language of molecular biology. But saying what the act of rearranging the genetic fabric of Earth means requires an altogether different language and a mind-set that seeks to discover larger patterns. Similarly, the specialized language of economics does not begin to describe the state of our well-being, whatever it reveals about how much stuff we may or may not possess. Regardless, over and over the language of the specialist trumps that of the generalist—the specialist in whole things. The result is that the capacity to think carefully about ends, as distinct from means, has all but disappeared from our public and private conversations.", "Third, language reflects the range and depth of our experience. But our experience of the world is being impoverished to the extent that it is rendered artificial and prepackaged. Most of us no longer have the experience of skilled physical work on farms or in forests. Consequently words and metaphors based on intimate knowledge of soils, plants, trees, animals, landscapes, and rivers have declined. \"Cut off from this source,\" Wendell Berry writes, \"language becomes a paltry work of conscious purpose, at the service and the mercy of expedient aims\" (Berry 1983, 33). Our experience of an increasingly uniform and ugly world is being engineered and shrink-wrapped by recreation and software industries and pedaled back to us as \"fun\" or \"information.\" We've become a nation of television watchers, googlers, face bookers, text messengers, and twitterers, and it shows in the way we talk and what we talk about. More and more we speak as if we are voyeurs furtively peeking in on life, not active participants, moral agents, neighbors, friends, or engaged citizens.", "Fourth, we are no longer held together, as we once were, by the reading of a common literature or by listening to great stories and so cannot draw on a common set of metaphors and images as we once did. Allusions to the Bible and great works of literature no longer resonate because they are simply unfamiliar to a growing number of people. This is so in part because the consensus about what is worth reading has come undone. But the debate about a worthy canon is hardly the whole story. The ability to read serious things with seriousness is diminished by overexposure to television and computers that overdevelop the visual sense. The desire to read is jeopardized by the same forces that would make us a violent, shallow, hedonistic, and materialistic people. As a nation we risk coming undone because our language is coming undone, and our language is coming undone because one by one we are being undone.", "The problem of language, however, is a global problem. Of the roughly 5000 languages now spoken on Earth, only 150 or so are expected to survive to the year 2100. Language everywhere is being whittled down to the dimensions of the global economy and homogenized to accord with the imperatives of the \"information age.\" This represents a huge loss of cultural information and a blurring of our capacity to understand the world and our place in it. And it represents a losing bet that a few people armed with the words, metaphors, and mindset characteristic of industry and technology that flourished destructively for a few decades can, in fact, manage the Earth, a different, more complex, and longer-lived thing altogether.", "Because we cannot think clearly about what we cannot say clearly, the first casualty of linguistic incoherence is our ability to think well about many things. This is a reciprocal process. Language, George Orwell once wrote, \"becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts\" (Orwell 1981, 157). In our time the words and metaphors of the consumer economy are often a product of foolish thoughts as well as evidence of bad language. Under the onslaught of commercialization and technology, we are losing the sense of wholeness and time that is essential to a decent civilization. We are losing, in short, the capacity to articulate what is most important to us. And the new class of corporate chiefs, global managers, genetic engineers, and money speculators has no words with which to describe the fullness and beauty of life or to announce their role in the larger moral ecology. They have no metaphors by which they can say how we fit together in the community of life and so little idea beyond that of self-interest about why we ought to protect it. They have, in short, no language that will help humankind navigate through the most dangerous epoch in its history. On the contrary, they will do all in their power to reduce language to the level of utility, function, management, self-interest, and the short term. Evil begins not only with words used with malice; it can begin with words that merely diminish people, land, and life to some fragment that is less than whole and less than holy. The prospects for evil, I believe, will grow as those for language decline.", "We have an affinity for language, and that capacity makes us human. When language is devalued, misused, or corrupted, so too are those who speak it and those who hear it. On the other hand, we are never better than when we use words clearly, eloquently, and civilly. Language does not merely reflect the relative clarity of mind; it can elevate thought and ennoble our behavior. Abraham Lincoln's words at Gettysburg in 1863, for example, gave meaning to the terrible sacrifices of the Civil War. Similarly, Winston Churchill's words moved an entire nation to do its duty in the dark hours of 1940. If we intend to protect and enhance our humanity, we must first decide to protect and enhance language and fight everything that undermines and cheapens it.", "What does this mean in practical terms? How do we design language facility back into the culture? My first suggestion is to restore the habit of talking directly to each other—whatever the loss in economic efficiency. To that end I propose that we begin by smashing every device used to communicate in place of a real person, beginning with automated answering machines. Messages like \"your call is important to us ...\" or \"for more options, please press 5, or if you would like to talk to a real person, please stay on the line\" are the death rattle of a coherent culture. Hell, yes, I want to talk to a real person, and preferably one who is competent and courteous!", "My second suggestion is to restore the habit of public reading. One of my very distinctive childhood memories was attending a public reading of Shakespeare by the British actor Charles Laughton. With no prop other than a book, he read with energy and passion for 2 hours and kept a large audience enthralled, including at least one 8-year-old boy. No movie was ever as memorable to me. Further, I propose that adults should turn off the television, disconnect the cable, undo the computer, and once again read good books aloud to their children. I know of no better or more pleasurable way to stimulate thinking, encourage a love of language, and facilitate the child's ability to form images.", "My third suggestion is that those who corrupt language ought to be held accountable for what they do—beginning with the advertising industry. Advertisers spend hundreds of billions to sell us an unconscionable amount of stuff, much of it useless, environmentally destructive, and deleterious to our health. They fuel the fires of consumerism that are consuming the Earth and our children's future. They regard the public with utter contempt—as little more than a herd of sheep to be manipulated to buy whatever at the highest possible cost and at any consequence. Dante would have consigned them to the lowest level of Hell, only because there was no worse place to put them. We should too. Barring that excellent idea, we should insist that they abide by community standards of truthfulness in selling what they peddle, including full disclosure of what the products do to the environment and to those who buy them.", "AUTHOR's NOTE 2010:", "Upon reflection I would move peddlers of misinformation up to the next level and reserve the very basement of hell for those using the public airwaves to incite hate, intolerance, fear, and violence. I would condemn them to listen to their own broadcasts 24/7 for eternity.", "Fifth, language, I believe, grows from the outside in, from the periphery to center. It is renewed in the vernacular where human intentions intersect particular places and circumstances and by the everyday acts of authentic living and speaking. It is, by the same logic, corrupted by contrivance, pretense, and fakery. The center where power and wealth work by contrivance, pretense, and fakery does not create language so much as exploit it. In order to facilitate control, it would make our language as uniform and dull as the interstate highway system. Given its way, we would have only one newspaper, a super", "USA Today.", "Our thoughts and words would mirror those popular in Washington, New York, Boston, or Los Angeles. From the perspective of the center, the merger of entertainment companies with communications companies is OK because it can see no difference between entertainment and news. In order to preserve the vernacular places where language grows, we need to protect the independence of local newspapers and local radio stations. We need to protect local culture in all of its forms from the domination by national media, markets, and power. Understanding that cultural diversity and biological diversity are different faces of the same coin, we must protect those parts of our culture where memory, tradition, and devotion to place still exist.", "Finally, since language is the only currency wherever men and women pursue truth, there should be no higher priority for schools, colleges, and universities than to defend the integrity and clarity of language in every way possible. We must instill in our students an appreciation for language, literature, and words well crafted and used to good ends. As teachers we should insist on good writing. We should assign books and readings that are well written. We should restore rhetoric—the ability to speak clearly and well—to the liberal arts curriculum. Our own speaking and writing ought to demonstrate clarity and truthfulness. And we, too, should be held accountable for what we say.", "(Continues...)", "Excerpted from", "Hope Is an Imperative", "by", "David W. Orr", ". Copyright © 2011 David W. Orr. Excerpted by permission of ISLAND PRESS. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Killed In Action is a historical account of the Vietnam Era told through the life of SP4 Stephen H. Warner, an anti-war activist who was drafted in 1969 after finishing his first year at Yale Law School. After induction into the Army, Steve remained bitterly opposed to the Vietnam War. However, when sent to Vietnam as a public information specialist, he repeatedly volunteered to go out into the field to write human interest stories about the combat soldiers. He often expressed a desire to emulate Ernie Pyle, who wrote such stories about the combat soldiers in World War II. Like Ernie Pyle, Steve was killed in action. In February 1971 the vehicle on which he was riding in Quang Tri Province was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, killing Steve and three other American soldiers.", "Killed In Action contains 22 photographs taken by Steve Warner during his travels around Vietnam, as well as a selection of his human interest articles." ]

[ "Review", "\"Killed in Action is a thoroughly-researched and perceptive account of Stephen Warner's Vietnam experience.\" --", "Testimonial, J. Roger Stemen, Professor Emeritus of History, Gettysburg College, May 8, 2003.", "...superbly focused portrait of a single complex soldier...in his own mind an invulnerable observer of \"America's greatest...mistake.\" --", "Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 11, 2004", "From the Author", "Killed In Action is based primarily on Steve Warner's letters, and notebooks that he kept in 1970 and 1971. These are housed at the Musselman Library at Gettysburg College. The author also interviewed a number of individuals who knew Steve in college, law school and the Army, as well as family members.", "About the Author", "Arthur J. Amchan was drafted into the Army in 1969 after his second year of law school. He began basic training at Ft. Dix three weeks after Steve Warner and also arrived in Vietnam three weeks later. Arthur was assigned to Army Procurement Agency in Saigon from April 1970 through March 1971. He became aware of Steve Warner's compelling story in 2001 through the Gettysburg College's on-line exhibit of some of Steve's photographs.", "Arthur has written several other historical books that are available through Amazon.com Marketplace. These include a biography of the Civil War/Indian War hero Nelson A. Miles and \"The Kaiser's Senator\" an account of Sen. Robert M. LaFollette's opposition to American participation in World War I.", "Read more" ]

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[ "Woodworkers in search of imaginative projects accompanied by expert, how-to advice will find them in this authentic guide to Victorian-style wood carving. From tips on getting started to the fine points of creating symmetrical designs, this manual contains timeless information for carvers.Readers get practical, straightforward tips on necessary tools, selecting appropriate cuts of wood, and tracing and transferring patterns. The book shows how to do scrollwork, carving in relief, and fret cutting, and tells how to perfect your pieces by using sandpaper, oiling, staining, and varnishing. Instructions and 67 designs (with advice on enlarging and reducing patterns) are provided for creating monograms, inscriptions, florals, vines, animal forms, and other ornamentation. Perfect for enhancing letter openers, photo album covers, and scrapbooks, these motifs will also add immediate interest to picture and mirror frames and other domestic accessories." ]

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[ "Sunny Days and Salty Waves Adult Coloring Book is a collection of hand drawn illustrations I have created to invoke feelings of warmth and relaxation.This book is great for road trips, rainy days at the beach, or when you forget to put on that second layer of sunscreen and need a break from the sun; yet still want to feel like you’re on vacation. While this is labeled as an adult coloring book, it is also suitable for children to enjoy. No matter what the season, it’s sunny somewhere!" ]

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[ "A challenging and exciting read of true-life experiences Take a peek into Carol's life as she candidly shares moments of her childhood to the present. Carol explains her life's journey from a young child whose life was filled with hopelessness-detailing the trials and victorious experiences. Her childhood was spent in years of rejection, blame and uprooting. After marriage and rural life, there were many more challenges and candid humor. Throughout the manuscript she faces abandonment, near death experiences and betrayal, but clings to the love of her Heavenly Father. Anyone who has experienced rejection in life will relate to this book. See how God made a miraculous transformation. Carol opens our eyes to see that God is at work in every situation and wants to show us how to see the miraculous interventions in our own journey of life. When the book ends, readers will wish there were more. God - His awesome, loving presence in daily life Act and think with His authority Learn to hear God speaking to you personally Receive promises available The miraculous happens every day After graduation Carol took classes from Moody Bible Institute Correspondence School, Pentecostal Church of God, Rhema Correspondence Bible School and several others. Carol was ordained as a minister with Independent Assemblies of God International, attended two seasons of school at Steve Hurst School of Vocal Ministry and Performance held at Trevecca Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee and received a Doctorate of Theology from West Coast Bible College. Carol and her husband, Robert Ledford, reside in Canyonville, Oregon." ]

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[ "Oprah Winfrey's dad, Vernon Winfrey stated, “I am very impressed! There's a lesson to be learned for all who read this book.”", "William Carter, Jr. takes you on an eclectic journey through his religious upbringing. His Methodist father and Pentecostal/Holiness mother exposed him to every facet of their religious beliefs and let him choose. What could have been a recipe for disaster turned out to be a formula for omnidirectional wisdom. Eat Your Ps details the bridges Carter built that meticulously connect Christians of every denomination to seven core essentials they must focus on to thrive.", "Archbishop Wayne Felton of The Holy Christian Cathedral called Eat Your Ps, “…a profoundly engaging, intelligently arranged, and marvelously adept mine of wisdom.”", "“Comparing the Christian life to eating a variety of peas may seem a bit unorthodox until you dig into the pages and see the purpose and wisdom of the analogy. Whether you are Baptist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, or another denomination, the biblical principles creatively outlined in this book will deepen your spiritual journey.”", "-Crystal BowmanBest-selling, award winning author of more than 100 books including", "Our Daily Bread for Kids", ", Does God Take Naps? and", "M is for Manger." ]

[ "Review", "“Bold, original, authentic. Pastor Carter genuinely cares for the hearts of people. I pray this book begins a greater dialogue on cross-cultural discipleship within the broader Evangelical community.” -- Dr. Clary Butler, Jr. Professor of Graduate Studies in Christian Leadership and Organizational Development Trinity International University“Eat Your Ps is an outstanding work written by an outstanding young man! Although I love peas, the p’s written about in this book will help any human being excel spiritually. Every Christian must eat Praise, Purging, Prayers, Promises, Persecution, Proverbs, and Purpose. Without making these concepts applicable to your daily lives, you will never reach the zenith of your spiritual success. I strongly encourage each of you to read this book and allow it to minister to your soul, for it is supported 100% by the Word of God. I was truly inspired, motivated, and encouraged and pray that you will be also.” -- Bishop Gilbert L., Evans, Jr., J.D., Ph. D Vice President & Assistant General Counsel at St. Johns River State College Senior Pastor of The House of God Church Palatka, FL“William Carter, Jr. has masterfully combined his commendable communication skills with homiletic resonance in his book Eat Your P’s! Each chapter reads with the likeness of a multi-piece classical music arrangement which builds as it moves, depositing the uncommon warmth of transparency from his personal life coupled with his never disappointing yet apt command of Scripture. The conversational tone of William’s penmanship is the contagion of this book, yields down-to-earth wisdom that's theologically sound and practically attainable. Enjoy this profoundly engaging, intelligently arranged, and marvelously adept mine of wisdom. It is informative, disciple-worthy, and an excellent tool for trans-generational and trans-denominational audiences. -- Wayne R. Felton The Archbishop of, Communion of Holy Christian Churches The Senior Pastor of, The Holy Christian Cathedral Saint Paul, MN“I am very impressed! There’s a lesson to be learned for all who read this book. The lifestyle depicted is a plus for everyone.” -- Deacon Vernon Winfrey (Oprah’s Dad) Faith United Baptist Church“Comparing the Christian life to eating a variety of peas may seem a bit unorthodox until you dig into the pages and see the purpose and wisdom of the analogy. Whether you are Baptist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, or another denomination, the biblical principles creatively outlined in this book will deepen your spiritual journey and bring closer to your heavenly Father.” -- Crystal Bowman Best-selling, award winning author of more than 100 books including Our Daily Bread for Kids, Does God Take Naps? and M is for MangerThis is one of the warmest, most genuine, and personal books I have read in a long time. William's heart-felt love for God and family come through on every page. If you are looking for an unswervingly Biblical book that will both encourage and challenge, you will find it in these pages. The lessons can be immediately applied and William is such a deeply joyful person that it's hard not to feel like you're walking with a friend when you read his words. I highly recommend this book! -- Chris Reid Discipleship and Connection Minister The Church at Woodbine; Regional Campus of Brentwood Baptist Church Brentwood, TN“Pastor Carter proves to be an excellent teacher who captivates his audience. This book serves as the perfect ‘how-to’ guide for a well-balanced spiritual diet. Eat Your Ps will leave you with an internal PEAce that surpasses all understanding.” -- Karen P. Knowles, MD Internal Medicine Specialist Nashville, TN", "About the Author", "Pastor Carter has been teaching and preaching the Gospel for over twenty years. He remains in high demand traveling extensively as a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and revivalist. Known for cleverly telling the pointed truth, his ministry maintains a strong rapport with millennials and young adults across the USA." ]

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[ "'Transformative...", "Flip Thinking", "beautifully illustrates how a person who can turn a negative into a positive can never be defeated' - Greg McKeown, podcaster and bestselling author of", "Essentialism", "and", "Effortless", "Imagine this: you've got a great idea, and all you hear are the yes-buts. \"Yes, but that's been tried before, and it didn't work.\" \"Yes, but shouldn't we just let it sit for a while?\" \"Yes, but what if it doesn't work...\"Stop saying \"yes, but...\" to life, and to start saying \"yes, and...\"", "This international bestseller introduces the power of flip thinking to transform stuck-in-the-mud, pessimistic 'yes, but' thinking into an inventive, curious 'yes, and' mindset.Berthold Gunster presents his fifteen flip thinking strategies that will transform your thinking away from limitations and threats and towards possibilities and opportunities. From disrupting (turn all the rules upside down), to flaunting (play up what you want to hide), and importing (get the enemy on board) to amplifying (focus on what works, and do more of that) Gunster's strategies and stories will have you approaching even the most challenging problems, at work, home and at play, in a whole new way." ]

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[ "Gender Inclusive offers a challenging and unconventional reinterpretation of gender and mass violence.", "Compiling essays and excerpts drawn from nearly two decades of Adam Jones’s writing on gender and politics, this stimulating and diverse collection of essays explores vital issues surrounding ‘gendercide’ (gender-selective mass killing) including:", "How gender shapes men and women as victims and perpetrators of mass violence, including genocide.", "How gender shapes men and women as victims and perpetrators of mass violence, including genocide.", "The range of gender-selective atrocities inflicted upon males, especially the gendercidal killing of civilian men of \"battle age.\"", "The range of gender-selective atrocities inflicted upon males, especially the gendercidal killing of civilian men of \"battle age.\"", "The victimization of women and girls worldwide, including the structural forms of violence (\"gendercidal institutions\") directed against them.", "The victimization of women and girls worldwide, including the structural forms of violence (\"gendercidal institutions\") directed against them.", "Genocidal violence throughout modern history, with a particular focus on the Balkans and Rwanda.", "Genocidal violence throughout modern history, with a particular focus on the Balkans and Rwanda.", "In-depth critiques of prevailing gender framings in academic scholarship, mass media, and the policy sphere.", "In-depth critiques of prevailing gender framings in academic scholarship, mass media, and the policy sphere.", "Adam Jones – recently selected as \"one of fifty key thinkers in Holocaust and genocide studies\" – contests prevailing interpretations of gender and violence, arguing that they fail to capture the broad range of gendered experience. His global-historical treatment is essential reading for anyone with an interest in genocide, human rights and gender studies." ]

[ "Review", "\"In this collection of essays, Adam Jones examines in some depth the idea that men are specifically targeted in mass violence, drawing on compelling evidence of massacres of battle-age males from the classical wars to the twentieth century Holocaust and genocides. ... The collection also draws attention to male victims of mass violence, not only in an instrumental way, in order to better protect those considered more vulnerable, but also because they are victims in their own right and deserve protection and justice. ... Adam Jones brings a welcome sophistication to gender analysis in relation to mass violence, and specifically genocide. While the earlier essays are more provocative in challenging notions of female victimisation and male aggression as the dominant model, as his thinking evolves over the two decades covered in this collection, he retains a balance between the necessity of acknowledging the ways in which women are affected by mass violence, and what he terms gendercidal institutions, with a robust attempt to bring male suffering into the picture. ... This book speaks to a specialist, and primarily academic audience, both within gender and genocide studies, yet those who need to be influenced by this work are unfortunately least likely to read it: busy aid workers, activists, and policy makers who all too easily fall into unsophisticated and simplistic assumptions about female victimisation and male aggression because that is what those who hold them to account expect, value, and reward. For those seeking to push forward a more inclusive understanding of gender within their own work and institutions, this book provides inspiration and crucial evidence, to take forward that goal.\"-- Rachel Hastie (Protection Adviser, Oxfam), Gender & Development 17: 3 (2009)", "(added by author)", "About the Author", "Adam Jones was born in Singapore in 1963, and grew up in England and Canada. He is currently Associate Research Fellow in the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University. He holds an M.A. from McGill University and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, both in political science. He has edited two volumes on genocide: Gendercide and Genocide (Vanderbilt University Press, 2004) and Genocide, War Crimes & the West: History and Complicity (Zed Books, 2004). He has also published two books on the media and political transition. His scholarly articles have appeared in Review of International Studies, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Genocide Research, Journal of Human Rights, and other publications. He is cofounder and executive director of Gendercide Watch, a web-based educational initiative that confronts gender-selective atrocities worldwide. Jones has lived and travelled in over 60 countries on every populated continent. Email: adamj_jones@hotmail.com" ]

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[ "Finding strategies to meet the sensory needs of children and adults can be challenging. Abby the Alligator Needs Hand Squeezes is designed to help give you an immediate strategy and tips to help make a difference. This book is the first in the book series called \"Living In The Land Of Sensory\", which explores various sensory needs, and provides strategies and techniques to help meet them. In this story, Abby the alligator has very \"busy hands'' and she gets help from her parents and friends who use a special sensory strategy to help her hands feel calm. If you know of a busy \"alligator\" in your life, they may benefit from this strategy as well!" ]

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[ "Review", "...The authors are masterful at their craft. The book sings with history, character and emotion.", "Wendy O'Hanlon, Acres Australia.", "...What a great adventure ...Move over Philippa Gregory here are some new authors to bring more of the history of Britain. Told with such clarity, this novel will draw readers into the pages as though they are a part of the story, therefore a part of history itself.", "John Morrow's Pick of the Week.", "...Historical romantics of all ages will enjoy this rollicking affair that continues the story of spirited twins who do battle with cruel relatives, nefarious noblemen, misunderstood suitors, and above all, the constraints on women's power in 14th century England and France.", "Chanticleer Editorial Book Reviews, USA", "The Order of the Lily was awarded First Place for Historical Romance in the Chatelaine Awards for Romantic Fiction, a division of the Chanticleer Reviews Novel Writing Competitions in 2014." ]

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[ "Vickie Taylor's debut children's book, \"A Birthday Cake like Me\", is about an autistic four year old boy impatiently anticipating his fifth birthday. As the day draws near he starts a countdown while reminding everyone of his upcoming \"special day\". While sharing his upcoming birthday wish for a very big birthday cake, Jordan manages to touch everyone's heart he comes into contact with." ]

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[ "Olive Finch is a twenty-two-year-old college student who has never really had a boyfriend. In fact, Olive has never even been kissed. Her life is filled with concerts, classes, and her malevolent cat, Jafar. When Olive continues to run into the student doctor that helped her during the most embarrassing Urgent Care visit of her life, she finds that maybe love is more than dating app adventures and boys who can't commit." ]

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[ "Elements of English is a complete high school English program. Each student text features units such as Literature, Media, Reference, and Language and Form. Within these units, students study a variety of short stories, poetry pieces, and drama works from Canada and around the world. Each selection is accompanied by before and after reading activities." ]

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[ "A greater percentage of the 2008 NEC rules apply to residential installations than to any other occupancy. These residential requirements are found throughout the entire codebook, rather than being concentrated into particular chapters as are other occupancy requirements. This seventh edition of One- and Two-Family Dwelling Electrical Systems is designed to help you quickly locate the rules you need. Ready references to both the 2008 National Electrical Code and 2009 International Residential Code are included for your convenience. Illustrations and detailed examples provide background information, and tables and photos present visual confirmation of the text. The materials of this textbook have been thoroughly and competently updated to assist you in supporting your jurisdiction and enforcing the codes that keep us all safer." ]

[ "About the Author", "Authorized IACET Provider. The International Association of Electrical Inspectors plays a strong leadership role in the electrical industry and its many organizations and associations. Because of its reputation for fairness and code-compliance, the association has long been labeled the Keystone of the Electrical Industry. Like the keystone, the association plays a cohesive role among testing agencies, standards organizations, manufacturers, distributors, and contractors." ]

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[ "Give the gift of capturing a mother’s life stories for your family and generations to come in this beautiful Hmong mother’s journal.", "A mother’s life story is filled with trials and tribulations, successes, struggles, achievements, and life changing decisions that change the people around her and the world! Capture these precious life happenings through a mother’s own words in this journal.Designed in the traditional Hmong textile patterns, the stories of culture and life experiences of a mother’s journey help tell the stories written. Family and loved ones will experience the stories written in this keepsake journal.", "In this journal, you will find:", "Beautiful Hmong textile designs on the purple front cover and interior pages", "Beautiful Hmong textile designs on the purple front cover and interior pages", "150 pages of prompts and blank pages for a mother to write her own stories and life experiences", "150 pages of prompts and blank pages for a mother to write her own stories and life experiences", "Prompt questions and directions are written in the beloved Hmong language to preserve culture and language, English version available as well!", "Prompt questions and directions are written in the beloved Hmong language to preserve culture and language, English version available as well!", "6X9 size, convenient to slip into a bag or sit on desks, shelves, and tables", "6X9 size, convenient to slip into a bag or sit on desks, shelves, and tables", "Perfect gift for all the mothers in your life or for yourself", "Perfect gift for all the mothers in your life or for yourself", "Re-live a mother’s life story in this journal through the eyes of a mother in her own words. Seize the precious memories, life experiences, and stories to live on as a legacy for your family and future generations. Get this journal for all the mothers in your life today!" ]

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[ "A young girl discovers a curious London magic shop and begins a peculiar journey to rescue a missing friend.", "Chloe Ashley is feeling lonely and dejected. She's estranged from her best friend and ignored by her busy parents. One dreary afternoon, she wanders into a newly refurbished curiosities shop in the heart of London. The shop is owned by Mr. Ixworth and Mr. Maddox, two eccentric gentlemen who are in the business of magic. Real magic.", "Chloe becomes a fast friend with the two magicians and discovers the wondrous merchandise the shop has to offer: a magical flying taxi, ghost spectacles, self-fluffing pillows, and crumb-less tables. In short time, Chloe is on her way to becoming a magician's apprentice.", "But when Ixworth suddenly disappears, Chloe and Maddox are launched into a shadowy, sinister world of mystery and deception. In their perilous investigation to find their missing friend, the pair uncovers an age-old conspiracy of greed, inheritance, and power. Was Ixworth kidnapped? Murdered? Is he hiding? Or is there something more insidious at play, lurking beneath the streets of London, on a quest to fulfill an ancient and terrible prophecy?" ]

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[ "Photographs and illustrations in black and white. Numerous photos of old homes of the area with accompanying narratives of the owners and their families. Category: Geography--United States--Virginia--Regions--Pittsylvania County" ]

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[ "Books", "History", "Americas" ]

[ "Spanish-speaking learners of English can use this handy tool to master auxiliary and irregular verbs in English." ]

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[ "Books", "Reference", "Words, Language & Grammar" ]

[ "Encouraged by the West to spearhead a pro-democracy movement, an outspoken refugee from the Tiananmen Square massacre finds help with his efforts in Quiller, a Western agent ordered to lead the rebel to safety. Reprint." ]

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[ "Books", "Mystery, Thriller & Suspense", "Mystery" ]

[ "Would you like to leave thecomfort of politically-correct Americato see the incredible world of Southeast Asia withouta passport or even leaving your house?Then pick up this book and comealong with former-Special Forces vet John Harwich from Cape Cod, Massachusetts and into theheart of the exotic Orient where off-beat is normal and violence can beall-too-prevalent.Join Harwich as he leaves thefamiliar world of his hometown and returns to the hills and jungles of Indochinawhere he risked his life during the 1970s in the Vietnam War. Harwich is goingbecause an old friend of, Glenn Lucas--a former Flying Tiger--has called himfrom Bangkok and very much needshim to come over to Thailandat once for help.Glenn can't tell Harwich muchover the phone but it is enough to get Harwich packed and ready to return to Asiaimmediately. What adds to Harwich's interests is that he is being flown from Bostonto Bangkok and ends up getting asuite at the Oriental Hotel--all for free!Once in Bangkok,Harwich learns that he and Glenn are in Asia because theleaders of a Hong Kong Triad want the two Americans to rescue their eldestbrother, a man Glenn lost in Laoswhen his DC-3 crashed there in 1949 . . ." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Contemporary" ]

[ "The premier resource for individuals who perform nerve conduction studies, this guide offers expert guidance on a wide range of topics from proper setup of an EMG lab to detailed instruction on performing nerve conductions studies, as well as solutions to numerous problems encountered during testing. With a wide array of useful images, tables and figures, this guide is an indispensable tool for various degrees of individuals who perform nerve conduction studies, from technicians, to residents, fellows and practitioners. Some of the notable highlights included are: Convenient 6 by 9 size which fits inside most lab coat pockets. Clear descriptions with photos depicting proper placement of electrodes and stimulator. Explains important concepts behind and solutions for various technical difficulties during testing. Listing of the normal values and filter settings for various nerve conduction studies. Provides numerous examples of reliable versus unreliable traces and explains how to obtain the quality traces that are crucial to obtain accurate data. Detailed suggestions for troubleshooting the most common difficulties associated with nerve conductions studies in most major nerve locations. Section dedicated to various diagnoses with suggestions on which nerves should be tested along with the expected abnormal findings. A comprehensive glossary of terms as well as commonly used acronyms regarding nerve conduction studies." ]

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[ "Books", "Medical Books", "Medicine" ]

[ "For Jesus discipleship was not measured only by a call from him and not even by a subsequent reorientation of people's live. The designation \"disciple\" was not intended to set people apart or to have them sit at the feet of Jesus like faithful companions. There is a much deeper purpose in his invitation through which one is called to be sent. Called to Be Sent develops and completes the theology of discipleship introduced in the author's previous books. This new volume focuses on \"sending forth,\" the phase that follows our radical encounter with human-ity. Here we find the hope and strength to move from an understanding of mission to actually being commis-sioned by Jesus. In short, as Christians we are \"gathered for scattering\" and \"called to be sent,\" and this book provides much direction." ]

[ "About the Author", "Anthony J. Gittins, CSSp, is in his twenty-fourth year at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and is currently professor of mission and culture. Born in Manchester, England, he earned an MA and PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He has taught and worked in some thirty-five countries. His pastoral outreach includes ministry in cultures from Africa to the Pacific, and work with Chicago's disenfranchised, especially homeless women. He is the author of fifteen books and numerous articles. Father Gittins also lectures and leads retreats nationally and internationally. He continues his anthropological work by spending periods of time in local churches, especially in Africa and the Central Pacific, working on inculturation by bringing learnings from cultural anthropology and theology together. His commitment to homeless women in Chicago, whose stories he told in", "Where There's Hope, There's Life: Women's Stories of Homelessness and Survival,", "is ongoing." ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Ministry & Evangelism" ]

[ "Nicole was consumed by her life. She grew up in a broken home and swore that if she married, it would be different. It was all she could do to simply make it through a day with two small kids and a husband grieving his brother's death. How did she miss the signs? Was she that easy to fool? Or was she so self centered that she didn't even notice what was happening in her own home? She has some big choices to make, but not until she finds some answers." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Women's Fiction" ]

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[ "\"Both Max and Bessie arrived in the United States in 1905, after having fled the tyrannies, anti-Semitism, persecutions, poverty, and hunger of Eastern Europe. Grandpa was twenty years old at the time. He took up the trade of carpentry, as his father before him. Grandma was fifteen years old and had seen the horrors of a pogrom which had killed her mother. She was unhappy with her stepmother and lonely for her older sister, who was already in the United States. Grandpa and Grandma settled in the Lower East Side of New York, met each other, and married in 1910. They had simply moved from one shtetel to another. Yiddish was the primary language spoken at home by the entire family. By the time Murray was born in 1922, Belle was twelve, Esther was nine, and I was five years old. We had been exposed to English, which became our second language.\" -A. Allan Finkel Four generations after Max and Bessie's arrival in America, we Finkels have multiplied and thrived in our new home. From the Old World to Ellis Island, from the Lower East Side to Brooklyn, from Long Island and South Fallsburg, these memoirs tell our story." ]

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[ "Books", "Biographies & Memoirs", "Memoirs" ]

[ "Detailed description of removal, installation, adjustments, repair, overhaul and servicing of all the major vehicle parts." ]

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[ "The Tower of Alchemy is the first book published in the West to openly reveal the teachings and practice of the Hermetic Art in plain language. In this advanced manual, the alchemical symbols and motifs cease to be a bewildering maze and become helpful signposts on the Path of Liberation. David Goddard clearly explains the interior practices that are the essence of the Great Work itself. By assimilating the knowledge and practicing the exercises contained in this book, you will find that the once-confusing alchemical illustrations are now illuminated mandalas. Using classical Qabalah, and traditions as diverse as the Grail legend, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism, Goddard allows students access to the higher Mysteries. His specific teachings and guided practices will enable you to attain the secret to all spiritual works, which can culminate in the completion of the Great Work." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "New Age & Spirituality" ]

[ "The story continues for Dylan and Niccole Murphy as they fight to carve out a life in the small community of Paradise Falls and continue the defense against the neighboring threat knows as the Corrupted. The evil growing in the nearby town has also begun their next phase of life and continue their attempts to become the dominant life form of the world. But for Paradise Falls, not all enemies come from outside the walls of the small fortress town. This is the second book in the End World series and is 68,000 words long." ]

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[ "Books", "Science Fiction & Fantasy", "Science Fiction" ]

[ "Catalogue from an exhibit valorizing smaller regional museums in the Valdarno region of Tuscany, featuring works by Giotto, Masaccio, Beato Angelico, Andrea della Robbia, and Domenico Ghirlandaio. The region's well-developed road system promoted commerce and pilgrimages, contributing to its economic and cultural prosperity. The creation of religious edifices led also to the production of valuable artistic objects, and the ensemble of works refutes the idea that the artistic heritage of peripheral zones is inferior to that of more central regions. Italian and English text." ]

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[ "Books", "Arts & Photography", "History & Criticism" ]

[ "Journey into Mystery! Travel the world –and the supernatural- with the mysterious company of Karras and Corbeau: Investigators of the Strange and Occult as they struggle with the unseen world and its icy effects upon the living.From Europe –Paris, London and the Sud du France- to the Japanese volcanic islands deep within the Black Current, follow Willem Furey upon his excursions into the shadowy recesses of the other side of reality; while under the employment of the strange and inexplicable Lucien Karras, the enigmatic Emerald Montaigne and the caustic and diabolical Anton Corbeau as they journey to Prague to confront the hideous Burning Man; old London to solve the mystery of the terrifying Eye in the Keyhole to the Basque mountains to confront the legend of the Brassac Vampyre, these adventures will hold you spellbound by the gossamer thin veil that separates the modern world from the spectral realm." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "The field of movement disorders is one of the key subspecialty areas in clinical neurology, and understanding of the relevant conditions can often be difficult. The scope of this area requires a wide knowledge base, and clinicians might, in the course of a single clinic, need to recall the differential of Huntington's-like disorders, the gene implicated in dopa-responsive dystonia, and compare a case of suspected neuroacanthocytosis with a 'classical' case.Part of the accessible", "Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Neurology", "series, this volume covers the basic science and clinical concepts underlying the movement disorders, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of individual hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders. Specifically written to aid understanding and treatment of a wide range of movement disorders, this textbook includes a useful section covering miscellaneous causes of disordered movement, which are routinely encountered by neurologists. It is also supplemented with illustrative video clips that can be accessed through the concurrent online edition. Although firmly rooted in evidence-based management approaches, the authors included their own top tips and experience on the management of difficult cases where no current guidance exists, engaging the reader and providing a better feel for handling real-world clinical problems.", "The Oxford Textbook of Movement Disorders", "is an indispensable reference for neurologists and senior trainees in neurology, as well as any physicians advising people with movement disorders." ]

[ "About the Author", "David Burn,", "Professor of Movement Disorders, Clinical Ageing Research Unit, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK", "David Burn is Professor of Movement Disorder Neurology at the Clinical Ageing Research Unit, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK." ]

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[ "Books", "New, Used & Rental Textbooks", "Medicine & Health Sciences" ]

[ "Mary M. Fern's Never Say Goodbye asks the terrible question: \"When one main branch is ripped from the Family Tree...will the tree survive?\" Never Say Goodbye is an authentic look into a family's grief, an unexpected and unwelcome journey leading to forgiveness and joy. With an extraordinary verbal intensity and a rare depth-of-understanding, author Mary M. Fern re-creates the dynamic and rapidly evolving emotional challenges faced during and after the loss of a loved one. \"My only mission that mattered on this planet was to love, protect, nurture, and teach my children and pass them safely into the future. I failed.\" And so it began." ]

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[ "Books", "Self-Help", "Death & Grief" ]

[ "Most people are familiar with Darwin's book, \"On the Origin of the Species.\" His hypotheses have led to widespread speculation regarding the origin of the universe as well as life. After nearly two-centuries, what was written as possible, is now accepted as factual. Is it though? Is man no more than a tree or a frog? Are amoeba the origin of mankind? Are apes truly the primal ancestors of mankind? Many believe so, but has the world been misled?Rational people want more than what evolution theory offers. Many want to have hope! There is no hope in evolution, but many have confidence in it. Confident of what? That they now exist but will die? People want the truth. Truth certainly includes everything that can be sensed, but are the five senses all there is? Many Christians claim to have experienced God. Is there more to truth than what is seen or measured? Truth is comprehended by the mind. The gamble is too great not to be certain. Most have been persuaded that evolution is truth. The theme throughout the pages of this book is to question the readers' certainty. Have most been persuaded wrongly? Is what we sense all there is? Has the \"god\" of evolution cheated naïve people of a great portion of their existential life?\"On the Origin and Survival of the Species\" presents the case for God. It is not a refutation of Darwin but an apologetic for God. Creationists believe that God's abilities have been misappropriated; that since His role is Creator, which most have attributed to chance, then God is diminished.Regeneration implies generation. To be re-created, Christians must have been created. Without the creation, regeneration is foolishness and eternal life an opiate. Most people have been fed with evolution theory since they entered school. Within these pages is an opportunity to question what you have been taught. What is there to gain by examining the notion of creation? Perhaps peace, happiness, joy, and hope. Evolution offers no hope to extend what rational people want most - an eternal existence in Paradise.Even many Christians deny God as Creator yet expect Him to save them for eternity. Evolution theory has no Heaven in which to live eternally. Creationism is essential Christian doctrine. For God to save, there must be God. By definition, god's create, and if truly a God, only One is needed." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "Religious Studies" ]

[ "Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-339–and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of planning, configuring, and managing Microsoft SharePoint 2016 core technologies in datacenters, in the cloud, and in hybrid environments. Designed for experienced IT pros ready to advance their status, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSE level.", "Focus on the skills measured on the exam:", "• Design SharePoint infrastructure• Plan authentication and security• Plan workload optimization• Plan productivity solutions• Manage search capabilities• Plan and configure cloud services• Monitor and optimize a SharePoint environment", "This Microsoft", "Exam Ref", ":", "• Organizes its coverage by the “Skills measured” posted on the exam webpage• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you• Provides exam preparation tips• Points to in-depth material by topic for exam candidates needing additional review• Assumes experience planning and maintaining SharePoint and related core technologies, including Windows Server 2012 R2 or later, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or later, Active Directory, and networking infrastructure services" ]

[ "About the Author", "TROY LANPHIER,", "MCTS, MCITP, MCP, MCSE, and Managing Consultant for Catapult Systems, is a senior-level IT professional with extensive infrastructure, architecture, and design experience. As a long-standing member of the computer geek community, he has been hooked on computers since 1980, when his father brought home a brand new TRS-80 microcomputer (and the all-important TRS-80 computer cassette recorder for storing bits of BASIC language code).", "Troy has been involved in enterprise server infrastructure design since the mid-1990s, when Banyan VINES, DEC Alpha, Novell Netware, SGI Indy, and Windows NT 3.1 servers roamed the IT world. Since the early 2000s, he has been training, working on, or writing about Windows server technologies, including the Microsoft SharePoint family of technologies (since the 2003 beta).", "When he’s not working on (or writing about) SharePoint, Troy enjoys spending time restoring vintage cars and motorcycles, playing video games with his daughters Samantha and Katherine, browsing antiques with his wife Marlene, and collecting Hot Wheels and Star Wars memorabilia." ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Networking & Cloud Computing" ]

[ "What happends to the wide-eyed observer when the window between reality and unreality breaks, and the glass begins to fly? Here are four answers from the ultimate expert, Stephen King. Includes \"The Langoliers,\" \"Secret Window, Secret Garden,\" \"The Library Policeman,\" and \"The Sun Dog.\"" ]

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[ "Su blog -La Cigüeña de la Torre, alojado en Infovaticana- es el número uno de España en lo que a información eclesial se refiere y uno de los más leídos de Hispanoamérica. Tanto éxito no es producto del azar, sino de una labor continuada de años (Fernández de la Cigoña lleva escribiendo de las cosas de la Iglesia desde antes de cumplir los veinte).En este libro Paco Pepe habla de esto con Gabriel Ariza y de muchas cosas más: los mil y un líos vaticanos, Papas santos y otros de mirada torva, el preconcilio, el Concilio y el posconcilio, el Opus y los kikos, por supuesto la Compañía de Jesús (la de verdad y esta de ahora), la Guerra Civil, sus padres, la España de Franco, la cosa esa de la Transición, Don Marcelo y Tarancón, los amigos muertos (y también los vivos), el milagro de Lerma, quién es quién en la Iglesia en España (y quién no debió ser nunca nadie)… Quien lo lea de principio a fin –y bastará leer la primera pregunta y repuesta para no poder parar hasta la última- llegará a una conclusión segura: que Paco Pepe, más que un comecuras, es un hermanito de los pobres." ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Catholicism" ]

[ "Just one distraction could lead to failure—several may spell ruin.", "As the daughter of the wealthiest Black man in the country, Rose Ross struggles to make a name for herself as the COO of her father’s tech company. She’s even forced to let go of a promising relationship to focus on her career, but still cannot seem to escape her father’s legacy. Rose fears that if she remains at Rick Ross Enterprises, she will never rise above the vast shadow his name casts.When her ailing friend reaches out to her for help, Rose doesn’t hesitate. She has just thirty days to curate the most important charity art exhibition in Europe and break into a field she is truly passionate about. However, just before she leaves for her flight to Belfast, her father informs her that she has only three weeks to decide whether she will succeed him as CEO.With her concentration already split between one life-altering decision, Rose is stunned when she meets her friend’s handsome and overprotective brothers. Right away, she recognizes an undeniable, yet different, attraction to both.Her mind in turmoil, Rose’s focus is now fractured among love and business. If she cannot make a decision—or if she makes the wrong one—she will lose everything she has worked for and, perhaps, more.", "“An addictive, rollicking tale of friendship, love, and lust.”", "—", "Kirkus Reviews", "“Gordon’s debut offers readers a winning combination of intrigue and romance, revealed slowly through the lens of opulent travel and luxurious living.”—", "BookLife Review" ]

[ "Review", "\"Gordon's novel will attract romance lovers of every stripe, especially those who prefer a bit of mystery and drama.\"", "— Kirkus Reviews", "\"Gordon's debut offers readers a winning combination of intrigue and romance, revealed slowly through the lens of opulent travel and luxurious living.\"", "— BookLife Review", "\"I loved the relationships between the characters, the storyline was heartwarming and after a while, I couldn't put it down. Would definitely recommend!\"", "— LoveReading, starred review", "About the Author", "Rita Gordon is a California native who resides in the SF Bay Area, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in I/O Psychology from San Francisco State University. She is an avid reader and has amassed an extensive collection of books that fill the rooms of her house. When not reading and writing, she spends her time traveling, drawing flower designs for future coloring book projects, or volunteering in her community." ]

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[ "Books", "Romance", "Contemporary" ]

[ "Kent, Inglaterra, finales del siglo XIX. El huérfano Pip vive una existencia humilde con su hermana y su cuñado, a quien ayuda en su taller de herrería. Cuando la rica Miss Havisham requiere a Pip como acompañante de ella y de su bella hija, el joven se dará cuenta de las penurias de su clase social y deseará cada vez con más fuerza subir posiciones en el escalafón social. Pip recibirá entonces la visita de un abogado de Londres, quien le informará que un benefactor anónimo le quiere convertir en un caballero. Sin embargo, Pip descubrirá que el valor de la amistad y de la moral no se puede comprar con dinero. «El corazón humano es un instrumento de muchas cuerdas; el perfecto conocedor de los hombres las sabe hacer vibrar todas, como un buen músico.» Charles Dickens" ]

[ "Book Description", "Una ingeniosa novela, mezcla de ironía, realismo y misterio del gran maestro de la novela victoriana.", "About the Author", "Charles Dickens (Portsmuth, 1812 – Gadshill, 1870) ha llegado hasta nosotros como el autor más importante e influyente de la literatura victoriana. Sus obras y su peripecia personal, íntimamente relacionadas, plasmaron no sólo el pulso social de su época, también el terrible estado moral de una sociedad atrapada en la desigualdad y las convenciones. Dickens experimentó la miseria, el éxito popular, la cárcel, el hambre... sólo logró cumplir con el más íntimo de sus anhelos, la libertad, entregándose a la literatura. Aunque muchas de sus obras gozaron de un extraordinario favor popular, baste decir que muchas de ellas fueron publicadas por entregas, en formato folletín; serían las críticas entusiastas de George Gissing y G. K. Chesterton las que encumbrarían a Dickens como el autor más importante de la literatura inglesa del siglo XIX." ]

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[ "A reference book of \"international scope\" containing complete data of 130 of the latest aircraft engines of this time period with 142 illustrations. The book also has 20 advertisers including General Electric Company, Shell Oil Company, Inc., Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, American Bosch Corporation, Bendix Aviation Corporation, and Wright Aeronautical Corporation." ]

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[ "This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work." ]

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[ "Books", "Cookbooks, Food & Wine", "Vegetarian & Vegan" ]

[ "Every day Boo floats about his haunt having everything he could ever want. He ignores the evil Nugget and his Flashy Parakeets, who each think they rule the streets.That is until Nugget captures Grape Face then it becomes quite the race. For Boo brings with him The Backyard Zoo to help in his quest. Will they be able to free Grape Face from Nugget's nest? Or will Nugget win. To find out just add this new book by Pat Hatt to your bin." ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Action & Adventure" ]

[ "Developed jointly by the governments of Canada, the U.S. & Mexico for use by fire fighters, police, & other emergency services personnel who may be the first to arrive at the scene of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods. It is primarily a guide to aid first responders in quickly identifying the specific or generic hazards of the material(s) involved in the incident, & protecting themselves & the general public during the initial response phase of the incident. It is not intended to provide information on the physical or chemical properties of dangerous goods. Comprehensive!" ]

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[ "Books", "Engineering & Transportation", "Transportation" ]

[ "Dinosaur fun while learning the letters Aa to Zz!", "Are you looking for a book to teach your child the capital and lower-case English letters at an age-appropriate level—a book that's also fun? Then, you've found the right one—this Dinosaur Workbook! Your little ones will not only learn to write but also be able to color amazing prehistoric dinos.", "This workbook will help to prepare your child for elementary school by combining fun and learning. It isn't overly challenging, and it helps your child practice printed letters. For an optimum learning experience, there are directional arrows and dotted lines at the beginning of each letter to help your child copy and connect the letters. There is also ample space to practice the letter-writing motions. Every letter is illustrated with a dinosaur graphic, which your child will enjoy coloring in after they’ve practiced writing the letter.", "Details at a glance:", "Learning the letters Aa – Zz at a child's level", "Learning the letters Aa – Zz at a child's level", "The perfect preparation for preschool and elementary school", "The perfect preparation for preschool and elementary school", "Directional arrows and dotted lines help your child properly guide their pencil", "Directional arrows and dotted lines help your child properly guide their pencil", "Every letter has a dinosaur graphic to color in", "Every letter has a dinosaur graphic to color in", "More than 50 different dinosaurs in total", "More than 50 different dinosaurs in total", "The perfect gift for preschoolers and children just starting school", "The perfect gift for preschoolers and children just starting school", "Ideal for children ages 4-7", "Ideal for children ages 4-7", "Make learning fun!" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Education & Reference" ]

[ "How to attract the venture capital needed to grow any business Venture Capital teaches entrepreneurs and small business owners everything they need to know about finding the venture capital they need to grow their businesses. Based, in large part, upon in-depth interviews with major players in the venture capital arena--including money managers as well as entrepreneurs who have dealt with them successfully--it provides powerful pointers on how to make a business attractive to venture capitalists, how to protect yourself in negotiating an agreement, how to manage a relationship with venture capitalists once a deal is signed, and much more. Perhaps most importantly, the reader learns what makes venture capitalists tick and sees things through a venture capitalist's eyes. Joel Cardis, Esq. (Blue Bell, PA), consults both Fortune 500 companies and small businesses on an array of venture and start-up issues. Hildy Richelson, PhD (Scarsdale, NY), is President of the Scarsdale Investment Group, Ltd." ]

[ "From the Inside Flap", "You've got a blue-ribbon business idea that just can't fail-one that you believe in one hundred percent and to which you are ready to give your all. Maybe you've already used your own savings and money from friends and family members to develop your idea, but now you realize that the only way you'll ever really get your business off the ground is with the support of investors with lots of money to throw around. Don't despair. Each year, venture capitalists invest tens of billions of dollars in companies that they believe show promise of exceptional profits. If your idea is as good as you think it is, it shouldn't be nearly as difficult as you may think to get their attention-and their funding. And now this book shows you how. Coauthored by an expert who has helped dozens of businesses of every size obtain funding, Venture Capital tells you everything you ever wanted to know about finding, wooing, and working with traditional VCs as well as angels, incubators, and other alternative funding sources. You begin by learning how to see your business through a venture capitalist's eyes. Drawing upon their own experiences and from interviews with major players on both sides of the venture capital equation-both money managers and the entrepreneurs who have worked with them-the authors show you how to develop a strong business model and how to assess your management team, your competition, your market, your product or service, and your financial projections. The authors then walk you through the entire VC experience. You'll learn how to write a winning business plan, determine which type of VC is the best fit for your company and goals, give a dynamite presentation, survive the due diligence process, and negotiate the best possible agreement with a VC. Finally, they teach you how to work with VCs to grow your business into the blockbuster company you always knew it could be. In addition to sage advice and step-by-step guidance, Venture Capital also arms you with valuable forms and documents that have been used by some of the top VCs and attorneys nationwide. You get a confidentiality agreement, a checklist of the full array of due diligence documents, a term sheet, and a final deal agreement. You also get a gold mine of information on how to contact leading VCs, links to venture capital Web sites, and more. Don't let your entrepreneurial dreams go up in smoke for lack of funding. Read Venture Capital and find out how to get your share of the billions in venture capital just waiting to be invested in your company.", "From the Back Cover", "\"Entrepreneurship is the beachhead of corporate America. If you want to join the business marines, you must read this book.\"-Robert Keith, Managing General Partner T. L. Ventures \"An extremely readable and useful guide to tackling the venture capital world. This book gives the entrepreneur tremendous insight into what to do and, most importantly, what not to do.\"-Ash Lilani Senior Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank \"Finally! A practical, hands-on guide to raising venture capital. This step-by-step handbook gives an entrepreneur a clear, real-world roadmap to the world of the fundraising process. I only wish I had a book like this when I started Half.com!\"-Josh Kopelman Founder and President, Half.com", "About the Author", "JOEL CARDIS, Esq., is an attorney and consultant with more than two decades of experience working with Fortune 500 executives and small businesses. He is the founder and President of an investment club comprising entrepreneurs and businesspeople.He can be reached at jcardisesq@snip.net SAM KIRSCHNER, PhD, is an internationally recognized management consultant and psychologist who has served as a director on the boards of both publicly held and private companies. Contact him at skirsch@hotmail.com STAN RICHELSON serves as a comprehensive financial planner, business advisor, and coach, integrating the fields of investments, law, tax, and accounting to provide solutions to complex problems. He can be reached at stanrichelson@aol.com JASON KIRSCHNER (jason.kirschner@yale.edu) is a senior at Yale University. HILDY RICHELSON, PhD, is President of the Scarsdale Investment Group, Ltd. as well as a nationally recognized bond advisor and financial author. Contact her at richelson@aol.com", "Read more" ]

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[ "An indispensable book for both student and practicing clinicians, as well as for lawyers who want a better understanding of this interesting and ever-changing field,", "The Essentials of Florida Mental Health Law", "explains in a straightforward and user-friendly manner the laws most relevant to mental health practice in Florida.", "Both the format and content of this book are designed to remove the mystery and anxiety that many clinicians associate with lawyers, courts, and judges. As the authors state in their introduction, 'At the heart of this book is our belief that good patient care and knowledge of the law go hand in hand. . . . Far from restricting or inhibiting clinical practice, knowing the essentials of Florida mental health law will free treaters from much undue - and unwarranted - anxiety about their legal rights and duties. . . . Such freedom will allow clinicians to concentrate on what they do best and enjoy most - treat patients." ]

[ "About the Author", "Stephen H. Behnke, J.D., Ph.D.", ", is Director of the Program in the Practice of Scientific Investigation at the Harvard Medical School Division of Medical Ethics. He is on the Psychology Faculty of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and an Instructor in Psychology in the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry.", "Alina M. Perez, J.D., L.C.S.W.", ", is in private law practice in Miami, Florida.", "Bruce J. Winick, J.D.", ", is Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law since 1974, and co-founder of the school of social inquiry known as therapeutic jurisprudence. He has authored and edited numerous books, including most recently,", "The Right to Refuse Mental Health Treatment and Therapeutic Jurispreudence Applied: Essays on Mental Health Law", "." ]

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[ "Books", "Medical Books", "Medicine" ]

[ "Like Regina George and The Plastics from the iconic movie \"Mean Girls\", you can write down all your little secrets in the Burn Book. it is an easy way to record all your secrets; sad, happy, loving, and all your best moments in your life.", "In the words of Gretchen Wieners: \"That's so fetch!\"", "Specifications:", "120 pages", "120 pages", "8.5\" x 11\"", "8.5\" x 11\"", "Blank Paper", "Blank Paper", "Soft, Matte Laminated Cover", "Soft, Matte Laminated Cover" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Growing Up & Facts of Life" ]

[ "There's an old Taoist philosophy, \"The more you go in search of an answer, the less you will understand.\" So how do you find the love of your life? YOU DON'T! A successful relationship is not something you can actively seek and expect to find, according to author Tariiq Omari Walton. With It's Just A Damn Date, Tariiq breaks through all the complexities, expectations, and agendas placed on the matter of dating, and offers hope and enjoyment through simplicity. It's Just A Damn Date is filled with dating and courtship scenarios, comprehensive examinations of relationship-building challenges, and reflective advice that forces you to take an honest look in the mirror and deconstruct the way you have traditionally approached dating. \"Insightful, spellbinding, and down right hilarious,\" It's Just A Damn Date places you on the path to healthier relationships through better self-understanding and by recognizing the true purpose of dating..." ]

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[ "Questions about the end of the world have been asked for centuries. Theologians have argued over different interpretations constantly. This book tackles the subject in a very insightful manner. The author examines the two major views, Premillennialism and Amillennialism, showing their strengths and weaknesses." ]

[ "About the Author", "Charles Lee Feinberg (1909-1995) was dean emeritus of Talbot Theological Seminary. He was born and reared in an orthodox Jewish home and studied for 14 years preparing for the rabbinate. After his conversion, he received a Th.D. degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Feinberg was well known throughout the world as an outstanding authority on Judaism and is a popular Bible conference speaker and lecturer. He authored 11 books, contributed articles to Moody Monthly, Bibliotheca Sacra and other publications, and wrote portions of the IVCF Bible Dictionary, Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia and Commentary, and the Zondervan Bible Encyclopedia. He served on the Scripture Translation Committee of the Lockman Foundation and for 12 years was a member of the Scofield Reference Bible Revision Committee." ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Bible Study & Reference" ]

[ "A new era of enlightenment is upon us.", "The Clairvoyant Path", "offers a golden opportunity to join the global spiritual evolution and build a new life of peace, purpose, and higher consciousness.", "Discover how to access inner wisdom, higher dimensions of the self, and the power to change reality—all by using your innate clairvoyance and intuition. Explore the wondrous connections between the body, spirit, and quantum science, the personal energy climate, and the nature of the soul.", "Progressive psychic exercises and stories from the author’s life as a clairvoyant medium combine to help you cultivate higher senses, explore your soul’s history, and work with your personal energy. A life of greater awareness, self-authority, and higher purpose is available to you." ]

[ "About the Author", "Michelle DesPres", "(Fort Collins, CO) is a clairvoyant medium with a private practice. She gives readings, teaches classes and workshops, and provides seasonal energetic forecasts. DesPres is the former host of Insight, a community talk-radio show dedicated to providing a conscious perspective on today’s issues." ]

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[ "Books", "Religion & Spirituality", "Occult & Paranormal" ]

[ "Worlds Apartby Pamela H. BenderThe Dennison saga continues with Anna and her mother, Mimi, settling into a quieter life. Anna has sworn off dating until she runs into an old friend. Jeb Derben, a retired elementary principal, is newly widowed and shares Anna’s friends, contacts and core values. Taking one last leap of faith, Anna marries Jeb and starts a new chapter in her life.Jeb was raised very differently from Anna, Montana versus Long Island, NY. He calls silverware tools; three shirts, pants, and one suit a wardrobe; it’s fine--all the compliment a person needs. He knows herding cattle, crops, tractors, livestock, hunting, and butchering. He likes the simple life with no frills. Jeb’s a straight talker who learned life lessons while growing up in a house attached to the family bar and dance hall. He tells Anna stories of what made some men fools, others heroes; some brave, others cowards; some leaders, others followers. Anna’s the youngest of two girls; Jeb’s the oldest of four boys. They were wild, fearless, athletic, and town leaders with snakes, magpies, owls, dogs, horses, kangaroo rats, and cats for pets. Jeb uses humor, common sense, clear talk, and honest appraisal to empower those around him; Anna uses the written word. Jeb takes Anna out West. With the beauty of nature surrounding her, she understands life is best lived uncluttered by extra baggage or the past. Observing western dynamics, she learns plain-spoken folks are true to their word. Join Anna as Jeb teaches her what true love really is. We find that Pamela H. Bender’s readers often find it difficult to leave the Dennison family. Consider reading Book One, Until There Was Us, and Book Two, Rising Up. The prequel to the series, The Beat Goes On, is currently being written at the request of her readers." ]

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[ "Books", "Literature & Fiction", "Genre Fiction" ]

[ "Blast off with Space Monkey on an adventure to the moon and then back to his bedroom for a good night's sleep. This poetic children's tale is beautifully illustrated in watercolor and ink and is the perfect good night story for young children. Space Monkey also makes a great book for beginning readers. Join Space Monkey and \"Zoom to the Moon\" now!" ]

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[ "Books", "Children's Books", "Growing Up & Facts of Life" ]

[ "Get to grips with the PHPList e-mail announcement delivery system!", "Harness the power and flexibility of open source software using PHPList for e-mail management mastery", "Harness the power and flexibility of open source software using PHPList for e-mail management mastery", "Use analytics to identify top-performing links and most engaged subscribers, and target campaigns based on flexible criteria", "Use analytics to identify top-performing links and most engaged subscribers, and target campaigns based on flexible criteria", "Automate routine list management housework, freeing you to produce quality content", "Automate routine list management housework, freeing you to produce quality content", "Integrate PHPList with existing publishing platforms, including WordPress, Blogger, Joomla!, and Drupal", "Integrate PHPList with existing publishing platforms, including WordPress, Blogger, Joomla!, and Drupal", "Packed with screenshots, real-world examples, and detailed explanations", "Packed with screenshots, real-world examples, and detailed explanations", "In Detail", "Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need PHPList - a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about PHPList?", "PHPList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set.", "PHPList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of PHPList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of PHPList.", "We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger.", "Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by PHPList.", "This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.", "This book is a step-by-step, in-depth guide to the features and usage of the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager, PHPList.", "What you will learn from this book", "Install and set up PHPList on your web hosting platform", "Install and set up PHPList on your web hosting platform", "Integrate subscription with third-party publishing platforms", "Integrate subscription with third-party publishing platforms", "Configure intelligent bounce handling", "Configure intelligent bounce handling", "Integrate membership and features with Joomla!, Drupal, WordPress, and Blogger", "Integrate membership and features with Joomla!, Drupal, WordPress, and Blogger", "Automate list management and bounce processing", "Automate list management and bounce processing", "Gain insight with user and click tracking reports", "Gain insight with user and click tracking reports", "Leverage advanced features for greater flexibility and results", "Leverage advanced features for greater flexibility and results", "Secure PHPList from attacks and future vulnerabilities", "Secure PHPList from attacks and future vulnerabilities", "Troubleshoot common issues", "Troubleshoot common issues", "Avoid dealing with spammers by implementing CAPTCHAs", "Avoid dealing with spammers by implementing CAPTCHAs", "Approach", "This is a step-by-step comprehensive tutorial with plenty of screenshots for easier and quicker learning and real-world examples for good pickup.", "Who this book is written for", "This book is aimed at content creators and distributors who want to up their game to a full e-mail distribution engine.", "Further, it will certainly appeal to you if you are technically inclined and would rather roll your own system than use an off-the-shelf product.", "You are assumed to be familiar with the basic concepts of e-mail, editing text files, and managing remote files with FTP / SFTP.", "Advanced topics will teach you to get your hands dirty in some of PHPList's open-source code." ]

[ "About the Author", "David Young", "Ankur Patel", "David Young's first experience in documenting the open source world was the official 2003 manual for JAJC, a popular jabber client, which he authored in XML using Docbook.", "He followed this with the development of \"Bandersnatch\", the whimsically named Jabber message logger, which remains the de facto open source platform for recording and archiving messages on a Jabber server.", "After founding and successfully running an open source consulting company (\"Funky Penguin\") for several years, David \"retired\" to full-time employment.", "David now works for a respected New Zealand IT consulting firm (Prophecy Networks Ltd) and pursues the odd \"Funky Penguin\" project in his spare time." ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Networking & Cloud Computing" ]

[ "For What It's Worth - A practical guide to unlocking the mystery of how to determine the value of your air conditioning or plumbing business. Understanding the value of our business is an important piece of information when selling the business, planning an exit strategy estate planning, resoling partnership disputes, developing buy/sell agreements and seeking financing. With an accurate and emotion free valuation the business owner empowered ti make the right decisions during these critical stages of any business. In For What It's Worth, you will - Where the foundation for today's valuation methods, approaches and theories were developed. - The components of a contracting business valuation - What features build value within your company - How to value the tangible and intangible assets of your business - How to calculate a fair market value using the Earnings Approach - How to increase the value of your business" ]

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[ "Hacking APIs - A Comprehensive Guide from Beginner to Intermediate is a comprehensive guide that provides readers with a detailed understanding of APIs and their usage in modern web applications. The book is designed for beginners who are interested in learning about API hacking and for intermediate-level readers who want to improve their knowledge and skills in this area.The book is divided into eight chapters, covering everything from the basics of APIs and web services to advanced API hacking techniques. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to APIs and web services, explaining what APIs are and why they are important in modern web applications. Chapter 2 focuses on setting up the development environment for API hacking, including the tools and software needed to get started.Chapter 3 covers information gathering and analysis, including how to gather information about the target API, analyze its structure and functionality, and explore its endpoints and authentication mechanisms. Chapter 4 focuses on API enumeration and exploitation, covering topics such as enumeration of API endpoints and their parameters, understanding the API's data structures and formats, and exploiting common API vulnerabilities.Chapter 5 covers authentication and authorization, including how to understand API authentication and authorization mechanisms, hack authentication mechanisms using different techniques, and bypass authentication and authorization mechanisms. Chapter 6 focuses on API security testing, including the importance of API security testing, performing security testing on APIs, using automated API security testing tools, and performing manual API security testing.Chapter 7 covers advanced API hacking techniques, including API injection attacks, advanced API enumeration techniques, and techniques for detecting and exploiting API misconfigurations. Finally, Chapter 8 focuses on building secure APIs, including understanding the components of secure APIs, best practices for API development and security, API security testing and vulnerability assessment techniques, and techniques for securing APIs against common vulnerabilities.This is a comprehensive guide that provides readers with a detailed understanding of APIs and their usage in modern web applications. The book is designed to be accessible to beginners while also providing valuable information and techniques for intermediate-level readers. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in API hacking and building secure APIs." ]

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[ "Books", "Computers & Technology", "Web Development & Design" ]

[ "Beni Johnson's personal journey to becoming The Happy Intercessor takes you on an exciting adventure to capture the heartbeat of Heaven. From her violent shaking experience to the ''thin place'' between Heaven and earth where supernatural spirituality is commonplace, you will be amazed and empowered with the joy she shares. Being addicted to God's presence brings comfort and peace to all believers-becoming a happy intercessor is within your reach. You can make a difference in your family, workplace, community, nation, and world. Filled with modern-day experiences and relevant ancient truths, you will learn why; Mystics and mystical experiences are important today. Praying in tongues can lead to powerful intercession. Intercession is the fruit of being with Him. Today's children can prophecy with purity. You should lead an offensive lifestyle. You will be encouraged and inspired by the depth of love and knowledge shared in The Happy Intercessor. Even the weariest warrior will jump for joy as a cool, cleansing balm washes over your body, soul, and spirit." ]

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[ "Books", "Christian Books & Bibles", "Christian Living" ]