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P.U.S.H Get Through It to Get To It gives you the fundamental principles on how to not give up and keep going during difficult times even when you are trying to achieve goals. Tough times will occur. Or you could be in the middle of accomplishing your dreams. However, in either situation you may experience difficulties in realizing the desired result. When those moments strike, it's probably easy to just quit. This book will inspire you to not...
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I'm eighteen. A virgin. And trapped in this billionaire's castle!All I wanted to be was an actress. But now the only thing I'm playing is his game.Cameron Scott. Gorgeous. Dark. Intimidating. A movie executive willing to grant my wildest dreams. Who would ever have known he was tormented by demons and an obsession with control? Not me. I mean, who's like that in real life? I mean, really?But I have a secret too. I'm not the women he thinks I...
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Mark is back with a new case. Three cabins destroyed and all the occupants killed in a grizzly way. The killer still roams the countryside; Mark's job is to find out who the killer is and how the victims died. The town swears a ghost is involved, no one has ever seen the killer and the notes left by the victims do not say anything except for seeing muzzle flash's. The killers are never seen.Adults only, Strong violence
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Preppers versus Non-PreppersThis is just a short article I wrote to allow you to see someone else's perspective on what is needed to succeed. If TSHF. The point I will explain is no matter how hard you train and how well your prepare, there will always be someone who did not and now they want everything you have. Includes a list you will need for your bug out bag.Journal 1Very different type of ebook. Mark investigates violent crimes and writes a...
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The posthumously published first novel from the acclaimed French author of Life: A User's Manual offers "glimpses of Perec's future greatness" (The New Yorker).
Puckish and playful, Georges Perec infused avant-garde and experimental fiction with a wit and wonder that belied the serious concerns and concepts that underpinned it. A prominent member of the OuLiPo, and an abiding influence on fiction writers today, Perec used formal constraints to...
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War! The Darkstriders crossed the treacherous ocean to conquer the Kingdom of Axain, stopping their future demise in its tracks. Or so they thought!Ravenward: Prequel NovellaThe war with Darkstriders entered the Kingdom of Axain. When the Feral Orcs attacked Nightfall Meadows, Thea the Loyal charged into battle alongside King Galin IV of Ravenward and his jealous fraternal twin Kade. When the first female knight of the kingdom slain the Orc leader,...
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City and regional planners talk constantly about the things of the world-from highway interchanges and retention ponds to zoning documents and conference rooms-yet most seem to have a poor understanding of the materiality of the world in which they're immersed. Too often planners treat built forms, weather patterns, plants, animals, or regulatory technologies as passively awaiting commands rather than actively involved in the workings of cities and...
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Just one night, and Rachael will have enough cash to help her ill father out. The only downside is that the night consisted of serving wealthy men hor d'oeuvres and liquor... in her lingerie.But when a visitor from out of town requests her presence specifically, not only is she offered more money than she could imagine, but the chance of a life time. Daniel is gorgeous, as if straight out of a movie, and though she doesn't understand why he wants...
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Over the past thirty years, the world's patent systems have experienced pressure from civil society like never before. From farmers to patient advocates, new voices are arguing that patents impact public health, economic inequality, morality-and democracy. These challenges, to domains that we usually consider technical and legal, may seem surprising. But in Patent Politics, Shobita Parthasarathy argues that patent systems have always been deeply political...
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The Border Crosser
Ian takes in the scene as the news camera zooms in as the police open the back of a panel truck. The heat waves shimmering up from the pavement speak to the extreme desert heat. One of the police officers turns and holds his hand over his mouth as he gets sick. The people in the back of the semi are dead and it is clear that many tried unsuccessfully to claw their way out. The camera man turns the camera to the field reporter who...
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This suburbanite is about to meet a dashing spy...
Isabel "Stan" Stanley is stuck in a rut in the DC suburbs. As a wannabe romance writer, she hopes a sexy muse falls into her lap. But she never expected a handsome spy to dive through her sunroof...
Pursued by a hail of bullets, international CIA Agent Kelvin Kapone didn't have plans to make friend. But when his latest mission puts him in the bewildering burbs, the charming Stan is a surprisingly...
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This is a story of Moloch's cultural evolution from dystopia to utopia. Corruption, oppression, cronyism, wars, coups, revolutions, destabilization, regime changes, greed, economic pillaging, financial chicanery and exploitation were the norm. People were weary and afraid. In democratic countries people were easily persuaded to approve the creation of a Global agency dedicated to the eradication of terrible conspiracies.The Guild of Unrelenting Truth...
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The technologically tethered, iPhone-addicted figure is an image we can easily conjure. Most of us complain that there aren't enough hours in the day and too many e-mails in our thumb-accessible inboxes. This widespread perception that life is faster than it used to be is now ingrained in our culture, and smartphones and the Internet are continually being blamed. But isn't the sole purpose of the smartphone to give us such quick access to people and...
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A brawler on the edge, forced to fight.A young woman hiding a dark past.Only they can save each other.From years in the illegal brawling arena, Cain has grown immune to the pain of punches. He cannot escape his past, but fights each night to just stay in place. He can never escape his debts.Just a few months out of an abusive relationship, Lucy tells her college roommate that she's too busy to date - but no man makes her feel safe. But when a blind...
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When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the world reacted with shock on seeing residents of this distinctive city left abandoned to the floodwaters. After the last rescue was completed, a new worry arose-that New Orleans's unique historic fabric sat in ruins, and we had lost one of the most charming old cities of the New World.
In Patina, anthropologist Shannon Lee Dawdy examines what was lost and found through the destruction of Hurricane Katrina....
18) Pressure Cooker : Quick and Easy Pressure Cooker Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner for Busy
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The Perfect Way to Make Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Treats Your Family Will Be Sure to LoveHave You Thought About Using a Pressure Cooker? Do You Already Have One Shoved in the Back of Your Pantry?Right now there is a good chance that you or someone in your family has a pressure cooker that never gets used. If you know something about them, you might believe that they are old fashioned and not something worth pulling out to make your next meal....
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Rediscover what politics actually is and what miracles it can achieve-once it's separated from partisanship, polarization, and pointless yelling.
In this age of nearly unprecedented partisan rancor, you'd be forgiven for thinking we could all do with a smaller daily dose of politics. In his provocative and sharp book, however, Ned O'Gorman argues just the opposite: Politics for Everybody contends that what we really need to do is engage more deeply...
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"Pharmacokinetics" is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the pharmacokinetics, drug interactions and drug-binding.
It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained for easy reading. The principles and concepts are introduced systematically so students can learn and retain the materials...