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1) Sweden
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Sweden. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection brings together a fresh collection of the hapless, the heedless, and the just plain foolhardy among us. Salute the owner of an equipment training school who demonstrates the dangers of driving a forklift by failing to survive the filming of his own safety video. Gawk at the couple who go to sleep on a sloping roof. Witness the shepherd who leaves his rifle unsecured?only to be accidentally shot by one of...
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Le 27 décembre 2007, la ville de Rawalpindi, au Pakistan, est la proie de violentes émeutes, suite à l'assassinat de Benazir Bhutto, principale opposante au régime en place.
Dans la foule, Sarah Caron, photographe française, saisit avec son appareil les moindres détails de la scène. Mais très vite, la jeune femme est repérée et se retrouve poursuivie, craignant pour sa vie.
Un mois plus tt, Sarah rencontrait Benazir Bhutto afin de réaliser...
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. All 4 of Shakespeare's plays that are considered to form The Rome Quartet, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. Power,...
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. All 17 of Shakespeare's timeless comedies, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. Young love, bawdiness, and exuberance...
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Stories are a universal communication tool that engage all listeners because we relate to stories and can see ourselves within the experiences. But, when stories are used in business settings, we expect them to deliver more. We need stories to be remembered and repeated. And, that's a challenge. Using stories isn't as easy as it may seem both in terms of shaping stories to align with business situations and telling stories that are compelling enough...
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This book has been a long time coming. Since 1086, in fact. For centuries, England's Establishment have been able to cover up how they got their hands on millions of acres of common land, by building walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies. But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, they can no longer hide. Trespassing through country estates and empty Mayfair mansions, writer...
10) Tanafoss Sena3y
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In Arabic: Egyptian poet and writer after many years tells about his memories when he was an engineer for medical devices.
11) Henry VI, Pt. 2
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 'For where thou art, there is the world itself,With every several pleasure in the world,And where thou art not, desolation.' is part of Shakespeare's trilogy...
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Disruption happens every day across the corporate world. As employees, we experience reorgs, layoffs and acquisitions, and as disrupters ourselves we move cross country, chase ideas and challenge norms. But amidst all the disruption, some of us seem to thrive in times of turmoil. These are the communicators who have mastered the two skills hidden within corporate disruption: learning how to establish a compelling brand and building an intriguing career...
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You can bring peace to your home through organizing with 5 simple steps. What if decluttering wasn't painful? We focus on finding your treasures. Why declutter when you can learn how to stop clutter before it even starts? Where do you want to see organizing success in just 15 minutes? How will it feel to live a clutter-free life in a home you love? Getting organized is good. Staying organized is better. You can learn to do both using the proven SORT...
14) What Do I Do?: A Step By Step Guide for Friends and Family to Support Anyone Who has Lost a Child
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After a baby or child dies, friends and family members often feel helpless and are unsure how to help and what to say. If you're looking for advice on the things to do and say from someone who has experienced this horrific loss, this is the book you need. Kim Calabrese wrote this book because when she needed it to share with her family after her daughter died, it didn't exist. Kim's daughter Paris died when she was just six months old. During this...
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Millions of Americans suffer from ailments for which modern medicine has provided only limited relief: diabetes, depression, joint pain, heart disease and various autoimmune illnesses. Millions more have tried and failed to lose weight and keep it off. If you're one of those afflicted, you know how frustrating and disheartening it is to be cycled through treatment plans, diets and prescriptions that provide only little relief, and may actually add...
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What does university teaching – as a craft – look like? What changes does a craft perspective suggest for higher education? The Craft of University Teaching addresses these questions in both a general sense:
– What does the act of teaching become when treated as a craft?
– What changes to a professor's educational philosophy does it require?
– With respect to the practical, everyday tasks of university professors, such as the use and misuse...
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From education to work to dating, this inspirational, honest and provocative book recognises and celebrates the strides black women have already made, while providing practical advice for those who want to do the same and forge a better, visible future. Illustrated with stories from best friends Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke's own lives, and using interviews with dozens of the most successful black women in Britain — including BAFTA Award-winning...
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Your brand is on trial-here's how to win your case. You know your company is amazing. You say your company is amazing. But why should your customers believe you? In a crowded consumer courtroom full of shady advertisers all claiming to be the best, the fastest, the most caring, your brand is literally on trial-and that means you better deliver the proof. In Prove It, StoryFuel founder Melanie Deziel and master of influence Phil M. Jones show you how...
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Twentyone Olive Trees: A Mother's Walk through the Grief of Suicide to Hope and Healing is the author's personal journey of transformation following her son Blaise's suicide. The book traces her path from grief to understanding and healing, shown through a collection of twenty-one fables and poems she wrote to Blaise in the year after his untimely death. This book explores Laura's message that it is in your power to overcome personal difficulties...
20) Shakespeare: The Tragedies: Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, M
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. All 10 of Shakespeare's timeless tragedies, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. Power, excess, and betrayal are...