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Getting the Words Right

by Theodore Cheney ...

The Secret to Good WritingWhen asked by the Paris Review what compelled him to rewrite the ending of A Farewell to Arms 39 times, Ernest Hemingway replied, "Getting the words right." His answer echoes what every successful writer knows: The secret to all good writing is revision.For more than twenty years, Getting the Words Right has helped writers from all professions rewrite, revise, and refine ... Read more

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The Secret to Good WritingWhen asked by the Paris Review what compelled him to rewrite the ending of A Farewell to Arms 39 times, Ernest Hemingway replied, "Getting the words right." His answer echoes what every successful writer knows: The secret to all good writing is revision.For more than twenty years, Getting the Words Right has helped writers from all professions rewrite, revise, and refine
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Japanese Politics and Government

by Alisa Gaunder ...

The revised 2nd edition of this successful textbook explores Japanese politics in the postwar era from theoretical and comparative perspectives.After providing historical context, it offers an in-depth exploration of postwar political institutions, political reform in the 1990s, the policymaking process, and the politics of economic growth and stagnation. By delving into Japan’s international ... Read more

$52.99 USD

The revised 2nd edition of this successful textbook explores Japanese politics in the postwar era from theoretical and comparative perspectives.After providing historical context, it offers an in-depth exploration of postwar political institutions, political reform in the 1990s, the policymaking process, and the politics of economic growth and stagnation. By delving into Japan’s international
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Short Stories in Danish for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Danish the fun way!

by Olly Richards ...

Series series Readers
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Danish."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller ... Read more

$5.99 USD

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Danish."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller
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The Dream Machine

The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey

by Richard Whittle ...

A fascinating and authoritative narrative history of the V-22 Osprey, revealing the inside story of the most controversial piece of military hardware ever developed for the United States Marine Corps.When the Marines decided to buy a helicopter-airplane hybrid “tiltrotor” called the V-22 Osprey, they saw it as their dream machine. The tiltrotor was the aviation equivalent of finding the Northwest ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A fascinating and authoritative narrative history of the V-22 Osprey, revealing the inside story of the most controversial piece of military hardware ever developed for the United States Marine Corps.When the Marines decided to buy a helicopter-airplane hybrid “tiltrotor” called the V-22 Osprey, they saw it as their dream machine. The tiltrotor was the aviation equivalent of finding the Northwest
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Titus Andronicus

by William Shakespeare, Bauer Books ...

Series Book 26 - William Shakespeare Masterpieces
Dark, Powerful, and UnforgettableTitus Andronicus by William Shakespeare is one of his darkest and most intense tragedies, filled with revenge, ambition, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of violence. The play moves with relentless energy and creates a world in which personal and political conflicts quickly spiral out of control.Despite its brutality, the drama offers striking reflections ... Read more

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Dark, Powerful, and UnforgettableTitus Andronicus by William Shakespeare is one of his darkest and most intense tragedies, filled with revenge, ambition, betrayal, and the devastating consequences of violence. The play moves with relentless energy and creates a world in which personal and political conflicts quickly spiral out of control.Despite its brutality, the drama offers striking reflections
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People Skills for Behavior Analysts

Edited by Carmen Hall, Kimberly Maich, Brianna M. Anderson ...

People Skills for Behavior Analysts provides a much-needed introduction to the people skills needed to succeed as a behavior analyst.Divided into two primary parts – Foundational Skills and Specialized Skills – this book addresses an impressive breadth of people skills, focusing on intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, collaboration, consultation and training, leadership, and resource ... Read more

$65.99 USD

People Skills for Behavior Analysts provides a much-needed introduction to the people skills needed to succeed as a behavior analyst.Divided into two primary parts – Foundational Skills and Specialized Skills – this book addresses an impressive breadth of people skills, focusing on intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, collaboration, consultation and training, leadership, and resource
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King Lear

No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English

by William Shakespeare, SparkNotes ...

Series series No Fear Shakespeare
This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of King Lear and an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary ... Read more

$6.99 USD

This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of King Lear and an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary
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Cell Phone Culture

Mobile Technology in Everyday Life

by Gerard Goggin ...

Providing the first comprehensive, accessible, and international introduction to cell phone culture and theory, this book is and clear and sophisticated overview of mobile telecommunications, putting the technology in historical and technical context. Interdisciplinary in its conceptual framework, Cell Phone Culture draws on a wide range of nationa ... Read more

$57.99 USD

Providing the first comprehensive, accessible, and international introduction to cell phone culture and theory, this book is and clear and sophisticated overview of mobile telecommunications, putting the technology in historical and technical context. Interdisciplinary in its conceptual framework, Cell Phone Culture draws on a wide range of nationa
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Dead Ends!

Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels

by Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal ...

Illustrated by Adrian Teal ...

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Chicago Public Library Best Kids' Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.*Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching!*Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most a ... Read more

$11.89 USD

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year | A Chicago Public Library Best Kids' Book of the Year | A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.*Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching!*Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most a
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Payback Vol. 2 – The Executioners

How history's deadliest men delivered death.

by Jonathan J. Moore ...

They were the last face their victims ever saw.From the swinging axe to the smoking electric chair, The Executioners, the second book in the gritty Payback series, steps into the shadowy world of history’s deadliest profession. These men didn’t just kill — they turned death into a craft shaped by ritual, rules, and cold necessity.Meet Johann Reichhart, the Nazi regime’s tireless guillotine ... Read more

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They were the last face their victims ever saw.From the swinging axe to the smoking electric chair, The Executioners, the second book in the gritty Payback series, steps into the shadowy world of history’s deadliest profession. These men didn’t just kill — they turned death into a craft shaped by ritual, rules, and cold necessity.Meet Johann Reichhart, the Nazi regime’s tireless guillotine
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Программное Обеспечение Души Мужчин, Родившихся 24 Января Не Високосных Годов

by Andrey Davydov, Olga Skorbatyuk ...

«Характерной особенностью данного мужчины является самоощущение достаточно весомой величиной. Величиной не только способной но, с его точки зрения, призванной переделать этот мир. Иными словами, амбиции у данного человека весьма высоки. Этот человек по натуре очень властный, и, поскольку, из категории системщиков, необходимо, считает он, пересмотреть все с позиций системного подхода, переосмыслить ... Read more

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«Характерной особенностью данного мужчины является самоощущение достаточно весомой величиной. Величиной не только способной но, с его точки зрения, призванной переделать этот мир. Иными словами, амбиции у данного человека весьма высоки. Этот человек по натуре очень властный, и, поскольку, из категории системщиков, необходимо, считает он, пересмотреть все с позиций системного подхода, переосмыслить
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The Playwright's Journey

From First Spark to First Night

by Jemma Kennedy ...

A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play – based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre.This book leads you through everything you need to know, including:The theatrical tools and techniques you can use to bring your play to life on the stage (and how these differ from writing for film and TV)Discovering and trusting your ... Read more

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A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play – based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre.This book leads you through everything you need to know, including:The theatrical tools and techniques you can use to bring your play to life on the stage (and how these differ from writing for film and TV)Discovering and trusting your
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Living and Breathing: How to Make Your Characters Come Alive

by Joelle Steele ...

Learn to create and develop fictional characters who are living and breathing people, multi-dimensional and believable, whether based on real people or larger-than-life creations from your very own vivid imagination. Readers want characters who are like real people. Learn how to make your characters come alive. Included are tips for creating family backgrounds and family histories for a character, ... Read more

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Learn to create and develop fictional characters who are living and breathing people, multi-dimensional and believable, whether based on real people or larger-than-life creations from your very own vivid imagination. Readers want characters who are like real people. Learn how to make your characters come alive. Included are tips for creating family backgrounds and family histories for a character,
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Le Colonel Chabert

by Honoré de Balzac ...

Héros de la bataille d’Eylau, le colonel Chabert, laissé pour mort sur le champ de bataille, revient à Paris après plusieurs années d’errance.Il a tout perdu : sa femme, sa fortune, son rang.Pourra-t-il ressusciter dans une société qui ne veut plus de lui ?C’est le combat dramatique de cet homme d’honneur que Balzac raconte, dans ce court roman, chef-d’œuvre du réalisme balzacien. ... Read more

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Héros de la bataille d’Eylau, le colonel Chabert, laissé pour mort sur le champ de bataille, revient à Paris après plusieurs années d’errance.Il a tout perdu : sa femme, sa fortune, son rang.Pourra-t-il ressusciter dans une société qui ne veut plus de lui ?C’est le combat dramatique de cet homme d’honneur que Balzac raconte, dans ce court roman, chef-d’œuvre du réalisme balzacien.
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Stories for Management Success

The Power of Talk in Organizations

by David Collins ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Business and Management
We tend to assume that we may divide our activities into talk and action. In so doing we tend to suggest that talk is subordinate to action.Taking issue with these presumptions, Stories for Management Success: The Power of Talk in Organizations argues that talk is central to what managers do. Indeed it argues that, for managers, ‘walking the walk’ necessarily implies ‘talking the talk such that ... Read more

$34.99 USD

We tend to assume that we may divide our activities into talk and action. In so doing we tend to suggest that talk is subordinate to action.Taking issue with these presumptions, Stories for Management Success: The Power of Talk in Organizations argues that talk is central to what managers do. Indeed it argues that, for managers, ‘walking the walk’ necessarily implies ‘talking the talk such that
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Rethinking Freire and Illich

Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

Edited by Rosa Bruno-Jofré, Michael Attridge, Jon Igelmo Zaldívar ...

Marking the fiftieth anniversary of two of the most influential books in modern educational and social theory, Rethinking Freire and Illich introduces readers to the results of the symposium of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Ivan Illich’s Deschooling Society. The collection uniquely analyses Freire and Illich together, although not in a comparative way. It acknowledges that both ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Marking the fiftieth anniversary of two of the most influential books in modern educational and social theory, Rethinking Freire and Illich introduces readers to the results of the symposium of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Ivan Illich’s Deschooling Society. The collection uniquely analyses Freire and Illich together, although not in a comparative way. It acknowledges that both
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Easy Learning Vocabulario de inglés

by Collins Dictionaries ...

Este manual de vocabulario está diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes de inglés a ampliar su conocimiento del vocabulario de la lengua inglesa. Es un libro fácil de usar que constituye un recurso valioso para estudiantes y profesores pues es ideal para usar tanto en clase como en casa.El Collins Easy Learning Vocabulario de Inglés está dividido en 50 áreas temáticas, que van desde situaciones ... Read more

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Este manual de vocabulario está diseñado para ayudar a los estudiantes de inglés a ampliar su conocimiento del vocabulario de la lengua inglesa. Es un libro fácil de usar que constituye un recurso valioso para estudiantes y profesores pues es ideal para usar tanto en clase como en casa.El Collins Easy Learning Vocabulario de Inglés está dividido en 50 áreas temáticas, que van desde situaciones
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Athens vs. Sparta

The War That Broke Classical Greece (The Great Wars of History)

by Peter Hollins, Nathan Mercer ...

What happens when the greatest civilization in the ancient world turns against itself?Athens was wealthy, innovative, and fiercely democratic. Sparta was disciplined, militaristic, and built upon an uncompromising way of life. Together, they had helped save Greece from the Persian Empire.Then they went to war.What began as a rivalry between two powerful city-states grew into a devastating conflict ... Read more

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What happens when the greatest civilization in the ancient world turns against itself?Athens was wealthy, innovative, and fiercely democratic. Sparta was disciplined, militaristic, and built upon an uncompromising way of life. Together, they had helped save Greece from the Persian Empire.Then they went to war.What began as a rivalry between two powerful city-states grew into a devastating conflict
... Read more
The Music History Classroom

Edited by James A. Davis ...

The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. This includes the traditional music history survey for music majors, but the materials presented here are applicable to other music history courses for music majors and general education students alike, ... Read more

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The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. This includes the traditional music history survey for music majors, but the materials presented here are applicable to other music history courses for music majors and general education students alike,
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When Brute Force Fails

How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment

by Mark A. R. Kleiman ...

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults—a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. Even as the prisoner head count continues to rise, crime has stopped falling, and poor people and minorities ... Read more

$28.09 USD

Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults—a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. Even as the prisoner head count continues to rise, crime has stopped falling, and poor people and minorities
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Black Appetite. White Food.

Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom

by Jamila Lyiscott ...

Black Appetite. White Food. invites educators to explore the nuanced manifestations of white privilege as it exists within and beyond the classroom. Renowned speaker and author Jamila Lyiscott provides ideas and tools that teachers, school leaders, and professors can use for awareness, inspiration, and action around racial injustice and inequity.Part I of the book helps you ask the hard questions, ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Black Appetite. White Food. invites educators to explore the nuanced manifestations of white privilege as it exists within and beyond the classroom. Renowned speaker and author Jamila Lyiscott provides ideas and tools that teachers, school leaders, and professors can use for awareness, inspiration, and action around racial injustice and inequity.Part I of the book helps you ask the hard questions,
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Ley Federal para la Administración y Enajenación de Bienes del Sector Público

by Estados Unidos Mexicanos ...

Series series Leyes de México
Última reforma publicada el 9 de abril de 2012 ... Read more

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Última reforma publicada el 9 de abril de 2012
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Bien écrire pour réussir ses études

by Jacques Vassevière ...

En arrivant dans le supérieur, les étudiants n’ont pas toujours conscience que leurs copies peuvent être disqualifiées au premier coup d’œil : présentation illisible, orthographe ou syntaxe approximative, expression inadéquate… La qualité de l’expression – sa correction, sa richesse, sa précision – est pourtant un véritable gage de réussite, et de plaisir.Ce petit livre précis et efficace permet à ... Read more

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En arrivant dans le supérieur, les étudiants n’ont pas toujours conscience que leurs copies peuvent être disqualifiées au premier coup d’œil : présentation illisible, orthographe ou syntaxe approximative, expression inadéquate… La qualité de l’expression – sa correction, sa richesse, sa précision – est pourtant un véritable gage de réussite, et de plaisir.Ce petit livre précis et efficace permet à
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The International Phonetic Alphabet Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About International Phonetic Alphabet

by Julie Crawford ...

This book is your ultimate International Phonetic Alphabet resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about International Phonetic Alphabet's whole picture right away. Get countless International Phonetic Alphabet facts right at your fingertips with ... Read more

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This book is your ultimate International Phonetic Alphabet resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about International Phonetic Alphabet's whole picture right away. Get countless International Phonetic Alphabet facts right at your fingertips with
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