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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
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In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar...that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places--like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.

The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America
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America is being tested in a way that she has never been tested before. Since taking the oath of office in January 2009, President Barack Obama has cheered our enemies and demoralized our allies. He is hard at work "remaking" America by destroying the free-market system and nationalizing major segments of our economy, demonizing dissent and restricting freedom of speech, turning against our longtime friends, and above all, subjecting us to the determinations of foreign authorities.
In this timely and urgent battle cry, Pamela Geller, founder of the widely popular website www.AtlasShrugs.com, and New York Times bestselling author Robert Spencer team up to expose the Obama administration’s destructive agenda—largely ignored by the mainstream media—and rally Americans to protect the sovereignty of a country that is under siege by the highest levels of its own government. As Americans see their paychecks shrinking every day, Obama ignores our forefathers’ founding principle: individual rights. Instead, he seeks to level the playing field—to transform both the global and national landscape in favor of our enemies—even if it means cutting America off at the knees. He envisions himself as more than just a president of the United States, but as a shaper of the new world order, an internationalist energetically laying the groundwork for global government: the president of the world.
A vital guide to helping conservatives prepare for the tough battles ahead, The Post-American Presidency critically examines the Obama administration’s ominous and revealing moves against our basic freedoms, particularly as he seizes control of the three engines of the American economy: health care, energy, and education. The Shining City on a Hill has gone dark. But America is not dead. The time is NOW to stand up and fight.

How to Design a Book Using Adobe InDesign
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Learn how to design a print version of your book using the most widely used print layout software on the market today, Adobe InDesign. This short ebook contains tips to help you create a PDF for your print book in a flash. This ebook is equipped with shortcuts, images, and other information you will need to convert your manuscript into a print-ready PDF. It is designed for people who have little or no experience using InDesign. In four chapters, readers will be able to successfully build and publish a manuscript to a print-ready PDF.

The Precipice: When Everything We Know Ends
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Each story is followed by a series of Discussion Questions that will challenge readers to ponder what they would do in similar situations of religious persecution. These questions should help readers identify where they stand in Christ, help them determine how much faith they place in modern comforts, and then encourage them to have a healthy fear of an expanding government coupled with a reverent fear of God. The Precipice could easily be used as a Bible Study in a small group setting.
There is much debate regarding the mix of politics and religion. Despite whether you believe they are intrinsically entwined or as unalterably distinct as oil and water, this book is for you. Liberty can only be maintained by an educated people willing to face the tough realities currently before us. This book will equip Christians to be Apologetic in an unapologetic way.

The Pyramid Legacy
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What the Egyptian authorities don’t know is that unless the true meaning behind the image can be established, along with other images which will later surface, the future of mankind will face the most serious threat imaginable.
Anderson manages to escape Egypt at the earliest opportunity, together with his astrophysicist girlfriend, Samantha Gibson, but the authorities are quickly on their tail when it becomes evident they have arrested the wrong person.
Keen to establish who really built the Pyramids, Anderson seeks to gain additional proof to support his theory. As he and Gibson begin to discover a series of seemingly disparate clues, they soon realise that everything is far from straightforward.
Whilst seeking additional resources, Gibson is unwittingly embroiled in the internal politics of the US military, with the result that she becomes a pawn in a vicious power struggle involving a corrupt senior officer. Her path crosses that of an ex-lover and her relationship with Anderson stretches to breaking point. As Anderson begins to see Gibson from a totally different perspective, his focus changes, and he pushes himself well beyond the limits of his comfort zone in an attempt to discover the truth.
Gibson is now prepared to do anything to fulfil a lifetime ambition, but as her objective becomes almost within her grasp a virulent virus threatens to stop her . . . and Anderson has the antidote . . . together with a totally different agenda. And so an unprecedented race begins to finally reveal the true legacy of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Pyramid Legacy is a thriller, but also has a story of love and deceit deeply woven in.

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
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For twenty years, Father Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles—also known as the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, he has distilled his experience working in the ghetto into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith.
From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JC Penney fresh out of prison, you learn how to feel worthy of God’s love. From ten-year-old Pipi you learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Lulu you come to understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the dark—as Father Boyle phrases it, we can only shine a flashlight on a light switch in a darkened room.
This is a motivating look at how to stay faithful in spite of failure, how to meet the world with a loving heart, and how to conquer shame with boundless, restorative love.

Ridgewell's
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moteruotokonofassyonnsennryaku moteruotokonokikonasikaraminokonasimade (Japanese Edition)
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労働経済学の権威 テキサス大学のダニエル・ハマーメッシュ教授によると、7000人のビネスマンを調査した結果、見た目が平均以上の人の方が、平均以下の人より、生涯賃金が3000万円多いことが分かっています。
アメリカのエグゼクティブの持つ3人のパートナーは、医者・弁護士・イメージコンサルタント(またはスタイリスト)と言われています。
イメージ戦略を最初に取り入れたアメリカの大統領は、JFケネディ。ケネディのイメージを継承しようとしたのが、ビル・クリントンです。イギリスの前首相トニー・ブレア氏が、演説の内容によって着用するネクタイの色を使い分けていたというのも有名です。
JFケネディの大統領時代のネクタイ選びは、皆さんも勉強になることと思います。中東和平の仲介役をになった時は、シックなベージュ系のネクタイ。訪中時には、強いアメリカを強調するかのような赤いネクタイ。不倫問題で政治生命の危機にさらされ「不適切な関係」と謝罪した記者会見では、控えめなグリーンのネクタイでした。このように、場面場面で見事に使い分けていました。
ヨーロッパでは「装い=教養」という認識で相手を判断する傾向にあります。日本人であっても、良識のあるビジネスマンとして、正装=「その場にあった正しい着こなし」とNGな着こなしをわきまえていたいものです。
そして、見た目とは、単なる表面的なものだけでなく、あなたのパーソナリティーや、ひいては生き方そのものであり、心の内面の表れでもあります。自分の顧客や求める異性のニーズに合った、外見や着こなしを研究しましょう。
この本では、あなたの目指すイメージを表現し、自分に合った相手を射止め、「また会いたい」「また話を聞きたい」「商品を買いたい」「あの人、結婚相手にいいかも!」と思ってもらえるような、自分をより魅力的に見せる、着こなしと身のこなしをお伝えいたします。
見た目・マナー・コミュニケーション力アップのためのセミナーやコンサルティングを行い、合計2,500名以上の変身に携わってきたモテ塾代表/パーソナルプロデューサーの市川浩子が、あなたがさらに「モテる」「デキる」男になるためのお手伝いをいたします。

Pilgrimage of Angels (Of Angels and Olympians)
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Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning)
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Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates
generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video
games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that
investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media.
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an
ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with
new media in varied settings -- at home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces. Integrating
twenty-three case studies -- which include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music
sharing, and online romantic breakups -- in a unique collaborative authorship style,
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of
in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis.

Just A Touch: The Atria Indie Author 2014 Sampler
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Nigeria: Current Issues and U.S. Policy
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Nigeria is a country of significant promise, but it also faces serious social, economic, and security challenges that have the potential to threaten the stability of both the state and the region, and to affect global oil prices. The country has faced intermittent political turmoil and economic crises since independence. Political life has been scarred by conflict along ethnic, geographic, and religious lines, and corruption and misrule have undermined the authority and legitimacy of the state. Despite its extensive oil and natural gas resources, Nigeria’s human development indicators are among the world’s lowest, and a majority of the population suffers from extreme poverty. Social unrest, criminality, and corruption in the oil-producing Niger Delta have hindered oil production and impeded the southern region’s economic development. Perceived neglect and economic marginalization have also fueled resentment in the north.
Inter-communal conflicts are common in parts of Nigeria. Thousands have been killed in periodic ethno-religious clashes in the past decade. The attempted terrorist attack on an American airliner by a Nigerian in December 2009 and the resurgence of a militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, have also heightened concerns about extremist recruitment in Nigeria, which has one of the world’s largest Muslim populations. Boko Haram has increasingly targeted churches, sometimes triggering retaliatory violence and threatening to inflame religious tensions in the country. While the group has remained primarily focused on a domestic agenda, some U.S. officials state that its members are expanding ties with other violent Islamist groups on the continent.
Nigeria’s most recent elections, held in April 2011, were viewed by many as a critical test of the government’s commitment to democracy. The State Department had deemed the previous elections to be deeply flawed, and, by some accounts, Nigeria had not held a free and fair general election since the return to civilian rule in 1999. Election observer groups characterized the 2011 elections as a significant improvement over previous polls, but not without problems. Post- election protests and violence across the north highlighted lingering communal tensions, grievances, and mistrust of the government in the northern states. President Goodluck Jonathan, a southerner, was re-elected and faces multiple, sometimes competing pressures to implement reforms deemed critical to addressing the country’s security and development challenges.
The Obama Administration has been supportive of Nigeria’s recent reform initiatives, including anti-corruption efforts, economic and electoral reforms, energy sector privatization, and programs to promote peace and development in the Niger Delta. In 2010, the Administration established the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission, a strategic dialogue to address issues of mutual concern. Congress regularly monitors Nigerian political developments and has expressed concerns with corruption, human rights abuses, and environmental damage in the Delta, as well as with the threat of violent extremism in Nigeria. Congress oversees more than $600 million in U.S. foreign assistance programs in Nigeria—one of the largest [...]

For Always
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Two months before her eighteenth birthday, Jordan serves as an impromptu prom date. After sharing a magical evening, Jordan leaves Stephanie with the promise of a future together. Then tragedy strikes. Jordan not only shuts Stephanie out, he also blames her for what happened. Feeling broken and beaten, will she try one last time to get through to Jordan or will she lose him forever?

Shit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me!
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So what’s it all about then? History, that’s what. “Errgghhh boring boring bollocks boring, I had enough of that crap when I was at school. History just went on and on and on and on and on ….. and on and on. Nothing different ever happened.”
Well that’s where you’re wrong, because I’m going to bring it alive. Not all history books, or even books about teaching history, have to be tedious. I’ve looked under every rock, in every nook and cranny. I’ve searched all over the place and dug up some really interesting little titbits. Stuff not a lot of people know.
So stay with me on this one. I’ve chosen to look at past events from the birth of the planet to the birth of Christ. That’s enough for one book, isn’t it? Well, not really, because I’ve gone off track a little bit from time to time, but I do tend to do that so don’t worry about it.
If you’ve got a teenager who’s studying the history of this period, download a copy for them now because it’s all laid out nice and clear. But let me warn you, I have in the past been accused of having an inappropriate sense of humour, so if you want a little bit of a chuckle watching me make fun out of everyone I meet down the years, then this is the book for you - and if your offspring is in their early teens then it probably isn’t the book for them.
As I say, I do tend to stray into the modern day from time to time to bring things into focus, but I promise you this book will surprise you, inform you, keep you interested and put a smile on your face from time to time.
I discuss philosophers and philosophy a lot, including ancient Greek philosophers, Chinese beliefs and philosophy from around the world, but if you think it’s all Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, there’s a lot more here to be discovered. You’ll be surprised, for instance, at the similarities between the Celts and the Native Americans. The Rosicrucians will fascinate you, as will some of the secrets held by Alexander the Great!
”Wiggins approaches his subjects with an eye for the ridiculous ….. before revealing his own thoughts on the matter with the poise and wit of a stand-up comedian delivering a killer punch-line”
“Karl has a knack of engaging the reader in the subject and then as an added bonus, making it funny. Loved reading this book”
“No history teacher ever mentioned such fun stuff like this to me in high school ….. an intellectually stimulating read,”
“Well worth five stars and recommended for anyone who wants a less serious view of life!”
It’s high time we had some history books for adults!
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Boneseeker
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Creating Heaven on Earth-Taking Small Steps in the Right Direction (The Future of Western Civilization Series 1)
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The Future of Western Civilization Series 1
Dr Nicholas Beecroft, a Military and Organizational Psychiatrist, has spent 25 years exploring the worlds of Medicine, Psychiatry, Business, International Relations and the Military. In the Future of Western Civilization Series, he interviews visionary leaders to discover their inspiring, positive and practical visions for the future and challenges them with incisive questions.
Future of Western Civilization Series 1, Book 1
Introduction to the Series-Dr Nicholas Beecroft interviewed by Melanie Mortiboys
British Patriotism-A Newcomer’s Perspective-William Nkata Masembe
The Next Big Shift-From Machine to Living System-Dr Nicholas Beecroft
Global Simultaneous Policy Making-Bottom-Up Global Policy-John Bunzl
The Future of Capitalism-Getting What We Really Want-Jon Freeman
Transpartisan Politics-The Power of Integrating Diversity-Joseph McCormick
Creating Heaven on Earth-Taking Small Steps in the Right Direction-Martin Rutte
Bonds, Fields and Intentions-Culture Catches Up with Science-Lynne McTaggart
Leadership with Integrity-How to be True to Yourself-Dr Mary Gentile
Wisdom-Lost and Rediscovered-Professor Jim Garrison
The Living Universe-Bringing Science, Finance and Society to Life-Dr Elisabet Sahtouris
Organizational Democracy-10 Steps to Democratic Culture and Leadership-Traci Fenton
Future of Western Civilization Series 1, Book 2
The West is Best-Insights from the PR Man to the Stars-Howard Bloom
Evolutionary Enlightenment-Living from your Creative Impulse-Andrew Cohen
Renaissance 2-Catalyzing the Second Renaissance-Dr Robin Wood
Positive Patriotism-The Evolving British-Chris Parish
The Master Code-The Theory that Explains Everything-Dr Don Beck
Future of Western Civilization Series 1, Book 3
Generational Cycles-Predicting the Future-Neil Howe
Catalyzing Change-Engaging Emergence-Peggy Holman
Successful Nations-Harnessing the Aspirations of the People-Richard Barrett
Resurrecting Christianity-Rising to the Challenges of a Complex World-Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali
German Identity & Patriotism-Healing the Wounds, Integrating the Shadow-Adrian Wagner
Compassionate Healthcare-Re-humanising Medicine-Dr Robin Youngson
New Money-The Evolution of Finance-Jordan MacLeod
Future of Western Civilization Series 1, Book 4
Unleashing Human Potential-Alignment, Energetics and Connection-Soleira Green
Wise Democracy-Discovering Solutions to Intractable Problems-Jim Rough
Mindfulness-Applications for Leaders and Clinicians-Dr Nicholas Beecroft
Evolutionary Leadership-Conscious Leadership in an Age of Transition-Peter Merry
The Future of Europe-A View from Inside the European Union-Helen Titchen Beeth
Ending the Culture War-A Devoted Conservative and a Die-hard Liberal Make Friends-Phil Neisser & Jacob Hess
The Future of Western Civilization Progress Report-Dr Nicholas Beecroft interviewed by Melanie Mortiboys

Camping With Kids: A Parent's Handbook
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This handbook delivers information without frills and even the most experienced camper can use the hints for keeping the shorter crowd entertained and interested. For novice campers, the information can make the entire experienced much easier and more fun.

Manuel des Bonnes Pratiques C You (French Edition)
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Nous avons rassemblé 14 pratiques qui illustrent la manière de traiter la violence des jeunes. Parmi elles, 9 concernent la prévention dont 2 décrivent la façon de prévenir les activités criminelles des adolescents. 3 concernent la violence dans l’école, 1 la réinsertion sociale de jeunes sortant de prison et l’une est relative au phénomène du harcèlement..
En ce qui intéresse la manière dont les cibles du projet sont concernées, une est relative aux jeunes garçons de 14 à 18 ans, une autre les jeunes garçons de 12 à 16 ans et une autre ceux de 14 à 25 ans ; nous les appelons les jeunes adultes! 4 pratiques concernent les jeunes en situation scolaire, 5 les jeunes en danger (de marginalisation sociale par exemple) dont deux pratiques relatives à la question difficile de l’illettrisme. Cela signifie que la plupart des pratiques décrites concernent la cible finale de notre projet. Deux pratiques sont plus spécifiques et ciblent les parents et les enseignants.
La question de l’approche est particulièrement intéressante. 9 pratiques sont relatives à l’éducation non formelle. Ceci montre à quel point la question de l’éducation non formelle est importante. 2 concernent l’aspect technique, comment réaliser le travail (que ce soit en prévention ou en remédiation); 2 ont une approche éducative totale et une est concentrée sur l’éducation par les pairs. En réalité, il est possible de découvrir la plupart des approches dans l’ensemble des pratiques mais nous nous sommes concentrés sur les caractéristiques principales de chaque pratique présentée.
Les impacts sont également importants. Nous nous demandons toujours quels sont les impacts de nos actions en particulier en ce qui concerne la question délicate de la violence des jeunes qui est une question sociétale. Le premier à être présenté par les partenaires est la transférabilité des pratiques. Toutes les pratiques concernées sont transférables aux autres pays, situations, etc. Nous nous sommes rendus compte également qu’il y a des impacts sur des cibles individuelles, en particulier sur la cible finale et sur les pairs. Le changement des normes sociales des jeunes est aussi important, de même que l’impact sur leur comportement après la mise en œuvre d’une pratique. Nous avons également constater des impacts sur les institutions, les systèmes et les réseaux concernés par la mise en œuvre des pratiques.
Généralement, les pratiques permettent aux travailleurs sociaux de déveloper la participation active des jeunes et de les aider à résoudre les conflits ainsi que d’accroître la prise de conscience de toutes les cibles et des structures et personnes concernées par le projet.
Toutes les pratiques sont considérées comme particulièrement efficaces en termes d’impact social sur les différents types de cible; quant à la participation active elle est considérée comme absolument nécessaire dans toutes les pratiques présentées qui sont toutes orientées vers l’éducation des jeunes.

Montessori dans l'EFP - Guide du Formateur (French Edition)
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Une nouvelle manière d’envisager
la formation professionnelle
Partie A – Guide du Formateur
L'approche pratique suivante relative à l’apprentissage est le résultat du projet FROJOL financé par le programme européen Leonardo da Vinci (2011-NL1-LE005-05061). La signification de l’acronyme est celle d’une approche libre de la méthodologie Montessori pour l'apprentissage et l'emploi. Le projet a été mis en œuvre par six partenaires représentant autant de pays. Ce guide est destiné à être utilisé par des enseignants et des formateurs, dans la formation professionnelle et l’éducation des adultes. Il a été rédigé à partir de la situation actuelle de la méthode Montessori dans les six pays européens concernés. Après avoir analysé les fondements de la méthode Montessori, et montré les tendances actuelles en usage dans les écoles Montessori, nous avons comparé l’utilisation de la méthode Montessori dans l’enseignement secondaire et dans la formation des adultes. Dès lors, nous avons sélectionné et adapté six principes de base qui peuvent être appliqués à l’Education et la Formation professionnelle. Nous n’avons pas pour but de créer des écoles Montessori pour la formation professionnelle. Nous avons collecté quelques exemples pour illustrer comment la méthodologie peut être utilisée en formation professionnelle et les obstacles qui ont été rencontrés. Une boîte à outils est fournie aux enseignants et aux formateurs pour leur permettre d’utiliser la méthode. La partie théorique (Partie B) de ce guide est accessible sur le site web du projet (www.frojol-project.org). Le guide lui-même (Partie A) comprend une version imprimable de la boîte à outils non disponible dans la version Kindle

Death Knell In The Alps (A Samantha Jamison Mystery)
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REVIEWERS: "A thriller of a ride on the slopes of Switzerland!"
"Highly recommend Great job!" "What a great mystery series."
"...this one is just as innovative, exciting and suspenseful as all her others!"
"twists and turns of another mystery with her usual humor and insights"
"Peggy Edelheit's writing brings the reader into the moment with humor and intrigue."
Why did Clay invite Sam and her crew on an expense-free ski trip to the Swiss Alps? Suspicion kicked in when this unusual invite turned to intrigue with a creepy in-your-face message that was left hanging in Sam's shower. Like many times before, it was usually the why that always drew her in. This would be no ordinary vacation because what we think we see isn't necessarily what we actually see.
THE SERIES: VOL1 THE PUZZLE is (FREE) VOL2 WITHOUT ANY WARNING VOL3, 86 AVENUE DU GOULET VOL4 A LETHAL TIME VOL5 MOUTH OF THE RAT VOL5.5 THE RIVIERA IS BURNING
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A Century of Anarchy: Neutral Moresnet through the Revisionist Lens
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Indeed, if the strange and little-known case of the condominium of Neutral Moresnet — a tiny wedge of disputed territory in northwestern Europe — acts as our guide, we must conclude that statelessness is not only possible but beneficial to progress, carrying profound advantages over coercive bureaucracies.
The remarkable enterprise that was Moresnet was an unintended consequence of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
Created as a triangle of neutral territory between Prussia and the Netherlands by the Congress of Vienna, Moresnet encapsulates the archetype of market anarchy. Hidden in its history we find privately produced, commodity-backed money; competing avenues for the administration of justice; negligible — and, it seems, entirely avoidable — taxes and fees; few, if any, regulations; a defense force without a standing military; open borders (however unintentionally); and an irrepressibly entrepreneurial spirit.

The Future of Capitalism-Getting What We Really Want (The Future of Western Civilization Series 1)
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Dr Nicholas Beecroft, a Military and Organizational Psychiatrist, has spent 25 years exploring the worlds of Medicine, Psychiatry, Business, International Relations and the Military. In this Series, he interviews visionary leaders to discover their inspiring, positive and practical visions for the future and challenges them with incisive questions.
Future of Western Civilization Series 1, Book 1
Introduction to the Series-Dr Nicholas Beecroft interviewed by Melanie Mortiboys
British Patriotism-A Newcomer’s Perspective-William Nkata Masembe
The Next Big Shift-From Machine to Living System-Dr Nicholas Beecroft
Global Simultaneous Policy Making-Bottom-Up Global Policy-John Bunzl
The Future of Capitalism-Getting What We Really Want-Jon Freeman
Transpartisan Politics-The Power of Integrating Diversity-Joseph McCormick
Creating Heaven on Earth-Taking Small Steps in the Right Direction-Martin Rutte
Bonds, Fields and Intentions-Culture Catches Up with Science-Lynne McTaggart
Leadership with Integrity-How to be True to Yourself-Dr Mary Gentile
Wisdom-Lost and Rediscovered-Professor Jim Garrison
The Living Universe-Bringing Science, Finance and Society to Life-Dr Elisabet Sahtouris
Organizational Democracy-10 Steps to Democratic Culture and Leadership-Traci Fenton
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The West is Best-Insights from the PR Man to the Stars-Howard Bloom
Evolutionary Enlightenment-Living from your Creative Impulse-Andrew Cohen
Renaissance 2-Catalyzing the Second Renaissance-Dr Robin Wood
Positive Patriotism-The Evolving British-Chris Parish
The Master Code-The Theory that Explains Everything-Dr Don Beck
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Generational Cycles-Predicting the Future-Neil Howe
Catalyzing Change-Engaging Emergence-Peggy Holman
Successful Nations-Harnessing the Aspirations of the People-Richard Barrett
Resurrecting Christianity-Rising to the Challenges of a Complex World-Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali
German Identity & Patriotism-Healing the Wounds, Integrating the Shadow-Adrian Wagner
Compassionate Healthcare-Re-humanising Medicine-Dr Robin Youngson
New Money-The Evolution of Finance-Jordan MacLeod
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Unleashing Human Potential-Alignment, Energetics and Connection-Soleira Green
Wise Democracy-Discovering Solutions to Intractable Problems-Jim Rough
Mindfulness-Applications for Leaders and Clinicians-Dr Nicholas Beecroft
Evolutionary Leadership-Conscious Leadership in an Age of Transition-Peter Merry
The Future of Europe-A View from Inside the European Union-Helen Titchen Beeth
Ending the Culture War-A Devoted Conservative and a Die-hard Liberal Make Friends-Phil Neisser & Jacob Hess
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How Fox News KO'd The Republican Party
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1. INTRODUCTION
Anyone who follows politics knows that the Grand Old Party (GOP) is in deep trouble. The Republican Party is in total disarray and that may be an understatement. Republicans in the Senate and House snipe at each other and House members refuse to do anything constructive. Instead like lemmings being drawn to their death, they continue meet the definition of insanity—doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result—by voting 43 times to defund the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare.
This aberrant behavior didn't happen overnight. Nor was it accidental, it wasn't. That's not to say it was planned, it wasn't. The seeds for what is taking place in federal and state governments now were sown way back in November 2008.
It started with the election of a personable, African American man with the strange, non-Anglo, sounding name, Barack Obama. Charming and intelligent with empathy for working class people, Barack Obama had caught the imagination of much of the electorate—enough to win a decisive, almost landslide, victory.
I may be wrong, but when Barack Obama shocked the right and the world by winning the 2008 presidential election, the right didn't know what to think or do at first. The right wing media machine hadn't kicked into gear yet. I actually had the distinct feeling that the right didn't hate Obama, yet. Not only that, but it seemed as if many right wingers were willing to give BO the benefit of the doubt and withhold judgment until he actually did something.
Unfortunately, this moment of détente passed and by the time he was inaugurated, Fox News and the hate radio dwarves had demonized the President elect for two and a half months—drilling into their minds how evil he was and that he would ruin the country.
Not surprising, the Republican Party was unhappy with the results of the election and within hours of the new President's inauguration, party apparatchiks and consultants unscrupulously met at a DC supper club and plotted a policy of total obstruction against the duly elected President of the United States. To me, if this isn't treasonous, it's seditious or at least shamelessly unethical.
Nevertheless, the Republican Party weren't the only discontented parties. Rich and powerful interests were also displeased and vowing to do something about it, set something in motion, which may ultimately destroy the Republican Party as a national party.

Hot Lead, Cold Iron (Mick Oberon Job)
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Chicago, 1932. Mick Oberon may look like just another private detective, but beneath the fedora and the overcoat, he's got pointy ears and he's packing a wand.
Oberon's used to solving supernatural crimes, but the latest one's extra weird. A mobster's daughter was kidnapped sixteen years ago, replaced with a changeling, and Mick's been hired to find the real child. The trail's gone cold, but what there is leads Sideways, to the world of the Fae, where the Seelie Court rules. And Mick's not really welcome in the Seelie Court any more. He'll have to wade through Fae politics and mob power struggles to find the kidnapper – and of course it's the last person he expected.

Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species (1787) (Annotated): Critical introduction by R.K. Minsky
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
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The twenty-four linked tales in Alexie’s debut collection—an instant classic—paint an unforgettable portrait of life on and around the Spokane Indian Reservation, a place where “Survival = Anger x Imagination,” where HUD houses and generations of privation intertwine with history, passion, and myth. We follow Thomas Builds-the-Fire, the longwinded storyteller no one really listens to; his half-hearted nemesis, Victor, the basketball star turned recovering alcoholic; and a wide cast of other vividly drawn characters on a haunting journey filled with humor and sorrow, resilience and resignation, dreams and reality. Alexie’s unadulterated honesty and boundless compassion come together in a poetic vision of a world in which the gaps between past and present are not really gaps after all.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven received a Special Citation for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction, and was the basis for the acclaimed 1998 feature film Smoke Signals.
This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Tea Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Quips About the World's Most Celebrated Beverage
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Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress (Kenneth Arrow Lecture Series)
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It has long been recognized that most standard of living increases are associated with advances in technology, not the accumulation of capital. Yet it has also become clear that what truly separates developed from less developed countries is not just a gap in resources or output but a gap in knowledge. In fact, the pace at which developing countries grow is largely determined by the pace at which they close that gap.
Therefore, how countries learn and become more productive is key to understanding how they grow and develop, especially over the long term. In Creating a Learning Society, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Bruce C. Greenwald spell out the implications of this insight for both economic theory and policy. Taking as a starting point Kenneth J. Arrow's 1962 paper "Learning by Doing," they explain why the production of knowledge differs from that of other goods and why market economies alone are typically not efficient in the production and transmission of knowledge. Closing knowledge gaps, or helping laggards learn, is central to growth and development.
Combining technical economic analysis with accessible prose, Stiglitz and Greenwald provide new models of "endogenous growth," upending the received thinking about global policy and trade regimes. They show how well-designed government trade and industrial policies can help create a learning society; explain how poorly designed intellectual property regimes can retard learning; demonstrate how virtually every government policy has effects, both positive and negative, on learning; and they argue that policymakers need to be cognizant of these effects. They provocatively show why many standard policy prescriptions, especially associated with "neoliberal" doctrines focusing on static resource allocations, impede learning and explain why free trade may lead to stagnation, while broad based industrial protection and exchange rate interventions may bring benefits, not just to the industrial sector, but to the entire economy.
The volume concludes with brief commentaries from Philippe Aghion and Michael Woodford, as well as from Nobel Laureates Kenneth Arrow and Robert Solow.

Mythos Übergewicht: Warum dicke Menschen länger leben. Was das Gewicht mit Stress zu tun hat - überraschende Erkenntnisse der Hirnforschung (German Edition)
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Dicksein macht nicht krank, sondern schützt sogar vor Krankheit. Der wahre Grund für das Dickwerden ist Stress. Diäten sind sinnlos, gefährlich und nur ein milliardenschweres Geschäft. Diese provokanten Thesen stehen im Zentrum des neuen Buches von Achim Peters. Er zeigt auf, dass es kein Übergewicht gibt, sondern nur ein aus der individuellen Lebenssituation erwachsendes Gewicht, das exakt dem Energiebedarf des Gehirns entspricht. Wenn Menschen sich unterdrückt, unverstanden, bedroht fühlen, reagiert das Gehirn mit einem Überlastungsschutz. Aber dieser ist energetisch kostspielig und verlangt: essen! Nur so kann der Gehirnstoffwechsel und das Stresshormon Kortisol, das uns auf Dauer krank macht, ausgeglichen gehalten werden. Dicken Menschen gelingt das leichter, Dünne sind viel gefährdeter.
Achim Peters wendet sich entschieden gegen die Diskriminierung von dicken Menschen und zeigt, wie jeder sein persönliches Stresssystem in ein gesundes Gleichgewicht bringen kann.

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欧米で使われている『コミュニケーション力』や『人を動かす』為の考え方
日本人で活用している人がすくない!
だからこそ使いこなせば新しい自分の価値に繋がる!!
ネット社会の普及よりますますたいせつになる対人関係での『コミュニケーション力』
●管理職として部下を納得させる
●クライアントにアピールする
●信頼関係を壊さないで苦情をきちんと処理する
相手にシンプルに伝える!
スマートに誘導!!
今後の人生に役立てていただければと思います。
■目次
はじめに
●第1章 知的論理とは何か?
その1 なぜ知的論理が必要なのか
・私たちをとりまく大きな変化
・個人の性格や、特性が重要視される環境になった
・論理的でかしこい人の、意外な事実
その2 知的論理の基礎「説得力」を解剖する
・説得力とは、「人を納得させる力」のことだ
・すべての知的論理の基礎は、説得力
その3 説得力その①「心を打つ」スキル
・人の心をがっちりつかみ、心を打つ言葉を使う
・心を打つ言葉は、簡単ではない?
その4 説得力その②「論理的に話す」スキル
・話を論理的に整理する
・「論理的な発言」にはずれが少ないわけ
・ここがポイント「最初のひとこと」
●第2章 論理的に話す基本スキル「演繹」
その1 演繹というスキルを身に付ける
・説得に大きな力を発揮する「演繹スキル」とは?
・演繹で話すルール
・演繹スキルを使うと、なぜ人は納得するのか?
その2 演繹スキルの基礎トレーニング
解答例
●第3章 「演繹」を日常レベルで使いこなす
その1 誰も反論できない「前提」を設定する
・演繹のポイントは「前提」
・反論されたらどうなるか?
・前提が異なるもの同士の話し合いは、時間がかかる
・演繹スキルの落とし穴
その2 前提に使える「社会的常識」
・ビジネスマナー編
・社会用語編
その3 前提として「社会的常識」を使う
・社会的常識を前提にして会話してみる
・いろいろな「社会的な常識」を使ってみる
・「前提」、「事実」、「結果」の関係
・前提と事実がないと、説得力が落ちる
・「当たり前」が、当たり前ではない時代
・日本語の会話には、めったにない「前提」
その4 演繹スキルの中級トレーニング
解答例
●第4章 「場の空気を読む」レッスン
その1 期待を読み、ふさわしい言葉を選ぶ
・演繹のコツは、「空気を読む」と「言葉の調整」
・空気を読むとは、相手の「期待に応えること」
その2 相手の理解度に合わせた言葉を選ぶ
・「空気を読む」2つのポイント
・専門用語を使いすぎて、空気が読めない人
・周囲の理解度に合わせて話すコツ
・子供でもわかるレベルで論理的に話す
・空気をんで、わかりやすい話し方をする
その3 言葉を合わせるトレーニング
解答例
●第5章 「立場をわきまえて発言する」レッスン
その1 立場をわきまえて話すコツ
・立場をわきまえるとは、どういうことか?
・立場に合わせて、話し方を変える
・ぶっきらぼうで立場をわきまえていない発言
その2 立場をわきまえる4つのコツ
・意帰国子女に多い「むき出し論理」の会話
・立場をわきまえる4つのポイント
・期待を裏切らない、「らしさ」の文化
その3 立場をわきまえるトレーニング
解答例
コラム
おわりに
■著者 高島康司(たかしま・やすし)
北海道札幌市生まれ。早稲田大学卒業後、大手語学学校で教材、コース開発、講師研修、企業研
修等を担当。現在は独立し、企業の語学研修、IT関連研修、企業関連セミナー、コンサルティン
グ等をおこなっている。
主な著作は、『1週間で実践論理的会話トレーニング』(明日香出版社)、『実践英文ライティン
グ入門』『CD-ROM付き英文ビジネスレター』『CD-ROMを使った英会話「英訳」トレーニング』
『英文社内メールすぐに使える例文集』(以上ベレ出版)、『きちんと伝える英語』(DHC)ほか
多数。

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When John Sowers twin daughters were born, he felt exposed, thinking manhood was out-of-reach. He needed direction. Guidance. Following in the steps of ordinary men and heroes of history, legend and myth, he uncovered a new and ancient road.
Walk with John on his personal quest to discover the "wild masculine" and to become all that God intended men to be. From a thrilling brush with Kodiak bears in Alaska, to a war hero who rescued his comrades in the Valley of Death, from the mythic heroes of Tolkien to the footsteps of the One, True Myth - as Jesus walked from village into the wilderness and back again.
Stunningly written, this rare, revolutionary book calls older men out of complacency, younger men out of confusion. It calls all men into True Myth - into a life of honor, strength, and sacrificial love.

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Why?
Trial By Fury explores this dark netherworld, identifying the people involved, and investigating their motives. It documents the real-world damage caused by these anonymous bloggers, including how they managed to get a much decorated ex-FBI agent fired from his job. It also recounts the story of the Wikipedia entry about the case, which triggered a spectacular brawl among top wiki-editors, leading to outings, rants, bannings-for-life, and death threats, requiring the intervention of Jimmy Wales himself.
The author, Douglas Preston, is one of the foremost authorities on the Amanda Knox case. He lived in Italy for many years and is an expert on the Italian criminal justice system. He has spoken about the case on the Today show, Anderson Cooper, 48 Hours, Dateline NBC, and Fox. He is the coauthor with Mario Spezi of The Monster of Florence, a nonfiction account of Italy’s most notorious serial killer, currently being made into a movie starring George Clooney.

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How violence permeates our lives, and how more violence may be needed to stop it, is one way to describe this story. The river of violence that can carry away everything in its flood can only be tamed by patient engineering, consistent investment, and erecting solid dams. If that effort is not made, the erratic river may rise again after a storm, and destroy the land it should fertilise.
Ours are violent times. Arrogant powers and greedy men draw upon the global village a web of conflicting interests, well outside the classical disputes for land or water and of class struggles. The trafficking of lethal weapons and lethal drugs is the greatest source for profit of the unscrupulous, generating corruption of states and administrations. Against such corruption, perverted ideologies feed a faceless terrorism, easily manipulated by the corruptors themselves.
Algeria, abandoned fifty years ago by her former colonial settlers to the dictatorship of one totalitarian party, has known a period of chaos, when many men, despairing to make a decent living for themselves and their family, took to the hills and became agents of terror, under the guidance of men – sometimes outsiders – who used religion as a political ideology. Syria, Egypt, but also France or the United Kingdom, are very much concerned by this reflexion, which makes the publishing of this book all the more timely.
“Taming the river” is the history of a man, Tahar, son of Ramdane, a jobless engineer that becomes a leader of the Islamic underground movement, then realises his mistake and turns the tide of violence, bringing his men back to the path of law and order, and fighting the traffickers and corrupters of his country. This does not happen without some bloodshed, but the tradition of fiction is kept as Tahar finds a happy end to his story in the arms of beautiful Salima.
Maamar Rekaiba, a former civil servant, was a child when his country became independent. He lives not far from where he was born, not far from the old Roman site of Tipasa, and the birthplace of Albert Camus, which he greatly admires.

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How far would you go to save everything you ever loved?
Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn’t listen, and because of what she is—a Flame—one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

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Cuando su vida parecía tomar buen rumbo, Laura es obligada a mudarse a otro lugar y dejar lo que tanto quiere. Sin embargo, el universo conspira a su favor para entregarle un hermoso regalo.

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American society is diseased. Violent. Corrupt. Many people sleepwalk and wade through life with no purpose. Gun violence continues unabated and unaddressed by our mercenary politicians. Wealth continues to be consolidated by the few – a sociopathic symptom of Capitalism. And everything is connected: Politics, Culture, religion, etc.… Nothing will change until our collective mind state changes. My acerbic book aims to spark a movement of change. It is necessary.
Americans suffer from hunger pains of which they know not. A spiritual void pervades our society – not a religious one, but a sense of purpose eludes the bulk of our populace. Buy & Consume are momentary reprieves that leave a person feeling empty. Most people want to be good people. Maybe my book can point them in the right direction and in turn, start a long overdue revolution of thought.
Teaching Snapping Turtles is merely a mirror of truth of the insane times we live in. Gun sales increase as tragedies grace the front pages. Global Warming may not be a debate anymore, but Obama is content taking baby steps even though the problem requires a giant leap forward. Unless we immediately change as a people then there will only be more Sandy Hooks and Hurricane Sandys.
The truth shouldn’t always be pretty & polite. Truth can be vulgar. I question everything Americans hold dear: guns, capitalism, religion, sports, violent movies…and highlight the harm these things are having on Humanity.
A recent Pew Research Center report stated that a quarter of American adults had not read a book in the past year. This is unacceptable. My book is designed for Every American, specifically for the blue-collar middle class worker who never reads books. This may seem counter-intuitive, but I view it as an untapped demographic. No revolution can occur without the working class, and a book is the most effective way to ignite thought and new ideas.
Desmond Tutu once said, “Each one of us can make a contribution.” So I wrote a book that gives America a swift kick in the behind. Here is my contribution: An antidote to apathy.
While living in Las Vegas I’ve witnessed the realities of Capitalism run amok: Education in a perpetual state of being underfunded, lack of good jobs, crime, pollution, and scarcity of resources. The casino culture is spreading throughout America like some sort of venereal disease and the resultant dripping is the pittance paid to the peons lucky enough to be employed by the tight-fisted casino mogul. It is time for America to immediately wake up and change before it is too late. My only hope is that my book can serve as a catalyst.
Teaching Snapping Turtles is a big dose of penicillin for the entire country – a vital injection of reason that defies demographics. Everyone should read it.
My book is a guide to Revolution sprinkled with the amusing anecdotes of a hearty imbiber. Enjoy.
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Children as young as four haul buckets of water and smash boulders. Activist farmers stage roadblocks to protest the foreign takeover of a local mine. Indigenous peoples are displaced and environments despoiled. All of this in the service of gold—the lustrous, coveted symbol of wealth that is too often borne of poverty, danger and disease.
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The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments (Vintage)
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The Weed Agency: A Comic Tale of Federal Bureaucracy Without Limits
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The little-known USDA Agency of Invasive Species -- founded by President and humble peanut farmer Jimmy Carter -- would like to reassure you that they rank among the most effective and cost-efficient offices within the sprawling federal bureaucracy. For decades, under Administrative Director Adam Humphrey and his “strategic disengagement” approach, the Agency has epitomized vigilance against the clear and present danger of noxious weeds. Humphrey’s record of triumphant inertia faces only two obstacles. The first is reality; the second is the loud critic who dares to question the magic behind the Agency’s success: Nicholas Bader. Formerly known as President Reagan’s “bloody right hand,” Bader is on an obsessive quest to trim the fat from the federal budget.
Full of oddball characters who shed light on the daily operations of Beltway minions, THE WEED AGENCY showcases a world in which federal budgets balloon every year, where a career can be built upon the skill of rationalizing astronomical expenses, and where the word ‘accountability’ sends roars of laughter through DC office buildings. That’s life inside the federal Agency of Invasive Species… and it may sound suspiciously similar to your reality.

Phantom (Dark Musicals Trilogy)
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Rebecca lands the lead role of Christine, the opera diva, and like her character, she is torn between her two co-stars—Tom the surfer and basketball star who plays the lovable hero, and Justyn, the strangely appealing Goth who is more than realistic in the role of the tortured artist.
Almost immediately after casting, strange things start to happen both on and off the stage. Curtains fall. Mirrors are shattered. People are hurt in true phantom style. They all seem like accidents until Rebecca receives notes and phone calls that hint at something more sinister. Is Justyn bringing to life the twisted character of the phantom? Or in real life are the roles of the hero and the villain reversed? Rebecca doesn’t know who to trust, but she knows she’s running out of time as she gets closer and closer to opening night. Only when the mask is stripped away, will the twenty first century phantom finally be revealed.

Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
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In Savage Inequalities, Kozol delivers a searing examination of the extremes of wealth and poverty and calls into question the reality of equal opportunity in our nation’s schools.

Treasure of our Otaru Syukutsu (Japanese Edition)
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Murder Most Blonde (A Detective Jake Swan Murder Mystery)
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Born to a local socialite and raised in Newport Beach, California, Jake Swanson knows how to use his good looks, and laid-back attitude as his unique way of interacting with people from all walks of life. In between surfing the waves and surfing the local bars, the forty-two-year-old detective is faced with solving the murder of two blondes happening in less than twenty-four hours in his well-heeled coastal city.
Other than the color of their hair, the victims apparently have nothing in common--one is a returning socialite trailing scandal everywhere she goes, and the other is a child-like teenager just looking for a party. Unfortunately for Jake he had contact with both victims just prior to their deaths. Worse yet, he is friendly with one of the suspects, and is a tenant of the other.
With suspicion of complicity flowing heavily in his direction, he is forced to partner with the newly-minted detective, Melissa Sanchez, a former drug enforcement officer, who disdains him and the decadent lifestyle he embraces. Derision and sparks fly between Jake and his new partner as he comes to terms with his age, her youth, and that the unsolved murders that point heavily in the direction of two of Jake's known associates, endangering his luxurious life-style.

Enigma (Southern Arcana)
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Surviving will take a miracle. Happily Ever After’s going to take two.
Southern Arcana, Book 6
Anna Lenoir has always fought. First to escape her broken childhood, then to prove a female shapeshifter can stand shoulder to shoulder with the men. Now she fights for money, and her reputation is as legendary as her stone-cold heart. She’s never met a man she couldn’t walk away from.
Until him.
Bounty hunter Patrick McNamara has a scary reputation of his own, along with mysterious powers linked to his many tattoos. On the clock, they’re the perfect supernatural-crime-solving team. After hours, she’s ready to rock his world. But Patrick won’t settle for just her body, and Anna’s better at breaking homes than making them.
When the heir to the Southwest council goes missing, their combined skills are the best chance of averting a territory war. But the hunt will drag them through the most vulnerable parts of their broken pasts. Daring to risk her heart might be the first fight she loses, and the stakes have never been higher.
Because Patrick will sacrifice anything for her. Even his life.
Warning: Contains cheap motel rooms, gas station chili dogs, supernatural politics and a literal flaming sword. Also, sex. Angry sex, dirty sex, sweet sex and thank-god-you’re-alive sex between a tough-as-nails heroine with a fragile woobie heart, and a dangerous hero who will sacrifice anything to love her.

The Happy Herbivore Guide to Plant-Based Living
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Nixon has put together a practical guide to address questions like these and to help with the many other challenges that come with a plant-based or vegan diet. Whether you’re already living the Happy Herbivore lifestyle or simply thinking of switching to a plant-based way of life, The Happy Herbivore Guide to Plant-Based Living is for you.

Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time
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Thinfluence: Thin-flu-ence (noun) the powerful and surprising effect friends, family, work, and environment have on weight
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How to recognize and combat the external factors that cause weight gain and make it difficult to lose weight
Tackling a weight problem is often viewed as a personal responsibility that requires making healthier choices. The latest research, however, shows that external factors—from family and friendships to advertising and the workplace environment—have an equal, if not greater, impact on America's growing waistline. Just look at the stats: A person's chance of becoming obese increases by 57 percent if a close friend is obese, 40 percent if a sibling is obese, and 37 percent if a spouse is obese.
That's where Thinfluence comes in. Through a research-based examination of the various social, environmental, and policy-based issues that are influencing the nation's health, Harvard researchers Dr. Walter Willett and Dr. Malissa Wood examine how relationships, workplace, media, and other factors are affecting readers' weight. The book offers a clear three-step action plan—analyze, act, influence—for readers to identify hidden factors affecting weight, develop a personal toolbox to combat external effects, and become positive influences on others around them.
Thinfluence doesn't tell readers to ditch their friends and family, change jobs, or move to another state. It helps them identify barriers to weight loss success and arms them with the tools to overcome these negative forces. This book takes a fresh look at today's weight control discussion, taking it where it has seldom gone before: outside of the individual.

The Media and Body Image: If Looks Could Kill
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Buzz Books 2014: Young Adult: Exclusive Excerpts From Over 20 Top New Titles
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This inaugural edition of Buzz Books: Young Adult provides substantial pre-publication excerpts from more than 20 forthcoming young adult and middle grade books. Now everyone can share the same access to the newest YA voices the publishing industry is broadcasting for the fall/winter season.
Excerpts include new work from established giants of the field (Ellen Hopkins; Garth Nix; Scott Westerfeld), authors best-known for their adult books (Carl Hiaasen; Michael Perry; Ben Tripp; Meg Wolitzer), and genuine newsmakers—including the first of James Frey’s attention-getting Endgame trilogy, which will include interactive elements developed in association with Google’s Niantic Labs.
You will find a full range of YA titles previewed here —dystopian, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, humor, literary and more — and you will even find some works for tweens and middle-grade readers (Vivian Apple and the End of the World, Zoo at the Edge of the World, and The Rogue Knight. As always, many are sure to make bestseller and “best of” lists.
We’re especially proud to announce that two of our titles will be featured at this year’s Book Expo America convention on their own YA Editors Buzz panels: Frank Portman’s King Dork Approximately, and Robin Talley’s debut Lies We Tell Ourselves. In addition, a grand total of 15 out of our 21 Buzz Books: Young Adult authors will be in attendance at BEA.
In addition to the excerpts, there’s a great round-up from Publishers Lunch of dozens of noteworthy fall/winter YA books to add to your must-have list.
Start reading some of the best future books right now, and then share the fun by telling your friends and family to download this free edition of Buzz Books for themselves at any major ebookstore or at www.buzz.publishersmarketplace.com.
And for even more great reads, be sure to look for Buzz Books 2014:Fall/Winter, also available now (9780989321341), for the best in adult fiction and nonfiction.

Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know
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David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as "a bible in the field" and published in more than twenty countries. Now, Bornstein shifts the focus from the profiles of successful social innovators in that book--and teams with Susan Davis, a founding board member of the Grameen Foundation--to offer the first general overview of social entrepreneurship. In a Q & A format allowing readers to go directly to the information they need, the authors map out social entrepreneurship in its broadest terms as well as in its particulars.
Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are, how their organizations function, and what challenges they face. The book will give readers an understanding of what differentiates social entrepreneurship from standard business ventures and how it differs from traditional grant-based non-profit work. Unlike the typical top-down, model-based approach to solving problems employed by the World Bank and other large institutions, social entrepreneurs work through a process of iterative learning -- learning by doing--working with communities to find unique, local solutions to unique, local problems. Most importantly, the book shows readers exactly how they can get involved.
Anyone inspired by Barack Obama's call to service and who wants to learn more about the essential features and enormous promise of this new method of social change, Social Entrepreneurship is the ideal first place to look.

KaBOOM!: A Movement to Save Play
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This New York Times bestseller is a powerfully moving story of a man from humble beginnings, who identified a tragic problem and figured out how to address it on a national scale.
KaBOOm! chronicles Darell Hammond's amazing journey from a childhood spent living in a group home in Illinois to becoming the founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, one of the most successful nonprofit organizations in the United States. KaBOOM! has raised almost $200 million, directly built 1,743 playgrounds with a million volunteers, and has touched the lives of countless children and families. More than just a memoir, KaBOOm! is a call to action that will inspire readers by challenging them to rethink traditional notions of community and social change.

manningamanandaninkikoushinobenkyounotechoeigohen (asasyuppandensisyoseki) (Japanese Edition)
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「350万人が学んだ人気講師の勉強の手帳」の大反響から生まれた続編!
やれば誰だってできる
過去の成績を改善させるための勉強!
英語の需要は、国際社会のいまは年々増加傾向です。
しかし、まだまだ人手が足りていないのが現状です。
限られた小さな日本内だけで今後の事を考えるのではなく、
今後の人生を歩んでいくには大きな市場である世界に目を向けていかなければいけません。
その為に、今からできる英語勉強法。350万人以上に教えてきた勉強法をご紹介します。
■金スマ 特集で安河内先生ゲスト出演
勉強法を紹介いたしました。
◆担当編集者のコメント
「英語なんて言葉なんだ。こんなものやれば誰だってできるようになる!」
テレビCMでおなじみ! 英語学習のカリスマ、安河内先生のノウハウ集大成と学習者への熱いメッセージを、授業さながらに述べた1冊! 受かる! 読める! 聞ける! 書ける! 話せる! 英語勉強法88を紹介。ビジネス、昇進・昇格、日常会話、入試合格、TOEICスコアアップ、プレゼン……実力アップのための1冊です!
◆著者のコメント
試験合格のため、ビジネスのため、日常会話のため、昇進・昇格のため――どのような目的であれ、英語学習を成功させるためには、
① 正しい英語の学習方法を知ること
② 英語の学習を継続すること
③ 毎日の英語学習を楽しく行うこと
が重要です。
これらは、英語の勉強の3原則と言っても過言ではありません。
本書では、みなさんの英語学習において重要な「読む・聞く・書く・話す」の4分野に関するアドバイスを合計88個紹介しています。
アドバイスはすべて、日本語だけでなく、それに対応する英語でも書かれています。すなわち、「英語の学習法を学びながら、英語の勉強もできる」という一石二鳥の効果をねらったのが、この『勉強の手帳 英語編』です。
学習を継続するのに大切なのはモチベーションを維持し続けることです。
この本の中には、私の言葉だけでなく、英語の達人やさまざまな分野で活躍した人が語った「継続を成功させる名言」も盛り込まれています。
これらの言葉を目と耳から吸収することによって、英語学習のマインドをつくることができるでしょう。
他にも今や英語学習の効果測定として避けることができないTOEICテスト(リスニング・リーディングテスト/スピーキング・ライティングテスト)の対策もまとめました。
どこから読み始めてもかまいません。
最初から順番に読んでもいいし、興味のあるページから読み始めてもOKです。
ぜひ、この本をあなたの英語学習の友人として活用してください。
英語学習では、できるようになっていくプロセスを楽しむことも大切です。
目標にとらわれすぎず、現在の自分のレベルの英語を使うことを大いにエンジョイしましょう。
あなたは、絶対に英語ができるようになります。
英語なんて言葉なんだ。
やれば誰だってできるようになる!
■目次
●Part 1 「やる気」高める!
●Part 2 英語の勉強を続ける!
●Part 3 勉強法を工夫する!
●Part 4 文法をマスターする! 語彙を増やす!
●Part 5 リーディング/読む力を伸ばす!
●Part 6 リスニング/聞く力を伸ばす!
●Part 7 スピーキング/話す力を伸ばす!
●Part 8 ライティング/書く力を伸ばす!
●Part 9 TOEICテストのポイントを押さえる!
■著者 安河内哲也(やすこうち・てつや)
東進ハイスクール講師、東進ビジネススクール講師、企業研修講師として、受験生から社会人までを対象に英語を教える、カリスマ英語講師。20年以上の指導歴、そして自らの勉強体験に裏打ちされた、短期間で成績がアップする勉強法は、成績不振に悩む生徒・学生やTOEICテスト受験生から絶大な支持を得ている。
著書は、語学書・参考書を中心に100冊以上、累計350万部超。
また、多忙な毎日の合間をぬって、自らもさまざまな分野の勉強を続け、TOEICテスト990点満点、英検1級、国連英検特A級、通訳案内士、韓国語能力試験1級、1級小型船舶操縦士など、さまざまな資格を取得している。株式会社ティーシーシー取締役、言語文化舎代表も務める。
本書は、文字どおり「勉強のカリスマ」である著者の、英語勉強法の集大成と学習者への熱いメッセージを、授業さながらに、あますところなく述べた1冊である。
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NONSENSE FROM THE BIBLE - HANDBOOK OF VERSES
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This is not an exhaustive list of verses of each subject as I have not included those which are repeated in other texts or are not applicable to the form of this list. Neither is this book intended to be a ‘bible commentary’ although some subjects and verses that require some additional explanation have added comment.

Harvest Home: A Novel
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After watching his asthmatic daughter suffer in the foul city air, Theodore Constantine decides to get back to the land. When he and his wife search New England for the perfect nineteenth-century home, they find no township more charming, no countryside more idyllic than the farming village of Cornwall Coombe. Here they begin a new life: simple, pure, close to nature—and ultimately more terrifying than Manhattan’s darkest alley.
When the Constantines win the friendship of the town matriarch, the mysterious Widow Fortune, they are invited to join the ancient festival of Harvest Home, a ceremony whose quaintness disguises dark intentions. In this bucolic hamlet, where bootleggers work by moonlight and all of the villagers seem to share the same last name, the past is more present than outsiders can fathom—and something far more sinister than the annual harvest is about to rise out of the earth.

Red Carpet Suicide: A Survival Guide on Keeping Up With the Hiltons
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My Conversation with The Universe
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A Unique Window into the Soul's Understanding of Reality
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Circle of Influence (A Zoe Chambers Mystery)
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Zoe Chambers, paramedic and deputy coroner in rural Pennsylvania’s tight-knit Vance Township, has been privy to a number of local secrets over the years, some of them her own. But secrets become explosive when a dead body is found in the Township Board President’s abandoned car.
As a January blizzard rages, Zoe and Police Chief Pete Adams launch a desperate search for the killer, even if it means uncovering secrets that could not only destroy Zoe and Pete, but also those closest to them.
Praise for CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE:“The texture of small town Pennsylvania comes alive in Annette Dashofy's debut mystery. Discerning mystery readers will appreciate Dashofy's expert details and gripping storytelling. Zoe Chambers is an authentic character who will entertain us for a long time.” – Nancy Martin, Author of the Blackbird Sister Mysteries
“The author has struck gold by delivering a wonderful story… Betrayal, teenage angst, dysfunctional relationship and deep dark secrets will keep you turning the pages in this very enjoyable debut novel.” – Dru Ann Love, Dru’s Book Musings
“New York has McBain, Boston has Parker, now Vance Township, PA (“pop. 5000. Please Drive Carefully.”) has Annette Dashofy, and her rural world is just as vivid and compelling as their city noir.” – John Lawton, Producer/Director and Author of the Inspector Troy Series
“I’ve been awestruck by Annette Dashofy’s storytelling for years. Look out world, you’re going to love Zoe Chambers and Pete Adams, and Circle of Influence is just the beginning.” – Donnell Ann Bell, Bestselling Author of The Past Came Hunting and Deadly Recall
“Dashofy does everything exactly right in this well-crafted not-quite-cozy: compelling plot, original setting and wonderfully rich characters. Her revenge-fueled tale of small town manipulation and murder will keep you turning the pages. This series is a winner!” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award-Winning Author
“An excellent debut, totally fun to read. Annette Dashofy has created a charmer of a protagonist in Zoe Cambers. She's smart, she's sexy, she's vulnerably romantic, and she's one hell of a paramedic on the job. It's great to look forward to books two and three.” – Kathleen George, Professor of Theatre and Writing at the University of Pittsburgh and Edgar-Nominated Author of the Richard Christie Series
“This is a terrific first mystery, with just the right blend of action, emotion and edge. I couldn’t put it down. The characters are well drawn and believable…It's all great news for readers. I can’t wait to meet Zoe and Pete again in Vance Township, Monongahela County, PA.” – Mary Jane Maffini, Author of The Dead Don’t Get Out Much
Books in the Zoe Chambers Mystery Series:- CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE (#1)
- LOST LEGACY (#2) September 2014
Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all…

Bringing Up Brits: Unique Insights into the Issues of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Modern Britain (Sociology & Cultural Anthropology Books)
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This book offers a unique glimpse into the fascinating lives of parents who have embarked on such an undertaking - and the reader is left with many invaluable insights into the issues of immigration, multiculturalism and the formation of personal identity in modern Britain.
"Bringing Up Brits" is THE book for parents from other cultures who are raising children in Britain, as well for all those - particularly students of Sociology & Cultural Anthropology - who have a discerning interest in the field and are keen to experience one culture from multiple perspectives.

Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole
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"Powerful and disturbing. No one who cares about the future of our public life can afford to ignore this book."—Jackson Lears
A powerful sequel to Benjamin R. Barber's best-selling Jihad vs. McWorld, Consumed offers a vivid portrait of an overproducing global economy that targets children as consumers in a market where there are never enough shoppers and where the primary goal is no longer to manufacture goods but needs. To explain how and why this has come about, Barber brings together extensive empirical research with an original theoretical framework for understanding our contemporary predicament. He asserts that in place of the Protestant ethic once associated with capitalism—encouraging self-restraint, preparing for the future, protecting and self-sacrificing for children and community, and other characteristics of adulthood—we are constantly being seduced into an "infantilist" ethic of consumption.
Connaître ses réactions émotionnelles, pour maîtriser ses émotions (French Edition)
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Vous apprendrez à décrypter vos émotions « types » spontanées qui vous déstabilisent fortement. Vous comprendrez pourquoi vous ressentez des émotions négatives telles que la colère, l'anxiété ou l'angoisse, si puissantes et si difficiles à vivre. Ces réactions émotives rendent vos relations personnelles et sociales instables, jusqu'à vous isoler dans certaines circonstances. Systématiquement, vous réagissez de manière disproportionnée face à certaines situations, qu'elles soient personnelles ou professionnelles. Vous allez pouvoir rompre ce cercle infini et vous libérer.
Grâce au cadre d'analyse expliqué à force de schémas et d'exercices, d'activités de mises en situation, vous allez pouvoir identifier les évènements, les moments de vie, qui vous perturbent.
Nouveau format économique (sans forum et activités en ligne ).

TANAKASEIYASHINGENSHU (Japanese Edition)
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箴言:一般(50項目)。
ニッポン人の定義(99項目)。
やくざの定義(30項目)。
関連ショートショート:17編。
総文字数:約2万。
【詳細】
箴言:ブログで十年あまり書いてきたものをまとめたもの。
やくざの定義は、近所の反社会的集団の事務所の方々と、
七年あまり、実際にやりあってきて、得たことや感じたこと。
ショートショート:箴言に関連するもの。
むかし紙で出した本から13編 と、ほか4編。
【目次】
〈箴言〉:一般/ニッポン人の定義/やくざの定義
〈ショートショート〉:定年まぢかの田中さん/あのクソ部長/万華鏡/
タイタニック号裏話/面接/しみついたもの/小石/会社見学/
スズメ/銭湯にて/やーさんとのファーストコンタクト/
よくある風景/喪主もしゅ/美佳の人生設計/教師、岡田の苦悩/
最期に/焼却
〈奥付〉

Zibaldone
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Giacomo Leopardi was the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and was recognized by readers from Nietzsche to Beckett as one of the towering literary figures in Italian history. To many, he is the finest Italian poet after Dante. (Jonathan Galassi’s translation of Leopardi’s Canti was published by FSG in 2010.)
He was also a prodigious scholar of classical literature and philosophy, and a voracious reader in numerous ancient and modern languages. For most of his writing career, he kept an immense notebook, known as the Zibaldone, or “hodge-podge,” as Harold Bloom has called it, in which Leopardi put down his original, wide-ranging, radically modern responses to his reading. His comments about religion, philosophy, language, history, anthropology, astronomy, literature, poetry, and love are unprecedented in their brilliance and suggestiveness, and the Zibaldone, which was only published at the turn of the twentieth century, has been recognized as one of the foundational books of modern culture. Its 4,500-plus pages have never been fully translated into English until now, when a team under the auspices of Michael Caesar and Franco D’Intino of the Leopardi Centre in Birmingham, England, have spent years producing a lively, accurate version. This essential book will change our understanding of nineteenth-century culture. This is an extraordinary, epochal publication.

Cybersexism: Sex, Gender and Power on the Internet
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It's a tough time to be a woman on the internet. Over the past two generations, the political map of human relations has been redrawn by feminism and by changes in technology. Together they pose questions about the nature and organisation of society that are deeply challenging to those in power, and in both cases, the backlash is on. In this brave new world, old-style sexism is making itself felt in new and frightening ways.
In Cybersexism, Laurie Penny goes to the dark heart of the matter and asks why threats of rape and violence are being used to try to silence female voices, analyses the structure of online misogyny, and makes a case for real freedom of speech – for everyone.
Laurie Penny’s forthcoming book, Unspeakable Things: Sex, Lies and Revolution, will be published in 2014.

The Reformed Union: Britain as a Federation
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On Desire: Why We Want What We Want
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In On Desire, William B. Irvine takes us on a wide-ranging tour of our impulses, wants, and needs, showing us where these feelings come from and how we can try to rein them in. Spicing his account with engaging observations by writers like Seneca, Tolstoy, and Freud, Irvine considers the teachings of Buddhists, Hindus, the Amish, Shakers, and Catholic saints, as well as those of ancient Greek and Roman and modern European philosophers. Irvine also looks at what modern science can tell us about desire--what happens in the brain when we desire something and how animals evolved particular desires--and he advances a new theory about how desire itself evolved. Irvine also suggests that at the same time that we gained the ability to desire, we were "programmed" to find some things more desirable than others. Irvine concludes that the best way to attain lasting happiness is not to change the world around us or our place in it, but to change ourselves. If we can convince ourselves to want what we already have, we can dramatically enhance our happiness.
Brimming with wisdom and practical advice, On Desire offers a thoughtful approach to controlling unwanted passions and attaining a more meaningful life.

Pour tout bagage on a vingt ans (French Edition)
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GUNNER (Alton Rhode Mysteries #5)
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But he has a problem. When on “assignment,” he uses cutouts and secret accounts, and has no way to find out who ordered the hit.
But he knows someone who can. Someone he has trusted with his life in the past. Someone who has a reputation for doing the impossible.
GUNNER is the fifth in the series of Alton Rhode mysteries. Featuring the masterful thriller dialogue and humor that is the hallmark of this series, it is a twisty tale of betrayal, avarice and sex -- where the usual suspects may not pan out. Multibillion-dollar New York City projects and upstate New York politics clash in GUNNER, which also typically places some otherwise nefarious characters on the side of the angels when the body count rises and the real villains are unmasked.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lawrence De Maria is a Pulitzer-nominated journalist who cut his teeth on financial corruption at The New York Times and Forbes. His other thrillers and mysteries in the Alton Rhode and Jake Scarne series do not have to be read in order, but he believes to do so will enhance the reader’s experience.
ALTON RHODE MYSTERIES (in order):
Capriati’s Blood
Laura Lee
Siren’s Tears
Sister
Gunner
JAKE SCARNE THRILLERS (in order):
Sound of Blood
Madman’s Thirst
Killerfest
The Viron Conspiracy
A tenth thriller, HURRICANE FATS, features CIA agent/assassin COLE SUDDEN. It is likely we haven’t heard the last of SUDDEN.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
According to John Crudele of the New York Post, Alton Rhode has "a touch of Bourne, a dash of Bond and a sprig of Spenser."
“While De Maria may have been an award-winning financial reporter, he's an awfully good fiction writer as well.” (THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS)
“What is really almost beyond belief is how easily De Maria has transitioned from the dry world of financial reporting to the wild and lavish world of novel writing.” (THE COLLIER CITIZEN)
De Maria is “a master of thriller dialogue.” (THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS)

PROPHETIC CALENDAR FOR ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS: THE NEXT DECADE: LAST DAYS NEWS EVENTS 2014 THRU 2023 (PROPHECY & FUTURE NEWS)
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Specific events to watch for if you are Jewish and if you live in Israel. If you are NOT Jewish, and you do not live in Israel, then you better for sure read this!
These events are actually “signs” prerecorded in the Hebrew scriptures to alert you.
1. To let you know how and by what means your enemies will deceive you;
2. To prepare you for the coming of the Messiah to Israel to establish His Kingdom.
New developments in international laws, banking and politics with inflation "guidelines" for your investments. This is a MUST READ for individuals, businesses and leaders!

Capital in the Twenty-First Century
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Dave Quinn: Football Manager
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"With the ball about to cross the line, Spanner took an almighty kick at it, missed, followed through and kicked himself full in the face, ever the competitor, he had his arm in the air claiming a foul before he had even hit the floor." If you've ever been involved in kids football; Manager, coach, bucket-carrier, supporter, parent, player, whatever, this book will bring it all flooding back, the good, the bad, and the downright funny.

A Monument to Deceit: Sam Adams and the Vietnam Intelligence Wars
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The Blue Balloon (Japanese Edition)
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Riccardo - Eine unerfüllte Liebe (German Edition)
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Dieser fiktive Roman mit biografischem Hintergrund erzählt von der großen Liebe eines reifen zu einem jungen Mann, von Daniel und Riccardo; – für den älteren war es die Liebe seines Lebens, für den jüngeren die Erfüllung seiner sexuellen Lust. Was so zärtlich und hoffnungsvoll begann, endete mit seelischen Höllenqualen und unvorstellbarer Kränkung der Gefühle. Daniel hatte dem jungen Riccardo vertraut. Grenzenlos vertraut. Niemals an seinen Worten gezweifelt. Als ihre Beziehung zerbrach, suchte Riccardo nach mehr sexuellen Erfahrungen mit anderen Männern. Daniel blieb einsam zurück, enttäuscht von der Liebe, enttäuscht vom Leben, enttäuscht von seinem Partner. Kurze Zeit lebten beide in einer harmonischen Beziehung, ehe Riccardo aus dem „Käfig“ ausbrechen wollte. Zurück blieb ein vom Leben enttäuschter alter Mann, der die Welt nicht mehr verstand. Mit einfühlsamen Worten erzählt der Autor die Geschichte einer unerfüllten Liebe. Der Leser wird berührt, gefesselt von der spannenden Handlung. Am Ende des Romans stellt sich die einzige Frage: Warum?
Doch Tränen sind das Brot der Liebe.

IkuraManamiManamiX (Japanese Edition)
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Das Wutbuch - Mir reichts! Armes Deutschland (German Edition)
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Ob ich vorne oder hinten anfange immer komme ich zu demselben Schluss: Da läuft vieles schief, viel zu vieles läuft da falsch, und das nicht zufällig, sondern geplant, sorgfältig ausgetüftelt in jahrelangem Missbrauch der Demokratie, sorgfältig gehütet und bewacht, dass nichts in Unordnung gerät. Bloß keine lebendige Demokratie mehr, um Himmels willen! Nichts wäre mehr beherrschbar. Von welcher Seite man auch anfängt, die Wut bleibt. Die Wut in unserem Lande wächst und zwar vor allem auch bei den ganz normalen Menschen, die unser Land, seine politische Form, geliebt haben; den Tüchtigen, die täglich fleißig arbeiten, all denen, die dafür sorgen, die durch Ihre tägliche Arbeit dafür sorgen, dass es dieses Land und seinen Wohlstand gibt, noch gibt.

You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
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A profound expansion of David McCullough, Jr.'s popular commencement speech—a call to arms against a prevailing, narrow, conception of success viewed by millions on YouTube—You Are (Not) Special is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life.
Children today, says David McCullough—high school English teacher, father of four, and son and namesake of the famous historian—are being encouraged to sacrifice passionate engagement with life for specious notions of success. The intense pressure to excel discourages kids from taking chances, failing, and learning empathy and self-confidence from those failures.
In You Are (Not) Special, McCullough elaborates on his now-famous speech exploring how, for what purpose, and for whose sake, we're raising our kids. With wry, affectionate humor, McCullough takes on hovering parents, ineffectual schools, professional college prep, electronic distractions, club sports, and generally the manifestations, and the applications and consequences of privilege. By acknowledging that the world is indifferent to them, McCullough takes pressure off of students to be extraordinary achievers and instead exhorts them to roll up their sleeves and do something useful with their advantages.

Faszination Ladyboy (German Edition)
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Fred Suban bricht das Tabuthema Transsexualität und zeichnet ungeschminkt ein beschämendes Verhaltensbild der westlichen Gesellschaft gegenüber Minderheiten, zu denen eben auch transsexuell Geborene gehören.
Ein spannendes, erotisch anmutendes Werk und doch mit fundierter Sachlichkeit persönlich recherchierter Erkenntnisse des Autors gegen vorherrschende Vorurteile. Fred Suban begeistert mit bewegenden Geständnissen von Betroffenen in der westlichen Gesellschaft einerseits und auf der anderen Seite durch authentische romantische Erfahrungsgeschichten mit Ladyboys in der thailändischen Zivilisation.
Zum Inhalt:
Phänomen Ladyboy - Das „Dritte Geschlecht“
Teil 1
Transsexualität ist weder eine psychische Störung noch irgendwelche anormale sexuelle Neigung. Die Besonderheit liegt in der naturgegebenen Gegensätzlichkeit zwischen der geistig/psychischen Identität und dem biologischen Geschlecht und ist somit keineswegs mit Homosexualität oder Transvestitismus zu verwechseln.
Dies zu erklären, aufgrund persönlicher Recherchen des Autors und vieler intimer Gespräche mit Betroffenen aus der westlichen und asiatischen Kultur, ist das zentrale Thema dieses Buchs, um damit gegen die „aus Unwissenheit“ vorherrschenden Vorurteile und Diskriminierung anzugehen.
Erschütternde Geständnisse einerseits zeichnen ein düsteres Verhaltensbild der westlichen Gesellschaft, und andererseits zeigt die asiatische Kultur, insbesondere die thailändische Gesellschaft, dass ein friedvolles und konstruktives Zusammenleben durchaus möglich sein kann. Dort sind „Ladyboys“ oder „Kathoeys“ − so die gängigsten Bezeichnungen von Transsexuellen mit psychisch weiblicher Identität und biologisch männlichem Geschlecht − nicht nur in der Gesellschaft integriert und somit in vielen bürgerlichen Berufen anzutreffen, sondern werden darüberhinaus als mittlerweile unverzichtbare Bereicherung wahrgenommen.
In der Beurteilung, ob ein Mensch Mann oder Frau sei, richten sich Gesetz und die öffentliche Meinung der Gesellschaften leider ausschließlich nach dem biologischen Geschlecht, was aber bedeutet, dass der Mensch in seiner Gesamtheit nur als ein organisches Wesen bewertet wird. Wäre er das wirklich, gäbe es nach dem Tod kein Weiterleben mehr. Das wiederum widerspräche jedoch der Lehre aller Religionen.
Was also spräche dagegen, Wesenheiten, welche sich − aus welchen Gründen auch immer − mit einem ihrer geistigen Herkunft entgegengesetzten biologischen Geschlecht vereinen, als eigenständige Persönlichkeiten, als das „Dritte Geschlecht“ zu benennen und zu akzeptieren? Es wäre lediglich ein Zurückerinnern an die Lebensweisheit der antiken Gesellschaften oder der amerikanischen Urindianer, welcher die Idee des *androgynischen Lebens zugrunde lag, und in der Betroffene ihrer eigenständigen Persönlichkeit bewusst waren, bevor dieses Bewusstsein durch spätere Weltreligionen, allen voran dem Christentum, gewaltsam zerstört wurde.
*) Die androgynische Idee besagt, dass die Zusammenlegung beider geschlechtlicher Potenzen eine höhere Verwirklichungskraft darstellt als jede für sich, d.h. dass beide Geschlechter (Mann und Frau) für ihre Verwirklichung (Vervollkommnung) auf einander angewiesen sind.
Teil 2
Was aber macht die Faszination der Ladyboys aus, der viele Männer erliegen und sich auf ein Abenteuer einlassen? Ist es einfach die Neugier vor dem Unbekannten, der natürliche Charme? Was aber wäre dann die Begründung, weshalb daraus oft dauerhafte Beziehungen entstehen? Authentische Erfahrungsgeschichten geben darüber ausgiebig Auskunft. Eines ist gleich vorwegzunehmen: „Die Meinung, es handle sich bei solchen Beziehungen um Homosexualität wäre gleichbedeutend, die Beziehungen zwischen Mann und Frau als solche zu bezeichnen“!
Fred Suban, Autor

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
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With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture, which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation. In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland, Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the "Israel effect", there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting. As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit, there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive, surprising clues.

Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century
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Hobsbawm examines the conditions that both created the flowering of the belle époque and held the seeds of its disintegration: paternalistic capitalism, globalization, and the arrival of a mass consumer society. Passionate but never sentimental, he ranges freely across subjects as diverse as classical music, the fine arts, rock music, and sculpture. He records the passing of the golden age of the "free intellectual" and explores the lives of forgotten greats; analyzes the relationship between art and totalitarianism; and dissects phenomena as diverse as surrealism, art nouveau, the emancipation of women, and the myth of the American cowboy.
Written with consummate imagination and skill, Fractured Times is the last book from one of our greatest modern-day thinkers.

Thought in the Act: Passages in the Ecology of Experience
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“Every practice is a mode of thought, already in the act. To dance: a thinking in movement. To paint: a thinking through color. To perceive in the everyday: a thinking of the world’s varied ways of affording itself.” —from Thought in the Act
Combining philosophy and aesthetics, Thought in the Act is a unique exploration of creative practice as a form of thinking. Challenging the common opposition between the conceptual and the aesthetic, Erin Manning and Brian Massumi “think through” a wide range of creative practices in the process of their making, revealing how thinking and artfulness are intimately, creatively, and inseparably intertwined. They rediscover this intertwining at the heart of everyday perception and investigate its potential for new forms of activism at the crossroads of politics and art.
Emerging from active collaborations, the book analyzes the experiential work of the architects and conceptual artists Arakawa and Gins, the improvisational choreographic techniques of William Forsythe, the recent painting practice of Bracha Ettinger, as well as autistic writers’ self-descriptions of their perceptual world and the experimental event making of the SenseLab collective. Drawing from the idiosyncratic vocabularies of each creative practice, and building on the vocabulary of process philosophy, the book reactivates rather than merely describes the artistic processes it examines. The result is a thinking-with and a writing-in-collaboration-with these processes and a demonstration of how philosophy co-composes with the act in the making. Thought in the Act enacts a collaborative mode of thinking in the act at the intersection of art, philosophy, and politics.

Undermining: A Wild Ride in Words and Images through Land Use Politics in the Changing West
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Working from her own lived experience in a New Mexico village and inspired by gravel pits in the landscape, Lippard weaves a number of fascinating themesamong them fracking, mining, land art, adobe buildings, ruins, Indian land rights, the Old West, tourism, photography, and waterinto a tapestry that illuminates the relationship between culture and the land. From threatened Native American sacred sites to the history of uranium mining, she offers a skeptical examination of the "subterranean economy."
Featuring more than two hundred gorgeous color images, Undermining is a must-read for anyone eager to explore a new way of understanding the relationship between art and place in a rapidly shifting society.

The Museum in Transition: A Philosophical Perspective
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Rejoindre les Parents D'enfants Empathiques (French Edition)
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Beyond the ability to sympathize and show concern for another living creature, these hyper-sensitive children have the ability to feel into a person’s suffering to the point of taking on the energy, feelings, and emotions of that person. This over-attachment can become disturbing to the child who does not realize they are doing this. Once this energy becomes stuck in the child’s energy field or body, it creates a sense of uneasiness, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, or even health issues.
This discussion between French/English-speaking Claude LeFleur of Canada and Yvonne Perry, the US author of Whose Stuff Is This? ~ Finding Freedom from the Thoughts, Feelings, and Energy of Those around You was transcribed and translated from a recorded interview.

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The cartoonist Mike Flanagan takes a wry look at driving and its surrounding topics, including cars, autos, trucks, cops, mechanics, repairs, parking, speeding, car sales, secondhand vehicles, sports cars, speeding fines, parking problems, dodgy dealers, handbrake turns, maniac cyclists, angry pedestrians and many more.
This book is guaranteed to satisfy your hunger for humour, (or humor, if you're American and can't spell).
Anyway, it's a bumper crop of chuckles that will brighten your day and show you the funny side of autos.
These cartoons are ideal for use in your text, for instance, your website, sales presentations, mailers, powerpoint, advertising material, promotions or whatever, but remember......all these cartoons are copyright protected, so if you'd like to use them, you need to email the cartoonist for permission and to obtain details of the fees involved.
Have you seen all the titles in the FLANTOONS.co.uk cartoon series?
OFFICE, FINANCE, GOLFING, DRIVING, BANKING, BOOZE, RESTAURANT, CAREERS, LAWYER, MANAGEMENT, TRAVEL, DENTIST, DOCTOR, HOSPITAL, NURSING, SURGERY, RAGTRADE and REAL ESTATE.

Cupid's Arrow
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Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal
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In this illuminating work, immigrant rights activist Aviva Chomsky shows how “illegality” and “undocumentedness” are concepts that were created to exclude and exploit. With a focus on US policy, she probes how people, especially Mexican and Central Americans, have been assigned this status—and to what ends. Blending history with human drama, Chomsky explores what it means to be undocumented in a legal, social, economic, and historical context. The result is a powerful testament of the complex, contradictory, and ever-shifting nature of status in America.
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Status Dogs & Gangs
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DJ CK The Bizniz.For me this book must be the first in the UK to be written by an insider on 'Dangerous Dogs' and 'London Street Gang Culture'. This gives a unique edge and insight on the mentality of young gang members. Never before has a reader been allowed so deep into the world of 'Dangerous Status Dogs'. Think 'Tony Thompson' and his book 'Gangs' but with an authentic REAL feel to it. Christopher Walkins Journalist It seems that almost every week the media report an attack by ‘dangerous’ dogs on some poor victim, usually a child, and yet nobody seems willing or able to look closely at this problem, or to wonder why it is happening. Justin Rollins has decided to set the record straight and explain the myths and mysteries behind the phenomena of status and dangerous dogs, as well as other urban nightmares such as street gangs, drugs and teen violence. Justin Rollins does not write from the cosseted halls of academia, he was a teenage gang leader involved in a lot of violence, this is a writer who has lived the life he writes about and speaks from personal experience. This book is unique in that it exposes the reasons and thinking of the people responsible for urban fears – the first book to do so from a person who has been heavily involved. A must read for anyone with an ounce of curiosity about social trends amongst inner-city youth. Noel ‘Razor’ Smith Author of A Few Kind Words and A Loaded Gun

Mestizo: Adoption and Identity
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In a recent find it was shown that a specific group of adopted children showed 52% of attachment disorder. Contrary to public opinion, it was show that as these children grew older they were more prone to have these aberrations in adjustment. (Benson et al., 1998). The longer parents take to adopt children, the more likely that the children they adopt will have a harder time adjusting to them and adopting them as parents. Often older children can trust more than younger children. Well known child psychologist, like Erickson, notes that there are many stages of development which can effect a childs growth. One of those stages has to do with whether a child can trust or whether than are more inclined to distrust at a particular age. Erickson believed that this stage should be a major point of development. There are certain behavior problems that can arise at this stage if the child has certain traumatic experiences like abuse or neglect, that cause disassociation between the child and his parents or his adopters.

tojyokoku kaigai seikatu -motteikuto yoi mono - (Japanese Edition)
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東南アジアの小国ラオス、アフリカ南東部の小国マラウイ、そしてタイと通算6年間の途上国での海外生活経験を持つ著者が、ずばり、これから途上国で海外生活を始めるにあたって何を持っていったらよいか、これを書いた本です。「あ~、持ってくればよかった・・・」と後悔する前に読んでください。途上国に行ってみよう、と思う人にとっても海外での生活がより具体的にイメージでき疑似体験できるでしょう。本の中では、最近まで生活していたマラウイとラオスでの経験から具体的に事例をあげて、なぜ、持ってくる必要があるかを説明します。
また、今や必携となったパソコン、周りにコンピュータの詳しい人もいない海外で壊れたらどうします?ネットも仕事も出来なくなります。IT技術者である著者が、実際のトラブル事例をもとに、どうしたら少しでもトラブルを避けることが出来るかを教えます。
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■ まずは下調べ
■ 衣類
防寒対策/フォーマルウェア/雨対策グッズ/ポータブル寝袋
■ 電化製品
電源プラグ/変圧器/過電圧とサージ電流・電圧対策
■ カメラ
防水機能付きデジカメ/一眼レフカメラは必要か?/予備のバッテリーの用意を
■ パソコン
できるだけ新しいノートパソコンを持参しよう/では、どんなノートパソコンが良いか?/余裕があれば2台持参したい/職場と自で持ち歩くなら電源スペアがあると便利/モバイルハードディスクは耐衝撃、大容量のものを/プリンタは現地調達/リカバリCDやマニュアルはどうするか/タブレットPC
■ セキュリティグッズ
携帯電話用ネックストラップ/セキュリティワイヤー
■ 停電対策グッズ
充電式電池/LED懐中電灯/LEDランタン/LEDヘッドランプ/電池式スピーカー
■キッチン用品・食材など
電気炊飯器/包丁/水筒/お弁当箱/箸/ダシ
■ 医薬品
電子体温計/総合感冒薬/目薬/ポカリスエットの粉末/コンタクトレンズ用品
■ その他
携帯電話のUSB充電ケーブル/サングラス/ポータブルプロジェクター/USB卓上扇風機/ボタン電池/ペットボトルホルダー/パソコン用のクリーナー/クレジットカード/スキャナー/携帯安全蚊取り器/反射・蛍光テープ/自転車用ヘルメット
■ コンピュータの基本対策を日本でしておこう
基本中の基本であるウインドウズアップデート/できるだけ有料のウイルス対策ソフトウェアを使おう/ウイルス定義ファイルの更新も日本で忘れずに
■ パソコンの暑さ・埃・電圧対策
暑さ対策/埃対策/電圧対策/アリ、クモ対策/コンピュータウイルス対策/USBウイルス/SDカードも要注意/書込み禁止機能付きのUSBメモリ/データのバックアップはどうするか/現地のDVD、CD―Rは粗悪品
■ パソコンのトラブル、症状を見てみる
パソコンの電源が入らなくなる/パソコンが起動しない/パソコンが異常に遅い/インターネットにアクセスできなくなった/インターネットの特定のサイトにうまくアクセスできない/ファイルが無くなった
■ 現地でまず準備したいもの
解熱剤/マラリアの薬・診断キット/蚊取り線香/電気蚊取りラケット/蚊帳/殺虫剤/電源タップ/大きなバケツ
※説明用の写真を約50枚挿入し、よりイメージがつかみやすいようにしました。(2013/04/22)
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西村 靖夫
IT技術者。個人では、amazon appsで人気定番ゲーム「リバーシ道場」などを公開。
1991年から2年間をタイで、2007年から2年間を東南アジアの小国ラオス、2010年から2年間を南東アフリカの小国マラウイで、海外ボランティアとして、通算6年間を途上国で生活しコンピュータの技術指導を行う。

Turkey - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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This new, updated edition of Culture Smart! Turkey reveals a nation in transition. Over the last two decades living conditons have improved greatly and Turkey is now classified as a developed country with an emerging market economy. Viewed by many as a model for outward-looking Islam, it is a country with laws to protect against religious paternalism, where restaurants are open during the fast of Ramadan, and where headscarves or no scarves can be worn in universities, schools, and public offices. Turkey continues to seek EU membership, but the road to accession has been full of twists and turns and the outcome is uncertain.
The country is rapidly modernizing. The cities are being transformed with skyscrapers and gated communities. Politically, Turkey has changed dramatically over the past decade and today society is polarized between secularists and traditionalists. While Turkey is in many ways Western and modern, Islamic tendencies are strong. The situation can vary widely between, and even within, different parts of society, and, across the board, there are still forms of behaviour that are taboo. One thing is certain. Turkey’s culture and social life are changing.
Culture Smart! Turkey is an invaluable guide to the intricate ins and outs of a rich and complex society. Whether you are planning a vacation or traveling on business, it is vital to be aware of appropriate behavior in different situations, and if you show a genuine interest in their culture and respect for their values, you will win the lasting friendship of your hosts.

Thailand - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
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Yet despite the veneer of Western modernity, the country and its people remain an enigma for many visitors, smiling and inscrutable. It conceals a unique system of personal values and attitudes, developed over centuries. You may find that Thais react to you in surprising and unexpected ways, coming as they do from a culture based on respect, status, self-control, non-confrontation, and harmony. They are also naturally generous and have a great love of fun. Thais put a great deal of effort into social skills in order to maintain social harmony, and one of their most potent weapons is the smile that puts people at ease and helps to defuse a difficult situation.
This new, updated edition of Culture Smart! Thailand describes how the Thai people view the world and themselves. It examines the impact of religious beliefs and history on their lives, as well as the continuing importance of the monarchy. It looks at recent social and political developments, including the current tensions in the south. Above all, it helps visitors to become more culturally aware and so better able to interact successfully with the locals. Thailand’s charm lies in being different, and visitors who make an effort to understand the differences will find their stay in “The Land of Smiles” a richly rewarding experience.

China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
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A prizewinning foreign correspondent and former New York Times bureau chief in Shanghai and in West and Central Africa, Howard French is uniquely positioned to tell the story of China in Africa. Through meticulous on-the-ground reporting—conducted in Mandarin, French, and Portuguese, among other languages—French crafts a layered investigation of astonishing depth and breadth as he engages not only with policy-shaping moguls and diplomats, but also with the ordinary men and women navigating the street-level realities of cooperation, prejudice, corruption, and opportunity forged by this seismic geopolitical development. With incisiveness and empathy, French reveals the human face of China’s economic, political, and human presence across the African continent—and in doing so reveals what is at stake for everyone involved.
We meet a broad spectrum of China’s dogged emigrant population, from those singlehandedly reshaping African infrastructure, commerce, and even environment (a self-made tycoon who harnessed Zambia’s now-booming copper trade; a timber entrepreneur determined to harvest the entirety of Liberia’s old-growth redwoods), to those just barely scraping by (a sibling pair running small businesses despite total illiteracy; a karaoke bar owner–cum–brothel madam), still convinced that Africa affords them better opportunities than their homeland. And we encounter an equally panoramic array of African responses: a citizens’ backlash in Senegal against a “Trojan horse” Chinese construction project (a tower complex to be built over a beloved soccer field, which locals thought would lead to overbearing Chinese pressure on their economy); a Zambian political candidate who, having protested China’s intrusiveness during the previous election and lost, now turns accommodating; the ascendant middle class of an industrial boomtown; African mine workers bitterly condemning their foreign employers, citing inadequate safety precautions and wages a fraction of their immigrant counterparts’.
French’s nuanced portraits reveal the paradigms forming around this new world order, from the all-too-familiar echoes of colonial ambition—exploitation of resources and labor; cut-rate infrastructure projects; dubious treaties—to new frontiers of cultural and economic exchange, where dichotomies of suspicion and trust, assimilation and isolation, idealism and disillusionment are in dynamic flux.
Part intrepid travelogue, part cultural census, part industrial and political exposé, French’s keenly observed account ultimately offers a fresh perspective on the most pressing unknowns of modern Sino-African relations: why China is making the incursions it is, just how extensive its cultural and economic inroads are, what Africa’s role in the equation is, and just what the ramifications for both parties—and the watching world—will be in the foreseeable future.

The Conduit (The Gryphon Series)
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All 18-year-old Celeste Garrett wants is to head off to college and make those fun, yet ill-advised, choices college kids are known for. And maybe to spend some time with the hot cameraman she just met. Instead, because of a pact her ancestors made in the 17th century with a mythical creature, she has to save the world.
While normal kids are slamming energy drinks and cramming for exams, Celeste will get her adrenaline rush fighting a fire breathing dragon. She wants to meet friends in the quad to exchange lecture notes, but first she must exchange blows with a shapeshifting demon on the rooftop. Life isn’t always fair for a superhero, but at least she doesn’t have to do it alone. With her brother and sister as sidekicks, they alternate between saving lives and getting on each others’ nerves. Together the trio encounters unspeakable odds, mystical forces and comes face-to-face with an image that will haunt them forever—their grandmother in a leopard print bikini.
"Okay, little side note here. If a psychopathic killer asks if you want to see a trick, say no. That’s the smart thing to do. I, on the other hand, responded, 'Bring it'."
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TOKOUSOUNOWANA (Japanese Edition)
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都構想の罠・目次
第1章 東京の勘違い、大阪の勘違い
(1)へその緒〜都区制度は万能薬ではない
(2)似て非なる〜知事は市長の代理ではない
(3)逆立ち〜制度改革後も権限の奪い合い
(4)憧れの街〜目指す理想は大ロンドン
(5)首都とは何か〜国にも答えられない定義
第2章 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目
(6)大岡裁き〜避けられぬ財源の奪い合い
(7)ザイチョウ〜都の需要は算定しない不思議
(8)自由な四五%〜大阪も「未完の改革」を懸念
(9)新たな東京富裕論〜優しい自治体、財源はどこに
(10)交付税依存〜霞が関に尻尾を握られる
第3章 東京は反面教師になる
(11)大都市の縮図〜絶ち切れぬ繁栄の影
(12)自治の砦〜小さな区の巨大な議会
(13)不公平〜感根深い「ごみ戦争」の歴史
(14)生活の源〜区境に関係なく水は流れる
(15)綱引き〜児相移管前に出来ること
(16)病院改革〜見えにくい独法化の効果
(17)ねじれた人事権〜区の教壇に立つ都の教員
(18)金城湯池〜明暗分けた地下鉄の成り立ち
第4章 再編論議は迷走する
(19)糠に釘〜区域再編、見えぬトップの意思
(20)再編の節目〜鍵を握るメリットと動機
(21)新たな区〜歯切れ悪い区割り論議
第5章 大都市制度の行方
(22)特別自治市構想〜政令市が「府県」になる日
(23)悩める中核市〜財源なき権限移譲の懸念
(24)無防備な都〜大都市の財源狙う道州制
(25)割り切れない〜二重どころか多重行政も
(26)未知数〜法律先行も大阪以外出遅れ
(27)政治の無責任〜都区制度が全国に拡散
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