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Efren “Chino” Flores has just moved back to the Bay Area from Seattle, jumping from sublet to sublet. In Washington, he was a beloved middle school biology teacher with a loving wife and a child on the way until a stunning loss changed his life. Now he’s working temp jobs and struggling to put himself back out into the world. But there to nurture Chino is a coterie of new and old friends and lovers who form a protective web around him.

By the time their obituary was being written in the late 1980s, Yuppies—the elite, uber‑educated faction of the Baby Boom generation—had become a cultural punchline. But amidst the Yuppies' preoccupation with money, work, and the latest status symbols, something serious was happening, too, something that continues to have profound ramifications on American culture four decades later.

It is the early 19th century, and the land recently purchased by President Thomas Jefferson stretches west for thousands of miles. Who inhabits this vast new garden of Eden? What strange beasts and natural formations can be found? Thus was the birth of Manifest Destiny and the resulting bloody battles with Indigenous tribes encountered by white explorers. Also in this volatile mix are the grizzled fur trappers and mountain men, waging war against the Native American tribes whose lands they traverse.

Ever since he was a young boy growing up on the streets of Staten Island, New York, Michael Ollis wanted to be a soldier. Inspired by his father, who fought in Vietnam, Mike’s deep desire to serve was cemented on the day his beloved city was attacked. From 9/11 onward, Mike’s one and only mission was to save lives.

Llyfr o gyfres Amdani, i ddysgwyr Lefel Sylfaen yn cynnwys straeon byrion yn ymwneud â rhyw hanesyn o bentre penodol yng nghymoedd y Rhondda. Mae cymoedd y Rhondda Fach a’r Rhondda Fawr wedi bod yn rhan o fywyd Siôn Tomos Owen o’r dechrau. Mae’r straeon yma’n dangos sut mae pentrefi a phobl Cwm Rhondda wedi effeithio arno.

Año 2236. La Tierra y su centenar de colinas espaciales están superpobladas; llevan una vida anárquica y socialmente degenerada. A dos años luz de distancia, oculta en un rincón de la galaxia, brilla una estrella parecida al Sol de la Tierra, una estrella que posee su propio sistema planetario: Megas, Erythro y Rotor, una colonia renegada de la Tierra. La estrella se llama Némesis y al ser descubierta es considerada como la última esperanza de la raza humana, un nuevo punto de partida para un valiente grupo de aventureros dirigidos por Januss Pitt, un individuo brillante pero megalómano.

This special collector's edition of Dogman Frightening Encounters consists of 24 reports from people who have crossed paths with the mysterious species and were lucky enough to survive.

Risk. It can be kryptonite for investors, no matter your investment amount or level of experience. But, like many obstacles to success, risk is a challenge only overcome by facing it head-on. What if you could attack risk, rather than hide from it? What if there were even a way to leverage it for profit? The first step in investment success is adjusting how you think about risk. In The All Weather Trader, Trendstat Capital founder and “Mr. Serenity” Tom Basso reveals his philosophy for learning to embrace risk and use it to benefit your investments.

Tietokoneesi hidastuu, eli käytännössä se pysähtyy. Tilanne on kamala. Sinulla ei ole muuta vaihtoehtoa kuin käynnistää se uudelleen. Eli "RESET" kone, ja katso! Se herää henkiin kehräten kuin tyytyväinen kissa. Teit vain "RESET" nollauksen, mutta ihmeen kaupalla tietokone irrotti taakkansa, siivosi kertyneet sotkut ja käyttäytyy nyt kuin uusiutunut kone.

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in the woods at night? These campers found out the hard way. In this collection of short scary stories, you'll hear real-life accounts of campers, who encountered strange entities in the woods. From the wendigo to the sasquatch, these reports will chill you to the bone. If you're looking for a good scare, this book is for you. But be warned: Once you start listening, you may never want to go camping again.

Do you question whether God really exists? Have you considered walking away from your faith because you’ve been hurt by someone in the Church or because you struggle with some of its teachings? Or maybe you’ve already left? Are you carrying around guilt for something you’ve done and don’t feel you are worthy of God’s love?

Six decades ago, visionary doctors achieved the impossible: the humble kidney, acknowledged since ancient times to be as essential to life as the heart, became the first human organ to be successfully replaced with a machine. Yet huge dialysis corporations, ambitious doctor-entrepreneurs, and Beltway lobbyists soon turned this medical miracle into an early experiment in for-profit medicine—and one of the nation's worst healthcare catastrophes.

Considerada uma das obras mais importantes e mais lidas pelos cristãos, Imitação de Cristo busca florescer a espiritualidade na vida de quem decide seguir a Jesus. Muitos acreditam ser a obra mais bela escrita depois da Bíblia, pois de maneira simples Tomas de Kempis cria uma pedagogia crista explorando o mais profundo do ser humano e todas as suas limitações e os desejos mais secretos de seus corações.

After facing the tragic death of a family member, Ryan is determined to do whatever it takes to cover the financial debt they left behind. But what if the only way to do that is to capture the very rare and violent creature that he suspects has already killed several locals? Little does he know about the multitude of unsettling surprises that lie ahead.

Just like legendary explorers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs must navigate through unknown territories, pivot around unforeseen obstacles, and iterate toward their desired destination. Through the concept of Exploratory Leadership, Studio/E founders Tom Wiese and Nate Garvis help you discover more possibility in your life—and with more possibility, you can create the future you desire. Explore or Expire will outfit you with the principles—and their supporting lessons, questions, and practices—that you need to tackle the unknown.

When Edmund Ibbs, a young lawyer, defends a woman accused of shooting her husband dead, he finds himself drawn into a web of conspiracy and murder. Soon, Ibbs himself is accused of complicity in a killing, when a corpse unexpectedly appears as part of a magic act in a crowded theatre. Also present is Joseph Spector, former illusionist turned highly respected amateur sleuth. Spector begins to investigate the mystery, but when a second body is discovered later the same night, all the evidence points to Ibbs being guilty.

In this book, author Dr. Tom Cavanagh shares insights into the theories and thinking that are the foundation of his work. This work is dedicated to helping schools create a culture of care, based on restorative justice principles and practices and culturally appropriate relationships and interactions.

Tras enfrentarse a lo imposible, Zélie y Amari han logrado devolver por fin la magia al país de Orïsha. Pero el ritual fue más poderoso de lo que pudieron imaginar y, además de a los maji, también reavivó los poderes a los nobles con ancestros mágicos.

These tales aren’t the dramatic re-enactments of kidnappings, pieced together from sloppy clues that you’d hear about on the news or Unsolved Mysteries. Be it human, alien, ghost, or monster perpetrator, this collection of weird and frightening disappearances, assembled from true reports, proves unexplainable kidnappings happen more than we like to admit - and no one knows what really happened.

Tom Vanderbilt, jurnalist de profesie, pornește și el într-o astfel de călătorie, inspirat de procesul de învățare al fiicei lui de vârstă preșcolară. De-a lungul unui an, învață să joace șah, să cânte într-un cor, să facă surfing, să deseneze și să jongleze, întotdeauna cu entuziasmul unui veșnic începător. Relatarea experiențelor lui, de multe ori comice, e însoțită de explicații științifice, care ne dezvăluie schimbările la nivel psihic și progresele cognitive înregistrate de creier când formează noi rețele neuronale: adică ce se întâmplă când dobândim noi aptitudini.