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From the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that acting would be her career. Trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama it was her performance in her twenties as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's memorable Old Vic production that turned her into a star. But it is her role as 'M' in six James Bond films beginning with Golden Eye in 1995 that has gained her worldwide recognition. This book is, however,...
3) The trap
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"In 1963, when twins Henry and Helen and their best friends Alan and Nicki try to find Alan's missing brother Carl, they stumble into the knowledge of their 'subtle forms' that can separate from their physical bodies, and into a criminal's plot to make himself immortal--at any expense." --
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Begin this immersion in conjunctions with the controversy surrounding sentences that begin with conjunctions (such as And furthermore..."). Review the functions of coordinating conjunctions ("and," "but," "yet"), subordinating conjunctions ("if," "because," "unless"), and contested uses of the conjunction "plus." Chart the rise of an unusual new coordinator in colloquial use: the word "slash."
5) Blue Book
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Dear Reader, Have you ever thought of aerially visualizing your life through the concept of life map? Have you ever thought of locating your position into such a map of your own life? Until you do so, it would not be possible for you to achieve your goal on time. First of all, this book suggests you to have an idea of this wonderful and interesting concept, and furthermore, it will help you to locate yourself into your own conceptual life map.
6) Equilibrium
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Debut chapbook, Equilibrium is an intricate culmination of spoken word typically conveyed through performance art infused into written text by artist, Kenneth L. Woods, stage name, KennyFresh.
Challenging readers to be cognizant of a unified hope within the human experience through an affirming faith, diligence and self-actualization, the author evokes far more than an emotive resolve but a particular curiosity. One must contemplate the significance...
7) Uneasy money
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To inherit five million dollars is to inherit a substantial sum. For William, Lord Dawlish, it seemed the answer to his dreams ... but things are not quite so simple ... __
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It was the pilots of the U.S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to today's worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed "The Suicide Club," this small but daring cadre of pilots took a fleet of flimsy World War I "Jenny" Biplanes and blazed a trail of sky routes across the country. In the midst of the Jazz Age, they were dashing, group–proud, brazen, and resentful of authority. They were also...
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In Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction. In this general introduction to the subject, we discover something of the personalities behind their creation - the architects and craftsmen - and, furthermore, the techniques they employed, and how style and technology was disseminated. Castle Builders takes both a thematic and a chronological approach to the...
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It is 1923 and the world economy is booming.
Myrtle runs a whore house in LaFollette, Tennessee.
Eli is a stone killer if killing needs doing.
Myrtle has scads of money in the bank and wants to retire early and furthermore, she wants to marry Eli.
He doesn't think so. Why mess up a good thing? He has Myrtle when he feels the need. He's happy living alone in his cabin in the backwoods. Hunting, trapping, and killing are his only job skills.
When...
11) Lattimore Street
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This book is for the Baby boomers who (to paraphrase Neil Young) "In their minds, still need a place to go". They are not ready to go QUIETLY anywhere, and furthermore want to look fantastic en route. Read, laugh, and remember. Your kids are grown and finally attention is being placed on "Now, where was I?" Those memories of the joyous times flush with living and new ideas, discoveries and passions, along with the teaching "changes" are no longer...
12) Poppet
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"The Maude is outside. It wants to come in. It wants to sit on your chest. The mentally ill patients in Beechway High Secure Unit are highly suggestible. A hallucination can spread like a virus. When unexplained power cuts lead to a series of horrifying incidents, fear spreads from the inmates to the staff. Amidst the growing hysteria, AJ, a senior psychiatric nurse, is desperate to protect his charges. Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is looking...
13) The Unnamable
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Carter, a weird fiction writer, who is likely the Randolph Carter who features in some of Lovecraft's other tales such as "The Statement of Randolph Carter", meets with his close friend, Joel Manton, in a cemetery near an old, dilapidated house on Meadow Hill in the town of Arkham, Massachusetts. As the two sit upon a weathered tomb, Carter tells Manton the tale of an indescribable entity that allegedly haunts the house and surrounding
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From 1827 Henry Rawlinson, fearless soldier, sportsman and imperial adventurer of the first rank, spent twenty-five years in India, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the East India Company. During this time he survived the dangers of disease and warfare, including the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War. A gifted linguist, fascinated by history and exploration, he became obsessed with cuneiform, the world's earliest writing. An immense inscription...
15) Being and time
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In his lucid introduction to this recording, Professor Taylor Carman declares unequivocally that Being and Time by Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is 'one of the great masterpieces of 20th century philosophy.' And that is despite the fact that it is unquestionably a challenging listen. But by placing it in its historical context - the key work on existentialism between Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) - it becomes much...
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JEHOVAH TSIDKENU: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS We will be doing a series on the perfect redemption plan of God for every believer whether they know it or not, it has been ransomed in full. Whether they embrace it or reject it; it is their own responsibility. God provided it for every believer, and even for unbelievers if they come to Christ they will enjoy these redemptive blessings. I decided to call it the perfect redemption plan of God, because it...
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In this historically authentic novel, the author speaks about a child, born into the tumult of World War II, who grows up in the harsh tyranny of the Soviet Union. In detail, it describes formation of the child's character under conditions of totalitarianism. The book presents many dramatic and didactic episodes of everyday life of young and mature ordinary people who live in the socialist system. The book tells how it is possible for a child to develop...
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Let's Talk
You will speak Greek in no time! Lingo Jump's bilingual audio learning system is a comfortable and easy language learning system. Whether you're at rest or on the go, listen to Lingo Jump's simple, clear and fun audio lessons so you can master a foreign language while imitating the pronunciation of a native speaker.
Feel confident and immerse yourself in a new language. Keyword your speaking skills by implementing learning passages very...
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Ecospirituality, for the first time, comprehensively introduces and lays the foundation for further individual growth in the burgeoning field of ecospirituality.
Rachel Wheeler covers the background for environmentally oriented spirituality in the Christian tradition, beginning with expressions of creation care and creation degradation in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, and moving through important moments and figures in the history of Christian...
20) Sky Song
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A cursed girl and a young inventor join forces to search for an ancient, forgotten song with the power to bring down a wicked Queen in this epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Furthermore.
The snowy kingdom of Erkenwald was once a magical place-until an evil ice witch cursed the land and began stealing the voices of the kingdom's people to increase her powers.
Eska is one of the many prisoners of the Ice Queen....
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