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"Conquer the CLEP Social Sciences and History Exam" is a comprehensive study guide designed to help students prepare thoroughly for the CLEP exam. The guide covers a wide range of topics within the social sciences and history, including sociology, psychology, political science, economics, anthropology, geography, and both world and United States history. Each chapter delves deeply into these subjects, providing detailed explanations, real-life examples, and key concepts to enhance understanding. The guide begins with an introduction to the exam, offering valuable study strategies and tips ...

No Recife dos anos 1990, essa é a história de duas viúvas, vizinhas e inimigas, cujos maridos mataram um ao outro em um grotesco duelo sem sentido. Fragmentos de memória (e também de invenção) da narradora (que reescreve fatos que testemunhou na infância) revelam ao ouvinte as personagens, que poderiam comungar suas dores, mas decidem enfrentá-las com vingança.

“Domine el examen de inspector de edificios: Su Guía para las Inspecciones Estructurales, Arquitectónicas y de Seguridad” es una completa guía de estudio diseñada para ayudar a los candidatos a sobresalir en el examen de inspector de edificios. El libro está dividido en capítulos meticulosamente estructurados que cubren una amplia gama de temas, asegurando una comprensión profunda de las áreas clave requeridas para el examen. La guía comienza con una introducción al papel de un inspector de edificios, haciendo hincapié en la importancia de los códigos de construcción, ...

"Conquer the CLEP Human Growth and Development Exam" is a comprehensive study guide designed to help students master the content and excel in the CLEP Human Growth and Development exam. The book covers key topics including theoretical perspectives, research methods, and the stages of development from infancy through late adulthood. Each chapter delves into the physical, cognitive, and social changes that occur at various life stages, providing detailed explanations and real-life examples to enhance understanding. The guide begins with an overview of the exam format and study strategies, ...

Loving the holiday season but hating its commercialism, Mallory coordinates an old-fashioned family Christmas of baking and trimming that attracts media attention, but Mallory begins to fear that the chaotic film crews will spoil her plans.

They say there’s no place like home and for Roo Clarke this couldn’t be more true. Fourteen years ago she left the sparkling shores of Apple Hill Bay for America, leaving behind her childhood best friend Theo Lucas, and with him a piece of her heart. Nothing has felt right since then, and though she’s certain Theo has long since moved on from their hometown, Roo has high hopes that the exciting new job that’s brought her back here and the quirky beach hut she’ll make her own will fill her heart again.

"Ahora hay más reyes en el reino que ratas en un castillo", afirma uno de los personajes de Choque de reyes. Y es que después de la sospechosa muerte de Robert Baratheon, el monarca de los Siete Reinos, su hijo Joffrey ha sido impuesto por la fuerza, aunque "quienes realmente gobiernan son su madre, un eunuco y un enano", como dice la voz del pueblo. Cuatro nobles se proclaman, a la vez, reyes legítimos, y las tierras de Poniente se estremecen entre guerras y traiciones.

Martin Corona, a US citizen, fell into the outlaw life at 12 and worked for a crew run by the Arellano brothers, founders of the Tijuana drug cartel that dominated the Southern California drug trade and much bloody gang warfare for decades. Corona's crew would cross into the United States from their luxurious hideout in Mexico, kill whomever needed to be killed north of the border, and return home in the afternoon. Martin Corona played a key role in the downfall of the cartel when he turned state's evidence.

"Conquer the Series 63 Exam: Study Guide for the Uniform Securities State Law Exam" is an essential resource for anyone preparing for the Series 63 exam. This comprehensive guide covers all key topics necessary to pass the exam and excel in the securities industry. It begins with an in-depth overview of the Uniform Securities Act, detailing the registration processes for securities, broker-dealers, and investment advisers. The book emphasizes the importance of ethical practices and fiduciary duties, ensuring professionals understand how to prioritize clients' interests. Chapters on ...

For all we know, or think we know, about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, what we don't know is far, far greater. In one of the duo's most exciting cases, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, we know when Helen Stoner arrives "in a considerable state of excitement" at the door of 221B Baker Street, seeking the assistance of Holmes and Watson: "It was early in April in the year '83..." But what happened during the rest of 1883? Or all of 1884?

In many ways Niles should be as American as apple pie: raised by missionary parents, taught to respect his elders and be an honorable and upright Christian citizen dreaming of the good life on the sun-blessed shores of California. But Niles is also Japanese: reared in the aesthetics of Shinto and educated in the dance halls and backroom poker gatherings of Tokyo's shady underworld to steal, trick, and run for his life. As a gaijin, a foreigner - especially one with a gift for the artful scam - he draws suspicion and disfavor from Japanese police.

"Conquer the CLTD Exam: Your Guide to Becoming APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution" is a comprehensive study guide designed to help candidates prepare for the APICS CLTD exam. This guide covers all key areas of logistics, transportation, and distribution management, including logistics strategy, capacity planning, demand management, order management, inventory management, warehouse management, transportation management, and global logistics. It provides detailed discussions on essential topics such as supply chain synchronization, performance metrics, reverse ...

In einer Bar begegnet Allmen einem kultivierten Herrn seines Alters – Adrian Weynfeldt. Der Name ist dem Kunstdetektiv selbstverständlich ein Begriff. Es ist der Beginn einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft. Als Weynfeldt kurz darauf bemerkt, dass ein Bild in seiner Sammlung fehlt, schaltet er Allmen ein. Weynfeldts bunter Freundeskreis gibt sich zugeknöpft. Nur die Kunstbuchhändlerin will reden. Doch bald schon kann sie das nicht mehr. Allmen steht vor seinem ersten Mordfall.

When Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker’s art critic and the leading art writer of his generation, published his eye-opening autobiographical essay, “The Art of Dying,” in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and had been given six months of life. Fortunately, his treatment was showing some improvement, and so, he wrote, “These extra months are a luxury that I hope to have put to good use.”

En la antigüedad, Kumandra era un refugio seguro donde los humanos y los dragones vivían juntos en armonía. Sin embargo, cuando una fuerza maligna amenazó la tierra, los dragones se sacrificaron para salvar a la humanidad. Ahora, después de 500 años, esa misma fuerza maligna ha regresado y le corresponde a solo una guerrera, Raya, to buscar al legendario último dragón para restaurar la tierra descompuesta y la división de su gente. Aun así, durante su viaje, aprenderá que necesitará algo más que un dragón para salvar el mundo: también hará falta confianza y trabajo en equipo.

Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives to interns, rely on Laura Mae Martin’s tips and best practices for how to make the most of their time. Now, with Uptime, Laura brings her unique approach to productivity and well-being to anyone who wants to be more effective and experience “calm accomplishment,” whether at work, at school, or in their own personal lives.

Blaine McFadden and his allies have brought magic back under mortal command and begun to restore order to the beleaguered kingdom of Donderath. Now, new perils and old enemies gather for a final reckoning. Foreign invaders, a legendary dark mage, and vengeful immortals fight Blaine's battered forces for control of the continent. Blaine's weary army is the only thing standing between a kingdom struggling to rise from the ashes and a descent into fury and darkness.

Taking on task after task in her willingness to please the well-paying Cheplin family, baby-sitter Stacey experiences an elated sense of achievement, until her jobs interfere with the rest of her schedule.

For millennia, the woman’s most sensitive part has been maligned, misrepresented, and cut out entirely from medical texts, our culture, and our general understanding of female sexuality. Not anymore. Join Wednesday Martin in the “cliteracy” movement - a stimulating quest from ancient Greece to medieval Europe to the Costa Rican rain forest to rediscover the significance, the symbolic power, the cultural history, the intimidation, the scandal, the vast terrain, and the pleasure of “the button”.

In their newest book, award-winning authors Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis explore the sacred art of communing with celestial beings. Reading of Martin's extensive direct clairvoyant experiences, this book will teach you to work closely with angels, archangels, and other divine beings who guide you in day-to-day living and help you achieve your destiny.