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Billy is a small boy with a big imagination. Mr. Booth is a serious teacher with a strict lesson plan. When the irresistible force of Billy's unrestrained creativity meets the immovable object of Mr. Booth's fixed worldview, one thing is obvious: someone is going to learn a lot this school year! The irrepressible Billy, star of the New York Times bestselling When I Grow Up, returns in an uproarious back-to-school tale from the uniquely inspired "Weird Al" Yankovic.

This book is a distillation of the wisdom gained after years of study of sacred texts from the Islamic tradition. The author, Muwaffaq ad-Din al-Maqdisi, is one of the foremost scholars in the Hanbali school, and this concise and inspiring work sums up the realities of this world and the next, gathered in kernels of advice to his fellow believers.

Whether you are a foreign investor seeking a United States green card or a domestic developer sourcing capital for your latest project, the United States EB-5 visa program offers unique opportunity. In an industry known to be difficult to understand, The EB-5 Handbook breaks down the EB-5 program into its simple basics - investment, economic growth, and green cards. In The EB-5 Handbook, investors and developers alike will learn how to get started on their EB-5 journey.

For just over 30 years Al Bernstein has been one of the most recognizable and respected sportscasters in America. In those three decades, the “voice of boxing” reported the funny, poignant, and bizarre events that helped shape sports television, ESPN, boxing, Las Vegas, and Showtime. With an eclectic cast of characters that includes every big name in boxing, including Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquiao, as well as such names in the entertainment world as Rodney Dangerfield, Sylvester Stallone, Russell Crowe, Jerry Lewis, and Jack Nicholson, Bernstein's memoir will have you in stitches.

In the past decade, there has never been such a pop culture titan as Game of Thrones. We all now live in the seven Kingdoms of Westeros, yearn for the Iron Throne, believe in dragons and know the magic word that makes them breathe fire. What is it in the HBO show, spawned by George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, that has propelled it into the cultural Hall of Fame and made it such a global phenomenon, with loyal fans from all nationalities, cultures, ages, genders, and even tastes?

Six hundred years ago, the author of this landmark work of history and religious thought—an esteemed judge, poet, and scholar in Cairo—survived the bubonic plague, which took the lives of three of his children, not to mention tens of millions of others throughout the medieval world.

Influence gives us the power to affect others and our world. Yes, we want to be heard, but what is more important than being heard? Getting others to take our advice and solutions, and apply them immediately. Few are born with influence. We must create our influence with others. But where do we start? If no one respects our opinions and ideas now, what can we do to establish our authority? We know it is possible. Others have influence. We can create our influence starting now.

After 12 years, Corrie Phaeder is returning home to Orangefield - the last place in the world he wants to be. Orangefield is a town of nightmares, a town where the impossible and the horrific happen all too often, where ghosts rise screaming from their graves, and where trick-or-treating goblins have no need for scary costumes. Something is waiting patiently for Corrie's homecoming. This Halloween, a messenger from a realm of shadows, with the body of a scarecrow and the head of a pumpkin, will usher Corrie into what might prove to be his last nightmare.

Rudy Hawkins the reporter from the Essex Forum News is on his way back to visit with Uncle Yah Yah. Little does he know that his whole life is about to change. Rudy thought that his first visit with Yah Yah was a blast that took him out of what is called the ordinary life. The life changing things he learned on his first meeting with Uncle Yah Yah was nothing in comparison to the atomic bomb he is about to receive. He is given a second manuscript with more pages than the first. It also contains a surprise . . . a secret letter that could only be explained as something from out of this world.

At the behest of his teacher and some of the rulers of Saudi Arabia, al-Shaykh 'Abd Allah al-Qar'awi penned the story of his life and work. His memoirs, which were originally published in al-Manhal magazine, cover his family lineage, his birth, his upbringing, his education, his travels, his travails, and his tireless efforts to spread tawhid and uproot shirk and heresies in Southern Saudi Arabia and Northern Yemen. This work is a testimony to Shaykh al-Qar'awi's patience, resolve, and adherence to the methodology of the Prophets and Messengers. 

Medics and carers hold the lives of their patients in the balance. They see us at our most vulnerable, and we trust them utterly. Yet there are those who abuse this trust in the medical profession and take advantage of their position to commit the most hideous crimes.

Old-school closing is old news. In today's world, prospects are over-exposed to marketing and are sales-resistant. Use these closes to help our prospects move forward and say “yes” to our offers. Not every close is perfect for every prospect. We want a variety of closes. Let’s choose which close is best for our prospects, and most natural for us. Never be afraid of closing again. In fact, we will look forward to closing. Happy times ahead!

A paradigm expanding variety podcast conducting old school, long-form, conversational, in depth interviews with the most interesting authors, scholars, researchers, and freethinkers of today - exploring controversial, marginalized, innovative, obscure, anomalous, and system critical topics within history, culture, philosophy, science, and politics.

I used to not believe in witches. Until I enrolled in Dr. Alondra Johansen's metaphysical history class. Bryce, Alondra's super cute teaching assistant, told me my element sign is Earth. I am, in fact, a pragmatic sort of girl. My name is Cadence Hawthorne, but you can call me Katie.

"Our Choice gathers in one place all of the most effective solutions that are available now and that, together, will solve this crisis. It is meant to depoliticize the issue as much as possible and inspire readers to take action - not only on an individual basis but as participants in the political processes by which every country, and the world as a whole, makes the choice that now confronts us." (Al Gore, from the Introduction)

Included here are two classic volumes (A Layman's Life of Jesus and A Life of Christ for Children) telling the life of Jesus. These are authored in easy-to-understand language that simply tells the story from Christ's birth to death to resurrection. They tell of his travels, miracles, family, friends, loved ones, and foes. In these stories, we glimpse the life of not just Jesus the savior, but Jesus the man.

Author and sportscaster Al Ainsworth documents the remarkable dedication of an ordinary man overcoming extraordinary odds. Showing much more of the coach than his well-publicized gameplay, Ainsworth reveals an inspirational account of the incredible impact a single person can have.

Wisdom River: Meditations on Fly Fishing and Life Midstream is a collection of stories, poetry, photos, art, recipes, and jokes that celebrate the wonders of fly fishing and the wisdom that can be gained from spending time on the river. Contributors from Montana, Alberta, and Nova Scotia each bring a unique perspective and voice as they share adventures and memories from times they have spent riverside and midstream.

The book highlights the role of the mindset in determining the form of life we live and how it can either limit or power our success. In general, it discusses two types of mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset, and the patterns associated with each one of them, and illustrates how our mindset can determine the course of our lives.

Professor Kevin Michaels has returned to the picturesque town of New Polk to fill a teaching position at the local university and a long-held ambition: to revive interest in the town's most illustrious citizen, author Eileen Connel and her neglected masterpiece "Season of Witches". But first, he must uncover the horror locked away inside the old woman's failing mind - a horror that had its birth one tragic Halloween night, over forty years ago.