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The Saint of Hollow Glass

Published by hrf3…2lhn

In the kingdom of Aurelune, glass remembers what kings would rather forget. Mara Vey has built a reputation for exposing false miracles—a talent that has left the gifted stained-glass restorer disgraced, impoverished, and unwelcome in respectable circles. When a royal commission offers her a fortune to repair an ancient chapel before a coronation, she accepts despite the warnings. But Aurelune wears its dead in glass and keeps its royal history behind locked doors. Within a damaged window depicting a legendary queen, Mara discovers something impossible: a prince imprisoned inside the glass. Accused of murdering his brother, he warns her not to finish the work she was hired to do. As Mara investigates, missing records and forbidden names reveal a centuries-old bargain sustained by blood, silence, and the deliberate rewriting of history. Her own inheritance may grant her access to its mechanisms—but knowing how to open them is not the same as knowing what should be released. With the crown demanding restoration and the prisoner demanding freedom, Mara must decide what can be preserved, what must be exposed, and what should never be made whole again. The Saint of Hollow Glass is a gothic fantasy of forbidden knowledge, dangerous loyalties, and the cost of preserving something beautiful when its foundations are built upon atrocity.

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PERVI AKT

Published by hrf3…2lhn

Županova Micka je Linhartova komedija v dveh dejanjih in eno temeljnih del slovenske dramatike. V zgodbi o mladi Micki, ki jo skuša zapeljati plemič Tulpenheim, se razkrivajo družbene razlike, pretvarjanje in razmerja med plemstvom ter kmečkim prebivalstvom. Delo je priredba Richterjeve komedije Die Feldmühle in pomemben mejnik slovenskega razsvetljenskega gledališča.

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Županova Micka, Ena komedija v dveh akteh

Published by hrf3…2lhn

Županova Micka je Linhartova komedija v dveh dejanjih in eno temeljnih del slovenske dramatike. V zgodbi o mladi Micki, ki jo skuša zapeljati plemič Tulpenheim, se razkrivajo družbene razlike, pretvarjanje in razmerja med plemstvom ter kmečkim prebivalstvom. Delo je priredba Richterjeve komedije Die Feldmühle in pomemben mejnik slovenskega razsvetljenskega gledališča.

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DRUGI AKT

Published by hrf3…2lhn

Županova Micka je Linhartova komedija v dveh dejanjih in eno temeljnih del slovenske dramatike. V zgodbi o mladi Micki, ki jo skuša zapeljati plemič Tulpenheim, se razkrivajo družbene razlike, pretvarjanje in razmerja med plemstvom ter kmečkim prebivalstvom. Delo je priredba Richterjeve komedije Die Feldmühle in pomemben mejnik slovenskega razsvetljenskega gledališča.

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1984

Published by Cocktus 🌵

SUMMARY: Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia," watches over all citizens and directs all activities, becoming more powerful as time goes by. Reissue.

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Schroffe Klippen: Ein Irmi-Mangold-Krimi

Published by Laeserin

Unfall oder Mord? Geht es um Rache, Gier oder soll etwas vertuscht werden? In »Schroffe Klippen«, dem 17. Band ihrer überaus erfolgreichen und beliebten Alpenkrimi-Reihe, bleibt SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Nicola Förg ihrem genialen Rezept für erfolgreiche Krimis aktuelle Themen, verpackt in raffinierte Plots, und eine Ermittlerin mit besonderem Gespür für Lügen, Unwahrheiten und verborgene Abgrü Irmi Mangold. Auch in »Schroffe Klippen« will es mit dem Ruhestand für Irmi Mangold einfach nicht klappen. Oder kann sie das Ermitteln nur einfach nicht lassen? Das eine moderne digitale Nomadin. Die Hintergrü rätselhaft. Der Irlands raue Nordwest-Küste. Eine junge Frau, tot in der Gischt am Fuße schroffer Klippen! Irmis Mitbewohnerin kannte Anja, das Opfer, und glaubt nicht an einen Unfall. Sie bittet Irmi um Hilfe. Diese reist widerwillig nach Irland; erst als sie erfährt, dass auch noch die Tochter der Verstorbenen spurlos verschwunden ist, erwacht ihr Ermittlergeist. Sie und Student Malcolm stoßen auf viele Verdächtige, darunter die Schwiegereltern und skrupellose Greyhound-Züchter. Und was hat ein schwer verletzter Flüchtling mitten in einem Steinkreis damit zu tun? Auch Anjas Lebensstil könnte Anstoß erregt Sie arbeitete remote bei einer Pharmafirma und lebte in einem Luxuscamper am Strand. Der komplexe Fall lässt Irmi nicht mehr los.

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Odysseus: Mythos und Wahrheit

Published by Laeserin

Die Abenteuer des Odysseus faszinieren die Menschen seit der Antike. Der Held erscheint als listiger Überlebenskünstler, politischer Stratege und Vertreter einer Gesellschaft, die sich neu erfindet – zwischen Seefahrt und dem Streben nach Reichtum. Dieses elegant geschriebene Buch bietet einen historisch fundierten Zugang zur Odyssee – jenseits moderner Mythen und Idealisierungen – und zeigt, dass Odysseus mehr mit uns zu tun hat, als wir glauben wollen. Jeder kennt ihn, doch niemand weiß, wer er wirklich Odysseus, der König von Ithaka, der auszog, Troja zu erobern; der auf der Rückfahrt bis ans Ende der Welt verschlagen wird, um nach 20 Jahren Frau und Heimat zurückzugewinnen. Der berühmteste Held der homerischen Epen ist aber auch Repräsentant einer Schlüsselepoche der Antike, die unsere Kultur bis heute prägt. Raimund Schulz zeigt am Leben des Odysseus das ungeschminkte Antlitz einer Zeit voller Not, Unsicherheit und Ängste, eine Welt der politischen Kämpfe und der Abenteuer, in der starke Frauen dem Helden den Weg weisen.Die Entzauberung eines Helden lässt ein Weltepos in neuem Licht Es ist Spiegel einer Gesellschaft, die alle menschlichen Abgründe kennt, die Raub und Mord zum Überlebensmotto macht, in der Triumph und tiefer Fall ganz nahe beieinander liegen, die aber auch um den Wert des Menschen weiß, der sich wie Odysseus immer wieder aufrichtet und gegen alle Widrigkeiten überlebt.

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Am Fluss der Zeiten

Published by Laeserin

1551: Elze wächst mit ihren Geschwistern als Eigenbehörige auf dem großen Hof Kalmule auf. Die harte Arbeit auf den Feldern ist ihr Alltag. Doch ihr Leben wandelt sich von Grund auf, als sie ihre Familie verlassen muss und ihren Pflichtdienst als Küchenmagd in der Stadt Münster antritt. Eines Tages wird sie jedoch mit einer Magd der Herren von Oer getauscht und muss künftig auf der Wasserburg Kakesbeck leben, auf der ein Fluch liegt. Dort trifft sie auch Jacob wieder. Aber um den Müllerssohn ranken sich geheimnisvolle Gerüchte. Soll sie diesen Glauben schenken? Und wird Elze nun Teil der alten Prophezeiung werden, um den Fluch der Familie von Oer zu brechen?

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Canada's aboriginal peoples

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"This ready to use teacher resource contains: an information rich reproducible teaching unit, concentrating on Canada b2 ss First Nations, a mix of reading projects and hands on activities, end of unit test to evaluate concepts learned, Canadian content

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Low carbon diet

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

The average American household generates 55,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year. Gershon explains how, by making specific changes to actions we already take every day, we can significantly reduce our CO b2 s emissions.

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Leaf hunter

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Pine trees, oak trees, maple trees and more! Make taking a walk in your neighbourhood fun! Learn how to collect and press leaves, as well as how to make arts and crafts with leaves that you b2 sve collected. A fun way to learn about the trees around

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At Vimy Ridge

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"During World War I, Canadian soldiers achieved what more experienced soldiers from Britain and France could not b7 s taking the strategic position of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. It was the battle that helped a young country discover its national

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Marshal Zhukov

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Georgi Zhukov was a great general in the most devastating war in history. General Eisenhower said the world owed a greater debt to Zhukov than to any other military figure for the victory over Nazi Germany." "A jealous Stalin viewed him differently

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Symbian for Software Leaders

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

As a co-founder of Symbian and former executive of Psion Software, David Wood has been actively involved in well over 100 smartphone development projects worldwide. Over the time spent on these projects, he has come to understand the key issues which

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Dustin Diamond

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Summary, Provides a look at the private life and professional career of the actor who portrays the zany character known as "Screech" on the Saturday morning situation comedy, "Saved by the Bell.".

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Invasion Kuwait

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

This is a powerful and often harrowing first-hand account of the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait. It takes the form of a journal and gives the day-to-day, almost moment-to-moment, story of bravery, resourcefulness, abandonment and isolation, of

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

The discovery of the Scrolls in the Judean Desert -- Archaeology of the Qumran site: the caves, buildings, and cemeteries -- Dating the scrolls found at Qumran -- The Bible before the scrolls -- The Biblical scrolls -- The Dead Sea scrolls and the

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Mattering of Matter

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"On August 7, 1999, Tom McCarthy founded the International Necronautical Society (INS) with a public presentation of the 'Founding Manifesto,' a touchstone that would inform the organization's proceedings for years to come. Composed of official committee

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Exit, stage right

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

As her friends from Bayside High try to adjust to life at Cal U, Alex must also deal with competition from an Oscar-winning actress who gets the lead in the freshman production and who seems intent on stealing Alex's boyfriend as well.

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Rachel and Mischa

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Contrasts the lives of a Jewish girl in the United States and a Jewish boy in the Soviet Union, emphasizing the freedoms enjoyed in this country that are denied to Soviet Jews. Encourages establishing a pen-pal relationship with Jewish children in the

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Lyra's Oxford

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

An exciting new tale set in the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials saga. This collectible hardcover volume includes a short story by Mr. Pullman, plus a fold-out map of Oxford and various "souvenirs" from the past. The book is illustrated

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Forever House

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

In a terrace house in the city, three different couples are cautiously looking to the future. Teenager Richard is plotting his escape to art college, just as lecturer Graham is settling in. Mum-to-be Laura has big plans for her forever home--if only

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Modern Britain

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

This volume focuses on two major periods of British history: the interwar period and postwar Britain. The authors compare and contrast developments in growth, welfare, industry, labor, social policy, and the economy during these two distinct periods. The

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Shatterbelt

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Troubled by increasingly frequent but puzzling, mind pictures, thirteen-year-old Tracy becomes convinced that they are warning her of impending disaster. But what kind ... and when?

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Migrations

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

From 1850 to the eve of the Civil War, characters attempt to resolve identities, search for salvation, and tried unsuccessfully to escape their imperfect condition by migration.

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Truth

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Setting the stage with selections from Nietzsche and James, this reader on truth puts in conversation some of the main philosophical figures from the twentieth century in the analytic, continental, and pragmatist traditions. The volume's central focus

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The sknuks

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

An Environmental book, which looks at the demise of the planet Htrae (Earth backwards) and describes a beautiful place which is eventually ruined by the Sknuks, the inhabitants of Htrae. It offers hope and choice at the end. It is a beautifully written

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Swimmers

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Expressing a refreshing viewpoint on potentially mundane and ordinary activities, realistic sculptor Carole A. Feuerman's human figure sculptures are anything but commonplace. Her versatility working with marble, bronze, vinyl, and painted resins

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Turquoise Boy

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier; includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.

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True Devotion to Mary

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin or True Devotion to Mary is considered the greatest book on the Blessed Virgin Mary ever written and has been recommended and practiced by eight Popes. This is the original ‘scrupulously faithful’

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Corps

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Multi-genre Role Playing Game core rules book. Includes point based character generation, personal combat, limited paranormal abilities system. Primarily suited for realistic modern and historical games, but capable of low-to-mid fantasy, and even

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The politics of transition

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

The Soviet system has undergone a dramatic transformation: from communist monopoly to multiparty politics, from Marxism to competing values, from centralisation to fragmentation, and from state ownership to a mixed economy. This book, by three of the

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Storm

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Gales, cyclones, blizzards, tornados, and hurricanes—few things demonstrate the awesome power of nature like a good storm. Devastating, diverse, and sometimes appearing completely out of nowhere, storms are also a source of both scientific and aesthetic

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Augustine of Canterbury

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Augustine’s mission to Roman Britain in 597 at the behest of Pope Gregory the Great was one of the pivotal events in the history of English Christianity and crucial to its subsequent survival and expansion. Yet little is known about Augustine himself and

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Twilight Ghost

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Mysterious accidents threaten Robby, the new kid on the block in Twilight, a town where ghostly legends flourish. Does Robby dare to discover what haunts the old Children's Home, which holds the scariest sight in Twilight?

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Solaray Dawn

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

*“I’m going to destroy the Dome world.”* Fleeing from her lifelong home with a Freedomer terrorist into an unknown future, Remy arrives in Prime Settlement to find her dream of being an exalted and adored leader has suddenly come true. In the second

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Impeach Screech!

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Summary, The Bayside High gang tries to raise money for the school by raffling off a date with Zack, but the disastrous side effects include his girlfriend's jealousy and an accusation that Screech has stolen the funds.

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What does it all mean?

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Most people think about philosophical problems without realizing it. Introducing the uninitiated to the world of philosophical inquiry, this book examines nine philosophical problems fundamental to everyday living. It contains short introduction to the

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A land without gods

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

In this theoretically innovative study of maldevelopment and power relations among the Nahuas of southern Veracruz, Chevalier and Buckles explore the impact of Mexico's cattle ranching and petrochemical industries on milpa agriculture and rainforest

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Delinquent daughters

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Delinquent Daughters explores the gender, class, and racial tensions that fueled campaigns to control female sexuality in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Mary Odem looks at these moral reform movements from a national perspective

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Take off

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Having run away from home with a friend to escape frequent beatings by his mother's boyfriend, Jimmy experiences more bad luck and thinks about returning to work things out.

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12 Days of Christmas Horror

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Michigan horror author Rick McQuiston offers yet another trip into the dark folds of his mind. Christmas, that most beloved of holidays, is his next target. An archeologist discovers the grave of Santa himself and winds up paying the price. A child wakes

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Nightmare Specters

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

*“I’m going to destroy the Dome world.”* Fleeing from her lifelong home with a Freedomer terrorist into an unknown future, Remy arrives in Prime Settlement to find her dream of being an exalted and adored leader has suddenly come true. In the second

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Faces

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

It was 20 years ago that Swiss graphic designer Jean Robert discovered a face in a padlock. Since then, he and his brother Francois have been photographing the smirks, smiles, and pouts in everyday objects. The result, this collection of more than 150

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Silver spurs

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

The "Saved by the Bell" gang heads out to a New Mexican dude ranch for a weekend of fun that is soon complicated by Zack's being mistaken for a rodeo star and Jessie's suspicions of the ranch owner's past.

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Distant voices drawing near

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Distant voices drawing near is a tribute to the scholarly career of Antoinette Clark Wire, the Robert S. Dollar Professor of New Testament at the San Francisco Theological Seminary. In recognition of her work, the contributors to the volume have

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Occupational ghettos

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"The last half-century has witnessed dramatic declines in gender inequality, evidenced by the rise of egalitarian views on gender roles and the narrowing of long-standing gender gaps in university attendance and labor force participation. These

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Cultured force

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Bridging gaps between intellectual history, biography, and military/colonial history, Barnett Singer and John Langdon provide an interpretation of French imperialism and some of its leading figures from the early modern era through the Fifth Republic

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Merging traditions

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"This revised and updated pictorial review of the nearly two-century history of the Jewish community tells the story of Jewish settlement and achievement in Northeast Ohio and continues in the spirit of the original, illuminating the struggles and the

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The Boston Braves, 1871-1953

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"After eighty-two colorful and often glorious baseball seasons, the financially strapped Boston Braves abruptly moved to Milwaukee in 1953, breaking the hearts of the team's faithful, die-hard fans. During its reign in Boston, the storied franchise, now

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Alex Katz

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Alex Katz is one of the most influential American painters of the twentieth century. Though he perversely pursued figurative work in the era of Abstract Expressionism, the influence of his stylized portraits of New York's artworld demimonde, as well as

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Renderosity

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Digital art is coming of age, and nowhere is this more evident than at www.renderosity.com, by far the largest online community in the field - with some 200,000 members and well over 100,000 digital images on display in the site's numerous galleries."

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Addressing asthma in Illinois

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

In 1999, more than 50 organizations joined the Illinois Department of Public Health to form the Illinois Asthma Partnership. The group has grown and now comprises more than 100 members, who, using a public health approach, developed an asthma plan for

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The passage of arms

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"This book is a study of a remarkable body of material: the fine objects that were so often buried in hoards or deposited in watery locations, such as rivers or bogs. Such finds are made throughout northern and western Europe and characterise the entire

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Critical chatter

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Critical Chatter is the politicised conversation by which women activists in South East Asia negotiate the possibilities and pitfalls of human rights in their activism for social change. Based on conversations with women activists in Malaysia, the

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Garden plants of Japan

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Japanese plants have had an unmistakable influence on the gardens of the world. Who can imagine gardens without flowering cherries, hostas, Japanese maples, or magnolias? For all the popularity of these plants in international gardens, however, few

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Moving the enemy

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

This extensive and detailed study of the Huai Hai Campaign addresses a doctrinal concept that is of growing importance to the US Army -- operational art. It does so by looking at a campaign that occurred over a half century ago on a relatively

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Support

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

*Support* encourages everyone to take a step back, listen, think, and talk about sex, consent, violence, and abuse. If you or someone you know have ever been assaulted or victimized, how to be an ally can be confusing. These words and the connection they

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Def Leppard

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

This fully authorized visual history of the band follows them from the new wave of British heavy metal to their massive Pyromania and Hysteria albums to the sustained power of their records and tours today. Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has

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Assad or We Burn the Country

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter and former prisoner of the pro Assad militia presents a revisionist account of the Syrian Civil War that incorporates previously unpublished details about the origins and persistence of its human atrocities. In spring

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A pocket style manual

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A reference guide for writers and researchers, providing information on clarity, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics in writing, with tips on locating and evaluating sources, and discussion of MLA, APA, CSE and Chicago style.

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Front Row at the Trump Show

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"An account like no other from the White House reporter who has known President Trump for more than 25 years. We have never seen a president like this...norm-breaking, rule-busting, dangerously reckless to some and an overdue force for change to others

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Elements Of Real Analysis

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Focusing on one of the main pillars of mathematics, Elements of Real Analysis provides a solid foundation in analysis, stressing the importance of two elements. The first building block comprises analytical skills and structures needed for handling the

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Jeremy's war

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

After the death of his parents and the loss of the family farm in Canada in 1812, fifteen-year-old Jeremy Fields joins the British army and when he becomes the personal servant of General Isaac Brock, he is propelled into situations which cause him to

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Taxinsonne

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Si erano conosciuti all'inizio dell'attività di tassista di Bruno, quando il ragazzo raccoglieva ancora i clienti in modo ordinario. Quella fredda notte di novembre dal cielo cadeva acqua a secchiate e lei, bellissima forma di donna nella semioscurità

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Thomas Robert Malthus

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a leading figure in the British classical school of economics, best-known for extending the insights of Adam Smith at a time of revolutionary improvements in agriculture and industry. This book explores the way in

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The Engineer's Wife

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

She built the Brooklyn Bridge, so why don't you know her name? Emily refuses to live conventionally—she knows who she is and what she wants, and she's determined to make change. But then her husband asks the unthinkable: give up her dreams to make his

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The wimp

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Talked into running for student council president by his friends, Randy, a shy boy, is determined to win the election after several confrontations with his opponent's campaign manager.

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Dear Santa

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

ONE SEXY SECRET SANTA... With strong shoulders to lean on and deep, dark eyes to drown in Vic Maltese was a package any woman would want under her Christmas tree. But beneath the gorgeous wrappings--and his padded Santa suit--lay a heart-wrenching family

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Wyśnione miejsca

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Waverly Camdenmar, an overachiever in every way, seems perfect, yet perfection is exhausting. She has not slept in days and then one night she falls asleep and walks into someone else's life. She dream visits a boy she could never be with and is forced

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Understanding the Leitmotif

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

The musical leitmotif, having reached a point of particular forcefulness in the music of Richard Wagner, has remained a popular compositional device up to the present day. In this book, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the background and development of

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Contextualizing Childhoods

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

This edited collection draws together a variety of contexts of contemporary childhoods, linking thinking from Canada with spaces in the UK and Sweden. The contributors explores the discourses that shape those childhoods and how this then impacts on the

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Let It Come Down

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Nelson Dyar leaves his tame bank job in New York to work in a friend's travel agency in Tangier, only to learn that the agency is a front for illegal currency exchange. First published in 1952, Paul Bowles' novel Let It Come Down (the citation from

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Draw Out the Story

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Offers advice for effective storytelling in comic book format, covering such topics as color, placement, pacing, visually representing ideas, and other techniques for short gag strips as well as graphic novels and other more involved storylines.

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Wartime At Woolworths

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

The Woolworths girls have come a long way together ... Fun loving Maisie, is devoted to her RAF officer husband, their baby daughter and her work at Woolworths. But her happy life leads her to think of the family she left behind ... With the war now into

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The Silver Swan

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A bold portrait of Doris Duke, the defiant and notorious tobacco heiress who was perhaps the greatest modern woman philanthropist. In The Silver Swan, Sallie Bingham chronicles one of the great underexplored lives of the twentieth century and the very

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The Little Seagull handbook

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Succinct advice students need about grammar, punctuation, documentation, and the writing process-- and, in addition, it covers the kinds of writing they are most often assigned-- reports, analyses, narratives, and more. The second edition includes

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The End of Epidemics

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Outlines recommendations for preventing the next global pandemic, drawing on the examples of epidemics ranging from smallpox and AIDS to SARS and Ebola to outline specific measures for appropriate spending, communication, and innovation. --Publisher

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The Complete Chopin

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

Chopin's music occupies an ever-present place of love and affection in the hearts of countless listeners around the world. What is it that captivates our attention and, with every painfully subtle harmonic turn and every invulnerably fugitive melodic

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Truly grim tales

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A guilt-ridden prince with a foot fetish seeking his glass-slippered dance partner and a beauty contest winner as Snow White's murderous stepmother are featured in two of the original "grim" plots in this young adult collection loosely based on eight

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Learning from Bryant Park

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

"Andrew Manshel portrays, from an insider's perspective, the revitalization of Bryant Park -- New York's town square. Transformed from a seedy, drug-infested symbol of urban decay to the jewel of midtown Manhattan, Bryant Park became a symbol of New York

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Work Smart Not Hard

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

In this book, I aim to spread everything that I’ve learnt and acquired up until GCSEs, with the help of good friends of course, in the hope that many can succeed and do well in the UK education system. Especially if you are currently in Year 11 or lower

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The Earl Takes a Fancy

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

She's looking for a nobleman to wed… Though born out of wedlock, Fancy Trewlove is determined to fulfill her mother's wish that she marry into nobility. Fancy's keen intellect and finishing school manners make her the perfect wife for any gentleman -- if

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today's evangelism

Published by GitCitadel Publishing

A fantastic systematic description of the Christian Gospel. The Author systematically goes through the Biblical data of what constitutes the Gospel, how it is properly disseminated, problems with false gospel presentations, and copious scriptural

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Religionsunterricht als Studium der Religion(en) – Zur Profilierung des religionsdidaktischen Prinzips Forschendes Lernen

Published by laoc42

Der Beitrag erschließt Forschendes Lernen nach The RE-searchers Approach als fachdidaktisches Prinzip für verschiedene Formate des RU. Er zeigt, warum dieses Prinzip zu einem umfassenden Begriff religiöser Bildung beitragen kann und reflektiert im Zuge dessen kritisch das überfachliche Paradigma der Kompetenzorientierung. Vorgestellt werden hierzu auch die empirischen Befunde einer Studie, die das praktische Potential Forschenden Lernens geprüft hat. Im Zuge des internationalen Diskurses eines methodological turn religiöser Bildung plädiert der Autor für die didaktische Struktur eines RU als Studium der Religion(en) – auch als Antwort auf grundsätzliche Anfragen an das Schulfach.

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Religionsunterricht als Studium der Religion(en) – Zur Profilierung des religionsdidaktischen Prinzips Forschendes Lernen

Published by laoc42

Der Beitrag erschließt Forschendes Lernen nach The RE-searchers Approach als fachdidaktisches Prinzip für verschiedene Formate des RU. Er zeigt, warum dieses Prinzip zu einem umfassenden Begriff religiöser Bildung beitragen kann und reflektiert im Zuge dessen kritisch das überfachliche Paradigma der Kompetenzorientierung. Vorgestellt werden hierzu auch die empirischen Befunde einer Studie, die das praktische Potential Forschenden Lernens geprüft hat. Im Zuge des internationalen Diskurses eines methodological turn religiöser Bildung plädiert der Autor für die didaktische Struktur eines RU als Studium der Religion(en) – auch als Antwort auf grundsätzliche Anfragen an das Schulfach.

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Religionsunterricht als Studium der Religion(en) – Zur Profilierung des religionsdidaktischen Prinzips Forschendes Lernen

Published by laoc42

Der Beitrag erschließt Forschendes Lernen nach The RE-searchers Approach als fachdidaktisches Prinzip für verschiedene Formate des RU. Er zeigt, warum dieses Prinzip zu einem umfassenden Begriff religiöser Bildung beitragen kann und reflektiert im Zuge dessen kritisch das überfachliche Paradigma der Kompetenzorientierung. Vorgestellt werden hierzu auch die empirischen Befunde einer Studie, die das praktische Potential Forschenden Lernens geprüft hat. Im Zuge des internationalen Diskurses eines methodological turn religiöser Bildung plädiert der Autor für die didaktische Struktur eines RU als Studium der Religion(en) – auch als Antwort auf grundsätzliche Anfragen an das Schulfach.

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bitcoincrafts

Published by Marc

These are crafts you can make with bitcoin. Most of my crafts have a website that allows you to easily make your own bitcoin powered greeting cards and tip jars

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The Pyramid Texts

Published by liminal 🦠

The Pyramid Texts are funerary inscriptions written on the walls of the early Ancient Egyptian pyramids at Sakkara, dating to the fifth and sixth dynasties (approximately 2350-2175 BCE), though believed composed circa 3000 BCE. They are the oldest sacred texts known. This is the first complete English translation, by Samuel A. B. Mercer.

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Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future

Published by RogueHashrate

The book is a warning and diagnosis. Fr. Seraphim argues that many modern religious, spiritual, and cultural movements are not neutral or harmless but are preparations for a future false spirituality that will oppose authentic Christianity. He frames this within Orthodox Christian theology, especially the patristic understanding of deception, prelest (spiritual delusion), and the coming of Antichrist.

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Wuthering Heights

Published by StellaInForest

Amidst the bleak and wind-swept Yorkshire moors, a dark storm is brewing. When the foundling Heathcliff is brought to the isolated estate of Wuthering Heights, he sparks a connection with the spirited Catherine Earnshaw that transcends the boundaries of friendship and social class. But when betrayal tears them apart, a raw, all-consuming passion curdles into a ruthless quest for vengeance. Spanning two generations and two houses, Emily Brontë’s only novel is a haunting exploration of a love so fierce it refuses to be silenced—even by death.

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