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A concise illustrated history of North Carolina, from its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination.
Author and illustrator Ben Fortson presents North Carolina's history in the form of off-the-wall anecdotes, poignant insights and sublimely silly illustrations. Take a hilarious look at Daniel Boone's larger-than-life Carolina personality. Peruse an uproarious account of the Andrew Jackson birthplace controversy...
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"Seed
I am absent-minded at times. Consciousness strikes me sometimes like an epiphany. These rare collections of awareness of my existence stays in my mind and they love to revisit me often.
Could this be considered as stream of consciousness? I have collected and recorded these natural flow of thoughts here as a Soliloquy of consciousness!"
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Alex is on the verge of dismissal from her anthropology doctoral program when her luck turns, and she lands a fellowship with a dioramist at the Museum of the Rockies. Only problem is, Alex hasn't a clue about dioramas or dinosaurs, and, as she will soon find out, she's not the only one faking it in this frozen landscape. From New York City to Yellowstone National Park, we follow Alex, a whip-smart grad student with dyslexia and ADHD -- a Margaret...
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So you didn't go to Medical school?And your Doctor is making you look likea fool?Just kidding…This is a fun book…And it is made perfectly for you!Medical School in a Nutshell- Anatomy- Physiology- In-Depth but Basic- Understanding & Comprehension- Easy to Read- Easy to Follow (Story-Like)- Suitable for all Ages
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Nirvana is not to be found in the fulfillment of endless desires, the analysis of profound thoughts, or even hours, days, or years of meditative contemplation. In fact, it is the very act of seeking to obtain happiness, peace, and enlightenment that keeps them out of reach.
Nirvana in a Nutshell offers 157 Zen meditations to help you discover what you might be doing (or not doing) in your life to sabotage your goal of reaching inner peace, your...
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It's about losing weight the easy way, no Diets, no Gyms just eating healthy meals. I have been on heaps of diets and went to gyms but I wasn't losing weight so I made my own plan. Just by eating six times a day, breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and nightcap but don't eat after 9pm. Having a main meal every night and rotating meal replacements either breakfast or lunch. Having all my meals with me when at work, carrot sticks, celery...
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A closer look at the remarkable account of the samurai...
Does delving into history make you excited?
Are you fascinated by the Japanese culture and interested to know more about their revered warriors?
Are you curious about what really happened to the samurai - and how they lived their lives?
You may have the desire to immerse yourself into the core of it. You may be wondering when they started, how they rose and fell, and what...
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The Bible is a cornucopia of people exhibiting every character trait imaginable. An easy and informative read, there is mystery, intrigue, love, hate, deceit, and jealousy in the journey from Adam in the beginning (Genesis) to the birth of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. The entire Old Testament is the prelude to the coming of the Messiah, whom God sends to redeem the world from their sins. God uses all sorts of people, evil and good, to accomplish...
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With much of the world having been in a precipitous meltdown over the past couple of decades and continuing to hit a new low with each passing year with no end in sight, one wonders whether this is the new normal or whether the ongoing madness will eventually end so as to usher in a brighter dawn. Fortunately, Mother Nature has blessed us with a hitherto unknown phenomenon dubbed the "oqual cycle" that helps us to revitalize our society after we have...
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Avec grande partie du monde ayant été en un effondrement précipité au cours des deux dernières décennies et qu'elle continue d'atteindre un nouveau creux chaque année qui passe sans fin en vue, on peut se demander s'il s'agit de la nouvelle normalité ou si la folie en cours finira par prendre fin afin d'inaugurer une aube plus lumineuse. Fortunatement, Mère Nature nous a bénis avec un phénomène jusqu'alors inconnu dénommé le "oqual...
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Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how: by selling her intricately crafted dollhouses. Business is off to a good start--until Maple discovers her first customer dead, his body hanging precariously in his own barn. Something about the supposed...
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"In 1597, Shakespeare debuted his newest play, a tragedy about a young Italian couple whose families were sworn enemies. Romeo and Juliet quickly became one of the most famous couples in literary history, and this play became one of Shakespeare's most performed shows. But did you know that much of Romeo and Juliet's story was adapted from tales by other writers? Learn all about how William Shakespeare's dynamic and romantic teenage duo sprouted from...
15) Done and Dusted
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My life in a nutshell…I felt like I was holding a f***ing bingo card andwondered what would be thrown at me next.Drug addict mother killed. Check.Foster family slave. Check.Adoptive father killed. Check.Evil uncle. Check.Beatings. Check.First man who loved me killed. Check.Prison. Check.Unexpected pregnancy. Check.B.I.N.G.O. For f*** sake!
16) Power Play
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A chance reunion with a billionaire sports star leads to a game of seduction. From the USA Today–bestselling author of Hollywood Baby Affair.
Irresistible. That's sports tycoon Jordan Serenghetti in a nutshell. But Jordan's physical therapist, Sera Perini, must resist. She has good reasons-their families' connections, her professional ethics and a kiss the filthy-rich athlete doesn't even remember. If she gives in to temptation, will it be a...
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RESILIENCE FINDS A WAY
James Webb's life is the American dream in a nutshell. Born to teenage parents in Laurel, Mississippi, and faced with a future working in the town's only two factories, James chose to change his fate and forge his own path-to become a titan of business, a mentor, and a philanthropist.
In Redneck Resilience, James shares stories of amazing wins and devastating losses, of sin and redemption, of recovery and forward momentum....
18) Totems
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It is a simple enough concept. There are houses like this all over the world. Most people only know of them from whispered stories over campfires; tall tales told to scare the unwary. But some, those who suffer, some know better. They are drawn to the places where what ails them can be eased. If you have the will, the fortitude, you can peer into another life, where the dead are not gone, where you can see that they thrive and go on, in the dreams...
19) Sigils
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It is a simple enough concept. There are houses like this all over the world. Most people only know of them from whispered stories over campfires; tall tales told to scare the unwary. But some, those who suffer, some know better. They are drawn to the places where what ails them can be eased. If you have the will, the fortitude, you can peer into another life, where the dead are not gone, where you can see that they thrive and go on, in the dreams...
20) Masked Up
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Who says life isn't a fairy tale? For a Brooklyn girl like Natasha Bradley, life has been anything but a storybook romance. She's grown up wary of love and all its trappings. Focusing her efforts on friendships, work, and maintaining her independence left little time for much else. Even though her best friend got her very own happily ever after, she never imagined one for herself. A last-minute invite to a charity event changes everything and she...