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21) The Bear
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Young widow Popova receives a visitor who asks to repay debts of her former husband. Smirnov has an urgent need for money in order to repay his own bank loans the next morning and is refusing to leave. After heated emotional exchange Smirnov suggests a duel notwithstanding that Popova being a woman does not even know how to handle guns. But she does not give up and accepts the challenge. One thing leads to another and shortly after we find them both...
22) Ka Joma Lives
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KA JOMA will forever live in every paragraph of essay, in every prose and literature he has written, in every stanza of poetry he has created, in every song he sang, even in the retelling of his humor, and in every ideological and political ideas he has conceived. Most of all, he will continue to exist in the daily endeavor of the people to advance revolution notwithstanding any adversity and bring it to total victory! For as KA JOMA declared, "The...
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There was a young King who ought to have been the happiest monarch in the world. He was blessed with everything a mortal could desire. His palace might have been designed by the Divine architect Himself, so perfect was it in all its parts; and it stood amidst gardens with its dependent village at its gates, like a dream of feudal beauty in a story of romance. Notwithstanding his good fortune, the King was oppressed with what he conceived to be a great...
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Phil Purcel was a singular character, for he was never married; but notwithstanding his singularity, no man ever possessed, for practical purposes, a more plentiful stock of duplicity. All his acquaintances knew that Phil was a knave of the first water, yet was he decidedly a general favourite. Now as we hate mystery ourselves, we shall reveal the secret of this remarkable popularity; though, after all, it can scarcely be called so, for Phil was not...
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"Ally Within Attitude" is an extraordinary manual that digs into the significant effect of one's demeanor on each part of life. Grounded in the guideline of the Pattern of good following good, this book enlightens how tackling the force of an uplifting outlook can make one ready for self-improvement, achievement, and satisfaction.Figuring out the Pattern of energy attracting similar energy: Investigate the central idea that what you emanate into the...
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In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom-a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history,...
27) Nicotine kiss
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In this installment of Loren Estleman's signature PI series, Amos Walker, the quintessential hard-boiled detective, proves that he's mortal after all. Jeff Starzek, an old friend who smuggles cigarettes for a living, saves Walker's life, getting him to the hospital after he's taken a bullet in the leg. A month later, still convalescing, Walker gets a panicked phone call from Starzek's sister. Jeff is missing. One of the few leads is a Homeland Security...
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Notwithstanding the challenges of a limited population size and the struggle to fund such costly forms of screen production as high-end film and television, both of these New Zealand screen industries have been the site of significant expectation, achievement and cultural influence. Whilst there is a growing body of academic work on New Zealand film and television, relatively little exists on industries, institutions and policy, which this book will...
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How do metropolitan regions remain prosperous and competitive in a rapidly changing economy? Using hard data, Matthew Drennan shows that those regions that have invested heavily in the information economy have done much better than those that continue to rely on manufacturing and industry as their base. Moreover, he contends, the benefits of that growth reach the urban working poor, earlier reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
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30) Guinea a Minute
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Supposedly controversial politician Godfrey Bloom has created an autobiography in a whimsical style with some homespun and sometimes trenchant views. It will come as no surprise that it is not politically correct. What might be a surprise is it is full of common sense, a commodity so sadly lacking in most modern day politicians. Born in 1949 it covers a fascinating post war period from rationing to obesity. Like most Brits of a certain age he does...
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Leadership books and seminars notwithstanding, many pastors remain unclear on how to effectively lead their congregations. Some even believe that preaching needs to take a backseat to leadership. Dismissing such comparisons as artificial, pastor and professor Michael Quicke notes how the Scriptures themselves reveal transformational leadership through proclamation by preachers. God's preachers, Quicke asserts, are inevitably his leaders. Powerful...
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Satanic is something that is "extremely evil or wicked." Ironically, the Christian bible, referred to as the Holy Bible, is replete with satanic deeds.Notwithstanding the many satanic passages in the Christian bible, there is one that stood out as the "MOST SATANIC."And what makes it most satanic is not because of its extreme wickedness, but it was presented in a most logical and acceptable way that anyone who reads it has no reason not to believe...
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This book will reveal some insight into the diverse sorts of solar energy with the goal that our perusers can settle on better-educated decisions while picking some solar energy that they might want to see introduced in their homes.
Solar energy innovation depends on the capacity to change over the sun's light into usable energy. Be that as it may, it can do as such in an assortment of routes to give heat, light, boiling water, electricity, and notwithstanding...
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First time author Vin De Fina, being of whimsical mind and spirit, shares over 40 humorous vignettes of commuter travel on the New York City Metro North commuter train. His tales include tips and insights collected over years of commuting from Connecticut to New York City's Grand Central Terminal and back again. Vin says, "I have personally experienced more than 90% of the events depicted in this book. Notwithstanding this certification, you can't...
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A young commercial wine industry notwithstanding, winemaking traditions run deep in the Mount Rushmore State. Sodbusting pioneers like Anna Pesä and Jon Vojta defied South Dakota's harsh terrain and paved the way for Prairie Berry Winery. University biologists, including Dr. Ronald Peterson, cultivated the unique grapes needed for the climate, like the Valiant, Marquette, Brianna and Frontenac grapes. Despite subzero winters and torrid summers, strawberries,...
36) Just Deserts
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The extraordinary challenges facing our well-established character now known as 'Bill Pascal' are all too evident as William Forester seeks to remain invisible to the outside world.
A chance encounter leaves him feeling vulnerable once more and he steps up his efforts to discredit and bankrupt the man he holds responsible for the years of struggle he has encountered.
Notwithstanding the fortune he has amassed and the now comfortable lifestyle he...
37) & sons
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A famous reclusive writer and his three sons find their bond tested by the weight of long-held secrets and a cumbersome legacy shaped by boarding school, Hollywood, and the elite circles of the publishing world.
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Fairbourne quartet volume 1
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A woman running a prestigious London auction house? Preposterous! But that is exactly what Emma Fairbourne intends to do when her father dies, leaving her the reins of this fabulous enterprise. Of course, she is not addlepated enough to do this openly and scare away her wealthy collectors. So she and her friend concoct a deception, hiring a handsome and charming front man who will do her bidding . . . All would have proceeded smoothly-if...
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Lisbon was presently fixed on in its room. The air here, as it was near four degrees to the south of Aix, must be more mild and warm, and the winter shorter and less piercing. It was not difficult to find a ship bound to a place with which we carry on so immense a trade. Accordingly, my brother soon informed me of the excellent accommodations for passengers which were to be found on board a ship that was obliged to sail for Lisbon in three days. I...
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Although it is evident to my mind that the world is growing more healthy and more moral with every generation-speaking of civilized nations-it is still, as all agree, in a most pitiful state as regards both moral and physical health. The two are indissolubly associated, notwithstanding the glaring exceptions which are, indeed, more apparent than real, and it is difficult to appreciate which leads-whether man grows more healthy as his moral tone improves...