Tatiana
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This Renaissance man and founding father helped build the United States into the great nation it is today. Students analyze Hamilton's most influential texts, including the Federalist Papers, to better understand the foundational moments in United States history. Students will learn about Alexander Hamilton's life, his role in the American Revolution, and the writings and policies he implemented that still affect Americans today.
42) Skiing
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Skiers ride the steep slopes at ski hills to practice tricks and techniques. Professional
skiers can reach speeds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) per hour. Learn more about one of the world's most daring sports and the athletes who take part in it in Skiing, part of the Extreme Adrenaline series.
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Magnificent guide presents 36 sites from Central America and southern Mexico as they appeared more than a thousand years ago: Temple of the Cross, Palenque; Acropolis and Maya sweat bath, Piedras Negras; Red House and north terrace at Chichén Itzá; more. Each illustration features text of archeological finds and line drawing of remains. 95 illustrations.
44) Masks
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Two lives, two paths, interconnected by a stronger power then you can imagine. Could these hearts, hidden behind norms and uncertainty, have the strength they need to reveal themselves in a society that condemns the "different"? Or will they keep their faces hidden in an eternal ball of mistakes.
Meet Amélia, Patricia, Lucélia and Halaesia and find out that not everything is what it seems to be.
We all wears masks... What is yours?
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Petit, blond comme les blés, écharpe au vent... la silhouette du petit prince n'est inconnue à personne. Avec les aventures de cet enfant pur et innocent littéralement tombé du ciel, Saint-Exupéry nous livre un conte plein de poésie et de vérité. Ici, c'est l'enfant qui se fait le maître de l'adulte et lui apprend à ouvrir son esprit et son cœur : « On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. » La leçon...
46) Sistah Samurai
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Afro Samurai meets The Sword of Kaigen in this anime-inspired novellaThis is no revenge story. I ain't got time for that. I've got errands to run and things to do and barely enough time to make it home before sundown. I don't care why folks are going around stealing ink. I don't care why the monks are acting kinda strange. I don't care that everybody is expecting me to save them. I might be a Sistah Samurai but those days playing hero were back when...
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Do you believe in the special connection between twins?From a young age, Alicia and Alana shared a unique bond, capable of experiencing what the other was going through. Whenever one felt pain, the other would share in the sensation. After their parents separated, Alicia moved to the city with their mother, while Alana stayed back in their hometown with their father. The distance did nothing to sever the special connection they shared, neither their...
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Paper is one of the most important innovations ever created. Curious readers will learn about the processes that trees and recycled materials undergo before paper products like printer paper, cardboard, and tissues reach homes and classrooms, as well as exciting new applications for paper and pulp. This book describes interesting concepts like the global supply chain and the relationship between paper mills, retailers, and consumers. It explains how...
49) The Panama Canal
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Since the beginning of exploration, people have searched for easier ways to navigate between waterways and oceans to bolster trade. The Panama Canal demonstrates how innovation, advanced engineering, hard work, and great personal cost resulted in one of modern history's most critical trade routes. This book includes information about the explorers and inventors behind the project, the goods and services traded, and the ways the canal is used today....
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How does water change form? What is the relationship among pure substances, mixtures, and compounds? How do models help scientists understand the physical world? These are just a few of the questions addressed in this science experiment guidebook. From particle theory to forming a hypothesis, readers are guided through activities that make complicated concepts easy to understand and remember.
51) Othello
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Of his tragedies, William Shakespeare is best known for plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Yet literary critics refer to the tragedy Othello as the most "modern" of the Bard's plays. Othello's treatment of race and gender make the play relatable to contemporary audiences. Reading Shakespeare Today: Othello examines the history, plot, and literary devices of the play. The book presents an in-depth look at this major work while also positioning...
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Seule dans mon champ de lavande est un ouvrage dévoué et sincère qui met en avant les actes discriminatoires pesant encore et toujours sur de nombreuses personnes dites « différentes ». Il parle également de cet ami, ce mari, ce père, cette mère, cet inconnu, ces camarades et de cette société qui détruisent sans réelle conscience une envie d'exister, de sourire et de rire.
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Scotland, 1540Katrina McLeod fled an arranged marriage, decreed by King James of Scotland, to a man with a fearful reputation, only to find herself on trial for her life! Accused of witchcraft, her salvation lies in the hands of brooding nobleman Duncan Rothmore... When Duncan saves Katrina from a grisly fate in exchange for warming his bed, he has no idea she is really an untouched, high-born lady. He knows only that she stirs something in his wounded...
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to be able to forecast the future? This is precisely what a professional astrologer does every day of their working life. People turn to astrology for different reasons, sometimes out of curiosity, even for fun, but most people discover astrology when they do not know where else to turn, and then they find themselves entrusting the astrologer with their most personal problems and most intimate secrets. The astrologer...
55) Transparencias
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Esta serie de imágenes repetidas sirvieron para armar una secuencia de dípticos que hablan sobre la memoria, sobre las maneras de ver, registrar y recordar. Cada imagen tiene su reverso; su lado B. Las tomas se repiten invariablemente, pero parecería que no por un sentido de perfección, sino de búsqueda. Este proyecto es un cuestionamiento sobre la repetición, una revisión de archivo y memoria.
En la era analógica, el fotógrafo nunca estaba...
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Getting control of your energy is the biggest gift anyone can get and enables the individual to be in control of their physical mental and emotional wellbeing that considerably slows their aging process and increases physical fitness on all levels. Tatiana a hypnotherapist and life coach walks her talk as she practices what she teaches enabling others to succeed in their life path.
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Fairfax brides volume 1
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A Wild West wedding! Thomas Greenwood expected his mail-order bride to be plain and pregnant-not a willow-slim beauty! She's clearly no practical farmer's wife, but she's his chance finally to have a loving family… Runaway heiress Charlotte Fairfax fled the possibility of a forced marriage, yet now, assuming a stolen identity, she's wed to a stranger the moment she steps off the train! She plans to stay only until it's safe to leave. Except marriage...
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In October 1993, a young Russian woman embarked on a new chapter in an unfamiliar land-England. Little did she know that this journey would forever alter the course of her life. In a candid and compelling narrative, she recounts her naive beginnings, her unexpected love story with an Englishman, and the sudden disappearance that shattered her world.
This memoir paints a vivid picture of her transformation from a sheltered girl to a determined businesswoman....
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You probably don't know me, and no, I don't know you, but the purpose of this book is to reveal to you what God can do. It says in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has a plan and purpose for our life, but in order to live that purpose out, we first have to grasp the fact that we're worth the pain, worth the struggle, and worth God's grace. If you don't believe in the value that God has on your life, then you can't live right no matter how hard you try.
It...
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El Presente libro de poemas es comprendido a través de experiencias del amor, del desamor, y situaciones de la vida, también refleja la gratitud hacia Dios en algunos aspectos, por lo que le permitirá al lector transportarse y quizás identificarse con algunos de ellos.