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  • ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
    WILLIAM H. PATTERSON / WILLIAM HPATTERSON
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    34,12 €

  • All the World Drowning
    Benjamin Allen Preston
    Kazimir Jonah Godwin is named for his great-great-great-great-grandfather, founder of the rural Wisconsin town of New Eden where Kazimir is growing up. Taught by his father to seek the prophetic gifts of his ancestors and by his uncle to follow the paths of nature, Kaz must ultimately probe the line between spiritual revelation and insanity. By his side will be his best friend ...
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    15,71 €

  • His Name Was Murder
    Phil LeVota
    This book tells the story of five different homicide cases from Kansas City, Missouri as told by the prosecutor who handled the cases himself, Phil LeVota.  Five different stories are the five chapters that tell the different tale of true crime from the criminal's perspective, the police perspective, and the prosecution perspective. The Jackson County Prosecutor's offic...
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    14,06 €

  • Global Perspectives on Media Events in Contemporary Society
    Andrew Fox
    Media events have been described as broadcasts that involve an engaged audience viewing the same event simultaneously; though this definition is still relevant, the way media outlets interact with and react to their audiences has greatly changed. This is in part due to the emergence of social media platforms which allow a participatory audience, something that genre-specific te...
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    216,65 €

  • Gay Children, Straight Parents
    Richard Cohen
    Hope and Healing for Families. Out of his own experience and the experience of many of those he has served in his counseling practice, Richard Cohen sets out a step-by-step plan that offers a path toward renewed family relationships grounded in love, faith and mutual respect. “Richard is movingly candid about the brokenness in his own family life, and he’s not afraid to get d...
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    18,55 €

  • I Love to Eat Fruits and Vegetables
    KidKiddos Books / S.APublishing / Shelley Admont
    Chinese English bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Chinese as their second language. Jimmy, the little bunny, likes to eat candy. He sneaks into the kitchen to find a bag with candies that was hidden inside the cupboard. What happens right after Jimmy climbs up to reach the bag of candy? You will find out when you read this illustrated children’...
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    21,93 €

  • None Call Me Dad
    Ky Owen
    None Call Me Dad is the true, mesmerizing story of a 21st Century dad. On two weeks notice, Ky Owen becomes an adoptive father to a six-year-old son. Five years later, on two days notice, he becomes a father to a teenage daughter. Along the way he assumes the role of father figure to four other kids. “None call me dad,” Owen writes, “But they know that’s who I am.” Intriguing ...
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    11,12 €

  • Global Perspectives on Youth Gang Behavior, Violence, and Weapons Use
    Youth violence has become a concern as gangs become a popular option for urban children and teenagers and weapons use among young populations becomes more prevalent. Exploring the psychological motivations and foundations upon which such violence is developed and cultivated can assist in better understanding the modern dilemma of violence, weapons use, and gang behavior among c...
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    243,22 €

  • Blooming into Mindfulness
    Martha Brettschneider
    In a world that pushes us to always look for the next best thing, Blooming into Mindfulness shows you how to break the cycle of discontent and take control of your own happiness.Narrated with humor and raw honesty, Martha Brettschneider shares her transformation from ego-centered screaming mommy to a meditation-touting creative, finally at peace with the world.Inspirational, mo...
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    17,74 €

  • Elvis Meets The Beatles
    Chris Hutchins / Peter Thompson
    Elvis meets The Beatles.  HOW did John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ever get to America in the first place? How did Elvis Presley, a poor boy from the Tennessee backwoods, arrive in Hollywood? This book is a rare focus on the lives and careers of five of the most famous entertainers ever. It converges on the night the greatest summit in rock 'n ro...
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    33,98 €

  • Arm Candy
    Christopher Gaida / Michael Aloisi
    The Amazon.com #1 Best Seller, now in paperback! In this newly edited edition, Chris reveals what happened after Hollywood heard about this book. Find out whether he has been blackballed from the industry, what celebrity sister confronted him on a live radio show about his Diva’s chapter and what he wants everyone to really know about the entertainment industry. From Julia Robe...
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    20,72 €

  • Playing With Fire
    Taylor Henderson
    Ella Snotty is worth more than a quickie... After a family scandal tore their family apart, seventeen-year-old Ella chooses to stay in California with her mom for the rest of the school year. Things are lonely since her sister Lena went to live with their dad. But at least she has her new boyfriend, Shane Quinn, to make things a little less depressing. Ella isn't the only gir...
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    8,02 €

  • Praying Through the Bible, Vol 1 (Genesis-Joshua)
    Markus McDowell / TBD
    This book taught me more about prayer and grew my prayer life more than any single resource I have found. Janet Severson (London)A unique study and devotional book on prayer—McDowell's knowledge of the prayers and ability to apply them to the practice of prayer is unparalleled. Jonathan Schneider (Tampa)Those of us who pray often feel that our prayers could do better. We mi...
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    19,69 €

  • Global Perspectives and Local Challenges Surrounding International Student Mobility
    As one of the fastest growing trends in higher education, study abroad programs are having a critical impact on the educational landscape. While international study programs generate more revenue and promote campus diversity, there are several challenges that must be considered when integrating non-native students into native universities. Global Perspectives and Local Challeng...
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    242,99 €

  • The Empty Bedroom
    Grace Keshishyan
    The devastation of losing a child never quite goes away.No matter how many years separate us from the tragedy, the heartache always looms, often returning in waves, to crush and paralyze us once more. Yet at some point in the sustained nightmare of grappling with the sense of pointlessness that accompanies inconsolable grief, something seems to click faintly inside: ever so slo...
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    17,20 €

  • I Love to Go to Daycare J’adore aller à la crèche
    KidKiddos Books / S.APublishing / Shelley Admont
    English French Bilingual Children's Book Perfect for kids studying English or French as their second language.Jimmy, the little bunny, is very upset and nervous. Tomorrow is his first day in daycare, but he just wants to stay at home with his mom. Join Jimmy to find out how his friendly teddy bear helps him to feel excited. This children’s book can help your little ones ove...
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    21,75 €

  • Pragmatic Meditations on Learning Community Pedagogy
    Andrew J Weigert
    This groundbreaking book convincingly explains why a Learning Community Pedagogy (LCP) is a critical supplement to traditional teacher-student relation­ships. Based on a participatory democratic learning dynamic, LCP empowers both professor and student to discover themselves as present to one another, which generates freedom—an informing principle of the Learning Community.Thro...
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    20,49 €

  • Inconspicuous
    Wes Choc
    This is about how an unplanned encounter by the author evolved into a worthy story ...a life story about how a young Walter Rothwell, born in the US, grew up in Switzerland and became fluent in four languages by the time he was ...drafted in the US Army during World War II.  Being drafted the same month that the war ended might seem fortuitous, but because of his shrewd languag...
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    12,00 €

  • Using Heavenly Faith to Accomplish Earthly Goals
    John Earl Harris
    This book tells the story of an uneducated man’s journey from shame and regret to honor and respect. “Using Heavenly Faith to Accomplish Earthly Goals” highlights the importance of getting an education and obeying God’s words. The book reveals the author’s abilities to interpret heavenly visions to provide for daily necessities. The author tells his misfortunes in hope of that ...
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    12,07 €

  • A Voice in the Tide
    Nancy Shappell
    A New England woman, fighting muted incest memories with toxic self-injury, is on a mission for the mother who denies sacrificing her, to validate the family truth before one of them dies. After decades of self-blame and illness Nancy realizes, the very things she had fought against, detoxing her own fear and anger, living her truth, and loving herself, were the only real sourc...
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    20,40 €

  • Stocking Stuffers Christmas Adult Coloring Book
    Coloring Books for Adults
    Enjoy a collection of 20 holiday themed images, put together in the perfect size for most Christmas stockings. Each image was carefully chosen or illustrated to work in this mini format. This book features several custom illustrations by Maria Elena Guzman and Alexis Cornee, created especially for this book! This unique and festive gift makes the perfect stocking filler for the...
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    7,14 €

  • Camouflaged Sisters
    Lila Holley
    Camouflaged Sisters chronicles the courageous path of fourteen women who overcame various internal and external struggles during their military careers. These veterans give open accounts of how they adapted, achieved work-life balance, relied on their faith, and used mentorship as a vital tool in their success pre- and post-military career.Expect to be inspired by black women w...
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    20,65 €

  • THE MUSEUM HEIST
    Kameel Nasr
    In the early morning hours after St. Patrick’s Day, 1990, two men disguised as policemen gain access to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a stately four-story Italian mansion in the Fenway district of Boston. They handcuff the guards, wrap their mouths with duct tape, and proceed to commit the largest robbery in history. The stolen masterpieces, including Vermeer’s The Conce...
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    11,73 €

  • Telegram from Mandalay
    Will Cribb
    This is the story of Will Cribb: an idyllic childhood, his father’s early death, a mother’s indifference, a ten-year banishment by his stepfather to boarding school thousands of miles away, and the shy boy’s efforts to cope with the school’s barefoot regime and tough bullies.However, this is no misery memoir. It is also about how the growing boy realises his dream of travelling...
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    12,45 €

  • It's All About Shoes
    Pamela Laskin
    Unique stories about shoes and their memories as diverse as the women who write them. — Jane Weitzman from Stuart Weitzman Shoes If there’s a woman who’s not fixated on shoes, chances are she has no feet or lives on a hot desert island where footwear is superfluous. As we go through life, the fixation may mutate from the annual delight with a new pa...
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    13,66 €

  • Inevitable & Imminent
    Hugh Wesley Carrington
    We’ve been duped into removing prayer from the center of our churches and have placed it on the periphery or semi-periphery.  What we’re witnessing today in our churches, and in society at large, is that legacy of prayerlessness.  Church leadership may be hesitant and embarrassed to admit it, but there is a direct correlation between our spiritual weakness and our lack of corpo...
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    29,16 €

  • The Untold Story of the Real Me
    Free Minds Writers
    The Untold Story of the Real Me is a collection of poems written by young people who were charged and incarcerated as adults at the age of 16 or 17. All poets are members of the Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop; many are currently incarcerated in the DC Jail or federal prison. Their work explores themes of parenthood, love, pain, identity, race, and freedom in voices b...
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    27,14 €

  • Developing Successful Strategies for Global Policies and Cyber Transparency in E-Learning
    The globalization of education has developed alongside the advancement of technological resources. By integrating these resources into the education system, better services and opportunities are now available in online learning contexts. Developing Successful Strategies for Global Policies and Cyber Transparency in E-Learning is an essential reference source for the latest acad...
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    256,05 €

  • Ropes & Reins
    Christine Steendam
      In the world of ropes and reins, rodeo is a passion, not a sport. Tracy is the best team roper on the circuit, but the same tenacity that drives her talent makes her impulsive and reckless. Her career threatened by a fit of anger, she has only one chance to save the life she’s built. Carson dreams of life beyond the family farm. When those dreams lead him to the world of t...
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    9,41 €

  • The Lives of the Artists
    Weam Namou
    Artists have a story, a story that affects their pallets. In Iraqi Americans: The Lives of the Artists, Namou wanted to honor artists of Mesopotamian ancestry by giving them the opportunity to share their incredible stories themselves rather than risk having others to do it for them, as was the case with Layla Al Attar. Layla Al Attar died in 1993, along with her husband, aft...
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    18,96 €