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Frank Sinatra (James Kaplan) volume 2
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English
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Presents a behind-the-scenes examination of the life and career of the legendary performer that offers insight into his prolific accomplishments, multidimensional character, and complex relationships.
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2015
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English
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As seen on Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC
President Donald J. Trump possesses a great sense of history and himself. A model statesman, he tweets every thought, and more. With one exception, he doesn't suffer fools lightly.
Generations of schoolchildren will memorize these rubies of wisdom from President Trump. This little red book captures history on the fly: insights from the leader of the free world.
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...4) The Chairman
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India's finest cricketer is found murdered in a Kolkata dressing room. Theories abound about who is responsible: match fixers, Pakistani fans or disaffected team mates? All eyes are on India until Australia's best player also meets his demise in the cricket nets at the SCG.
It is Mike Dunn's job to find out who is dismissing the world's best cricketers. The mission takes him across the globe searching for a murderer or a group of assassins who are...
5) The Chairman
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English
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Baxter Boxer Tate is preparing to graduate with poor grades from an unaccredited law school when he first encounters Miller Johnson, a partner at Malloy, a third-rate insurance defense firm. Boxer is being sued in a personal-injury case, but after meeting with Miller, he knows he will get Millers firm to give him a jobhis first step on the road to judicial superstardom. After passing the bar exam, Boxer joins the Malloy law firm and finds himself...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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690L
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English
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Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces Joseph Bruce Ismay, the president of the company that owned the Titanic, including details about his survival story and questions about his responsibility for the disaster. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.
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Chairman of Fools explores the plight of Farai Chari, a supposedly successful writer, professor and self-acclaimed artist, living in an African culture in which tradition weighs heavy and middle class aspirations are crude. Farai yearns for a world in which men and women can freely associate with one another and gratify their passions without moral chastisement.
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"Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung," commonly known as the "Little Red Book," is a seminal work that offers a glimpse into the philosophies and ideologies of one of the most influential figures in modern history, Mao Zedong. Comprising approximately 200 pages, this book is a collection of excerpts from Mao's speeches, writings, and interviews, meticulously curated to convey his revolutionary thoughts.
Published in the 1960s during the peak of...
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"A revolution has taken over the government of the United States and the environment has been saved. All pollution has been banned and reversed. It's a bright, green new world. But this new world comes with a great cost. The United States is ruled by a dictatorship and the corporations are fighting back. Joining them are an increasing number of rebels angered by the dictatorship of Chairman Rahma. The Chairman's power is absolute and appears strong,...
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Alan C. Greenberg, the former chairman of Bear, Stearns, and a celebrated philanthropist, was known throughout the financial world for his biting, quirky but invaluable and wise memos. Read by everyone from Warren Buffett to Jeff Bezos to Tom Peters, Greenberg's “Memos From the Chairman” comprise a unique, and uniquely simple, management philosophy. Make decisions based on common sense. Avoid the herd mentality. Control expenses with unrelenting...
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2014.
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English
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As recently as forty years ago, most sections of the Maasai were semi-nomadic and relatively independent of the nation-state. However, political, social and economic changes in East Africa have forced many herders to adopt a sedentary lifestyle. The chairman and the lions introduces Frank Kaipai Ikoyo, a charismatic Ilparakuyo Maasai who, at thirty-three, is the leader of a Tanzanian village called Lesoit. Ikoyo was elected to his post at the age...
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China is the center of the world, and the center of China is Beijing, and at the center of Beijing is a billionaire financier named Qin. At the opening of this novel-in-stories, billionaire Qin is lying in state at his funeral, victim of a sudden and premature death. Moving back and forth in time, we meet a wide range of Chinese, all linked to Qin by a degree or two of separation: a property developer, a street artist, a prostitute, a fashion model,...
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Contents: The Communist Party; Classes and Class Struggle; Socialism and Communism; The Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People; War and Peace; Imperialism and All Reactionaries are Paper Tigers; Dare to Struggle and Dare to Win; People's War; The People's Army; Leadership of Party Committees; The Mass Line; Political Work; Relations Between Officers and Men; Relations Between the Army and the People; Democracy in the Three Main Fields;...
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English
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An autobiography and colourful notes on the life and some experiences of the late Terence George Clark esquire OBE.
Comprises personal beginnings, passions as an avid pianist, family life, technical advancement, consultancy and multi-based businesses.
Participant in historical achievements from a time well before and including WWII to recent years, being a 'pathfinder' and
guiding light through the construction and Civil Engineering industries through...
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