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1) Catastrophe
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"Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world--or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?"--
2) Catastrophe
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#1 New York Times Bestseller! In Catastrophe, Dick Morris and Eileen McGann-authors of the megabestsellers Fleeced and Outrage-take a hard look at America in free fall and at how Barack Obama is transforming a vulnerable U. S. into a socialist state. Their seventh consecutive New York Times bestseller, Catastrophe is a call to arms for every American skeptical of Big Business and politics as usual-and a must read for fans of Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity,...
3) Catastrophe
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Although veterinary technician Carlton is violently allergic to cats, he loves them with an undying passion, enough to tolerate miserable symptoms to keep working with the felines in the San Maribal Zoo. The cheetahs especially fascinate him. Then he meets a mysterious stranger who is evasive about why he's in the zoo -- nude and after hours! This man tells Carl there's a cat inside him wanting to get out. That sounds really crazy, and the suggested...
4) Catastrophe
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Christopher Hare has done well for himself: one of the world's top food writers, he has travelled to the best restaurants in the most exotic locations, accompanied by the chic dining companion known to readers of his lavish books as Thé Glacé. But when the credit crunch ushers in a new age of austerity, it's uncertain whether his audience will still have an appetite for his thoughts on Robuchon and caramelized quail. Certainly Christopher's editor...
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"[The author] brings vividly to life the slow and quietly terrifying collapse of our known, everyday world. In stories touched by the fantastical and the strange, and filled with humor, irony, and menace, [he] illuminates the nightmarish side of our ordinary existence"--Amazon.com.
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"Catastrophe the lost cat prowls the beach alone when he meets a live colony of creatures who survive at the sea's edge. Slowly the cat learns from his new friends about life in the tide pool--from the sea anemones, the barnacles, the crabs, and all the small but determined creatures."-- Back cover.
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Lacey Doyle, 39 years old and freshly divorced, has made a drastic change: she has walked away from the fast life of New York City and settled down in the quaint English seaside town of Wilfordshire.
December has arrived, bringing with it the first touch of Winter and the promise of Christmas. As Wilfordshire comes to life with holiday parties, Lacey is surprised when she receives an unexpected phone call—a mysterious object has been found hidden...
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Boyds Mills Press
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[2021]
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A crew of hungry kittens and their captain head to the lake to catch some dinner, but the fish have surprises in store for them. Even before the cats encounter the fish, they run into trouble. What happens when confused kitties paddle every which way? Or when they all lean in the same direction? A pattern is needed to avoid a catastrophe! Patterns are the foundation on which math is built. Using rhythm, wordplay, and countable characters, CATastrophe!...
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It's not you. It's me. No, seriously. It is me. Not only does my name literally mean "unfortunate," but that's the story of my life. Everything I touch turns to crap. An apartment fire-that I swear I was not responsible for-means I'm living back at home with my sex-mad parents. Yay, me! Which is why I need my new job as personal assistant to Cameron Reid to get back on my feet. Three months in this job and I can move back out and, hopefully, remember...
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CATASTROPHE DANS UN CLOÎTRE (Un Roman Policier de Lacey Doyle-Tome Neuf) est le neuvième tome de la charmante nouvelle série de cosy mysteries par Fiona Grace, qui commence par MEURTRE AU MANOIR (Tome 1), un bestseller n°1 avec plus de 100 fois 5 étoiles, et en téléchargement gratuit!
Lacey Doyle, 39 ans et fraîchement divorcée, a opéré un changement drastique: elle a délaissé sa vie trépidante à New York et s'est installée dans la...
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The world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin-Big Piano, and her younger sister, Xiao Qin-Little Piano, live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader, Chairman Mao, dies, new opportunities begin to emerge. Da Qin and Xiao Qin soon learn that their childhood will be much different than, the upbringing their parents...
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Dutton
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[2024]
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"A warm, personal guide to building a strong ethical and moral compass in the midst of today's confusing, scary, global problems. The moral challenges of today are unfamiliar in the history of philosophy. Climate change is the paradigm example of what Travis Rieder calls "The Puzzle" in the way your choices can seem at odds with what the planet urgently needs. How do we decide the right thing to do in the face of a massive collective challenge? Should...
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First integrated treatment of main ideas behind René Thom's theory of catastrophes stresses detailed applications in the physical sciences. Mathematics of theory explained with a minimum of technicalities. Over 200 illustrations clarify text designed for researchers and postgraduate students in engineering, mathematics, physics and biology. Bibliography.
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There are no pre-packaged "magic bullet" solutions to life's anticipated and unforeseen hurdles. Catastrophe to Hope: Five Voices of the Bible underscores the inevitable: everyone endures episodes of suffering and trauma. When this happens, a person can choose to take "baby" steps to restore some semblance of psychological and spiritual balance.
Catastrophe to Hope unveils a blueprint for gradual recovery by looking to five books from the Hebrew...
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Offers a striking new reading of Agamben's political thought and its implications for political action in the present.
Challenging the prevalent account of Agamben as a pessimistic thinker, Catastrophe and Redemption proposes a reading of his political thought in which the redemptive element of his work is not a curious aside but instead is fundamental to his project. Jessica Whyte considers his critical account of contemporary politics-his argument...
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Vas-tu survivre ou mourir?
Le harnais de ton siège dans le train à grande vitesse est bien en place.
La voie ferrée sur la montagne est si abrupte que l'allée est un escalier.
Alors que le train accélère pour atteindre sa pleine vitesse, un passager est propulsé hors de son siège et se met à tomber vers l'arrière du train. Il sera probablement gravement blessé. Il pourrait même mourir.
Vas-tu te détacher pour le sauver ou resteras-tu...
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The Grenfell Tower tragedy was the worst residential fire in London since World War II. It killed seventy-two people in the richest borough of one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Like other catastrophic events before it and since, it has the power to bring about lasting change. But will it? The historical evidence is weighed against 'lessons being learned' in a meaningful or enduring way. In an attempt to understand why, despite enormous...
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In this book written in exile, Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kerensky, recounts his fascinating eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution and the victory of the extreme Bolshevik faction in 1917.Aleksandr Fyodorovich Kerensky (4 May 1881 - 11 June 1970) was a Russian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice in the newly formed Russian Provisional Government, as Minister of War, and second Minister-Chairman of the between July and November...
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