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Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life

Albert Flynn DeSilver · Sounds True
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The best writers say their work seems to come from a source beyond the thinking mind. But how do we access that source? "We must first look inside ourselves and be willing to touch that raw emotional core at the heart of a deeper creativity," writes Albert Flynn DeSilver. In Writing...
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101 Quotes: To Get You Through the Day or Night

Catherine Mackenzie · Christian Focus
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

With sources ranging from Calvin to Victor Hugo and topics ranging from Life to God, this little book of quotes can pique the interest of anyone, from any background. Each page contains a quote and a related Bible verse, making it a power-house of wisdom and knowledge. Beautifully designed...
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United States Government Manual

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. · Claitor's Pub Division

Known as the Official handbook of the Federal Government. This annual resource provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, as well as quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates,...
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Practice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners, Third Edition

JEAN YATES · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Master the words and phrases necessary to communicate more effectively in EnglishPractice Makes Perfect: English Vocabulary for Beginning ESL Learners helps you develop your vocabulary by providing practice in word-building and encouraging you to analyze new words for an ever-increasing...
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The New Superpower for Women: Trust Your Intuition, Predict Dangerous Situations, and Defend Yourself from the Unthinkable

STEVE KARDIAN · Touchstone
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

It takes only seven seconds for a criminal to pick you as a target. This empowering guide for women to protect themselves and their loved ones, from a self-defense expert and longtime veteran of law enforcement, combines commonsense advice on staying safe with concrete actions on what to do if find...
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Audio Made Easy: Or How to Be a Sound Engineer Without Really Trying, Fifth Edition Bk/Online Media

Ira White · Hal Leonard
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

(Book) . No frills, no jargon, no filler: Ira White's Audio Made Easy is a breath of fresh air two decades in the making. Since 1997, this concise and comprehensive guide to audio and recording equipment and techniques has furnished readers with practical information on how professional...
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How to Become a Human Bullshit Detector: Learn to Spot Fake News, Fake People, and Absolute Lies

David Craig · Racehorse Publishing
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback

Lying is a normal part of human communication and is sometimes necessary to protect someone's feelings. At the same time, there are also malicious lies meant to deceive, cheat, and defraud. Especially in today's world, in which technology, media, and the government have blurred...
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Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language

PV Jones · Atlantic Books
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover

Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways and byways of Roman life and culture, telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings and uses of hundreds of our everyday words. Taking in every aspect of the ancient world, including science, religion,...
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On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time

CARL CANNON · Twelve
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Forget what you were taught in seventh grade - Carl Cannon's ON THIS DATE takes readers down American history's back alleys and side streets. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}...
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Korean Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Korean Terms and Phrases

Mike Ellis · Gibbs Smith
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

The newest volume in Mike Ellis's best-selling Slanguage series will help you learn the basics of the Korean language. Just in time for the 2018 Olympics, Korean Slanguage provides translations and pronunciation guides for approximately 300 English words and phrases. Just use the pronunciation...
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