Past lives a present wounds

Past Lives a Present Wounds

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Past Lives, Future Healing

A fascinating look at how are past lives may be haunting our present.

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A Centenary of English Studies at Charles University - From Mathesius to Present-day Linguistics (AJ) - Markéta Malá

<p>The year 2012 marks an important milestone for English studies at Charles University in Prague - the centenary of their existence. It was in the academic year 1912/1913 that the first specialised department of English philology was established in Prague, with Vilém Mathesius its first Professor.It is impossible to celebrate a hundredth anniversary with a single a...

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Quaker Quicks - Why I am a Pacifist

A reflection on the lives of peacemakers past and present, and a call for a more nonviolent world.

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Yesterday's Children

A captivating memoir of a past and present lives.

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Young Adult ELI Readers 3/B1: The Portrait Of A Lady + Downloadable Multimedia - Henry James

<p>She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.? One sleepy summer, an American woman arrives in England, and wakes everybody up. Isabel Archer is an interesting woman. Everybody thinks so. She is an independent woman. Everybody agrees. And she changes the lives of everyone she meets in England. But will England change her? Syll...

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Trailblazers: Simone Biles

Be inspired by the lives of intrepid trailblazers past and present! Discover how, despite a challenging start in life, Simone Biles has become a recor

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A Pale View of Hills - Ishiguro Kazuo

Anotace: In this debut novel from acclaimed Booker Prize-winning Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go), post-war Japan serves as the haunting backdrop to a subtle story of memory, suicide, and psychological trauma. Etsuko lives alone in rural England, trying to come to terms with the recent suicide of her daughter, Keiko. A visit from her other daught...

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A Centenary of English Studies at Charles University

The year 2012 marks an important milestone for English studies at Charles University in Prague - the centenary of their existence. It was in the academic year 1912/1913 that the first specialised department of English philology was established in Prague, with Vilém Mathesius its first Professor.It is impossible to celebrate a hundredth anniversary with a single act, as it...

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The Dream of Europe : Travels in a Troubled Continent - Mak Geert

Anotace: How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here?From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium.The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom; a wish for a united E...

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The Dream of Europe : Travels in a Troubled Continent - Geert Mak

<p>How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here? From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium. The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom; a wish for a unite...

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TOM CARROLL - TC

This is the story of an unlikely moral education of humility, family, damage, brotherhood, youth, stupidity, glory, single-mindedness and surrender, and about the feeling of water moving under a surfboard, how it can bind past to present and make sense of lives.

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THE GREAT GATSBY - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Anotace: Scott Fitzgerald´s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on... - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society "Gatsby?" asked Daisy urgently. "What Gatsby?" Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom...

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The Great Gatsby

Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay m...

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Young Adult ELI Readers 5/C1: The Great Gatsby+CD - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

<p>Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Da...

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Clarity & Connection

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the celebrated author of Inward comes a new collection of poetry and short prose focused on understanding how past wounds impact our present relationships.In Clarity & Connection, Yung Pueblo describes how intense emotions accumulate in our subconscious and condition us to act and react in certain ways. In his characteristically spare, poetic...

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Teen ELI Readers 2/A2: Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Hodgson Burnett

<p>Enjoy reading about this little boy and discover if he stays true to himself even with all the changes in his life. In the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in New York. They are quite poor after the death of Cedric?s father, but live a simple happy life together. Then, one day, an English lawyer comes to visit them. He has a message from the Ea...

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The Waves, 1. vydání - Virginia Woolf

<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, 'Consume me' Six friends traverse the uneven road of life together in Virginia Woolf's most unconventional classic. Bernard, Jinny, Louis, Neville, Rhoda and Susan first meet as children by the s...

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The Waves

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, 'Consume me' Six friends traverse the uneven road of life together in Virginia Woolf's most unconventional classic. Bernard, Jinny, Louis, Neville, Rhoda and Susan first meet as children by the sea, and their l...

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The Invisible Hour - Hoffmanová Alice

Anotace: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books. Sixteen-year-old Ivy is pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she runs away and finds safety in the arms of Joel Davis. He offers a simpler life than the one she had in Boston, a ...

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1. vydání - George Orwell

<p>George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World' 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rew...

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1. vydání - George Orwell

<p>'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the a...

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Mrs Dalloway - Woolfová Virginia

Anotace: `One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century` Michael CunninghamClarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is suffering from shell-shock and on the brink of madness. Smith`s day interweaves with that of Clarissa and her frien...

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Mrs Dalloway, 1. vydání - Virginia Woolf

<p>'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century' Michael CunninghamClarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is suffering from shell-shock and on the brink of madness. Smith's day interweaves with that of Clarissa and her friend...

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Humans of Prague - Tomáš Princ

Anotace: Almost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn't know: "Can I take your photograph?" This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Prague from the past five years. The author presents the residents of the capital city and its visitors as thoughtful observers as well as witty co...

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Humans of Prague

Almost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn't know: "Can I take your photograph?" This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Prague from the past five years. The author presents the residents of the capital city and its visitors as thoughtful observers as well as witty commentators...

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Humans of Prague - Tomáš Princ

<p>Almost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn‘t know: “Can I take your photograph?” This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Prague from the past five years. The author presents the residents of the capital city and its visitors as thoughtful observers as well as witty com...

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Humans of Prague (EN) (978-80-87260-85-2)

Kniha - autor Tomáš Princ, 370 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá The author presents the residents and visitors of Prague as thoughtful observersAlmost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn't know: "Can I take your photograph?" This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Pr...

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The Great Gatsby (978-88-536-0666-2)

Kniha - autor Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 142 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society “Gatsby?” aske...

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The Great Gatsby

Audiokniha MP3 Francis Scott Fitzgerald, čte Rodilý mluvčí Audiokniha The Great Gatsby namluvená rodilým mluvčím. Jazyková úroveň C1 pro velmi pokročilé posluchače. “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay met five years ago – and who owns a sumptuous house on Long Island, where New York society enjoys th...

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Conviction - Mina Denise

Anotace: It`s just a normal morning when Anna`s husband announces that he`s leaving her for her best friend and taking their two daughters with him.With her safe, comfortable world shattered, Anna distracts herself with someone else`s story: a true-crime podcast. That is until she recognises the name of one of the victims and becomes convinced that only she knows what re...

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Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey

The Academy Award® winning actor, father of three, and bestselling author of Greenlights distills more than three decades of journaling experience to help you reflect, seek clarity, and forge your own path with this life-changing practice. Greenlights: Your Journal, Your Journey is a guided companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Greenlights, filled with pro...

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Mrs Dalloway, 1. vydání - Virginia Woolf

<p>Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith 'One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century' Michael Cunningham Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is suffering ...

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Mrs Dalloway - Woolfová Virginia

Anotace: Virginia Woolf`s masterpiece, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith`One of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century` Michael CunninghamClarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is suffering fro...

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Second Chance

Few would argue with the fact that, on many fronts, we are a world in crisis. And there are two sides to every crisis, be it a leadership crisis, an economic crisis, an education crisis or a moral crisis. The two side to crisis are danger and opportunity. Robert Kiyosaki's new book, Second Chance...for Your Money and Your Life, uses the lessons from the past and a brutal...

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Preparation for Death or Considerations on the Eternal Maxims

It will be seen that the following Manual of Devotion consists of a series of chapters or instructions upon important points of Christian teaching, which are called "Considerations."These Considerations are written for the purpose of pricking or of wounding the conscience, it may be in many points, that so it may be thoroughly aroused and awakened; of exciting, that is, c...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. ‘The hound!’ cried Holmes.’ Tag Mystery In this Reader you will find: - information about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life - a section focusing on background and context - a glossary of difficult words - comprehension activities - an exit test An old family document says that everyone who l ...

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Young Adult ELI Readers 1/A1: The Hound of the Baskervilles with Audio CD - Arthur Conan Doyle

<p>Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. ‘The hound!’ cried Holmes.’ Tag Mystery In this Reader you will find: - information about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s life - a section focusing on background and context - a glossary of difficult words - comprehension activities - an exit test An old family document says that everyo...

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Oliver Twist + CD

Please, sir, can I have some more?’ asks Oliver. Tags Friendship and hate Social Issues In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Comprehension activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn’t got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes the master of the workhouse very ang...

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Teen ELI Readers 1/A1: Oliver Twist+CD - Charles Dickens

<p>Please, sir, can I have some more?’ asks Oliver. Tags Friendship and hate Social Issues In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - Comprehension activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself Oliver Twist is a poor orphan boy. He hasn’t got a mum or dad and he lives in a terrible place called the workhouse. One day, he makes the master of the workhouse...

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Stella Maris (anglicky), 1. vydání - Cormac McCarthy

<p>One of the best social observers in American fiction. --John Freeman, Literary Hub "Mr. Carroll's world is a little vicious, slippery in its sexuality . . . strangely reminiscent of the hootier, hard-candy end of the Tennessee Williams spectrum. It is flat-out odd, fun, and seeming true." --Padgett Powell When Cuban fishermen first spotted the Key West ...

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Lost and Found in Prague - Jones Kelly

Anotace: The author of The Woman Who Heard Color transports readers to a dreary Good Friday in Prague in an "intriguing thriller"* as the mysterious death of a nun sets off a tangled chain of events that inexorably draws three strangers together-and forever changes their lives... <br><br> Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, aspiring journalist D...

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Lost and Found in Prague

The author of The Woman Who Heard Color transports readers to a dreary Good Friday in Prague in an "intriguing thriller"* as the mysterious death of a nun sets off a tangled chain of events that inexorably draws three strangers together—and forever changes their lives… Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, aspiring journalist Dana Pierson joined the hordes of young peo...

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Lost and Found in Prague - Kelly Jones

<p>The author of"The Woman Who Heard Color "transports readers to a dreary Good Friday in Prague in an "intriguing thriller"* as the mysterious death of a nun sets off a tangled chain of events that inexorably draws three strangers together and forever changes their lives Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, aspiring journalist Dana Pierson jo...

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Drums of Autumn - Gabaldon Diana

Anotace: The fourth Novel in the bestselling Outlander Series. How far will a woman travel to find a father, a lover a destiny? Across seas, across time - across the grave itself. It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. Claire Randall was swept through time into the arms of James Fraser whose love for her became legend - a tale of tragic passion that ended wit...

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Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon

THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. How far will a woman travel to find a father, a lover a destiny? Across seas, across time – across the grave itself. It began in Scotland, at an ancient stone circle. Claire Randall was swept through time into the arms of James Fraser whose love for her became legend - a tale of tragic passion that ended with her retur...

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Beautiful Broken Things, 1. vydání - Sara Barnardová

<p>Beautiful Broken Things is a moving story of friendship from debut author Sara Barnard, shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and selected as part of Zoella's Book Club. Now with a bold cover look.I was braveShe was recklessWe were troubleBest friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable. Their differences have brought them closer, but as she turns sixteen Caddy begins to...

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Family Lore - Acevedo Elizabeth

Anotace: Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. When she decides she wants a living wake - a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she`s led - her sisters are surprised. Has Flor forseen her own death? Or someone else`s? Does she have other motives? But Flor isn`t the only person with secrets. Matilde ha...

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Godly Heathens - H. E. Edgmon

<p>Embark on a wild ride of reincarnated gods, past lives and intoxicating villains, where magic is real and all too dangerous, perfect for fans of Aiden Thomas.</p> <p>Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation.</p> <p>Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tiny town of Gracie, Georgia. Known for being their peers’ queer awakening,...

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The Three Graces: ´The book everybody should be reading this summer´ Andrew O´Hagan - Craig Amanda

Anotace: `Hugely entertaining` Telegraph`She`s such a skilful storyteller who vividly dramatises our lives with wit, wisdom and compassion`BERNARDINE EVARISTO`I revelled in The Three Graces - such an intriguing cast, so convincingly presented, and a narrative that continually surprises` PENELOPE LIVELY`A brilliant piece of storytelling... it should be the book everybody`...

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The Greatest Secret - Byrne Rhonda

Anotace: From Rhonda Byrne, the author of the worldwide phenomenon The Secret, comes The Greatest Secret-a long-awaited major new work that offers revelations and practices to end suffering and discover lasting happiness. Ancient traditions knew that to hide a secret it should be put in plain sight, where no-one will think to look for it. Billions of people on our plane...

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Becoming Supernatural

What would it mean to become supernatural? What if you could tune in to frequencies beyond our material world... change your brain chemistry to access transcendent levels of awareness... create a new future...andtransform your very biology to enable profound healing?This is what Dr. Joe Dispenza offers in this revolutionary book: a body of knowledge and a set of tools tha...

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Becoming Supernatural - Joe Dispenza

<p>What would it mean to become supernatural? Access the knowledge and tools you need to step outside physical reality and reach extraordinary states of being. What if you could tune in to frequencies beyond our material world... change your brain chemistry to access transcendent levels of awareness... create a new future... and transform your very biology to enabl...

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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Sanderson Brandon

Anotace: The Sanderson book for readers who have never picked up a Sanderson book before... Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson returns to his beloved Cosmere Universe in this exquisitely romantic standalone adventure perfect for fans of This Is How You Lose the Time War and genre-blending anime and manga sensations like Your Name. 'This was utterly brillian...

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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Brandon Sanderson

<p>The Sanderson book for readers who have never picked up a Sanderson book before...Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson returns to his beloved Cosmere Universe in this exquisitely romantic standalone adventure perfect for fans of This Is How You Lose the Time War and genre-blending anime and manga sensations like Your Name.</p> <p>'This was utter...

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Why We Sleep : The New Science of Sleep and Dreams - Walker Matthew

Anotace: The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert-Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab-reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better. <br> Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, ...

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Teen Eli Readers 2/A2: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with Audio CD - Mark Twain

<p>About the series: The series Tenn ELI Readers is divided into 3 levels according to the language level of the readers. It's in line with the indications of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language and comprise useful language certification exercises. This ensures that learners will meet language and structures they have already studied or which are...

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

April of 2022 marks a 25-year milestone for the personal finance classic Rich Dad Poor Dad that still ranks as the #1 Personal Finance book of all time. And although 25 years have passed since Rich Dad Poor Dad was first published, readers will find that very little in the book itself has changed — and for good reason. While so much in our world is changing a high speed, ...

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Library Book

A WASHINGTON POST TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries—from the bestselling author hailed as a “national treasure” by The Washington Post. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angele...

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