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Who is Jesus?

J. Daryl Charles-- Bryan Institute for Critical Thought & PracticeFew are more highly qualified than Carl Braaten to offer commentary -- and enduring perspectives -- on the so-called 'quest for the historical Jesus.' As Braaten argues, the sundry 'makeovers' of Jesus constitute our own attempts to fashion -- and reduce -- Jesus to our own image rather than to remain in co...

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How to End a Love Story: The brilliant new romantic comedy from the acclaimed screenwriter and director - Kuang Yulin

Anotace: Helen Zhang is the bestselling author who can`t write her own happy-ever-after. Grant Shepard is the screenwriter with the movie-star looks who can`t afford his therapist. When the two of them are put together to adapt Helen`s books for television, it should be a dream come true. Helen can start a new life in Hollywood. Grant can pay his mortgage. Only, Grant Sh...

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How to End a Love Story: The brilliant new romantic comedy from the acclaimed screenwriter and director - Yulin Kuang

<p>A swoony, angsty and addictive romance about two people linked by a shared tragedy who are thrown together years later, only to discover a spark between them that complicates everything. For fans of: second chance romance, books that make you sob and star-crossed lovers with lots of spice. </p> <p> </p> <p>Helen Zhang is the bestselling au...

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The Marshmallow Test : Understanding Self-control and How To Master It - Mischel Walter

Anotace: A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life?Walter Mischel`s now iconic `marshmallow test,` one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to li...

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The Marshmallow Test : Understanding Self-control and How To Master It - Walter Mischel

<p>A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? Walter Mischel's now iconic 'marshmallow test,' one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to l...

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Buffett's Bites: The Essential Investor's Guide to Warren Buffett's Shareholder Letters

INVESTING PRINCIPLES FROM THE MASTER§Ignore Sound Bites That Rattle Markets§Treat Market Pessimism as Your Friend§Do the Little Things Right§Protect Your Capital When the Facts Turn Upside Down§Rely on CEOs Who Nurture Healthy Corporate CulturesRemember That Large, Unfathomable Derivatives AreStill Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction§Seek Simplicity and Candor §Millions...

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The Small and Mighty Book of Bears: Pocket-sized books, massive facts! - Orange Hippo!

Anotace: The Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can`t get enough of their favourite topic.The Small and Mighty Book of Bears is a treasure trove of brilliant bear information. Inside, readers will discover tons of original animal art, plus a wealth of fun and fascinating bear facts. Frightening and fierce hunters,...

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The Small and Mighty Book of Bears: Pocket-sized books, massive facts! - Hippo! Orange

<p>The Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favourite topic.The Small and Mighty Book of Bears is a treasure trove of brilliant bear information. Inside, readers will discover tons of original animal art, plus a wealth of fun and fascinating bear facts. Frightening and fierce hunters, ...

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The Small and Mighty Book of Deadly Creatures: Pocket-sized books, massive facts! - Orange Hippo!

Anotace: The Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can`t get enough of their favourite topic.The Small and Mighty Book of Deadly Creatures is a treasure trove of dangerous animal information. Inside, readers will discover tons of original animal art, plus a wealth of fun and fascinating creature facts. From tiny inse...

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The Small and Mighty Book of Myths and Legends: Pocket-sized books, massive facts! - Orange Hippo!

Anotace: The Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can`t get enough of their favourite subject.This Small and Mighty Book is a treasure trove bursting with facts about myths and legends from around the world. Inside readers will discover some of the earliest stories ever told, from gods and supernatural forces to a t...

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The Small and Mighty Book of Myths and Legends: Pocket-sized books, massive facts! - Hippo! Orange

<p>The Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favourite subject.This Small and Mighty Book is a treasure trove bursting with facts about myths and legends from around the world. Inside readers will discover some of the earliest stories ever told, from gods and supernatural forces to a th...

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Male Homosexuality in Children’s Literature, 1867-1918 Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book takes as its starting point Stevenson’s catalog of homosexual boy books and offers a critical examination of these works, along with others by gay writers who wrote for children from the1850s through the end of World War I. Stevenson’s list includes Eduard Bertz, Howard Sturgis, Horace Vachell, and Stevenson himself—to which I add Horatio Alger, John Gambril Nic...

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Books do Furnish a Life (1787633691)

Kniha - autor Richard Dawkins, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná At a time when science can seem complex and remote, it has a greater impact on our lives, and to the future of our planet, than ever before. It really matters that its discoveries and truths should be clearly and widely communicated. That its enemies, from the malicious to the muddled, the self-deludin...

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The Throne of Broken Gods: The MUST-READ second book in Amber Nicole´s dark romantasy series! - Nicole Amber V.

Anotace: WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . . When I burn this world to embers, and you paint me as the villain, remember, I really did try to be good . . . once. Dianna is hellbent on revenge. As the last shred of her humanity is ripped from her, she decides to embrace her monstrous side and set the worlds alight. Samkiel alone refuses to believe that ...

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Talking with Psychopaths and Savages: Guilty but Insane - Christopher Berry-Dee

A study of convicted murderers who have attempted to escape justice, and even the death penalty, by entering a plea of insanity - and sometimes succeeded The plea of insanity in criminal cases can be traced back at least to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi, which dates from 1755-1759 BC. It is a complicated defence, and its origins in modern law lie with the 'M'Naghten Ru...

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Closed Casket - Sophie Hannah

Anotace: Hercule Poirot returns in another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his `little grey cells`. What I intend to say to you will come as a shock . . .` Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford sum...

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Closed Casket - Sophie Hannah

<p>Hercule Poirot returns in another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’. What I intend to say to you will come as a shock . . .’ Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty, County Cork, but it is no ordinary gathering. As guests arrive, Lady Playford sum...

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Automated Market Makers

Automated Market Makers (AMMs) are the underlying protocols used by Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) to allow users to perform trades of cryptocurrencies in a decentralized way with no middlemen. In a traditional trading market a buy order has to be matched with a sell order to achieve a trade. In other words, a coincidence of wants and needs has to occur, which is not alway...

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Space Beast Terror Fright

S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive? The game revolves around the concept of a procedurally generated maze-like spacecraft whic...

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Space Beast Terror Fright (PC)

S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?The game revolves around the concept of a procedurally generated maze-like spacecraft which...

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Out of The Box

Welcome to the Craziest Nightclub In this bouncer simulator you are Warren Baker, the new gatekeeper of the prestigious club The Box. After spending three years in jail, you just want to live an honest life and recover your daughter. However, the quirky clients of The Box will drive you closer to your turbulent past, involving you in a gangster scheme that threatens to de...

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Out of The Box (PC)

Welcome to the Craziest NightclubIn this bouncer simulator you are Warren Baker, the new gatekeeper of the prestigious club The Box. After spending three years in jail, you just want to live an honest life and recover your daughter. However, the quirky clients of The Box will drive you closer to your turbulent past, involving you in a gangster scheme that threatens to des...

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Maths of Life and Death

"Kit Yates shows how our private and social lives are suffused by mathematics. Ignorance may bring tragedy or farce. This is an exquisitely interesting book.It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little maths, it's delightfully readable" - Ian McEwan "Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples, he sho...

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Starfield (PC)

Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity&rsquo;s greatest mystery.In the...

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Starfield

Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery. In the ye...

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Pro Cycling Manager 2022

Pro Cycling Manager 2022 makes you a sport director. Make all the decisions necessary to take your team to the top: your responsibilities include recruitment, planning objectives and race programmes, sponsor management, scouting future talent, training, race strategy and much more. You can also create your own rider in Pro Cyclist mode. Join a team and prove you...

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Pro Cycling Manager 2022 (PC)

Pro Cycling Manager 2022 makes you a sport director. Make all the decisions necessary to take your team to the top: your responsibilities include recruitment, planning objectives and race programmes, sponsor management, scouting future talent, training, race strategy and much more.You can also create your own rider in&nbsp;Pro Cyclist&nbsp;mode. Join a team and pr...

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The Guest

"The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.  KEY FEATURES: Immersive storytelling. The mood and the feel of the game, and the mysterious background of the Doctor Evgueni Leon...

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The Guest (PC)

"The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.&nbsp;KEY FEATURES:Immersive storytelling.The mood and the feel of the game, and the mysterious background of the Doctor Ev...

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David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (A Macat Analysis) - Ian Jackson

<p class="lead">David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical classic that displays a powerful mastery of the critical thinking skills of reasoning and evaluation. Hume’s subject, the question of the existence and possible nature of God, was, and still is, a persistent topic of philosophical and theological debate. What makes Hume’s...

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Psychoanalysis and Ecology at the Edge of Chaos : Complexity Theory, Deleuze,Guattari and Psychoanalysis for a Climate in Crisis - Dodds Joseph

Anotace: This book argues that psychoanalysis has a unique role to play in the climate change debate through its placing emphasis on the unconscious dimensions of our mental and social lives. Exploring contributions from Freudian, Kleinian, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Jungian, and Lacanian traditions, the book discusses how psychoanalysis can help to unmask the an...

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Psychoanalysis and Ecology at the Edge of Chaos : Complexity Theory, Deleuze,Guattari and Psychoanalysis for a Climate in Crisis - Joseph Dodds

<p>This book argues that psychoanalysis has a unique role to play in the climate change debate through its placing emphasis on the unconscious dimensions of our mental and social lives. Exploring contributions from Freudian, Kleinian, Object Relations, Self Psychology, Jungian, and Lacanian traditions, the book discusses how psychoanalysis can help to unmask the anx...

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Bannermen (PC) Steam

Bannermen is a real-time strategy (RTS) game, with a strong focus on individual unit control as well as map control. With the complexity of chess, you must adapt and outsmart the enemy in real time while gathering intel through scouting. Every encounter is critical. With two resources, Wood and Gold, the game takes inspiration from predecessors within the genre and has a ...

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Bannermen (PC) Steam (PC)

Bannermen is a real-time strategy (RTS) game, with a strong focus on individual unit control as well as map control. With the complexity of chess, you must adapt and outsmart the enemy in real time while gathering intel through scouting. Every encounter is critical.With two resources, Wood and Gold, the game takes inspiration from predecessors within the genre and has a v...

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Gord Deluxe Edition

Pre-Order now to get a free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition and receive an additional custom scenario: Hold Your Ground, Original Soundtrack and Digital Artbook. Hold Your Ground is a wave defence custom scenario. Defend your gord against increasingly stronger waves of enemies. Prepare your defences and brace for the coming onslaught! *All content within the pre-order will ...

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Gord Deluxe Edition (PC)

Pre-Order now to get a free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition and receive an additional custom scenario: Hold Your Ground, Original Soundtrack and Digital Artbook.Hold Your Ground is a wave defence custom scenario. Defend your gord against increasingly stronger waves of enemies. Prepare your defences and brace for the coming onslaught!*All content within the pre-order will be...

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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

The original Planescape: Torment was released in 1999 to widespread critical acclaim. It won RPG of the Year from multiple outlets for its unconventional story, characters, and amazing soundtrack. Since then, millions of Planescape: Torment fans have enjoyed exploring the strange and dangerous city of Sigil and surrounding planes through the Nameless One's eyes. Discover ...

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Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (PC)

The original Planescape: Torment was released in 1999 to widespread critical acclaim. It won RPG of the Year from multiple outlets for its unconventional story, characters, and amazing soundtrack. Since then, millions of Planescape: Torment fans have enjoyed exploring the strange and dangerous city of Sigil and surrounding planes through the Nameless One's eyes.Disco...

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Vietnam ‘65

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia. In order to win the Hearts and Minds of the local population you will need to search for and destroy the Vietcong (VC) insurgents, who infiltrate from the Ho Chi...

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Vietnam ‘65 (PC)

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a&nbsp;counter-insurgency (COIN) war&nbsp;to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.In order to win the&nbsp;Hearts and Minds&nbsp;of the local population you will need to search for and destroy the&nbsp;Vietcong (VC)&nbsp;insurgents, who inf...

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C. S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man (A Macat Analysis) - Brittany Pheiffer Noble

<p>C.S. Lewis’s 1943 The Abolition of Man is a set of three essays that encapsulate some of the most important elements of good critical thinking. Lewis considers a weighty topic, moral philosophy – and more precisely how we teach it, and where morality comes from. As critics and enthusiasts for Lewis’s work alike have noted, though, he was not a philosopher as such...

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