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2011
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PEN/FAULKER AWARD WINNER • The acclaimed author of The Swimmers and When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” a century ago in this "understated masterpiece ... that unfolds with great emotional power" (San Francisco Chronicle).
In eight unforgettable...
In eight unforgettable...
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[2022]
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"'Your husband is a landowner,' they told her. 'Food and clothing is so plentiful, it grows on trees. 'You will be able to go to school.' Of the three lies the matchmaker told Willow before she left home as a picture bride in 1918, the third hurt the most. Never one to be deterred, Willow does all that she can to make the best of her unexpected circumstance. But it isn't long before her dreams for this new life are shattered, first by a husband who...
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"When Astrid Strick witnesses a school bus accident in the center of town, it jostles loose a repressed memory from her young parenting days, decades years earlier. Suddenly, Astrid realizes she was not quite the parent she thought she'd been to her three, now-grown children. But to what consequence? Astrid's youngest son is drifting and unfocused, making parenting mistakes of his own. Her daughter is intentionally pregnant yet struggling to give...
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A diferencia de la imagen del inventor que se encierra dentro de un laboratorio hermético, cierra los ojos, intentando forzar el momento de la creación de la próxima idea revolucionaria, el innovador es un explorador que encuentra las oportunidades creativas cuando sale de su oficina a observar cómo los usuarios utilizan sus servicios y productos, cuáles son las dificultades que enfrentan, y qué necesidades tienen. Logra implementar sus ideas...
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2023.
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When Elodie and Sabine mistakenly put Velle's young queen, and Elodie's sister, in a coma, they must find a way to wake her before Elodie's siblings learn the truth and Sabine loses her magic--and herself--to the darkness that threatens her if she cannot find an outlet for her sadness.
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For more than 45 years, Steve Millard has struggled with bi-polar disorder. At his lowest, he was on the absolute brink of suicide, looking down into the abyss. Through his own methods of dealing with this disease, arrived at by trial and error, and the generous help of friends, and the teachings of a wonderful support group called Recovery Inc., he not only survived, he prospered, founding one of the most successful and profitable businesses in the...
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Website conversions are elusive. Hard to obtain and harder to sustain. From Ecommerce to bookings or lead generation sites, we are in the game to optimise our websites in order to maximise the ad spend.
What do we do when results aren't there, when agencies don't know what's failing and businesses need to revise their site from a different optic?
This book will give you an all-around idea of what's needed to find it out. What's at play and what are...
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "SSCB0110 - DINAMIZACIÓN, PROGRAMACIÓN Y DESARROLLO DE ACCIONES CULTURALES". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo.
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[2021]
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"April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly...
14) Amazon FBA - A Beginner's Guide to Selling on Amazon, Launch Private Label Products, and Earn Passiv
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FBA is an acronym for Fulfilled by Amazon. When you get into the Amazon FBA program, all the hard work is done by Amazon. How it works: You source products and send them to Amazon. They, in turn, store the products in their warehouses. The products are inventoried then sorted. If an item is damaged in the warehouse, Amazon will pay you the full price. When a buyer orders your product on Amazon, the transaction will be handled by Amazon (the process...
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Are you ready to start dictating your own work schedule and paycheck? Are you becoming bored with the long hours that you're forced to work at your current job, and would like to feel more accomplished with your career goals? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, then it's essential for you to read this book, Shopify: Create Your Very Own Profitable Online Business Empire! (Make Money from Home, Shopify, Dropshipping, Amazon FBA). Once...
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Las claves para aprender a aparcar el desorden y liberar nuestra mente
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para descubrir cómo despedirte del desorden, que te aportará la información esencial y te permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos podrás:
• Conocer de primera mano la importancia de dejar a un lado el caos y poner orden en tu vida profesional y personal, lo que te permitirá aumentar tu productividad
• Descubrir...
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"When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta crosses paths with Henry Logan, a lonely older man in need of a caretaker. His invitation for Etta to stay with him seems to be the solution to both their problems--and maybe the spontaneous adventure Etta's life has been missing. As Etta and Henry settle into...
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour mieux ranger, trier et structurer son environnement
Vous êtes d'un naturel désordonné et vous souhaitez, à l'image de certains de vos proches ou collègues, vous habituer à ranger et mieux vous organiser? Si le tri et le rangement semblent être des tâches rébarbatives et chronophages à première vue, leurs effets favorisent au contraire la productivité et aident à gagner un temps précieux. L'organisation,...
19) Microsoft Outlook Guide to Success: Learn Smart Email Practices and Calendar Management for a Smo
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Struggling with a chaotic inbox and disorganized calendar? Want to enhance your productivity but feel held back by Microsoft Outlook's complexity? Searching for a step-by-step guide to navigate through Outlook with ease and efficiency? Dive deep into the functionalities of Microsoft Outlook and seamlessly incorporate e-mail practices and calendar management into your daily routine, irrespective of your current level of expertise. Elevate your skills:QUICK...
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"Thrilling in the extreme, holding the reader's interest, as only true tales of adventure can...historically correct...good reading...Visscher was acquainted with many of the famous riders and Indian fighters who...contributed personal experiences and recollections...intensely interesting." -The Pittsburgh Press, June 16, 1908
"Visscher...wrote...the first book-length history of the Pony Express in 1908 after interviewing a number of old timers."...
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