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Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman-Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, who as Isak Dinesen wrote the classic memoir Out of Africa.
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Yes, science can be made fun and easy! This book features the solar system in all its glory. You can see pictures of the planets and the galaxy in full color. The layout is definitely going to amaze and delight a child. As a result, learning becomes highly entertaining. Grab a copy today!
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Beauty is kind and loving, even though her two sisters tease her and her merchant father is too poor to buy her presents. All she wants is a rose-so when her father sees a beautiful rose bush in the grounds of the Beast's castle, he plucks a flower for her. But the Beast is angry-and he demands something precious in return. In this Norwegian tale, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, a peasant farmer sends his youngest daughter to live with a mysterious...
4) Summary, Analysis & Review of Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's Killing the Rising Sun by Instarea
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's Killing the Rising Sun by Instaread Preview: Killing the Rising Sun relates episodes from the Pacific theater of World War II including the controversial US decision to develop and utilize atomic weapons. Fueled by confidence in their racial superiority, the Japanese exerted great effort to expand their empire throughout East Asia. Once Prime Minister Hideki Tojo convinced Emperor Hirohito...
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Unlock the secrets of sustainable Caribbean
tourism in Sun Lust to Sun Plus: Niche Tourism in the Caribbean, a comprehensive
overview of niche tourism development strategies that are restructuring the
paradisiacal destinations of the Caribbean. Discover how the small island
developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean are redefining their approach to
tourism, moving from traditional mass tourism, the "Sun Lust" of the past, to a
more sustainable and...
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A Study Guide for William Faulkner's "That Evening Sun," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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Britain's favourite newspaper presents 4000 quiz questions and answers for anyone thirsty for trivia. Test yourself against your friends or run a pub quiz all on your own! All quizzes and answers are hyperlinked for ease of use. Choose to hide the answers or view them alongside each quiz; test yourself or be the quiz master!
Q: What's inside this book?
A: 200 brand new general knowledge quizzes to meet all of your pub quiz needs. Quizzes cover...
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In war, victory can be held hostage to seemingly insignificant incidents—chance events, opportunities seized or cast aside—that can derail the most brilliant military strategies and change the course of history. What if the Japanese had conquered India and driven out the British? What if the strategic link between the United States and Australia had been severed? What if Vice Admiral Nagumo had launched a third attack on Pearl Harbor? What if...
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A Study Guide for Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's "Cutting the Sun", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
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You can't go near the sun. So how do you learn about the sun, its spots and flares? Well, you just learn from what scientists have found out. They were able to study the sun for years with the help of special tools. They have recorded all their findings and published them in books. This astronomy book reflects the results of many scientific studies.
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A Study Guide for Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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A study guide for Sun-tzu's "The Art of War", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary themes for Students: War and Peace series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary themes for Students: War and Peace for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literary Newsmakers for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literary Newsmakers for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for J.G. Ballard's "Empire of the Sun," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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The planets closest to the Sun-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars-include the world we know and its closest neighbors. However, despite our proximity, these rocky, silicate-based planets still represent so many mysteries yet to discover. Through a trove of images and a narrative bursting with detail, The Inner Solar System imparts what is known about this small corner of the Galaxy, and piques reader interest in the unknown.
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What and how big is the solar system? Allow your child to find out the answers to these questions though the use of this very interactive and informative book. In the following pages, you will find pictures that come complete with colors and as few texts as possible just to encourage reading. Buy a copy of this book today!
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Aprende estrategia con 300 citas de Napoleón Bonaparte, Sun Tzu y Maquiavelo. El Príncipe es la más famosa de las obras de Maquiavelo; da instrucciones muy claras, precisas y realistas sobre cómo ganar y mantener el poder, la fortuna y la gloria, a veces a expensas de otros. Escrito en 1513, es uno de los tratados políticos más temidos y odiados, considerado como la primera obra en la que el efecto que el líder desea lograr es tomado como más...
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A Study Guide for Czeslaw Milosz's "From the Rising of the Sun," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Junot Diaz's "The Sun, the moon, the Stars," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Art of War with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, a centuries-old and still vastly influential treatise on military strategy, which undoubtedly remains applicable to modern warfare, psychology and business strategy. Although its first translation into a European language was only in 1782, the book's significance was...
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