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More exciting Spider-Man adventures from the 90s, including showdowns with some of his deadliest foes, Doctor Octopus and Venom! Doctor Octopus is putting the band back together! But who will join master planner Otto Octavius in the most Sinister Six of all? Spidey is about to find out, but defeating this sextet of his most ruthless foes will test him like never before - and in the aftermath, Peter''s tremendous sense of responsibility will lead him to give up his powers! Is this Spider-Man no more? Normal life isn''t so great when the Scorpion attacks, and the Black Cat must leap to the rescue. Fingers crossed that the web-slinger will be back in action by the time Venom returns, the Avengers assemble and Doctor Doom arrives in town! Plus: Peter and Mary Jane''s romantic getaway in Scotland turns into a haunted second honeymoon! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #334-350 and Spider-Man: Spirits of The Earth OGN.

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Uses a new model called "mechanisms of inequality" to analyze the resilience of gender inequality in different corporations, regions and time periods.Refocuses the gender inequality debate on the intersection of bodies and power, such as men’s use of their bodies and organizational spaces to create privileged echelons.Examines the role of masculinity, gender and sexualized spaces at work, such as the workplace locker room, sports and organizational politics.Makes important contributions to masculinity and management studies by addressing the role of masculine embodiment in the work performed by corporate executives.

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The pathway to bringing laboratory discoveries to market is poorly understood and generally new to many academics. This book serves as an easy-to-read roadmap for translating technology to a product launch – guiding university faculty and graduate students on launching a start-up company.• Addresses a growing trend of academic faculty commercializing their discoveries, especially those supported by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health• Offers faculty a pathway and easy-to-follow steps towards determining whether their discovery / idea / technology is viable from a business perspective, as well as how to execute the necessary steps to create and launch a start-up company• Has a light-hearted and accessible style of a step-by-step guide to help graduate students, post-docs, and faculty learn how to go about spinning out their research from the lab• Includes interviews by faculty in the disciplines of materials science, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, energy, and mechanical devices – offering tips and discussing potential pitfalls to be avoided

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In this officially licensed card game and book set, Frasier fans can relive their favourite characters and moments with this one-of-a-kind trivia collection based on the entire series.* Trivia Game: Includes 50 full-colour printed trivia cards, featuring 200 questions to test your expertise of Frasier* Book Included: An accompanying 104-page episode guide offers short plot synopses of all 264 episodes, with full-colour images throughout* Great Solo or in Groups: This game works well for solo play as well as groups of 2, 3, or more* Gift Box: Card deck and book set packaged in a full-colour printed magnetic closure box that''s sturdy for continued use* Perfect Gift: A unique gift for fans of Frasier* Officially Licensed: An authentic Frasier product

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* Specifications: This one-of-a-kind replica of Central Perk includes a mini-size 3-1/2 inch couch, coffee table, rug, and illustrated backdrop, perfect for any desk or table setting* Illustrated Mini Book: Includes a 48-page mini book with memorable moments from Central Perk* Perfect Gift: This must-have collectible set is sure to delight any Friends fan* For Your Desktop: Small size allows for fun anytime, anywhere and is perfect for a mantle or desktop* Officially Licensed: Authentic collectible

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Thomas Middleton is one of the major English Renaissance dramatists alongside Marlowe, Shakespeare and Jonson. Middleton continues to fascinate audiences and readers with his black humour, his wry and witty treatment of sexuality, morality, and politics. He is a consummate professional dramatist, experimenting with stagecraft in a manner that combines the visual and the verbal to startling effect. This book brings together these aspects of Middleton's craft through a detailed study of his major plays. Middleton experimented with, and helped to shape, a range of dramatic genres: city comedy, tragicomedy, romance, and revenge tragedy. This new guide analyses in detail how the plays work in terms of the early modern theatre and dramatic genres, as well as elucidating the broader cultural issues shaping the plays. It provides an introduction to critical readings of Middleton's works as well as modern performances, demonstrating how modern critics, producers, dramatists and film makers see Middleton's dark, playful and challenging plays as speaking to our times. Key Features *Ideal student guide with its wide ranging introduction to Middleton's city comedies, tragedies, and collaborative plays and its readings of key texts such as The Roaring Girl, Chaste Maid in Cheapside, Revenger's Tragedy, Women Beware Women, and The Changeling *Uses the most recent edition available, the Oxford Middleton (2007) *Provides background contexts guiding readers through criticism of the plays as well as recent work on early modern theatre and culture *Emphasis on Middleton's stagecraft and its assessment of modern adaptations and film versions of his plays

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A nameless fifteen-year-old runs away to Los Angeles, seeking life beyond the harsh constraints of her evangelical upbringing. She is the narrative of her passage, from her escape on a bus through her quiet, determined progress across the city’s unforgiving terrain. The journey takes her into and around the lives of Angelinos from all walks: a dancer whose hyperactive sense of smell makes her fiance’s presence insufferable; a penniless botanist who earns her keep creating sugar-icing flowers to decorate glamorous wedding cakes she can never afford; a dentist lamenting the abuses done to the teeth of a patient for whom he has cared dutifully. Her odd encounters, set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s flagrant wealth, cast into relief its eccentricities and the everyday trials faced by its collection of lost souls. Together these stories reflect and refract one another, illuminating a poignant, unflinching portrait of loss and the search for identity in its wake.

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Jane Plan, the UK's only truly bespoke diet delivery service, is known for its no-nonsense approach and delicious meals. This book distils the Jane Plan for all. Its aim is to help you reach your weight-loss goals. No gimmicks. No false promises. Just simple, down-to-earth, easy-to-stick-to advice, plus many of the recipes that have made Jane Plan so popular. This is no fad diet - we all know that a diet must work long-term and if it's hard to stick to then it isn't worth the effort. The Jane Plan Diet is different - it makes everything simple and convenient and it's packed full of recipes that your family will want to eat too. Simply follow Jane's advice and her delicious trademark recipes and, like her, you will lose those hard-to-shift pounds and stay slim - for good.

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Bring a little of the glamour and personality of Marilyn Monroe into your own world, day by day. This stylish 12-month planner includes:Notes on happenings in Marilyn's life on given days of the year, to keep you inspired.Quotes from the legend on love, career, womanhood, and life in general.More than 60 full-color and black-and-white photographs throughout.Undated weekly and monthly overviews for recording dates and appointments.Blank pages for tracking goals and to-do lists.Ribbon marker.

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Olivier Gagnère appeared on the French design scene in the 1980s. Through his contact with the Memphis group of Ettore Sottsass in Milan, he developed his spirit of fantasy, great formal liberty, all with a touch of humour. In Japan, on the island of Kyushu, he immersed himself in the ancestral craftsmanship of the porcelain makers in the studios of Arita. He designed his earliest pieces of furniture for Artelano and Pierre Staudenmeyer's Galerie Néotù. He went on to collaborate with the Galerie Maeght to create works in Murano glass and with the Galerie Edition Limitée for works in earthenware. In 1994, his designs for the interior of the café Marly, in the Louvre, brought him great renown and have led to many collaborations with crystal works Saint-Louis, porcelain manufacturer Bernardaud, En attendant les Barbares... With Olivier Gagnère's artful mastery of every material, he is just as at ease working with porcelain as with iron, crystal, wood, leather or bronze. He blends simple and timeless forms with carefully sized volumes, in a range of bright contrasting colours. Steeped in the most classical traditions, he marks every one of his creations with a gesture, a demeanor that is a signature of his times. Text in English and French.

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From the white plastic bed for the Prisunic catalogue (1966) to the Culbuto armchair issued by Knoll, and from the Lip watch to the private apartments of the Elysee Palace, Paris, (1983), the furniture and objects conceived by Marc Held have been emblematic of the renewal of French design, following the line of Scandinavians such as Alvar Aalto and Arne Jacobsen...With his gallery L'Echoppe on the rue de Seine, Paris, and then with his agency, the designer and architect Marc Held also took part in major projects for IBM and Renault. This book traces fifty years of design, whose success with the public at large has contributed to a great liberation in our style of life. The generosity of his vision has remained faithful to the humanist values that guided his childhood in Bagnolet, where he was born in 1932. Having settled in Greece, on the island of Skopelos, over twenty years ago, Marc Held still continues to build houses and furnish them with his creations, working closely with Greek craftsmen.

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Glitch spends his life searching through mountains of mouldy mess at the dump. He wants to make the fastest billycart ever. This year, he will be competing in the Big Race! But will his twitch stop him from winning?

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A practical and inspiring self-help guide to encourage anyone feeling apprehensive or uncomfortable about starting a conversation to step into their power, talk about their mental health and help them to support themselves as well as others in the same situation.

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I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard as I did reading this book. The humor was quick-witted and sharp I didn't want to put this book down. Reading RebelGray Quick Shot Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he's ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyleand people always tryin' to kill yougets old real fast.Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the way the good Lord intended: staring at the sunset and napping.When his stubborn horse drags him into a hole-in-the-wall town called Desolation, something about the place calls to Gray, and he figures he might actually have a shot at a sleepy retirement.His optimism lasts about a minute and a half.Soon he finds himself embroiled in a town vendetta and married to a woman named Mercy. Who, judging by her aggravating personality, doesn't know the meaning of her own name. In

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Attention .NET developers who no longer want to use JavaScript for your front end. Quickly and efficiently learn how to use C# for your single-page application (SPA) thanks to Blazor. Today’s reality is that most modern applications are web-based and if you want the same user experience as a desktop application, you need to be able to create a single-page application. While there are multiple frameworks and libraries to choose from (including Angular, React, and VueJS), you still need to know how to code in JavaScript. But now there is another option from Microsoft. Blazor is an open-source framework that enables developers to create web applications using C# and HTML, and everything you need to get started is covered in this guide. You will learn the steps, through build-along coding examples, that will allow you to use the same language for both the front end and the back end of your application. This book is designed to get you comfortable creating a single-page application in the shortest time possible. Get ready to create a complete business application that teaches and reinforces the skills you need in a Blazor production environment.What You Will Learn Develop the front end of an application using C# and .NET Core Use this quick-start for .NET developers who need to improve their application with a single-page front end Take a code-first approach that models an actual business application Gain insights for developing a high-functioning and maintainable application Study guidance on repurposing your .NET skill set Who This Book Is ForC# and .NET developers who have some experience in web development

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American toile is scenic fabric and wallpaper that bring the story of America to life. These delightful prints depict both historic events and everyday moments beginning with colonial times and moving right on up to the present. Over 180 bright color photos capture American toile in its many themes. While based on a European design model, American toile is quintessentially American. It portrays cowboys and Indians, farmers and suburbanites, slaves and soldiers. Its major illustrated topics include the colonial era, the new republic, the Civil War, the West, farm and city life, maritime and leisure activities, as well as a variety of patriotic symbols. In addition to a historical introduction and identification guide, the book includes antique, vintage, and reproduction toile patterns, along with original contemporary designs. It is fifty percent American history, fifty percent fabric history, and one hundred percent fascinating!

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Eat This Book is part celebration, part education, packed with bite-size nuggets of knowledge about unique farmers' market finds, kitchen pantry staples, and fascinating global ingredients. You'll gain a new appreciation for seemingly familiar foods, and learn the backstory of some that have always seemed a bit more mysterious. Whether you're a novice cook or completely food obsessed, there's plenty here to feed your curiosity.

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DETERMINED RIVALS TO UNEXPECTED CHEMISTRY!Scarlett hopes her surprise inheritance will heal her broken heart. Escaping to South Africa, she dreams of rewilding her godmother's estate. However, sexy neighbour Will has dreams of his own. He needs her land to secure his award-winning vineyardand not even a gorgeous botanist will deter him. But an uneasy truce soon makes way for a passion as wild as the valley's storms Can they put their differences aside for a futuretogether?A CHANCE ENCOUNTER THAT CHANGES EVERYTHINGAzalea's day is not going to plan. Her dream photoshoot in Paris was supposed to be an extraordinary moment in her ordinary life. Instead, she's forced to flee the photographer in her designer gownand she jumps into the wrong car. Businessman Sebastian should not be her getaway driver, but as he whisks her away to safety sparks immediately fly Spending one night together is inevitable. And the consequence will entwine them for ever!

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Jackson LOVES football. He plays it. He watches it. He eats it. He sleeps it!Jackson lives and breathes football he knows all the players, the fixtures, the scores. Then, one grey stormy day, Jackson kicks his ball, and it goes up ... and up ... and UP! All the way to the moon! Overnight, Jackson becomes an international footballing sensation, and before you know it, he''s kicked ALL of the Earth''s footballs into space. The moon-folk the aliens! don''t know the rules of the game, but they become football mad all the same. It''s up to Jackson to bring football home...

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Become your own boss and make money your way with this helpful guide for hopeful business owners everywhere looking to begin the complicated process of starting a business.Starting a business can be an overwhelming and difficult process. From creating a business plan and budget to hiring employees and paying taxes, there are a myriad of things that need to happen on a relatively quick timeline. In Starting a Business 101, you will learn everything you need to know to start a successful business and handle any obstacle that is thrown your way during the process.

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