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Idea & Design Works Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin--Lost Years
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Strathwood Ltd Southern Electrics Scrapbook Volume I
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Liberties Press Ltd Brevity is the Soul: Wit from Locked-Down Ireland
While Ireland (like much of the rest of the world) was in lockdown in Spring and Summer 2020, we scratched our heads and wondered what to do to help lift people's spirits. We decided to join forces with Irish Pensions & Finance and run a competition celebrating Irish people's love of a good story – and a good laugh. There were only two requirements: make it funny, and make it (fairly) short. We were overwhelmed by the response: we received hundreds of entries, from all over the island and points beyond, by people from all walks of life. There were only three winners - but we decided to gather the best stories into a book. And here they are – from the sublime to the ridiculous. Think Graham Norton's Big Red Chair to Samuel Beckett's dark humor – and all points in between. The result is: Brevity is the Soul: Wit from Locked-Down Ireland.
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The Crowood Press Ltd Roof Tiling and Slating: A Practical Guide
If you have never fixed a roof tile or slate before but have wondered how to go about repairing or replacing them, then this is the book for you. Many of the technical books about roof tiling and slating are rather vague and conveniently ignore some of the trickier problems and how they can be resolved. However, this practical volume, written by an expert with a vast experience of teaching roof tiling and slating to both apprentices and experienced roofers, rejects this cautious approach. Topics covered: Considers the various types of tiles, slates and roofing materials on the market and their uses, how to estimate the required quantities, and where to buy them Discusses how to check and assess a roof and how to identify and rectify problems Describes how to efficiently 'set out' roofs from small, simple jobs to larger and more complicated projects, thus making the work quicker, simpler and neater Examines the correct and the incorrect ways of installing background materials such as underlay, battens and valley liners Explains how to install interlocking tiles, plain tiles, and artificial and natural slates Covers both modern and traditional methods and skills, including cutting materials by hand without the assistance of power tools Provides invaluable guidance on repairs and maintenance issues, and highlights common mistakes and how they can be avoided
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Trine Day Disconnecting the Dots: How 9/11 Was Allowed to Happen
Questioning actions taken by American intelligence agencies prior to 9/11, this investigation charges that intelligence officials repeatedly and deliberately withheld information from the FBI, thereby allowing hijackers to attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Pinpointing individuals associated with Alec Station, the CIA’s Osama bin Laden unit, as primarily responsible for many of the intelligence failures, this account analyzes the circumstances in which critical intelligence information was kept from FBI investigators in the wider context of the CIA’s operations against al-Qaeda, concluding that the information was intentionally omitted in order to allow an al-Qaeda attack to go forward against the United States. The book also looks at the findings of the four main 9/11 investigations, claiming they omitted key facts and were blind to the purposefulness of the wrongdoing they investigated. Additionally, it asserts that Alec Station’s chief was involved in key post-9/11 events and further intelligence failures, including the failure to capture Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora and the CIA's rendition and torture program.
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Wolf House Publishing Limited Gym Wanker a Foolproof Guide to Gym Excellence: A Close Observation of Human Behaviour
The first book of its kind about human behaviour in gyms and fitness centers. A comedy book by definition it however addresses serious points of gym etiquette or lack of it. A book with worldwide appeal covering such subjects of the Donald Trump Hair Manoeuvre through to the yelling and grunting types, not to be missed!
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Rockmaster Publications Guide to Best Rockclimbing in Victoria Australia
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Monash University Publishing Don't Mention the War: The Australian Defence Force, the Media and the Afghan Conflict
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Playdead Press The Ruck
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Rivers Oram Press Rethinking Social Democracy
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Capital Transport Publishing London's Country Buses
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Crecy Publishing Railways Remembered The Western Region 19621972
Blake Paterson was both a career railwayman and a railway enthusiast who worked for the Western Region, based at Paddington and Reading. He was also a passionate and very accomplished photographer. Aware of the great changes to the railway network which were underway, even before the publication of Dr Beeching''s notorious report, he resolved to record as much of the changing railway scene, as was possible. To do this, he set himself demanding schedules and would often travel great distances, sometimes using overnight trains, to reach the more remote corners of the network. During this intense period of photographic activity he took thousands of images, normally only taking a photo when the sun was shining and aiming to capture the trains in picturesque settings. He sought innovative angles and unlike many railway photographers of the era, he made a particular point of including people, particularly railway employees, in his photographs. It is believed that none of the images in this
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O'Brien Press Ltd Arise And Go
The idea of place runs like a river through the life and works of the poet and playwright W.B. Yeats. This book focuses on his time in Dublin, London, Sligo and elsewhere in the west of Ireland, embracing the homes, landscapes and people that impacted his life and stimulated his vast body of work.
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Aurum Steve Jobs
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Talon Books,Canada Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer: A Trickster Land Claim Fable
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Rowman & Littlefield La Florida: Catholics, Conquistadores, and Other American Origin Stories
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Crossway Books The Biggest Story (Pack of 25)
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North Star Editions Sports Superstars: Sidney Crosby
This title introduces readers to Sidney Crosby, covering his early life, career, and life off the ice. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
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North Star Editions Major League Sports: National Football League
This title introduces readers to the National Football League, covering exciting moments in the sport, top competitors, and the sport's history. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
£10.99
MIT Press Fascination Memoirs
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North Star Editions Brokeheart
Do werewolves stalk the streets of Brokeheart, Colorado? When drifter, gambler, and newspaper reporter Kepler settles for a job digging a grave in Brokeheart in July 1879, he finds himself at the center of a terrifying mystery. Was the victim who's final home Kepler dug merely a drunk who fell in the alley and was set upon by animals? And what of the rumor of a beautiful angel hovering over the body, her lips dripping with blood? When wealthy European hunter Nicolae and his niece, the alluring and sensual Landry, appear in town at the same time and offer Kepler a position overseeing the construction of a lodge in the mountains above Brokeheart, it's more money than penniless Kepler has imagined in his life. But he soon questions whether the cost of the work is worth its reward. As more mutilated bodies are discovered, will Kepler end the trail of death and destruction? For the people of Brokeheart and Kepler himself, it may already be too late.
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Potomac Books Inc ChristmasS Most Wanted TM
It's the rare bird that doesn't like Christmas. Sure there are Scrooges and, here and there, cries of Bah, humbug, but Christmas is a time for celebrating, for giving, and for trying to be just a little nicer to your fellow man. As the song goes, If every day could be just like Christmas what a wonderful world it would be.
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University of Alberta Press Wow, open this!: Paper Engineering in Books and Artists’ Books
Throughout its history, movable elements in books, commonly called pop-ups, have been used to educate, entertain, and inspire both children and adults. "Wow, open this!" looks at the art and science of moveable elements incorporated into books. Books that delight children with that 'wow' moment, as a scene comes to life in their hands, were first used in scholarly works to help illustrate a vast array of topics such as geometry, architecture, medical and natural science, cryptography, astronomy, calendars, time telling, navigation, and cosmography. Primarily used as entertainment today, movable elements and variations of the pop-up book are also used by artists who want to challenge our assumptions about what a book really is by reinterpreting the form and how it functions.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing I Am Goat 2025 Wall Calendar
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Rowman & Littlefield Hiking Wisconsin: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hikes
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Simon & Schuster Neil Flambé and the Bard's Banquet
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Amberley Publishing Celebrating Eastbourne
A celebration of Eastbourneâs rich heritage and identity â its special events, achievements, people, industry and landmarks.
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Loom Press The Wild Goose
The Wild Goose was a hand-made magazine of verse written and edited by John Boyle O’Reilly aboard the Hougoumont, the last ship to transport British convicts to Australia. O’Reilly (1844-1890) was an Irish Fenian sentenced to life imprisonment for infiltrating the British army and attempted mutiny. O’Reilly escaped from Australia aboard a whaling ship and settled in Boston where he rose to become an editor of The Pilot, a noted poet, and abolitionist.In a sense, these poems are a little magazine conceived of and drafted in 2018 and 2019 when Gallagher was a poet-in-residence at the Heinrich Boll Cottage, on Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland. In addition to a sequence on O’Reilly, the poems in this book engage the Irish landscape, and the history and myth that formed the identity of some of the Gallagher’s ancestors until British colonialism and associated famine took them to Massachusetts.
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Five Leaves Publications Racer
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Panzer Regiment 8 in World War II: Poland • France • North Africa
Formed in 1936, Panzer Regiment 8 served in both the 10th and 15th Panzer Divisions and saw action in Poland, France, and in May 1941 with the famed German Africa Corps, under the legendary Rommel. The regiment went on to serve with high distinction in every major battle fought in Africa until May 1943, when out of fuel and ammunition, the regiment’s ability to fight on came to an end. This book sheds new light on the history of the German panzer arm and gives in depth detail of the lives and battles that were fought by these proud Swabian troops.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Redware: America's Folk Art Pottery
The perfect dining room decoration for folk art lovers, redware embodies an enduring charm. From its basic clay tones to hand-painted adornments, the tableware, vessels, vases, and miniatures shown will delight. Hundreds of pieces are illustrated in full color, with accurate values for this increasingly popular art form. Several types of glazes are shown, and the pieces are presented in chronological sequence, spanning the 18th and 19th centuries. Now in its fourth edition, this book is an enduring favorite among collectors and dealers.
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Oxford University Press Oxford IB Diploma Programme IB Prepared English B
IB Prepared resources are developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment. IB Prepared: English B provides strategic guidance, authentic sample material and exam-style practice opportunities, allowing learners to consolidate the skills that are essential to success.
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LID Publishing The Diagrams Book 10th Anniversary Edition
The 10th Anniversary edition of this bestselling guide to visual communication
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Scottish Mountaineering Club Scottish Rock Climbs
Wired Guides Scottish Rock Climbs showcases the very best trad and sport routes across Scotland, covering a wealth of climbing never before presented in a single volume. Its breadth and scope takes in the Galloway hills,m the outcrops of the Central and North-West Highlands, the mountain ranges of Arran the Cairngorms, Glen Coe, Lochaber, Torridon, Assynt and Sutherland, as well as the sea-cliffs of the north0east and north-west coasts, the Hebrides and the Northern Isles, and historical urban test-pieces at Dumbarton. Each of the 1,700 routes is shown on a diagram and supported by detailed information gathered and compiled by local activists. Its the book you need to inspire a lifetime's worth of rock climbing adventure in Scotland. Key features: - The book covers Scotland in it's entirety, with all levels of difficulty covered and inspirational photography throughout from some of the UK's premier photographers. - It presents the very best climbing that Scotland has to offer, both classic and lesser trodden - but equally impressive - venues. - There are venues and diagrams included that have not yet appeared in a guidebook, included recent world-class developments, - You'll find everything from relaxed climbing at sport outcrops through to full-scale sea-cliff adventures. - every single route is on a diagram, with detail never before presented in a Scottish guidebook. - Every venue has an accompanying map and detailed access information to get you to the crag. - Each section is based upon input from local activists , so the information is accurate and up-to-date and with the best routes selected. - Details of where to find further information in our comprehensive guidebooks is included. - We've included top tips to get you away from the honeypots for some top-class Scottish climbing adventures. - The book sits neatly alongside the Wired Guidebooks to 'Pembroke Rock,' 'Lake District Rock,' 'Northern Rock,' 'Peak District Rock,' and 'Lakes Sport and Slate'
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CASSELL OCTOPUS Morrissey
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Canongate Books There Are Little Kingdoms
This award-winning story collection summons all the laughter, darkness and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hillwalkers take to the high reaches in pursuit of a saving embrace. A bewildered man steps off a country bus in search of his identity - and a stiff drink. These stories, filled with a grand sense of life's absurdity, form a remarkably surefooted collection that reads like a modern-day Dubliners.
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Berrett-Koehler The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward
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NBM Publishing Company Girl: Body Heat Vol.1: The Erection Collection
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Lerner Publishing Group Climate Change and Rising Temperatures
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Hacking For Dummies
Learn to think like a hacker to secure your own systems and data Your smartphone, laptop, and desktop computer are more important to your life and business than ever before. On top of making your life easier and more productive, they hold sensitive information that should remain private. Luckily for all of us, anyone can learn powerful data privacy and security techniques to keep the bad guys on the outside where they belong. Hacking For Dummies takes you on an easy-to-follow cybersecurity voyage that will teach you the essentials of vulnerability and penetration testing so that you can find the holes in your network before the bad guys exploit them. You will learn to secure your Wi-Fi networks, lock down your latest Windows 11 installation, understand the security implications of remote work, and much more. You’ll find out how to: Stay on top of the latest security weaknesses that could affect your business’s security setup Use freely available testing tools to “penetration test” your network’s security Use ongoing security checkups to continually ensure that your data is safe from hackers Perfect for small business owners, IT and security professionals, and employees who work remotely, Hacking For Dummies is a must-have resource for anyone who wants to keep their data safe.
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Massey University Press Livestock Production in New Zealand
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Penguin Putnam Inc Excellent Advice For Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Way of Chai: Recipes for a Meaningful Life
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Tales from Jabba's Palace: Star Wars Legends
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