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Mi pasado aún se aferra a mí, manos esqueléticas me retienen incluso mientras intento avanzar hacia la luz.Han pasado dieciséis días desde que Juliette Ferrars asesinó al supremo comandante de América del Norte y se convirtió en la líder del Restablecimiento en el continente.Dieciséis días desde que asesinó al padre de Warner.Juliette pensó que había ganado. Se hizo con el Sector 45 y ahora tiene a Warner a su lado, pero aún es la joven capaz de matar con el simple hecho de tocar a alguien con su piel. Y con tanto poder en sus manos, el mundo mira de cerca cada uno de sus movimientos, esperando a ver qué ocurrirá después.Juliette y Warner arriesgaron todo, pero cuando la tragedia los golpea, ellos deberán enfrentar la oscuridad que existe tanto dentro como fuera de ellos.Podrán controlar el poder que tiene Juliette, o el poder los controlará a ellos?

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Here come the New York babies, ready to give you a tour of the Big Apple in this appealing board book!Spirited and charming images pair with quirky text to introduce young readers to a group of smart, active, stylish, and just plain silly tots enjoying life in New York. From the MoMA to the New York Public Library and slices of pizza, this entertaining book is an essential introduction to the fun, arts, and diversity in store for the babies of New York.And the fun doesn't end there. New York Baby includes oodles of amusing activities and educational reading tips to help parents enjoy the book with their children over and over again! Features bonus tie-in activities in the back for every page, perfect to engage children ages 0-4 Learn more about your home or favorite place to visit and recognize local landmarks, food, slang, and more on every page Gift it as a baby shower or first birthday gift, perfect for new parents or grandparents to read aloud to your little one

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This research and teaching volume has been composed in honour of Rosalie Tung, a distinguished institution builder, thought leader and educator in the field of international business (IB). The volume addresses Rosalie Tung’s main research focus in a career that has already spanned several decades, namely the analysis of distance facing multinational enterprises (MNEs), with a focus on state-of-the-art conceptual and fact-based empirical developments in the realm of cultural and institutional distance elements. The impact of distance on international business transactions and operations remains ill-understood. How should distance be conceptualized? Which dimensions of distance should be considered? Is distance always a cost, or can it sometimes confer value? This twelfth volume in the Progress in International Business Research series presents extensive accounts of the contemporary scientific debate on how to assess the impacts of distance, both negative and positive ones, on the conduct of international business. This volume covers five dimensions related to the concept, cost and value of distance, in International business: • The concept of distance • The cost of cultural and psychic distance • The cost of institutional distance • The value of distance • Alternative lenses for IB research

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Develop explosive acceleration, speed, and agility and dominate the ice! Laura Stamm’s Power Skating presents the skating system used by thousands of the sport’s top players and teams to move with maximum efficiency on the ice. From starts and stops to turns and transitions, Laura Stamm’s Power Skating covers all of the critical components of explosive skating. Through top-level instruction, practice drills, and coaching tips, you’ll learn these skills: Increase on-ice acceleration. Improve balance while changing directions on the ice. Increase speed and agility to disrupt aggressive defensemen. Explode from a stationary position and stop more rapidly. Increase puck protection without sacrificing speed. Use speed and agility to create more scoring chances for yourself and teammates. The great hockey players skate powerfully and are able to get in position to make the key plays. Laura Stamm’s Power Skating will give you that explosive edge on the competition.

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Tonight’s top story: the intrepid team of feline reporters is back on the beat and tackling stories like a runaway toy mouse in this second collection of Breaking Cat News comics for middle-grade readers.Once again Lupin, Elvis, and Puck—alongside boisterous field correspondents like Tommy—deliver hard-hitting reportage on all of the most pressing issues, such as Vacuum Awareness Week, the case of the missing breakfast, and the history of fuzzy blankets. The gang also meets new characters like Burt, the free-spirited barn cat who helps solve some AV problems. And these cats will need all of the help they can get to get to the bottom of some mysterious ghost sightings and prove they’re not scaredy.The More-to-Explore section includes paper dolls, how to make pet rock cats, and explores the Big Pink House and the BCN apartment within.

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The Annotated Shakespeare series enables readers to fully understand and enjoy the plays of the world’s greatest dramatist “Each volume . . . proves to be a splendid addition to the series.”—Tita French Baumlin, Southwest Missouri State University From the hilarious mischief of the elf Puck to the rough humor of the self-centered Bottom and his fellow players, from the palace of Theseus in Athens to the magic wood where fairies play, Shakespeare’s lyrical A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play of enchantment and an insightful portrait of the predicaments of love. This extensively annotated edition makes Midsummer completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century and provides a rich resource for students, teachers, and the general reader. Burton Raffel’s on-page annotations offer generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. In his introduction he explores the complexities of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom examines the play’s extraordinary mélange of characters.

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Based on the streaming series Pretzel and the Puppies on Apple TV+, this I Can Read introduces the series’ puppy stars as they work together to plan a celebration for the city of Muttgomery.Welcome to Muttgomery, the nicest little city in an all-dog world, and home of Pretzel, Greta, and their five adorable Dachshund puppies: Poppy, Penny, Pedro, Puck, and Paxton. Pretzel is a peppy, playful, and always positive stay-at-home dad, and he and Greta, the mayor of Muttgomery, have a knack for encouraging their pups to follow their passions and make the world a better place!In this I Can Read book, readers are introduced to the Doxie family and their plans for a parade to celebrate their neighbors and their town.Pretzel and the Puppies: Meet the Pups! is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

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