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Alan Bennett s A Life Like Other People s is a poignant family memoir offering a portrait of his parents marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, loves and deaths of his unforgettable aunties Kathleen and Myra. Bennett s powerful account of his mother s descent into depression and later dementia comes hand in hand with the uncovering of a long-held tragic secret. A heartrending and at times irresistibly funny work of autobiography by one of the best-loved English writers alive today.

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Readers of Erica James, Elizabeth Noble and Amanda Prowse will love this wonderfully thought-provoking and moving novel of family dynamics from multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope. It really is Trollope at her very best. A gripping read - as shrewdly observant of psychological and domestic detail as anything she has written -- Daily Telegraph Wonderfully and compulsively readable... She can be as subtle as Austen, as sharp as Bronte. Trollope s brilliant -- Mail on Sunday Trollope has shown herself capable of such emotional depth, that although you turn the pages quickly, it is with trembling fingers -- The Times One of the very best stories I ve ever read -- ***** Reader review Superb -- ***** Reader review A compulsive read -- ***** Reader review I loved every moment of this book -- ***** Reader review Couldn t put it down... -- ***** Reader review*******************************************************************TWO PEOPLE IN LOVE DON T NECESSARILY MAKE A FAMILYFor eight-year-old Rufus life has become complicated. His parents, Josie and Tom, have divorced and are setting off on separate paths.But now, other people have had to become involved, like his mother s new husband Matthew and his father s new friend Elizabeth. What s even worse is that there are other children too, Matthew s three teenagers, who have been conditioned by their mother Nadine to hate his mother Josie.Matthew s children come to their father for weekends and make it clear how much they loathe Josie. Rufus secretly prefers to be with his father, in his peaceful flat in Bath, where he realises that he doesn t actually hate the idea of a stepmother, if she is peaceful and sane like Elizabeth.But where other people s children are concerned, neat solutions seldom occur ...

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An illuminating history of the reform agenda in higher education. For well over one hundred years, people have been attempting to make American colleges and universities more efficient and more accountable. Indeed, Ethan Ris argues in Other Peopleâ ™s Colleges, the reform impulse is baked into American higher education, the result of generations of elite reformers who have called for sweeping changes in the sector and raised existential questions about its sustainability. When that reform is beneficial, offering major rewards for minor changes, colleges and universities know how to assimilate it. When it is hostile, attacking autonomy or values, they know how to resist it. The result is a sector that has learned to accept top-down reform as part of its existence.  In the early twentieth century, the â œacademic engineers,⠝ a cadre of elite, external reformers from foundations, businesses, and government, worked to reshape and reorganize the vast base of the higher education pyramid. Their reform efforts were largely directed at the lower tiers of higher education, but those efforts fell short, despite the wealth and power of their backers, leaving a legacy of successful resistance that affects every college and university in the United States. Today, another coalition of business leaders, philanthropists, and politicians is again demanding efficiency, accountability, and utility from American higher education. But, as Ris argues, top-down design is not destiny. Drawing on extensive and original archival research, Other Peopleâ ™s Colleges offers an account of higher education that sheds light on todayâ ™s reform agenda. Â

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#39;Hellishly good fun #39; The Times ‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John ConnollyAnd Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who #39;s running out of time . . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE? ‘The Other People chilled me to the bone, made me laugh out loud – and everything in between. This devilishly clever mystery holds you captive from its explosive opening, right up to its shocking final pages. I never saw the twist coming, yet it made perfect sense. Brilliant!’ Alison Gaylin, bestselling author of We Are Watching

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Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2016We all depend on the finance sector. We need it to store our money, manage our payments, finance housing stock, restore infrastructure, fund retirement and support new business. But these roles comprise only a tiny sliver of the sector s activity: the vast majority of lending is within the finance sector. So what is it all for? What is the purpose of this activity? And why is it so profitable?John Kay, a distinguished economist with wide experience of the financial sector, argues that the industry s perceived profitability is partly illusory, and partly an appropriation of wealth created elsewhere - of other people s money. The financial sector, he shows, has grown too large, detached itself from ordinary business and everyday life, and has become an industry that mostly trades with itself, talks to itself, and judges itself by reference to standards which it has itself generated. And the outside world has itself adopted those standards, bailing out financial institutions that have failed all of us through greed and mismanagement. We need finance, but today we have far too much of a good thing. In Other People s Money John Kay shows in his inimitable style what has gone wrong in the dark heart of finance.

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#39;Hellishly good fun #39; The Times ‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John ConnollyAnd Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who #39;s running out of time . . . Ten strangers wake up inside an old, locked house. They have no recollection of how they got there. In order to escape, they have to solve the disappearance of a young woman. But a killer also stalks the halls of the house, and soon the body count starts to rise. Who are these strangers? Why were they chosen? Why would someone want to kill them? And who – or what – is the Beast in the Cellar? Forget what you think you know.Because while you can trust yourself, can you really trust THE OTHER PEOPLE? ‘The Other People chilled me to the bone, made me laugh out loud – and everything in between. This devilishly clever mystery holds you captive from its explosive opening, right up to its shocking final pages. I never saw the twist coming, yet it made perfect sense. Brilliant!’ Alison Gaylin, bestselling author of We Are Watching

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Other People had me purring with pleasure The TimesLike a ghost or a fugitive, Mary roams through London - pursuing and pursued by memory and forgetting, by the compelling Amy Hide and the charming Mr Wrong...Martin Amis sustains an unnervingly high degree of suspense as Mary and the reader yearn to grasp what has happened to Mary s past and ponder what its loss has gained her. Unfolding is a metaphysical thriller where jealousy guarded secrets jostle with startling insights. Other People is ambitious and accomplished, heralding for Amis an unexpected new direction as a novelist and for the rest of us an experience not to be missed.

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Kniha - anglicky Originally published during the depths of the Great Depression-and equally valuable during booming economies or hard times Dale Carnegie's rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. It introduces simple and life-changing concepts such as: A Simple Way to Make a Good First ImpressionHow to Criticize Other People-and Not Be Hated for ItAn Easy Way to Become a Good ConversationalistWhat to Do When Nothing Else WorksMaking People Glad to Do What You Want And So Much More!

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Like the funny, brilliant, bawdy (The New Yorker) Surely You re Joking, Mr. Feynman! this book s many stories-some funny, others intensely moving-display Richard P. Feynman s unquenchable thirst for adventure and unparalleled ability to recount important moments from his life.Here we meet Feynman s first wife, Arlene, who taught him of love s irreducible mystery as she lay dying in a hospital bed while he worked on the atomic bomb at nearby Los Alamos. We listen to the fascinating narrative of the investigation into the space shuttle Challenger s explosion in 1986 and relive the moment when Feynman revealed the disaster s cause through an elegant experiment: dropping a ring of rubber into a glass of cold water and pulling it out, misshapen. In What Do You Care What Other People Think? one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century lets us see the man behind the genius.

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An “engrossing debut” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me) novel about a couple whose baby dreams of adoption push them to do the unthinkable when their baby’s birth family steps into the picture.How far would you go to save your family? As soon as Gail and John Durbin bring home their adopted baby Maya, she becomes the glue that mends their fractured marriage. But the Durbin’s social worker, Paige, can’t find the teenage birth mother to sign the consent forms. By law, Carli has seventy-two hours to change her mind. Without her signature, the adoption will unravel. Carli is desperate to pursue her dreams, so giving her baby a life with the Durbins’ seems like the right choice—until her own mother throws down an ultimatum. Soon Carli realizes how few choices she has. As the hours tick by, Paige knows that the Durbins’ marriage won’t survive the loss of Maya, but everyone’s life is shattered when they—and baby Maya—disappear without a trace. Filled with heartrending turns, Other People’s Children is a “heartbreakingly dark, suspenseful exploration of the boundaries two women push to have a child” (Cara Wall, bestselling author of The Dearly Beloved) that you’ll find impossible to put down.

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A sparkling debut . . . a very good plot-driven thriller dressed in a glittery jumpsuit Guardian Brutal, glamorous and genuinely unpredictable, it will blow your mind until the very last page StylistIntoxicating, compulsive and blackly funny, Other People s Clothes is the thrilling novel from Berlin-based American artist Calla Henkel.Berlin, 2009. Two young art students arrive from New York, desperately hoping to reinvent themselves. Renting an apartment from an eccentric crime writer, Zoe and Hailey spend their nights twisting through Berlin s club scene and their days hungover. Then inexplicable things start happening in the apartment. Are they being spied on?Suspecting their landlady of using their lives for her next novel, they decide to beat her at her own game, hosting wild parties that quickly gain notoriety. But as events spiral out of control, they begin to wonder whose story they are living - and how it will end. Utterly addictive. I couldn t stop turning the pages Megan Abbott

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I look. I can t stop looking. That s the deal, isn t it? We all know that s how it works. If someone wants to be seen - and oh, how they want to be seen - then someone has to watch. Ruth is alone, unnoticed and at a loss: her marriage has ended, her daughter is leaving home and her job is leading nowhere.But luckily Sookie is back in her life - vivid, self-assured Sookie, who never spared the time for Ruth when they were teenagers, but who now seems to want to be friends. What could possibly go wrong? As Ruth is caught up in Sookie s life, she sees that everything is not as simple and Instagrammable as Sookie would have you believe. But what has that got to do with Ruth, and what can she do about it?Unputdownable, funny, spiky and subtle, Other People s Fun is a novel about modern life and the lies we tell our neighbours, friends, families and selves through the hall of mirrors that is social media. Filled with Harriet Lane s trademark creeping unease and forensic observation, this marks the long-awaited return of the mistress of literary suspense.

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Join the Jolly Postman as he delivers letters in fairy-tale land in this fun, interactive story book!The Jolly Postman is off on another adventure as he delivers letters around fairy-tale land! Children will love opening the envelopes to read a letter from Goldilocks, a postcard addressed to a giant up a beanstalk... and even a note for the Big Bad Wolf!Discover the magic of letters with this much-loved rhyming tale, which has delighted readers for generations. Brilliantly designed with lots of little details to spot, this old favourite will be enjoyed time and time again. - Book TrustLook out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg:Each Peach Pear PlumThe Jolly Pocket PostmanDaisy Chains

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The stunning new thriller from the author who brought you the jaw-dropping twist of I Let You Go, the gasp-out-loud ending of Let Me Lie, and the loveable, unpredictable Ffion Morgan in The Last Party and A Game of Lies. Witty and ingeniously plotted with twist after brilliant twist. I loved it! CLAIRE DOUGLASEven on the most desirable street, there s a dark side . . .The Hill is the kind of place everyone wants to live: luxurious, exclusive and safe. But now someone is breaking and entering these Cheshire homes one by one, and DS Leo Brady suspects the burglar is looking for something, or someone, in particular.Over the border in Wales, DC Ffion Morgan recovers the body of an estate agent from the lake. There s no love lost between Ffion and estate agents, but who hated this one enough to want her dead - and why?As their cases collide, Ffion and Leo discover people will pay a high price to keep their secrets behind closed doors . . . Gripping, intense and thought-provoking KARIN SLAUGHTER Skilfully plotted, sharply paced and wickedly funny, this is a must-read crime series LUCY CLARKE Clever . . . [with] a stunning denouement THE TIMES Funny, entertaining and unguessable with a fabulous cast of deeply authentic characters RUTH MANCINI Satisfyingly twisty MAIL ON SUNDAY A larger-than-life cast of characters, a plot which twists and turns at the drop of a hat and a gloriously well crafted backdrop ***** READER REVIEW Has you on the edge of your seat I PAPER I absolutely loved this from beginning to end. A gripping thriller loaded with humour and cleverness ***** READER REVIEW Cracking HEAT Another complete page-turner GOOD HOUSEKEEPING A dazzling fusion of mystery, humour, and complex character dynamics. It doesn t just entertain, it captivates ***** READER REVIEW The characters come to life, the plot is gripping and the twists are jaw dropping ***** READER REVIEW

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The chilling new novel and Sunday Times top 10 bestseller from the bestselling author of The Chalk Man and The Taking of Annie Thorne C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can t wait to see what she does next Harlan Coben A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner J.P. Delaney, bestselling author of The Girl BeforeDriving home one night, Gabe sees the face of a little girl he knows in the rear window of the car in front.She mouths one word - Daddy . He never sees his five-year-old daughter, Izzy, again.The police believe she s dead. But three years later, Gabe still drives the roads, searching for the car that took Izzy, never giving up hope . . .Fran and her daughter, Alice, aren t searching - but running. Always one step ahead of the people who want to hurt them.Because Fran knows the truth about Gabe s daughter - and she knows what those chasing her and Alice will do if they ever catch them . . . Hugely enjoyable and deliciously creepy Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient A creepy, intense novel that drew me right in and never let go Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife Utterly magnificent. Such a beautifully weaved and satisfyingly complex tale, with just the right level of spookiness James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series Chilling and utterly gripping. Loved the twists and the well-drawn everyday details. A fantastic new book from the Queen of Creepy Will Dean, author of Dark Pines A darkly compelling tale of justice, revenge and the darkness lurking at the edges of everyday life - with an utterly propulsive plot that makes it very, very hard to put down T. M. Logan, author of The Holiday C. J. Tudor s best novel to date . . . utterly emotionally believable . . . gripping and thoroughly entertaining Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her EyesPraise for C. J. Tudor: If you like my stuff, you ll like this Stephen King Britain s female Stephen King Daily Mail Some writers have it, and C. J. Tudor has it big time. The Taking of Annie Thorne is terrific in every way Lee Child Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can t be found. Compelling and haunting Sunday Express

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A TLS BEST BOOK OF 2023 A formidable work Nigel Barley, author of The Innocent Anthropologist Should be required reading Richard Lambert, Financial Times A magnificent, moving survey Felipe Fernández-Armesto, TLSThis is a history of the ways in which foreign and prehistoric peoples were represented in museums of anthropology, with their displays of arts and artifacts, their dioramas, their special exhibitions, and their arrays of skulls and skeletons.Originally created as colonial enterprises, what is the purpose of these places today? What should they do with the items in their custodianship? And how can they help us to understand and appreciate other cultures?Informed by a lifetime of research and scholarship, this subtle and original work tackles painful questions about race, colonialism, difference, and cultural appropriation. The result is a must-read for anyone concerned with the coexistence of different modes of life.

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Even on the most desirable street, there s a dark side . . .The Hill is the kind of place everyone wants to live: luxurious, exclusive and safe. But now someone is breaking and entering these Cheshire homes one by one, and DS Leo Brady suspects the burglar is looking for something, or someone, in particular.Over the border in Wales, DC Ffion Morgan recovers the body of an estate agent from the lake. There s no love lost between Ffion and estate agents, but who hated this one enough to want her dead - and why?As their cases collide, Ffion and Leo discover people will pay a high price to keep their secrets behind closed doors . . .

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The idea that alien life exists has gripped writers, artists, thinker, and scientists throughout history. This book explores many of the critical parts of astrobiology from theories about exoplanets and the formation of solar systems to places like the Lowell Observatory and Roswell and people like H. G. Wells and Carl Sagan. Astrobiology, or the search for aliens, has never been so accessible as in this text. With full-colour artwork and accessible main text and fact boxes, readers enjoy indulging in alien theories while also learning about science and history.

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Take your people skills to the next level with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide Letâ ™s face it. If you want any sort of success in life, youâ ™re going to have to deal with other people at some point. Itâ ™s also the only way to make friends, meet new colleagues, and even find your special someone. So, why does dealing with other people seem so difficult sometimes? In the newly revised second edition of How to Succeed with People: Remarkably easy ways to engage, influence and motivate almost anyone, bestselling author and international keynote speaker Paul McGee delivers yet another exciting and inspiring guide to improving your communication skills and transforming how you interact with others. Youâ ™ll learn how to get over your dread of social events and create better relationships at work and in life, as well as: Strategies for holding peopleâ ™s attention when you talk and how to listen and respond appropriately to what others are saying or doingImprove your ability to confront and challenge difficult people in and outside workDevelop your skills around how to empathise and support people in tough times A canâ ™t-miss guide on how to boost your understanding of people and your success in dealing with them, this book is perfect for young professionals, managers, executives and supervisors. How to Succeed With People will also prove invaluable in helping your relationships outside of work - from dating to parenting, and from motivating others to difficult conversations. With this book, you can have immediate and actionable advice at your fingertips.

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Baby s heart is in the right place, but she s got problems - namely, a fierce taste for booze and a boyfriend who can t commit. She s living and working at Oakwood Hills, a crumbling lakeside resort. And now, the return of the local drug kingpin is about to throw her summer into full-blown chaos. To make matters worse, the owner of Oakwood Hills plans to sell the resort to someone who wants to renovate it, sucking the life out of the only home Baby s ever known. Desperate to stop the sale, Baby and her friends try to recover a sunken treasure rumoured to be sitting at the bottom of the lake.

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A deeply personal and professional journey into the world of children’s social care. Written by a caregiver with nearly five decades of experience, the book blends heartfelt storytelling with a critical look at a system in crisis. Through the author’s own family life and the many children she has cared for, it explores the joys, challenges, and heartbreak of navigating a system designed to protect but often failing those it serves.With compassion and honesty, the author reveals the struggles against bureaucracy, inequality, and the tension between doing what’s right and what’s required. This book is not just a memoir—it’s a call to action. Through gripping anecdotes and insightful analysis, it delves into trauma, resilience, and the importance of genuine relationships.It highlights systemic flaws, corporate interests, and the impact of a compliance-driven culture, while also celebrating the triumphs: the children who thrive, the caregivers who persevere, and the transformative power of connection. For anyone who has worked in social care, fostered or adopted, or simply cares about children’s welfare, this book challenges readers to rethink what it means to provide true care. Poignant, thought-provoking, and ultimately hopeful, it reminds us that change is possible when we listen, learn, and care.

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⠜You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.⠝ From the fundamental techniques in handling people to the various ways to make them like you, Dale Carnegie s How to Win Friends Influence People offers insights on how to win people to your way of thinking; how to increase your ability to get things done; the ways to be a leader and change people without arousing resentment; and how to make friends quickly. With gilded edges, beautiful endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark, this exquisitely designed leather-bound edition is to be read and treasured. This is a phenomenal book that has been an inspiration for many of those who are now famous and successful. With principles that stand as relevant in modern times as ever before, it continues to help people on their way to success.

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A Penitent People: The Doctrine of RepentanceIn this refreshing exploration of a frequently misunderstood spiritual discipline, Harrison Perkins invites Christians to reconsider repentance not as a dreary obligation, but as a joyful gift of grace. With theological depth and pastoral sensitivity, Perkins shows how repentance is about freedomâ ”Christ freeing His people from sin s enslaving power. Drawing from Scripture and Reformed tradition, A Penitent People illuminates repentance as both personal posture and communal practice. Through thoughtful examinations of key biblical passages, Perkins demonstrates that genuine repentance flows from faith, propels us toward Christ, and transforms both individuals and churches. This book challenges common misconceptions, showing that repentance isn t about earning God s favor but experiencing the freedom Christ purchased. Rather than focusing on guilt, Perkins emphasizes how repentance allows believers to enjoy the â ˜twofold benefitâ ™ of Christâ ”justification and progressive sanctification. Perfect for pastors, students, and everyday Christians seeking to deepen their spiritual life, A Penitent People offers a biblical vision of repentance that liberates rather than burdensâ ”inviting readers to discover the sweet relief of turning from sin to embrace the goodness of God.

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Why in the World introduces citizenship topics in a sensitive way with heartfelt illustrations, helping to connect children s own experiences to larger issues in the worldEveryone has a home. Other people s homes might look different to our own. Sometimes we need to move to a new home. This book looks at why people move home, whether it s by choice, or because other factors have forced them to leave their home. It looks at ways we can help people to feel welcome in new places.Full of empathy and emotion, these guides are an excellent first look at life s challenges. The notes included for parents and teachers offer a springboard for healthy discussion at home and in the classroom.

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Products, technologies, and workplaces change so quickly today that everyone is continually learning. Many of us are also teaching, even when it s not in our job descriptions. Whether it s giving a presentation, writing documentation, or creating a website or blog, we need and want to share our knowledge with other people. But if you ve ever fallen asleep over a boring textbook, or fast-forwarded through a tedious e-learning exercise, you know that creating a great learning experience is harder than it seems. In Design For How People Learn, Second Edition, you ll discover how to use the key principles behind learning, memory, and attention to create materials that enable your audience to both gain and retain the knowledge and skills you re sharing. Updated to cover new insights and research into how we learn and remember, this new edition includes new techniques for using social media for learning as well as two brand new chapters on designing for habit and best practices for evaluating learning, such as how and when to use tests. Using accessible visual metaphors and concrete methods and examples, Design For How People Learn, Second Edition will teach you how to leverage the fundamental concepts of instructional design both to improve your own learning and to engage your audience.

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A lighthearted, thought-provoking—and yes, weird!—story about celebrating the different quirks we all have, from award-winning creators Victor D.O. Santos and Catarina Sobral Have you ever noticed that the world is full of weird people? Anywhere you go, there are those who dress unconventionally, have their own unique fears, pretend to be other people, and generally go about things in their own mysterious ways. In fact, one might even say that we’re all a little bit weird in our own little way! From award-winning picture book creators Victor D.O. Santos and Catarina Sobral, People Are Weird explores the different quirks we humans possess from the perspective of a child living out an average day. One thing becomes quickly evident: Not only is it normal to be weird, but it might even be weird to be normal . . .

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â ˜Could there be a more relevant book for our times? Vengoechea implores us to truly hear other people (maybe for the first time) and is the perfect author of a book on why we should listen like we mean itâ ™ - Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and IndistractableHear me out. Does this sound like you?You end a team meeting and canâ ™t recall a single thing that was said.You leave a conversation with a friend feeling disconnected and unfulfilled.You think you and your boss are on the same page, only to find out you havenâ ™t been meeting expectations.Fortunately, listening, like any communication skill, can be improved, and Ximena Vengoechea can show you how. As a user researcher, she has spent nearly a decade facilitating hundreds of conversations at LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest. Itâ ™s her job to uncover the truth behind how people use, and really think about, her companyâ ™s products. In Listen Like You Mean It, she reveals the tips and tricks of the trade, including:â “ How to quickly build rapport with strangersâ “ Which questions help people unlock what they need to sayâ “ When itâ ™s time to throw out the script entirelyâ “ How to recover from listenerâ ™s drain

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Rosa Parks was:An activist A campaigner for equal rights An inspirationRosa Parks, the woman known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus, triggered a great shift in the fight for civil rights. Raised in Alabama, Rosa Parks knew all about the racism of her society from an early age. Discover how she became the brilliant activist we know today, in this beautifully illustrated book with real-life stories, timelines and facts to bring her extraordinary story to life.Explore other extraordinary lives:The Extraordinary Life of Stephen HawkingThe Extraordinary Life of Michelle ObamaThe Extraordinary Life of Katherine JohnsonThe Extraordinary Life of Mahatma GandhiThe Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing The Extraordinary Life of Serena WilliamsThe Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela

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IN A WORLD WHERE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OFTEN RULE, DISCOVER THE 7 MINDSET PRINCIPLES THAT ARE THE SECRET TO A FULFILLING LIFE ----EVERY TRANSFORMATION STARTS FROM THE NECK UPAre you tired of never getting what you want?Is convenience preventing you from achieving your goals?Do you crave an easier, more meaningful life?An ex-military and a transformation coach, Jay Alderton reveals the game-changing truth: the secret to an easy life is conquering the hard stuff, and the hard stuff is all in your head. Because every great transformation starts from the neck up, all you need to do is learn how to crack the mindset code to make the hard stuff very easy. By breaking down the seven key mindset principles for success, strength and happiness, Hard Stuff, Easy Life will equip you with the tools to overcome any obstacle . . . 1. Happiness Is an Inside Job2. Make Peace with Your Past3. Stay True to Yourself4. Get Over What Other People Think5. Focus on the Big Picture6. Embrace Obstacles7. Stay PresentOne of the most valuable and frequently overlooked lessons of all is that about staying present in the moment. This is how you not only build a life you want, but live it to the fullest, too. Whether you re aiming to conquer personal goals, get rich and successful, or thrive in your personal life, this book is your compass and guide towards what can be your easy life of fulfilment, abundance, and jaw-dropping achievements. Itâ ™s your new revolutionary guide that will transform your life, starting from the neck up. CRACK THE MINDSET CODE AND START LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

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Malala Yousafzai is:A studentA campaignerAn inspirationMalala is known across the world for her bravery, resilience and hope in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, she has become an inspiration for people fighting for justice.Discover what it took for one incredible girl to become the voice of so many, in this beautifully illustrated book that brings Malala s extraordinary story to life.Explore other extraordinary lives:The Extraordinary Life of Stephen HawkingThe Extraordinary Life of Michelle ObamaThe Extraordinary Life of Anne FrankThe Extraordinary Life of Mahatma GandhiThe Extraordinary Life of Rosa ParksThe Extraordinary Life of Serena WilliamsThe Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela

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Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS.It s not that you re not like other girls. It s just that you ve never met a girl like you. And then. You do. You meet her. And suddenly. The songs make sense.It s summertime and 17-year-old Coley is alone, again. Forced to move to middle of nowhere Oregon after losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.Coley worries she isn t worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she s loved has left her. And Sonya s never been with a girl before. What if by opening her heart, Coley s risking it all?

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These three plays, diverse in subject but thematically coherent, illuminate one of Sartre s major philosophical concerns: the struggle to live and act freely in a complex and constricting world. Lucifer and the Lord, Sartre s favourite among his plays, explores this theme in depth, dealing in the process with fundamental questions of faith and disillusionment; in Huis Clos - arguably Sartre s most important play - he contends that Hell is other people , and details the afterlife of three souls trapped together in locked room and the torments that they inflict on each other; while The Respectable Prostitute, set in the Deep South of America, is concerned with racism, subjugation and the demands of conscience.

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A whole nation stood paralysed at the news of Princess Diana s tragic death after a car crash in Paris in August 1997. However heartbroken about the accident that took the life of the People s Princess, many people were sceptical about the government s official statements.

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Sometimes we swim, sometimes we float, other times we are drowning. It’s not always easy to know which is which. It is the ten-year anniversary of her sister’s death, and Nia is grappling with her grief, and balancing the complicated relationships weaving through her life. There is smart and sexy Temi; Melvin, her teenage love; and her new yet intimate friendship with Rahul and Crystal. But looming large over everything is her mother SuSu, whose battle with bipolar disorder continues to cast a profound shadow over Nia. Delving deep into the intricate tapestry of Nia s life, Like Water Like Sea is a poignant tale of self-discovery and resilience, sexuality and motherhood, and falling apart to become truly whole.

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The number one bestseller in France and Italy, from Françoise Héritier, The Sweetness of Life is a beautiful and poetic list of the everyday reasons that make life worth livingIf you assume an average life expectancy of 85 years, and deduct the hours we spend daily on sleeping, shopping, eating, working, tending to our relationships and on everything else that is obligatory, then how much time is left for the average person to enjoy those activities that are the sweetness of life? For Françoise Héritier, it is those activities, those moments that make up pure sensuality, the actual experience of humanity. These are the moments we all cherish: wild laughter, coffee in the sun, the bliss of fresh autumn evenings, running in warm rain, long conversations at twilight, kisses on the back of the neck, the moment when all nature falls silent, those times when you know that someone likes you, is looking at you and listening to you, cooking a complicated dish, feeling agile and sprightly, getting back together with friends you haven t seen in ages, watching a craftsman at work, listening to other people. There s still so much else that I forget , says Héritier, and she goes on to list, with heart-warming and heart-breaking specificity, all that we so easily miss if we do not attend to the lightness and grace in the simple fact of existence, life s sweetness. What about you, what would you miss if all this had to disappear from your life forever? A series of perceptions, sensations, eddies, and happiness of writing that gives a real intensity to the existence ... a true wonder Laure Adler Françoise Héritier, an anthropologist, is Emeritus Professor at the College de France and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. She is the author of such highly successful works as Masculin/féminin and De la violence, translated into more than ten languages. Le Sel de la Vie (translated into English as The Sweetness of Life) is a French bestseller.

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From multimillion-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse, comes an emotionally compelling story that asks: what makes you happier â “ the life youâ ™re given, or the one you choose?She wants it all. But life has other plansâ ¦After years of hard work, Madeleineâ ™s life is very nearly perfect. Sheâ ™s about to move to LA to pursue her dream jobâ ”and thereâ ™s a new man on the scene too. But when her mother falls ill, pulling her back to the world sheâ ™s tried so hard to leave behind, the repercussions of a life-changing decision Madeleine made seven years ago resurface, threatening to jeopardise everything sheâ ™s worked for. Faced with the promise of her new life, and the pull of her old, she has to ask herself some tough questions: was what she did then right for her family? How do you know when itâ ™s okay to put yourself first? And whatâ ™s the cost of happiness?Heartfelt, provocative and emotional, this is a gripping look at the choices women have to make, and whether we really can have it allâ ¦

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Black Business Woman, Claim Your Power!“Learn from one of the most powerful women in the USA, who has been blazing trails and creating sustainable million-dollar wealth from Washington DC to the sands of Abu Dhabi.” ―Natascha Faye Saunders, associate director at Harvard UniversityWinner NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Instructional Literary WorkIf you’re a Black business woman and feeling stuck or trapped by other people’s expectations of what you can achieve, it’s time to stop playing small and start redefining what success means for you. It’s time to get that upgrade.Channel your black girl magic. Karen Arrington―author of Your Next Level Life, founder of the Miss Black USA Pageant, creator of the Next Level Women’s Summit, and mentor to thousands of confident, successful young black women―is your guide to getting to your next level life.Build a legacy of black excellence. How big do you want to live? With the seven simple rules in Your Next Level Life, you’ll learn how to bring your career, income, and lifestyle to that next level. Don’t settle for a life of invisibility and mediocrity. Set ambitious goals, reach for bigger opportunities, and know that you are brave enough to get what you deserve.Give the gift of confidence. Looking for inspirational black gifts for aspiring black women in business? Your Next Level Life is unlike other self-help books for women. It’s a guide to opportunity that recognizes and celebrates the true magic of ambitious black women.Adopt the 7 rules of power, confidence, and opportunity and you can find success:Create all the money you needPosition yourself like a starConnect with other powerful womenGive a gift of confidence. If you have read books such as Pussy Prayers, Be Unapologetically You, Lead from the Outside, or The Little Black Book of Success, you’ll love Your Next Level Life.

Objev podobné jako Your Next Level Life - Karen Arrington

Black Business Woman, Claim Your Power!“Learn from one of the most powerful women in the USA, who has been blazing trails and creating sustainable million-dollar wealth from Washington DC to the sands of Abu Dhabi.” ―Natascha Faye Saunders, associate director at Harvard UniversityWinner NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Instructional Literary WorkIf you’re a Black business woman and feeling stuck or trapped by other people’s expectations of what you can achieve, it’s time to stop playing small and start redefining what success means for you. It’s time to get that upgrade.Channel your black girl magic. Karen Arrington―author of Your Next Level Life, founder of the Miss Black USA Pageant, creator of the Next Level Women’s Summit, and mentor to thousands of confident, successful young black women―is your guide to getting to your next level life.Build a legacy of black excellence. How big do you want to live? With the seven simple rules in Your Next Level Life, you’ll learn how to bring your career, income, and lifestyle to that next level. Don’t settle for a life of invisibility and mediocrity. Set ambitious goals, reach for bigger opportunities, and know that you are brave enough to get what you deserve.Give the gift of confidence. Looking for inspirational black gifts for aspiring black women in business? Your Next Level Life is unlike other self-help books for women. It’s a guide to opportunity that recognizes and celebrates the true magic of ambitious black women.Adopt the 7 rules of power, confidence, and opportunity and you can find success:Create all the money you needPosition yourself like a starConnect with other powerful womenGive a gift of confidence. If you have read books such as Pussy Prayers, Be Unapologetically You, Lead from the Outside, or The Little Black Book of Success, you’ll love Your Next Level Life.

Objev podobné jako Your Next Level Life - Karen Arrington

Get to know the real Philip Schofield in his funny, uplifting, occasionally heartbreaking and always honest life story THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Searingly honest, brave, highly readable Sunday Express [A] fantastic read on such an interesting life Lorraine Kelly A really smashing book Michael Ball_________For forty years we ve been watching Phillip - from children s TV to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and This Morning - but what is life like behind the scenes and who is he when the camera is off?In Life s What You Make It Phillip tells us his secrets, whisking us from an idyllic Cornwall childhood via pestering the BBC for a job to hanging out with stars of stage and screen.Packed with stories he s never told, here s all the excitement of live TV, the mayhem and mistakes, the friendships with beloved co-stars and the sadness of onscreen breakups.Above all, it s the wonderful tale of how life - like our favourite shows - is truly and always what you make it._________ A beautiful book. There are amazing stories in there about meeting Princess Diana, the Red Arrows and all of our favourite telly shows. It s a delight Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2 We have loved your book - you ve been so honest, open, everything that anyone will have hoped to get from this book . . . you get it. A stroll through your incredible career and you also tackle, head on, in a really beautiful way what happened earlier this year Andrea McLean, Loose Women One of our favourite things is the many hilarious anecdotes he has to share about his good friend Holly Willoughby Hello! The book we ve all been waiting for . . . we haven t been able to put it down New Candid, brave and readable . . . This Morning fans will love stories of his 18 years on the show Sunday Express A bona fide national treasure . . . He tells his story in his way, with great honesty Prima A fantastic read! Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2

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In northern Britain and parts of Wales and Scotland, your life might well be dominated throughout the 1930s by unemployment, low wages, poor nutrition, ill health, and slum housing. But if you lived in the Midlands, London or the South-East, by the latter 1930s you would probably be enjoying a far better life, as you benefited from the spread of electric power, new factories and products, a greater variety of food, a huge private and public house-building programme and expansion of all sorts, much of it created by the sums spent on rearmament. For people living in prosperous areas, real wages rose substantially between 1936 and 1939, as was shown by their increased consumption of food and clothes. The latter 1930s were years of ever more widespread leisure pursuits, among them near-universal cinema-going, newspaper reading and, for many millions, holiday-making. A well-paid working man or office worker might even be able to buy a car. Even so, most working-class wages, especially for women, remained below those of the middle classes, and class differences were still clearly marked in housing, food, clothing, education, medical treatment, and purchasing power in general. Your views on religion, marriage, sex, and behaviour in general remained sharply defined and changed slowly, and only at the end of the decade could the beginnings of change be seen. At the same time the Second World War, which began on 3 September 1939, was the climax of a long period of increasing anxiety, during which the press, the wireless and the cinema newsreel brought foreign affairs more and more into your daily life. Using varied sources, including personal memories and daily life as pictured in newspapers and novels, Michael Alpert presents a broad picture of life for ordinary people in Britain nearly a century ago.

Objev podobné jako Life Before the War - Michael Alpert

A short guide to living well by understanding better what you really valueâ ”and what to do when your goals conflictWhat do you want out of life? To make a lot of moneyâ ”or work for justice? To run marathonsâ ”or sing in a choir? To have childrenâ ”or travel the world? The things we care about in lifeâ ”family, friendship, leisure activities, work, our moral idealsâ ”often conflict, preventing us from doing what matters most to us. Even worse, we donâ ™t always know what we really want, or how to define success. Blending personal stories, philosophy, and psychology, this insightful and entertaining book offers invaluable advice about living well by understanding your values and resolving the conflicts that frustrate their fulfillment. Valerie Tiberius introduces you to a way of thinking about your goals that enables you to reflect on them effectively throughout your life. She illustrates her approach with vivid examples, many of which are drawn from her own life, ranging from the silly to the serious, from shopping to navigating prejudice. Throughout, the book emphasizes the importance of interconnectedness, reminding us of the profound influence other people have on our lives, our goals, and how we should pursue them. At the same time, the book offers strategies for coping with obstacles to realizing your goals, including gender bias and other kinds of discrimination. Whether you are changing jobs, rethinking your priorities, or reconsidering your whole life path, What Do You Want Out of Life? is an essential guide to helping you understand what really matters to you and how you can thoughtfully pursue it.

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Everyday Life in the Ice Age is the first attempt to present a truly complete, balanced and realistic picture of life during the last Ice Age, with its many problems and challenges, while dispelling many of the myths and inaccuracies about our early ancestors.One of the most common questions asked by visitors to Europeâ ™s decorated caves is â ˜What was life like for these people?â ™ No previous book has ever managed to answer this question, and most studies of the period are aimed entirely at academics, tending to focus on tool-types rather than what the tools were used for. Women and children are almost invisible in these studies.The book examines all aspects of the lives of biologically modern humans in Europe from about 40,000 to 12,000 years ago, the period known as the Last Ice Age, a time of radical change in climate and environment. It explores how people were able to cope with and adapt to the often rapid alterations in their circumstances.Elle Cliffordâ ™s background in Social Psychology brings important insights into aspects of the past which are never normally discussed â “ domestic and family life, pregnancy and child-rearing, and care of the sick and elderly.The book is aimed not only at students and specialists, but also and especially the interested public, for whom the most interesting questions are: How were they like us? and what behaviours do we share?

Objev podobné jako Everyday Life in the Ice Age - Paul Bahn, Elle Clifford

Kniha - autor Malcolm Gladwell, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong? Why is it so hard to detect a lie, read a face or judge a stranger's motives? Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure into the darker side of human nature, where strangers are never simple and misreading them can have disastrous consequences. No one challenges our shared assumptions like Malcolm Gladwell. Here he uses stories of deceit and fatal errors to cast doubt on our strategies for dealing with the unknown, inviting us to rethink our thinking in these troubled times.

Objev podobné jako Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know (0316462918)

It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself Wilde s celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Objev podobné jako Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast - Oscar Wilde

Extraordinary. A story about belonging in liminal spaces, and longing for things seemingly just out of reach. A searing, beautiful book. Kiley Reid, author of Such a Fun AgeSusan â ˜Zuzuâ ™ Braeburn is almost forty. She has the life sheâ ™s always dreamed of â “ a beautiful house, a child, a successful partner. But something between her and Agnes has been off for a long time, and she canâ ™t help but wonder â ˜what ifâ ™. What if she had chosen to live with her father instead of her mother after their divorce? To pursue art over law? And, most importantly, to pursue her feelings for her male best friend from college, Cash, instead of marrying Agnes? When an unexpected loss takes her back to her hometown, over a single wintery weekend, the questions in Zuzuâ ™s mind become too loud to ignore. She grapples with the choices sheâ ™s made and the knowledge that she doesnâ ™t have infinite time to make changes in her life. The Other Wife speaks to unfulfilled desires and the euphoric nostalgia thatâ ™s particular to the beginning of middle age; it is heartfelt and daring in its reckoning with the quest for joy.

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A personal code for living your life your way. From a very young age you ve been inundated with other people s well-intended rules. Whether from teachers, friends or parents, these helpful principles and bits of gracious advice are supposed to help you get on in life. The trouble is, many of these rules aren t true (at least not all the time) and yet they have a major influence on your life whether you realise it or not. How do you sort the gold dust from the sawdust? In The Rules to Break, international bestselling author Richard Templar exposes the most common phoney rules, explains what s wrong with them and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. Above all, he ll help you master the ability to truly think for yourself, so than you can follow a path that you ve chosen, rather than blindly following someone else s.

Objev podobné jako The Rules to Break: A personal code for living your life, your way (Richard Templar

I can t recommend it highly enough STEPHEN FRY | Everyone needs to hear his voice MARK HADDONI m a man on a mission to show that life with Down syndrome can be exciting and is worth living, so that other people understand and give us the chance to live life to the full and to be fulfilled.Tommy Jessop s acting career spans Line of Duty, multi-award winning roles in short films, various roles on television and the stage. From his emotional role in the hit BBC series, to playing Hamlet on stage, and through his campaigning, Tommy has created real change. He has been at the vanguard of bringing awareness of the need for opportunities and the real potential of people living with Down syndrome to the media, the general public and to government.A Life Worth Living is Tommy s story and Tommy s philosophy in his own words. This uplifting read will resonate with anyone who is facing a challenge and has been especially highly praised by families and friends of people living with Down syndrome who find it immensely encouraging.

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⠜I love this book. I was even thinking about a tour of trees around the world because of this book.⠝⠔Oprah WinfreyA visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests. In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers⠙ eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling, abridged selections from the original book and stunning, large-format photographs of trees from around the world, this gorgeous volume distills the essence of Wohlleben⠙s message to show trees in all their glory and diversity. Through rich language highlighting the interconnectedness of forest ecosystems, the book offers fascinating insights about the fungal communication highway known as the ⠜wood wide web,⠝ the difficult life lessons learned in tree school, the hard-working natural cleanup crews that recycle dying trees, and much more. Beautiful images provide the perfect complement to Wohlleben⠙s words, with striking close-ups of bark and seeds, panoramas of vast expanses of green, and a unique look at what is believed to be the oldest tree on the planet. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute

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One has often wondered whether upon the whole earth there is anything so unintelligent, so unapt to perceive how the world is really going, as an ordinary young Englishman of our upper class. Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England, Matthew Arnold condemned an industrial society in bondage to machinery and argued instead that the wonder and joy of culture - in particular the sweetness and light of classical civilization - were essential to human life. The other pieces here, on literary criticism, schools, France, journalism and democracy, form a powerful call to arms from a writer who believed that the English needed to be taught not what to think, but how to think. Edited with an introduction by P. J. Keating.

Objev podobné jako Culture and Anarchy and Other Selected Prose - Matthew Arnold

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and “embrothered the peoples” they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote.Connecting everyday life to the events that emerged as historical turning points in the life of a people, this book sheds new light on Quebec’s 450-year history––and on the historical forces that lie behind its two recent efforts to gain independence.

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