Moon-face and Other Stories


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JACK LONDON (1876-1916), American novelist, born in San Francisco, the son of an itinerant astrologer and a spiritualist mother. He grew up in poverty, scratching a living in various legal and illegal ways -robbing the oyster beds, working in a canning factory and a jute mill, serving aged 17 as a common sailor, and taking part in the Klondike gold rush of 1897. This various experience provided the material for his works, and made him a socialist. "The son of the Wolf" (1900), the first of his collections of tales, is based upon life in the Far North, as is the book that brought him recognition, "The Call of the Wild" (1903), which tells the story of the dog Buck, who, after his master ́s death, is lured back to the primitive world to lead a wolf pack. Many other tales of struggle, travel, and adventure followed, including "The Sea-Wolf" (1904), "White Fang" (1906), "South Sea Tales" (1911), and "Jerry of the South Seas" (1917). One of London ́s most interesting novels is the semi-autobiographical "Martin Eden" (1909). He also wrote socialist treatises, autobiographical essays, and a good deal of journalism.




Everyman's Dictionary of Economics


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"Everyman's Dictionary of Economics provides over nineteen hundred concise desk encyclopedia-style articles on economic terms and concepts, as well as on significant people working in the field, in plain, nontechnical English. The articles challenge readers' acceptance of the conventional wisdom on such subjects as government intervention in economic matters."--BOOK JACKET.




2028 End


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God created a game - it's called The Game of Life. Planet Earth is the playing field, the 10 love commandments are the rules, and we humans are the players who can win or lose. The game is played by two teams, like the game of football. One team's head coach is Jesus and the other team's head coach is Satan. All of us on earth are playing for one of these two teams! Gabriel Ansley Erb wrote the book "2028 END" in order to fully elucidate God's game clock scenario for The Game of Life as contained in the game's handbook, the Holy Bible. The handbook says, "God declared the end from the beginning" (Isaiah 46:10) by using 7 days in the creation event. Each 24 hour creation day foretold of a future 1,000 year period for a total 7,000 year plan God had for The Game of Life to be played on planet earth. And amazingly, to confirm this is all true, God hid a secret prophesy in each creation day foretelling the greatest event He had planned to occur in that day's future millennium!Consequently, Creation day 1 foretold Adam & Eve's fall, which was fulfilled during earth's 1st millennium. Creation day 2 foretold Noah's global flood, which was fulfilled during earth's 2nd millennium. Creation day 3 foretold Moses' Red Sea parting, which was fulfilled during earth's 3rd millennium. Creation day 4 foretold of John the Baptist & Jesus Christ, and so they lived and died during earth's 4th millennium. And the prophecies continue with each Creation day!Gabriel proves all of the above, carefully revealing the prophetic Scriptures as well as the fulfillment Scriptures. Then he reveals a dozen Scriptures proving Christ died earth's 4,000 year and will return earth's 6,000 year. Finally, he proves Christ died Feast of Passover AD 28 and will return Feast of Trumpets 2028. For those who read this book, it is an open and shut case: The Game of Life will end 2,000 years from the year of Christ's death on the cross - AD 2028.




The "New" Terrorism


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As shocking as the attacks of 9/11 were, we have been too quick to view the post-9/11 struggle against terrorism as entirely new and unprecedented. Without denying certain novel aspects of Al Qaeda and its affiliates, the "newness" of its purpose and methods has been overemphasized. Many aspects of contemporary terrorism bear a striking resemblance to past movements. Others represent the culmination of trends evolving over decades. Even seemingly novel characteristics of terrorist methods may be more the outcome of earlier developments than a truly new phenomenon. The increased lethality of terrorist attacks is a case in point. Usually attributed to lack of restraint brought on by religious extremism, the emphasis on body count may owe as much to a kind of threshold phenomenon. Numbed by decades of violence, people do not shock as easily as they once did. It now takes thousands of deaths to produce the same effect once caused by a relative handful. This book examines the nature of the contemporary threat within a historical context to discern continuities and change in terrorist behavior. It challenges the idea of a global war on terrorism and suggests that the United States, or any threatened country, would be better served by a policy aimed at reducing the risk of terrorist attack to an acceptable level at a reasonable cost. The book concludes by proposing a workable strategy for achieving this reasonable level of security.




ADDED VALUE: THE LIFE STORIES OF INDIAN BUSINESS LEADERS


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Peter Church OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Sydney and a Master’s of Law degree from the University of London. He has spent almost all his career working and living in the Asian region as an international lawyer and corporate adviser. He is the founder and chairman of AFG Venture Group (www.afgventuregroup.com), a corporate advisory firm with operations in Australia, South-East Asia and India and is Special Counsel to Blake Dawson (www. blakedawson. com), a leading Australian law firm with activities in a number of Asian jurisdictions. He was awarded the OAM in 1994 for his services towards the promotion of Australian business in South-East Asia.




50 Weapons That Changed Warfare


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William Weir, author of 50 Battles That Changed the World, takes another look at the history of warfare by focusing on the hardware that served those famous battles. In this text, you’ll uncover: · Crew-served weapons—from battering rams to Big Bertha. · Weapons carriers, such as tanks and bombers. · Unmanned weapons—punji stakes, Bouncing Betty landmines, trap guns, and more. 50 Weapons That Changed Warfare analyzes the most memorable tools known to man, many of which have had enormous effects on the conduct of war. This book describes the impact of these weapons and how they transformed warfare—from the bloody carnage produced by hand weapons throughout history, to the never used (but universally feared) fusion bomb. Each weapon is not only described, but also illustrated to give a clearer picture of its usage and effects. These weapons have changed not only how we fight…but also why and when.




103 Additional Training Games


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Part of the Training Games series, this collection of activities is designed to promote structured workplace learning. Aimed at both the new and the experienced trainer, it presents a range of learning exercises that can be used in individual or team-training programs. It is suitable for trainers, facilitators, supervisors, and consultants.




102 Extra Training Games


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Following on from his two best-selling training titles 100 Training Games and 101 More Training Games, Gary Kroehnert has produced another set of fun, lively, educational games to enhance performance at work. 102 More Training Games introduces a whole new set of simulations, role-plays and exercises for trainers and educators to apply to all different work situations and types of organisations. Gary has used his familiar tried and tested game categories which have proven to be successful and effective: Icebreaker * Team building * Communication * Facilitator/presentation skills * Mid-course energiser * Problem solving * Learning * Perception * Evaluation * Self-management. The games focus on developing skills in communication, team work and perception in a fun, easy way, applicable to one-on-one or groups. This book is an essential tool for training managers, facilitators, supervisors, human resource managers and consultants in all fields of business and education.




100 Most Famous People of the World


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This book gives out short biographies of 100 of the most famous people known in the history of mankind.




100 Selected Stories


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This collection of one hundred of O. Henry's finest stories is a showcase for the sheer variety of one of America's best and best-loved short story writers.