XXX Files


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Reprints the second half of Gilbert Hernandez's tales of Palomar, the small Central American town, in which a serial killer stalks Palomar, and the modern world begins to intrude upon the idyllic town.




The XXx Files


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3 BOOKS OF XXX EROTICA PARANORMAL IN ONE BUNDLE18+ STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT & GRAPHIC SEXJoin Detective Janis Sparrow as she tries to solve some of the most bizarre sexual cases of gender swapping and ethnicity changing. Get ready to enter THE xXx FILES.1. The xXx Files: Gender SwapThere is a supernatural phenomenon where the dead becomes the perpetrator; get ready for the unthinkable. Enter The xXx Files.Murders are happening in the heart of the city and two detectives must rush to stop them. But when the evidence suggests a precious victim has committed the next crime, it throws them for a loop. What they find out is one of the strangest cases they've ever come across, something unexplainable, something from The xXx Files.2. The xXx Files: Out of the Mouths of AliensDetectives Janis Sparrow and Red Burns are back on a case of a killer swapping human bodies to stay at large.An escaped criminal has crossed the stars and landed on Earth. Wanting to hide from the bounty hunter sent to capture it, the alien will use humans to hide in. The being becomes addicted to the human sense of touch and will do all it can to survive as it leaves dead bodies in its wake.3. The xXx Files: Trans-Racial PhenomenonA killer is at large, eluding detectives by changing ethnicity. What is causing this strange phenomenon of race swapping?Khalil Robinson was born different. A bad skin condition made his life painful and depressing. One day when at a movie with friends, he meets a woman who's not intimidated by his appearance. What he discovers with her will dictate the rest of his life. What kind of man will Khalil become once he realizes the bizarre power he has?Khalil always knew he was different, and not just by the way he looked. He felt different inside. How could he feel as sick as he does and not have symptoms that medical professionals couldn't diagnose? What just happened to him is the last proof he needs to come to his conclusion; he is like those mutants in the comic books, only he is not a hero, he's a villain.




Desktop Publishing


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This book explores the contrasting development options available to Beijing and Shanghai and proposes strategies for these cities based on their current and acquired capabilities, experience of other world cities, the emerging demand in the national market, and likely trends in global trade.




TRENDS


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Obscene Profits


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Sex sells. Already a ten-billion dollar business-and growing-most sex businesses require relatively low start-up costs and minimal equipment. No wonder retired porn stars, homemakers, college students, and entrepreneurs of every stripe are eager to jump on the smut band wagon. Following the money trail, or in this case, the telecom routes, the author reveals how some big phone companies are cashing in too. Obscene Profits offers a startling and entertaining new look at this very old business, and shows why pornography, in all of its variations--videos, magazines, phone-sex, spy cameras, etc.-- is one of the most profitable and popular new careers to come out of the electronic age.




You've Got To Be Kidding!


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What to do when you're caught in the middle of an ethical dilemma at work In today's super-stressed workplace, an ethical dilemma can come at you when you least expect it. Here's how to do the right thing without losing your integrity?or your job. You've GOT To Be Kidding will help you create an ethics-based workplace that's a joy to work in. This isn't the usual top-down, executive-only manual, but an approach to workplace ethics that's as relevant and accessible to employees as it is to managers and executives. From renowned workplace educator and author of You Want Me To Do What?, this book is filled with recognizable examples ripped from today's headlines that put ethical principles in concrete terms. Filled with recognizable examples that put ethical principles in concrete terms Covers such topics as topics as loyalty, confidentiality, security, office romance, harassment, social networking at work, harassment, workplace bullying, lying for your boss, and even Internet mischief A practical manual for assessing, discussing, and resolving ethical dilemmas in the workplace With employees at all levels being held more accountable than ever before, You've GOT To Be Kidding gives businesses of all types and sizes a winning set of principles and practices to do business at the highest ethical level and serves as a guide for anyone who wants to do the right thing without losing their integrity or their job.




Technical Report


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Mummies and Murder (XBooks: Strange)


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Where did the mummy come from? What happened to the person that became the mummy? Find out all this and more! a High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more! When a mummy is discovered in Denmark, museum experts are brought in to determine the body's origin. With many clues and facts, scientists try to discover why this ancient man was murdered.




Mad Season


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Jack Clooney is a twenty-something aspiring writer, who is in love with Allison Blake, the beautiful, adventurous woman who has captured his heart. One evening Allison goes out with her friends and doesn't come home until the next morning. Afterward she tells a heartbroken Jack that she needs space. Jack desperately wants Allison back, but he doesn't know how. He must decide whether he wants to be the man he's always yearned to be, or whether he should continue hanging out with his juvenile friends. Jack solicits the help of his happy-go-lucky brother Kevin, and best friend Annie, to try to win Allison's heart again. As all three friends become immersed in self-destructive mischief, Jack soon realizes that his chances redemption are quickly diminishing. Kevin's attention is diverted away from his quest for true love by plans for a Bigfoot-Sighting Party, and he tries to recruit someone crazy enough to dress up in a Bigfoot costume and scare the partygoers. Mad Season will take you on a twisting, turning, arms-in-the-air roller coaster ride through the insane life of Jack Clooney, who must deal with a loveable, very hairy, eight-foot Yeti who may be the only living thing who can help heal his broken heart.




Web Development with Clojure


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Today, developers are increasingly adopting Clojure as a web-development platform. See for yourself what makes Clojure so desirable, as you create a series of web apps of growing complexity, exploring the full process of web development using a modern functional language. This fully updated third edition reveals the changes in the rapidly evolving Clojure ecosystem and provides a practical, complete walkthrough of the Clojure web-stack. Stop developing web apps with yesterday's tools. Today, developers are increasingly adopting Clojure as a web-development platform. See for yourself what makes Clojure so desirable, as you work hands-on with Clojure and build a series of web apps of increasing size and scope, culminating in a professional grade web app using all the techniques you've learned along the way. This fully updated third edition will get you up to speed on the changes in the rapidly evolving Clojure ecosystem - the many new libraries, tools, and best practices. Build a fully featured SPA app with re-frame, a popular front-end framework for ClojureScript supporting a functional style MVC approach for managing the UI state in Single-Page Application-style applications. Gain expertise in the powerful Ring stack using the Luminus framework. Learn how Clojure works with databases and speeds development of RESTful services. See why ClojureScript is rapidly becoming a popular front-end platform, and use ClojureScript with the popular re-frame library to build single-page applications. Whether you're already familiar with Clojure or completely new to the language, you'll be able to write web applications with Clojure at a professional level.