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41) Escape clause
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"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are 'pure reading pleasure'--(Booklist). The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota Zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...
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"'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?' A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive...
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Learn how to ace your job search with tips from the experts behind theSkimm, the brand that equips millions of users with essential tools and information to live smarter lives.
Searching for a job is never easy, but there are tricks you can learn to stand out from the crowd and land a new gig. Here to teach you are the experts behind the mega-popular brand, theSkimm. In this audio course, theSkimm shares their pro tips on how to ace your job search,...
45) Brian's winter
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Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book "Hatchet," this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and hatchet.
48) Brian's return
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After surviving in the wilderness on his own, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city but must return to the place where he really belongs.
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"Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into two different tribal villages in 18th century Ghana. Effia will be married off to an English colonial, and will live in comfort in the sprawling, palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising half-caste children who will be sent abroad to be educated in England before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the Empire. Her sister, Esi, will be imprisoned beneath...
50) Brian's hunt
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Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old boy returns to the wild, where he befriends a wounded dog and hunts a rogue bear.
51) Bloody genius
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"At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of PC culture. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? Then someone winds up dead, and Virgil Flowers is brought in to investigate...and he soon comes to realize he's dealing with people who, on this one particular issue, are functionally crazy. Among...
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"Stone Barrington has faced intrigue before and come out clean on the other side, but this latest turn of events might be too scandalous even for him"--
"Stone Barrington is enjoying a round of golf in Key West when the game is violently interrupted--and it seems as if the target of the disturbance may have been one of his fellow players, the brilliant businesswoman behind a software startup on the cutting edge of technology. Soon, it becomes clear...
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"Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage--and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child--but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a force he doesn't understand, a blue light that lifts him up and lands him a mile away. This strange brush with death forces a new urgency on Hiram's private rebellion. Spurred on by his improvised plantation...
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Discover how legendary figures in American culture became so successful and how you can use the lessons they learned to achieve your own goals.
Ever wonder how the world’s most successful people got to where they are? Or if you can replicate their success for yourself? In this audio course, Alex Banayan, author of The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World’s Most Successful People Launched Their Careers, shares four conversations...
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Get essential insights and lessons on how women in business can network and negotiate better and get the feedback needed to elevate their careers to a new level of success.
Get essential insights and lessons on how women in business can network and negotiate better and get the feedback needed to elevate their careers to a new level of success. Can professional women break through the glass ceiling? And can they do it without following the restrictive...
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Learn the secrets of being a superboss, from motivating employees to driving successful results. Discover how to foster creativity and top performance in your team every day.
What makes certain business leaders so effective at motivating and inspiring their teams? How do they promote their top talent? And how can you become a “superboss” like them? These questions and others are answered in this audio course, which covers the essentials for becoming...
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Learn to identify, assess, and leverage your motivation code to create positive, productive change.
Have you ever wondered what it is that drives you to work in the particular way you do? Motivation—therein lies the answer, the hidden force that’s unique to you. And if you can figure out how to better identify and assess the power of your own motivation, you can also leverage it to great effect and make positive changes at work and in your personal...
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Asking for help is one of the most important skills you can master. Find out how to stop struggling on your own and start getting the resources you need to succeed.
Join Wayne Baker, professor of business administration at the University of Michigan and author of All You Have To Do Is Ask, as he teaches you how to make the powerful skill of asking for what you need a daily habit. Learn how to decide on your goals and determine what you need to achieve...
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Discover practical strategies and easy-to-use tools for making better, more informed decisions with confidence.
Have you ever had to make an important decision, but didn’t know what to do? It’s easy to become overwhelmed and let your fear get the best of you. If only there were a simple set of tools you could use to ease the stress of these challenging moments—a kind of guidebook, say, for making better decisions, and making them confidently...
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Learn how to polish pitches and presentations by keeping your delivery under three minutes, telling your story clearly and succinctly, and grabbing your audience’s attention.
Want to deliver a pitch or presentation that grabs your audience and makes an impression? You can do it. But you have to plan it out if you want to reach an audience with a short attention span. That’s where the 3-minute rule comes in. It reminds you that less is always...