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Phoenix International Publications, Inc
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2021
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What did the strawberry say to the banana? You've got a-peel! This laugh-out-loud book is full of pun-derful jokes to keep kids giggling as they read! Readers will even learn fun facts, hilarious history, and get a chance to write their own jokes.
2) Misbelief
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The renowned social scientist, professor, and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delivers his most urgent and compelling book—an eye-opening exploration of the human side of the misinformation crisis—examining what drives otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs.
Misinformation affects all of us on a daily basis—from social media to larger political challenges, from casual conversations in supermarkets, to even...
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The story of how unexpected connections between music, technology, and race across three tumultuous decades changed American culture.
How did a European social dance craze become part of an American presidential election? Why did the recording industry become racially divided? Where did rock 'n' roll really come from? And how do all these things continue to reverberate in today's world?
In Revolutions in American
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'Bernie Marsden is a musical treasure...I don't think people know ALL he has done and just how much he was a part of the early British rock scene to present day. It's all in here. READ THIS BOOK!' Steve Lukather, Toto Touring with AC/DC. Befriending The Beatles. Writing one of the world's most iconic rock songs. This is the story of a young boy from a small town who dreamt of one day playing the guitar for a living — and ended up a rock n' roll...
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Juin 2013, au Caire. Deux ans après la chute de Moubarak, l'Égypte redescend dans la rue pour demander le départ de Mohamed Morsi, président récemment élu.
Lassée de cette révolution qui n'en finit pas, Layla préfère se concentrer sur la fin de ses études. Mais Asim, son ami d'enfance obnubilé par la politique, insiste pour qu'elle l'accompagne sur la place Tahrir. Layla se laisse finalement porter par ce vent de liberté et cet esprit...
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Depuis dix ans, la République centrafricaine enchaîne guerres civiles et coups d'Etat.
Tant et si bien que les médias occidentaux finissent par oublier ses citoyens qui n'ont souvent que leurs jambes pour courir. Ceci jusqu'au conflit le plus violent et le plus meurtrier de cette dernière décennie: celui des rebelles de la SELEKA contre le président Bozizé, en 2013.
Dans ce paysage chaotique, avant l'intervention des forces françaises, Didier...
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Featuring numerous stories from real people and exercises for developing your natural gifts, this book teaches you how to use intuition to get ahead in life. Melanie Barnum provides inspiring stories from people in a variety of fields. These diverse examples from doctors, lawyers, musicians, therapists, and other professionals show how intuition helped them experience an "aha" moment that led to a positive shift in their life.
Real Life Intuition...
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Prix du Jury Œcuménique de la BD au Festival d'Angoulême 2011.
Prix Mélouah-Moliterni au Festival d'Aubenas 2011.
Au travers de Quitter Saigon, Clément Baloup donne cette fois la parole à ses proches (dont son propre père et son oncle), vietnamiens condamnés à l'exil par les mouvements de l'Histoire, les occupations tour à tour japonaise, française et américaine et la victoire des troupes communistes du Nord.
Dans cette édition enrichie...
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The definitive account of Jürgen Klopp’s astonishing revival of Liverpool Football Club.
Liverpool Football Club’s stunning 2020 Premier League title victory deserves a place in the official record of great sporting achievements. The Reds became the first team in British history to hold the European Cup, Super Cup, World Club Cup and domestic league title simultaneously in a masterclass of free-scoring, full throttle footballing prowess.
Journalist...
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El premiado filósofo, conferenciante internacional y académico Dr. Pablo Muñoz Iturrieta nos trae un manifiesto filosófico que pretende animar a los lectores a aprender a pensar por sí mismos y no permitir que la tecnología domine y controle su vida.
En un mundo de servicios de streaming a la carta y de interminables contenidos de TikTok, no es ningún secreto que la tecnología está dominando nuestras mentes y comportamiento, lo que en última...
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Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era's own Jane Austen. But who was Barbara Pym and why was the life of this English writer — one of the greatest chroniclers of the human heart — so defined by rejection, both in her writing and in love? Pym lived through extraordinary times. She...
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Few people watch sport for its politics. Yet what happens on the field of play often reflects the problems in our society. Such was the case in the eighties, when black footballers emerged from the dressing room to find bananas being hurled from the stands, and racially motivated attacks and police harassment were the norm. Today, things have improved. Crowds are less hostile and stars like Anthony Joshua and Sir Mohamed Farah are among our most revered...
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This book teaches you how to invoke angelic allies for hundreds of goals, from better protection and well-being to greater mindfulness and creativity.
Looking for love? There's an angel who can help. Want to be more successful? There's an angel who knows what to do. Hoping to find your true purpose in life? There's an angel who can answer. Bestselling author Richard Webster reveals which angels will best support you and provides the rituals to summon...
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Incarcérée pour vol pour la neuvième fois, Valérie Zézé, tente de se réadapter à la vie en prison, entre amitié, solitude, et espoir.
Portée par l'amour de son fils, la foi et ses codétenues, elle va devoir faire face à ses vieux démons et accepter d'affronter la réalité. Sa réalité : décrocher de la drogue, et reprendre sa vie, son existence, et s'appartenir à nouveau.
Comprendre pourquoi et comment elle en est arrivée là, panser...
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In this meticulous and absorbing account, Ford reviews the latest scientific evidence to show that the popular accounts of dinosaurs' lives contain ideas that are no more than convenient inventions: how dinosaurs mated, how they hunted and communicated, how they nursed their young, even how they moved. He uncovers many surprising details which challenge our most deeply-held beliefs – such as the revelation that an asteroid impact did not end the...
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From award-winning journalist, Camilla Cavendish, comes a profound analysis of one of the biggest challenges facing the human population today. The world is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. By 2020, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and over will outnumber children aged five and under. But our systems are lagging woefully behind this new reality. In , Camilla Cavendish embarks on a journey to understand how different...
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In this unprecedented deep dive into inner-city gang life, Mark Bowden takes listeners inside a Baltimore gang, offers an in-depth portrait of its notorious leader, and chronicles the 2016 FBI investigation that landed eight of its members in prison
Sandtown is one of the deadliest neighborhoods in the world; it earned Baltimore its nickname Bodymore, Murderland, and was made notorious by David Simon's classic HBO series The Wire. Drug deals dominate...
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Le parcours d'Antoine Deltour, un des deux lanceurs d'alerte qui ont révélé le scandale des Luxleaks, ces accords fiscaux secrets établis par le Luxembourg.
Antoine Deltour était auditeur pour PwC, l'un des principaux groupes d'audit comptable au monde, quand, en 2010, il découvre des milliers de rescrits fiscaux négligemment entreposés sur un serveur informatique interne. Ces documents confidentiels sont la preuve que de nombreuses multinationales...
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Prix du Jury Œcuménique de la BD au Festival d'Angoulême 2011.
Prix Mélouah-Moliterni au Festival d'Aubenas 2011.
Au travers de Quitter Saigon, Clément Baloup donne cette fois la parole à ses proches (dont son propre père et son oncle), vietnamiens condamnés à l'exil par les mouvements de l'Histoire, les occupations tour à tour japonaise, française et américaine et la victoire des troupes communistes du Nord.
Dans cette édition enrichie...
20) Big Bang Saigon
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Et comme il faut bien commencer quelque part, Maxime choisit le Vietnam, car il a dans l'idée de retrouver la trace du mystérieux demi-oncle que son grand-père, ancien militaire, aurait laissé là-bas après la guerre d'Indochine.
Ce n'est pourtant pas lui qu'il va rencontrer à Saigon, mais l'amour fou, en la personne d'Akiko, une jeune Japonaise souriante qui va bouleverser son programme et sa vie. Malgré ce coup de foudre, le jeune homme...
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