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A Beautiful Year in the Bible: A 52 Week Bible Study for Women. Study the Entire Bible in One Year: With suggested readings for each day of the week, and thoughtful prompts to invite deeper reflection, this book invites us to explore the story of scripture with fresh eyes and focused intention. A Beautiful Year in the Bible is a thoughtfully designed study to be paired alongside your Bible, no matter your preferred translation. Structured to integrate seamlessly with any version—whether NLT, NIV, ESV, KJV, or others—this guide brings added depth and reflection to each day’s passage. Explore topics such as: The Relationship Between God and Humanity The Beauty of Serving Others Living Out Our Faith The Work of the Cross The Joy of Worship Courage in the Face of Opposition And 46 additional chapters

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ICD-10-CM 2022: The Complete Official Codebook provides the entire updated code set for diagnostic coding, organized to make the challenge of accurate coding easier. This codebook is the cornerstone for establishing medical necessity, correct documentation, determining coverage and ensuring appropriate reimbursement. Each of the 22 chapters in the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is organized to provide quick and simple navigation to facilitate accurate coding. The book also contains supplementary appendixes including a coding tutorial, pharmacology listings, a list of valid three-character codes and additional information on Z-codes for long-term drug use and Z-codes that can only be used as a principal diagnosis. Official 2022 coding guidelines are included in this codebook. FEATURES AND BENEFITS Full list of code changes. Quickly see the complete list of new, revised, and deleted codes affecting the CY2022 codes, including a conversion table and code changes by specialty. QPP symbol in the tabular section. The symbol identifies diagnosis codes associated with Quality Payment Program (QPP) measures under MACRA. New and updated coding tips. Obtain insight into coding for physician and outpatient settings. Chapter 22 features U-codes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) codes Improved icon placement for ease of use New and updated definitions in the tabular listing. Assign codes with confidence based on illustrations and definitions designed to highlight key components of the disease process or injury and provide better understanding of complex diagnostic terms. Intuitive features and format. This edition includes color illustrations and visual alerts, including color-coding and symbols that identify coding notes and instructions, additional character requirements, codes associated with CMS hierarchical condition categories (HCC), Medicare Code Edits (MCEs), manifestation codes, other specified codes, and unspecified codes. Placeholder X. This icon alerts the coder to an important ICD-10-CM convention—the use of a “placeholder X” for three-, four- and five-character codes requiring a seventh character extension. Coding guideline explanations and examples. Detailed explanations and examples related to application of the ICD-10-CM chapter guidelines are provided at the beginning of each chapter in the tabular section. Muscle/tendon translation table. This table is used to determine muscle/tendon action (flexor, extensor, other), which is a component of codes for acquired conditions and injuries affecting the muscles and tendons Index to Diseases and Injuries. Shaded guides to show indent levels for subentries. Appendices. Supplement your coding knowledge with information on proper coding practices, risk-adjustment coding, pharmacology, and Z-codes.

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This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes―all at an affordable price. For the two-semester A&P course. Provide a learner-centered approach to the study of A&P Human Anatomy & Physiologyspeaks to the way today’s diverse students learn and study. In the 2nd Edition, author Erin Amerman strengthens her distinctive learner-centered approach by focusing on three unique pillars. First, Amerman uses art to present one-concept-at-a-time before bringing the distinct parts together in one summarizing Big Picture figure. Second, Amerman coaches students right when they need it, beginning on page one where the opening module titled How To Succeed in Your Anatomy & Physiology Course appears. And finally, she provides students with ample opportunities to practice and develop critical-thinking skills through questions about case studies and real-world scenarios. Mastering A&P includes Concept Boost Video Tutors and new Big Picture Animations, which feature Amerman guiding students through the most complex A&P concepts. The text and Mastering A&P work together to engage today’s students. Also available with Mastering A&P Mastering™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools developed to engage students and emulate the office-hour experience, Mastering personalizes learning and improves results for each student. Mastering A&P assignments support interactive features in the text and include expanded Big Picture Animations, new Interactive Physiology 2.0 tutorials, new, mobile-friendly Practice Anatomy Lab (PAL) 3.1 and customizable PAL 3.1 Flashcards, Dynamic Study Modules, A&P Flix 3D animations, Lab study tools, Get Ready for A&P Diagnostic Test and Tutorials, Learning Catalytics™, plus a variety of Art Labeling Questions, Clinical Application Questions, and more. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering™ Geography does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Geography, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the loose-leaf version of the text and Mastering Geography, search for: 0134807294 / 9780134807294 Human Anatomy & Physiology, Books a la Carte Plus MasteringA&P with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 2/e

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MP3 CD Format Matt Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker are positioned to push the line of battle to the breaking point on an alternate Earth, in the thrilling return to the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series. Matt Reddy and his sailors have fought, bled, and died for their Lemurian friends and other allies from across time, but their enemies are still operational. In Africa, the Grik General Esshk has escaped defeat to build a new army and new weapons, and is desperate enough to use them to destroy the world if he can't have it. In South America, the NUS, General Shinya, and the Army of the Sisters have the evil Dominion on the ropes and are closing in on the seat of its blood-drenched power, but the twisted Don Hernan has struck a deal with the fascist League, and Victor Gravois is finally assembling the awesome fleet of modern ships he's always craved. If he's successful, the war will be lost. Undermined by treachery on a stunning scale, Matt Reddy must still steam his battered old ship halfway around the world, scraping up what forces he can along the way, and confront the mightiest armada the world has ever seen in a fiery duel to the death.

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A moderna fábula coreana com 2 milhões de exemplares vendidos que está conquistando corações em todo o mundo. Flora Hen é uma galinha. Flora Hen é carismática. Ela vai fazer você rir e chorar, ela vai surpreender você- mas, principalmente, ela vai lhe ensinar, com doçura e coragem, a ser melhor, mais humano e mais forte, nos insuspeitos e perigosos caminhos da vida. Tão poético e filosófico quanto "O pequeno príncipe". Tão iluminado quanto "Fernão Capelo Gaivota". Tão animador quanto "A arte da guerra". Tão inspirador quanto a Bíblia. Criança ou adulto, pode ler sem susto: a encantadora história de Flora Hen vai tocar seu coração.

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[ MP3CD Format ] Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and beyond. Behind the curtain of her happy on-screen persona, Valerie Bertinelli's life has been no easy ride, especially when it comes to her own self-image and self-worth. She waged a war against herself for years, learning to equate her value to her appearance as a child star on One Day at a Time and punishing herself in order to fit into the unachievable Hollywood mold. She struggled to make her marriage to Eddie Van Halen -- the true love of her life -- work, despite all the rifts the rock-star lifestyle created between them. She then watched her son follow in his father's footsteps, right up onto the stage of Van Halen concerts, and begin his own music career. And like so many women, she cared for her parents as their health declined and saw the roles of parent and child reverse. Through mourning the loss of her parents, discovering more about her family's past, and realizing how short life really is when she and her son lost Eddie, Valerie finally said, "Enough already!" to a lifelong battle with the scale and found a new path forward to joy and connection. Despite hardships and the pressures of the media industry to be something she's not, Valerie is, at last, accepting herself: she knows who she is, has discovered her self-worth, and has learned how to prioritize her health and happiness over her weight. With an intimate look into her insecurities, heartbreaks, losses, triumphs, and revelations, Enough Already is the story of Valerie's sometimes humorous, sometimes raw, but always honest journey to love herself and find joy in the everyday, in family, and in the food and memories we share. "This thoughtful, big-hearted book is sure to be a hit with Bertinelli fans and those with an appetite for stories of hard-won self-acceptance. A warmly intimate memoir." -- Kirkus Reviews "In a series of brutally frank essays, Bertinelli looks back on the emotional struggles and triumphs of her life. By turns raw and inspiring, this contains a little bit of wisdom for everyone." --Publishers Weekly

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MP3 CD Format Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance ... When the Duke and Duchess of Kent and their daughter--the future Queen Victoria--rent neighboring Woolbrook Cottage for the winter, the Summers sisters are called upon to host three of the royal family's male staff in their seaside house. But they soon realize they've invited secrets and intrigue into their home. Meanwhile, Emily Summers longs to become an author. A local publisher offers to consider her novel if she will first write a Sidmouth guidebook for him. Emily agrees and begins researching the area with help from the Duke of Kent's handsome private secretary. But a surprise visitor from her past shows up at Sea View, leaving Emily torn between the desires she's long held dear and her budding dreams for the future. Return to the Devonshire coast with the Summers sisters, where loyalties are tested, secrets come to light, and new love emerges.

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La obra del autor ruso Fiódor Dostoyevski (1821-1881) es sinónimo de un complejo desarrollo psicológico de los personajes, de historias sobre la profundidad de la naturaleza humana, de situaciones extremas y decisiones de vida o muerte. Crimen y castigo (1867) no es la excepción y es quizás su obra más reconocida y universal. La novela narra la historia de Raskolnikof, un estudiante de San Petersburgo que planea un espeluznante crimen con la excusa de solucionar sus problemas económicos. Pero las consecuencias de la fechoría resultan ser insoportables para el frágil equilibrio mental de Raskolnikof, sumiéndolo en una crisis que destruirá su mundo, afectando a todos los que lo rodean. Crimen y castigo es una de las historias más celebradas de la literatura universal, traducida a casi todos los idiomas conocidos y adaptada en infinidad de formatos y medios, asegurando para siempre su lugar en la cultura popular de la humanidad.

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Holly Miller is delighted that her grandmother has finally left the Sugar Maple Inn to take a well-deserved vacation. It means that Holly's in charge, but running the inn might be more challenging than she realized. Wagtail's throwing a weekend-long murder mystery game to draw in tourists during the slow season, the inn has a full house, and a blizzard is on the way. Trouble is unleashed the night the game begins, when the storm blows in and the lights go out. It gets worse the following morning when Holly's Jack Russell terrier, Trixie, discovers a body—one that's actually dead. Now Holly, her calico kitten Twinkletoes, and Trixie must play by the rules and find one dirty dog.

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El ladrón del rayo da comienzo a la serie «Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo». Acompaña a Percy a través de esta apasionante serie de aventuras sobre un mundo secreto, el mundo que los antiguos dioses griegos han recreado a nuestro alrededor en pleno siglo XXI. ¿Qué pasaría si un día descubrieras que, en realidad, eres hijo de un dios griego que debe cumplir una misión secreta? Pues eso es lo que le sucede a Percy Jackson, que a partir de ese momento se dispone a vivir los acontecimientos más emocionantes de su vida. Expulsado de seis colegios, Percy padece dislexia y dificultades para concentrarse, o al menos ésa es la versión oficial. Objeto de burlas por inventarse historias fantásticas, ni siquiera él mismo acaba de creérselas hasta el día que los dioses del Olimpo le revelan la verdad: Percy es nada menos que un semidiós, es decir, el hijo de un dios y una mortal. Y como tal ha de descubrir quién ha robado el rayo de Zeus y así evitar que estalle una guerra entre los dioses. Para cumplir la misión contará con la ayuda de sus amigos Grover, un joven sátiro, y Annabeth, hija de Atenea. ** Más vendidos del The New York Times y Publishers Weekly. ** Llevada a la gran pantalla a cargo de Chris Columbus, director de las dos primeras entregas de «Harry Potter». Sobre «Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo» se ha dicho: «No sigas buscando al nuevo Harry Potter: descubre a Percy Jackson, como lo han hecho ya legiones de admiradores.» Kirkus Reviews

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Durante muchos años, Gawdat estuvo interesado en diseñar una fórmula que le permitiera desarrollar un verdadero estado de felicidad permanente. Después de incontables horas de investigación, por fin descubrió una ecuación basándose en la comprensión de cómo el cerebro absorbe y procesa la alegría y la tristeza. Años más tarde, el algoritmo de Mo fue sometido a una durísima prueba cuando su hijo, Ali, murió de manera repentina. Él y su familia pusieron en práctica la ecuación y pudieron salir de la desesperación y recuperase de la tragedia. Después de vivir esta experiencia, Gawdat decidió que compartiría su algoritmo con el mundo y ayudaría al mayor número de personas posible a ser más feliz. En El algoritmo de la felicidad, el autor nos explica las razones subyacentes al sufrimiento y nos enseña, paso a paso, cómo despejar la fórmula para lograr una felicidad para toda la vida enseñándonos a disipar las ilusiones que nublan nuestro pensamiento.

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As Christian women, we desire to put Jesus first. We want to prioritize him above all, knowing instinctively that when we do, everything else in our lives will fall into alignment. Yet life feels complicated, and the demands of our daily lives leave our priorities out of order and our hearts longing for more. Author, speaker, and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle is passionate about helping people pursue Jesus for life, grow deep roots of faith, and walk strong in a world that so often seems to have gone crazy. In Jesus Over Everything, Lisa shares eight statements of choice to help us grow in our understanding of what it means to put Jesus first amid the craziness our days bring, including choices such as commitment over mood,steady over hype,holiness over freedom,service over spotlight,and more. Jesus Over Everything is a practical, compelling picture of what we crave yet struggle to define as we seek to give God his rightful place in our everyday lives.

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MP3 CD Format One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is historian Christopher Clark’s riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I, focusing not on the battles and atrocities of the war itself, but on the complex events and relationships that led a group of well-meaning leaders into brutal conflict. Clark traces the paths to war in a minute-by-minute, action-packed narrative that cuts between the key decision centers in Vienna, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Paris, London, and Belgrade, and examines the decades of history that informed the events of 1914 and details the mutual misunderstandings and unintended signals that drove the crisis forward in a few short weeks. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Christopher Clark’s The Sleepwalkers is a dramatic and authoritative chronicle of Europe’s descent into a war that tore the world apart.

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A leitura desta obra torna-se uma tarefa imprescindível para todo aquele que se propõe a mesma pergunta que orientava Bonhoeffer: "O que é o cristianismo ou, ainda, quem é de fato Cristo para nós hoje?". Para ele, ficou evidente a necessidade de criticar o que chamou de "graça barata", que, "em vez de justificar o pecador, justifica o pecado". Ou seja, a postura que a Igreja assume ao inverter todo o esforço dos reformadores sintetizado na doutrina da justificação pela fé mediante o sacrifício na cruz de Cristo. Justamente por isso, "a graça barata é a inimiga mortal de nossa Igreja". Foi contra esse tipo de graça que os esforços de Bonhoeffer se direcionaram, reiterando enfaticamente a verdadeira vida em comunidade, na qual o discipulado é visto como compromisso radical de obediência a Cristo - mesmo que implique a morte, não apenas do velho ser humano, mas do próprio discípulo. Pedro Dulci

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¿Recuerdas cuando eras pequeño y creías que la vida era mágica? Pues bien, la magia de la vida es real, y es mucho más impresionante, imponente y apasionante de lo que jamás imaginaste de niño. Puedes vivir tus sueños, puedes tener todo lo que deseas, ¡y tu vida puede tocar el cielo! Te invito a que me acompañes en un inolvidable viaje de 28 días, mientras descubrimos lo deslumbrantes que realmente pueden ser nuestras vidas.

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Susan Scott reads her newly revised and updated New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller to achieving success one conversation at a time. As the master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, Susan Scott wants you to succeed. To do that, you must transform everyday conversations in effective ways to get your message across. In this guide, Susan teaches you how to: -Overcome barriers to meaningful communication -Expand and enrich relationships with colleagues, friends, and family -Increase clarity and improve understanding -Handle strong emotions—on both sides of the table -Connect with colleagues, customers, and family at a deep level By mastering the Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, you will begin to change your life—one conversation at a time.

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From Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay-an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and what you need to know about your health. More Americans have peanut allergies today than at any point in history. Why? In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a strict recommendation that parents avoid giving their children peanut products until they're three years old. Getting the science perfectly backward, triggering intolerance with lack of early exposure, the US now leads the world in peanut allergies-and this misinformation is still rearing its head today. How could the experts have gotten it so wrong? Dr. Marty Makary asks, Could it be that many modern-day health crises have been caused by the hubris of the medical establishment? Experts said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonized natural fat in foods, driving Americans to processed carbohydrates as obesity rates soared. They told citizens that there are no downsides to antibiotics and prescribed them liberally, causing a drug-resistant bacteria crisis. When modern medicine issues recommendations based on good scientific studies, it shines. Conversely, when modern medicine is interpreted through the harsh lens of opinion and edict, it can mold beliefs that harm patients and stunt research for decades. In Blind Spots, Dr. Makary explores the latest research on critical topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth to nutrition and longevity and more, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and tackling the most urgent yet unsung issues in our $4.5 trillion health care ecosystem. The path to medical mishaps can be absurd, entertaining, and jaw-dropping-but the truth is essential to our health.

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" The human soul has a built-in yearning for joy and beauty and all good things. But that craving for life has taken a real beating in the last few years. Join New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge as he gives you the tools you need to follow Jesus' path of supernatural resilience so you can reclaim your joy, strengthen your heart, and thrive through the storm. Between false promises of ease and comfort on one side and the sheer trauma of global disease and disasters on the other, people today are facing a shortage of peace, happiness, and strength. In Resilient, Eldredge reveals a path toward genuine recovery and resilience through Jesus himself. Drawing on wisdom from Scripture and Christian tradition, and illustrated throughout with powerful, true stories of grit and survival, Resilient will help you: · Recover from the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic · Tap into the river of life that God promises his people · Learn to be patient with yourself--genuine recovery from spiritual and emotional trauma takes time and intentionality · Create a plan to foster resilience in your day-to-day life · Discover deep wells of freedom and strength through Christ who lives within us Thriving requires a resilient soul. This book will help you find the resilience you long for when the world has gone mad--and discover in Jesus himself the strength that prevails. "

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Atlanta, Georgia. Present day. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. The police investigate but the trail goes cold. Until a chance assignment takes GBI investigator Will Trent to the state penitentiary, and to a prisoner who says he recognizes the MO. The attack looks identical to the one he was accused of eight years earlier. The prisoner's always insisted that he was innocent, and now he's sure he has proof. The killer is still out there. As Will digs into both crimes it becomes clear that he must solve the original case in order to reach the truth. Yet nearly a decade has passed -- time for memories to fade, witnesses to vanish, evidence to disappear. And now he needs medical examiner Sara Linton to help him hunt down a ruthless murderer. But when the past and present collide, everything Will values is at stake

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En el escenario majestuoso de la Ribeira Sacra, Álvaro sufre un accidente que acabará con su vida. Cuando Manuel, su marido, llega a Galicia para reconocer el cadáver, descubre que la investigación sobre el caso se ha cerrado con demasiada rapidez. El rechazo de su poderosa familia política, los Muñiz de Dávila, le impulsa a huir pero le retiene el alegato contra la impunidad que Nogueira, un guardia civil jubilado, esgrime contra la familia de Álvaro, nobles mecidos en sus privilegios, y la sospecha de que ésa no es la primera muerte de su entorno que se ha enmascarado como accidental. Lucas, un sacerdote amigo de la infancia de Álvaro, se une a Manuel y a Nogueira en la reconstrucción de la vida secreta de quien creían conocer bien. La inesperada amistad de estos tres hombres sin ninguna afinidad aparente ayuda a Manuel a navegar entre el amor por quien fue su marido y el tormento de haber vivido de espaldas a la realidad, blindado tras la quimera de su mundo de escritor. Empezará así la búsqueda de la verdad, en un lugar de fuertes creencias y arraigadas costumbres en el que la lógica nunca termina de atar todos los cabos.

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Más de 4.500.000 de ejemplares vendidos. «Elísabet Benavent es la voz masiva de una generación». Jesús Ruiz Mantilla, El País Amor, enredo, cocina, sexo y una amistad inquebrantable se dan cita en el final de la bilogía «Horizonte Martina» de @BetaCoqueta, dos novelas que te harán vibrar y disfrutar del amor en estado puro. ¿Estás preparada para dejarte llevar? Si te llamas Martina y te has enamorado perdidamente de Pablo Ruiz... Si te has dejado llevar y te has soltado la melena... Si juntos habéis hecho y dicho cosas que jamás imaginasteis... Eres la protagonista de esta historia y tu vida está a punto de ser otra. Quedarás a la deriva, perderás el norte, y poco a poco estarás más lejos de tu hogar en tierra firme. Elísabet Benavent, la autora de las sagas «Saga Valeria», «Saga Silvia», de la trilogía «Mi elección», la bilogía «Canciones y recuerdos» y las novelas Mi isla, Toda la verdad de mis mentiras, Un cuento perfecto, El arte de engañar al karma, Todas esas cosas que te diré mañana, Los abrazos lentos, Cómo (no) escribí nuestra historia y Esnob, pone el broche de oro a su bilogía «Horizonte Martina» con Martina en tierra firme, una historia de amor imparable, con luces y sombras, con secretos y contradicciones, un final de vértigo que te dejará sin palabras. Original, arriesgada, arrebatadora, desternillante, hípster, macarra, sexy, 100% @BetaCoqueta, Martina en tierra firme te enloquecerá. En los blogs... «En definitiva, Martina en tierra firme es el broche de oro para una bilogía que me ha encantado, un libro que apenas podrás saborear debido a un ritmo vertiginoso y una historia que te calará hondo. Muy recomendable.» Blog Buscando un dandy «Me ha enamorado, posiblemente por lo duro que es. De hecho, afirmo, sin dudarlo, que es uno de mis libros favoritos de la autora.» Blog Adicta a los libros «El encanto que tienen los personajes de Elísabet Benavent nos hace devorar con ansia sus páginas para darle un sentido completo a las historias que nos cuenta.» Blog Strindice Las lectoras han dicho: «¿Qué puedo decir que no hayan dicho ya? ¡Que me encanta! He reído, he llorado, ha habido momentos en los que me he quedado sin respiración... ¡¡¡maravillosa!!!» «Elísabet Benavent ha sabido mantener el listón alto. Historias divertidas, románticas, eróticas. Desde Valeria soy una fiel seguidora de su obra.» «Cien puntos, Elísabet, ¡¡eres un genio, una gran escritora!! ¡Desde que empecé no he podido parar de leer!» «Maravillosa. Como siempre esta autora nos hace soñar. Nunca decepciona. Simplemente nos enamora y nos hace vivir la historia como si fuera nuestra.» «Esta escritora me encoge el corazón. Describe como nadie los sentimientos y te deja con ganas de más. Muchas gracias, Elísabet, por escribir. No dejes nunca de hacerlo.» «Genial, como todo lo que escribe Elísabet. Me encantan sus personajes: mujeres fuertes, decididas, atrevidas. Digamos que son una fuente de inspiración.»

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In a memoir where heroism meets humor, NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen tells the story of her family's daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter with laughter and fierce love. Starting in 1975, Vietnam's "boat people"--desperate families seeking freedom--fled the Communist government and violence in their country any way they could, usually by boat across the South China Sea. Vicky Nguyen and her family were among them. Attacked at sea by pirates before reaching a refugee camp in Malaysia, Vicky's family survived on rations and waited months until they were sponsored to America. But deciding to leave and start a new life in a new country is half the story...figuring out how to be American is the other. Boat Baby is Vicky's memoir of growing up in America with unconventional Vietnamese parents who didn't always know how to bridge the cultural gaps. It's a childhood filled with misadventures and misunderstandings, from almost stabbing the neighborhood racist with a butter knife to getting caught stealing Cosmo to read the answers to Do You Really Think You Know Everything About Sex? Vicky's parents approached life with the attitude, "Why not us?" In the face of prejudice, they taught her to be gritty and resilient, skills Vicky used as she combatted stereotyping throughout her career, fending off the question "Aren't you Connie Chung?" to become a leading Asian American journalist on television. She delivers a uniquely transparent account of her life, revealing how she negotiated her salary in a competitive industry, the challenges of starting a family, and the struggle to be a dutiful daughter. Funny, nostalgic, and poignant, Boat Baby is a testament to the messy glue that bonds a family. In the tradition of We Are Dreamers by Simu Liu and Dear Girls by Ali Wong, Vicky Nguyen offers an optimistic story full of heart that illuminates the promise of what America can be.

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The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look at the real man behind the myth. Sharing never-before-told stories and insights, his closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers, and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century, revealing how the boy who saluted became the man America came to know and love who still captures public imagination twenty-five years after his tragic death. Born into the spotlight, John F. Kennedy Jr. lived a short but remarkable life filled with expectation, ambition, family pressures, love, and tragedy. JFK Jr. dives deep into his complicated psyche and explores the what-ifs, illuminating both the cultural and political moment he inhabited and the way this son of a president, so full of promise and possibility, embodied America's most cherished hopes.

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Following City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible to put down conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow's epic, genre-defining crime trilogy and the final book of Winslow's extraordinary career. Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond his wildest dreams rich. The former dock worker, Irish mob soldier and fugitive from the law is now a respected businessman - a Las Vegas casino mogul and billionaire silent partner in a group that owns two lavish hotels. Finally, Danny has it all: a beautiful house, a child he adores, a woman he might even fall in love with. Life is good. But then Danny reaches too far. When he tries to buy an old hotel on a prime piece of real estate with plans to build his dream resort, he triggers a war against Las Vegas power brokers, a powerful FBI agent bent on revenge and a rival casino owner with dark connections of his own. Danny thought he had buried his past, but now it reaches up to him from the grave to pull him down. Old enemies surface, and when they come for Danny they vow to take everything - not only his empire, not just his life, but all that he holds dear, including his son. To save his life and everything he loves, Danny must become the ruthless fighter he once was - and never wanted to be again. Ranging from the gritty back rooms of Providence, RI to the power corridors of Washington, DC and Wall Street to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, City in Ruins is an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion.

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The Fairy Tale Cupcakes crew helps two professional football players in knead when the athletes are suspected of murder and their dream of opening a bakery is crushed, from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. Professional football players Keogh Graham and Tyler Matthews want to open a Fairy Tale Cupcakes franchise. They're spending the off-season in Scottsdale working in Mel's bakery, learning about the business and how to bake show-stopping cupcakes. The popular athletes bring a boom of customers to the store as football fans flock to see the friends mixing batter and piping icing. Everyone's excited the athletes are pursuing their dream of owning a bakery—except for those who fear the players will ditch football for fondant and retire early from professional sports. The angry naysayers include their team owner and Keogh's sports agent, along with some very vocal fans. When the owner of their team, the Arizona Scorpions, is found dead on the floor of their new bakery following an argument with Keogh, the pros become prime suspects. As the investigation heats up, Mel and the rest of the cupcake bakery crew must step up and prove their franchise owners are innocent before it's game-over for the new bakers.

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" Set in a picturesque Cape Cod town, the latest in this cozy mystery series by the Agatha Award–winning author will delight fans of Lorna Barrett's Booktown series and Kate Carlisle's Bibliophile mysteries, as bike-shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida and her fellow book club sleuths solve a bookstore murder. Everyone loves a festival, though Mac has a few concerns about the Spring equinox event organized by the new Chamber of Commerce director, Wagner Lavoie. After all, March weather is unpredictable. Still, there's plenty to enjoy, between flower-shaped candies at Salty Taffy's, spring rolls at the Rusty Anchor, and a parade of decorated bicycles. But the festivities soon take a stormy turn … Mac glimpses conflict between Wagner and other locals during the festival, but it's a shock when he's found dead in the Book Nook, pinned beneath a toppled bookshelf. It's an irresistible case for Mac's book group. She and the rest of the Cozy Capers will have to use all their sleuthing skills to bring the killer's story to an end … "

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For a translation to do justice to the Quran and capture its elegance and vigor, it has to be accurate, smooth, eloquent, and accessible. Unlike most popular translations, The Clear Quran Series masterfully passes on all counts. To achieve accuracy, the translator has made use of the greatest and most celebrated works of old and modern tafsir (Quran commentaries), and shared the work with several Imams in North America for feedback and insight. For clarity, every effort has been made to select easy to understand words and phrases that reflect the beauty, flow, and power of the original text. Along with informative footnotes and Sura (chapter) introductions, verses have been grouped and titled based on their themes for a better understanding of the chapters, their main concepts, and internal coherence. Thanks to our dedicated team of scholars, editors, and proofreaders, we believe that what you are holding in your hands now is the finest translation of the Final Revelation.

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Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward delivers an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes narrative exploring the intricate dynamics of Ukraine, the Middle East, and the American presidency, offering unparalleled insights into political intrigue and global strategy from one of the most authoritative voices in political journalism today. War is a “harrowing, riveting” (The New York Times) account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics in American history. We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power ahead of the 2024 elections. With unrivaled, inside-the-room reporting, Woodward shows President Biden’s approach to managing the war in Ukraine, the most significant land war in Europe since World War II, and his tortured path to contain the bloody Middle East conflict between Israel and the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Woodward reveals the extraordinary complexity and consequence of wartime back-channel diplomacy and decision-making to deter the use of nuclear weapons and a rapid slide into World War III. The raw cage-fight of politics accelerates leading up to the presidential election in 2024, starting between President Biden and Trump, and ending with the unexpected elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. War provides an unvarnished examination of the vice president as she tries to embrace the Biden legacy and policies while beginning to chart a path of her own as a presidential candidate. Woodward’s reporting once again sets the standard for journalism at its most authoritative and illuminating.

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THE AVATAR, #1 BEST SELLING BOOK IN AMERICA and Jonathan Cahn’s newest releaase will change the way you see the world. THE AVATAR contains revelations so stunning and so shocking that they cannot even be revealed outside of its pages. Who are the avatars? And what do they have to do with the future of America and the world…and your life? Could they lie behind the outcome of every recent American presidential election and the nation’s future? Jonathan Cahn, author of nine New York Times bestsellers, now releases what may be his most explosive book yet! THE AVATAR will reveal what the media will never tell you – the ancient mystery at work, moving in secret, behind world events, behind the transformation of America and the West, behind specific world leaders, behind the changes that are touching each of our lives, and what is yet to come, our future. THE AVATAR will take you on a journey across the earth to uncover the mystery of the ancient gods and avatars – to a land where the gods never left, to a haunted island, to the lady of the forest, and to a god that revealed itself live on television and the web before millions who had no idea what was actually happening. Is there an ancient mystery of kings and queens that will open up, in stunning clarity, the meaning of Donald Trump and every other American leader of recent times – why they rose – why they fell – or why they rose again? Could this be determined from ages past, the exact years of his presidency? What is the mystery behind the day he was born? What is the mystery of the priesthood that lay behind the day his life was almost taken? Could the ancient god-kings and goddess-queens, the avatars, be returning to enter the political realm, our national stage, to take over and rule? THE AVATAR will open up the mystery of the avatar, one who has become a prominent leader on the American political stage and yet who has lived in the image of an ancient deity – of an ancient god, from birth – The American Avatar, instrument of the gods and their agenda. Who is the avatar? And what is the danger that all this poses? Is there an ancient object buried in the sand of the Middle East that foreshadow what is now taking place in America and that holds the key to our future? How much time do we have left? And what must we do? THE AVATAR will reveal… The trickster god The Olympian mystery The return of the king The goddess on the mountaintop The gods of the lake The Cosmic Queen The Altar of Ishtar The god of madness The Black Obelisk The mind-blowing mystery of Sharad Purnima and the Night of the Visitation The geographic formation of another planet that connects to the future of America What lies ahead - and the window of time we have left What you need to know…the answer And of course the Mystery of the Avatar And much, much more… THE AVATAR will not only blow your mind, but change the way you see the world! THE AVATAR – by Jonathan Cahn – The Return of the Ancients & the Future of America. The book you cannot afford not to read!

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Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition, Online Resources, and Davis Edge work together to create an interactive learning experience that teaches students to think critically and make the best patient care decisions. The text, written specifically for LPNs/LVNs, provides the comprehensive medical-surgical nursing knowledge they need to understand in this key course. Online Resources equip instructors with the lesson plans, teaching resources, and activities to create an active classroom environment where students can apply what they’re learning. Davis Edge online quizzing tracks student progress; assesses their knowledge; prepares students for classroom exams and the NCLEX; and provides real time analytics to identify their weak concepts and topic areas. BONUS! Quizzes in the Instructor Reserve section of Davis Edge can be assigned to ensure your students have watched the corresponding videos from Davis’s Nursing Skills Videos for LPN/LVN, 3rd Edition, sold separately. Text Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition A student-oriented focus helps LPN/LVN students to master safe and effective nursing care by developing the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they need to excel in clinical practice. Clear, concise, readable, well organized, and easy to follow, it’s the text that prepares new nurses to make the connections. Davis Edge Davis Edge is the online quizzing program that integrates seamlessly into the classroom to give students the additional practice questions they need to perform well on course and board exams. Handpicked preset assignments save instructors time, while actionable analytics let them take the pulse of how their students are performing in med-surg. Instructors have the real-time information they need to monitor, track, and assess their class’ mastery of the content. They are able to easily identify the areas in which students are struggling, intervene quickly, and provide relevant remediation to ensure that students succeed and improve within following areas: Comprehension and Retention: How well do students understand the content? Participation and Engagement: Are students keeping-up with their reading and assignments? Test-Taking Skills: Are students prepared for NCLEX®-style questions and improving their test-taking skills? An access code inside new printed texts unlocks Davis Edge as well as a wealth of online learning tools and resources, including an ebook powered by VitalSource. A title in our new approach to LPN/LVN education LPN/LVN Connections responds to the pressures and challenges faced in nursing education with a new approach that highlights key themes across our core textbooks, maintains a consistent reading level, common terminology and lab values to improve student outcomes in class and prepare them for professional practice. Educators: Contact your F.A. Davis Consultant to learn more about LPN/LVN Connections. Make the connections every step of the way. Also Available… Study Guide for Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition Davis’s Nursing Skills Videos for LPN/LVN, 3rd Edition

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A balance of being both easy-to-read and easy-to-carry, this Bible is an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go. This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at any size. The go-anywhere New King James Version Bible, lightweight and portable, now with the enhanced readability of Thomas Nelson’s custom NKJV font in large print. That’s the NKJV Value Thinline Large Print Bible, and it’s the Bible you’ll want to take with you throughout your day. Featuring the popular and reliable text of the New King James Version in a variety of compelling cover designs, you will enjoy the beautiful new layout, helpful reading plan, and words of Christ in red. Features Include: Line-matched classic 2-column format Presentation page to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or a note Words of Christ in red help you quickly identify Jesus’ teachings and statements Translation notes provide a look into the thinking of the translators with alternative translations that could have been used and textual notes about manuscript variations Reading plan guiding you through the entire Bible in a year Ribbon markers for you to easily navigate and keep track of where you were reading Durable and flexible Smyth-sewn binding for years of use Easy-to-read 10.5-point NKJV Comfort Print

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La vida no es justa, y eso Logan lo sabe muy bien. Después de una dolorosa pérdida, su corazón se ha vuelto hermético, frío e inquebrantable. Por eso no le importa que todos crean que es el malo de la historia. Leah nunca se ha sentido la protagonista de la suya. Vive con la cabeza enterrada en los libros, intentando pasar desapercibida, y se refugia en la gran comunidad de lectores que tiene en internet. Leah no es el tipo de chica que Logan está buscando. Y Logan es la clase de chico que Leah trata de evitar. Quizá por eso lo que hay entre ellos funciona tan bien. La historia que ha tocado el corazón de miles de lectores en Wattpad en una edición especial con capítulos inéditos. Tras el éxito de Hasta que nos quedemos sin estrellas, Inma Rubiales vuelve con una historia que no olvidarás. «Una historia increíble, pasional, sentimental y reflexiva. Al leer siempre te quedas con ganas de más. Sin duda, un libro que no te decepcionará en absoluto.» @Nereadg05 «Desde el primer capítulo ya supe que iba a ser mi nueva obsesión. Inma te hace conectar con los personajes capítulo a capítulo y nunca querrás dejar de leer.» @martagarber3 «El arte de ser nosotros es de esos libros que desde los primeros capítulos se te mete en el corazón y sabes que va a dejar huella.» @booksbydaniela «Una historia sobre las luces y las sombras del amor, la amistad y el miedo.» @_queriend0te «Inma escribe palabras que se transforman en pura emoción. La química entre Logan y Leah va mucho más allá del papel, una vez que los conozcas no podrás olvidarlos jamás.» ALINA NOT

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . For most people, that means a time of celebration, relaxation and inebriation, but not for the staff of The Stranger Times. While a book club meeting ending in a triple murder isn’t unprecedented, it is at least noteworthy. It quickly emerges that this is no ordinary book-club-triple-murder either, as it features a librarian possessed by a chaotic entity who has broken through from another dimension and is hellbent on vengeance. He’s made a list, but he’s not checking it twice as the whole of humanity is on it. Who would want to summon such a thing? And how is anyone going to be able to send it back? As if that wasn’t enough to be dealing with, a shocking revelation about a member of The Stranger Times team’s past brings family together, but not in a way that’s ever going to make it into a Hallmark movie. Featuring demonically possessed Santas, blood-thirsty books and the ghost of a legendary nightclub, it’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas apocalypse . . .

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Using a time-tested approach that has helped millions of students around the world, Fundamentals of English Grammar blends direct grammar instruction with carefully sequenced practice to developspeaking, writing, listening, and reading skills. The fifth edition has been extensively revised to keep pace with advances in theory and practice, particularly from cognitive science. Now more than ever, teachers will find an extensive range of presentations, activities, and tasks to meet the specific needs of their classes. New to This Edition - A pretest at the start of each chapter allows learners to assess what they already know and orient themselves to the chapter material. - Practice, spaced out over time, helps students learn better. Numerous exercises have been added to provide more incremental practice. - New charts and exercises show patterns to help learners make sense of the information. - Meaning-based practice is introduced at the sentence level. Students do not have to wait for longer passages to work with meaning. - Frequent oral exercises encourage students to speak more naturally and fluidly. - Step-by-step writing activities promote written fluency. All end-of-chapter tasks include writing tips and editing checklists. - A wide range of contextualized exercises, frequently including life skills vocabulary, encourages authentic language use. - Updated grammar charts based on corpus research reflect current usage and highlight the differences between written and spoken English in formal and informal contexts. - The BlackBookBlog focuses on student success, cultural differences, and life-skills strategies. - End-of-the-chapter Learning Checks help students assess their learning. - A Pearson Practice English app with end-of-chapter learning checks, Student Book audio, and guided PowerPoint videos. - Revised MyEnglishLab for a fully blended program.

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