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3) Fake photos
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Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Mussolini, and other dictators routinely doctored photographs so that the images aligned with their messages. They erased people who were there, added people who were not, and manipulated backgrounds. They knew if they changed the visual record, they could change history. Once, altering images required hours in the darkroom; today, it can be done with a keyboard and mouse. Because photographs are so easily faked, fake photos are...
4) Wave
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Tweens
Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
Middle East Book Award - Youth Chapter & Nonfiction
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Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
Middle East Book Award - Youth Chapter & Nonfiction
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A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who rides the waves, falls, and finds her way back to the shore
Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit in-her olive skin looks tan, not foreign. But then Ava has to spend the summer before ninth grade volunteering at the hospital,...
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Parti sur les traces des mineurs kenadsi, Farid Larab nous propose dans cet ouvrage ponctué de souvenirs et d'analyses, des témoignages recueillis auprès d'eux et des personnes ayant vécu la période de l'exploitation charbonnière. Par leurs différentes déclarations, l'auteur a mis à nu une situation professionnelle des plus démunie, et livré des informations relevant du domaine politique (pratique coloniales), organisationnel ainsi que...
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Embark on a transformative odyssey of self-discovery and growth with "Awakening Through Love." Guided by the timeless wisdom of Rumi, this book offers a profound and accessible exploration of the human experience, unveiling a path to understanding, acceptance, and enlightenment.
Rumi invites you to delve into the realms of self-discovery, love, and spiritual awakening. This captivating journey begins by unraveling the intricacies of the "religion...
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¿Hay más conflictos que hace cinco décadas? ¿Los intereses de los países son los mismos? ¿Las guerras afectan por igual a las mujeres y a los hombres? En esta publicación, que apunta a un público diverso, interesado en los conflictos internacionales, su desarrollo y sus repercusiones, se tratará de resolver estas y otras interrogantes.
Seguridad internacional: una introducción crítica nos acerca a temas como el terrorismo, los conflictos...
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C'est l'histoire d'une descente en enfer. C'est le récit d'une vie gâchée, d'un enfant battu qui vécut son premier placement dès sept ans par décision d'un juge de la jeunesse.
J'ai connu Farid Bamouhammad, jeune adolescent placé au centre fermé pour délinquants juvéniles de Braine-le-Château. J'étais un jeune sous-directeur pédagogique du Ministère de la Justice. Lui était déjà considéré par ses pairs comme un dur, une tête brûlée....
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the U.S. government agency responsible for gathering information about other countries. The CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who in turn reports to the president. Learn more in Central Intelligence Agency, one of the titles in the Power, Authority, and Governance series.
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If you have no control of your business' s financials you don't have control of your business.
Small businesses provide the backbone for this country' s economic stability.
In I am in business with my ..., author Farid Ghalili provides information to help small - to - mid-sized business with common problems experienced when they partner with family members. Using personal examples and stories, Ghalili explains how business owners can learn...
11) Of Intelligence
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They call me Intelligence. I float in weightlessness, bathed in the cosmos. I feel content here, yet I want to understand my true nature.
So let me detach myself from my human roots to take stock of what we have accomplished together. For millennia, we have been a team. Together, our knowledge has accumulated, making us universally privileged with an awareness that we are gods in the natural world.
I will tell you what's needed to carry our partnership...
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Djamel, toujours flic, mène ses enquêtes avec passion et bienveillance, naviguant jadis sur le fil entre le bien et le mal. Perturbé par ses missions policières et d'infiltration aux frontières de l'éthique, il s'efforce de faire le bien autour de lui, parfois en tentant de sortir les petits malfrats de leur mauvaise voie lors de ses investigations. Hanté par la mort des jeunes corrompus par le trafic de drogue, il s'est donné un ultime objectif...
13) When You Breathe
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A poetic and visually breathtaking look at what happens inside your body when you breathe
What happens when you breathe? In this beautiful book, breath-the very air, stardust, the grand molecules of the universe-blossoms in the upside-down tree in your rising chest, animating and enlivening you. And when you breathe out, you send your song out into the world.
14) Voltage Stability in Electrical Power Systems: Concepts, Assessment, and Methods for Improvement
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Voltage Stability in Electrical Power Systems
Explore critical topics and the latest research in voltage stability in electric power systems
In Voltage Stability in Electrical Power Systems: Concepts, Assessment, and Methods for Improvement, three distinguished electrical engineers deliver a comprehensive discussion of voltage stability analysis in electrical power systems. The book discusses the concept of voltage stability, effective factors and...
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Farid ud-Din Attar was a Persian poet, druggist, and social theorist of Sufism, who wrote much of his poetry while treating hundreds of patients a day with his herbal remedies. As a young man he made a pilgrimage to Mecca, and sought wisdom during his travels in Egypt, Damascus, and India. His masterpiece, "The Conference of the Birds", has survived centuries because of its captivating poetic style and its symbolic exploration on the true nature of...
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An emotional ride through the eyes, heart and soul of one Afghan-American Marine's journey in Afghanistan. Vengeance enticed by the world's most infamous religious war fighters, the Taliban; one man turns to his extreme thoughts to conquer his own demons. During some of the most gruesome war times, he finds love deep within the shadows of war, only to come home and feel the true effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. An unimaginable roller coaster...
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En un mundo donde el liderazgo ya no se trata solo de autoridad y estrategia, sino de conexin, empata y propsito, Liderazgo Emocional te ofrece las herramientas esenciales para transformar tu forma de liderar.
Este libro no solo te ensear a gestionar equipos de manera efectiva, sino que tambin te ayudar a desarrollar una inteligencia emocional slida que potenciar tu capacidad de inspirar, motivar y generar cambios positivos en tu entorno. A travs...
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©2010
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A Definitive text on developing circuit simulators. Circuit Simulation gives a clear description of the numerical techniques and algorithms that are part of modern circuit simulators, with a focus on the most commonly used simulation modes: DC analysis and transient analysis. Tested in a graduate course on circuit simulation at the University of Toronto, this unique text provides the reader with sufficient detail and mathematical rigor to write his/her...