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The inside story of the making of the speed metal masterpiece Rust in Peace by the lead vocalist and guitarist of Megadeth, the original lead guitarist of Metallica, and the author of the NYT bestseller, Mustaine

The Complete Grimoire is a practical and authentic guide for the beginning witchcraft practitioner by the creator of the hugely popular Instagram handle Wiccan Tips.

Pele, a compelling book penned by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, is a must-read for all sports enthusiasts. Published in 2020 by the renowned Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd, this book delves into the life and career of the legendary footballer, Pele. As an icon of the sports world, Pele's story is one of resilience, determination, and an unyielding passion for the game. Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, acclaimed for her engaging writing style, brings to life the journey of this extraordinary individual. This book is a fascinating addition to the biography genre, offering readers a glimpse into the life of one of the most celebrated figures in football history. Grab your copy of 'Pele' today and immerse yourself in the inspiring journey of this global sports icon. Published by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd, this book is a testament to their commitment to bringing compelling and inspiring stories to readers around the world.

A collection of all of Emily Dickinson's 1775 poems, which enables readers to see her work as a whole, the complexity of her personality, the fluctuation of her moods, and the development of her style.

One of the most expansive illustrated publications on Disney animation, finally available in a compact edition. The landmark volume includes behind-the-scenes photos, story sketches, and cel setups of famous film scenes. It covers each of the major animated features made during Walt's lifetime, as well as lesser-known short films and episodic...

"Horizon: a far-future Earth where awe-inspiring, animal-like machines are the dominant species and humans struggle to survive in pre-industrial tribes. In the aftermath of a titanic battle, Talanah, one of the greatest machine-hunters in the land, struggles to find her place in the rebuilding effort. Making matters worse, Aloy, her trusted friend, has disappeared. When a new threat emerges in the hinterlands, she must decide how best to serve her tribe, her friends, and herself"--Provided by publisher.

Bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious trilogy is a hilarious and inspiring whodunit that weaves together the story of a cold case from 1936 and the story of teen sleuth Stevie Bell in the present. The Truly Devious box set includes all three paperbacks in the series and is perfect for gift-giving and binge reading. The Truly Devious case—an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936—has consumed Stevie for years. It’s the very reason she came to the Academy. But after she arrives, more students turn up dead. Teen detective Stevie is on the case until she solves every mysterious death—from the past and the present. Praise for Truly Devious: “Parallel mysteries unfold with cleverly written dialogue, pate-turning brilliance, and a young sleuth as captivating as Hercule Poirot.” —USA Today “The Agatha Christie-like ecosystem pairs with lacerating contemporary wit. A multilayered, modern detective story.” —The New York Times Book Review Praise for The Vanishing Stair: “Take it from the world’s most impatient reader: If the Truly Devious series is basically one long mystery book, The Vanishing Stair is middle part so enjoyable you won’t even want to skip to the end.” —Entertainment Weekly Praise for The Hand on the Wall: “A richly satisfying, Poirot-like ending for Johnson''s inspired and inspiring teen sleuth.” —Kirkus Reviews

ITIL® 4 is the latest evolution of the leading best-practice framework for ITSM (IT service management). It has been significantly updated from ITIL v3 and addresses new ITSM challenges, includes new technologies and incorporates new ways of working.ITIL® Foundation Essentials ITIL 4 Edition is the ultimate revision guide for candidates preparing for the ITIL 4 Foundation exam. It is fully aligned with the Foundation course syllabus and gives a clear and concise overview of the facts. Whether you are taking an ITIL 4 Foundation training course or are a self-study candidate, new to the framework or looking to upgrade your ITIL 2011 certification, this guide is the essential companion. It: Provides definitions of the key terms and concepts used in ITIL 4; Presents detailed information in clear, user-friendly and easy-to-follow ways through tables, bullet points and diagrams; and Explains the key figures and diagrams in the ITIL syllabus.This second edition has been updated to align with amendments to the ITIL® 4 Foundation syllabus, including: Replacing 'change control' with 'change enablement' throughout; The removal of 'IT' from the definition of a change; and Updating definitions for customer, sponsor and user.Start preparing for your ITIL Foundation exam - order your copy today.ITIL® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. This book is an official AXELOS licensed product.

This is the ultimate sticker book for kids who love stickers and tractors. It's filled with big and noisy farm vehicles, trucks and diggers, and over 250 reusable stickers!Kids will love these unusual types of machines, and will love placing the stickers on the different tractors, or even on their own belongings! The stickers are reusable, and easy for little fingers to peel off the pages.Explore the World of TractorsUltimate Sticker Book Tractor is the perfect way to engage your child with fun facts and interactive reading. Inside this exciting little sticker book, you'll find:- Over 250 reusable stickers that are easy to peel and stick to pages or other surfaces- Interesting facts for kids to discover about tractors, trucks, and trailers- Bold photos and illustrations of working vehicles that will captivate and engage children This colourful activity book keeps kids engaged and learning as they play. The eye-catching photos and bright pictures will fascinate little ones and keep them coming back to this educational book. They're challenged to complete the images with the right vehicle parts, and they can also get creative and craft their own scenes out of different stickers. There's no end to where their imagination can take them!Alongside the pictures are bite-sized descriptions and information that is easy to read and suitable for children 5 years and up. They will learn about the different types of farm and construction vehicles, the important jobs they do, and even what power tyres they need. This sticker book inspires little ones to explore the outside world with activities such as follow-the-trail. There's also a quiz so you and your pre-schooler can read and engage together.More from DK Books:If you and your child enjoyed the activities in the Ultimate Sticker Book Tractor, and want to play with some more stickers, there are lots of other things to learn about! Look out for Ultimate Sticker Book Planes and other Flying Machines and Ultimate Sticker Book Things That Go.

Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a beautifully designed, must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard.

The practical plan to help reverse Alzheimer's and prevent cognitive decline from the international bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer's.

Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell..._______________Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book AwardShortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie MedalFrom the winner of the Costa Children's Book Prize_______________'I enjoyed it tremendously ... The next time I go to Paris I will be looking up at the rooftops' - Jacqueline Wilson'A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination' - Philip Pullman'Read everything she writes' - Daily Mail_______________Everyone tells Sophie that she was orphaned in a shipwreck - found floating in a cello case on the English Channel on her first birthday. But Sophie is convinced her mother also survived.When the Welfare Agency threatens to separate her from her guardian and send her to an orphanage, Sophie takes matters into her own hands, starting with the only clue she has - the address of a cello-maker in Paris. On the run from the authorities, Sophie finds Matteo and his network of rooftoppers - urchins who walk tightropes and live in the sky. In a race across the rooftops of Paris, will they be able to find her mother before it's too late?Hopeful, inspiring and thrilling in equal measure, this is a classic adventure story about pursuing your dreams and never ignoring a possible.

John Gwynne's epic fantasy trilogy reaches an explosive conclusion in this final volume. Thousands of years of enmity will be put to the test, as angels and demons clash in the ultimate fight for the Banished Lands.

When Darcy's brother-and Elle's new business partner-expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family during the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year's Eve.

The revised and fully updated edition of the seminal, sweeping history of post-colonial Africa.

The Booker Prize-shortlisted author on how staying optimistic can make our world better.

Combining the suspense of THE OUTSIDER with the childhood camaraderie in IT, THE INSTITUTE is a powerful new novel from Stephen King.

Perhaps the most important global trend of the last few years has been the rise - and transformation - of information warfare.

To know that you are loved by God is one of the greatest gifts of faith.

Jordan Belfortimmortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in the hit movie The Wolf of Wall Streetreveals the step-by-step sales and persuasion system proven to turn anyone into a sales-closing, money-earning rock star.For the first time ever, Jordan Belfort opens his playbook and gives you access to his exclusive step-by-step systemthe same system he used to create massive wealth for himself, his clients, and his sales teams. Until now this revolutionary program was only available through Jordan's $1,997 online training. Now, in Way of the Wolf, Belfort is ready to unleash the power of persuasion to a whole new generation, revealing how anyone can bounce back from devastating setbacks, master the art of persuasion, and build wealth. Every technique, every strategy, and every tip has been tested and proven to work in real-life situations. Written in his own inimitable voice, Way of the Wolf cracks the code on how to persuade anyone to do anything, and coaches readersregardless of age, education, or skill levelto be a master sales person, negotiator, closer, entrepreneur, or speaker.

If you're looking for a way to become an expert coder and impress your friends with the programs you can make from scratch, then pay attention.Here's the deal. You've decided that one of the most in-demand skills is the best place to start when making money. However, learning how to code can be a very long and arduous process. But, not learning it and hiring a programmer can be very expensive. You may want to build an app or code a website, but the costs have always been too high, making it pointless and not very cost-effective. Sound familiar?If it does, then the information inside this book is your answer. You will be given all the tips, tricks, and practice codes you need to learn Python, the solid programming language used in hundreds of industries around the world. This information allows you to become skilled much faster and perfect your coding skills in no time. Imagine cutting months off your learning curve and getting a strong base of knowledge in no time at all. Imagine getting your project done yourself for a fraction of the cost. This all is possible with the help of this three-books bundle, featuring beginner, intermediate, and expert guides!This guidebook goes more in-depth about the Python language. This is detailed, scientific information compiled together by experts in an easy-to-listen-to fashion.In this Python guide, you will discover:Book one: The benefits of Python How to get up and running with Python Full instructions of how to code How to make predictions with algorithms Real-world examples of Python The three different examples of codingBook two: The importance of machine learning The basics of working with Python How to set up your Python environment Data preprocessing with machine learning Working with linear regression in machine learningBook three: The best benefits of Python and why programmers around the world choose it How to download the Python language on your computer, regardless of the operating system you prefer How to write your first program in Python What is means to work with an object-oriented programming language How to write conditional statements, loops, functions, variables, classes, exceptions, and moreIf you want to learn more about how to get the best Python training, and if you are ready to write your own codes and turn your ideas into reality, then simply click the "Buy Now" button on this page to get started.

Dieser Band dokumentiert die erste, von Peter Lindbergh selbst kuratierte Werkschau, die er kurz vor seinem Tod fertigstellte. Über 150 Aufnahmen bieten neue, ganz unerwartete Einblicke in das Werk des legendären Fotografen. Ergänzt durch ein ausführliches Gespräch über die Entstehung sowie eine Hommage von Wim Wenders an Peter Lindbergh.

Dig into the 750 album covers that made rock history. Fact sheets, insider interviews, and lists from leading collectors take you on a musical memory tour. Covering everyone from Elvis to Bowie to The Sex Pistols, this complete volume includes bonus info on 250 records that became turning points for a band, an artist, or a genre.

In this revised edition updated with new findings, a researcher and consultant burrows deep inside the heads of one modern two-career couple to examine how each partner processes the workdayΓÇörevealing how a more nuanced understanding of the brain can allow us to better organize, prioritize, recall, and sort our daily lives.Emily and Paul are the parents of two young children, and professionals with different careers. Emily is the newly promoted vice president of marketing at a large corporation; Paul works from home or from clients'' offices as an independent IT consultant. Their days are filled with a bewildering blizzard of emails, phone calls, more emails, meetings, projects, proposals, and plans. Just staying ahead of the storm has become a seemingly insurmountable task.In Your Brain at Work, David Rock goes inside Emily and Paul''s brains to see how they function as each attempts to sort, prioritize, organize, and act on the vast quantities of information they receive in one typical day. Rock is an expert on how the brain functions in a work setting. By analyzing what is going on in their heads, he offers solutions Emily and Paul (and all of us) can use to survive and thrive in today''s hyperbusy work environmentΓÇöand still feel energized and accomplished at the end of the day.In Your Brain at Work, Rock explores issues such as:why our brains feel so taxed, and how to maximize our mental resourceswhy it''s so hard to focus, and how to better manage distractionshow to maximize the chance of finding insights to solve seemingly insurmountable problemshow to keep your cool in any situation, so that you can make the best decisions possiblehow to collaborate more effectively with otherswhy providing feedback is so difficult, and how to make it easierhow to be more effective at changing other people''s behaviorand much more.