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  Shanghai Gone - Domicide and...

  Qin Shao

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  “One of the best accounts of the reality of gentrification and urban development in China . . . grounded with solid historical, ethnographic and legal evidence” (Urban Studies). In recent decades, the centuries-old city of Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity. With its world famous skyscrapers, it now ranks with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. In Shanghai Gone, Qin Shao applies the concept of domicide—the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellers—to the sweeping destruction of neighborhoods, families, and life patterns that made way for the new Shanghai.   Shao gives voice to the holdouts and protesters who resisted domicide and demanded justice. She follows, among others, a reticent kindergarten teacher turned diehard petitioner; a descendant of gangsters and squatters who has become an amateur lawyer for evictees; and a Chinese Muslim who has struggled to recover his ancestral home in Xintiandi, an infamous site of gentrification dominated by a well-connected Hong Kong real estate tycoon.   Highlighting the wrenching changes spawned by China’s reform era, Shao vividly portrays the corrupt and rapacious pursuit of growth and profit, the personal wreckage it has left behind, and the enduring human spirit it has unleashed.

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  NASM CPT Study Guide 2024-2025 -...

  Shawn Blake

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  Find everything you need to confidently prepare and pass the NASM CPT exam with this all-in-one study guide 
    
  The National Academy of Sports Medicine or NASM CPT exam can provide the certification you need to succeed in your career as a personal trainer. 
    
  With its comprehensive and practical approaches to ensure safe but effective training, a NASM certificate can provide the knowledge and competence you need to safely guide and train your clients to achieve their fitness goals. 
    
  However, due to its varying and often challenging topics, approximately only 74% of exam takers pass the NASM CPT exam. 
    
  But don’t let numbers stop you from trying your best. 
    
  With the right study guide and strategies to maximize preparation time, anyone can pass the NASM CPT exam and start their career. 
    
  Grab a pen, and don’t forget to take notes as you discover: 
   How to physically and mentally prepare yourself for the exam with the ACE MethodAn in-depth discussion on basic and applied sciences and nutritional concepts you will find in the NASM CPT examThe importance of understanding the psychology of exercise and strategies to coach your clients using behavioral approachesWhy conducting assessments can help you create an effective and successful exercise program for your potential clientsHow to use the OPT model and design a program for clients with various fitness levelsThe importance of incorporating different types of training concepts to help your clients achieve their fitness goals 
    
  And so much more! 
    
  Take a closer step toward your dream career.Ace the NASM CPT Exam and start your personal trainer career.

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  The Love Language of Flowers -...

  Lisa McGuinness, Jess Buttermore

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  A Fresh Twist on Vintage Flower Meanings & Arrangements"This book is enchanting to the eyes, inspiring for the mind, and refreshing for the soul.” —Maggie Hyde, Petal Back Farm#1 New Release in Flower Arranging, Plant & Animal Photography, Photograpy Equipment & Techniques, Nature Literary Criticism, Victorian Literary Criticism, and Botany of FlowersThis floriography guide is a gorgeous and inspired combination of vintage Victorian flower meanings, quotes, and lore perfectly entwined with a contemporary toolbox for creating stunning flower arrangements and bouquets.For those who want to create beautiful bouquets and flower arrangements with history. Blooming with inspirational lifestyle photography by Jess Buttermore of Cedar House Living, The Love Language of Flowers will blow you away with an intriguing history of flowers alongside step-by-step instructions for creating 25 tasteful, meaningful arrangements.Express yourself and show others you care. With stunning photographs of different types of flowers, a detailed list of  floral arranging tools and supplies, and fascinating Victorian flower meanings, The Love Language of Flowers provides you with an elegant way to express your feelings or bring your self-care to the next level.Inside The Love Language of Flowers, find:A visual glossary of flowers and their Victorian meaningsSimple step-by-step instructions for creating twenty-five gorgeous floral arrangementsSuggestions for introducing contemporary plants and other interesting elements to bring a fresh look to classic bouquetsIf you like botanical books illustrated with stunning photography and floral design, such as Floriography, The Complete Language of Flowers, or Growing Flowers, you’ll love The Love Language of Flowers.

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  Don’t Die Ugly - Live Beautifully

  Lynn Soles

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  Lynn Soles made her career about creating beauty – as an artist, art teacher, tattoo artist and owner of a “permanent beauty” clinic. Then her doctors told her she had cancer. She had to choose: Die soon and ugly from cancer or enter a long course of treatments that might allow her to regain the life she’d known.  
  This remarkable memoir and guidebook, written in the course of her first year of treatment, gives real-life guidance for best supporting others through long-term illnesses and surgeries. Practical tips describe:how a cancer friend is different from other friends; things to say (and things never to say!) to your friend in treatment; essential cancer self-care tips for the habitual Superwoman;specific ways to ask for and give help to a person exhausted by cancer treatments.  
  You’ll laugh with Lynn as she and her family adjust to the changes treatment causes. You’ll be amazed by her contractor husband’s commitment to support her–even applying her eyelashes to the sounds of crooner Dean Martin. You’ll sense her longing as family holiday traditions, client care schedules, and the most mundane of daily tasks are revised to accommodate her chemotherapy-induced exhaustion. You’ll marvel at the perseverance cancer treatment can teach and learn to respect the times when a patient needs to rest in the “cancer cocoon.”  
  Hollywood stars rely on beauty professionals like Lynn to keep them physically beautiful right to the day their body is viewed in its coffin. Lynn’s cancer journey will inspire you to reconsider whether your hope rests in the beautiful things of this world that will fade away, and to rethink what it means to leave a beautiful, eternal Christian legacy.

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  Airline Interview - Pilot...

  07

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  The selection process for pilots in an international airline is based on a series of evaluative stages that test the candidate or applicant for the position. The interviewed pilot who applies for an operational position in an airline must meet a series of technical and personal requirements that will determine the professional profile that each company is seeking. 
  	It is important to understand that in the event that the applicant is rejected by the airline, it does not necessarily mean that they lack the suitability or necessary skills for the position, but rather that the overall profile of the applicant may not align with the professional profile that the company is looking for. 
  	In this work, you will learn all the details of each stage of the selection process, along with the necessary tools to succeed in your job interviews. It is a work dedicated to analyzing the different professional profiles that airlines are seeking, examining each point to consider at each stage of the selection process. 
  	This work will provide you with all the tools to elevate your upcoming job interviews to the highest professional level, and to assist you in achieving this, it will share the success stories of pilots who have traveled a similar path. Real stories of professional success.

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  ISO IEC 38500: A pocket guide...

  Alan Calder

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  Understand ISO 38500: the standard for the corporate governance of IT
  In the 21st century, IT governance has become a much-discussed topic among IT professionals. An IT governance framework serves to close the gap between the importance of IT and the understanding of IT, helping to improve your organisation's competitive position.
  ISO/IEC 38500 is the international standard for the corporate governance of information and communication technology. The purpose of the standard is to create a framework to ensure that the board is appropriately involved, and it sets out guiding principles for governing bodies on how to ensure the effective, efficient and acceptable use of IT within their company.
  This useful pocket guide is an ideal introduction for those wanting to understand more about ISO 38500. It describes the scope, application and objectives of the Standard and outlines its six core principles. It covers:
  
  - What is ISO/IEC 38500?
  - The corporate governance context
  - Scope, application and objectives
  - Principles and model for good governance of it
  - Implementing the six IT governance principles
  - ISO/IEC 38500 and the IT steering committee
  - Project governance
  - Other IT governance standards and frameworks
  - Integrated frameworks
  Implement an IT governance framework to improve your organisation's competitive position. Buy this pocket guide today!
  About the author
  Alan Calder is a leading author on IT governance and information security issues. He is Group CEO of GRC International Group plc, the AIM-listed company that owns IT Governance Ltd. Alan is a frequent media commentator on IT governance and information security issues, and has contributed articles and expert comment to a wide range of trade, national and online news outlets.

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