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  Karachi Vice - Life and Death in...

  Samira Shackle

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  Karachi. Pakistan’s largest city is a sprawling metropolis of twenty million people, twice the size of New York City. It is a place of political turbulence in which those who have power wield it with brutal and partisan force. It takes an insider to know where is safe, whom to trust, and what makes Karachi tick. In this powerful debut, Samira Shackle explores the city of her mother’s birth in the company of a handful of Karachiites. Among them is Safdar, the ambulance driver who knows the city’s streets and shortcuts intimately and will stop at nothing to help his fellow citizens. There is Parveen, the activist whose outspoken views on injustice repeatedly lead her towards danger. And there is Zille, the hardened journalist whose commitment to getting the best scoops puts him at increasing risk. Their individual experiences unfold and converge as Shackle tells the bigger story of Karachi over the past decade as it endures a terrifying crime wave: a period in which the Taliban arrive in Pakistan, adding to its residents’ daily perils and pushing the city into international spotlight.Writing with intimate local knowledge and a global perspective, Shackle paints a vivid portrait of one of the most complex and compelling cities in the world, a city where the borders blur between politicians and gangsters and between lawful and unlawful and dangerous new forces of violent extremism are pitted against old networks of power.

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  How To Cross Stitch - Your Step...

  HowExpert, Melanie Yap

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  If you want to learn how to cross stitch, then get the “How To Cross Stitch” Volume 1. 
  Here are the benefits of getting this guide. 
  - You can learn a new hobby. 
  - You can make yourself productive during your free time. 
  - You can enhance your creativity 
  - You can earn money by selling your cross-stitch pieces. 
  - You can develop your skills in embroidery. 
  - You can express your artistic talent. 
  - You can exercise logical thinking by analyzing complicated patterns. 
  - You can create decorative pieces for your home. 
  - Cross stitch can be a highly coveted gift. 
  - Cross stitch also lets you enjoy your time alone by always keeping busy and excited to see the results of your project. 
  Simplicity is what we aim for in this book. There are individuals who do not appreciate this form of crafting because they think it is too complicated and boring. In fact, it’s the complete opposite, because you are a person who is always enthusiastic to create something beautiful and valuable in terms of effort. 
  This book gives you basic details about cross-stitching, a brief history, a step by step guide and a general overview of what to expect in accomplishing a cross-stitch project. You can also get useful tips that you can practice to be able to be efficient in completing the project. The book was made with utmost attention to details integrated with a direct, to the point approach of instructional information to help you get there fast. 
  About the Expert 
  Melanie Yap is a mom of three little girls and likes to spend quality time with her family while doing what she loves the most, which is writing, a passion that enables her to express her thoughts and share to the world her expertise in many subjects.She is well skilled in cross stitching and it is one of her favorite hobbies. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  Dirty Portuguese - Everyday...

  Alice Rose, Nati Vale, Pedro A...

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  Learn cool slang, funny insults and all the words they didn’t teach you in class with this comprehensive guide to dirty Portuguese. 
   
  You’ve taken Portuguese lessons and learned all kinds of useful phrases. You know how to order dinner, get directions, and ask for the bathroom. But what happens when it’s time to drop the textbook formality? To really know a language, you need to know its bad words, too. You need Dirty Portuguese. 
   
  From common slang and insulting curses to explicit sexual expressions, this volume teaches the kind of Portuguese heard every day on the streets of Brazil. Learn to sound like a native speaker with phrases like: 
   
  What’s up? — Tudo bem? 
   
  Are those fake boobs? — Você tem silicone no peito? 
   
  I need to take a piss. — Preciso mijar. 
   
  That goalie is so weak. — Esse goleiro é uma mãe. 
   
  Shit’s about to go down! — O coro vai comer! 
   
  I’m smashed. — Tô bebum. 
   
  Let’s fuck like animals. — Vamos trepar como animais.

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  Play It Right - The Remarkable...

  Kamal Gupta

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  A real-life underdog tale of one man turning the tables on the casinos and Wall Street without selling his soul to the devil
  		 
  All around the world, the words “Wall Street” conjure up a powerful image. For some, it is the center of America’s capitalist system and the engine of its economic growth. For others, it is the home of rapacious bankers and reckless traders whose greed would lead to a global financial crisis. For an Indian-born blackjack player, Wall Street represented something else entirely — a chance for him to play in the largest casino in the world.
  		 
  Kamal Gupta’s improbable journey, from a wide-eyed Indian immigrant to an ultimate insider in the rarefied world of investment banks and hedge funds, is a uniquely American story. Nowhere else would it have been possible for a scrawny computer scientist to enter the world of high finance solely on the basis of his gambling abilities. After spending seven years creating an investment methodology, Gupta went on an incredible run, generating an unprecedented 103 consecutive months of positive returns while managing money at large hedge funds. His success did not go unnoticed, and he found himself under constant pressure to take bigger risks to make even more money. He refused and always played it right, knowing that there was such a thing as “enough” money, something very few, if any, of his Wall Street peers understood.
  		 
  Much like Maria Konnikova’s bestseller, The Biggest Bluff, Play It Right isn’t so much about money as it is about the human condition and beating the odds, whether at a casino, on Wall Street, or in life itself.

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  Jelly Roll Bargello Quilts

  Karin Hellab

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  Learn to love curves by using the quilting technique that creates captivating waves and zigzags from straight stitches and patches. Bargello quilts consist entirely of straight seams and rectangular pieces, yet create mesmerizing optical illusions. It may look complex, but any beginner quilter who can sew a straight seam can master the necessary skills. It’s also a technique that’s easy to complete quickly and with confidence, thanks to precut jelly rolls and author Karin Hellaby’s clear how-to instructions. Discover this addictive technique as you work through beautiful patterns for pillows, a quilt bag, wall hangings, table toppers, and lap quilts. Karin works with both solid and printed fabrics, varying her color palette from monochromatic to colorful. She also explores the impact of offset seams for gentle curves and matched seams for dramatic arcs. With helpful tips throughout and coordinating photography, achieve stunning quilts using this fascinating technique!

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  K9 Spirit Guides

  Heather Leigh Strom

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  We’ve always suspected dogs are magical angels from God. In K9 Spirit Guides, author HeatherLeigh Strom gives you proof that our canine companions possess specific divine gifts to facilitateour healing, elevate our awareness, and expand our consciousness as children of God. Man’s bestfriends have their own spirit guides, which is why they appear in our lives just when we needthem most. Strom narrates a story of a girl and her many dogs. These special K9's found their way to her from throughout the world. However, their clandestine purpose and message wasn’t fully understood for decades. This story tells how these special K9angels led their owner strategically through a divine journey of self-actualization.Strom shares how her painful trauma healed instantly with their guidance; how the K9 guides broughther complete understanding of her life, who she was, and where she was going; and how theyoffered healing, peace, and divine spiritual enlightenment decades after her dogs died. K9 spirit guides are angelic support entities that connect with us through our canine friends. Essentially, our dogs have spirit guides much like each of us has our own spirit guides that helps us along our journey. Only the dogs’ spirit guides are not present to support the dog; rather, they are here for us! They watch over us offering their unique wisdom and benevolent healing through man’s best friend. They are not your dog’s individual spirit, and they are not what psychics tap into when they tell you what your dog is thinking. These stealth guardians have never spoken out until now. This book serves as their debut, an unveiling of sorts, to enlighten humanity about their presence, their purpose, and their gifts. It is an invitation for humankind to use these gifts to empower expedited healing and enlightenment. These special guides have specific messages for all of us.

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