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  999 Amazing & Interesting Facts...

  Prof. John Chao

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  The planet comprises informative, exciting, and fascinating facts, with over 200 countries and over 7.8 billion people (animals, plants, and other organisms). For example, the land of the Kiwis has the largest concentration of pet owners on the planet. In Nicaragua, you’ll find one of only two flags in the world with the color purple. If you properly want to learn more about the earth and its ever-increasing population? Continue reading to discover some fascinating facts about the earth’s history, present, and future. There are many mysteries around the universe. Some are solved, some are puzzling, and some are still unknown. But eventually, the newest becomes known, and once proven, it becomes fact. 
  Did you know..... 
  -> In 2011, a woman named Aimee Davison paid $10,000 for a “non-visible” piece of jewelry. 
  -> Carrots used to be purple. 
  -> Benjamin Franklin only had two years of formal schooling. 
  -> The average person forgets 90% of his or her wishes. 
  -> Cucumber is a fruit, not a vegetable, since it has seeds in the middle! 
  -> Brazil's name has derived from a tree! 
  -> Plants are irritated by human noise. 
  -> Apple is 25% air, which is why it floats on water! 
  There's so much more....!

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  Busting Vegas - A True Story of...

  Ben Mezrich

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  Semyon Dukach was known as the darling of Las Vegas. A legend at twenty-one, this cocky hotshot was the biggest high roller to appear in Sin City in decades, a mathematical genius with a system the casinos had never seen before and couldn't stop -- a system that had nothing to do with card counting, wasn't illegal, and was more powerful than anything that had been tried before.  
  Las Vegas. Atlantic City. Aruba. Barcelona. London. And the jewel of the gambling crown -- Monte Carlo. 
  Dukach and his fellow MIT students hit them all and made millions. They came in hard, with stacks of cash; big, seemingly insane bets; women hanging on their arms; and fake identities. While they were taking classes and studying for exams during the week, over the weekends they stormed the blackjack tables, only to be banned from casinos, harassed, on the wrong end of guns, and beaten in the notorious back rooms of casinos. 
  The stakes were high, the dangers very real, but the players were up to the challenges, the consequences be damned. In the classroom, they were geeks. On the casino floor, they were unstoppable. Busting Vega$ is Dukach's unbelievably true story; a riveting account of monumental greed, excess, hubris, sex, love, violence, fear, and statistics that is high-stakes entertainment at its best.

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  Bedtime Stories for Curious Kids...

  Monica Wagner

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  Studies show that children who engage in storytelling before bed not only sleep better but also enhance their cognitive development and emotional understanding. Make bedtime special by sharing stories that take you and your child on exciting adventures! This audiobook is not just about better sleep, it's also about funny and dreamy experiences from the many children's stories to listen to, many of them exciting animal stories with lots of little animal heroes who live in nature with their animal friends. 
  Inside, you will discover: 
  ·     Captivating animal and nature stories perfect to let your child dream and relax, 
  ·     Listen to exciting and dreamy stories with your child that inspire, teach resilience and ignite the spark of courage. 
  ·     Rhyming bedtime stories to delight and improve language skills and the willingness to learn. 
   And much more! 
  This collection is a nightly ritual that weaves education and dreaming into your family life. Rest assured, each story has been carefully selected and crafted with young minds in mind, ensuring a safe, enjoyable, and enriching experience every night.

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  Perfectly Imperfect (But Mostly...

  Dicholas Chad Pansy

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  🚨 ATTENTION PERFECTIONISTS: If you’ve ever rewritten an email 14 times, physically cringed at a typo, or spent an hour debating whether to sign off with "Best" or "Sincerely"—this book is your personal attack. 
  Do you spend an obscene amount of time making sure every minor detail of your life is flawless, only to burn out like an overheated laptop from 2006? Do you find yourself rewriting text messages to ensure they sound casual, yet professional, yet witty, yet effortless, yet not like you're trying too hard, but also not like you don’t care? 
  CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉 You’re a perfectionist. And it’s ruining your life. 
  In this hilariously unhinged survival guide, we’ll explore: 
  ✅ The Art of Overthinking Everything – Why make a simple decision when you could spiral into existential dread? 
  ✅ Procrastination: The Perfectionist’s Favorite Coping Mechanism – If you never start, you never fail! Genius! 
  ✅ How to Do Everything at 110% Until You Emotionally Collapse – Sleep is for the weak. 
  ✅ Lowering Your Standards: An Incredibly Painful but Necessary Life Skill – Your 80% effort is still better than Todd’s 20%, and he got promoted. 
  By the end of this book, you won’t be cured of perfectionism (LOL, good luck with that), but you will at least understand why your brain is a flaming disaster. 
  📢 WARNING: This book contains aggressive sarcasm, brutal self-awareness, and zero practical advice on how to actually fix yourself. (Because let’s be honest, you’d just overthink it anyway.)

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  The Story of Your Home - A...

  Courtney Warren

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  Create a space you'll love (that everyone can live with) 
   
  Your home is where you make memories, build relationships, and find sanctuary, so it should tell your story. Full of practical action items and bursting with unique and inspiring photos, The Story of Your Home is your guide to creating a space that reflects the personality and purpose of the people who live there.  
   
  With the help of interior designer Courtney Warren and her StyleSense Design Quiz, you'll start by determining the heart behind your home and the story you want to tell through it. She'll guide you through your house, one room at a time, providing tools to stretch you beyond mere aesthetics to the true essence of how you live and what you want your home to say--both to the people who live in it and those you invite in. 
   
  With Courtney's expert help, the inviting and comfortable home you long for is closer than you think. 
   
   
  "Courtney will help you create a meaningful and memorable home, one that honors the people and stories it holds while creating space for connection and new experiences. You'll want to start a project the moment you put it down!"--Lindsay Sherbondy, owner and artist at Lindsay Letters Co. 
   
  "Courtney Warren makes the challenge of weaving style and personality into your home fun, budget-friendly, and easy to achieve."--Hilary Kennedy, TV host and influencer

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  MacTrump - A Shakespearean...

  Jacopo della Quercia, Ian Doescher

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  No one thought that MacTrump—Lord of MacTrump Towers, Son of New York—would ascend to the highest position in the kingdom. Yet with the help of his unhappy but dutiful wife Lady MacTrump, his clever daughter Dame Desdivanka, and his coterie of advisers, MacTrump is comfortably ensconced in the White Hold as President of the United Fiefdoms, free to make proclamations to his subjects through his favorite messenger, McTweet. 
   
   
   
  The Democrati, mourning the loss of their cherished leader O'Bama, won't give up without a fight. They still remember the disastrous reign of George the Lesser, and they can see Putain's dark influence on MacTrump. Their greatest hope is MacMueller, tasked with investigating the plot that empowered MacTrump's rise to the throne. 
   
   
   
  As Desdivanka schemes to overthrow her father's councilors, and as Donnison and Ericson—trapped in their own Rosencrantz and Guildenstern-like storyline—prove useless to their father, MacTrump soon realizes he has no true allies. Will he be able to hold on to his throne? Only time will tell in this tragicomic tale of ambition, greed, and royal ineptitude.

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