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  John Wick - The Ultimate Trivia...

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  JOHN WICK 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA AND CURIOUS FACTS COLLECTION 
    
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  The John Wick franchise is an American neo-noir action series created by Derek Kolstad, starring Keanu Reeves as the titular character. The series follows John Wick, a retired hitman who is drawn back into the criminal underworld. The franchise includes four films, a spin-off film, a limited TV series, video games, and a comic book series. The films are known for their action sequences, world-building, and unique rules for assassins. The Continental hotel chain serves as a neutral ground, and assassins use gold coins as currency. The series has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Future projects include additional spin-off films and TV series. 
    
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  The John Wick franchise is an American neo-noir crime action film series created by Derek Kolstad, centering on the character John Wick, a legendary hitman portrayed by Keanu Reeves. Wick is drawn back into the criminal underworld after retiring. 
    
  The franchise began with the release of John Wick in 2014, and has expanded to include three sequels, a comic book series, a limited television series, and a spin-off film, all incorporating elements of alternate history. The series has been critically acclaimed and is considered one of the greatest action film series of all time. 
    
  The first John Wick film was developed in 2012 and principal photography began in September 2013, wrapping up in December 2013. Keanu Reeves was not the original vision for the role, which was initially conceived as a man in his mid-sixties.

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  This Stolen Land - A People's...

  Marsha O'Mahony

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  The Gwent Levels line the north shore of the Severn Estuary in South Wales: Chepstow at their head; their more famous cousin, the Somerset Levels, across the water; the Welsh capital, Cardiff at their feet. You could waste an hour crossing the Levels by motorway. Or brush aside the journey by train. But writer Marsha O'Mahony has chosen the slow route of foreshore, footpath, and country lane. Over the course of two years, she meandered from village to village collecting conversations and anecdotes as she went. The result is a remarkable oral and social history of this unique landscape and the people who live there.

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  Play Therapy - Helping Children...

  Vivian Westlake

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  Play is a fundamental aspect of childhood, serving as a natural medium through which children explore the world, express emotions, and develop essential skills. For children facing emotional, social, or psychological challenges, play becomes more than just a recreational activity; it transforms into a powerful tool for healing and growth. Play therapy harnesses the innate creativity and spontaneity of play to address a wide range of difficulties, offering children a safe and supportive environment to work through their struggles. 
  Unlike traditional talk therapies, which often rely on verbal communication, play therapy meets children where they are developmentally. Young children may lack the vocabulary or emotional insight to articulate their feelings, but through play, they can communicate their inner world in ways that feel natural and unthreatening. Whether through drawing, role-playing, or using toys as symbolic representations, children can express thoughts and emotions they might not be able to convey otherwise. 
  The importance of play therapy lies in its ability to bridge gaps in communication and understanding. It provides a structured yet flexible framework in which children can explore difficult experiences, such as trauma, grief, or anxiety, at their own pace. In this therapeutic space, children are empowered to make choices, solve problems, and build resilience. These experiences not only help them process current challenges but also equip them with skills that will serve them throughout their lives.

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  Uses for Obsession - A Chef's...

  Ben Shewry

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  An intimate, searing and hopeful memoir meets manifesto that reframes the way we think about restaurants, cooking, hospitality, leadership and humanity from one of the most respected chefs in the world. 
   
  Chef and restaurateur Ben Shewry knows obsession well. Whether it's crispy-edged lasagne, saltwater crocodile ribs or the perfect potato, obsession is what motivates him and what makes him tick. It's also what has propelled his Melbourne restaurant Attica into the league of the most innovative, acclaimed dining experiences in the world, and one of the most vital in Australian history. 
   
  In this absorbing and wide-ranging memoir meets manifesto, Shewry applies his sometimes searing, sometimes comic eye to creative freedom in the kitchen, food journalism, sexism in hospitality, the fraud of the farm-to-table sustainability ethos, the cult of the chef, cooking as muse and the legendary Family Bolognese. 
   
  Raised on a farm in a close-knit rural New Zealand family, he shares how a childhood surrounded by nature and a reverence for First People's cultures has influenced his work, the values he lives by, and the meticulous, inventive multi-course menu that is synonymous with Attica. Uses for Obsession also tells the intimate, desperate story of how Attica survived 262 days with an empty dining room. How, during a time of epic hospitality transformation, it morphed into a takeaway food business, a merch shop and a summer camp. He was told it couldn't be done and that doubt both tortured and drove him. 
   
  At its heart, this is a positive story, an antidote to the macho chef culture that thrives on old ideas about leadership and success. Shewry prosecutes the compelling case for a new way forward. A bold blueprint for the restaurant - and workplace - of the future. One built on kindness, community, truth and a commitment to never giving up.

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  Human Factors in Aviation

  Facundo Conforti

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  More than a century has passed since humans conquered the sky. Like any conquest, it required assuming countless risks to achieve it. Once achieved, the process of consolidation begins, along with stabilization. Time and hard work are what allow this stabilization to be secure. 
  Just like in every human conquest, this process has not escaped the chronological logic of growth. Of course, aviation is not exempt from this developmental mechanism of conquests. Unfortunately, for this industry, the process of growth comes with the loss of lives. 
  After more than a century of conquest, it could be said that the aviation industry is in the stabilization phase, achieving established, reliable, and sustainable safety standards. If we have reached this stage, it is the result of work, research, study, and the construction of what we now know as a safety culture. 
  The conquest of the sky and safe aviation require constant actions to maintain and increase the levels of safety that have been achieved. That is why this work highlights the most significant aspects of the development of concepts and techniques that have served, served, and will continue to serve flight crews in maintaining and improving the mentioned standards.

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  Avengers The - The Ultimate...

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  THE AVENGERS 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA AND CURIOUS FACTS COLLECTION 
    
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  The Avengers are a team of fictional superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), founded by Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The original team consisted of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. The Avengers' purpose is to defend Earth from global threats and have operated primarily in New York. They were assembled for the first time in 2012 during the Battle of New York. Over time, the team expanded to include 16 members. They faced numerous threats, including Loki, Ultron, and Thanos. The Avengers were central to the MCU’s first 23 films, known as the Infinity Saga, and they appear in alternate universes throughout the Multiverse Saga. 
    
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  The Avengers team was founded by Nick Fury in 2012 and is based on the Marvel Comics team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. The team is primarily composed of superpowered and gifted individuals committed to protecting Earth from various global threats.  
    
  The Avengers are considered central to the MCU's first 23 films, known as the Infinity Saga. A new version of the Avengers is set to appear in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027), which will conclude the Multiverse Saga.  
    
  The Avengers' first assembly occurred during the Battle of New York in 2012, when Loki invaded Earth using the Tesseract. The original team consisted of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye.  
    
  The Avengers Initiative was conceived by Nick Fury in 1995 after the appearance of Carol Danvers. Fury named the initiative after Danvers' U.S. Air Force callsign, "Avenger".

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