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  Bad Dog - A Love Story

  Martin Kihn

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  Meet Hola. She’s a nightmare, but it’s not her fault if she tackles strangers and chews on furniture, or if she runs after buses and fried chicken containers and drug dealers. No one ever told her not to. Worse yet, she scares her family. Hola may be the most beautiful Bernese mountain dog in the world, but she’s never been trained—at least, not by anyone who knew what he was doing.  Hola’s supposed master, Marty, is a high-functioning alcoholic. A TV writer turned management consultant, Marty’s in debt and out of shape; he’s about to lose his job, and one day he emerges from a haze of peach-flavored vodka to find he’s on the verge of losing his wife, Gloria, too, if he can’t get his life—and his dog—under control.   Desperately trying to save his marriage, Marty throws himself headlong into the world of competitive dog training. Unfortunately, he knows even less than Hola, the only dog ever to be expelled from her puppy preschool twice. Somehow, together, they need to get through the American Kennel Club’s rigorous Canine Good Citizen test. Of course, Hola first needs to learn how to sit. It won’t be easy. It certainly won’t be pretty. But maybe, just maybe, there will be cheesecake.

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  The Slopes of Lebanon - Essays

  Amos Oz

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  The celebrated author and peace activist addresses the war in Lebanon and the deep political divides within Israel in these articles and essays. 
   
  As well as being one of Israel’s preeminent writers of fiction, Amos Oz was one of the first Israeli voices of conscience to advocate the creation of a Palestinian state. Through his forcefully argued speeches, articles and essays, he was a leading figure of the Peace Now movement since 1977. This superb collection of political writings from 1982 to 1988 showcases Oz’s eloquent insight into the controversies of the time. 
   
  In The Slopes of Lebanon, Oz discusses Israel’s offensive into Lebanon; fanaticism of all stripes; the PLO; Israeli terrorism; the new militarism and the growing intolerance toward the Arab population in Israel; Jewish attitudes toward the Holocaust, and its misappropriation by the right and left alike; Claude Lanzmann’s film Shoah; the dream of Zionism and its failures; and much more. 
   
  “An interesting, troubling, embittered, passionate, almost - but not quite - disheartened book.” —The New York Times

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  Summary of Nathaniel Philbrick's...

  Falcon Press

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  Summary of Nathaniel Philbrick's Valiant Ambition focuses on the treachery of Benedict Arnold as it plays out against the wider panorama of the American Revolution. 
  Benedict Arnold was a courageous officer who was responsible for a number of crucial American victories during the Revolution. His brilliant conduct of the Battle of Valcour Island at Lake Champlain in 1776 delayed British forces and prevented them from reaching the Hudson River valley. Had the British succeeded, they might have separated New England from the rest of the colonies and quickly ended the war. Arnold also managed the American victory at the Battle of Freeman’s Farm, which helped ensure the defeat of British General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga in upstate New York. That battle, in turn, encouraged the French to enter the war, which made the ultimate American victory possible…

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  Multilingual Poetry Collection 015

  Various

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  In LibriVox’s Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David Barnes).

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  IT'S A LIVING - Surviving as a...

  Cristian Aluas

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  ★★★★★ "The Artist's Way for the 21st Century!" 
  There are over 57 million freelancers in the U.S. alone and growing. The largest segment of that freelance community is made up of artists and creative professionals such as designers, writers, filmmakers, etc. Statistically, freelancers make more money per hour than traditional employees. It's a great way to have a flexible lifestyle and be your own boss. Most colleges and universities don't teach what you learn in the field. That's why this self-help guide is extremely beneficial! Cristian has been a full-time artist for over 18 years, working in Canada and the U.S. He wrote IT'S A LIVING to help creative people make a happy and successful living on their own terms! 
  "Working with Cristian was a delightful experience! Every aspect of the project was completed with the utmost professionalism. His dedication to delivering a polished finished product was apparent in every interaction we had." - Harvard Business School  
  Learn to develop a diverse skills to be able to survive and thrive as a freelancer. Adopt a healthy diet and exercise regiment, as well as a work schedule that's designed for maximum productivity. Sales techniques are provided, for winning online commissions on apps like Upwork and Fiverr and strategies for negotiating contracts with clients. Self-marketing and branding are also explored, as well as resources for creating residual income. IT'S A LIVING also analyses why we're artists, by exposing Cristian's unique and adventurous journey. This book is for everyone that aspires to become a professional or is curious about freelancing. 
  "IT'S A LIVING" is truly a great read! 
  "Fact-filled book... unpretentious... and very relatable." -Norman Pirollo, Pirollo Design 
  Purchase IT'S A LIVING today and experience the success of a professional freelancer!

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  Who Goes There - 50th...

  Nick Nickygriffiths

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  Who Goes There; is the sequel to Nick's hugely popular Doctor Who memoir, Dalek I Loved You (Gollancz, 2007 & 2008). It's a travel book with Doctor Who at its core. Nick travels England and Wales, seeking locations used in the show, both Classic (pre-relaunch) and New. Being an odd kind of show, its locations too are odd. This is no glamorous trip. Dungeness Nuclear Power Station, anyone? A flooded china clay pit in Cornwall? As he travels, so Nick discovers another side to our well-trodden country, which is no less evocative. Then he goes to the pub. As in Dalek I Loved You, the travel writing is backed up by Nick's childhood reminiscences and contemporary musings. A companion website offers photographs from the trip, a Google map of the locations and details of the nearest pub. In this innovative way, readers are invited to follow in his footsteps. Scariest of all, given two other books in the pipeline (both humour books, for Arcturus Publishing), Nick has just 21 days in which to write it. Who Goes There isn't just for Who fans - it's for anyone who fancies a trip off the beaten path. And a very funny book.

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