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Extraordinary cakes : recipes for bold and sophisticated desserts / by Krasne, Karen

Table of Contents: “…Chocolate tiramisù ; New York, New York ; Banana cream torte ; Yuzu tea cakes ; Tortamisù ; Blackberry cheesecakes ; Blood orange ricotta cake -- Winter. …”

Disaster culture : knowledge and uncertainty in the wake of human and environmental catastrophe / by Button, Gregory

Moment of battle : the twenty clashes that changed the world / by Lacey, Jim

Table of Contents: “…Marathon: Athens saves Western civilization (490 BC) -- Gaugamela : Alexander creates a new world (311 BC) -- Zama: an empire in the balance (202 BC) -- Teutoburger Wald: the division of Europe (9 AD) -- Adrianople: the end of Roman supremacy (378 AD) -- Yarmuk (636 AD) -- Hastings (1066 AD) -- The Spanish Armada (1588 AD) -- Breitenfeld (1631 AD) -- Annus mirabilis (1759 AD) -- Saratoga (1777 AD) -- Trafalgar (1805 AD) -- Vicksburg (1863 AD) -- The Marne (1914 AD) -- The Battle of Britain (1940 AD) -- Midway (1942 AD) -- Kursk (1943 AD) -- Normandy (1944 ad) -- Dien Bien Phu (1954 AD) -- Operations peach (2003 AD).…”

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Isu nalagana saha thavath katha.

Table of Contents: “…In a Grove - Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Japan 7.A Clean well-lighted place- Ernest Hemilingway- America 8. …”

The myth of the Titanic / by Howells, Richard

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Your company sucks : it's time to declare war on yourself / by Stevens, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Your business woes are keeping you up at night -- Effective leaders create good company cultures -- Declare war on complacency and incompetence -- Where are you in the business lifecycle? …”

Positive Response - How to Meet Evil With Good by Buddharakkhita thero

Dying to do Letterman : turning someday into today / by Mazan, Steve

Table of Contents: “…How to Write One Joke in Two Decades -- Field Day of Dreams -- Growing a Pair : My First Set -- A Not-So-Clean Comedic Start -- Performing at the Wharf -- Out of the Nest -- L.A. …”

A guide to current statute law

Table of Contents: “…Dates of operation with Gazette references, of certain Acts and Laws enacted during the period 1st July, 1956, to 30th November, 1974. 4. …”

The snowball effect : communication techniques to make you unstoppable / by Bounds, Andy

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Section a: build your core -- How to prepare communication that works -- Section b: get more done more quickly -- Ensure people do what you want immediately -- Find the time to communicate brilliantly -- Impress senior audiences, when you haven't much time -- Ensure people remember your key messages -- Quickly create presentations that work -- Have better, quicker meetings and conference calls -- Only attend the meetings you need to -- Prepare for meetings in the right way -- Ensure meetings generate actions, not just discussion topics -- Run punchy, interesting and effective update meetings (or not have them) -- Get a quick response to an fyi email -- Empty your inbox -- See how much extra time you?…”

How to draw and paint science fiction art : a complete course in building your own futurescapes and characters, from scientific marvels to dark, dystopian visions / by Taylor, Geoff

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Defining the genre -- Science fiction and society -- Science fiction and the artist -- ch. 1 Inspiration -- Inspiration from media -- Gathering references -- ch. 2 Art Basics -- Traditional tools -- Digital tools and techniques -- Composition -- Shape language -- Anatomy -- Perspective -- Rendering complex elements -- Color theory -- Visual narrative -- ch. 3 Creating New Worlds -- Dystopia interpretations -- Police officer -- Robot -- Light aircraft -- Aerial police cruiser -- Utopia interpretations -- Scientist -- University -- Cruiser -- Whale watching -- Biodome -- Lab -- Jungle interpretations -- Jungle -- Elder -- Jungle hawk -- Chariot -- Jungle panorama -- Invaders interpretations -- Battle suit -- Gunship -- Behemoth -- Temple -- Desert interpretations -- Desert buck -- Crab tank -- Windy canyon -- Jagged coast -- ch. 4 Picture Making -- Dystopia vista -- Jungle vista -- Invaders vista -- Gallery.…”

A culture of purpose : how to choose the right people and make the right people choose you / by Lueneburger, Christoph

Twenty observations on a world in turmoil / by Beck, Ulrich

Table of Contents: “…-- A kind of Berlin Wall has again collapsed -- German euro-nationalism -- Beyond the aeroplane -- Global domestic politics from below : how global families are becoming normal -- The environmental storm on the Bastille -- Without Buddha I could not be a Christian -- The caterpillar's mistake : Fukushima and the end of nuclear power -- It's time to get angry, Europe : create the Europe of citizens now! -- Powerless but legitimate : the Occupy Movement in the financial crisis -- Cooperate or bust! …”

Taking people with you : the only way to make big things happen / by Novak, David

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Taking people with you -- An insight-driven approach to leading people and achieving big goals -- Get your mind-set right -- Be your best self: be yourself, know yourself; grow yourself -- Be an avid learner: seek and build know-how -- Unleash the power of people -- You have to believe it can be done -- Have a plan: strategy, structure, culture -- Strategy: tell it like it is-- and how it could be -- Strategy: create a vision and personalize it -- Strategy: gain alignment every step of the way at every level -- Structure: resources, organization, and process enable execution -- Culture: make "winning together" a big idea -- Follow through to get results -- Market the change: be a bold ad for your big goal -- Understand and overcome the barriers to success -- Use recognition to drive performance -- The change is never over -- Afterword: Be your own big goal: move from me to we.…”
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The bigfoot escape / by Selfors, Suzanne

Night letter / by Sayres, Meghan Nuttall

Night letter / by Sayres, Meghan Nuttall

The Vintage book of Latin American stories / by : Fuentes, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…A brief reappearance by Florence, this autumn / Alfredo Bryce Echenique -- The stroke of midnight / José Balza -- Van Gogh's ear / Moacyr Scliar -- The cyclist of San Cristóbal Hill / Antonio Skármeta -- Notes from Buenos Aires / Mario Levrero -- The feast / Policarpo Varón -- The benefactor / Rodolfo Hinostroza -- The centerfielder / Sergio Ramírez -- Naturally / María Luisa Puga -- Mirror images / Hernán Lara Zavala -- [from] Big-eyed women / Angeles Mastretta -- Taxi driver, minus Robert De Niro / Fernando Ampuero -- Don't tell her you love her / Senel Paz -- Voice of the water / Alberto Ruy Sánchez -- [from] Naturalezas menores / Antonio López Ortega -- Coyote / Juan Villoro -- National sovereignty / Rodrigo Fresán -- Clamour / Pablo Soler Frost.…”
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The Vintage book of Latin American stories / by Fuentes, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…A brief reappearance by Florence, this autumn / Alfredo Bryce Echenique -- The stroke of midnight / José Balza -- Van Gogh's ear / Moacyr Scliar -- The cyclist of San Cristóbal Hill / Antonio Skármeta -- Notes from Buenos Aires / Mario Levrero -- The feast / Policarpo Varón -- The benefactor / Rodolfo Hinostroza -- The centerfielder / Sergio Ramírez -- Naturally / María Luisa Puga -- Mirror images / Hernán Lara Zavala -- [from] Big-eyed women / Angeles Mastretta -- Taxi driver, minus Robert De Niro / Fernando Ampuero -- Don't tell her you love her / Senel Paz -- Voice of the water / Alberto Ruy Sánchez -- [from] Naturalezas menores / Antonio López Ortega -- Coyote / Juan Villoro -- National sovereignty / Rodrigo Fresán -- Clamour / Pablo Soler Frost.…”
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Selling to China : a guide to doing business in China for small- and medium-sized companies / by Chao, Stanley

Table of Contents: “…Think long-term, but react short-term ; 10. Don't create competitors ; 11. Listen to experts ; 12. Don't rely on contracts ; 13. …”