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DC Comics Action Figure Figura Box Set Justice League We Can

DC Comics Action Figure Figura Box Set Justice League We Can

The most powerful heroes in the universe, together in one box set! It's the worst hunger crisis in 60 years. More than 9 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, & Kenya are in need of immediate assistance. They need our help. We Can Be Heroes (www.WeCanBeHeroes.org) is a giving campaign designed to increase awareness and raise funds to provide relief for the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Using the iconic Justice League characters from DC Entertainment - Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg - We Can Be Heroes helps our nonprofit partner organizations Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps provide on-the-ground support where it is needed most. One small act can make a hero. Every purchase of this very special set will benefit We Can Be Heroes.Codice a Barre / EAN Barcode: Produttore/ Manufacturer: DC COLLECTIBLESGenere prodotto / Theme:

Garden Psalms: God's Gift of Comfort and Abundance

Garden Psalms: God's Gift of Comfort and Abundance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Honor Books, PUBLISHER: Honor Books, The deepest desires of the heart are explored through Psalms that teach us lessons of life from the beauty of a garden... that help us discover the beacon of guidance from a lighthouse... that encourage us to celebrate the wonder of love. The stunning imagery and poetic expressions of the Psalms have inspired and transformed the hearts of countless souls through the centuries. Now Honor Books, the leading publisher of gift devotionals, has added exquisite full-color art and heart-stirring prayers with selections from best-loved Psalms. God has been providing for the daily needs of His children since the Garden of Eden. Readers will find He promises to bless them daily out of His abundance through which they can enjoy the peace and comfort of His presence. Each devotion will give the reader another look at the richness and abundance of living and walking in the will of God.

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Dare to Desire: An Invitation to Fulfill Your Deepest Dreams

Dare to Desire: An Invitation to Fulfill Your Deepest Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eldredge, John, PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Here is the perfect book for those ready to move beyond the daily grind to a life overflowing with adventure, beauty, and a God who loves us more passionately than we dared imagine. Far from promoting a "Carpe Diem" attitude adjustment, "Dare to Desire" is an invitation to a whole new life. But be warned - once you accept this invitation, you'll never see your world the same again. With brand new content as well as concepts from his three best-selling books (Sacred Romance, Journey of Desire, and Wild at Heart), John Eldredge takes readers on a majestic journey through the uncharted waters of the human heart. Combining powerful quotes, stunning photography, and the encouragement of an experienced trail guide, John Eldredge shows readers how to draw closer to a God who seeks to grant us our deepest desires.

The Hummingbird's Daughter

The Hummingbird's Daughter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Urrea, Luis Alberto, PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books, The prizewinning writer Luis Alberto Urrea's long-awaited novel is an epic mystical drama of a young woman's sudden sainthood in late 19th-century Mexico.It is , and civil war is brewing in Mexico. A 16-year-old girl, Teresita, illegitimate but beloved daughter of the wealthy and powerful rancher Don Tomas Urrea, wakes from the strangest dream--a dream that she has died. Only it was not a dream. This passionate and rebellious young woman has arisen from death with a power to heal--but it will take all her faith to endure the trials that await her and her family now that she has become the Saint of Cabora.THE HUMMINGBIRD?S DAUGHTER is a vast, hugely satisfying novel of love and loss, joy and pain. Two decades in the writing, this is the masterpiece that Luis Alberto Urrea has been building up to.

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In the Far Away Mountains and Rivers

In the Far Away Mountains and Rivers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Quinn, Joseph L. / Yamanouchi, Midori / T Odai Gakusei Jichikai, PUBLISHER: University of Scranton Press, The impact of "Harukanaru Sanga ni" upon its publication in was immediate and dramatic- -the impetus, many have argued, for a post-war peace movement in Japan that has lasted over half a century. Now the text is available for the first time in English as "In the Far Away Mountains and Rivers," a heart-wrenching and thought-provoking collection of letters, journal entries, and essays written by University of Tokyo students as they were drafted to fight in World War II. Many of these students faced certain death as pilots in the kamikaze squads. Many of them deplored the war, and many were simply motivated by a sense of duty to their families and their country. They turned to poetry, philosophy, and religion--all in an attempt to make sense of the universal tragedy of war. Acquista Ora

The Last Cannibals: A South American Oral History

The Last Cannibals: A South American Oral History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Basso, Ellen B., PUBLISHER: University of Texas Press, The Kalapalo are a Carib-speaking group of Brazilian Indians who live in the Alto (Upper) Xingu region around the headwaters of the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon. In this major discourse-centered study of their culture, Ellen Basso transcribes and analyzes nine traditional Kalapalo stories to offer important insights into Kalapalo historical knowledge and the performance of historical narratives within their nonliterate society. The stories focus on the biographies of exceptionally powerful warrior bowmen. Basso uses these stories to explore how the Kalapalo remember and understand their history and what specific linguistic, psychological, and ideological materials they employ to construct their narratives. This inquiry represents the first comprehensive study of Amazonian Indian ethnohistory using indigenous oral documents and the first attempt to understand, though indigenous discourse, the emergence of Upper Xingu society. It will be important reading in anthropology, linguistics, and South American studies.

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Lotto 15 LP Vinile Pop Rock Blues

Lotto 15 LP Vinile Pop Rock Blues

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Split Signals: Television and Politics in the Soviet Union

Split Signals: Television and Politics in the Soviet Union

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mickiewicz, Ellen, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Television has changed drastically in the Soviet Union over the last three decades. In , only five percent of the population had access to TV, but now the viewing population has reached near total saturation. Today's main source of information in the USSR, television has become Mikhail Gorbachev's most powerful instrument for paving the way for major reform. Containing a wealth of interviews with major Soviet and American media figures and fascinating descriptions of Soviet TV shows, Ellen Mickiewicz's wide-ranging, vividly written volume compares over one hundred hours of Soviet and American television, covering programs broadcast during both the Chernenko and Gorbachev governments. Mickiewicz describes the enormous significance and popularity of news programs and discusses how Soviet journalists work in the United States. Offering a fascinating depiction of the world seen on Soviet TV, she also explores the changes in programming that have occurred as a result of glasnost.

Ocean Liners: Crossing and Cruising the Seven Seas

Ocean Liners: Crossing and Cruising the Seven Seas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zimmermann, Karl R., PUBLISHER: Boyds Mills Press, Ocean liners, the biggest ships on earth, changed history. Ocean liners--majestic passenger ships--once sailed all the world's seas. The busiest route, known as the Atlantic Ferry, crossed the North Atlantic. The liners that sailed there played important roles in times of both peace and war. Ships such as England's "Britannia," Holland's "Statendam, " and Germany's "Amerika" transported the rich and famous as well as millions of immigrants to North America. The "Titanic," among the most famous of ocean liners, steamed into legend on the night of April , when it collided with an iceberg. Over time, airplanes changed the nature of travel. The last of the great ships turned to offering passengers the pleasures of cruising. Here's the fascinating story of ocean liners--their history, development, and culture--from the first great ocean liner to today's "Freedom of the Seas, "which carries more than four thousand passengers.

Tupac: Resurrection

Tupac: Resurrection

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakur, Tupac / Hoye, Jacob / Ali, Karolyn, PUBLISHER: Atria Books, "When I was a baby I remember one moment of calm peace, then three minutes after that it was on." A stunningly designed, richly illustrated companion to the much-anticipated documentary film, "Tupac: Resurrection" brings unprecedented clarity and soulful intimacy to the life and work of Tupac Shakur. In many ways the autobiography he never got to write, "Tupac: Resurrection" features the artist in his own words, examining his complicated life and the controversial decisions that plagued him while he was alive. "Tupac: Resurrection" captures, as never before, his boundless passion, searing honesty, and stunning intelligence, and showcases a range of never-before-seen writings, letters, screenplay ideas, lyrics, poems, photographs, and personal effects, and stands as an indelible testament to the artist's astonishing cultural legacy. "Tupac: Resurrection" crystallizes the enduring significance and impact of one of the most complex, haunting, and influential artists of our time.

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Chicken Soup for the Christian Family Soul: Stories to Open

Chicken Soup for the Christian Family Soul: Stories to Open

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canfield, Jack / Hansen, Mark Victor / Aubry, Patty, PUBLISHER: Health Communications, Like the original "Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul," this second volume celebrates wholesome, traditional values and principles. Themes of forgiveness, faith, hope, charity and love will lift readers' spirits and warm their hearts. The stories in this collection will deepen readers' faith and expand their awareness of how to practice Christian values in their daily lives--at home, at work and in the community. This book will remind readers of the miracles they can discover when they welcome Christ into their everyday lives. Powerful stories will deepen readers' compassion for others, inspire them to greater acts of charity, lead them to forgive others and themselves, encourage them to stand up for what they believe in, and, most of all, remind them that they are never alone or without hope--no matter how challenging and painful their circumstances may seem.

Words on Ice: A Collection of Hockey Stories

Words on Ice: A Collection of Hockey Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, Michael, PUBLISHER: Key Porter Books, A young boy dreams of hockey glory. A teenager explores his budding talent and revels in his first poignant victory. A professional goalie relies on a mysteriously powerful face mask to deliver him to glory. A small town pits itself against a neighbouring village in an all-out no-holds-barred contest of hometown solidarity. A middle-aged woman discovers women's recreational hockey. An aging radio personality joins the pros on the ice in an exhilarating--and embarrassing--publicity stunt. In this anthology of hockey tales--both fiction and non-fiction--hockey lovers from across North America offer their insights on what makes hockey "the best game you can name." With stories from such bestselling authors as Roch Carrier, Morley Callaghan, Mordecai Richler, Don Gutteridge, Ken Dryden, George Plimpton and the late Peter Gzowski, Words on Ice is an outstanding literary contribution to any hockey lover's bookshelf.

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600 W, DSP, CONTROLLI TONO, VOLUME, INGRESSO MICROFONICO, MIXER INTERGRATO WOOFER DA 12", TWEETER A TROMBA A DIRETTIVITA' CONTROLLATA DA 1,75" IN TITANIO USATE POCHISSIMO SCENDONO IN FREQUENZA (45HZ) MOLTO PIU' DI ALTRE - SUONO PULITISSIMO SONORIZZANO SPAZI AMPI ERANO A LISTINO A 899 EURO Specification High-power 600-Watt 2-way PA sound reinforcement speaker system with integrated mixer for live and playback applications State-of-the-art 24-bit digital signal processor for ultimate system control: - Digital crossover, phase and time correction for perfect driver alignment plus dual compressor/limiter for total system protection - Digital noise gate, low-cut filter, 2-band EQ, dynamic Contour filter for ultimate sound reproduction 2 ULN Mic/Line inputs with individual volume controls and peak LEDs Extremely powerful 12" long-excursion driver provides incredibly deep bass and acoustic power State-of-the-art 1.75" titanium-diaphragm compression driver for exceptional high-frequency reproduction

Work in Tumultuous Times: Critical Perspectives

Work in Tumultuous Times: Critical Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shalla, Vivian / Clement, Wallace, PUBLISHER: McGill-Queen's University Press, This interdisciplinary volume offers a powerful critique of how social structures and relations as well as ideologies shape workplaces, labour markets, and households in contemporary Canada. Contributors dissect recent transformations in work and expose the uncertainty, insecurity, and instability that increasingly characterize both paid and unpaid work. Using a progressive approach to political economy, contributors propose alternative policies and practices that might secure more decent livelihoods for workers and their families. Contributors include Hugh Armstrong (Carleton), Pat Armstrong (York), Wallace Clement (Carleton), June Corman (Brock), Gillian Creese (British Columbia), Alice de Wolff (Independent Researcher), Ann Duffy (Brock), Andy King (United Steelworkers of America), Kate Laxer (York), Belinda Leach (Guelph), Wayne Lewchuk (McMaster), David W. Livingstone (OISE), Meg Luxton (York), Norene Pupo (York), Antonie Scholtz (OISE), Vivian Shalla (Guelph), Janet Siltanen (Carleton), Leah F. Vosko (York), Rosemary Warskett (Carleton), and Charlotte Yates (McMaster).

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Their Own Game

Their Own Game

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Duncan, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, With active US and UK government support, a top secret plan, devised by Major Bill Clayton, shifts the war on terrorism from the Middle East to Northern Ireland. As it swings into operation, Clayton suspects a traitor among the select few people involved. He and his attractive sergeant, Catherine Wilson, start an illicit affair while hunting the killers of Edward Benbow, Claytonas uncle, involved with Libyan terrorist weapons suppliers. The prime suspect, identified by one of Claytonas top men, is Alistair Vaughan. Vaughan is running the operation to seize terrorist funds, using a computer expert gaoled for fraud while at the Bank of England. While the terrorist Godfathers are put to flight and stockpiles of arms destroyed, Claytonas informer is himself mysteriously killed. Now there are two murders and a possible double agent for Clayton to deal with, as anxious governments prepare to celebrate peace in the province.

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The Secret of the Shadow: The Power of Owning Your Whole

The Secret of the Shadow: The Power of Owning Your Whole

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ford, Debbie, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Debbie Ford continues and deepens the work she began in her blockbuster The Dark Side of the Light Chasers. In this new book she examines our shadow elements-- the negative attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors that block our progress toward happiness and success in our lives and relationships. Each of us has a shadow that whispers stories of our own fears to us-- that we aren' t good enough, that we are unworthy of being loved, that we will be deserted by those whom we care about. Ford guides us hear those stories and find the positive message within each of them. She shows how understanding our own shadow side can lead us to lives of tremendous fulfillment and peace. Using illuminating stories and practical real-life examples, this book shows how each story and each shadow holds within it the unique key to our true purpose.

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Trash

Trash

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mulligan, Andy, PUBLISHER: Ember, In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three "dumpsite boys" make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. One unlucky-lucky day, Raphael finds something very special and very mysterious. So mysterious that he decides to keep it, even when the city police offer a handsome reward for its return. That decision brings with it terrifying consequences, and soon the dumpsite boys must use all of their cunning and courage to stay ahead of their pursuers. It's up to Raphael, Gardo, and Rat--boys who have no education, no parents, no homes, and no money--to solve the mystery and right a terrible wrong. Andy Mulligan has written a powerful story about unthinkable poverty--and the kind of hope and determination that can transcend it. With twists and turns, unrelenting action, and deep, raw emotion, "Trash "is a heart-pounding, breath-holding novel. "From the Hardcover edition."

The Wish Maker

The Wish Maker

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sethi, Ali, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, A brilliant, enthralling debut novel about a fatherless boy growing up in a family of outspoken women in contemporary Pakistan, "The Wish Maker" is also a tale of sacrifice, betrayal, and indestructible friendship. Zaki Shirazi and his female cousin Samar Api were raised to consider themselves "part of the same litter." In a household run by Zaki's crusading political journalist mother and iron-willed grandmother, it was impossible to imagine a future that could hold anything different for each of them. But when adolescence approaches, the cousins' fates diverge, and Zaki is forced to question the meaning of family, selfhood, and commitment to those he loves most. Chronicling world-changing events that have never been so intimately observed in fiction, and brimming with unmistakable warmth and humor, "The Wish Maker" is the powerful account of a family and an era, a story that shows how, even in the most rapidly shifting circumstances, there are bonds that survive the tugs of convention, time, and history.

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The New Black Gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the Study of

The New Black Gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the Study of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Curtis, Edward E., IV / Sigler, Danielle Brune, PUBLISHER: Indiana University Press, Taking the influential work of Arthur Huff Fauset as a starting point to break down the false dichotomy that exists between mainstream and marginal, a new generation of scholars offers fresh ideas for understanding the religious expressions of African Americans in the United States. Fauset's classic, Black Gods of the Metropolis, launched original methods and theories for thinking about African American religions as modern, cosmopolitan, and democratic. The essays in this collection show the diversity of African American religion in the wake of the Great Migration and consider the full field of African American religion from Pentecostalism to Black Judaism, Black Islam, and Father Divine's Peace Mission Movement. As a whole, they create a dynamic, humanistic, and thoroughly interdisciplinary understanding of African American religious history and life. This book is essential reading for anyone who studies the African American experience. Acquista Ora

The Collected Works of Charles Swindoll: Living on the Edge

The Collected Works of Charles Swindoll: Living on the Edge

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Inspirational Press (NY), In a world where success is measured by money and where anxiety, pressure, ulcers, and stress are as common as gray flannel suits, Charles Swindoll brings home some good news: you can find joy, peace, and happiness in the struggle In Living on the Ragged Edge, Swindoll shows how to enjoy life which is the bottom line of reality for everyday living. Learn how to survive the rat race; how to be "bullish"; how to find wisdom; how to make the most of old age - essentially, find out how to stop existing and start living. Proceeding to the next step, Living Above the Level of Mediocrity encourages the commitment to excellence that should follow, as Swindoll boldy tackles the difficult problems of self-discipline, laziness, and the tendency to accept less of life than we deserve. This motivational collection proves that moral, personal, and ethical excellence is worth whatever it costs.

Bodega Dreams

Bodega Dreams

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Quinonez, Ernesto / Quiinonez, Ernesto, PUBLISHER: Vintage Books USA, "A new and authentic voice of the urban Latino experience." --Esmeralda Santiago, author of When I Was Puerto Rican In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams announces the arrival of a writer who "The Village Voice" has already hailed as "a Writer on the Verge." The word is out in Spanish Harlem: Willy Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty--and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyric, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel brilliantly evokes the trial of Chino, a smart, promising young man to whom Bodega turns for a favor. Chino is drawn to Bodega's street-smart idealism, but soon finds himself over his head, navigating an underworld of switchblade tempers, turncoat morality, and murder.

Magic Zero

Magic Zero

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sniegoski, Thomas E. / Golden, Christopher, PUBLISHER: Aladdin Paperbacks, Timothy has great potential for power--no magic necessary--in this start to an action-packed fantasy series from two "New York Times "bestselling authors. In Timothy's world, everyone has magical powers. Except him. He has spent his entire life as an outcast hidden on a remote island. When he is finally taken back to the city of his birth, Timothy is fascinated by the current of magic that fuels the world and mesmerized by the buildings and orbs that hang weightlessly in the sky. But he is also marked for death. Assassins are watching his every move, and some very powerful people want him destroyed. Timothy can't imagine what threat he could possibly pose; after all, he wields no power in this world. Or does he? This first book in the Magic Zero quartet, originally known as the Outcast series, features a refreshed cover and an unforgettable adventure.

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Bananas!: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World

Bananas!: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chapman, Peter, PUBLISHER: Canongate Books, In this powerful and gripping book, Peter Chapman shows how the pioneering example of the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized greed of today's multinational companies. The story has its source in United Fruit's nineteenth-century beginnings in the jungles of Costa Rica. What follows is a damning examination of the company's policies: from the marketing of the banana as the first fast food, to the company's involvement in an invasion of Honduras, a massacre in Colombia, and a bloody coup in Guatemala. Along the way the company fostered covert links with U.S. power brokers such as Richard Nixon and CIA operative Howard Hunt, manipulated the press (that later backfired), and stoked the revolutionary ire of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. Chapman weaves a dramatic tale of big business, deceit, and violence to show how one company wreaked irrevocable havoc in the "banana republics" of Central America, and how terrifyingly similar the age of United Fruit is to our age of globilization.

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