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Fate/Grand Order Bishoujo Character Collection Mini Figure

Damaged packagingHere comes Saber/Altria Pendragon from popular video game Fate/Grand Order is joining the Bishoujo Character Collection!Bishoujo Character Collection is a new figure + smartphone stand series. The cute chibi characters supporting the smartphone which is cutely decorated in original style. Let,s collect them all and display them with or without smartphones!The figure stands approx. 8 cm tall.Damaged packaging. Product itself is not damaged

Family Policy in Transformation: US and UK Policies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woods, Dorian R., PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy.

Michael Crichton (& John Lange)

Michael Crichton (& John Lange) - The USA collection (First US edition) Michael Crichton (& John Lange) - The incredible collection of first US edition. All books are in optimal conditions (two bear the author's signature). On request we send more cover photo and page attesting the condition and first US edition. Including works written by Michael Crichton pseudonym John Lange and other signatures. Free normal postage in all the world.

Hoover's Handbook of American Business

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoover's Business Press, PUBLISHER: Hoover's, Hoover's Handbook of American Business has become the standard for accessible and interesting information about companies. This comprehensive two-volume set contains in-depth profiles of 750 of America's largest and most influential companies. You'll find major corporate giants like Coca-Cola, Exxon, General Motors and Wal-Mart, plus a selection of more than 50 of the largest privately owned companies, including Cargill and Mars. Unlike any other business resource on the market, Hoover's examines the personalities, events and strategies that have made these enterprises leaders in their fields. This valuable reference includes 60 pages of business lists, such as the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations, Computer Retail Week's Top 50 Computer Retailers and the companies on the Standard & Poor's 500. It also includes indexes by headquarters location and industry, and by the people, companies and brand names mentioned in the profiles.

Bible Stories from the Old Testament: Stories That Uplift,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whaley, Katherine L. / Taylor, Lincoln A., PUBLISHER: Prep Publishing, Engaging storyteller Katherine Whaley tells familiar and not-so-familiar Bible stories in a style guaranteed to delight and inform. Most of the stories are brief -- less than three pages. The book begins with the Creation and continues through the reign of Solomon. Even the most informed readers will enjoy the stories of Abraham, Cain and Abel, Jacob and David, Moses and the Exodus, Judges, Saul, and others. As the author tells us in her preface, "the villains have good in them, and the virtuous are imperfect." The author tells us entertaining stories, in plain language, with an enjoyable lack of moralizing.

Remarkable Engineers: From Riquet to Shannon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Ioan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Engineering transformed the world completely between the 17th and 21st centuries. Remarkable Engineers tells the stories of 51 of the key pioneers in this transformation, from the designers and builders of the world's railways, bridges and aeroplanes, to the founders of the modern electronics and communications revolutions. The focus throughout is on their varied life stories, and engineering and scientific detail is kept to a minimum. Engineer profiles are organized chronologically, inviting readers with an interest in engineering to follow the path by which these remarkable engineers utterly changed our lives. Acquista Ora

Going After Cacciato

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, Tim, PUBLISHER: Broadway Books, "To call Going After Cacciato a novel about war is like calling Moby-Dick a novel about whales." So wrote "The" "New York Times" of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, Going After Cacciato stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all.

Person to Person: The Gospel of Mark

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vickers, Paul V. / Null, Null, PUBLISHER: Swedenborg Foundation, Paul Vickers, a respected Swedenborgian minister and writer, grapples with the question of how God wants us to live our daily lives, and he turns to the Gospel of Mark for answers. Vickers' insightful discussion of the rich symbolism found in Mark reveals the relevance of the New Testament to our personal lives. Speaking to each of us through the gospel, God challenges us to examine and improve our lives.

Women Suffragists

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Helmer, Diana Star, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Each volume in the American Profiles series provides middle and high school students with concise information on eight to thirteen important and influential figures in a particular field of endeavor. Profiles are organized around a movement, event, or profession that has had a significant, lasting impact on American history and contemporary life. Essential biographical information is included for each figure, but the heart of each profile describes the critical achievements and contributions of the individual under consideration and assesses the subject's significance, not only in the context of the person's own lifetime, but in the broader sweep of American history. Placing each figure's achievements and contributions in a historical context makes each profile the ideal source for preparing reports. Students can use this framework as a basis for comparisons and contrasts, which will give them a better understanding of how individuals shape, and are shaped by, the times in which they live. Profiles: Sojourner Truth; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Lucy Stone; Amelia Jenks Bloomer; Susan B. Anthony; Victoria Woodhull; Carrie Chapman Catt; Mary Church Terrell; Jeannette Pickering Rankin; and Alice Paul.

Cyclopedia of World Authors (REV)-Vol. 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: The Editors of Salem Press / Magill, Frank Northen, PUBLISHER: Salem Press, Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition provides concise introductions to the lives and works of authors from around the world and from antiquity to the present. The set profiles important novelists, short-story writers, playwrights, poets, screenwriters, lyricists, memoirists, essayists, biographers, critics, historians, and philosophers, as well as prominent figures in politics, the sciences, and the social sciences who wrote key works.

Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac : The Only Complete

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plunkett, Jack W. / Plunkett Research Ltd, PUBLISHER: Plunkett Research, Covers the food, beverage and tobacco industry, including food producers, retailers, technologies and distributors. Provides an industry glossary, contacts, analysis of trends and markets, statistical tables and profiles of nearly 400 leading companies in food and beverage industry. CD-ROM included.

St. Thomas Aquinas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chesterton, G. K., PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Acclaimed by a top Aquinas scholar as "the best book ever written on St. Thomas," this concise, readable narrative profiles one of Christianity's most important and influential thinkers. Chesterton focuses on the man and the events that shaped him, rather than on theology, and illustrates the saint's relevance to modern readers.

Principles of the Constitutional Order

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Utley, Robert L., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, The essays in this volume consider the writings of those who drafted the Constitution, as well as the arguments pro and con presented during the ratification debates. The first of these essays examine the founding principles from historical, political and philosophical perspectives. The second group outlines the main Anti-Federalist arguments. A discussion of the nature and implications of the doctrine of separated powers follows and the volume closes with psycho-historical portraits of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. The volume focuses attention on the Founding period so that the original character and principles of our political order may be seen clearly, in spite of the glory and veneration with which age and custom have draped our constitution.

Under the Sun: Desert Style and Architecture

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moore, Suzi / Moore, Terrence, PUBLISHER: Bulfinch Press, Now in paperback, Under the Sun features the architectural traditions of desert living around the world, from ancient adobe structures to innovative contemporary houses. Beginning with a survey of the age-old desert architecture of North African, Spanish, and Native American cultures, the book profiles ecologically sound homes in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Northern Mexico.

Christ, B.C.: Becoming Closer Friends with the Hidden Christ

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Myers, Bill, PUBLISHER: Regal Books, Jesus Himself taught what the early Scriptures had to say concerning Him and His coming. This daily devotional and companion youth-group study explore the wondrous character of Christ as revealed in the Old Testament.

Finer Than Gold, Sweeter Than Honey: The Psalms for Our

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Driscoll, Herbert, PUBLISHER: Path Books, The psalms are among the most sublime poetry in the world, offering us inexhaustible wells of meaning. Herbert O'Driscoll adeptly dips into their sacred depths and draws up sparkling insights to refresh the soul. Our contemporary spirits can feel at home in the world of psalms. All of human experience is there - joy and sadness, love and anger, trust and despair. The gift of the psalms lies in their challenge to us; they invite us into dialogue with them and with the God who inspired them. The psalms guide us to express our deepest feelings to God, and their response floods the soul with assurance. Justice is done. Healing takes place. Grace is given. Praise for "God with Us: The Companionship of Jesus in the Challenges of Life": ""God with Us, approached in a spirit of openness and honesty, can be transforming. Its thought is deep but its language is accessible - written with sensitivity and spirituality."" -"Montreal Anglican"

The Return of the Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mouffe, Chantal, PUBLISHER: Verso, An original and powerful statement which enables us to close the widening gap between liberal democracy and the events of a disordered world.

Your Available Power

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sprugeon, Charles H. / Spurgeon, Charles Haddon, PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, We have been given mighty weapons so that we can be victorious in any challenge the Enemy gives us. Spurgeon discusses what will honor the Holy Spirit and make His tremendous power and assistance available to us. God has provided all the protection we need to prevent the Enemy's attacks from harming us.

Thoroughbred Horses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gammie, Janet L., PUBLISHER: Checkerboard Books, This series profiles different members of the horse family. Readers will learn about horses' physical characteristics, food, and babies. Horse equipment, training, and how to care for them are also covered in these informative books. -- Glossary, index, bibliography, maps, and diagrams are useful for reports -- Supports science and natural history curriculum -- Simple, straight-forward text and full-color photos capture the attention of the reluctant reader

Susan B. Anthony

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weisberg, Barbara, PUBLISHER: Chelsea House Publications, -- Profiles the lives and careers of women whose accomplishments have contributed to our society -- Fully illustrated with photographs and paintings

The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Englar, Mary / Duden, Jane, PUBLISHER: Social Studies Collections, Bold photography and illustrations and captivating text provide insightful glimpses into American Indian nations of North America. Fascinating descriptions of the history and lifestyles of these nations help readers understand these rich cultures that have endured to this day. Special features throughout these books include biographical profiles, time lines, maps, and recipes. This series explores and supports the standards "Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to )," and "Era 4: Expansion and Reform ()," as required by the National Standards for History; and "Culture," "Time, Continuity, and Change," "People, Places, and Environments," "Individual Development and Identity," "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions," and "Power, Authority, and Governance," as required by the National Council for the Social Studies. Acquista Ora

The Dandy Annual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: D C Thomson & Co, PUBLISHER: D.C. Thomson & Co.,, A 144 page, full color, comic strip collection is filled with hilarious comic antics and adventures of one of the most over whelming favorite carton character's in Britain-- Dandy. This collection is not only fun but also educational in that it provides the reader in the US with a different style of cartoon and adventure that children in Britian love. This is the annual collection for is available September .

La breve seconda vita di bree tanner

Stephenie Meyer Bree Tanner, a character introduced in Eclipse, and the army of newborn vampires prepares to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens. (cod. I_)

Pultrusion for Engineers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Starr, Trevor, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Pultrusion is a major growth sector of the FRP composites industry, and one which is increasingly penetrating the civil engineering market. With this in mind, Pultrusion for Engineers presents an inexpensive, comprehensive, authoritative-yet fully readable-- book on the subject. With contributions from international experts, the book fills the need for a comprehensive survey of pultrsion and provides architects, consulting and structural engineers, designers, specifiers, and purchase managers with information about the unique properties of pultruded profiles as engineering materials and demonstrates many of their new and exciting applications.

I'm Thankful Each Day

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hallinan, P. K., PUBLISHER: Ideals Publications, In I'm Thankful Each Day, P.K. Hallinan's character comes alive with the innocence and wonder of childhood. showing us all the many things to be thankful for each day. Another timeless classic ready to affect the lives of the newest generation of young readers.

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