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Acting in Musical Theatre

A Comprehensive Course

By: Joe Deer,Rocco Dal Vera

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Acting in Musical Theatre

A Comprehensive Course

By: Joe Deer,Rocco Dal Vera

Acting in Musical Theatre is the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It is the first to combine acting, singing and dancing into a comprehensive guide, combining what have previously been treated as three separate disciplines. This book contains fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft. Drawing on decades of experience in both acting and teaching, the authors provide crucial advice on all elements of the profession, including: fundamentals of acting applied to musical theatre script, score and character analysis personalizing your performance turning rehearsal into performance acting styles in the musical theatre practical steps to a career. Acting in Musical Theatre’s chapters divide into easy-to-reference units, each containing related group and solo exercises, making it the definitive textbook for students and practitioners alike.

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1135978409

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Software Development, Design, and Coding

With Patterns, Debugging, Unit Testing, and Refactoring

By: John F. Dooley,Vera A. Kazakova

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Software Development, Design, and Coding

With Patterns, Debugging, Unit Testing, and Refactoring

By: John F. Dooley,Vera A. Kazakova

Learn the principles of good software design and then turn those principles into great code. This book introduces you to software engineering — from the application of engineering principles to the development of software. You'll see how to run a software development project, examine the different phases of a project, and learn how to design and implement programs that solve specific problems. This book is also about code construction — how to write great programs and make them work. This new third edition is revamped to reflect significant changes in the software development landscape with updated design and coding examples and figures. Extreme programming takes a backseat, making way for expanded coverage of the most crucial agile methodologies today: Scrum, Lean Software Development, Kanban, and Dark Scrum. Agile principles are revised to explore further functionalities of requirement gathering. The authors venture beyond imperative and object-oriented languages, exploring the realm of scripting languages in an expanded chapter on Code Construction. The Project Management Essentials chapter has been revamped and expanded to incorporate "SoftAware Development” to discuss the crucial interpersonal nature of joint software creation. Whether you're new to programming or have written hundreds of applications, in this book you'll re-examine what you already do, and you'll investigate ways to improve. Using the Java language, you'll look deeply into coding standards, debugging, unit testing, modularity, and other characteristics of good programs. You Will Learn Modern agile methodologies How to work on and with development teams How to leverage the capabilities of modern computer systems with parallel programming How to work with design patterns to exploit application development best practices How to use modern tools for development, collaboration, and source code controls Who This Book Is For Early career software developers, or upper-level students in software engineering courses

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Springer Nature

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9798868802850

Acting in Musical Theatre

A Comprehensive Course

By: Rocco Dal Vera,Joe Deer

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Acting in Musical Theatre

A Comprehensive Course

By: Rocco Dal Vera,Joe Deer

Acting in Musical Theatre remains the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It covers fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft. Updates in this expanded and revised second edition include: A brand new companion website for students and teachers, including Powerpoint lecture slides, sample syllabi, and checklists for projects and exercises. Learning outcomes for each chapter to guide teachers and students through the book’s core ideas and lessons New style overviews for pop and jukebox musicals Extensive updated professional insights from field testing with students, young professionals, and industry showcases Full-colour production images, bringing each chapter to life Acting in Musical Theatre’s chapters divide into easy-to-reference units, each containing group and solo exercises, making it the definitive textbook for students and practitioners alike.

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1317911962

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The Best on the East, Volume 3 Sci-fi

By: Vera Velichko

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The Best on the East, Volume 3 Sci-fi

By: Vera Velichko

Velichko, Vera The Best on the East, volume 3: XX century most well-loved fiction from Eastern Europe for kids and adults / by Vera Velichko.- 1st ed.

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Language Transformer

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0975443364

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9780975443361

Compete

By: Vera Nazarian

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Compete

By: Vera Nazarian

It's one thing to Qualify… But do you have what it takes to Compete? With Earth about to be destroyed by an extinction level asteroid, teenage nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl Gwen Lark, and a few of her friends and loved ones, barely Qualified for rescue onboard one of the thousands of ark-ships headed to the ancient colony planet Atlantis. Now faced with a year-long journey in space, life in a wondrously alien environment, and many tough life choices, Gwen must decide who or what she will become. Fleet Cadet or Civilian? Friend or lover? Average or extraordinary? Can she make new friends? Can she trust the old ones, such as Logan Sangre, her sexy high school crush and an Earth special operative? Time and time again, Gwen's uncanny ability to come up with the best answer in a crisis saves her life and others. And now, her unique Logos voice makes her an extremely valuable commodity to the Atlanteans -- so much so that her enigmatic commanding officer Aeson Kassiopei, who is also the Imperial Prince of Atlantis, has taken an increasingly personal interest in her. Before the end of the journey, Gwen must convince him that she has what it takes to compete in the deadly Games of the Atlantis Grail. It's becoming apparent -- the life of her family and all of Earth depends on it. COMPETE is the second book in The Atlantis Grail series.

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Norilana Books

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1607621495

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9781607621492

Doing Surveys Online

By: Vera Toepoel

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Doing Surveys Online

By: Vera Toepoel

Vera Toepoel’s practical, how-to guide to doing surveys online takes you through the entire process of using surveys, from systematically recruiting respondents, to designing the internet survey, to processing the survey data and writing it up. This book helps students and researchers in identifying possible strategies to make the best use of online surveys, providing pro’s and con’s, and do’s and don’ts for each strategy. It also explores the latest opportunities and developments that have arisen in the field of online surveys, including using social networks, and provides expert guidance and examples of best practice throughout. Suitable for those starting a research project or conducting a survey in a professional capacity, this book is the ideal go-to reference for anyone using internet surveys, be it a beginner or a more experienced survey researcher.

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SAGE

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1473947677

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Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region

By: Vera Stucky Evenson,Denver Botanic Gardens

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Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region

By: Vera Stucky Evenson,Denver Botanic Gardens

Recommended as a Great Summer Read by Colorado Public Radio In Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region, Vera Evenson, curator of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at the Denver Botanic Gardens, covers species of mushrooms found in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. This comprehensive guide features introductory chapters on the basics of mushroom structure, life cycles, and habitats. Profiles for 220 mushroom species include color photographs, keys, and diagrams to aid in identification, and tips on how to recognize and avoid poisonous mushrooms.

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Timber Press

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1604695765

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Fluid Russia

Between the Global and the National in the Post-Soviet Era

By: Vera Michlin-Shapir

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Fluid Russia

Between the Global and the National in the Post-Soviet Era

By: Vera Michlin-Shapir

Fluid Russia offers a new framework for understanding Russian national identity by focusing on the impact of globalization on its formation, something which has been largely overlooked. This approach sheds new light on the Russian case, revealing a dynamic Russian identity that is developing along the lines of other countries exposed to globalization. Vera Michlin-Shapir shows how along with the freedoms afforded when Russia joined the globalizing world in the 1990s came globalization's disruptions. Michlin-Shapir describes Putin's rise to power and his project to reaffirm a stronger identity not as a uniquely Russian diversion from liberal democracy, but as part of a broader phenomenon of challenges to globalization. She underlines the limits of Putin's regime to shape Russian politics and society, which is still very much impacted by global trends. As well, Michlin-Shapir questions a prevalent approach in Russia studies that views Russia's experience with national identity as abnormal or defective, either being too week or too aggressive. What is offered is a novel explanation for the so-called Russian identity crisis. As the liberal postwar order faces growing challenges, Russia's experience can be an instructive example of how these processes unfold. This study ties Russia's authoritarian politics and nationalist rallying to the shortcomings of globalization and neoliberal economics, potentially making Russia "patient zero" of the anti-globalist populist wave and rise of neo-authoritarian regimes. In this way, Fluid Russia contributes to the broader understanding of national identity in the current age and the complexities of identity formation in the global world.

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Cornell University Press

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1501760556

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9781501760556

Arielle Fischer and the Secret Scroll

By: Vera Lawrence

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Arielle Fischer and the Secret Scroll

By: Vera Lawrence

Israeli intelligence agent Arielle Fischer embarks on the most perilous mission of her career, uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the Catholic Church, the world’s wealthiest organization. Meanwhile, biblical scholar Jeremy Stine, on a book-signing tour in Israel, receives a crucial message from his former mentor, Dr. Solomon Rosenberg, about an ancient scroll challenging the Church’s core beliefs. As Rosenberg falls victim to a suspicious hit-and-run, Jeremy is pursued by a clandestine group of Crusaders and Vatican insiders desperate for the scroll, aiming to manipulate the populist Pope’s charitable intentions. Tasked with protecting Jeremy and securing the scroll, Arielle’s journey spans from Washington to Jerusalem to Rome, racing against sinister forces. Arielle Fischer and the Secret Scroll weaves a thrilling narrative of intrigue, historical mysteries, and daring adventures, reminiscent of Indiana Jones and The Da Vinci Code.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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9798886933192

Survive

By: Vera Nazarian

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Survive

By: Vera Nazarian

The End is Here, in a Fiery Cosmic Apocalypse! Gwen Lark knows how to Qualify, Compete, and Win… The time has come to Survive. The Games of the Atlantis Grail have come to a ground-shaking halt and Gwen Lark, nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl, survived the remarkable ordeal, for the time being. But the worst is yet to come! Now, both the colony planet Atlantis and Earth are under a threat of annihilation, and everything is up in the air, including dire and stunning wonders in the Atlantean skies. Will there be a Wedding? Will there be a future for Gwen Lark, her beloved, and all their families, friends, and loved ones? Is Gwen’s rare and powerful talent, the Logos voice of creation, enough to resolve the greatest mystery of the Kassiopei Imperial Dynasty and its role in the events of deepest antiquity since the dawn of time? The fate of the entire human species is at stake, and now there can be no respite, not a moment to lose. The final battle is here, and Gwen, and everyone she knows and loves, are in for the greatest fight of their lives. It is time to survive. SURVIVE is the fourth and final book in The Atlantis Grail series, now an international cross-genre phenomenon, optioned for film.

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Norilana Books

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1607621649

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9781607621645

IBM Power Systems High Availability and Disaster Recovery Updates: Planning for a Multicloud Environment

By: Dino Quintero,Thomas Baumann,Vera Cruz,Nilabja Haldar,Youssef Largou,Prashant Pandey,Edson Gomes Pereira,Diego Riesco,Douglas Roach,Antony Steel,IBM Redbooks

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IBM Power Systems High Availability and Disaster Recovery Updates: Planning for a Multicloud Environment

By: Dino Quintero,Thomas Baumann,Vera Cruz,Nilabja Haldar,Youssef Largou,Prashant Pandey,Edson Gomes Pereira,Diego Riesco,Douglas Roach,Antony Steel,IBM Redbooks

This IBM® Redpaper publication delivers an updated guide for high availability and disaster recovery (HADR) planning in a multicloud environment for IBM Power. This publication describes the ideas from studies that were performed in a virtual collaborative team of IBM Business Partners, technical focal points, and product managers who used hands-on experience to implement case studies to show HADR management aspects to develop this technical update guide for a hybrid multicloud environment. The goal of this book is to deliver a HADR guide for backup and data management on-premises and in a multicloud environment. This document updates HADR on-premises and in the cloud with IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror®, IBM VM Recovery Manager (VMRM), and other solutions that are available on IBM Power for IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux. This publication highlights the available offerings at the time of writing for each operating system (OS) that is supported in IBM Power, including best practices. This book addresses topics for IT architects, IT specialists, sellers, and anyone looking to implement and manage HADR on-premises and in the cloud. Moreover, this publication provides documentation to transfer how-to skills to the technical teams and solution guidance to the sales team. This book complements the documentation that is available at IBM Documentation and aligns with the educational materials that are provided by IBM Systems Technical Training.

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0738460540

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Not A Clue

By: Vera Franklin

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Not A Clue

By: Vera Franklin

PERCIVAL GREY is a failed Shakespearean actor who, with his gormless son, Larry, sets up a Detective Agency. Their Office is above a Veterinary Surgeons from whence Larry obtains a stray Irish Wolfhound, Fritz. The pair make a hash of almost every case they take on, straining the patience of the local Police, but during one of their investigations they unwittingly uncover a trade in illegal animal skins. Their probing results in the murder of a young prostitute. A very bossy lady, Doris, persuades Percy to employ her as his Secretary. His housekeeper's estranged son turns up unexpectedly. Is he a spy for the gang? Despite threats, the pair persist placing our hero in a dangerous situation and Fritz finally earns his keep.

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New Generation Publishing

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1785072242

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9781785072246

The Temptation

The Anglian Detective Agency Series

By: Vera Morris

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The Temptation

The Anglian Detective Agency Series

By: Vera Morris

Someone knows what happened . . . 1971. David was thirteen when he went missing two years ago. It's now up to Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond, partners in the newly formed Anglian Detective Agency, to find him. But how do you solve a cold case with no leads? Could it have anything to do with the brutal deaths of three local residents? As their first big case unravels, they uncover a circle of temptations, destruction and deceit. But the closer they get to solving the case, the more exposed they are to danger. And now both Laurel and Frank's lives are at risk . . . Readers LOVE Vera Morris's Anglian Detective Agency series: 'I sat up to past midnight reading this book' ***** 'Full of twists and turns' ***** 'A book you just know you are going to like from the 1st page' ***** 'A perfect detective novel' ***** 'I started it early one morning and had finished it by bed-time that same day!' ***** 'A super read' ***** 'This book stands head and shoulders above the rest in this overcrowded genre' ***** 'Absolute must read' *****

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Headline Accent

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1786152517

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Ghosts of Transparency

Shadows cast and shadows cast out

By: Michael R. Doyle,Selena Savić,Vera Bühlmann

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Ghosts of Transparency

Shadows cast and shadows cast out

By: Michael R. Doyle,Selena Savić,Vera Bühlmann

In this book, the editors focus on architecture and communication from various different perspectives – taking into account that the term “architecture” is used for buildings as well as in the context of computer software. Data and software also impact on our cities; raw data, however, do not convey any information – in order to generate information and communication they have to be organized and must make sense to the reader. The contributions avoid clear separation of the various communication spheres of their disciplines. Instead, they use the wide range of approaches to explore meanings – an ambitious aim that leaves the destination wide open; the reader is invited to share in this adventure.

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Birkhäuser

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3035619174

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Diplomatic Life

A Rose with Thorns

By: Vera Tanger,Sandra Amaro

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Diplomatic Life

A Rose with Thorns

By: Vera Tanger,Sandra Amaro

Whether you are a diplomat or not, making a good first impression is vital to achieving success in many formal and informal settings. In Diplomatic Life, authors Vera Tanger and Sandra Amaro present a guide to overcoming a host of everyday etiquette dilemmas. Building on their personal experiences as wives of diplomats, Vera and Sandra offer a concise, easy-to-use manual filled with information on how to act and react in a variety of situations. They provide advice on maintaining a professional image; dressing appropriately for the occasion; entertaining; being the perfect host and guest; setting the table; Diplomatic Life, a helpful go-to guide, explains and clarifi es the most important details for the most common formal situations.

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iUniverse

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1475978650

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Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Plan trusses and Frames

By: Vera Galishnikova

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Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Plan trusses and Frames

By: Vera Galishnikova

This book is an outcome of academic cooperation between the Volgograd State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Russia, Stellenbosch University in South Africa and the Technische Universit„t Berlin in Germany. The authors performed coordinated and cooperative research on nonlinear structural analysis and on computer-supported civil engineering over a period of several years. Many of the innovative aspects of this book were invented and developed in the course of the research effort.

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AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

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192010948X

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Dover

Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery

By: Vera I Evison

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Dover

Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery

By: Vera I Evison

The Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Buckland, Dover, was discovered when a new housing estate was being constructed in 1951. It was excavated by Professor Evison between 1951 and 1953. The cemetery of some 170 graves dates from the late fifth to the middle of the eighth century. Professor Evison's expertise in the study of glass, jewellery and weapons ensures that there is a penetrating analysis of this important site and interesting ideas are proposed for the layout and phasing of the cemetery. A comprehensive discussion of the finds from the graves reveals that, although the Buckland cemetery belongs to the period of pagan tradition of burial with grave goods, there is some evidence of Christian influences and rites. Contact with Frankish territory in France, Belgium and the Rhineland seems to have been maintained throughout the period of use of the cemetery and Frankish grave goods formed an important element in the material culture of the people buried there. However, by the late sixth century local Kentish craftsmen were producing a significant amount of the jewellery found in the graves. Professor Evison places the Buckland cemetery in its local context by examining contemporary finds from other sites in the area around Dover.

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English Heritage Publishing

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1848021437

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9781848021433

Buried Bloodline

By: Vera Volpe

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Buried Bloodline

By: Vera Volpe

Solstice lives in a future lourded over by vampire like beings called the Varkin. These beings ruthlessly demand respect but give none. They feed on and kill people without discrimination and even control how the human world is run. Everyone wants an end to this viciousness, but that seems impossible concidering who they are up against. A previous unknown source begins to turn things around though. Solstice and her friends are unwittingly a part of it. They meet mysterious people that unveil an agenda to change Varkin ways. This agenda reveals buried secrets, a past empire, and an unknown bloodline. With thier help and help from unexpected allies (some being mythical), Solstice and her friends try to unravel the Varkin. They hope that this quest is not unreachable. They hope that only minor blood lost will occur. The past, however, presents a vastly different story they are not prepared for.

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Gatekeeper Press

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1662932278

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Pulling Strings

By: Pedro Vera

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Pulling Strings

By: Pedro Vera

The Republic of Puerto Rico is strong, and it is setting into motion a plan that will eventually give it control of the Caribbean. The Americans are worried about these developments, but there is nothing that can be done as long as the Puerto Ricans continue their socially progressive and capitalist-friendly policies. The Puerto Ricans must keep their plans on track while keeping the Americans neutralized politically, and while fighting an invisible enemy, at home and at abroad.The full text of this version is available as as free PDF or XHTML file.

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Lulu.com

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1411668847

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The Veiled Species of Hebeloma in the Western United States

By: Alexander Hanchett Smith,Vera Stucky Evenson,Duane H. Mitchel

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The Veiled Species of Hebeloma in the Western United States

By: Alexander Hanchett Smith,Vera Stucky Evenson,Duane H. Mitchel

The most comprehensive study of the subgenus Hebeloma in the world

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University of Michigan Press

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047210036X

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The Political Ethics of Public Service

By: Vera Vogelsang-Coombs

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The Political Ethics of Public Service

By: Vera Vogelsang-Coombs

This book provides a defense of democratic politics in American public service and offers the political ethics of public service as a realistic and optimistic alternative to the cynical American view toward politics and public service. The author’s alternative helps career public servants regain public trust by exercising constitutionally centered moral and political leadership that balances the regime values of liberty and equality in governing American society while contributing to the ethical progress of the nation. She identifies three distinct leadership styles of political ethics, enabling career public servants to reconcile their personal loyalties, morality, and consciences with the public and private morality of American society and their constitutional obligations to secure the democratic freedoms of Americans. Recognizing career public servants’ moral and institutional struggles, the book proposes a rigorous leadership development program to acclimate individuals to workplace psychological, moral, and political challenges. The view offered here is that career public servants must be a part of, rather than isolated from, American politics to be effective on the job.

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113749400X

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Win

By: Vera Nazarian

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Win

By: Vera Nazarian

The Games are Forever! It's one thing to Qualify and Compete… Now she must Win. Gwen Lark, nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl, is among the lucky ones. She's one of several million teenage refugees to escape the extinction-level asteroid barreling towards Earth and reach the ancient colony planet of Atlantis. But Atlantis is a strange new world with higher gravity and a blazing white sun, where nothing is as expected. The new arrivals from Earth will now belong to the majority class of non-citizens who face a lifetime of hard work and limited rights. To make matters worse, Gwen's rare and powerful talent, her Logos voice, is viewed as a potential weapon to be exploited by the Imperator, as well as a threat to the Kassiopei Imperial Dynasty and its uncompromising control over the people of Atlantis. A last-minute heartbreak prior to arrival turns to joy, when Gwen receives a declaration of love from an unexpected source. The Wedding date is set, but before she can be joined with her true love, she is forced to compete in the brutal and deadly Games of the Atlantis Grail to save herself, her family, friends, and everything she cares about. Once again, her intelligence, quick thinking skills, resilience, and creativity are challenged to the breaking point. The Games are monumental, intricate, lethal . . . and the Games are Forever. This time Gwen must fight and figure her way through the most difficult and sophisticated contest she has ever faced. Terrifying Ordeals and impossible Challenges, ruthless skilled Competitors, vicious secret assassins, and dubious teammates she must work with but cannot trust, are just the beginning. . . . Meanwhile, as the Games rage, the fate of two worlds is at stake as a new alien threat looms over Earth and Atlantis. But Gwen Lark has a secret weapon of her own. It's not her Logos voice and its untapped power to control orichalcum technology and perpetuate change. It is Gwen herself. WIN is the third book in The Atlantis Grail series.

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Norilana Books

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1607621509

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9781607621508

Keep It Simple

A Guide to Assistive Technologies

By: Ravonne A. Green,Vera Blair

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Keep It Simple

A Guide to Assistive Technologies

By: Ravonne A. Green,Vera Blair

Simple, straightforward guidance for the practitioner who wants to use assistive technologies to extend library access. Keep it Simple: A Guide to Assistive Technologies provides a basic tutorial on common assistive computer applications and commonly available, inexpensive hardware and software to help librarians incorporate such aids into the library's current infrastructure. Focusing on applications commonly available on Microsoft Office and other low-cost technologies, this book offers guidance for the practitioner that can help every library move toward universal access. Librarians will find advice on planning accessible services, selecting appropriate assistive technologies, marketing disability services and assistive technology, and training staff in disability services issues and the use of assistive technology. Individual chapters cover print, hearing, speech, and mobility disabilities, offering resources and tutorials for each of these disability categories.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1591588677

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Qualify

By: Vera Nazarian

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Qualify

By: Vera Nazarian

Enjoy this exciting FREE series starter by two-time Nebula award Finalist and Dragon Award Finalist author Vera Nazarian! The Atlantis Grail has been optioned for development as a feature film series and/or TV series. You have two options. You die, or you Qualify. The year is 2047. An extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, and the descendants of ancient Atlantis have returned from the stars in their silver ships to offer humanity help. But there's a catch. They can only take a tiny percent of the Earth's population back to the colony planet Atlantis. And in order to be chosen, you must be a teen, you must be bright, talented, and athletic, and you must Qualify. Sixteen-year-old Gwenevere Lark is determined not only to Qualify but to rescue her entire family. Because there's a loophole. If you are good enough to Qualify, you are eligible to compete in the brutal games of the Atlantis Grail, which grants all winners the laurels, high tech luxuries, and full privileges of Atlantis Citizenship. And if you are in the Top Ten, then all your wildest wishes are granted… Such as curing your mother's cancer. There is only one problem. Gwen Lark is known as a klutz and a nerd. While she's a hotshot in classics, history, science, and languages, the closest she's come to sports is a backyard pool and a skateboard. This time she is in over her head, and in for a fight of her life, against impossible odds and world-class competition—including Logan Sangre, the most amazing guy in her school, the one she's been crushing on, and who doesn't seem to know she exists. Because every other teen on Earth has the same idea. You Qualify or you die. QUALIFY is Book One of The Atlantis Grail series.

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1607621487

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9781607621485

A Field Guide to Mushrooms

North America

By: Kent H. McKnight,Vera B. McKnight

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A Field Guide to Mushrooms

North America

By: Kent H. McKnight,Vera B. McKnight

Identifies over one thousand species with detailed descriptions and illustrations.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0395910900

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9780395910900

Evvie

By: Vera Caspary

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Evvie

By: Vera Caspary

Evvie, by the author of Laura “Caspary is an expert at suspense and suspicion…She is also expert at evoking the flavor of a decade when martinis were drunk in coffee cups and rumbles were car seats.”—The New York Times Fanny Butcher, the literary critic for the Chicago Tribune, “came out of retirement to declare it obscene—ironic judgment from today's point of view, since there are no graphic descriptions and the most explicit allusions are in a scene in which two naked girls discuss sex.” (Caspary’s The Secrets of Grown-ups, p. 265) It was a time when skirts were short and hair was shingled. A time of speakeasies, hipflasks and bathtub gin. A time when Evvie Ashton, the beautiful society girl who modeled, danced, painted and loved promiscuously had come of age—knowing all the right people, doing all the wrong things, and sharing all of it with her roommate and confidante, Louise.

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354

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St. Swithin Press

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192771608X

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9781927716083

Lords of Rainbow

By: Vera Nazarian

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Lords of Rainbow

By: Vera Nazarian

Imagine a world without color, illuminated by a gray sun.... Imagine a sudden brilliant flash -- an artificial orb ignites, filled with peculiar impossible light. . . . The nature of this light bears no description. It lingers in dreams, inciting an unrequited love for a goddess. A corrupt city is shaped like a perfect wheel, and is ruled by a sister and brother, Regent and Regentrix, by perverse desires, and by a secret. . . . A loyal warrior woman swears to serve a mysterious lord. At the same time, an epic invasion is precipitated by a being of utter darkness, who is the one absolute source of black in a monochrome silver world. And amid all this, flickers an ancient memory of a phenomenon called Rainbow and of those who had once filled the world with an impossible thing called color. . . . Lords of Rainbow.

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430

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Wildside Press LLC

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1930997884

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9781930997882

Regrowing Hair Naturally

Effective Remedies and Natural Treatments for Men and Women with Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Androgenetica, Telogen Effluvium and Other Hair Loss Problems

By: Vera Peiffer

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Regrowing Hair Naturally

Effective Remedies and Natural Treatments for Men and Women with Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Androgenetica, Telogen Effluvium and Other Hair Loss Problems

By: Vera Peiffer

This book contains a wealth of easy-to-understand tests and advice that people affected by hair loss can put into practice straightaway. It covers a full range of natural approaches, from nutrition and hypnotherapy, to detoxification and bodywork exercises and includes a self-hypnosis CD.

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Singing Dragon

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1848191391

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9781848191396

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