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Faites-vous plaisir avec plein de cadeaux gratuits dès aujourd'hui! Emportez tout ce que vous voulez... c'est totalement gratuit! Vous serez surpris quand vous verrez ce que vous pouvez avoir gratuitement. Ce livre déborde de magnifiques cadeaux gratuits, rien que pour vous. Vous trouverez ici tout ce qu'il vous faut et cela gratuitement : du mobilier, du café et du thé, en passant par des vêtements. Et en plus on y trouve également des autographes...
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Author Victor Dorff brings you on a journey around the world to explore varying aspects of different religions. With everything from facts to pop quizzes to polls, World Religions offers fascinating trivia about spirituality.
Here are just a few of the interesting facts you'll find in World Religions:
• Early in the 7th century, a 40-year-old merchant named Muhammad ibn Abdallah began receiving revelations from God. Muhammad's revelations, which...
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The Sound of Glass by Karen White Digest & Review. With two years having passed since the shocking loss of her husband, Merritt Heyward finds herself with a new set of issues. Merritt is astonished to find that the house bequeathed to her late husband, Cal, by his grandmother has been passed on to her. Karen White is a New York Times bestselling author having penned the literary hit A Long Time Gone.
In The Sound of Glass, she explores the theme...
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Anne Archet est connue pour ses récits érotiques et les textes polémiques qu'elle publie sur le web depuis la fin des années 1990. Avec Le vide: mode d'emploi, cette écrivaine caustique, fulgurante, volontiers provocatrice et un brin mythomane, s'essaie à un nouveau genre: l'aphorisme.
Les brefs commentaires sur le monde d'aujourd'hui dont est composé cet essai sont autant de petites grenades lancées pour faire éclater nos certitudes,...
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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Digest & Review. Go Set a Watchman is the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird (although it was actually written first). It centers around twenty-something Jean Louise "Scout" Finch leaving New York City and coming back home to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father and other friends and family. Her return home brings back turbulent issues from her childhood regarding politics and racial tension, and it brings some shocking...
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The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the The Astronaut Wives Club • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more!
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Digest & Review. From award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie comes an affectionate, yet powerful story that teaches lessons about race and self. Americanah is about the lives of Ifemelu and Obinze, a young Nigerian couple in love, who escape a military-controlled Nigeria but are forced to live on separate continents as a result. Ifemelu is faced with racism in America and Obinze is forced to live a secret life...
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Unusual, interesting and little known stories of the state of Minnesota. Minnesota Tales is aimed at the target of familiarity-plus-novelty. These suspense-packed stories constitute "history for the ordinary person," and a few include really great traditions passed orally from generation to generation.
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Most people who resist logical thought in baseball preach "tradition" and "respecting the game." But many of baseball's traditions go back to the nineteenth century, when the pitcher's job was to provide the batter with a ball he could hit and fielders played without gloves. Instead of fearing change, Brian Kenny wants fans to think critically, reject outmoded groupthink, and embrace the changes that have come with the "sabermetric era." In his entertaining...
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This is a book of miracles--medical events witnessed by leading physicians for which there is no reasonable medical explanation, or, if there is, the explanation itself is extraordinary. These dramatic first-person essays detail spectacular serendipities, impossible cures, breathtaking resuscitations, extraordinary awakenings, and recovery from unimaginable disasters. Still other essays give voice to cases in which the physical aspects were less dramatic...
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"Dogs do it. Millipedes do it. Dinosaurs did it. You do it. I do it. Octopuses don't (and nor do octopi). Spiders might do it: more research is needed. Birds don't do it, but they could if they wanted to. Herrings do it to communicate with each other. In 2017 zoologist Dani Rabaiotti's teenage brother asked her a most teenaged question: Do snakes fart? Stumped, Rabaiotti turned to Twitter. The internet did not disappoint. Her innocent question spawned...
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"Did you know cats sleep around 15 hours a day? Have you heard they can make about 100 different sounds? Find out all about cats' senses, life cycles, behavior, and more in this fact-filled book. It's perfectly designed to introduce young children to the wonders of nonfiction. Stunning photos give readers an up-close look at these feline friends. A Table of Contents makes the information fun and easy-to-find"--
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"Did you know all dogs have a different nose print? Have you wondered how many breeds of dogs there are? Young readers will learn about dog's senses, behavior, life cycle, and more in this fact-filled book. Stunning photos and a Table of Contents help introduce children to the wonderful world of nonfiction"--
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Trivia-on-Book: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Charles Belfoure. You may have read the book, but not have liked it.
You may have liked the book, but not be a fan.
You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you?
Trivia-on-Books is a quiz-formatted trivia on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family...
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Trivia-on-Book: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty. Three women - three different lives with their unique problems and daily struggles. Little do they know how the secret that is about to be revealed is going to change their existence and bring to light some dark mysteries and lies from the past. When Cecilia finds a letter from her husband meant to be opened after his death, she can't resist, even though John-Paul is still alive and well. The...
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Trivia-on-Book: Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. You may have read the book, but not have liked it.
You may have liked the book, but not be a fan.
You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you?
Trivia-on-Books is an independent quiz-formatted trivia on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. Whether you're looking for new materials to the book or would like to take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends...
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"The host of the eponymous podcast "takes readers on an adventure through several well-researched categories of facts and trivia... with a dash of humor" (Elise Hennessy, author of the Blood Legacy series). So what if you picked up some historical inaccuracies (and flat-out myths) in history class. Your Brain on Facts is here to teach and reteach readers relevant trivia. It explains surprising science in simple language, gives the unexpected origins...
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Totally Amazing Facts About Outrageous Inventions is the perfect treat for kids with an appetite for "Did you know...?" More than 100 facts about everything from toothbrushes, airplanes, and flush toilets to animation, ice cream, and crayons are served up in photo-packed design sure to engage reluctant readers.
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