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In Elijah, Mendelssohn created a compendium of what the oratorio had been, balanced against what it could be. Through listening to compelling excerpts, observe how he includes evocations of Handel, Bach, and Haydn, framed within his own unique musical rhetoric, aiming to compose a work that would outlive him within the canon of sacred music..
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Discover the life-enriching biblical application you're searching for in The Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible. With more than 1,000 "Life Lessons" offering insights straight from Max, the message of God's Word will be more meaningful and impactful than ever. This beautifully designed Bible contains practical application drawn from Max Lucado's entire career-from his first book to his latest release, Outlive Your Life. For the first time, all the devotional...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Rock stars were extremely popular in the 1960s, and teenage girls like Pamela were obsessed with them. She was especially fond of the Beatles' Paul McCartney, and she began daydreaming about him sexually.
#2 The rules of this world had been codified by the 1980s, and MTV was thriving. Rock stars outlived the Los Angeles scene that Des Barres chronicled, and they outlived...
68) A Different Turn
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Angela has lived through five centuries of heartbreak, outliving husband after husband, lover after lover, friend after friend. She goes to the Crossroads Hotel to get a new identity and a new life-again. But this time, her life takes a different turn...
69) The Sentinel
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Casca Longinus: Cursed by Christ on Golgotha. He is condemned to outlive the ages, wandering the globe as a constant soldier. He struggles on merely surviving, fighting, waiting for "Him" to return.
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The Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II is often referred to as Rameses the Great. His reign lasted for 67 years, the second longest in Egypt's 3,000-year history. He had dozens of wives and more than 100 children, outliving many of them. He was a military leader who expanded the borders of his country, bringing decades of peace and prosperity for his people. He ordered huge statues of himself to be erected all over Egypt. Many historians believe that he...
71) The Pirate
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Casca Longinus is condemned to outlive the ages wandering as a mercenary soldier. His long travels eventually land him across time in a Carribean paradise. There he joins the crew of the infamous Bluebeard.
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Fiona chose her own routes; no maps, no limits, and no fear. Happy times and darker hours, she outlived them all, and now, in an elderly community, full of complex international characters, she dares to disturb the rules, igniting a revolution challenging corrupt doctors and sinister medical practices.
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NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED We are in a time of accelerating disruptive change. In a VUCA world-one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity-traditional leadership skills won't be enough, noted futurist Bob Johansen argues. Drawing on the latest forecasts from the Institute for the Future-the first futures think tank ever to outlive its forecasts-this powerful book explores the external forces that are shaking the foundations...
74) Plan on Living
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The pension plans that previous generations relied upon for monthly retirement income are vanishing and being replaced by self-funding programs such as 401(k)s. Today's retirees are now responsible for creating their own stream of income from their investments-and this income may need to last for more than three decades. So, the singular question every retiree needs to ask is:
Am I going to outlive my money, or is my money going to outlive me?
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75) Envar Island
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In the later years of Reconstruction following the Class Wars, enhanced human variants-envars-have outlived their initial purpose. Now, four generations of advanced genetic engineering lie sequestered on secret islands, awaiting disposal. Faced with their own mortality, a small band of envars revolt and escape to the mainland in search of answers…
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One little white lie…one big explanation! Okay, pretending her sexy boss is her boyfriend is more like a huge white lie. But electrician Leah Santino will take the risk. If her parents think she has someone, they won't go back to smothering her, and they can all be a family again. Problem is, Jacob McKnight isn't just her boss-he's her friend. And faking a relationship when the Santinos come to visit means those sparks she's always tried to ignore...
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Sadness is a horse who has lost herself in the grind and drudgery of a hard, working life. She is alone, listless and without hope. Having outlived her usefulness, her owner puts her on a truck and sends her away on what it is to be her final journey, but something happens along the way... A short story.
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A major discovery, with echoes of Clarice Lispector, Llansol's groundbreaking linked novellas present her unique literary vision of writing as lived life, conjuring historical figures and their ideas into her world. "I live what I have written (and what I have yet to write), as posthumous work. Its longevity will outlive mine. It will have to exist by itself."
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This pioneering book makes the case that iconic cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse, are legitimate cinematic stars, just as popular human actors are.
Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Felix the Cat, and other beloved cartoon characters have entertained media audiences for almost a century, outliving the human stars who were once their contemporaries in studio-era Hollywood. In Animated Personalities, David McGowan asserts that...
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What's the Big Deal volume 4
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Join host Rishi Budhrani as he goes on a quest to find out what 3D bioprinting can already do, exactly how close are we to printing human organs on demand, and whether this could really help him outlive a worrying family history of heart disease.
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