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Attack on Titan, Vol. 33

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The City of Good Death

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Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Priyanka Champaneri?s transcendent debut novel brings us inside India?s holy city of Banaras, where the manager of a death hostel shepherds the dying who seek the release of a good death, while his own past refuses to let him go.Banaras, Varanasi, Kashi: India?s holy city on the banks of the Ganges has many names but holds one ultimate promise for Hindus. It is the place where pilgrims come for a good death, to be released from the cycle of reincarnation by purifying fire. As the dutiful manager of a death hostel in Kashi, Pramesh welcomes the dying and assists families bound for the funeral pyres that burn constantly on the ghats. The soul is gone, the body is burnt, the time is past, he tells them. Detach.After ten years in the timeless city, Pramesh can nearly persuade himself that here, there is no past or future. He lives contentedly at the death hostel with his wife, Shobha, their young daughter, Rani, the hostel

AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

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Dr. Kai-Fu Lee?one of the world?s most respected experts on AI and China?reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid and unexpected pace.?? In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power. Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs. But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well. Is universal basic income the solution? In Lee?s opinion, probably not.? But he provides? a clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon, which jobs can be enhanced with AI, and most importantly, how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound

The End of Her

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It starts with a shocking accusation...Stephanie and Patrick are recently married, with new-born twins. While Stephanie struggles with the disorienting effects of sleep deprivation, there?s one thing she knows for certain ? she has everything she ever wanted.Then a woman from his past arrives and makes a shocking accusation about his first wife. He always claimed her death was an accident ? but she says it was murder.He insists he?s innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. But is Patrick telling the truth? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake?How will it end?

How to Win Friends & Influence People

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Librarian's Note: An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found hereYou can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 15 million copies. Dale Carnegie?s first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie?s principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age. Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.

Behind Closed Doors

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Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do.You?d like to get to know Grace better.But it?s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart.Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn?t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows.Sometimes, the perfect marriage is the perfect lie.

Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery

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Das Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (2. Auflage) ist ein praktisches Handbuch f?1/4r Veterin?rmediziner, ob w?hrend oder nach der Ausbildung. - Beschreibt in der aktualisierten Fassung noch mehr Verfahren und pr?sentiert die j?1/4ngsten ??berlegungen zu chirurgischen Techniken. - Bietet klare und pr?gnante Anweisungen f?1/4r die Durchf?1/4hrung der h?ufigsten chirurgischen Eingriffe an Weichteilen. - Hunderte von hochwertigen Farbphotos und -zeichnungen illustrieren die einzelnen Handlungsschritte. - Unterst?1/4tzt Veterin?rmediziner f?1/4r Kleintiere und Studenten dabei, die Tipps und Tricks erfahrener Chirurgen zu erlernen und in der Praxis umzusetzen, um jedes Verfahren leichter und schneller durchf?1/4hren zu k?nnen.

How to Catch the Easter Bunny

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Is this the year you'll be able to catch the Easter bunny in action? Start an Easter tradition with this fun and funny children's book, from the New York Times bestselling creators of How to Catch a Leprechaun!-I've been working long and hardwith all my peeps and crew.We've made the eggs, and now I'm hereto bring them all to you!-