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42) Paranoia
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By the New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder, Paranoia is an exciting thriller set in a post-boom 21st century economy. Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low-level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate Security gives him a choice: prison-or become a spy in the headquarters of their chief competitor, Trion Systems....
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Bella Vista chronicles volume 4
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"The New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop brings readers a can't-miss tale of friendship, hardship, redemption, and love between a San Francisco baker and a barbecue master from Texas. Jerome Sugar learned the art of baking in his grandma's bakery, also called Sugar, on historic Perdita Street in San Francisco. He supplies baked goods to the Lost and Found Bookshop across the street. When the restaurant that shares his...
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Les coopératives agricoles en France représentent un modèle d'entreprise original fondé sur des principes de fonctionnement et des valeurs qui les différencient des entreprises capitalistes. Elles représentent une force économique, sociale et territoriale de premier plan. Pour la première fois un ouvrage, rédigé par des auteurs experts dans leur domaine, dans une approche résolument pluridisciplinaire, destiné non seulement à l'enseignement...
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Percy Urday presenta en este volumen los institutos principales del Derecho Marítimo y entre ellos de los derechos de garantía que puedan afectar al buque y que se encuentran regulados por la Decisión 487 de la Comunidad Andina. Se ocupa, en sus lineamientos generales, de los diversos tipos de contratos de fletamento, que son contratos paritarios, y con mayor detenimiento del contrato de transporte marítimo de mercancías amparado en conocimientos...
46) Life in a Spin
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Life In A Spin is nothing to do with politics, but all about Mylne's career piloting helicopters for the Army and commercially. In his prologue, he says memories pop up at random and never in neat chronological order. So you have been warned: in these 112 pages, he dexterously jumps in time and place. Sandhurst, Aden, Stockholm, Middle Wallop, Germany, Oxford, Saudi Arabia, Tehran, Damascus, Redhill, Jamaica, Goose Bay in Canada, and Oman pass at...
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR-PROFIT OR PLEASURE will take you by the hand and show you how to create professional pictures that not only would you be proud to call your own but would be honoured to have people ask you to take on there behalf. A customisable course lets work at a pace that suits you. It would make the ideal gift for anyone with an interest in photography. From a novice to professional! a reality within your grasp contained within the pages...
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Was Keith Harris's Orville really named after the first-ever flyer?
What exactly is a 'Spitfire'?
Why did Richard Branson try to cross the Atlantic in a balloon when he owned an airline? THESE are the questions that fail to keep proper aeronautical historians awake — but no matter, From Wax Wings to Flying Drones is here to answer them. Chock-full of important stuff like planes, pilots and pioneers such as the Wright brothers, Amelia Earhart and...
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Instalado en la Ciudad de los Reyes, el centro neurálgico del único virreinato del Reino de España en estas latitudes hasta poco antes del fin de la primera mitad del siglo XVIII, el Tribunal Consulado de Lima resolvió controversias del tráfico comercial asociadas al derecho mercantil (lex mercatoria) y al derecho marítimo, además de ejercer funciones de carácter tributario, aduanero y financiero, y de poseer una enorme influencia política...
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125 years ago, no one thought there would ever be such things as airports. An aerodrome was then built on a small part of the site during 1914 to 1918, which became derelict after 1918. Then it was opened as a private aerodrome in 1929, and then expanded to it present size but only for military purposes during the World War. It became London's passenger airport after the war. It was just a set of tents along the A4 in 1946, which gradually expanded...
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This lavishly illustrated volume tells the amazing story of Concorde, the supersonic icon that has been capturing the world's imagination since its maiden flight in 1969. With personal accounts written by former pilots and crew members, it covers Concorde's history, her technology as well as her undisputed and timeless charisma. Moreover, this volume will focus on her legacy and the ambitious undertaking of bringing one Concorde back to service as...
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The Trademark Law Dictionary will be helpful for anyone who researches trademark law. With it, one can easily locate terms and quickly understand conceptsall in one volume. I am impressed with the enormous scope of this reference. The inclusion of international treaty terms is in itself a substantial contribution to the field. Christine Haight Farley Professor of Law American University Washington College of Law THE TRADEMARK LAW DICTIONARY Part of...
53) Contrato de franquicia internacional: En el marco del TLC Colombia - USA. Perspectivas jurídicas
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Esta obra contiene información relevante acerca los antecedentes de los contratos de franquicia internacional, la naturaleza jurídica de este tipo de acuerdos, sus aspectos económicos y comerciales y los principales conflictos contractuales que pueden derivarse de la implementación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Colombia y Estados Unidos. Además, se presentan propuestas de resolución de controversias en este campo del comercio internacional...
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La presente investigación tiene la finalidad de desarrollar una idea que permita identificar el funcionamiento de un derecho transnacional, caracterizar las peculiaridades de su aplicación, así como revisar las reacciones que suscita su existencia, como un posible factor que influye en la transformación del derecho. La intervención de la lex mercatoria permite predicar una transnacionalización del derecho privado interno. Como se expondrá,...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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Made in L.A. is an Emmy award-winning feature documentary that follows the remarkable story of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles garment sweatshops as they embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from trendy clothing retailer Forever 21. In intimate observational style, Made in L.A. reveals the impact of the struggle on each woman's life as they are gradually transformed by the experience. Compelling, humorous, deeply...
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Candlewick Press
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2015.
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Maisy is off on a journey to see her friend Ella, but Ella lives such a long way away. Maisy must go by plane and what an exciting trip it is! As she makes her way through security and steps on board, Maisy peeks in at the captain: what a lot of lights and buttons it takes to make a plane go! Maisy soon makes friends with Mr Percy and Betsy; and after drinks, magazines and a tricky toilet stop, the journey is over in no time!
58) Final Approach
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Open Road Media
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2016
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A government investigator looks into the cover-up of a deadly plane crash in this aviation thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Lockout.
In the control tower at Kansas City International Airport, all the radar displays are red. But for the experienced pilots of North America Airlines, the thunderstorms aren’t the problem: NAA has been cutting costs to stave off bankruptcy, and will do anything...
In the control tower at Kansas City International Airport, all the radar displays are red. But for the experienced pilots of North America Airlines, the thunderstorms aren’t the problem: NAA has been cutting costs to stave off bankruptcy, and will do anything...
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The Federal Aviation Administration's Airplane Flying Handbook provides pilots, student pi-lots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists with information on every topic needed to qualify for and excel in the field of aviation. Topics covered include: ground operations, cockpit management, the four fundamentals of flying, integrated flight control, slow flights, stalls, spins, takeoff, ground reference maneuvers, night operations, and much more....
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Dreaming of Learning to Fly? And maybe becoming a Commercial Pilot?
Have a seat in the airplane's cockpit and be entertained by these memoirs of an enthusiast aviator! Observe fascinating flight experiences, technology, and the beauty and forces of nature. Become captivated by the flying world of a professional pilot and flight instructor during the '80s and early '90s in Europe. And, maybe gain a few pieces of advice along the way for your own...
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