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An angry, blood-sucking god and a broke, desperate dungeon master. What could possibly go wrong? The mighty Aatma has fallen, and Empress Inalda has lost her main supplier and is forced to sponsor new dungeons to fuel her army's expansion. Gabriel Shook intends to rise to the occasion, but he is broke and must buy second-hand minions from a consignment store to defend his new dungeon. All he can afford is a half-skeleton, rat, and cursed zombi...

This book is intended for Catholic laity wishing a deeper grasp of their beliefs. It revisits and opens up traditional Catholic teachings, removing cluttering features and proposing what seems essential and simpler. The reality of Eternal Life, the indwelling presence of God, is not something met only after death in heaven but is experienced in our lives now. Another principle running throughout is that the eternity one experiences in resurrec...

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Accelerators can be powerful tools to build and transform businesses in a short period of time, which is why they have spread like wildfire in the corporate world. But many fail to achieve their intended results and 60% shut down within two years. Corporate innovation is difficult, especially when big companies and startups try to work together, and often accelerators are viewed as simply "innovation theater."& Designing the Successful Corp...

#1 Globe and Mail Bestseller 2016 Small Business Book Awards - Nominated, Marketing category Sticky Brands exist in almost every industry. Companies like Apple, Nike, and Starbucks have made themselves as recognizable as they are successful. But large companies are not the only ones who can stand out. Any business willing to challenge industry norms and find innovative ways to serve its customers can grow into a Sticky Brand. Based on a decade...

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Using the letters Warren Buffett wrote to his partners between 1956 and 1970, a veteran financial advisor presents the renowned investor’s “ground rules” for investing—guidelines that remain startlingly relevant today.In the fourteen years between his time in New York with value-investing guru Benjamin Graham and his start as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett managed Buffett Partnership Limited, his first professional investing ve...

At the age of 26, Warren Buffett founded Buffett Partnership Limited, which lasted from 1956 to 1970. During this time he wrote 33 letters to his small but growing group of partners. These letters chronicle his thoughts, approaches and reflections in the period immediately prior to his Berkshire Hathaway tenure - one that saw an unprecedented record of investing success. This early period was astonishing: in 1968 he beat the Dow by more than 5...

The unprecedented influence of the Tea Party during the 2010 election season signaled a sea change in the way the American political game could be played. Tea Party influence impacted at least fourteen states' primary and general elections, their presence indicating a movement that has grown considerably from its fringe roots and continues to wield political influence today. While much media attention has been devoted to the Tea Party and its ...

John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure process that Governor Engler envisioned, redistricting has led to repeated court battles waged on such traditional democratic values as one person, on...

Taking Sides volumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with Learning Outcomes, an Issue Summary, an Introduction, and an Exploring the Issue section featuring Critical Thinking and Reflection, Is There Common Ground?, and Additional Resources. Taking Sides readers also offer a Topic Guide and an annotated l...

Considering the history of unconventional warfare in the United States, and specifically, during the Civil War, it begs the question: Did the Confederacy's strategy to engage in unconventional warfare significantly contribute to its conventional strategy? Two assertions remain most accepted by historians and military personnel. The first prevailing opinion is that the Confederacy's use of unconventional warfare was ineffective and negatively a...

Stand out, attract customers and grow your company into a sticky brand. "Sticky Branding" provides practical, tactical ideas of how mid-market companies companies with a marketing budget, but not a vast one are challenging the status quo and growing sticky brands.

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This in-depth investigation of community sentiment examines why and how community sentiment is studied, how it may change or be changed, and its reciprocal relationship with laws and policy. Laws affecting children and the family, for instance actual and proposed laws regarding marriage and divorce, campus safety, sex offender registration are used to  discuss the study of community sentiment. Yet, the book is broad enough to inform readers ab...

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This volume explores the fundamentals of intertextual methodology and summarizes recent scholarship on studies of intertextuality in the deuterocanonical books. The essays engage in comparison and analysis of text groups and motifs between canonical, deuterocanonical and non-biblical texts. Moreover, the book pays close attention to non-literary relationships between different traditions, a new feature of research in intertextuality.

Die Essenz der Partnership Letters - erstmals von Warren Buffett exklusiv autorisiert Mit gerade einmal 26 Jahren und 100 US-Dollar gründete Warren Buffett 1956 seine erste eigene Firma, Buffett Partnership, bevor er 14 Jahre später mit Berkshire Hathaway zum erfolgreichsten Investor aller Zeiten wurde. Wenigen ist bekannt, dass er mit seinem ersten Unternehmen noch erfolgreicher war als später mit Berkshire Hathaway. Bis 1969 erzielte er ein...