In My Hero, some of the brightest lights from around the globe share -- in their own words -- stories about the people who have been the greatest source of strength and inspiration to them. With essays by military heroes, political leaders, and Nobel Prize winners, sports heroes, firefighters, scientists, and schoolteachers -- and with an introduction by basketball legend, businessman, and philanthropist

An apologist, philosophical theologian, and Oxford academic, C. S. Lewis valued the Jewish religious tradition. Underpinning Lewis\'s corpus is an enlightened, foundational respect for the Jews as God\'s chosen people. Much of Lewis\'s mature understanding came from his wife, Joy Davidman Lewis referred to her as a Jewish Christian, born to American Jewish parents she was an adult convert to Yeshua

Data analysis expressions DAX is the formula language of Power BI. Learning the DAX language is key to empower Power BI users so they can take advantage of these new Business Intelligence BI capabilities. This volume clearly explains the concepts of DAX while at the same time offering hands-on practice to engage the reader and help new knowledge stick. This third edition has been updated for the new

pThe Colouring It Forward - Discover Northern Dene Nation Art Wisdom features the beautiful art created by Chipewyan artist Michael Fatt and Gwich\'in artist Christiana Latham as well as stories from the late George Blondin, a recognized Northern Dene elder and wisdom keeper born in the Northwest Territories. Part of the proceeds from your purchase will go to these two artists, to Mr. Blondin\'s estate

\'When you look in the mirror, do you see someone young and vibrant like you used to be, \' Liz asks her husband, \'or old and decrepit like you\'re going to be\'br br This question is the trigger for Liz\'s decision to leave the comfortable family home in Cambridge after twenty-three years of contented marriage.br br A brisk walk to clear her head of the feeling of being trapped doesn\'t work.

Since 1673 when Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet portaged through the territory that is now Chicago, water transportation has been vital to the city\'s growth. In the early twentieth century, when Daniel Burnham put together his master plan for the design of Chicago-a plan intended to create a sense of civic virtue-he envisioned a grand municipal pier for public recreation near the central

iTo Rule the Skies General Thomas S. Power and the Rise of Strategic Air Command in the Cold Wari fills a critical gap in Cold War and Air Force history by telling the story of General Thomas S. Power for the first time. Thomas Power was second only to Curtis LeMay in forming the Strategic Air Command SAC, one of the premier combat organizations of the twentieth century, but he is rarely mentioned

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

I wrote this book for people who want to do productive things on the internet to help make their lives easier and better. This is not for people who use the internet all the time and use these programs and services. I work in a job where I talk to people all over the country every day dealing with computer issues and how they can do things with their computers.I see every day how much people don\'t

From the author of Unbroken - a major motion picture releasing in 2015 - this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.

bThe prequel to iLove Me Tenderi, narrating Debr\'s transformation from affluent career woman to broke single lesbian and writer.b piI see all her beauty, I see the beauty of women. I see my own body, new. I tell myself there are so many things that are possible.i pFirst published in France in 2018, iPlayboyi is the first volume of Constance Debr\'s renowned autobiographical trilogy that describes

L\'objectif de ce livre est d\'analyser les rcits de vie de femmes prostitues, de l\'enfance l\'ge adulte, en rvlant leurs expriences personnelles, qui se droulent selon les principaux schmas de vie spcifiques que cette tude met en vidence. Les obstacles qu\'elles ont rencontrs en grandissant, les choix qu\'elles ont faits pour dcider de se dsengager ou non de la prostitution et l\'aide qu\'elles

pstrongCarriestrongppSo much for being a fake fianc . Now his entire family is coming to Barbados expecting a wedding. I should\'ve played it safe. I should\'ve stayed home. Little did I know that something sinister lurked the background. Fate has a habit of biting you in the ass.ppstrongJed strongppI never expected to be a groom, fake or otherwise. Heck, after frightening Carrie, I didn\'t even think

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The end of the age is upon us. Soon the heavens will be shaken, and the battlefield of an ancient war will make its way to the earth. The fabric of time and space trembles full of fractures under the strain of warring battalions, yet we of earth sit in stillness, in a quiet sector of our universe, primarily unaware of the forces about to embark upon us. Through the thinning veil, both the darkness,

Written in a clear and concise manner this book provides a theoretical and application oriented analysis of deterministic scheduling problems arising in computer and manufacturing environments. Various scheduling problems are discussed where different problem parameters such as task processing times, urgency weights, arrival times, deadlines, precedence constraints, and processor speed factor are involved.

bWe all want to connect more with friends and family but many of us have lost the confidence to have people over.b We want to create magic moments around a table but various things are stopping us maybe we feel like our house isn\'t nice or tidy enough or our cooking isn\'t \'instagrammable\' enough or we just don\'t have time or any clue what to cook and how to put a menu together. piIn Good Companyi

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The commonly encountered oral and dental problems and their diagnosis and treatment are covered in detail, with particular attention to dental caries, dental trauma, developmental anomalies, periodontal problems, and soft tissue conditions.

This children\'s book teaches children about what it means to be a leader. Parentsguardiansloved ones are encouraged to read this book with children to discuss positive role models, leadership goals, and what it means to be a leader in a child\'s future.