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Author : Patricia McCormick
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781423141112

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Sold by Patricia McCormick Pdf

The powerful, poignant, bestselling National Book Award Finalist gives voice to a young girl robbed of her childhood yet determined to find the strength to triumph Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution. An old woman named Mumtaz rules the brothel with cruelty and cunning. She tells Lakshmi that she is trapped there until she can pay off her family's debt-then cheats Lakshmi of her meager earnings so that she can never leave. Lakshmi's life becomes a nightmare from which she cannot escape. Still, she lives by her mother's words-Simply to endure is to triumph-and gradually, she forms friendships with the other girls that enable her to survive in this terrifying new world. Then the day comes when she must make a decision-will she risk everything for a chance to reclaim her life? Written in spare and evocative vignettes by the co-author of I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition), this powerful novel renders a world that is as unimaginable as it is real, and a girl who not only survives but triumphs.

Author : Grant Cardone
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781608322909

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Sell Or Be Sold by Grant Cardone Pdf

Shows that knowing the principles of selling is a prerequisite for success of any kind, and explains how to put those principles to use. This title includes tools and techniques for mastering persuasion and closing the sale.

Author : Megan Stephens
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007594085

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Bought and Sold by Megan Stephens Pdf

A heart-stopping story of lies, brutality and fear. British girl Megan Stephens tells the true story of how an idyllic Mediterranean holiday turned into an unimaginable nightmare when she was tricked into becoming a victim of human trafficking and held captive for six years by deception, threats and violence.

Author : Gus Van Harten
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781459410732

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Sold Down the Yangtze by Gus Van Harten Pdf

When legal experts finally saw the terms of the investment deal Canada had signed with China, they could hardly believe what their eyes. The deal was unprecedented -- Canada had never given so much away to a trading partner. But Ottawa did not allow a full public review, and ultimately ratified the deal in 2014 with no changes. And the government moved forward with other trade deals that contain many of the same flaws. In this book, investment treaty expert Gus Van Harten offers the first-ever independent take on the details of the China-Canada investment deal and what it means for Canadians. Many of the deal's provisions are so extreme that readers may find it almost impossible to believe that the Canadian government agreed to them. He explains how this agreement, and others like it, give multinational corporations and rich investors superpowers over governments. Secretive courts staffed by private lawyers, not judges, are able to order governments to pay these investors billions for policies and decisions they object to. In simple language and easy to follow analysis, Van Harten offers a window into this secretive and obscure world. He documents the many ways Canadians lose out in the China-Canada deal, and how taxpayers may find themselves footing the bill for billions of dollars to Chinese investors who object to the actions of democratically-elected municipal, provincial and federal governments. This deal -- in place for a minimum 15 years -- includes terms that may well turn up in other trade and investment agreements. Gus Van Harten offers practical steps for a better, more informed public debate on this vital topic.

Author : David M. Greene
Publisher : Biggerpockets Publishing, LLC
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1947200372

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Sold by David M. Greene Pdf

87% of real estate agents fail within the first five years. Don't become another casualty According to the National Association of REALTORS(R), real estate agents with less than two years' experience have a median gross income of $9,300, while real estate agents with 16 years experience have a median gross income of $71,000. What if there was a better, more efficient way to build your real estate business without waiting 15 years or more? Six-Figure Real Estate Agent gives both new and seasoned real estate agents a practical and proven guide to get more clients, generate more sales, and earn higher commissions. Bestselling author, investor, and top-producing real estate agent, David Greene, shares the exact systems and processes that he used to scale his own real estate agent business, from solo agent to a thriving funnel and referral system with repeat business. This book will teach you an easy-to-implement system that will grow your real estate business quickly--without having to waste your time door knocking, calling FSBOs and expireds, or spending all your money chasing after paid-for internet leads. Inside, you'll discover: Why most agents don't succeed, and how to overcome those common hurdles How to inhabit the mindset of a top-producing agent Steps to build a massive sales funnel that always replenishes itself Tips, tools, and proven strategies for moving clients down the sales funnel How to master the art of the close Ten lead generation strategies (that you'll actually enjoy ) Lead follow-up techniques that will keep you clients coming back How to build a thriving database And so much more

Author : Peter H. Gleick
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597265287

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Bottled and Sold by Peter H. Gleick Pdf

Water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most successful commercial products of the last one hundred years. That's a big story, and water is big business. Gleick exposes the true reasons we've turned to the bottle, from fear mongering by business interests and our own vanity to the breakdown of public systems and global inequities.

Author : William Northam Garrott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Potatoes
ISBN : UVA:X030493039

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Marketing Charges for Potatoes Sold in Pittsburgh, Pa., December 1949-June 1950 by William Northam Garrott Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Chickens
ISBN : CORNELL:31924013807577

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Sales and Average Live Weight of Farm Chickens Sold, 1936-43 by United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics Pdf

Author : Joseph A. Christoff
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437940824

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Firms Reported in Open Sources to Have Sold Iran Refined Petroleum Products Between January 1, 2009 and June 30 2010 by Joseph A. Christoff Pdf

The U.S. has imposed multiple sanctions against Iran to deter it from developing its nuclear program, supporting terrorism, and abusing human rights. On 7/1/10, the Pres. signed into law the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (CISADA). It requires the Pres. to impose sanctions against persons who knowingly sell or provide Iran with refined petroleum products. This report highlights info. that could contribute to the identification of persons or firms whose activities may be sanctionable under CISADA. It identifies: (1) firms that sold refined petroleum products to Iran at any time during the period between 1/1/09, and 6/30/10; and (2) firms that also had U.S. gov¿t. contracts in FY 2009 or 2010. A print on demand report.

Author : Charles F. McGovern
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807876640

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Sold American by Charles F. McGovern Pdf

At the turn of the twentieth century, an emerging consumer culture in the United States promoted constant spending to meet material needs and develop social identity and self-cultivation. In Sold American, Charles F. McGovern examines the key players active in shaping this cultural evolution: advertisers and consumer advocates. McGovern argues that even though these two professional groups invented radically different models for proper spending, both groups propagated mass consumption as a specifically American social practice and an important element of nationality and citizenship. Advertisers, McGovern shows, used nationalist ideals, icons, and political language to define consumption as the foundation of the pursuit of happiness. Consumer advocates, on the other hand, viewed the market with a republican-inspired skepticism and fought commercial incursions on consumer independence. The result, says McGovern, was a redefinition of the citizen as consumer. The articulation of an "American Way of Life" in the Depression and World War II ratified consumer abundance as the basis of a distinct American culture and history.

Author : Michael Corbett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0452288134

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Ready, Set, Sold! by Michael Corbett Pdf

Michael Corbett appears regularly on national TV and print media and travels the country lecturing to crowds of 25,000 sharing his expertise, having made millions buying and selling houses during his twenty-plus years in the business. With personal tips, cost-effective techniques, and real estate insider secrets, Ready, Set, Sold! will teach readers how to: • Add $10,000 to the value of their home in a single weekend • Avoid the twelve costliest and most common mistakes • Dress and stage their home to make buyers swoon and bid over the asking price • Pay no taxes on the sale—without breaking the law • Complete no-cost makeovers that supercharge their selling price • Take advantage of the home-selling secrets that only real estate agents know • Save thousands in commissions and closing costs With before and after photos, checklists, charts, and worksheets, Ready, Set, Sold! is the book that every home seller MUST read before putting their house up for sale!

Author : Donavon Dale MacPherson,Jesús Luis Maldonado
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Beverage industry
ISBN : UVA:X030493440

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Costs, Net Margins, and Selling Prices of Beverages Sold in an Employee Food Service by Donavon Dale MacPherson,Jesús Luis Maldonado Pdf

Author : J. Ted Oakley
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781632995988

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You Sold Your Company by J. Ted Oakley Pdf

J. Ted Oakley, founder and managing partner of Oxbow Advisors, has been in the investment industry over three decades. The Oxbow Principles and the firm’s proprietary investment strategies are founded on the unique perspectives he has gained during his tenure advising high-net-worth investors. ​Ted’s investment advice provides principled guidance to investors from more than half the states in the US and representing a wide range of industries. He frequently counsels former business owners on protecting and wisely investing their newly liquid wealth. A chartered financial analyst and certified financial planner, Ted is the author of 8 other books: Rich Kids-Broke Kids, Crazy Time, $20 Million and Broke, My Story, Wall Street Lies, Danger Time, The Psychology of Staying Rich, and Your Money Mentality.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Stamped envelopes
ISBN : UIUC:30112119745500

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Prohibiting Lithographing Or Engraving on Envelopes Sold by the Post Office Department, and for Other Purposes by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service Pdf

Author : John Aschenbrenner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483439013

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Some Things Shouldn't Be Sold... As the Mind Collects Those Things It Needs by John Aschenbrenner Pdf

There are times in some lives when the truth is too difficult to realize, and the horrified psyche seeks comfort in the safe harbor of denial, where it creates a more palatable reality which generalizes into everyday life. Buddha stated emphatically, "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." Even safe harbors weaken to the devastation of wind and battering waves. Andreas Landsmann lives in the small Wisconsin Community of Mayfield. The village derived its name from an early pioneering group of Amish folk, who suddenly left their farms and homes unexpectedly and without a trace in the late 1800s. Eventually the village was rebuilt within the mist of dark rumors and speculation. Andreas, a retired school psychologist, husband, father and grandfather spends his time collecting old beer steins and digging ever deeper into his German family heritage. His private study is a refuge for his family history, his steins, and himself, and at times the study takes on a life of its own.