The Agents

Author : Grégoire Courtois
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770566880

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The Agents by Grégoire Courtois Pdf

Nineteen Eighty-Four meets Tron, via The Office, in this boldly dystopian novel The agents don’t know what they’re agents of, but they’re very busy agenting, which means watching endless data feeds in their cubicles, cubicles that are piled one on top of another in a massive tower in which the agents both live and work. Empty floors serve as battlefields where different guilds of agents fight for territory. It seems that defenestration is the only way out, the ‘ballet of suicides.’ It is here we meet Théodore, who has amputated his own toes and must maintain a 30-degree angle to keep his balance. And Solveig, who is pregnant, though agents don’t usually have sex, as well as the artist Lazslo and self-mutilating Clara. And then there’s Hick, the new agent, who seems strangely happy and occupies a cubicle that is strategically very important. The battle for key territory is heating up, and the agents aren’t sure which of them will make it out alive. If, indeed, that’s what any of them want… The author of the acclaimed The Laws of the Skies turns his hand from literary horror to futuristic dystopianism in this unforgettable marriage between The Office, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and Tron. “Unflinching in its savagery, the nightmarish poetry of this modern Lord of the Flies is undeniable.” —Publishers Weekly starred review on The Laws of the Skies “A haunting book, if you can keep reading.” —LitHub on The Laws of the Skies “The Law of the Skies is not an easy book to digest . . . but I found it exhilarating to read a novel that’s this unflinching, this nihilistic, and also this deeply profound.” —Locus Magazine

Author : Leon Dalton
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781662409929

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The Agents by Leon Dalton Pdf

The Agents takes you to the covert operations and seedy, often brutal, world of international terrorists and their continual threat to the civilized world. Their story is told through the lives and eyes of a seasoned CIA agent, Aaron Brighton, and his beloved partner and former French intelligence agent, Monique Barteau, then later by the youthful team of CIA Agent Justin Graham and British MI6 Agent Victoria Stone. Each chapter is a story within a story that takes the reader from London and Paris to Turkey, Spain, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, the States, the Middle East, and around the world as the agents battle terrorists with their tactics, intelligence, and devotion to each other. It is also a love story. That fragile line that exists between people trying to live and love in a normal relationship while living and working in a dangerous occupation that’s hidden behind the cruelty, brutality, and savagery that exists in a hostile and vengeful world.

Author : Andrea Omicini,Paolo Petta,Robert Tolksdorf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540430919

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Engineering Societies in the Agents World II by Andrea Omicini,Paolo Petta,Robert Tolksdorf Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the CEAS/DragNet European Drag Reduction Conference 2000. The conference addressed the recent advances in all areas of drag reduction research, development, validation and demonstration including laminar flow technology, adaptive wing concepts, turbulent and induced drag reduction, separation control and supersonic flow aspects. This volume is of particular interest to engineers, scientists and students working in the aeronautics industry, research establishments or academia.

Author : William Maccall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Civilization
ISBN : OXFORD:590633954

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The Agents of Civilization by William Maccall Pdf

Author : Amy Quinton
Publisher : Amy Quinton
Page : 1242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Agents of Change by Amy Quinton Pdf

A Decades Old Mystery and Murderous Villains. Too Many Suspects and Too Many Surprises. Political Intrigue and Scorching Hot Romance… Grab your tissues and a fan and comfortably settle in with five tales of love, humor, and adventure in Regency, England… The Agents of Change are on a cross-country adventure to finally solve the mystery behind the death of the Duke of Stonebridge’s father, while uncovering the breadth of criminal acts at the hands of the Secret Society for the Purification of England, each agent discovers love, humbleness, romance, betrayal, and friendship along the way. The Agents of Change – The Complete Collection contains five previously published novels (four full length and one short story) making up the Agents of Change Series.

Author : William MACCALL (Unitarian Minister.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020280550

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The Agents of Civilization. A Series of Lectures by William MACCALL (Unitarian Minister.) Pdf

Author : Atlas Assurance Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1838
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023492395

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Instructions for the agents of the Atlas Assurance Company of London, etc. (Rates and Proposals of the Atlas Assurance Company, etc.-1838.). by Atlas Assurance Company Pdf

Author : Phil Hollander,Dan Lok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1777159849

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Million Dollar Agents by Phil Hollander,Dan Lok Pdf

How Top Real Estate Agents Really Create HIGH INCOME, WEALTH, AND INDEPENDENCE "A rare and insightful view into how highly successful Real Estate Professionals create a balanced and prosperous lifestyle out of what can be a chaotic and highly unpredictable business. Written in a refreshing interview format that brings to life the unique systems and strategies of Agents that have truly made it in the Real Estate Industry." Jillian Dobson Broker RE/MAX Realtron Realty Inc., Brokerage THIS BOOK IS the result of over fifteen years of travelling throughout both Canada and the United States and meeting, speaking and working with literally thousands of real estate agents. After working with some of the top agents in North America, there is a clear and definitive common thread that defines them. If you really take a close look at what we would refer to as the "top 10% of realtors" who are successful and prosperous, while there are differences, there are many profound similarities: In how they structure their business, Their strategies, Their overall mindset and how they approach what they do. This stands in stark contrast to the vast majority of agents who are struggling or just getting by barely making a living. We have often said that "we have never met the five year old that decided they want to be a realtor when they grow up." Most come to real estate as a second or third profession and usually from vastly different backgrounds. Most agents start off in the same place with lots of unanticipated startup expenses and little or no business at the beginning. The ones who actually build a prosperous and successful real estate career with consistent income and a great lifestyle for their families have done so by discovering a few simple truths about the real estate business. Simple truths like how to manage themselves and their relationships. They have done so in such a way as to navigate the journey from being a transactional agent perpetuating the feast-to-famine cycle, always being at the whim of the economy and competing with every other agent in their market, to creating a systems-based business and taking back control over their business and their lives. Ultimately, this book is about the journey from being a transactional agent to becoming a prosperous systems-based one where it is all about the lifestyle. What these agents interviewed in this book have done is make the real estate business work for them rather than the majority of agents who can be at the whim of what can be a wildly unpredictable and tumultuous business. In writing this book, we interviewed a broad cross section of the most successful agents and allowed them to tell their story with the ultimate goal of uncovering and sharing some of their "golden nuggets" of wisdom. One of our favorite sayings is that "all the great truths in life are simple for if they were complex everyone would understand them." It is our intent to share some of these simple truths with you so that you too will have a rich and rewarding real estate career. Phil Hollander & Dan Lok

Author : Grégoire Courtois
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770565951

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The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois Pdf

Winnie-the-Pooh meets The Blair Witch Project in this very grown-up tale of a camping trip gone horribly awry. Twelve six-year-olds and their three adult chaperones head into the woods on a camping trip. None of them make it out alive. The Laws of the Skies tells the harrowing story of those days in the woods, of illness and accidents, and a murderous child. Part fairy tale, part horror film, this macabre fable takes us through the minds of all the members of this doomed party, murderers and murdered alike. “Excellent...crystalline." —New York Times, Summer Reads

Author : Phil M. Jones,Chris Smith,Jimmy Mackin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1989603297

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Exactly What to Say: For Real Estate Agents by Phil M. Jones,Chris Smith,Jimmy Mackin Pdf

In Exactly What To Say for Real Estate Agents, Phil M. Jones, Chris Smith, and Jimmy Mackin provide 30 Magic Words to help with the most common, critical, and difficult conversations real estate agents have today. If you are open-minded to a better way of selling, this book is for you.

Author : John L. Steckley
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453919156

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Indian Agents by John L. Steckley Pdf

Canadians are beginning to learn about the negative effects of residential schools on Aboriginal people in Canada. More hidden in the written record, but bearing a similar powerfully destructive role, are Indian Agents, who were with very few exceptions White men who ‘ruled the reserves’ in Canada from the 1870s to the 1960s. This book is the first to present a discussion of Indian Agents in general. It provides an introductory look at the control Indian Agents exercised over Aboriginal communities throughout the period in question. The primary intent is to spark discussion in Indigenous studies courses. This book is built upon a discussion of the lives and impact of five Indian Agents: Hayter Reed, William Morris Graham, John McIver, William Halliday, and Fred Hall. However, the practices and views of 39 other Indian Agents are interwoven throughout the text. Although there was a readily detectable sameness in the way that Indian Agent power was imposed on Aboriginal communities based on the institutional racism of the Indian Agent System, one of the points to be made is that not all Indian Agents were the same. Some were more oppressive than others. Also frequently pointed out is the fact that Aboriginal peoples were not merely helpless victims to Indian Agent control, but resisted that control, sometimes successfully. The book concludes with a chapter comparing the Indian Agent System in Canada, with similar systems in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

Author : Janina Scarlet
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684031764

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Dark Agents, Book One by Janina Scarlet Pdf

This spellbinding graphic novel follows the adventures of Violet—a young witch whose parents were murdered when she was a child. As she wages war against necromancers and demons, Violet learns to overcome her internal monsters as well. In this groundbreaking comic book for teens and young adults, we meet Violet—a witch whose parents were murdered by an evil necromancer when she was only six years old. Running from country to country, as well as from herself, Violet never gets a chance to fully process her traumatic experience. When she turns 19, Violet begins training at the Underworld Intelligence Agency (UIA) in hopes of becoming a Dark Agent—someone tasked with keeping the balance between the world of the living and the world of the undead. During her training, Violet hopes to finally overcome her fear of death and take control of her emotions, but instead she finds that mindfulness, vulnerability, and acceptance are the skills most necessary to help her succeed. Blended seamlessly throughout the story are elements of a powerful and evidence-based treatment called acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Whether or not you’ve experienced a traumatic event like Violet, you’ll find valuable skills you can apply to your own life to help you conquer your demons and hone your unique superpowers. Note for therapists: Dark Agents presents the core skills of ACT in a fun, narrative format to appeal to teen readers. In this comic, teens will learn all about mindfulness, defusion, self-compassion, and values-based living. The book doesn't feel like a therapist recommendation—which is exactly what makes it perfect for your teen clients!

Author : Michael Larsen
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781402234033

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How to Get a Literary Agent by Michael Larsen Pdf

Written by a top literary agent who gives writers an insider's view of how to find and work with an agent throughout the process of getting published. Includes: -- How to know that you're ready for an agent -- 7 ways to find an agent -- Writing a cover letter that grabs attention -- What to do with an agent once you've got one -- What you can expect and what you'd better not hope for -- Making sure this is the right agent for you -- Congratulations, now you have an agent AND an editor -- How to avoid the 7 worst pitfalls for aspiring writers -- And much, much more. In today's highly competitive publishing industry, literary agents are more important than ever. Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, reference or children's books, here is everything you need to know about using an agent to launch and sustain your literary career.a

Author : Michael D. Beil
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385753210

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A New Recruit by Michael D. Beil Pdf

Andy witnesses a bank robbery and becomes a recruit for a secret organization that finds and eliminates evil.

Author : Michael N. Huhns,Munindar P. Singh
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1558604952

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Readings in Agents by Michael N. Huhns,Munindar P. Singh Pdf

This book collects the most significant literature on agents in an attempt top forge a broad foundation for the field. Includes papers from the perspectives of AI, databases, distributed computing, and programming languages. The book will be of interest to programmers and developers, especially in Internet areas.