The Mover

Author : Meaghan McIsaac
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781770498204

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Movers by Meaghan McIsaac Pdf

For most people, the future is an unknown. But not to Movers like Pat. Movers are born with a mental connection to their Shadows: strangers living years in the future. Some Movers can even bring their Shadows through time to the present, an action that is strictly prohibited and an offence that results in a terrible punishment. Movers are second-class citizens--closely monitored and despised by society; people blame Movers and their Shadows for the world's overpopulated cities and strange new weather patterns. But although people in the present are just beginning to feel the pressure of limited resources, people in the future are desperate. War, disease, drought and famine have taken their toll, and the future is not a happy place. When a ruthless Shadow arrives intent on changing the present at any cost, Pat and his little sister are caught in the crossfire. They are in a race against time, and Pat has to turn to some unlikely sources for help. But will it be too late?

Author : John Gardner Wilder
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781669863526

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The Mover by John Gardner Wilder Pdf

The Mover is fictional of history of Charles Wilkins, a young carpenter from the English Midlands, emigrating to the American Midwest in 1838. Securing passage on the merchant ship, Adam Fletcher, he is asked by the ship’s captain to take over the medical duties of the injured ship carpenter. Setting a broken leg of an injured sailor, Charles impresses fellow traveler Kate Hale, the captains niece, who is returning from a year with cousins were she has learned the etiquette and habits of an English lady. Their friendship becomes a voyage-long love affair. Fellow traveler, reverend Fishbourne, explores with Charles troubles facing lower English classes, especially alcoholism, while observing Fishbourne has a drinking a problem. The last of four passengers, Blanchard, a Wedgwood pottery salesman turns out to be someone other than what he represents, and a key figure in a crime affecting Kate, Charles and the ship’s captain. Atlantic winter storms, a knock down blow, dangerous ice, superstitious sailors, cold food and seasickness were encountered on the days at sea. Friendship of the first mate, Corey Bigelow allows Charles time at the helm. High above the deck in the crow’s nest, he learns ocean travel through the eyes of a sailor, not just a paying passenger. Crossing the Allegheny Mountains in late winter, highway robbers, a wrecked stage, a frightening river crossing, and the voluptuous daughter of a U. S. senator were part of his travels to the American interior. The vision of this novel came from an 1831 family diary. My interest in history developed early, before I received a B.A. in history at the University of Virginia. As a youth, cash earned from a paper route, funded the purchase of my first sail boat at age 15. In my summer college years, I was dock and harbor master, and sailing instructor at a Long Island yacht club near New London, Connecticut. Later I owned a 32’ sail boat, enjoying sailing beyond the sight of land. Recent trips to the English Cotswold’s, Midlands and the coast of Ireland took me to areas covered in this book. I have traveled over the routes and visited the communities Charles saw in his travels from New York to the Midwest.

Author : Robert Greifeld
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538700983

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Market Mover by Robert Greifeld Pdf

The former CEO and Chairman of Nasdaq shares insights and lessons learned from one of the world's largest stock exchanges, detailing the company's transformation from a fledgling U.S. equities market to a global financial technology company. During 2003, the U.S. economy was described by one economist as "nervous, anxious, and waiting." In December the Dow had topped 10,000 for the first time in a year and a half, and at year's end the markets were up for the first time since 1999. But in the same year, American troops had moved into Iraq, and corporate boards were cutting CEOs at the slightest signs of trouble. Amidst this turmoil Robert Greifeld, a former tech entrepreneur from outside the Wall Street bubble, became CEO of Nasdaq, a position he would hold for the next thirteen years. He saw the company through one of the most mercurial economic periods in history: the Bernie Madoff mega-scandal; Facebook's tumultuous and disastrous IPO; Hurricane Sandy's disruption of the world's financial hub; the implosion of America's housing market and the global economic crash that followed, from which we have yet to fully recover. In Market Mover, Bob will write a first-hand account of the most critical moments of his career, with each chapter focusing on a headline-making event and ending with a prescriptive takeaway to impart to his readers. Now Bob, who stepped aside as Nasdaq's CEO at the end of 2016, is eager to look back at more than a decade of transformational change that occurred on his watch in order to share his insights and lessons with business readers.

Author : Robert Vivian
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780803246799

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The Mover of Bones by Robert Vivian Pdf

Chronicles the story of Jesse Breedlove's odyssey across the literal and mythical landscapes of America after he unearths the bones of small girl buried in the cellar of a Catholic church in Omaha, Nebraska, in an evocative novel representing the first part of a proposed trilogy set in America's heartland.

Author : Samuel B. Bacharach
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781501710025

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The Agenda Mover by Samuel B. Bacharach Pdf

Organizations, institutions, and individuals get stuck in spite of their innovative ideas and ambitious agendas. Never has the timing been better for a book that cuts through the theoretical jargon and delineates the exact political and managerial skills leaders need to move agendas forward. Whether you're a team leader trying to lead change and innovation in a large corporation, an entrepreneur trying to gain support, a politician trying to expand your coalition, or an individual trying to advance your career and build networks, The Agenda Mover will give you the political and managerial leadership skills necessary to achieve results. Based on the premise that leadership competencies and skills can be learned, The Agenda Mover is the inaugural volume of the practitioner-oriented Pragmatic Leadership Series published in association with Cornell University Press. Each volume emphasizes specific skills of execution that leaders at all levels need to master. Visit pragmaticleadershipseries.com to learn more about the series.

Author : Steven Vogel
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393247312

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Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle by Steven Vogel Pdf

The story—and the science—of nature's greatest engine. Whether we blink an eye, lift a finger, throw a spear or a ball, walk, run, or merely breathe, we are using muscle. Although muscles differ little in appearance and performance across the animal kingdom, they accomplish tasks as diverse as making flies fly, rattlesnakes rattle, and squid shoot their tentacles. Our everyday activities turn on the performance of nature's main engine: we may breathe harder going uphill, but we put more strain on our muscles walking downhill. Those of us who are right-handed can tighten screws and jar lids more forcibly than we can loosen them. Here we're treated to the story of how form and performance make these things happen—how nature does her work. Steven Vogel is a leader in the great new field of bioengineering, which is rapidly explaining the beauty and efficiency of nature. His talents as both scientist and writer shine in this masterful narrative of biological ingenuity, as he relates the story—and science—of nature's greatest engine.

Author : Finn Murphy
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780393608724

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The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road by Finn Murphy Pdf

“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.

Author : Vassiliki Karkou,Sue Oliver,Sophia Lycouris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1009 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199949298

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The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Wellbeing by Vassiliki Karkou,Sue Oliver,Sophia Lycouris Pdf

In recent years, a growth in dance and wellbeing scholarship has resulted in new ways of thinking that place the body, movement, and dance in a central place with renewed significance for wellbeing. The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Wellbeing examines dance and related movement practices fromthe perspectives of neuroscience and health, community and education, and psychology and sociology to contribute towards an understanding of wellbeing, offer new insights into existing practices, and create a space where sufficient exchange is enabled. The handbook's research components includequantitative, qualitative, and arts-based research, covering diverse discourses, methodologies, and perspectives that add to the development of a complete picture of the topic. Throughout the handbook's wide-ranging chapters, the objective observations, felt experiences, and artistic explorations ofpractitioners interact with and are printed alongside academic chapters to establish an egalitarian and impactful exchange of ideas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11576192

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Parliamentary Debates by Anonim Pdf

Author : Victor M. Salas
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781535856478

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Gale Researcher Guide for: Aristotle on the Prime Mover by Victor M. Salas Pdf

Gale Researcher Guide for: Aristotle on the Prime Mover is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Author : Bobby Womack,Robert Ashton
Publisher : Blake Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131640547

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Midnight Mover by Bobby Womack,Robert Ashton Pdf

Bobby Womack is a legend—a phenomenally gifted singer, songwriter, and guitarist with 40 albums and 30 million record sales to his name. A protégé of Sam Cooke, Womack wrote classics that include "Lookin' for a Love" and "It's All Over Now" (a smash-hit for the Rolling Stones). Their success helped make him a star, but ongoing battles with drugs and the record industry nearly destroyed him. Behind his music lies a life scorched by tragedy, beginning with his impoverished childhood in Cleveland, to his years touring and recording with the greats—including James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Eric Clapton, and Elvis Presley—and through the years of drugs, partying, and riotous abuse, this is the authentic voice of a major soul artist.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : UOM:39015056703849

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Code of Federal Regulations by Anonim Pdf

Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.

Author : D. Bonnette
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401023801

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Aquinas’ Proofs for God’s Existence by D. Bonnette Pdf

The purpose of this study is to investigate the legitimacy of the principle, "The per accidens necessarily implies the per se," as it is found in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. Special emphasis will be placed upon the function of this principle in the proofs for God's existence. The relevance of the principle in this latter context can be seen at once when it is observed that it is the key to the solution of the well known "prob lem of infinite regress. " The investigation of the principle in question will be divided into two Parts. A preliminary examination of the function of the principle will be made in Part I: Domains Other Than That of Creature-God. The domains to be considered in this Part are those of accident-substance, change, and knowledge. Employing what is learned of the function of the principle in these areas of application, Part II: The Domain of Creature-God will analyze the role of the principle in the proofs for God's existence. This latter Part will constitute the greater portion of the book, since the domain of creatures in their relation to God is the most significant application of the principle in the writings of St. Thomas. In the course of this investigation, relevant analyses by St. Thomas' commentators - both classical and contemporary - will be considered. Finally, in light of the insights offered by St.

Author : St. Thomas Aquinas
Publisher : Emmaus Academic
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781623401214

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Summa Theologiae Supplementum 69-99 by St. Thomas Aquinas Pdf

The most important work of the towering intellectual of the Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae remains one of the great seminal works of philosophy and theology, while extending to subjects as diverse as law and government, sacraments and liturgy, and psychology and ethics. In his third and final part of the Summa Theologiae, Thomas Aquinas begins to address the life of Christ, lived out both in Jesus himself, and in each of the baptized through the sacraments.

Author : Luther Stearns Cushing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1100 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Legislation
ISBN : UOMDLP:aew3838:0001.001

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Elements of the Law and Practice of Legislative Assemblies in the United States of America by Luther Stearns Cushing Pdf