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Know what a "frunk" is? How about a "solar panel"? Suburban Dictionary is a guide to slang and a guide to the quirky behavior found in the burbs. Suburbanese: the subtle, the funny, and the snarky, with generous helpings of sarcasm. Hours of fun and (sometimes) snarky expressions. Exposes the slang of the rich, the "wannabes", and beyond. Only listen to this if you love language and if you like to laugh!

"The Monkey's Paw" is the best-known work of writer W.W. Jacobs. Generally acknowledged as one of the most disturbing and brilliant works of short horror fiction ever created, the story was first published in a larger collection of scary stories released in 1902 called "The Lady of the Barge." When the story begins, we meet the White family — an older couple and their adult son — who are given a strange and mysterious talisman: the eponymous dried monkey's paw that is said to grant the owner three wishes.

Western Australia. Clarisse Garcia is ready to return stronger than ever. With her husband by her side, the plucky spirit hunter is back on familiar territory with an assignment for Benedictine monks. And now she’s out to vanquish whatever evil is plaguing the monastic village that caused orphans to mysteriously die.

Inside this book, you’ll uncover powerful lessons about leadership from two of history’s most incredible figures - the Chinese military strategist and author of The Art of War, Sun Tzu, and Italy’s famous Niccolò Machiavelli, the father of modern political thought. With lessons about leadership qualities, the science of deception, the power of knowledge, and much more, this comprehensive book arms you with the knowledge you need to take your leadership skills to the next level.

This is a two audiobook book bundle related to C++ programming and learning the Linux Operating System. Two manuscripts for the price of one! What's included in this 2 book bundle manuscript: "C++: Learn C++ Like a Boss. A Beginners Guide in Coding Programming and Dominating C++. Novice to Expert Guide To Learn and Master C++ Fast". "Hacking University Senior Edition: Linux. Optimal beginner's guide to precisely learn and conquer the Linux operating system. A complete step-by-step guide in how the Linux command line works."

Although you may not be speaking right now, there is so much that you are saying without even utilizing the spoken word. Your eyebrows may be raised, your fingers tips could be dancing along the seam of your pants, or your feet could be tapping rapidly on the floor. These random, unconscious, yet perfectly normal bouts of action are commonly known as body language. This is the way that our body speaks without us having to verbally speak a single word. Isn't that amazing?

This is a two book bundle related to hacking mobile devices, game consoles, and apps and dominating the Python programming language!

Discover how to take full advantage of your coaching sessions by asking the right questions. For many of us, the concept of coaching and life coaching might be something we are not used to. All too often, there are times when we as people assume that we understand how something works when in truth it is not always that way. However, the element of coaching can help you understand what you need to know, and over time, you will be able to really get what you need with these techniques.

Have you ever found yourself in a relationship or friendship where something just wasn't quite right? I mean, we all have dysfunctional families and "eccentric" friends to some extent, but I'm talking about those moments when you find yourself emotionally exhausted at every interaction and dreading every single moment you spend with that person. Times with them used to be better, and it's those wonderful memories that keep you around them, struggling to remind them of who they can be.

Before Jet Li, Jacki Chan, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Steven Seagal, there was Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee's legend is considered one of the unique success tales in Hollywood. Just like any other man who thrived to succeed, Lee's journey was also full of ups and downs. But he justly did overcome the obstacles and all adversities to achieve stardom which at first was seemingly obscure to him.

Blockchain is the newest process in information technology that is sweeping the financial markets, and the ledgers of major retailers and other business entities. It is also changing the way information is gathered, stored, and obtained. In addition, it impacts the security of data from different workplaces. It also changes the stability of some national economies, which is evident from records in Estonia.

Magnus Vinding provides a comprehensive review of the many reasons to stop supporting the animal industry, and to instead transition toward a system that is less harmful for both human and non-human beings.

In "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attempted a feat that even the greatest criminal minds in England could not accomplish: He tried to kill off Sherlock Holmes. (And he very nearly succeeded.) Doyle's 1894 collection of short stories—which featured some of the most enjoyable tales in the Holmes canon, including "Silver Blaze," "The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Crooked Man"—concludes with what was meant to be the last Sherlock Holmes story, "The Final Problem."

The incorrigible Inspector Lestrade takes the lead, as he likes to view it, in 4 investigations, 'helped' of course by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Be there, as Lestrade shoelaces are tied up with Watson's and Lestrade actually getting it right for once, over the great Sherlock Holmes.

A powerful and disturbing adventure story set in the wilds of Mexico after the First World War, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is B. Traven's much-beloved and thrilling tale of three desperate men who set out to make their fortune in the gold-filled Sierra Madre Mountains...and wind up confronting their own greed and paranoia along the way.

1985, one year on, and Winston is diligently erasing and rewriting history in his position at the Ministry of Truth. Winston loves Big Brother and wants to forget he ever thought about plotting against the Party. But, at the Chestnut Tree Café, at a chance encounter, Julia seems to leave Winston a cryptic message to meet...

In this tale, Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. John Watson are told of a curse which haunts the wealthy Dartmoor family of Sir Charles Baskerville. This centuries-old curse manifests itself as a gigantic and ferocious hound that is said to prowl the moors adjacent to the Baskerville estate. When Sir Charles drops dead of fright just outside the moor and the footprints of an enormous hound are discovered nearby, the cry goes out for Holmes to come to Dartmoor and solve the mystery.

Lord and Lady Cranleigh come to Baker Street with an intriguing mystery for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Their debutante stepdaughter suddenly disappeared 10 years ago seemingly without a trace. They consult the detecting pair to finally discover what has actually happened to her. Arriving at Cranleigh Hall, Holmes and Watson meet the Cranleigh family and slowly begin to form their suspicions. What secrets are they hiding? Can they piece together events from 10 years ago? Will a Cranleigh killing imminently take place?

"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" heralded the triumphant resurrection of the world's greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, after his apparent (and untimely) demise in the story "The Final Problem." Under intense pressure from his fans to bring him back after having killed off Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle finally relented and, in "The Adventure of the Empty House," explains how Holmes escaped the same, dismal fate as his nemesis, Professor Moriarty.

Presented here are the third, fourth and fifth books of the Sherlock Holmes canon: the novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and short story collections "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," all written by Holmes' legendary creator, the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Collected here are some of the most beloved and revered of Doyle's Holmes stories.