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The fire outside my window a survivor tells the true story of California's epic cedar fire

The fire outside my window a survivor tells the true story of California's epic cedar fire
The fire outside my window: a survivor tells the true story of California's epic cedar fire By Sandra Millers Younger
2013 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0762791802 | EPUB | 5 MB
The Fire Outside My Window reveals the story of the Cedar Fire, the largest fire in California's recorded history, which ravaged the San Diego area in late 2003, burning nearly 280,000 acres, destroying more than 2,200 homes and hundreds of other buildings, and killing 15 people.Leaving her doomed home the night of the catastrophe, the author, Sandra Millers Younger, drove through flames and, along with her husband, was saved by a bobcat that showed her the road she couldn't see through dense smoke. With this revealing narrative, she takes readers into the heart of an epic firefight, telling the stories of fire managers and air tanker pilots trying to combat a catastrophe bigger than they had ever imagined, and recounting both survivors' and victims' desperate efforts to escape flames moving faster than fire engines could drive. And she tells the story of the hapless hunter who got lost in the backcountry, with little water and no cell phone or GPS device, and started a signal fire that caused the calamity.

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The World Encompassed The First European Maritime Empires c.800-1650

The World Encompassed The First European Maritime Empires c.800-1650
G. V. Scammell, "The World Encompassed: The First European Maritime Empires c.800-1650 "
English | ISBN: 113849934X | 2018 | 552 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
In this authoritative study, first published in 1981, Geoffrey Scammell traces the course of European expansion between around 800 and 1650, during which time the world known to western Europeans was enlarged in a way unparalleled before or since.

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The Truth About Magic

The Truth About Magic
The Truth About Magic by Richard Smoley
English | February 26, 2021 | ISBN: 1722503106 | 188 pages | PDF | 2.17 Mb
Magic, the occult, the mystical―is there anything behind those words? If there is, is it anything beyond horror-movie clichés? People the world over have always known and interacted with these hidden forces. But in our culture, there are very few ways to sort out truth from nonsense.

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The Sustainability Scorecard How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions

The Sustainability Scorecard How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions
The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions by Urvashi Bhatnagar, Paul Anastas
English | July 12th, 2022 | ISBN: 1523093781 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 7.81 MB
Using a rigorous, straightforward scorecard as a guide, this book shows business leaders and innovators how to create breakthrough sustainable products and processes that are good for the planet, human health, and profits.

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The Strategy Paradox Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure

The Strategy Paradox Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure
Michael E. Raynor, "The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure "
English | ISBN: 0385516223 | 2007 | 320 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
A compelling vision. Bold leadership. Decisive action. Unfortunately, these prerequisites of success are almost always the ingredients of failure, too. In fact, most managers seeking to maximize their chances for glory are often unwittingly setting themselves up for ruin. The sad truth is that most companies have left their futures almost entirely to chance, and don't even realize it. The reason? Managers feel they must make choices with far-reaching consequences today, but must base those choices on assumptions about a future they cannot predict. It is this collision between commitment and uncertainty that creates THE STRATEGY PARADOX.

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The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity

The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity
Alicia M. Walker, "The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity"
English | ISBN: 1498544606 | 2017 | 204 pages | MOBI | 520 KB
Using a sample collected from Ashley Madison, this book is the result of a yearlong inquiry into women's extramarital experiences. Ultimately, these women reject the binary proposition of marriage that assumes that either we work on our marriages and remain monogamous within them, or we break up the relationship and take up other relationships. These women conceive of an alternate solution to a marriage that is not wholly working, where their own needs are ignored, unmet, and not prioritized. Thus, the women in this study are engaging in secret defiance of the expectations of marriage and primary partnerships. This book gives voice to women's experiences and perceptions regarding their participation in infidelity, and glimpses into the interworkings of our most intimate relationships, and the ways women negotiate marriages that fall short of their expectations.

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