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Spartan Gold (A Sam and Remi Fargo Adventure #1)

A fortune lost for ages... <P> A millionaire pursuing his destiny... <P> Sam and Remi Fargo are about to encounter both.<P> Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear. Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German u-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's lost cellar. Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk, a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself. And he wants his treasure back.

Speak

"Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication. <p><p> A timeless novel about consent and finding the courage to speak up for yourself, the twentieth anniversary edition of the classic novel that has spoken to so many young adults now includes a new introduction by acclaimed writer, host, speaker, and cultural commentator Ashley C. Ford as well as an afterword by New York Times-bestselling author of All American Boys and Long Way Down, Jason Reynolds. This edition will also feature an updated Q&A, resource list, and essay and poem from Laurie Halse Anderson.

Speak Up!: Finding My Voice Through Hope, Strength, and Determination

In Speak Up!, radio icon Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo opens up for the first time about his humble beginnings and the long, hard road to finding purpose and achieving triumph. <P><P>Drawing upon his strong family values and his unflinching work ethic, Piolín recounts his very personal and resilient story--how a once undocumented immigrant rose to become the voice of a generation and a symbol of hope. Through intimate, uplifting and engaging real-life accounts, Piolin shares profound inspiration, wisdom, and guidance with his legions of fans and listeners who are searching for their own paths to success and happiness.

Speak Up: An Illustrated Guide to Public Speaking

"Speak Up "is a new, brief, and fully illustrated public speaking text that is traditionally organized, affordable, and definitely fun. It combines thorough coverage of classical and contemporary communication theory, practical nuts-and-bolts guidance, and 600+ custom-drawn illustrations that bring speech basics "to life," And if that's not enough, "Speak Up "is priced at about 40% less than traditional introductory texts. Instructors and student reviewers have been raving about it, and your students will love it!

Speak: A Process Approach

NIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with hundreds of students and faculty, SPEAK2 is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate your diverse lifestyle. SPEAK2 guides you through the speechmaking process with six Speech Plan Action Step activities that prompt you to develop effective speeches. With the help of sample speeches, chapter review cards, numerous online tools, techniques to help you address anxiety and ethical issues, and much more, SPEAK2 gives you an exceptional foundation for creating and delivering speeches.

Speak: The Graphic Novel

Resonant and fiercely authentic. This timely, critically acclaimed and award-winning modern classic is now a powerful graphic novel.'I said no.'Melinda is an outcast at Merryweather High. Something happened over the summer - something bad - and now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen. So what's the point in speaking at all?Through her work on an art project, Melinda is finally able to face what really happened that night. But before she can make peace with the ghosts of the past, she has to confront the reality of the present - and stop someone who still wishes to do her harm. Only words can save her. She can't stay silent. Not any more. 'With the rise of women finding their voices and speaking out about sexual assault in the media, this should be on everyone's radar... Powerful, necessary, and essential.' Kirkus

Speak: The Graphic Novel

A fiercely authentic, critically acclaimed and award-winning modern classic.'Speak up for yourself - we want to know what you have to say.'From my first day at Merryweather High, I know this is a lie.Nobody will even talk to me, let alone listen - all because I called the cops on an end-of-summer party.But if I could only tell everyone why I called the police that night...If I could explain what happened to me... If I could speak...Then everything might change.'With the rise of women finding their voices and speaking out about sexual assault in the media, this should be on everyone's radar... Powerful, necessary, and essential.' - Kirkus

Speaking Clearly: Improving Voice and Diction (Sixth Edition)

Speaking on Climate: A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech? A speech can inform, entertain, educate. But effective speeches inspire an audience to act and build a sense of community. The climate crisis is a pressing issue, and the ability to successfully communicate about it is crucial to bring people together to make meaningful change. Discover how to stand up, speak your mind, and encourage your audience past climate silence. By analyzing speeches and how they worked, social anthropologist and professional speechwriter Rune Kier Nielsen breaks down nine common flaws of climate rhetoric and how to fix them in this thorough, engaging guide to speechwriting toward climate action. "A lively, concise, and practical antidote to climate anxiety and a guide to positive action."—Kirkus Reviews "Speaking on Climate by Rune Kier Nielsen is a crucial guide for anyone committed to using the power of words to drive meaningful climate action."—Ingmar Rentzhog, founder & CEO, Wedonthavetime.org "Rune Kier Nielsen's Speaking on Climate inspires readers' passion for climate change and equips them with the tools to communicate effectively."—S. Kelley Harrell, author of From Elder to Ancestor: Nature Kinship for All Seasons of Life

Special Christmas (Sweet Valley High Super Edition #2)

The Wakefield twins and their friends at Sweet Valley High are in festive spirits. It's Christmas vacation, the annual parade is just days away, secret Santas are busy buying surprise gifts, and everyone's talking about the holiday dance at the Patmans' mansion. Jessica Wakefield is determined to be named Miss Christmastime, and Elizabeth is counting the days until she's reunited with her faraway boyfriend, Todd Wilkins.<P>It seems nothing can spoil Jessica and Elizabeth's holiday -- until Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield announce the arrival of an unwelcome house guest. Now it looks as though this Christmas might be the worst ever!

Special English class 12 - MP Board

Special English text book for 12 th standard from Madhya pradesh rajya shiksha kendra bhopal in English.

Special Forces: A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces

They are sent to the world's hot spots-on covert missions fraught with danger. They are called on to perform at the peak of their physical and mental capabilities, primed for combat and surveillance, yet ready to pitch in with disaster relief operations.<P><P> They are the Army's Special Forces Groups. Now follow Tom Clancy as he delves into the training and tools, missions and mindset of these elite operatives.Special Forces includes:The making of Special Forces personnel: recruitment and trainingA rare look at actual Special Forces Group deployment ExercisesTools of the trade: weapons, communications and sensor equipment, survival gearRoles and missions: a mini-novel illustrates a probable scenario of Special Forces interventionExclusive photographs, illustrations and diagramsPlus: an interview with General Hugh Shelton, USA, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (and the former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command-USSOCOM)

Specials: Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras (Uglies #3)

The third installment of Scott Westerfeld&’s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.Tally thought they were a rumor, but now she&’s one of them. A Special. A super-amped fighting machine, engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid. But maybe being perfectly programmed with strength and focus isn&’t better than anything she&’s ever known. Tally still has memories of something else. Still, it&’s easy to tune that out—until she&’s offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the mission she&’s programmed to complete. Either way, Tally&’s world will never be the same.

Species Of Spaces And Other Pieces

Georges Perec (1936-82), author of the novel Life- A User's Manual, was one of the most surprising and enjoyable of all modern French writers. The pieces in this volume show him to be at times playful, more serious at others, but always with the lightest of touches. He had the keenest of eyes for the "infra-ordinary", the things we do everyday - eating, sleeping, working - and the places we do them in without giving them a moment's thought. But behind the lightness and humour, there is also the sadness of a French Jewish boy who lost his parents in the Second World War and found comfort in the material world around him, and above all in writing. This volume contains a selection of Georges Perec's non-fiction works, along with a charming short story. It includes notes and an introduction describing Perec's life and career.

Spectacle: A Historical Thriller In 19th Century Paris (Spectacle Ser. #1)

Spectacle is a YA murder mystery from debut author Jodie Lynn Zdrok in which a young reporter must use her supernatural visions to help track down a killer targeting the young women of Paris.Paris, 1887. Sixteen-year-old Nathalie Baudin writes the daily morgue column for Le Petit Journal. Her job is to summarize each day’s new arrivals, a task she finds both fascinating and routine. That is, until the day she has a vision of the newest body, a young woman, being murdered—from the perspective of the murderer himself.When the body of another woman is retrieved from the Seine days later, Paris begins to buzz with rumors that this victim may not be the last. Nathalie's search for answers sends her down a long, twisty road involving her mentally ill aunt, a brilliant but deluded scientist, and eventually into the Parisian Catacombs. As the killer continues to haunt the streets of Paris, it becomes clear that Nathalie's strange new ability may make her the only one who can discover the killer’s identity--and she'll have to do it before she becomes a target herself.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Speech For Effective Communication

Speech For Effective Communication includes a number of topics to help the students throughout the syllabus. The main topics are The Communication Process, Interpersonal Relationships, Public Speaking, Democratic Processes among others.

Speech for Effective Communication

Speech For Effective Communication is divided into 6 units, which are further divided into 22 chapters. Unit 1, containing Chapters 1-5, presents basic speech communication skills. Chapter 1 introduces the field of speech communication. Chapters 2 and 3 acquaint you with the concepts of verbal and nonverbal communication. Chapter 4 covers the vocalization process, and Chapter 5 introduces listening skills. Unit 2, containing Chapters 6-8, presents interpersonal communication skills, including making introductions, giving and receiving directions, using the telephone, engaging in conversations, and taking part in job and college interviews. Unit 3, containing Chapters 9-13, presents public speaking skills. Chapters 9-11 cover speech preparation skills; Chapter 12 discusses diction and effective word choice; and Chapter 13 introduces methods and skills for delivering speeches. Unit 4, containing Chapters 14-16, applies the information presented in Unit 3 to the development of three basic kinds of speeches: informative speech, process speech, and persuasive speech. Unit 5, containing Chapters 17-19, presents group communication skills. Chapter 17 covers group discussion; Chapter 18 introduces debate; and Chapter 19 discusses parliamentary procedure. Unit 6, containing Chapters 20-22, presents the performing arts, including oral interpretation, theater, and radio and television. Following these chapters are an appendix of speeches, a glossary of vocabulary terms, and the index.

Speed Demon

Kenzie's on the fast track? to trouble. Guys can be annoying, but the demonic kind are the worst? That is how Kenzie Sutcliffe felt about Levi. He shot out of Kenzie's shower, a.k.a. the demon hole, not too long ago. <P><P>It was hard for Kenzie to close the portal it involved her driving the family's minivan into the kitchen. And what thanks does she get for that? She's grounded, not allowed to drive, and getting chauffeured around by a demon whose driver's license is dubious at best. Plus, the demon tells her, when one portal closes another one opens? Even though Levi can be a pain, Kenzie just can't let the other demons drag him back to hell. Guess that means it's up to her to save the day again!

Speed of Life

Twins Crystal and Amber have the same goal: to be the first in their family to graduate high school and make something of their lives. When one gets pregnant during their junior year, they promise to raise the baby together. It&’s not easy, but between their after-school jobs, they&’re scraping by. Crystal&’s grades catch the attention of the new guidance counselor, who tells her about a college that offers a degree in automotive restoration, perfect for the car buff she is. When she secretly applies—and gets in—new opportunities threaten their once-certain plans, and Crystal must make a choice: follow her dreams or stay behind and honor the promise she made to her sister.

Speedy

A heartwarming adventure from Australia?s master storyteller.Speedy is the fastest, cleverest dolphin ever to swim the waters around Kangaroo Island. To ten-year-old Mike and his fisherman father Ben, he is also a very special friend, always there to meet their boat and lead her home into the harbour. Speedy soon becomes a tourist attraction in their small fishing town. But not everyone loves him as much as Ben and his friend Sally, and one day they realise that the friendly dolphin is in deadly danger.

Spell Bound

An instant New York Times bestseller! Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this &“charming and engaging&” (School Library Journal) young adult romantic adventure from the author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.Edison Rooker isn&’t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn&’t have much experience with hexes or curses. Heck, he doesn&’t even have magic. But he does have a plan—to regain the access to the magical world he lost when his grandmother passed. Antonia is…intimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name—Rook—both of which he&’s happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia&’s rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn&’t so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, Rook minds less and less. But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook&’s Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back…or face losing their magic forever.

Spell Bound

At last, in the novel every Kelley Armstrong fan will need to own, all the major heroines and heroes of Otherworld are united. It's been ten years since Bitten, the first novel in Kelley Armstrong's New York Times bestselling Otherworld series. In that time hundreds of thousands of fans have ravenously devoured the adventures of Armstrong's witches, demons, and werewolves. Now, in Spell Bound, she brings them all together for her most sweeping tale yet. Savannah Levine is in terrible danger, and for once she's powerless to help herself. At the heartbreaking conclusion of Waking the Witch, Savannah swore that she would give up her powers if it would prevent further pain for a young orphan. Little did she know that someone would take her up on that promise. And now, witch-hunting assassins, necromancers, half-demons, and rogue witches all seem to be after her. The threat is not just for Savannah; every member of the Otherworld might be at risk. While most of her fellow supernaturals are circling the wagons at a gathering of the council in Miami, Savannah is caught on the road, isolated from those who can protect her and unable to use her vast spell-casting talent, the thing she counts on most. In a story that will change the shape of the Otherworld forever, Armstrong gathers Elena, Clay, Paige, Lucas, Jamie, Hope, and other beloved characters, who soon learn that the greatest threat to supernaturals just may come from within. .

Spell Bound (A Hex Hall Novel #3)

Hailed as "impossible to put down," the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted. Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies-the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that's what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn't as confident. Sophie's bound for one hell of a ride-can she get her powers back before it's too late?

Spell Starter (A Caster Novel)

The Sting meets Fight Club in this magical, action-packed sequel to Caster by Elsie Chapman.Every spell cast needs a starter.Aza Wu now has magic back. But like all things in her life, it has come at a great cost. After winning the Tournament of Casters, Aza is able to pay off her parents' debt to Saint Willow. But the price of the gathered spell she used to strip Finch of his magic has put her permanently in the employ of the gang leader. And the magic that has been returned to her is not her own.Aza is forced to use this magic, stolen and unpredictable, to do Saint Willow's dirty work. But the gang leader is ambitious and power-obsessed, and she always seems to have a larger plan. Aza knows that if Saint Willow can benefit, it doesn't matter who gets hurt along the way.Forced into a dangerous new situation, Aza will have to reckon with the choices she's made and the unstable magic she wields. If she can find a way out of Saint Willow's hold, she just might survive. That is, if her casting doesn't finally consume her.

Spellbinding

There's more than one way to be powerful . . .Abby Silva has made a startling discovery: She is descended from accused witches who lived in 1600s Salem. When Abby visits Salem, strange and inexplicable events unfold. Objects move on their own. Candles burst into flame. An ancient spell book winds up in her possession.Soon, Abby is thrust into a world of hexes, secrets, and danger. And then there's Rem Anders, the beautiful, mysterious Salem boy who knows more about Abby than he first lets on.A reckoning is coming, and Abby will have to make sense of her history--and her heart--before she can face the powerful truth.