Author: C. M. Surrisi
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
ISBN: 1541577582
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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For decades, Gusty's Café has been a beloved staple in Maiden Rock, Maine. Quinnie Boyd's dad runs the café, just like Quinnie's granddad before him. But the family business has new competition when a bad-boy chef from Boston opens his own place in the small vacation town. The new restaurant takes fancy dining to the extreme. Still, that's not a crime . . . but when things start to go wrong at Gusty's, Quinnie suspects foul play. Are the people behind Restaurant Hubert trying to squash the Boyds' family café? Quinnie is about to find out if it is a coincidence--or sabotage.
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442406631
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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This beginning of a brand-new trilogy follows Nancy’s adventures at a creepy carnival. Nancy needs to find out who is writing the gossipy Burn Book Blog and, later, passing along threatening notes to popular girl Lexi Claremont. To do so, she must go undercover as one of the in-crowd, working the fro-yo stand at the town carnival. True to her sleuthing abilities, Nancy manages to solve this first mystery—but uncovers more trouble while she’s at it. Read on in book #43 to find out what happens next!
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442409606
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Seeing Green is the stunning conclusion to this smart, three-book case and brings Nancy and company back to River Heights, where they continue to investigate Green Solutions, the shady American company that is defrauding Casa Verde.
Author: Anastasia Nesvetailova
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610399692
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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I don't like the word 'sabotage',"--a former Goldman Sachs trader admitted. "It's just harsh.... Though, frankly, how else do you make money in this business...I mean, real money." The fundamental motive for financial innovation is not to make the system work better, but to avoid regulation and oversight. This is not a bug of the financial system, but a built-in feature. The president of the US is not a tax avoider because he is an especially fraudulent financier; he's a tax avoider because he is a wealthy man in a system premised on such deceit. Finance is an industry of sabotage. This book is a brilliant, intellectual detective story that traces the origins of financial sabotage, starting with the work of a prescient American economist who saw the capacity for banks and businesses to dissemble and profit as early as the 1920s. What was accomplished modestly in the first half of the 20th century became a booming global industry in the 1980s. Financialization took over everything, culminating in instruments so complex and confusing their own creators were being destroyed by them in 2008. With each financial bust, people expect to hear who the culprit was, and cynically know to not expect much punishment to ever reach them. But the innovation of this book is to show that each individual gaming the system isn't a crook---the whole system is sabotage.
Author: Cindy Anstey
Publisher: Swoon Reads
ISBN: 1250145651
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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In 1917 Kent, England, 18-year-old Imogene Chively's father has chosen Ernest Steeple as her future husband. But it's Ernest's younger brother, Benjamin, who wins her heart while she is giving him drawing lessons--all while someone seeks to do them harm.
Author: Amélie Nothomb
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811214599
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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The seven year old daughter of diplomats posted to Peking "concocts a fantasy life as rich as her surroundings are bleak," and on one of her rounds, she meets a young Italian girl, Elena, who is "beautiful, aloof, disdainful of silly games. Our heroine is instantly infatuated, and comes to realize the only fight worthy of her energies is shattering Elena's indifference."--Jacket.
Author: Gary John Bishop
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008344426
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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From the author of the New York Times and international bestseller Unfu*k Yourself Gary John Bishop presents a no-holds-barred guide to breaking through our cycles of self-sabotage to get what we want out of life.
Author: C. M. Surrisi
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN: 1512404667
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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In the coastal village of Maiden Rock, Maine, Quinnie Boyd's teacher has disappeared. Quinnie thinks it's a kidnapping case, but her mom, the town sheriff, just thinks the teacher has left town. Still, Quinnie's going to follow her instincts that something's wrong. Her investigation takes her through a damp and smelly marsh, a lobster pound, and more of Maine's messiest places. She even gets help from her glamorous new neighbor, Mariella. As the girls hunt for clues around Maiden Rock, they encounter a cast of unlikely characters. And if Quinnie's hunch is right, the search may lead them right into danger . . . This hilarious and page-turning debut is the perfect whodunit story for middle school sleuths.
Author: C. M. Surrisi
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
ISBN: 1512432822
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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In the months after Quinnie Boyd cracked the mystery of her missing teacher, she expected life in her small Maine town to snap back to normal. But two writers from New York City have arrived in Maiden Rock, and there's something not quite right about them. Sure, Ceil and Edgar are pale. And they dress in all black. And they don't go near the sunlight. But could they really be vampires? To find out, Quinnie turns to Dominic—a new kid in town who's an expert on everything geeky. Together, they'll risk their necks to find an answer . . .
Author: Judy Ho, PhD
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062874381
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Award-winning clinical psychologist and TV personality Dr. Judy Ho helps you stop the cycle of self-sabotage, clear a path to lasting happiness, and start living your best life in this a must-have guide perfect for fans of You Are a Badass, Unf*ck Yourself, and How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t. Have you ever had a deadline for a big work project, only to find yourself down to the wire because you spent too much time on social media? Or gotten excited about meeting someone new, only to convince yourself he isn’t really interested? How many Januarys have you resolved that this is the year you’re finally going to lose the weight, only to abandon your diet in just a few weeks? If these scenarios sound familiar, you are stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage. At one point or another, we’ve all done something that undermines our best interests and intentions. Even the most successful people get in their own way—often without realizing it. In Stop Self-Sabotage, licensed clinical psychologist, tenured professor, and television personality Dr. Judy Ho takes a fresh look at self-sabotage to help us answer two vital questions: Why do we do it? How do we stop? Combining therapeutically proven strategies with practical tools and self-assessments, Dr. Judy teaches you how to identify your triggers, modify your thoughts and behaviors, find your true motivation, and unlock your willpower to stop this vicious cycle in its tracks. Practical and transformative, Stop Self-Sabotage is your ultimate guide to jumpstart lasting, positive change and start living the life you want.
