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At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jime;nez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sister not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing...
2) Reaching out
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“This sequel to Breaking Through and The Circuit again brings to the forefront the daily trials of poor immigrant families . . . compelling and honest.”—School Library Journal
From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education.
During his college years,...
From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education.
During his college years,...
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Cyberspace is first and foremost a mental space. Therefore we need to take a psychological approach to understand our experiences in it. In Interface Fantasy, André Nusselder uses the core psychoanalytic notion of fantasy to examine our relationship to computers and digital technology. Lacanian psychoanalysis considers fantasy to be an indispensable "screen" for our interaction with the outside world; Nusselder argues that, at the mental level, computer...
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This rewrite by Stephen Bransford, was first published by Doubleday, NY in 1984 as "Riders of the Long Road." It became a Dallas Times Herald bestseller and a winner of the Texas Literary Festival award for fiction. The book was the only work of fiction endorsed by the United Methodist Church Bi-centennial Committee in 1984. The novel has been praised for its historical accuracy by the Berkley Springs (Bath) Historical society, as well as by reviewers...
5) Hells Canyon
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The adventure continues! Set in the Old West, in the Oregon Trail town of The Dalles, and in the wide reaches of the high desert lands and the spectacular Hells Canyon, this is the continuing saga of a man, his wife, and his family on a physical, emotional, and spiritual adventure they could have never imagined. J.L. was the hard-drinking and -brawling cowboy who nearly lost it all until a stranger and the Lord stepped in. Now he is on a journey to...
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As he prepares to recite the Declaration of Independence before his eighth-grade social studies class in California, the thing Francisco has feared for ten years finally happens. La migra, the immigration police, comes to his classroom and picks him up for deportation to Mexico. Soon back in the United States with a "green card," Francisco struggles through adolescence, working two or three jobs a day and striving to excel at school. But he also finds...
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We can say that in this series we will give to the readers the opportunity to have in their tablets, iPhones, iPads and PCs a powerful source of ideas for projects and information. Microcrocontrollers such as Arduino, MSP430, PICs and others can't source a large amount of current to loads like motors, relays and lamps. They also can't work with signals sourced by some types of sensors plugged to their inputs. In these cases, they need special ads,...
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During the long career of the author as a writer of technical articles and books, he have on several occasions addressed the theme "collection of circuits", also including information. Thus, previously, addressing this theme, he published the series "Circuits and Information" (7 volumes) and "Circuits and Solutions" (5 volumes) containing hundreds of useful circuits and technical information of all kinds. The series has run out, time has passed, but...
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Circuit-Breaker volume 1
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When the heroic robots that saved Japan during World War IV are outlawed, they turn against mankind, waging a campaign of terror across the last city on Earth. Their creator builds one more soldier, disguised as his teenaged granddaughter, and tasks her with dismantling the mechanical militia. As she begins to question her programming, will she be the last hope for humanity, or the final nail in our coffin?
10) Bandwidth and efficiency enhancement in radio frequency power amplifiers for wireless transmitters
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This book focuses on broadband power amplifier design for wireless communication. Nonlinear model embedding is described as a powerful tool for designing broadband continuous Class-J and continuous class F power amplifiers. The authors also discuss various techniques for extending bandwidth of load modulation based power amplifiers, such as Doherty power amplifier and Chireix outphasing amplifiers. The book also covers recent trends on digital as...
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This book has been made about the current FIA Formula 1 World Championship and expanding the current calendar, to fit a new Grand Prix in Las Vegas into the schedule. This book proposes every, known element of hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix, for a race in the U.S.A. state of Nevada and why both, the sport and the city, should want this event to become a reality in the near future.
Hopefully, this book gives the fans and anybody and everybody, involved...
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"Artwork that moves and glows and turns on and off. Make one for yourself and one to give as a gift. The possibilities are endless when you're making artwork with circuits. Learn about what a circuit is by creating your own. Each project contains a list of easy-to-find supplies and step-by-step instructions." --
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"It lights up! It moves! It zooms away! There are so many circuits you can make with just a few simple objects and steps. Learn about what a circuit is by creating your own. Each project contains a list of easy-to-find supplies and step-by-step instructions." --
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"It moves, it lights up, and you can wear it! This book contains projects for clothing and accessories that you can make by creating simple circuits. Learn about what a circuit is by creating your own. Each project contains a list of easy-to-find supplies and step-by-step instructions." --
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This book has been made about the current FIA Formula 1 World Championship and expanding the current calendar, to fit a new Grand Prix in Athens into the schedule. This book proposes every, known element of hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix, for a race in the Greek Capital City and why both, the sport, and the city, should want this event to become a reality in the near future. Hopefully, this book gives the fans and anybody and everybody involved in...
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Barre Body Beautiful Circuit Workout volume 2
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This lower body circuit is designed to burn fat and build beautiful lean muscle while providing an extra focus on your booty. This circuit targets your glutes, thighs, quads, and calves to firm and tighten all the right spots for a lean and chiseled body!
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Barre Body Beautiful Circuit Workout volume 3
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This circuit is designed to amp up your fat-burning and build amazing core strength for outstanding abs. The 7 exercises in this circuit target the lower, side, and upper abdominals to whittle your waist and burn off that muffin top!
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Barre Body Beautiful Circuit Workout volume 1
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This upper body circuit is one you are going to love. The circuit gives you a great upper body challenge, taking you through 11 upper body focused exercises that will sculpt and tone beautiful arms, shoulders, and back muscles.
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Barre Body Beautiful Circuit Workout volume 4
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You are going to love this full-body circuit. No matter what your level of barre experience is, this circuit has all the full-body fat burning, muscle sculpting, tightening, and toning benefits you could ever hope for.
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