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21) The scattering
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Wylie may have escaped the camp in Maine, but she is far from safe. The best way for her to protect herself is to understand her ability, fast. But after spending a lifetime trying to ignore her own feelings, giving in to her ability to read other peoples' emotions is as difficult as it is dangerous. And Wylie isn't the only one at risk. Ever since they returned home, Jasper has been spiraling, wracked with guilt over what happened to Cassie. After...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Outliers tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Malcolm Gladwell's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books sets the standard for quality and gives you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter summariesProfiles of the main charactersImportant quotesFascinating...
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A HAND-UP IS NOT A HAND-OUT: An Autobiographical Memoir. Un- gagged and Uncensored; the Journey of a Woman of Color A Life of Pain, Passion, and Purpose From Civil War to Civil Rights To Current Times. Learn how the KEY to Success is: Navigate the System, Create a life of autonomy, Heal yourself through Spirituality and Faith. Opportunity is a A Hand-Up not a Hand-Out.
24) The Collide
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The much-anticipated final book in New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight's Outliers trilogy.
KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE.
Wylie is finally out of the detention center, but that doesn't mean she's safe. As much as she wants to forget everything that's happened and return to her normal life, Wylie knows that true freedom means discovering, once and for all, who is hunting the girls who are Outliers-and why.
Armed with only a few clues...
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New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight raises the stakes in the second book of the heart-pounding Outliers trilogy, a uniquely speculative story about secrets, betrayal, and a world where one small group of people are blessed or cursed with an incredible power. Wylie may have escaped the camp in Maine, but she is far from safe. The best way for her to protect herself is to understand her ability, fast. But after spending a lifetime trying...
26) Frozen Heart
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A decade surviving on her own.
Three days with the enemy.
Can love conquer all?
Cressenda knows how to survive. With her sled dogs as her only companions, she's spent the past ten years hiding in the snow covered wilderness from the oppressive regime of the Affinity. When a routine trip to civilization takes a turn for the worst, Cressenda is forced to take refuge with the enemy or lose her life to the frozen countryside.
But Beckett, a Guard...
27) Melted Tears
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Cressenda is still adjusting to life with the man of her dreams. When Beckett hatches a plan to break her parents out of The Affinity prison work camps, Cressenda must make the biggest sacrifice of her life; trading her freedom for her parents'. With the help of an unlikely ally, Cressenda learns to stop fighting against her fears and embrace the power of fighting for her dreams. But will trusting Beckett to take down The Affinity be the ultimate...
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Outliers trilogy volume 2
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"Wylie escaped the camp in Maine but is still far from safe. Her best chance to protect herself is to understand her ability--and fast. Is her bond with Jasper strong enough to overcome demons from the past? And can she find it in herself to do whatever it takes to help not just friends but complete strangers who may be just like her?"--Provided by publisher.
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The best-selling author of The Tipping Point and Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame. The real secret of success turns out to be surprisingly simple,...
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Punto de lectura. Ensayo volume 101/2
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Identifies the qualities of successful people, maintaining that culture, family, and idiosyncratic factors can have a decisive impact on shaping high achievers,
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A Fox Sports personality and former NFL player describes his life, including growing up in Compton, attending Columbia University, and making it to the NFL, and discusses controversial issues within the game of football.
Marcellus Wiley has never had a problem expressing his opinion, whether it was growing up in Compton with a football tucked under his arm, or going to college at Columbia University, where he learned to survive Advanced Calculus...
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Some 250 works explore three distinct periods in American history when mainstream and outlier artists intersected, ushering in new paradigms based on inclusion, integration, and assimilation. The exhibition aligns work by such diverse artists as Charles Sheeler, Christina Ramberg, and Matt Mullican with both historic folk art and works by self-taught artists ranging from Horace Pippin to Janet Sobel and Joseph Yoakum. It also examines a recent influx...
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In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell examines everyone from business giants to scientific geniuses, sports stars to musicians, and reveals what they have in common. He looks behind the spectacular results, the myths and the legends to show what really explains exceptionally successful people. Gladwell argues that, when we try to understand success, we normally start with the wrong question. We ask 'what is this person like?' when...
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TSU, a non- verbal boy whose rural existence appears unbearable until rumors of a monstrous giant upend his mundane life. Tsu finds himself at the center of the mystery, as his strange metaphysical connection with the creature is revealed. As the dragnet closes in, Tsu is forced to choose between a dangerous path leading beyond the periphery of human perception or a life without his only friend.
37) Shifter Variance
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After Kate Hale dodges her predicted death, she learns the anti-fate group Wyrd wasn't her only enemy. Complicating matters, it seems a highly respected colleague tampered with a forecast. Nobody believes Kate's discovery, so she must discreetly determine if the hero she admires is involved in the conspiracy to undermine the oracle net.
But Kate sets aside that investigation when Dalia Swanson, Becker's maybe-sister, is flagged in a missing persons...
38) Big Bad Becker
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Ian Becker adjusts to pack life after his co-worker, Kate Hale, makes a generous offer. He's determined to prevent negative consequences for her, except in his line of work that might be an impossible promise.
This is a 40,000 word novella in The Outlier Prophecies world. This story can be read out of order from the main series. Big Bad Becker takes place between the end of book one, Romancing the Null, and before the start of book two, Conditional...
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The accidental death case of a woman hanging upside-down is the last thing Kate Hale wants on her plate. Too close to the tampered cases she's had to deal with from the fall out of the anti-fate groups of New Karma and Wyrd. Too risky with her ex, Kyle Dillingham, at her heels. And is her partner Ian Becker ready for the challenge? Or is it Kate that's unable to accept her own unpredictable future?
But when the case reveals more questions that connect...
40) Half Cup Magic
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Ali Hale is done being the sidekick. Especially since she's set on getting revenge and finding the vampire who used her blood to make a werewolf friend go feral. That vampire's brother just showed up in town. One problem: he's an upstanding, well-respected federal agent who works with her cousin. Worst of all, everybody likes him.
Agent Oliver Goya has ninety-nine problems and a revenge seeking witch who bakes the best scones in Angel's Peak is merely...
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