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This beautifully designed and illustrated essential guide to Ferrari from Motorbooks' Speed Read series celebrates the world's premier performance-car manufacturer, from the first complete car Enzo Ferrari constructed in 1940-the Auto Avio Costruzioni-to masterpieces produced by Ferrari today. Author Preston Lerner covers 50-plus aspects key to understanding Ferrari's amazing history, including both racing and production cars, design and technology,...
2) Voll Speed
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Voll Speed schlittern Ray und Rufus in die Unterwelt. Genauer gesagt: in die Kanalisation. Und mitten hinein in einen neuen Fall. Die Erdmännchenbrüder verfügen nämlich seit kurzem über ein Speedboot, mit dem sie durch die Kanäle unter der Stadt cruisen - und prompt an einer Wasserleiche hängen bleiben.
Inzwischen wird der Zoo von seltsamen Vorfällen erschüttert: Die Nashörner zertrümmern ihr Stahlgeländer. Die Antilopen springen lebensmüde...
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After Ian Stone discovers he was kidnapped when he was a baby, he journeys to his "family's" hometown-;and is shot at shortly after he arrives. Now he's convinced the Spencers don't want their long-lost brother, Luke, to return and claim his inheritance. But local chief of police Sylvie Laurent doesn't believe his siblings would try to kill him. And the stubborn woman is determined to protect him until she uncovers the truth. At first,...
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Marjorie Standiford has quite a story to tell. And on the eve of her execution for a sensational murder spree, she's giving every detail, just as she remembers them, to the famous novelist who has come to record it all. Of course, Marjorie contends that she didn't do any killing. That was all Lamont, her boyfriend, and Natalie, their girlfriend, while Marjorie got high and took care of the baby. But she was in it just the same, careening across the...
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Welcome to the Online Speed Reading Course. This is a program aimed at helping business professionals and managers to become proficient online readers who will enhance their reading skills through the use of proven speed reading tactics and techniques.Before we begin to get into the lessons and information provided through this courseware, it is a good idea to get a bit of background on speed reading and how it is far more than some kind of parlor...
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2023.
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Over the past three decades, speedrunners have been collaboratively digging for secrets, working to uncover mind-blowing shortcuts and glitches which are used to streamline their runs. Running with Speed follows top runners, from the past and present, of gaming franchises that are pillars in speedrunning: Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Metroid. World records in these retro classics are especially revered. The series culminates at the...
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Join Speed, the most adventurous pup ever, in "A Dog Named Speed" by Larry Fitzgerald! Speed had a rocky start in life, living in a cave beneath the Blue Mountains of Oregon, battling freezing winters, sneaky coyotes, and even a junkyard keeper with a trigger-happy finger. But Speed's luck takes a turn when he's rescued from a watery disaster and adopted by Babe, a young newspaper boy.
As Speed and Babe grow up together, they embark on thrilling...
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The hilarious sequel to Leopold Einstein in the Sixteenth Dimension. Leopold's pan-dimensional days are behind him, but life in deep space takes another bizarre turn when he encounters the ghost of a one-armed android. He boldly sets about solving the mystery--when not distracted by alien lifeforms, a rampant computer virus, a leather-clad princess, defrosted zombies, and mind-boggling science! Leopold is certain that his old nemesis, evil Commander...
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Hailed by the New York Times as "a book you will not readily forget," this World War II adventure tale of a nun who risks her life to help a Jewish couple escape Nazi-occupied France is the collaborative creative effort of Grand Master of crime fiction Dorothy Salisbury Davis and award-winning television writer Jerome Ross It is harvest season in St. Hilaire, and for those who take their living from the land, it should be a joyous time. But in the...
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Learn to read with Axel the Truck!
Axel is a little red truck with big wheels and big dreams. In this My First I Can Read! book, Axel and his dog, Rex, go to the speed track and race against trucks and cars that are bigger, better, and faster than he is. Does Axel win? Let's find out!
Short declarative sentences, lots of action and fun, age-appropriate vocabulary, sound effects and onomatopoeia, and bold, detailed illustrations make Axel the Truck:...
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There is immeasurable beauty in stillness, special tranquility in silence, and indescribable enrichment in a calm and peaceful spirit.
In the deepest part of us, we strive to live in that blessed state where earthly troubles are dissolved and have lost their power over us.
Our challenge is to capture these blissful moments by listening to the peace, calm, and stillness deep within us to discover what is ready to be revealed.
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You may think 500 words aren't very much, but those few words can contain a whole world—of a split second or several lifetimes.
Speed Dialing is twenty 500-word short stories that take you on journeys down a twisty road, off a cliff, up a tree, back in time, and off into space.
John Frederick's quirky humor, paranormal perspective, and unexpected plot twists will have you laughing, squirming, and rethinking reality.
You'll never listen to Chopin,...
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This book explores the profound impact of sound and music on our well-being, cognitive function, and overall health. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, the authors delve into how auditory experiences can influence the brain and body.The book covers a range of topics, including the therapeutic use of music, the effects of sound on stress reduction, and the potential for harnessing the power of sound to enhance learning and cognitive abilities....
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Atlanta is the fastest truck in the world, and she it out to prove it. It's not going to be easy with every hero and monster truck challenging her for the title. And with each race she wins, her challengers get more devious in their attempts to stop her. Mixing Greek myths and monster trucks makes the ThunderTrucks early chapter books perfect for young readers. A glossary, author and illustrator bios, and additional Greek myth information add to the...
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