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Useful Guide Made For Landlords - 5 views

I am now able to manage my property by myself through the help given by The Pro Landlord. Purchasing this guide is a worthy investment because of the useful contents incorporated on it. It gives me...

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Lethe Bashar's Novel of Life: The Spaniards: Part Two - 0 views

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This week's chapter of The Novel of Life takes us to Madrid, Spain, where Lethe Bashar follows a street up to the top of a hill and discovers a small gathering of festive Spaniards. Lethe sometimes leaves the Senora' apartment at night. He has a habit of going out to buy hashish. On this night however he sticks around the neighborhood and wanders the streets nearby. Upon witnessing the Spaniards, Lethe is struck by a longing to connect with people his age.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This week's chapter of The Novel of Life takes us to Madrid, Spain, where Lethe Bashar follows a street up to the top of a hill and discovers a small gathering of festive Spaniards. Lethe sometimes leaves the Senora' apartment at night. He has a habit of going out to buy hashish. On this night however he sticks around the neighborhood and wanders the streets nearby. Upon witnessing the Spaniards, Lethe is struck by a longing to connect with people his age. </div>

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Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - 0 views

Agatha Christie Big Collection English and Frensh Audio Books The Murder of Roger AckroydS'il vous plaît aimer et partager si vous aimez ce livre audiolike and share this if you like this audiobook...

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Effectively Seize Cheating Partner - 1 views

I am in a relationship for two years. My husband and I were okay until such time that he turned out cold to me and I could not point out the reason why he acted that way. He came home late at night...

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Struggling to Write? Take a Break from Modern Tech, Like These Famous Writers Do (Infog... - 0 views

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"Writing is a creative, inexact science. It's a process, but it's also intuitive. For many people, that makes it intimidating. If you are sitting at your computer desperately trying to compose the perfect business plan, investor pitch or company newsletter -- typing and deleting, typing and deleting, typing and deleting -- try standing up, pushing away from the computer and grabbing a pen. Yes, a pen. And some paper."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Writing is a creative, inexact science. It's a process, but it's also intuitive. For many people, that makes it intimidating. If you are sitting at your computer desperately trying to compose the perfect business plan, investor pitch or company newsletter -- typing and deleting, typing and deleting, typing and deleting -- try standing up, pushing away from the computer and grabbing a pen. Yes, a pen. And some paper."</div>

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The Day We Rode The Rainbow - The Day the Lake Disappeared - interactive childrens books - 1 views

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The Day We Rode the Rainbow is the first book of an interactive and fun series called The Book Series with a Purpose. Step into this beautifully illustrated story, introducing a world of imagination and immerse yourself into a day … Continue reading →

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Day We Rode the Rainbow is the first book of an interactive and fun series called The Book Series with a Purpose. Step into this beautifully illustrated story, introducing a world of imagination and immerse yourself into a day … Continue reading →</div>

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The Day We Rode the Rainbow is the first book of an interactive and fun series called The Book Series with a Purpose. Step into this beautifully illustrated story, introducing a world of imagination and immerse yourself into a day … Continue reading →

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Day We Rode the Rainbow is the first book of an interactive and fun series called The Book Series with a Purpose. Step into this beautifully illustrated story, introducing a world of imagination and immerse yourself into a day … Continue reading →</div>

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Brigands Key - by Ken Pelham - 0 views

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So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away by Richard Brautigan (book review) - 0 views

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So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away is hugely underrated in the Brautigan canon. The narrative is laced with a sense of sadness for a lost way of life, the loss of childhood and the death of the American gothic, something Brautigan blames on television for the way it "crippled the imagination of America and turned people indoors and away from living out their fantasies with dignity". Whereas in earlier works, Brautigan's characters viewed the world with child-like fascination, in this last book he reverses the process by examining a child's world through an adult's sad and diminishing gaze. It's a summation of all that Brautigan had previously achieved but in the harsher, colder climate of the late 20th century.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away is hugely underrated in the Brautigan canon. The narrative is laced with a sense of sadness for a lost way of life, the loss of childhood and the death of the American gothic, something Brautigan blames on television for the way it "crippled the imagination of America and turned people indoors and away from living out their fantasies with dignity". Whereas in earlier works, Brautigan's characters viewed the world with child-like fascination, in this last book he reverses the process by examining a child's world through an adult's sad and diminishing gaze. It's a summation of all that Brautigan had previously achieved but in the harsher, colder climate of the late 20th century.</div>

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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain (book review) - 0 views

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A squad of soldiers get caught on camera by a Fox news team. The video goes viral. They were already heroes. Now they become celebrities. For two weeks at least. The army seizes on an opportunity to get some good press and sends these soldiers on a 'Victory Tour' culminating in an appearance in front of millions on TV at a Dallas Cowboys football game. What exactly were these men fighting for? "The hot dog, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mom's apple pie. That's what everyone's fighting for." That's what Yossarian says in Catch-22. Billy Lynn is no longer so sure.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> A squad of soldiers get caught on camera by a Fox news team. The video goes viral. They were already heroes. Now they become celebrities. For two weeks at least. The army seizes on an opportunity to get some good press and sends these soldiers on a 'Victory Tour' culminating in an appearance in front of millions on TV at a Dallas Cowboys football game. What exactly were these men fighting for? "The hot dog, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mom's apple pie. That's what everyone's fighting for." That's what Yossarian says in Catch-22. Billy Lynn is no longer so sure.</div>

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Cheating Manual? I Thought So Too! - 1 views

When I first stumbled at the "Handbook of Cheating" I blurted "Is this real? Well my first impression was it was some kind of a cheating manual for cheating spouses on how not to be caught doing th...

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The Next Stop is Croy and other stories by Andrew McCallum Crawford (book review) - 0 views

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`The Next Stop is Croy' is a skilfully written collection of short stories revolving around the same set of characters that takes the reader straight to the bittersweet spot of the human condition. Exploring familiar terrains of shame, frustration and loss, the writer differentiates these stories by revealing those elusive, critical moments in life that knit together to make a boy into a man. The writer manages to distil a lifetime into the spoken (and unspoken) language of fathers and sons. Only available as an ebook.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">`The Next Stop is Croy' is a skilfully written collection of short stories revolving around the same set of characters that takes the reader straight to the bittersweet spot of the human condition. Exploring familiar terrains of shame, frustration and loss, the writer differentiates these stories by revealing those elusive, critical moments in life that knit together to make a boy into a man. The writer manages to distil a lifetime into the spoken (and unspoken) language of fathers and sons. Only available as an ebook.</div>

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And Thereby Hangs A Tale - Jeffrey Archer - Online Books & eBooks at Coralhub.com - 0 views

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Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors. All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top ten bestsellers. Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors. All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top ten bestsellers. Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.</div>

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When the Super-Rich Cry, "Class Warfare!" | Common Dreams - 0 views

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When the Super-Rich Cry Class Warfare! | Common Dreams

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As Jeff writes in the introduction, the first part of Age of Greed "is mostly a story of business pioneers who fought government regulation or, through innovation, escaped government oversight," building on fear from punishing inflation in the seventies and a new post-Watergate distrust of government, "all the while diminishing the power of government and reinforcing the changing national attitudes." In the second part, "Once government was no longer a counterweight and a new political ideology cleared their path, financiers led the way... Debts more than innovation and technological progress became the economy's driving force. Financial businesses doubled in size compared to the economy and profits grew still faster. Hundreds of billions of precious American savings were wasted."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As Jeff writes in the introduction, the first part of Age of Greed "is mostly a story of business pioneers who fought government regulation or, through innovation, escaped government oversight," building on fear from punishing inflation in the seventies and a new post-Watergate distrust of government, "all the while diminishing the power of government and reinforcing the changing national attitudes." In the second part, "Once government was no longer a counterweight and a new political ideology cleared their path, financiers led the way... Debts more than innovation and technological progress became the economy's driving force. Financial businesses doubled in size compared to the economy and profits grew still faster. Hundreds of billions of precious American savings were wasted."</div>

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The Break by Pietro Grossi (book review) - 0 views

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Dino is a placid, unambitious man. Living in a small provincial town, he and his wife spend their time planning journeys to faraway places-journeys they never take. Dino's only passion is billiards, and he spends his evenings in the local billiards hall honing his technique. One day, however, Dino's quiet life is interrupted - his wife falls pregnant. This the first in a series of events that shake him from his slumber and force Dino to test himself for the first time. As in his widely praised Fists, Pietro Grossi's stripped-down prose brings out the epic human drama in a tale of everyday life.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dino is a placid, unambitious man. Living in a small provincial town, he and his wife spend their time planning journeys to faraway places-journeys they never take. Dino's only passion is billiards, and he spends his evenings in the local billiards hall honing his technique. One day, however, Dino's quiet life is interrupted - his wife falls pregnant. This the first in a series of events that shake him from his slumber and force Dino to test himself for the first time. As in his widely praised Fists, Pietro Grossi's stripped-down prose brings out the epic human drama in a tale of everyday life.</div>

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Betrayal by Karin Alvtegen (book review) - 0 views

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Someone is watching Eva. In the trees at the edge of her garden, a figure lurks in the dark. In the hospital, Jonas watches over his girlfriend, who is in a coma. But what, or who, has put her there? Through a chance meeting, Eva and Jonas's lives will become disturbingly entwined. And Eva will discover that sometimes, in order to survive, you must betray the ones you love the most. A fascinating look at how much we all betray and learn to live with those betrayals.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Someone is watching Eva. In the trees at the edge of her garden, a figure lurks in the dark. In the hospital, Jonas watches over his girlfriend, who is in a coma. But what, or who, has put her there? Through a chance meeting, Eva and Jonas's lives will become disturbingly entwined. And Eva will discover that sometimes, in order to survive, you must betray the ones you love the most. A fascinating look at how much we all betray and learn to live with those betrayals. </div>

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Tamarisk Row by Gerald Murnane (book review) - 0 views

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Tamarisk Row is the story of a young boy growing up in Australia. He is a solitary-type and prefers to immerse himself in an imaginary world rather than mingle with kids his own age. His father is a compulsive gambler and because of this the world of horse racing becomes central to the boy's fantasies which feature a complex web of images involving calendars, colours, grasslands, creeks and rivers, Catholic rituals, priests' houses, horse races and racking skills, marbles, stones, freckles, books and libraries, and tunnels and secret places, that have all been used repeatedly and with remarkable consistency by Murnane in his subsequent fiction. It has been called "one of the very best books about childhood and the world as the child finds it."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tamarisk Row is the story of a young boy growing up in Australia. He is a solitary-type and prefers to immerse himself in an imaginary world rather than mingle with kids his own age. His father is a compulsive gambler and because of this the world of horse racing becomes central to the boy's fantasies which feature a complex web of images involving calendars, colours, grasslands, creeks and rivers, Catholic rituals, priests' houses, horse races and racking skills, marbles, stones, freckles, books and libraries, and tunnels and secret places, that have all been used repeatedly and with remarkable consistency by Murnane in his subsequent fiction. It has been called "one of the very best books about childhood and the world as the child finds it." </div>

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Glenn Greenwald On "America's Lawless Elite" | On Point with Tom Ashbrook - 1 views

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Glenn Greenwald studied law and spent ten years as a litigator in federal and state courts across the country. Now he's a big two-fisted progressive blogger and columnist for Salon.com. And he's out with a blistering critique of what has happened to American law. We've stopped applying it to everyone, says Greenwald. We've carved out an exemption for Americans in the halls of power. We've created what Greenwald calls a "lawless elite" that is running roughshod over our economy and national policy. Over American law. This hour On Point: Glenn Greenwald, and liberty and justice for some.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Glenn Greenwald studied law and spent ten years as a litigator in federal and state courts across the country. Now he's a big two-fisted progressive blogger and columnist for Salon.com. And he's out with a blistering critique of what has happened to American law. We've stopped applying it to everyone, says Greenwald. We've carved out an exemption for Americans in the halls of power. We've created what Greenwald calls a "lawless elite" that is running roughshod over our economy and national policy. Over American law. This hour On Point: Glenn Greenwald, and liberty and justice for some.</div>

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Use the “Save” option to bookmark a page. Bookmarking saves a link to the page in your online Diigo library, allowing you to easily access it later.
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Highlighting can also be accomplished from the context pop-up. After the Chrome extension is installed, whenever you select text on a webpage, the context pop-up will appear, allowing you to accomplish text-related annotation. Highlight Pop-up Menu – After you highlight some text, position your mouse cursor over it and the highlight pop-up menu will appear. The highlight pop-up menu allows you to add notes to, share, or delete the highlight.
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Sticky Note Click the middle icon on the annotation toolbar to add a sticky note to the page. With a sticky note, you can write your thoughts anywhere on a web page.
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Memoir: The Case of the Disappearing Quarterback - 0 views

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This is more than just a book. In 2014, after over three decades as a lawyer, Boryla wrote and performed The Disappearing Quarterback as a one-man autobiographical stage play. It included history and humor, as well as commentary on concussions in professional sports. "It's a psychopathic blood sport," he told the Denver Post in 2018.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is more than just a book. In 2014, after over three decades as a lawyer, Boryla wrote and performed The Disappearing Quarterback as a one-man autobiographical stage play. It included history and humor, as well as commentary on concussions in professional sports. "It's a psychopathic blood sport," he told the Denver Post in 2018. </div>

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Job Opportunities For Photography Enthusiasts - 1 views

I am a professional photographer who has been looking for good job opportunities. Fortunately, I found one at Photography Freelance Jobs a website that offers excellent Photography Freelance Jobs. ...

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