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Presenting the highly acclaimed New American Standard Complete Bible in Updated Edition on CD using the refreshing narration of Steven B. Stevens This is the deluxe edition packaged boxed and in a zippered bag for storage. Premium edition, also available, is packaged in an attractive aluminum case. This edition has been the choice of generations both past and present - and will be the same inspirational message for generations to come..
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Even if you love art, love cool pictures, love computers, and love your graphics job, says designer and author Shane Hunt, you still want to get your work done quickly and painlessly Hunt provides you with time-saving tools and tips on working smart in CorelDRAW 9 F/X and Design. This graphics- and content-rich book allows beginning or advanced users to take charge and master CorelDRAW 9, the powerful object-oriented graphics suite.

Almost every page includes a "tips" section--these range from bitmap explanations and exporting to duotone hints and tricks for color. Along with the manageable step-by-step projects in the book, Hunt includes a brilliant color studio and visual gallery filled with final images (these can also be found on the CD-ROM) that include corresponding sites in the book. For example, she directs readers to "find something you like, point finger, exclaim 'Cool!' then flip to the chapter that explains the process. Enjoy!" Some of the tutorials take you from past images--in one section, from the '30s and '40s--and show you how to add sci-fi pulp and comic-book style touches to your designs.

The accompanying CD-ROM is packed with tutorial files in native CorelDRAW formats, animation files, button and interface design samples, clip-art pics, plug-ins, graphics goodies, and f/x utilities. This is a great resource for graphics designers ready to plunge into the world of splashy creations and advance their careers with a deeper understanding of CorelDRAW 9. --Brooke Gilbert

Topics covered: CorelDRAW interface and toolset, new features of CorelDRAW 9 (bitmaps, effects filters, Artistic Media tool, outlines to objects conversion, Interactive Mesh Fill tool), and animation (using CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT)..
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In the future, the existence of the human race hangs by a thread. Earth is being besieged by alien forces, and physicist Ben Simon must develop a weapon system to stop the scourge and save humanity

The largest enemy is the Cylots, an alien population of human-sized insects. They are destroyers who never lose—a space plague that leaves dead bodies and lifeless planets in its wake.

Much of EarthÂ’s progress in research and development was obliterated when the Cylots destroyed the planetÂ’s research facilities. Simon must go back in time to retrieve the formula that could possibly defeat the Cylots. Joining him is Mectar, an alien metamorph and special operations soldier from the planet Kia. Originally assigned to assassinate Simon during the Earth-Kian wars, Mectar is now delegated to protect him. After traveling back to the early twenty-first century, they team up with research technician Beth Grey, and the three search for the formula and battle the Cylots.

Action packed and fast moving, Currently Dead takes science fiction lovers on a journey through time, not knowing which human form can be trusted.

The runaway best seller on both planets Lalia and Parador is now available on Earth. ItÂ’s the actual future history of Earth the story of physicist Ben Simon, and the fight to develop a weapon system to stop the Cylot scourge and save humanity.

“It’s a wonderful story.”—Queen Lynth of Lalia

“It changed my life.”—Mectar the Kian

“I had a larger part in the version published on Parador.”—Razqual of Parador

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This book offers an important contribution to the comparative history of interpersonal violence since the early modern period, a subject of great contemporary and historical importance. Its overarching theme is Norbert Elias s theory of the civilizing process, and the chapters in the book recognise, as he did, that changes in human behaviour are related to transformations of both social and personality structures. Drawing on a vast range of archival and written records from five countries, the contributors explore the usefulness of the theory the subject of much debate over the past two decades to explaining long-term patterns in violence, but also point to the need for further empirical and comparative studies, to reflect current thinking and developments within historical, criminological, and sociological methodologies. In approaching the subject from a variety of perspectives, Assaulting the Past: Violence and Civilization in Historical Context presents a comparative and qualitative assessment of violent behaviour and the experience of violence. Approaches used include the empirical and the theoretical, and the book is strongly interdisciplinary, drawing on the history of crime, history of medicine, criminology and legal history. The volume seeks to offer new insights on violence, the individual and society, to further illuminate the links between state formation, social interdependency and self-discipline that are so integral to the theory of the civilizing process..
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A dazzling collection of witty and wise Pot Shots, or Brilliant Thoughts . . . illustrated epigrams that will inspire your personal quest for telling communication. Fresh, funny, wistful, bright; they may well reflect some of your own deep or whimsical thoughts.

Ashleigh's Pot Shots are acclaimed, told and re-told, by young and old, secular and religious, mainstream and offbeat they speak to everyone.

What they say: Clifton Fadiman: Most enjoyable; Isaac Asimov: Good one-liners; Richard Armour: Wise, and witty; People magazine: Artistic trailblazer, Ashleigh Brilliant coins epigrams that would drive Oscar wild.

Ashleigh's Pot Shots are copyrighted and the names Pot Shots and Brilliant Thoughts are registered trademarks..
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The Cosmic Cradle presents self-empowering lessons & poetry on how to live life with a lifted Spirit. This blend of prose and poetry opens subtle doors of awareness, inviting you to explore more deeply the realms of inner wisdom, language of the heart and divine inspiration .
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