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Robert E. Lee was a brilliant general, a complex soul, and a Southerner to the core. Tapped by Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army in the Civil War, his Virginian roots led him to command the Confederates instead. A charismatic though reluctant leader, his military audacity and tactical genius were combined with a genuine and sorrowful solicitude for his men, as ragged and outnumbered as they were by the end of the war.

Hola gente, somos tres personas un poco locas pero muy agradables, en este podcast nos centraremos en contenido principalmente de ficción aun que mayoritariamente los Superhéroes, nuestro objetivo es pasar un buen rato hablando de las cosas que tanto nos encantan y compartir nuestras conversación que pueden llegar a ser increíblemente locas e inesperadas, si quereis escuchar contenido friki pero de forma alocada y graciosa definitivamente este es vuestro sitio.

"De usynlige" er en familiesaga, et stykke Norgeshistorie og ikke mindst en stærk og rørende coming-of-age-fortælling. Ingrid vokser op på en ø i begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede. Her har hendes familie boet i generationer, som de eneste. Fra øen kan de se ind til fastlandet, men fastlandet ser ikke dem. Havet er hendes eventyr. Fiskene, stormene, fattigdommen. Hun ejer årstiderne, fuglene og horisonten. Ingrid lærer det, ingen længere kan. En dag må hun lære endnu mere.

"Day Trading for a Living" is a book specifically written for beginner and intermediate traders. It is a valuable read for those who want to engage in intraday trading in the Indian Stock Market. The book covers twenty-three back-tested intraday trading strategies, explained with real market charts. The strategies are presented in such a clear manner that even a novice can start trading intraday and potentially earn a living. Reading this book is like taking your first step towards mastering technical analysis for successful intraday trading. The strategies discussed include technical ...

The fishing boat slipped into harbour under cover of darkness but the Malaysian Crime Prevention Unit was waiting; after tracing the cargo of illegal immigrants to Keluang it seemed that Chief Inspector Abdullah’s case was all but closed. But Chakundra Lal escaped the net and soon it was a case of murder in Malacca. Abdullah is hampered in his investigations by an Urdu-speaking sergeant called Salim Kadir but he decides to use Kadir to help trace the fugitive. Racial tensions arise, an escape from a court hearing leads to a search that extends from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru and Malacca,...

A collection of automatically generated podcasts using Google's NotebooksLM tool for (some of) Beck's laboratory research papers.

According to the early legends and traditions of Britain, the oldest of Christian denominations, Grail Christianity, also associated with Celtic, Druidic, Old Catholic, Welsh and other early Christian denominations, was first started by Christ himself during a visit to Glastonbury in the west of England with his great uncle Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph of Arimathea, who was also known as the "tin man" in Britiain, became the guardian of the Christ child during the missing years between his 13th birthday and his ministry in the Holy Land. As Joseph of Arimathea was a rich trader who sailed ...

Nine-year-old Jenny Carson is brutally murdered in Kenton Wood on her way from school. Then Charles Lendon is found stabbed to death with a skewer through his heart. He was a ruthless lawyer and something of a womanizer. Jenny's father blamed him for her murder. As the local police struggle, Inspector Crow is called in. Can he connect the two killings? He discovers that several of those closest to Charles Lendon had good reason to hate him: his housekeeper lover, her unstable brother, even the boyfriend of his attractive young colleague Cathy Tennant.

Cover-up of the Saudi involvement in 9/11 is nothing short of treasonous, yet the number of Americans willing to be accomplices is not only large but loud and often strategically placed and very powerful. Still, ordinary Americans can become informed and boycott all of the individuals and businesses that are either owned by the Saudis or cooperative with their agenda and demand that their representatives address the situation and that the media do their job and inform the American people. Domestically, Saudi Arabia is actively subverting the US through its support of Wahhabi mosques and ...

Glenda Jackson stars in this compelling drama series inspired by Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, highlighting different aspects of contemporary Britain. In 2015, double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson made a triumphant return to acting in Radio 4's Blood, Sex and Money, a radical reimagining of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle. Now, she reprises her role as matriarch/narrator in this eclectic mix of dramas inspired by Zola's novels, but set in modern Britain.

Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a local environmental campaign. Then an explosion at the industrial-waste plant leaves his client dead. Joe Paulson wasn’t exactly a criminal. But his after-hours activities—gathering the secrets of everyone from politicians to high-flying businessmen—created a long list of enemies. But who feared the nightwalker enough to kill him? And could Ward be next? When an old favor is called in, Ward may have no choice but to put his own life in danger.

The food we eat today, high in sugar and easily digestible carbohydrates, is not only making us fat but is putting us at risk of type 2 diabetes, strokes, dementia, cancer and a lifetime on medication. More than a third of adults in the UK now have raised blood sugar levels and most don’t know it. In this timely book, Dr Mosley explains why we pile on dangerous abdominal fat and shows us how to shed it - fast.

When I come home to find my house robbed, I do all the things you're supposed to do. I call the cops, clean the place up, and look into home security options. What I don't expect is to fall for the security guy that shows up at my door. There's no way he's interested in me, though. He's just here to provide a service. Or is he?

This book is for anyone who has ever suffered the loss of a pet. It is the tale of a small rescue rabbit named Werner and his adventures through life. It is his story as he tells it from the very beginning to the time he crosses the Rainbow Bridge.. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. If you have lost a pet it may offer you comfort as you try to deal with the loss.

This book examines the hex, or jinx put on the New York Yankees' Joe DiMaggio by an unsuspecting Cleveland cabbie on July 17, 1941. While there have been many publications that review Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, and many that mention this Cleveland cab driver, no solid evidence or background has been provided on this particular subject. Further, many have overlooked the historical importance of the mysterious Cleveland cabbie; this work will attempt to accomplish this task.

Eric Ward has a new client: Dieter Barschell. He’s an ex-professional footballer charged with dealing drugs at a Newcastle racecourse. Eric secures bail for his client. He also precipitates a murder investigation. While defending Barschell, Eric antagonizes one of the prosecution witnesses, DCI Charlie Spate. Can the two men work together to try to resolve this mess?

Roy Williams struggled early on in school with an unknown form of dyslexia which left him feeling cornered and confused when the topic of reading took center stage. To make matters worse, his teachers had no idea either. Not being able to read could have kept him from succeeding and left him trapped in the lower middle income neighborhood he grew up in. But the unquenchable desire to succeed no matter the odds took over, just as it did as a six year old kid teaching himself to tackle taking on a varsity lineman in pickup games in his neighborhood.

Sam Turiff is a loan shark preying on the most vulnerable people in Newcastle. Detective Eric Ward’s investigation runs into a brick wall trying to bring down the callous criminal. No one will give evidence against him. They are frightened what he’ll do to them. Then Kate Geraghty is kidnapped. She is the granddaughter of local tycoon Liam Geraghty, and there’s a link to the loan shark. But who carried out the kidnapping and why? The case soon turns into a murder investigation, and Ward finds himself up against a Northern crime empire.

Hector Dumble thinks he's dumb. When his dog, Buster, starts talking to him, Hector begins to think he's crazy too. Things become even stranger when Hector learns that his teacher Mr Weazel has a secret identity. How will Hector handle having a dog that can talk and a teacher who wants to take over the world?

Since the groundbreaking work of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, the concept of the Balanced Scorecard has achieved increasing popularity in the business world. In this book, the authors draw on their extensive experience with scorecard projects to provide a step-by-step method for introducing the Balanced Scorecard into an organization. This book will provide senior and operational managers, consultants, and business academics with a comprehensive view of emerging Balanced Scorecard practice supported by both business advice and a theoretical foundation.