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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald's fictional narrative fully renders that period—known for its jazz music, economic prosperity, flapper culture, libertine mores, rebellious youth, and ubiquitous speakeasies.

Codependency has kept you stuck. For codependents, happiness is fleeting. It's there one moment, gone the next. Even when you try so hard to do the right thing and treat people well, stable happiness still evades you. Why is this? If you're codependent, you may have difficulty standing up for yourself and speaking your truth. You may believe that you're responsible for ensuring others don't feel emotional pain in their lives.

Jack and Louis are the laughingstock of the FBI after a botched mission. Despite their demotion to investigating crackpot tabloid journalism, they do their best to come out on top - in this case, they try to track down the whereabouts of Elvis Presley.

Meet Hinge and Bracket, the delightful double act brought to sublime life by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe. Lifelong companions and musical collaborators, they enjoy nothing more than performing around the piano together, and trading light-hearted banter spiced with comic innuendo and a double entendre or two. Collected here are the very best of their radio appearances, including the pilot episode and first series of The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket.

Wisdom, logic, and truth: These are the only three words that matter in this crazy zombie world. Believe nothing, and question everything. Ask questions, and seek your own answers. Never let anybody tell you what truth is, how to feel, how to think, or what to believe. There is no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid people asking stupid questions.

What took us from living in caves to be an advanced, multilingual, intelligent species? If, as a scientist and inventor, I somehow discovered a way to make interdimensional portals, and the portal abides by nature and the laws of physics, and if the portal will only appear if appropriately constructed, is the portal patentable? What do we really know about the science and technological capabilities studied behind closed doors?

In this guide, you will find 20 of the best jail cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks that will help make your time spent in jail more tolerable. After conducting massive amounts of research, I can assure you that this guide that I have created will be beneficial for even the most experienced prisoner. What have you got to lose? Many prisoners have used and continue to use the jail cheats, hacks, hints, tips, and tricks featured in this guide on a daily basis, so I know that you will, too.

We know the story of Scrooge, but we don't know what happened to Jacob Marley on that fateful Christmas night when Scrooge was visited by three ghosts. This is the tale of Jacob Marley. He was in Hell for seven years, and this was his chance to redeem his soul. Jacob's mom wanted out of this life and wanted peace. Jacob's son was very angry at the world. Jacob's former wife was in disarray. How was Jacob going to salvage what was left of his family on this very Christmas night as a ghost?

One hundred fifty years after the end of slavery and nearly 60 years after the passage of the civil rights laws of the 1960s, average Black household wealth in the 21st century remains a fraction of the median assets of other racial, ethnic, and immigrant populations. There are many reasons, but this book is about one: two centuries of governmental encouragement of periodic sustained surges in immigration. Governmental policies and actions have enabled employers to depress Black wages and to avoid hiring African Americans altogether.

A timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times.

Operation Tidal Wave tells the story of the bloodiest air battle in the history of war. It is about 1,700 airmen who set out to bomb the oil refineries surrounding the city of Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943. Success, they thought, would be a force in ending the war. Success, instead, was extremely limited, and 500 airmen were killed, wounded, captured, or interned. Negligible damage resulted at the Ploesti refineries, and a few months later, they were operating at 100 percent capacity.

In this new edition of his guide to unleashing employees' full potential, Mark Murphy explains why true employee motivation is not achieved by focusing on making your people "happy". The most effective leaders are the ones who respect their people enough to push them to deliver real results - to become Hundred Percenters.

This is an up-close journey into one of the most controversial events in recent history, the January 6 Trump rally. This story is told firsthand, as I recall how I hit the ground that day and conducted some amazing interviews. I attended this event as both a supporter of Trump and a journalist, so that being said, this piece is subjective. Also, I was already in a vehicle leaving DC when the riots began to take place, so I had no part in any "insurrection", nor did I have any knowledge of anything of the sort happening. All names have been changed!

Roy Sharples draws on decades of experience at the vanguard of business innovation and a deep affinity for applying an artistic instinct to explore these questions, offering novel solutions. Building on a broad survey of the misfits who defined the modern world, from Dada to Elon Musk and Bauhaus to Acid House, he explores what makes the creative mind tick. He also examines the conditions that nourish creativity in organizations of all sizes, from artists to corporations to civilizations.

Rattraper le temps perdu. Lise et Cerise n'ont en commun que la rime. Tout oppose la mère et la fille. D'ailleurs c'est simple, Lise voulait un garçon. À la mort d'Axel, mari et père adoré, les deux femmes se retrouvent en tête à tête, et se repoussent comme des aimants réfractaires. Mais une inconnue s'invite dans l'équation. Elle efface tout, même les ressentiments, et apporte d'inespérées retrouvailles. Car il n'est jamais trop tard pour s'aimer...

21 Stories from the Zzone is a collection of short stories situated within the Sapien Overlords universe. Some of them reveal the background of what happened before the Greatest War, a cataclysmic event that shook humanity to its core and brought a significant change to the world. Others deal with the consequences of that event, and the rise of the newly-established world government called the United Zzone Federation and its AI counterpart, Zetwork. A few remaining stories examine this project's future as humanity reaches for the stars and into the unknown galaxy.

Have you ever wanted to be able to change your life in some way? Be it taking out the things that you don't like or adding in certain things that will make you more successful, this book will show you how to do it. You will find everything you need to know in order to leverage habits for your own purposes.

From creating an account and growing a following to receiving your first payment, easy steps on how to make YouTube work for you are explained and presented in an easy-to-follow guide.

Ronnie Fox wanted nothing more than to live a life that would honor God. But when a debilitating stroke takes away his job and his health, Ronnie falls into the trap of believing he can beat the odds with God’s help. His faith is shaken, and he is left wrestling with more questions than answers. You are invited to join Ronnie as he wrestles with God not always answering his prayers. It is not the miracle he prayed for; it is something far better.

A gentle story that captures the humor and quiet magic of the relationship between a young girl and her grandfather. Told in Roy’s distinctive style, this series of anecdotes, life lessons, and inventive half-truths is rich in authenticity and charm as Bamps explains the world to Bronwen during their walks together through the countryside.