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In a country ruled by fear, no one is innocent.Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law. But when a murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State's obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight t...

Synopsis for "The Complete Small Engine Guide to Outdoor Power Equipment Repair and Care"Are you tired of struggling with your outdoor power equipment? Whether you're a homeowner, DIY enthusiast, or aspiring mechanic, The Complete Small Engine Guide to Outdoor Power Equipment Repair and Care is your ultimate resource for keeping your machines running smoothly.This step-by-step guide covers everything from basic maintenance to advanced troubleshooting, helping you diagnose, ...

"Eat That Elephant" is an uplifting, playful self-help guide by Toronto-based project manager and motivational speaker Tom Smith. Using the classic metaphor—"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time"—Smith transforms overwhelming life challenges into manageable, joyful adventures, encouraging readers to approach big goals with creativity, persistence, and fun.The book unfolds across nine chapters, guiding readers step by step:Chapter 1 helps identify your personal "el...

"Eat That Elephant" is an uplifting, playful self-help guide by Toronto-based project manager and motivational speaker Tom Smith. Using the classic metaphor—"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time"—Smith transforms overwhelming life challenges into manageable, joyful adventures, encouraging readers to approach big goals with creativity, persistence, and fun.The book unfolds across nine chapters, guiding readers step by step:Chapter 1 helps identify your personal "el...

I have spent more than a decade inside small businesses, and I have watched the same story repeat. A capable owner hits a ceiling that has nothing to do with talent, demand, or the product. The ceiling is built from the unglamorous work that must happen every week: invoices, follow-ups, schedules, and the same customer question answered for the hundredth time. This book is that problem, solved. Forty-five proven ways to automate the repeatable work so you can protect the personal, cut the ...

You picked up this book because you have tried willpower alone and found that it is not enough, and because you are tired of starting over, of the half finished notebooks, the expired gym memberships, and the resolutions that never survive February. You understand the principles of personal growth but struggle with the execution, and you share the conviction this book honors: that the transformation is not an event, it is a direction, and that a person who improves by 1% every day ends up ...

The gap between an AI demo and a production system is enormous. Your RAG pipeline that works on a test set might return garbage in production. Your agent that handles 99% of cases can cause catastrophic damage on the 1% that matters.This book is about closing that gap. It gives you a hands-on guide to building reliable, cost-effective, and safe AI systems. You will learn a capability and reliability framework that ensures your model’s power is amplified while its risks are containe...

Child 44:A relentless page-turner. A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted. A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience. Child 44 is a thriller unlike any you have ever read.Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful State. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in th...

Children and Youth with Extensive Support Needs: Preparation for Adult Life, by Tom E. C. Smith and Suzanne Kucharczyk, takes a practical approach to prepare educators who will work with students with low incidence or complex disabilities. This text uniquely addresses the importance of preparing youth with significant support needs, starting earlier in their school years, for a high quality of life as adults. Smith and Kucharczyk stress the role of special educati...

Tom Rob Smith's Child 44 trilogy was an immediate publishing sensation and marked the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Named one of top 100 thrillers of all time by NPR, Child 44 hit bestseller lists around the world, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now, discover the entire trilogy, collected in one edition for the first time ever.Child...

The definitive book on workplace accountability by the New York Times bestselling authors of How Did That Happen?Since it was originally published in 1994, The Oz Principle has sold nearly 600,000 copies and become the worldwide bible on accountability. Through its practical and invaluable advice, thousands of companies have learned just how vital personal and organizational accountability is for a company to achieve and maintain its best...

Tom Rob Smith's debut, Child 44, was an immediate sensation and marked the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Named one of top 100 thrillers of all time by NPR, it hit bestseller lists around the world, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.In this spellbinding new novel, Tom Rob Smith probes the tenuous border between love and obsession as Leo Demidov strug...