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"The Bonfire II"

"What Lies Beneath the Belt"

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3 hours 36 min

Beneath every belt lies a story the dojo floor never tells. In the sequel to The Bonfire, RAF returns to the fire that first forged him — this time descending past technique, past rank, into the quiet reckonings that shape a warrior long after the bow is given. What Lies Beneath the Belt is a meditation on discipline, inheritance, and the weight carried by those chosen to guard a tradition. For ... Read more

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Beneath every belt lies a story the dojo floor never tells. In the sequel to The Bonfire, RAF returns to the fire that first forged him — this time descending past technique, past rank, into the quiet reckonings that shape a warrior long after the bow is given. What Lies Beneath the Belt is a meditation on discipline, inheritance, and the weight carried by those chosen to guard a tradition. For
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“Bonfire, The”

What the Living Martial Arts Can Teach You That No Belt Ever Will

by RAF ...

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1 hour 3 min

After twenty-seven years inside a living martial arts lineage, RAF set out to write down what no belt, no certificate, and no seminar could ever fully carry: the difference between collecting techniques and actually being transformed by them.The Bonfire is not a manual. It is a transmission — drawn from decades of direct instruction under a master whose own art was passed to him as a living ... Read more

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After twenty-seven years inside a living martial arts lineage, RAF set out to write down what no belt, no certificate, and no seminar could ever fully carry: the difference between collecting techniques and actually being transformed by them.The Bonfire is not a manual. It is a transmission — drawn from decades of direct instruction under a master whose own art was passed to him as a living
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Beneath the Ever Trees

by Raf Morgan ...

Series Book 0 - The Divided World
There’s magic in the world, but none for Malenie…It's been 119 days since everything fell apart.Since her friendship with Nes imploded.Since Nes’s siblings were taken by slavers.Since Malenie lost Nes’s protection.And the bullies are closing in.A short prequel to The Desert Wall, Raf Morgan’s “Beneath the Ever Trees” is the story of what really happened between Malenie and Nes before the events ... Read more

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There’s magic in the world, but none for Malenie…It's been 119 days since everything fell apart.Since her friendship with Nes imploded.Since Nes’s siblings were taken by slavers.Since Malenie lost Nes’s protection.And the bullies are closing in.A short prequel to The Desert Wall, Raf Morgan’s “Beneath the Ever Trees” is the story of what really happened between Malenie and Nes before the events
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The Desert Wall

by Raf Morgan ...

Series Book 1 - The Divided World
Perfect for fans of The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani and the Alanna books by Tamora Pierce, this page-turning fantasy immerses readers in a vivid desert landscape and the mysteries and dangers that lie beyond the Wall.Malenie doesn’t need anyone…By her fourteenth year, Melanie has learned how to survive on her own in the harsh reality of her small town. Bullies. Judgmental neighbors. A ... Read more

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Perfect for fans of The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani and the Alanna books by Tamora Pierce, this page-turning fantasy immerses readers in a vivid desert landscape and the mysteries and dangers that lie beyond the Wall.Malenie doesn’t need anyone…By her fourteenth year, Melanie has learned how to survive on her own in the harsh reality of her small town. Bullies. Judgmental neighbors. A
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Iron Curtain 1987

An engrossing, atmospheric crime thriller

by Raf Beuy ...

The Wall is in Berlin, Gorbachev is in the Kremlin, and the gloomy American citizen Adam Hedman is trapped behind the Iron Curtain in the German East. A dangerous game begins when a coworker’s sister vanishes under mysterious circumstances, sparking Adam’s fighting spirit again. A fast-paced adventure brings our hero as far as Russia. Always at his back are the German Stasi and the Russian KGB. ... Read more

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The Wall is in Berlin, Gorbachev is in the Kremlin, and the gloomy American citizen Adam Hedman is trapped behind the Iron Curtain in the German East. A dangerous game begins when a coworker’s sister vanishes under mysterious circumstances, sparking Adam’s fighting spirit again. A fast-paced adventure brings our hero as far as Russia. Always at his back are the German Stasi and the Russian KGB.
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How to be happy

Enjoying expectation

by Raf Varone ...

One of the most powerful ways to cultivate happiness lies in a simple truth: expectation can be more joyful than reality. ... Read more

$8.18 USD

One of the most powerful ways to cultivate happiness lies in a simple truth: expectation can be more joyful than reality.
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Swift the Chase

Scenes from 9 Fantastic Stories

by Raf Morgan, Intisar Khanani, Casey Blair, Rachel Neumeier, P. Djèlí Clark, Sherwood Smith, Joyce Chng, Melissa McShane, Andrea K. Höst ...

Magic—danger—and the thrill of the chase!Experience the rush of racing across rooftops with thieves—or the desperation of fleeing an assassin who knows you a little too well. From the fish market of a tropical island sultanate, to the monster-filled alleys of a steampunk London, to a land where souls take different forms as they rise or fall through the layers of the world, this collection of ... Read more

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Magic—danger—and the thrill of the chase!Experience the rush of racing across rooftops with thieves—or the desperation of fleeing an assassin who knows you a little too well. From the fish market of a tropical island sultanate, to the monster-filled alleys of a steampunk London, to a land where souls take different forms as they rise or fall through the layers of the world, this collection of
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Matrix Computations and Semiseparable Matrices

Eigenvalue and Singular Value Methods

by Raf Vandebril, Marc Van Barel, Nicola Mastronardi ...

The general properties and mathematical structures of semiseparable matrices were presented in volume 1 of Matrix Computations and Semiseparable Matrices. In volume 2, Raf Vandebril, Marc Van Barel, and Nicola Mastronardi discuss the theory of structured eigenvalue and singular value computations for semiseparable matrices. These matrices have hidden properties that allow the development of ... Read more

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The general properties and mathematical structures of semiseparable matrices were presented in volume 1 of Matrix Computations and Semiseparable Matrices. In volume 2, Raf Vandebril, Marc Van Barel, and Nicola Mastronardi discuss the theory of structured eigenvalue and singular value computations for semiseparable matrices. These matrices have hidden properties that allow the development of
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The Symptoms of My Insanity

by Mindy Raf ...

**A high school hypochondriac with a unique sense of fashion finds herself navigating through the comical chaos of teenage life in this bittersweet coming-of-age novel.“Run like the dickens [and order] this bad boy right now!”—MTV“Lovably neurotic.”—Publishers Weekly**Izzy’s symptoms are epic . . . or more like epidemic.Izzy is a hypochondriac with enormous boobs that won't stop growing, a mother ... Read more

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**A high school hypochondriac with a unique sense of fashion finds herself navigating through the comical chaos of teenage life in this bittersweet coming-of-age novel.“Run like the dickens [and order] this bad boy right now!”—MTV“Lovably neurotic.”—Publishers Weekly**Izzy’s symptoms are epic . . . or more like epidemic.Izzy is a hypochondriac with enormous boobs that won't stop growing, a mother
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The Red Fortress

by Raf Morgan ...

Series Book 2 - The Divided World
In the impregnable red fortress, the mysterious leader of the slavers waits, accumulating power.Slavers have been taking children from across the divided world for longer than Nes can remember. While she’s rescued her sibs with the help of her friends Malenie and Paza, her cousins are still missing and most everyone else has given up hope.But Nes has the shaper’s sense. With it, a lock of hair ... Read more

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In the impregnable red fortress, the mysterious leader of the slavers waits, accumulating power.Slavers have been taking children from across the divided world for longer than Nes can remember. While she’s rescued her sibs with the help of her friends Malenie and Paza, her cousins are still missing and most everyone else has given up hope.But Nes has the shaper’s sense. With it, a lock of hair
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Old Big Ears

The Modern-Day History of Europe's Favourite Football Competition

by Raf Willems ...

The Champions League is dead. Long live the Champions League! When Nigerian striker Daniel Amokachi scored for Club Brugge in November 1992, he ignited not just a match but a revolution—the birth of European football's new commercial era. Belgian coach Raymond Goethals promptly led Olympique Marseille to claim the inaugural title. From these origins emerged the world's premier football league. ... Read more

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The Champions League is dead. Long live the Champions League! When Nigerian striker Daniel Amokachi scored for Club Brugge in November 1992, he ignited not just a match but a revolution—the birth of European football's new commercial era. Belgian coach Raymond Goethals promptly led Olympique Marseille to claim the inaugural title. From these origins emerged the world's premier football league.
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Sociology in Belgium

A Sociological History

by Raf Vanderstraeten, Kaat Louckx ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book provides a historical-sociological analysis of the history of sociology in Belgium from the late-nineteenth until the early-twenty-first century. It sheds new light on the social structures that shaped and shape the orientations and work of sociologists in Belgium. The impact of three structural factors is discussed in more detail: religion, language and publication imperatives. Starting ... Read more

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This book provides a historical-sociological analysis of the history of sociology in Belgium from the late-nineteenth until the early-twenty-first century. It sheds new light on the social structures that shaped and shape the orientations and work of sociologists in Belgium. The impact of three structural factors is discussed in more detail: religion, language and publication imperatives. Starting
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