Kazuo Ishiguro – Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go A novel by Kazuo Ishiguro To Lorna and Naomi 1 Kazuo Ishiguro – Never Let Me Go England, late 1990s PART ONE I’m not the first to be allowed to pick and choose, and I doubt if I’ll be the last. And anyway, I’ve done my share of looking after donors brought up in every kind of place. By the time I finish, remember, I’ll have done twelve years of this, and it’s only for the last six they’ve let me choose. And why shouldn’t they
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This book has been optimized for viewing at a monitor setting of 1024 x 768 pixels. MADE TO STICK random house a new york MADE TO STICK Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die • • • C H I P H E AT H & D A N H E AT H Copyright © 2007 by Chip Heath and Dan Heath All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Random House and colophon are registered trademarks
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C h a p t e r 1 Prewriting GETTING STARTED (OR SOUP-CAN LABELS CAN BE FASCINATING) For many writers, getting started is the hardest part. You may have noticed that when it is time to begin a writing assignment, you suddenly develop an enormous desire to straighten your books, water your plants, or sharpen your pencils for the fifth time. If this situation sounds familiar, you may find it reassuring to know that many professionals undergo these same strange compulsions before they begin
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THE ACCIDENTAL INVESTMENT BANKER This page intentionally left blank THE ACCIDENTAL INVESTMENT BANKER · Inside the Decade That Transformed Wall Street · JONATHAN A. KNEE 1 2006 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto
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The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham Author of "Of Human Bondage" THE MOON AND SIXPENCE The Moon and Sixpence Chapter I I confess that when first I made acquaintance with Charles Strickland I never for a moment discerned that there was in him anything out of the ordinary. Yet now few will be found to deny his greatness. I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies
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A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan Published: 1887 Categorie(s): Fiction, Mystery & Detective Source: Wikisource 1 About Doyle: Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical
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costs. c. influence the market price of the good it sells. d. hire as many workers as it needs at the prevailing wage rate. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: 1 REF: 14-0 NAT: Analytic LOC: Perfect competition TOP: Market power MSC: Definitional 2. A book store that has market power can a. influence the market price for the books it sells. b. minimize costs more efficiently than its competitors. c. reduce its advertising budget more so than its competitors. d. ignore profit-maximizing strategies when
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ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|R|S|T|U|V|W Abandonment (causing exposure to weather conditions) (with intent to injure or kill)NEC X58 Abuse (adult) (child) (mental) (physical) (sexual) X58 Accident (to) X58 - aircraft (in transit) (powered) —see also Accident, transport, aircraft - - due to, caused by cataclysm —see Forces of nature, by type - animal-rider —see Accident, transport, animal-rider - animal-drawn vehicle —see Accident, transport, animal-drawn
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THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Anne Frank Edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler Translated by Susan Massotty -- : -BOOK FLAP Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructable nature of the human spirit. Restore in this Definitive Edition are diary entries
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Public Relations Cases This collection of contemporary international public relations case studies is an invaluable resource for teachers, researchers and students working in public relations, corporate communications and public affairs, as well as offering practitioners an indepth understanding of the effective use of public relations in a range of organizational contexts. Including cases from the UK, Norway, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Canada and the USA, with a focus on such global corporations
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