Chris Miller
1) DUST
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Stygian Sky Media
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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1879: An unknown and timeless evil descends on East Texas. James Dee, bestowed with knowledge from beyond, moves through time and space, pursuing age-old horrors and ending their reign. As he seeks the hidden town of Dust to continue his lifework, another is hot on his heels, and will stop at nothing to rip the divine knowledge from Dee.As these opposing forces collide, Dee becomes both hero and villian in his quest against the Elders.He doesn't have...
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For half a century the Soviet economy was inefficient but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of nearly everyone, it suddenly collapsed. Why did this happen? And what role did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reforms play in the country's dissolution? In this groundbreaking study, Chris Miller shows that Gorbachev and his allies tried to learn from the great success story of transitions from socialism to capitalism, Deng Xiaoping's...
4) The High School Retreat Is Over- Now What? Practical Follow-up Programs for Small, Medium, and La
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The scene is very familiar-Teenagers become excited about what they learned on the retreat and promise to take this knowledge and bring about change within themselves and the community. After a few weeks, it's all forgotten. The High School Retreat is Over--Now What? Practical Follow-up programs for Small, Medium, and Large Schools addresses this problem by providing surveys for staff and students to develop a retreat program unique to the school....
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When Vladimir Putin first took power in 1999, he was a little-known figure ruling a country that was reeling from a decade and a half of crisis. In the years since, he has reestablished Russia as a great power. How did he do it? What principles have guided Putin's economic policies? What patterns can be discerned? In this new analysis of Putin's Russia, Chris Miller examines its economic policy and the tools Russia's elite have used to achieve its...
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Resumen del libro por Strem readers, esta es una versin abreviada del ttulo original.
"La guerra de los chips" analiza la competencia global por el dominio de la industria de los semiconductores, que son fundamentales para el funcionamiento de dispositivos electrnicos, desde telfonos mviles hasta sistemas de inteligencia artificial. El libro explora cmo las potencias mundiales, en especial Estados Unidos, China y Taiwn, se han enfrentado por el...
7) Chip War
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Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title.
Chip War explores the global race for dominance in semiconductor technology, a field that underpins modern economies and national security. The book delves into the history, politics, and economic strategies behind the production of microchips, highlighting how this seemingly invisible technology has shaped global power dynamics. It examines the geopolitical struggle for...
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to rise from humble beginnings to become a financial icon while making a lasting impact on the world? I invite you to explore the remarkable story of Leon Cooperman, a man whose journey from a modest background to Wall Street triumph is nothing short of extraordinary.
In this book, you'll discover:
The Secrets of Strategic Investing: Learn how Cooperman navigated the complexities of the financial world to build...
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2022
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English
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The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world's most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is "pulse quickening...a nonfiction thriller" (The New York Times).
You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world...
You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the modern world...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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They're cute...they're cuddly...they're back! From the creators of "Madagascar" comes the hilarious new movie that proves global espionage is for the birds! In DreamWorks' "Penguins Of Madagascar," your favorite super-spies - Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private - join forces with the elite North Wind team to save the world. It's a side-splitting, globe-trotting adventure the whole family will love.
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2017.
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English
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The young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, that are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, is wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, who also happens to be Lloyd's dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, this showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power...
12) 21 Jump Street
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Columbia Pictures Industries
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
14) Cocaine Bear
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Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Based on the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow - and blood.
15) The LEGO movie
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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When Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together. The Mitchells' plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love decide it's time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to work together to...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
18) Shrek the third
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Miles Morales is the new Spider-Man but must also walk the balance between his personal high school & family life and his life as a superhero. While being Spider-Man, he becomes familiar with the Spider-Verse, where there are endless variations on Spider-Man. One of the Spider-Man variations living inside the Spider-Verse is Spider-Man, Peter Parker, who guides Miles in his journey as the new Spider-Man and introduces him to the multitude of other...
20) Chicago fire
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Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[1989]
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English
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An account of the fire that raged for twenty-four hours over much of Chicago in October 1871, destroying property and homes and killing at least 300 people.