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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this bestselling work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. -- publisher marketing.
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Last Mrs. Parrish novels volume 1
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English
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"Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more--a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne--a socialite and philanthropist--and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber's envy could...
3) Who's pulling your strings?: how to break the cycle of manipulation and regain control of your life
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McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Offers a program to free yourself from manipulators - people who control through emotional manipulation, insults, and mind games. This book helps you end a destructive relationship, understand how it occurred and prevent you from getting involved in a manipulative relationship again. It includes self-assessment quizzes and action plans.
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In the summer of 1935, six-year-old Emily Evans vanished from her family's vacation home on a remote Minnesota lake. The loss devastated the family. Sixty-four years later, Emily's sister Lucy writes the story of that harrowing summer in a notebook that she bequeaths, along with the lake house and a hefty investment portfolio, to her grandniece, Justine. For Justine, the lake house offers a chance to give her own daughters a stable home she never...
5) Emotional blackmail: when the people in your life use fear, obligation and guilt to manipulate you
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English
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In this groundbreaking book, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them" and "Toxic Parents" dissects the anatomy of a relationship damaged by manipulation and outlines specific steps which readers can take to strengthen relationships and break the blackmail cycle for good.
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"A new, twisted suspense novel by national bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Jane is unhappy. A struggling midlist writer whose novels barely command four figures, she feels trapped in an underwhelming marriage, just scraping by to pay a crippling Bay Area mortgage for a house-a life-she's never really wanted. There's only ever been one person she cared about, one person who truly understood her: Thalia. Jane's best and only friend nearly a decade...
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Belle likes to think herself immune to the dizzying effects of fabulous wealth. But when her best friend, Summer, invites her on a glamorous girls' getaway to the Mediterranean aboard her billionaire boyfriend's yacht, the only sensible answer is yes. Belle hopes the trip will be a much-needed break from her stalled acting career and uniquely humiliating waitressing job, but once aboard the luxurious Lion's Den, it becomes clear that all is not as...
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"Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading to "new homes" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...
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Bryant Welch
Pub. Date
© 2018
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English
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Finally, the answer to the many questions that have been preying on the minds of millions of Americans has arrived. Why are Americans so vulnerable to divisive political tactics? Why did Americans get dragged into such an unwise war in Iraq? Why do fundamentalist religious groups, Fox News, and right-wing radio still play such influential roles in America’s political landscape? And why are long-accepted rational scientific ideas like evolution under...
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Greek
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In an effort to protect their three children from the corrupting influence of the outside world, a Greek couple transforms their home into a gated compound of cultural deprivation and bizarre ritual. But children grow, and the arrival of a woman from beyond the compound crumbles their reality.
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Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Español
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Julio Blanco, el carismático propietario de una empresa que fabrica balanzas industriales en una ciudad española de provincias, espera la inminente visita de una comisión que decidirá la obtención de un premio local a la excelencia empresarial. Todo tiene que estar perfecto para la visita. Sin embargo, todo parece conspirar contra él. Trabajando a contrarreloj, Blanco intenta resolver los problemas de sus empleados, cruzando para ello todas...
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Dynasty volume season 5, 2
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CBS Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Follows the exploits of the Carringtons and Colbys, both 'oil rich' family dynasties in Denver, Colorado, as they accrue and manipulate power and wealth. Includes fifteen episodes, and features the debut of Emma Samms as Fallon, plus the shocking cliffhanger of the royal wedding massacre!
14) The tenant
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Korner and Werner mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When a young woman is discovered brutally murdered in her own apartment, with an intricate pattern of lines carved into her face, Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner are assigned to the case. In short order, they establish a link between the victim, Julie Stender, and her landlady, Esther de Laurenti, who's a bit too fond of drink and the host of raucous dinner parties with her artist friends. Esther also turns out to be a...
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Dynasty volume season 1
Publisher
Spelling Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The first season, the powerhouse primetime 80s soap opera, begins with oil tycoon Blake Carrington marrying his former secretary, Krystle. Krystle's former lover, Matthew, returns to town and causes more problems when he tells Krystle that he's still in love with her. Blake's daughter Fallon does not support his marriage, and chooses to marry childhood friend Jeff Colby just for her father's benefit.
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"In this wickedly sharp, propulsive debut, a classicist must outmaneuver her manipulative mentor. Tessa Templeton has thrived at Oxford University, under the tutelage and praise of esteemed classics professor Christopher Eccles. Yet shortly before her thesis defense, Tessa learns that Chris has sabotaged her career--and realizes their relationship is not at all what she believed. Driven by what he mistakes as love for Tessa, Chris has ensured that...
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
©2022
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English
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Dear Reader,
Are you:
ashamed of the way you are being mistreated?
making excuses for their behavior?
waiting and praying for them to change?
suffering in silence?
I understand the dilemma you are in. I have lived it.
Drawing from my experience of 40+ years in an abusive relationship, you will:
Learn exactly what abuse is.
Discover how easily we are deceived.
Understand the cycle of abuse.
Learn the sequential, practical steps to freedom.
Reclaim...
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English
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Sarah, his personal chef. Anna, his wife. Serena, his maid. All three had access to a murder victim's home. And all three women are missing.
Sarah, his personal chef
Anna, his wife
Serena, his maid
Accountant Anthony Costello has a talent for manipulating both numbers and people, turning losses into profits, enemies into allies—and vice versa. When Costello is found murdered in
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Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When reclusive, mysterious author Ginerva Ex takes her on a lavish trip on the newly renovated Orient Express, for helping craft her latest thriller, Rory discovers Ginerva has masterminded the ultimate real-life twisty plot with Rory as her main character, and as lies, deceptions and betrayals pile up, so do the bodies.
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Dynasty volume season 4, 2
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Follows the exploits of the Carringtons and Colbys, two oil-rich family dynasties in Denver, CO, as they accrue and manipulate power and wealth.
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