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On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as "the Magnificent Bastards," struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position.

No matter what cases private eye Lew Archer takes on a burglary, a runaway, or a disappeared person the trail always leads to tangled family secrets and murder. Widely considered the heir to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Archer dug up secrets and bodies in and around Los Angeles.
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How to safely, easily, and as tax efficiently as possible diversify and hedge against the dollar's fall It's no secret--the U.S. economy is in crisis mode, threatening everything from personal savings to our overall prosperity as a nation. Panicking is not the answer. Having a clear game plan is. I[...]

The Dark Knight battles the powerful foe who once broke his back in this new, hard-hitting collection! In these stories, reprinted from BATMAN/BANE and BATMAN: BANE OF THE DEMON #1-4, Bane is back - and he's out to break Gotham City as he broke Batman. All he needs to get the job done is a few nucle[...]

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Fearlessoptimist Anna sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyalreindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman [...]

Clearly written, this text makes statistics accessible to students by applying theoretical techniques to wide-ranging examples. Focusing on research design and statistical analysis, the revised second edition makes graphs easy to understand and offers guidelines on how to report results.[...]