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Kaplans TOEFL iBT Premium Plus 2026 is NOW UPDATED online to prepare you for the most recent test change. Our product provides the most important language skills and strategies you need to succeed on the test, which is used worldwide for international students who want to study abroad. Master your English abilities in reading, writing, listening, and speaking so you can face the TOEFL with confidence.Kaplan is so certain that TOEFL iBT Premium Plus 2026 offers all the guidance you need to excel at the TOEFL that we guarantee it: youll score higher on the TOEFLor youll get your money back.The Most Practice Four full-length online practice tests Focused practice for each section of the test helps you reinforce critical concepts Audio for Listening and Speaking sections included online Exclusive score-raising tips and strategies for each language skill: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking Expert Guidance Effective study tips and advice from Kaplans test experts Kaplans expert psychometricians ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test. We invented test prepKaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for almost 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.

On his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of life advice, stories, and reflections on how hes maintained good health and a zest for life as he enters his tenth decade.Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Now, as hes about to turn 100 years old, Dick is still dancing, still approaching life with the twinkle in his eye that weve come to know and love. In 100 RULES FOR LIVING TO 100, he reveals his secrets for maintaining your joie de vivre, staying physically healthy, and making the most out of the life youve been given. Through stories from his past and present-the pivotal moments from childhood to film sets to his expansive family and finding love late in life-Dick reflects on both the joyful times and the challenges that shaped him. His indefatigable spirit and positive attitude will surely inspire readers to count the blessings in their own lives, persevere through the hard times, and appreciate the beauty and complexity of being human.PRAISE FOR KEEP MOVING"Dick Van Dyke has been in our collective consciousness a very long time, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins, to Diagnosis: Murder and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Whats the secret to staying young? The popular movie and television stars [says] its about attitude and staying active and has a new book to prove it." - NPR Weekend Edition"Song-and-dance man Van Dyke relishes his approaching 90th birthday and shares some tips for readers on reaching and enjoying that venerable age. This is determinedly upbeat stuff." - Kirkus"Multitalented [Dick Van Dyke] shares his vast store of knowledge in a memoir that offers tips and truths about [how to] make living an achievement." - The Sacramento BeePRAISE FOR MY LUCKY LIFE IN AND OUT OF SHOW BUSINESS"In my opinion, Luck has little to do with Dick Van Dykes life. It is, rather, his innate kindness and talent that have had an extraordinary effect in shaping the man. And what a fascinating self-portrait hes given us in this book." - Mary Tyler Moore"Van Dyke tells a wonderful story about himself and his times. And-in an often surprisingly relevant manner-our times. Weve always liked the performer-its hard not to like Dick Van Dyke-but this will will make you admire him." - Playbill

Nos dias de hoje, sustentar a alegria por muito tempo parece raro. Estamos sempre correndo atrás de mais, permanentemente insatisfeitos com nós mesmos e buscando algo capaz de nos satisfazer em definitivo. A pressa virou modo de vida e aquela sensaço profunda de paz passou a soar como utopia. Quando foi a ultima vez que a calma e o contentamento encontraram pouso em voce? A partir de frases inspiradoras e reflexes provocativas, A calma e um caminho sem volta apresenta 12 principios que servem como pontos de partida para inaugurar uma relaço mais serena com o tempo, a vida e nos mesmos.

This inspirational book shows you how to take, edit and create photos that impress and last. Through fourteen lessons, it features exciting ideas and techniques that will transform your photos and help you develop your own personal style. Each lesson illustrates a particular style of photographic art and includes a step-by-step guide. Written for photographers of all experience, this book is a masterclass for creative photographers who want to edit photos to display and share.

1968 New York CityNews about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night--news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night--but hes doing fine. Hes sure of it. He gets to spend his days selling books in the gayest neighborhood on the East Coast and his nights merrily sleeping his way through the rare book community. But when he takes in a drifter who seems to be hiding something, and his best friend and her newborn move into the apartment upstairs, his life gets turned on its head.A sleepy little bookstore should be the perfect place for Nathaniel to lie low, waiting for his past to catch up with him, but it turns out Dooryard Books is full of political radicals and anti-war agitators. If the FBI isnt actively surveilling this place, it will be. Nathaniel should go anywhere else. The last thing he expects is to like these subversives. Theres a grieving folk musician and her baby--a demon of a child who will only sleep if Nathaniel, of all people, holds her. Theres a pair of rabble-rousing teenagers who, upsettingly, seem to be right about everything. And then theres Patrick, who cant walk past anyone who needs his help--and who is perplexingly determined to help Nathaniel.As the world balances on the precipice of something new and scary and maybe even hopeful, Patrick needs to decide what hes willing to risk for this chaotic new community hes accidentally created. And Nathaniel needs to figure out whether he has a place in this messy, flawed world--and whether he can believe he deserves it.

A tale of two friends from nowhere who rise through trials of fire and shadow, proving themselves worthy of guilds that will shape their futures.

Across four sweeping books, Irenes journey takes her from frightened fugitive to reluctant hero, from outcast to queen and finally to a power great enough to save a kingdomor shatter it beyond repair. As war brews between Fae and Daemon, allies turn uncertain, enemies wear beautiful masks, and love becomes as dangerous as any blade.To ascend, Irene must unravel the truth of her birth, outwit those who would use her, and tame the storm rising inside her.But every step toward the throne brings her closer to a terrifying choice:Claim her destiny and destroy everything it touches or RUN!The Shining Throne series is a rich, character-driven fantasy saga filled with hidden magic, slow-burn tensions, dangerous secrets, and a heroine whose greatest weapon may be the power she fears most.

Its been 21 days since the zombies arrived. Everyone whos still alive in Nice, France are finally starting to realize how bad things really are.

Edited for Modern Readers, This Treatise by John Owen Presents a Compelling, Biblical Defense of Definite AtonementRegarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen wrote extensively on holiness, Scripture, the Trinity, missions, and ecclesiology. His classic workswhich have inspired many Christian thinkers including Charles Spurgeon, J. I. Packer, and John Piperremain influential, but until now havent been offered in an easy-to-read collection.The Complete Works of John Owen is a 40-volume series that brings together all of Owens original theological writings, reformatted for modern readers. Volume 9, edited by Richard Snoddy, includes the treatise The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, in which Owen challenges the doctrine of universal redemption and presents a biblical case for definite atonement. Along with extensive introductions by the editor, this volume includes outlines, footnotes, and other supporting resources.This landmark serieswhich will be published over a number of yearspresents Owens prolific work in an easy-to-read layout to reach and inspire a new generation of Bible readers and scholars to deeper faith.Edited and Formatted for Modern Readers: Presents Owens original writing, newly typeset with text breaks, headings, and footnotes Insightful Introductions and Outlines: Provides historical, theological, and personal context, as well as an explanation of pastoral debates up to and following each work Part of the Complete Works of John Owen Collection: 40 hardcover volumes will release over a number of years and include material not previously published Perfect for Churches and Schools: Invites students, pastors, theologians, and those interested in the Holy Spirit and the Puritans to explore worship and ecclesiology, gain a Christ-centered vision, and pursue holiness

No Matter How Stained Your Past Is, Your Future Remains Pure" is a powerful and heartfelt guide for those who carry emotional scars, regrets, and painful memories.This book gently leads the reader from the shadows of their past toward acceptance, inner strength, forgiveness, and a renewed sense of hope.Through deeply reflective chapters, the author helps you understand your wounds, release self-blame, heal your heart, awaken your dreams, and take confident steps toward a brighter future.It reminds you that your past does not define you it prepares you.Your future is still pure, untouched, and full of promise.This book is for anyone who needs comfort, healing, and a fresh start.A soft voice for the wounded heart, a guide for the lost spirit, and a reminder that every person deserves a new beginning.

The Book They Never Wanted You to ReadThere Is No God: The Documented Architecture of the Afterlife (The Black Vault Files)What if death isnt the end? What if its the routing protocol?What if the religious traditions you were taught were built around an operational system whose initiates kept the navigational knowledge for themselves?There Is No God documents the post-mortem processing environment that twenty-five years of clinical regression research, near-death experience cataloguing, and cross-cultural archaeology of ancient cosmological texts have independently converged on. This is not theology. This is not metaphor. This is the architectural pattern that emerges when you read the evidence without the framework you were given.You are not what they told you.And neither is what comes next.Inside the Vault:Tariqs 67 Cases. Sixteen years of clinical regression sessions in Cairo. Sixty-seven independent subjects, no contact with each other, describing the same architectural features of a post-mortem processing environment. And the same hard-edged boundary, in the same place, that no existing clinical framework explains. The Blank. Why memory consolidation research can describe a partial erasure but not a complete one. And what the consistent location of the erasure across cultures suggests about who is erasing it. Children Who Remember. The University of Virginia research database of children, aged two to five, describing previous lives with verifiable specificity. Names. Locations. Manners of death. Across cultures with no reincarnation belief system. The architectural features match the regression material exactly. The Twelve-Tradition Convergence. A privately funded research project compared post-death navigation texts from twelve ancient traditions. The findings were delivered to the foundation. The team signed nondisclosure agreements. The findings were never published. One researcher broke that silence to contribute to this book. The Two Who Made It Out. What one intelligence agencys records document about two individuals whose post-mortem signal did not return to the routing protocol. And what changed in the monitoring infrastructure after. The Sixteen-Year Transmission. What has been arriving from outside the containment boundary, on a frequency the religious institutions used to describe and the modern ones do not. What The Bardo Texts Were Actually For. Why the worlds oldest cosmologies read as operational manuals, why every major tradition has a version of the same instructions, and why the version your tradition gave you was edited. Based on Clinical Regression Records, Peer-Reviewed Near-Death Research, and Suppressed Academic FindingsForget what religion taught you.Forget what science skipped over.Forget the fear.This book is for those who have seen the cracks, who suspect death is not final, and who have not been able to find a framework that actually fits the evidence. The framework exists. It was never religious. It is older than religion. And the institutions that taught you religion were built on top of it.Book 5 of The Black Vault Series. Continues from Beyond the Ice Wall, Sealed Sky, Frequency Cage, and Soul Harvest. The series continues with You Were Never Real.Once you see the architecture, you cannot un-see it.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is Washington Irvings haunting and atmospheric tale set in the quiet, superstitious glen of Sleepy Hollow, a place where ghost stories cling to every corner and the boundary between the natural and supernatural feels dangerously thin. The story follows Ichabod Crane, a lanky, eccentric schoolmaster who arrives in the valley eager for a peaceful lifethough his ambitions stretch far beyond teaching the local children. Ichabod is entranced by both the eerie charm of Sleepy Hollow and the wealthy farm belonging to Katrina Van Tassel, the spirited daughter of a prosperous landowner. His interest in Katrina, however, places him directly at odds with Brom Bones, the bold, mischievous local hero whose strength and charisma make him Ichabods most formidable rival.As Ichabod becomes more entangled in village life, he hears countless stories from the townsfolk about wandering spirits and ghostly horsemen, none more terrifying than the tale of the Headless Horseman, a legendary Hessian soldier said to ride at night in search of his lost head. Though skeptical in daylight, Ichabods imagination runs wild after sunset, when every shadow seems to twitch and every rustle hints at something lurking.The plot sweeps toward tension when Ichabod attends a lively harvest party at the Van Tassel home. Music, dancing, and feasting fill the night, but it is the chilling ghost stories told afterwardespecially Broms vivid retelling of the Horseman legendthat unsettle the schoolmaster. Riding home alone through the dark, whispering woods, Ichabods mind becomes a storm of fear and anticipation. Each twist of the road feels like an invitation for the supernatural to emerge.The tale builds suspense as Ichabods journey grows increasingly ominous, leading to an encounter that becomes one of American literatures most enduring mysteriesits true nature left intriguingly unresolved.

Jarad Musoni didnt start out wanting to be a hero. He just got tired of watching children die while bystanders drank wine and smiled for cameras so he came up with a plan.A plan to rob anyone who had a dollar but wouldnt donate five cents to orphaned children. It was a risky plan,he had to dodge bullets,tease a police commissioner and embarrass every single old money fake charity fat cat in the city.It can be said with much confidence that he did infact enjoy every second of it.

They thought they were just sharing stories. They were wrong.For over a century, the Utica Lunatic Asylum in Utica New York, known as Old Main, has cast a long shadow over the city. Its grand columns and broken windows have witnessed revolutions in treatment, profound suffering, and forgotten lives. But when the last patient left, the stories remainedand they began to multiply.Symphony of Whispers is not a work of fiction. It is a chilling anthology of the truth, built from decades of raw, first-hand accounts from those who lived it: A night-shift nurse in 1967 who witnessed a spectral figure rocking an empty cradle of light. A janitor who fled a basement corridor after a phantom wrench slid toward him, thrown by an unseen hand. A former patient, forever scarred by his treatment, who was followed home by a vengeful presence in a nurses uniform. Local teenagers who saw a glowing apparition walk through a solid brick wall. Collected through social media and intimate interviews, these are the testimonies of former staff, patients, their families, and neighbors. Each story, a single note of fear. Each encounter, a building chord of dread. Over the years, these scattered whispers have woven together, giving voice to a collective terror that never existed before.This book reveals the terrifying conclusion these accounts point to: Old Main is not just haunted by its past. It is animated by it. The very act of sharing these stories has given the building a new, sinister life.If you believe that some places absorb the energy of those who walk their halls, then you must read this book. But be warned: as you turn the pages and listen to the chorus of the cursed, you will become part of the story. And youll never listen to the silence in the same way again.

When brothers Theo and Neo Wilson arrive to settle their late grandfathers estate, they expect paperwork and memories not a haunting.Hidden in the walls, they uncover a small wooden box filled with letters from a woman named Evelyn, whose love for their grandfather turned into fear, isolation, and a desperate plea for escape. The more the boys read, the more the house begins to change. Doors slam on their own. Shadows move without bodies. And someone or something is furious that the secrets inside the box are finally being exposed.With every letter, the horrifying truth becomes clearer: Evelyn didnt leave. She disappeared.The spirit haunting the property isnt begging for help its protecting its sins, and it wont let the boys leave alive.Forced to turn to a local medium and their own courage, Theo and Neo must confront a legacy of brutality that didnt end with death. And when Evelyn herself returns in a chilling midnight vision, the boys realize the only way to put the past to rest is to dig it back up.

The Language of Colour explores the profound, often invisible influence that colour has on human thought, emotion, and behaviour. From the red of passion and danger to the calming depths of blue, each hue carries a story biological, psychological, and cultural that shapes the way we experience the world.This book takes readers on a journey through history, science, art, and daily life, revealing how colours have guided human decisions, inspired creativity, and communicated meaning long before words existed. Discover why certain colours trigger trust, increase focus, evoke nostalgia, or stir desire. Learn how ancient civilisations, modern corporations, and even nature itself use colour as a powerful tool to convey information, influence behaviour, and create emotional impact.Filled with fascinating insights, real-world examples, and scientific discoveries, The Language of Colour uncovers the unseen force that surrounds us every day, inviting readers to see the world in a whole new light.

Sarah lives with her husband and two young boys. Her husband mark suggests something to her. Unconventional but still goes ahead with it. Only to realize that what he said is what she wants.

Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino personally introduces the definitive and official examination of his entire oeuvre with the Quentin Tarantino Library written by Jay Glennie. In the first book in the series, The Making of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, writer Jay Glennie pulls back the curtain on the visionary writer/director/producers ninth film, with unprecedented access to the filmmaker, cast, and crew. This epic tome is a stunning and faithful deep dive into the mind of a masterful auteur and a must-have book for all film lovers and Quentin Tarantino fans.For the first time ever Academy Award winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has granted respected journalist and author Jay Glennie unique access revealing the never-before-told behind-the-scenes making of one of the most iconic films of all time, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Quentin Tarantino personally introduces the volume, as well as providing hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs, along with production memos, concept art, and costume and production design sketches. There are also exclusive reproductions of letters, studio documents and film ephemera. The result is an account of the monumental effort undertaken to produce Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood and is the official record of how it was achieved, from inception to the world premiere and on to ten Academy Award nominations, resulting in two Oscars. The book includes new and exclusive interviews undertaken by Jay Glennie with key cast and crew members, including Oscar winning actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, Oscar nominee Margot Robbie, and the brilliant supporting cast including Oscar winner Mikey Madison, Margaret Qualley, Oscar nominee Austin Butler, Lena Dunham, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Damian Lewis, Maya Hawke, and Sydney Sweeney.

No one is supposed to know harmless office worker Gwen Tanner is the vanished daughter of serial killer Abel Haggerty. But a low profile and a new name arent going to cut it when an obsessive new killer starts targeting her, in this lively and propulsive thriller with a standout voice.Marin Haggerty, the daughter of a notorious serial killer, was only a child when they arrested her father. Ripped from her home and given a new identity, Marin disappeared.Twenty years later, Gwen Tanner keeps everyone at a distance, preferring to satirize the world around her than participate in it. Its for her safetyand theirs. But when someone starts sending body parts to her front door, the message is clear: I Know Who You Are.To preserve her secrets, Gwen must hunt down the killer, a journey which immerses her in the twisted world of true crime fandom and makes her confront her past once and for all. Maybe she is capable of deep, human connections, but shes not the only one keeping secrets. Will opening herself up to others help her find the killer, or remind her why it was necessary she hide her true self in the first place?The apple never falls too far, after all.

"Riveting from start to finish!"Destinies converge. Mysteries evolve. The journey that begins the end.Matthai, driven by an irresistable compulsion, leads his friends on a perilous journey into uncharted territory, unaware of the mind-bending revelations that await them.Zephyr, with a ship full of unexpected passengers and conflicting agendas, must either forge a path to glory or crawl home in disgrace.Vi works tirelessly to unravel the mysteries of Syndrome Q and the emergence of superpowers, torn between revealing or concealing her discoveriesthe fallout of either choice could be dire.Perfect for fans of the intricate worldbuilding of The Expanse, the misfit crew dynamics of Firefly, and the mind-bending revelations of Altered Carbon.Expedition marks the to the first super-arc in The Valmoran Chronicles, but the story is far from over. Prepare yourself for an epic journey spanning multiple volumes as the characters navigate the consequences of their choices and uncover even more world-altering truths.To fully appreciate the depth of the characters journeys and the impact of the shocking truths they uncover, readers should begin with Emergence: The Valmoran Chronicles, Volume 1.