Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Cesar Chavez HS Series - Mona Lisa is average. Not pretty. Not ugly. She’s very insecure and lacks self confidence. Mona’s mom harps on her to start dating. Then Julio begins to show an interest in her. He’s on the track team and a close friend of Ernesto’s. When Mona returns Julio’s interest, though, her mom is upset because Julio is not from a good family. He’s poor. His father is practically a bum. They live in a mobile home, and not the plush kind. Not the type of “people” Mrs. Corsella approves of. And she hatches a plan to get her daughter to date someone more socially acceptable. Mona becomes defiant, running away from home. Her mom is convinced she’s been kidnapped by Julio. But Julio turns out to be the hero when Mona calls him to rescue her in Phoenix after she is approached by a smarmy guy and loses all of her cash.

Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Cesar Chavez HS Series - Ernesto goes to look at used cars. He wants to give up his Volvo because it isn’t cool. He buys another car and donates his old one to Yvette’s needy family. During the car search, Ernesto and his friends meet a veteran who is trying to get his money back for the used junker he purchased. Paul Morales, Ernesto’s tough friend, helps. Unfortunately, suspicion falls on the group when the used car lot’s offices are burned to the ground. Money and computer equipment has gone missing. The police question everyone about the theft and destruction. Then, Jorge Aguilar, a track team teammate is arrested. The evidence is hard to deny. Ernesto and his pals are unconvinced that Jorge has it in him. When they meet Aguilar’s older sister, Dawn, there are red flags everywhere. She has a leech of a boyfriend, who just so happened to buy a hunk of junk from the same lot. Does Dawn know that her brother was set up and is staying quiet? Ernesto and Paul lay a guilt trip on her.

Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Cesar Chavez HS Series - At school it looks like Naomi and Clay are just a happy couple. But there's a darkness in him. He doesn't treat Naomi right. He's jealous and spiteful. So why does Naomi put up with a guy like Clay? Dark secrets, every family has them, but some are darker than others.

Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Harriet Tubman HS Series - With the state of mind Trevor was in, Vanessa could talk him into anything. Would Vanessa get Trevor involved in crime again? It could happen, only this time Trevor might not be so lucky. But back then, Trevor had had enough brains to dump her. Now he was in deeper. The web Vanessa had woven around him was stickier and tighter.

Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Cesar Chavez HS Series - Bullying is spreading like wildfire at Chavez High. Students who should know better harass an older teacher. Freshmen are being picked on by cliquish and popular mean girls. Negative tweets and Facebook posts damage school spirit. Then one night the school library is tagged. Can the damage be undone?

Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Harriet Tubman HS Series - At first the vandalism seems petty; a trash can fire, an attempted break-in. But that quickly escalates. Who is targeting Mr. Buckingham, a particularly tough and aloof science teacher? Oliver insists that Alonee take a leap of faith and trust his instincts. She isn't so sure.

In Movie Title Typos, artist Austin Light removes just one letter from a well-known movie title to inspire a surprising and hilarious visual scenario. There's Obocop (a robotic police officer works through his PTSD by playing smooth jazz), T. (a boy meets a jewelry-clad alien who pities fools), Harry Otter, The Princess and the Fro, Finding Emo, Pup Fiction, and many more. A massive viral hit when he first posted sketches of the work online (1.2 million hits in the first 6 hours), Light has created new full-color illustrations for all, with the majority of the book's content never before seen on the Web. Here is a parallel universe glimpse at could-have-been films possibly betterdefinitely funnierthan the originals.

The cats are back in their continuing mission: to boldly go where no one has gone before. This companion to the bestselling Star Trek Cats brings the many adventures of Star Trek: The Next Generation to life in a faithfully feline homage to the hit series. From encounters with the Borg to adventures on the holodeck, Captain Picard and the rest of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D crew are reimagined as cats with lovingly detailed and eyebrow-raising scenes from throughout the award-winning series, perfect for Star Trek fans across the Galaxy.TM 2018 CBS Studios Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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【作者简介】主编：林华 特许金融分析师、美国注册会计师、注册风险管理师。 现任中国资产证券化分析网（CN-abs.com）董事长，中国资产证券化研究院院长，兴业银行独立董事，南开大学与西南财经大学兼职教授，厦门国家会计学院客座教授，央行《金融会计》编委。 在美期间任职于毕马威结构金融部，先后为GE资本、摩根大通银行、世界银行及汇丰银行设计ABS、CLO、 MBS、CMBS等信贷资产证券化模型，并负责此类产品的定价和会计处理。归国后曾任中国广东核电集团资本运营部投资总监，厦门市创业投资公司、金圆资本管理（厦门）有限公司总经理，被深圳市政府认定为深圳市领军人才。 著有《金融新格局：资产证券化的突破与创新》、《中国资产证券化操作手册》、《PPP与资产证券化》，译有《全球REITs投资手册》。 副主编： 许余洁 现任联合信用评级有限公司研究总监，中国资产证券化研究院首席研究员，西南财经大学特聘研究员。2013年7月起供职于中国证监会研究中心（2015年更名为中证金融研究院），暨证监会博士后科研工作站与清华大学五道口金融学院联合培养博士后。2014年从事明斯基《稳定不稳定的经济》一书中文版的翻译校稿。近年来，在《人民日报》、《金融法苑》、《中国金融》、《工业技术经济》、《中国经济报告》、《中国证券报》等报刊杂志上发表文章30余篇，并以笔名“余吉力”在财新博客上坚持撰写100篇读书心得，广为转载。 作者： 黄长清 中国资产证券化研究院首席研究员，中国资产证券化分析网专家顾问，现任嘉兴天风兰馨投资管理有限公司总经理，曾供职于中信证券、一创摩根和恒泰证券，首次在合资券商中牵头建立了资产证券化和私募结构化融资的双重业务流程，负责完成了国内多个首单创新型基础资产的资产证券化和类REITs项目，已完成或正在执行的各类资产证券化项目超过50单。拥有北京大学金融学硕士和南开大学会计学学士学位。 罗桂连 现任陕西金融控股集团有限公司总经理助理（挂职），清华大学管理学博士，伦敦政治经济学院访问学者，中国资产证券化研究院专家。2000年以来一直在基础设施项目融资及资产证券化领域从事实务、研究与政策制定工作。近年在保监会资金部工作，牵头制订资产支持计划监管政策，研究制定保险资金信用风险监管规则。 李耀光 中国人民大学财政金融学院经济学硕士，特许金融分析师（CFA），中国注册会计师（CPA）。现就职于摩根士丹利华鑫证券有限责任公司，担任结构融资总监，负责境内资产证券化、REITs及结构化金融产品的设计与发行，并参与跨境证券化产品的研究或顾问工作，成功完成或执行的资产类型覆盖商业与工业地产、应收账款、银行信贷、消费金融、租赁资产、公共事业收费等。在此之前，曾就职于某行业领先的内资证券公司资产管理部、四大国有银行总行，长期从事理财与资金池投资管理、结构化投融资相关工作，并担任中国资产证券化研究院研究员、中国资产证券化论坛理事及教育委员会委员。 常丽娟 管理学博士，联合信用评级有限公司副总经理兼合规总监，联合信用管理有限公司博士后工作站站长，9年评级从业经验，参与了近20单资产证券化评级项目的报告审核工作，连续4年参与并组织撰写了《中国证券市场发展报告》（资信评级部分）。 周琼 经济学博士。曾任中国邮政储蓄银行信贷业务部副总经理，金融同业部副总经理（主持工作），资产管理部总经理，现任中国邮政储蓄银行战略发展部总经理。发表多篇关于资产管理、资产证券化、普惠金融等方面的文章。 刘洪光 上海大学法学硕士，中国资产证券化研究院研究员，上海市锦天城律师事务所专职律师，主要业务方向为IPO、资产证券化、资产管理等资本市场法律事务。资产证券化领域的主要操作案例有中航租赁资产证券化、唐山路桥收费收益权资产证券化、河北金融租赁资产证券化、中国飞机租赁资产证券化(第1期、第2期、第3期）、金坤小贷资产支持专项计划、蚂蚁微贷资产支持专项计划、某城商行信贷资产证券化、奥克斯融资租赁资产支持专项计划（第1期、第2期、第3期）、北京文科租赁资产支持专项计划、某国家 级AAAAA自然旅游景区资产证券化、先锋国际租赁资产支持专项计划、华中租赁资产支持专项计划、某供水资产支持专项计划、某城商行信托受益权资产支持专项计划等几十个资产证券化项目。 洪浩 现任职于中泰证券债券与结构金融部，负责信贷资产证券化和企业资产证券化业务。曾任职于中国对外经济贸易信托有限公司，在信托公司建立了全流程的服务体系。负责或参与十余单公募、私募资产证券化项目。北京大学理学博士，中国资产证券化研究院特聘研究员。 任远 滑铁卢大学硕士和清华大学学士学位，特许金融分析师（CFA）和注册管理会计师（CMA）持证人。曾供职于Magnetar Capital，领导MBS和ABS分析部门。参与了很多欧美和中国的公开与非公开市场的结构化交易，包括近年来的电影支持证券。 万华伟 经济学硕士，联合信用评级有限公司副总经理兼评级总监，中国证券业协会资信评级专家委员会专家委员，联合信用管理有限公司博士后工作站博士后专家导师，万先生有10年以上的评级从业经验。 王冠 资立方信息科技有限公司创始人兼CEO，北京大学国际关系学院法学硕士，对外经贸大学金融学硕士。曾任海投金融联合创始人、中国区总裁，先后任职于新华社、法国桦榭出版集团，在《21世纪经济报道》任金融行业高级媒介顾问及金融记者，并在中国财富管理50人论坛担任秘书长助理，长期关注创新资产管理及国际金融市场。 张武 普华永道中国金融机构服务部合伙人，专注于金融企业的审计和会计咨询服务，以及企业结构化融资(如资产证券化、优先股等)会计服务，主要客户包括商业银行、融资租赁公司、私募股权基金和投资公司等。负责过诸多资产证券化会计服务项目，在结构设计、会计处理、服务商运营和内部控制设计和评价等方面有着丰富的理论知识和实务经验。 彭琨 西北工业大学研究生学历，中国资产证券化研究院研究员，现任中国邮政储蓄银行资产管理部总经理助理；曾任中国邮政储蓄银行北京分行小企业金融部总经理、邮储银行总行金融同业部总经理助理。参与过多期资产证券化产品发起，并投资资产证券化产品；在《中国金融》、《银行家》、《中国经济周刊》等杂志发表多篇关于资产证券化文章，对资产证券化业务有一定认识。 葛乾达 毕马威上海办公室税务总监，中国注册会计师和中国注册税务师。拥有超过11年的中国税务专业服务经验。目前是毕马威上海金融行业税务服务组的核心成员，在金融行业税收领域有着丰富的实践经验和深刻、创新性的认识。 张连娜 金融工程硕士学历，现任联合评级结构融资部经理、高级分析师，曾负责远东三期、大成西黄河大桥、海南航空BSP票款等数十单资产证券化评级业务。

1862年在普鲁士议会上的演讲为俾斯麦赢得了“铁血宰相”的称号，但德意志帝国的建立更多依靠金钱与煤铁，而不是铁血。弗里茨·斯特恩以俾斯麦与普鲁士犹太银行家布莱希罗德的关系为主线，描绘了德国政界与金融界千丝万缕的关系以及资本主义新世界和古老封建旧制度的碰撞。 犹太人的成功及社会流动带来的利益冲突，不但揭示了新德意志帝国及其统治阶层的脆弱，更展现了财富的两面性——既威胁到传统，又提供了社会流动的希望。

The first easy, and fun guide to the Enneagram, the fascinating and revealing method of understanding personality types, for the beginner, the expert, and everyone in between. This witty and informative guide demystifies the ancient Enneagram system with cartoons, exercises, and personality tests that reveal our motivations and desires and show how to put that knowledge to use in our everyday lives. The 9 types of people: The Perfectionist motivated by the need to live life the right way, improve oneself and others, and avoid anger. The Helper motivated by the need to be loved and appreciated and to express your positive feelings towards others. The Achiever motivated by the need to be productive, to achieve success, and to avoid failure. The Romantic motivated by the need to understand your feelings and to be understood to search for the meaning of life, and to avoid being ordinary. The Observer motivated by the need to know everything and understand the universe, to be self sufficient and left alone, and to avoid not having the answer or looking foolish. The Questioner motivated by the need for security, to feel taken care of, or to confront your fears. The Adventurer motivated by the need to be happy and plan fun things, to contribute to the world, and to avoid suffering and pain. The Asserter motivated by the need to be self reliant and strong, to make an impact on the world, and to avoid being weak. The Peacemaker motivated by the need to keep the peace, merge with others, and avoid conflict.

An incredible treasure trove of more than 150 illustrations detailing a small nation of African Americans prepared to make their mark on America

In The New Market Wizards, ' successful traders relate the financial strategies that have rocketed them to success. Asking questions that readers with an interest or involvement in the financial markets would love to pose to the financial superstars, Jack D. Schwager encourages these financial wizards to share their insights. Entertaining, informative, and invaluable, The New Market Wizards is destined to become another Schwager classic.

Freezers are one of the most useful––and most neglected––tools in the kitchen. Particularly great for those dark winter months when you want to get dinner on the table 15 minutes after you get home from work––think lasagna, stews, curries, and soups––freezers are also useful for entertaining friends when time is short. In Can I Freeze ItSusie Theodorou explains the tips, tricks, and rules of freezing food, from containers and wrappers (foil or Tupperware?), to the best methods for retaining moisture and flavor, to what ingredients and dishes can and can't be frozen. She provides a wealth of recipes, along with color photographs, for whole and part dishes. Some are completely pre–assembled (think chicken in a marinade) and then frozen and cooked later. Still others combine frozen ingredients with fresh ones–pair a pastry from the freezer with berries from the farm stand, or defrost a sauce and use it to top fish straight from the market. Can I Freeze Itis the ultimate guide to saving time and money in the kitchen.

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