Here is the riveting story of the English language, from its humble beginnings as a regional dialect to its current preeminence as the one global language, spoken by more than two billion people world
Drawing on recent research indicating that everyone is born with an innate, biologically driven emotional temperament, the author identifies temperament types and behavioral patterns and provides tech
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