Kaplan expresses significant reservations about taking part in what is essentially a laundering operation aimed at deceiving the book-buying public into believing a title is more in-demand than it is.

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Professionals with this job title are typically responsible for renting, buying, or selling property for clients.

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Thompson has, indeed, had a frustrating time since buying the SPL club, whose fans are hungry for a return to the title triumph of 1983 and long European runs during that decade.

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Their comments do not appear to have put readers off buying the book, which has already become this year's best-selling hardback fiction title, and the fastest selling since 2009's Dan Brown hardback The Lost Symbol, which topped 550, 000 in its first week.

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After buying the rights to a game, Mr. Hautemont and his colleagues begin by choosing the game's title, atmosphere and rules.

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