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Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - What excites you What do you fantasize about when you think no one is watching What would happen if you gave in to those private urges and let yourself sink into a world of passion and desire In Tantalizing Desires, Lori A. Heslegrave pulls back the curtain on the sensual, the erotic, and the taboo. Heslegrave's stories are about pleasure and the ways it intertwines with risk, growth, love, commitment, and discovery. With her evocative style, Heslegrave transports us to a world of fantasies; she brings us to a swingers' party, a mind-blowing one-night stand, and a host of illicit affairs. She explores the different facets of the erotic, providing a menu of fantasies for readers who are looking to taste the forbidden passions. Tantalizing Desires is aptly named, for its characters are hungry, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to quench their most primal needs. Heslegrave dares us to ask ourselves: What if I let myself do this, too.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - What's so special about a towel, you ask !Meet Owl: a genderless, preschool-aged bird from an interspecies family with a flair for multi-functional fabric! As the young owlet shows us how to think 'beyond the bath', one would incorrectly assume that life with a towel is 'owlways' a breeze, but the story hits a snag when a new baby arrives with a towel of their own. Empathize with Owl as they recount the tumultuous highs and lows of learning to be a big sibling, culminating in the mind-shattering moment Owl realizes that compared to Baby's new towel, Owl's beloved companion is clearly not cut from the same cloth!Owl's story is a timeless reminder that challenges, just like towels, are all about how you interpret them. Woynarski, Cheryl (illustrateur).…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Words can describe reality, but they are also capable of creating new purposes, behaviors, shapes, and meanings. The poems in Creative Words are a part of the author's own search for something expansive and deep in our relationship with God, the world, and one another.In many religious traditions, wisdom and words are active forces in the creation of the cosmos. These poetic reflections celebrate the connection between creation and creativity, imagination and inspiration, myth, wonder, feeling, and the strange and mysterious power of words. Here the inquisitive reader will find a mixture of moods and topics, and a sense of balance; the poems can talk about depression and anxiety but also hope and joy. These poems are neither universally optimistic nor brooding. Although deeply formed by faith, most of the poems in this collection are not overtly religious. This is poetry for religious and laypeople who enjoy creativity, poetry, and words.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - 'When I am suicidal, all rational thinking dissolves and black and white thinking prevails. It's all or nothing, everyone or no one, never or forever. There is no room for sometimes, maybe, or less than perfect.'Let's have a real conversation about suicide. It reflects a tragic loss of hope. It often raises more questions than can be answered. It moves across time into generations. So many are affected, and their stories of raw experience are often hidden in the threads of stigma. We want to amplify these voices.We put out a public call inviting individuals who have been touched by suicide through contemplation, attempt, or loss to share their unfiltered, personal journeys. These stories were collected as part of the Storybook Project, through the Arthur Sommer Rotenberg (ASR) Suicide & Depression Studies Program at St. Michael's Hospital in Canada. What It Takes to Make It Through, published through the Storybook Project, is a moving and inspiring collection of short stories about suicide and is accompanied by essays from practitioners in the field. In connecting with these powerful stories of loss, resilience, and hope, we invite you to shift your perceptions of suicide, and be open to the struggle and grief of others. 100% of the proceeds from this book will go to the ASR Program to support suicide research and education initiatives. 'There is hope for you. It doesn't have to be about saving the world, although that's cool too, and something you still like to think about. It can just be about saving yourself. That is enough. You are enough. You're still here, and I'm glad.'.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - When Chandni Rai turned thirteen, two things happened to change the course of her entire life. Her father died suddenly. And, she discovered a clue to the mystery of her missing grandmother who had been a child-bride - a piece of paper stuck behind an old photograph.Her grandmother's name is never mentioned in the family, the townspeople spread malignant rumours. Chandni at nineteen is determined to unearth the truth and re-instate honour into her family's name. After her marriage to the handsome TJ, she must prepare to leave for Manchester, England but is determined to see her mother one more time and flouting social norms travels alone by train when it is attacked by robbers; she undertakes a feat of remarkable daring by pretending to be dead leading to the turning point in her life. 'With a booted foot one of them turned her over.her hackles rose.how dare he Later, looking back at the events of that day, Chandni would wonder why she had been spared.' The indomitable Chandni does not give up and when her grandmother's old retainer appears on the horizon, it is as if fate decides to lend a hand in the next phase of Chandni's life. She listens spellbound to the poignant love story of the ill-fated Prince Kunjan and the hauntingly beautiful Kantabali. Her grandparents had appeared to her on purpose. It was up to her to find out why.Chandni will cross continents to join her husband where things are not as she had imagined; she must make yet another choice after the birth of their son. Facing insurmountable odds can she fight her way out of an abusive relationship and return to India with her son where society is sure to reject her Can the warrior in Chandni rise to fulfill her grandmother's vision Spanning a period between early to mid-twentieth century, and moving from eastern to central India then to Manchester, England, Moonlight - The Journey Begins explores the complexities of life, Christian missionary influence on colonial India, the love for one's family that is willing to forgive them for their mistakes, to learn from ancestors.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Have you ever wondered who and what you really are What is the source of your life in this world and what is your relationship to this source Does your life have any larger meaning or purpose Is your human, worldly experience just a part of a dream, you being the dreamer, and your real self existing as a spiritual entity as part of the great Creator/Energy we call God. If this were so, would your perspective on life and death change John, the spiritual entity of Roger Hawkins, inspired by the Holy Spirit, offers a thought-provoking examination of human existence and our ultimate purpose on earth, interspersed with letters from the Holy Spirit to His beloved children. John as the observer of Rogers life experience provides many opportunities of spiritual growth as Roger battled through mental illness, anxiety, and his acceptance of his sexual orientation in his own life. John leads Roger on a spiritual journey through often dramatic and controversial life experiences, where he discovers the truth concerning his relationship to divinity, his life in the world, and his connection to everyone else. As a culmination of his spiritual evolution, John was guided by the Holy Spirit to write the Humanity Manifesto, which is a blueprint to create change and bring about a new world order reflective of our divine nature as people. In the reading of this book, you to will discover your dual nature as the Divine mysteries will be revealed to you and you will find the answers that you have been seeking. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Married at 25, widowed at 45, head of an international organization at 65!Madge Watt led an eventful life and a successful career working with women. She had the skills and attitude that would have made her a success anywhere but she chose to enhance the power of women reaching helping hands to other women. Together with thinking women from other countries, the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) was formed and now has over 7 million members -- all women. They understand issues from the woman's point of view and they know the pressures on them. Women today stand on the shoulders of their mothers and their mother's mothers. If you think women's voices haven't been raised before this, Madge Watt's story will help you think again.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The Old Lady Who Wrote Stories For Her Son is a book of clever and intriguing flash fiction and short stories about connections-between words, ideas, and people. When a young man named Jake finds two boxes of envelopes in an otherwise empty apartment that he is cleaning out in an assisted living complex, his life is forever impacted. Some of the envelopes in the boxes contain a series of random words, and the other envelopes hold stories created from them. With a little digging, Jake learns that the series of words were sent to the sick, elderly, and now deceased former resident of the apartment from her disabled adult son, who was unable to visit her. Hoping to keep his mother's mind active, he challenged her to knit the words into stories that she could share back with him.Some of these stories are about people reaching across space, generations, and even from beyond the grave to change others' lives. Sometimes these changes are good; other times they are deadly. Some of the stories are about losing people; others are about finding them. But most importantly, as a collection, the stories move Jake to make his own connections.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Kit McKee is the world's leading genetic editor. Having run from an America where she is no longer welcome, she now develops lucrative cosmetic edits to the human genome from her secure laboratory in northern China. She has been working on a side-project in her spare time, keeping it a secret-or so she thinks.Dallas Ward is a former civilian sub-orbital pilot who now flies contraband for a Hong Kong triad in a ground-effect stealth jet, not as a matter of choice. He has been tasked with a special delivery, this one with a time restriction.Fong and Woo are two Hong Kong police detectives investigating a series of homicides that appear to take place only during typhoons. The bodies are found to be genetically edited, leading the detectives toward Kit, who has suddenly gone missing.All three storylines weave together into a fast-paced, near-future techno thriller that raises intriguing ethical questions about genetics and the global distribution of power.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - For almost a thousand years, the One Nation has been at peace, wiser for the mistakes of The Fortunate-the oppressive, power-mad faction of humanity who once claimed that the earth could sustain us all, supporting their abuses and greed without crumbling, forever. They were wrong and the price was paid. In those perilous, long-ago days, the Lion of the Forson, born of The Lesser-those forced to serve The Fortunate in their selfish endeavours-drew upon deep powers to reshape the Earth, and the One Nation was created, on a foundation of freedom, responsibility, and a respect for the world and all living things. The Fortunate were trapped beneath the cold and ice of Heldig Fengsel, a prison that prophecy warns will fall once a thousand years have passed. Now, with the release of the Fortunate fast approaching, the descendants of The Lesser anxiously await the return of the Lion and her Pride, which the prophecy says will occur when they are needed once more, as the last line of defence against forces of darkness that threaten to tip the world back into subjugation and destruction.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In this redemption tale, an unlikely friendship offers a glimpse into the resilience of the human spirit. During the Battle of the Bulge in the frozen winter of 1944, Henry Gerald Briggs, a deserting American soldier, stumbles across the German soldier, Dieter Von Strauss, in an abandoned barn near the Ardennes Woods after fleeing their respective sides. Their learned hostility thaws into an unlikely friendship as these men try not only to escape capture and the war, but to survive the fiercest winter Belgium had seen in years. Once inside the barbed wired fences of Buchenwald, Henry obtains a piece of paper containing information that could bring an end to the war in Europe. But in order to get it to his men, he'll have to escape the oppressive labour camp and face an army that would have him killed for desertion. Will he put the fate of the war before his own survival Will a final act of redemption redeem an act of treason In this grim but hopeful fiction, We Will Not Die Here reads like the memoir of Henry Gerald Briggs, a replacement assigned to Easy Company, one of the most revered companies of the Second World War. This gripping tale follows Henry and Dieter, from the snow-laden trees of the Ardennes to the soul-crushing conditions of one of Germany's most infamous labour camps, Buchenwald. This is a story of cowardice and bravery, of friendship and cruelty, and-ultimately-of the human spirit's will to survive.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - What's so special about a towel, you ask !Meet Owl: a genderless, preschool-aged bird from an interspecies family with a flair for multi-functional fabric! As the young owlet shows us how to think 'beyond the bath', one would incorrectly assume that life with a towel is 'owlways' a breeze, but the story hits a snag when a new baby arrives with a towel of their own. Empathize with Owl as they recount the tumultuous highs and lows of learning to be a big sibling, culminating in the mind-shattering moment Owl realizes that compared to Baby's new towel, Owl's beloved companion is clearly not cut from the same cloth!Owl's story is a timeless reminder that challenges, just like towels, are all about how you interpret them. Woynarski, Cheryl (illustrateur).…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Hurtling up Highway 69 toward Sudbury in her VW bug, Kate Dumont Walker decides she's going to keep her baby. After all, it's the 1980s. That is, until she is unexpectedly plunged 100 years into the past, without her Amelia, to the early days of her Northern Ontario community. Unable to return to her own time, she eventually learns to stop living as a visitor and settles into life with Claude, the devoted single father who lives in a log cabin that stands on the same property as her present-day family home. And yet, she is caught between two times and the fear she will lose everything again if she is drawn back to the future. Still knowledge of another tragedy consumes her--the Spanish River Train Disaster of 1910. Just a few miles from Nairn Centre, the train jumped its tracks, telescoped in the middle of the bridge, and sent the second and third cars over the edge and through the ice like a bullet. Almost all of the passengers were lost. Was it the screeching of the train she heard ringing in her ears as she travelled back in time Puzzled by the connection between her family and the devastating derailment, she tries to shift the proposed Trans-Canada Railway route west of Sudbury. Will she be able to change history to prevent the tragedy, and at the same time save her family.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose Super strength Super speed The ability to talk to animals When nine-year-old Mitch Clarke is asked this by his Aunt Evie, he knows right away-invisible flying! But what he doesn't know is that he has actually just chosen a superpower that he will have for the next two years, and this has happened in his family for generations.With his newfound abilities, Mitch goes flying around his school and neighbourhood in Hamilton, Ontario. Soon discovering he can also shrink, he has fun using his power to explore the inside of Lego creations. However, Mitch quickly discovers that having powers means you find out about other people's secrets and problems-like the new kid in his class who is living in a shelter. With support from his Aunt Evie, Mitch vows to use his superpower for good, and in the process learns that helping others might be the most powerful ability of all. Bender, Rebecca (illustrateur).…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - For Zooey, there's nothing more rewarding than digging graves--and she's really good at it. It may not be glamorous working next ghouls or kissing up to her bully of a boss, but it's probably the best that a Beast like her could do.But when there's a sudden surge of monsters to be buried, Zooey wonders not only if she can keep up with the demand, but if there is more to the story. With the help of a freshly dead heiress, Zooey sets out to stop a raging epidemic in her small town to prove to everyone, including herself, that she can do much more than she ever thought possible. With pandemic undertones, A Cemetery for Zooey is a quirky horror that examines issues of race, class, gender and the cost of living as an inauthentic version of yourself.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Honour was more important than life itself. For a Blackfoot boy to gain honour, he needed to be successful in warfare. The raiding parties and horse stealing were their way of life. Unable to participate in such pursuits, Sun Shines on Him feels more and more isolated. The things through which he is expected to find satisfaction are no match for the honour and glory given others, returning from war. Determined to make a name for himself, Sun Shines on Him steals away in the dead of night. Born Blackfoot but raised among the whites in the East, at a young age tragedy propels Looker back to his people. More tragedy on a Missouri steamboat means he will spend the next three years among the Crow, bitter enemies of the Blackfoot. Immature and naïve, he finally returns to his own people. He is an adolescent when he is hurled into the warfare culture of his people. Influenced by his years among the whites and the Crow, he must find a way to fit in.Sun Shines on Him and Looker find themselves on the leading edge of history as the arrival of the white man threatens everything they've ever known. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Recruited as babies by a mysterious organization known as the Orphanage, sixteen-year-old twin brothers Bennet and Collin mean the world to each other, even though they're complete opposites. Collin is training to be a field agent while Bennet is an earpiece, in constant communication with his brother, monitoring his activities and providing computer support from a safe distance.When a mission goes horribly wrong, Bennet is left bereft, missing his other half. Already introverted, he retreats into himself. In his final statement, Collin urged him to leave the Orphanage, but it's the only home he's ever known. Instead, he makes a drastic decision: he'll fill the Collin-sized hole in his heart by rejecting his computer-focused career path, trying instead to match Collin's physical prowess so he can become a field agent like him.Training with Collin's old girlfriend, Darcy, a skilled assassin, Bennet tries to prove he can be just as skillful with his fists and a gun as at the keyboard, in the face of skepticism from the Orphanage and all of his classmates. As he struggles to succeed, Bennet must question how much he has hurt those around him and how much more important it is to be himself than just a copy of his brother.When his class is given its final assignment, both his new skills as a field agent and his old skills as an earpiece are put to the ultimate test. Failure could prove fatal, not only to himself but to his fellow agents-in-training-the only family he has left.And as if that weren't enough, the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance . . .…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Larry Evans is an innocent man, and the president of the United States keeps tweeting about him.While on a business trip to New Jersey, Larry is having a relaxing drink at the hotel bar. The next day, he stands in front of a judge, facing assault charges.He didn't do anything, but tell that to the multiple eye witnesses. The case whips up a media frenzy, and soon everyone is chiming in on his guilt or innocence-including state and federal officials. Larry loses his job and spends his days behind bars, reading the media reports swirling around him.When video surveillance footage of the night at the hotel bar surfaces, Larry enlists the help of Benjamin Dowds, an attorney with a dubious background, to sue everyone who has wronged him. And if he plays his cards right, he might just expose the corruption at the heart of the American government before they shut him down.If only the American government were in charge.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - It was a time of faith. Men believed. To the chosen few, the Christian God spoke directly and laid out His wishes and orders.But He sometimes changed His mind.Or perhaps His messages were not understood.The year is 1135 in the town of Arles in what will much later become southern France. Looming territorial wars between powerful families threaten to breach town walls. False prophets travel from town to town preaching their heresies to eager crowds. Calls for a Second Crusade to secure the Holy Land will begin to ring out. Amid the noise, the ears of Pons de Baucio, a devout young canon at the Cathedral of Saint-Trophîme, are still attuned to the small voice of his God, which has faithfully guided him all his life.But when God entrusts Pons with the message that he and his chapter must embrace the vita apostolica by adopting the Rule of St. Augustine-a lifestyle that will involve renouncing wives, mistresses, and families; forsaking personal property; and living communally-the proposal is far from favorably received by Pons's fellow canons.Thoroughly researched and rich in detail on actual historical persons, places, and events, A Canon's Tale is the story of how Pons, though met with challenges and resistance at every turn, labors fervently and relentlessly for the next three decades to carry out his twofold mission: to convince the canons that this is God's will, and to oversee the construction and artistry of the cloister to make communal living possible. All the while, Pons must wage his own internal war-against the forces of temptation.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Do you fear old age After retiring from a ministry career of over twenty years, 88-year old author, Ione Grover, was disturbed at how western society marginalized and dismissed its elders. This viewpoint prompted a new life calling of searching and studying aging. Through her personal reflections, along with that of other elders and spiritual teachers, Ione challenges society's dismissal of elderhood. In Old, Ione delves into the inner wisdom, courage, and tenderness of aging, providing an insightful narrative for those on the threshold of their older years and their caregivers. She writes with candour and passion from her own aging experience. 'You don't have to fear old age,' she states, 'in spite of the difficulties, it is a beautiful time of life, a time for the soul to flourish.' Each stand-alone chapter closes with questions that invite the reader to reflect on his or her own aging journey. Ione draws from a rich reservoir of spiritual writings from teachers, mystics and poets, as well as a sprinkling of her own poetry from over the years. Wherever you or your loved ones are on life's journey, Old invites you to see the aging process as a unique adventure, with all its unknowns, its struggles, its possibilities, and its delights. 156 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Women Unsilenced explores the impact of unthinkable violence committed against women and girls through multiple perspectives-women's recall of life-threatening ordeals of torture, human trafficking, and organized crime, society's failure to recognize and address such crimes, and close examinations of how justice, health, political, and social systems perpetuate revictimizing trauma. Written by retired public health nurses who include their own experiences helped give voice and understanding to women who have been silenced. This book discloses their 'underground' caring work and offers 'kitchen table' research and insights, using women's storytelling on multiple platforms to educate readers on the unimaginable layers of perpetrators' modus operandi of violence, manipulation, and deceit. At times raw, painful, and shocking, this book is an important resource for those who have survived such crimes; professionals who support those victimized by torturers and traffickers; police, legal professionals, criminologists, human rights activists, and educators alike. It reveals how healing and claiming one's relationship with/to/for Self is possible. 354 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Do you fear old age After retiring from a ministry career of over twenty years, 88-year old author, Ione Grover, was disturbed at how western society marginalized and dismissed its elders. This viewpoint prompted a new life calling of searching and studying aging. Through her personal reflections, along with that of other elders and spiritual teachers, Ione challenges society's dismissal of elderhood. In Old, Ione delves into the inner wisdom, courage, and tenderness of aging, providing an insightful narrative for those on the threshold of their older years and their caregivers. She writes with candour and passion from her own aging experience. 'You don't have to fear old age,' she states, 'in spite of the difficulties, it is a beautiful time of life, a time for the soul to flourish.' Each stand-alone chapter closes with questions that invite the reader to reflect on his or her own aging journey. Ione draws from a rich reservoir of spiritual writings from teachers, mystics and poets, as well as a sprinkling of her own poetry from over the years. Wherever you or your loved ones are on life's journey, Old invites you to see the aging process as a unique adventure, with all its unknowns, its struggles, its possibilities, and its delights.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 156 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Women Unsilenced explores the impact of unthinkable violence committed against women and girls through multiple perspectives-women's recall of life-threatening ordeals of torture, human trafficking, and organized crime, society's failure to recognize and address such crimes, and close examinations of how justice, health, political, and social systems perpetuate revictimizing trauma. Written by retired public health nurses who include their own experiences helped give voice and understanding to women who have been silenced. This book discloses their 'underground' caring work and offers 'kitchen table' research and insights, using women's storytelling on multiple platforms to educate readers on the unimaginable layers of perpetrators' modus operandi of violence, manipulation, and deceit. At times raw, painful, and shocking, this book is an important resource for those who have survived such crimes; professionals who support those victimized by torturers and traffickers; police, legal professionals, criminologists, human rights activists, and educators alike. It reveals how healing and claiming one's relationship with/to/for Self is possible.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 354 pp. Englisch.…