Archway publishing sep 2013 (33 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Warren Edward Armstrong Jabali was my hero. In the hearts of his family and friends across the country, he was a superstar. Known for his basketball feats at Central High School (1962-1964), Wichita State University (1964-1968), and in the American Basketball Association (ABA) 1968-1976, this book presents an uplifting story of how a man, labeled as 'one of the two meanest men in the ABA,' overcame the vilification of his character. By positively channeling his energy on the educational empowerment of African American youth, he became an extraordinary role model and father figure for many in South Florida.Divided into two sections, the first part of the book is Warren's incomplete manuscript. He described the wide ranging cultural attitudes, political environment and social conditions which motivated his actions and profoundly affected his basketball career. it is supplemented by newspaper articles and interviews in which he discussed various controversial topics and elaborated on the skills and legacies of his contemporaries. The last half is written by the 'love of his life.' A very complex and private person, the section illustrates multiple aspects of his personality which portray an intimate understanding of him that only someone he cherished could ever reveal. This narrative validates the strength of his character as he boldly faced personal challenges. It demonstrates his unwavering commitment to education as he persevered in his lifelong pursuit for equality. Additionally, it highlights how benevolent his interpersonal relationships were as he journeyed along the road less traveled.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - ¿ Brock is a good boy; a teacher-pleaser and a straight-A student-but, unfortunately, a control freak. ¿ Nanny is very much a lady. with impeccable manners and sees no reason why others should not also conform to a large measure of civility. ¿ Brock is a smart, autonomous learner; but has missed the very important concept of not having the right to control others. (or passively-aggressively bully them). ¿ Nanny is committed to young people mastering the art of introspection, self-reflection, and self-correction. ¿ Brock is happy-go-lucky, confident, never experienced failure. but is quickly traveling down a self-destructive path toward a warped ego. until. Nanny introduces a soft, mooshey 'wake-up' call. a.k.a. 'consequences' to his over-inflated sense of self. ¿ Nanny has the wisdom of generations and accesses every amelioration possible to solve this family's problems. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book is a prophetic peek into the heart of this author, through the eyeglass of his mind, reasoning, belief, and faith. The laughter and lamentations expressed herein are blatant examples of how poetry can shed a light of revelation on the unknown, reveal the hidden wisdom of the most darkest of hours lived by the misguided fool, and tell a story a lot better than a painting worth a thousand words. This is a mental diary-like manuscript compiled of emotions, moods, experiences of the heart, prophetic visions, relationship rules, and ethereal thoughts all fueled by Allah-inspired direction and written to and for those who have only silenced their minds in order to become aware of His presence in them and of the presence of the storms that are forever raging in us and around us. These are writings and songs of joy, encouragement, and inspiration sometimes painted with warning and other times shaded with the answers to the 'why's' that often pester our consciousness and unconsciousness. Finally, this book is a formal invitation to the reader. It is a request for your company that you might journey with the author outside of the realms of this soul-plane to a Spiritual plane, elevating from this level where man strives to be 'man with god' to a level where we here, are ascending to be 'God in Man'.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Falling in love, falling out of love, losing love: thankfully, these are not unique experiences. This book explores the soaring heights, the unforeseen changes and the cascading lows that love can bring. The words herein remind us of the wonders of love as well as the challenges that can beset us. As the reader turns each page, he or she shares moments of the writer's own experience.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Seventy years after the establishment of Rhodesia by the European settlers, a little girl was born to an activist. Her father fought to establish a one man, one vote system. He was arrested and imprisoned for ten years. The girl was ecstatic to have her father back until she realized that he had become a stranger to her. My Father before Me is a vivid journey through Catherine Kanhema-Blinston's early life. It chronicles her life in the midst of poverty, war, and prison camps. Her happiest moments during her childhood were the fun, light-hearted times she shared with her big family and the bonds she formed with her siblings during her outdoor adventures. These pleasant memories create a sharp contrast to the instability faced by a young girl growing up as a political activist's daughter.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A woman learns her husband is not the man she married. Instead of an orphaned foster child like herself, he is the scion of a billionaire. In order to avoid a family legacy, he faked his own death. When they first met sixteen years ago, Ali was convinced Ryan was a man who grew up like she did: as a foster care orphan. They married quickly and headed for the Midwest to complete college. Sixteen years later, Ryan has an independent law practice, Ali is an ER nurse, and the couple has the perfect life.Yet when Ryan leads a class action suit against a toxic industrial development by billionaire Charles Barnett, all hell breaks loose. During the case discovery, Ali learns that Ryan is really the sole son and namesake of real estate magnate Barnett who faked his death by disappearing off his sailboat near the Massachusetts coast sixteen years ago. His real name is Charles Barnett Jr., and he pulled off his deception in order to avoid the pressure of the family legacy and to marry Ali who came from a lower social status. He took the name Ryan, assuming the legal identity of a college roommate who died young. This searing novel demonstrates the strength of love and the power of class to haunt our lives while serving as a moving meditation on how to redeem the past. As Ryan says to his teenage daughter, 'Status does not determine character. Character determines status.'.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It was a monumental year.the Mamas and Papas, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan and scores of world famous rock groups poured out their sweet music and wonderful lyrics to a generation of young people in search of themselves. In July, what was thought to be impossible became possible.Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon and for one shining moment in October, the NY Mets were no longer to be laughed at.they won the 1969 World Series! The year was 1969! While earth shaking events were happening two hundred thousand miles from home or deep within the confines of Shea Stadium, men of every race, education and age group were fighting and dying 12,000 miles from home in Americas most unpopular war, Vietnam. Today, 40 years later, writer, husband and Veteran Jack Manick reaches into his soul for one last time and completes his account of a young medic as he walked the jungles and forests of the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1969. While in the 'Bush', he carried a pack, a medical aid bag, two knives, three grenades, a rifle, pistol and an unbreakable commitment to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, even at the cost of his own. The story of Jack 'Doc' Manick and his fellow soldiers is one of survival.survival in a country laden with malaria, crawling with venomous snakes, scorpions, rats, giant centipedes and tigers and dominated by an enemy determined 'Not to lose the War!' 'Incoming.The Men of the 70th', invites you to lace up your jungle boots and take a walk with Jack through the jungles and the fields of dry grass in the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 1969.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Allison Randall considered herself successful in real estate. She was once married to Edgar. He worked as a consultant inside of his office. Their differences in life had become more than their relationship could withstand. They decided to separate, and eventually divorce.Edgar decides to work for a peace organization. Allison continued to raise their daughter Lynn on her own. Allison realizes that she is capable of a career change, and decides to work with a photographer by the name of Lowell. He introduces her to a career of modeling.Lynn enjoys being around Lowell.Lowell and Allison continue to focus on their careers, and their newly formulated family.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book is the author's account of his experiences while riding through the snow-capped mountains of North India with three of his good friends on their trusted Royal Enfield motorcycles. The book chronicles the challenges they faced and the experiences they gained while trying to conquer one of India's most dangerous roads. Also included in the book is information about the roads travelled and interesting facts about the places the quartet visited. The author has also mentioned a few tips he follows while preparing for a motorcycle journey on India's roads.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A few months after the end of World War I, Wolfgang Mueller was born in Germany to two Jewish, college-educated parents. As he grew up in a happy, erudite environment, Mueller could never have known that the celebration of his Bar-Mizwa in 1932, coinciding with the rise the Nazis, would mark a very important turning point in his life. As Adolf Hitler assumed the role of chancellor, Mueller was filled with fear and foreboding, as were his parentsfeelings that instigated a subsequent decision to send Mueller to boarding school in England. After being recruited to work at an American company while still in school, Mueller details how he embarked on a journey in 1936 that carried him through life-changing experiences as an American soldier during World War II to a return to civilian life, during which he eventually married, started a family, and realized professional success. Wolf shares the inspirational story of one man's remarkable lifelong experiences as he escaped from Nazi terror to build a life in America and learned to appreciate his good fortune.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - CHERISHED MEMORIES is a poetic history of a loving family spanning six generations from the mid-1850s to the present. Love, romance, humor, joy, sadness, loss, and survival have fifi lled my years. Then, ultimately, contentment is mine. Everyday happenings and surprises are the inspiration for the poetry within these pages. My book is an optimistic view of the tapestry of life. I hope my poetry brings you joy.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this, my first published book, I have taken some eighty-six poems from more than three hundred I have written over nearly fifty years. Some express a simple faith in God the Father, some give praises to Jesus, some focus on biblical events and people, and some are what I call the opposite of the parables of Jesus. Instead of comparing an earthly situation with a heavenly situation, as Jesus did, I contrast the two. Some good examples are 'Scars,' 'God Will Never Leave Us,' and 'You Can Count on Me.' Finally, I have included poems about family relationships, including mothers, fathers, and daughters. If you are a Christian, I hope this book will bless you; if you don't know Jesus as your Savior, it is my prayer that God will use this book to show you one simple truth that Jesus loves you.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Hundreds of ancient civilizations erected imposing buildings, great forts and magnificent towns but no ancient city has held so much mystery and sparked so much controversy as the Great Zimbabwe stone enclosures of Zimbabwe in Southern Africa. The Great Enclosure takes you on a journey back to the 15th century at the height of this medieval city and unfolds a story of grand architectural mastery, radical political ambitions and a daring religious coup that have forever awarded the wonderful extensive network of granite monuments unparalleled mystery.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Lion is king of the jungle. Yet the Giant Ape conquers the Lion. Giant Ape is overcome by a Bee in a contest. How will the animal kingdom survive Th is is a book of fables, myths, folktales, verses and stories. it is an illustration of the contrasts of life in general.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Tonic for Great Life is a quest for the best, a quest that can make us more positive, purposeful, and peaceful. A leap to holistic, harmonious, and happy life, TONIC is an acronym for truth overcomes negatively influenced conditions. Amid worldly chaos, there is hardly anyone alive who doesn't want to (1) love and be loved, (2) grow infinitely (e.g., become a businessperson who wants to scale up endlessly), and (3) live as long as possible because there is something in us that is pure love, infinite and eternal. The author has well bridged the principles and practicalities of day-to-day life as such that anybody can easily understand, enjoy reading, and aspire for a great life. The book has easy analogies, relevant examples, and self-conceived two-liners by the author that will make you smile; and you will be tempted to share the insights (tonic) with your dear ones via SMS or FB. Knowing your great gift (strength) and how to create great self for great purpose, how to be holistically intelligent, strengthen great relationship, and lead by great example are honest attempts of the author. You can be an employee or entrepreneur, a student or teacheryou can be a great change-maker.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Two teenagers who have experienced royalty for a while get dragged into some serious problems. They have no idea what was going on until someone told them. They were also accompanied by three other teenagers who helped them. But they have no idea what to do about an evil that was their major problem. They were many obstacles too. But least of it, they had a stalker with them. With all these troubles, could they achieve what they want.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Growing up in a small South Carolina town in the early 1960s, sixteen-year-old Wade James is a regular teenager. An accident leaves him in the hospital for two months, however, and Wade needs something to pass the time. He turns to the Civil War diary of his great-grandfather, Lofton James-and finds himself stepping back in time.In the summer of 1862, sixteen-year-old Lofton enlists in the Confederate Army; subsequently, he fights bloody battles at Corinth and later at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here, he is captured and paroled and then serves in northern Georgia and northern Virginia. An excellent marksman, he is pressed into duty as a sharpshooter. In that capacity, he commits a life-altering act: he kills US Major-General John Sedgwick at the Battle of Spotsylvania in May of 1864. The revulsion Lofton feels over what he considers a dishonorable act causes him to desert.Having recovered from his injury, Wade keeps reading the diary; the more he reads, the bigger impression the journal makes on him. In 1962, the civil rights movement is gaining momentum, and Wade realizes that he must make a difficult decision to do the right thing. With his great-grandfather's words to bolster him, Wade makes a moral choice that will profoundly affect him for the rest of his life.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Twenty-five-year-old Victoria Roberts has a bright future ahead, one that is filled with possibility. Her first year as an elementary school teacher was rewarded with a new teaching contract, and she is planning the wedding of her dreams and a wonderful, romantic Caribbean honeymoon cruise with her soon-to-be husband, Rene. Life is good. But behind all the promises of happily ever after, a dark storm brews in the young bride's future. Rene's life is cloaked in secrecy, and Victoria is too in love to acknowledge the red flags. It seems that Rene and an accomplice are secretly plotting her death, and his wedding present to himself is a million-dollar life insurance policy on his new bride. Rene has carefully planned out every step in order to get his hands on the insurance money. Unknown to Victoria, her groom has no intentions of spending even one night with her on the cruise. In one heartbreaking moment of discovery, Victoria learns the truth about her fiancé. With the help of Todd Morgan, a man she meets while boarding the ship, she plans her escape. But even if she has evaded Rene's plans for her on the cruise, will she be able to escape his revenge.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book takes the reader down unexplored and uncomfortable avenues of beautiful and enchanting but troubled and war-riven Kashmir Valley. It analyses the ups and downs of Kashmir's ailing political health since the beginning of Dogra rule more than 150 years ago, until the present time. The author has pulled off the task of juxtaposing the history of Kashmir, with a history of its medical and educational development, interweaving his own experiences of growing up in Srinagar - the capital of Kashmir, to illuminate the readership with specific aspects of his story. The book gives an insight into various aspects of British involvement in Kashmir, describes the pioneering work of the UK missionaries in its social, educational and healthcare development, and points to the reciprocal contribution of the Kashmiris to present day British society. It describes the impact of political events in the international arena on Kashmir, particularly after the partition of British India. It traces the development of Kashmiri political thought process and examines the roles of various personalities from within and outside Kashmir who shaped the painful destiny of this land and its people. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Located just north of Boston, Nashua, New Hampshire, is known as a quiet cityuntil a series of violent murders makes front page news just before Memorial Day weekend. The brutal killings leave citizens terrified, and the NH State Police respond by bringing in an experienced investigator. Detective Sergeant John Osborne is an abrasive but competent state trooper from the major crimes unit. Osborne immediately butts heads with Detective David Boyle, his liaison to the Nashua police department. Both men begin investigating the grisly murders, which seemingly happened with absolutely no apparent connection except for the killer placing a white pillowcase over the victim's head and tying the end of it off in a knot around the neck. As if the killer didn't want to see the victims face, the skull is pummeled rendering them unrecognizable. Nothing is as it seems as both investigators clash every step of the way. Their own personal dislike and inter-departmental hostility for each other threatens to jeopardize the investigation. Ironically, both of them might actually be closer to the truth than they realize upon learning of an eerily similar crime committed in Maryland the year before. In fact, the killer has already decided that one of them must become the next victim.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Ranchers daughter, beautiful Hallie Lamont, captivates country boy Jessie Rascoe. But the bare foot mountain girl, Maria Hunter, captures his heart in this 'Greatest Generation' love story based on characters and historic events experienced by the author. Richard C. Kirkland grew up in a small mountain community, attending a one room school during the Great Depression. He then flew 103 combat missions in the famous 'Flying Knights' fighter Squadron in World War Two. Utilizing those experiences, rare in today's literary world, he has written a fascinating account of that remarkable period in American history and laced it with an unforgettable love story that has been reviewed as: 'May be one of the greatest love stories ever written'.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Book of Andrew takes a young boy named Andrew Engleman from the summer of 1938 through World War Two and the Cold War, including the hot intervals in Korea and Vietnam and the swift expansion of terrorist activity on a global scale that led to punitive incursions into the hotbeds of the Middle East by coalitions of Western powers under the leadership of the United States. It also provides the reader with a glimpse of what the world may be like a few decades hence. The author hopes to promote greater understanding of the historical significance of the Korean War, which has been labeled 'The Forgotten War'. It was an undeclared war for which none of the belligerent parties, excepting North Korea, was fully prepared at the start. Close to 4.5 million human beings, less than half of whom were in military service, were killed, injured or reported missing during the 37 months and two days of its duration. North Korea, South Korea and China suffered the greatest number of casualties, both military and civilian. The total for the United States alone was 136,826 combatants. The Korean War brought us perilously close to a third world war that almost certainly would have been nuclear. It was the first war in which American infantry units were fully integrated, blacks and whites serving harmoniously together. And it was the only real war to have been fought under the aegis and flag of the United Nations. It stands out as a chapter in the annals of warfare that contains many important lessons for us all. And in this book it is the constant backdrop against which the protagonist's experiences and thought processes are highlighted as they unfold before our eyes.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Múñeqüit es una historia de amor entre dos hombres con visiones encontradas sobre lo que debe de ser una relación de pareja. El libro explora sentimientos, estereotipos, motivaciones y creencias que muchas veces parecen contradictorias, pero que reflejan de una manera realista, muchas de las vivencias de una población que aún viven la marginación y el rechazo social. La obra no pretende en ninguna forma presentar una idea parcializada de las acciones humanas, representadas en sus protagonistas, sino más bien ofrecer una visión de la diversidad de perspectivas dentro de lo que son las relaciones interpersonales e intrapersonales en la convivencia de pareja.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Este libro tratará en forma amena y descriptiva algunos de los temas de más profunda preocupación en la familia de hoy, llevando en cada capítulo un mensaje y un pensamiento que lo hará meditar y tomar las decisiones que tanto había pensado aplicar con su familia y en la formación de sus hijos e hijas, revisando los valores y principios que cambiarán el rumbo de su vida, trayéndoles confianza y seguridad. Confiamos en Dios llenar nuestro cometido ofreciéndole una esperanza de amor en este universo de oportunidades, que colocadas en forma ordenada producirán un efecto positivo en su vida y en la de toda la familia.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Descubre en 'Por los caminos de El Camino de Santiago' un fascinante relato que recorre y recoge las peripecias de dos hermanos puertorriqueños en la travesía milenaria del peregrinar hacia el sepulcro del Apóstol Santiago, en Compostela o Bosque de la Estrella en Galicia.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - '.Los cuentos.me han gustado mucho. (Algunos) son pequeñas historias sobre algunas ridículas tragedias de la posmodernidad, cuyo humor -y ahí está, creo, su mayor mérito- deriva de una mirada que se desliza de la ironía a la compasión, pues el narrador mezcla su propia voz con la del personaje, evitando así situarse en un plano de superioridad. Lo ridículo se convierte en una atmósfera que todos estamos obligados a respirar: nadie queda exento'. Graciela Tomassini, autora de Reconfiguraciones. Estudios críticos sobre narrativa breve hispanoamericana de fin de siglo (Rosario: Fundación Ross, 1996). Muchas de estas diminutas historias atraen tanto por no ser muy comunes como por serlo. En el viaje de la vida uno se encuentra con situaciones reales que superan la magia y excitan la imaginación más allá de lo que pareciera posible, hasta que lo sucedido, lo dicho, lo experimentado prueban lo contrario. Allí reside su ironía, su humor, su belleza y desconcierto. Cuentos de viaje para siete cuerdas y otras metafísicas documenta ficticiamente estas ocurrencias y sus impensables implicaciones. El malabarismo de lo inesperado se convierte en un microrrelato que perdura en un pentagrama de posibles reflexiones, conclusiones y las estelas de otras expansiones imaginativas. 'Estos cuentos proponen conocer y reflexionar sobre toda clase de viajes entre ciudades, países y continentes. Pero proponen, sobre todo, viajar entre los más diversos momentos de la experiencia cotidiana. . Es desde ese lugar privilegiado donde sugiero al lector que se asome a leer un par de textos representativos de este volumen: las 'Instrucciones para salir del internet' y las 'Instrucciones para meter la pata'. En ambos, el logrado homenaje al Manual de Instrucciones de Julio Cortázar demuestra que la voz más genuina del autor, la que está detrás de todas las otras, es la de un cronopio. Favor de asegurar el cinturón de seguridad y disponerse a disfrutar de estos Cuentos de viaje'. Lauro Zavala Ahora y con otro género 'Ambroggio nos invita a viajar con él, experimentar el mundo como lo ve -con júbilo, admiración y una reverencia sorprendetes' Oscar Hijuelos, Premio Pulitzer.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - En los últimos años el poli-etilen-tereftalato, mejor conocido como PET,se ha convertido en un Comoditie de alto valor y potencial en el mercadomexicano. La falta de interés por parte de autoridades, productores y losconsumidores, en responsabilizarse por el desecho de este producto, hagenerado que existan grandes volúmenes de este material en tiraderos, calles,ríos, lagos, campos rurales y en general, en cualquier lugar de México.Este libro expone una idea sobre cómo utilizar todo este materialdesaprovechado por medio de la creación de una Recicladora de PET que seasustentable y que por medio de estrategias basadas en la Cadena de Suministrodel mercado del reciclaje, modelos matemáticos basados en programaciónlineal y una combinación de modelos de planeación estratégica con logísticainversa, se pueda formular un proyecto de inversión que represente unaatractiva rentabilidad para todo aquel interesado en crear su propia empresaen el sector ambiental, particularmente el sector del reciclaje en México.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Mi nombre es Liliana Rodriguez Marchant, tengo 33 años y hace 3 años vivo en Estados Unidos. Soy chilena y la cuarta hija de 5 hermanos. Nací en Temuco al sur de Chile donde viví hasta los 18 años, luego me fui a vivir a Santiago la capital de Chile. Desde muy pequeña hice deportes 'Bicicross', lo que me llevó a recorrer el mundo conociendo más de 17 países. Tuve la oportunidad de salir campeona del mundo y muchas veces campeona continental, nacional , regional. Es una historia muy linda y con muy bellos recuerdos. A los 26 años me casé con Carlos Díaz y fruto de nuestro amor nacieron 4 hijitos. Carlitos Martín 4 años, Agustina Florencia 2 años, Luciana Emilia 10 meses y mi ángel y la persona que me inspiró a escribir este libro mi Emilia Luciana. Llegamos a este país con muchos sueños y esperanzas, nunca pensamos que estos casi 3 años acá serian tan duros y marcarían para siempre nuestras vidas. Estamos en un país donde hasta hoy no sabemos si nos quedaremos o tendremos que regresar a nuestro querido Chile alguna vez, pero un país en donde enterramos el regalo más lindo que la vida te puede dar . Un hijo. Hace casi 1 año nueve meses que empezamos a vivir la historia más triste de nuestras vidas y lo que me llevó a compartirla con los que más quiero a través de este libro, que si bien es un relato real de todo lo que fue pasando durante mi embarazo, lo he tomado como un diario de vida, como una vía de escape ante todo este dolor, que es indescriptible y que no se lo deseo a nadie, pero sin duda es una lección de vida y por sobre todo de amor. Quiero guardar en este libro los recuerdos de esta angustiosa espera de mi querida Emilia, que aunque son muy tristes, no quiero que nunca se borren de mi vida. Mi querida Emilia ha sido el regalo más hermoso que Dios me pudo dar y hoy lo comparto con ustedes y con todas aquellas madres que quizás alguna vez han pasado o tendrán que pasar por lo mismo. El amor a un hijo es infinito e indestructible a pesar de todo, a pesar de la partida.…

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