Atmosphere press okt 2026 (32 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A river that built a nation-and now stands at a crossroads.Stretching across thirty-two states and two countries, the Mississippi River Basin is more than a waterway-it is the backbone of the United States. In this sweeping exploration, William B. Stickle traces its story from ancient glaciers and Indigenous civilizations to the age of exploration, westward expansion, and modern industry.Along its banks, cultures were born, economies flourished, and history took shape-from the rise of jazz and blues to the darker currents of the slave trade. Yet as engineering reshaped the river for commerce, new tensions emerged between progress and preservation.Today, the basin faces unprecedented challenges: pollution, vanishing wildlife, and a disappearing coastline. Through science, history, and firsthand insight, this book reveals the Mississippi not just as it was-but as it is, and what it may yet become.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - After forty years in the NHS, physiotherapist and former Chief Allied Health Professional Katrina Kennedy knows healthcare from the inside out: the pressure, the politics, the hierarchies, the heartbreak, and the small moments of purpose that keep people coming back.Structured as a guide featuring lessons, stories, and hard-won reflections, An A-Z of the NHS moves from student wards and clinical mistakes to leadership roles, workforce reform, research, burnout, kindness, death, resilience, and the often-overlooked value of support staff.With honesty and compassion, Kennedy offers healthcare workers everywhere a rare view of what it means to survive the system, challenge it, and build a life in healthcare without losing sight of the people at its heart.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A grieving widow with the courage to open her heart again. The honorable cowboy who has loved her since the day they met.Overshadowed by tragedy, strengthened by resilience, and forged through loyalty to a man they both admired, Eliza and Stone's marriage is grounded in devotion and charged with undeniable passion. But when the past presses unexpectedly into their new life, old insecurities and unforeseen temptations test the trust they have fought so hard to build.Set along the banks of Montana's Gallatin River beneath the Bridger Range, The Passion Within, the highly anticipated sequel to The Rancher's Legacy, explores the steady, pulsing heartbeat of commitment and the forces that can strain even its strongest bonds.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For me, family has always meant showing up-especially for my younger sister, Phoenix, a bright, reckless young woman drawn into the dangerous orbit of the Smythe brothers. What begins as a toxic romance soon becomes something far darker: drugs, abuse, white-supremacist violence, and a secret Phoenix may not live long enough to reveal.Then comes the 2:00 a.m. phone call. Phoenix says the brothers killed a man. Days later, she is nearly killed in a car crash with no brake marks. What follows is a federal murder investigation that will test every bond we thought could not break.Part true-crime account, part story of sisterhood and survival, 25 Roses asks what we owe the people we love when the truth may destroy them. …

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When the world around you collapses, the only choice is to let it.C.A. Kuhlmey's life-his marriage, his spiritual ideals, his very sense of self-crumbles in ways both intimate and cosmic. In this unflinching collection of essays and fables, he navigates addiction, loss, and the seductive illusions of spiritual communities, charting the wreckage of a life lived at the edge of belief.Through non-linear 'airwaves,' visions, encounters, and hard-won revelations expose the illusions we chase and the truths we resist. This journey through love, obsession, and surrender illuminates the tension between desire and reality, and the perilous pursuit of meaning in a world full of false guides.Part memoir, part spiritual inquiry, Fables of the Deconstruction: Vol. 1: The Ghost in You is a candid reckoning with failure, devotion, and the difficult work of letting go-and finding a life beyond the dream of the unreal.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Bill Starr retired as an international information technology executive and enjoys training his new pup, Sam, and working for a national canine charity. His plans are interrupted when his exceptional goddaughter, Jayden, is savagely beaten by a star football player. She almost dies and becomes mentally and physically impaired.When it becomes probable the ball player will escape arrest and prosecution, Bill decides to take action. He uses an artificial intelligence tool to gather information on the miscreant that ends with athlete's conviction and long incarceration.The AI tool works well, and he targets child pornographers with success that catches the attention of the FBI because the tips they receive are flawless. Bill expands to search to the prevention of school shootings, police ambushes, and mass shootings. He moves on to include wrong convictions and unsolved crimes, which intensives FBI effort to find him.Bill is bothered by horrible crimes that go unprosecuted because of legal or evidence problems and decides to take direct action. During one of his vigilante missions, he meets Lori, and they become close. She suggests they go after human traffickers and becomes an active vigilante with Bill. They have many close escapes and wounds.Bill and Lori know the FBI is after them and are concerned about copycat vigilantes across the country. They decide to become an ordinary couple and turn their work over to others with a handbook of what they have learned as the FBI closes in on the entire group of vigilantes.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A singing voice is something magical-a gift that can enchant the world. But what happens when it disappears For Willem, an eleven-year-old boy from Delft, Netherlands, that question becomes all too real. When his voice is suddenly lost, he sets out on a quiet, searching journey that leads him far from home-across the sea to England and Wales.Along the way, he wanders through ancient streets and encounters magnificent old buildings and historic places, each brought vividly to life through the illustrations of Ellen van Schoten.The Boy Who Lost His Voice is a poetic tale of loss and wonder, where images and words intertwine, and where the search for a voice becomes a journey into imagination itself.'The Boy Who Lost His Voice is a wonderfully charming and beautifully written and crafted book that combines storytelling, history, music and art in a truly original way. [.] Ellen van Schoten's exquisite original drawings bring every scene vividly to life, adding another layer of beauty and imagination to an already captivating tale. A delightful celebration of music, place, and self discovery.' - Oliver Tarney, composer. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As a sojourner who has taught around the globe, Nadine Thompson embraced a new challenge: to write a poem and a wisdom saying every single day for 30 days. Staring at a Blank Page is the powerful result of this commitment, born from observing the world and wrestling with the thoughts within.Through evocative poetry and insightful musings, Thompson explores the rich tapestry of daily life and the deeper truths it reveals. From the challenge of overcoming procrastination to the wisdom found in a simple smile, the collection invites readers to explore themes of change, identity, connection, and resilience. This book is a testament to the fertile ground of the human mind and the transformative power of daily reflection and creative expression.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - WARNING: YOU MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF PROTOCOL.Civilization is tested daily. Not in boardrooms or on battlefields, but in the most precarious environment of all: the men's public restroom. Drawing on his experience as a U.S. Marine, police officer, and clinical specialist, Zac Gruetzner has codified the unwritten laws of bathroom civility into one essential, tactical field manual aimed at neutralizing bathroom awkwardness.Inside this declassified manual, you will master: -The N+1 Geometry: Never violate the urinal buffer zone again.-Gaze Discipline: Know exactly where to look when the ceramic demands your attention.-The Air-Dryer Contingency: How to secure your exit without biological cross-contamination.-The Vow of Silence: Why verbal communication at the sink is a breach of national security.The Porcelain Protocol isn't just a book of bathroom humor-it's a guide that equips you with the tactical doctrines needed to survive the porcelain trenches with your dignity intact.Read the manual. Maintain the standard. Respect the Protocol.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - '[A] warm cast of characters [.] The author imbues the novel with a winning positivity [.] Authentic family dynamics and character-building grit enliven this engaging coming-of-age tale.' - Kirkus Reviews'Heartening story of a teen rebounding from missteps to embrace basketball and life.' - BooklifeDevastating losses, impossible odds, and one viral mistake. In seventh grade, Charlie Gold will face them all.Thirteen-year-old Charlie Gold is the orphaned son of a basketball legend, a 6'2' would-be hooper, and a math prodigy who sees the game in numbers. But after an on-court disaster goes viral, Charlie's own basketball dreams collapse overnight.Forced to the sidelines, he turns to his secret strength: statistical analysis. When his gift for numbers catches the attention of a local college coach, Charlie sees a long-shot chance at redemption-helping rebuild a broken team into March Madness contenders.But even math geniuses can miscalculate. When Charlie's mistakes threaten the team he loves and the legacy his family has left, he must decide whether to stay in the shadow of his late father's name or step into the spotlight and find the courage to play his own game.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A testimony of survival, surrender, and the God who restores what trauma tried to destroy.For years, Michelle learned to survive by staying silent. Behind closed doors, childhood was shaped by fear, manipulation, and wounds no child should have to carry. Even faith felt tangled in confusion, used against her by the very person who should have protected her.But God was never absent from the places she tried to hide. Step by step, He began to separate His voice from the pain, leading Michelle out of shame and into truth, safety, and healing. What once felt like a life defined by brokenness became the beginning of restoration.A Purpose Greater Than Me is a deeply personal story for anyone learning to trust again-trust love, trust God, and trust that their own voice still matters. It is a reminder that healing is possible, freedom is real, and no story is too shattered for God to redeem.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Is suffering a curse-or a divine invitation to thrive After a massive brainstem stroke and 10+ hour surgery, Corey Diggins faced a life he never expected: a body altered, a career paused, and a faith tested. In Innate Ability, he vulnerably shares the lessons he uncovered in the aftermath-how suffering can illuminate purpose, transform thought patterns, and awaken resilience.Drawing on Christian faith, cutting-edge neuroscience, and his own journey of recovery, Corey guides readers to reclaim grace, master their minds, and embrace the hidden gifts in adversity. Through actionable practices, reflection, and a 3-step reprogramming system, he shows how trauma and trials can be reframed as opportunities for growth.Innate Ability is a companion for anyone navigating loss, chronic illness, or life-altering change-offering a roadmap to rediscover joy, align with purpose, and thrive in the life you never planned.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What does it mean to live a good life-if it isn't entirely your own In 1980s Kansas City, Tom Rudnik is determined to do everything right: build a successful legal career, marry the woman he loves, and create the kind of family his upbringing demands. But beneath that carefully constructed life lies a hidden truth.As Tom's ambitions carry him to Washington, D.C., he's forced on a journey that fractures everything he's built. A marriage shaped by both love and denial starts to unravel, and the ensuing events put his career, his reputation, and his relationship with his young son at risk.Set against a shifting cultural landscape, Good Intentions is a deeply human story of identity, desire, and the cost of living between two selves-where the path to honesty may mean losing everything, or finally becoming whole.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Reuben Fletcher is barely holding himself together. Between university pressure, a family that doesn't fully understand him, and the secret he is terrified to say out loud, life has become something to endure rather than live.Haunted by what might happen and burdened by his secret, Reuben is trying his hardest to cope. With him sharing sanctuary spaces with his close friend Ava around town, the two have places to relieve stress, where no one can find them.When Ava's own pain proves deeper than anyone knew, Reuben is left with grief, guilt, and the impossible question of whether he got caught up in his own spirals too much to notice. Remember, It's Just In Your Head is a tender contemporary novel about friendship, loss, self-forgiveness, and making sure that anxiety isn't something that defines you.'Photography isn't about capturing perfect moments. It's about finding beauty in the ordinary, and turning something so plain into something special.'.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Bill Starr retired as an international information technology executive and enjoys training his new pup, Sam, and working for a national canine charity. His plans are interrupted when his exceptional goddaughter, Jayden, is savagely beaten by a star football player. She almost dies and becomes mentally and physically impaired.When it becomes probable the ball player will escape arrest and prosecution, Bill decides to take action. He uses an artificial intelligence tool to gather information on the miscreant that ends with athlete's conviction and long incarceration.The AI tool works well, and he targets child pornographers with success that catches the attention of the FBI because the tips they receive are flawless. Bill expands to search to the prevention of school shootings, police ambushes, and mass shootings. He moves on to include wrong convictions and unsolved crimes, which intensives FBI effort to find him.Bill is bothered by horrible crimes that go unprosecuted because of legal or evidence problems and decides to take direct action. During one of his vigilante missions, he meets Lori, and they become close. She suggests they go after human traffickers and becomes an active vigilante with Bill. They have many close escapes and wounds.Bill and Lori know the FBI is after them and are concerned about copycat vigilantes across the country. They decide to become an ordinary couple and turn their work over to others with a handbook of what they have learned as the FBI closes in on the entire group of vigilantes. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What begins as an exciting adventure quickly becomes something far more dangerous.Inside the virtual world of Dream Scape, pain feels real, monsters learn from their mistakes, andthe line between game and reality begins to disappear. Worse still, the man who created thesystem isn't simply studying how people play.He's studying them.As Reaner fights to protect his daughter from a world that seems determined to keep themtrapped, he discovers a terrifying truth: they were never chosen to test a game.They were chosen for something else entirely.Dream Scape is a thrilling science-fiction adventure about family, sacrifice, and how far a parentwill go to protect the person they love most.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A single criticism in the operating room-'That will never do!'-helped set Ralph V. Clayman on a lifelong course of questioning surgical convention.Clayman traces the roots of that drive to a childhood shaped by discipline, persistence, and the difficult pursuit of parental approval, then follows it through a career at the forefront of modern urology, recounting the people, setbacks, discoveries, and unlikely ideas behind some of the field's most important advances. Along the way, he reflects on the values that sustained him: hard work, honesty, humility, humor, and heart.Part memoir, part chronicle of surgical innovation, That Will Never Do! is an engaging account of how character, curiosity, and collaboration can lead to discovery and reshaped the practice of surgery.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When the law decides your fate, survival becomes an act of defiance.After a heart attack lands Alina Rodriguez in a Texas ER, she receives a second, unthinkable diagnosis: a non-viable, life-threatening pregnancy. With doctors unwilling to treat her, the clock ticks, and Ali is forced into a desperate search for care in a system where her life comes second.But this isn't Ali's first impossible dilemma. Decades earlier, as a pregnant teen navigating faith, fear, and family fracture in suburban Chicago, she found quiet allies to help when she couldn't trust those she loved. Now, as past and present collide, the hidden histories of her grandmother and aunt in pre-revolutionary Cuba simmer to the surface, revealing a legacy of silence, sacrifice, and resilience.No Perfect Choice is a gripping, deeply human story of autonomy, inheritance, and the price women pay when doctors' hands are tied.'No Perfect Choice thrusts readers into the medical, moral, and ethical quagmire of America's latest round of reproductive tyranny.'- Martin J. Smith, Edgar Award-nominated author of four Memory Series psychological thrillers, Combustion, and 27 Knots'Moving between past and present with urgency and compassion, No Perfect Choice is a deeply human novel about autonomy, family, resilience, and the impossible decisions women are sometimes forced to make.- Achy Obejas, author of The Boy Kingdom/El reino de los varones, among many others, and translator for Rita Indiana's Asmodeus. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - He woke up dead-and already running out of time.Frankie Jones can't remember much, but he's pretty sure life after death shouldn't be this busy. Shortly after Frankie wakes up dead, an angel tasks him with helping Amelia Fournier, the daughter of a local baker and fellow spirit stuck between life and death. If either of them wants to move on, they'll have to work together and solve Amelia's murder.Her case is strangely high priority. With a rare ability to possess the living, Frankie teams up with the detectives on her case-but the deeper they dig, the less it adds up. A victim once under protective custody. A ruthless gang with a missing hitman. Clues that refuse to line up.With angelic warnings that time is running out, and no memories of who he was-only the growing realization that the truth of this case may define him-Frankie must solve Amelia's murder before it's too late. and decide what it means to be a good man, no matter who he used to be.'A supernatural mystery with plenty of heart.' - Kirkus Reviews'A paranormal crime thriller with a surprisingly tender center.' - Literary Titan'Prepare for impact, because Sean Esson is about to catapult you straight out of your comfort zone! He created a whole new world after death in The Flour Girl, and if you think it is peaceful or even boring on the other side, you've got another thing coming. Fast-paced, cleverly structured, unputdownable.' - Lizzie Mac, author of Family Secrets'Sean Esson's engaging book has all the thrill of a fast paced detective novel and the metaphysical subtlety and psychological complexity of a mystical journey. A modern day Crime and Punishment, we explore the themes of grief, evil, crime, redemption and finally - acceptance. Esson has cleverly left the door ajar for further adventures and I very much look forward to his next book.' - Nigel Utton, author of Where Have My Other Mummy and Daddy Gone 'Sean Esson constructs a cleverly grounded dual mystery [.] I cried, I laughed, and I rooted for the characters that felt familiar in a place I have never been.' - Readers' Favorite'It is inventive, sharply paced, emotionally grounded, and written with the kind of confidence that makes a reader settle in and trust the ride. It's a murder mystery worth chasing, but most importantly, the characters are worth following into the dark. I would absolutely recommend it to readers who enjoy paranormal crime, afterlife stories with rules and some bite, and redemption arcs that come with bruises instead of bows.' - Independent Book Review.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Some bloodlines are not inherited. They are hunted.Salem, 1693: as witch-hunt hysteria tightens its grip, a young wife named Elspeth becomes the target of something far older than fear. Marked by a demon's vengeance and condemned by the town that should have protected her, she dies carrying a curse that refuses to burn with her.Three hundred years later, twin girls are born in London-and immediately torn apart. Eliza is raised in love, protected from the truth of her origins. Eloise grows up unwanted, watched over by a darkness that whispers, encourages, and waits. Though separated by an ocean, the sisters remain bound by a brutal psychic connection: every act of violence Eloise commits tears through Eliza, body and soul.As Eliza follows the trail to Salem, she discovers that some monsters are made, some are born - and some are family.'Christine Triner's The Demon's Spawn is ferocious demonic horror, with its evil given a distinctly personal face. [.] The book has an unusual blend of demonic horror and murderous family history, and this is perfect for readers who want true supernatural horror with some seriously delicious savage shocks. Very highly recommended.' - Readers' Favorite'This is graphic, full-blooded horror, and Christine Triner commits to its brutality. The violence is visceral, the demonic menace is openly malevolent, and Eloise's growing appetite for revenge makes her both frightening and strangely compelling. [.] Christine Triner has created a dark family saga in which evil travels through blood, trauma echoes across generations, and love must fight for every inch of ground. [The author] turns the bond between twins into a live wire stretched between love and damnation.'- Literary Titan.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A candid memoir of religious trauma, survival, and the long road back to self-trust.Before Debbie McNulty had words for trauma, she had monsters: the Rapture Monster, the Family Dysfunction Monster, and the fear that God was always watching, waiting, and ready to abandon her. Raised inside a world of end-times terror, family instability, neglect, and abuse, she learned early to hide her needs, silence her questions, and survive what no child should have been asked to.But survival was never the whole story. As an adult, Debbie begins the painful work of naming what happened, untangling faith from fear, and confronting the beliefs that shaped her nervous system long after childhood ended.The Final Girl is a raw, compassionate memoir for anyone healing from religious trauma, abuse, or the lasting ache of being unseen-and for every survivor learning that the monster was never theirs to fight alone.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Rife shines in making 1970s Texas and the border country a character in its own right, from fading cantina lights spilling across the raw dirt streets of Nuevo Laredo to the B-BAR-B in the Permian Basin, where American cars sit at angles outside the concrete-block honky-tonk. Intelligently written and atmospheric, readers who enjoy exceptional historical fiction will adore this.' - Readers' FavoriteAustin, Texas, 1976. The Bicentennial lights the sky, but shadows run deep. Michael Duval, scion turned radical, navigates a city and a family torn between fading idealism and hard-edged ambition. When a murder shatters the fragile equilibrium of the local drug trade, Michael plunges into a labyrinth of arms, betrayal, and rivalries, propelling his partners, friends, family, and a revolutionary cause into a collision course with chaos.From Michael's mansion to two-lane blacktops stretching across Texas, every choice fractures loyalties and exposes the raw edges of ambition, class, and power. As alliances fail, and dangers escalate, this band of diverse characters must confront the cost of their own ideals and the ever-present nature of the 'beast' at the heart of it all.A gripping, morally complex novel of family, friends, revolution, and the fading dreams of a generation.'.a human tapestry rich with compassionate insight into human frailty and desire, its threads illuminated with lucidity and truth.' -- Colin Kersey, The Secret of Charley Grace, Swimming with the Angels, and Soul Catcher'.a rare kind of novel that manages to be both action-oriented and intellectually demanding.' -- John Dresser-Carollo, The Unknown Composer.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Nina heeft haar eerste solotrip naar het buitenland keurig geregeld: een paar interviews in Brussel, een rondje wellness en heel veel bonbons om mee naar huis te nemen. Maar een ontmoeting met een boomlange Amerikaan gooit alles overhoop. Ze voelt zich zó tot hem aangetrokken dat het niet leuk meer is.Nina en Ben kunnen hun ware identiteit niet onthullen. Allebei verplicht tot geheimhouding bedenken ze namen voor elkaar, ontwijken ze waarheden en draaien ze om elkaar heen. Ze kunnen elkaar niet vertrouwen, maar ook niet loslaten. Als ze samen naar Londen reizen, krijgen er een simpel appje waaruit een schokkende waarheid blijkt. Wat nu Geleidelijk aan komen allerlei familiegeheimen aan het licht. Is liefde op het eerste gezicht bestand tegen de zwaarte van het lot, verraad en de littekens van het verleden.…