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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - I asked myself why I came here to this wretched place. Why did I surround myself with death, insanity and decay Like everyone else who dwelled there, I had been discarded. I had no choice, nowhere else to go. 'Kindred' is a literary portrait of the difficulties author Fatimah Broxton faced as a young girl, who grows up feeling like an outsider in her own family. The product of a drug-addicted biological mother and a ruthless adopted mother, differences in bloodlines and emotional sensibilities make for the near destruction of a fragile girl's self-esteem. A childhood filled with abuse leads to eating disorders, nightmares, and thoughts of suicide. The only bright spot in her life is the happy, sweet, and, above all, religious grandmother, who brings some sense of normalcy. From being beaten with broom handles and whipped with the branches of a forsythia bush to becoming a talented young writer, Broxton's life makes for a chaotic blend of self-hatred, emotional longing, and an unexplainable will to triumph. The stories in 'Kindred' illuminate the miracle of the human capability to love and forgive, despite the brutal treatment from the one person Broxton loves most - her mother.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Author Phil Freedman offers a humorous collection of 'wit and wisdom' from his local newspaper column, WHATEVER. Freedman published WHATEVER in a local paper in Aspen, Colorado, until his editor fired him for anti-semantic (please read the preceding word carefully) reasons. He subsequently published WHATEVER for three years on a weekly Web site. Izzy, Do We Have Any Trojans is a compendium of the best of those columns.Freedman is no James Thurber, but neither is Dave Barry. In fact, his readers have favorably compared Freedman with Barry, but his style is more thought provoking and reflects his academic background.He uses sarcasm, irony (both steam and dry), wit (and without), cynicism, mysticism, insane-icism, mixed metaphor, oxymorons, regular morons, pun, parody, parable, alliteration, and even misquotes. When the situation invites, he enjoys playing with phonynyms. Phonynym, as you may have guessed, is a term for made-up words that don't exist. But don't look it up. Phonynym is a phonynym. His readers have referred to him as a 'word crafter.' Others, as a 'word crap-per.'.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Kathleen Hann's autobiography continues from 1951 to 1969. Facing difficult times, with a very ill son, her love and care shines through. Black Country social history at its finest.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Set in Depression Era South Carolina, and seen through the eyes of ten year old Harry, Mama's Roses is the story of a loving family torn apart by tragedy.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The story of the origin and times of Doggett's Coat and Badge race, the oldest annual sporting event. It has been rowed on London's River Thames by young watermen since 1715.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book consists of a success formula that is simple, yet astonishingly effective. Use it to double your profits or achieve anything you really want.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Marcella looked at them with hate and disgust. After they left, she broke down and cried. Her arms were already becoming numb from the lack of blood flow and her lips hurt. She started to pray for mercy as she sagged against her bindings, the energy being sapped from her body. She refused to give up yet dreaded what the new day would bring. She remembered Abdul's words, the tone that told her he was serious and the fact that there was absolutely nothing she could do to prevent it. Her body bathed in tears, she lifted her head towards the dusty ceiling. 'My Lord, I have been good. Please do not force me to submit to those filthy men! Please, I beg of you!' The tears flowed from her red, swollen eyes as she cried uncontrollably. 'I can't believe it will end like this! Please, Lord, show me some mercy and I will forever be your servant.' She hung her head and sobbed. She felt hopeless and exhausted as she allowed reality to fade to black before she embraced sleep like a guardian angel.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - An up-and-coming reporter, Johnny Follyn lands the job of a lifetime when he accepts an assignment to Libya to write a story on the Standard Oil Company. Intent on showing just how beneficial the oil company is to the people of Libya, Johnny isn't prepared for what he discovers.As Johnny tracks the operations of Standard Oil, he also becomes more involved with Libya's history. When Johnny stumbles upon the secrets of an ancient riddle, he sets out to find the answers. With the help of a professor and his friend Ismail, Johnny delves deeper into the past, never thinking of the consequences.But someone doesn't want Johnny to succeed, and they will do anything in their power to stop him.Set against a thrilling backdrop of oil fields, cultural clashes, and lost civilizations, Labyrinth is a fascinating odyssey through history and the minds of people-past and present.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In following the fictitious life of Frank Gardner, Scratching the Surface exposes, compares, and contrasts the orientations, cultures, and attitudes of people in the Middle East with people in the United States. Frank provides the link among the multitude of events covering the various aspects of life in both the United States and the Middle East during the 1970s and up to the late 1990s.Frank internalizes the American experience, first as an outsider and a foreign student, then as an American citizen and active participant in the American dream. But when Frank returns to Israel at the most challenging stage of its history, he experiences fear, mistrust, and absence of personal security amidst a world that has spun dangerously out of control.After surviving a vicious bombing attack in a nearby mall, Frank meets his fate on his way to a peace rally in Tel Aviv.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Enjoy taking a literary peek at others lives Ever dreamed of a new life in the sun Like animals Then you will thoroughly enjoy Spanish Pointers.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - RAMROD ROWSHow similar they are, tall straight rowsof soldiers and corn that grow so fastyou can hear them in the night, must stepback quickly to keep from being hit bythe tears of joy that descend whilechildren become men as we watchthem sleeping.Corn shoots climb like Jack on his beanstalkto their certain end, tassels waving in thewind like celebrities' handkerchiefsunder the noses of starstruck admirershiding so much sweetness in theirbudding kernels they begin a descent totasteless in the instant of pickingstalks suddenly shorn and stacked in shocksonly if someone notices their lonelinessand binds them for company.Young menno more sophisticated than puppies growfrom baby to manhood long before experiencemakes them mature, the methods of war instilledas they stand ramrod, no tassels hereonly flags waving and feet marching'hut, two, three, four,' jab and pullaim and shoot, fall and diehuman stalks to turn browndry up, and become fodder.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The trumpeter brazenly flashes the tarnished brassWhile Velcro'ed against the red bricks and mortarAmidst the ivories, taunt skins, and sticksAn invisible man wearing smudged spectaclesPlucks his scarred upright bass amply heardAbove the desultory applause of the allegiantBottles of lager and ale are chilled and readyTo mollify the nerves of yellowed white-collarsAll slaves to slaves of Wall Street's vagaryWhere the value of freedom is determined byVolvos and portfolios, the shackles of AmericaHer fingers riffle through her hair in the dimnessWoven and ponytailed, draped across her fleshThe candlelight flutters across her African visageAs her elongated triune shadows choreographTo the jazzmen's symphony of improvisationsLiken to the autumn moon shadows castOn the rock gardens below Wetumpka's bridgeHer effeminate draw is ardently superiorTo any barstool debutante on East BoulevardHowever, who gives a damn, when all is undoneAnd, temperance's curfew has come and goneIts 10 till midnight, an empty bottle and poetAre intimately negotiating their next demarcheAs a Creole reflection scuds across the sully glassAilinn's archetypes pirouette on the dance floorSo an old man sullenly announces, 'It is finished!'.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In a quiet and cozy corner of the cosmos, God prepared a home for his children. On this tiny world, he built a paradise for them in which to be nurtured and raised. With his angel's mentoring and encouragement, his children and all the world would enjoy Heaven on Earth.But, there was one angel who did not like that plan. The servant was jealous of his master and wished not only to capture his kingdom, but his queen, as well.Coveting her so and being unable to have her. Thinking of nothing except to possess the throne of her lord and all the privileges of it. Unfilled desire and jealous frustration. These things drove the angel to anger.And his anger drove him mad.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Would you believe, downstairs I have a concubine in my harem whose sole duty consists of stamp collecting. It is really not all that difficult. She must peruse each day the mail that comes to the house. Her task is to cut off stamps that seem unusual. She then tosses these stamps into a drawer in a desk upstairs. I should at this point also mention the scullery maid for pots and pans, and another specialists for loading the dishwasher.The most inspiring concubine, yet the most demanding, requiring careful and constant effort on my part, is the Political Lady. Her depth of information leaves me in awe. Her refusal not to be uninformed leaves me ashamed. The shadow cast by this Iron Lady is long and my entire harem and I live within it.What a challenge, what joy to have and know my harem. Today of all days I must reflect on the joy of kinship on the joy of love one for the other, all within my harem. I ask: Please won't you all be my Valentine from the short story Harem in My House.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Author Rob Ballister delivers a touching and entertaining portrait of his journey through dating, growing up in New Jersey, and surviving cancer. Along the way, he learns that God Does Have a Sense of Humor. Follow him:Through surgery-My understanding was that the doctor, while hopping up and down on one foot and singing the national anthem, was going to remove my lymph nodes using a butter knife, a hacksaw, and some 10W-30 motor oil.Into the confessional-There sat Father Riener, who was technically old enough to have been one of the original apostles. As I began reciting my list, Father began falling asleep. Being only in the fourth grade, I did exactly what I did at home when my younger sister fell asleep. I kicked him.Through family Christmas traditions-That first year, Dad put up a wreath and Mom put up a tree, and things were pretty much low key that season. Then I was born, and as I grew, so did Dad's commitment to having the house visible from orbiting spacecraft.With an incredibly wry sense of humor, Ballister offers a hilarious look at life, guaranteed to make you smile!

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What is Acha's Choice Princess Acha, daughter of Saxon King Aelle and sister of newborn Prince Edwin, must decide what to do to protect herself and Edwin when an enemy king kills their father and seeks to remove any heirs to the throne.With the help of friends, Acha takes Edwin and other refugees to the western lands of the Britons. These kind people take the band in and shelter them, in spite of the fact that they are Saxons and therefore enemies of the native Britons.Here in the deep, mysterious woods, Acha finds someone to love. But her relationship threatens the safety of her party, and Acha must decide if she can surrender her brother and others she loves to return into danger, alone. Only then can she find a way to guarantee young Edwin's safety.by a choice at once breathtaking and final.What will Acha decide.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Princeton and Rutgers played the first game, in 1869. But it was at Yale where football evolved and no institution has a more meaty history of the sport. Yale was the first college to record 800 victories, that milestone reached in the year 2000. Sixty-six years before, a more significant triumph came unexpectedly to the Bulldogs on Princeton's field and from that contest emerged Yale's Ironmen.They were supposed to lose by at least three touchdowns to an undefeated opponent being touted as a Rose Bowl candidate. The eleven Yale starters played all 60 minutes, an uncommon feat never duplicated thereafter in major college football.The game was played against the background of the Depression. Yet Princeton's Palmer Stadium was full that warm November afternoon for the first time in six years. 'I guess people wanted to get their minds off their troubles,' said the Yale quarterback, Jerry Roscoe, who threw the winning touchdown pass to Larry Kelley, the latter the first winner of the Heisman Trophy.How did this game, this success, affect the lives of those eleven men of iron Who were they What happened, as World War II descended and snared them.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From the descriptive styles which mirror 19th Century Romanticism to the bold starkness of contemporary dialects, these stories offer myriad insights into the many facets of the masculine soul. These are not cat stories. Well.actually there is one. But for the most part this is a collection of first person narratives in short fiction which are certain to leave the reader begging to dialogue with every page.As with his powerful and imaginative science fiction novels, The Last Champion of Earth and The Planet of Mortal Worship, Donald Templeman entertains, stuns and unveils lurid insights into the human condition with every keystroke.'Author Templeman is a skilled writer and accomplished storyteller'-WRITER'S DIGEST 12TH ANNUAL BOOK AWARDS.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'The Leader's Edge is a must read for aspiring entrepreneurs and executives. Susan Hodgkinson has done what most management consultants and scholars are unable to do. She has written a book consistent with the best research on impression management, social networks and executive development without the jargon. The Leader's Edge provides keen insights and actionable prescriptions for creating a personal brand. The 5 P's framework is the most useful I have found for analyzing and taking action to maximize how others will value your potential to contribute and be willing to invest in it.'Every aspiring professional of color needs to read this book. Susan Hodgkinson writes with sensitivity to the challenges racial minorities often face in large corporations. Her advice is part and parcel of the tools one needs to be liberated from the self-limiting and defensive approaches minorities often take to being undervalued in their places of work. This book is about power and taking control of one's own destiny.'David Thomas, Professor of Organization Behavior, Harvard Business School, and Author of Breaking Through, The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America'Sue Hodgkinson is a brilliant executive coach and a vital partner to me in supporting some of my most important clients at Genzyme. Sue brings her successful approach forward in The Leader's Edge. She gets to the heart of the matter in a way that few others do, enabling leaders to envision and embark upon new pathways to personal excellence.'Joan Wood, Senior Vice President, Leadership and Organization Development, Genzyme Corporation'Every leader at every level needs to read this book.'Deborah Merrill-Sands, Former Dean, Simmons School of Management'Progressing to senior leadership requires a concerted series of adjustments in your leadership approach. This book helps you assess all the dimensions of how you lead, as well as the barriers you should anticipate as you ascend, and strategies for overcoming them. The personal brand framework is practical and following Hodgkinson's advice will bring quick, high impact results to your work.'James G. Connolly, Former President, Citizens Financial Group'With the clarity and passion of a true visionary, Sue Hodgkinson delivers a practical and potent approach to the phenomenon of 'personal branding.''Donna D'Cruz, Founder and CEO of Rasa Music.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Set in the simpler days of the early 1970s, And Still the Crows Laugh is the story of two friends who grow together through their first loves, family difficulties, and their own inward journeys.Through no conscious choices of their own, the boys confront life-altering obstacles. David becomes lost in a world induced by psychedelic drugs, and Ashton unknowingly becomes a member of a clan of crows. With the help of an aged medicine woman, his own recovered ancient memories, and his animal spirits, Ashton enters the underworld and is able to save his friend.David and Ashton get into mischief, solve mysteries, meet a troll, fight monsters, and learn that things are not always what they appear to be. But most importantly, they discover that life is rarely black-and-white and that simply taking the time to listen to the ancient truths they already know may just be the key they need to find happiness.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Seeking the Firebird's Nest by Edward Schwartz carries the reader on a journey where Past and Present stream by the window of the author's mind. Human frailty is given voice with hope to reach happiness and teach for the Future. Esoteric anecdotes reveal his philosophy of life developed in his personal adventures, trials and accomplishments, all in a fairy tale format.Many years have passed since I was a little boy. Several times in my life the firebird has shown me her face. Did she look like the firebird from the old man's house or does everybody see his or her own firebird I do not know. But what I do definitely know is the fact that the taste of tears caused by the firebird's appearance is the same for all of us.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'This compelling memoir of a German girl's bitter, frightening life reveals the horrors visited upon an average family caught between two of the cruelest dictators in history. The small, poignant touches are riveting.' -Kirkus DiscoveriesI think about what I want and what makes me happyBut orderly and quietly to myself.Because my thoughts tear down fortresses and wallsMy thoughts are free.German folk song, author unknownThe beautiful, safe, joyful places in young Tilli's imagination were her only refuge from the bombing that tore through the sky above her during World War II. Her thoughts were her only freedom from Hitler's Nazi tyranny, and they were her strength to survive after the war ended, when Russians invaded her tiny farming village in eastern Germany; forced her into months of hiding in a dark attic crawlspace; and took her innocence, her childhood, and nearly her life.Tilli's dreams-of a time when she could think and act freely, and travel, work, write, worship, and live however she wished-were what fueled the sixteen-year-old to courageously and single-handedly escape the terror of Stalin's harsh Communist rule and create her own happy ending in a free America.This true tale of sorrow and terror, hope and triumph, is Tilli's story-but it's also the story of the unthinkable suffering and untold bravery of countless innocent children who have lived through a war and its aftermath.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A baby is born. The baby is named Destiny by a spiritual grandmother who hears the name whispered to her in her sleep. She knows Destiny is born with a divine destiny, a destiny that could ultimately save many lives. Destiny grows up in a close knit family with strong bonds and values. Unseen evil and dark forces ruled by Satan are out to prevent this destiny. A battle between good and evil ensues. As Destiny grows into adulthood, she is protected. But, the time is near. She must choose. In spite of distractions, temptations, and evil that intensifies can Destiny fulfill her purpose.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Cal was reaching behind his jacket to pull his gun back out when the man kicked him in the stomach. The kick came with such an impact that his hands instinctively went to the front of his torso. Trying to gasp for breath he could hear the men struggling. Bar stools were being knocked over and bottles were shattering all around. The officers towards the back of the bar were running to assist but were fighting through screaming customers who were just as desperate to get out.Cal struggled through the pain of getting a breath back into his lungs. He reached for his gun. Just as his hand found the handle of his 45 he heard a shot.Follow Detective Cal Panterra's new adventure as he uncovers a brutal murder full of twists and turns. Unable to determine whom he can trust, he's forced to utilize his gut instincts, his military training, and twelve years as a New Orleans detective. But Cal soon learns that the more he uncovers, the more his own life is in danger.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The recipes, stories, and history in The Eve of Seven Fishes will take you back to the simple days of your youth, from opening Christmas presents after enjoying the mouthwatering meal of anchovy spaghetti, fried smelts, and Baccala, to savoring the smell of garlic and the company of Uncle Tony and Cousin Vinnie.Author Robert A. Germano entices your taste buds with his delectably authentic Italian recipes from the Old Country. With recipes centered around the simple Italian meal prepared on Christmas Eve, you'll savor the flavor of garlic and basil in Germano's homemade spaghetti sauce and learn how to make true Italian biscotti.The kitchen was the heart of the Italian home. Not only was it a place to cook, but it was also the entertainment area for gossip, arguments, solving riddles, and more laughter than your cheeks could endure.The Eve of Seven Fishes invites you into Germano's kitchen and introduces you to the peasant cooking of years gone by. But remember, 'Too many wines spoil the cook.'.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The author tells about his early life growing up in small Minnesota towns, his education in High School and at Iowa State College. He received a Commission as a Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery after completing the R.O.T.C course and was immediately ordered to active duty in June of 1941. The Pearl Harbor attack meant he was in the war for the duration. This is a story of his role in World War II in desert training, combat in Africa and Sicily, training in England for the invasion of Normandy, landing on Omaha Beach and the campaign through France and Europe, ending in Czechoslovakia. He was overseas just over 3 years serving the entire time with the 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion which was in combat a total of 424 days and was awarded a Unit Citation and several Commendations. He returned with an English bride and attended Dental School at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1950. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Forestry from Iowa State University.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'A very insightful book for every parent and individual who is concerned about the predatory evil of sexual molestation in this modern time.'Dr. Emmanuel Junard, president, Get-Well Naturally, Inc.'Readers will be drawn to Innocence Interrupted because of the brilliant approach of the author in freeing the victims of sexual abuse from unwarranted guilt.'Loretta Mbadugha, PhD, Dillard University, New Orleans, LouisianaInnocence Interrupted presents a graphic look into the mind of the molested child and explores the simple techniques sexual predators use to evade justice. Author Chidi Asika-Enahoro examines what everyone should know about sexual abuse and molestation.With its remarkable twist of gripping sexual consequences embedded within unintended family values, Innocence Interrupted explores the core of family structure to inspire parents to become more attentive to the needs of everyone at home.Innocence Interrupted is a refreshing attempt to expand human awareness and to encourage ultimate love and guilt-free existence. This awareness assures the safety of our youth and ensures that innocence is not interrupted.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Subway Music is about finding things Reinhold Junker thought he had lost forever: his subway music and his name.Subway Music begins in a Manhattan hotel room the day after he and his wife celebrated their Christmas anniversary. She coaxes him into taking her to Brooklyn to see where 'all those stories you tell all of the time about growing up' took place. As a certified Californian, that's the last thing he wants to do. Subways were then. Freeways are now. But they go.At Prospect Park he 'finds' his father and learns about both courage and reverse prejudice-prejudice against his 'Nazi' father. At Coney Island he remembers his Jewish best friend and futile attempts to convert him to Catholicism using the holy waters of Coney Island to turn him into a Jewish Cary Grant. At Kings Highway he visits the house haunted by his old ghosts.At the end of Subway Music he realizes that subway music and Brooklyn will always be as much a part of him as the color of his eyes or the color of his hair. Being from Brooklyn was his fate. Being a Californian is just the way things sometimes work out.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - An ancient artifact from a previously unknown archeological site threatens to contradict a basic tenet of Japanese history. When the artifact falls into the hands of American journalist, Matt Davis, Takeo Kimura, a successful industrialist, sets in motion a series of deadly events in an attempt to keep the artifact's secret from ever being revealed.