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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is a reference book designed for fans who are new to the world of Star Trek.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When Carol Chapman sold her home in Connecticut, she soon found herself on one of those roads less traveled.and that has made all the difference. Arriving in Texas, she bought a ranch and created The Last Refuge, a sanctuary for unwanted dogs, cats, goats, and, most of all, for horses, mules, and donkeys that were destined for the slaughterhouse.Meet Chipper, a chocolate Lab who not only participates in nursing horses back to health, but has also raised cats, lambs, and baby chicks. Learn how goats secretly yearn for the mountains of their ancestors and happily leap onto the hood of a car to illustrate that point. Follow Chapman around for a day and discover that it's hard to get out of shape when caring for horses--if lugging what has to go in one end (massive buckets of water, sixty-pound bales of hay, and fifty-pound bags of grain) doesn't keep a waistline trim, shoveling up piles of what comes out the other end will.Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a hay bale, and enjoy Chapman's unconventional collection of earthy, hilarious, but always heart-warming and timeless reminiscences.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - She was trapped! Her sister Kara was screaming uncontrollably through her bloody toothless mouth. Both her legs were twisted, outward the wrong way, straddling the hump on the floorboard. Her brother, Tommie, had no face only a sheet of thick, red, blood where his face should have been. Mother's eyes were closed with her body slouched down, the steering wheel, embedded in her stomach. Jade suddenly heard a gurgling sound coming from the seat in front of her. She turned her attention to the seat in front of her, where the gurgling sound was coming from. It was Lyla, her grandmother. She was crumpled downward in the floorboard in the passenger side of the front seat. Thank God! She was faced downward! The passenger window in front of her was shattered. There were trances of blood on the outer edges of the hole in the windshield. Jade's mind was spinning out of control with one single thought. 'She is dead! She is dead!' She cringed and closed her eyes. She turned toward the car window not wanting to see anymore. 'Please, please, I don't want to be here anymore!' She thought in desperation. As she shut her eyes, the nightmare that seemed real began to slip away. It was just another flashback nightmare. This one was more terrifying than the reoccurring nightmare she had experienced when she was six. The one where she would wake only to be blinded by the gyrating, white, circles of light she couldn't escape. couldn't see past. Would her nightmares ever end.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A man wakes up to a stark alien environment with no memory of his identity. During his struggle to survive he discovers that he is not alone. In traumatic fashion and sometimes under comical circumstances, he joins forces with the diverse aliens that share his predicament.As they share adventures the bonds between them grow but they could never imagine what the real reason is that they have been thrown together.This is the story of their quest for answers and the complex issues of blending alien cultures. As the man gains knowledge and a new identity, his ultimate purpose is revealed.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Two Stars for Peace makes a compelling case for merging Israel and Palestine into the United States. Dozens of possible objections are addressed using clear logic, historical precedent, and current statistics. This bold new strategy is also shown to be essential to removing the kindling wood of terrorism from Middle East politics.Two Stars for Peace is the natural successor to The Jewish State, Theodore Herzl's hundred-year old booklet that created Zionism. Author Martine Rothblatt persuasively demonstrates that 'two-state' solutions, such as the current Middle East Roadmap, are doomed to failure, as is unbridled Zionism. However, there is a 'two-star' solution that is consistent with the true spirit of Zionism, as well as with complete satisfaction of Palestinian aspirations. America is asked to rise to one of its greatest challenges by welcoming Two Stars for Peace.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - First in the Fluke Family series, Fluke Family Fortune sets the stage for the comical misadventures of Maynerd Fluke Dumsted. To afford the love of the beautiful but shrewish Sue Tue, Maynerd Dumsted sets out to follow the clues to the family fortune hidden somewhere in the cursed kingdom of Gnat.A sometimes well-intentioned ghost gnome tags along for laughs, but his selfish machinations often mean more trouble for Maynerd. Other friends join the fun, such as the lovable fire-year-old orphan, Dandy May, who cavorts with dandelion fairies; the head-bashing ogress, Grissel who hates songs sung about her; an ineffectual thousand-year-old madman; a retired clodhopper named Sam Simple and his fun loving mule, Jazibell.A family curse and the grandiose scheme of the brigand King Kryan Kruke to transform him into the new national hero, in order to reunite the four scattered kingdoms of the land of Gnaught, further complicates Maynerd's plans to find the family fortune.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Each owns their life, the long-haul trucker, a savoir-faire real estate agent, the corrupt sheriff, a serial rapist, and the young wife left alone to sell her home. They are all 'FSBOs', For Sale By Owners, attempting to sell themselves and others on what they want to believe.As a serial rapist preys upon the vulnerable, news media and police fail to disclose that the rape victims are all For Sale By Owners. A female real estate agent is found dead. A male agent is missing. Behind the scenes forces are at play impacting the lives of both the innocent and the guilty. Red Haring, a long-haul trucker with a penchant for singing, song writing, and a dog-named Mercy, team up with savvy real estate agent, Brooklyn Best, in an attempt to unravel the mystery. Shadowy worlds surrounding the moving business, government housing, drugs, prostitution, real estate, organized crime, and the trucking industry, are illuminated. Can a naive pregnant waitress, the young deputy, women abused, or an uneducated thief, fight the foes of darkness to learn the lessons of life All, so involved in their own twisted lives, must make right choices or suffer the consequences.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When Running Wolf sees the crashed aircraft, he photographs the corpses of the eighty-seven souls as they disappear, and the images bring to light the discovery of a diabolic deed. The National Transportation Safety Board quickly determines this is beyond their scope of responsibility and requests assistance.The investigation moves from the Sioux Indian Reservation and state of South Dakota to Washington, D.C., when it becomes apparent that domestic terrorists with a biological agent are involved. Federal agencies headed by FBI Agent Bill Bradley race against time in their attempt to discover and apprehend the masterminds behind the crime.A scheduled bio-terrorist exercise provides a perfect smoke screen for the aggressors to strike their first major blow to the citizens of the United States. In the government's attempt to contain the threat within the borders of South Dakota, the exercise changes to a genuine fight for survival. It becomes clear that the state and local levels of government have been under-funded and under-trained to counter the real threat of a biological attack. Support comes from a surprising entity as the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians sacrifice a sacred secret in order to offer safe haven to the citizens. But will it be enough.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - James Prine introduces a variety of interesting characters in this unique collection of short stories: a mysterious police sergeant who knows more about crucifixions than he should; Vikings who got a little more than they bargained for; Leviticus seen in a new way; an unforgettable war-time event in North Vietnam; the quest of a middle-aged man longing for the past; fighting a house fire in New Orleans; attending a policeman's funeral; and an individual who flies like a bird. These stories are highly recommended for anyone who occasionally enjoys straying off the beaten path. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - One man. Two lifetimes.Mike Lloyd is a nice guy. But once upon a time, he wasn't so nice. Once upon a time, in another body, in another life, Mike Lloyd was at the heart of the greatest unsolved murder in American history. Now, it's all coming back.Second Shooter: Discover once and for all who pulled the trigger. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book contains a unique collection of amazing true stories from Mississippi, also a hilarious play, a screwy convention of the Do Nuthin Party, World War II adventures, wild escapades, and miscellaneous other things such as a so-called opera, 'Tragedy of Peggy O'Neal.'You will read about Col. Charles Glen Collins' encounters with King Edward VII, George V, Churchill, Kitchener, Faulkner, Caruso, and Eugen Sandow, world's strongest man. Collins was the great grandfather of Bill Laimbeer of basketball fame.Another story involves two young black teenagers in reconstruction days in South Mississippi who survived assassination attempts to bravely testify against a white murderer. The murderer later escaped after his conviction and brought a reign of terror to his community until an unarmed Baptist sheriff faced him down and talked him into surrendering. After which, the sheriff and his feisty whip-wielding wife had to fend off a lynch mob and trick them in a classic ruse to get the murderer back to prison.The stories range from violence and terror to nostalgic sweet sadness to hilarious antics. Every item is a jewel to remember.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This writing is a wonderful effort to produce a book that:Reeks with authenticityChallenges the reader to predict outcomes. Both immediate and eventual.Intertwines a moral thread throughout with the final climax.Educates historically to the current reality. Brings to the reader a colorful caste of characters.Calls attention to the bias in the hierarchy of law enforcement agencies. Points to the ethnic predominance of cops and crooks. Infuses the reader with the impression that male chauvinism predominates law enforcement. Portrays 'cops' motivation being emotional as well as moral.Asks the question, 'does might make right ''Boston Police Detective Sergeant Stuart Parnell McKeady was not fully aware of the moral debt he was incurring as he slipped progressively deeper into graft and corruption - but that debt would quickly come due.' --William 'Bill' Arbuckle Former California lawman and reviewer of books pertaining to crime cases. 'The book The Great Brink's Holdup I co-authored with Sid Feder (Murder, Inc.) was factual. Crime, Passion & Conscience is factualized fiction. In my ten years on the force, I witnessed inefficiency and outright dishonesty from the top down. This fictional account shows how temptations can overwhelm conscience in a very difficult job. I am proud of the honest majority of police and of the Boston Police Medal of Honor bestowed on me.' --Edward Anthony Gibbons.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Jean Balneaves, born in poverty on a Scottish Croft in the nineteenth century sees for the first time, as bairns, in a chance meeting, young Robert Loudon, son of the soon to be laird of Dollar Glen Castle, and owner of the croft holding. In young adulthood they secretly meet and fall in love. But Robert is persueded to enterSandhurst the English Army Officer's School. Because of a mysterious fire, the croft cottage burns and Jean's father dies. Jean, now a dark eyed beauty takes charge of her siblings and young widowed mother.all eventually are invited to the Castle by a compassionate (now Viscount) Benjamin Loudon, Robert's papa. But his wife, the Lady Katrine sternly objects. Finally afte five years Jean and Robert find each other in Auchenblae where Jean and her brother are helping a linen mill entrepreneur. It is there where Jean and Robert's love is consumated and a child results. However, Jean refuses to wed Robert in view of his mama's strong objections. Jean, a sensitive person and a loving Robert find their lives forever changed. A rare cameo is a symbol of the eternal love they share.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Deborah Leigh has intuitively read ordinary playing cards professionally for the last 20 years. She learned about Personal Prophesy and how to apply its principles to achieve a happier, more satisfying life from her grandmother who handed the fundamentals down to her two years before her death. Aside from her grandmother's revolutionary teachings, Deborah hasn't been able to find information on this particular method of perceiving the future to attain genuine love, success and happiness through ordinary playing cards--anywhere.While others might consider themselves 'gifted'; Deborah insists she is not. She merely possesses an exceptionally well-developed intuitive sense focused through playing cards. A skill, she believes, anyone is capable of developing for themselves to bring true empowerment to their lives. Over the years, Deborah has taught others around the world to read playing cards as expertly as she does. They are faithful, devoted followers of Personal Prophesy to this day.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Invisibles, a unique collection of poetry and artwork, is a creation in which the style of written words and brush strokes takes the reader into an amazing and brave world, where the magical dawns and exotic twilights of the East and West intertwine; where days and nights seek each other in the fantastic voyage of life. Each poem is a previously untold story from the world of the invisible, whose voices we may not hear and whose faces we may not see; whose pain we may not feel and whose languages we may not understand; and whose heroism we may not notice. These are the innocent and noble human beings that are pressured by social injustice, caught in the crossfire of mindless and violent powers. This book includes 19 prints of original paintings. These paintings reflect some of the artist's thoughts and perceptions throughout a stormy life across the continents.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Holy Union of David and Jonathan is a provocative biblical story of passion and political intrigue. LGBT readers will discover a story that will help them find self-acceptance and constructively challenge the prejudice of religious homophobes. David and Jonathan formed a magnificent and beautiful partnership that they apparently intended to last for a lifetime. Theirs was a loving and committed relationship.The failure of our culture to recognize the intrinsic divinity of homosexuality and the sanctity of our relationships is the central dilemma challenging lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. Our society's civil morality is informed by the religious mores of our culture. A redefined cultural and societal understanding of same-sex love derived from and supported by the Bible--a widespread knowledge of the holy union of David and Jonathan--will have a profound impact on the long-term success of our justice movement.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - More than a century ago, a lovely young Georgia aristocrat named Jane Carroll Heard came to the Indian Territory. She was the bride of Fred Severs Clinton, a handsome blue-eyed blond who was part Creek Indian, from the village of Red Fork on the Arkansas River. Their union was not only a lifetime affair of the heart, but an alliance of remarkable talents and abilities which would play a major role in transforming the little frontier village of Tulsey Town, I.T., into a booming mid-American city known as 'The Oil Capital of the World.' This is the story of Jane Heard Clinton, and of the people and values that molded her character and influenced her life. It is also the story of her life with her beloved Fred, and of the city they helped to build at the bend of the Arkansas River.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Have you watched in awe as dogs performed amazing feats in dog events on TV Do you wonder, 'Why can't my dog listen to me like that How do those people get their dogs to respond so quickly and accurately ' Margie Clutter has trained and competed with her dogs in obedience, agility, herding and flyball. Her Border Collie, Winthrop Ysabel (Belle), has earned the Border Collie Society of America Versatility Award. Margie writes with an insider's look at the relationship between dogs in competition and their owners, offering training tips for you to improve your relationship with your dog. But she doesn't stop there. Oftentimes we respond to God in the same way our dogs respond to us--confused, distracted, or downright disobedient! Can we learn about obedience, teamwork and relationship with God by observing our dogs Margie's strong Christian faith has given her a unique perspective on the relationship between dog and handler, human and God. The result is this collection of practical, Scriptural modern-day parables for spiritual growth in your relationship with God. 'I fell in love with this fascinating book after reading the first few chapters.a great resource!' Dr. Stephen Schwambach, pastor, author.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Anyone can relate to the raw emotion within each poem. We all share the commonality of turbulent family relationships, romance problems, marital issues, and perhaps the slicing pain of divorce. Additionally, many of us are trying to cope with personal loss, grief and death. We struggle to find meaning in our lives and our position within the broad spectrum of our human existence, beginning with the illumination of birth and the darkness of death. You will identify with the joy, and grief, expressed so eloquently by the author.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When Tim Allison decided to try out for the Kansas City Blue Sox he had no idea of pursuing a professional baseball career--but here he was--trying to move up in the Blue Sox organization. The first year of professional baseball had gone by quickly. The year with the Springfield Kings had been a year of discovery. A year in which Tim discovered his love for baseball was greater than he had ever imagined; discovered a wonderful girl; had fallen in love; and had found that the world is not always kind and understanding. With all negative thoughts of his first year in baseball behind him, Tim was looking forward to the new year, a new team, and further adventures in the world of professional sports. He was apprehensive, but filled with excitement as he looked forward to moving up to Little Rock to play for the Blue Sox AA farm team.How many of the other guys had been promoted Where would Larry Phelps and Big Tony Meeker play this year Would they still be in Springfield, or would they be assigned to Little Rock or Topeka And what had become of Randy Ford and Burr Swann And what about Linda--where do we go from here All these questions and more will be answered in this sequel to the first Tim Allison Baseball Story, Tim's Big Decision. Batting Third is filled with baseball action, romance, mystery, intrigue, and an emphasis upon Christian values as we follow Tim through another exciting year of professional baseball.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - On 21st Century Pulp:'Comic, frightening, suspenseful--Eric Turowski's stories are entertaining from beginning to end.'--Julia Park, author, Tongues of Angels.On The Bugboys:'An absolutely terrific yarn--worth getting the issue for that one story alone.'--John F. Haines, the Zone #6On Eric Turowski:'.Sounds like Genocides-era Thomas Disch.'--Rhys Hughes, the Zone #6. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Set in the Rose City of Portland, Oregon, the All-4-Love series evolves around Alley's wacky relationship toggles and family issues. Sure, typical family problems can be repeated snores when it comes to reading, but I've taken it to wild and crazy heights and it should keep all readers glued to the end.Distant Lover is about protagonist Alley's yearning for someone that seems hard to reel in. He yearns for Lavida Jones, but she is entangled in parenting, job, and ex-fiancé problems. The story opens with Alley being the ultimate, unemployed, and complete loser. Not only is Alley suddenly blessed with finding job security, he meets his distant lover on a bus. Together, Alley and Lavida survive all the wacky challenges: A stalking bum that eventually cleans up his alcoholic behaviors, returns to the bottle, and ends up dead by the end of Distant Lover. The gangster son of Lavida, who threatened to shoot Alley if marriage came up, ends up shot and finds that Jesus is his best friend. The ex-fiancé and part time Jamaican pimp, Robert, ends up the most hated villain you'll ever read about.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Humans aren't perfect. Sometimes we get sick or behave irrationally, with negative consequences. Although much of our behavior is guided by various social institutions, this formal manner of regulation is less effective than a personally designed system of rational self-management. At a societal level, we eradicated many socially-unacceptable behaviors, but most of us have not achieved this on a personal level. Society entrusts each person to maintain his own personal health, but where does he turn to if he needs help preventing a major crisis or correcting destructive behavior The author offers an innovative approach solution: rational self-management. It starts with establishing rules for a rational lifestyle. In the beginning, the individual may look to someone else's personal experience and adapt it to his own rules. In the next stage, his actions are analyzed to determine if they comply with the rules he has set. These rules are constantly evolving to enhance his behavior. Finally, implementation of the rules is controlled and results are measured. This rational approach to self-management helps one avoid behaviors that can have devastating consequences, such as drug abuse, crime, and it improves his health and quality of life. Try it. You won't regret it.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Many times in our lives things happen to us that we know without a shadow of a doubt that God intervened. Matthew 1:23. Most of the time we do not realize until after the experience for months and years later that God intervened. Without the Holy Spirit we could miss the work of the Lord altogether. Over a period of years, I have been a witness of the Lord. The Lord has spoken with me to write down these experiences to bless, encourage and build faith in many. To stay humble, anointed, stating each experience, and the miracle way the Lord himself has performed them in my life. Most of all let them know. I am alive: yes Jesus is alive and working the same miracles today as He did when He was on earth. He is the same yesterday, today and forever more. He is Omnipresent, Omnipotent, and Omniscient.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A high-voltage thriller as electrifying as today's headlines. Marly McCalley, a secretive computer expert, is thrown from her Chicago high-rise, leading police to tag her boyfriend, Zack Dreyben, as their prime suspect. Struggling to prove his innocence, Zack narrowly escapes his own murder and soon realizes that he, too, is a target. Unwittingly, Zack has become embroiled in an anarchist's plot to destroy the electrical infrastructure of the U.S. But, rather than using explosives or hijacked jets, this ingenious scheme is designed to attack the power grid using the Internet, prompting the grid into cascading failures of self-destruction. Trains and subways will stall. Fuel and water supplies will evaporate. Worst of all, survival riots will violently pit citizen against citizen. Until now, the important things in Zack's life have been limited to business success and his current lover. Suddenly thrown into a struggle of monumental importance, Zack must confront not only his own death, but the deaths of additional thousands. Who is Zack Dreyben And, can he muster the courage and command to save himself and the American way of life.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The history of the Thomas family mirrors the history, struggles, and successes of America. Starting in the 1600s, my ancestors came from Europe and helped settle and build the country; fought in the battles that defined the nation; lost their jobs in the Great Depression, and then enjoyed the prosperity of 20th century America. Along the way was a soldier who fought with George Washington in Braddock's Expedition; four veterans of the American Revolution; a father and son who served on opposite sides during the Civil War, and the engineer who kept the Washington Monument running in it's early days. This book, a family history of my parents and their ancestors, tells their stories and presents the lineage of my family.…