Iuniverse jun 2024 (15 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Skin You're In is a love letter to adoptees and their families. Isabel's hope is this book will help families openly discuss diversity within their home and proudly celebrate differences, because simply put: families don't have to match.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A young lady recovering from a bicycle accident uses a get-well gift to gather information for her school report on Pirates. She has no idea of the outcome of her pursuit.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Adam's Gift, author Cindy Williams Adams shares the story of the death of her twenty-seven-year-old son, Adam, and her subsequent spiritual journey. Hi! I'm Adam, and I'm dead. Well, not really. I'm still here . 'The first night in the hospital, while Adam was on life support, around midnight, a nurse advised me to go home and get some rest. I looked at Adam's monitor. His heart rate was 180, a normal heart rate for an infant. At that point, his vital signs were nominal. I said I'd go home when Adam's heart rate reached 111. Greg and I sat in the dark, listening to the beep-beep of Adam's monitor. A few minutes later, Greg said, 'Look at the monitor.' Adam's heart rate was 111. My youngest sister, Rhonda, and I clipped some locks of Adam's dark brown hair as a keepsake. I was sitting at the head of his bed examining our handiwork when I heard Adam say jokingly, 'Mom, what the fuck did you do to my hair ' In that pivotal moment, if I'd talked myself out of believing what I'd just experienced, I would have grieved Adam's death in an entirely different way. Trusting the communication from Adam was real not only allowed me to accept the loss of Adam's physical presence, it allowed me to create an entirely new relationship with the part of Adam that is eternal.Adam's lungs, kidneys, pancreas, and liver saved the lives of two individuals and significantly improved the lives of three others. Adam's liver went to a young mother from Indiana, where I was born. Adam's pancreas went to a woman with diabetes who'll never have to suffer another amputation. Adam's kidneys went to a woman from somewhere in California and to a man in Oakland who no longer plan their life around the need for dialysis. Adam's lungs went to a seventy-two-year-old man from Arizona.'From January 2011 to February 2023, Adam led me on a twelve-year-long wild goose chase where I collected seemingly random puzzle pieces that when presented altogether, finally make sense. From a past life as a knowledge keeper in Atlantis to serving as an intergalactic guardian, Adam's mind-blowing after-death adventures will change everything you thought you knew about life and death and the world as we know it. Don't let your skin suit fool you into thinking you're anything less than a co-creator with God. We don't have to die to evolve to a higher level of consciousness. When it comes to consciousness-raising, Adam and I are giving away the cheats. Adam's Gift is more than a memoir, it's a multidimensional multimedia experience. Brace yourself, you're in for an e-ticket ride.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Modern computing, telecommunications, and search engine technologies have made information both easily and instantaneously available. As a result, people often lose sight of the need to critically review, scrutinize, and verify the truth of the information they receive using them. Paradoxically, it is precisely because of these and other technological advancements that it has become increasingly necessary to determine the veracity of the information we receive.These newly emergent technologies have created a perfect storm: They are being used to selectively deliver cleverly chosen fragments of information to varied target audiences with enormous precision. This has created a highly orchestrated barrage of factual information combined with partial truths and veiled propaganda that now circulates and proliferates through a variety of Internet-based channels with near-miraculous efficiency. All too often, truth is now equated with how many people believe something rather than with the more fundamental principles that underlie what truth really is. This has made the difference between the truth and falsehoods progressively more difficult for ordinary people to tease out, disentangle, and recognize.Accordingly, individuals must now equip themselves with their own approaches to assess the truth of the information they receive. To do this successfully, they must return to basics to effectively scrutinize what information is credible and what is not-and why. Hence, there is a need to highlight what truth is, what it means, and how ordinary people can assess it in their everyday lives. This is crucial undertaking if we are to be able to assess the information that underpins our thoughts, knowledge, understandings, and beliefs.Happily, there is a path to prevail: Truth always depends on two fundamental precepts-facts and their context. This book explains how you can sort through the overwhelming volume of information we are all faced with to reject falsehoods and misrepresentations and uncover truth together with its meaning, value, and utility.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This story begins on June 28, 1959, when nineteen years old Janet, married Jake,a worldly man and eleven years her senior. Janet had high exceptions when theymoved into their Shotgun cottage. She imagined that they would live happilyever after. She was not prepared for her future with Jake.Janet's life experiences would have been devastating for most women but, shestood tall and turned each experience into opportunities to move forward fasterthan normal. Using money, she save from her household budget and her sewing,Janet secretly pursued a college education. During this time, she gave birth totwo sons and earned her college degree and later earned two post grad degrees.Jake's sudden death brought her family new challenges that they were wellprepared for.Janet's life became more meaningful and fulfilling when she met the man that wasworthy of her love. This new life had its difficult time but, Janet's experiences andtraining skills played a major role in easing the pain that came about.She always remembered that experiences are learning steps that you take one ata time and learn from each step.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Among the most enduring tales of the Old West is the story of John Parker and his sister, Cynthia Ann Parker, who were kidnapped by the Comanche in 1836 from Texas. Raised by their captors, they later became Comanche. Cynthia married Peta Nocona, chief of the Qwahadi Band, and had several children, including Quanah Parker, chief of the Comanche. Of John Parker, though, nothing further is known with certainty.However, legends of him still ride the wind. The most often heard relates how John Parker became a great warrior and traveled to Mexico with the Comanche on their yearly raids. These raids caused horrific and widespread damage and loss of life, from the Rio Grande, south, all the way to Queretaro and Guadalajara, deep in Mexico-an incredible distance of more than a thousand miles from the Comanche homeland. Even Mexico City lay in dread of being attacked. Hundreds of thousands of horses and cattle were taken as well as numerous hostages. During one such raid, John Parker took seriously ill and was left in the Chisos Mountains, just across the border in south Texas, to recuperate, along with a young Mexican woman, who the Comanche had taken hostage. They fell in love, married, and returned to Mexico, living happily there for many years. But there's so much more to this story that yet rides the wind.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'A beautiful testament to the power of Spirit, Whispers from the Spirit World demonstrates how one's life can transform when we are open and receptive to Spirit. Like building a new language of love, we can see life through a different spiritual lens and continue the relationship with our loved one on the other side in a whole new way. Benita's story of grief, love, and connection will inspire you to remain open to the magic of life.' -Bill Philipps, psychic medium and author of Signs from the Other SideJoseph and Benita shared a sustained relationship built on trust, love, and emotional support for thirty-eight years. Wherever they went, they always held hands. Five years after his passing, Joseph continues holding Benita's hand, supporting and guiding her through life with signs and messages from the spirit world.In her ninth grief memoir, Whispers from the Spirit World, Benita Glickman once again dazzles us with her original, beguiling poetry and her unique style of storytelling.signs of loveheaven-sentmagic in the makingSpirit can reach out to us at any time-on a seemingly arbitrary day; soon after the death of a loved one; when we're experiencing emotional upheaval, or at a crossroads in life; anytime we can use a little advice, or a gentle nudge. A deceased loved one reaches out for a multitude of reasons-with a heaven hello; to assure you he or she is fine; to fill you in on his or her new life, or to offer support and guidance. If you're open to spirit, you'll see the signs, hear the whispers, and receive the messages. Walk alongside the author as she and her circle of friends receive signs from the beyond. See if you recognize any of them as signs you've received. Ponder their meanings and ascertain the messages they hold.Ultimately, Benita's message to her readers is Joseph's message from beyond the veil. Believe in yourself and in the Universe. Only then can you follow your heart, and do what feels right to you. You may be surprised to find that what appears ordinary, may actually be sublime.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A gripping memoir of one person's rise from poverty to leading sales organizations for five pioneering technology companies. This is a story of how eleven childhood jobs from age nine to eighteen provided the motivation and work ethic to rise through sales organizations to lead sales and channel teams around the world. In this collection of stories from his first sixty years, Strubel explores how his childhood shaped his adult life. His stories cover how his father became the first in his family to attend college, then lost his business and the family home after falling on hard times. And how his mom went back to work at minimum wage until a head-on collision ended her ability to work. Strubel put himself through college while hitchhiking home on weekends to spend time with his younger sisters. He joined the original Silicon Valley startup who allowed him to work as a co-op every other semester through college, and then joined them for twenty-seven years after he graduated from Indiana University.Simple, But Hard tells stories of love and loss, of pain and laughter. Stories of luck and hard work and how both led him from a restaurant dishwasher to become the chief commercial officer of a multi-billion-dollar company. This book will take the reader around the world in a wide range of topics told in short stories.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In 1936, the year Fritz Schwalm was born, Adolph Hitler had high approval ratings. Fritz's parents supported the national socialist state, and his father was an SS officer employed in the Race and Settlement Office (Rasse and Siedlungs Hauptamt, RuSHA). The office became the focus of a military tribunal of the Nuremberg trials, and his father was sentenced to ten years in prison. Decades later, after his father's death, Fritz discovered his diaries, penned during the first four years in captivity that included the trial.In a fascinating memoir, Fritz begins by sharing his father's journals that detail his thoughts about Germany's successes and failures under the Hitler regime, beginning with his internment in a camp near Hamburg, Neuengamme. In the following section, Fritz chronicles his own life growing up under the Nazi regime. After revealing how the defeat of Germany in 1945 and its consequences confronted him with traditional political and social norms, he leads others through the events of his subsequent life, rich in adventures and free choices, stark contrasts of what his life would have been in a society governed by rigid social norms and ideological biases.A Life Outside My Father's Shadow shares the contrasting perspectives and views of a German SS officer father and his son as the events of a brutal war transformed the world.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Which Reminds Me.More delightful stories from Dr. Jim Weber, retired surgeon, turned yoga doc! We are invited to celebrate with him a variety of unusual occurrences: celebrity encounters, swim meets, 'copping out,' hairy decision making, James Joyce agonistes, the etiquette expert off duty. And much more.Mary Starkebaum, M.D.,Family Practitioner,International humanitarianReading your vignettes as I wrestle with my own memoir was a shock to my system. I felt as though I was moving from the twilight of my writing into a sun-drenched frolic. Moment after moment, the reader hears the request: 'Another helping of life, please.'Further, there is also something for the mathematician that I happen to be. Each of the four sections has nine vignettes for a total of thirty-six-a lot of perfect squares.Mel Currie, Ph.D., Former Chief of CryptographIc Design at NSAJim's writing draws us all in more closely, like his yoga classes, creating a sense of community.Dennis Yamashita, Recognized leader in U.S.-Japan relationships, Imperial award recipient: Order of the Rising Sun.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Join in the adventures of someone whose boyhood was spent on the Caribbean, Grenadine island of Carriacou, one filled with the culture brought from Africa, via the Middle Passage, and maintained despite the hardships of the plantations. Continue with him as he pursues medical education whilst rafting and reggae dancing in Jamaica, then enjoying junkanoo in the Bahamas, following the Knicks in New York, admiring the majesty of the Hawaiian scenery, and bracing himself against the cold winds of Ottawa. Return with him to practise in Grenada, then onwards to South America to teach in Suriname where different races unite, but with time for football in Brazil, tango in Argentina, and savouring the rums of Guyana. Follow him to Dominica, the Nature Island, to the carnival in Trinidad, and to the yachting capital, the BVI in the Antilles. Settle with him and his family as they garden and dine on stew-conch in Freeport, Bahamas.Come sail and fly with me.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Why did Professor Norman Golb of the Oriental Institute need to be silenced Why did a small clique monopolize access and publication rights to the Dead Sea Scrolls for more than four decades Why does the truth matter about where the scrolls came from In this documented memoir, Raphael Golb exposes the inside story of the Dead Sea Scrolls controversy and its scandals. He describes how he himself became involved in the controversy-and ended up fighting to stay out of Rikers Island.For over seventy years, the true historical significance of the scrolls has been obscured by the institutional influence of a threatened scholarly establishment. Never were the stakes made clearer than when powerful Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau took action to protect the reputation of well-connected scroll figures, both in New York and across the United States.Raphael Golb's memoir of his journey through the system-in a case that almost reached the Supreme Court-poses the question of where we stand with the First Amendment today. While reigniting the great debate over who wrote the scrolls, Golb's account also sheds light on broader issues involving academic revolutions, censorship, and how easily power can be abused in a democratic society.'Institutions and museums, international conferences and books may ostracize the scholar who transmits a new message . A crisis emerges . Eventually . the new paradigm gradually gains adherents and replaces the old.' - Joel Kraemer (2012 essay on Norman Golb).…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Caution: Literature purists may be offended.God Bless Us, Every One! cannot be called a sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol because it's different from the classic in too many ways. Yet it does use it as backstory. The opening scene mirrors the first paragraphs of A Christmas Carol by reporting the death of Scrooge in a similar fashion to Dickens's announcement of the death of Marley. Coombs extends the wordplay, furthering the jokes Dickens makes to set the tone for the book. And he borrows other tropes and style features from Dickens for comic effect-surreal grotesque characters with suggestive names populate this novel rife with puns and malapropisms of all types.The style of God Bless Us, Every One! might be described as faux-Dickensian, but the work draws inspiration from a long line of humorists right up to today's edgiest writers. It's a trenchant satire that mocks cultural norms, genre fiction, predatory capitalism, ethnic stereotyping, and religion all through the vehicle of a ludicrous storyline of dark comic fantasy.Tiny Tim is the atypical hero of the story. Reduced to a vegetative state, he becomes an empath with the magical ability of picking up emotions from others, then radiating them out into the world. Without a will of his own, he becomes a tool of unscrupulous people who use him to manipulate markets and political sentiment-often to disastrous ends.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book, chronicles the journey of a young woman who began her professional life as a teacher, in a village in south Trinidad, during an era of change, a time when the status quo was being questioned and challenged internationally.It is written through the eyes of someone who was a child of the Black Power Revolution in Trinidad and Tobago which impacted the lives of many young people of that era. Her search for truth led to her becoming involved in a clandestine revolutionary group, the National United Freedom Fighters, comprising young people of like mind who were waging a class struggle against capitalism and imperialism.It tells of the inspiration she drew from the leadership and moral direction of many outstanding global Freedom Fighters. It relates how Andrea became involved in the largest bank robbery in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, of her life on the run, her capture and imprisonment. It describes her periods of heightened spiritual awareness, her becoming a Medical Social Worker and her conversion.This journey has been documented by the author with the hope that it would shine some light on the darkness of these end times. 168 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book, chronicles the journey of a young woman who began her professional life as a teacher, in a village in south Trinidad, during an era of change, a time when the status quo was being questioned and challenged internationally.It is written through the eyes of someone who was a child of the Black Power Revolution in Trinidad and Tobago which impacted the lives of many young people of that era. Her search for truth led to her becoming involved in a clandestine revolutionary group, the National United Freedom Fighters, comprising young people of like mind who were waging a class struggle against capitalism and imperialism.It tells of the inspiration she drew from the leadership and moral direction of many outstanding global Freedom Fighters. It relates how Andrea became involved in the largest bank robbery in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, of her life on the run, her capture and imprisonment. It describes her periods of heightened spiritual awareness, her becoming a Medical Social Worker and her conversion.This journey has been documented by the author with the hope that it would shine some light on the darkness of these end times.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 168 pp. Englisch.…