Iuniverse sep 2010 (110 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Studies suggest that when students are taught a structured note-taking strategy, engagement, reading comprehension and retention increase. Teach your students this systematic note-taking process and witness the difference it makes in your students' understanding of non-fiction text and their abilities to navigate it. Students will enjoy the high interest, adolescent friendly articles (with Spanish translations) and the 'scaffolded' forms provide the assistance students need to master this powerful content area strategy. This is one tool your students must have in their comprehension repertoire. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Studies suggest that when students are taught a structured note-taking strategy, engagement, reading comprehension and retention increase. Teach your students this systematic note-taking process and witness the difference it makes in your students' understanding of non-fiction text and their abilities to navigate it. Students will enjoy the high interest, adolescent friendly articles (with Spanish translations) and the 'scaffolded' forms provide the assistance students need to master this powerful content area strategy. This is one tool your students must have in their comprehension repertoire. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - More Than Conquerors: Five Principles for Success offers encouragement and assistance to any person who is struggling to accomplish their own personal vision, mission, calling, or to find their passion in life. Do you have a dream Do you have a vision for your life Are you passionate about your particular calling Do you have a negative opinion of yourself and what you can accomplish that is based on the comments or opinions of others If you answered yes to any of the above questions, More Than Conquerors was written for you. This encouraging guide uses the challenges David encountered while facing Goliath as evidence of the fact that, with the assistance of the Lord, we will always have victory. Goliath represents the opposition, interference, and negativity many of us face every day. Goliath also represents the situations and the individuals that stand between us and the things we want to accomplish. The five stones David picked up to use in his sling are the weapons or tools that were chosen to defeat Goliath. The five success principles-your five smooth stones-are the weapons you can use to defeat your own personal Goliaths.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - God has a plan for two special angels who are sent to live as humans in the world. Kenisha Brown, endowed with the gifts of healing and great compassion, must meet and marry fellow angel Michael Lindebloom, a righteous man who is strong and determined. They are to become the parents of special child who will play an important role in God's plan. The two angels know they will have difficulty remembering what they are to do after they enter the world as humans. And they know that the demonic opposing forces will do all they can to stop them. Kenisha is born to an African-American single mother on the South Side of Chicago, and Michael is born four years later into a Jewish family in New York City. By the time they meet, she's trapped in an unhappy marriage, and he's a lawyer, a war hero, and a ladies' man. The heavenly angels do all they can to help Kenisha and Michael remember God's plan for them, while the opposing forces battle to keep them apart. To be successful, Kenisha and Michael must work through social and cultural differences and religious roadblocks, while powerful spiritual warfare wages around them. Will these two unlikely mates overcome their challenges to further God's plan.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Whether a woman is sixteen years old or sixty, dating is a lot like navigating a mine field. When a relationship is good, it feels like we are soaring on top of the world. But more often than we would like to admit, things can go wrong; only after the smoke clears do we realize we never noticed the warning signs. Beware of Dogs: How to Avoid Dating Disasters helps women learn the important lessons gained from bad relationships while providing expert guidance leading them down a path to becoming happier, more self-fulfilled human beings. Barbara Hayes is a relationship therapist who relies on both her professional and personal experiences to help women discern whether their guy is nice or narcissistic, quirky or disturbed, intrigued or obsessed. Along with personal anecdotes and case studies, she includes fun quizzes and checklists that make it easy to sort out the dirty dogs from the dream guys and learn whether a partner's habits are merely annoying or red flags signaling that the relationship is headed for disaster. Beware of Dogs: How to Avoid Dating Disasters provides the practical tools and suggestions that will teach any woman how to make wise relationship choices.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Mind Energy: The Power of ME! illustrates a revolutionary new process for achieving your dreams and taking all aspects of your life-personal, professional, emotional, financial, and relational-to the next level. Prepare for success by learning time-tested principles used by the most successful and brilliant people in the world and throughout history. Recognize and break through what has been called the silent killer of dreams-procrastination. Then, follow author Tim Ferris's step-by-step system, supported with practical exercises, for achieving success that begins with helping you discover what's important to you. With Ferris's explosive new goal setting techniques, you will be able to design and achieve powerful goals. He uses the word POWERFUL as an acronym to aid in memorization of his groundbreaking techniques. It also serves as a mantra for setting powerful goals designed to support your life's purpose and move you in the direction of your ultimate destiny! Knowledge is only potential power; true power arises by taking immediate action. Who you are today is a direct result of your past thoughts and actions. The thoughts and actions you take now, in the present, will determine your future. Who will you be.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Tired of being in bondage Tired of wandering through the barren land Stuck in a place of nothingness, and ready to leave it Join Rev. Jerry Wade Jr. as he traces a journey out of the wilderness and into the Promised Land. In , Rev. Wade explains how to reprogram your mind, freeing you from the bondage and negative aspects of the hood mentality. Christ's mind and Christ-like living can open the path that leads out of the wilderness. Rev. Wade provides the keys to transform and reposition your life. His three-step process for self-awareness and the changes this process can make in your life will help you give up the hood mentality in favor of the path to Jesus Christ. Aimed at inspiring personal growth and Christian community, Rev. Wade's methods serve to guide anyone misled into a damaging way of thinking back to a positive place in Christ. Including some of Rev. Wade's original poetry reinforcing the principles he describes, Ex'Hood'Us can help you renew your mind, control your body, and restore your soul.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Sibyl's Mistake recounts the summer adventures of several sets of American visitors to southern Italy. Frank Bones, at the beginning of a one-year sabbatical from the University of California at Berkley, has come to Naples to bask in the beautiful city and to spend the year exploring. As his adventure unfolds, he meets an unusual cast of characters, each with a different story and reason for being there at that particular time. They have the ordinary adventures of travelers in foreign countries, but also most unusual ones, including being in costume onstage live at the San Carlo Opera and spending time on the volcanic island of Stromboli as it is destroyed by an eruption. They experience great loves and a strange, ritualistic, erotic murder. Perhaps a now-obese Bacchus is among the mortals again, making life interesting-drawing each character into the story. Will they survive the mystery that is about to unfold, and how will their lives be changed if they do.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Who Will Be Next In the world of South Florida sugar baron Jorge Fuegos, secrets are dangerous possessions. When photojournalist Luke Palmer nearly drives over a body in the middle of a deserted highway, he photographs the dead man and then drives on to find help. When he returns, the body has disappeared, and he has no idea that the two men responsible for the murder now know his identity. Ray Walters is missing, Arturo Ramirez's body is gone, and Palmer's photographs show Ramirez wearing Walters's ring. As Palmer assists with the police investigation, he discovers that the sugar baron's scheme to multiply profits is polluting the Everglades. A deadly chess game ensues, pitting the photojournalist against Fuegos and his murderous henchmen. Palmer builds his own group of allies, including two beautiful women eager to gain his affection. In this exciting and suspenseful thriller, an investigation into corruption, murder, and the pollution of the Everglades leads to violent confrontation. It soon becomes clear who the real predators are-and they are not the ferocious alligators. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A Dysfunctional Legacy presents a retelling of the defining events that occur in the family of Abraham from the time subsequent to the eviction of Ishmael and Hagar to the time of Jacob's death. Offering a realistic, down-to earth picture of this chosen family rather than the sanctimonious treatment of them that is sometimes presented, the story begins with the end of Abraham and Sarah's marriage and his subsequent marriage to Keturah. When he is instructed by God to sacrifice his son Isaac, he heads on the mission with the hope that God will inform him that a mistake has been made and that his son's life will be saved. But God's intervention does not come as expected, and Abraham's life takes a turn to the road less travelled. Abraham's story as told in A Dysfunctional Legacy depicts the vaunted promises made to Abraham that have seemingly faded by the time of the death of his grandson, Jacob.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When a shy American teenager travels with her mother to the mountain village of Vassara, Greece, after the unexpected death of a family member, she is overcome with grief. As she watches children chase balls across the town square and old widows ride atop donkeys to harvest fields of almond and olive trees, the young girl realizes she has stumbled upon a gateway to a new life. What starts out as a holiday abroad quickly turns into the discovery of a magical place, where love and friendship endure through time and where traditions of an ancient world survive modern change to bring about an inexplicable miracle. Summer after summer, she cannot resist returning to her mother's homeland and the enchanting village that enraptures both her heart and soul. Nothing-not even a raging mountain wildfire-can keep her away from the people and place she loves. As she matures from a girl to a woman, she falls in love for the first time and faces a difficult choice between the familiarity of home and the enticement of an uncertain future. SEASONS OF SUN is a coming-of-age tale that opens the heart to discovering life and love in unexpected places.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina provide the early setting for Tales of Two Gails. Two friends, both named Gail, close for more than sixty years, share true stories of meeting challenges and overcoming hardships with stories of inspiration, faith, and humor. Gail Shepherd Diederich and Gail Kelly Lester began their friendship as tiny babies in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Grandparents for both provided support and love, guiding two little girls through family hardships. In the years that followed high school, the lives of the two Gails went in different directions; during decades of professional success, marriage, and raising children the two rarely saw each other but never lost contact. Their strong bond of friendship held them close in heart. Then e-mail came along; the distance between them was bridged, and the two friends were close again. One Gail was a news writer, and both enjoyed writing a good story. They took off on a late-in-life adventure, telling of the people and events that led them successfully through their lives. Their stories are told with humor, strong faith, and hopes that the stories will inspire others to move past negatives and find the positives in life. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - William Cathcart-Rake shares his memories of a half-century of hiking in the Grand Canyon. During that time he spent sixty days and walked five hundred miles below the rim. As he recounts his thoughts and experiences of eighteen separate treks below the rim, he includes many fascinating facts about the Canyon's natural and human history. As the years go by, the author discovers that the Canyon has more to offer than just being a challenging place to hike-it becomes a sanctuary for reflection and renewal. His time in the canyon is more than days below the rim, miles walked, switchbacks negotiated, stream crossings, walking speed, and pounds carried. Conquering the canyon-an impossible and foolish quest-ceased to be a goal. He returned to the canyon because of the effect it had on him, not because of what he could do in it or to it. The canyon allowed him to discover his ability to persevere despite discomfort, afforded an opportunity to learn more about the natural world we live in, and gave him a deeper appreciation of the need to seek the solace afforded by sauntering below the rim.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In 1933, America was in the midst of the Great Depression. The depth of despair created in the American people earned the panic a singular place in the history of the nation's economic turmoil. Football, a uniquely American game, weathered these hard times, adapted, and made some of the pain a little easier to endure. In 1933, author Mark C. Bodanza examines the important role football played in the midst of the nation's historic crisis. Bodanza recounts this dramatic year both on and off the field of the professional and college gridirons and analyzes it in the context of the times. He tells the story of a momentous season shared by the high schools of Fitchburg and Leominster, Massachusetts, a rivalry dating back to 1894. In the prior thirty-nine seasons, the teams had played each other forty-nine times. But, 1933 was different; the game had never had such significance. More than ever, Depression-wary Americans needed a reprieve from their cares and concerns. Football provided a welcome relief. Including period photos, 1933 narrates how the sport of football-which has created some of the nation's most magical moments in sports-was impacted by the Great Depression in a variety of ways, some with lasting consequences. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dr. Dell Sanchez began his journey into the lineage of his Latino family when it surfaced from his research of Jewish survivors of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions of the 15th - 17th Centuries. The more Sanchez dug into historical record, the more he began to suspect his own Sephardic Jewish roots. The DNA of his mother and father served to prove his suspicions. Presented as a personal yet factual narrative, Out from Hiding includes six crucial topics that prove the existence of Sephardic Jewish roots among Latinos: ¿ Historical and genealogical records ¿ DNA evidence corroborating Sephardic Jewish roots among Latinos ¿ Onomastics dealing with the Sephardic origin of surnames ¿ Material evidence found within the Sephardic Latino community ¿ Oral histories disclosing family secrets of thirteen Sephardic Latinos ¿ Sanchez's professional observations and prognostications of the Sephardic Latinos' future Based on continued research, it has been estimated that there are tens of thousands of Hispanic/Latinos with Sephardic Jewish ancestry in America. The majority of these are not aware of their hidden Jewish roots, aren't aware of their hidden backgrounds. Out from Hiding is his journey through history, family genealogy, and personal faith. Perhaps it may be your journey, as well.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What becomes of a childhood built upon repeated rejection How can that child ever believe that someday, someone will want and love him How can he live his life as a purposeful adult FOSTERING HOPE is a riveting true story about the pain of rejection, the power of a child's untapped potential, and the passion in purposeful living. Born to a teenage mother whose heroin addiction shattered the hopes and dreams of her family, renowned author, lecturer, and national child advocate Shane Salter was thrust into the role of parent to his infant brother at the tender age of four. In FOSTERING HOPE, he shares his story and his strategies for moving beyond resentment to forgiveness and hope. Salter's harrowing journey affirms the possibility of reclaiming the power that the past has over us. It is not too late to reestablish relationships and rebuild once-burned bridges toward dreams deferred. As we learn to better understand ourselves and the hidden prison that confines us, we learn to transform hopelessness to hope. Salter's memoir truly makes hope real.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Kargil, Maine, Frank Dreavor, a town groundskeeper dies mysteriously, leaving no surviving family or heir. Tanner Cook is called in to clean up the Dreavor estate and while doing so discovers a path to the hidden first drafts of William Shakespeare¿s priceless manuscripts.Guided by secret clues he uncovers within Shakespeare¿s writings, Tanner follows a dangerous trail up the rocky coast of Maine, trying to outrun others hunting the treasure, some from around the globe¿some deadly violent.As he digs deeper into the truth behind the clues Shakespeare injected into his works, Tanner realizes that he has unwittingly immersed himself in an ongoing mystery that began in the Elizabethan Era. Within forty-eight harrowing hours, Tanner is betrayed, attacked, and left for dead¿while miles away his only brother suddenly disappears.Decoding the playwright¿s secrets and finding Shakespeare¿s original drafts become a matter of life or death. Not sure who to trust, Tanner races to save his life and the lives of those closest to him.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Between the cobblestones, il lupa waited alone, whispered, 'Renew your love. Restore your heart. Come into this wide world, this stream of clarity.' The mysteries of the heart continue to intrigue, surprise, and warm the soul of Sophia Puccini-a woman who once dreamed of marrying The Gypsy Kings and running away with flamenco dancers. In her second collection of love poems, Puccini shares her reflections on love written in both the United States and Italy during a three-year period. Puccini has loved many men in her lifetime, including Nietzsche, Kafka, Thoreau, Krishnamurti, Jung, Lorca, Jesus, Cervantes, God, Puccini, Chopin-and even President Bush. In her new compilation of eighty-eight poems, written while she was tending her sheep, sweeping her floors, and traveling in Europe, she proves that through it all, she is still a simple woman who enjoys daydreaming about love. Puccini peppers her poetry with lavish imagery while her words explore a passionate relationship that led her to ask questions, solve dilemmas, and eventually seek the truth. Il Lupa is not a collection of clichéd love poems, but rather, a deep, personal glimpse into a very profound-sometimes confusing-sensual relationship.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In January 1975, Rakim Haroldson is born in a Brooklyn hospital. He is seven and a half pounds of brown flesh, and his mother is eighteen and single. Together, Rakim and Gloria must learn to survive, despite an unfavorable economic climate and a chronic health condition. When tiny Rakim is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, Gloria has no idea her world is about to be shattered. Rakim is diagnosed with asthma, and her parents, who have been there for her through every crisis to date, ask her to not only move out of their house, but also to consider giving up Rakim for adoption. As a young mother with no one to help her combat the challenges that loom in front of her, Gloria must confront her baby's father and her parents-all while teaching her baby to fight for his own future. Gloria soon learns that life is no crystal staircase; she must create her own destiny. RagadeeMan is the poignant story of an African American mother's journey to seek happiness, love and, above all-the truth for not only her son, but also herself.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A young Kuban Kazachka named Marina Orlova, must find a way to survive after wandering into World War I, and later the Russian Civil War. When a motion picture maker is hospitalized in a small Wisconsin town, he's asked to make a movie about events that took place in Imperial Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War. The crux of the action begins when a young Kuban Kazak maiden named Marina Orlova wanders into the midst of World War I on the Armenian front. There, she suffers a serious leg wound, and struggles to recover. With the Russians advancing on Sivas, Turkey, Maria becomes a truck driver for a Red Cross unit helping the Imperial Army evacuate the wounded from the Persian front. Eventually, Maria is injured again, this time quite seriously. As she moves from hospital to hospital, she witnesses the developing Russian Civil War, and in Kazan, by a fluke of battle, becomes a soldier in the White Army. Join Maria as she finds the courage to navigate through a key period of world history, traveling from Kazan to Omsk, to Irkutsk, to Mukden and beyond in Beyond Chez Vicalle: The Volunteer.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As we strive to find a new relationship with God, we fight, we search, and we cry-and so does God. And then we realize that God is not perfect; God is the totality of all being, and we are part of God. Memoirs of the New Age offers a collection of rich fables, introspective prayers, and poignant stories that unveil the struggles of humanity as we embrace the infinite. Beth Green, a spiritual teacher and intuitive counselor, shares a unique voice that has helped hundreds of people to evolve and become greater blessings to those around them. From the pompous but tortured New Age rabbi who lost his congregation, to the young girl who hopes for a sign from God so she can become a nun, Green offers a mirror that allows for spiritual reflection and self-discovery. Other tales, poems, and fables are included that celebrate womanhood, illustrate the connection between sex and spirituality, and bring to life the emotions that accompany a reconciliation with God. The unforgettable characters and poignant words in Memoirs of the New Age will help all of us remember who we are and, most importantly, that we are not alone. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - After he punches his brother, eight-year-old Lincoln is banished to a wooden staircase for a time-out. As he sits on the step, Lincoln stares at a deer woven into an old rug at his feet. Suddenly, he begins to feel dizzy as he realizes what he is seeing. The deer has come to life. An arrow whizzes by his head, and Lincoln finds himself transported from the step to a wet jungle. As a shot rings out, the deer drops to the ground; two boys run to its side-thrilled with their victory. Frightened and unsure where he is, Lincoln begins following the boys as they carry the deer back to their village. All Lincoln wants to do is find a way to return to his family, but he has no idea what awaits him. The Kirubu people have been waiting for him to come and set their village free. As Lincoln encounters the great Squamata, an evil monster who has been asleep at the bottom of a river, he must find a way to put Squamata back to sleep-before the monster can unleash its power on the Kirubu people and Lincoln can return home.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Systemic and Borderline Banking Crises, a well-respected doctor of economic sciences shares his comprehensive analysis of the genesis and growth of the systemic banking crisis in many countries, providing a useful resource for students, lecturers, and bankers who wish to broaden their study of economics. Irakli Kovzanadze is an economics professor who possesses more than twenty years of professional experience in the banking institutions of Georgia, other post-Soviet countries, and Europe. While presenting a summary of both the theoretical and practical approaches, addressing the causes and progression, and providing ways to forecast and prevent future banking crises, Dr. Kovzanadze delves into a series of related topics including: Types and forms of manifestation ¿ Role of monetary and credit policies in averting and overcoming a crisis ¿ Systemic banking crises in other countries and transitional economies ¿ Function of regulations and how they can create a sustainable banking system ¿ Principles of establishing a deposit insurance system in Georgia This study relies on research material reflective of the experiences of different countries and regions of the world to provide not only an in-depth look at Georgia's current banking challenges, but also the ways to prevent a future crisis.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Can magic come in the form of a sleigh bell, or through an orphaned dog Follow ten-year-old Aspen Pepin and his little dog, Oreo, when he becomes lost in New Hampshire's Wapack Mountain Range on Christmas Eve. During the night, a stranger appears. He doesn't offer a rescue, but words of hope and an unusual gift-a sleigh bell. As Aspen grows up, the mysterious lure of his sleigh bell beckons him to the wilderness, and he finds himself entering a magical valley, where he finds the true origins of his sleigh bell and the personal connection he has to the Legend of Bell Mountain. A tale for the young and young at heart, THE SECRET OF THE SLEIGH BELL teaches us that there is a little magic in each of us, and through positive thinking, we can overcome many obstacles in our lives.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The night of April 6, 1994, in Rwanda was like many others for Hadidja Nyiransekuye and her family. Yet the next morning when they awakened, turned on Radio Rwanda, and heard nothing but dead air, Hadidjäs husband had a premonition¿something was wrong. It turns out, he was right. Overnight, the Rwandan President had died in a plane crash, Prime Minister Agathe had been shot, and the killing of innocent people had already begun.In her memoir, The Lances Were Looking Down, Hadidja shares her incredible journey before, during, and after the one hundreds days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Nothing had prepared Hadidja, her family, and other Rwandans for the magnitude of the carnage and the barbarism that followed the death of the president. When all was said and done, more than eight hundred thousand people would lie dead in the streets; their country would never be the same.As Hadidja leads others through the heartbreaking, shocking, and disturbing events that caused the self-destruction of a beautiful country and its people, she also shares her hopes and fears for her fellow Rwandans, proving that no matter what the tragedy, an unyielding love for family, friends, and country will always triumph over evil. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Saddle shoes, ducktails, rock and roll, smoke-filled movie theaters, fins, and chrome. With soul-searching candor, author Sandra S. French remembers coming of age in the 1950s. In this memoir, she recalls growing up in a middle-class suburb of Buffalo, lovingly obeying her proud, bigoted parents and surviving personal crises with her sense of humor intact. Sandy fell in love with love in the 1950s, hoping to find Mr. Wonderful-until her unrequited worship of a handsome athlete drove her to the brink of suicide. At school, she earned a reputation for being a pretty tease, a sexual prude, and a brain. Her goal was to become the first female in her family to attend college. But in her senior year, Peter French, an unappealing, troublesome, and brilliant juvenile delinquent challenged her outlook. She hated what he was, and he abhorred everything she stood for. Naturally, love soon erupted, threatening everything Sandy held dear. A light-hearted, warm, true account of Sandra's early relationship with an unsentimental yet sensitive teenage genius, Ain't That a Shame communicates the impact of lies and family secrets on young love.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Death, old age aside,Nothing is more humbling than a book or a woman. A beautiful woman. With a multicultural aesthetic perspective and a poetic voice that is simultaneously autobiographical and concrete, emotional and surrealistic, universal and humanist, Lebanese-American poet Mansour Ajami introduces his first collection of lyrical expression in Words in the Memory of the Night. This diverse compilation of more than eighty poems demonstrates diversity and difference of theme, employment of metaphor, idiom, and intellectual and emotional interplay, while exploring philosophical issues as time, space, memory, dreams, youth, old age, love, solitude, and on occasion, such whimsical topics as navels. While writing about everyday experiences like waiting for his children to come home, Ajami presents his poetry with a simple and straightforward style that is easily relatable to others in all stages of life. In Words in the Memory of the Night, a new poet emerges and shares his culture along with his heart in a memorable collection of modern poetry. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - There are many ways to go about developing your relationship but which way is right for you. Don't Take My Cookie! It Must Be Earned was inspired by the many relationships author Chainn Gahagan Sr.has encountered throughout his life journey. Some of these encounters are based upon his relationships, but some were based upon the relationships of others. Why did these women made such drastic and detrimental decisions in their relationships Girls are losing their virginity at an early age, hooking up with drug heads and drug dealers, experimenting with drug use-which can lead to a whole host of other problematic situations-and using their sexuality to acquire money for themselves. This is not the way our girls should grow up! Somehow, the teachings that needed to be passed down from generation to generation are becoming things of the past. Although the horrors of this broken system are undeniable, all it will take to turn the tide are people who can impart knowledge, wisdom, and understanding to those who are lost-people who will listen to their pain and give them a hug to nullify the errors of their past ways. The sooner we can get to them, the better.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Little did a young Alan Williams know when he received his first bike-a fat-tire, red and white Columbia with only a single gear-that he would one day ride a bicycle across the northern United States. In his narrative, Williams chronicles his two-month cycling trip from Oregon to New Hampshire, where he would celebrate the fulfillment a lifelong dream by dipping his bicycle wheels in the Atlantic Ocean. Williams shares the emotions and moments that led up to his decision to ride across the country and chronicles his subsequent 3,700-mile journey that included laboring up switchbacks on mountain roads, speeding down from mountain passes, bucking headwinds across a seemingly endless prairie, fearing that a tender derrière might derail the mission, and experiencing the elation of reaching the Atlantic coast. While sharing descriptions of places of interest, photographs, and training tips, Williams also offers a glimpse into the physical and mental effort required to complete such a journey. For anyone considering undertaking a bicycle expedition of any length, From Sea to Shining Sea provides guidance, advice, and inspiration from a man who sacrificed and persevered in order to achieve a successful cross-country bike ride he will never forget.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Adoptees can have a picture-perfect upbringing with their adoptive parents, and yet still feel the need to find their roots; it's a natural-maybe even primal-need. Adoptive parents, if still alive, should not feel threatened by this desire; it is a testament that they have raised a well-rounded child. In He Waited for Me, Patricia Kamradt encourages all adoptees to seek out their history because it is a part of who they are. They may find more than they had ever hoped to find. Many, if not most, adoptees search for their biological mothers first. This is understandable because of the maternal bond. In some cases, this search leads to a dead end for one reason or another. In the beginning, when the author was asked if she wanted to find her biological father, she was reluctant. This was because she was deeply hurt by her mother's decision to not allow contact with her, even though she tried to rationalize her thinking. She decided to go ahead with the search for her biological father-one of the best decisions she feels she has ever made. He Waited for Me tells the story of her search and its results, presenting an inspiring story of hope and joy.…