Westbow press dez 2004 (67 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Who are we We are hardworking and focused. We are winners or defeaters. We fall in and out of love. Some of us own nice cars while others take the bus. We are immensely rich or exceedingly broke. We're not in tabloids or on covers of magazines. 'We're common, Everyday Folks.'Everyday Folks: Short Stories on the Common People takes a glimpse into the lives of people whose life stories would probably go unnoticed. The short stories warm our hearts or challenge our nerves. They chronicle the realities and complexities that many of us face on a day-to-day basis. Set in Miami, Florida, Everyday Folks gives the rest of the world a chance to see beneath the fleshy surface of people who build their lives around love, pain, and the inevitable.This book is dedicated to you.not to many but a small few.for the things you do in lieu of what you do.For it is derived from the essence of you.It captures the heart with episodes that only the common people will understand. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'It was a Wonderful Life is a labor of love and passion. It takes great courage to create such work.'--Kelly Stewart, daughter of Jimmy StewartYears have passed and George Bailey is being sent back to earth to earn his wings while rediscovering the town of Bedford Falls. While seeking old friends, George Bailey discovers he has a secret to unlock that will release Zuzu from her pain. Be prepared for a journey into old friendships, new beginnings and great surprises that will leave you teary eyed and yearning for more.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The story is a fantasy about seeing the wild buffalo on the short grass prairie that runs the middle of the United States from Texas to Canada.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Elliott Nonas will be 90 on January 21, '05. Born in Brooklyn, he wrote his first poem at 16: 'He Was Young and He Died' about a friend who was killed sleigh-riding down Snake Hill in Highland Park. Drafted in '41, he spent 5 years in the armed services, rising from Infantry machine gun private to Air Force captain. What best characterizes him is his stunning immediacy and vibrancy as a person and a writing style that expresses him absolutely.'When you read Elliott, you get the sum total of 90 years of lived experience through his eyes. Elliott's eyes are very sharp. His poems have pungency, humor and sensuality. He is funny, street-smart, and unbowed. Working out at the gym four days a week may be a factor.'These are the poems of an unforgettable New York character, tough, resilient and full of life. Don't expect sentimentality or capitulation to a twilight life here. Elliott in person is, like his poetry, one-of-a-kind: resolutely affirmative, witty, robust, looking for the next adventure (always with a good-looking female). A bard of New York, but far from the ivory tower, accessible and eloquent, he's a one-man guide to staying with it, to extracting the last ounce of joy from life. He's done it, he's still doing it. Get ready for the ride.'--David Evanier, Author, Roman Candle: The Life of Bobby Darin.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Playing by Ear tells the story of John Conrad, a man who has so idealized his wife Emma that he has destroyed his ability to relate to the wider world and the mortal women who inhabit it. Deranged by her sudden departure, he sets out--although he doesn't seem to realize it--to find someone equally worthy of worship.Living and working and buying too many CDs in suburban Chicago, John careens from reality to fantasy, rarely capable of a chaste thought, searching for a way to redeem himself and for the one song that explains it all.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'In my first Creative Thinking class with Dr. Schultz, he asked, 'Why do women have to be creative thinkers ' My answer became the turning point in my life and the purpose behind my particular lifestyle.'For a woman born in 1906, the idea of living a creative, vibrant lifestyle was almost unknown. But once Kathleen Nolan Walsh Keating was introduced to the then-emerging ideas of Creative Thinking, her own personal revolution began. Kathleen became not only a wife and mother, but also a teacher, writer, lecturer, painter and world traveler. At a time when other women were often living in quiet desperation, Kathleen was lecturing everyone from housewives to businessmen about the power of Creative Thinking.Now for the first time, these lectures are presented in Lady, Your Mind is Showing. The ideas presented in these lectures have been tested over 60 years not only by Kathleen, but by the thousands of people her teaching has touched. They are not just theories, they are concrete steps and actions that will lead to a more creative, more meaningful lifestyle.Kathleen's first concern was to present ideas that would invigorate women, especially women who felt unfulfilled in the role of homemaker. But she expands her ideas to present a system of brainstorming, creative problem solving and a way of thinking that can generate energy, ideas and solutions for anyone who puts them into practice.Create more joy in your life, identify solutions to difficult problems, find the motivation for those adventures you've been putting off. It's time for your own personal Creative Thinking revolution. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Teachings of the Cat Zen Masters, by Sheryll Dahlke, is a collection of quotes by famous cats, such as T. Furball, Oscar Wildecat, and many others. Felix Waldo Emerson, for instance, says: 'There is a cat-like quality in everything God has made.' In these pithy sayings, cats live totally in the moment with full awareness. Like a contradiction, they study the Self to forget the Self. They are centered in balance and in time, completely within the activity of the moment--whether playing with a stone or a butterfly. 'This little book is a joyous read. You will be given the powerful, loving freedom for you to be yourself.'--Juanita 'Catastrophe' Tobin, Poet--Blowing Rock, NC.'The enlightened cat is a beautiful thing. We humans can learn a few things from Teachings of the Cat Zen Masters. Enjoy!'--Rita Bayron, Faithful Feline Follower--Coppell, TX.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Business Beyond Base Camp is a fast-paced business novel that provides useful insights to help CEOs and executives of growing companies, as well as executives of divisions or business units. The author, Dr. Bernard J. Putz, uses an engaging style to present powerful business ideas in a new and appealing format. He describes how executives must address both leadership behavior as well as operating practices to solve their most significant growing pains and take their organization to the next level. Dr. Putz presents these ideas in a fictional story that draws the reader into understanding both the tangible and intangible challenges of managing and growing a business. Business Beyond Base Camp is a must read for every CEO and corporate executive.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this witty, eye-opening guide, Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor Rick Johnson shares his no-holds-barred approach to investing. Drawing on more than twenty years of experience in financial services, he shows hard-working Americans how to design successful investment portfolios and build financial strategies that are fully aligned with their personal values and life goals.Johnson debunks commonly held myths, exposes misconceptions, and delivers plenty of practical advice and relevant, real-world techniques and secrets for: Avoiding the usual--and costly--mistakes that even professionals makeDetermining how much risk you can tolerateSetting reasonable, achievable expectations (and then meeting or exceeding them)Designing a custom portfolio centered on your individual values, needs, and goals and accounting for future contributions, expenditures, and withdrawal needsSimultaneously investing for good markets and bad marketsSelecting and hiring a financial professionalAnd, ultimately, making more money by investing less aggressivelyWith Johnson's grounded advice, you'll not only keep your assets--you'll multiply them. With vigilance, dedication, and discipline, you will live more richly, fulfill your goals and dreams, and achieve the financial security you need.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Solo Practice is an unsettling book, distinguished but disturbing, a dark novel of possession, obsession and the corruption of love. It considers the limits of friendship and the definitions of family, exploring the porous boundaries that separate parent from child, brother from sister, friend from lover. A finely crafted, compelling study of the nature of twinship, it celebrates the commonality of soul, while also mining the depths of the unspeakable heart. That is to say, this novel examines the nature of love.In luminous prose these stories follow the lives of four young people, flawed and damaged from the start, chronicling their efforts to help themselves and each other achieve the passage to adulthood. Not all survive the journey, and those who do arrive at places their dreams never imagined. Ultimately, Solo Practice is a book about the nature of hope and healing, and the limits of both. Like Raymond Carver, Philip Russell makes us reconsider the meanings of redemption and salvation. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Jeremy Brand, professor of popular culture at Calloway State University, becomes involved in solving a double murder with the help of his good friend Harriet Strong, chief of police. Brand, a nationally-known wine expert, shares with the chief an interest in wine, and they meet once or twice a week to share a bottle of wine and talk about wine-related things.Wine talk changes to a discussion of criminal activity when a request for help with a colleague's tenure case escalates into an investigation of academic fraud, blackmail, arson and murder.When Brand begins looking into the first murder, he discovers the dean's secret notes about the faculty in hidden files in his computer. Knowledge of these secrets turns out to be explosive in more sense than one. The identification of the murderer takes place at a wine tasting, proving once again the truth of the saying, in vino veritas. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - CAUGHT is the story of a young man from Malverne Long Island, who without warning is arrested for a murder that was a cold case from 9 years ago. The murder had occurred during his High School days when as a champion athlete Cross Country Runner, one of the boys from a competitive school Cross Country Team became the murder victim.Amos had seemingly lived an exemplary life all these years, from High School, through College, and into the present time when he was about to branch out as an Aeronautical engineer with a brand new job waiting for him at Boeing in the state of Washington.Plans are made to marry his High School sweetheart, who herself has been offered a new teaching job out in Washington where they have just signed papers for their dream home. All this occurs and he and his family have to suffer as they are scrutinized, while the police go over every detail of their lives for the last 9 years.The Prosecuting Attorney seems to be coming up with information from experts in Forensic Science, that put Amos deeper and deeper into trouble, and he did indeed feel CAUGHT.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Fallen Copper is a mystery thriller based on case history files from the San Francisco Police Department. In this 1950's who-dunnit, in a city racked with scandal and corruption, Patrolman Frank Ahern becomes Chief of Police and a rookie cop takes the fall for political expediency.The mystery is built around an apparent suicide in a hotel room. The room is double-locked from the inside. A large sum of embezzled money is missing. Was there a crime A murder Fallen Copper opens with the outbreak of WWII and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Miles Manner's military duty in Japan and his affair with the lovely Tamiko-san end with his induction into the San Francisco Police Department. The cast of characters includes Officer Miles Manner, Phyllis his former lover, a hotel general manager, a house dick, a crafty police inspector, the President of Union Oil, and a multitude of cops and robbers.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - United States Attorney Michelle Prescott was raped and murdered in her hotel room. After a lengthy investigation the FBI identified their suspect through DNA evidence recovered at the crime scene that also linked him to a series of similar crimes. David Barnes was arrested and is facing trial for capital murder. While preparing for trial, Defense Investigator Clint Wells finds that his client, abandoned at birth, may have a twin brother with a lengthy history of violent crimes. Are they brothers, and if so, which brother is the killer are just two of the questions Clint must answer in an investigation that takes him halfway across the continent and into the jungles of Central America in search of justice.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Buko's Journey carries the reader to the magnificent Kingdom of Mesit, where the characters feel as real as the dilemmas they face. The magic in this kingdom is found in the heart of a young ruler and the loyalty of his trusted guardian. Destiny delivers Buko's Journey to a land of great imagination.'--Arthur O'Donnell, journalist and author of Soul of the Grid.Untok sits as the adolescent king of Mesit, an ancient city carved into the cliffs of the Netar Mountains. When a massive earthquake destroys the city, Untok faces his destiny. Untok travels to distant kingdoms to enlist aid for his people and establish alliances with his neighbors.At home, a conspiracy threatens the kingdom, and a plot to steal Mesit's gold reveals patterns of deceit that led to bitter rivalries and war. His coming of age is both tender and tragic as Untok learns to dispense justice with mercy.Untok's vision and convictions are tested as he leads his people in relocating the city to the plains. The young king earns the respect of new allies, while his heart is captured by a beautiful princess. Together, they lead Mesit into a new era of prosperity and enlightenment.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dave Owens, a successful young businessman, is trying to repair a marriage he has seriously damaged with alcohol and addiction to work. Then a new and frightening challenge confronts him. His older brother Kyle is viciously beaten and lies in the hospital. In near panic, Dave rushes back to Springlake, his boyhood hometown, in Virginia.A chilling puzzle begins to take shape. It involves a nearly forgotten incident during the Owens brothers' youth and Dave's personal nemesis, Tank Hill. The brothers and their friends are being stalked by a sadistic killer who fears what they may remember. He sets out to eliminate them one by one in horrific ways.Along the way an enticing young woman threatens to detour Dave's efforts to set his personal life straight. He struggles with his feelings while the maniac killer breathes down his neck. The local sheriff makes life difficult for Owens until he uncovers the lawman's real motivation for his animosity.The spirit of a young Confederate soldier comes to Dave's aid and Owens experiences a jarring epiphany on a battlefield of some 140 years ago.The heart-stopping outcome is one that neither Dave nor his brother could have anticipated.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The wary politician submits to the subtle pressures from the President's scientific advisor. He will listen to the far-out plans of a decorated weather controller during the Vietnam war. Dr. Lively's condition for bringing an end to the drought in the Western States is to have an unprecedented Federal License to make rain. The primary purpose of the permit to stop the drought is to shield his secret plans to control the devastation of an object from outer space when it collides with the earth.For the first time in 65 million years the earth is at imminent risk of total annihilation. Can a timely plan be developed to contain the devastating effects of the asteroid after it collides with the earth Considering his chances for reelection unless he begins an effort to relieve the drought, the senator weighs his options. After heated discussions he agrees that the renowned scientists who predicted this event for more than seven centuries must be taken seriously.It remains to be seen if the expert and his team of eminent scientists can deliver on the challenges they have accepted.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Clay Williams is an ambitious Lead Systems Engineer who's worked hard to establish his career and highly regarded reputation at the company. His relationship with his family, however, is deteriorating because of frequent business travel and endless hours at work.While quail hunting in the woods of his Uncle's farm, an unexpected encounter leads him to Hartwin, a quaint, little town along the Missouri River. During his visit, Clay finds new hope by discovering the fragility of life and family, and the timeless influence of choice through the lives of those that lived before him.The journey leads him full circle--back to the woods where it all began.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Maybe it was a case of mid-career boredom--or the obsessive loyalty to a twin brother--bur Father Jessup, a Jesuit scholar of ancient languages, found himself agreeing to deceive the hierarchy of his church in order to create an opportunity for his brother, James, to have access to the Shroud of Turin.The conflict revolves around a disparate group of scientists, the Roman Catholic Church, and a secret cult that deems itself the Guardians of the Second Coming of Jesus of Nazareth. The issue at stake appears to be the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, but to Father Jessup's horror people are dying mysteriously because the real issue is something far darker than he could have imagined.The financial sponsor for the scientists is a powerful industrialist who understands all too well the high stakes that are at risk. To the dismay of her group she insists that her security chief, Rico Barbieri, be given a dominant role in the enterprise. But the dismay quickly evaporates when James's wife vanishes and Father Jessup finds himself in the greatest peril of his life.Richly intricate and literate, the conflict in The Last Witness is brought to life by the passion of the opposing forces of science and religion, and driven by the majestic themes of love, faith, and death.'This debut novel is an unnerving look at the future of today's technology.'--Donna Eastman, Editor Emeritus'Compelling and topical storytelling by Joseph Barron. Science fiction of yesterday meet reality of tomorrow.'--Lawrence W. Gold, M.D., Author of Betrayal.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - HAVE YOU EVER HOPED FOR A REAL FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH The White Raven Mystery is a serious investigation into the actual location of the TREE of LIFE and the GARDEN of EDEN, written into a hilarious adventure. Fruit from the TREE of LIFE, says scripture, will keep a person alive forever. Our 'super sleuth' unravels the clues for EDEN written in the ancient script. Is the TREE still alive and where is it The place where the longitude of history crosses the latitude of ancient script is the exact location. (Hint) Can you swim The location map is included.WHY SEARCH FOR A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH In the beginning, a unique White Raven is captured deep in the rain forests of Armenia and scientific testing determines it to be over 1000 years old. Three unknown enzymes are found in its bloodstream. A $100 MILLION reward is offered for the location of the Raven's Fountain of Youth.DO YOU ENJOY A SPIRITED DEBATE Liberal attorney, Danielle Clarke, becomes involved in the Mystery because of her naïve body-builder boyfriend, Buff. He is after the reward. She endeavors to persuade Buff and his conservative childhood mentor, 'the Swami', to forget the search for the 'Fountain of Youth'. The quest becomes a roller coaster ride of discovery and controversy. Their debate is like My Cousin Vinny in a skirt versus Sherlock Holme's Phd. cousin. It is an intoxicating blend of new facts, liberally seasoned with hilarious repartee.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - We have to give up our rights to make it right. We have a second chance to make it right. Let us not dwell on the fact that we have had problems, they were not stumbling blocks but actually steppingstones. Reading Daddy, when I grow up will my vote count will allow you to put some issues behind you, and to reach that level, that you have been striving for. So that you can leave a mark that cannot be erased.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Seven Month VengeanceAfter many years in a committed relationship, Monica finds out the love of her life has been unfaithful. Devastated and angered by her love's acts; she vows to pull herself together and seek revenge. Things get out of hand as her wrath manifests and becomes uncontrollable. Within seven months Monica has caused enough destruction to last three lifetimes.'I told you that I'd get you back.You should have known that I could.Despite all the love in my heart for you,Ya still should have known that I would.I tried to forget, over and over,but still couldn't let what you did to me go.I did try to forgive and forget, but it didn't work.Just thought I'd let you know.'.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Two young girls, Barbara McKay and Susan Chapman, come from broken homes and broken dreams. Where chaos and despair is the rule and love the exception and their only escape is each other. Together they cling to life in a fantasy of heroes and heroines in a small California coast town.In the land of Surf, Sand and Sun, they are best friends on their own and causing trouble wherever they can. Precocious and street wise, nothing scares them in a town filled with tourists ripe for the picking, tanned and muscled surfers to flirt with, big blue waves to ride and all the frozen chocolate bananas you can eat. It's 1966, a time of youthful rebellion and exciting new discoveries.Happy in their make-believe world, the girls suddenly discover a dark chasm and fall into a nightmare from which there is no escape. Frank Roberts, a demented killer, shatters their world, as he stalks them, killing their friends along the way. Brad Lewis, a mysterious stranger who becomes their friend, holds a secret that could either save their lives or destroy them all.In the middle of all the murder and deception the girls are faced with the reality that they are on their own and will never survive unless they find the killer first. It's time to go on the offensive. The special bond between them, their deep sense of loyalty and their faith in one another could be crucial to their survival.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - How will eleven-year-old Crystal McGoober deal with the terrible effects of the evil eye cast by her troublesome neighbor Brian Trabble With the help of her eccentric friends and a substitute teacher who has a love for storytelling, will Crystal be able to design a Halloween costume terrifying enough to scare away her darkest fears Find out in this imaginative tale that walks the tightrope between what is real and what is magical.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Boat Rocker is a poetry of life that both presents a philosophy of life and describes an art of living that has been learned the hard way--by actually living a life; by having tasted all the joys life offers and having suffered many of the tragedies and pains life inevitably brings as well.While The Boat Rocker will not help a person to avoid all tragedy and pain--those are a part of every life--it will help everyone who takes it's message to heart to avoid some needless suffering and to get through whatever vale of tears is encountered through a simple act of faith, for fidelity is everything in life--fidelity to self, fidelity to our loved ones, fidelity to our purpose in life, and fidelity to God. These are essential for a well-lived, rewarding life.But love is the heart and soul of faith, and faith is but love made real.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - While admittedly somewhat limited (about the width and height of an aircraft windscreen) and woefully short of the 'big picture', the pilot's perspective offers some unique insights into the vagaries of life. Those insights are presented in This Is Your Captain Speaking as a series of tales that, while amusing and lighthearted, give reason to pause and think.Put your seatbacks into the full-upright and locked position, stow and lock your tray tables, and sit back and enjoy the ride.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - How does a weak man change his life Where does he the find the courage to overcome the meekness he inherited in his genes to destroy an untouchable enemy The time is 1995 and the setting is Prime Trust, a burgeoning brokerage house headquartered in the heart of Los Angeles. Damian Clarke has been with the Firm for almost five years, performing meaningless, entry level, grunt work for his supposed mentor and the powerful lead partner at Prime Trust, Warren Carlson. When he discovers that Carlson has betrayed him, Damian's world becomes torn apart as he is thrust in the middle of a stock scandal involving Prime Trust and deadly serious Las Vegas loan sharks. Taking Stock It is a story that speaks to the ends that one will go to protect those they love and to vanquish those who would threaten them. It is about overcoming personal weaknesses to accomplish what would, at one time, seem impossible.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Throughout Closer to your Dream, Boone's message to us is never fuzzy or full of fluff. His message will jumpstart many readers into a new 'Purpose-driven life', setting out to discover and claim God's amazing plan for each of us--now and for eternity.--iUniverseGod said it's time, and He began to deal with me about my destiny. As I began to go through this transition, God said, 'You cannot depend or listen to man in this next season. You are always concerned about what people think about you, who likes you, and who is talking about you, but what have I said about you You're closer to your dream, and you cannot give up on your destiny.'Closer to Your Dream will open your eyes to the truth about situations you encounter on a daily basis that may cause you to give up on your destiny. Author Marquis D. Boone points out things you should know about yourself, such as:There's an assignment for your lifeGreatness is in youDestiny is in youMany times, we as Christians don't understand or realize what God is doing with us.Do you at times find yourself off track from God's assignment for your life Are you at a point where you are discouraged Maybe you feel that you are not important to God Closer to Your Dream will encourage and help you understand that you have been made for such a time as this. You have been born for this moment; God has called you for something great, and your destiny is close. Your dream is closer than you think; the devil can't stop you, your family can't stop you, and your friends can't hold you back. The enemy may have a plot for your life, but God has a plan. Discover why you can't give up on your destiny.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Don Foster, a bright, articulate, athletically built insurance executive gives credence to the dual spirit heralded by Conrad's symbolic use of doppelganger, over playing sometimes with less manipulation than he imagines. A Rasputin control of his own destiny, hoping always to control, perhaps evade, inevitable events we all must confront. Thus he controls others surrounding him as pilot fish lead sharks to feed. He pursues this illusion, ethereal, immortal quarry in warm exploding pursuit, which could be redefined from the analogy to 'reach'. --Sheldon Kelly Reader's Digest.…