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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - They dragged a young lamb into the circle, and all stood. Another one of these people held a knife to the lamb's neck, like the knife at my throat. Too late I realized, I was the lamb, and as the knife across from me sliced upward into the frozen air, gripped in an ice-white hand, the midnight-black hand at my neck thundered down, ripping.Cristina Mackenzie's having nightmares. While visiting steamy New Orleans , the teenager and her best friend, Lica, find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of black magic, voodoo, and mystery, and when a boy from her disturbing vision appears beneath her New Orleans hotel room window, the line between dreams and reality begins to blur. A dire voodoo warning sets the girls on a path that leads to answers about Lica's mysterious past, and leads Cristina to a romance she could never have imagined. Ultimately, the girls find themselves at the center of a battle between the Croix de Roi and the Battalion de Saint-Roche, two secret psychic societies fighting for control of the city. Lica's Angel takes the friends through the streets, bayous, and cemeteries of Louisiana, leaving them with a haunting secret.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College he'll tell you things you won't learn in a classroom. Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college. Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university. Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important. Chapter Four suggests why you shouldn't go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted. Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into "winners" and "losers". Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college. Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M. A final appendix makes proposals for university reform. To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rosie O'Donnell--author; Find Me' City Boots is a bright first novel.fast-paced and clever. Ward is a new voice that deserves to be heard.''What do you want What does Rae say 'City Boots is the rollicking story of 26-year old Rae Mullane's transcending quest for the real answers to those perplexing questions. Sobered up after several roller coaster years of blurry one night stands with men and women, Rae begins searching for love, understanding--and the perfect pair of cowboy boots. Celebrating a friend's wedding in New Mexico, Rae becomes entwined with a quirky group of strangers, including love-struck Ronny, warm and wise Lita, and fortune-telling Cook. When Rae falls head over boot heels for Cook's lover, the sexy and vexing Quinn, this city girl begins an odyssey of making love, and making peace with her past. In the end, she must decide. What does she want What does Rae say In this provocative debut novel, Elizabeth Ward kicks up a break-neck, life affirming, must-read tale.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Quanda Daniels is a woman of morals who holds her marriage and family dear to her heart. For years she has endured a miserable, sexless marriage. She dealt with the verbal abuse, lack of affection and attention from James, her spouse. All that changes when she meets the extremely handsome and irresistible Kevin. He is a man who recognizes true love and goes out of his way to prove to Quanda that they are meant to be together. Kevin introduces her to a new way of thinking about her sexuality. Journey with Quanda and Kevin as they dare to venture into an affair, which opens up an avenue of life altering decisions. Read all about how they endure the trials of their personal lives, while juggling their love affair. Travel with them to their secret rendezvous, and share the pleasures of their sexual fantasies. Experience the growth of their love and passion as they explore each other. See how the love and patience of a good man can transform a good woman's self esteem to new highs. While Kevin and Quanda's hot and steamy love affair takes on new levels, they are still plagued with issues in their separate lives. Quanda and Kevin find themselves facing family crisis, divorce and drama.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What would you give to change your past Joseph Turner's life was irrevocably altered by a mistake he made fifteen years ago. As a result, the girl he loved died while he was powerless to save her. He never forgave himself. Now, he has the opportunity to change that event and shape the past to his own design. Haunted by his mistakes, Joseph invents the world's first working time machine--and he's going back to make things right. Unfortunately, each time he steps through the portal, things get worse. But he will find a way to save her--no matter what the consequences.And if he succeeds, the last fifteen years will have never happened. The only person who can stop him is Tim Jarrell, Joseph's best friend who's running through the years to reach him before it's too late.Two men fight to control yesterday. Only one will succeed.The race has begun.The past.is history.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Based on extensive research of Cherokee traditions and myths, this mesmerizing historical novel tells of one young woman's quest to find her Cherokee roots. This is also her story of love and of her struggle to achieve her personal goals in the male-dominated society of the 1800's. Deborah Howell, an ambitious reporter, is seeking a human interest story. A captivating Cherokee matriarch tells her own heartwarming love story for the Raleigh newspaper. Deborah, born of mixed blood and raised as a white child, is filled with delight. In the presence of this elderly storyteller her need for her Cherokee family is awakened.She opens her heart and soul to her colleague, George Boone. After their marriage George tries to control her life. Tragedy drives them further apart, but with every crisis Deborah gains strength by returning to her Cherokee family.Finding her Cherokee roots is not the only heart-rending event in this saga. The shaman foretells that the Great Spirit will 'restore all that was taken away by the evil one.' Deborah does not learn the meaning of this prophecy until 16 years later, after her husband's death. With the prophecy fulfilled, Deborah finds more love than she believed possible.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At an annual summer's party, Allyson Porteus met charming Kyle Riker, and she soon began an affair with him. But when Janice Caldwell, his prominent and wealthy wife, learned of this, she had plans of her own, quickly ending the romance.When Allyson meets real estate attorney Marc Kelsey, she embarks on a new friendship that slowly develops. Kyle, however, attempts to rekindle his romance with her and Allyson cannot keep herself from falling under his spell once more. She dreams of a future with her baby's father; she yearns for the three of them to live as a family. But when Allyson finds her best friend, Felicia, in bed with Kyle, her dreams are finally destroyed. And, Marc is always there for her, despite her confusion and obstacles. Allyson realizes that Marc is the man with whom she'll truly find happiness. When Kyle is suddenly hospitalized, however, everything rapidly changes, and Allyson faces the most difficult decisions of her life.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fifty-six years after WW II, Germany again participated in military actions against Yugoslavia. By fictionally putting the protagonists of his book, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, on trial for war crimes, the author reveals the secret agenda of the German government using original quotations and a breathtaking collection of evidence. By strictly adhering to the German and international laws, the fiction becomes very real and may lead readers to question the legitimacy of their governments when declaring war in the name of the people. The book also reveals the propaganda tools used by those in power, which may appear not to be too different from the dark past of Germany's recent history.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Four friends are about to explode into the world. Each succeeding in college and life, but suddenly one of them dies accidentally.Fast-forward two years. Now a trio, the group struggles to bring their lives back into order when the town locals begin discussing a stranger they call 'Cape Man'.Each witness has his or her own story of 'Cape Man'. When the trio catches their own glimpse, it is horrifying because 'Cape Man' may not be a stranger, but their friend who passed two years earlier.This brings the ultimate question, who is 'Cape Man'.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Enter a nature playground world. Your visit will take you to a time and place ages ago. There are things here long forgotten. Little creatures pop to places in an instant. Pixies guard a deep mystery. Lizards hide using a secret power.Join Wiggleton on his first adventure. Is he a coward or a hero Even he doesn't know. But when his best friend's life is in danger, he has to find out quick.His quest takes him far away from his forest home. And ever closer to a showdown with his greatest enemy. Can he find the courage to use a special talent when he needs it most And will it be enough to save them Find out in Talismon Tales #1, Wiggleton's Courageous Adventure.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Advance Praise for The Vittorio DeceptionChris Potter's suspense novel will have you grabbing your chair and hanging on until the end.Jan Pope, author of Agency GamesTalented author Chris Potter gives us an exciting premise in his book The Vittorio Deception, a suspense tale guaranteed to give you an edge-of-the-seat read. This is a book you won't forget! Recommended highly.Anne K. Edwards, author of Journey into Terror.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this book of insightful essays, Kets de Vries explodes the myth that rationality is what governs the behavior of leaders and followers, and he provides a more realistic perspective on organizational functioning and the leader-follower relationship. The author shows that a great potential for distortion exists when leaders try to act out the fantasies of their followers, and explores the many psychological traps into which leaders frequently fall.Citing examples from business, history, literature, the arts, and from his own psychoanalytic and management-consulting practise, the author identifies distinct leader types. He describes, for instance, the narcissist whose drive for power and prestige can bring much-needed vitality to an organization, but whose inability to accept criticism ultimately creates a climate of subservience. He shows that entrepreneurs possess many of the qualities of the impostor, including a capacity for self-dramatization and a deep understanding of how to profit by others' wishes and desires, and he explains why entrepreneurs sometimes distort the truth about themselves and their organizations.Through numerous case studies of successful and failed leaders, Leaders, Fools, and Impostors furthers a better understanding of the leader-follower dynamic, and gives leaders the means to transform themselves.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I felt like we had failed,' said director of grid operations Jim Detmers in a pained voice. 'In my mind, I pictured people stranded in elevators. I pictured people stranded in stores and checkout lines. All I could think of was the Inconvenience, and I'm sitting here thinking.thinking, what rock did we not look under to maybe prevent this 'As the focal point of an unprecedented power crisis that has tarnished the Golden State, the California Independent System Operator (California ISO) carries the mixed burden of being a disaster survivor. Established to maintain electrical system reliability for the world's fifth-largest economy, California ISO has been both praised and vilified for its efforts amidst the chaos of blackouts, price volatility, political backlash, and market manipulations by Enron and other ruthless competitors.This book chronicles how the California ISO came to be and what happened during its first five years.More importantly, though, this is the story of the people who make up California ISO and give it an identifiable character and culture--its soul. The result is a very human drama that is otherwise unavailable from the regulatory record or media accounts of California's unparalleled power emergency.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Konstantin spent his youth dodging bullets and being forced to watch exectutions on his way to school. This is a story of his youth and how he came to freedom in America. A story that spans 10 decades. It will take to Manchuria, China, Sao Paolo, Brazil to America. The story will explain how freedom is gained what this young immigrant did to answer the questions 'Pa Pa, Where Are You '.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The First Dwellers had reaped a harvest of annihilation for their bankrupt ideals. A new world has arisen from the ashes. Pockets of civilization have grown in a post-apocalyptic sword and bow culture as the Second Dwellers recover information from the former world.Will this new people rise to the challenge of pioneering a better society or will they reap the same harvest at an intensified pace One group of men and women will rise to the challenge; to strive and conquer their own inner battles and those that rage around them in this allegory of paradise lost and found. The journey begins . on the Road to Philadelphia!'The Road to Philadelphia is a novel presentation of the greatest story ever told. The writer's great respect for the characters and the original story is always evident as he moves them into an apocalyptic setting. This is the best kind of entertainment--a fascinating narrative which still respects the basic truth. It works. I read it in one sitting.'--Al Taylor, Church of God Stewardship Director and author of Proving God.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Love is a joyous enigma, and oftentimes a futile contradiction. Love is seeking the long pause of the infinite sustained in the finite time of our lives. This collection is a testimony to the experience of love and how it binds us to the cycle of life.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Songs, stories, legends and chants of the Eskimo people of the Arctic Rim and Alaska (the Yupik, Inuit, Inupiat, Chukchi, Inuvialiut, Loucheux, Denendeh and other Northern First Nations) are the material from which the word-sketches of Raven's Children are made.The author prefers not to call this collection 'poetry,' but in one way that is what this book is: poetry. Here then is a sort of poetry where stories of life's experiences are distilled into feelings and thoughts that are universal. Tales taken from real-life travels and adventures among the dwellers of the land of the white dawn are in these pages. Here are tales of love, betrayal, courage, defeat, acceptance, loss, grief, passion, delight, courting, coming of age, birth and death, youth and old age, hunting and surviving. The day-to-day existence; the business of survival in a harsh land is the theme; the people, places and animals of Alaska and the Northland are the subjects.'These great people, their lives entwined and dependent upon one another in the inhospitable world they inhabit, inspired me to create these word-sketches detailing a land, its people and animals, at many points in time and in many places across the Arctic Rim.' -- Jacques L. Condor (Maka Tai Meh).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE FUTURE OF 'GOD' AND ORGANIZED RELIGIONOrigins of religion, from ancient times to todayReligious Practices and differences between major religionsAgnosticism and Humanism; 'religions' of their ownA look at probable changes in major religious areas in the futureBUSINESS SYSTEMS OF THE FUTUREHow Company Managers can improve their profits, by creating effective Work Flow Systems based on advanced computer technologySHORT STORIESA collection of short stories with Future orientation, on topics like; cloning, eternal life, alien visitors and the effects of new technology on our world.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tom Hand, back from a summer at sea aboard a sea scalloper, chooses to drop football and join the fledgling UMass crew team. His father, bitterly disappointed, struggles with gambling debts, drinking, and poor work performance. When Tom's grandfather, Phil Swenson, who has been helping the new crew coach around the boathouse, is gravely injured, Tom's parents turn to an inexperienced financial advisor. Without Phil's strong presence the family starts to come apart.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Not all power tools are listed in a Craftsman catalog. Call it a how-to, a self-help,a helping hand, or a jump-start cable, whatever you call it, read Toxic Attention! If you desire to improve your personal protection--but haven't a clue as to how to go about Keeping Safe from Stalkers, Abusers, and Intruders, this sensible, can-do ap.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thirty-Eight Miles from the Nearest Road is a story of the trials and tribulations encountered by a young couple during their early years. Bob Johnson is the grandson of hearty immigrants who all migrated to the United States from Finland over 100 years ago. They were all too familiar with the harsh elements of winter and the yoke of Soviet oppression. This background prepared Bob for a life of hard work, shortages, and self-dependence in the wilds of Canada and the dangers of commercial fishing off the coast of Florida. Bob's greatest obstacles and triumphs were the same; he challenged, daily, the world of nature, trying to get it to produce abundantly. These engagements were not always productive, joyful, or even peaceful but they were honest and basic, teaching a person the values of sweat, labor and personal responsibility: traits, which are lacking in our modern society. Bob did not choose an easy route to success but, rather, chose endeavors that require such character-building attributes as knowledge, imagination, adjudication, precision and persistence. The hardships encountered, the memories recorded in this book are expressions of joy, love, and fulfillment. Bob is very entertaining; some of the stories he tells will inspire the reader to shed tears of laughter.--From the Foreword by Melvin E. Weaver.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This anonymous alcoholic was a seasoned health care professional, an addiction 'expert' whose isolation had convinced him there was no help for himself. He had sent thousands of patients to the old mansion at 1311 York Street, a meeting place for recovery, but he had never climbed those steps himself. Desperation and terminal loneliness finally brought him to call an old drinking buddy who had been sober for three years. For the first time in his life he no longer felt alone. Thus began a new life for the ex-expert, now glad to be a perennial newcomer.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Peter Grant and Craig Walters have been friends for over 20 years, having first met in college. Their friendship endured throughout the years, first as roommates and then as neighbors, and relocated from New York to Los Angeles. Now, the two explore a deeper relationship as they express a long ignored love for each other. Craig, an openly gay man, shows Peter a world he never knew existed. In the process, Peter learns of the difficulties and discriminations that gay people face every day in America.Almost Paradise explores the gay subculture in America from the perspective of these men and their friends and families. The topic is treated with a certain amount of humor, indicative of the handling of the situation by most gay Americans. Underneath the mirthful veneer is an example of what life can be like for gays if they band together, as well as what this country would be like for heterosexuals were all the gays to leave.…