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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is both history and art, for it takes Epworths yesterdays and makes them come alive for todays children. In our four-generation family, everyone loved STEPS TO THE HEIGHTS. The book is sometimes a prose poem about Mother Baldy and Dummy Line and Vespers On The Beach. At other times it is fascinating study of the relationship between a wonderful summer resort named Epworth Heights and a wonderful Michigan town named Ludington.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a beloved pet dies, the grief that often follows can be overwhelming. Why We Love Them So: Surviving the Loss of an Animal Friend offers profound guidance on how to understand deep sorrow and eventually use its power to transform our lives. Father Paul Keenan faced his own grief journey when Teddy, his twenty-five-year-old cat, passed away. Knowing the love he felt for Teddy was irreplaceable, Father Paul turned within and listened to his soul, sharing the valuable lessons he learned as a result. Along with providing a series of short reflections on various aspects of grieving, Father Paul moves those mourning the loss of an animal companion through the seven stages of grief that comprise such profound emotions as: Feeling alone after death Dealing with 'Why me ' Learning to receive and offer compassion Realizing an overall purpose Sorting through past life experiences Returning to daily life Committing to a new level of aliveness and reality Father Paul's gentle advice and guidance will inspire, uplift, and connect readers with their capacity to live purposeful, meaningful lives after the loss of their much-adored animal companions. All proceeds from this book go to The Perseus Foundation, a 501(c)(3) founded in 1999 which funds cancer research to benefit our canine and feline friends.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Glenn Hopkins is an American Original. Names like Johnny Appleseed, Woody Guthrie, Will Geer, and Walt Whitman come to mind.'---Backstage West 'A familiar figure on the Los Angeles theatre scene, Glenn Hopkins has written over twenty plays. melodramatic and hilarious, brash and sensitive, frustrating yet ultimately rewarding.Hopkins writes from the heart, exploring human verities as well as human foibles. His integrity and purpose shine through.' ---Drama-Logue For the first time Playwright, Green Party activist, muck-raker, educator, Methodist and 'Radical Faerie' Glenn Hopkins reveals the complexities of one who both needs much from, and offers much to society. Poems, research, articles, almost-poems, dreams, MRS. ROOSEVELT (a one-woman play), songs, stories, politics, fervent prayer all come at the reader within the framework of a journal kept from Labor Day, 2004 to Easter Sunday, 2005. Hopkins' writing for the stage has been: 'outrageous.refreshing.intriguing.important.worthwhile.' ---The Daily Bruin 'infused with lyric imagery.billowing.lovely.fun.' ---The Hollywood Reporter 'gorged with ideas.admittedly wild.a literary volcano' ---Cleve Herman, KFWB. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bill Block's Trojans 1972: An Immortal Team of Mortal Men captures the story of 47- USC football players, beyond their glory days on campus and into their everyday lives as men. The 1972 Trojans are considered one of the greatest teams in the history of college football. They defeated Ohio State 42-17 in the 1973 Rose Bowl to complete an undefeated 12-0 season and were crowned national champions. Each chapter is a mini biography told through the eyes of each player. Each and every player from that '72 team whether as powerful as fullback Sam 'Bam' Cunningham, as intellectually gifted as defensive back Marvin Cobb, or as massive as offensive lineman Pete Adams, eventually became one of us. A mortal. You'll find humor; you'll find sorrow; and you'll find football. Most of all you'll fi nd lessons about being mortal.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is never enough time when you love someone. Catherine is a beautiful young newlywed dealing with a tragedy no one should ever have to endure. But, when her best friend tries to help her pick up the pieces by involving Catherine in a risky business venture, the two embark on a journey filled with excitement and danger. Catherine and Ginny take a trip that most people can only dream of, but danger lurks around every corner as an encounter with a smooth taking southern gentleman, with less than honorable intentions, turns into a fight for life or death. On her own, Catherine explores her inner strength as she travels through the wonderful and mysterious Caribbean, only to find herself drawn to a dark handsome stranger who consumes her thoughts and stirs her soul, but has secrets of his own.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Excerpt from Chapter One:All Tanenbaum said was 'And then what happened, Eddie ' He appeared to enter some weirdly hypnotic, catatonic trance-his already breathy voice became monotonal, his eyes glazed over, his face drained of expression-and he went on and on and on.'She said, 'Wait until your mother hears this; this is going to break her heart.' And I said, 'Please don't tell my mother, Sherrald; please don't tell my mother, Sherrald; please don't tell my mother.''And while Eddie Hurdle continued to mouth that refrain, 'please don't tell my mother,' both of his hands gripped an imaginary knife and repeatedly, metronomically, plunged it down and raised it up and plunged it down and raised it up, over and over and over again. The three observers-Davin, Tanenbaum, and the stenotypist-sat in stunned silence as Eddie Hurdle reenacted his crime.\* \* \* \*'Other sins only speak; murder shrieks out,' wrote playwright John Webster in 1623, and our fascination with murder and murder trials has continued unabated to the present. Murder is, after all, the most dramatically unlawful thing a person can do to another. It runs counter to the very fundaments of human society, breaching what social philosophers have termed the social contract.Society speaks with its firmest voice in addressing the conduct of its members who kill another, and murder prosecutions have the direst of consequences of any court proceeding, as they may occasion the loss of a violator's liberty for life or even the loss of his or her life itself. But most murder cases, while fascinating in the motives or personalities of the killers or the circumstances of the killings and the ensuing trials, receive little attention and recede into ordinariness. Only rarely does a murder case become a cause célèbre, notorious enough to capture wide attention; the O. J. Simpson-, Scott Peterson-, Claus von Bülow-type cases prove the exception rather than the rule. For the most part, the public's perception of garden-variety murder trials quickly becomes only memory's ashes strewn sparsely on the fields of public awareness.Brought to life by the prosecutor who tried the six 'everyday murders' narrated here, three in Manhattan and three in San Francisco, these true stories prove redolent with drama, encapsulating raw human emotions that often impel man to murder-greed, lust, jealousy, hatred, as well as mere folly-and actually are quite extraordinary in their own context.Sit at the prosecution's table with masterful prosecutor Hugh Anthony Levine as he represents the People of the State of New York or the People of the State of California in the trials of some everyday murders.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You are a pawn of fate. Your life is a rudderless boat, drifting unprotected upon the tumultuous waves of elements beyond your control. You are at the mercy of a world that exists apart from yourself, a victim trapped by events thrust upon you. People dislike you; nobody loves you. You have financial problems and have trouble making ends meet. You are overweight and unhappy about your condition. You are a vulnerable solitary point of unlucky ego. If you recognize feelings within you that match any of the statements above, then this book is for you.The message is this: you create your own reality with your beliefs and expectations. If you do not like the direction your life is taking, you can change it. You yourself have created those areas of your life with which you are less than pleased. You are also responsible for your successes and joys. The personal life that you know rises up from within you.If you have been praying for a change in your life, and help is not forthcoming, you will find out why. If your relationships are not working out and people turn away from you, you will learn why you are lonely. If you have financial difficulties, you will discover how to better your life. If you feel worthless, you will gain new self-confidence. Once you come to believe that you create your own reality, you will no longer feel a slave of events.Many of the concepts and ideas in this book you will also find in occult and New Age publications. New in this book is the light of my own experiences. In my early fifties, I became interested in the world of spirits. Was there life after death I read many occult books to find the answer. However, the recurring subject of how you propel your thoughts and emotions into physical events, creating your own reality kept coming back to me. Why waste time here on earth to find out what lies beyond, when I will have plenty of time to find that out when and if I cross over Instead, why not investigate this intriguing subject of how we create our own physical reality while I am still hereI became a serious student of how consciousness creates. Books on the subject explained the theory, and I put it to the test. Results of my early experiments were trivial, just leaves in the wind, but they all blew in the same direction and formed a pattern. This pattern strengthened my faith and encouraged me to go on. Experimental results slowly validated the theory that our beliefs shape our personal reality and our future.During the second half of a twenty-year period of study, these discoveries produced changes in my life so unbelievable that they awoke in me a desire to share the results with like-minded individuals. More precisely, it was a strong impulse from within that prompted me to start writing a book about my unusual experiences.At first, these promptings met firm resistance: 'I am an engineer not a writer; I am not trained to undertake a literary project of such magnitude.' The inner voice later became very insistent, as if entities from a different dimension wanted me to write this book. I silently protested and kept repressing this inner voice. After retirement, I finally gave in. When I started writing, the material came with such ease it was as if someone had already prepared the text for me to use. In fact, as the work progressed, I had to conclude that supernatural beings, later I named them 'My Friends,' from a higher dimension had been preparing the material, passing it to me through my subconscious. Therefore, I credit My Friends, wherever they are, for the initiative of writing this book, and for any new ideas that this book may introduce to you.I am also indebted to the authors listed in the bibliography for the occult and New Age ideas, vocabulary, and expressions. As someone said before me, 'I am standing on the shoulder of giants,' when I write hints, clues, present words, and symbols about the human psyc. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Clara is a successful woman in many ways. She has a booming business, loving family and amazing friends. When she met Peter, Clara thought she finally had it all. or was she losing it Clara portrays the modern woman that wants the whole package. She risks losing the love of her life in this soul searching journey of reclaiming her personal space. If having a great man by her side meant losing everything else, then it was just not worth it. There had to be a way of having it all and she was determined to find it.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is at once the biography of an Englishman who became the pioneering charterboat skipper of an American yacht, and a history of the charterboat business in the islands. Morris Nicholson's story reflects a time now all but vanished in the islands, beginning when they were neglected colonial outposts and a single yacht meant income for the islanders. In no other book is there an account of how skippered yachts, bareboats, and headboats came to sail the Caribbean Sea and became an economic sector. However it is Nicholson's story-and his stories of others-that drives the narrative and fills it with human interest.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Let me take you through Chicago's ghetto. my arrest by the FBI . a ride through the streets of Cicero on my motorcycle. my days in a mental hygiene ward of a military hospital. then to Hollywood where I photographed such musical giants as the Beatles, Sonny & Cher and Glen Campbell. then on to the kitchens of LA's Consul General's as a waiter. my mining days in Lovelock, Nevada. the Sunday get togethers at Lee Strasberg's in Hancock Park and much, much more. ME Frank Sinatra Gregory Peck Suicide Jimmie Durante Mental Hygiene Louis L' Amour Sunset Strip Synanon Skid Row Motorcycles Chicago Psychotherapy Consul Generals Air Force Beach Boys Photography Mae West Susan Strasberg Beatles Wayne Newton More An autobiography by Howard Risk.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.