Xlibris okt 2003 (18 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - LET THE PAST REMAIN THE PAST, BY Todd Karluff Olsen, is a racy story about a Danish AU PAIR girl, Vera, who spends a year in San Francisco, a city known for its freewheeling lifestyles and anything goes attitude. Vera is exposed to many the many layers of the city, from high culture to sex clubs. She works for a nice family, but discovers a dark secret that proves to be disastrous. Vera meets Cliff, a lawyer, and they fall in love. Cliff learns that Vera's father was an American soldier stationed overseas, who left her mother without a trace after she told him she was pregnant with his child. Cliff offers to assist her in finding her father. This is a story with many twists and turns. A fascinating read.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Almost Naked is a collection of anecdotes, both humorous and serious taken from the extraordinary experiences of Bob Porter. This is a book about lessons he learned from people, many of who are legends. It is presented as a series of verbal snapshots. Snapshots from 'those golden days of yesteryear' in his father's wild west in the Oklahoma oil fields. Snapshots of hilarious travel experiences. Snapshots of his mentors in the intelligence and business communities. Snapshots of his out-dueling cancer and the early onset of Parkinson's Disease. Finally, he and his wife's poignant struggle with the tragedy of their brain-damaged child. He describes his personal journey, conveying with equal skill the droll and the tragic. His witty and insightful style establishes him as a raconteur of note.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This story told in colloquial language of the time is a must read for those who love great family stories about the South. The central character is a young boy and his family on a rented cotton farm in rural Arkansas just before, during and after WWII.The memorial given Ol' Gray, the horse that was much loved by his father; Ol' Pal the dog of his boyhood; his meeting of Uncle Tom the boot legger; the fear and horror of Polio and many others will surely enthrall you.The sacrifices of his mother 'The General' will touch your heart. We may view religion of that time as quaint in our modern era. But you will marvel at her faith.The stories are in short essay form and cover periods from the time of the Civil War, as told by his 92-year-old Uncle Floyd, through his fourteenth year.The influence of his grandparents, parents and siblings are related in a manner that you will come away feeling you know them. You will thrill at their successes and feel pain with their failures.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Early in the 19th Century, expanding markets for Pennsylvania's anthracite coal created a smaller scale prelude to the later California gold rush. It was an era as wild as any the West ever knew--yet it has been rarely depicted in history. A native of the Coal Region and avid student of its history, the author has attempted to provide an accurate sense of this particular time and place in a story probing the cost of unrestrained ambition.Many of those who flocked to the region were ambitiously ruthless in pursuit of this 'black gold.' Captain Isaac Schlussel is typical of the breed, though he approaches his goal of wealth by supplying the blasting powder needed to develop deep mining rather than by grubbing in the earth.Then, Schlussel is felled by an assassin's bullet. His greed has provided a multitude of suspects who are introduced in chapters which flash back and forth in time to reveal his history and his obsession with the beautiful woman who is both his wife and the unintentional source of his downfall.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do some Christians prosper while others do not Why can God's power be seen in some lives and not in others Are God's promises only to a few No! The answer lies in the decisions we make. Some Christians are blessed by making the hard decisions to be obedient to God while others make decisions contrary to His will, thereby nullifying the great power that is available to them. This book teaches us how to live victorious lives merely by the choices we make. 'I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life' (Deut. 30:19).…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The soul is a limitless source of creativity, inspiration and joy. It is timeless and eternal, manifesting in many lifetimes in diverse forms on Earth, in distant galaxies and other universes. Understand the nature of the soul as it plays out true and false karma within its journey back to the Divine. Celebrate its complexity and immortality. Learn how to strengthen and protect your soul. Become aware that animals also have souls, and learn strategies to help and heal your pets.This book follows on from ¿Volume One¿ which introduced the reader to the author¿s angelic guides, who are known as the Golden Chain. Read their insightful messages about ancient and future times. Know what it was like to live on the lost continents of Mu and Atlantis. Keep company with the ibis-headed god Thoth as he helped birth the land of Ancient Egypt. Discover what human life will be like in the distant future. This book presents the reader with another opportunity to explore many fascinating and uplifting angelic messages.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On January 5, 1991, a thirty-five year old woman was found dead in a homeless shelter. Suffering from years of child abuse undoubtedly contributed to her early demise. Secret Scars reveals the experiences of one family¿s struggles with the devastating effects of abuse.Sarah, the youngest female Flynn, will guide you through the secret scars that haunted her childhood. It is a poignant story that mingles the tragedy of those who did not survive with the courage and strength of those who did.Told with extraordinary strength and dignity, Secret Scars is a totally unfogettable book. Sometimes one person¿s story can change a nation.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FISH OF DREAMS - More Field Notes of a Wildlife Psychologist (sequel to WILD BIRDS - Field Notes of a Wildlife Psychologist) is a gallery of one hundred black and white drawings of imaginary fish. Elegant in its simplicity and invention, every drawing is accompanied by a poetic meditation that turns into a psychological lesson about life which each fish has to teach. Written and illustrated by author, graphic artist, and psychologist Carl Pickhardt, the book becomes a field guide to human nature that both pleases the eye and provokes the mind to thought.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A spellbinding war memoir of a torpedoing and the fight for survival of 24 men in a lifeboat. Hank Rosen, Cadet-Midshipman aboard a Liberty ship, tells the dramatic story of 30 days adrift in the Indian Ocean.'Gallant Ship, Brave Men' is an epic tale of heroism and sacrifice that builds suspense and proudly records the role of the Merchant Marine in World War II. 'What an amazing story! I found it completely engrossing. Couldn't stop reading it, until I finished.' Rear Admiral Joseph Stewart USMS, Superintendent United States Merchant Marine Academy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a whimsical and introspective look into Helen 'Hoot' Bezansky's incredible life -- through a collection of inspirational thoughts, poems, shared memories of days gone by, and funny stories. An award-winning writer with multiple talents, being a poet, press writer, and newspaper columnist, Helen entices the reader into each episode with a question -- with each story making you want more.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you've ever wondered what happened to Christine Moore from 'God on a Harley,' you won't want to miss this touching new sequel! In 'Joyride,' Christine has done some serious spiritual backsliding over the last ten years. Marriage and motherhood have changed her identity and challenged her previous beliefs about love and romance. The demands of family and career have buried the truths she once knew beneath a mountain of resentment, dirty laundry, and endless bas of groceries. Then, on one of her late-night excursions to the supermarket, Christine runs into Joe again. and everything changes.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Adventure, Mystery, Thriller The action moves from Alpine glacier, to Las Vegas, then across the Siberian Sea to the geographic North Pole by Russian Nuclear Icebreaker. State-of-the-art science, extensively researched by the author, involves a large number of the main characters. Profound ethical problems are raised. An ingenious, and virtually unique method for commission of murder, keeps the suspense mounting, page by page. Much of the background draws upon the many years of author experience dealing with exotic wildlife both in, and out, of Africa. A cold-blooded unscrupulous killer will do anything to continue an accustomed life-style. American and Russian authorities confront the murderer as the nuclear powered vessel ice-breaks a path to the pole. The scientific sub-plot will take the reader by surprise, as will the ending.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the days of the Cattle Kingdom, to the sheriffs who rode out after such outlaws as George Musgrave and Black Jack Ketchum, to the rocket experiments of Dr. Robert H. Goddard, TREASURES OF HISTORY IV: Historical Events of Chaves County, New Mexico relates many exciting episodes in the history of Roswell, Chaves County, and Southeast New Mexico. This is the fourth book in the Treasures of History series and the third volume consisting mostly of stories that had their origins as feature stories in the Roswell Daily Record of Vision Magazine.Some chapters deal with famous characters who had connections with Roswell, such as Frank Chisum, the former slave who became a cattleman; George Causey, the famous buffalo hunter; Charles Lindbergh, the aviation hero; Wild West Show performer Uncle Kit Carson; and Milt Mabie of 'Louise Massey and the Westerners' music group. Two early doctors and three sheriffs are chronicle. Two outstanding women--Amelia Church and Annie Laurie Snorf--are featured. Other interesting and important events are recorded in the book's 26 chapers.Although each chapter is a story unto itself, they are arranged in chronological order to place them in the appropriate period in the history of Roswell and Chaves County.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In Paradise I stumbled onto a dead bodyfound my new mother, and was almost murdered.'In the fall of 1989, young Angela Kiln and her father move to the slowly dying town of Paradise. Once they settle into small town life, Angela and her father, a high school teacher, find that the town isn¿t the only thing dying - so, apparently, are students. As Angela and her father seek the truth behind the deaths, they will also face the truth about their own deepest beliefs.Part suspenseful mystery, part sentimental journey, Passing Through Paradise is an alternately funny, gripping, and frightening account of a young girl, her still-grieving father, and a town that refuses to recognize the future. Filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, Passing Through Paradise dramatically reveals the best and worst of human nature, illuminated against a scathing indictment of an American small town.This new edition of Passing Through Paradise includes a discussion guide for book clubs. Other novels that take place in Schreiber's Ironwood County include Hillcrest Journal and Life on the Fly.'Passing through Paradise is tough to put down. The themes are masterfully interwoven.' Ruth Hanson, Byron Review' . . . a suspenseful story told with insight, humor, conviction, and compassion.' Andrew Johanson, Paradise Post, Ironwood County, Minnesota'Schreiber has a wide range of imagination and the talent to put it into words. . . . His imagination invents word pictures that spark the mind to envision a screen larger than Hollywood is capable of.' News-Enterprise, December 1, 2004Helpful Link:Schreiber has posted some of his published articles, essays, and poems along with book group discussion questions for Passing Through Paradise at John Schreiber¿s Books. …

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