121 Ergebnisse - Zeige 1 von 20.

Planning to surprise her father, Beth Wyndam arrives at Reed Nixon's Alaskan guide facility a day earlier than the rest of her party. Terrible weather snows her in with the surly older man, but she finds herself drawn to him despite his grumpiness. Reed wants her too, but the fifteen years separating them, along with the differences in their backgrounds, are obstacles he can't bring himself to ignore. With a little luck, a lot of snow, and a p...

Chinese from southeast China flocked to towns and encampments in the Sierra Nevada foothills during the Gold Rush to search for gold. In the communities they established in Fiddletown and Amador County, Chinese immigrants found support and strength despite prevailing anti-Chinese prejudice. This book gives an insight into their experience as they faced pressures from the greater society, while maintaining their customs and connections with eac...

My Life, My Mind, My Ink: I Had to Know I was Nothing to Become Something....offers a glimpse into the life's journey, philosophies, and poetical works of author and poet Michael Downey also known as MR MD. Get ready to be taken on a sexy and sensuous ride through the mind of MR MD as he tells of his life changing events, shares words of wisdom to challenge your daily walk, and storms your senses with thought provoking poetry.

For more than a century, formal education has been struggling to redefine itself in response to shifting societal needs, new research into human learning, and emergent understandings of how the world works. Clearly it's difficult to offer advice that is appropriately responsive across this range of influence. The collected chapters in this book manage to do that by discarding the popular habit of thinking about Physical Education in terms o...

Quali sono gli ingredienti dell'amore? Tra una cena di compleanno in Costa Azzurra, una bizzarra contessa che parla con Anna Karenina, la sua terribile sorella e il figlio bamboccione, la giovane cuoca Amelie non si trova certo davanti a prove semplici. Ad affrontarle con lei anche un fedele giardiniere, un misterioso chauffeur e una piccola folla di personaggi autentici quanto surreali, perché, sullo sfondo di una villa che si chiama Demi P...

Il mio viaggio in Myanmar inizia con il fortuito incontro con Aung San Suu Kyi che ho la fortuna di vedere durante un comizio. Così un viaggio già di per sé ricco di stimoli ed emozioni assume il valore aggiunto della sua componente umana e la strenua lotta della Signora per i diritti civili del suo popolo permea ogni cosa vista e persona incontrata durante il cammino. "Use your liberty to promote ours" - Aung San Suu Kyi

Amour et Raison, roman en deux tomes, est en quelque sorte une divagation artificielle et émotionelle mettant en exergue un sentimentalisme truffé de philosophie ou une philosophie vêtue de banalités nécessaires à la survie quotidienne de l'Homme. Une 'hémorragie de l'imagination' dirait Jules Verne, conçue autour d'un discernement à la fois concret et abstrait de l'amour, une approche plutôt élaborée de la raison dans un univers déconcertant ...

In the Wake of the King" is the first in a series of collections of short stories by Shawn M. Tomlinson. The stories included were influenced by Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow, " the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert E. Howard, and take their place within the Cthulhu Mythos. Tomlinson recently published the first biography of Chambers, "Robert W. Chambers: Maker of Moons: Author of The King in Yellow Unmasked.

In the Shadow of the King" is the second in a series of collections of short stories and novellas by Shawn M. Tomlinson. The stories included were influenced by Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow, " the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert E. Howard, and take their place within the Cthulhu Mythos. Tomlinson recently published the first biography of Chambers, "Robert W. Chambers: Maker of Moons: Author of The King in Yell...

There is a secret back door to the Ivory Tower. Andrew Viam makes his escape and it takes him to places and people that threaten his very existence. Follow Andrew's odyssey to see whether he has what it takes to survive.

Keine Beschreibung.

Introducing a host of wonderful characters who will make bedtime fun for the whole family! Meet Jaya and her shell-ship, Meena with her huffy-puffy chapattis, Thangi and her friend the sun, the flying house, the wandering elephant, the helpful yeti and a host of other delightful characters. Travel around the world and to faraway galaxies, learn how to tie new kinds of turbans and hear about the antics of the talking furniture in this gorgeousl...

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Really? An easy yoke? Have you seen my life lately?And for that matter, the disciples wore His yoke, and their lives did not seem all that "easy."Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30, NIV)So what kind of yoke was Jesus referring t...

Eighteen-year-old Joshua Amandil and his best friend Kyle Frost are two computer science majors starting their sophomore year of college. All is routine until they stumble upon a projector hidden in their apartment which opens a portal to a virtual world created by the ultra-secret Spyrius Technology.

A billion dollars in crisp, newly-printed bills - the sum transferred daily from the Bureau of Engraving and Print in the run-up to the launch of a new bill design. The BEP vault is the most secure in the world. No human being ever enters it: not even the President of the USA could gain access. Only pre-programmed robot vehicles pass through the 22-ton, 10-feet thick blast-proof door. The array of technology needed to unlock that door is utter...

Arran Swinn is dreaming, balanced on the edge of death in the darkness deep under the earth, where the Siheldi make their home. With nothing but a whisper to guide her, Megrithe Prinsthorpe is the only one who can bring his nightmare to an end. Drawn back to the island of Niheba with new allies and a burning secret, she must once again follow Arran's fading trail before his enemies reach him first. The Guild of Miners has no power in the nenec...

All over New Orleans, people are getting ready for Hurricane Katrina. No emergency preparations, however, could adequately protect them from the devastating storm heading their way. Longtime residents Rob and Penny Anderson find themselves abandoned by the elderly transportation program. Their Gentilly home fills with water, the heat rises, and their medication supply dwindles. At Saint Liberatus Hospital, Dr. Ray Reid is appointed head of eme...

What are the limits to Forgiveness? Moses Levi is pushing the envelope. He's gotten a big company off for an environmental disaster that could have been avoided. And Moses has betrayed his college roommate. Is there any hope for Moses? He's a hated man and sometimes hated men end up dead. That's when the FBI stepped in.