I'm insisting you date her. Five dates together, then I'll have this surgery.' Billionaire CEO Connor Stewart is being blackmailed. By his own grandmother, no less, who is refusing to have life-saving surgery unless Connor dates Mia Simms, his dull and dowdy marketing employee. For Violet's sake, Connor agrees to the crazy scheme. There's no risk of breaking his 'short-term only' rule with Mia Simms, she's not the kind of woman Connor is inter...
Résumé Confronté à un mouvement insurrectionnel qui embrasait tout le pays, le gouvernement de Nguenda était plongé dans la tourmente. Alors qu'il était incapable d'améliorer les conditions d'existence de son peuple depuis des décennies, il désigna Imbwenguili, son irréductible adversaire politique, comme étant l'instigateur de ce soulèvement qu'il n'arrivait plus à maîtriser. Voulant à tout prix se maintenir aux affaires, il ordonna à un comm...
Prepare to descend into the chilling abyss of crime, murder, and chaos with this collection of horror stories and poems titled 'Death Diary.'
Within these pages, terror reigns supreme as you explore a world where darkness prevails and the most sinister nightmares come to life.
From short tales ranging from 50 to 2, 000 words, you'll encounter a diverse cast of characters. Among them are Alex, the Lumberjack, Sandy, the parolee, the Hamilton...
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." -Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) is a great satirical novel by Mark Twain about a 19th century Yankee traveling back in time to medieval Britain. This novel provides a critique of contemporary society, even though it takes place in archaic Britain.
This replica of the original edition of A ...
We were just two kids falling in love.
Love and Wine tells the story of love at every stage in every form- romantic, friendship, familial and self-love. With each verse, the reader falls in love with love again. Diaz's quiet voice in modern poetry will take you back to your first love, last love and each one in between. Love and Wine tells the magic and the heartbreak of love. A book from the heart for the heart.
La mia vita non ha senso! Non mi sento realizzato!"
Come affrontare questo problema esistenziale e il mal di vivere che ne consegue?
È necessario riportare all'unità la frammentazione in cui viviamo.
Come riuscirci? Tutte le scuole dell'antichità proponevano un percorso.
Il libro "Il Potere delle Scelte Mirate" propone, sulla falsariga di queste scuole, un percorso in 11 tappe, in cui:
Si mostra che siamo fatti di molte parti, in contrasto fra...
Does unhelpful thinking influence your sporting performance, or the athletes you work with?
Athletes of all levels experience barriers to performance beyond the physical challenges they face. These can range from, performance anxiety, overthinking, and lack of concentration, to issues of motivation or difficulties when dealing with team members.
ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - is a modern and effective psychological approach base...
A Reader in the History, Culture, and Politics of Modern East Asia presents readings that encourage students to explore issues related to modernization, nationalism, the state, and national identity in China, Japan, and Korea.The reader's Introduction examines the "Washington Consensus" and its competitors, and the 21st century shift in global economic power from the Anglo-American West to China. Each of the three parts that follow is focused ...
Rich Stryker is an ex cop turned private eye with a badass reputation of getting things done.
His typical cases are the usual thefts and cheating spouses, Glenda and Carl Nelson have asked for his help in finding their missing teenage granddaughter.
With a corrupt force and limited clues, how will Rich manage this one?
As usual, he will need his quick witted assistant, Amanda, and his hard hitting Dojo training.
This is an 18, 500 word quick r...
Since 2007, the country and financial sector have faced an extraordinary economic crisis. Countless banks have failed and many more continue to struggle. However, Umpqua Bank has emerged from the crisis stronger than before. Drawing on Umpquas unique culture and approach to leadership, Leading for Success shows business leaders in any industry how to build successful companies in even the most challenging times. Chapters include: Its a Differe...
Since 2007, the country and financial sector have faced an extraordinary economic crisis. Countless banks have failed and many more continue to struggle. However, Umpqua Bank has emerged from the crisis stronger than before. Drawing on Umpquas unique culture and approach to leadership, Leading for Success shows business leaders in any industry how to build successful companies in even the most challenging times. Chapters include: Its a Differe...
How much does it cost to be a teacher?
Are only degrees and certificates enough to give one recognition as a teacher?
What are the other challenges one has to face to be teacher?
All these questions shall be answered if one feels like diving inside the system of education or even by diving inside the life of a teacher.
This book traces the hardships, expectations and reality of job seekers in today's world, the sort of respect, recognition and...
The Road of life is a path into the void. Come travel this road by being a traveller along with the author who explores the answers to life's deepest mysteries inside Mother Nature's womb.This journey metaphorically explains the concepts of 'Life' and 'Self', which brings out innumerable probabilities and possibilities to travel the same road inside the reader's mind
This book is a timely, comprehensive introduction to cloud computing. The phrase cloud computing, which was almost never used a decade ago, is now part of the standard vocabulary. Millions of people around the world use cloud services, and the numbers are growing rapidly. Even education is being transformed in radical ways by cloud computing in the form of massive open online courses (MOOCs). This book is particularly valuable at this time bec...
My father's absence made me feel unwanted. My stepfather's immorality made me feel defied. My mother's inability to face reality, made me feel forsaken. My community's neglect made me feel inconsequential. My church's indifference made me feel wounded. My distorted perception made me feel broken and impotent. That was until I decided that it was ENOUGH!"
The Muted Cage is a window into the uncaptured mind of many victims of abuse. It's a str...
Den finlandssvenske digter Gunnar Björling (1887-1960) er en af de helt store skikkelser i det 20. århundredes nordiske digtning. I forfatterskabets tidlige år afprøver Björling en lang række æstetiske former under inspiration fra ekspressionismen og dadaismen. Fra midten af 1930'erne finder han en individuel form og orienterer sig i stigende grad mod naturen og sanserne.
Björlings metode giver en fremstilling af Björlings naturdigtning og d...
Hovedstrømninger giver en analyse af de dramatiske forandringer, der er sket i velfærden i løbet af de seneste århundrede.
Danmark har stadig en stjernestatus som verdens mest markante velfærdssamfund. Samtidig har danskerne måttet reformere og tilpasse deres velfærdsmodel, som har oplevet både en helt eksorbitant fremgang i begyndelsen af perioden og et rystende tilbageslag efterfølgende - en krise, landet netop er kommet sig over.
Midt i d...