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Congresswoman Emma St. Claire of New Jersey ventures into deep water, when she attends a campaign fundraiser beyond the Florida Keys, where some of the country's most influential business leaders are in attendance. Things quickly go overboard, when one of those attendees is found dead in the turbulent waters of the Straits of Florida, the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Everybody aboard the mega yacht becomes a suspect, and Emma must fight upstream to navigate a public relations nightmare.

The constraints of the spiritual life, practiced in community, are what set us free. Practicing spiritual disciplines can seem difficult, especially when we undertake them as isolated individuals. But we were never meant to practice them alone. Jared Patrick Boyd reveals how the constraints practiced in Christian community shape us into the way of Christ. He re-anchors the practices of constraint within the ascetic tradition of monasticism, religious orders, and the early church fathers.

For the curious minds wanting to uncover the secrets of ancient Greece, for the dreamers wishing to lose themselves in tales of valor, love, and betrayal, and for the scholars desiring a comprehensive yet engaging retelling of the world's most famous myths—this book is your beacon.

Crisis Cops 2, much like the first book, will take you into the world of Hostage/Crisis Negotiations. These are interesting real-life stories from police officers that have been negotiating crisis situations for decades. Crisis Cops 2 will explore first-hand accounts of some of the most intense, life-or-death situations that have happened over the last several decades.

Growing up in a Russia plagued by homophobia, Maxym wrestles with his conflicting emotions toward Muslims and his own suppressed homosexuality. Alongside his innate psychopathic tendencies and an unsettling fascination with killing, his exceptional marksmanship skills make him a coveted asset. Trained to be an unrelenting assassin, he walks a precarious tightrope, embodying a paradoxical blend of tender affections and unwavering loyalty to the nation that nurtured him—an enigmatic figure in the tapestry of contemporary Russia.

Lillian Newburg isn’t concerned when she finds a gold card with a note stuck under her car windshield. Concerned, no. Curious, yes. Who would write such a note? Is someone from her office playing a joke? She stuffs the note in her pocket and forgets about it. But this note is no joke. A mysterious stranger has told Lillian that she is in mortal danger. If she continues to ignore the message, what happens next won’t be the stranger’s problem.

Vergiss nicht die Liebe, sie gehört ebenso zum Leben wie Geld und Verdienst. Bianca Hammerl, eine alleinerziehende Mutter, wird von ihrem Chef vor eine schwierige Wahl gestellt: Entweder nimmt sie einen Job in Norwegen an, um mit der Firma ZAP über eine Fusion zu verhandeln, oder sie wird entlassen. In ihrer Not entscheidet sie sich für Norwegen.

What if being alive and human is a cosmic vacation for our immortal souls? What if there’s a waiting list a mile long to get here and experience the adventure, whether we arrive as pauper or prince? What if we sign a disclaimer accepting the terms and conditions of being human, because we know it will be an experience like no other?

Whether you dream of exploring the vibrant streets of Mexico City, Mexico, Medellin, Colombia, or just connecting with Spanish-speaking friends in the USA or elsewhere, this book is your key to unlocking fluency and cultural understanding.

If your child is between three to eight years old and you want your child to learn to speak and read Spanish, here's a fun and easy method. All the recordings in this audiobook feature native-Spanish speakers so that your child develops a proper Spanish-speaking accent. The majority of the recordings also feature child voice actors to help keep your child entertained and engaged.

For seven months the Maxwell family and their friends, both old and new, have fought to survive in the zombie apocalypse after the ImDED2 virus ended 90 percent of human life. Ryan Maxwell and Nick Jones embarked on a successful cross-country trek to Texas in search of Ryan’s parents, Owen and Leah Maxwell. Along the way, they encountered cannibals in St. Louis, Missouri, Texas Rangers in the Lone Star State, and a king in Memphis, Tennessee.

At its heart, Ignatian spirituality is practical and experiential, offering modern audiences a structure for pursuing inner growth that results in transformed action. While it is a deeply contemplative practice, Ignatian spirituality appeals to many of us who are looking for purpose and meaning, and who are wondering how to live out that purpose in a way that addresses the brokenness of our world. At the heart of this thoughtful introduction to Ignatian spirituality are the Spiritual Exercises, developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola of Spain

Pagan Worship is a coming-of-age story about a young man named David, who is at first a negligible figure in his parents’ all-consuming ambition to build an outsize base of Christian power, but who is slowly, while his parents largely ignore him in favor of his younger sister, developing his own strong identity and discovering a world far outside the dumbed-down reportage of Fox News and the strict, right-wing constraints of Orem, Utah, where he lives. But perhaps it would have been better for David if he had allowed himself to remain the same dim bulb his parents consider him to be.

TWO HOSPITAL BEDS in a Stanford University lab. Two still figures, attached by bundles of cables to the experimental QARMA supercomputer. Analise and Wolfe are true scientific pioneers, the first humans to ever leave the shells of their physical bodies to explore an entirely new virtual universe beyond time and space. But their creation, the most vivid VR metaverse ever envisioned, has come under attack.

Ob Krisen, Armut oder die zunehmende Verrohung und Spaltung der Gesellschaft: Die beängstigenden Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre sind in erster Linie das Ergebnis verfehlter wie fehlender wirtschaftspolitischer Ideen und Leitbilder. Das sagt der Politökonom Patrick Kaczmarczyk. Seine Suche nach möglichen Auswegen aus dem drohenden sozio-ökonomischen wie ökologischen Desaster führt Kaczmarczyk bis in die Soziallehre der Kirche.

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Das atemberaubende Finale des internationalen Fantasy-Bestsellers! Todd und Viola sind voller Hoffnung, als ein Schiff mit neuen Siedlern ankommt, zumal sie den tyrannischen Major Prentiss außer Gefecht setzen konnten. Doch ausgerechnet jetzt erheben sich die vom Major unterjochten Ureinwohner, und als diese Schlacht beginnt, weiß Todd sich keinen anderen Rat, als die Hilfe des grausamen Führers zu erbitten. Und plötzlich bestimmt wieder die Machtgier von wenigen das Schicksal aller anderen.

Inside Strafprozess. Täglich sollen sie den moralischen Verfall unserer Gesellschaft verhindern, doch wie finden Richter zu ihrem Urteil? Und mit welchen Herausforderungen sind sie dabei konfrontiert? Strafrichter Patrick Burow gewährt seltene Einblicke in den Gerichtssaal. "Auf hoher See und vor Gericht ist dein Leben in Gottes Hand", weiß der Volksmund. Doch wie denkt und arbeitet ein Richter? Und wie findet er zu einem gerechten Urteil ? Spiegel-Bestseller-Autor Patrick Burow ist Richter aus Leidenschaft. In seinem neuen Buch blickt er hinter die Kulissen deutscher Gerichte.

A century and a quarter ago, Bram Stoker unleashed the unbridled horror of Count Dracula upon the world. We can only wonder if he ever imagined the impact his creation would have on not only the horror world, but across the globe. Vampires have become a foremost staple of horror stories and have been represented in both print and film countless times over the decades–and their mythos has grown unchecked, evolved, and taken root in the collective consciousness of old and young, horror fans and non-horror fans alike.

Wie wäre es, wenn in diesen dynamischen Zeiten voller Überraschungen und Unwägbarkeiten, Ziele besser erreicht und Strategien zuverlässiger umgesetzt werden könnten? OKR (Objectives & Key Results) gibt es nun seit 50 Jahren und gerade in den letzten Jahren merken wir, wie diese Vorgehensweise immer mehr zum Standard in modernen und erfolgreichen Unternehmen wird. In diesem Hörbuch nehmen wir Euch mit in die Welt von OKR und zeigen alle Aspekte, die notwendig sind, um mit Objectives & Key Results erfolgreich zu sein.