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Raised in Florida by an aunt and uncle after his mother’s death when he was four, Joe had a seemingly normal childhood, spending summers at church camp and dreaming of going to college. But nearly fifteen years later, the ground shifted beneath his feet when he discovered a family secret that would impact the rest of his life.

This nonfiction audiobook takes the listener into the hopes, hardships, and tragedies of four generations of ambitious individuals, connected by lineage and marriage. They emigrated to America from Norway, England, and the Isle of Man, seeking freedom and free lands offered by the federal Homestead Act. Settling in Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and Nebraska, they were challenged by economic humiliations, locust plagues, blizzards, prairie fires, accidents, and illness. There were good times too, like picnics, family bonding, and baseball.

Her story sheds light on a little-known segment of a 20th-century diaspora, a mass-exodus from Europe by some "huddled masses yearning to be free". This oppressed group fled the dire poverty of Sicily and southern Italy to endure a subsistence lifestyle bestowed by the owners of the coal mining industry and early American factories. She was surrounded by a clan of families.

Können wir uns allein mit der Kraft der Gedanken heilen, ganz ohne Medikamente und Operationen? Zahlreiche dokumentierte Fälle beweisen: Krebspatienten haben ihre Erkrankung zum Verschwinden gebracht; Menschen, die unter Herzfunktionsstörungen, Depressionen, Arthritis oder Parkinson litten, wurden gesund - indem sie auf ein Placebo vertrauten! Andererseits wurden Menschen krank und starben sogar, weil sie sich als Opfer eines Fluchs oder Voodoo-Zaubers fühlten oder an eine fatale medizinische Fehldiagnose glaubten.

Did you know that you may have been sitting on a big ol’ pile of ash for most of your adult life? What’s the deal with ash, and why am I telling you to get off of it? You see, ashes are all that remain after something is completely burned and destroyed by fire. For some, it’s a relationship, for others it’s your self-worth which was destroyed because of what somebody said or did to you. In ancient times, ash was used as the international symbol for loss, pain, and suffering. People would cover themselves in it to let others know what they were going through.

Going back where you came from is harder if it's where you already are...Migrants arrive in the Lucky Country from lands their forebears knew for a thousand years. They know where they are and why they’re here and what they face. Then there are their children...born in a country that can't spell their names, and of a heritage that doesn't know they were born. Reminded every day that he doesn't quite belong, and reminding himself where others forget or couldn't care less, second generation Ed Kaspar sets out on a journey to not only be an Australian but to be his country.

John had to learn how to overcome many obstacles at an early age. Growing up with an alcoholic father and experiencing repeated disappointments led to a self-discipline and drive that would help him achieve phenomenal business success. While building his business, John would face many obstacles, struggles, and personal humiliation. But John persevered.

Der internationale Millionen-Bestseller-Autor Joe Navarro verbrachte ein Vierteljahrhundert beim FBI und verfolgte Spione und gefährliche Kriminelle rund um den Globus. In seinem Beruf ging es buchstäblich um Leben und Tod. Jetzt gibt er seine hart erarbeiteten Lektionen erstmals außerhalb des FBI an die Leser weiter. Dank seiner lebenslangen Erfahrung und den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen aus mehr als 10.000 Interviews im Rahmen seiner Einsätze, konnte Navarro fünf Prinzipien definieren, nach denen herausragende Persönlichkeiten leben.

Der "Financial Times"-Journalist Joe Miller hat Ugur Sahin und Özlem Türeci seit März 2020 begleitet. Zusammen mit ihnen beschreibt Miller das ungewöhnliche Jahr 2020 und zeichnet die Jagd nach dem ersten Impfstoff nach, die politischen Kämpfe und den Moment des Triumphs. Das Buch erzählt die persönliche Geschichte der beiden Wissenschaftler, wie Sahin und Türeci als Paar zusammenarbeiten, wie die mRNA-Technologie funktioniert und wie sie ihren Hauptforschungsschwerpunkt beeinflussen wird - die Krebsforschung.

In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki. The islanders return this gift with a monument of four boulders in their honor, which the Mahu imbue with healing powers before disappearing. As time passes, foreigners inhabit the island and the once-sacred stones are forgotten until the 1960s. Though the true story of these stones was not fully recovered, the power of the Mahu still calls out to those who pass by them at Waikiki Beach today.

When novelist Andy Drake returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father, a reconnection with his childhood friend Rachel escalates into a secret love affair. For Rachel, struggling to maintain the facade of a picture-perfect life, it’s an escape from an emotionally abusive marriage. Then Andy receives an anonymous note warning him to end the affair. Or else.

Imagine, if you will, you’re traveling through the unknown, hellbound, with no road map or stars to guide you. The light fades as you descend into a shadow realm where supernatural terrors make their lair and evil lurks at every turn. Here, dead things don’t always stay dead, for this is a world where things that shouldn’t be...are, and things that should be are not. In this world, we pay a visit to the smallest, but terrifyingly necessary, room, and stories are written precisely to chill the bones as you wait for nature to make its call.

We all talk about them. We all plan our lives by them. We are all obsessed with the outlook ahead. The changing seasons have shaped all of our lives, but what happens when the weather changes beyond recognition? The author, Joe Shute, has spent years unpicking Britain’s long-standing love affair with the weather. He has pored over the literature, art and music our weather systems have inspired and trawled through centuries of established folklore to discover the curious customs and rituals we have created in response to the seasons.

Erimia has been captured by brutal bandits and made a slave in the Sasamani clan village. When the Sasamani clan prince, Teromalui, tries to take advantage of her she initially avoids him. When Teromalui persists Erimia, and her best friend and fellow-slave Alios, are forced to fight back. Now they are in danger and have to run.

Avoid the headaches of managing your business finances by following this effortless approach. Not knowing if you’re running out of cash, or if your price covers all your costs, means that you don’t know whether you’re making money or not. If you don’t want your business to end up the same way, it’s essential that you’re able to get your finances in order. With a well-planned, organized, and clutter proof system, you’ll have your finances running like a well-oiled machine so you can focus on building your business.

Nineteen terrifying stories of Valentine's Day, dangers in the woods, snake ladies, evil clowns, and summer camp killers all await you in this fourth bone-chilling installment of bite sized terror....

This beginning course teaches the theory and practice of stress-reduction and self-healing based on the Indo-Tibetan tradition of mind/body medicine and positive psychology.

What happens when social media becomes social reality? Something very, very odd happens! "Social media is everywhere; it knows everything; it knows what you think. It gives and takes...it's giving you something now. Social media is social reality." With these words Penelope urges her friend Teddy Vroom to embrace the world - as it invades his life!

One thing certain in life - we all suffer the pain of rejection. It hurts because rejection is processed in the same area of the brain as physical pain. How do you handle this pain? The pain of separation? The pain of rejection? The pain of feeling unworthy? How can you achieve healing and inner peace? I have been in this situation more than once and have discovered and developed methods to dissolve pain in order to move into healing.

Lumpers is a family story, or rather, it’s a story about what constitutes a family, a lot like what constitutes a rock-and-roll band: If it works, it’s worth it, all other expectations be damned. The principal lumpers, Steph Abrams and Tony Zimbarco, chance to meet in Tripoli, Pennsylvania, in 1979, and commence assembling their ad hoc family piece by piece. Before long they are a full fledged unit, with a matriarch, of sorts, a patriarch, certainly, a designated pet, habits, rituals, even their own holiday. But it is in no way a textbook family, would never be sanctioned.