Iuniverse jan 2010 (36 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Shifting interests, he glances over to Cheri's direction. This sweet face that has graced his coveted presence for so many years. He recalls to mind a series of their firsts. Their first glance, first dance, first kiss. The first time he had ever introduced a meaningful female to his mother, his beloved parents. And so soon into their relationship. Their first date, where he looked at her that way, vowing to make an honest woman of her someday. The night that he did. It made his heart sail to remember these moments that were special to his life. He had developed a keen affection for her. There was just something about her way that forced his hand in that manner. She was exceptional to him. And, though most days he kept this close chested, he knew it. Didn't even mind allowing it to shine through on occasion. She deserved it, he confirmed.'You ready to go ' He finally confessed through the gritted teeth of his hard won, and, well worn articulation. 'I'd like to be early. And, I know how you like to be in time, and, not on time. Well, I need this to go well tonight. So, do you think that you can do that for me '.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Underwater explorer and journalist Eric Rayner hasn't written a word since his wife Sara died almost one year ago. Instead, he's been drowning in self-pity and alcohol since the crash of the Boeing 747 that took Sara's life and that of 237 others. A marine biologist, she was traveling to Raja Ampat in Indonesia to study the sea life. It was the sea that cemented Eric and Sara's relationship.Now, Eric only drinks and sleeps. But when Proteus Marine Research contacts him, he is intrigued. Th is mysterious marine research foundation located in Vero Beach, Florida, was founded by sixty-six-year-old Thomas Chandley, a cryptozoologist. Although skeptical, Eric learns about Chandley's unique connection to his late wife, and he agrees to become part of the Neptune project that will explore what might be the lost city of Atlantis.As Eric fi nds himself once again thrust beneath the surface of the sea in search of adventure among the diverse coral reefs, he learns that the real adventure lies in finding himself. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In times previous, managers were respected and idealized by those in the political, economic, and societal circles of our country. Employees felt a sense of trust in their managers, and managers a sense of duty to their employees. That feeling has largely dissipated. An increasing number of books, magazine articles, and newspaper columns have been written denigrating the managerial profession, blaming the average manager for the distrust in our political institutions, the collapse of our economic system, and the stresses in our societal compositions. It is not right, it is not accurate, and it is not fair.The Good Manager: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century Managerpresents the six key attributes of a good manager. The most important attribute - the one that will most likely determine your success or failure as a manager - is the ability to be a good person, one who lives a decent and honorable life, who is incredibly kindhearted, controls the most destructive human emotions, tells the truth, does what's right, and always looks for the good along the road of life. The Good Manager teaches the fundamentals of management by illustrating how a decent and honorable person can move along the intellectual/moral spectrum to become a good manager. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - For years, the inhabitants of Prali, a small Italian mountain town near the French border, lived in peace. They believed that danger would never come to them. However, deep within a mountain cave, a one-of-a-kind dragon feasts on rats and mice living within the cave. While he grows, he discovers this is not enough. He craves the taste of cow, oxen, and humans.The last of his kind, the dragon launches a brutal attack on the people of Prali. After the terrorizing havoc of the dragon. Bernard, a young Franciscan monk; Mary, a misplaced English girl; and the arrogant knight Leonardo. Join forces to eliminate the dragon and bring peace to the people of Prali.Only the courage and strength of the three dragon hunters will save the world from destruction. As they travel through the mysterious forests, and deep caverns of the region. They discover the secrets of the hidden lair and an underworld that time has forgotten. They journey to the farthest reaches of the dragon's lair to face their ultimate destiny. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The City of Chicago has been terrorized by a mysterious serial killer nicknamed The Mask who leaves behind a theater mask on his victims. This time, his victim survives his savage attack. As she lies in the hospital, she doesn't turn to the police for help but she turns instead to a mythological boogeyman known as Brutin Vitellus. She claims that she is his slave and when he finds out what has happened to her he will come to Chicago and set things right.When a reporter manages to gain access to the victim, she discovers that the girl is the daughter of a Senator who once opposed the white slave trade and is somehow linked to the world famous movie star, Sara Singleton. In a bid to expose the secret and further her career, the reporter reveals the links of a chain that spans the nation and ends in the hands of a man willing to ruthlessly kidnap, murder, and enslave to further his agenda.Now, he has come to Chicago to set things right, bringing his own brand of justice to a man who has terrorized a city.And Brutin hasn't come alone.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - In the collection of poems New Life Not Death, Toya Stone transports others on a symbolic journey as she explores spirituality, faith, and the natural world.In a celebration of her personal victories against depression, anger, and helplessness, Stone extends an invitation to enter her personal life and experience the corruption that once choked her and the salvation that eventually saved her. She opens the collection with rich imagery and an engaging sensuous tone: Secrets of what my neighbor hath done to me, I care to share. Quick, give me your ear. I shall tell you only what the wind doth know as I grow tired. Night holds hands with the stars as they persuade me into bed. As she continues her ten-year pilgrimage through darkness to the light on the other side, Stone focuses on the natural and spiritual world where, once bandaged and bruised, she takes a deep breath, closes her eyes and realizes it is time for a new life and not death.'A vivid breath of beautiful color whispered into a black and white world. Her vision is an illumination.'Jon-Michael Foshee, Actor.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Laughing at childhood memoriesCountry boy takes a mail order brain surgery courseLaughing at family happeningsInterviews with Genghis Khan and George WashingtonThe courtship and married life of the cave family the UggsAnd other comic reliefYou never know what is going to pop up in your everyday life, but R. D. Wright has found a way to handle it with wit and humor. Follow him as he hits garage sales on the weekend or tries desperately to find his mother's telephone number, 'It's in the book, Ron.' 'No it's not, I looked.' Sound familiar Important, Not Very, & Who Really Cares will resonate with anyone who has searched high and low for something only to discover that it is right in front of them or worse, nowhere to be found. His pieces are witty, charming, and we can see a little bit of our own lives in each of them.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Reflections of a Serial Entrepreneur includes hundreds of questions and pointers that will be invaluable to any aspiring entrepreneur. Filled with practical, useful, and accurate ideas on every aspect of a newborn company, this is a how-to field manual to getting it done. The author has built and operated five companies in different industries so his ideas cross industry lines and will work for every business.Too many entrepreneurs think their business is unique or harder than others. Stoddard feels the challenges we face are similar and therefore the solutions are universal. His practical and proven techniques will apply to your business regardless of what industry you are in. He brings real world workable and proven techniques to the subject matter and arms the newly minted entrepreneur with the right ammunition to guarantee success.Bud Stoddard has a no-nonsense, tell it like it really is approach that will entertain as well as enlighten the reader. If you have ever considered starting your own business, Reflections of a Serial Entrepreneur is must reading and will return the purchase price a thousand times over.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Annika Williams left teaching to help raise her teenagers, Jarren and Lexi, and she hasn't regretted it. Along with her loving, sensitive husband Zeb, Annika and her family are living the good life in Lincoln, Nebraska.But life has more in store for Annika when her pastor, Reverend Williams, introduces her to Carl, a homeless eleven-year-old boy with a sketchy past. Moved by his love of children and a desire to save the boy from the streets, Reverend Williams convinces a reluctant Annika to adopt Carl.Perhaps motivated by a good heart or some agency quota, Carl's caseworker, Rose, tells Annika that children like Carl come with something a little extra and would bring another dimension to their family. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long before Annika figures out what Rose meant. Not only is Carl emotionally unstable, but his altercations with the police and his constant troublemaking exhaust Annika and make it incredibly difficult for her to maintain her sanity.Yet Annika knows God is working through it all. Now, if He'll just give her the patience and strength to hold on to this little boy who has completely captured her heart.A heartwarming, touching tale, The Boarder shows the amazing healing power of love.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Penny Lane is brutally murdered on her thirtieth birthday. She is catapulted into a strange afterlife world, not dissimilar from the one she just came from. She is immediately sent to work as a melter, deciding the fates of murderers and ultimately whether they should be reformed, reincarnated, or melted. Only a few are chosen for such a position, and she must deal with the celebrity status that goes along with it.Penny enjoys the perks of the afterlife like calorie free eating and a money free society where she has been reunited with her childhood dog, Rufus, and befriended the handsome, popular, head greeter, Avery. After falling for her medieval love and finding strength in her life, her new world is turned upside down when one of the murderers on her shift escapes.This story is of a young woman who must learn to survive her new environment, but also find strength within herself. Death and Other Inconveniences is a fun, and sometimes poignant story that may just eliminate your fear of taking the 'next step.'.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This is a novel about a boy named Robert Fry who barged into Joshua Buckly's life uninvited. He just kept bugging him until Joshua let him follow him home. Since day one, this kid thought he could change everything with a can-do attitude and a smile on his face. Joshua didn't know where he came from or how he ended up in his town, but he's thankful he did.Joshua's parents were divorced, his mother was a drunk, and his brother just came around when he wasn't angry at the world. The town always seemed to have minor problems. He thought things were never going to change. Soon enough, this boy did miracles that Joshua couldn't believe anyone could do. Day after day, things happened but nobody had faith in Robert until he did the impossible. He was the town prodigy, changed the lives of many people, and even brought romance into Joshua's life. No one thought that it was possible, least of all, Joshua Buckly. This is his story. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As women, there is no definite beginning or end to our search for our identity. And the path to awakening to who we are beyond our own identity starts in a fog. In Growing Wings & Children, author and medical intuitive Alison Feather Adams discusses how to allow new dimensions of who we are to become integrated with our current identity of self. Adams explains how we gain faith in opening our hearts-to receive greater knowledge of deeper dimensions within us-when we expand our capacity to meet life and allow it to inform us of its potential to be experienced. We may develop greater intimacy within our relationships as we become more accepting of what is important to us and choose how we may express it independently. It also addresses how children can be a gift to us by reminding us of our own innocence if we allow them to grow with confidence in who they are. Our journey of self becomes an ever-expanding realization that grows in grace as we allow Greater Other Dimensions to guide and enrich who we have the ability to be.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - First, there was a match.In 1992, Tarah Kiersey wasn¿t feeling very optimistic about her life. From dead-end jobs to dead-end relationships, she failed to see how anything could ever improve. But at least, she had her music.Then, there was a spark.There was something about holding a microphone that made Tarah feel alive. And there was something about how she sang that made people listen. One of those people included William Stacy, a young musician who invited Tarah to join his band, Fire. She said yes and her entire life changed overnight.And now there¿s FIRE.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What if you had the power and connections to stop terrorism Paradise Denied! tells the tale of a covert organization, Stop Terrorism Now (STN), who has both. Their mission: Destroy global terrorism.Terrorists are under attack! STN has declared their War against Terrorists on September 11, 2010, nine years after the Twin Towers attack.Paradise Denied! engrosses the reader in this intricate and powerful plot while delving into personal and political issues and controversies. Paradise Denied! is a story of three ordinary men with lofty ideals who assume leadership roles. Each man leads a dual life as they vacillate between being a normal citizen and the clandestine leader of their respective killing teams. World leaders feel threatened. The Peace Envoys, originally created to help third world countries, are thrust into a new and secret mission: Destroy STN. Two clandestine groups with vast resources strive to eliminate their adversary. Will either succeed.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Wouldn't it be great to have a little message from Heaven every day to send you on your way Or a kind of oracle like the I Ching or the Runes with a modern voice to give some direction when you have a question The Crabby Angels Chronicles is just that, the book that the author's fabulous, nutty, funny, loving stalker angels wanted him to write. They've been after him for so long so he decided to let them write their book now. They're a nutty bunch who fit his life perfectly.Jacob Glass, along with his Angelic Guides, has written a handy spiritual tool kit to soothe, uplift, guide, direct, and renew you on your daily walk through a sometimes overwhelming world in which it is easy to lose connection with what really matters and what is really true. Direct, simple and based on the profound principles of A Course in Miracles, these short lessons are here to give you the comfort and peace that you deserve by reminding you of who you are and why you came here.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Saving The KIds A Grandmother's Story details the journey one couple took to prevent their young grandchildren from being destroyed as a result of parental abuse and drug addition. With a mother's drug addiction spiraling out of control and an abusive father on the run from the law, the children were heading on a downward spiral of constant moves and disruption destined to ruin their lives.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As the twentieth century turned to the twenty-first, there was a civil war raging in the toy train hobby between those who ran and/or collected O-gauge toy trains. The icon of the hobby, Lionel LLC, was being challenged by an upstart company, Mike's Train House (MTH), for the minds, hearts and pocketbooks of those in the hobby or just beginning in it. This was a war being fought by more disinformation, innuendo, or out-right lies than either of the 2000 or 2004 political campaigns. The skirmishes and battles of this war would be fought out in some of the darnedest places and in the strangest of ways.The people of Palatine County and Snyder's Corners are back, this time it is those on the other side of the tracks. When Bill and Amy Weaver inherit a rare, one-of-a-kind toy train locomotive they are targeted by two of Snyder's Corners' wealthy collectors who will do anything, legal or otherwise, to obtain this valuable addition to their collection. If they can't buy it then maybe they will have to kill for it.Railroad (Double) Crossing is an inside look at the toy train hobby and the collectors who make up a large group of those involved in it. If you thought toy trains were just kid's toys, think again. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As the moments pass, Aolene begins second-guessing his incantations. Has he done something wrong He has his doubts, right up until the moment he sees it, the bright fire that shoots out from the perimeter of the bloodstained circle, causing the wizard to turn away, hoping its great intensity will not blind him. As the flames begin to dissolve, the demon comes into focus, and the entire room brightens up in a fluorescent orange glow. This beast's eyes are generating all this light; they are like that of fire. From its mouth, foams a thick black smoke. It is the size and shape of a man, except that its skin is covered in scales, and its body is encased in something resembling dried mud. The demon's hands are webbed and long claws stretch out inches from the tips of its fingers. There are grey bat-shaped wings sprouting from its back, easily crossing the sphere-shaped markings on the floor beneath it . the demon appears to have no teeth, but this is only until it smiles, focusing in on its captor. Aolene takes in the fear, noticing its pointed fangs. They are the only thing in this room that sparkle. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Enter the biblically historic world of Simon of Cyrene, where a world of grief, revenge, and Dennis Patrick Slattery and tender devotion awaits. There, families are torn apart, marauding soldiers enact their violent ways, and random events suddenly disrupt life. Along this journey there will be encounters with Pontius Pilate, Veronica, Mary, and the sons of Simon, Rufus and Alexander, as they seek to grasp the mystery of a compassionate Nazarene, serenely putting into practice the kingdom of God. Forced to carry the cross of Jesus, Simon of Cyrene, a little known biblical figure, reluctantly yields to his task. At the same time, Simon struggles with personal loss and a fiery desire for revenge. In Simon's story, the vulnerability of our own journeys is laid bare as we cross paths with a simple wooden cross and a redemptive twist of fate. In Simon's Crossing, this ordinary man, from Cyrene, steps boldly out of the pages of the Bible. He senses that his own life depends on the Nazarene staggering just ahead of him. Persuaded by sacrificial love, we too discover what it is like to cross over into the imaginal power of a story well-told, where salvation lies close at hand. Simon's story compels us to carry on as well.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Adorably uptight society girl Cassandra Whitney has life all figured out. That is until she meets movie star playboy, Jonny Duponi, her nightmare guy. Jonny keeps showing up at unexpected moments as he finds himself undeniably interested in Cassie. He allows himself to be drawn into her world. The dazzling star woos her friends and family until she's the only one left to win over.Will Cassie, a pedigreed member of New York Society, give in to temptation and allow some spontaneity to make its way into her very smoothly-run life She ends up learning more about herself than she ever expected to as Jonny turns out to be the ideal teacher. But can Cassie turn her nightmare guy into her dream man Stay tuned to see if the party boy can be satisfied forever with an audience of one.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Over the past several years, STD/HIV infections have affected millions of people throughout the world. These infections do not discriminate against the wealthy or the poor, but afflict many simply because they are not informed about the diseases and their prevention, in denial or refuse to protect themselves.Dr. Samuel Frimpong draws upon his extensive experience as a CDC certified STD/HIV disease intervention specialist and Human Services Program Specialist for HIV/AIDS to provide a practical guidebook to assist youth, young adults, and adults in protecting themselves from STD/HIV infections and the associated complications. He encourages others to increase their knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases and then talk openly and honestly to sex partners, together formulating a STD/HIV prevention action plan. Dr. Frimpong combines global scientific literature, statistics, and field experience in the community while describing theEffects of STDs on male and female reproductive systems Behavior modification and treatments for sex partnersSymptoms and treatment of STD/HIVSocioeconomic burden of the HIV epidemic around the worldSTD/HIV Prevention Action provides the necessary facts and a viable plan for avoiding sexually transmitted disease for those ready to change behaviors and take charge of their future health today. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Olivia St. James sobs as Jake Lance, her boyfriend of two years, leaves Arizona to play football on a full scholarship for a college in Alabama. She's not sure how she is going to handle the pain of a long-distance relationship; saying goodbye to Jake is the most difficult moment of her life. Both Olivia and Jake believe their love will survive this test, and that one day they will be together forever.Olivia, too, embarks on her own passage of self-discovery. Leading a self-described sheltered life, she spreads her wings and leaves the comforts of home to attend college in Indiana. But during her first week on campus, Olivia encounters something she isn't looking for-Blake Carmichael, a handsome professor at her new university.When Jake unexpectedly visits Olivia during a free weekend, the two must come to terms with their relationship. Olivia wonders if Jake can sense her growing attraction for Blake. And, Jake has something serious that he must discuss with Olivia. Will their love endure.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Wrinkles, Waistlines, and Wet Pants is an irreverent look at aging. Fashion, self -improvement and social etiquette are thrown out the window in this hilarious book that disregards good taste and dignity. The author disproves the theory that fifty is the new thirty with anecdotes, some of them actually true.Existence after fifty, according to Jeanne Kraus, is fraught with peril from lifethreatening underwear to homeowners' associations. Lifestyle activities are recommended, along with full schedules of doctor visits. Humiliation lurks at every corner with shotgun makeup interventions, bodily function failures, and swiss cheese memory. Condom trees, risqué photos found in a laundry mound, and DNA-tainted ornaments all have their part in this series of incidents.Jeanne includes advice for those aging ne'er do-wells who hope to make it to the pearly gates eventually. And even though this book will not change you in any way, there is something for everyone in Wrinkles, Waistlines, and Wet Pants. Even self-help junkies will be delighted with the three insightful but useless surveys.Wrinkles, Waistbands, and Wet Pants was wittily written by Jeanne Kraus, and illustrated by her sister, Diana Arneson, both having experienced wrinkles, expanding waistlines, and wet pants.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As Matt was readying a kick to the downed man's bloodied face, the boom of a shotgun roared in the air. Dropping to one knee Matt wheeled to his left where the blast seemed to come from. His pistol, already in his aching right hand, pointed back at the shotgun holder. It was Dewey Harmon from the livery barn; the shotgun was pointed past Matt and aimed at the fallen Box T man's cronies.'Drop the guns boys if you want to stay in them saddles, next one won't be in the air,' the blacksmith's voice followed his gun barrel to the chests of one of the Box T riders. Matt stood up and looked behind him; two of the Box T men had their guns halfway out of their holsters. Pointing his own six-gun at the one named Patch, he grabbed the man's shirt and yanked him off his horse roughly.'Which one of you cowards shot Emily Langer '. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A London art gallery killing triggers fast moving events when international masters realise their secrets may be discovered. Jake, Clare and Bigsy piece together events which entangle them with American operatives, Russian and Arab interests whilst major global forces converge around huge conspiracies.Technology, humour and a certain pragmatism guide the initially ill-prepared trio whilst they unravel the secrets of the Triangle.An unforgettable read and a story which just might happen.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - An Adventure that Spans Time and the Sea from the South Coast of Maine to the Lands Behind the Northern Lights Sim Spotswood decides not to keep his after school appointment with Dr. McCreedy to get his teeth straightened. Instead he wanders to the clam flats where Lost River meets the sea and where a Viking ship, unearthed from the silt of a thousand years, sits like the skeleton of a dragon in its cofferdam. Sim discovers buried in the sand, a small medallion the size of a half dollar. That he should be the one to find it is no accident. At least Dr. Asneath Plever of the Smithsonian doesn't think so. Nor does Winifred Hazel Chit, the Witch of thunderhead Cliff who has waited one hundred and eleven years for Sim to undertake the adventure that now unfolds. As more of the medallions appear Sim encounters other searchers including Splitface and Gold-Tipped-Smith who know the power of the Starlight Medallions and want them for themselves. Sim, who has never known his father, lies at night on the widows walk of his home with his dog, Walter, watching the celestial canopy, waiting for a shooting star upon which he can make his wish, the same wish he has made every night for a long as he has known the words of the wishing verse. Now as he travels with the Starlight Medallions to places where no one has gone before, it seems that wish may come true.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Sixty-year-old Rodger McCauly is devastated when he learns that he has contracted tuberculosis and has only one year to live. Determined to fulfill his lifelong dream of sailing to Tahiti, he embarks on the voyage abandoning his twenty-seven-year mortgage brokering business, his wife Irene, and his three grown children.He purchases a thirty-one-foot Tahiti ketch, the Sea Witch, from fifty-eight-year-old Helen Davis, an experienced sailor. After learning that Rodger has little experience sailing, Helen volunteers to become the boat's skipper. A widow, Helen seeks adventure and has always desired to travel to Tahiti.As Helen teaches Rodger the intricacies of sailing, they begin to form a relationship far deeper than skipper and mate. On their runaway adventure to Tahiti, Rodger and Helen must navigate not only the threats of the sea and the weather, but also the details surrounding his failing relationship with Irene. With their new crew member, a stray dog named Bilgee, Rodger and Helen hope their love can survive the impossible.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Two pals, joined the army to escape unemployment, never dreaming about the death that was waiting for them at every opportunity. This then was reality in the shape of war with the Germans, where man fought man with a desperation and intensity unknown in his upbringing. The vicious tale of hideous sudden death explodes like a bombshell on the eyes of the reader, transporting them to the actual site where the battle took place, filling them with horror and terror as the story unfolds. The battle of the Somme is faithfully reproduced with every line of the tale, with its introduction to the arial warfare and all its connotations. Man was the dominant animal and it shows in the way he fought Englands wars, what with modern weapons and death dealing destruction at every yard of hard fought ground. On both sides the toll of death was on a scale unknown in the modern world Even now pieces of men who fought for this slice of land is still unnaccounted for and buried where they died, still with their precious possessions beside them.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Silent Sisterhood At nineteen,Tia Sharp leaves her very protective, comfortable lifestyle, family and friends to move from London, England to Ottawa, Ontario. Tia will discover an even stronger bond with her father-in-law, a man who is everything her own father is not, making her life in Canada complete. With help from her hard-nosed producer, she will also her dreams and turn the sadness of her marriage into something positive for television viewers drawn each week to the plot twists of The Saga. With her beloved family and friends by her side, Tia will make the impossible possible. Tia's friend, Kate Lee, is beautiful inside and out. Loyal to everyone she loves, Kate was raised to believe that a person's character is everything, and she carries herself gracefully. An only child to a single-parent mother, Kate was very lonely until she met her best friend at six years old. They have been inseparable as their families have become close. Kate has never known pain until the loss of her baby unveils her inner strength, simultaneously unmasking her vulnerability, making everything seem suddenly unbearably sad. Her boyfriend, Jaden Blake, has no one to turn to when tragedy strikes the couple, so he turns to the very thing that destroyed his family as a child: drugs and alcohol, forsaking the love he shares with Kate and the future they have planned. Brooke Williams had no choice but to grow up fast, with a mother grief-stricken by the tragic death of Brooke's father, Jack. Alone since Jack's death, Brooke believes the reasons for this solitude are all her fault. She has never known true friendship or love. She will meet Kate, Jaden and Tia, and together they will build a lasting friendship until a shameful secret and a powerful man's need to hold and control his family will try to tear apart everything that Brooke has built with her mother and her best friends. Nathan Carter has it all: a successful career and beautiful women to share his bed at any time or day. A romantic man, who grew up hearing the love stories that his mother told him and his siblings, he truly believes that his angel is out there and they will meet and fall in love. She will be everything he has ever desired. His jealousy and thoughtlessness take away the two women and his children whom he loves more than life itself. The very sexy, charming, sophisticated lawyer will be outside looking into the life he has thrown away on the day of his son's birth. With the encouragement, love, and support of his mother-in-law, Nathan finds the strength and the will power to win back not only his wife and children, but also a family and a love that has always been there since the very day he was struck with the waves of emotion, we called love. at Amsterdam airport.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - What happens when you stumble upon evidence that implicates fellow executives in corrupt practices, and in your quest to fight the vice, you face the obstacles of ethnicity and trade unionism, backed by bad governance from the highest political office in the land Alfred and Lewis are senior executives at an African broadcasting company who produce evidence against corrupt fellow executives, but most of whom belong to the state President's ethnic group. In the silent war that ensues, the President, First Lady, Vice President, some Cabinet Ministers and Backbenchers, the Intelligence Service, the company's Board of Directors, its nonchalant CEO and some of the company's clients side with the villain, Spade, the VP of Operations and famous TV personality. Unionized workers go on a pro-Spade strike. Undaunted, Alfred and Lewis threaten to spill the beans. So, Spade resigns his job, but only after being promised a diplomatic appointment.When Alfred succeeds Spade as VP of Operations, he strives to clean the slate. But without the CEO's support, and in an environment where some company employees are on State House payroll, will Alfred succumb to the demands of ruling party politicians for the control of the newsroom diary Will the corruption ever stop Will Lewis's contract of service be renewed Tipped about a danger to his life, Alfred and family must leave for the US.From the President's office to the boardroom and the courts, from TV studios to the cemeteries, the scenic beauty of Cape Town and the wilderness of Kenya, The African Journalist tells the tale of the African journalist today. Although a work of fiction, the story is inspired by true events. It's the story of Africa's perennial ethnicity problem, as witnessed recently, on an explosive scale, in Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa.…