Authorhouse aug 2010 (35 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sisters Omani and Amber are talented musicians about to land a contract with a major recording studio. When their grandmother passes away and leaves them a cedar chest with specific instructions not to open it until they are thirty-five, Amber's curiosity wins over patience; she opens the chest, revealing a life-altering family secret.Omani and Amber learn they have inherited psychic powers, and they soon realize they are not the only women in their family with the same gift. A chain of strange supernatural occurrences begin-just as the girls and their band are about to get their big break. Tensions arise between Omani, who wants to focus on her music career, and Amber, who is determined to uncover the mystery behind their powers. Neither has a clue as to what awaits them. As the sisters' own powers begin to grow, shadowy figures race around in the dark of the night, mysterious rods cross and uncross in their house, and Omani is hurled across the room by an entity.Vuex is a supernatural thriller that follows two sisters down a spellbinding path that leads to their discovery that they hold the future of the world in their hands.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In The Raindrops of True Wisdom, Don Chuckie shares his first collection of inspirational poetry intended to help internalize and personalize the wisdom of God's word, ultimately making life more meaningful, rekindling the spirit, and providing a reason to continue with a faithful journey. Nigerian native Don Chuckie offers seventeen insightful poems filled with contemplative nuggets of true wisdom and spiritual quotes that direct the way through the daily challenges of Christian living and encourage a higher level of intimacy with God. Divided into two parts, Chuckie's collection of Christian lyrical expressions includes points to ponder and Biblical passages to consider; it also provides significant life lessons and ways to discover the simple truth about ourselves. You'll learn how to seek solace from above, be more honest about weaknesses, turn to God to heal, and find mercy for past mistakes through God's grace. The profound insight and spiritual guidance included in The Raindrops of True Wisdom will uplift your soul, stretch your faith, and most importantly, help deepen your relationship with God.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Revealing the ups and downs of life's journey and experiences, author Melinda E. Feliciano presents a poetry collection that summarizes her story and how she has dealt with the drama in her past. Through this introspection, Feliciano explores the range of emotions one experiences in personal matters and relationships while maturing from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. In 'Who Am I,' she reflects on her past, present, and future. / Who am I as a person / Who really knows me / Even those who known me for a long time / Still wonder who I really am / I could be the good girl / Or I could be the bad girl / Who am I really / No one would ever / know / My life had its up and down / Being me hasn't been easy / Who am I now / Nothing comes breezy / Life takes drastic turns / You wonder where it'll take you / Who will believe in me anyway / Then who am I today / Raising My Voice delves into Feliciano's inner self and serves as fodder for others to consider who they have been and what they have become.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a book for the 'Don't Knows', for the people so confused by the God/No God controversy that they have mostly stopped caring. With the odds at fifty-fifty, what difference does it make how we place our bets What happens if we choose the wrong option, whichever it is.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Black Roses and Other Poems and Short Stories challenges readers to view the world from a new perspective. The collection of free verse poetry, haiku, and short stories delves into transcendent themes such as truth, beauty, and free will. Author Chandanie D. Hiralal explores the convergence and juxtaposition of apparent binaries like death and life, darkness and light. Although the themes may be dark at times, Hiralal's word play infuses a touch of levity. Hiralal draws upon the Japanese language and Vedic teachings for inspiration. 'Mizu,' meaning water in Japanese, reflects this influence and points to the primacy of nature in her work. Mizu They jump up and down. Like friends, they stand together. They die with the sun.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Redemption of Professor EvelynThe Redemption of Professor Evelyn off ers both a discussion of the unseen spirit world and a parable of the supernatural as it affects one individual, Professor Horace Evelyn. Mankind, in all generations and cultures, has debated the existence of spirits and angelic beings. We've wondered if angels and demons actually are myth or reality. A belief in evil spirits has always been inherent in the cultures of man. For example, the exterior facades of cathedrals built during medieval times incorporated gargoyles in their design in the belief that the ugly, grotesque features of their carved faces would scare away evil or unclean spirits. In contrast, angels are good spirits. Th e Creator endowed them with innate, independent life. They were given immortality. Spirits live forever, because they don't have a body to wear down, sustain damage or injury, or die. Enter Professor Horace Evelyn, who is being treated for severe schizophrenia. Professor Evelyn has not been able to fi nd a medical cure, but he soon realizes that he does not need a doctor-he needs an exorcist. His soul has become the site of a cataclysmic struggle between the forces of good and evil. Th is story is not about regaining his mental health; it's about the salvation of his soul.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Journey will lead you down the path to optimal health and fitness. With simple, no-nonsense language, it explores much of the currently available diet and exercise information; additionally, it provides a road map for peak performance and efficiency. Dr. Paul T. Scheatzle presents valuable insight into the rehabilitation process, describing methods for returning to your activities as soon as possible following an injury. He also tells his own story, offering a glimpse into the life of a young wrestler who suffered a severe spinal cord injury, worked through the rehabilitation process ,and ultimately grew up to write this book. If you've ever found yourself throwing up your hands in defeat with all of the conflicting diet and exercise information, then The Journey is the book for you. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During World War II, Latvia is being ripped apart by war. Amid this uncertainty, two women band together and began communicating with spirits. What begins as an experiment turns into something much more meaningful. The spirits explain the very workings of the universe, including planet Earth, as well as the development of matter and the spiritual nature of mankind. One of the women communicating with spirits is Mary, the mother of translator Nick Mezins. She invites others to join her group, and its members consider why the universe was created, what is the role of man on Earth, whether there is life on other planets, and other essential issues. Discover the answers to these questions in the second volume to The Tidings. Mezins has painstakingly translated the many conversations and insights his mother and others gleaned from the spirits so that everyone can benefit. These further extracts focus on a variety of themes, including religion and prophets such as Jesus Christ, the Buddha, Moses, and Zoroaster. Discover the Almighty's religion of the universe and the truth behind existence with volume two of The Tidings. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Even today, many people still suffer from an identity crisis. They find themselves bound by their past. Many times, they feel like there is no way out of their situation, regretting things they have done. In this book, you will find out how to spot identity thieves and how to put a stop to them. You will learn how to let go of the past and take hold of the future, and you will find your true identity in Christ.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you are taking an antioxidant or an antioxidant vitamin, or are thinking of going on antioxidants, consider the information in this fully referenced guide before you do. The undeniable legacy of antioxidant vitamin use at today's high doses is an assemblage of confusing and conflicting studies and reports of bad side effects in hordes of unsuspecting victims. Only by knowing this information, reviewed in consultation with your healthcare professional, can you make an informed decision about your healthcare. If you are a user of antioxidant vitamins A, C or E, or multivitamins, this book contains vital information for you. Most of the antioxidant side effects discussed are likely unknown to your busy doctor. Although they are knowledgeable about routine medical problems, few have heard of increased risks for cancer, heart disease, and strokes caused by use of these vitamins; fewer still associate increased mortality with antioxidants. As a surgeon, medical research scientist, biochemist and practicing doctor, Dr. Howes is appalled by the lack of information in the medical community on the full range of side effects of the antioxidant vitamins. Antioxidant Vitamins A, C, and E in the Twenty-first Century offers a selective reference source and summary demonstrating the ineffectiveness and adverse side effects of the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There are horsemen, and there are riders-and occasionally someone special comes along who excels at both. Wylde Ride: A Horseman's Story is the biography of Peter Wylde, a boy who won the Maclay Finals at age sixteen and later became an international equestrian superstar. In the late 1970s, a twelve-year-old boy and his parents arrived at horse trainer Joe Dotoli's stable to inquire about his services. Relying on his memory and photographs, Dotoli chronicles his thirty-year relationship with Wylde as his trainer and friend, sharing the inspirational journey of a horseman who viewed his own accomplishments as second to those of his horse. From the first day Wylde rode his horse around the trainer's field, Dotoli details how he helped build the confidence of his student who already seemed bound for prominence in an extremely competitive sport. From Dotoli's stables to the Olympic games in Athens, the story of Wylde's evolution into an equestrian superstar will inspire young riders to choose the honorable track and, above all else, become horsemen first. 'Peter followed his dreams and pursued the quest for knowledge through all its hills and valleys to become one of the best in our sport.' -Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A tale of a treasure hunter in the desert southwest who befriends a woman with a sixteen year old daughter whose car breaks down and is stranded. In his quest for gold, Frank Kelly discovers a cave containing human skulls which archaeologists explore and find ancient pictographs depicting fertility rites of a long-lost Indian tribe. But he is hounded by the sex hungry girl as the search for Peg-leg-Pete's black nuggets takes them through a flood, a run0in with Mexican smugglers and a suspicious mother. A Water war with Mexico, a kind hearted sheriff and a pet coyote combine with an old prospector and desert lore to add to the excitement of the girl raping Frank and getting pregnant, resulting in a statutory rape charge. But Frank finds more love than gold in the end, and as the characters fade into the sunset, the story ends on a happy note.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Houston Burnside's journey of faith began in his childhood - not unlike most children. This book helps the reader understand how people who touch us influence the images of God we take with us all our lives. This author was a seeker from the beginning. He shares in beautiful, and sometimes painful stories, how his concept of God changed through his life experiences. Every opportunity that came his way to test his faith was connected to people he learned to include in his circle of faith. He searched for God in family hardships and relationships.in a grandmother who raised him during the first decade of his life.with a loving mother who cared for him in the growing years.and as an underage Marines in China where he met and loved missionaries who helped him on his journey. Coming home, he married and had a family of his own bringing high points of joy and challenges. Houston tells his incredible story of seeking and winning a higher education which prepared him for pastoral ministry. He was ordained but still seeking. At 30 years old, he sought God among the books and writings of giant theologians and philosophers as he studied for his Ph D. He found God there, too, in the most unexpected places. Houston Burnside weaves his remarkable stories across the stepping-stones of change, bringing him through his 27-year career as a professor at San Diego State University. A Pew-sitter's Search for God will help you recognize the people in your life who impact your thinking and decision-making. As the author says, 'The quest never ends.' The book offers quiet satisfaction and hope that all of life is good as long as the seeker never gives up.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Adpoted at Age four tracks the life of a four year old that had been shunted around foster homes for the first four years of his life. In and out of the orphanage everytime returning in poorer health. He is finally adopted by a childless couple, although poor by most standards who became loving parents with great values and standards that set his life in the right direction. From there it traces his acceptance and rejection by certain members of his newly acquired extended family and his development through elementary school, high school and ultimately into the job market with all the twists and turns along the way. Searching for his original identity at birth culminates in a brick wall ending. to be resolved much later in life. He eventually is recruited into the Banking Industry as a Management Trainee and has many interesting experiences in the Consumer Loans Department of many local Branches. Because of his past experience as a Collector he at one time becomes the Bank's roving collection /repo person and some of the situations he relives are both entertaining and worth a chuckle.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Members of a Nepalese family are embroiled in a blood feud that is decades old.The feud involves the legitimate property rights to land which members of the family have shared for over a century.China, to the east, gets involved when she sends an emissary (agent) to mediate the dispute over the land in question. The emissary is not forthright when he portrays the ownership of the land to be that of one of the two individuals involved in the dispute. He has lied to the man.The emissary had reasons of his own for the dispute to devolve into a bloody battle.A massacre results, with the deaths of all but the youngest son of one of the men involved in the dispute.Years pass, and China has found out that the Himalayan Plateau has an immense pocket of geothermal energy deep below the surface. She desperately needs to gain access and control of this energy source for her to become a major world power in the next century.China sees this one particular family's blood feud as an opportunity to tap this energy source with whatever means necessary, and focus the blame on someone else.China's plot is successful, but it doesn't go exactly as planned.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Arch of Aramoth is about the search and discovery of a supernatural arch which was discovered in a small but short lived town in northern Italy in the late 1500's. After an earthquake hit the town and reburied the arch in the mid 1600's, the arch was rediscovered in the early 2000's and moved to San Francisco by a billionaire who put the arch in his personal museum. Many mysteries of the arch are discovered including the creation of two superheroes. There is much action including the rescue of a CIA agent, the saving of a corporate CEO, the foiling of a kidnapping and bank robbery as well as trips to planets, light years away. This book is intended to be the first book of a trilogy. The second book will be The Column of Serese and the third will be The Black Arch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Debates about global warming, a growing shortage of clean water, deforestation, pollution, degradation of the oceans, biodiversity and waste permeate public spaces and private discussions. Unsustainable growth is the underlying force driving all these crises yet is virtually absent from public discourse.Since World War II, growth or growing production has become a mantra, an unquestionable axiom, for political, business and economic leaders as a means to strengthen the economy. Tragically, no distinction is discerned between sustainable and unsustainable growth.This books explores why unsustainable growth is unrealistic and catastrophic and examines its consequences on people and the earth. In addition to analyzing the environmental impact, the book will examine the unequal distribution of wealth resulting from capitalism and unsustainable growth.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Leland Thomson had a dream. For most of his life he had heard something calling to him from the distance to follow that dream. He was willing to follow, if even for just a short time, just to see what was out there, who was out there, calling his name. But how Along with the dream, Leland also had the gift. He played the cello with a passion and sensitivity that, once he was discovered, confounded the established musical community. How could this poor, sawmill boy from the Hills of Arkansas play with grace and culture beyond not only his sixteen years but his circumstance His Momma said he had the gift. The skill that came from the gift was confusing enough to Ralph Watkins, the man who discovered Leland, but even harder to accept was Leland's commitment to give honor to the Giver of that gift in prayer before he played. Ralph arranged Leland to play at Carnegie Hall in New York. Could he persuade Leland to forgo this practice for this one performance And if he did, could Leland play Leland's story is one of accepting ones culture, ones dreams, ones beliefs. Could a country boy make it in the city Could a dream given to a nobody be realized and not wasted Could ones beliefs remain firm when challenged by opposing social standards Could there be a musical genius who would astound the world if only discovered The Year of Leland Thomson is a captivating story full of country charm and wit. It is appropriate for all ages but will have special meaning to those trying to find their place in the world.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This story follows the drama of a young girl from a small town in Ohio who seeks to find color in her life through a trip to Rome, Italy. Arriving with two friends in the ancient city, she falls in love with the daily drama of life there. They plan to spend a year abroad before returning home to settle into their real lives. Her two friends leave after a year, but Charlotte is in love with Rome. Its colors, its history, its people and how they live each day is fascination to her. Life seems more exciting as she becomes part of the daily adventure. Experiences await her that she never could have imagined in her previous life. She came here as an innocent, inexperienced traveler, in Rome she becomes a part of its history.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ground Zero started out as a journey of self discovery just after my mind was stolen and personal identity vanished while I was incarcerated and tortured for alleged crime that never was in Daytona Beach Florida on Cinco de Mayo 2008. After being on the county trial docket innocently for 17 months the charges of criminal mischief were finally dropped. However the journey of self discovery had taken a greater meaning and still continues today. In the process of rediscovering myself, my journey has encompassed facts and events that were unimaginable which I have also documented in my findings to date. So the jury is out for you to be the judge and fill in the blanks of the discovery and findings that I have embarked upon to this point in my journey.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Reason tells how Leyla Ergun effortlessly achieved freedom and perfect happiness and ended her symptom of PCOS in 4 weeks. This book is written with simplicity purely so all people with basic knowledge of English will be able to read it and benefit from it enormously. It is the undeniable truth, which can only be seen and felt by people who have experienced enlightenment and nirvana as Leyla Ergun has. Leyla Ergun wishes for all people who read the book to experience enlightenment and nirvana so they can see the truth for themselves and go on to lead a life full of happiness beyond their wildest dreams. Full of knowledge and the information to help you achieve freedom and perfect happiness, this book will also help you end addictions such as alcohol and drug abuse and smoking. Excellent for all people who suffer from stress and anxiety and who self-harm or cause harm to others. It will help give you confidence, strength and wellness of mind and body and self love that you may never have felt before. This book gives hope to all people regardless of what has happened to them in their lives. Intimately written and conveyed with clarity, easy to relate to and understand, this truly is an inspirational book full of hope, light and love. From the back of the book: We all want to feel free, happy and well effortlessly regardless of what has happened to us in our lives. My book will tell you quickly, simply and clearly how with time and patience I effortlessly achieved freedom and perfect happiness and ended my symptom of PCOS in just 4 weeks. Knowing The Reason changed my life, may it now change yours.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Pleasant Farm, TexasAn Adam McGee Novel It's the 1990's. The place is Texas. Twenty-one year-old Adam 'Am' McGee has agreed to drive his ex-girl friend Sybil Moore and her family to Pleasant Farm, Texas. The vivacious Sybil plans to collect money from an old business partner, Steve 'Big Meat' Pervis, and use it to start a beauty salon with her sister Tracy and her aunt Jackie. But things don't work out as simply as planned. Guilty about past sexual indiscretions, Adam agrees to accompany Sybil and her family to west Texas. Then, sharing a 'rented' Lincoln the four of them begin with their journey. Soon, they find themselves in a west Texas world of sex, extortion and murder that changes their lives forever.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is an inspirational tool for restoring marriages and reconnecting them emotionally. With its many topics it will visually give a completion to each problem and concern. It's a tool that will help narrow situations to a minimum leaving the word DIVORCE in the COLD.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A large portion of the world lives in poverty, wars are commonplace, and natural resources are running out. The world is being mismanaged on a global scale, and no one seems to be offering solutions. No matter how democratic the political system, there is still fierce competition for wealth and power. Our accepted values and unquestioned assumptions have led the world as a whole to push aside important ethical considerations. DE WAELE offers new ideas to apply to world governance, taking an ethical approach that upholds the sacredness of life and human relationships. Only an ethically-based global governance can put things right-a system of ongoing ethical inquiry where economics and politics are oriented toward what is good for humans at the global, rather than the national, level. Albert Einstein, one of the great scientific and humanitarian thinkers of the twentieth century, observed, 'The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.' Think in new ways and be inspired to be part of the solution in Governing the World.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Blog for P R A N K by Mark howell. What starts off as a normal night for three twenty year olds soon turns sinister, parked in the middle of nowhere they seemingly come under attack from a mysterious gunman, catapulting one of them into a frightening fight for survival. Ten years on with twenty thousand pounds redundancy money burning a hole in his pocket, and revenge burning a hole in his head, he's back in town with only one thing on his mind. payback, except things dont quiet go to plan and as he falls deeper and deeper into the pockets of two malevolent Russians' everything looks like its all going to come toppling down on him. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The secret motive for the assassination of John F. Kennedy lies deep within Renier University. The university president uses Renier as his playground and to advance his political career. He was designated to replace Lyndon Johnson on the 1964 Democratic Party ticket. Throuogh the experiences of faculty wife, Liz Hunter, we get a snapshot of life under his leadership. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Here at last is an up to date guide in the timeless art of praying together with others. This book provides the intercessory prayer group with everything that it needs to begin and nurture the life of prayer group. Included in the book is a daily prayer journal with relevant scripture meditations. No intercessory prayer group should be without this informative guide as a resource.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - John Kyler learned at 20 years of age what it felt like to assume the role of a ball turret gunner on a B-17 in WWII, as well as the feeling of terror when shot down and taken Prisoner of War by the German Army. Over a brief but deadly fifteen months he was then to face extreme fear, pain, starvation, cold, loneliness, sadness, and despair -- an existence that was to define him for his post-war roles of son, brother, uncle, husband, father, grandfather, friend and worker. He left Salamanca, New York, a boy and returned a man having lived and witnessed many life-changing events that he did not choose to put into words. His experience remained untold throughout his life, and his death at age 81 might have left his story unknown, but for the decision by his daughter and wife to uncover the truth. Together they retraced his steps, paralleling his route and resurrecting his deeply buried memories. After over five years their very 'sentimental journey' became a mission completed, enabling the spirit of John Kyler to enjoy peace, having at last told his story with the confidence that the memory of what he and many others did will live on.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A commiserating and provocative tale, Primacy is an all-important lesson of love, tragedy and inspiration as told from an urban perspective. Propagated in the latter portion of the turbulent 60's, on the outskirts of the gritty streets of Philadelphia, it is the story of a young male born in a 'dysfunctional' household and living in a less than opulent neighborhood. With an adolescent's cognizant awareness of the times and personal events, the prognosticator's life starts out on an anger-laced, emotionally charged tumultuous journey that eventually transcends both the time and the streets of the 'City of Brotherly Love'. Later in the story as the prognosticator becomes of age you are escorted further into his moral decadence as he takes the reader descriptively fitting into the twenty-first century, meeting with consequences and humility. Eloquently written with appropriate vernacular and speech of the situational characters, this story brings into stark visualization a vivid visitation for the reader. Primacy is an empathetic journey for the many whom have felt that they have been through trying situations and that no other soul could possibly empathize.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the true story of an Army wife's experience during the year of her husband's deployment to Iraq. Though names have been changed, the characters in this story are real. As the wife of a company commander, who is responsible for lives during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Annie has duties to the military families left at home. Through narrative passages, tape recordings and written correspondence, the story of her faith and service unfolds. She battles fear, loneliness, parenting and marriage issues, leadership concerns, exhaustion and insecurity. Through it all, Annie discovers strongholds in times of suffering. This story takes a personal look at deployment through the eyes of a soldier and his wife and children. Readers will laugh and cry as they come to understand how a soldier's family serves as silent warriors during deployment.…