Authorhouse jun 2007 (64 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this close-your-eyes-and-hold-your-breath adventure, teenage siblings Carson and C.J. Crenshaw are scheduled to spend two weeks at Camp Remnant on Crater Island while their father, archeologist Tommy Crenshaw, searches for the Book of Life-a rare and priceless artifact that may have surfaced there.At Camp Remnant, brother and sister team up with a bunch of misfits to compete in the Adventure Challenge. Team captain Ollie Patrolli is determined to win, but his dreams might be dashed when Carson and C.J. find a puzzling note and are convinced that someone has kidnapped their father. The teens band together to win the Challenge while at the same time rescuing Tommy. Along the way, they encounter choices that may land them in a whole lot of trouble and realize that the Book of Life may be their ultimate downfall.The result is a story chock-full with hilarious twists and hair-raising suspense that will make your pulse race and your spine tingle.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Green is the new pink' now that sexy gay crusader Jayms Blonde, heats up the battle for global warming in PROJECT POPCORN, the first novel of THE HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURES OF JAYMS BLONDE. Welcome to the world of environmental espionage and meet Jayms Blonde. A hairdresser by trade and a secret agent by choice, Jayms Blonde and his faithful pedicurist Precious Needmoore, lead the fight to save the planet from bad hair and bad air. Armed with bulletproof-mousse, Uzi blow-dryers, and hair-curler-hand-grenades, they rescue the dude-in-distress, and make saving the earth look fabulous. When a hairdresser turns hero, 'wash and blow' has a whole new meaning, because when Jayms Blonde kicks ass, it's foreplay!'Snaps for Jayms Blonde! Finally a sexy secret agent who saves the dude-in-distress!' JAI RODRIGUEZ - Queer Eye For The Straight Guy 'The Hair-Raising Adventures of Jayms Blonde is sexy, swashbuckling, and saturated with sweat.' LEONARD JACOBS - Back Stage'He's hot, he's sexy, he's my personals ad come to life.' ROBERT GANT - Queer as Folk 'Jayms Blonde, is so hot and fabulous - he even made my Mohawk hard!' FELIPE ROSE - The Village People 'I LOVE JAYMS BLONDE!!! He's my personal hero. CHAD ALLEN -The Donald Stratchey Mystery Series.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With a smooth storytelling style, James P. Beckom Sr. relates the story of his life, from his formative years on a farm in the midst of the Great Depression to accepting Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.One of thirteen children, Beckom is born on a Georgia farm in 1932. Life isn't easy, especially when food is hard to come by and the work never ends. But it's his father's alcoholism that makes the biggest impression on Beckom, and more than once he witnesses his father's drunken rampages. He tries to bury his troubles when he falls in love with an older woman, but he has no choice but to leave her behind when he enlists in the U.S. Army at the age of seventeen in 1950. After his discharge, Beckom lands in trouble, following in the footsteps of his father and drinking excessively. But when he ends up in prison in 1956 for a crime he didn't commit, he begins to realize how precious life is. Hard Times is Beckom's true story of his search for a better life, one filled with God's grace and mercy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether your ultimate goal is to get out of debt, save money, makegood investments, or a combination of all three, you must targetyour objective before you ever get started. Author Cory J. Chapmanshows you how to reach your financial dreams through a sensible,sound investment strategy.Even if you're struggling with debt, have no money to invest, orworry that you're spending too much, you can start focusing onyour financial security. Offering bold, innovative, and tailor-madeadvice, Chapman stresses the importance of staying consistent withyour financial strategy and shows you how to: Budget when you think there's nothing to budget Avoid the common pitfalls of bad credit Learn the basics of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds Understand the pros and cons of IRAs, insurance, and annuities And much more!Don't wait another minute-let Chapman help you fulfill yourfinancial dreams.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Bold and bittersweet, a tragedy wrapped in a comedy. You can read it and laugh, or weep, but always with the shock of recognition.'-Landon Y. Jones, best-selling author and National Book Award nominee for Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom GenerationWalter 'Boomer' Stapleton has good reason to believe that he is the ultimate stereotype: divorced, middle-aged, tired of his job, involved with a much younger woman, and soon to lose his only child to college. He is a Baby Boomer, one of an anonymous seventy-seven million Americans at or approaching midlife. With his fiftieth birthday just around the corner, Boomer is finished being a poster child for his generation and determined to forge a new path despite his progressively shrinking set of life options. He quits his job and leaves friends and family behind to move to New Orleans to play zydeco on his accordion. But what he encounters in The Big Easy leads him even deeper into the realm of uncertainty about who he is and where he really belongs. From the halls of corporate America to the sidewalks and clubs of New Orleans, Boomer at Midlife lampoons the self-conscious Baby Boomers in a story that is at once comic, nostalgic, and melancholy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Phillip Shabazz is the children's grist.this collection of story poems invite the reader to clap, cheer, sing, dance, mourn, but never forget.'-Jaki Shelton Green, poet, winner of the North Carolina Award for Literature'In this, his third collection of poems, Phillip Shabazz has created a novel in verse that explores the joys, mysteries, and challenges of childhood.Shabazz's poems reach us like raindrops on the skin, some warm, some stinging, but all reminders of how we are connected to each other within one big human spirit.'-Joe Cole, professor of ethics and philosophy at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, columnist for the Raleigh News & ObserverTold through the eyes of a young boy, When the Grass Was Blue poetically portrays the trials and hardships of growing up in the South during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s.On the surface, Kathoor, the youngest child in a working-class African American family from Louisville, Kentucky, appears sheltered in a stable home with his working father, faithful mother, and cool big brother. But as dysfunction in his family becomes apparent, Kathoor senses their familial closeness slipping away-and he feels as though he's losing the most important people in his life. Trying to adjust, Kathoor's only option is to search for strength within his own heart.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - More than sixty-five years after the end of the American Civil War, African-Americans still dealt with the debilitating poverty of sharecropping and the Depression, and the violence of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1930s. Two African-American brothers, James and Robert Paschal, persevered despite these limitations and realized their dreams through years of hard work and determination.Serving Up Hope and Freedom is the moving true story of the Paschal brothers from Georgia. Fighting against the odds of a sharecropping life, James and Robert went on to become millionaires, philanthropists, world-renowned restaurant/hotel owners, and leaders in the struggle for civil rights.As told by James Paschal, this memoir showcases the brothers' extraordinary devotion to making a difference in the world, inspiring others to tap into the unlimited power of their dreams. Their legacy will continue to provide hope, inspiration, and encouragement for future generations.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the middle of the Spanish-American War in 1898, sea pilot Peter Long receives a mysterious request for his services. He is asked to guide a three-masted coasting schooner to the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean. But the ship's master is none other than Ebenezer Soule, Long's rival from their apprentice days aboard the pilot schooner Tunnell.A pacifist Quaker sympathizer, Soule was ousted from the sea pilot service for his activist ways. Despite past rivalries, including competition for the love of a wealthy Quaker ship owner's daughter, Long still views Soule as his hero. However, the Tunnell's crew suspects Soule is a traitor and that Cuba is the schooner's true destination. When Spanish voices are heard in a locked part of the ship's hold, mutiny appears imminent.What unfolds is a story of friendship, competition, and conflict in which Long must look past old feelings and decide where his true loyalties lie. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a book for everyone who has encountered what the author calls 'deep-end experiences . . . challenges that cloud our outlook like the veiled gravity of deep water.' Retirement was like that for journalist Jane Flink. She was addicted to the adrenalin rush of her 30-year career as reporter, photographer and editor, and as owner and publisher of a weekly newspaper. In 2001, in response to the incursions of 'relentless time,' Flink and her husband, Dick, sold their newspaper and retired to a lake house in central Missouri. In her home office each week, Flink writes newspaper columns as she has for 20 years, employing wisdom, humor and a wealth of knowledge to seek identity in the unstructured world of retirement. 'If work is a complement to the well-lived life and the ticket to expectation,' she writes, 'what is retirement -- a rocking chair, or an invitation to self-starters ' This collection of essays was written between 2003 and 2006. Finding the contemplative life elusive, the author explores the comforting realities of everyday existence, the mysteries of creative vision, and the treasures that spring from unexplored territory. Page by page, Jane Flink leads her readers with gentle artistry toward the charting of their own unmarked trails.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Twelve-year-old Kelly still grieves for the loss of her grandparents. Seven months ago, her grandfather passed away, and her grandmother followed six months later. Kelly and her younger brother, Brandan, will both miss spending time at their grandparents' home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Now that they're here to pack up their grandparents' belongings, it just feels different.But when Kelly and Brandan stumble upon Grandpa's hidden laboratory, they realize that he was a man full of secrets. The siblings find a golden ring hidden deep inside the frame of their mother's childhood portrait, along with a strange note. With this new information, the siblings wonder if Grandpa died of natural causes-or something worse.Secrets from the Civil War, ghostly clues, and discoveries in an abandoned mansion combine to create a mystery that Kelly and Brandan must unravel if they are ever to solve the riddle of Grandpa's mysterious death.Full of adventure and spine-tingling thrills, The Mystery of the Golden Rings is a fast-paced, danger-filled ride.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What makes us hold on Truly it has to be an effect of the spirit. No one knows the time or hour of trouble. Jesus has already healed where we find our deepest hurt. A light in a place of darknesss. Lemonade for the lemons of life. Salvation for those who seek it in the Lord. Inspiration for those who stand on his accord. No one knows the troubles that I see, but this book encourages and motivates the spirit to be stayed on Jesus.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Insights come from everywhere if you're willing to listen. Giving yourself time and space to grow and learn is a challenge. Take a break, relax and get ready for a treat that will make you think, laugh, cry and then ask for more! An inspiring collection of thoughts about all the human things that happen to almost everyone especially if you're female. Enjoy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An innovative business guide, Energizing Organizations: A New Method for Measuring Employee Engagement to Boost Profits and Corporate Success draws on reality-based, compelling fiction to show the destructive nature of working environments and discuss breakthroughs in employee involvement and health.Two employees at a company have strokes and another dies of a heart attack within a span of three weeks. The young manager knows he inherited a poorly managed department, but he is not prepared for serious illness and death.The first day back after New Year's, a tyrant CEO terrorizes his company by firing three employees. He likes to start the New Year this way to send a message to everyone that when he threatens to fire someone, he means it.Author Michael Koscec uses these two real-life stories to provide compelling, entertaining, and informative explanations about the impact workplace practices and leadership behaviors have on employee engagement and well-being. Koscec graphically illustrates the psychological pain and serious physical diseases-even death-experienced by employees who work in toxic environments. However, he also offers hope by showing what was done to turn a toxic workplace into a healthy workplace.Let Energizing Organizations make your job easier and your organization more successful.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this memoir of adventure and survival in late-1970s Alaska, author John McGoldrick offers a sweeping look at the stunning beauty and natural history of one of America's most scenic states.Leaving Maine in 1975, McGoldrick travels to Alaska, working as a clam digger, carpenter, gold miner, and mountaineering guide. He survives Alaskan winters living in the back of a truck, a camper, and a broken-down school bus, and eventually builds his own house. Hunting ducks, geese, and deer, and fishing for salmon across the state helps McGoldrick experience the beauty of Alaska's wildlife and jumping out of a military CH 47 Chinook helicopter in the middle of winter onto the slopes of Mount McKinley to rescue survivors of a plane crash keeps his adventurous spirit content.Blending scientific insights with Alaskan history, Alaska Memories is McGoldrick's vivid, witty, and enjoyable story. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Gabriella Kolias' historical novel Cassiane is beautifully set in the court of emperor Theophilos during the tumultuous iconoclastic period of Byzantium. It eloquently tells the intriguing life story of perhaps, the only officially recognized female hymnographer of the Orthodox Church and provides captivating reading for any person, even for those who might not be interested in the period's history.' Constantine Glezakos, Ph.D. Professor, CSULB.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN. The atmosphere is peaceful, quiet, friendly, and unchanged through the years. Little is required for a scandal, but past scandals are long buried and seldom referred to. THE GROUP. They are six friends who have known and loved each other since childhood. The friends, three boys and three girls, are so close they shut out everyone else. THE ROMANCE. One of the group suddenly finds herself the heroine of a fantastic Cinderella story when she is swept into the arms of a handsome, wealthy, and famous singer. THE MURDER. They grieve not for the victim, but for the murderer. Can the friends stay close after the betrayal of one of their own, the most beloved member of the group EVERYONE loves Caroline. But who loves her enough to kill for her.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After losing their parents in a horrible car accident, fifth-grader West and his genius third-grade sister, Gina, try to cope with the enormous change in their lives. While digging around in their father's shed one day, they find some old boxes with the word 'NASA' printed on them. One large box contains their father's unfinished motorcycle, and in a tribute to their dad, the children decide to finish building it. They also discover a top-secret file containing abandoned blueprints for a tiny, silver box that allows people to travel through time. When Gina corrects the scientist's miscalculations, she finishes building the time machine and tapes it to the motorcycle. Suddenly, West and Gina are propelled into the past where they meet Albert Einstein. With Einstein's help, West and Gina travel to the future and discover the city of Atlantis. But when they try to travel back to the day before their parents were killed, the time machine malfunctions, and they arrive on the exact day of the accident. Time is running out, but the Atlantians may have a way to help save West and Gina's parents . …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A rich doctor who is an atheist falls in love with a plain and religiously conservative Amish woman. Diametrically opposite in so many ways at the start, they discuss religion and politics as they go through romantic, humorous, and poignant episodes in their courtship and marriage. The inspirational message on faith is timeless and gives hope even to the most hardened atheist who is looking for convincing evidence of God. Authentic references are presented in the discussion of selfish politics as the main reason for invading Iraq. While serving in the battlefield, the hero gets a first hand experience on the horrors and futility of a costly war that has caused widespread American and worldwide condemnation even as the President maintains an adamant stance on maintaining a war that seems to have no near end in sight. The brighter side of the story is the touching story of love between two people who envision a relationship that will last forever in a universe with no limits.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Sophie Skala narrowly escapes indictment for the murder of her abusive husband, she seeks anonymity by moving to a small lake island for the winter. But writer and island resident Joe Wisdom recognizes her-and quickly becomes the victim of foul play. Shaken by this latest crime, Sophie is further distressed to learn that her late husband's mistress also lives in the same town. And even worse, this mistress has had a relationship with Carl Jacobsen, Sophie's new lover. But Carl has an uneasy relationship with the island's inhabitants, and his past remains cloaked in shadows. Winter arrives early, cutting the island off from the mainland. Sophie and Carl find themselves at the center of an investigation for Joe's murder. Sophie is confident in her innocence, but the more she learns of Carl's past, the more she wonders if she can trust him .Crackling with intrigue, this murder mystery reveals the intricate lives of one island's inhabitants-and their dark secrets.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the gentle hills of Clarion County in western Pennsylvania emerges a poignant memoir of one family's strength, humor, and great love. With her desire to accept life with all its drama, Terri Miller touches the deepest part of the soul with her inspiring story.Stunned by a series of tragedies, Miller explores the home of her youth in rural Limestone, hoping to reconcile the family's past with her desire to move forward with the future. She explores her family history from her grandparent's settlement in Limestone, to her parents' marriage after WWII through and beyond the tragic deaths of her brother and sister-in-law at the hands of a drunk driver. Despite the turmoil, Miller's faith that God has a plan, anchors her throughout the most challenging chapter of her life and helps sustain her on some of her worst days. In fact she sometimes finds wisdom and humor in her analysis of the events.But it is also the strength of her family's love for each other that gives Miller the courage and wisdom to look at the future with hope. Maybe You Should Look a Little Closer speaks to the strength of the human spirit and inspires acceptance and serenity in the storms of life.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Johnson and his kid brother Eddie grew up in the suburban woodlands near a large lake in a quiet New England town north of Boston. They played together, survived the jocks and bullies and popular kids in school, and later fought the enemy in Vietnam. But as the brothers struggle with realities of the grown-up world, thirty-seven-year-old Eddie vanishes one day from his desert home in Tucson, Arizona. Is his exile a self-imposed attempt to hide from life's mounting troubles, or is he quietly looking for a better life Or worse, is foul play involved Johnson spends the next seventeen years searching for Eddie with the help of three police forces in two states, private investigators, and an army of family members and friends. One cool November morning, Johnson receives a phone call that finally answers many of his questions. Based on real-life events, Looking for Eddie is a touching story of two brothers growing up in idyllic surroundings that eventually steer both men in different directions, where one meets his final fate, and the other changes his.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book covers the life story of Charles Clark Dugan, M.D., AA, AB, and MPH. He served in the USAF for nine years as the only available Pilot, Flight Surgeon, and Physician through those years. He was hospital commander at Barksdale AFB, LA and flew all the long flights with the same crew in B-29 and B-47 aircraft. He described the true basic path physiology of cerebral concussion correctly for the first time. In private practice as a physician, this doctor practiced mostly dermatology but was board certified by six American Boards in six specialties, three basic science boards and six state boards. He also has 30 fellowships. With another immunologist, they developed successful vaccines for herpes simplex virus (HSV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He had many unusual and exciting experiences both in the military and private medical practice.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As the two women conquered the terrain, they slowly perceived a looming shadow ten paces away from them. Liana liberated her hand from her companion and slowly encroached upon the phenomenon. She studied the shadow closely and watched as it gradually morphed into the form of a limp figure. As she crept closer, she could not make out any facial figures in the darkness. A few glints of starlight, however, distinguished small crevasses behind the figure. She extended her fingers carefully, as to not disturb the sleeping stranger. As her fingertips explored the cracks, they reminded her of the preciseness of a knife slicing the ground. Indeed, these near-invisible cracks bore the width of a sword and the length of its scratch. She explored the path of the marks and discovered two of the letter 'r' etched into the stone. Her limber fingers found two additional marks, one framing each side of the letter pair. Together, she recognized the unmistakable combination of 'erri'. Only one man bore the pattern of 'erri' in his name. No one was ignorant of his existence, and his very name was revered. 'Merrik.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Time is a River is a story of three boys, born in eastern Oklahoma in 1939, and raised in the same (fictional) town of Mission. They remained lifelong friends as they reacted in different ways to the major events of their time. Their experiences included: attitudes from the Great Depression and the aftermath of World War II; the changing racial climate; Sputnik; military service during Vietnam; the oil boom and bust, and the collapse of Penn Square Bank; the Edmond Post Office massacre; and the Murrah Building bombing. Their story is told by a close friend who shared these experiences. The work has been timed to appear during the Oklahoma Centennial year, 2007. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In my state of shock and dismay, I asked God over and over again, 'Why ' Always, before closing my eyes at night, I prayed for my sons, asking God to keep them healthy, happy, and safe. I never dreamed that a horrific crime would take one of their lives. This nightmare was indeed unbelievable. I was unable to focus. I kept thinking that there had been a mistake; I kept trying to convince myself that it wasn't James who had been killed. I found myself rambling on and on in an attempt to comprehend the reality that I had lost my oldest son. The situation was hopeless.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Detailed and comprehensive, Waste Management in the Oil Industry deals with strategies required to manage wastes emanating from oil exploration, development, refining, storage, and distribution in an ecologically friendly manner. Drawing on his extensive experience in the environmental engineering industry and pollution control, Dr. Aloysius A. Aguwa takes an in-depth look at the dilemmas facing the oil industry today.Dr. Aguwa discusses key strategies needed to effectively control and manage waste associated with the oil and gas industry. These strategies can be grouped into the following categories: Input substitutionProduct reformulationProduction process redesign/modernizationImproved operation and maintenance of productionRecovery/recycle Waste treatmentDrawings, figures, and tables also help support Dr. Aguwa's research. Those responsible for implementing environmentally sound disposal activities in the oil industry will find Waste Management in the Oil Industry an invaluable resource.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1941, the Nazis have overrun Europe, England is under siege, and relations with Japan have deteriorated. U.S. involvement appears imminent. Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Earl Brady has been assigned to a Public Safety Committee run by the FBI to alert local law enforcement agencies to the espionage activities of Japanese residents. When a prominent committee member is found murdered just hours before the Pearl Harbor attack, the FBI promptly concludes that the killers are Japanese spies. What else could explain finding the victim's body impaled by a samurai sword Fear grips the West Coast-radio broadcasts are halted, blackouts are implemented, and Japanese submarines begin attacking commercial vessels within sight of the shoreline. Beach lifeguards, symbolic of Southern California's carefree lifestyle, now find themselves patrolling the deserted sands armed with pistols. With California's elected officials clamoring for the mass relocation of all Japanese people, the overworked FBI puts a low priority on uncovering the identity of the killers. Driven by curiosity, Brady enlists the help of two Japanese American students who are desperate to show their loyalty. Will this unlikely team be able to solve the crime while coping with the fearsome uncertainties of a once-idyllic place now being called 'a theater of operations '.…