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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Paris of the Pacific Northwest will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially those who enjoy the short story genre. This collection of eleven stories and a play are quick and clever reads. Collectively, the works are bound by themes of the extra ordinary. The writing delivers on a broad range of suspects including, the paranormal, psychological instability, sexuality, and fantasy. Unforeseen twists and turns and unanticipated endings ensure the tales are fresh in an unconventional way.Each story is seeded with a beautiful mastery of imagery. The contrast between the unusual internal life of most of the characters, and their often sedate surroundings helps to create this extraordinary theme and sets a certain edginess in the stories. The inability to deduce what might happen and the consistent out-of-the-ordinary perspective will attract those who enjoy a novel reading experience. The short story format works well here for the content and offers the reader the benefit of a sudden resolution, often a resolution that is quite a surprise, which is a delightful turn of events. Those who enjoy unexpected twists or refreshing takes on some classic themes will not be disappointed.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A story of adventure, survival, friendship, and personal journey, A Wild Ride features thirteen-year-old Justin Attwood, who is sent to a summer wilderness camp at the insistence of his father. Although reluctant to attend the camp, Justin fears disappointing his dad and quickly befriends fellow camper Shawn Miller. With his new friend by his side, Justin begins to appreciate camp life, despite errors in judgment and resulting injuries and rivalries. With the assistance of Mike, the head camp instructor, the boys participate in the final challenge-the overnight river adventure.When the unexpected happens, Justin is forced to battle the mountain elements-and his own self-doubt-in his solo search for help. Along his journey, Justin also discovers the true meaning of perseverance and rising above. A Wild Ride is a fascinating coming-of-age story that will both resonate with and captivate teenaged boys, and those looking back to their youth at summer camp.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For most people, gender identity is pretty straightforward. We are identified as a boy or a girl at birth and don't give it a second thought. For others, however, the gender they were born into is not the gender they feel is their true identity.Whether you know someone who is questioning their gender or simply want to understand more about how to engage in this current dialogue, When Gender is In Question is a valuable guide to understanding. The book offers insights to many questions about gender:¿ What is the difference between being gay and being trans ¿ What are the current issues facing trans and gender diverse people ¿ What words and phrases are valuable to know ¿ What is the medical research on gender.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everything can change in an instant. Thérèse Laserre is a young French woman who travelled to the fortified town of Louisbourg in 1749 to work as a servant for a wealthy family. In her precious spare moments, she met the love of her life, married him, and started a life in the colony.Then, her world falls to pieces. Her husband dies on a stormy sea, leaving her pregnant and alone to survive in this rough, unknown land. Armed with nothing but her faith and her determination to survive, Thérèse must tackle a new wave of challenges. She receives unwanted attention from a dubious soldier, faces an outbreak of the dangerous grippe spreading among the colonial families, and suffers the consequences of a dry fishing season. The threat of encroaching British ships is ever-present, and her future is increasingly uncertain. How will she manage her husband's fishing business and provide for her children Will the British invade the fortress and put her family at risk Was she unknowingly involved in a thieving scheme Will a new love awaken her heart A Prayer for Thérèse is a powerful story about strong women who need to make difficult choices. Elizabeth Struthers paints an evocative portrait of eighteenth-century colonial life and the challenges facing women of that period. Like so many before and after her, Thérèse will have to draw on her allies, her strength and her unwavering faith to survive.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - EACH POEM IS LIKE A SONGA FLEETING RHYTHM THAT TELLS A STORYFAMILIAR TO ALL.God Song is a compilation of poems inspired by the layers of emotions we all experience, but do not always understand. Much like in nature, people go through seasons. Whether of joy or sadness, love or despair, wonder or contrition, each poem is a story of feelings, obsessions, mysteries, desires and disappointments; the complex and the mundane, told in poetic form. The influence of faith and the macro-environment resonates in this poetry.Many of the poems in God Song explore the mysteries of the spiritual connection between people, God and nature. The poems reflect upon the painful loss and joyful restoration of hope- like the brilliance of the sun breaking through clouds after a summer storm. These distinct elements; God, faith, aspects of our co-existence with nature, and people in our glorious and our inglorious state, have always fascinated me.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if you figured out a way to pull off an impossible crime Would you do it That is the million-dollar question for security expert Viktor Alexov when he visits the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa as a tourist. What begins as a hypothetical, problem-solving exercise for him soon becomes an obsession when he realizes he knows the perfect way to steal gold undetected from one of the most secure buildings in the world. With two accomplices from his Bulgarian Army days, Alexov sets out to commit the crime of the century. But in order to do the job, they must first recruit inside help at the Mint. Some Mint workers are recruited through greed, some through passion, and others through blackmail. As hundreds of details come together, Alexov and his team become more and more confident that they have the perfect plan. With so much preparation, what could possibly go wrong.Inspired by a real-life reported $13 million 'loss' of gold at the Royal Canadian Mint, with Theft at the Royal, Wayne H. Hyatt has created a page-turner crime novel that will leave you forever second-guessing 'official reports' of events.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In On the Trail of the Ruthless Warlock, a band of warriors and two sorceresses-with advice from the Witch of the Great East Wood-joined forces to battle a powerful warlock. Now they are called to a new quest when sorceress Veras senses something strange; tears in the wind. The Witch needs their help!With her new husband the swordsman Nico and the sorceress Creda, she and their warrior friends travel to the Great East Wood to face new challenges . . . a powerful force is trying to seize control of the weather!While they struggle against this force, Veras and Nico face their own challenges as they adjust to married life and Veras's surprise pregnancy, all of which is complicated by the presence of sorcerer Xyron-Veras's former lover. Can the group overcome their doubts and differences to find some way to protect the Great East Wood and the surrounding areas.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This semi-autobiographical memoir by Dale A recounts his forty-one year flying career, his descent into alcohol addiction and most importantly, his thirty-two years in recovery. It is directed primarily towards individuals recovering from alcoholism, particularly newcomers to the AA 12 Step Program and those who are struggling with, or questioning the program's efficacy. The book will also be of interest to those with other addictions, family and friends of alcoholics and other addicts, family physicians, counsellors and the many other helping professions attempting to address the epidemic of addictions in our society today. Dale has been a volunteer for over thirty years within the Canadian airline industry's alcohol rehabilitation program, at one time assuming responsibility for the oversight and management of his pilot association's (CALPA) participation in that program. During those three decades, he has worked with a number of addiction specialists in Canada who incorporated the airline program's methodology into their practice. The knowledge gained from his relationships with those professionals, his responsibilities at the pilot association and his thirty-two years of experience within the AA recovering community provided Dale with a unique knowledge base to write this book. He explains his personal insights into the disease of alcoholism (addiction) and thoroughly examines the AA recovery program, believing they are poorly understood by the general public and even many health care professionals. Most current recovery modalities are expensive and proving to be less than effective. The one program that has withstood the test of time for over eighty years, AA, is still largely misunderstood and marginalized by the 'industry' around addiction recovery. Dale addresses those misunderstandings from his perspective and hopes this book will not only assist alcoholics in their recovery, but also raise the public's knowledge and awareness of the disease.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'When Brian told me of his affair, my whole world was shattered. Since the affair, and since the difficult recovery period, I have excelled in amazing ways in every area of my life. I look and feel better than I did when I was in my twenties. I have more energy, more zeal and more enthusiasm for life. Since I have gotten over my insecurities, I experience far better relationships with my husband, children and others. I also have more fun. No matter what tragedies happen in our lives, we always have a choice, not a choice over what will happen to us, but a choice over how we will react to it. Will we become bitteror better I chose to become better, and now my greatest tragedy has also become my greatest personal victory.' - Anne Bercht'Would I want to go back to our marriage before the affair Not a chance! Would I have liked to have gotten to this point some other way Absolutely! Would I recommend an affair to others so they can reach a greater love and better marriage Absolutely not! If you have experienced an affair, is rebuilding your marriage worth it You bet it is! As long as you love each other and are willing to do the work.' - Brian Bercht.