Permuted press jun 2023 (5 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick! You Never Know Who's ListeningNick Pappasa teenage boy with nascent superpowershas his world turned upside down when he's taken into witness protection after his superhero father is murdered on national television. But things are not what they appear to be in the small town he's relocated to. He soon discovers that, not only is it populated with family members of super villains, but it's also a prison and he's considered one of its most dangerous inmates. He can't be sure who to trust, and to make matters worse, he's developing powers of his ownwith no way to control them.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The most compelling, insightful, and white-knuckled journey behind the restaurant curtain since Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential.Mark H. Brezinski is a forty-five-year veteran of the dynamic restaurant industry. A graduate of the famed School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, Mark went on to create or co-create multiple nationally acclaimed restaurant companies. His experiences span the globe in search of culinary discoveries and inspirations with industry icons like the late Norman Brinker, Paul Fleming, Phil Romano, and chefs Michael Mina and Mark Miller. Mark's restaurants have featured an international buffet of foods that include Indian, Italian, French, and Vietnamese. His travels have taken him from Tokyo to Tuscany, from San Francisco to Shanghai, from Mumbai to Maui. This book takes you to all of these places and more, while telling behind-the-scenes storiessometimes funny, often heartbreaking, and never without lessons learned. The journey is a remarkable tag-along to the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur and the self-discovery that comes with each stop. Mark resides in Dallas and, never one to leave a stone unturned, is currently founder of his latest concept, Bizzy, which features his vision of better fast food.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Black Resilience provides powerful strategies for success and empowerment, answering a critical question for the Black community: where do we go from here This once-in-a-generation book embodies stories and experiences shared by the authorBraeden Andersona former high-major NCAA athlete who overcame childhood abuse, homelessness, and severe racism to become an attorney at the world's largest law firm and a successful entrepreneur. Black Resilience empowers and equips the reader with the strategy to win against any odds and triumph in the face of life's greatest challenges. Racism can be as loud and resounding as a gunshot, or as quiet and inconspicuous as being laid off. Whether it's hidden or apparent, we will not escape it without taking action. WeBlack peoplehave the power to effect positive change in our lives and our communities. Black Resilience shows us how. Readers will get an honest, empowering roadmap to address concerns ranging from asserting your identity, the dichotomy of inclusion, employing empathy, and transcending learned helplessness, to the challenge and triumph of Black parenthood. They'll learn how to deploy what the author calls our "covert operation of tact," and they'll see that everyoneBlacks and whites alikemust build one community. Black Resilience represents a tactful and dynamic ideology that belongs in the hands of every reader who is ready to receive the solution for beating racismfor good.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jam-packed with fun-filled and useful tips for every stage of your menstruation journeythis inclusive book is for all.Inspired by the over half the population that bleeds, Periods, Period is an amusing, cheeky, and thoughtful collection of essays, games, photos, art and (over)sharing aimed to help survive and thrive during your periods. Nash, Desireé (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - John F. Kennedy's fascination with deathparticularly his ownand Lee Harvey Oswald's love of violence and desire for fame made November 22, 1963 practically inevitable.With new details from the very latest documents declassified by the CIA and FBI! The so-called "crime of the century"the assassination of President John F. Kennedywas almost preordained to happen. Like all presidents from decades before him, JFK played it loose with securityopen cars, Secret Service agents at a distance, and a desire to be seen. Yet conspiracy buffs are certain the security setup on November 22, 1963 was unusual and suspicious. It wasn't. And what of Lee Harvey Oswald, the drifter, the vicious wife-beating, fame-seeking narcissist Everything in his backgrounddating back to his violent, disturbing grade school years, including his stated desire to murder President Dwight Eisenhowerdefines the real Lee Oswald. The Oswald that conspiracists rarely talk aboutthe Oswald who was perched in the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository as JFK drove bywas headed for this moment of infamy years before he pulled the trigger. In Countdown to Dallas, author Paul Brandus tracks the backgrounds of both Kennedy and Oswald, the very different era in which they lived, and the incredible string of circumstances that brought them together for a few fateful moments in Dallas. He reveals: - There was indeed a second person on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository in the minutes prior to the assassinationbut it's not what you think. - How Oswald REALLY got his job at the Depository. - The OTHER president that Oswald previously discussed wanting to kill. - What Oswald's favorite TV show and favorite opera reveal about his personality and his willingness to use violence. - The sinking of the Titanicand how we process it more than a century lateris an example of how we continue to process information about the Kennedy assassination.…