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Mortar rounds rained down on us continuously, starting at sunrise. We hadn’t slept the previous night because the business of life and death were upon us. Now those mortar rounds were erupting like little volcanoes. But instead of hot lava rocks, they were hot pieces of shrapnel that whizzed by us in every direction.

Sixteen-year-old Vanessa Roberts is quickly learning how to deal with her annoying pretty-boy lab partner, her incredibly ADD best friend, and the seemingly widening gap between her and her mother. Zack Roads should have been everything she deserved. He is more than just a nice distraction; he is also the cause for every envious glance shot Vanessa’s way as she enters her sophomore year at Gem City High. What happens when she finds herself amid a storm of hope, regret, and the danger of losing herself along the way?

Alla utom Theo Caspar firade att första världskriget var slut. Hans upplevelser i skyttegravarna hade varit alltför smärtsamma för att han skulle kunna vara glad och fira. Att han kallades krigshjälte var för honom likgiltigt. När filmproducenten Letty Lackland stöter ihop med honom samma kväll blir hon genast fascinerad av hans vackra men sorgsna ansikte. Han skulle passa perfekt som stjärnan i hennes nästa film! Claire Rayner (1932-2010) var utbildad sjuksköterska och arbetade på flera olika sjukhus i London.

Set at a religious, liberal-arts university, Tabula Rasa tells a story of growing up, falling in and out of love, and forging bonds of friendship that have a lifelong effect. Told through the eyes of a young freshman named Troy Rollins, the novel is at once bitingly witty, frank, tragic, painful, but above all, hopeful. Troy begins his year at Ellis University as a blank slate: no ambition and no other desire than to finally be on his own and maybe be lucky enough to find a nice girlfriend. He is introduced to a wide variety of stimulating, albeit eccentric characters.

What does our future hold? Is it possible for humanity to exist indefinitely in a world overrun with wars, intolerance, and terrorism? Will our civilization that is steeped in centuries of violence eventually learn how to interact with one another in respectful and compassionate ways? The Evolving Peacemaker: A Commitment to Nonviolence seeks to address these issues by taking a compelling look at the timeless teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most respected and influential figures of the 20th century.

Sie ist wie ein Feuer, das ich löschen muss. Doch ich habe kein Wasser. Ich habe nur Benzin. Er ist wie ein Song, den ich einfach nicht aus meinem Kopf bekomme. Im Alter von 17 Jahren wurde ich entführt. Es dauerte mehr als vier Jahre, bis ich die Chance bekam, den Mann zu töten, der mir die Freiheit genommen hat. Ich dachte, nach meiner Flucht könnte mein Leben weitergehen. Ich habe gehofft, meine Wunden würden heilen. Bis jetzt. Denn mein Entführer hatte einen Sohn - und er ist hinter mir her, um zu beenden, was sein Vater begonnen hat.

A nature advocate, Erin Archer, is working to restore a now-flooded and dammed-up Hetch Hetchy Valley in the Yosemite National Park to its original state. When her father, a private investigator and experienced mountaineer, dies in a rock-climbing fall, Erin doesn't believe it's an accident. Determined to find the truth, she uncovers a connection between her father's last case and Nick Oliver, a business intelligence analyst.

Edgar «el Zurdo» Mendienta ha decidido retirarse de las fuerzas policiales. Parece sucumbir ante el consumo autodestructivo de whisky, cuando Abel Sánchez, viejo amigo y mentor, hace que vuelva como detective por un favor al que El Zurdo no puede negarse: hallar al asesino de su hijo, el abogado Pedro Sánchez Morán, quien fue encontrado muerto en el Parque Sinaloa. La policía de Los Mochis cerró el caso sin investigación alguna, pues dan por hecho que Pedro fue asesinado por su novia, la también abogada Larissa Carlón, cuya muerte reciente fue asumida como suicidio.

Authentische Dialoge zwischen Mutter und Kind. Das Wichtigste zu Gesprächen mit Kindern über Terror und Gewalt: Ganz praktisch und auf den Punkt. Zahlreiche Beispiele, Tipps & konkrete Hilfen für Erzieher/innen, Eltern und Tagespflegepersonen. Wie macht man das? Wie kann man Kindern altersgerecht z.B. Terroranschläge erklären? Wie kann man ihnen helfen, mit der Angst umzugehen, wenn man die Geschehnisse vielleicht selber nicht verstehen kann? Was brauchen die Kinder, um ihre Sorgen auszudrücken und damit fertig zu werden? In diesem Ratgeber finden Sie zahlreiche Beispiele für Gespräche und wertvolle Informationen zu den Ängsten der Kinder.

A mysterious plum account leads to former Army Ranger and current investment broker Lou Christopher being recruited to resurrect his military skills under a threat of losing everything he has. Colonel Christopher has to summon all of his Ranger skills to cope with this danger, and discovers a source of strength he hadn't counted on before: his wife, who matches his adroitness in planning and evading discovery when the chips are down, and outwits all those foolish enough to underestimate her.

Die coolste Piratenbande der Welt hat noch einmal Glück gehabt: Ihre völlig aus dem Ruder geratene Grillparty in Brunos Garten konnte vor den Eltern geheim gehalten werden. Jetzt können die Sommerferien beginnen! Doch Matz und seine Piraten kommen kaum zum Verschnaufen. Ausgerechnet die MEDELS-Bande stattet dem Geheimquartier der Jungs einen Besuch ab - und die Mädchen haben brisantes Fotomaterial von der Chaos-Party im Gepäck.

Auf der Insel Pong lebt die coolste Piratenbande weit und breit! Und weil Ferien sind, schmeißen die Oberpiraten Matz und Bruno eine Grillparty für alle: den verfressenen Tetje, Sören, Hansi, den schlauen Schlaubi, die Zwillinge Jona und Jano, Birk mit der dicken Brille und Lewin mit den roten Haaren. Gut, dass Brunos Eltern nicht zu Hause sind. Denn als sich der kleine Bubi im Bad einsperrt und den Schlüssel im Klo runterspült, beginnt der größte Schlamassel aller Zeiten!

Si no quieres pasarte la vida trabajando...aquí están las respuestas que buscabas. "No trabajes por dinero, haz que el dinero trabaje para ti." Bienvenido al mejor trabajo del mundo.

De todo corazón, ¡deseo que encuentres las herramientas adecuadas para construir la vida que siempre has anhelado! Recuerda que no eres pobre y jamás lo has sido. Fuiste dotado con un sinfín de recursos para generar riqueza, prosperidad, y abundancia en todo momento y lugar. Aquello que puedas imaginar es posible cristalizarlo en el plano de tu realidad material.

Libby Day tenía siete años cuando su madre y sus dos hermanas fueron víctimas de lo que los medios llamaron la masacre de la granja de Kinnakee, Kansas. Ella salvó la vida y testificó contra su hermano Ben, a quien señaló como el culpable. Veinticinco años después, el Kill Club -una sociedad secreta obsesionada con crímenes célebres- localiza a una Libby en franca decadencia y pretende que les ayude a escarbar en los cabos sueltos de aquella noche, quizá en busca de alguna prueba que absuelva a Ben.

Dan Marco, a combat veteran with a shady past, returns home after the war to find he can't reintegrate in to what society calls the "norm". Death of his childhood friend brings the horrors of combat back with a vengeance and he quickly retreats to dark-side of his mind and finds himself on Ward Seven, for the mental.

Tatum Elliot is a successful writer on a hit television show, lives in an Upper East Side apartment, and loves her life. She wouldn't change a thing. Unfortunately, she doesn't have a choice. She's losing her sight. Tripping over her tongue and her heels, Tatum all too quickly realizes that the things which appeared so important before are slowly slipping away leaving room for what really matters. With the support of her best friends, family, and colleagues, she begins to see that there's much more to life...and herself.

A brief history of the West Vancouver Police Department (Tiddly Cove P.D.) with an introduction to some of the characters that worked in the organization. The author then relates stories of his early days as a constable with some of the adventures he encountered which included wrestling with a cow on a local beach, investigating shoplifting gangs affiliated with the Hell's Angels outlaw biker gang.

A veces, la verdad permanece oculta en la oscuridad y sólo se ilumina al abrir una ventana. Una historia de mentiras, secretos, engaños y falsas apariencias que pone el dedo en la llaga sobre mitos incuestionables. Un relato apasionante que disecciona la hipocresía de la sociedad española moderna. Una denuncia valiente de los abusos sexuales en la infancia, sus devastadoras consecuencias y su invisibilidad en este acomodado mundo nuestro.

Discreetly disguised as a boy, Brook travels to Texas with a tantalizing young army captain and his Indian guide. There she finds her father who welcomes her with open arms. But Brook's stepmother and Ram, her handsome stepbrother, resent her. When she accidently discovers Ram's underhanded schemes, she knows that her life is in danger. Isolated on the ranch, is there anywhere she can go for help? Would she dare to turn to Captain Jeremy Grant for help?