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Charles Raynaud has found the perfect cover for his smuggling operation running out of Mexico, because how many customs agents are going to want to inspect a carton of venomous snakes? When Raynaud runs into his old Yale buddy Richard Pierce, a chance to play bodyguard feels like even easier money.

Journey of a Thousand Miles documents the remarkable, dramatic story of a family who sacrificed almost everything - his parents' marriage, financial security, Lang Lang's childhood, and their reputation in China's insular classical music world - for the belief in a young boy's talent. And it reveals the devastating and intense relationship between a boy and his father, who was willing to go to any length to make his son a star.

Mænd er måske nok at finde på magtfulde positioner i samfundet, men man finder dem også nederst i statistikker; over hjemløse, narkomaner, alkoholikere, kriminelle og selvmordstruede; måske fordi de ikke er gode til at tale sammen?Mænd sætter sig sjældent ned og tager en snak; ansigt til ansigt. De har det bedst med at få talt sammen, når de f.eks. spiller golf, hvor de ikke ser hinanden i øjnene. Vi vil forsøge; at se hinanden i øjnene, og ha´ en samtale - det kan også bliver om noget, der er svært - for dét vi kommer til at tale om; det er virkeligheden! … Måske ender vi...

When it comes to our health, too many of us feel trapped by a medical diagnosis, believing that it can only mean a static or worsening condition. Whether it is stiff knees, frayed nerves or failing eyesight, your mind can lead you to believe things will only get worse. But with practical steps and scientific research you can take control of your mindset, by using your thoughts and perspective to help improve your wellbeing. In The Mindful Body, Ellen J. Langer draws on her lifetime of expertise and trailblazing research by revealing the capacity that mindfulness has to transform our lives.

Lang Lang started learning to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world's most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult, often thrilling, events of his early days, but also shares his perspective on his rapidly changing homeland.

From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War for Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the actions and motivations of the participants and how each nation's story fits into the wider one.

This is the story about how I died. Not really.... I mean, I don't remember most of it, thank goodness. Long story short, I was betrayed. Some people I thought I could trust invaded my sky palace, stole my women, and enslaved my pet shadow hounds. I was destroyed, utterly. Or so they thought. Somehow, mana, the source of my previous power, brought me back. The backstabbing weasels think they are safe, barricaded in their strongholds. Here's the horrible part. They willingly sacrificed their own flesh and blood for security. And they had the nerve to call me evil?

With Mikao Usui as his spirit guide, he gained a radically deeper understanding of Reiki. This revolutionary book takes Reiki out of the niche of “energy healing” - and makes it a lifestyle."

GAMER BY HEART beleuchtet Gaming Themen aus einer weiblichen Perspektive und bespricht Fragen, die uns alle betreffen. Dieser Video Podcast ist für Menschen gemacht, die Gaming aus einem neuen Blickwinkel betrachten möchten. Ohne erhobenen Finger, dafür mit viel Leidenschaft, Neugier & Themen, die es verdient haben, ans Ohr getragen zu werden.

After surviving an unholy horde in New Mexico, Gavin Randall didn’t think things could get much worse, but the world he walked into 11 months ago grows more dangerous with each passing day. A new threat has surfaced in the form of fanatics hellbent on destroying him, his friends, and the Archive itself. It’s his job to make sure that doesn’t happen, but these guys don’t play fair and have found a way to stack the odds in their favor.

British food has changed remarkably in the last half century. As we have become wealthier and more discerning, our food has Europeanised (pizza is children's favourite food) and internationalised (we eat the world's cuisines), yet our food culture remains fragmented, a mix of mass 'ultra-processed' substances alongside food as varied and good as anywhere else on the planet. This book takes stock of the UK food system: where it comes from, what we eat, its impact, fragilities and strengths. It is a book on the politics of food.

Équité founder and CEO Professor Dr. Daniel Langer is one of the world’s most renowned experts on luxury brand strategy and extreme value creation in a digitally disrupted world and with Millennials and Gen Z, named one of global ”Top Five Luxury Key Opinion Leaders” by Netbase Quid. The Economist calls him the “authority in luxury.” He is a bestselling author of several luxury management books on English and Chinese, and he is frequently featured in Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Robb Report, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, among many other top ...

Équité founder and CEO Professor Dr. Daniel Langer is one of the world’s most renowned experts on luxury brand strategy and extreme value creation in a digitally disrupted world and with Millennials and Gen Z, named one of global ”Top Five Luxury Key Opinion Leaders” by Netbase Quid. The Economist calls him the “authority in luxury.” He is a bestselling author of several luxury management books on English and Chinese, and he is frequently featured in Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Robb Report, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, among many other top ...

Here are some of the finest fairytales from around the world - most of them old favorites: "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Cinderella," three from "The Arabian Nights," and many more. Andrew Lang was one of the most famous literary critics around 1900. He also edited a series of children's fable books that preserved and illustrated a host of tales which are still used extensively today.

The classic story of Beauty and the Beast....

The Great Ones arrived on Earth and conquered us with little bloodshed. They collected our strongest warriors and shipped them off to a world called Hadran—a one-of-a-kind artificial planet, a cosmic gladiatorial arena where the slave races engage in blood sports for the Great Ones' entertainment. But Earth has lost the last of its real champions and now risks losing its candidate status. If that happens, it will become less than a slave colony.

Playboy Roger Carr is handsome, wealthy, and connected. As an occasional lawyer, he’s the right man to send to the French Riviera to secure a villa for an important client. It’s the perfect assignment, complete with fast cars and fast women, until strange things begin to happen and Roger realizes that someone is trying to kill him.

Two patients in comas, not expected to live: when they both recover, sharing the same bizarre symptom of blue urine, it’s a medical miracle that Dr. Roger Clark cannot explain. One of the patients happens to be Sharon Wilder, a beautiful Hollywood starlet. When she offers Dr. Clark the chance to accompany her to the private Caribbean island called Eden, he has to accept—if only to learn more about the bioengineering company Advance, Inc., and their promise to make your wildest dreams come true.

After nearly being killed, Horacio Garcia is thrown into an unfamiliar world with diabolical dangers and conflicts of celestial proportions. When he is put in charge of Ōmeyōcān-Mictlān, a corporation known for futuristic tech, he discovers that not only is magic very real, but he’s now at odds with an ancient evil hellbent on putting him in the ground. If he’s going to have a chance at surviving what’s ahead, Horacio needs to come to grips with power beyond his comprehension and navigate the dark waters ahead.

Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful changes that make a big difference - many of which can be put into practice in a single class period.