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We know that Jesus was not born December 25, AD 0. This date was selected by a monk in the sixth century. We believe that we have learned the more precise date, having found the date for the Star of Bethlehem and the scientific manner that God used to create and display it.

Roma è nel pieno delle feste natalizie e al Parco dei Daini, nel territorio di competenza del commissariato di Villa Borghese, si è installato il colorato tendone di un circo. Invitato alla prima, il commissario Buonvino ha modo di conoscere i componenti della carovana e avverte tra loro strane tensioni sotterranee. La sera lo spettacolo inizia regolarmente e gli spettatori si lasciano catturare dalla inossidabile magia circense.

Tilla, die Weihnachtshexe, eine Adventsgeschichte mit Musik

Deep in my soul I heard the laughter of God ringing in silvery cadences through the timbers of my being, breaking the human bonds and limitation as a strong yet gentle wind in the forest sweeping aside the strands of cobweb. The hard, fast knots that I had tried, slipped loose, and the snarls of beliefs broke free. The river of my human life, frozen by 1,001 false ideas and teachings, broke joyously into expression and went bounding to the infinite sea of Life, to be lost and found at the same time.

In 1965, a mysterious beam of blue light descended from space, illuminating Northern California. This extraterrestrial beam possessed strange powers, causing those it touched to either die, go mad, or gain a unique, extraordinary ability. This newfound power represented the full actualization of human potential, bestowing strengths, understandings, and communication abilities far beyond normal human capacities. Those affected by the light were soon dubbed "Blues" and were segregated from society due to their superhuman abilities.

Mikhail Matheson may be an outsider in Salvation, but he stays with the pack to be close to his sister. It has nothing to with the fact that Elise—the most fascinating woman he's ever laid eyes on—is part of the pack. Mikhail has wanted Elise for years, but being with her could cost him his life. Soon he'll have to decide if he's going to leave the pack or risk it all to pursue a place at her side.

La adversidad es una situación compleja y estresante que pone a prueba nuestra capacidad de adaptación. El sufrimiento que provoca, si lo sabemos procesar, nos enseña a ser resistentes ante los embates de la vida. Más fuerte que la adversidad es un aliado emocional y una herramienta indispensable para aprender a desarrollar la confianza en ti mismo, tomar el control de lo que sí depende de ti, enfrentar la incertidumbre y aprender a gestionar emociones como la ansiedad, la tristeza y la ira.

In Leading Matters, current Chairman of Alphabet (Google's parent company), former President of Stanford University, and "Godfather of Silicon Valley," John L. Hennessy shares the core elements of leadership that helped him become a successful tech entrepreneur, esteemed academic, and venerated administrator. Hennessy's approach to leadership is laser-focused on the journey rather than the destination. Each chapter in Leading Matters looks at valuable elements that have shaped Hennessy's career in practice and philosophy.

If you’re new to the world of blogging, then you’re in the right place, as this audiobook is going to show you exactly what you need to do to get started blogging. And even more importantly this audiobook is going to show you how you should be setting up your blog, so that you can earn an income from it. The reality is that blogging is not that hard. Nearly anyone can start one. However, most people think it’s hard to set up a blog. And as a result, most people don’t start one.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1645. Im Heiligen Römischen Reich tobt seit 28 Jahren ein mörderischer Krieg und er scheint kein Ende zu nehmen. Nach dem Tod seines Meisters Martin steht Gustav vor dem Nichts. Einzig Anike tröstet ihn über den schweren Verlust hinweg. Als sie ihn bittet, ihrem besessenen Vater zu helfen, erkennt Gustav, dass der Schlüssel dazu - Martins Codex Daemonum - für ihn keinen Sinn ergibt. Er muss erst seine Lehre abschließen, um mit dem geheimnisvollen Buch zurechtzukommen.

Straight out of the psych ward, Cora just wants her life to be normal. She doesn't want to see souls or the reapers collecting them. The guy she's loved from a distance for years moves away without saying good-bye. So yes, she's nursing a serious heartbreak. It's no wonder love is the last thing on her mind when Echo storms into her life. The chemistry between them is mind blowing. The connection defies logic. Even better, the souls leave her alone when he is around.

Elias Gallagher is the guardian of his teenage nephews, and he knows the world's not a safe place for a werewolf without pack—especially if they're half-breeds, like the twin boys. He's heard there's an accepting pack in North Carolina, so that's where he's headed when he runs into the one person he'd given up hope of ever finding—his mate. Even more surprising than finding his mate, is realizing she's human.

Walter Benjamin beschreibt in seinem berühmtesten Aufsatz Ursprung und Technik der Reproduktion von Kunstwerken und bietet damit die theoretische Basis für die Diskussion über die Vervielfältigung von Kunst in der Neuzeit.

Als Walter Moers den Briefwechsel zwischen Hildegunst von Mythenmetz und dem Buchhaimer Eydeeten Hachmed Ben Kibitzer sichtete, stieß er auf einen Brief, in dem der zamonische Autor ein Fest schildert, das frappierend an unser Weihnachtsfest erinnert: Die Lindwürmer Zamoniens begehen es alljährlich und nennen es "Hamoulimepp". Während dieser Feiertage steht die Lindwurmfeste ganz im Zeichen der beiden Figuren "Hamouli" und "Mepp", die unserem Weihnachtsmann und dem Knecht Ruprecht verblüffend ähneln.

Quillifer has risen high at court. The butcher’s son is now a lord, and now is the confidential agent of the state, the caretaker of the kingdom’s secrets, and the secret lover of the young and brilliant Queen Floria. He finds himself surrounded by perils. The nobles are at odds with one another, but united in despising Quillifer. Someone has brought deadly poison into court, and Quillifer fears the Queen may be the intended victim. Another assassination plot is aimed at Quillifer himself, and an enemy nation has landed troops intending to topple Floria by force.

Learn the secrets of the Ouija board and the use and methods to yield the best results in this fascinating work first published in 1919.

Villoldo directs the Four Winds Society, where he trains individuals throughout the world in the practice of energy medicine and soul retrieval. While at San Francisco State University, he founded the Biological Self-Regulation Laboratory, to study how the mind creates psychosomatic health and disease, and it was with this research intention in mind, that he left his orderly life and ventured into the Andes, to find a knowledge that dates back thousands of years among native shamans and natural healers.

Sono passati 35 anni dall'agonia, dalla morte, dai funerali di Enrico Berlinguer. In quei giorni l'Italia restò sospesa. E la morte di Berlinguer fu causa di dolore non solo per chi condivideva le sue idee, ma anche per chi le avversava. Questo audiolibro racconta le ragioni di quel dolore collettivo, ma soprattutto cerca di restituire ciò che di esemplare, unico, valido ancora e soprattutto oggi, resta dell'eredità politica del segretario del Partito comunista italiano. "Credo sia utile ritrovare oggi le idee di Enrico Berlinguer...".

Dragnet, the popular American radio series airing from 1949-1957, is arguably the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. Enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday and his partners gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work.

Half-breed werewolf Sage Gallagher can't shift, but he's a member of the Salvation Pack and a wolf where it counts. When he finds who he thinks is a lost hiker while camping in the Great Smoky Mountains, he's surprised to find she's a full-blooded wolf who ignites in him the instinct to take her home to where he and his pack can protect her, no matter how skeptical and untrusting she is of his offer. After Rina rejects her parents' choice for a mate, she's exiled from her pack. That's a dangerous position for any wolf to be in, and now she has a human hunter on her trail.