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Nominated as BOOK OF THE MONTH by Discovering Diamonds, a leading independent book-review site. "In A Town Called Paradox is one of those rare, glittering reads that traps the reader immediately and doesn't let go. Thank you for an emotional, gripping and utterly rewarding read." Selected as an INDIE BOOK WE LOVE by LoveReading, a top book-recommendation website. "This book will grab your attention from page one... I hope you will read and thoroughly enjoy it, as I did..." I WASN'T looking for Marilyn Monroe even though I knew she was in town filming River of No Return... So begins In A ...

Between 2005 and 2009, in a remote religious Mennonite colony, over a hundred girls and women were knocked unconscious and raped, often repeatedly, by what many thought were ghosts or demons, as a punishment for their sins. As the women tentatively began to share the details of the attacks - waking up sore and bleeding and not understanding why - their stories were chalked up to 'wild female imagination.' Women Talking is an imagined response to these real events.

Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to "ride Jim Crow" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work.

Leila tiene seis años. Tiene los ojos muy grandes, el pelo rizado y la piel morena. No tiene hermanos, pero tiene muchos amigos en el colegio. Una dulce historia que nos enseña que las diferencias no existen ¡y que los grandes a menudo tienen más prejuicios que los pequeños!

Here's how to harness the great forces of capitalism to save the world from catastrophe.

The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that's not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp, longtime president of the Environmental Defense Fund, brings a stirring and hopeful call to arms: We can solve global warming. And in doing so, we will build the new industries, jobs, and fortunes of the 21st century.

Far too often, teachers and administrators are adversaries within a school or district and display a mutual distrust and disrespect for each other's perspectives. Yet when this dissonance can be overcome, the result is a more harmonious school environment that promotes student achievement. In Lead Like a Teacher, instructional specialist Miriam Plotinsky urges secondary school administrators to lead more effectively by actively listening to teachers and welcoming their expertise.

Edmund Kemper, l’assassino noto come “Il killer delle studentesse”. Attraverso testimonianze inquietanti e dettagli cruenti, vedremo come un timido ragazzo dalla mente disturbata si trasformerà in uno dei serial killer più spietati della storia americana. “Cronache di Serial Killers” è una serie audio che racconta le menti più oscure degli assassini seriali, con una combinazione di musiche suggestive, suoni inquietanti e ricostruzioni dettagliate, ogni episodio getta luce su un diverso criminale e sui suoi orrori.

Like "Junior" Castellano, a big-time land developer who hires Harriet to find the silver-haired gigolo who broke Mama Castellano's heart, Harriet is practical when it comes to solving problems. Simple enough, until the Boca police find Junior bulldozed at one of his construction sites. Was Junior killed by his mother's con man? Or by a bitter ex-wife or spurned ex-girlfriend? Maybe by his estranged sons?

Saga Brasileira, a luta de um povo por sua moeda, de Miriam Leitão, é um audiolivro definitivo sobre a história da economia recente do país. Misturando análise econômica com relatos individuais, Miriam traça a trajetória da moeda no Brasil desde a hiperinflação, passando por variadas indexações, congelamentos, confisco de poupança e planos econômicos diversos. A autora mostra ainda como a busca pela estabilidade monetária tornou-se elemento fundamental na construção de um caráter nacional.

Du fühlst dich überfordert und kraftlos? Du kannst dich nur schlecht entspannen? Die Psychotherapeutin Miriam Junge und die Journalistin Teresa Sickert widmen sich in der aktuellen Staffel von "Kleine Schritte, Große Wirkung" deinen Bedürfnissen. In fünf Folgen lernst du zu erkennen, was dir wirklich gut tut und wie du deine Bedürfnisse im Alltag regelmäßig achtest. Stress adé, Ausgeglichenheit hallo! In diesem Podcast zeigen wir dir, wie du deine Bedürfnisse erkennst und achtest.

Nourishing with Light. Recorded live as a group meditation, Miriam's Meditations include precision breath exercises along with inner technologies for sensing subtle energies, working with flows and frequencies and other cutting edge consciousness explorations. You’ll find out how to connect with your guide, use breath for healing your body, mind and emotions, and techniques to integrate into a harmonious, highly functioning Oneness. Return from these journeys refreshed, expanded and filled with the nourishing light of your highest being.

Three dramas surrounding the murder of a young teacher in Japan. PART 1 - THE PARENTS Jennifer and Peter Whitelock arrive in Japan to help find their daughter’s murderer. Frustrated with the progress of the police investigation, Peter puts his trust in TV producer Norio Ito, who promises to champion their cause on his popular ‘news and entertainment’ show, while Jennifer tries to discover what her daughter’s life in Tokyo was like… Then she starts getting calls from a man claiming to be the killer.

Fight Night is told in the unforgettable voice of Swiv, a nine-year-old living in Toronto with her pregnant mother, who is raising Swiv while caring for her own elderly, frail, yet extraordinarily lively mother. When Swiv is expelled from school, Grandma takes on the role of teacher and gives her the task of writing to Swiv's absent father about life in the household during the last trimester of the pregnancy.

Baba es el búho encargado de la noche y de proteger a todos los niños del mundo mientras duermen. Pero tenemos un problema: muchos niños no quieren irse a la cama, y todos por razones distintas. Y esto también desgasta a sus madres y padres. Baba nos explica un secreto infalible para conseguir un sueño placentero a través de la respiración y la relajación del cuerpo.

Every passing night brings her closer to a terrible destiny, and even the help of her supernatural friends may not be enough to save her. The worst part is her sealed fate finally brings Rowan, the leshy she loves, back into her life. But there’s another danger lurking in the trees, something unnatural. It is a magic beyond Amy’s understanding or even Rowan’s power to control. As time runs out and danger mounts, Amy must test her strength and her courage if she has any hope of saving her friends—or herself.

Miriam Therese Winter, an award-winning musician and four-time Catholic Book Award-winner, shares her experiences of becoming a Sister, working with starving children in Ethiopia and with refugees in Cambodia, of exploring the mysteries of India and the wonders of God in her own backyard, of having breast cancer and having hope. She also illumines new aspects of community, Eucharist, the word and spirit, water and the stars, spiritual blessedness, and much more.

Nearly 50 percent of Americans checked the "single" box in the 2010 census. Because we equate touch with sex, many of us suffer alone when we crave physical comfort and tenderness. Somebody Hold Me takes a simple, radical approach to health and relationships by teaching you how to get more platonic touch. Somebody Hold Me walks you through the increasingly fraught physical space between humans and allows for more connection and closeness through giving and receiving structured touch in your existing relationships.

Es una verdad universalmente reconocida que un escritor en posesión de algo de tiempo y de una idea no necesita nada más urgente que la motivación. Ahora, si me perdonas por adaptar esta cita de Jane Austen a las circunstancias, permíteme explicar mi pensamiento. Puedes tener tanto una idea rompedora como todo el tiempo del mundo, sólo que de poco sirve si falta la motivación. Sin embargo, si ésta también está presente, pueden surgir preguntas que pueden resultar un poco abrumadoras, especialmente para los escritores noveles.

Eine bewegte Zeit. Eine unmögliche Liebe. Eine bewegende Saga. Das Ende des großen Zweiteilers. Nach drei Jahren in England kehrt Lily von Cappeln an der Seite ihres Mannes Henry nach Hamburg zurück. Allein durch ihre kleine Tochter Hanna schöpft sie Lebensmut. Trotz ihrer Angst macht sie sich auf die Suche nach Jo. Voller Wut hat er sich in den Arbeitskampf gestürzt, und auch in Lily erwacht der alte Widerspruchsgeist. Aber sie muss sich in Acht nehmen. Lily kann die Augen vor der Lage der Arbeiterfrauen nicht verschließen. Sie kann ihre Liebe zu Jo nicht ersticken.

Had it really been only a year since the Double Cousins solved their first mystery? But now back at Grandpa’s ranch for their summer visit, it seemed something was missing - one of those exciting mysteries. For the first time in a year, they were all together again, and the time was slipping by with no mystery. If this was the new normal, they didn’t like it very much.