When love becomes LIFE: All about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, hospital bag, baby equipment and baby sleep! (Pregnancy guide for expectant parents) # The course of pregnancy at a glance: Every 40 weeks until birth 1st to 8th week of pregnancy: Body and soul in other (life) circumstances 9th to 16th week of pregnancy: The female body has now adapted to the pregnancy. 17th to 24th week of pregnancy: The baby's stomach can no longer be overlooked for family, friends & colleagues 25th to 3...

"About the book" Minimalism...between prison and paradise: Throw ballast overboard! (Minimalism: Declutter your life, home, mind & soul) We live too fast, rush through overfull days, and there is always too much lying around. But that could change. Because: In every one of us is the stuff of the time-millionaire. We ourselves are the ones who turn the clock, because we are stuffing more and more into our everyday lives, and that makes our precious time of life short. We do not have too lit...

"Those I can hear," said Luna—and began retreating up the stairs again. "They only talk when they're about to attack."Williams, meanwhile, had focused on Ank. "Jesus … it called me by name."Ank stared at him from beneath his brow.Williams nodded slowly. "But how in God's name? The only one who knew our names was … Unless—"Williams misted up as he thought of the saloon girl who had shown him such affection. "I won't shoot them, then.""I said I won't s...

Her family thrown into turmoil. Her best friend ripped away. Will it cost this young farming serf her dreams?Northern Germany, 1799. Fifteen-year-old serf Angel Waldmann's hardworking existence on her family's farm varies little from day-to-day. Born into a harsh reality, her simple aspirations are complicated only by her best friend being the daughter of a lower-status tenant. But fate delivers a cruel blow when the count who owns the Waldmann family reneges on an...

When the surface of the earth becomes uninhabitable, humans flee underneath the oceans. Well, those who are lucky enough to get into the utopia. Many are left fighting for limited living space in cave systems created by the last large earthquake in the San Andreas Fault. Those who didn't get into the bubble cities live alongside those who didn't uphold the high standards of the society.

Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer"A first-class historian."-The Wall Street JournalTop Secret Tales of World War II"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."-Publishers Weekly"Perfect for the curious and adventure readers and those who love exotic tales and especially history buffs who will be surprised at what they didn't know. Recommended for nearly...

Critical Acclaim for Secret Weapons of World War II"Breuer has produced yet another collection of rip-roaring tales. . . . A delightful addition to the niche that Breuer has so successfully carved out."-Publishers Weekly"It is Breuer's portrayal of the competition for technological superiority between the Allies and the Nazis that grabs the reader and shows the significance of each wartime discovery and invention."-State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois...

Arthur didn’t know his world would end that day. Eggs and bacon were sizzling in the pan. The toast popped out just when the sirens went off.“What the hell is going on?” his wife yelled from the staircase, a towel wrapped around her head. “What’s that noise?”The children appeared on either side of her, eyes wide, hands over their ears to block out the blaring sirens.Arthur sprinted to the front door and peered out. The street was chaos. People ran from...

As the Cold War reaches its height, so does postwar prosperity, and the American people celebrate their optimism by electing as president the young, charismatic John F. Kennedy. Just 90 miles from the United States, the Cuban people are celebrating the rise of Fidel Castro, their own young and charismatic populist leader who overthrew Batista's oppressive regime. Around the world, a rising tide of Communism is absorbing one country after another. President Kennedy, vowin...

Bahman Mohassess conceived his lifelong experimentation with collage as "assemblage"–an extension of the fractured figuration and charged materiality that shaped his paintings and sculptures. This publication repositions his assemblages as a radical laboratory of artistic, intellectual, and political engagement. Essays by leading scholars and curators explore how Mohassess negotiated exile, sexuality, modernism, and dissent across postwar Iran, Central Europe, and Rome. Far from peripheral...

Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer"A first-class historian."-The Wall Street JournalTop Secret Tales of World War II"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."-Publishers Weekly"Perfect for the curious and adventure readers and those who love exotic tales and especially history buffs who will be surprised at what they didn't know. Recommended for nearly...

"As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime." --William B. Breuer, inThe annals of World War II are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences, ominous premonitions, and baffling mysteries. Now, William Breuer's painstaking research has yielded over 100 fascinating historical accounts, including:The mysterious fire on the Normandie . . . Who really was behind the eerily efficient destruction of the famed ocean liner?T...