Paul Zaccaria was a Gambino caporegime who became a mentor to mobster Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo. Paul was the son of Gambino associate Calagero Carlo Zaccaria who was associated with Olympio Garafalo. Carlo was underworld figure Salvatore D'Aquila's brother-in-law. My e-book looks at the Zaccaria's mob connections and their affiliate mobsters. Carlo Zaccaria was the victim of an unsolved Mafia hit in September 1948. A resident of Bath Beach, Brooklyn, he was murdered while seated wi...

Die Expositionstherapie ist die effektivste Methode zur Behandlung von Angststörungen, insbesondere spezifischer Phobien. Doch was tun, wenn die Vorstellungskraft nicht reicht und für Konfrontationen mit angstauslösenden Situationen der Aufwand zu groß ist? Mit Virtual Reality eröffnen sich völlig neue Chancen. Computer-generierte realitätsnahe Spinnen, Höhen, Flugreisen oder soziale Kontakte erlauben, die Therapie unkompliziert unter kontrollierten Bedingungen und mit graduellen Steigerun...

Der Bausektor muss eine drastische Kehrtwende vollziehen, wenn er seinen Anteil am Klimawandel ernsthaft reduzieren will. Dafür muss die Branche dem gängigen „Business as usual“ eine klare Absage erteilen und alle Akteure – Architekten, Bauherren, Investoren und Nutzer – müssen ihren Beitrag dazu leisten.Mit einer globalen Sicht stellt „The Real Deal“ die wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Veränderungen vor, die für eine Wende in Branche und Gesellschaft d...

Have you ever wondered why early Christians held such vivid, terrifying, and awe-inspiring beliefs about the afterlife?What secrets lie beyond the veil of death? In The Apocalypse of Paul, readers are invited to embark on a visionary journey through the realms of the afterlife, guided by an angel alongside the Apostle Paul. Originally written in the early Christian centuries, this profound apocryphal text was widely read and highly influential, painting a detaile...

Have you ever wondered why early Christians held such vivid, terrifying, and awe-inspiring beliefs about the afterlife?What secrets lie beyond the veil of death? In The Apocalypse of Paul, readers are invited to embark on a visionary journey through the realms of the afterlife, guided by an angel alongside the Apostle Paul. Originally written in the early Christian centuries, this profound apocryphal text was widely read and highly influential, painting a detaile...

For the first time ever in audio! GraphicAudio and Brandon Sanderson are proud to present WHITE SAND produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music.On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an...

Kommissar Erik Wolf steht vor einem Rätsel: Warum wurde Magdalena Feddersen so gewaltsam umgebracht? Zumal der Hauptverdächtige Mathis Feddersen, der Neffe der Toten, ein perfektes Alibi hat. Zu allem Überfluss findet sich am nächsten Tag im versiegelten Haus des Opfers eine weitere Leiche. Mamma Carlotta, Wolfs italienische Schwiegermutter, die auf der norddeutschen Ferieninsel zu Besuch ist, mischt sich unverzüglich in die Ermittlungen ein - schließlich handelt es sich bei der zweiten To...

Critics and defenders of multinational corporations often agree on at least one thing: that the activities of multinationals are creating an overwhelmingly powerful global market that is quickly rendering national borders obsolete. The authors of this book, however, argue that such expectations commonly rest on a myth. They examine key activities of multinational corporations in the United States, Japan, and Europe and explore the relationship between corporate behavior and national instit...

Welcome to FhCon.An event unlike any other, hosted by ancient and secret masters of fandom.They're all insanely happy you're here.Nineteen popular, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring you stories of a convention experience that only the Old Gods will make you forget!Edited by Frog Jones. Foreword by S.T. Joshi.

GraphicAudio and Vault Comics are proud to present WASTED SPACE! Adapted directly from the graphic novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music.Billy Bane is a prophet who got it all wrong, and the galaxy has been burning ever since. All he wants is to waste away in the darkest corner of space with his best pal Dust, a supercharged Fuq bot. But when a new prophet comes calling, Billy is summoned to save the galaxy he's at least partially...

Shifting Baselines explores the real-world implications of a groundbreaking idea: we must understand the oceans of the past to protect the oceans of the future. In 1995, acclaimed marine biologist Daniel Pauly coined the term "shifting baselines" to describe a phenomenon of lowered expectations, in which each generation regards a progressively poorer natural world as normal. This seminal volume expands on Pauly's work, showing how skewed visions of the past have led to disastrous ...

S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling post-apocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless.The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable—and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face...Michael Havel was flying over Idaho en route to th...