"Smuggler" is a riveting memoir that chronicles the extraordinary life journey of a man navigating the clandestine world of illegal activities, intricate relationships, and life-threatening situations. From his humble beginnings as an orphan to his rise as a skilled operator in various underground enterprises, the protagonist shares candid reflections on the values, decisions, and experiences that shaped his identity and shaped his path. Through tales of high-stakes maneuvers, unexpected a...

Ernest Dowson: Lyric Lives is the first full-length critical study of this canonical writer to appear in English. It challenges the many myths that have surrounded Dowson's life and work for more than a century, contending that, in his distinct theory of muse-fired inspiration; his authentic Catholic confessionalism; his deep love of France, its literary tradition, and its culture; his prolonged battle with tuberculosis; and his final abandonment of creative writing, Dowson is amo...

Boeing 737 Captain Patrick Strack is assigned to fly a plane load of high denomination treasury bills on their way to be burned. A fire fight occurs on the aircraft and he is forced to fly a severely damaged aircraft to Venice Florida where the hijackers remove all the money and disappear. When the police arrive,an injured Patrick, is the only survivor, and is blamed. No one believes his tale of being hijacked, he is slated to go to jail after he recovers from his injuries. While he is rec...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich BWL - Bank, Börse, Versicherung, Note: 1,0, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen; Standort Nürtingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zu Beginn dieser Bachelor Thesis werden zunächst einige Begriffsdefinitionen erörtert. Um eine strikte Trennung des praktischen vom theoretischen Teil zu vermeiden, wird dieser von Beginn an in die Arbeit integriert. Im folgenden Teil werden zunächst die an den Fusionsbemühungen beteiligten Bör...

This book was written to show that we all have the right to be loved and show love to others. We are not allowed to change nature or to harm others by our actions. I have life experience as well interviews from drug dealers, abused wives, hurt husbands, disenfranchised children, and homosexuals who are hurting because of the lack of love. I have noticed in life that both men and women have misused one another in the name of love. I hope this book will be a looking glass and shed some light...

Die Macht der Dankbarkeit ist der erfolgreichste und nachhaltigste Glücksbringer!Als Alfred R. Stielau-Pallas 1998 dieses Buch Die Macht der Dankbarkeit schrieb, ahnte er nicht, dass es eines Tages sogar wissenschaftlich nachgewiesen sein würde, dass Dankbarkeit im Gehirn messbar Glückshormone freisetzt, Menschen somit aus der Depression führen kann und den Stress nachhaltig reduziert mehr als reine Mindfulness oder andere Methoden!Dankbarkeit macht uns glücklich, verbessert unser Wohlbefi...

A gritty novel featuring resourceful criminal Parker, the anti-hero of Payback.Steel-nerved master thief Parker has his eyes on a fat prize: a gambling casino on the Hudson River. But it' s not in Parker's nature to gamble, so he leaves nothing to chance. From the phony politician to the getaway boat, from bringing guns on board to getting the money off, Parker has it all planned. There are only a few problems: The guy who tipped off Parker is a bureaucrat...

"A groundbreaking exploration of corporate leadership that challenges conventional wisdom." - Hubert Joly, former CEO of Best BuyBeing appointed CEO is seen by many as the pinnacle of success in business, but it is actually the first step in a journey of evolving stages requiring ongoing personal reinvention. In an unprecedented study of the individual performance of every twenty-first-century CEO of the S&P 500, combined with over 100 in-depth interviews of CEOs a...

Meet the Tiger Queen—in this "extravagantly entertaining" novel based on the wild life of the famous animal trainer and circus celebrity ( The Boston Globe).In the 1920s, during the golden age of the big top, Mabel Stark was the superstar of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and one of America's most eccentric and unlikely celebrities. A tiny, curvaceous Kentucky blonde in a white leather bodysuit, Mabel was brazen, sexually adventurous, an...

Ganzheitliche Nachhaltigkeit erfordert einen umfassenden Wandel von Produkten, Unternehmen und globalen Wertschöpfungsketten. Kapitalmärkte werden eine entscheidende Rolle dabei spielen, diese Transformation zu finanzieren und voranzutreiben. Aber wie? Hochkarätige Entscheiderinnen und Entscheider aus Politik und Praxis beziehen in diesem Buch Stellung: Sie formulieren klare Erwartungen aus Sicht aller relevanten Interessengruppen, schildern aktuelle Best Practices aus dem Kapitalmarktumfe...

13 original stories of dark fantasy inspired by the classic tales of L. Frank Baum and the land of Oz, from the masters of fantasy and science fiction, including M. R. Carey, Christina Henry and Adrian Tchaikovsky.Journey beyond the yellow brick road, click your heels together and enter the dark heart of the tornado... if you dare.Join the award-winning Marie O'Regan & Paul Kane as they bring together some of genre fiction's bestselling and acclaimed author...

Resilienz –Die 7 Säulen der inneren StärkeWie Sie Ihre psychische Widerstandskraft trainieren, Stress bewältigen und aus Krisen gestärkt hervorgehenHaben Sie sich schon einmal Gedanken darüber gemacht, wie Sie Ihre psychische Widerstandsfähigkeit verbessern können? Kennen Sie jemanden in Ihrem sozialen Umfeld, der allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz immer wieder neuen Mut fasst und Konfliktsituationen aufs Neue bewältigen kann? Haben Sie sich gefragt, was d...