Terry, an African American boy is influenced and inspired by different factors to dream of being something that seemed far fetched. Becoming a veterinarian. Terry has a love for animals and picks up every stray he sees, but his dream of being an animal doctor does not seem obtainable because he has yet to see one that looks like him. Until he meets Dr. Talbot.

An anthology of horror stories by new and established writers from all over the world, including the UK, Germany, the USA and Australia. Some are first timers, others award winning authors. Each one is a unique voice.

Hello Burgundy is a compact guide and introduction to the Grand Cru Vineyards of Burgundy France. This book provides insight and detail into the Vineyards, including location, history, and interesting details and facts. It describes the area, and has useful information. A handy pocket guide to a traveller in the region, this book also will be a great read to anyone interested in the great wines and vineyards from this famous region in France. Complete with Maps, Photos, & and a Wine Vintage Guide for the region.

The book covers many famous Vineyards including: Grand Montrachet, Romanee Conti, Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot in the Burgundy wine region of France.

The author's personal experience drawn from 50 years of visiting, drinking, selling and enjoying the wines of the region provide for a wonderful introductory insight into this famous wine region. Topics covered include: Wine Tasting, The yearly cycle of a Vineyard, enjoying wine and some history of the area, its villages and its people.

The book is a convenient size for the traveler or diner.

Take Back Your Future : Get Unstuck and Create the Life You Want, Love, and Deserve

You were born to create. But if you are not creating the life your soul yearns for and feel imprisoned by society's definition of success, this book is for you.
James Trapp, Ivy League graduate, recovering lawyer, spiritual teacher, and former CEO of international nonprofit offers you a road map to Take Back Your Future This book reveals how to create the life you want, love, and deserve by laying out seven practical guides that anyone can apply to take control of the direction of their life.
By combining secular practices with immutable spiritual laws, this book will help you:
Create a definition of success that is unique to you and does not buy into what society has determined what success is.
Transform unconscious beliefs that hold you back from being your best self.
Identify the unique life vision that not only brings you joy but also leaves a legacy to others.
Make your most cherished ideas a reality
And more
Find out how to create a future so compelling, you want to jump out of bed when you wake up in the morning.

Did you know?

The kilt was invented by an English factory manager.

Most tartans date from 1822.

Scotland had electric lighting 70 years before Edison 'invented' it.

King Arthur and Robin Hood were both Scottish.

Thought not.

The Emperor's New Kilt reveals the two secret histories of Scotland

The things Scots are famous for but shouldn't be.

And the things they are not famous for but should be.

'A useful antidote to mythmaking... His disclosures are fascinating' - The Scotsman Newspaper

'Original and fresh' - Aberdeen Press and Journal

'Amazing' -The Daily Record

'Absolutely fascinating' - Scottish Connection, BBC Radio

'Excellent' - Carluke Gazette

Yoga Bodi Magazine celebrates yoga philosophy, yoga practice, health and wellness. Our core mission is to honor & serve the rich diversity of yoga practitioners from around the world.

Channtey Heng was born into a poor, broken family in a small village in Cambodia. She always had to fight barriers and discrimination. When she was two years old she was diagnosed with polio in her right leg and now her eyesight is failing.

This was around the time that her father left them for another woman, shirking his responsibilities to his family. Her mother was very hurt and had to work immensely hard to look after three children with disabilities as a sole parent.

As she grew up, she noticed how often her mother would cry. Her two brothers also had different impairments and they lived in a small house with nothing to eat some days. She overcame her anger and set about changing her family's situation.

Later in life, she was able to embark on a writing career after gaining much life experience. This led to the book you have before you.

Be Happy and Smile is a series of short stories, beautiful in their simplicity and honesty. They are written to encourage the reader to think deeply about what really matters in life to bring true satisfaction.

When you read these stories, not just once but maybe a few times, you are sure to find a smile spread across your face and the faces of those you are reading to.

Finding inner happiness and peace is something that has become very difficult in this day and age. May Channtey's stories help you achieve it

I'm called Esther-a Persian name, and yet I'm a Hebrew. Had I been able to do so, one of the questions I would have asked my mother and father when I grew older was, Why did you give me this name? But now, of course, I know why.

The story of the orphaned Jewish girl who saves the Jewish nation from extinction is the stuff of fantasy and legend.

Did such a person exist?

Could an anonymous girl have been selected to be wife of the ancient Persian king of kings?

Esther, soldiers will soon be combing the cities and countryside to look for the most beautiful young virgins. They will take hundreds of young girls for the king's harem. Then the king's eunuchs and servants will spend many months preparing the women for their night with him. His words came faster and faster, wanting to get through this.

The author of the award-winning I, Claudia and My Name is Saul ancient novels returns with the story of Esther. Wilder's skills at blending historical fact with vividly imagined, well-founded characters have become her trademark. The Reluctant Queen is guaranteed to captivate both her loyal fans and eager newcomers, right down to its last riveting page.

Higher, Faster, Longer: Wally Funk is the story of Wally Funk and her quest for space, culminating in her suborbital flight with Jeff Bezos on July 20, 2021. It is the second in the Unsung Genius book series for children, written by Janet Ivey-Duensing of Janet's Planet, Inc. and co-written by Loretta Hall.

'The Thracian Sun' is the first book in the six part series

titled 'The Ottomans'. Orhan I, one of the founders of the

Ottoman State, appoints Suleiman Pasha as the army

general during his reign. The prince came to be called

the Thracian Sun due to his victorious conquests at a

young age and enabling passage into Thracian lands. In

the meanwhile, the fight between and for the Byzantine

throne had weakened the state. Constantinople realized

the magnitude of the approaching danger and attempted

to quash its internal struggles in preparation for attack.

However, as it was surrounded and had no room to

maneuver, it found itself in dire straits. Suleiman

Pasha, who left no Byzantine castle unconquered in

Rumelia, died in an unfortunate hunting accident and

his brother Murad I ascended to the throne. All the

historical characters in this novel are represented in

their individual worlds through Murat Tuncel's words.

He tells the story of the passage of the last great empire

from Anatolia to Thrace and the Balkans. Through his

masterly use of epic language, Tuncel sometimes gives

voice to a mountain, sometimes to the sun, the clouds

and also to the fears and hopes of those both inside and

outside a beleaguered castle.

Upon receiving the news, the feeling that his mansion

had crumbled on top of him overcame Orhan I as he

gasped for breath. He struggled out to the gardens as he

realized that his body couldn't bear the pain he felt

between the four walls of his room. Once outside he let

out such a yell that even Mount Olympus, leaning her

shadow over Bursa, would take two steps back in fear at

the extent of this pain. As soon as she overcame her fear

and saw that this painful scream was none other than

the outcry of a helpless father she approached warily to

console him with her shadow.

Im Jahre 1929 kündigte Gertha von Dieckmann einen Familienroman aus dem Leben des Rothenh fer Hofrats Philipp Wilhelm Sack an, mit dem Titel: Fünfzig Jahre aus eines deutschen Bürger-Geschlechts Saga. Breslau - Glogau - Cleve - Rothenhof - Hausberge. 1763-1813. Sie wollte den Roman in Leinen gebunden im Frühjahr 1930 erscheinen lassen. Dieses monumentale aber bisher nicht ver ffentlichte Werk von Gertha von Dieckmann gründet sich auf ihre Liebe und ihrem Engagement für die Hofrat Simon Heinrich Sack'sche Familienstiftung-eine Sache, der sie ihr Leben gewidmet hat. Sie war eine sehr versierte Autorin und Forscherin der preu ischen Geschichte. Obwohl sich dieses Buch in erster Linie an Familienmitglieder richtete, enth lt es wertvolle Einblicke in das Preu en des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts und in die Zeit der Eroberung durch Napoleon. Ich habe nicht versucht, die alte Rechtschreibweise zu ver ndern oder die Lücken im Text zu erg nzen, wenn diese nicht ohne weiteres offensichtlich waren. Das Manuskript kam vor einigen Jahren wieder ans Tageslicht. Ines Stollwerck hatte in einer alten Taube gelesen, dass Gertha v.D. schrieb, Sie sei jetzt fast fertig mit dem Roman über Philipp Wilhelm Sack und dann fragte sie bei Peter Pflaum nach. Dann wurde im Archiv gezielt danach gesucht. Es gelang, die Sütterlinschrift mühsam in einen modernen Text zu übertragen.

Strictly speaking, 'Sweet Chocolate', first part of the trilogy together with 'A Long Strange Trip' and 'Towards the End of the Night', is one of the countless variations of Billy Wilder's 'boy meets girl'.

But it's not that simple - is the beginning the end or the end the beginning? There are time leaps, flashbacks, changes of perspective and even overlaps caused by them. Reality, dreams and prophecies, inner monologue, dialogues and chats. Helpful, puzzling or completely missing chapter headings ... Sounds like a labyrinth and hopeless confusion - but surprisingly it's not at all. The narrative is entertaining and comprehensible. A lightness pervades the short novel, although at the center is a difficult, contradictory, multi-layered, self-centered, failed spirit who, after too long a period of seclusion, attempts to find his place again in the midst of life.

As you read, all the little pieces of the puzzle fall into place. And with parts 2 and 3, which are both sequel and supplement, the big pieces too.

In the spring of 1933, exactions of old age forced William Trenckmann to sell his newspaper to the National Weeklies of Minnesota but he remained its editor in all matters pertaining to Texas. Mr.Trenckmann was regarded as one of the best informed men in Texas on state and national affairs and during his many years in the newspaper business wrote considerably about the history of the state and the nation while in the making. From the date of the founding of his newspaper, he wrote each week a summary of national and state news for the readers of his weekly newspaper. Politically, Mr.Trenckmann was a democrat, not in the partisan interpretation of the word but rather in the light of the tenets of justice, tolerance, freedom of speech and freedom of press, to which ideals he remained loyal throughout life, with a loyalty stimulated by the teachings of his father, a disciple of Kant, who was born in Germany in the time when the teachings of that philosopher on the concept of duty were beginning to spread.

Landing in soft snow caused me to pitch forward violently onto my head and neck, my feet shooting overhead like a scorpion's tail. With the devastating force of the impact, the entire weight of my body went straight to my neck, bending my head so far backward, something had to give.

It buckled.

My neck dislocated and snapped so fast, it opened in the front like a Pez candy-dispensing machine. My spinal cord severed, and I didn't realize I landed feet first-all I felt was the massive uppercut as my face hit the ground. It was like no other crash-I couldn't stop falling. I couldn't bounce back.

I couldn't self-erect, getting back to my feet.

Then, nothing . . .

At age 26, when Mike Shaw, freestyle skiing coach, stepped into the sunshine on a crisp Colorado morning, it never entered his mind by three-thirty that afternoon his life-as he knew it-would be over. Working with his team at the 2013 World Cup Competition at Copper Mountain, a catastrophic injury derailed his life's trajectory forever. You'll never walk again, one doctor told him, knowing the prognosis wasn't good. Yet, with a mindset of courage, resilience, and gratitude, Mike proved his doctor wrong and, within three months, he took his first steps. Within the year? Skiing.

Now an international speaker, mentor, and coach armed with an 'attitude of gratitude, ' Never Part of the Plan chronicles the author's journey as he conquers a debilitating spinal cord injury, making the most out of life's unexpected curveball. Dedicating his book to all readers, his experience is proof all of us can overcome and thrive when faced with adversity. All it takes is courage, resilience, and . . . gratitude.

Being assigned to people of many ethnic backgrounds, men & women, Rev. Grayer helped pull them from their comfort zone of emotional pain through strategic prayer, prophetic empathy, lovingkindness, and God's guidance. This passion brews from her own personal experiences. Seven of the twelve years of her preaching tenure was filled with anxiety and depression. As a victim of colorism in the south, she believed she wasn't worthy; because of other's views and opinions about her dark skin around the small town. After many years of misunderstanding and pain, God healed her. This breakthrough drives her in the pursuit of emotional healing for others Far too many years of her life had been wasted because of unforgiveness and pretentious behavior. She finally allowed the honesty of her heart to break through the seams of years of heartbreak. This testimonial devotional, authored by Elder Felicia Grayer, will give you a peek at the world, your neighbors, and yourselves through the eyes of God. Your existence in this world is undisputed Getting to know your origin through God's eyes will change your life This book will change what you think you knew about yourself and the world at large.

CHILD'S PLAY contains six short plays for children who like to act. In most of these plays, the characters can be represented by either a boy or a girl, and the age range represented is flexible. The plays can be put on in school settings as well as at home or at other social settings. They require few props, and will not only be fun for children to read and act in, but will also raise some important questions for discussion.

No longer a very young man, Philipp Wilhelm Sack, is discharged from Frederick the Great's army after battling and getting wounded fighting Napoleon. Before starting a new career in the government, he decides to take a journey in the part of Germany he loves, meeting up with relatives on the way. He falls in love and gets involved in religious differences, putting off marrying his sweetheart due to his sense of honor.

A tale of joy and sometimes despair as we gather insights into the Prussia of the late 18th and early 19th century. Politics, romance and poetry accompany us on Philipps journey. Based on a true story this wonderful novel was lost for ninety years and has now been re-discovered and re-interpreted into English.

What if science proved the existence of life after death--and did something about it?

A mathematician. A robotics engineer. An aspiring astronaut. Bram Morrison is all of these. What he can't imagine he'll ever be is someone trying to figure out the physics of a ghost. That is, until a workmate dies.

Bram's botanist friend, Torula, claims that her lab equipment has gathered data proving her greenhouse is haunted. She suspects it has something to do with his recently deceased friend. Now, she plans to extend her study of life into the afterlife.

He wants to take the next big leap for mankind. She wants to delve into what ought to be dead and buried. How the two end up reconciling both ambitions leads to a scientific foray into the afterlife involving NASA, a computer disc, and a tragic dance with death.

A Ghost for a Clue, the first book in the IMMORTOLOGY series, is in a bold new genre called Psi-fi & Phantasy--a rare mix of scientific facts and supernatural lore that gives a realistically chilling look behind death's door.

It's July 1940, Italy. A young Polish-born Jewish doctor, rendered stateless by the racial laws of 1938, is unable to flee the country. Henry Raupner is arrested and transported to Ferramonti Concentration Camp in Calabria, destined to become the largest internment camp for Jews in the whole of Italy. This autobiographical novel written by Henry in 1982, takes the reader back to WW2 to experience life behind the barbed wire of Ferramonti, its freezing winters, scorching summers, malaria swamps, hunger and uncertainty. Above all, Ferramonti becomes the salvation of 3,000 Jews escaping the clutches of the Final Solution.

D stere Geschichten

Wir alle kennen Menschen, die selbst dann gelassen bleiben, wenn ihnen der Arm abgerissen wurde. Den Tod eines sehr nahen Menschen still hinnehmen, der allerschlimmsten Gewalterfahrung wie einem gew hnlichen Ereignis begegnen ... Vielmehr, von denen wir denken, dass sie so sind, weil wir uns vom u eren Schein irref hren lassen ... M glich, dass sie imstande sind, die Ereignisse durch ihren Verstand zu filtern oder aber dem Leben gegen ber einen Mechanismus zum Ertragen entwickelt haben. Daher r hrt ihre Haltung wohl, auch wenn in ihrem Inneren St rme w ten ... An diesen Menschenschlag lassen mich Merih G nays Kurzgeschichten denken, weil sie diese Gefasstheit auf eine merkw rdige Art auch auf den Leser bertragen. G nay nimmt den Leser bei der Hand, ja er hakt sich beim Gehen bei ihm unter und raunt ihm zu: Du, Leser Bleib gelassen, das Leben ist zu hart, als dass es sich lohnte, sich seinetwegen zu emp ren.

Elif T rk lmez / Literaturzeitschrift Notos

Scheinbar belanglose, gew hnliche Begebenheiten bergen oft heftige St rme in sich. Von au en kaum erkennbar, aber von innen her ziehen sie uns den Boden unter den F en weg, zerrei en sie uns in St cke. G nays Geschichten sind ein Beweis dessen, wie diese kleinen Funken zu gro en Fl chenbr nden werden k nnen. Und dies gelingt ihm ohne geschraubte Sprache. Ganz einfach, in einer schlichten Sprache holt er aus den scheinbar banalen Begebenheiten die ihnen innewohnende Bedeutsamkeit hervor. Verbl ffend k nnte man sagen, aber das trifft es nicht ganz, voller Spannung, nein, auch das trifft es nicht, surreal schon gar nicht... Aber eine Fiktion, die all das und doch nichts davon enth lt und dazu au ergew hnliche Momente menschlicher Zust nde, die uns aufw hlen ...

Altay ktem / Schriftsteller