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Drawing strength from their ancestor, Aisha, a slave born free on the west coast of Africa, four Black women will do whatever is necessary to succeed—and will do even more to protect their daughters. Aisha’s granddaughter, Dinah, a plantation slave, fends off the advances of the master’s son and vows to prevent the same mistreatment of her daughter, Sarah. During the Harlem Renaissance, Augusta, an aspiring teacher, falls in love for the first time. Her mother, Julia, is determined to prevent her from getting hurt.

In Christian Scripture, the Apostle John twice says that "God is Love." No where else do we find those precise words. Most people assume that simply means that God loves us. After all, the Bible says that in other places. But, while it is true that God loves us, this short book suggests that John did not just mean that. It suggests that John's meaning may be well beyond that.

The stark realisation that his attempt to rescue his ailing marriage using his extraordinary skill with Computers had turned into a fiasco of epic proportion, William Forester quickly realises that in order to survive his assailants attempt to remove him from the face of the earth is to fight back the only way he knows.

For a decade, revenge has consumed my every waking thought. My sole desire? To mete out even a fraction of the suffering inflicted upon me by those five individuals. They believed they could silence me forever, burying me alive and leaving me for dead. Little did they know, it takes more than mundane means to kill a demon. I’m coming for you all, my sweets.

Edie Evans is gorgeous. Sexy. Kind. She’s also the definition of off-limits. But that didn't stop me from sneaking into her room to comfort her at night. But guys like me? We destroy everything, so it should have been no surprise when I destroyed us, too. The night I sent her running, I thought I’d never see her again. Until I saw her standing like a vision in the crowd.

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A night of wine and witchcraft turns into a waking nightmare when Elara is torn from her world and thrown into the ruthless kingdom of Towerfall—where magick is power, and she's the prize. Auctioned to the highest bidder, she's claimed by Ronan, the King of Swords—a warrior with ice in his veins and vengeance in his heart. He doesn't believe in fate. He doesn't believe in love. But Elara isn't just another pawn in his deadly game—she's sharp and cutting, a woman who defies him at every turn.

Die Tagessuppe bekommt Unmengen an Äpfeln gespendet. Wohin nur mit dem ganzen Obst? Jana kreiert eine Apfelsuppe mit Süßkartoffeln. Auch Sebastian lässt seiner Kreativität freien Lauf und macht dabei eine interessante Entdeckung.

Bringen schwarze Katzen wirklich Unglück? Sebastian teilt Janas Aberglaube nicht. Aber als Jana das geplante Menü ändern muss, weil manche Streuner es faustdick hinter den Ohren haben, ist er sich nicht mehr sicher. Dieser anhängliche Kater benimmt sich eigenartig.

Der Kater taucht erneut auf und treibt sein Unwesen. Rolf macht seinem Ruf alle Ehre und rastet gepflegt, wie es sich für einen echten „Ruhrpottler“ gehört, aus. Sebastian stellt sich in der Küche ungeschickt an und schneidet sich. Jana bringt ihn in die Notaufnahme. Natürlich benutzt sie Sebastians Auto, das bisher noch nie von einer Frau gefahren wurde.

Wie Sebastian von Westhofen alles daran setzt, seinen Führerschein behalten zu dürfen. Wegen seines wiederholten Fehlverhaltens im Straßenverkehr wird er zu zweihundert Stunden gemeinnütziger Arbeit verdonnert. Jana Meer, die Köchin der Tagessuppe, ist wenig erfreut, den versnobten Anzugträger, der sich für jede Arbeit zu schade zu sein scheint, an die Seite gestellt zu bekommen. Ein kleiner Trost. Er weiß nicht, was Yalla Yalla bedeutet.

Die Tagessuppe bekommt tagtäglich Spenden von den unterschiedlichsten Geschäften. Dass diesmal Kondome und ausgefallene Lutscher dazugehören ist ungewöhnlich. Sebastian wird mit der leidvollen Aufgabe betraut, die besonderen Gaben an die Tagessuppenbesucher zu verschenken.

Trotz verletzter Hand ist Sebastian in der Tagessuppe, um Jana beim Zubereiten der Suppe zu helfen. Es klappt mehr schlecht als recht, denn eigentlich ist er es, der Hilfe braucht.

Sebastian bekommt Konkurrenz. Theo Kuntz heißt der Mann, der in der kommenden Woche ebenfalls seine Sozialstunden in der Tagessuppe ableisten muss. Anders als Sebastian kann Theo nicht nur kochen, er ist auch der Patissier in einem angesagten Sternerestaurant. Jana ist schwer beeindruckt.

Jack Sage is ready to hang up his guns. So after rescuing a family from a flooded house, the guarded lawman is delighted to discover a steal of a price for a string of horses and 400 head of cattle to start his ranch. But to get his herd from Texas to Kansas, he faces a seven-hundred-mile journey fraught with swollen rivers, difficult crossings, and a cutthroat gang of rustlers.

From humble beginnings, Jess Turner transformed her life. Not in the traditional way, but by fighting to secure a future more in keeping with her aim of marrying into wealth. Quickly realising her first goal to secure a drudge free future was unattainable, Jess moved toward her horizon using every ounce of guile and tenacity she possessed. Obstacles forced a decision in another direction, one where her friend, ally and business partner Julia, played an invaluable roll.

My name is Isabel Gallagher, and I have a secret. I can see ghosts. If anyone discovers my ability, everyone I care about will be killed. To keep my secret, I have to pretend to be magicless. Since mages value power above all else, I'm the town of Hawthorne Grove's favorite punching bag. I only have a year left here. Then, I can move away to a normal human town and forget that other mages exist. My five-year plan of staying alive and remaining undetected is on track. Until one night at the gym, I met them.

Martin just wanted some staples. It had been a long month-end meeting – and he’d spent most of it needing the toilet – so when he found himself traversing a portal instead of entering the supply closet, he could forgive himself for having gone through the wrong door. Stuck on Fuel Station Two, with a crew who’ve abandoned their designated mission, he has no choice but to make the best of a bizarre situation. Why has he been nominated to fly the spacecraft? Why does it feel like there’s a big secret he hasn’t been made privy to? And what’s the deal with the stripy cat?

Ropa hat die Schule abgebrochen, um Geistersprecherin zu werden - und nun spricht sie mit den Toten von Edinburgh und überbringt den Lebenden deren Botschaften. Ein scheinbar harmloser Job, um sich, ihre kleine Schwester und ihre Großmutter über Wasser zu halten.

This book is not designed to be a how-to exercise. It is designed to bring out your leadership and decision-making based on your own realities. Each chapter has a personal story along my career/life journey that exemplifies calculated decisions that have had an impact in my life. Hopefully the stories will provide a backdrop for individuals to examine their own journey in decision making. The book Calculated Risk is constructed to provide elements of decision-making while posing questions to assist one’s reflection on how you have made decisions in life, career and leadership.