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Sometimes the workplace can be a real horror show. Yet most people head off to work every day, dreading what the day will bring. Will the office cougher show up today, spewing germs and farting their way around the cubicles? How about that hazmat situation in the office kitchen? Something is starting to go bad, and it may be more than just what’s in the fridge. Unfortunately, you need that paycheck, so you’ve got no choice. You could take a sick day. But you’ve already taken too many, and the boss is watching.

Once every 10,000 years, the walls between worlds grow thin. The stars align and Hell is close. It is the time of The Sha'Daa. The mysterious Johnny The Salesman is up to his usual tricks, offering dark magic trades if one is brave enough to barter with him. Johnny's latest ally, the immortal tattoo artist Haumea, just might have the answer to saving the planet from destruction, if she can create enough supernatural tattoos at Mom's Bane tattoo parlor to turn the tide against evil.

The Corner Scribblers is a small writer's support group in the Chattanooga area comprised of writers, authors, and storytellers from a wide range of skills and backgrounds. We come together once a month to discuss our current projects, recent accomplishments and to share what we have each learned about the craft. Within this cover, you will find a collection of holiday-themed flash fiction stories and poetry, displaying a small sample of those combined skills.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

During the course of our biblical studies over the last twenty-five years we’ve discovered several interesting insights into the Hebrew Scriptures. For example, probably very little of what we’ve included in this publication would have seen the light of day if we hadn’t learned a long time ago to approach everything from an Hebraic perspective. No matter how many times we translate it into other languages the Bible is still an Hebraic book, which introduces several important considerations. Undoubtedly the most important would be the Hebraic approach to writing history, recording ...

This audiobook explores the archaeology of New York City’s borough of the Bronx by describing several recent projects that exemplify the range of current practice. Using case histories of recent research in the Bronx, it shares what archaeology can achieve and how it can fill gaps in our history or deepen our understanding of it.

Pacific Media ha reunido a un grupo de expertos historiadores, investigadores y analistas del King's College, una de las instituciones educativas más prestigiosas de Europa continental, para crear este libro y la serie documental History's Verdict. Desde un punto de vista actualizado, y repleto de nuevos descubrimientos históricos, sus guiones ofrecen veredictos justos y sabios sobre las figuras más poderosas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Hirohito, Himmler, Montgomery, Patton, De Gaulle, MacArthur, Rommel, Eisenhower.

This collection of unabridged, spectacular steampunk speculations includes several classics of the genre. These tales will sweep you away with their amazing automata, daring dirigibles, grinding gears, and scintillating steam as days gone by are infused with tech. In "Smoke City," by Christopher Barzak, a woman comes to terms with the loss of her family to the child labor mills of the city. A doctor tries to cope with a strange plague terrorizing the citizens of London in Jeffrey Ford's "Dr. Lash Remembers."

Es gibt sie, die 20 Prozent, die den Unterschied machen – die Schritte, die Mühe kosten, die Entscheidungen, die Mut verlangen, und die Lösungen, die aus der Masse herausragen. Genau diesen Geschichten widmen wir uns im reviergold Podcast. Unser Leitwort ist Kreativität – nicht als abstraktes Ideal, sondern als gelebte Haltung. Wir sprechen mit Menschen, die sich nicht mit den üblichen 80 Prozent zufriedengeben. Es geht um Anpacker*innen, Visionär*innen und Umsetzer*innen, die den Status quo hinterfragen und neue Wege gehen. Dabei schauen wir hinter die Kulissen kreativer Prozesse: ...

Someone, or something wants him out... "You MUST read this book... It's as scary as hell..." "I defy anyone not to be gripped by the opening paragraph..." Neil is counting the days until he can leave his terrifying student digs and go home for the holidays. For weeks he's suffered hearing harrowing noises in the middle of the night, and seeing things moving which shouldn’t. It’s all becoming clear: someone or something wants him out! When a psychic friend of the family confirms his worst fears, Neil and his fellow students can't bear to go back. Nothing is as it seems, and when ...

Golf is a game of mind and body, requiring focus, concentration, and calm. In "The Zen Golfer: Cultivating Calm and Concentration on the Course", you'll discover how to master your mind and improve your game through mindfulness and meditation. Written by a golf coach and mindfulness practitioner, this practical, inspiring guide is packed with tips and strategies for cultivating calm and concentration on the course. From developing a pre-shot routine, to staying focused and present during your round, you'll learn how to use mindfulness and meditation to improve your game and enjoy the game ...

Most learn about martial arts through movies and print publications, primarily fictional. “Fiction is drama, the blood of drama is conflict, and martial arts are rooted in conflict,” writes James Grady in chapter one. Good fiction uses martial arts well, while poor writing skills can be plain boring! This anthology is a collection of fifteen articles that cover the richness and depth of Asian martial arts in both movies and literature. After looking over the array of topics, I decided to utilize writings by James Grady for the two introductory chapters. Grady is an internationally ...

Kinch Na Shannack schuldet der Diebesgilde ein kleines Vermögen für seine Ausbildung, die unter anderem das Knacken von Schlössern, den Kampf mit Messern, das Erklettern von Mauern, das Weben von Lügen, das Fallenstellen sowie ein paar kleinere Zaubereien umfasst. Seiner Schulden wegen liegt er an der alten Waldstraße auf der Lauer, um den nächsten Reisenden, der seinen Weg kreuzt, auszurauben. Doch an diesem Tag hat Kinch sich das falsche Ziel ausgesucht. Galva ist Ritterin, eine Überlebende der brutalen Koboldkriege, und Dienerin der Todesgöttin.

Two best friends with unique views discuss a new topic every week on their way to discussing everything. With interesting humor, insights and music crafted by the hosts, there is plenty to entertain and you never know what's going to come out of our mouths!

Erwin Rommel has achieved almost legendary status as the German field marshal of World War Two. Mainly for his cunning in outwitting and outmaneuvering his Allied enemies, he is now known as the Desert Fox. This is a truly remarkable achievement, given the hatred for Nazism and all things Nazi in the wake of World War Two.

Der Wandel ist heute so schnell wie noch nie. Wir drohen an Überforderung durch neue Technologien und maßlose Informationsvielfalt kollektiv zu ersticken - und mit uns das, was wir einmal Gesellschaft nannten. Jene, die den Wandel vorantreiben, haben vor allem zweierlei im Sinn: Profit und Macht. Sie missbrauchen uns als Klickvieh und Datenlieferant, reduzieren uns auf ein Dasein als Human Ressource und Konsument. Dadurch gefährden sie unsere Demokratie, Vielfalt und heute schon die Menschheit als solche.

Utilisée depuis de nombreuses années, l'autoactivation est une stratégie efficace pour traiter la dépression. Des recherches scientifiques ont montré que l'autoactivation diminue les sentiments dépressifs de façon significative. A travers les exercices qui lui sont proposés ici, la personne dépressive est amenée à se réengager activement dans sa vie de façon progressive, tout en douceur, étape par étape.

Langsam sinkt er hinab in den glühend heißen Vulkan. Les trifft auf einen alten Wächter der Ordnung, der über den Fortgang seines Lebens entscheiden wird...

Les erwacht ohne jede Erinnerung an die letzten Stunden auf einer Straße in Auckland. Was ist im Pakom passiert?Erst seine Träume bringen ihm die erhoffte Klarheit...

Les Parker ahnt noch nicht, dass sein Wochenendausflug mit seiner Freundin Mary völlig anders verlaufen wird als erwartet...