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The Meaning of Life Is that Life Is Mean is the story of Jake, a well-meaning but unlucky young man who searches for meaning and love as he stumbles through life. His mistakes and struggles through marriage, drug use, and several long-term relationships are used as life lessons that eventually bring him to a place of more wisdom, insight, and self-love. Jake's wry wit and self-deprecating humor allow us to root for him as he repeatedly falls in love, only to be heartbroken and betrayed time and again by the women he hopes to find lasting happiness with. It is told with brutal truth, unapologetic honesty, and hard-won philosophy as a message and beacon to others, to shine a light on his life so that others can learn from his mistakes and follow a better path for themselves.
It is 1961 in Berlin and there is a certain kind of unrest in the air.Mina is starting her career as a designer and Willie has landed a steady job as an engineer for the government. Together, they live a modest but happy life in East Berlin...That is until the Berlin Wall is built, tearing apart thousands of lives. Despite efforts to evade the event, the couple is tragically separated. An attempt to escape could cost a man his life.While Willie tries to find a way to escape the East to find his beloved Mina, life continues for those on the other side of the wall. Mina must decide whether she will pursue her dreams or turn down the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move to Paris as a dressmaker.In his debut novel, Search for the Berlin Dressmaker, Andrew Stiller tells a story of love, courage, and hope amidst the historical events in Berlin during the time the wall was built.Stiller has written a compelling GDR love story, building suspense until the end.His travels through eastern Europe and becoming an independent knitwear designer on the side, makes this novel all the more authentic. Stiller owes much of the in-depth details on fashion and dressmaking in this book to personal experience. The incorporation of historical events makes this novel a must-read for historically intrigued romance fans.
The journey of Sofia and Fiona takes many surprising twists and turns as they work together with the third member of their Warrior Princess team, Clio, to become defenders of the helpless and the bane of many a bad person. Fiona's years of training at Amazonia were difficult and sometimes overwhelming (as were those events some years before for Sofia), but her deep seated motivation allowed her to prevail. She was determined to be like the person she admired most of all: Her big sister Sofia. When Fiona met the expectations of the many Tests of Readiness the decision makers at Amazonia decided the best placement for her was helping Sofia. Overjoyed, Fiona knew an exciting and happy life was waiting for her. Many adventures waited for the Warrior Princess team and some of those are disclosed in this book. A lot of unpleasant and troublesome people learned the lesson: "Beware the anger of the Warrior Princesses."
Assther Medina's idyllic childhood comes to an end with her mother's death from cancer. Inspired by the tragedy, she becomes a doctor and dedicates her life to trying to alleviate the suffering of others. When her best friend commits suicide, leaving behind an appeal for Assther to care for her orphaned child, she must turn to reporter Tina Ho, who has been investigating a surrogate agency whose children have been exhibiting strange behavior. Assther realizes that the story connects to reports in the media about dangerous AI and robotic children, resurrects the rumors and questions she's always had about her own birth and brings her back to her own father, whose work colleagues have been keeping important secrets for her entire life-secrets that someone is determined will remain hidden.
Melting ice, a blue bear cub, a tiny baby seal with the most startling blue eyes - what will it take for people to recognise climate change? The Queen of Ice is drowning, and the dragon dolphins can't save her because it is too hot for their ice-breath to freeze.Kefru, a blue polar cubka, is charged by the Blue to save her, but he has already lost his mumka, and the quest to find her is on. Can the dragon dolphins really help him to rescue the Queen of Ice and his mumka?Ten-year-old Cass is also struggling with change. His father, who owns a trawler boat that trades in seal skins, has promised he has changed. But is keeping a polar bear captive really a sign of change? This children's book for adults is a roller-coaster adventure. Read it together and stop the speed of climate change!
Two travelers meet in the late 1930s crossing the Pacific to America's Philippine territory. They establish a life together just before World War II arrives in the commonwealth and find themselves abandoned by their government as mere pawns of war. Interned on the campus of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila by the Japanese with thousands of other civilians, they must create a completely new life. After a time the internment camp becomes a community and a sort of home. But as years pass and the fortunes of the Japanese Empire fade, life in the camp becomes a constant struggle against starvation and death. This is a heartwarming story of resilience, family ties and resourcefulness with a fascinating look at World War Two from the point of view of civilians caught in the middle.
Since the age of slavery, the story of the African American people has been filled with tragic circumstances, injustice, and hardship. This book examines the historical causes of these circumstances and how they can be overcome.
A young vampire girl, Ashrej, lives with her adoptive grandfather until they are both captured by a group of vampire hunters. Now she must form an unlikely alliance with a hunter named Akand, the only one who can help her save her grandpa and regain her life.
The day of her greatest professional triumph becomes the worst day for the young lawyer Veronique Morgan. She buries herself in her work, but it soon turns out that her work itself holds more dangers than Veronique ever thought it could ...
A college coed is dead, brutally murdered in her own home with a butcher knife. Detective Tom James and his partner Mike Turner begin unravelling the clues and interviewing witnesses while still going about their own day-to-day lives.
Mark Adams' deep love for Elaine Moore seems doomed. When he develops a process to end the energy crisis, her husband vows to discredit him and the process. Now Mark must overcome her husband's treachery and his heartache over her betrayal. Can he do it?
Various types of pirates have existed throughout history, and they reflected the social circumstances under which they operated. They were also the product of international politics among maritime powers in relation to maritime dominance. Pirates in history had been more than merely outlaws who disturbed maritime trade, threatened the safety of shipping and committed brutal crimes, inflicting enormous loss of life and property. They have occasionally served as a proxy of state power or as resistance to oppressive state authority and exploitative social structures. Pirates were also an outcry for freedom against oppressive authority and brutal violence in the maritime world. Despite their social and historical context, however, the nature of pirates has remained unchanged: They are brutal and heinous criminals who plunder ships and inflict terrifying violence at sea.
Everyone knows Murphy's Law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." This humorous and pithy book takes Murphy's Law further, applying it to military history and maxims, along with detailed illustrations from real battles from ancient history to modern warfare and lessons to be learned.
Navy SEAL Cain Weston returns home to his familial ranch in Montana after multiple tours in the Middle East. A chance meeting with Cailee Tyler, a raw recruit in cyber intelligence, plunges him into a stormy romance fraught with mystery and political intrigue.
Ph.D. Melinda Fouts takes the reader through ways to gain a greater understanding of how we all disrupt our own inner peace. She teaches a method to develop a daily discipline to control emotional triggers and begin the journey of cognitive enlightenment.
Wonderland has been taken over by the Queen of Hearts, who in her quest for ultimate power has destroyed all the royalty that could pose a threat to her. Now Alice must embark on a quest with the Mad Hatter, Tinkerbell, and Robin Hood to make things right.
A very lighthearted way to experience travel! Visit your neighborhood, your country and the world with the unlikely explorers, The Cow and The Horse. Whether a five-minute or hour-long journey, these endearing characters will leave you wanting to see the world.
When a typographical error causes Australia to buy 150 submarines instead of 15, the country becomes a superpower. However, an angry nation sweeps the Australian Greens Party into power, and the new Australian President finds himself President of the World.
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