eBooks de , página 108 de 435

On Pegasus wings, I fly like a phoenixSoaring across continents, clans and countiesGliding over mountains and seasInspired by Euterpes secret melodyWhile singing Orpheus lamentable hymn." Starchild"They say poetry makes it a bit easier to live life,I hope that these sonnets surmount such heights.Burning like fire and quenching like water.The truth, spoken through the wordOf a child staring at the bright star.A chance, at least, to live twice, here and afar."

Would you dare to confront warlords in Afghanistan? Or witness a fierce encounter between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan army unfolding above your head? This memoir takes readers deep into the heart of conflict zones, exploring the strength of the human spirit in times of danger and uncertainty.Through vivid storytelling, the author shares real-life experiences from his years working with a multilateral development organization, revealing how empathy and dedication help rebuild shattered lives and nations. The book unveils the inner workings of such institutionstheir challenges, bureaucratic intricacies, and the personal sacrifices made by those who serve within them.It portrays not only the professional journey of navigating political and social complexities but also the endurance of families living through fast-paced, high-risk assignments. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Afghanistan and Sri Lankas conflict with the LTTE, the memoir captures moments of danger, resilience, and human connection.It offers rare insights into development work amid turmoil, highlighting the courage required to transform adversity into progress. More than just a professional reflection, this book delves into human behavior, relationships, and the subtle art of negotiation in testing environments.A valuable handbook for aspiring professionals, it provides lessons on leadership, adaptability, and emotional intelligenceskills essential for working in complex global contexts. Engaging, inspiring, and deeply human, this memoir shines a light on the struggles and triumphs of rebuilding nationsand the people who dedicate their lives to doing so.

Brother Luke is fading fast. He is afflicted by no ailment known to man. It is the work of his nemesis, Dr Klements.James seeks help from the Sword, but it is similarly afflicted.Without them, the very being of time and space is in grave danger.There is only one way to prevent imminent Armageddon. James must seek out the young boy who will become Luke later in life. He must find him before he is corrupted and falls from his predestined path. If Luke veers away, he will never encounter the Sword.Klements will triumph and the fabric of the universe will be destroyed.

Laboratory tests are an integral part of the clinical decision-making process, providing irreplaceable information for the diagnosis and diagnostic-therapeutic monitoring of diseases. The term clinical laboratory science encompasses various specialities, such as clinical chemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, serology, and urinalysis.This book will focus on the most important speciality, clinical chemistry, which involves a wide range of analyses and is a fundamental area of hospital and laboratory activity. It combines basic chemistry knowledge with biochemistry, computer science, technical expertise, and other disciplines.This book is intended to meet the basic learning needs of laboratory technicians who are new to the field of clinical laboratory medicine. Anyone involved in clinical chemistry or working in clinical laboratories will find this guide relevant.Typical readers of this book include medical laboratory technicians and medical technicians, laboratory supervisors and managers, nurses, laboratory support staff, and medical office laboratory staff.

George Enfield had inherited a house and a fortune after his granddad had suddenly died. However, the inheritance came with the condition that George would keep his granddads inventing business going.IT CAME AS A BIT OF A SHOCK WHEN GEORGE DISCOVERED THAT HIS FIRST INVENTION WAS TO BE A DEVICE THAT WOULD HOVER WITHOUT USING WINGS AND VERTICAL PROPELLERS. WHEN HE INVESTIGATED THE DETAILS, IT BECAME OBVIOUS HE WOULD NEED TO INVENT A DEVICE WITH ANTIGRAVITY PROPERTIES.EVENTUALLY, GEORGE GOT IN TOUCH WITH HIS UNIVERSITY SWEETHEART, SPARKY, WHO HAD A GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING ELECTROMAGNETISM.THE TWO OF THEM SET ABOUT DEVISING A COMBINATION OF COILS THAT, WHEN COMBINED IN A CERTAIN CONFIGURATION AND CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY, EVENTUALLY PRODUCED A FORM OF LEVITATION.After some time, they constructed a device that could levitate to a height of approximately fifty metres. Elsie (their housekeeper who was inherited from Granddad) witnessed the grand event; subsequently, they demonstrated it to several businesses who said they would be interested in investing.During the construction process, George and Sparkys love for each other became rekindled, and they married.Subsequently, Sparky was kidnapped by a company who wanted to discover the secrets of their device.Eventually, George and Sparky were able to resolve a long-standing family mystery.

This collection speaks to those who have ever felt abandoned, unseen or misunderstood. How does one feel when love leaves? Whats the aftermath of transient love? These poems explore how it arrives unexpectedly, transforms us and sometimes leaves just as quickly.Whether its unrequited love, emotional neglect, or the deep sadness of being unheard. This collection does not aim to romanticise heartbreak but rather to witness itand in doing so, remind readers that there is power in feeling deeply and that healing begins with honesty.May this find anyone who has ever felt too much.

Renowned pianist Fliss, adored by fans worldwide who regard her as one of the foremost musicians of the 21st century, suffers amnesia after a traumatic road accident involving a young boy. Hampering her recovery is a bully of a man, convinced she was a drunk driver who almost killed his son. He threatens dire consequences and Fliss, alone and with no memory, is vulnerable and damaged.Out of the confusion and pain evolves a friendship with the boy that is remarkable and eventually becomes miraculous.

It was in Reno, Nevada, in the summer of 1892. Also, it was fair-time, and the town was filled with petty crooks and tin-horns, to say nothing of a vast and hungry horde of hoboes. It was the hungry hoboes that made the town a "hungry" town. They "battered" the back doors of the homes of the citizens until the back doors became unresponsive.A hard town for "scoffings," was what the hoboes called it at that time. I know that I missed many a meal, in spite of the fact that I could "throw my feet" with the next one when it came to "slamming a gate for a "poke-out" or a "set-down,""or hitting for a light piece" on the street. Why, I was so hard put in that town, one day, that I gave the porter the slip and invaded the private car of some itinerant millionnaire.The train started as I made the platform, and I headed for the aforesaid millionnaire with the porter one jump behind and reaching for me. It was a dead heat, for I reached the millionnaire at the same instant that the porter reached me. I had no time for formalities. "Gimme a quarter to eat on," I blurted out. And as I live, that millionnaire dipped into his pocket and gave me just precisely a quarter.

Venezia non e solo una citta: e una prova. Angelo lo scopre nel primo anno di universita, quando lamicizia con Francesco un ragazzo che ha imparato presto a non fare domande si intreccia con lattrazione per Serena, capace di sedurre e ferire con la stessa grazia. Tra la freddezza brillante di Emma Coslovich e la calma apparente di Rebecca, ogni rapporto diventa un gioco di sponde, di silenzi, di orgoglio. E cosi, nel labirinto delle calli, il silenzio, la rabbia e la morte si confondono, finche la citta degli addii costringe a scegliere: che cosa si salva di se quando, intorno, tutto chiede di essere lasciato?"

"How much longer do you think well have to wait?" Tilly Carpenter asked rather questioningly, with her fingers crossed and some degree of impatience.She had never been any good at waiting around for something to happen! But this was one thing that no one was able to speed up; it would simply happen when Brownie was ready, and not before no matter what Tilly did in the poor attempt to hurry things along."Im not sure," Coral Johnson shrugged in answer. "But Dad thinks it will be soon. Maybe one or two more days?""At least were on spring break, so it doesnt really matter." Tilly sighed in exasperation. "Were going to be here at Saddlers Ranch as much as we can until then. Right, Lexie?""Absolutely!" Lexie Howard nodded in avid agreement. "And afterwards too, dont forget.""Of course," Tilly seemed almost affronted by the suggestion that she might not have remembered. "How could I forget! Brownies standing right in front of us, and shes grown so much that it looks like she really did swallow another horse!""Mares always have protruding bellies when theyre in foal." Coral explained, chuckling slightly."Yes, I know. But not that much, surely?" Tilly stuttered. "Shes huge!"

When women set out to buy a car, they invariably take a man with them. Why is this so? Why is it that women are so poorly represented in all forms of motor sport?Although women are increasingly infiltrating both these male-dominated arenas, they are still well within a minority. Why is this so?One Lady Owner is unique in that it attempts to answer these vexed questions while at the same time delivering a reasoned and humorous dissertation on cars and on motor racing. It will inform and enliven, and, by the end, readers will have well-grounded and well-thought-out knowledge of both the industry and the sport.This book is unique in its breadth of information. Its a must-read for all women and men who set out to buy a car or to venture into the realms of motorsport.

"FOR SOME TIME NOW, THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION HAD BEEN GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE, AND THEN IT WENT FROM WORSE TO EVEN WORSE AND WORSE STILL THE ROOT CAUSE BEING, OF COURSE, THE STATES EQUATING PERCEIVED NATIONAL INTERESTS WITH THE WELL-BEING AND LIVES OF PEOPLE.NUCLEAR DETERRENCE WAS PUSHED TO THE LIMITS, AND NOW THOSE LIMITS WERE FRACTURING..."Following an all-out nuclear conflict, a small number of previously selected people are given shelter in an anti-nuclear bunker. None know how long they will remain there nor what the world will look like should they emerge one day to recreate human society. But each person down in the shelter is carrying their own ethical and cultural luggage. As the enforced "stay" proceeds, this luggage is put to the test, and so is the very notion of humanity.

The ground shakes beneath your feet. Youre unsure what to do nextwill you stay calm and act smart?Earthquake Safety & Me is here to turn uncertainty into confidence, empowering young readers to face the unexpected with clear, practical guidance. This engaging guide takes children on a journey through earthquake preparedness, teaching them essential steps to stay safe before, during, and after the shaking starts.Through relatable examples and easy-to-follow advice, readers will learn how to create a family emergency plan, pack a life-saving kit, and find the safest actions to take in the moment.Designed for children aged 8 and above, this book transforms safety knowledge into empowering life skills, ensuring young readers are ready to handle emergencies with courage and clarity. Because when the earth moves, being prepared makes all the difference.

In order to drop her past, she had to drop a lot more than she wanted to including the love of her life.In the fifth part of the Colour Coded series, Tide finds herself grappling for air in more ways than one after her identity is revealed during a hostage situation in Hamilton. When the team learn how her identity was uncovered by Neon, they race against the clock to locate and rescue a key character from The Teal Tides past, as well as many other innocent people that Neon kept under his thumb.But Tides emotional state has the whole team questioning her motives as well as her competency when she suddenly finds a courageousness that she never had before.Is it bravery or stupidity? Will it have colour coded succumb to Chromatics plans? And will they manage to have Tide be the only one to keep her past a secret while shes in the line of fire?

Ten tales grounded in events that really happened, that have been given new life, embroidered a bit around the edges to give them an outcome that, while maybe not filling the bill of living happily ever after (something that really never makes any of us all that happy), creates a warm conclusion that makes the journey worthwhile for both my characters and readers.

Benjy (through interbreeding and evolution over a thousand years) can understand much of the English language. One day, whilst in his garden, he overhears two would-be drug dealers planning to take over his mistresss house to use as the ideal drug den.Desperate to warn his mistress, after a lot of hard work he finds a way for her to understand him by reading his mind. And after that more training to talk to him using her mind.Then follows an exciting tale of the two men taking over her house (unknown to them under the watchful eye of the police) and beginning to use it as a drug den. Getting greedy, they decided to cut out their London suppliers and go for a better deal to buy their drugs cheaper from someone else.This upsets the London gangsters, and there follows a time When Joan and Benjy are kidnapped off the street by the gangsters in an effort to find out where she lives and where the two men who they assume are her partners are getting their drugs from.It all culminated in a police raid that trapped the two drug dealers, the gangsters, plus the men they were buying their drugs from.

Look, are you a people watcher? Are you someone who is more interested in how a person reacts to their circumstances? There is always somebody who has an interesting approach and a fascinating personality. They will leave you unblinking and open-mouthed while you endeavour to suck in all their intricacies. Life is full of them and if given the opportunity when circumstances are right, they will provide you with a unique story.I was hardwired for their characters, and of course the Royal Marines would provide me with many. I was ever watchful for their unique personality, especially if they were my boss. I would observe them, tilting my head and face, endeavouring to glean every last drop of their character.I never took anything of anyone seriously, even in dangerous times in the Royal Marines; when nerves were on edge, there was always a joke to be had.This book is a dip in and out of my life. Serious, dangerous and adventurous, but for the most part funny, I think.

One day at school, whilst fidgeting and struggling to focus, the girl who likes to bounce finds herself bouncing higher than she ever imagined possible. Above her school, above Earth and even further. Where does she go? What does she see? Does she stop bouncing? Follow along to find out.An imaginative story written for all children who find it hard to sit still.

A gusty and moving rendition of a journey from childhood to adulthood which creates an intimately painted and observed portrait of those events.A story of first and last loves, of war, sadness and joy.An Odyssey through Europe, Asia and Australia.Of enduring friendships, of hope, self-determination, and resilience, woven humourously and tenderly along each step of the way.

What makes a good yarn? Is it spun with a strong thread running through it, or does it need more than one thread? And how do you know a real yarn from a fake one? Does the difference really matter? After all, as soon as you open this book and start reading it, all the yarns and threads, the short stories and poems, they become yours. You can make of them what you will.Everything in this book comes from the heart. All the stories and poems were written with the hope that they will make you, the reader, smile or laugh, reflect or be moved. Perhaps the poems and stories will even encourage you to think about which yarns and threads you might like to spin as well.