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Francis Grimké's life left a significant mark on American Christianity at the turn of the 20th century. Born enslaved in South Carolina, Grimké dedicated his life to teaching and preaching the gospel and confronting the racism and injustice of his time. For 50 years, he served as a Presbyterian pastor in Washington, DC, emerging as a prominent leader in the early civil rights movement. This audiobook explores Grimké's vision of the Christian life, emphasizing his beliefs on personal piety, family, the mission of the church, and the relationship between faith and politics.

Phocion (402-318 BCE) won Athens's highest public office by direct democratic election an unmatched forty-five times and was officially honored as a "Useful Citizen." A student at Plato's Academy, Phocion gained influence and power during a time when Athens faced multiple crises stemming from Macedonia's emergence as an international power under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. Following Athens's defeat by Macedonia, Phocion unsuccessfully sought mild terms of surrender. Oligarchy was imposed on democratic Athens, and more than twelve thousand "undesirable" Athenians were exiled.

Gut abgehangen - In Hellfing ist die Hölle los Eine mysteriöse Leiche in einer unheimlichen Waldlichtung. So hätte sich Veronika Fuchs ihren Neuanfang mit Sicherheit nicht vorgestellt, als sie zusammen mit ihrer Tochter den Schritt von der großen Stadt hinaus aufs Land gewagt hatte. Zusammen mit ihrem neuen griesgrämigen Partner Bruno Keller und den anderen Kollegen der Polizeiwache muss sie das Geheimnis rund um ihren ersten Fall in Markt Hellfing lösen.

Após ser atacada por um urso ao pé de um vulcão na Sibéria, região onde realizava pesquisas sobre o povo even, Nastassja Martin luta por sua sobrevivência, enquanto passa por internações em hospitais da Rússia e da França. Neste livro, misto de relato etnográfico e autobiografia, a antropóloga francesa reflete sobre esse acontecimento, no qual, segundo ela própria, "um urso e uma mulher se encontram e as fronteiras entre os mundos implodem".

Motivationsguru Eric Thomas zeigt, wie man seine Kräfte bündelt, sein Leben selbst in die Hand nimmt und seine eigene Erfolgsstory schreibt. Vom obdachlosen Schulabbrecher zum weltbekannten Motivationsguru für Spitzensportler, Führungskräfte, Schauspielgrößen und Musiker – Eric Thomas weiß, wovon er spricht. Sein Credo: Jeder kann sich seiner Stärken bewusst werden, anfangen, seiner Bestimmung zu folgen, und dauerhaft erfolgreich sein. Wichtig ist dabei jedoch, nicht auf Inspiration zu warten, sondern endlich selbst Verantwortung für sein Leben zu übernehmen – weil man es sich schuldig ist.

El último discípulo de Stephen Hawking presenta los más recientes descubrimientos del astrofísico sobre el universo.

In Frontline Bodies, Nicolas Martin-Breteau argues that sports are not—and have never been—purely about entertainment for Black Americans. Instead, beginning in the 1890s during Reconstruction, Black Americans proactively used athletics as a tactic to fight racial oppression. Martin-Breteau considers the work of Edwin B. Henderson, a prominent Black physical educator, civil rights activist, and historian of Black sports.