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Julia Judith Schwarz, genannt JJ, ist Bestatterin in Fellbach und mit dem Tod vertraut. Aber als eines Tages ein Ex-Liebhaber vor ihr auf dem Tisch liegt, ist das doch eine schräge Situation. Markus Weber ging mit ihr zur Schule und war einer der erfolgreichsten Winzer der Region. Und Erfolg schafft bekanntlich Neider. JJ hegt Zweifel an der natürlichen Todesursache. Sie taucht ein in die Welt des Weines und wirbelt viel Staub auf. Dabei bringt sie nicht nur sich, sondern auch ihren Freund Vinzenz in Gefahr.

The first season of the Tor.com Collection includes the following Tor.com audiobooks originally published separately in the fall of 2015: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson; Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell; Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss; Binti by Nnedi Okorafor; The Last Witness by K. J. Parker; Of Sorrow & Such by Angela Slatter; Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace; The Builders by Daniel Polansky....

In Being Better, Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos apply Stoic principles to contemporary issues such as social justice, climate breakdown, and the excesses of global capitalism. They show that Stoicism is not an ivory-tower philosophy or a collection of Silicon Valley life hacks, but a vital way of life that helps us live simply, improve our communities, and find peace in a turbulent world.

An old fashioned love story and a practical map for spiritual growth. Life of Kai, a memoir of awakening, takes the listener on a spirited journey through shamanic ceremonies, meetings with remarkable people, adventures in nature, love, death, grief and renewal. This is a captivating listen that you will not forget.

In Pop Masculinities, author Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early 21st century. Drawing together perspectives from critical musicology, gender studies, and adjacent scholarly fields, the book presents extended case studies of five well-known artists: Zayn, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, and Take That.

An insightful and practical new guide to how sustainable people management works in today’s global economy, with guidance on how to transform the way your organization recruits, hires, upskills, and retains its people.

Kai M. Jordan, the author, understands the daily battle with ADHD intimately. With a background in psychology and years of experience working with individuals facing ADHD-related challenges, Jordan brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to this comprehensive guide. Having triumphed over organizational chaos personally, the author shares insights that go beyond generic advice.

The coldest shadows. Arcano-archaeologist Elijah knows that digging into the past can be its own reward - or peril. When he’s hired to find an ancient map purported to lead to a mysterious location at the bottom of the world, his professional curiosity is more than roused. But his quest to simply get his hands on the map is more dangerous than he expected - even for a shadowrunner. He and his own team of runners - including everything from a goblin rigger to a troll street samurai - follow a murky trail that takes them from the ruins of Chicago to the jungles of Amazonia.

Rettung für den Sternwürfel – das große Sterben im Wycosystem Gut 4000 Jahre in der Zukunft bildet die Erde das Zentrum eines Sternenreiches, das Tausende von Welten umfasst. Überall leben die Menschen in Frieden und Freiheit. Zu den anderen Völkern der Milchstraße und ihren Angehörigen besteht ein freundschaftlicher Austausch. Perry Rhodan hat darüber hinaus eine Vision: Er will die Verbindungen zu anderen Galaxien ausbauen. Das kleine Raumschiff PHOENIX wird als Prototyp eines neuartigen Kurierschiffs entwickelt. Doch da taucht eine Fremde namens Shrell auf.

Learn How to overcome ADHD distractions and stay organized, master your relationships, control your emotions, and advance your career, and finances with 30 practical exercises now! Studies show a greater number of cases diagnosed with ADHD in the young women population every year, pressure from society and women-related struggles play a factor in this.

Ponaders philosophische Märchen sind sinnliche und poetische Texte, die zum Innehalten anregen und zur Reflexion von Gedanken jenseits unserer Kategorien von Zeit und Raum anregen. Diese Geschichten handeln von der Liebe, der Wertschätzung kostbarer Augenblicke und den grundlegenden Fragen des Zusammenlebens – sowohl zwischenmenschlich als auch im größeren Zusammenhang in unserer Gesellschaft.

In den "Gute Nachtgeschichten" begegnen wir der mutigen, kleinen Prinzessin auf ihren verrückten Kutschfahrten, die voller unerwarteter Wendungen und lustiger Begegnungen stecken. Wir lernen den Clown Fidibus kennen, den quirligen Inbegriff aller Farbenfreude oder die kleine Ameise auf ihrer amüsanten Suche nach dem Kopf eines auf dem Boden liegenden Striches.

In Verbündung ist ein Podcast, der sich der Diskussion rund um Geschlechtergerechtigkeit und der Rolle von Männern als Verbündete für den gesellschaftlichen Wandel widmet. Die Hosts Helene Wolf, Mitgründerin und Co-Geschäftsführerin von FAIR SHARE of Women Leaders und Kai Viehof, Impact- Philanthrop und Sozialunternehmer, sprechen in jeder Folge mit Gästen aus verschiedenen Bereichen über Themen wie Gleichberechtigung, Allyship und die Herausforderungen auf dem Weg zu mehr sozialer Gerechtigkeit. Ziel ist es, Männer zu inspirieren und aufzuzeigen, wie sie aktiv zur Veränderung ...

Divided into short chapters that can be listened to in brief sittings, What Is Stoicism? compiles two millennia of Stoic thought into simple conversational prose.

The topic of security culture is mysterious and confusing to most leaders. But it doesn't have to be. In The Security Culture Playbook, Perry Carpenter and Kai Roer deliver experience-driven, actionable insights into how to transform your organization's security culture and reduce human risk at every level. This book exposes the gaps in how organizations have traditionally approached human risk, and it provides security and business executives with the necessary information and tools needed to understand, measure, and improve facets of security culture across the organization.

In 1859, in a small town jail, deep in the forests of Canada, an elderly woman sits behind bars. She came to Dunmore via the Underground Railroad to escape enslavement, but an American bounty hunter tracked her down. Now she's in jail for killing him. Lensinda Martin, a smart young reporter, wants to tell the woman's version of events, hoping that it will lead to her acquittal, but the woman will only tell her story on one condition: she gets one from Lensinda in return. As the women swap stories, it becomes apparent that their histories are interconnected.

The day I walked into his boardroom, I had no idea my life was about to change forever. It was supposed to be a simple proposal that would catapult my career. The chance to help Hurst and McCoy save one of their flailing business lines seemed simple enough. However, I never expected that one look at Maxwell McCoy would have me grasping for control. He's demanding, charming, powerful; most of all he's beautiful, inside and out. As hard as I fought against the attraction, he broke down my defenses. But he's hiding things.

A haunted young girl (who happens to be a kung-fu expert and pathological liar) runs away from an oppressive city, where the sky is always grey, in search of love and sisterhood - and finds herself in a magical place known only as the Street of Miracles. There, she is quickly adopted into a vigilante gang of glamorous warrior femmes called the Lipstick Lacerators, whose mission is to scour the Street of violent men and avenge murdered trans women everywhere. Can our intrepid heroine find the truth within herself in order to protect her new family and heal her broken heart?

Since leaving his homeland, the earthbound demigod Demane has been labeled a sorcerer. With his ancestors' artifacts in hand, the sorcerer follows the captain, a beautiful man with song for a voice and hair that drinks the sunlight. The two of them are the descendants of the gods who abandoned the Earth for Heaven, and they will need all the gifts those divine ancestors left to them to keep their caravan brothers alive. The one safe road between the northern oasis and southern kingdom is stalked by a necromantic terror. Demane may have to master his wild powers and trade humanity for godhood if he is to keep his brothers and his beloved captain alive.

This is what it takes to shake off your negative energy and be healthier than ever... Are you stressed and starting to feel pain in your body? Does your emotional baggage hinder you from making progress? If you can answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you may have an energy imbalance. It’s affecting the quality of your life, and you’re tired of it. It’s time to find a way to relax and allow the weight to be lifted away from you—and Reiki is exactly the solution you’re looking for.