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Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and scant experience. He is now the CEO of one of the world's most dynamic restaurant organizations, one that includes 11 unique dining establishments, each at the top of its game. How did he do it? How has he consistently beaten the odds in one of the toughest trades around?

In this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, “Father of Gyno-Psychiatry,” as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown. Humiliated by a procedure gone terribly wrong, Weir is forced to take a position at the New Jersey Asylum for Female Lunatics, where he reigns. There, he is allowed to continue his practice, unchecked for decades, making a name for himself by focusing on women who have been neglected by the state—women he subjects to the most grotesque modes of experimentation.

On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built on the pattern of Earth's Stonehenge - but 10 times the size, standing alone at the farthest reaches of the Solar System. What is it? Who came there to build it? The secret lies, perhaps, in the chaotic decades of the Martian Revolution, in the lost memories of those who have lived for centuries.

Mario Woods is looking forward to one normal night before he graduates. He's spent most of high school riding solo. But when fate lands him a date for prom, he figures this might be his chance to be less of a loner.

Fühlst du dich oft von deinen Ängsten überwältigt? Hast du das Gefühl, nicht gut genug zu sein, oder fürchtest du den Verlust von Kontrolle und sozialer Bewertung? Du bist nicht allein. Ob es Angst vor Versagen, Ablehnung, Veränderung oder einfach eine Furcht wovor auch immer ist – all diese Gefühle können lähmend wirken und dich daran hindern, deine Herausforderungen zu meistern. Aber was, wenn es einen Weg gäbe, diese Ängste, die lähmen, nicht nur zu verstehen, sondern sie als mächtigen Motivator für persönliches Wachstum und Veränderung zu nutzen?

Energiesparen ist das Thema der Stunde, der Informations- und Beratungsbedarf ist riesig. Energiesparen, das ist Carsten Herberts Mission. Der Bauingenieur führt ein Ingenieurbüro, das seit annähernd 20 Jahren auf das Thema Energieeffizienz in Gebäuden spezialisiert ist.

Back at dinner, somebody said that the goose thinks it’s a dog. No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t think it’s a dog. The goose doesn’t think. The goose just is. And what the goose is is goose. But goose is not goose, Robert thinks. Even the goose isn’t goose. In Good Trouble, the first story collection from Joseph O’Neil, author of Netherland, characters are forced to discover exactly who they are - and who they can never quite be.

Stylish, trend-setting, and bold, Vine Talk's host Stanley Tucci invites a panel of celebrity friends to join him for engaging conversation and blind taste-tests from different selections of world famous wineries each week. Regardless of personal expertise, all can enjoy the intriguing dialogue from each diverse panel.

Bekleiden Sie endlich eine wichtige Führungsposition, auf die Sie ehrgeizig hingearbeitet haben? Freuen Sie sich schon darauf, Verantwortung zu übernehmen und großartige Ergebnisse mit Ihrem Team zu erreichen? Aber fühlen Sie sich insgeheim unsicher, ob Sie auch die notwendigen Führungskompetenzen und Skills dafür besitzen? Dann hat Ihre Suche hiermit ein Ende–der erfahrene Unternehmer und Coach Heiko Rössel übernimmt die Rolle als Ihr persönlicher Führungskräfte-Trainer.

Alan Seeger was born on 22nd June 1888 in New York. After attending several elite preparatory schools, he enrolled at Harvard in 1906, where he also edited and wrote for the Harvard Monthly. War’s looming dark shadow was to have a transformative effect on the young poet and on 24th August 24th, 1914, he joined the French Foreign Legion so he could fight for the Allies. On American Independence day, 4th July 1917, whilst urging on his fellow soldiers in a successful charge at Belloy-en-Santerrem he was hit several times by machine gun fire and died.