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Zwischen Kühlhaus und Grabkammer, Feuerbestattung und Verwesungsgeruch – Werden Wasserleichen getrocknet? Wird Toten der Mund zugenäht? Kann ich bei der Einäscherung meiner Oma zusehen? Dürfen Bestatter mit dem Leichenwagen zum Einkaufen fahren? Wie werden die Verstorbenen versorgt? Unterscheidet sich das nach einem Suizid? Was ist eine Baumbestattung? Und sehen Särge immer gleich aus? Fragen gibt es viele, sie zu stellen traut man sich oft nicht. Obwohl er uns alle betrifft, ist der Tod immer noch ein Tabuthema – dem Luis Bauer mit seinem Hörbuch die Schwere nimmt.

Traci Simmons has been fired from another job and must decide if it’s time to give up her home and start fresh in another town. But, when her elderly neighbor dies mysteriously, she is pulled into leading a crusade to save the neighbor’s urban farm and find the killer. Through her new and unexpected relationship with these invisible people, Traci faces her own insecurities to learn what home really means.

Love is Strange is the 2nd poetry book from author Jan Kirchner. Within this book, you will listen to poems that tackle a very complex emotion in a very unconventional way. In the end, you may agree that love isn't always wrapped up with a pretty bow, but it is in fact strange. Honestly, if you could love like anyone, wouldn't you want to love like Morticia Addams?

Aria never believed the stories her parents used to tell. Tales of a hidden forest where time moves differently, where stars whisper ancient truths and the trees are alive with memory. But when she stumbles upon the Faded Grove—unmistakably real and thrumming with quiet magic—everything changes. The Grove is unlike anything she’s ever known: mysterious, alive, and pulsing with an energy that feels almost personal. And deep within its heart, she meets Dorian. Dorian is a man both of the Grove and bound by it.

One day, I'm getting canned from my job as a computer programmer for having wild copy-room sex with a guy I thought was the new game designer. The next, I'm crashing my ex-boss' business lunch in a creative attempt to get my job back, and men are eating sushi off my naked body!

The story begins in the wonderful '80s, a time filled with great music, alcohol, cruising, and sex. She was 15 years younger than he was. Although he had a problem with the age difference, she never did. Married three times, twice to the same woman and barely escaped a third round with her. This is a story about the multiple marriages. She also married two other men between these marriages and had an affair with Jim during both. Call it magnetism, a strange attraction, or plain old stupidity; you be the judge.

As with any relationship, a long distance relationship involves more than just the two people trying to make it in a difficult and strenuous relationship. It involves family, friends and all people who care about us. Because long distance relationships can be especially stressful, I offer a step-by-step guide to negotiating different aspects of the relationship. In my book, I discuss tips and guidelines that will help with each phase of the relationship from meeting to courtship. I interject personal stories and asides regarding my UK to US romance in a way that showcases the human side of the advice that is always easier to offer than to truly apply.

Die Geschichte lässt uns auf wunderbare Weise den Zauber des Weihnachtsfestes erleben:
Der ruchlose Geschäftsmann Ebenezer Scrooge wird von drei Weihnachtsgeistern heimgesucht, die ihm begreiflich machen, was für ein abscheulicher Mensch er geworden ist. Aber sie geben ihm auch die Möglichkeit, sein Leben zu ändern.

Cass is seriously bummed out that her boyfriend had the gall to confess to having an affair one week before Valentine’s Day. Now painfully single on one of the hardest days to be single out of the year, she reaches out to her good friend Jeannie for support. When Jeannie comes over to Cass’ apartment with flowers and chocolates, Cass is beyond pleased. She grows even more pleasantly surprised when Jeannie begins to hit on her.

Many girls want to join Sonaro’s circus, but most of them just don’t cut it. Valentine, however, is different. She's sexy as hell and a skilled dancer and gymnast, and the ringmaster knows he’ll have to be careful with her. But what a crowd-puller she’ll be! As for Valentine herself, well, there’s more than one kind of fulfilment to be had in a travelling show.

As the dead leaves were shedding from the trees, they were not the only part of nature in transition. Leaving behind that which once brought them life, Amelia Cavanaugh was leaving a life that once brought her joy, peace, and comfort. Heading out to Deer Creek State Park deep in the Colorado mountains, she was returning to a cabin where she knew love once lived. The love of her grandparents and, most recently, her grandmother. Upon her passing, Amelia inherited this cabin full of memories and, for Amelia, hope for a new future.

Esta es una historia de amor. Amor tumbado es una adaptación dramatizada del clásico de Shakespeare, Romeo y Julieta, en tierra mexicana y con corridos tumbados como símbolo del amor de dos jóvenes, Romina y Julito, que enfrentan a toda una ciudad. Culiona, México. 2024. Dos jefes de familia pelean por ser la cabeza del cartel más poderoso de la ciudad mientras sus hijos (Romina y Julito) se enamoran perdida e irracionalmente el uno del otro. Julito es cantante y compositor de corridos tumbados, Romina, rebelde y youtuber.

Founders have a lot on their plates, and for most, that includes building a team to help achieve their organization’s mission. This book is for the founders who won’t build just any team. It’s for the founders who understand the innovative power of diverse teams comprised of individuals from different racial and ethnic groups, ages, gender identities, nationalities, religious identities, etc. These founders do not need a case for diversity. What they often do need, though, is guidance on how to build an organizational culture designed for that diverse team.

Arlene Joy never expected to win the five-day trip to Havana, Cuba, when she entered a radio contest. However, it appears her friends are enjoying the trip much more than her. That is until she met him. Vincenté Martinez had not been to Cuba in years after relocating to the United States. A visit to check on his ailing grandmother, and an accidental meeting at a street party, has him thinking maybe he should stick around Cuba for a little longer.

A curse looms over the small village of Salem. Sassy and headstrong Lucinda fights against the court as she tries to stop the unjust persecutions. While on a journey of self-discovery, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems to be. Will she accept her heritage or will she sacrifice it all for love? Loyal rationalist Isaac attempts to make sense of the chaos happening around him. Following his heart has led him down a path of conflict. Does he remain loyal to his family and betray the one he loves? Or will he go against his duty and fight for the woman who holds his heart?

Can the hooker find love? Judy's a hooker who falls in love with an attorney and lies about her profession. When an abusive client begins to stalk her, she turns to the strong man for her former pimp to take care of it. The client ends up dead, and in the aftermath, Judy's white lies and past secrets backfire. Once they're revealed, the man she loves walks away. Can she put her life back together? Can he forgive the lies and the deceit? Some things can be forgiven, and some things can't.

Vous prenez trois entrepreneurs français. Vous leur donnez une valise remplie de poudre blanche et vous les envoyez à Cuba. Bien évidemment, Maurice, Albert et Bronski ont sauté sur l'occasion. Arrivés à la Havane, le trio de barbouzes marseillais monte "Pain de Paris", la première entreprise française créée sur l'île de Fidel. Et oui, parce que cette poudre n'est pas de la cocaïne... mais de la farine. Entre espionnage, rivalités fraternelles et menaces, difficile de se faire une place au chaud sous l'ère Castro.

Magic hangs thick in the air of New Orleans. Self-proclaimed skeptic and career woman Lexie Cohle fights against her family's heritage. Being married to her work as an artifacts specialist leaves her little room to explore the gifts her Aunt Tilly claims she has. With her dreams intensifying, it becomes difficult to ignore her aunt and these gifts. This has Lexie questioning all she knows and believes. Will Lexie unravel the truth in time to save herself and those she loves, or will she succumb to the same fate that has cursed her existence?

As Bridget — elder vampire and former assassin to the mother of vampires — celebrates with her soon-to-be fledgling, Sébastien, the tranquility of Paris is destroyed by violence. Over a hundred people lie dead…among them, Sébastien. Grief-stricken and furious, Bridget vows to return to her former role — using her preternatural powers to bear on those who kill so many innocents. And unexpected help arrives as other vampires — sick of the destruction of their prey and the history they’ve lived through and built — join her cause.

During this COVID-19 pandemic, people find themselves off course of their intended goals. This book shows how they can get back on track to obtain the success they initially set for their lives and by simply focusing on their goals to make their mark. This book is different because it takes military land navigation principles and shows each person how to shoot an azimuth, back azimuth, intersection, and re-section to get them back on track.