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"The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions", said the existentialist thinker Albert Camus. And no less a philosopher than Woody Allen has wondered: "How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" The essays in Movies and the Meaning of Life look at popular and cult movies, examining their assumptions and insights on meaning-of-life questions....

From the authors of the fascinating The Age of Cryptocurrency, comes the definitive work on the Internet’s next big thing: the blockchain. Many of the 'legacy systems' once designed to make our lives easier and our economy more efficient are no longer up to the task; big banks have grown more entrenched, privacy exists only until the next hack, and credit card fraud has become a fact of life. However, there is a way past all this - a new kind of operating system with the potential to revolutionise our economy: the blockchain.

Human beings are interested in other human beings. We like to know how others live, what they feel, and how they cope and survive. What other human beings do to win at living becomes an informational target for all of us. This book will show you how normal, and not-so-normal people exist side-by-side in this difficult world. By emulating the thinking and behaviors of normal people, it is hoped that your life will improve in quality regardless of the quantity of living that remains for you.

Are you winning the battle but losing the war? Every leader has to deliver the goods - make budget, meet deadlines, and deftly manage people - to provide the inspirational fuel that keeps their business running day-in and day-out. But therein lies the danger of winning today's battle and losing the war - that is the long game of creating sustainable value in a volatile, uncertain world that is becoming ever-more complex and ambiguous.

Bridging the gap between textbook models of how public policy should work, and how the process actually works in contemporary Washington, Pathways of Power provides a framework that integrates the roles of political interests and policy ideals in the contemporary policy process.

One of the world's most influential religious leaders shares his legacy message and spiritual memoir for the first time. Tracing his faith journey from humble beginnings on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to sharing the good news with millions and counseling world leaders, Luis' life is filled with adventure, risk, and faith. A very personal audiobook with never-before-told stories and a 16-page photo insert, Luis recounts losing his father at an early age and caring for his five siblings and his mother.

Includes four stories: "Three Rings for Alice", "Forgiven", "The Pocket Watch", and "Flames of Hope".

The tipping point has been reached. What now? Marriage: redefined. Religious freedoms: eroding. The church: marginalized. How should we respond? It's time to prepare - prepare for a future none of us could have imagined just a few years ago. Paul Nyquist will help you understand and live faithfully in this new America, which is declining further and further into secularism and immorality, and so growing increasingly hostile toward Christianity.

Veganism as an ethics and a practice has a recorded history dating back to Antiquity. Yet, it is only recently that researchers have begun the process of formalizing the study of veganism. Whereas occasional publications have recently emerged from sociology, history, philosophy, cultural studies, or critical animal studies, a comprehensive geographical analysis is missing. Until now.

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has become the largest and most prestigious book festival in the country, attracting more than 130,000 book lovers each year.

Drawing on his experience as a web designer, marketing consultant, and successful entrepreneur, Paul J. Scott breaks key web startup concepts into easy-to-use tips and advice. Whether you’re looking to revolutionize an industry or just change your own life, this is the one book you need before launching your online business.

Nach zwölf langen Jahren im Kerker des Aurorakönigs hat Lor nur ein Ziel: dem grausamen High Fae jeden einzelnen Moment ihres Elends heimzuzahlen und mit ihren Geschwistern zu fliehen. Als sie gegen jede Wahrscheinlichkeit – und gegen alle Regeln – an den Hof des rivalisierenden Sonnenkönigs gelangt, scheint ihre Rache in greifbarer Nähe. Denn Lor wurde auserwählt mit neun anderen Tributen um die Hand des äußerst attraktiven Königs zu kämpfen und den Thron an seiner Seite zu erklimmen. Nur wenn ihr das gelingt, ist sie frei und kann ihre Familie retten.

Entdecken Sie sich selbst! Die einzigartigen Einsichten und Weisungen Meister Eckharts liefern dazu die passenden Schlüssel. Paul J. Kohtes führt die Gedanken Eckharts fort und übersetzt sie in unsere Zeit. Er lädt uns ein, durch frisches Denken und mit praktischen Übungen die Tore zu einem "guten Leben" zu finden. In diesem Hörbuch wird Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) hochaktuell und wir erfahren, wie es möglich ist, den Unwägbarkeiten des Lebens sowohl spielerisch als auch im Kern unserer Seele zu begegnen. Paul J. Kohtes nimmt die Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine Entdeckungsreise zu sich selbst.

THE 'HITS' KEEP COMING: SUSPENSE FICTION WITH A DIFFERENCE Hired killers. Vigilantes. Executioners. Contract killers. Assassins working from a moral or political motivation. You’ll find them all in this thrilling suspense anthology. But these are not ordinary killers, not your run-of-the-mill hitmen. The emphasis is on the "uncommon" here—unusual characters, usual situations, and especially unusual means of killing. Here are tales by some of the best suspense/thriller writers today, including F. Paul Wilson, Ken Bruen, J. Carson Black, Billie Sue Mosiman, Laura DiSilverio, Joseph Badal,...

When fifteen year-old Gladius Oldmont is thrust from his peaceful home into the dangerous Longwood Forest he finds himself pitted against a tyrant who has been terrorizing the lands in search of answers to an ancient secret that could unlock absolute power. From the shadows of Longwood Forest to the Hills of the Moon, Gladius must survive encounters with a near extinct scimitar cat, an ornery dragon, a horde of death bats and a tumultuous underground river which leads to a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels.

The colonists get a cold welcome upon arrival in Mariner Valley and soon discover that the many organizations that planned their mission hadn't communicated well on specifics. Worse, the ground crew waiting for them are a collection of angry, tired survivors of ill planning, and their new home is a dirty cave.

T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can't cheat death; death will find you. It always does.

Everyone wants to get rich in life, but not everyone is able to get there...this audiobook will teach you how to change course to the right direction. The secret to getting rich "is not in the mechanics of money, but in the level of thinking that generates it". In addition to having larger bank account balances than most, rich people have different beliefs, philosophies, and strategies.

H Is for Hell is the eighth book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this book, you will find a collection of 13 horrific tales from some of the most talented independent horror writers on the scene today. Each tale brings to life a different vision of Hell, each unlike anything you have heard before. H Is for Hell will take you to the depths of the Underworld, and you may not return unscathed.

Viele von uns verleugnen ihr inneres Kind - das traurige, lachende, verrückte und oft so weise Kind, das in jedem steckt, ob Mann oder Frau. Aber erst wenn wir es hören und uns mit ihm aussöhnen, können wir uns auch selbst lieben. Wer lernt, die kreative Kraft des inneren Kindes und das rationale Denken des Erwachsenen in Form einer kreativen Partnerschaft zu verknüpfen, der heilt nach und nach seine Angst, seinen Schmerz und sein Alleinsein.