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This anthology presents a new vision that recovers and reframes the literature produced by the people targeted by the actions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress to deny Americans of Japanese ancestry any individual hearings or other due process after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. From nearly seventy selections of fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs, and letters emerges a shared story of the struggle to retain personal integrity in the face of increasing dehumanization—all anchored by the key government documents that incite the action.

Two thousand years ago, a former construction worker wanders around the back streets of a third-rate country in the Roman Empire. For a couple of years, he preaches in obscure parables. He never writes anything down. He has a handful of close disciples—all of whom run away when he is arrested. He dies in ignominious agony, nailed to a cross as a criminal. That should be the end of that sad tale.

"Wir sind endlich wieder zurück am Regenbogensee! Auf unserem Weg haben wir neue Freundschaften geschlossen und mussten auch zahlreiche Wagnisse eingehen. Wir waren in uns nicht bekannten Gegenden, trafen auf das eine oder andere Missverständnis und fanden schließlich das, was wir suchten! Unsere Eltern wohnten indes einem Wettkampf am Rabenhorn bei und starteten eine Rettungsaktion an einem gefährlichen Wasserstrudel. Natürlich war der Federverlust von Tütelütü erneut ein Thema - und Hüte spielten diesmal auch eine Rolle.

Blaukäppchen ist eine nachdenkliche, junge Blaumeise, die in dem nur von Tieren bewohnten Papolupatal mit ihren Eltern und Geschwistern heranwächst. Als ihre Eltern überraschend eine Reise antreten müssen, wird es notwendig, dass die Kleinen alleine auf sich gestellt zurückbleiben. Eigentlich sollte die geschwätzige Amsel Frau Platsch ein Auge auf sie haben, jedoch machen die Kleinen sich unbemerkt von ihr auf eine eigene Reise.

The Nazca Lines in Peru have mystified people around the world for centuries. The famous figures, sometimes called geoglyphs, include a hummingbird, a spider, a fish, a monkey, a dog, a cat, human-like figures, geometric designs, and more. These amazing images were believed to have been created between 500 B.C.E. and 500 C.E., and no one is quite sure how or why they were created. Some historians believe that they are ancient irrigation systems, but other researchers believe in a more paranormal origin story.

Als Caterina den reiselustigen Henning kennenlernt, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass sie wenige Monate später dabei helfen soll, seinen Tod aufzuklären. Doch die Erinnerungen an ihn sind vage, es gab nicht viel mehr als ein paar E-Mails. Die Unsicherheit in Bezug auf Henning mischt sich mit der Frage nach Caterinas eigener Herkunft und ihrer Suche nach einem Platz, an den sie gehört... 1944. Luca kämpft mit einer Gruppe Partisanen dafür, Italien von der deutschen Besatzung zu befreien. Der Kampf fordert Tribute und Luca beginnt an seinen Idealen zu zweifeln.

Harper has loved Colt since the first day of third grade. Unintentionally attracting his attention with her beautiful voice and sweet personality, she basks in the attention of the talented athlete as they grow together, and in time, their musical harmony blossoms into so much more.

Aaron and Grace Templeton will never forget the 1998 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The day their daughter Kiera got lost in the crowd. Investigative journalist Miren Triggs has spent years trying to help the Templetons find her. But with no leads, Miren fears there's nothing more she can do. Until Kiera's 8th birthday, when a video arrives showing Kiera alive and well, playing in a bedroom. Miren can't believe it - finally, a lead she can follow. Until another video arrives. It's the same bedroom. But Kiera is gone.

While utterly broken and at the end of herself, Rena Roberts broke free from spiritual bondage...and you can too. In real life, victory over destructive generational patterns is rare. Psychologists have studied pathological family patterns for decades, trying to discover why they persist but to no avail.

Auf dem Rückweg vom Einkaufen stößt Globi zu den Aufnahmen zum 60. Geburtstag des Schweizer Fernsehens. Ein Kameramann stolpert, und Globi rettet die teure Kamera vor dem zerstörerischen Aufprall. Damit beginnt sein neustes Abenteuer. Zum Dank für die tolle Rettungsaktion wird Globi eingeladen, das Fernsehen zu besichtigen. Und das lässt er sich nicht zweimal sagen. Die Redaktorin Lena empfängt Globi, und die beiden sind ab sofort gemeinsam unterwegs. Globi erhält Einblick in Sendegefäße und deren Studios, in die Archive, die Werkstätten und vieles mehr.

Neugierig und abenteuerlustig macht sich Globi auf eine grosse Alpenreise. Er durchquert fünf Länder und erlebt wieder viel «Globimässiges». Am Ende seiner langen Tour sieht er gar das Meer glitzern...

Anne Norris had already lost one child to the seduction of drugs and sex, so it was no surprise that she lived in fear that her younger children would be the next to fall prey. And when students at St. Ambrose High School started dying, it felt like all she could do was pray harder.

Embark on a rollicking Florida escapade through this masterfully crafted, wickedly funny comic novel. Set in 1980s Florida, this coming-of-age adventure follows the journey of a 17-year-old aspiring horror filmmaker captivated by a B-movie scream queen. Stealing away from his family’s Palm Beach mansion, he joins forces with an aging con man and his ambitious girlfriend. Together, they race into the heart of the Everglades, where his dream girl is filming Swamp Fiend 2. However, their plans bog down in a treacherous swamp teeming with competing cons and hustles, and a whole lot of alligators!

The neighborhood problem-solver must find a solution when a high-priced attorney threatens her job. Keisha is not going down without a fight. Her perfectly executed defense lands her a trial job at a prestigious law firm, but she must prove that she belongs. When a senior partner starts taking notice, she decides to give love a chance. Things are going well until he throws her a curveball. She formulates a new plan and continues to move forward no matter what life throws at her.

Alzheimer's caregiving challenges and how to deal with specific events. Care required for anyone is unique to that person's specific needs. Issues pertain to dementia, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and anyone dealing with daily living challenges.

Six nights a week, I spend my time at Club Secrets. For five of them, I work that stage like it's nobody's business, but on the sixth night…I'm all his. That's when the hotshot attorney, Abraham Jones, comes down from his castle in the sky to be entertained by me for one night. What happens behind those closed doors is our little secret, never to see the light of day.

This story is one of challenge, adversity, and success. It is the story of a man who grew up with nothing, facing overwhelming hardships, and in spite of that, made it. It is not your typical rags-to-riches story. It is a raw, unflinching account of how Billy Thompson took misfortune and transformed it into companies worth tens of millions of dollars, then he chose to walk away from it in pursuit of a different kind of success, his success.

This book describes the trials and tribulations a new Christian (woman) had to endure and how God has walked with her throughout an 80-year life. The story includes living with an alcoholic, a divorce, and many life challenges.

René Sydow sucht wieder die Kabarettbühnen heim. Sein viertes Programm sollte gleichzeitig sein heiterstes werden. Ein fröhliches Feuerwerk der Boshaftigkeit gegen Politiker, Prominenz und Political Correctness. Doch leider steht auch noch die "Heim-Suchung" für den eigenen Opa an und angesichts des aktuellen Pflegenotstands gibt es zumindest aus privater Sicht keinen Anlass zur Heiterkeit.

Sally’s search for Earth isn’t off to a good start: chased out of her hotel room and into the broom closet of a spaceship, she’s accidentally become a stowaway on the Alliance flagship, Traveler. But, when sabotage and murder show the crew’s true colors, Zander and Blayde are forced to stay and help them out of their mess.