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Dissatisfied with the reductive clichés that now define Jefferson’s legacy, Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano restore the founding father to his historical context, elucidating in three essays how Jefferson’s understanding of history shaped his responses to the crises of his time, how he conceived of the physical entity that became the United States, and how he articulated a new national identity in 1776. Through their search for understanding, Onuf and Cogliano demonstrate not only why Jefferson matters, but how his wisdom can be applied today.

What does it mean to sell authentically? With cookie-cutter sales manuals and stereotypes around aggressive selling techniques inundating today’s sellers, the art of finding one’s genuine voice within a sales cycle has largely been missing. The result is that the sales profession continues to be seen as pushy, robotic and commoditized. Through his own personal stories of enterprise sales success and various interviews across modern leaders, Peter Ahn explores an alternative approach to sales. An approach rooted in combining one’s heritage, identity, and culture with strategic sales techniques.

How many times have you said 'I'm fine' when you're anything but? Modern men are under pressure to be strong, silent and always in control. But what happens when this isn't true? Drawing on over twenty-five years of clinical experience, Dr Peter Meades confronts the crisis of men's mental health...

Life at Lucky Nickel Acres has reached a chaotic new normal. Ben's first litter of demi-beast babies are growing at an alarming rate, Citrine the Harpy Queen is frantically preparing to lay her royal egg, and Lady Helena Graythorne—once Ben's sworn enemy—is secretly working to topple Cinderfell's corrupt leadership from within. But beneath the bustling farm, ancient secrets lie dormant. When strange dreams connect Ben to the legendary Grand Vizier, he discovers a hidden door in the cellar that might hold the key to his mysterious powers and growing strength.

What are the key strategies to building a financial portfolio? How can you ensure your portfolio withstands market volatility? And which investments truly stand the test of time? Investment expert Peter Lazaroff has the answers. The Perfect Portfolio offers a disciplined, adaptable strategy...

In 1968, Stewart Brand declared: 'We are as gods - and we might as well get good at it.' Half a century later, that prophecy has come true. We can rewrite genes, edit embryos, build artificial minds, extend life, and terraform worlds. The old miracles - omniscience, omnipresence, even...

What if getting fit, eating well, and feeling healthy didn’t require extreme workouts, strict diets, or constant willpower? "Strong for Life" offers a refreshingly practical approach to lifelong health—one that fits into real life. Instead of chasing short-term results, this audiobook shows you how to build strength, energy, and resilience through simple daily habits that actually last.

In late 1953, the seventh year of France's war against the Viet Minh insurgency in its colony of Vietnam, the C-in-C, General Navarre, was encouraged to plant an 'air-ground base' in the Thai Highlands at Dien Bien Phu, to distract General Giap's Vietnamese People's Army from both Annam and the French northern heartland in the Red River Delta, and to protect the Laotian border. Elite French paratroopers captured Dien Bien Phu, which was reinforced between December 1953 and February 1954 with infantry and artillery, a squadron of tanks and one of fighter-bombers, to a strength of 10,000 men.

Ein junger Mann bricht während einer Bühnenshow in einem Nobelhotel tot zusammen. Was zunächst wie ein tragischer Unfall aussieht, entpuppt sich schon bald als raffiniert ausgeklügelter Mordanschlag. Die Oldenburger Ermittler stehen jedenfalls vor einem Rätsel. Immer wieder stößt Kommissar Rieken auf eine ominöse Spielkarte. Die Rechtsmedizinerin Lin Quan und der Kommissar werden diesmal mit einem mysteriösen Mordfall konfrontiert, der nur mithilfe forensischer Toxikologie und einer gehörigen Portion messerscharfen Spürsinns aufgeklärt werden kann.

Litigation funding has become one of the most compelling alternative asset classes of the last two decades, yet it remains poorly understood and largely inaccessible to private investors. In Private Capital in Litigation Funding, Peter Murray provides a rare, practical insight into how capital is deployed into legal claims, how risk is governed throughout the life of a case, and how returns are ultimately realised, often long before trial.

Ähm... Sollte sie diesen wilden Glanz in den Augen haben? Jay Morgan ist es gelungen, seine beste Freundin Molly O'Brian aus dem Portalschlaf zu wecken, der sie gefangen hielt. Doch Molly hat sich durch ihre Erfahrung in diesem verzauberten Traumschlaf verändert. Ihre süße, fröhliche Natur wird manchmal von einer wilden Kriegerin ersetzt, die Jay kaum wiedererkennt. Und diese Kriegerin hat unerwartete Gelüste... Es ist ziemlich heiß. Aber Jay will nicht lügen. Es ist auch irgendwie beängstigend.

'I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name' - Stephen King This is Stephen King and Peter Straub's epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels The Talisman and Black House) and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in...

Hier sind 27 neue Klartext-Kolumnen über den alltäglichen Wahnsinn der Bürokratie, über Angriffe auf die Meinungsfreiheit, die Selbstbedienungsmentalität von Politikern oder das nervige Gender-Gaga. Deutliche Worte auch über den Missbrauch unserer Kinder für Schulden und Krieg. Und unsere hilflose Hauptstadt bei Strom-Terror und Gewalt-Kriminalität. Alles mit einem Augenzwinkern. Mit Hirn, Herz und Humor.

When Gwin is persuaded to try her hand at live-action roleplay she quickly discovers that the character she has created, Thaddeus, has a life of his own, and through him Gwin experiences the incredible, complex and intricate world of Empire. Thaddeus’s world is beguiling, beautiful, violent, and dangerous, and the young warrior becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy of power, passion, and betrayal.

Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war – will they survive another? When the Japanese threaten to invade the Pacific, the two men know that they must do everything in their power to protect their adopted country of Papua as well as their loved ones from an ambitious and merciless enemy. Lukas Kelly and Karl Mann are like brothers – just like their fathers – and both are determined to do their part for the Australian cause. While Karl works undercover in espionage, Lukas trains to be a pilot.

In Poseritz, im Süden von Rügen, wird bei den Löscharbeiten eines Lagerhauses eine männliche Leiche entdeckt. Doch schnell verdichten sich Hinweise auf ein Verbrechen: Anscheinend war es Brandstiftung, während derer das Opfer in einem Nebenraum eingesperrt wurde. Bei dem Toten handelt es sich um Tom Kappler, der vor Kurzem in seine Heimatstadt Greifswald zurückkehrte, um seiner Mutter zu helfen. Kommissarin Romy Beccare findet heraus, dass Kappler bemerkenswert oft nach Rügen reiste. Hier pflegte er eine Affäre mit dem Familienvater und Geschäftsmann Robin Baumann.

"Entdecken Sie'Backfisch nach dem Kirchgang' Ein Nordseekrimi voller Spannung und Humor! Begleiten Sie Kommissar Günner Vogtländer in die malerische Küstenstadt Seehof, wo ein Bankraub und ein grausamer Mord die Gemeinschaft erschüttern. Dunkle Machenschaften und überraschende Verbindungen kommen ans Licht, während Günner, unterstützt von seiner engagierten Kollegin Hansen und seinem treuen Freund Kröger, in ein Netz aus Lügen und Verrat eintaucht. Ein mitreißendes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel beginnt, bei dem die Ermittler knifflige Rätsel lösen und die Wahrheit ans Licht bringen müssen.

This book was written to help fill the gap with what is currently happening, why it is happening, and what needs to happen to get the planet's cycles back to a point of sustainability. There are many books on the topic of climate change and global warming, but many of them have been focused on the doom and gloom of what is happening and going to happen if changes aren't made; this book touches on that slightly, but its main goal is to provide a road map on how to recover in a pragmatic way, providing simple solutions and avoiding extreme suggestions.

Discovering and Embracing Your Life Purpose begins with a parable of a man named Tim, who could be any one of us, who struggled through trauma, addiction and near-suicide before finally discovering his true calling.

In Superhero Leadership, Cuneo distills decades of leadership experience into the 28 cardinal virtues that define transcendent leadership—the most important attitudes, philosophies, behaviors, and instincts that you need to become a superhuman leader.