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Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment provides in-depth coverage of operating, managing, and maintaining power quality and emergency power systems in mission critical facilities. This extensively revised third edition provides invaluable insight into the mission critical environment, helping professionals and students alike understand how to sustain continuous functionality, minimize the occurrence of costly unexpected downtime, and guard against power disturbances.

‘The room was spinning. Thoughts were pulsing from one vein to the next’. Twisted Tales takes us through scenes of familiar human conditions. From complete inebriation through a marriage without love via a gambling addiction ruining lives past the sometimes mean streets of Hamburg then onto to the sunshine of Thailand. Characters in each story must battle with their own minds and outside influences in order for them to make the right decision which is all too seldom in what we call modern life and in some cases Part 1 is only the beginning of their journey….

Torn from home to home and running from heist to heist, his childhood was marked by violence, betrayal and upheaval. Faced with a heart-wrenching decision at just 12 years old, Peter had to choose between following his father's criminal path or seizing a lifeline. Ultimately, Peter rose from the ruins of his troubled past, embarking on a remarkable journey of self-discovery and growth.

Eine mutmaßliche Mörderin bricht aus der Strafvollzugsanstalt Lübeck aus: Karina Pohl soll ohne erkennbares Motiv ihren Ex-Freund umgebracht haben und nun bei Wismar untergetaucht sein. Die dort ansässige Privatdetektivin Emma Klar hilft der zuständigen Staatsanwältin bei der Suche nach der Flüchtigen.

In the snow-globe world surrounding the Pillar, where survival stands on a knife's edge, it would seem differences should be set aside in the name of the greater good. But people are people, and even in the toughest conditions they divide themselves into groups and castes. Intrigue rules, secrets spread, and the cunning play games . . . but not all succumb. Several headstrong Lucovian explorers have found a friend and trusted partner in Hunter. They share a common goal of escaping their icy trap.

Have you ever seen the Bible used to hurt someone—or has it been used to harm you? Have you sometimes gotten the feeling that people were misapplying verses but been unable to explain how? Do you wish you could better understand what may look like contradictions in the text? If so, you're not alone. But thankfully, better ways to read and understand the Bible are within your grasp. That's because this user-friendly introduction to biblical interpretation teaches how you can interpret Scripture, both for yourself and for those you love.

Forty years ago, the Gather family—James, his daughter Beau, and his son Billy—vanished during a whitewater rafting trip and were presumed dead. Five years later, Billy reappeared on the far side of the world, telling an impossible tale of a primordial valley populated by dinosaurs, aliens, Neanderthals, and androids. Little Billy became the punchline of so very many jokes, until he finally faded from the public eye. Now, a group of graduate astronomy students follow their professor, Noah Barnes, up a mountain for what they believe is a simple stargazing trip.

Peter Lennartz, erfahrener Coach für Ruheständler, kennt die Gedanken, die viele bewegen: Wie fülle ich plötzlich so viel freie Zeit sinnvoll? Was macht mich jetzt wirklich glücklich? Welche Herzenswünsche oder Interessen möchte ich endlich ausleben? Wie halte ich Körper und Geist in Schwung? Und wie bleibe ich mit anderen Menschen – mit Familie, Freunden und Bekannten – verbunden? Mit Leichtigkeit und viel Herz zeigt Peter Lennartz, wie man Unsicherheiten überwindet und die unzähligen Möglichkeiten dieser neuen Lebensphase entdeckt.

Niaz Qureshis Zu Fuß von Pakistan nach Deutschland erzählt von der aufreibenden Wanderung eines Mannes von Ost nach West in den 1960er-Jahren. Qureshis Reise wird auch heute noch von vielen unter weniger günstigen Umständen unternommen.

In this eye-opening book, The Retention Trap, Butterball Farms CEO Mark Peters challenges leaders of small and mid-sized businesses to break free from a cycle that prioritizes costly wages and benefits without addressing the deeper issues that lead to employee turnover. For thirty years, Peters focused on traditional methods, only to discover that they often miss the mark and fail to deliver lasting results.

Verdächtigt werden ihr Freund und ihre Freundin. Mit beiden unterhielt sie ein intimes Verhältnis. Beide wollte sie in den Ruhrwiesen treffen. Die Ermittlungen um den Tod der jungen Abiturientin reißen Hauptkommissar Christian Kramer und Bewährungshelferin Marie Marler in eine Auseinandersetzung zwischen Profession und Beziehung.

Als ein friedlicher Protest gegen Atomkraft plötzlich eskaliert, liegt am Ende die Leiche eines Polizisten auf den Pflastersteinen von Eastvale – eiskalt erstochen. Hat Dennis Osmond – Veranstalter der Demo und ausgerechnet liiert mit Polizeipsychologin Jenny Fuller – etwas mit den Ausschreitungen zu tun? Ist die Kommune sozialer Aussteiger, die sich auf einem einsamen Hof in den Dales niedergelassen haben, nicht so pazifistisch, wie sie vorgibt zu sein?

La vida de Lynn Barrett se convierte en una pesadilla cuando a su hija Caitlin se le diagnostica un cáncer de hígado terminal. La escasez de órganos hace que la desesperada Lynn recurra a un traficante de órganos, quien casi enseguida le confirma que ha encontrado a una donante perfecta. Entretanto, Roy Grace está trabajando en un caso en que a los restos de tres jóvenes que han aparecido en las profundidades de la costa de Brighton les faltan los órganos vitales.

En el verano de 1965, el adolescente Alan Banks se enfrentó a la desaparición y el posible asesinato de su mejor amigo, Graham Marshall, quien se esfumó un domingo mientras hacía el recorrido habitual del reparto de periódicos. Treinta y cinco años más tarde, el inspector jefe Banks se encuentra en Grecia intentando recomponer su vida cuando, en su ciudad natal, son hallados los restos óseos de un joven al que pronto identifican como Graham Marshall.

Sixty-five years ago, a middle-aged woman working with a small group of collaborators out of a converted shed on the outskirts of Cambridge predicted the future of Artificial Intelligence. As world powers raced to discover and exploit the capabilities of the first computers during the Cold War, Masterman emerged from obscurity to become an unlikely prophet of artificial intelligence.

In this wide-ranging biography, Peter Ormerod explores the quest for spirituality that powered David Bowie's creativity from his earliest recordings to his death-defying final album. Taking Bowie's spiritual explorations and faith seriously, Ormerod shows us how this quest for meaning propelled him through his darkest moments and biggest successes, lending his music a timelessness and depth that has spoken to so many people across the world.

At 34, teacher Mark Anello thinks his life is on track—until his stand-up comedian boyfriend abruptly calls it quits. Restless and uninspired in Los Angeles, Mark heads to San Francisco, where a chance encounter with Alessandro, a charming, restless Italian tourist, ignites a romance that pulls Mark all the way to Rome. But passion fades, and when Alessandro drifts away, Mark is left heartbroken and alone in a foreign city. In his quest to belong, he’s swept into a world of Bohemians, aristocrats, and avant-garde artists… a seductive scene hiding an undercurrent of drugs, sex, and even murder.

The ink on Roland Halloway’s P.I. license is barely dry when blue crystals and murdered bodies collide with his own fractured war memories. The perpetual twilight city of Ebonreach, where memory rain falls and magitech shields fail, conceals darker secrets than even a whiskey-numb veteran can fathom. He’s not on the case alone, though. With the alluring wood elf Amoretta wielding forbidden memory magic and a seductive succubus nightclub singer pulling deadly strings, Roland races through neon-soaked back alleys and shadowy underground tunnels in search of answers.

Der Patientenanwalt Peter Gellner vertritt seit vielen Jahren Betroffene und ihre Angehörigen nach medizinischen Behandlungsfehlern und erstreitet Recht und Schadensersatz für sie. In seinem erfolgreichen Podcast Tatort Krankenhaus schildert er echte Fälle aus seiner Kanzlei: tragische Schicksale von Patienten und ihr juristisches Nachspiel. Dieses Buch versammelt 30 dieser spannenden Geschichten aus dem Grenzgebiet von Recht und Medizin, darunter viele neue und bislang unveröffentlichte Fälle.

Celebrating a decade of Columbia Global Reports, the Forerunners series revives groundbreaking works of investigative journalism and incisive analysis published a century before CGR’s founding. These texts, once forgotten or underexplored, reflect CGR’s core mission: fearless reporting...