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"The Sprinkle Effect" is here to show you that there’s so much more. This down-to-earth guide reveals how small, powerful changes—your very own "sprinkles"—can transform your life. Each chapter explores a different sprinkle, such as courage, mindset, or discipline, showing you how to incorporate these qualities into your everyday routine.

A gentle guide for end-of-life care aimed at families and caregivers. Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth doulas and helps the dying to find meaning in their life, express that meaning in powerful and beautiful legacies, and plan for the final days.

"We are at a turning point in human history. To stop climate breakdown and extinction, environmental movements need to be actively anti-racist and join struggles for social justice." - Carola Rackete In 2019. Carola Rackete became publicly known for docking the sea rescue vessel "Sea-Watch 3" in Italy and thereby challenging a national decree that contradicted international obligations to engage in sea rescue.

Susan Witsend, owner of the best little UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras, is absolutely, positively, not going to get involved in another murder case. Not with her small-town sheriff threatening jail time if she interferes in one more investigation. So when her neighbor is murdered, Susan exerts all her willpower to stay out of the sheriff’s business. But her neighbor’s daughter, Clare, needs Susan’s help. Clare’s been experiencing lost time, a sure sign of alien abduction. Helping Clare is only neighborly...and totally not interfering.

Daniel Lyon lives his life in virtual reality. His days are filled with games and friends and a family that loves and cares for him. Until one day, when terrorists rip it all away. Motivated by an unrelenting desire to even the score, Daniel leaves home and enlists in the Defense Force. There, he learns to pilot some of the military’s most secure intelligence collection assets: robotic Starlings that look and sound like the real thing.

"Mr. Weiss? I'm sorry, but . . . it seems there's been an accident." With that life-changing call in June 2014, Tad Weiss learns that his daughter, Maggie, who is ten days into a study-abroad program in Seville, Spain, has been hit by a bus while on her morning run. Within hours he and his wife, Wendy, are on a plane to Seville and to the hospital where Maggie lies in a coma. Feeling helpless and anxious to get to their daughter, they do the only thing that brings them comfort—they pray.

During a long drought in Australia, Tree Kangaroo and Koala grow thirsty for water. When Tree Kangaroo remembers how he and his mother survived a similar drought by digging a hole for water, their problems seem to be solved. Koala creates excuses to rest and be lazy while Tree Kangaroo works hard to dig the well. When water begins to fill the hole, Koala forgets to share and loses his tail and a friend! Illustrated by Tom Wrenn.

Discover the fragmented world of first-century Judaism: the culture that shaped the Church at its very beginnings! Dr. Randy Weiss, a Jewish believer and expert in the Jewish roots of Christianity, explains the little details of culture and practice that affected Christ’s ministry, but are almost unintelligible today to western Christians. Audiobook narrated by Rich Reneau.

Vincent will als Architekt prächtige Stadthäuser bauen. Ruben sehnt sich nach Abenteuern auf hoher See. Betje ist eine begnadete Köchin. Zusammen sind die Geschwister in Amsterdam gestrandet, einem Ort der märchenhaften Möglichkeiten. Doch es ist auch die Zeit der großen Auseinandersetzungen. Katholiken und Calvinisten streiten um den rechten Glauben, Engländer und Spanier um den Einfluss auf das Land am Meer, Kaufleute um die wirtschaftliche Macht. Können sich die Geschwister in dieser schwierigen Situation behaupten?

Our commodities team runs Brasil Trade Talk, Refinitiv's trading and commodities podcast. Every two weeks, our specialists chat about what is relevant in the main segment of the national economy.

The MMS “Health for All” podcast brings you stories of people who are fighting for gender equality, health for all and a world of justice and hope. It features strong-minded people who stand up for their beliefs and are seeking to make this world a better place, demonstrating how dedication can lead to “health for all”. The podcast is produced by Medicus Mundi Switzerland and is hosted by Carine Weiss.

This audiobook shares several stories for you to reflect on around your organization's purpose, product, performance, people, and process. There are three key points that you, the listener, will want to keep in mind as you listen to this audiobook: Clearly aligned processes enable your team to optimize performance and ultimately fulfill your organization's purpose, process without people is waste and people without process are frustrated, and in order to grow, your team must possess the tools, skills, and mindset!

Lüneburg im 14. Jh. Nach dem Tod ihrer Familie hat die junge Adlige Jakoba in einem Kloster ihre Bestimmung als Krankenpflegerin gefunden. Doch ihr Bruder zwingt sie in eine neue Ehe, und als ihr brutaler Mann einem Unfall zum Opfer fällt, muss Jakoba fliehen. Nur der Hilfe Arnolds, eines Theriak-Krämers, hat sie es zu verdanken, dass sie sich nach Paris durchschlagen und als Heilerin einen Namen machen kann. Rasch ist sie so erfolgreich, dass sogar der sieche König nach ihr ruft und nach der "Arznei der Könige" verlangt. Doch damit macht sie sich gefährliche Feinde.

Did you ever look carefully at a spider's webs? Did you ever wonder what causes thunder and lighting? Why do dogs chase cats? Why does it look like there's a man in the moon? In this delightful recording of tales from around the world, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does.

Exploring the direct perception of non-dual, “non-ordinary” reality, Paul Weiss shares guidance for navigating ordinary reality in an open, compassionate, and ever-maturing way. He affirms our shared human potential for the “direct experience” of reality—unmediated by our more relativistic mental faculties—and reveals this experience as an essential dimension of our conscious capacity for growth.

After the bursting of the real-estate bubble, the US pushed a monetary and fiscal policy that is, at best, blatantly wrong, and, at worst, carries enormous financial risk. And because Washington knows this, America's greatest weapon - its propaganda machine - has been called into service, diverting attention away from the fact that it was and continues to be government interference in the market economy that's lead us to where we are now, namely at the end of one financial calamity and the beginning of yet another.

Dieser Podcast ist hauptsächlich für und mit Leuten aus dem Informatik- und dem Ingenieurbereich. Da Menschen im Technikfeld oft im Unternehmen und ihrer Branche wirken und nach außen gar nicht so bekannt sind, möchte ich gerade diese interessanten Menschen und deren interessante Karrierewege zu Wort kommen lassen. Ihre Arbeit und vor allem der Weg, wie sie dahin gekommen sind, ist enorm spannend und sicher inspirierend für Leute, die vielleicht über neue Aufgaben oder alternative Karriereschritte nachdenken und für jene, die sich für Technologien interessieren.

In his first book, The Billion Dollar Mistake, author Stephen L. Weiss showcased the biggest blunders of some of the world's legendary investors which lost them billions of dollars on a single investment. Incredibly, the mistakes they made were the same mistakes made by everyday investors but for the magnitude of the loss.

Negotiation is a skill people need to use every day. In this audiobook exclusive, learn the negotiation skills required to navigate difficult work situations. We are often unaware when we enter a negotiation; a conversation takes a turn, we're unprepared, and suddenly we've agreed take on a new role at work without additional compensation. In today's economy, we are more burdened than ever, and it is increasingly important to identify the red flags that signal a negotiation is about to commence.

Mark Weiss tells the story of his 38-year-old wife Cathy's battle with breast cancer. It examines the choices they had, the decisions they made, the setbacks they experienced, and the emotional upheaval they faced. Mark Weiss candidly discusses the fears he harbored for himself, his wife and his children during this time of uncertainty. He offers insight into medical opinions, insurance discrepancies, and the toll a serious illness can take on such things as intimacy, professional standing, and financial security. Chapters include: Chemotherapy—How To Deal With the Chemo Shark; Sex and ...