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Three magical stories from three American authors, weaving magic creating true American Fairy Tales. In “The Princess Who Could Not Dance”, a Princess learns to let go and let nature teach her how to dance. In “Rosy’s Journey”, a young girl embarks on a long journey to find her father. In “The Golden Windows”, a boy learns what true riches he has in his life.

From the American Revolution to the end of World War II, the United States spent 19 years at war against other nations. But since1950, the total is 22 years and counting. On four occasions, U.S. presidents elected as "peace candidates" have gone on to lead the nation into ferocious armed conflicts. Repeatedly, wars deemed necessary when they began have been seen in retrospect as avoidable, and ill-advised. Americans profess to be a peace-loving people and one wary of "foreign entanglements". Yet we have been drawn into wars in distant lands from Vietnam to Afghanistan.

Coffin Blossoms. A reminder that hope does spring eternal. In death itself, there is often beauty, life, and on rare occasions, even humor. The 24 stories in this anthology straddle the line between humor and horror in unique ways. Some wearing a wry smile. Others with tongue firmly in cheek. Ghosts, demons, vampires, myths, monsters, and murderers turned on their heads and shaken ‘til dizzy, then presented for you here, in Coffin Blossoms....

Politicians, voters, executives, and employees all want the answer to one question: How can America compete with cheap foreign labor, and restore skilled, well-paying jobs to our economy? American Drive answers that question.

Fifty years after America's involvement in the Korean War began, Richard E. Mack's memories of his time spent on the front lines are still strong and clear. A career soldier, Mack served in the U.S. Army until 1976, when he retired as a colonel. In Memoir of a Cold War Soldier, he recalls his service in front-line combat infantry units in Korea and Vietnam as a rifle platoon leader, adviser, and battalion commander. His accounts, perceptions, and observations of the military culture are incisive and candid.

Artists in every era and medium have depicted Neptune as a tempestuous god with ever-changing moods, so it’s fitting that his anthology follows suit. In these sections, you’ll find stories by turns heroic, comic, pensive, absurd, uplifting, and ambiguous. They also reflect different conceptions of what it means to be “related to Neptune”, as this volume was intended to be. Some anchor themselves in mythology, while others focus on the planet, and still others are weird amalgams of Neptunian themes.

Nella vita di tutti i giorni - in famiglia, nella vita di relazione, sul lavoro - la flessibilità creativa, la capacità di trovare nuove soluzioni a nuovi problemi sono doti sempre più indispensabili. Il nostro è un mondo fondato sul "lavoro di gruppo" e, in un gruppo, chiunque di noi può essere chiamato a esercitare la funzione di leader. Il leader efficace sa spingere chi gli sta intorno a dare il meglio di sé; sul lavoro sa creare quel valore aggiunto che consente di vincere le sfide che il mercato pone alle aziende, alle organizzazioni, alle persone che le animano.

This collection of narratives, all told by people who were actually part of the American Civil War, was first published in 1885 and was received very well by the public, who caused it to have a further five reprints during the next few years. You'll hear about a number of famous escapades that took place during the Civil War, from a civilian with Unionist sympathies but living in the South, through to the unparalleled locomotive chase that inspired Buster Keaton's all time classic silent movie The General.

This book is about the effects of stress on our nation’s people who are involved in police work, corrections, firefighters and related fire service employees, rescue and ambulance staff, emergency medical personnel including doctors and nurses, and members of the armed forces. It is dedicated to the effects of these various roles on the people who engage in the work. People who are engaged in one or more of these roles should read it and have the opportunity to better understand their own reactions to work-related stress. It clearly focuses on creating an understanding of the sources of ...

Lt. Benjamin Loring (1824-1902) lived the life of an everyman Civil War sailor. He commanded no armies and devised no grand strategies. Loring was a sailor who just wanted to return home, where the biggest story of his life awaited him. Covering almost a year of Loring’s service, I Held Lincoln describes the lieutenant’s command of the gunboat USS Wave, the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, the surrender of his ship, and his capture by the Confederates.

The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague. Never more so than in this collection of 30 weird and macabre tales.

A ghoulish collection of loathsome and macabre tales full of astounding skill and diabolical cleverness. 'The Coffin Merchant' by Richard Middleton, 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray, 'The Vampire' by Jan Neruda, 'The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand' by J. S. Fletcher, 'The Story of the Spaniards' by E. & H. Heron, 'Over an Absinthe Bottle' by W. C. Morrow, 'The Anticipator' by Morley Roberts, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'The Conjurer' by Richard Middleton....

Smart machines based upon the principles of artificial intelligence and machine learning are now prevalent in our everyday life. For example, artificially intelligent systems recognize our voices, sort our pictures, make purchasing suggestions, and can automatically fly planes and drive cars. In this podcast series, we examine such questions such as: How do these devices work? Where do they come from? And how can we make them even smarter and more human-like? These are the questions which will be addressed in the podcast series Learning Machines 101.

Three great tales of meetings with ghosts, and perhaps more than ghosts: "The Vacant Lot" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman; "On the Brighton Road" by Richard Middleton; and "Sister Johanna" by Amelia B. Edwards.

Das Rennen um die Entwicklung einer superintelligenten Künstlichen Intelligenz hat begonnen. Und das Land, das gewinnt, wird den Globus beherrschen. Als Amerikas Programm zur Erschaffung einer mächtigen KI sabotiert wird, beginnt für den US-Agenten Cameron Carr eine verzweifelte Suche nach dem Schuldigen, wobei das Schicksal der Menschheit auf dem Spiel steht. In den richtigen Händen könnte eine solche KI die Zivilisation in ungeahnte Höhen führen. Aber in den falschen Händen könnte diese Technologie die größte Bedrohung darstellen, die die Menschheit je gesehen hat.

Nick Hall glaubt an Implantate – sein Gehirn ist voll davon. Neben den Gedanken kann er alle Erinnerungen und Geheimnisse einer Person lesen. Bisher konnte Nick seine Gabe für das Gute einsetzen. Doch dann verrät ihn ein Mitglied seines engsten Kreises - und stiehlt den Schlüssel zur Technologie, die sich in seinem Hirn befindet! Nick wird gezwungen, ein gnadenloses Spiel nach völlig neuen Regeln zu spielen: Ein Duell gegen einen ebenbürtigen Gedankenleser, der vor nichts zurückschreckt, um Hall, seine Freunde und die Frau, die er liebt, zu töten!

Als Nick Hall blutüberströmt und ohne Gedächtnis in einem Müllcontainer erwacht, kann er sich nicht vorstellen, wie es noch schlimmer werden könnte. Doch dann versuchen gleich mehrere Attentäter, ihn zu töten. Hall entdeckt bald, dass ihm fortschrittliche Elektronik ins Gehirn eingepflanzt wurde und er nun über erstaunliche Fähigkeiten verfügt. Aber wer hat die Implantate eingesetzt? Und warum will ihn jemand unbedingt umbringen? Während Hall versucht, Antworten zu finden, erfährt er, dass weit mehr auf dem Spiel steht als nur sein Leben.

Imagine this, about a million years ago, an adorable set of twins were born, they grew up, ran away from their animal ancestors, then parented the human family. Take a trip back, far back in time, and get a sense of who we might have as our primordial parents. Discover how their family grew to half a billion, who and where their modern descendants are. It's a remarkable story, and it will make you wonder where such a story came from.

Richard E. Peck’s columns take you from Italy to China, from Kauai to Switzerland— a champagne cocktail of little adventures, all deftly crafted, warm and funny. Perfect armchair travel, recalling memorable trips you’ve taken, mixed with tantalizing visits to places you’ve never seen. For more information go to http://richardepeck.com/.

Enjoying the Kingdom Life Within.Living a much more abundant life today! Allowing His love to consume us in our everyday life. Leaving the earthly realm that weighs us down and rising above to a realm of joy, rest and bliss! Overcoming the problems and trials of this life from a heavenly perspective. We can be contacted at kingdombuilding73@gmail.comThanks for listening.