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Day of No ReturnIn the mid-1930s, a brave young theological student refused to preach Nazi doctrine and was denied ordination in the German Lutheran church. He struggled to resist the Nazi takeover of the church, but, with his life in danger, was ordered out of the country by his bishop. He fled to the United States, where, through the FBI, he contacted author Kressmann Taylor so she could tell his story.Day of No Return is Kressmann Taylor's 1942 account of that true story, fictionalized to deceive the Nazis and protect "Karl Hoffman" and his family still in Germany. Now his subsequent life and true identity, which remained secret for the rest of her life, are at last revealed in this dramatic new edition."Stirring dramatic interest." New York Times"Thrilling!" Christian Science Monitor

Narrates the stories of 100 hispanic students who, despite great challenges, manage to graduate from high school.

Cool Stuff Your Parents Never Told You About Parenting is written by an early childhood education expert who is a mother, a kindergarten teacher trainer, an early childhood educator and a kindergarten curriculum developer. It provides parents with in-depth understanding on how and why children learn, think and behave so differently form us, so that parents can help their children develop the necessary skills required for meeting the demands of the 21st century. This book has a unique combination of research findings, underlying principles, step-by-step guide and practical suggestions to some contemporary issues such as how parents can enhance their childrens intelligence from infancy, selecting good quality early childhood education programs, promoting creativity and character development and dealing with over exposure to the screen culture. Specifically designed for parents, teachers, childcare workers, nannies, grandparents, parents-to-be and all those who are passionate about young children aged from zero to eight years, this book will help them understand the true nature of young children and work with them effectively.

Every human being, regardless of his or her origin or upbringing, is endowed with a marvelous and mysterious apparatus called the mind. It works twenty-four hours a day, producing conditions, events, and experiences in each of our lives. Your thoughts are the tools with which you work and the only tools you have to shape your destiny. Your experience is a mere reflection of your thoughts. For example, you look into the mirror and you don't like the face you see. But you will not break the mirror because you know that the mirror is only reflecting the face you have. Similarly, your experience in life is a mirror reflecting your inner thoughts. To change the conditions, you have to change the causes--your thoughts. Blaming your poor economic condition is like blaming the mirror for your face. Think about it. After you study this book, you will learn not to blame the mirror for your poor image. You will consciously start working with causes instead of conditions.

If life were a game, what would be the objective? This is a question the author has asked himself, his clients, and his friends for quite some time, with some very interesting responses. Some give a scientific answer, to survive and replicate; some say, I don't know,  but by far, the most common response is to win. What does iy mean to win? This is where most people get stuck. To the author, this is like playing a game of soccer and having none of the players on the field know what the objective of the game really is. There are very few people who clearly understand what the main objective is and how to go about achieving it. Most people are simply playing the game, not really knowing the goal of the game. That is why the author felt the need to explore this topic and to share with you what he has learned.

Just when the first woman detective in South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Elizabeth Bowlyn, thinks she has found small-town bliss, a sexual sadist serial killer has descended into her quiet town of Arcadia Lakes. He leaves a mutilated body practically in her backyard at the local golf course. Chosen to head up the task force charged with capturing Carver, Lizzie battles insecurities in her professional and personal life that jeopardize both finding the killer and ultimately her own fate.

Andrew Johnston, an Australian wine writer, goes to Dubrovnik to prepare an article for his editor on the wines and wineries of southern RhAne. He never realized how this trip will impact his life until an old acquaintance crosses his path bringing new surprises and challenges. In author Angus Kennedya (TM)s Two Tickets To Dubrovnik, readers will follow Andrew as he composes his editorial piecea "while facing the conflicting challenges between his heart and his head. They will be compelled to take deep breaths, discover insights, and witness a beautiful story of life, a little romance, and the clash of two very different cultures. The historic walled city of Dubrovnik, the heart of the ancient Republic of Ragusa and now part of Croatia, provides the setting for Australian wine writer, Andrew Johnston, who travels there to prepare an article on the wines and wineries of the southern RhAne region of France. During his stay in Dubrovnik, he meets up with an old Bordelaise wine making acquaintance, Lucien Delasalles, and is introduced to his family connections in the city, including his sister, Niki. Andrew is attracted to Niki but is warned by his landlady about Nikia (TM)s brother, Jakov, and his unsavoury friends, and against becoming too close to Nikia (TM)s family. Interested and intrigued by Niki and her family, Andrew devotes more of his time to them and endeavours to discover more about the facts underlying the veiled warning that he has received. In spite of inviting the attentions of the local police, Andrew perseveres with his enquires but control of his life is taken out of his hands as he sees his ordered existence and his developing interest in Niki being blown away by the unfolding events surrounding her family. The time-enduring environment of the ancient town provides a sharp contrast to the rapidly moving events in this modern Balkan world and the outcome reflects the complex relationships that have always existed among people, no matter how apparently stable their environment. In its unexpected conclusion, readers will find themselves with Andrew back in Australia, reminiscing on his short stay in Dubrovnik and the many things that happened. Two Tickets To Dubrovnik will leave them with questions and a desire for more stories of the same kind.

Welcome to Bexley, Indiana. You might have seen Bexley on Fox News or the PBS Sunday Morning Program. If you missed these, no matter. Martini Afternoons takes you back to the events that turned this small Indiana town into a national treasure. Why? Because it is the only town in America that created a museum honoring what the home folks did to support the fighting men and women during World War II. The patriotism shown by the townspeople is on display in the home front museum that our heroines Edi and Elli built. Whether you experienced the war years yourself or were told about it by your parents or grandparents, take a walk through the Bexley museum--you will be glad you did!