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Eager to leave behind a disheartening past of false starts, Robert Connelly has chosen to become a private investigator, commencing work with veteran investigator Joseph Poblano to gain experience handling routine cases. The young man, though, immediately finds himself drawn into waters that are anything but routine when the first case he and Poblano tackle involves the disappearance of university professor Ilona LaCroix. Privately disagreeing with his mentor's approach, Robert goes off on his own, obtaining information that illuminates more about the case in one swoop than Poblano could probably ever explain. Events, however, take a shocking turn, preventing the young man from sharing his newfound intelligence.Michael W. Drwiega was born in Chicago and raised in the Chicago area until he went away to college at the University of Iowa where he earned a B.A. degree. The nature of his work experiences provided a rich variety of material from which a writer might draw. In the 1980s, he served his country for six years as an enlisted man in Germany. After an honorable discharge, he obtained a doctorate in political science from the University of Iowa, worked as a certified nurse aide at a local nursing home for three years and, during the same period, ran a seasonal business selling calendars in downtown Iowa City. Since 2004, he has worked at a popular grocery store in the village where he grew up, Wilmette, Illinois.

The art and philosophy of kintsugi which means "golden joinery," teaches us that even if we have survived illness and difficult times such as the pandemic, we can still heal the "brokenness" in a manner that transforms us into something we are not afraid to celebrate. In this delicate art, breaks are not hidden but highlighted by piecing the broken parts together with a mixture of lacquer and gold or silver powder. This ethos mirrors the path we travel to mend what may have been hurt in us, filling the cracks left by trials with radiant bonds stronger than before. Like a warrior who emerges mightier from battle, we see in this collection of poems, the journey from brokenness to healing as one always bound by the luminous threads of love, caring, and hope. This perspective is related to the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which emphasizes finding beauty in simplicity and within life's imperfections. It encourages us to accept the natural cycle of growth and aging, and to appreciate the transience of life - celebrating the way things are, rather than craving for how they should be. Within this framework of thought, each tale, each poem, becomes a testament to the unyielding power of compassion, hope and love as "the golden elements" mending our fractured world. It is seeing the blessings still shining through our lives, recognizing that there is always hope on healing's road, and a beauty that emerges from embracing imperfections while celebrating ways of coping through caring and resilience.Maryam Daftari is a retired lecturer in political science and a China specialist. She is a poet, pianist, and award winning nature photographer. Maryam has published three books and over 25 articles on Chinese affairs, has lectured on International Relations and Comparative Politics, specifically on Chinese Government and Politics at several universities for over three decades. She started writing poetry as an undergraduate, winning several awards. Maryam's poems have been chosen for publication in many of the annual editions of Lyrical Iowa and San Diego Poetry Annual (2013-2023), in Stand Forth and A Step Between, publications of Iowa's Society of Great River Poets. Her poems have also appeared in an anthology of San Diego poets entitled Sundays at Liberty Station. Maryam is the author of 2 poetry collections, Like Magic but Real and Haiku Workbook. Her favorite poets are Rumi and Mary Oliver.

If you are a woman over 40 and feel your confidence slipping, can't land a job despite your stellar experience and qualifications, or suddenly find yourself feeling ignored or dismissed, this book is for you. Or maybe you feel out of sync with today's younger workers and corporate culture and realize you are losing your seat at the table. KEEPING YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE is one woman's journey of regaining confidence and learning to leverage age and experience in her favor. With humor and vulnerability, she shares her story, lessons learned, and valuable insights from experts and other women. Nori Jabba grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and has had a career spanning over 30 years in corporate real estate and community development. She is passionate about mentoring women, including her three grown daughters, and loves writing to empower and inspire others. She lives in Redwood City, California. This is her first book.

1347. Late September. Messina, Sicily. Twelve Genoese galleys arrive unannounced, and drop anchor in its bay. A few sailors struggle ashore, bearing a cargo on their backs; a terrible cargo that the world had never known before; a cargo of 'death' so virulent nothing could withstand or allay it: not fortress walls, not the swords and arrows of armies; not charms, herbs, or desperate flight; not the relics of Saints; not the prayers of the devout. Thus begins the greatest pandemic in recorded history, one of apocalyptic, Biblical proportions that men would believe was God's judgment of their iniquities; leaving nearly half of Europe dead in the wake of its wrathful scourge. Brother Ludovico has researched and painted a graphic, lurid picture of the 'Black Death', and the Great Famines that preceded it, as they swept through 14th century Italy. He has painted it with the rhyming descriptions of two men with antithetical natures: one, a learned theologian, an eminent abbot and scholar; the other, a friend of the abbot's youth, an apostate who is a lover of wine, taverns, and the arms of women. Both men find themselves faced with the harsh immediacy of death, and both strive to find meaning in the gruesome havoc with which God is ending Man's world. A story of the soul, told with the voice of the soul, a poignant poetry that tells the existential dilemma in each of us.....a story ofthe battles of flesh with spirit, belief with its abandon, the fragilityof life with the iron certainty of death.....the myths of love with our first and final, utter aloneness. When asked about 'Brother Maria': "A kind of poetic reliquary of Man's Past; a kind of allegory of the plagues loosed on his Present; a kind of hope, perhaps the only hope for his Future."

Hello! Welcome to the journal that incites happiness! I have designed this journal for you to manifest yourhappiness with these simple yet essential daily prompts,prayer list, and questions. On the second page, you will find two areas: one listedmy happiness and the other my goals. Underneath my happiness, write down a list (can be bigor small) of the things that make you the happiest inlife. It could be walking your dog, reading, going fora run, getting a good laugh in, or spending time withfamily and friends. Ask yourself: who, what, and wherebrings me the most joy? Next, write down a list of your yearly passions, desires,and aspirations underneath my goals. Do youwant to run a marathon this year, start a new hobby,start journaling, or enjoy nature more? This sectionwill allow you to achieve those goals one step at atime. This page is designed for you to look back on throughoutthe use of this journal. I intended this journal to be a 'morning journal,' butyou can use it however you feel best! If you want tobase these prompts and questions on the next day -that works! This is for you - to help you manifest yourhappiness - any way you choose! :)

Your Winning Lottery Ticket is intended to serve anyone who wants to live their bestlife. I believe people purchase lottery tickets because what they trulydesire is not some number in a bank account, but rather an improvedlife, and the freedom to live their best life. In this book you will begiven tools to assist you in reaching the next level of your life.Your Winning Lottery Ticket was written with the mission of making the reader's life 1% better.About the Author Garrett Greiner is a future Guinness World Record holder and inevitable NYT best-selling author. His confidence comes from his love of writing, his desire to constantly improve his craft, and his willingness to do whatever it takes. Garrett aspires to be a philanthropist- contributing to the world not just with money, but in joy, wisdom, hope, and a belief in what is possible.

O Yoga S¿tra é o grande texto sobre Yoga, trazido ao conhecimento, na Índia antiga, por Maharishi Patañjali. Yoga significa "União", e o Yoga S¿tra descreve a experiênciada unidade, o estabelecimento completo da atividade da mente na consciência pura, a forma mais simples de consciência humana. Em 195 sutras curtos, este texto ilumina o ensino de Yoga e meditação, e dá uma compreensão profunda da vida na transcendência. Esta nova tradução foi inspirada pela ciência completa da consciência contida na Ciência Védica Maharishi. PROJETO DA CAPA: Lawrence Sheaff, com computação gráfica de Jay Johnson Thomas Egenes, Ph.D., ensina sânscrito na Universidade Internacional Maharishi em Fairfield, Iowa. Dr. Egenes é o autor de Introdução ao Sânscrito e outros livros sobre Literatura sânscrita. The Yoga Sutra is the great text on Yoga, cognized in ancient India by Maharishi Patanjali. Yoga means "union," and the Yoga Sutra describes the experience of unity, the complete settling of the activity of the mind. In 195 short sutras, this text illuminates the teaching of yoga and meditation, and gives a profound understanding of life in transcendence.Thomas Egenes recebeu seu doutorado pela Universidade daVirgínia, após graduar-se na Universidade de Notre Dame.Ele é professor da Universidade Internacional Maharishi etradutor de Os Upanishads (Tarcher / Penguin) juntamentecom o Dr. Vernon Katz. Além disso, Dr. Egenes escreveuIntrodução ao Sânscrito, Parte Um; Introdução ao Sânscrito,Parte Dois (Motilal Banarsidass International); Aprendendo oalfabeto sânscrito (MIU Press); Todo o Amor Flui para o Ser(Samhita Productions); e Histórias Eternas dos Upanishads(Smriti Books). Seus livros de introdução ao sânscrito sãousados na Universidade de Harvard, Universidade de Chicago,Universidade Johns Hopkins, Universidade Nacional daAustrália, além de outras universidades ao redor do mundo.Dr. Egenes mora em Fairfield, Iowa, EUA.