Bücher veröffentlicht von Deborah Quick

Effective Family Office: Best Practices and Beyond, describes how the most innovative and successful single family offices respond to a turbulent world, uncertain economy, threats from cyber and terrorist attacks, constantly evolving regulations, tax structures and risks, as well as challenging family dynamics and unprecedented rates of wealth creation. Author Angelo Robles, founder and CEO of Family Office Association and Effective Family Office, excavates the most effective tools, policies, procedures and family and organizational culture that new and existing SFOs embrace to achieve and maintain excellence. "It all boils down to people," Robles says. "Effective, Resilient and Adaptive are the three building blocks of stunning SFO success: Finding effective people, managing them to embrace a resilient mindset and creating an adaptive culture are the building blocks of success in an SFO."

A derradeira fronteira física entre nós e o resto. Formada a partir da mesma matéria que o sistema nervoso central, a pele está em comunicação constante com o nosso interior e capacidade analítica acerca do mundo que nos rodeia, sendo um dos órgãos sensoriais mais importantes na forma como entendemos a nossa relação com o exterior. Ao nascer chegamos a um mundo incógnito que nunca poderemos vir a conhecer completamente, somos expulsos, entramos em choque. Este choque é um dos temas recorrentes nos textos deste livro, das sensações criadas a partir desse primeiro momento de existência frágil. O choque de nos sabermos únicos e isolados neste mundo, incapazes de partilhar o que vivemos, limitados pela nossa percepção na nossa compreensão dos outros e do que nos rodeia. Pele é um livro de contos, Triangulo, Caverna, Fome, Perímetro, K, Núcleo, Chuva, José e Palavras, escritos ao longo de um período indeterminado de tempo que marca a chegada à idade adulta.

Book 12 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series!If a wedding won't stop a war, what will?Gloria Meriwether-Astor's belief in doing the right thing has carried her across the world and through dangers that would have felled a lesser woman. She believed that if she married the dashing Captain Fremont, she could approach the Viceroy of the Royal Kingdom of Spain and the Californias with impunity. She could convince the prince to stop the war their fathers began, and then she could return to Philadelphia with her husband, her conscience clear at last.Sadly, belief and reality are two different things. The prince agrees to her proposal on one condition--that she annul her marriage and become his wife instead! Every woman has a threshold she will not cross. Gloria has come to love her riverboat captain, and the price of peace is simply too high. But when the evil stalking the pleasant gardens of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa claims its victim, the time for belief is over and the time to act--daringly, outrageously--is at hand. Do the witches hold the key to a way out of this trap?All Gloria has to do is take up the crown of roses and play for the highest stakes.All she has to do is become the iron dragon, and start a war of her own.

Book 10 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series!Her father started a war. She intends to stop it.Her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers, but heiress Gloria Meriwether-Astor is finding it difficult to forgive him. After all, how many young ladies of her acquaintance will inherit wealth, beauty, and a legacy of arms dealing? Now the Royal Kingdom of Spain and the Californias is about to declare war on the Texican Territory and Gloria simply will not allow it.In company with Alice Chalmers and the crew of Swan, along with a lost young Evan Douglas seeking reparation for his own sins, she takes to the air. Her intention-to stop the train carrying the final shipment of monstrous mechanicals into the Wild West. But they should have known that making a deal with air pirate Ned Mose in exchange for his help could never end well. What is a lady of principle to do? For the lives of thousands may depend on her ability to stop the war ... even if it means losing everything and everyone she has come to love ...

Sasha Skyy lived in what she came to call "the fog" for much of her life. Following a troubled childhood, she was bullied in high school. As a professional model, she embraced Miami's never-ending party scene, dancing until the music stopped in the wee hours of the morning. Drugs - ecstasy, cocaine, opiates - were a constant companion that landed her in jail. She had horrible experiences in rehabs and treatment centers. Sasha was confined to a wheelchair for three months following a car accident. IV drug use eventually led to an infection of her heart that required three open-heart surgeries! She was hacked. She was stalked. Despite all of this, and in the very midst of some of the worst experiences, Sasha discovered who she is, and why she is here.

He is a penniless baronet. She is the wealthy granddaughter of a tradesman. Can these childhood friends find their way back to each other when scandal strikes them both? Sir Perran Geoffrey needs a wealthy bride to repair his family estate and to bring his sister out in Society. But what woman with money and standing will accept him as a husband-practically penniless, his title under a cloud thanks to his ne'er-do-well father, with an estate far away in Cornwall?Alwyn Penrose and her two sisters are in London for their first Season. Imagine their surprise when they meet the heirs of the neighboring estates-gentlemen whom they are barely allowed to acknowledge. For to be seen with the Rogues of St. Just means the death of one's reputation. Except that Alwyn is seen. More than once. And the gossip spreads all the way to the sacred portals of Almack's, which close in her face and end her hopes for a good marriage forever.The ruin of her Season is Perran Geoffrey's fault. And when they are both forced to return to Cornwall, only one thing is clear: One good ruination deserves another.The Rogues of St. Just. They may be the most shocking men in Mayfair, but their hearts are all too vulnerable at home. In this series: The Rogue to Ruin - The Rogue Not Taken - One for the Rogue

Set in the 1800s, this trilogy of the House of Graves unites three intertwined adventure tales into one compelling historical narrative. Packed with actual memorable events, this novel sails across the world's oceans and five continents, encompassing three generations of the Graves family, brave and daring sea captains. Illuminated clearly are the complex and questionable intrigues of countries in turmoil during this tumultuous era in history. You will experience the brutality of the slave trade, nations at war, accurately recounted sea battles and the struggle of surviving the exotic yet treacherous orient. And through it all, deftly woven into the essential fabric of the story is the tender yet tragic romance of the young sea captain John Thomas Graves with the independent and beautiful Lady Evelyn Bunting, daughter of Lord Warfield Blackwood Bunting whose all-powerful business empire extends from England to his private army in India Add in Prince Monar, the massive former slave, Archibald Feng Yu-Shan, Leader of the Empire of the Sleeping Dragon and Soldier of Fortune, Trevor Falcon Sheffield St. Cloud, and you

It should have been the best summer of their lives - unfortunately, life doesn't always go according to plan.Summer in the Hamptons should be filled with cocktails by the pool, bonfires on the beach, and sunset clam bakes. Instead, Nora, Megan, and Courtney are battling dreadful blind dates, duplicitous roommates, and blackmailing ex-boyfriends.Nora recently moved into her newly constructed dream home on Dune Road. She sold her company in a legendary eight-figure deal and now has unlimited time and money to spend however she chooses. But sadly, she's alienated friends and family on her rise to the top and now finds herself all alone when things may be at their worst.Megan has let a dangerous situation spiral out of control and needs a chance to clear her head and regroup. Her plans for a post-graduation trip have fallen apart, and the closest thing she has to a family is inconveniently using the summer to relocate. So, when Megan gets a last-minute offer for a guest house in Westhampton Beach, she jumps at the chance, even though her hostess is a stranger, and it's only a temporary solution to a persistent problem.Courtney just graduated from college and simultaneously lost the two things that defined her - collegiate basketball and her best friend turned boyfriend. She desperately needs a change of scenery to recover and mend her broken heart, which is why Courtney takes the leap when the opportunity to spend two months in the Hamptons falls in her lap, even though the classmate who invited her is barely more than an acquaintance.When a series of disastrous events transpire, Nora, Megan, and Courtney band together and find solace in their unlikely friendship. While it's a far cry from the respite they each imagined, this improbable trio may not be too late to enjoy an unforgettable summer on Dune Road.

A well-written psychological thriller that keeps you wanting to read on to find out if Dona can escape her situation and who is her abductor.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Dona Pearson is abducted by an unknown man and held captive in a room painted green in an unknown location. Her only contact with the outside world is through a ski-masked man who asks her questions about her life. Thinking it must be someone she knows, she conducts an internal review of her personal history with men.The questions Janet Sierzant asks herself about relationships are the same questions most of us ask as we venture through our lives with hopes and disappointments in love. he prose is fast-moving and easy to read. The scenes of domesticity are masterfully painted, the emotions Dona experiences movingly depicted, and the horrors of unexplained captivity realistically described.I found The Green Room to be a bit different than the normal romance and mystery story. It made me stop and think about my life-long decisions and why I made them. The Green Room is a good psychological mystery....Trudi LoPreto for Readers Favorite

I The Reality Check tar den prisbelönta forskaren och praktiserande kiropraktorn Dr Heidi Haavik oss med på en resa genom människokroppens inre mekanismer, för att på ett enkelt språk förklara de vetenskapliga sambanden mellan kiropraktik och neurovetenskap.I den här boken kommer du att få reda på vad som sker i din hjärna när en kiropraktor justerar din ryggrad och hur detta påverkar din kropps vardagsfunktion. Upptäck varför abnormal rörelse i ryggraden kan påverka din kropp på till synes orelaterade sätt - och hur kiropraktik kan hjälpa dig att återställa optimal hälsa och välbefinnande. Den här boken är baserad på den ledande forskningen från de senaste två decennierna. Dr Haavik är en banbrytande forskare som har spelat en viktig roll i att fastställa sambandet mellan neurovetenskap och kiropraktik.

Mental Conditioning is the key ingredient to life's successes. By reading this book…You will learn...The Real Definition of Mental Conditioning!The Formula to Possessing Mental Strength!How to Retrain Your MindHow to Tap into Your Internal G.P.SYou will be asked...To Do Self-Evaluation!Open Your Mind to Bigger Possibilities!To Build Your Mental Muscles!How we think relates to every aspect of our lives. Within these pages is a template and map of the awesome journey to becoming stronger in mind. Welcome to the Mental Conditioning Movement!

Daniel Betsuamlak, son of a renowned Ethiopian pastor, has an anointing to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ from the day he is born, but threatened by God's call, Satan targets Daniel in merciless efforts to kill him before his ministry can begin.A difficult birth, two near-fatal car accidents, resulting epilepsy, heavy, addictive medication, dark demonic depression and more, the devil pulls out all the stops to kill Daniel.In this dramatic true story, Daniel lives through multiple wars, a Communist revolution, refugee flight from Ethiopia, a life-changing industrial accident and much more. The attacks keep coming until Daniel is having multiple grand mal seizures a week, he is completely enslaved to pharmaceutical drugs, and is oppressed by brutal, demonic depression.Eventually, Daniel can no longer find the point of living.Daniel has been taught his only hope is in Jesus Christ, the One who anointed him to preach the good news of salvation, yet from his pit of despair Daniel wonders if God has somehow forgotten him?Discover this riveting story of tragedy, love, despair, and God's faithful, delivering power as you follow Daniel from Africa to Greece to Canada, where Daniel reaches his breaking point.Can Daniel be RESCUED?

The Kittens and the Chipmunks is a story of friendships, helping others and learning. Mikey and Greta, the tiniest kittens at Keller Farms, meet two new friends, twin chipmunks, Lily-Rose and Lucienne. They learn the importance of sharing, helping others and hard work.Mikey and Greta are real life kittens and live at Keller Farms in Northern California. They were orphaned at the age of 5 days, bottle fed and raised by their 'human mommy', Finley Keller.

High school can be a difficult time for a teenager, especially toward the end where one has to start making the sudden transition into adulthood. For Jimmy Hawthorn it is even worse. Not only does he need to successfully make that transition, he has to do it while hiding the fact that he is the one responsible for kidnapping two fellow high school students, both of whom are hanging from their wrists in a secret underground fallout shelter he discovered behind an abandoned house on the outskirts of town.

Dani's plan of hiding in plain sight may not have been the best idea.In the two years that Dani Michaels has lived in Loudon, she's never told her friends at What's Perkin' she moved there to escape an abusive boyfriend. However, when she receives a note that says cryptically "looking forward to seeing you again," she realizes that it's finally time share her secret and ask for help.Ellie McKenna immediately enlists her Loudon policeman fiancé and his handsome partner, Paul Greene, for help protecting Dani. As Dani continues to be threatened, they discover some disturbing facts about her stalker.Paul is attracted to Dani from the beginning, but with her ex in the mix, he knows he'll have to tread carefully. There are certainly sparks flying between them, but Dani has been burned by love in the past.As danger threatens, can Paul persuade her to overcome her fears regarding him?

Kate will fight for love, won't she?When Don made the choice to follow Kate to her hometown, Loudon, he walked away from the family business, Crystal Lake Winery, and his passion for winemaking.Now, several years later, as Don and Kate struggle to conceive a baby, his father's failing health brings them back to Crystal Lake. Even as Don revels in his chance to manage the winery, Kate feels the life they made together is slipping away-especially when she discovers that Don may have fathered a child he doesn't even know about.Will picking up the threads of his old life in Crystal Lake be more than their marriage can endure? Kate is worried their relationship is in jeopardy, but that's when the ghost of Kate's father makes an appearance.If Kate is scared to leave, can a nudge send her soaring into a new life?

Will Ellie's first love be her last?Ellie wants to make a splash in Loudon when she opens The Looking Glass, but she hasn't bargained for being hit by a crime wave.When an intruder breaks into her gallery, Ellie is knocked on the head and locked in a closet, and the most valuable painting, on loan, is slashed from corner to corner. The person who rescues Ellie is a man about whom she knows almost nothing.Padraig Stone just introduced himself that afternoon, wanting to sign with the gallery. He's undoubtedly talented, but also evasive.While the police investigate, Pad is looking into the matter also, even though he hasn't been cleared of suspicion himself. For Ellie, who has been determined to protect her heart from pain ever since her father's death when she was little, it's a difficult dilemma.The handsome photographer is undoubtedly attractive, but dare she trust him when he's clearly hiding something?

After a disastrous marriage, Christina is determined to walk the monastic path that she's desired since her teens. She and her best friend take off to vacation on the Greek island of Santorini where a mysterious priest guides her to finding her path.Nathan and his best friend also vacation on Santorini. Hoping this trip brings him healing from a troubling past relationship, he delves into his painting and working with his uncle at his shop. But his uncle's longstanding wish forces Nathan to face his fears.When Christina and Nathan collide in the lobby of their hotel, sparks fly, but both refuse to pursue a romance. However, their discovered mutual passion in art and in each other draws the unwelcome attention of a nosy old friend and a determined ex. Christina and Nathan must navigate toward a future that could change the canvases of their lives.

Rocket racing can be deadly, but working in food service is worse. May's humdrum life is flung into hyperdrive when she's abducted, but not all aliens are out to probe her. She's inadvertently rescued by Xan, an "I Love Lucy" obsessed alien with the orangest rocket ship in the universe. But you still have to eat in space, and rocket racing is a quick, if life-threatening, way to make a living. Finally, May has a career she loves and a friend to share her winnings with. Until a Chaos god possessing Xan's ex-lover decides it's high time this whole "existence of reality" business was over and done with. The Audacity is the only ship fast enough to stop her, but May's no hero, and she doesn't particularly care for reality, anyway. Is literally (yes, literally) everything doomed?Witty, hilarious, and current, The Audacity is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the next generation. What the people are saying... "A wild ride! I laughed, I gasped, and my face got all wet in the end. A perfect edition for the Audacity series!""Queer, technicolor, sci-fi joy swaddled within the confines of a book...alien drag shows, interstellar romp with healthy and hilarious relationships.""Like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but with hopeful, loving optimism. And, in no slight to Adams, I think these days, we could use much more of the latter than the former."For fans of...Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Good Omens, Futurama, or Red Dwarf. Author BioCarmen Loup is a non-binary humorologist, illustrator of Tarot in Space, and creator of The Audacity sci-fi novel and comic book series. They write psychedelic speculative fiction with a hopeful spin that shines through even ridiculously horrible situations.

"Exotic, entertaining . . . [an] exceptional first novel."-San Francisco ChronicleThe year is 1861. After two centuries of isolation, Japan has opened its doors to the West. And as foreign ships threaten to rain destruction on the Shogun's castle in Edo, a small group of American missionaries has arrived to spread the word of their God. They have yet to realize that their future in Japan has already been foreseen. For a young nobleman has dreamt that his life will be saved by an outsider in the New Year. . . and it is said that Lord Genji has the gift of prophecy. What happens next-when the handsome lord meets an appa rently reformed gunslinger and a woman in flight from her own destructive beauty-sets the stage for a remarkable adventure. For as this unlikely band embarks on a journey through a landscape bristling with danger, East and West, flesh and spirit, past and future, collide in ways no one-least of all Genji-could have imagined.Praise for Cloud of Sparrows"The book seizes you from start to finish."-The Washington Post "Adventure-filled."-Entertainment Weekly "Rich . . . with an ambitious, unexpected ending that cuts deeper than a samurai sword."-San Francisco Chronicle