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In the dark of the parking lot I couldn't possibly have seen his eyes, but in my memory or my imagination I saw them as dark pits of rage and madness. He came up swinging, or so I thought. I never felt the knife, it slid across my body so easy it felt like nothing more than a regular punch. When...

I checked my gun to make sure I had a full clip, chambered a round, and ran downstairs. When I put a gun in this guy's face and maybe knocked out a tooth or two, he would sure as hell tell me where Jackie was. But he was gone when I got down there, no trace of his presence left behind. Just...

I was once an FBI agent, a man with a respected career, an officially certified Good Guy. Now I was hiding in a drenching rainstorm outside of a scared man's house after my very public firing and repudiation. I could quite easily die in the next few minutes, or be forced to take the life of an innocent...

Since its inception in 1991, EUROMAT has been held each year on behalf of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), and alternates between general and topical prospectives. This year's theme, Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage, was proposed by the Societe Francaise...

Wächter der Geisterstadt Der Tod ist etwas Endgültiges für jedes Lebewesen. Oder er sollte es sein. Er ist sozusagen eine einmalige Angelegenheit. Doch nicht für jeden. Bei einigen Wesen gibt es einen Riss im bis dahin stabilen Kontinuum von Raum und Zeit. Die Kräfte, die frei werden, spalten...

Alcool de menthe de Ricqlès, huile de Haarlem, élixir du Suédois… Certains médicaments et produits naturels ont traversés les âges et font toujours partie des incontournables à avoir chez soi pour lutter contre les petits maux du quotidien… Dans ce petit cahier, découvrez comment les utiliser. •...

Durch das Voranschreiten der politisch gewollten Änderungen erfährt das Hospizsystem, die oft anfänglich auf ehrenamtlichem Engagement basierte Arbeit, eine neue Herausforderung. Dabei kann man die Entwicklung aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven betrachten: Aus der Blickrichtung der ehrenamtlichen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Berufserziehung, Berufsbildung, Weiterbildung, Note: 1,7, FernUniversität Hagen, Veranstaltung: Empirische Bildungsforschung/ Methoden, 8 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Arbeit befasst sich mit der empirischen...

Bruce R. Coston's first book, Ask the Animals, earned him high praise for being another James Herriot. Now, in his delightful second memoir, Coston shares more rich stories about his animal patients and the clients who make veterinary practice so fulfilling. In this humorous, poignant, and enthralling...

Patient by Patient is the memoir of a young doctor, fresh from residency, as she explores the joys and frustrations of beginning her medical practice. As she strives to help her patients face a range of challenges from the humorous to the profoundly devastating she learns that while medical school...

When personality clashes and ego battles predominate the workplace, no amount of money in the world is enough to justify continued employment. In an age when Americans spend more than half their waking hours either at work or performing a function related to work, it is important that the workplace...

There's so much more to each hero beyond the mask... Fighting crime is not always a walk in the park. The power to protect citizens comes at a price... your identity. How do you live an ordinary life when you can do such extraordinary things? All proceeds from the print and digital sales...

Le 21 juin, dans le désert du Nevada, à 16h05 précises, la « zone 51 » disparaît... Il s'est produit une gigantesque explosion nucléaire, si terrible que la tête du champignon était visible de Los Angeles. Les conséquences sont catastrophiques. Le gouvernement américain dénombre environ...

Step through the door, and get a Glimpse into a new world. This thrilling anthology includes twenty-two stories, written by some of today’s most talented authors.Be tempted and fascinated with peeks into worlds of Ghosts, Vampires, and Fantasy, to Crime and Science Fiction. Many of these short...