A new story by Birgitt Van Wormer, author of the popular Hana Trilogy!After cutting all ties, leaving her home in Turtle Key and moving to Boston 17 years ago because of her sister and boyfriend’s betrayal, Sienna gets a phone call that they both had a fatal accident. Sienna has to travel back to the Keys to take care of her two nieces and nephew as well as the Sea Turtle Sanctuary that her parents ran when she was a child. Not only does Sienna have no clue how to deal with the thr...

This 5 session simple Norwegian audio course designed for beginners focuses on developing speaking and understanding skills for core words and phrases that can be used in daily interactions. This approach is practical for learners who aim to quickly acquire a foundational level of communication in Norwegian, emphasizing pronunciation, basic vocabulary, and key phrases. The course focuses on topics such as greetings, common questions, numbers and phrases needed for everyday situations....

This book explores the capacity of the Danish innovation system to respond to key societal challenges including the green imperative of achieving growth with environmental sustainability and the need to adapt to new and possibly disruptive changes in technology, often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution.The book is divided into four main parts. The first describes the evolving characteristics of the Danish system of research and innovation with special attention to the ...

Can a patient's silence kill the doctor?To die young is a fate few desire. Perhaps more terrifying still is the prospect of being convicted when innocent—a prospect that turns into bitter reality for a doctor racing against time to save a young girl’s life.A respected physician in Cordoba, Spain, receives a mysterious phone call—a request to attend to the ailing daughter of a wealthy but secretive family in Madrid. What seems to be a routine house ...

Everything we do and the way we think is based on a linear conception of time. Our very ideas of life, success, and happiness are tied to a non-cyclical, non-organic paradigm that often works against our own nature and potential. The Maya live in a different world—close to nature, close to their children and their elders, and close to time: the sacred and the secular. It may seem we could not be further removed from the Mayan way of life, but there is a road built centuries ago we can stil...

They say an image speaks a thousand words—these images speak millions.The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004, which devastated the shores of 11 countries and took the lives of over a quarter of a million people, burned through the world’s consciousness for months afterwards. Just as the wave shattered everything in its path, so the stories of those who lived through it forever changed, torn apart and unraveled. The sea forced them not only to rebuil...

Mayan Calendar Astrology: Mapping Your Inner Cosmos is the quintessential handbook you need to understand the art of Mayan astrology and how to harness it for a profound illumination of your personal lifepath. If you liked Jaguar Wisdom, this book will take you even deeper into the powerful insights that Mayan astrology can offer, whether you’re a seasoned expert or just a beginner.Included are:Complete information about the day signs and num...

If you liked The Golden Compass and The Chronicles of Narnia, be prepared to fall in love with mythic fantasy all over again. The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree pulls you into a mesmerizing world that blurs the lines between science, mythology, and the hidden magic of nature.Synopsis:Max Hammond has a life other science-obsessed boys his age only dream of: he travels the world with his bee researcher dad and science wr...

Birgitt maintains that there is leadership capacity within everyone and that it is time for people to awaken their leadership potential. According to the author, personal and professional leadership development cannot be separated. This book offers the reader the opportunity to take a deep dive into the subject of personal and professional leadership development. Readers are challenged to claim leadership of their lives and their businesses and organizations for the greater well-being of a...

Across Africa today, as development activities animate novel forms of governance, new social actors are emerging, among them the volunteer. Yet, where work and resources are limited, volunteer practices have repercussions that raise contentious ethical issues. What has been the real impact of volunteers economically, politically and in society? The interdisciplinary experts in this collection examine the practices of volunteers - both international and local - and ideologies of volunteeris...

Fairy tales are part of our culture and history. They have been with many of us since we were children. During the last 20 years there has been an increasing interest in psychoanalytically-orientated interpretation of fairy tales, opening them up as a medium for therapy.The authors show that fairy tales can be used in therapy and guidance in a number of ways and on many different levels. They found that using such stories in their daily work proved beneficial for staff-members and ...

If you liked The Golden Compass and The Chronicles of Narnia, be prepared to fall in love with mythic fantasy all over again. The Jaguar and the Cacao Tree pulls you into a mesmerizing world that blurs the lines between science, mythology, and the hidden magic of nature most adults find all but impossible.Synopsis:Max Hammond has a life other science-obsessed boys his age only dream of: he travels the world with h...