After a health scare, Mitch starts a series of life changes that ultimately lead to the most unlikely of journeys: walking 800 kilometers across northern Spain along the Camino de Santiago. Setting out with his wife of thirty years Mary Lou, and a promise to "follow everything and every opportunity that crosses my path", they are woefully unprepared for the journey ahead; and would have to quickly adapt to the physical, mental and spiritual challenges that at times seemed far heavier than ...

Germany is clearly the dominant economic force in Europe. It occupies the pivotal position of being at the centre of both the EC and of attempts to rebuild the economies of East Central Europe. The German Economy traces the various aspects of German policy and growth, concentrating in particular on the last two decades. These include:the German economy in perspectivethe regional dimensionfiscal policymonetary policysocial polic...

In The Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Patricia Owen-Smith considers how contemplative practices may find a place in higher education. By creating a bridge between contemplative practices and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), Owen-Smith brings awareness of contemplative pedagogy to a larger audience of college instructors, while also offering classroom models and outlining the ongoing challenges of both defining these practices and as...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An authentic historical fiction set in England and Europe at the end of the turbulent 8th century CE.A tale of a clash of cultures; the triumph of courage, resilience and determination over adversity; a thrilling journey across thousands of miles of uncharted seas and unforgiving landscape while the events of the times unfold.On the 8th of June, 793CE, Fenn is a young apprentice scribe at St. Cuthbert’s Monastery on the ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A collection of seven deliberately diverse tales to lead you down seven different roadsThe SingerAn old man recounts the memory of a golden moment amongst the chaos of warChancesAn adventurer experiences the extremes of dark despair and wild elation adrift in a raw South American cityLuck is a Lady TonightA desperate ...

Kaela knew the Queen had murdered Lord Orvyn the moment she learned how he had died.A man who complains of stabbing pains in his stomach and a band of iron around his chest moments after drinking from his wine cup; who falls from his chair, face beaded with sweat and struggling to draw his next breath – the screams of a kitchen girl filling everyone's ears, and the wooden plate she had been about to place on the table splitting in two on the stone floor beside her Lord...

All Madeleine wanted at the start of the day was a cold glass of lemonade. She didn't expect to end the day investigating a crime that wasn't and questioning the existence of ancient Egyptian gods.A chance meeting in a café in Venice turns from normal to weird in the blink of an eye. A young woman is dragged from her comfortable existence into a dangerous world of international intrigue in the company of a unique and mysterious man. Both must use all of the considerable talents and...

The Journaling Memories process is designed to assist and stimulate the thinking and written expressions of the aging including those suffering with memory weaknesses associated with dementia and Alzheimer's. Such stimulus is considered one of several areas that has been shown to help in the treatment of memory weaknesses The process of recalling and chronicling the thoughts, insights, and lessons of life has additionally been important to millions of people around the world in keeping the...

Since 2010, Unwinnable has been a showcase for weird, experimental, poignant, funny and iconoclastic stories. We're devoted to examining the intersection of the culture we love and the lives we lead. Unwinnable wants to bring you the best in pop-culture criticism, creative non-fiction, and the occasional serialized fiction once a week in a beautiful digital magazine. Unwinnable is life with culture.  Ethan Sacks laments the state of the modern big budget horror film (spoiler a...

Since 2010, Unwinnable has been a showcase for weird, experimental, poignant, funny and iconoclastic stories. We're devoted to examining the intersection of the culture we love and the lives we lead. Unwinnable wants to bring you the best in pop-culture criticism, creative non-fiction, and the occasional serialized fiction once a week in a beautiful digital magazine. Unwinnable is life with culture.In this week's cover story, Joe DeMartino investigates the strange rise the Dragon A...

Since 2010, Unwinnable has been a showcase for weird, experimental, poignant, funny and iconoclastic stories. We're devoted to examining the intersection of the culture we love and the lives we lead. Unwinnable wants to bring you the best in pop-culture criticism, creative non-fiction, and the occasional serialized fiction once a week in a beautiful digital magazine. Unwinnable is life with culture.  This week’s cover story from Gavin Craig uses The Unfinished Swan as a jumpin...

Health and economic development are interconnected. Over the past decades, the health sector has become an increasingly important component of the global economy, evidenced by the growing trend of health expenditures as a share of GDP. The interconnectivity of health and economic development and the cyclical nature of economic performance have emphasized the critical need to build health sector resilience to prepare for inevitable economic downturns. The objective of the book is to raise a...