The economic activities of humanity, particularly during the last couple of cen turies, have had a profound impact on the natural environment. Fast depletion of the world's forest resources, fish stocks, fossil fuels and mine deposits have raised many moral as well as practical questions concerning present and future generations. Furthermore, a number of global environmental problems such as acid rain, the 'greenhouse effect' and depletion of the ozone layer are causing concern throughout ...

Leaders Will Take Massive Action As a leader, you will always have a purpose and vision for yourself and will be ready to act when a situation offers you a problem or opportunity. Not only must you be prepared to take massive action; a great leader sets the bar high. You must gain an understanding that great results and rewards lie just beyond the edge of what you find comfortable, and you need to be willing to purposefully cross that line and embrace the unknown. This does not mean you ne...

ABOUT THE BOOK This is a book of poetry which consist of three sections, anti-violence and war, non-religious spirituality and a few other things. It starts with a poem about Gallipoli Campaign in which the focus is on teenage soldiers on both sides of the campaign. Both my grand fathers were in Gallipoli and that is why I made it the starting point. Section two contains about variety of things. Last part is about non-religious spirituality which does not focus on any organized faith. Alto...

Almost everyone is familiar with names like Thor and Loki from movies, comics and other corners of the media world today, but where do they come from? That's exactly what this book looks at. You'll dive for a while into the origins of these familiar names - Norse mythology. Thereby you can not only get an overview of the scientific sources, in order to investigate if necessary there afterwards still more exactly, than the things are spread out here, you wander besides for a short time by t...

Maria’s Story is a true account of a Polish teen’s trials and tribulations as a slave girl of the Nazis in the Second World War. Driven out of Krakow during the invasion by the German Army, Maria and her sister Stefania flee for the safety of their country village only to be rounded up and sent to forced labor in Greater Germania. The loveliness of their new home in an alpine village in Austria belies the hardship and loneliness they endure among strangers in a strange land. It’s Maria’s fait...

Future plans, career aspirations, first great love: The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a uniquely important phase of life, and the Youth Initiation Ceremony is the major ritual for this significant step. How this step becomes the start of a successful and happy life is what young people will learn in this book! The tradition of the Youth Initiation Ceremony is much older than the former GDR, and its value is timeless: It celebrates the transition of a young person into adult l...

Future plans, career aspirations, first great love: The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a uniquely important phase of life, and the Youth Initiation Ceremony is the major ritual for this significant step. How this step becomes the start of a successful and happy life is what young people will learn in this book! The tradition of the Youth Initiation Ceremony is much older than the former GDR, and its value is timeless: It celebrates the transition of a young person into adult l...

On her eighteenth birthday, Iris, a veteran of the foster care system, ages out and finds herself saying goodbye to Rubicon House, the group home she’d lived in the past few years.Carrying past traumas and confronting new ones, Iris struggles to find her footing as an adult.When a newspaper ad catches her eye, she is offered a chance at unimaginable wealth. All she has to do is win a reality contest funded by a mysterious billionaire.Will she meet the challenge?...

By creating a therapeutic outlet for processing and self-expression, art therapy is an especially effective way to help emerging adults to develop their mentalizing faculty. With an 8-week syllabus, this professional guide provides detailed directives on putting mentalizing-based arts interventions into clinical practice with those aged 18-30, in a group or individual setting. With a specific focus on the differences in treating this age group, and case examples to demonstrate how art ther...

God uses all the things that happen in our lives, good and bad, to shape us into the person he wants us to be. As John 1:16 says, “From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.”If you’re looking for a short devotional book and can relate to families, friends, and fun, including multiple blessings and being together in eternity, then More Mary’s Musings is the book for you.This devotional book contains brief stories about Mary Kula Zoeller’s life...

Humanity has always wished for something beyond this lifesomething greater and uplifting beyond mere mortal existence.This feeling of longing is often seen as a religiously inspired conviction, and many people see their place in the afterlife as something divinely ordained.John J. Kula examines the myths as well as the far-fetched notions surrounding the afterlife in this expansive study that combines philosophy, science, religion and faith. He explores areas such as:

This is an engaging, easy to follow guide for developing a wide range of server projects with Raspberry Pi. This book is targeted towards all Raspberry Pi enthusiasts who are interested in exploring the potential of Pi as a server. Even if you have no prior experience with the Raspberry Pi, you can pick up this book and develop a wide range of projects.