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The eight short stories show the life, challenges, endearments, and loss of eight women at different ages and different stages in life and of different conditions—most of them of Romanian descent and living in Israel, Canada, or USA. They are struggling with loneliness, fear, and loss of touch with today society and its rapid technological changes. All of them are longing for love and acceptance.

The key to success in any setting lies in knowing how to be an effective leader. The Powell Principles outlines the decision-making habits, success strategies, and leadership philosophies of Secretary of State Colin Powell, and provides fascinating examples of how Powell has used them to overcome numerous obstacles in his climb to the top. Filled with insights that are refreshingly honest, this concise, powerful book reveals how you can dramatically improve your leadership skills and achieve unmatched levels of professional success, while inspiring others to extraordinary...

Even though Oren Elow had never tried heroin, he'd always heard that it was a gift from the goddess. So he didn't hesitate to try it when his buddies offered him his first hit of heroin-a hit that would make him a heroin slave and one that would define so many of his following years. In this memoir, Elow shares his life's narrative-from growing up in Louisiana with an alcoholic father and loving mother who later divorced, to his years on Boston's streets as a heroin addict, to his time spent behind bars for a variety of transgressions, and to the effect his addiction had on his wife and...

Eine Umarmung tut allen gut.

Konrad Kröterich von Keks lebt allein. Er liebt es, sich mit seinem Spiegelbild zu unterhalten und staunt, was für ein amüsanter Gesprächspartner er doch ist. Eines Tages wachter auf und ruft zu sich selbst. »Ich habe von der schönsten Umarmung geträumt". Sofort macht er sich auf die Suche. Die Giraffe Georgette hat einen zu langen Hals, er rutscht bei der Umarmung mit ihr immer wieder von oben nach unten. Mit dem Goldfisch Geri ist es Konrad zu nass. Er versucht es mit anderen Tieren. Doch manche Umarmung ist zu weich, zu hart, zu eng, zu wild....