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In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community.

Cletius Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at Miskatonic University, has seen a number of very strange and frightening things. Yet for the most frightening he did not have to travel to the deserts of Africa or the lush jungles of Asia or even the lofty peaks of the Andes. For that he had to go to the lethargic little town of Blankenship, Georgia and the Malatowa Mounds.

At the start of 2020, in what felt already like an age of disorder, our world faced one of the gravest global challenges in a century. Yet in the midst of this crisis, billions of human beings responded with love. Tim Shriver saw an opportunity for those hungry for community to answer a call to heal, a call to hope, a call to unite. He asked monks and nuns, artists and activists, nurses and doctors, ex-presidents and ex-cons to come together to share messages of inspiration, transformation, and love. This book captures the spirit of that 24-hour event.

From the organization We Need Diverse Books and Dhonielle Clayton, the co-author of Blackout, comes a fantasy collection of short stories from a list of diverse, award-winning, and best-selling authors. This critically acclaimed young adult anthology welcomes every voice to lead, empower, and take command of their universe.

If you or someone you love is facing death, this deeply compassionate series offers hope and comfort. While conversations about dying and death have become more popular in recent years, a decidedly Catholic perspective is often missing. Now, this course offers a unique approach to these conversations grounded in the Franciscan tradition. Combining historical analysis and meditations for reflection, these lectures provide you with new insights into the spiritual dimensions of dying and death.

Deepen your faith with this extraordinary retreat. Whether you are a layperson of faith or a clergy member, this inspiring series is for you. Although we sometimes think of holiness as belonging to the realms of the consecrated religious, clergy, and certain saints, being a lay Christian is just as powerful a vocation. And as Vatican II's Lumen gentium reminded us, we are all called to be holy, no matter what our walk of life.

Take an extraordinary journey through the liturgical year. You will find this erudite and joyful course informative, useful, and deeply moving. Like a kaleidoscope, the liturgical year turns its cycles, offering fresh images of hope to those who mark these holy seasons in faith. With song, ritual, and devotion, the Catholic Church marks time with beauty. Through these seasons, the church celebrates the colorful good news of life to be lived in abundance: here, now, and forever.

Take an unforgettable retreat with Teilhard de Chardin's masterpiece: The Divine Milieu. A Jesuit priest and scientist, Teilhard's powerful vision of the universe has influenced countless spiritual seekers. Written in the 1920s but published posthumously, The Divine Milieu is a spiritual work at once cosmic and personal. Mapping the horizons of transcendence and intimacy, it illuminates the boundless contours of our true nature and home in God.

You are invited into a profound and personal contemplative experience in this unique retreat with Thomas Merton, who will summon you toward the recovery of paradise. Presented by gifted professor, author, and musician Sr. Kathleen Deignan, this six-conference series will transform your spiritual imagination and deepen your contemplative consciousness.

In this unique retreat, you will join the Master of The Cloud of Unknowing, who will guide you into a powerful encounter with the hidden, living God. Written during the turbulence of 14th-century England, this mystical text and its anonymous author capture some of the most profound contemplative teachings of Christianity. 

Английский учёный-физик Гриффин изобрёл машину, делающую человека невидимым. Правда, для полной невидимости человек должен был быть альбиносом, каковым Гриффин и являлся. Ученный не хотел раньше времени обнародовать своё открытие, чтобы позже создать тем большую сенсацию. Однако обстоятельства сложились так, что из-за материальных затруднений он не мог продолжать свою работу. У него появилась идея "исчезнуть" и начать совершенно новую жизнь в качестве невидимки.

Der Bestseller von Dr. Gudrun Fey. Statt sich zu ärgern oder nach einer schlagfertigen Antwort zu suchen, ist es erfolgreicher, ganz bewusst Strategien einzusetzen, damit Sie Abstand und Zeit gewinnen.

Ausgeglichen, kraftvoll und entspannt leben, wer wollte das nicht? Achtsamkeit heißt hier das Zauberwort. Für einen entschleunigten Alltag, liebevollere Beziehungen sowie mehr Bewusstheit und Intensität in jedem Augenblick. Der kleine Achtsamkeitscoach führt sanft und in kleinen Schritten zu einer achtsamen inneren Haltung. So schaltet man Stress am effektivsten aus und kurbelt gleichzeitig die Lebensfreude an. Klassische Achtsamkeitsmeditationen und viele kleine Alltagsübungen machen den Einstieg leicht. Mit Übungsplänen für 4 oder 8 Wochen.

Step into a captivating world of alien romance and adventure with the thrilling box set of the Captured by Aliens series.

Warum ist es oft so schwierig, nach einer erfolgreichen Diät das Gewicht auch langfristig zu halten? Kaum ist der Anfangsenthusiasmus verflogen, grüßt schon der Jo-Jo-Effekt. Schuld daran: ein kleines Areal in unserem Gehirn, das noch nicht bemerkt hat, dass es heutzutage gut gefüllte Kühlschränke und Essen im Überfluss gibt.

Now more children are attending school while experiencing significant chronic and acute stressors. What can educators do to support students, help them learn, and ensure they reach their full potential? Trauma-informed schools are lauded as one way to address this challenge, but trauma-informed pedagogy can be hard to define and difficult to implement. Trauma-Responsive Pedagogy explores the research and practices around trauma-informed education in an easy-to-digest, actionable text that elevates the healing and wellness of both the children and the adults in our classrooms.

eu já me machuquei muito pelos outros. mas a única certeza que eu tenho, no fim de tudo, é de que o tamanho dos destroços é igual ao tamanho do amor que precisaremos pra se reconstruir. essa é a parte forte de tudo isso. isso é o que importa. a resiliência.

Der Zirkus ist da! Aufgeregt schauen sich Globine und ihre Freunde die bunte Parade an. Was es da alles zu sehen gibt! Globine gerät außer sich, als sie ihre Heldin, die Furchtlose Frida, im Umzug entdeckt. Am Abend ist alles bereit für die große Premiere. Die Lichter sind an, die Ränge sind voll, alle sind gespannt. Die Pferdenummer beginnt, dann kommt die Zauberin. Aber als die Trapezkünstler an der Reihe sind, ist der Wind so heftig geworden, dass er das Zeltdach hochhebt und eine Plane reißt. Nun wird es gefährlich. Alle flüchten durcheinander. Es herrscht wildes Chaos.

Mit den "Jicki-Sprachduschen" lernst Du Sprachen (fast) so einfach wie Deine Muttersprache. Durch das regelmäßige Hören der Vokabeln, Sätze und Geschichten wirst Du schnell feststellen, wie viel Du schon verstehst und schon bald selbst mit dem Sprechen beginnen. Lerne Englisch beim Kochen, beim Sport und sogar unterwegs im Auto. Die Geschichte: Carsten ist ziemlich im Stress und dann noch ständig die Meetings, die immer häufiger auf Englisch stattfinden. Daher entschließt er sich, bei Sarah einige Stunden in Englischer Konversation zu nehmen.

Known for his journalism, biographies and novels, A. N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love (sacred and profane) and his life in Grub Street—as a prolific writer. The audiobook begins with his heart-torn present-day visits to Katherine, now for decades his ex-wife, who has slithered into the torments of dementia. At every turn of this reminiscence, Wilson is baffled by his earlier self—whether he is flirting with unsuitable lovers or with the idea of the priesthood.