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Themes for Self Exploration with Story and Song first references the resources and unique reality we all possess as a result of our experience. The book then presents a variety of life themes common to us all, with stories illustrating the themes. The authors then wonder how the listener might favorably navigate the future in the context of a particular theme as the listener listens to a piece of music. What might surface from inner resources as a soundscape compliments a meditation on a theme?

This is the official Hitchhiker's Guide to Humanity, and once we understand where we originally came from, we can finally resolve the mysteries of our condition. We can become smarter, faster, stronger, healthier, more youthful, more vibrant, longer living, emotionally blissful, psychologically harmonized, romantically successful, and we can even become FOUR times wealthier. What?!?! Yep. But you'll never know the secrets unless you listen about it. So, you better! Or else I'll tell Harry and Marv where to find you.

Menno heeft het moeilijk om het dure leven van zijn vrouw te financieren terwijl zijn bouwbedrijf op de rand van de afgrond staat. Het water staat hem aan de lippen waardoor hij besluit fraude te plegen. Ook zijn dochter Cécile maakt het hem niet makkelijk wanneer zij met een nieuwe vriend thuiskomt die Menno niet tolereert. De problemen rakelen zich op en het noodzakelijk kwaad zwelt onvermijdelijk aan. Wie is er nog te vertrouwen? In de misdaadroman "Noodzakelijk kwaad" word je op aangrijpende wijze meegesleurd in een verhaal van intrige, leugens en misleiding.

Een origineel historisch verhaal van Arend van Dam. In 1621 komt Amalia van Solms, een arme gravin uit het hof van de koningin van Bohemen, bij toeval in Nederland terecht. Ze kan haar geluk niet op als ze ten huwelijk gevraagd wordt door Frederik Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau. Niet alleen is haar leven in armoede voorbij, haar nieuwe leven als prinses past haar perfect. Algauw schudt Amalia het stadhouderlijk hof wakker. Ze laat paleizen bouwen, legt een grote kunstverzameling aan en ontvangt belangrijke buitenlandse gasten.

Voor de O’Briens is iedere dag een gevecht om te overleven. Mary Ellen en haar vijf kinderen wonen in de armoedige buitenwijken van een Engels mijnwerkersdorp. Ze staat er helemaal alleen voor, want haar man is verslaafd aan alcohol en regelmatig agressief. John, haar oudste zoon, werkt in de haven om het gezin te kunnen onderhouden. Hij is anders dan de meeste mannen in de buurt: Hij is gevoelig, slim en zijn moeders enige steun en toeverlaat.

What is the value of one powerful question? What about one life changing answer? This book asks questions geared towards a sense of knowing who you are at your core. These questions are thought-provoking, challenging, and inspiring. Most importantly, they are life changing! Truth is - no two individuals are created exactly alike! God, in his infinite wisdom, created every person with a unique identity and purpose.

Passage to Faith explores current scientific evidence supporting the case for the existence of a creator God. It draws on dozens of historical testimonies of individuals who had encounters with a supreme being which influenced them to change their lives, and sometimes the world, for the better. Taking the listener on an evidence-based tour through the cosmos, Lee, qualified in the fields of the philosophy of futures studies, theology, literature and education, reveals a stunning degree of indwelling intelligence and beauty on display throughout the universe and on Earth.

一般人の、一般人による、一般人のための株式投資を提唱し、無理のない、持続可能な利益の積み重ねを紹介しているBart氏を迎え、ガンバル必要のない「自然体」の投資スタイルが語られています。・戦略構築の流れ(チャンスの見分け方)・情報収集(どんな情報を、どんなソースから)・仕掛け・仕切りのタイミングなどなど、力まない(そんな時間がない)サラリーマンの投資スタイルがここにあります。大局的な相場判断で「確実に仕込み、じっくり利幅を蓄積する」サラリーマン投資家の相場アプローチは、相場観が掴みやすい得意セクターで、需給と割安の両面から銘柄選択を行います。このトークでは、「相場の大局観」、「銘柄の需給環境(トップダウン)」、そして「割安判断(ボトムアップ)」の認識について、Bart氏が自ら解説しています。日々の相場の動きに右往左往しない(そんな時間もない)、サラリーマン投資家のための具体的な戦略は、中期投資の基本形でもあります。現役サラリーマン投資家であるBart氏の、投資を継続するためのヒントが凝縮されたトークは、「意外とすごい個人投資家」になるためには聞き逃せない内容となっています。

The surprising breakthrough in Start Something Good is that anyone can find their purpose in life and give back to the world. This personal tale of transformation and redemption details how an immigrant stumbled his way towards a calling of improving people’s well-being globally. In 2007, Bartlomiej "Bart" Skorupa quit a promising career in management consulting and bought a one way ticket to Africa. Driven by stories of miserable failures and wild success, Bart outlines actionable insights that inspire you to craft a life of purpose, meaning, and selfless giving

A collection of short bedtime stories for children by Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang.

A classic collection of holiday short stories for children featuring a kidnapped Santa, busy elves and a brave tin soldier, amongst others.

Bart Torres interviewed comedian Andrew Dice Clay in 2010. The night before, he started a headlining residency at the famous Las Vegas Hilton. Clay talked about how it felt to have a residency at what was famously Elvis Presley’s home theater and how he idolized rock stars like Elvis rather than comedians growing up. He also shared some impressions, including one of Elvis.

Bart Torres spoke with late comedian Ralphie May in 2016 about preparation for May’s first time playing the famous Treasure Island Theater in Las Vegas. May gave some humorous tips for visiting Vegas and joked about his big plans for the stage constructed for the acrobatics show Cirque du Soleil, as well as his opinions on the then-upcoming 2016 presidential election.

In 2015, Bart Torres spent time with comedian, actress, and writer Wanda Sykes leading up to her show at Treasure Island in Las Vegas. Wanda talked about the fated Curb Your Enthusiasm revival, her past career in the NSA, and what activities she was planning for her time on the Vegas Strip.

The late comedian Richard Jeni of Platypus Man and The Mask talked to Bart Torres in this interview from 2005 about his most recent HBO special, A Big Steaming Pile of Me. Jeni makes some humorous observations about hotels and explains how he enjoys Las Vegas without gambling. Jeni also talks politics and about the ever-widening partisan gap in America.

Steven Wright, actor, comedian, writer, Oscar winner, narrator of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and Rolling Stone’s 15th greatest stand-up in the world, got his start on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In this installment of Las Vegas Connection, Wright talks to Bart Torres about his unique, signature deadpan delivery, and how he doesn’t believe in time.

In this episode of Las Vegas Connection, Adam Carolla, comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director talks to Bart Torres about making up for lost time doing nothing and working construction for 10 years. Carolla jokes about his lax upbringing with hippy parents and taking over for Norm McDonald as the voice of “Death” on the animated series Family Guy. Carolla gives his thoughts on Trump from his experience on Celebrity Apprentice.

Don Rickles, a true comedy legend, talked to Bart Torres in 2012 about his hilarious adventures with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan and his time on the Vegas Strip. Rickles also touched on his long marriage, stand-up comedy, his start as an insurance salesman, and how he wrote his own tweets.

Have you ever been a captive listener? Have you ever been cornered and forced to endure an annoying monologue at the hands of someone who loves the sound of their own voice? Have you ever wondered if there's anything you can do to expedite a rapid exit from such encounters? If so, then it's time for you to learn the number-one mistake you're making which actually prolongs an unwanted conversation. Discover little-known secrets like the stopper, the non sequitur, and the handoff.

What are the four golden rules of conversation? How do you break the conversational ice? What are the key conversational red lights that will stop your efforts? What are the essential dos and don'ts for any conversation? Get answers to these questions and much more in this commonsense guide that will turn you into a master conversationalist!