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From the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet, U.S. Navy Commander Frank Weisser conveys the lessons he learned flying as the Lead Solo for the Blue Angels, on multiple combat deployments, and as stunt pilot for Top Gun: Maverick. Each chapter opens with a flight sequence and describes a lesson, skill, or value that Weisser learned in the sky and that carried him through a life of service with the Navy: finding focus, developing trust, opening communication, overcoming adversity, facing failure, and recognizing courage within oneself.

In the summer of 2003, Rabbi Mordechai Weiss, together with his wife, Ellie, and their children made the leap from Teaneck, New Jersey, and joined the many who have made aliyah to Israel from the United States. Personal writings from Rabbi Weiss' regular email updates to family and friends, sharing the personal challenges and triumphs of beginning anew in Israel, form the basis of this book.

A riveting new work and fresh take on the lead-up to the presidential election of 1960, drawing timely parallels to the choice Americans face in 2024 It’s January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace...

Experience the Greek Pantheon as never before and discover how ancient Greek mythology forged the bedrock of Western Civilization, even if you're a newcomer to the world of Olympus. The enigma of Greek mythology has fascinated and puzzled historians, philosophers, literary geniuses, and inquisitive minds alike. Are you one of those minds? Do you wonder at the magnificent tales of Zeus, Hades, Athena, and the menagerie of gods that populated the ancient world?

Elizabeth è reduce da un amore sbagliato e avviata sulla strada della depressione. Pedro è un ricco giovanotto messicano segnato prima dalla morte del fratello e poi da un'indecisa relazione con una donna sposata. Elizabeth e Pedro non si conoscono, ma il dottor Weiss ha ascoltato da entrambi, durante la terapia di regressione, il racconto dello stesso episodio doloroso risalente a centinaia di anni prima.

After suffering complete and total humiliation at her junior-high graduation, there’s only one thing Lizzie wants to do - leave the country! Luckily, she’s off on a class trip to Rome, where she meets hot Italian pop star Paolo Valisari. Lizzie’s in heaven. Even better, it seems that she bears a striking resemblance to Paolo’s singing partner, Isabella. Lizzie starts getting star treatment - and that’s when her adventures really begin!

Timeless wisdom drawn from 3,000 years of human experience offers hope, insight and inspiration to listeners of all ages. These true stories of great individuals include Raphael, Michelangelo, Diogenes, Alexander the Great, King Solomon, Jesus' The Good Samaritan, Beatrix Potter, Satchel Paige, and more.

A century before Jacques Cousteau, Jules Verne took readers for a whirlwind journey beneath the sea in the submarine Nautilus. Accompany brilliant scientist, Pierre Aronnax; his faithful servant, Conseil; bold mariner, Ned Land; and mysterious Captain Nemo as they walk on the ocean floor, journey beneath polar ice, and fight for their lives against sharks, giant squid, and one another. Verne's famous gift for prophesying future events still startles us throughout this electrifying voyage, adapted and narrated by Jim Weiss. Come aboard!

Sylt im Herbst. In Rantum wird ein Anschlag auf eine ehemalige Ministerin verübt, die zahlreiche Gäste aus Politik und Wirtschaft zu ihrer Geburtstagsfeier geladen hat. Bald ist klar, dass nur jemand aus dem inneren Kreis den Anschlag verübt haben kann. Wird er oder sie erneut versuchen, die Ministerin zu töten? Liv Lammers' zehnter Fall ist brisanter denn je und hält die erfahrene Ermittlerin auf dem sturmumtosten Sylt gefangen.

Summer, 1980. Kate Shaw has lived in Baines Creek for ten years, teaching at a one-room schoolhouse on the brink of closure. A skeptic by heart, she rejects superstition and the belief in Appalachian folklore, much to the chagrin of Birdie Rocas, a lively and reclusive witch with a trove of secrets. Yet when Birdie dies and leaves Kate her Book of Truths and a trunk of illuminated manuscripts and journals, Kate is thrown into a mystery, overwhelmed by a collection that spans centuries back to Scotland.

Mit Mitte 30 steckt Lana fest–in einem Leben, das sich zwar sicher anfühlt, aber auch ein wenig trostlos und einsam. Gefangen zwischen alten Ängsten und starren Routinen, hat sie den Blick für all das Schöne längst verloren. Als sie dem freiheitsliebenden Anton begegnet, der unterwegs ist, um das Reisetagebuch eines geliebten Menschen zu vervollständigen, bietet sich für Lana eine ungeahnte Möglichkeit: raus aus dem Alltag, rein ins Abenteuer. Zwischen Sonnenaufgängen, Lagerfeuern und heilsamen Momenten wächst nicht nur Lanas Liebe zu Anton–sondern auch ihr Glaube an sich selbst.

A young woman in a vaudeville sister act must learn to forge her own path after her twin runs away to Hollywood in this “elegant, immersive . . . exploration of sisterhood, identity, ambition and betrayal” (The New York Times). “A beautifully told coming-of-age story that embraces...

Join Dr. Doug Weiss—licensed psychologist, author, and speaker—as he shares biblical and therapeutic insights to help heal hearts, restore relationships, and bring freedom through Christ.

Willkommen in Vallantine, Georgia, wo du die Liebe suchst ... Scarlett Taylor ist sich darüber bewusst, dass die Einwohner von Vallantine sie für genauso eine Drama-Queen halten wie die literarische Heldin, nach der sie benannt wurde. Sie stammt ebenso aus einer wohlhabenden Familie, ist die Südstaaten-Schönheit des eigenwilligen Städtchens und mehr als gewillt, sich vom Winde (und der Liebe) verwehen zu lassen. Und ja, manchmal verhält sie sich ein wenig exzentrisch. Aber mal ehrlich: Das Leben ist einfach zu kurz, um sich von den Erwartungen anderer einschränken zu lassen.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LIST The prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we...

Als Mitarbeiterin im Jugendamt steht Emma tagtäglich für Kinder ein, die von ihren Familien vernachlässigt werden. Kinder wie die 9-jährige Alina. Doch das stille, kluge Mädchen mit der Liebe zu den Sternen berührt Emmas Herz auf besondere Weise. Und so bringt Emma sie—gegen alle Regeln—kurzerhand zu Alinas einzigem Verwandten: Onkel Max, der an der Nordsee lebt und sein Herz am rechten Fleck hat.

These timeless stories of many lands, delightfully adapted and narrated by Jim Weiss, show that people from all around the world have much in common. These six lesser-known folktales will be enjoyed by the whole family. In this recording from storyteller Jim Weiss, children will hear wisdom from China and Japan, an African romance, and wildly funny Native American, Arabian, and Spanish tales.

El estrés nos consume, destruye nuestra capacidad de ser felices... y también daña la mucosa de las paredes estomacales y aumenta la presión sanguínea atacando de forma directa al sistema cardiovascular. Al deprimir el sistema inmunológico, permite el desarrollo de enfermedades crónicas. Pero si modificamos nuestra actitud mental y aprendemos las técnicas de relajación simples pero muy efectivas que propone el doctor Brian Weiss, podríamos reducir el estrés a su mínima expresión.

A highly unsettling blend of true crime and coming-of-age memoir— The Stranger Beside Me meets Prep—that presents an intimate and thought-provoking portrait of girlhood within Manhattan’s exclusive prep-school scene in the early 1990s, and a thoughtful meditation on adolescent obsession...

Examines the direct perception of non-dual reality and shows its implications for navigating ordinary reality in an open, compassionate, and ever-maturing way Shares the author’s most significant awakening experiences and explores their psycho-emotional and psychospiritual foundations...