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Largely autobiographical, Christ in Concrete opens with the dramatic Good Friday collapse of a building under construction, crucifying in concrete an Italian construction worker, whose death leaves his pregnant wife and eight children impoverished. His oldest son, Paul, at just 12 years old, must take over his father’s role—and his job.

“The fire must be kept burning on the altar continually; it must not be extinguished" (Leviticus 6:13). When John Wesley was asked why multitudes collapsed in repentance under his preaching, he gave a simple answer: “I just set myself on fire, and they come to watch me burn.” Across the centuries, God has raised up men and women who burned with that same holy flame—believers whose lives ignited movements, shook nations, and awakened the Church. From Count Zinzendorf and Jonathan Edwards to Charles Finney, Evan Roberts, William Seymour, Smith Wigglesworth, Kathryn Kuhlman, and so ...

Pietro La Greca Sr. was an intimidating Napolitano con man dubbed “Mexico’s real-life Don Corleone”. He ran Mexico’s biggest money-laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history. His was a world of fast cars, mansions on the water, and VIP treatment at Las Vegas casinos. His exploitation of Mexico’s financial free fall made him a wealthy man. But while he was running his criminal empire, his son, Pietro Jr., a.k.a. Picho, was learning his father’s tricks—if only to bring the man down.

In The Doctor’s Future, Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli tackles the challenges posed by the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, driven by artificial intelligence, robotics, and the shifting roles of doctors. As healthcare professionals confront unprecedented demands, from technological advancements to changing patient expectations, the future may seem uncertain. The author’s Healthcare Convergence Framework provides clarity, actionable strategies, and profound insights for healthcare decision makers and doctors to survive and thrive in this new era where AI and robotics are essential.

Through vivid storytelling, this historical account reveals the disturbing influences and grim motives that possessed Alessandro Serenelli, St. Maria Goretti’s murderer. Yet it is much more than a chilling tale; this true narrative is a testament of transformation and redemption — God’s mercy shining forth through the most seemingly hopeless of situations. Just as great literature and spiritual writing have the power to transform the soul and spur it on to heroic deeds, the force of immoral prose can corrupt and even drive the soul to unspeakable deeds.

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Ancient Egypt has left tangible and incisive signs of its religion through monuments and writings. Temples abound with bas-relief and all-round images, painted in bright colors, complete with captions and inscriptions. The royal and noble tombs are no less and they are the ones that have handed down to us figures and texts of great craftsmanship finesse. Funerary and magical writings are unique examples of miniaturistic graphics of divine entities and descriptions of the afterlife. From the observation of these testimonies, an infinite number of divinities emerge, principal, secondary, ...

Chat-GPT, humanoid robotics, and self-driving cars are just a few of the things that are changing our everyday lives. The rapid advancement of AI is eroding one by one all the cornerstones considered unique of human nature: language, consciousness, creativity, and moral responsibility. The book argues that the revolution we are facing is driven by Alan Turing's "vision". This vision rests on the idea that intelligence is not an intrinsic property of human beings, but is a way in which matter is functionally organized and an attribute we are naturally inclined to ascribe to certain entities.

For 25 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo has run the lone medical clinic on the Italian island of Lampedusa. In that time he has rescued, welcomed, and cared for many of the hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants from the Middle East and Africa who have washed up on the island's shores. In this inspiring account of his life and work, Bartolo shares his quiet dignity, unshakable moral center, and inspirational message - "We can't and we won't be governed by our fears."

Torino, inizio d’estate. Isa, ventenne studentessa universitaria, organizza una festa nella villa dei genitori. L’unico a non essere ancora arrivato è Ezio, l’invitato che Isa aspetta con più ansia. Da un regalo anonimo salta fuori un biglietto minaccioso: se entro l’una di notte nessun invitato avrà il coraggio di toccare il casuario dei vicini, Ezio morirà. Il casuario è una sorta di struzzo, ma parecchio più pericoloso: con il suo artiglio lungo e affilato come un coltello, è in grado di uccidere una persona. Isa e i suoi amici reagiscono ciascuno in modo diverso.

Pietro La Greca, el padre, fue un intimidante estafador napolitano, al que apodaban “El Don Corleone mexicano de la vida real”. Dirigió el mayor negocio de lavado de dinero durante el peor periodo económico en la historia de México. El suyo era un mundo de autos deportivos, mansiones a la orilla del mar y atenciones VIP en los casinos de Las Vegas. Beneficiarse y explotar la caída libre financiera de México lo convirtió en un hombre muy rico. Sin embargo, mientras él dirigía su imperio criminal, su hijo, Pietro, también conocido como “Picho”, iba aprendiendo los trucos de su padre.

Mosaico di episodi curiosi di un'infanzia nell'Italia fascista, di piccole epopee autobiografiche, di digressioni filologiche e di considerazioni ironiche sui precetti religiosi. Coniugando partecipazione affettuosa, distacco ironico e rigorosa intelligenza, Meneghello ricrea la commedia umana della provincia veneta tra gli anni Venti del Novecento e il Dopoguerra, offrendo al lettore un mondo magico la cui protagonista assoluta è la lingua.

Every revival is unique, but commonalities are found in each one. When we recognize the patterns, it helps us uncover the signs of grace in our time. Rend The Heavens: Stories of Awakening sets out to do this. This book will ignite your heart and stir your soul. This 286-page work, with an exciting mix of biographical narratives and revival accounts, is arranged in chronological order and broken up into sixteen chapters: Gerhard Tersteegen George Whitefield Hudson Taylor (Part 1) Hudson Taylor (Part 2) Cane Ridge Campmeeting The Hawaiian Awakening Robert Cleaver Chapman The Great Prayer ...

Has your heart grown cold? Throughout the history of the church, God sent flames of fire to stir his people and turn the world upside down. Count Zinzendorf, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, and others ingited spiritual awakening around the globe. In the Carriers of the Fire series, Frank Di Pietro captures the stories of these firebrands. Each short, easy-to-read chapter instills fervor and a renewed sense of hope. Whether used as a devotional or a historical study, the snapshots of glory in this book will transform your life.The Revivalists is the first volume in the Carriers of the Fire ...

Anch'egli, in fondo al cuore, rideva: e gli bastava questo e non chiedeva altro. In questa natalizia storia di fantasmi Charles Dickens ci conquista da subito con la sua irriverente ironia, per farci poi scendere nel profondo dei segreti più teneri dell’animo di Scrooge, con passo talmente delicato che non ce ne accorgiamo nemmeno.

An unnamed island in the middle of the ocean hides a huge secret. During the day, inhuman screams are heard coming from a house. At night, the silence is only broken by stifled rumors that come from the forest. It is said that someone there played God. It is said that something went terribly wrong....

Hidden somewhere in South America, a world full of adventure awaits, but only the extravagant Professor Challenger believes in its existence. When he joins a reporter in search of adventure, a brave nobleman and a colleague ready to prove him wrong, Challenger will, at last, have the opportunity to discover the lost world.

Dalla nascita della scuola di Roke all'ascesa di Ged ad Arcimago, passando per storie d'amore senza tempo e incredibili personaggi inediti. Cinque racconti che approfondiscono le origini ed esplorano l'universo di Terramare: un'appassionante ricerca negli archivi storici dell'Arcipelago, dalla magica penna di Ursula K. Le Guin, per rispondere alle domande irrisolte.

Vor Jahren hat ein dunkles Geheimnis Commissaria Giulia Ferrari gezwungen, ihr Heimatdorf Santa Croce in der Toskana zu verlassen. Doch als mitten auf der Ponte Vecchio in Florenz ein Mord geschieht und anschließend die Leiche verschwindet, wird die Sonderermittlerin des Innenministers auf den Fall angesetzt. Die ersten Hinweise führen die Polizistin in die Gilde der Goldschmiede auf der historischen Brücke - war Geldgier das Motiv? Giulia spürt, dass sie bei den Ermittlungen allein nicht weiterkommt.

En La voz del médico, el Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli—especialista en Medicina Interna Aguda, director clínico y consultor internacional— analiza las causas más comunes de frustración profesional y ofrece soluciones prácticas para transformar esa realidad.