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Sunday, August 10, 1969. Los Angeles awakes to news that five innocent people have been savagely murdered at an estate in upscale Bel Air, home to celebrities and entertainment figures from the world of film, television and music. Details are sparse, but early reports suggested an unusual “ritualistic” killing. The very same night, a grocery supermarket chain owner and his wife meet a similar fate in their home in Los Feliz, a residential neighborhood in the greater Hollywood area. Initially, there is no clear connection between these murders and the ones the night before, other than ...

For readers of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Bringing Up Bebe, a mother’s unflinching memoir about helping her seven year-old daughter lose weight, and the challenges of modern parenting. When a doctor pronounced Dara-Lynn Weiss’s daughter Bea obese at age seven, the mother of two...

In 1959, at the age of 21, Max Starkloff was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. His doctors doubted he would live longer than a few days, and, if he survived, the hope for his quality of life would be minimal. How did this young man with barely a high school education become the leader of a powerful disability rights movement and the founder of the Starkloff Disability Institute? This is his remarkable story.

Are you squabbling instead of communicating? Do you end up spiraling into an argument whenever you try to talk about problems? Are you afraid the only answer is divorce? Would you like to get your relationship back on track? If you love your partner but desperately want their understanding as to why you're so frustrated, then Stop Arguing and Start Talking will help you grow together.

Negotiation is a skill people need to use every day. In this exclusive audiobook, learn the skills required to navigate difficult situations at home. In this program, you will learn how to effectively manage emotions in negotiation. You will learn why gender matters when discussing difficult issues, and how to spot generational differences when a negotiation is underway. For parents, there is a section on learning how to play give-and-take with your children.

Negotiation is a skill people need to use every day. In this audio exclusive, learn the negotiation skills required to navigate difficult situations that arise in everyday life. From buying a car to purchasing a home, one needs to know how to effectively negotiate, especially when the other party is a seasoned professional. Harvard professor Joshua N. Weiss, PhD, gives us to tools to negotiate when we have a major stake in the game or when we're perceived as the "weak consumer."

In his first book, The Billion Dollar Mistake, author Stephen L. Weiss showcased the biggest blunders of some of the world's legendary investors which lost them billions of dollars on a single investment. Incredibly, the mistakes they made were the same mistakes made by everyday investors but for the magnitude of the loss.

Tea and Tarot room owner Abigail Beanblossom is used to running interference for her socially-awkward former boss, tech bazillionaire Razzzor. So when he invites her on a stakeout to investigate the sale of counterfeit wine from his latest venture – an upscale winery – she barrels on in. But the two stumble across the corpse of a wine merchant, and new wine in old bottles is now the least of their problems.

Bandsalat und Vokuhila? Das Comeback deiner Jugend! Es war das Jahrzehnt, als wir mit dem Kassettenrekorder Mixtapes aus dem Radio aufnahmen und Dallas-Frisuren trugen. Wer in dieser Zeit zwischen Neuer Deutscher Welle und YPS-Heft, Atomwaffen und Ententanz aufwuchs, erlebte ein Jahrzehnt, in dem alle trotz des drohenden Weltuntergangs durch sauren Regen und Kalten Krieg den Eindruck einer lustig-bunten Zeit hatten. Und: Irgendwie fing irgendwann in jener Zeit die Zukunft an!

As the owner of Pie Town, Val's been tapped to judge the pie-making contest at the annual pumpkin festival in the coastal California town of San Nicholas. Things could get sticky though - her boyfriend, cop Gordon Carmichael, is entering the competition with his "special" family pumpkin pie recipe. But Val's got bigger problems than a conflict of interest when she and her flaky piecrust-maker Charlene discover another contestant crushed under an enormous pumpkin.

Are you ready to get married? Struggling to decide if this is the right man? Wondering if this is the right time and if you will ever really find your soul mate? Find the answers to these critical questions in Are You My Perfect Partner? To Marry or Not to Marry and avoid making a huge mistake.

Ungewöhnlich heiße Sommer, Superstürme, Dauerregen, Überschwemmungen - der Klimawandel ist da. Das Bestsellerduo Bonner/Weiss ("Generation Doof") nimmt sich in "Generation Weltuntergang" die Erderwärmung und den Klimawandel vor und sagt, wie es so weit kommen konnte, wie sehr uns die klimatischen Veränderungen betreffen und was wir jetzt tun müssen. Obwohl in den Nachrichten Daueralarm herrscht, das Wetter Kapriolen schlägt, der Meeresspiegel steigt und die Pole schmelzen, wettern Scharfmacher allerorten gegen die Klimawissenschaft, und die Politiker haben keinen Plan.

Captain Bill McDonald (1852–1918) is the most prominent of the "Four Great Captains" of Texas Ranger history. His career straddled the changing scene from the 19th to the 20th centuries. In 1891 McDonald became captain of Company B of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers. "Captain Bill" and the Rangers under his command took part in a number of incidents from the Panhandle region to South Texas. In all these endeavors, only one Ranger lost his life under McDonald's command.

Sylt im April. Bei Sandaufspülungen vor Westerland wird die Leiche einer misshandelten jungen Frau geborgen. Kommissarin Liv Lammers von der Mordkommission Flensburg steht vor einer Zerreißprobe: Sie stammt aus einer reichen Sylter Familie, ist mit dieser jedoch heillos zerstritten und meidet die Insel seit Jahren. Andererseits steht sie dem Tatverdächtigen nah, zu nah. Der Fall wird zu einer Konfrontation mit ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit.

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.

During a long drought in Australia, Tree Kangaroo and Koala grow thirsty for water. When Tree Kangaroo remembers how he and his mother survived a similar drought by digging a hole for water, their problems seem to be solved. Koala creates excuses to rest and be lazy while Tree Kangaroo works hard to dig the well. When water begins to fill the hole, Koala forgets to share and loses his tail and a friend! Illustrated by Tom Wrenn.

This book tells the true story of how a seemingly minor family from a small town in Bavaria, the family of Berthold, Duke of Merania, played an outsized role in European affairs, affecting countries ranging from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and even Russia and France, and playing a particularly key role in trying to stave off the Mongolian invasion of the 13th century. Berthold’s ancestors are reviewed, and there is discussion of each of the members of the family, at least down to the level of Berthold’s and his wife Agnes’ grandchildren, and beyond in some circumstances. Through this ...

The MMS “Health for All” podcast brings you stories of people who are fighting for gender equality, health for all and a world of justice and hope. It features strong-minded people who stand up for their beliefs and are seeking to make this world a better place, demonstrating how dedication can lead to “health for all”. The podcast is produced by Medicus Mundi Switzerland and is hosted by Carine Weiss.

Growing up in Santa Monica, California, Julie Weiss would do almost anything for love. She drank, she quit school, she stole - and she ended up a mother in her teens. Years later, overweight and depressed, she put one foot in front of another and found a new road beckoning. In 2012-13, Julie - aka the Marathon Goddess - ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks.

When control-freak Susan Witsend inherits her grandmother’s UFO-themed B&B, she’s ready to put her organizational skills to the test. She knows she can make the B&B work, even if there is a faux-UFO in the roof. After all, what’s not to love about a Victorian nestled in the high Sierra foothills? None of her carefully crafted policies and procedures, however, can prepare her for a corpse in room seven – the body of her small-town sheriff’s ex-husband. Good thing Susan has her own plans to solve the crime.