Daphne: 403 books

A Christians Book of Haiku is a compilation of poems designed to promote insight, guidance, and encouragement across a wide range of topics in a concise manner. Written from a Christian perspective with wisdom that rings true for people of diverse backgrounds, its contents aim to not only provide...

If righteousness is right-standing with God, then self-righteousness must be it’s greatest enemy. In the story of Job, we find an interesting illustration of how self-righteousness evolves and opens the door to the enemy in our lives. Job had strong convictions and he wasn’t afraid to stand...

While he was sleeping... She knew it was reckless; she shouldn't have gone to see him in the hospital. But since meeting Zachary Ballantine at the charity dinner Katrien had been unable to get him out of her mind...or out of her dreams. It was as if she'd always known him. So now what...

All’inizio dell’Ottocento, Mary Yellan, giovane orfana di belle speranze e di avvenente aspetto, giunge al Jamaica Inn, una locanda tra i picchi e le scogliere della Cornovaglia, terra, all’alba del nuovo secolo, di pietre e ginestre rachitiche, di pirati e predoni. Dopo la morte della madre,...

Op 13 september 1944 vertrok het laatste transport van joodse gevangenen uit Westerbork. De reis voerde niet naar een vernietigingskamp, maar naar het concentratiekamp Bergen-Belsen. Tot de 279 inzittenden behoorden de vijftig kinderen van het kampweeshuis, die zonder hun ouders waren opgepakt van...

Prominent economists present detailed analyses of the conditions that made Greece vulnerable to economic crisis and offer policy recommendations for comprehensive and radical change. More than eight years after the global financial crisis began, the economy of Greece shows little sign of recovery,...

In the wake of initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and the use of high-stakes testing, the emphasis in schools has been on drill and practice for the test. Genuine understanding and critical thinking have been increasingly shortchanged. As a result, students have fewer opportunities to advance...

This book addresses a very important aspect of teacher training, as well as the training of educational administrators, school counselors and other educational allied professionals, an aspect that is too often overlooked. That aspect is role modeling a deliberative mind. A deliberative mind is one...

Perioperative nursing is constantly evolving in response to the pressures created by rapid technological development, changing social needs, financial constraints in the NHS, and the drive to improve patient care. Written by experts in the field, this book is designed to help perioperative practitioners...

A detailed study of research on the psychology of expertise in weather forecasting, drawing on findings in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science. This book argues that the human cognition system is the least understood, yet probably most important, component of forecasting accuracy....

Organizational leaders often struggle to establish and sustain a trusting culture in times of constant changes in the corporate fabric and unethical behavior by corporate leadership. Organizational justice theory provides a means to explain and better understand employees’ perceptions of trust,...

Le plus parfait des amants Joss Wood Willa a un amant ! Après des années d’un mariage terne à pleurer, il est bien normal qu’elle cherche à vivre et à s’amuser. Pourtant, elle s’aperçoit rapidement que cette relation ne lui convient pas… Willa peine à croire à sa propre...

Ein altes Holzkreuz aus der Zeit der Entdeckung Amerikas weist den Weg zu einer heiligen Stätte der Zuñi-Indianer, dem "Ort der Entstehung" – und einem sagenhaften Goldschatz, der dort verborgen liegt. Um jedoch zu verhindern, dass dieser Ort entweiht wird, wurde das Kreuz in vier Teile...

In the heat of the summer Sunny, sensitive and full of life, Blythe Summerfield was adored by everyone-except her mysterious new neighbor. Jas Tratherne was the antithesis of Blythe's spirit and he seemed determined to keep her at arm's length. But Blythe was equally determined to free...