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At the end of the fifth century, the Eastern Roman Empire of Constantinople was assailed by enemy armies on all sides and rapidly sliding into ruin.

While being haunted by his sex doll, a lonely young man slowly discovers his inner strength, makes his very first friends, and learns to find love in the strangest of circumstances.

The relationship between income and life satisfaction has been a topic of great interest and debate in contemporary society. Financial prosperity has long been associated with a higher standard of living and, consequently, an increased sense of contentment. However, research suggests that the correlation between income and life satisfaction is more complex than a simple linear progression.While it is true that higher incomes can provide access to improved material comforts and opportunities, the extent to which these factors contribute to overall life satisfaction is influenced by various other variables. Psychologists argue that additional income may not lead to a proportional increase in happiness beyond a certain threshold. Instead, non-material factors such as social connections, a sense of purpose, and work-life balance play pivotal roles in determining one's level of contentment.Furthermore, cultural and societal norms, personal values, and individual aspirations also shape the impact of income on life satisfaction. For some, pursuing wealth might bring fulfillment; for others, a simpler, more balanced lifestyle might lead to greater happiness.In conclusion, while income undoubtedly plays a significant role in shaping individual experiences and opportunities, it is crucial to recognize that genuine life satisfaction emerges from a harmonious interplay of financial stability, social relationships, personal growth, and aligning one's life with meaningful pursuits. As societies evolve, policymakers and individuals alike must strive to strike a balance that fosters well-being and contentment beyond the confines of financial achievements.

The short stories gathered in this volume take us into a world of nostalgia and deep emotions. Characters with heightened sensitivity or in positions that call them into question show themselves without shame and reveal to us the universality of the human soul. We recognize ourselves in these confessions. With an elegant and clear style and many references to travel, Greek and Latin mythology, with a culture open to the world, Fabiana Elisa Martínez is a revelation in the literary world. "Fabiana extracts universal value from everyday situations. She is aided by her great culture, her taste for travel, her resistance to paying excessive tribute to the charms of fashion, her careful prose-which knows that a great book can be a great evil-, not just a little English humor, and knowing how to appreciate the good things in the lives we live today."From the Prologue of Conquered by Fog.

"There have been several approaches to painting the Crucifixion during the past two Christian millennia. Byzantine Orthodoxy emphasized the divine glory of the Son of God, while Roman Catholicism focused more on the Savior's humanity and his redemptive sufferings. The stress on Christ's human nature and vulnerability has remained the most characteristic feature of Western Christian art, starting with the Renaissance. The image of the Crucifixion -- the central event in Christian history -- also remained widespread in the apparently secular and frequently atheistic modernist art scene. Twentieth-century Crucifixions exhibited great novelty, variety, and complexity. Contemporary painters used the body on the cross to explore a wide range of social and spiritual concerns, including their distinct iconoclastic causes. What is the common denominator behind the incredible diversity of the avant-garde depictions of the crucified Jesus? According to the author, it consists of the transformation that the perception of the Crucifixion underwent in the twentieth century -- from a religious event with crucial dogmatic and theological implications to a primary cultural archetype that symbolizes righteous suffering. As such, it has become the ideal vehicle for rendering the existential and social realities of the century's history."--Back cover.

My father, Dale Lunberry (1927-2012), was a jeweler and watchmaker in a small town in Kansas, the place where I grew up. For decades, when traveling, always with his wife, my mother, Barbara Lunberry (1929-2002), he often purchased travel postcards of the various places visited. These hundreds of postcards (more than 750) were, as far as I know, never sent to anyone through the mail, and were instead collected and later carefully catalogued, as souvenirs, perhaps as a means of remembering the many places they had been. Rarely is anything written on the backs of these postcards (my father was a man of few words), however, there might occasionally be seen a brief inscription (in my father's unmistakable handwriting) of the date on which the place on the postcard was visited: "6-26-63,""Apr. 7, 74,""8-19-64," or, at most, for a particular Hawaiian hotel, "Here 3 days Jan 21-24, 83." At my father's death in 2012, I inherited his box of postcards, but I was uncertain of what I would ever do with it (though reluctant to throw it away, as so much else had been thrown away). So, I held onto the box, placing it in a closet, mostly forgetting about it. One day during the spring of 2020, with COVID's arrival, and the consequences of suddenly spending so much time at home (and, importantly, of not traveling), I got the box of travel postcards out of the closet and began casually sorting through them. Picking out those cards that were particularly striking or strange, often oddly beautiful, I was drawn to how so many of the colorful pictures vividly spoke of other times, other places (with, for instance, the characteristic blues of the postcard skies offering a mid-century modern variant of the poeticized French azure). While those who were anonymously photographed in the postcards (walking on sidewalks, standing on street corners, lounging on a sandy beach...) reminded me of that which, though obvious, is often overlooked-that postcards are indeed photographs.

Sometimes you have to trust the one sent to destroy you in order to save the one you love.

The book includes tech tips, resource lists, featured tools, and example problems for the healthcare quality professional.

Designed for busy Florida schools, teachers, and students, this workbook is easy to use and doesn't require any extra work for teachers. Wellness student workbooks make integrating resiliency skills easy for teachers, engaging for students, and creating a seamless journey using evidence-based best practices. Our workbooks use trauma-informed practices and are culturally responsive. This workbook contains over 45 weeks of lessons and activities for teachers and students based on four themes: Identity and MindsetCourage and KindnessA Place to BelongA Healthy Well-beingStudents learn from five life competencies.Self-awareness through songs, art, and physical activity teaches emotional vocabulary and a growth mindset.Self-management with an emphasis on learning tools to listen to your body and breath before making decisions.Responsible decision-making by practicing how they would respond with relevant examples and social stories.Relationship skills through acting, reading, and art activities that support the beginnings of building and maintaining friendships.Social awareness with an emphasis on recognizing differences in others and accepting these differences, and empathy.

If we are to know JOY in a world of hopelessness, then it is vital to know the love of JESUS, the "priest forever after the order of MELCHIZEDEK" (Psalm 110:4).

Jesus' Bar Mitzvah: Activity Book #4 contains coloring pages, a maze, word find, and fun writing activities that encourage young readers to be a part of the story and expand upon the lessons of similarities, connection, and fellowship.

A hidden masterpiece points the way to a treasure lost since the fall of Rome!

A divine quest to deliver justice. One year to accomplish his mission. After nineteen planets, there's something different about this one.James Holden has reached the maximum level there is for a human. That's perfect, because he's the only one of his kind: a wandering warrior, without control of his destination, tossed between universes by gods who've failed to tell him why. James is the lone Judge on a new world in need of someone to balance the scales. He isn't afraid to do so with extreme prejudice. As the Chief Justice, he has to right the wrongs the innocent can't fix themselves.As James quickly discovers, the roots of corruption run deep. Guilds choose to protect themselves rather than the people. Monsters roam the wilderness unchecked. Judgment is usually a decision between right and wrong, but nothing is ever that simple. This time, being the strongest human won't be enough to punish the guilty. James might have to recruit some new blood, even if he prefers to work alone.On his twentieth world, he is going to win, no matter the cost. James will have to find a way to break past the limits of the system if he's going to have a chance at making a difference.

Книгата "Сладки Изкушения за Начинаещи" е истинско съкровище за всички, които искат да се потопят в света на сладкарството. Елена Иванова, страстен сладкар, е създала този учебник, за да направи сладкишите достъпни и вълнуващи за всеки начинаещ.С прости рецепти и подробни инструкции, тази книга ще ви насърчи да приготвяте невероятни и вкусни торти. От класическите шоколадови торти и торти с плодове до изисканите торти с крем, ще откриете голямо разнообразие от рецепти, които ще задоволят всеки вкус.Освен рецептите, Елена Иванова споделя своите трикове и професионални съвети, за да постигнете перфектен завършек на всеки торт. От приготвянето на тестото до финалната декорация, ще научите важни техники, които ще ви превърнат в истински майстор на сладкарството."Сладки Изкушения за Начинаещи" също ви кани да допуснете креативността си и да експериментирате с различни съставки и вкусове. Използвайте тази книга като отправна точка за създаване на свои собствени вариации и персонализирани торти според вашите предпочитания.Ако имате страст към сладкишите и искате да изненадате вашето семейство и приятели с изкушаващи торти, "Сладки Изкушения за Начинаещи" ще бъде вашето ръководство към свят на вкусове и текстури, които ще ви накарат да сънувате с всяка хапка.

Have you ever made a mistake so horrible, you thought your whole life was over? I'm a third gen firebird, the strongest pyrokinetic Cybele has ever seen. When I succeed, it's like a Landing Day Parade- bigger than any mortal could dream of. Unfortunately, no one warned me that my mistakes are a lot bigger, too. With Gabriel Usuriel for a father, I should have realized that sooner. But somehow that lesson got lost in translation, just like his 'explanation' of Sorrow. After Grayson, I thought I'd witnessed the worst of my powers' unintended consequences. Nothing quite compares to finding out you're poisonous. My Awareness was cast in a completely new light, one I tried to warn my friends away from. If only they'd listened. If only they'd told me. If only I'd asked the right questions. It doesn't matter, though. Nothing could have prepared me for this bone deep betrayal of everything I thought I knew. And no matter what the Overwatch says, it's not a misunderstanding, either. I was manipulated into this. That's no excuse, of course. I take responsibility for my role in burning everything to the ground. I only hope this account can shed some light on what went wrong. Maybe then my mistakes won't be repeated- if there's anyone left in the future to learn from them, that is.

Can your disadvantages become advantages? Yes, Empowered by Disadvantages "Critical Thinking & Action Plan" book is a self-help, motivational and educational book of tool to helping young adults and adults find their advantages within the disadvantages. This is possible because of the critical thinking action plan within this book.

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CALLING OUT UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IN THE WORKPLACEWhat if you could call out career-stifling unconscious bias in the moment and recondition the perpetrator without being seen as: Hostile, A nonteam player, Bigoted, Having a chip on your shoulder, orProjecting your own bias?How can you address career-stifling and conflict-generating bias that comes from your boss, staff, or colleagues without losing your composure?Leading workplace-bias expert Buki Mosaku shows how unidirectional strategies for tackling unconscious bias are creating a diversity and EXCLUSION nightmare in the corporate world! He offers a proven, practical toolkit for navigating all forms of workplace bias-whether related to race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, sex, and so on-through his groundbreaking IDU Methodology. Its tools empower minorities, marginalized groups, and the majority to effortlessly dismantle bias whenever they sense it, without inciting unwanted results.Discover the only practical guide to navigating multidirectional unconscious bias in the workplace that empowers the victim, whoever they may be, to respond quickly and effectively-removing related disengagement, underrepresentation, lawsuits, attrition, and reputational damage once and for all.

Step into the magical world of "Shine Your Light," a tale born during the twists and turns of the 2020 pandemic. Join Era Writer on an adventure through the night sky, where stars twinkle like cosmic confetti, and discover the timeless secret tucked within every child's heart - a radiant light that's uniquely theirs.Overflowing with positivity, this story unfolds with the ease of a gentle breeze, revealing the superpower each young reader possesses - the ability to sprinkle kindness and healing like stardust across the world. "Shine Your Light," a delightful guide, encourages kids to own their brilliance, while vivid illustrations burst with colors and constellations that practically dance off the pages.As the story unfolds, children realize they're not just spectators but active players in the universe's grand symphony. Like stars in the night sky, their twinkling lights harmonize into a melody of love and compassion. "Shine Your Light" is more than a story; it's a friendly nudge for kids to trust their inner sparkle, appreciate their quirks, and grasp the profound impact their light can have.Era Writer's enchanting words inspire young readers to beam brightly, turning the ordinary into extraordinary. In a world sometimes as vast as a midnight sky, "Shine Your Light" warmly assures children of their significance, making it a must-read for every young dreamer eager to embrace their uniqueness and illuminate the world around them.

A dark tale of enchantment and woe, perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Holly Black, Craving Beauty is the first installment of the epic Wylder Tales Series!Nineteen-year-old Vynasha's life is no fairy tale. The fire that killed her sisters was her fault, and the magick that saved her nephew cannot heal their scars. They shouldn't have survived, and the villagers either fear or loathe them. Until a mysterious stranger saves her, giving Vynasha the key to finding the only family they have left.With nothing to lose, Vynasha dares the journey into the forbidden Wylderland. Through dangers untold, she makes her way to the forgotten city, but more than ghosts linger in the castle. A wicked curse shadows the land, shadows whisper that the one to break their curse has come, and a beastly prince makes a bargain Vynasha cannot refuse: Become the beast's bride or become a monster herself.