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They have always been among us-the telepaths, the persons possessing higher mind-powers that have been called "metapsychic"-but they have always been few and far between and their abilities weak or erratic. Until now ...Human evolution makes a quantum leap. And all over the world, people begin to be born with extraordinary minds. Some of them are geniuses and some are very ordinary. But all of these metapsychic operants have mind-powers that "normal"...
2) Mrs. Miracle
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Also a motion picture from the Hallmark Channel, this is a fan favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. They call her Mrs. Miracle... Seth Webster's heart never healed after he lost his adored wife. Now, with Christmas approaching, wild twin boys to raise alone, a home in chaos, and the latest in a long line of exasperated housekeepers quitting in disgust, Seth needs more than help to keep his family together...he needs...
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Archangel Gabriel and his three mischievous Prayer Ambassadors--Shirley, Goodness and Mercy--lend their celestial aid to three needy Christmas cases. Harry Alderwood, 86, prays that his increasingly forgetful wife, Rosalie, will agree to move into assisted living before he dies. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Carter Jackson begs God for a dog, even though his mother and father tell him that they can't afford to keep a pet, while Beth Fischer's mother prays...
4) Intervention
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A mother's last hope becomes the beginning of a new nightmare in this New York Times bestselling suspense novel. Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction, by staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment-and her interventionist is found dead at the airport-Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all. Barbara and her son set out to find Emily before...
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Marc Graham, a conflicted, contract killer, could hardly be considered a hero. Things change when he stumbles into a conflict between the Templar Agency, a clandestine organization that protects powerful artifacts from falling into the wrong hands, and strange, demonic forces seeking to control the world. After gaining mysterious, angelic powers from a freak accident Marc must dive headfirst into a dangerous new world where he is hunted by deadly...
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L'auteure propose huit clés pour agir auprès des jeunes suicidaires: la gestion des émotions, la perception de soi, la relation au corps, la vision et la résolution des problèmes, les relations interpersonnelles, le rapport à la société et la perception de celle-ci, la relation aux objets, la dimension spirituelle.
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Intervention volume Volume 2
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When fifteen-year-old Lance Covington finds an abandoned baby in the backseat of a car, he knows she's the newborn daughter of a meth addict he's been trying to help. But when police arrest him for kidnapping, Lance is thrust into a criminal world of baby trafficking and drug abuse. His mother, Barbara, looks for help from Kent Harlan-the man whom she secretly, reluctantly loves and who once helped rescue her daughter from a mess of her own. Kent...
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Every Christmas, three lovable angels visit Earth. Once a year, Shirley, Goodness and Mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. Despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right....
This Christmas, join Those Christmas Angels as they respond to Anne Fletcher's prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman—and the angels contrive...
This Christmas, join Those Christmas Angels as they respond to Anne Fletcher's prayer request. She wants her son, Roy, to meet a special woman—and the angels contrive...
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Taking an apprentice angel to Times Square to show him the delights and opportunities of the city, angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy help Will to introduce a lonely chef and food critic who after a year-long separation are reunited during the holiday season.
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The enormously prolific Swiss Roman Catholic theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988) was marginalized during much of his life, but his reputation over time has only continued to grow. He was said to be the favorite theologian of John Paul II and is held in high esteem by Benedict XVI. It is not uncommon to hear him referred to as the great Catholic theologian of the twentieth century.
In Balthasar: A (Very) Critical Introduction Karen Kilby...
11) Downfall
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Intervention volume 3
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A girl with a questionable past. An Alfred Hitchcock movie. And a plan for a double murder conspire for one explosive ride. Emily Covington has turned her life around after a drug addiction, but her family still has trouble trusting her. Though Emily has committed herself to a year-long treatment program and has been sober for almost a year beyond that, even her mother walks on eggshells around her, fearing she'll relapse. After her behavior during...
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Imperiled Life theorizes an exit from the potentially terminal consequences of capital-induced climate change. It is a collection of reflections on the phenomenon of catastrophe-climatological, political, social-as well as on the possibilities of overcoming disaster. Javier Sethness-Castro presents the grim news from contemporary climatologists while providing a reconstructive vision inspired by anarchist intellectual traditions and promoting critical...
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Recovers a 15th-century thinker's original insights for theology and philosophy today
Societies today, says Johannes Hoff, are characterized by their inability to reconcile seemingly black-and-white scientific rationality with the ambiguity of postmodern pop culture. In the face of this crisis, his book The Analogical Turn recovers the fifteenth-century thinker Nicholas of Cusa's alternative vision of modernity to develop a fresh perspective on the...
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Part of a small but growing phenomenon in Israel since 2003, Anarchists Against the Wall have been boldly challenging the Segregation Barrier and generalized violence against occupied Palestine. The reflections herein offer a window into some of the most dynamic direct action activism today. Uri Gordon is an Israeli activist and writer and the author of Anarchy Alive! Anti-authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory (Pluto Press, 2008). Ohal Grietzer...
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This book asks what is the quality of participation in contemporary art and performance? Has it been damaged by cultural policies which have 'entrepreneurialized' artists, cut arts funding and cultivated corporate philanthropy? Has it been fortified by crowdfunding, pop-ups and craftsmanship? And how can it help us to understand social welfare?
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The goal of this book is to shed psychoanalytic light on a concept-informed consent-that has transformed the delivery of health care in the United States. Examining the concept of informed consent in the context of psychoanalysis, the book first summarizes the law and literature on this topic. Is informed consent required as a matter of positive law? Apart from statutes and cases, what do the professional organizations say about this? Second, the...
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Girlfriend Intervention volume 2
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The Sisterhood intervenes on Emily, a young mom who never got a chance to figure out who she really is. Will Tanisha, Tracy, Tiffiny and Nikki empower Emily to find her voice, dress her age and enter the workforce?
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Girlfriend Intervention volume 3
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The Sisterhood intervenes on Sam, a newlywed pushing 30 who's living like a teenage nerd. Sam has checked out from reality and escaped into comic book and video game fantasies because she's afraid of failing as an adult. Tanisha, Tracy, Tiffiny and Nikki will each attempt to convince Sam to start living like a real adult and leave the role-playing behind.
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Girlfriend Intervention volume 1
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The Sisterhood intervenes on Joanie, a middle-aged mom, whose body image issue has kept her from enjoying her husband and has kept her away from red carpet events. Tanisha, Tracy, Tiffiny and Nikki will each attempt to change Joanie's mind-set so she can feel sensual again and understand that clothing size is just a number.
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Girlfriend Intervention volume 8
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The Sisterhood intervenes on Valerie, an aspiring wedding planner whose own nuptials are in jeopardy because she doesn't know how to love herself. Tanisha, Tracy, Tiffiny and Nikki scramble to teach Valerie how to love herself, before she ties the knot and puts her new marriage at risk.
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