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Daylight Saving Time: Facing age with grace and mindfulness

This newly revised edition of the five-star reviewed The Consequence of Stars includes a new introduction and two new essays from award-winning author David W. Berner. The Consequence of Stars is a memoir-in-essays--a mosaic of the experience of searching for one's place in the world. Writer David W. Berner recalls a solo and revealing cross-country train ride, a spiritual awakening in the Navajo Nation, performs music with Jack Kerouac grou...

Der vorliegende Band vereinigt die Akten des internationalen Schleiermacher-Kongresses 2021 und nimmt den Philosophen, Theologen, Pädagogen und Übersetzer Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) als Kommunikationstheoretiker in den Blick. Ob als Universitätslehrer, Kanzelredner, als politischer Reformer, Publizist, Salongänger oder Briefeschreiber - Schleiermacher war selbst ein begnadeter Kommunikator und im Begriff der Kommunikation bündeln sic...

Anderwelt ist der Titel diese Bandes voller Kurzgeschichten der XUN-Autoren W. Berner und A. T. Legrand. Dieser Titel erweist sich als äußerst zutreffend, denn mit ihren Geschichten entführen die beiden Autoren die Leser in andere Welten! Das können ferne Planeten und fremde Galaxien sein. Aber auch die Welt der Fantasy, des Steampunk, der Mystery, des Horrors oder die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche. Veröffentlicht wurden die Beiträge in ver...

Rainbow Man Is the story of grief, redemption, and the struggle of finding a way toward a new life. Robert hopes to reinvent his life. He has lost his wife to a long, difficult illness, and after living a loving and mostly happy, but ordinary and sheltered life, Robert takes on new challenges to fin...

A young boy is in love with the game of golf, but he doesn't understand why. He has a natural talent and an enviable swing but playing the game well is not enough. There's something missing. When Jimmy, the homeless man who spends his days cheering on golfers from his usual sitting spot just off the 5th green at Old Elm Municipal Golf course goes missing, the young boy becomes curious. His quest uncovers Jimmy's mysterious link to the Old Cour...

Chicago Journalist Writes an Extraordinary and Personal MemoirDavid W. Berner takes the reader inside his own personal journey - a very human and inspirational story of self-discovery. After the death of his father, the end of a marriage, and the loss of his job, the author accepts a teaching position in an impoverished and troubled Chicago-area school, hoping the change will help him find his footing. What he discovers not only surprises him ...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of binge eating, which is characterized by the uncontrollable consumption of large amounts of food in a discrete time period. Written by experts on eating disorders, it first introduces the phenotype of binge eating, including its epidemiology and assessment. It then describes the underlying neurobiological alterations, drawing on cutting-edge animal models and human stud...

In den Räumen einer Softwarefirma, welche auf verfluchtem Grund erbaut worden war, sorgen Spuk und Poltergeister für Todesangst in der Berrymoore Street. Es kommt zu harten Kämpfen, unter tatkräftiger Mithilfe von Bruder Jonathon und seinen Mitbrüdern, sowie den Wachmännern Harrison Steerling und Malcom McDearmitt. Unter Aufbietung aller Kräfte kann der Spuk bezwungen, und die Gebäude der Firma befriedet werden.Die Ruhe danach währt nur kurze ...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of binge eating, which is characterized by the uncontrollable consumption of large amounts of food in a discrete time period. Written by experts on eating disorders, it first introduces the phenotype of binge eating, including its epidemiology and assessment. It then describes the underlying neurobiological alterations, drawing on cutting-edge animal models and human stud...

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During a summer of hiking, the author finds that it is his beloved pet that allows him to awaken to a new spirit of mindfulness.

Berner gives us both travelogue and memoir in living, breathing depth and color. Outstanding!" (D.S. White, Editor-in-Chief, Longshot Island)"Reflective, engaging... Berner's authentic storytelling takes you with him on his travels through the chapters of his life where in the end, he reveals connections to finding a place to be, his home under the stars." (Nancy Chadwick, author of Under the Birch Tree)"A writer with an enormous sense of huma...

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Professor Martin Gregory is a respected Chicago writer. After falling in love with a student and eventually losing both her and his job, he moves to the English countryside to re-balance his life.Is his character strong enough to confront what he discovers there, or will he run from his biggest challenge?Chicago Professor Martin Gregory is the author of a critically acclaimed novel of love and longing, a cult favorite among women. The book bri...

Chicago Professor Martin Gregory is the author of a critically acclaimed novel of love and longing, a cult favorite among women. The book brings him unexpected status and prestige, but also unwelcome fame.A love affair with one of his students derails his career and breaks his heart. Coming to terms with a life knocked off balance, Martin retreats to a quiet English village, only to be confronted at his flat by a mystery woman with an unexpect...

Acht Autoren und zwei Autorinnen stellen hier, im 9. Taschenbuch der Fantastik ihre Werke vor. Aus verschiedenen Subgenre der Fantastik setzt sich dieses TdF zusammen. Da gibt es subtilen Horror, die Satire, SF und Psyche, und auch die Mystery ist vertreten. Wir müssen erkennen, dass nicht alles das ist, was es auf den ersten Blick zu sein scheint. Außerdem erfahren wir, wie sich das Leben in einem Augenblick auf fantastisch-dramatische Weise...

In the best tradition of the great American memoir, "Any Road Will Take You There" is honest, unflinching, and tender. A middle-age father takes the reader on a five-thousand-mile road trip, the one he always wished he'd taken as a young man. Recently divorced and uncertain of the future, he rereads the iconic road story - Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" - and along with his two sons and his best friend, heads for the highway to rekindle his spir...