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Fabulous. I read this in a single weekend and I didnt want it to end. Scammers, con-artists, catfishers you have met your match Jeremy VineA brilliant read. Moves effortlessly between hilarious and informative and back again Ed Byrne, comedian and actorAstonishing Daily MailOnline romance fraud is a problem across the globe. It causes financial and emotional devastation, yet many people refuse to take it seriously. This is the story of one middle-aged woman in a cardigan determined to understand this growing phenomenon.No other woman has had so many online romances from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William and Becky Holmes is a favourite among peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers. By winding up scammers and investigating the truth behind their profiles, Becky shines a revealing, revolting and hilarious light on a very shady corner of the internet.Featuring first-hand accounts of victims, examples of scripts used by fraudsters, a look into the psychology of fraud and of course plenty of Beckys hysterical interactions with scammers, this is a must-read for anyone who needs a reminder that Keanu Reeves is NOT in love with them.

Start solids with confidenceand turn mealtimes into relaxed family moments.This guide shows baby-led weaning the way it works in real life: practical, calm, and flexible. Instead of controlling every bite, youll support your baby in learning to eat independentlyat their own pace.Inside youll find:A clear BLW overview: what it is and how to do it safelySafety made simple: gagging vs. choking, what to expect, and what to doReadiness & setup: signs your baby is ready and how to create a supportive mealtime environmentEasy food prep rules: safe textures and shapes without "special baby meals"Key nutrition in the first year: a no-stress approach to important nutrients (like iron and zinc)Allergens & new foods: a practical, parent-friendly introduction100 BLW-friendly family recipes: from breakfasts and snacks to mains and classic favoritesBonus tools: meal-plan templates, checklists, and answers to common questionsWho this book is for:Parents who want a stress-free, realistic BLW startwith recipes the whole family will actually enjoy.

Quem é Aziri? Quem é essa mulher, identificada como “africana da nação Mina”, na fotografia de Christiano Junior, de 1864-1865? Ela é Aziri Dagwa? Francisca Maria? Chica d’Água? Qual era seu nome ant

Medieval womens power operated through channels that traditional chronicles rarely documentedproperty management, religious patronage, trade networks, and household governance. This book examines how women across social classes exercised agency within and beyond legal constraints, revealing a more complex picture of medieval society than male-centered narratives suggest.Drawing on wills, account books, monastic records, and material evidence, the narrative traces how women managed estates during Crusades, controlled wealth through dowries and inheritances, founded religious institutions, and influenced political decisions through kinship networks. Noblewomen negotiated treaties, merchant wives ran businesses, and abbesses governed entire communities with administrative and spiritual authority.The book explores how womens documented activities challenge assumptions about medieval gender restrictions. Through analysis of legal documents, correspondence, and archaeological finds, it reveals economic contributions, intellectual networks, and political strategies that shaped medieval life. Relevant for understanding how power functions outside formal institutions and how historical narratives privilege certain sources while marginalizing others that would complicate simplified stories about womens exclusion from medieval public life.

This book explores how independent entrepreneurs construct operational frameworks that prevent cognitive and physical depletion while maintaining commercial momentum. It examines tensions between relentless productivity demands and the systematic recovery protocols required for sustained performance. The content reveals patterns in entrepreneurial exhaustion, reframes assumptions about work intensity, and demonstrates how deliberate energy allocation facilitates long-term viability. Readers discover systematic approaches to workload calibration, strategic pause integration, and capacity monitoring that transform unsustainable hustle into methodical business operation. The material navigates the operational realities of solo ventures while exposing how conventional productivity models undermine founder effectiveness. It explores cycle-based work architecture, attention preservation strategies, and the structural mechanisms that either facilitate or erode entrepreneurial endurance across extended timelines.

Baby an Bord, Verbrechen im Visier.Hedi Voss ist hochschwanger und steht kurz vor dem erneuten Mutterschaftsurlaub, als sie mit ihrem Kollegen Thure zu einer Streitigkeit auf einem Flohmarkt gerufen wird. Ein alterer Mann behauptet, ein zum Verkauf stehender Beistelltisch gehore seiner verschwundenen Tochter Clarissa. Zum Beweis offnet er ein Geheimfach mit Dokumenten jedoch nicht die von Clarissa, sondern einer Frau namens Viola.Hedis Spursinn ist geweckt und schnell findet sie heraus, dass auch Viola seit Jahren vermisst wird. Sie ist sich sicher, dass die beiden Falle zusammenhangen und noch mehr Frauen betroffen sein oder in akuter Gefahr stecken konnten.Trotz naher ruckender Geburt sturzt sich Hedi entschlossen und mit gewohntem Dickkopf in ihren vielleicht personlichsten Fall. Bevor das neue Baby kommt, will sie eines unbedingt: Gerechtigkeit.Der vierte Cosy-Crime-Roman mit der Ermittlerin mitten im Mutterchaos Hedi Voss. Ein packender Cold Case Krimi voller Spannung, Humor und Ostsee-Flair.

This book explores the often-overlooked reality of maintaining long-term goals in a culture that romanticizes relentless momentum and consistent daily action. Rather than treating pauses, slowdowns, or periods of minimal progress as commitment failures, it examines how sustainable achievement requires cyclical engagement, strategic rest, and the wisdom to distinguish between genuinely quitting versus temporarily stepping back to preserve capacity for continuation.Through insights into motivation science and energy management, the book investigates why constant progress narratives create burnout rather than results, how natural fluctuations in drive and capacity reflect intelligent self-regulation rather than weakness, and what the difference between abandonment and necessary pause reveals about authentic goal alignment versus externally imposed timelines. It offers perspective on recognizing when rest restores commitment versus when continued effort depletes it, the intelligence of adjusting pace without changing direction, and how permission to engage inconsistently often sustains goals that rigid consistency would destroy.Grounded in psychological research and realistic achievement patterns, this is not about pushing through resistance or maintaining motivation at all costs. Its about understanding that long-term commitment includes periods of dormancy, recalibration, and intentional slownessand that these pauses strengthen rather than undermine eventual completion.

This book explores how organizations construct sustainable online communities that generate genuine member investment rather than superficial participation metrics. It examines tensions between growth-focused acquisition strategies and the intentional curation required for cohesive digital spaces. The content reveals patterns in community lifecycle dynamics, reframes assumptions about engagement frequency, and demonstrates how selective membership protocols facilitate meaningful interaction depth. Readers discover systematic approaches to moderation frameworks, value exchange design, and behavioral norm establishment that transform transactional audiences into self-sustaining communities. The material navigates the operational realities of digital platform management while exposing how conventional engagement optimization often undermines rather than strengthens community bonds. It explores member contribution cycles, identity formation mechanisms, and the structural elements that either cultivate or erode collective investment in shared digital spaces.

Pelo Sertão é a obra fundamental de Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco, um marco no regionalismo brasileiro que antecipou a Geração de 30. Publicada em 1898, a coletânea de doze contos transporta o leitor

This book examines the concealed mechanics of client retention in professional services and B2B commerce. It reveals tensions between growth-obsessed acquisition strategies and the compound returns of deliberate relationship stewardship. The content explores patterns in client loyalty dynamics, reframes assumptions about engagement frequency, and demonstrates how intentional communication cadences facilitate sustained partnerships. Readers discover systematic frameworks for client lifecycle management, value reinforcement protocols, and strategic touchpoint design that transform transactional interactions into enduring commercial relationships. The material navigates the operational realities of retention economics while maintaining focus on sustainable business architecture.

This book explores the complex reality of discussing mental health with loved ones, examining why these conversations feel so difficult and why spontaneous disclosure often leads to misunderstanding, minimization, or relational tension rather than support. Rather than treating mental health communication as simply finding the right words, it investigates how emotional preparation, relational context, and strategic timing determine whether vulnerability creates connection or defensiveness, and what careful consideration of disclosure reveals about protecting both yourself and the relationship.Through insights into communication psychology and attachment dynamics, the book examines why some people respond to mental health disclosure with invalidation or advice-giving rather than presence, how different relationships require different levels of information, and what the intelligence of selective sharing reveals about knowing your audience versus hiding authentically. It offers perspective on recognizing when loved ones have capacity to witness struggle versus when disclosure burdens relationships unprepared for that weight, the difference between seeking understanding and seeking solutions, and how pre-conversation emotional grounding changes reception.Grounded in relational awareness and communication research, this is not about perfect phrasing or converting everyone into mental health allies. Its about understanding that vulnerable conversations require assessing relational safety, managing your own expectations, and knowing that not every loved one can hold what you need to share.

This book explores the often-misrepresented concept of emotional resilience, challenging the cultural narrative that strength means returning to who you were before hardship or remaining unaffected by adversity. Rather than treating resilience as the ability to bounce back unchanged, it examines how genuine adaptive capacity involves integration, transformation, and the wisdom of allowing difficult experiences to permanently reshape understanding, priorities, and emotional responsiveness.Through insights into stress adaptation and post-traumatic growth, the book investigates why the pressure to recover quickly can prevent deeper processing, how being altered by hardship differs from being broken by it, and what authentic resilience looks like when it includes scars, changed perspectives, and recalibrated capacity. It offers perspective on recognizing the difference between suppressing emotional impact to appear strong and genuinely metabolizing experience into wisdom, the intelligence of slower integration over rapid recovery, and how acknowledging permanent change honors what happened rather than denies its significance.Grounded in trauma research and developmental psychology, this is not about building armor against future pain or becoming invulnerable. Its about understanding that resilience means carrying what youve experienced forward with awareness, not pretending it never touched you.

The Industrial Revolution was not merely technological progressit was a fundamental restructuring of how people lived, worked, and understood their place in society. This book examines how mechanization transformed social relationships, urban environments, and individual experiences across 18th and 19th century Europe, moving beyond factory machinery to explore human consequences.Drawing on workers letters, factory records, parliamentary inquiries, and material culture, the narrative traces how industrialization disrupted rural communities, created new urban poverty, and reshaped family structures. Factory discipline replaced agricultural rhythms, child labor became economic necessity, and pollution transformed cityscapes. Yet workers also organized, negotiated, and resisteddeveloping unions, mutual aid societies, and political movements.The book explores how different social classes experienced transformation: entrepreneurs accumulating capital, artisans losing autonomy, women entering wage labor, children working machines. Through analysis of wage books, housing conditions, and firsthand testimony, it reveals the institutional and personal disruptions that accompanied economic growth. Relevant for understanding how technological change creates winners and losers, and how societies navigate the human costs of progress when efficiency logic overrides community welfare.

This book examines how organizations construct communication frameworks that protect institutional credibility during operational disruptions and public controversies. It explores tensions between reflexive damage control and the deliberate response protocols required for reputation preservation. The content reveals patterns in crisis escalation dynamics, reframes assumptions about communication velocity, and demonstrates how systematic message architecture facilitates stakeholder confidence retention. Readers discover frameworks for threat assessment, coordinated response development, and stakeholder engagement sequencing that transform reactive crisis management into strategic organizational defense. The material navigates the operational realities of digital reputation exposure while exposing how conventional rapid-response models often amplify rather than contain reputational harm. It explores containment protocols, narrative reconstruction strategies, and the structural mechanisms that either reinforce or erode institutional trust during challenging circumstances.

This book explores how solopreneurs and small business operators construct scalable systems without compromising operational integrity. It examines tensions between aggressive expansion mandates and the deliberate infrastructure required for sustainable growth. The content reveals patterns in organizational capacity, reframes assumptions about revenue acceleration, and demonstrates how systematic process design facilitates controlled expansion. Readers discover frameworks for delegation protocols, workflow automation, and capacity planning that transform chaotic growth attempts into methodical business development. The material navigates the strategic trade-offs between velocity and stability while maintaining focus on maintainable commercial architecture.

This book examines the concealed psychological tensions inherent in independent entrepreneurship and solo business ownership. It explores patterns in founder isolation, decision fatigue, and identity entanglement that compromise long-term operational effectiveness. The content reveals how systematic boundary construction, strategic peer networks, and intentional recovery protocols facilitate sustained mental clarity. Readers discover frameworks for recognizing cognitive depletion signals, managing uncertainty exposure, and separating personal identity from venture outcomes. The material navigates the operational realities of solitary decision-making while demonstrating how deliberate psychological infrastructure transforms entrepreneurial endurance from willpower exercise into sustainable practice. It reframes assumptions about founder resilience and examines the structural mechanisms that either support or erode mental stability in independent ventures.

This booklet "Love Songs in the Shadow of the Quran" is the upcoming metamorphosis of the poetry book "Love in the Shadow of the Quran".The controversial topic of the death of poetry gave me the impetus to compose this English version of my poems taken from the book "Love Images in the Shadow of the Quran". In my fairy tale of the crystal of love, whose red thread then breaks, only the invisible loving man believes in the death of poetry. After this poem, the beloved woman writes the quartet "Devotion". For her, devotion is the cornerstone of conjugal union experienced in the shadow of the Quran. The beloved woman has completed her devotion by turning the original poem "Devotion" into a quartet. The poem "Devotion" is like a violin. The four strings coordinate with each other. It is also like a year, with its four seasons or like a life with its four time periods.The beloved man leaves the field of poetry before anchoring the lovers paper ship at the harbor in the lake of matrimonial union. The beloved woman develops a tremendous longing for the gardens from which the two lovers had come.....For the beloved woman, poetry is not dead. However, poetry has gone through a metamorphosis since the beloved man has started to believe in its death. However, the beloved woman does not give up. With her rational thinking, her entire philosophy of love in the shadow of the Quran is based on, she analyses the views of the beloved man and notices that he is silent and sees the images of their future love. And the beloved man enjoys these images.The beloved woman also wants to see these images... So she decides to look for inspiring photos. Some of the images and symbols of the book come from the Quran, in particular from the Surat ar-rahman, while others are images taken from nature ... the butterfly comes from the "West-Eastern Divan" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who said "If Islam means submission to Allah, then in Islam we all live and in Islam we all die".

Dizem alguns pais aos filhos pequenos: “Se contares a verdade, não te castigo.” Mas contar a verdade não apaga a asneira feita. O exemplo serve a distinção, fundamental em política, entre os conceito

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