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Jill Conroy is tricked by her sister into becoming the housekeeper and cook for the summer at Seashell Cottage where Greg Campbell and his nephew, Brody, have been hired to do maintenance projects on the house. Annoyed at first, Jill soon realizes how wonderful it is to be away from her home in New York and the memories of her deceased, emotionally abusive husband. Soon the magic of the beach heals Jill enough for her to decide to move to Florida permanently to make a new life for herself.

The essays in this audiobook set out to explore the ways in which Victorians used newspapers to identify the causes of bad behavior and its impacts, and the ways in which they tried to "distance" criminals and those guilty of "bad" behavior from the ordinary members of society, including identification of them as different according to race or sexual orientation. Victorian alarm was about crimes and bad behavior that they saw as new or unique to their period - but that were not new then and that, in slightly different dress, are still causing panic today.

Jeshua, the Personal Christ: Vol. 3 is the continuation of the series. Jeshua shares with us spiritual insights in regard to The Bible as Truth, The Beatitudes, The New Beatitudes, The Sermon on the Mount, Comfort Ye My People, The Lords Prayer, Prayer and the 23rd Psalm, The Ten Commandments,The Good Shepherd, Living the Christed Life, John the Baptist, In the Wilderness, Choosing the Disciples, Jesus Ministry, Good Friday, Ministry to Self, Choosing Your Disciples, You Are My Disciple, Worship, and A Personal God.

You Are the Power of Now sends a clear message and understanding of creating your life in the moment. Why wait to become the result of what you want? Assume all the qualities that you have been waiting for and embody them with your being, rather than searching outside yourself to become what we perceive as a future event. This idea and the beautiful exercises given to actualize in my life feel like a lovely gift.

Edith ist über vierzig und wohnt allein in einer kleinen Wohnung in Köln. Ihr Leben verläuft in sehr engen Bahnen. Tagsüber arbeitet sie bei einer Versicherung, abends sieht sie fern. Außer zu ihrer Mutter, mit der sie sich pflichtschuldig einmal im Monat trifft, um sich von ihr kritisieren zu lassen, hat sie kaum Kontakte. Das ändert sich, als sich eine Zehnjährige in ihr Leben drängt und ihr ständig neue Aufgaben stellt. Edith muss nachts die Blumen der Nachbarin gießen, fremden Menschen Kuchen schenken, schwimmen lernen... merkwürdige Dinge tun, die alle mit anderen Menschen zu tun haben.

A son of poor Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Depression-era Harlem, Harry Belafonte became the first Black performer to gain artistic control over the representation of African Americans in commercial television and film.

No One's Child is an unforgettable portrait of Australian life in the 1950s. With a vivid cast of characters and set against the backdrop of the ever-changing outback landscape, it will leave you marveling at the indomitable spirit of one little girl who was determined to forge her own destiny.

The remarkable story of Judith Schneiderman and her family, from the horror of the Holocaust to the search for loved ones to building a new life in America.

Judith Tarr returns to the always fascinating character of Alexander the Great in this fantasy novel that springs from the legend that the Queen of the Amazons came to meet him in Persia, and became his friend.

An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious Indian tribes; to political insiders and energy corporations, it was a divide-and-conquer play for the 21 billion tons of coal beneath Black Mesa. Today, that coal powers cheap electricity for Los Angeles, a new water aqueduct into Phoenix, and the neon dazzle of Las Vegas.

Professor and college chaplain Olympia Brown learns that one of her students is being recruited by a shadowy religious cult. She and colleague Father Jim Sawicki join forces to infiltrate the group and rescue the girl before she becomes another victim of their deadly mission. Assisted by Olympia's resident house-ghost, the spectral Miss Winslow, the two unorthodox clerics encounter a menacing tangle of religious hypocrisy woven against the dark side of human nature as they race against the clock to expose the cult's bloody underbelly.

Third in the Kate Lawrence Mystery Series set in Wethersfield, Connecticut. A Skeleton in the Closet features the often exciting, always hilarious, adventures of three women of a certain age who handle their complicated lives with intelligence and humor - and solve the occasional murder mystery.

Small-town gossip can be murder, especially when a ruthless blackmailer is involved. This episode finds Kate and her partners running a fledgling realty office in the Wethersfield Law Barn, an eccentric structure with an interesting history. When a local gossip is found murdered during the annual Autumn Festival, the amateur sleuths are once again asked to discover the truth before a local business owner is unjustly accused, or more unthinkably, Kate's daughter Emma falls under suspicion.

Award-winning author Judith Miller enthralls millions with her CBA best-selling historical novels. Set in the 1885 Amana colony of Homestead, Iowa, this tale finds 22-year-old Gretchen Kohler trying to tend her father’s general store while watching over her young brother and senile Oma. But her secret passion for writing soon jeopardizes her reputation and the love of her childhood beau.

Manchmal kann die Idylle auch die Hölle sein. Wie das Dorf Unterleuten irgendwo in Brandenburg. Wer nur einen flüchtigen Blick darauf wirft, ist bezaubert von den schrulligen Originalen, die den Ort nach der Wende prägen, von der unberührten Natur mit den seltenen Vogelarten, von den kleinen Häusern, die sich Stadtflüchtige aus Berlin gerne kaufen. Doch als eine Investmentfirma einen Windpark in unmittelbarer Nähe der Ortschaft errichten will, brechen Streitigkeiten wieder auf, die lange Zeit unterdrückt wurden. Kein Wunder, dass schon wenige Tage später im Dorf die Hölle los ist...

Balzacs Meisterwerk als kinoreifes Hörspiel. Paris, Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts. In der bürgerlichen Pension von Madame Vauquer wohnen sieben Gäste. Darunter der ehemalige Nudelfabrikant Goriot, der von den anderen als Kauz belächelt und spöttisch "Vater Goriot" genannt wird. Eugène de Rastignac, weiterer Pensionsgast und ambitionierter Jurastudent, findet heraus, dass der Grund für Goriots finanzielle Verausgabung seine beiden hübschen verheirateten Töchter sind: Der Alte ist von den beiden nahezu besessen. Hörspielbearbeitung: Helmut Peschina, Regie: Judith Lorentz, Komposition: Lutz Glandien.

Lily, Greta, and Romeo are on their home turf, chased all the way home by the Black Heron. Can they finally put an end to them? They’re going to need help. Can they get the full support of the Council of Magic? It’s not going to be so easy with a traitor inside the council. On to plan B then! Carmichael is still out there gathering Black Heron survivors. He will do whatever it takes to complete the transference spell and turn magic on its head.

Lily makes a magical deal and books passage to Europe on a shipping freighter in pursuit of her missing mother. Of course, trouble starts as soon as they reach France...magicals across Europe are being killed with the same cryptic message left behind: A silhouette of a flying heron, the words “Complete the Circle”, and spells most can’t see. But what does it mean? Can Lily and Romeo figure it out before it’s too late for Greta Antony?

Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong. “If I didn’t fight, who would?” Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her...

Ann and Rhonda continue to deal with guests at the Beach House Hotel on the Gulf Coast of Florida, including Bobby “Bugs” Bailey, a star player in the NFL. At the vice president’s suggestion, Bobby’s coach has sent him there to work to help adjust his behavior after Bobby’s life of fame gets out of control. There’s no one better to handle someone like that then soft-spoken Ann and outrageous Rhonda, who declares it’s time for Bobby to wake up and smell the coffee.