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THE ETERNAL FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL… The brave Jedi vs the devious Sith! Just in time to celebrate the highly-anticipated re-match between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader in the Disney+ event Obi-Wan Kenobi, here are ten original stories about the the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith...

Bloomsbury presents Billy Vera: Harlem to Hollywood, written and read by Billy Vera. Although he's a showbiz lifer, Billy Vera is cut from a wholly different cloth than his peers. If an artist is measured by their devotion to their craft, Harlem to Hollywood may be the purest treatise on the...

Fleeing college pressure, Jules heads home to rest, recharge, and figure out a plan before fall break ends. Eager to spend time with her mother and stepfather, there's one presence she's less thrilled about seeing: Red. The sentient, smirking pitcher of Cherry Chill-Assist Punch was a huge pain in the glass. He'd been getting under her skin for two years now, ever since their parents' wedding day. Red's taste in entertainment and weirdly suggestive commentary were driving her crazy, a destination she was capable of finding all on her own.

Recent surveys conducted in Syria reveal that Islamist fighters are surprisingly supportive of democracy. Here's why.

READ BY DAME VERA LYNN AND HER DAUGHTER VIRGINIA LEWIS-JONES. Forbidden love and family secrets In World War Two Liverpool in the heartrending new saga from the author of Goodnight Sweetheart. Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn’s career was set from an...

Ten Temporal Destinations That Exist Where the Past Whispers in the Present is a journey through places where time seems to fold in on itself—where echoes of long-forgotten empires, revolutions, tragedies, and triumphs still cling to stone, soil, and air. These are not your typical travel spots, nor are they frozen in time like museum displays. They are living, breathing locations where history feels vividly alive—where the boundary between “then” and “now” shimmers like heat on an ancient road.

Nobody is coming to save me. I've been kidnapped and charged for a crime I didn't commit. To stay alive, I need to convince the King of my worth. But he's my enemy. I come face to face with my captor, the Fae King, and he's as terrifying as he is mesmerizing. His dark hair, chiseled body, and icy blue eyes draw me in, but he's dangerous—especially because I'm a human.

Listen to Blue Lagoon with a movie-style soundtrack and amplify your audiobook experience. Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work.

Sappho was a female poet who was well known in ancient Greece and Rome for her lyrical poetry. She was most famous for her poems involving women who loved women, and it is from her name that sapphic, a term referring to sexual relations between women, originated. This is a compendium of her surviving work, a collection of 54 fragments translated by Henry de Vere Stacpoole.

Sprachenlernen - aber bitte gehirn-gerecht! Der bekannte Birkenbihl-Klassiker! Sprachenlernen muss weder schwierig noch zeitraubend sein und ist viel einfacher, als du bisher gedacht hast. Denn die Birkenbihl-Methode zum gehirn-gerechten Sprachenlernen zeigt einen Weg, den sogar Lernmuffel gehen können: - Vokabelpauken ist verboten. - Bis zu 75?% der Lernarbeit wird an das Unterbewusste delegiert und damit eingespart. - Grammatiklernen ist unnötig (wenn auch erlaubt). Mit dieser Anleitung der bekannten Coaching-Koryphäe Vera F. Birken­bihl kann jeder schnell und mühelos Fremdsprachen lernen!

Knowing how hard Scripture memorization can be, Dwell Differently founders Natalie Abbott and Vera Schmitz created a simple, creative, and smart way to memorize Scripture and keep God's promises in your heart. Natalie and Vera not only reveal the importance of having a mind built on God's Word, they actually give you the tools necessary to defeat negative thoughts.

Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia: Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspectives of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors. What exactly is food addiction? Is it possible to draw a hard line between indulging cravings for "comfort food" and engaging in substance abuse? For people struggling with food addictions, recognizing their condition - to say nothing of gaining support and advice - remains a frustrating battle.

Sleep ABC Affirmations is an ultimate guide that can revolutionize your sleep routine and make you wake up feeling rejuvenated and refreshed every day. So why wait? Start your journey towards better sleep, productivity, and success with Sleep ABC Affirmations today....

Young Imperial Crown Prince Aeson Kassiopei. Intelligent, well-educated, perfectly isolated in his lofty rank, responsibilities, and privilege of the divine Imperial Dynasty. He's the most powerful boy on Atlantis and he's going into the real world for the very first time.... 

Evie sempre foi a ovelha negra da família: sonhadora e impulsiva, o oposto das irmãs mais velhas bem-sucedidas. Tentou fazer carreira como atriz, fotógrafa e cantora, mas nada deu muito certo. Às vezes, ao pular de um trabalho para outro, ela tem a sensação de que lhe falta um propósito. Quando sua tia preferida morre em um acidente de carro, Evie recebe uma herança inesperada, um café na beira da praia na Cornualha.

I wrote this audiobook not to stop the desire you have to kill yourself, much less to judge you, but to awaken your interest to make that decision in a free and informed way, and without the complexes or prejudices of the society, psychologists, or doctors. Suicide, at the end of the day, is a decision. But who is making the decision? In this audiobook, I speak about the power of making decisions in our lives to avoid falling into an emotional or economic crisis or, if you are already going through one, I will give you some ideas on how to counteract that crisis.

It should have been an easy sell. He was just another client, a wealthy target. I offered him what I had. He stole the rest. Beautiful. Confident. His mafia lineage made him a conqueror. He dominated my senses. He planned to rule my body as well. I didn’t have a chance at keeping my heart. 

In Wahrheit ist ein Wald nicht still. Er ist voller Geräusche und aus dem Stoff, aus dem Albträume sind. Ein abgelegenes Dorf hoch oben in den Wäldern, fernab der Zivilisation. Ein Ort, wie geschaffen als Versteck – oder als Gefängnis. Hoch in den Bergen liegt die Siedlung Jakobsleiter, abgeschieden von der modernen Welt. Hier gelten die Regeln der Natur – rau, erbarmungslos, aber verlässlich. Das denkt zumindest Jesse. Ihm und den anderen Kindern von Jakobsleiter wurde eingetrichtert, dass alles Böse unten in der Stadt wohnt.

Understanding Cult Psychology: 10 Ways Leaders Manipulate Followers is a deep and unflinching exploration of how ordinary people are drawn into extraordinary control. Far from the caricatured images of robed figures and remote compounds, cultic influence often begins in far more subtle, disarming ways—a warm smile, an inspiring message, a sense of belonging. But behind the welcome lies a calculated process of psychological manipulation, refined over decades, designed to reshape a person’s identity, loyalty, and perception of reality.

At Rooks Wood Farm, Rosalind Breen's twin sons grieve her death. Daniel shoulders the burdens of running the farm and caring for his brother, Caleb, who's shunned for his strange appearance. Meanwhile, Minsmere Bird Reserve is suffering a spate of vandalism and senior partners of the Anglican Detective Agency, Frank Diamond and Laurel Bowman, are enlisted to find the culprits. But shortly after taking the case, Laurel discovers the body of a young man dumped in one of the meres and the detectives are caught up in a murder enquiry.