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Get swept away to the sparkling Welsh coast this summer, where the sea glitters in the sunshine and love is in the air. From the bestselling author of The Blossom Tree of Dreams, this is the perfect romantic treat to escape with this summer. Meadow has only ever loved one man – the very...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2015 CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD. “James Martin’s riveting new meditation on Jesus is one of the best books I’ve read in years—on any subject.” — Mary Karr, author of Lit James Martin, SJ, gifted storyteller and New York Times...

For two years, Freya has hidden her love for her best friend, Rome. But he has never shown any sign of feeling the same… Until now. Yet, Rome has a damaged heart. After losing his fiancée, he hasn’t allowed himself to fall in love again. Freya has already had her heart broken by a man who...

Las tres amigas han quedado para una cita secreta al amanecer, una reunión para la que no puede venir Rebeca, la hija de Sara, pero esta se ha enterado y las sigue por el campo para descubrir qué van a hacer y lo que le ocultan. Lo que no sabe es que las pijas también las siguen y que tienen planeado gastarles una broma que las dejará peladas.

Ludlow Sinclair is an impeccably tailored gentleman who glides among Hollywood’s elite, earning the trust of lonely, wealthy wives of studio moguls. Adept at keeping their indiscretions private, Luddie maintains a lucrative lifestyle —but harbors a deeper secret: his long-buried past. As David O. Selznick pushes himself to exhaustion bringing his four-million-dollar epic, Gone with the Wind, to the screen, unbearable stress and sleepless nights drive him to Luddie for dangerous favors.

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Öster om Eden (1952) är John Steinbecks stora dramatiska släktroman som löper över tre generationer, där det goda slåss mot det onda, skildrat på samma sätt som i myten om Kain och Abel. I Steinbecks berättelse upprepas kampen genom två generationers brödrapar. I den första...

The future’s not bright. And definitely not for Siff. She grew up in a horrible orphanage in the worst imaginable part of the city. All she dreams about is the day when she’ll get away from it all. But when the day finally comes, she realizes that dreams about the future can turn into...

Jazz is a squirrel, who lives in a tree on the edge of town. Jazz finds a lot of garbage. Pointy the hedgehog needs help. She has gotten her head stuck in a can. She could die if it does not come off. Can Jazz help her?...

Stressfrei leben: Der einfache Weg zu mehr Entspannung Die eigene Widerstandskraft trainieren mit der 3x3-Flow-Methode Wenig Zeit investieren, schnelle Erfolge erzielen Mit zahlreichen direkt in den Alltag integrierbaren Übungen – praxisnah und wissenschaftlich erprobt Haben Sie häufig Stress, aber weder Zeit für Meditation noch Yoga – geschweige denn für eine Auszeit im Kloster? Stellen Sie sich vor, es gäbe eine einfache Übung, die weniger als 10 Minuten pro Tag in Anspruch nimmt und Ihnen hilft, dauerhaft entspannter und ausgeglichener zu werden.

History is written by the man holding the sword. The truth is known by the man holding the mop. My name is Lucrio. I was born a slave in the Subura district of Rome, sold to the household of Julius Caesar at eighteen, and given my freedom by his will the afternoon they carried his body out of the Theater of Pompey. I spent the following forty years as a clerk to the Senate, processing the documents of a civilization in the act of liquidating itself. I was invisible to the powerful men around me. This was, as it turned out, the only form of safety available—and the only form of witness.

In the scavengers’ shops at The Market of the Dead anything can be bought or sold. At least that’s what Siff’s heard. But it depends on what you try to sell. Some goods attract more attention than others. Dangerous attention. Soon, Siff and her new friends become an endangered species in...

I sin genombrottsroman Riddarna kring Dannys bord, som är inspirerad av legenden om Kung Arthur och riddarna kring det runda bordet, beskriver Steinbeck med överdådig humor och stor inlevelse några så kallade paisanos obemedlade och obekymrade liv som dagdrivare. Dessa kaliforniska...

I den nordnorska byn Berlevåg bor två fromma systrar, verksamma inom en strängt kyrklig församling, grundad av deras döde far, som var prost och profet. Hos de två systrarna bor en fransk hushållerska, som de godhjärtat tagit hand om sedan hon flytt den franska revolutionen år 1871...

I Mexiko, nära den Mexikanska golfen, lever pärlfiskaren Kino en fattig, men förhållandevis lycklig tillvaro tillsammans med sin hustru Juana och deras lille son Coyotito. En ödesdiger dag sticks Coyotito av en skorpion och hans föräldrar tar honom till staden, så han kan undersökas av...

Den gamle och havet handlar om en gammal fiskares heroiska kamp med att fånga en jättestor svärdfisk och hur han sedan försvarar sin fångst mot de giriga hajarna. En saga om fiskaren och havet, en mytisk berättelse om människans villkor. Om människan, “som kan tillintetgöras, men inte...

Kurios. Informativ. Inspirierend.Was haben ein Hotelzimmer ohne Türen, ein Flughafen mit eigenem Strand oder ein Dorf, das sich durch den Tourismus komplett verändert hat, gemeinsam?Es sind echte Geschichten aus der Welt des Reisens. Und genau darum geht es bei „Welt im Rucksack“.Jede Folge beginnt mit einer außergewöhnlichen, realen Kuriosität aus dem internationalen Tourismus. Anschließend tauchen Paul und Martin tiefer ein: Sie liefern Hintergründe, ordnen Entwicklungen ein, teilen Fakten, Erfahrungen und praktische Reisetipps – und zeigen, warum sich ein Ort wirklich lohnt ...

Dans le Bayou Tèche, les marais forment un enchevêtrement où il est facile de disparaître. Elise, une Française, s'y est réfugiée pour fuir quelque chose de sombre, d'indicible, qu'elle a laissé en France. Ce roman croise les histoires respectives du laissé-pour-compte en Dordogne, et de la fugitive en Louisiane.

Com base em pesquisas de ponta da ciência comportamental, este livro oferece dicas práticas e exemplos da vida real para mostrar como é possível se adaptar, com sucesso, à nova realidade do mundo do trabalho. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman e Martin Seligman, autoridades da psicologia e da saúde mental, uniram-se para mostrar como podemos desenvolver habilidades fundamentais para prosperar na carreira, tais como resiliência e agilidade cognitiva, prospecção, criatividade e inovação, resiliência psicológica, propósito, adaptabilidade, autoeficácia e motivação.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire The American Triad Series #1: Mississippi Roll #2: Low Chicago #3: Texas Hold 'Em Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Mississippi Roll is an all-new...