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In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

Dear Ida, My boss is an egotistical, arrogant, cuff link wearing jerk. I wanted nothing more than to throw my badge at his face and walk out the door. But the heat of the moment took over...We went too far...and I liked it. Maybe I should just leave the city and change my name to spare myself the embarrassment. Stop me now before I do it. Please. Royally Screwed in the City, Piper

Prima edizione in audio: ogni minuto un'emozione! Segui le indagini del primo profiler della storia del giallo e scopri chi ha compiuto l'efferato crimine. "La strana morte del signor Benson" è il primo di una serie di dodici gialli che vedono protagonista l'eccentrico e intellettuale Philo Vance, detective improvvisato e fine investigatore della natura umana. Alvin H. Benson viene ritrovato morto nel soggiorno della sua lussuosa residenza: un proiettile sparato frontalmente, a distanza ravvicinata, gli ha trapassato il cranio.

Simone Heng shares the wisdom of her work as a human connection specialist to explain seven ways you can address common feelings of loneliness and isolation. These include meditation and breathing techniques, different ways to be a good listener, finding commonalities, sharing vulnerabilities...

Eine Insel sucht einen Mörder und ein entführtes Kind. Ein Immobilienmakler und sein wenige Monate alter Sohn sind spurlos verschwunden. Die ganze Insel beteiligt sich an einer groß angelegten Suchaktion, während Hanna Duncker und Erik Lindgren nach einem Motiv im Leben des Maklers suchen. Könnte seine Tochter aus einer früheren Beziehung etwas damit zu tun haben? Dann wird die Leiche des Maklers in einem seiner Häuser gefunden und ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

Sie wollen sich verlieben – nur nicht ineinander. Abby Jimenez ist ein "wahres Talent". – Emily Henry. Nicht alles läuft in Justins Leben rund. Jede Frau, die er länger als einen Monat datet, findet nach der Trennung ihr Happy Ever After, aber er bleibt jedes Mal allein zurück. Und als ein von ihm abgesetzter Reddit-Post viral geht, kann er sich nicht mehr vor Nachrichten retten – alle von Frauen, die ihn treffen und dann abservieren wollen, um anschließend den Mann fürs Leben zu finden. Doch dann erhält er eine Nachricht von Emma, der es genauso geht wie ihm.

Vincent Hobbs is a number one best-selling author. But Vincent has run out of ideas for his next book. His agent and publisher are none too pleased, and to make matters worse, Vincent has fallen into the clutching arms of strong drinking. He is bonded to Jack Daniels as day is bonded to light. Add an abusive girlfriend, sheriff’s deputies, werewolves, little grey aliens, an Old West gunfighter, and a ninja assassin, and you’ve got yourself a suspenseful and mysterious technothriller that might just kill you with laughter...or you've found the story!

Ein Jahrhundertwinter sorgt für Trubel. Hamburg, Dezember 1978: Eigentlich träumen die Matriarchinnen Anna und Sofie davon, die gesamte Großfamilie zu Weihnachten in der Villa am Elbstrand zu versammeln. Doch Sofies Enkelin, Journalistin Isabel, hängt hochschwanger in Argentinien fest. Unterdessen bereitet Annas Enkelin Stella das Firmenjubiläum der nach wie vor familiengeführten Reederei Nieland vor. Dabei stößt sie im Archiv auf ein Geheimnis, das viele Jahre in die Vergangenheit zurückreicht.

1913. Eighty-three-year-old Silvestre Swan has dedicated his life to the care of his Newfoundland lighthouse. His petition to relocate Swan Light from its precarious cliff’s edge is going unheard by town patriarch Cort Roland—that is, until a terrible storm brings an unlikely ally into Swan’s life. But is it too late for the stone lighthouse?

When Erica gets a phone call to say her mother, Ione, is ill in St. Lucia, she knows she must go to her. Though the island–the place of her mother’s birth–is somewhere that Erica has never seen as her homeland. Even when the plane touches down in the tropical paradise, with its palm trees swaying in the island breeze, the sound of accents so like her mother’s own calling loud in the air, Erica doesn’t find herself wanting to stay a moment longer than she has to. But stepping into her mother’s house, she is shocked by what she finds.

Scopri un percorso pratico e guidato per ottenere il massimo controllo su mente e corpo. “Biofeedback e Neurofeedback – Programma Pratico” è stato progettato per accompagnarti in un viaggio di consapevolezza, equilibrio e auto-regolazione, portandoti a padroneggiare le risposte fisiologiche e a sviluppare la tua capacità di entrare volontariamente in stati di rilassamento, lucidità e concentrazione. Questo programma è strutturato in due parti principali. Biofeedback – Una serie di tecniche pratiche per migliorare la consapevolezza e il controllo delle risposte corporee.

Maja Lundes großer Roman über das Leben im Jetzt und die eigene Endlichkeit. An einem gewöhnlichen Tag Anfang Juni kommt die Zeit zum Stehen. Niemand stirbt, niemand wird mehr geboren. Die neue Ewigkeit verändert das Lebensgefühl der Menschen: Für Jenny, die an einer unheilbaren Krankheit leidet, gibt es nichts Schöneres als die geschenkte Zeit. Rentnerin Margo will noch einmal ausgelassen das Leben feiern. Krankenschwester Eva erlebt die Sorge der Schwangeren, die nicht wissen, wann die Babys zur Welt kommen.

Ein Krankenhaus, vier todkranke Jugendliche und die Hoffnung, die immer bei ihnen ist. Poetisch, sanft, schmerzhaft direkt und voller roher Gefühle: Die TikTok-Sensation auf Deutsch! Nach einem unfassbaren Verlust hat Sam sich fest vorgenommen, nie wieder zu lieben. Im Krankenhaus lernt Sam Neo kennen, einen todkranken, schlecht gelaunten Jungen, der eigentlich nur schreiben möchte, Sony, ein Mädchen mit nur einem Lungenflügel, Coeur, einen sanften Riesen mit einem versagenden Herzen.

Her name's Antonia Toni Bennette (yeah, she's heard all the jokes before), and she's not a rock star. Neither are the Lillys - not yet. But the difference between being famous and being almost famous can be a single wrong note, or the start of something that'll change your life forever.

For the survival of his clan, Jack Fialko needs to mate with a witch of equal power before the end of the solstice. He finds the perfect woman, except for one serious flaw. She has no idea how to engage in the dangerous magical foreplay - the duel for sexual equality. The task of training her in two days seems insurmountable, especially while other warriors are trying to kidnap her. Zoe is a warrior-healer hybrid. The trouble is, she has no idea what that means.

Rowan Summerwaite is ready to finish what she started in Blood and Blade, the next installment in the Goddess with a Blade series by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane. It’s been only days since Rowan and her friends eliminated the immediate threat to magic users and Vampires, but...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Well, except for when it doesn't. And while for Linda Carter, that was a night she will never forget, for Asher Sloan, it was a night he couldn’t remember. A year later, their paths cross once more. Their chemistry is still combustible, but Linda has learned her lesson when it comes to Asher all too well, and she doesn’t plan on getting burned again. Refusing to take no for an answer, Asher comes up with a solution: a three-month deal where they can both get what they want.

At last, Ragna is in the possession of Rafe, Karma, and their team! The odds have never been higher as they face the ruthless forces of the Interplanetary Collection and the Queen's Council. Amid the chaos, Karma's estranged father, James Chambers, resurfaces, bringing his deep-seated hatred for alien life but offering an unexpected advantage in their fight. As their enemies unravel from within, pushing the boundaries of their depravity, a groundbreaking revelation threatens to reshape everything they know about Galatian history. Do they dare risk life and limb for an opportunity at normalcy?

A young teacher buys a one-way ticket to Shishmaref, Alaska. Within minutes of landing, she finds herself dealing with unexpected, rustic accommodations, and the culture shock of living in a remote Iñuit community. She relies on her courage, resilience, and wit while enduring freezing temperatures, power outages, loneliness, and first-year teacher anxieties and missteps, but eventually realizes that those challenges pale in comparison to the life lessons she learns about the heart of teaching.

Anbruch einer neuen Zeit oder Ende der Vernunft? Isabelle und Annika haben verlernt, miteinander zu sprechen. Nun, am Sterbebett ihrer Mutter, müssen sie es tun. Auch ihre Tante Dagmar ist da. Drei Frauen, drei Einzelkämpferinnen. Und noch während sie sich an das Gefühl herantasten, als Familie zusammenzugehören, launcht ein internationaler Tech-Milliardär seine Idee einer revolutionär neuen Gemeinschaft. Er will der Gesellschaft ein Update verpassen. Per App. Und alle können sich dabei einbringen. Der Start für das Projekt soll ausgerechnet hier bei ihnen sein: in Weimar.