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London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceania. It's 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing machines in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. Under the ideology of IngSoc and the rule of the Party and its leader Big Brother, Julia is a model citizen - cheerfully cynical, believing in nothing and caring not at all about politics. She routinely breaks the rules but also collaborates with the regime whenever necessary. Everyone likes Julia.

Alex Gentry doesn't scare easily. Working as an undercover FBI agent in the biker bar he and his brothers co-own, he hangs with deadly criminals in order to gather information. Danger is just part of the family business. But one thing has him terrified: his attraction to Madison Parker. Madison is the cousin of Ramon Alonzo, son and second in command to a notorious drug lord Alex is trying to bust. Alex has befriended Ramon as part of his cover, and Madison has unknowingly become his informant. Falling for her could risk this case - and both their lives.

Brynn Walker thought Vernal, Utah was famous for fossils, museums, and dinosaur bones.Then a strange egg appears on her porch.When the egg hatches, Brynn discovers something impossible: a living baby dinosaur. With her loyal white husky, Rex, at her side, Brynn must keep the hatchling safe while...

Als Pater Brown von einer Zugreise nach Hause zurückkehrt, stellt er fest, dass sein Koffer offenbar am Bahnhof vertauscht wurde. Es befinden sich nämlich die Habseligkeiten einer jungen Frau statt seiner eigenen darin. Zusammen mit seinem Freund Hercule Flambeau beginnt er in den fremden...

As a Harley Street behavioural change specialist, Sandra Roycroft-Davis knows that what's going on inside our heads is pivotal to a healthy relationship with food. Her Slimpod programme has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Now she shares its secrets so you'll discover how to retrain your brain and take charge of your body, instead of your body being in charge of you.

As seen on the BBC’s This Farming Life. The inspirational story of Lynbreck Croft - a regenerative Scottish farm rooted in local food, community, and the dreams of two women. Lynn and Sandra left their friends, family, and jobs in England to travel north to Scotland to find a bit of land that they could call their own. They had in mind keeping a few chickens, a kitchen garden, and renting out some camping space; instead, they fell in love with Lynbreck Croft - 150 acres of opportunity and beauty, shrouded by the Cairngorms and deep in the Highlands of Scotland.

Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss, old fat furry cat-puss, wake up, wake up and look at this thing that I bring... Bagpuss, created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, is no ordinary cat. He is a saggy, baggy, lovable old cloth cat who lives in a magical shop owned by Emily, a little girl who brings lost or broken things for Bagpuss and his friends to "mend" or understand.

Maria führt ein zurückgezogenes Leben in einer kleinen Stadt, in der nicht viel passiert. Ihr 50. Geburtstag rückt näher, und sie hatte gerade ihren Job in dem Café, in dem sie arbeitet, verloren, da die Leute sich heutzutage gern mit Aufbackbrot aus dem örtlichen Supermarkt zufriedengeben. Sie ist allein, und Weihnachten nähert sich mit riesigen Schritten. Als sie in der Facebook-Gruppe Freunde der echten Sahne Trost sucht, kommt sie in Kontakt mit dem jungen Dennis, der Aushilfspersonal für sein Weihnachtscafé in Stockholm sucht, und Maria sagt spontan zu.

For fans of Alice Feeney’s BEAUTIFUL UGLY and Lisa Jewell’s DON’T LET HIM IN, this atmospheric debut set on a remote Danish island steeped in the local folklore of sacrifices, tells the story of a woman returning home to inherit the cabin she fled as a teenager, where secrets lay buried...

Dans une forêt recouverte de neige, un petit loup nommé Flocon rêve de rencontrer le Père Noël. "Maman, tu crois que le Père Noël connaît aussi les petits loup?" Cette année, une rencontre magique va entraîner Flocon dans une aventure extraordinaire. A la recherche des rennes, il devra...

In „Not Your Role Model“ sprechen Sandra Lambeck und Yeboah ungefiltert über das Leben, persönliche Erfahrungen, Mental Health, Beziehungen, gesellschaftliche Erwartungen und alles, was dazwischenliegt. Keine Anleitung fürs Leben. Eher ein Erfahrungsbericht. Mal deep, mal lustig, manchmal unbequem, aber immer ehrlich. Zwei Perspektiven, echte Gespräche und die Erkenntnis, dass niemand alles im Griff haben muss. Wir haben nicht auf alles eine Antwort. Und genau darum geht’s. Wir sind nicht eure Vorbilder.

In June 1940 France fell to the Nazis. The effects of this momentous event on the lives of ordinary Parisians and the inhabitants of a small rural community under occupation are brilliantly explored in Irène Némirovsky's gripping and heartbreaking novel. Némirovsky herself was a tragic victim...

Bloomsbury presents The House on Mango Street, written and read by Sandra Cisneros Told in a series of vibrant vignettes, The House on Mango Street is the story of Esperanza Cordera, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. For Esperanza, Mango Street is a desolate landscape...

Show, don't tell is probably the single most important piece of advice given to writers. But many writers struggle to understand this powerful principle or have difficulty applying it to their own work. Even experienced authors sometimes don't grasp the finer nuances of showing and telling. In this book, Sandra Gerth draws on her experience as an editor and a best-selling author to show you how to show and tell you when to tell.

Want proof of life after death? Your loved ones may be physically gone but they still exist and you will see them again...your pets don't die either. Each episode of We Don't Die you'll hear the experiences of men and women, and why they believe life after death is REAL and why your life on earth is important. Join your host, Sandra Champlain, author of the #1 international bestseller, We Don't Die - A Skeptic's Discovery of Life After Death, for podcast episodes that aim to give you goosebumps! Join our free weekly Sunday Gathering with medium demonstrations, medium classes, all past episodes...

This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by New York Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twenty-two internationally bestselling writers in “a must-read for fans of the thriller genre” (The Real Book Spy). The...

Enter Shamanism’s Secret World of Insight, Wisdom, and Healing Over 40,000 years ago, the first shamans ventured into the spirit realms in search of wisdom and healing. What they found, teaches Sandra Ingerman, was a secret world of teachers, animal spirits, and the soul fragments of those...

Read by the author, Sandra Brown. ‘Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done . . . Everyone will want to read this amazing story’ – Andrew O’Hagan, author of Caledonian Road Sandra Brown was eight when...

Brought to you by Ladybird. A collection of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. How much bamboo can a giant panda eat? Do aliens exist? What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister? Why do...

The first meditators in history were the shamans whose practices for contemplation and connecting with the divine are echoed in virtually every spiritual tradition today. On Shamanic Meditations, Sandra Ingerman invites you to return to the source of human spirituality—and experience for...