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Der Phönix und der Teppich ist ein Fantasy-Roman für Kinder, der von E. Nesbit geschrieben und erstmals 1904 veröffentlicht wurde. Die vier Kinder haben einen kleinen Haufen Feuerwerk für die Nacht angesammelt, aber sie sind zu ungeduldig, um bis zum 5. November zu warten, um sie anzuzünden, und machen deshalb ein paar Proben im Kinderzimmer. Dies führt zu einem Brand, der den ursprünglichen Teppich zerstört.

Does your child have a hard time slowing down at bedtime? Maybe their body is tired, but their mind is still racing. Worries, big emotions, excitement, frustration, or self-doubt make it difficult to settle down. Or perhaps bedtime has become a nightly struggle when everyone simply wants a peaceful end to the day. This book was created to make those final moments of the day calmer, gentler, and more meaningful. Inside this collection are soothing bedtime stories for children, each featuring a character who faces a relatable challenge and learns a simple skill that can help in everyday life.

Brought to you by Penguin. Post-university life doesn’t suit Phyl. Time passes slowly, living with her parents and working a zero-hours contract at Heathrow Airport, while her budding plans of becoming a writer are going nowhere. That is, until family friend Chris comes to stay. He’s been...

Nathan Reign has spent years carrying the weight of a loss that changed his life forever. Guarded, focused, and determined to keep the world at arm's length, the successful sports agent has little interest in letting anyone get close. Ella Cooper is the owner of a beloved Seattle bakery whose warmth and optimism have helped her build a life centered around taking care of others. When a chance encounter brings her into Nathan's orbit, an unexpected connection begins to form.

Bienvenido a la Trilla, la brutal prueba en la que los futuros jinetes del Colegio de Guerra Basgiath pelearán para vincularse con un dragón o morir en el intento. En medio del fuego dracónido, estos trece cadetes deberán luchar por sobrevivir a un sangriento campo de batalla donde...

Does bedtime feel like a nightly struggle—one more story, restless energy, busy thoughts that just won’t settle? You’re not alone. And it doesn’t have to be this hard. This book is a carefully crafted collection of gentle, calming stories designed to help children relax, unwind, and drift off to sleep quickly.

In the world's most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate. The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet) fall in love, they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. Despite the passion and innocence of their love, they fall victim to the enmity between their families, and their story ends in tragedy.

Brought to you by Penguin. The sequel to the international bestseller One of Us is Lying. Welcome back to Bayview High . . . It is a year after the action of One of Us Is Lying, and someone has started playing a game of Truth or Dare. But this is no ordinary Truth or Dare. This game is lethal...

Verity is telling lies. And that's why she's about to be arrested for attempted murder. Serena has been lying for years. And that may have driven her daughter, Verity, to do something unthinkable. Poppy's lies have come back to haunt her. So will her quest for the truth hurt everyone she loves? Everyone lies. But whose lies are going to end in tragedy?

Why do some speakers get booked again and again, while most struggle to land even one paid gig? What makes one speaker the industry go-to, while everyone else is overlooked, no matter how good they are on stage? Why do some speakers effortlessly attract repeat bookings, referrals and high fees, while others don’t? Can you really be more in demand, more respected, and more booked without being famous or a celebrity? The answer is YES! This audiobook reveals what the top 1% most-booked speakers do differently — and how you can do it too.

Brought to you by Penguin. IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018 WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can't Put Down! She's not who you think she is . . . 'I could probably have been an actress. It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else. Isn't that what...

From the national bestselling author of The Serpent and the Pearl comes the continuing saga of the ruthless family that holds all of Rome in its grasp, and the three outsiders thrust into their twisted web of blood and deceit . . . As the cherished concubine of the Borgia Pope Alexander VI...

Novas is the thrilling second instalment in Lou Vane’s Fortune Falls apocalyptic survival series—a story of found family, divided loyalties, impossible choices, and how far people will go to protect the ones they love. Still reeling from the devastating attack on the Fortune Falls community, Jess fears history will repeat itself when a new group of survivors arrives. With supplies stretched thin and pressure mounting, their only hope lies in an expedition far beyond the safety of the plateau.

When journalist Holland Tate is granted an interview with Catriona Bouchard, her former best friend turned mega-popular tradwife, she jumps at the chance to also possibly rewrite their bitter ending. But at the Bouchards’ gated compound, what she finds is not the independent woman she once knew. Cat may have six beautiful children and be married to the man she calls the love of her life, but she’s a ghost of her former self.

Eles se conhecem desde a infância. Ou, pelo menos, pensam que se conhecem. Após um fim de relacionamento traumático, Blake Logan decide escapar para a casa de veraneio da família para tentar se desligar do resto do mundo. O plano dela era simples: chega de homens, chega de romance, chega de...

Julia Bird har lämnat London för att börja om i den pittoreska byn Berrywick. Hon är nybliven pensionär och dessutom nyskild, men fast besluten att skapa sig ett nytt liv. Den mysiga stugan hon köpt, med öppen spis och rustik charm, är allt hon drömt om. Men när hon låter riva den gamla trädgårdsboden för att göra plats för ett hönshus hittas en kropp efter en ung kvinna som verkar ha varit begraven i decennier.

Ina lever ett ensamt liv som hemmasittare i Stockholms innerstad. En morgon upptäcker hon att alla köksluckor står öppna. Ina antar att hon går i sömnen, något hon som barn ofta hamnade i trubbel för. Hon gömmer allt hon kan skada sig på, och nyckeln så att hon inte kan ta sig ut. Men anledningen till att det händer allt fler underliga saker hemma hos Ina har inget med sömngång att göra, utan med att en inbrottstjuv gömmer sig i klädkammaren. Han heter Michael, och har kommit in via en byggnadsställning samma dag som den togs ner.

Set in the intoxicating world of 1990s New York fashion, The Model is a gripping psychological thriller about ambition, betrayal, and obsession. When supermodel Ewa Antol mysteriously vanishes at the height of her career, her childhood friend Marki becomes determined to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. Set against the glamorous backdrop of 90s fashion—where beauty is the only currency and seventeen-year-old models earn $100,000 per day—this twisting narrative follows Marki's dangerous journey through the dark underbelly of the fashion industry.

A deadly crash on the shores of a French abbey. A political conspiracy. A military lawyer betrayed. Captain Storm DeVries has been assigned to prosecute Major Skylar Diggs for joyriding twenty-eight souls to their deaths. She believes the Air Force has been too lenient with pilots who care more about their “Top Gun” antics than the value of human life. Storm is a general’s daughter and is just as loyal to the military as her father is. But there’s no doubt in her mind that Diggs is guilty. The question is whether she can prove it.

A diabolical collection of stories featuring achingly human characters whose lives intertwine with ghosts, goblins, and the macabre, by “one of Latin America’s most exciting authors” (Silvia Moreno-Garcia) “Horror has found its master.”—Joy Williams On the shores of this river, all...