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Growing up, I was taught that getting too close to someone would be my downfall. But I’ve proven that wrong now that I’m happily married to Jackson, the greatest man in the world. The issue is that mayhem always seems to find me (which is definitely not my fault), and this time, it comes in the form of a woman looking for her daughter.

A very merry Kissmas! Als Nia Miller ins Krankenhaus eilt, um ihre alkoholsüchtige Mutter nach einer ihrer nächtlichen Eskapaden zu besuchen, trifft sie zufällig auf den süßen Cyrian. Dabei ahnen sie noch nicht wie sehr ihre Schicksale miteinander verbunden sind.

A very merry Kissmas! Als Nia Miller ins Krankenhaus eilt, um ihre alkoholsüchtige Mutter nach einer ihrer nächtlichen Eskapaden zu besuchen, trifft sie zufällig auf den süßen Cyrian. Dabei ahnen sie noch nicht wie sehr ihre Schicksale miteinander verbunden sind.

Black hands in Fayette County, Tennessee, were free to pick cotton and corn but were barred from casting ballots. A whirlwind of change blew through the county when Black landowners like John McFerren and Harpman Jameson organized registration drives to help Black citizens vote—but not without violent attempts to stop it. White farmers evicted Black sharecroppers off their land, leaving families stranded and forced to live in tents. White shopkeepers also refused to sell to them. But the voiceless did finally speak. In 1965 the Voting Rights Act legally ended voter discrimination.

La magia de Alice Munro, que han invocado tantos escritores y críticos literarios, con la que ha llenado de luz las vidas, los sentimientos y los diálogos más cotidianos, y que ha hecho de ella la mejor cuentista de la literatura contemporánea, ganadora del Nobel y del Booker, ya estaba totalmente afianzada en el primero de sus catorce libros de relatos: Danza de las sombras.

Nine Black men have paved the way for you to see that you can successfully reach your desired objective, level, or goal through effort, skill, hard work, and courage. When life throws seemingly insurmountable obstacles your way, it is important to remember that many have come before you, and many are coming after you who need your story to help encourage them. Being treated unfairly and unjustly does not determine your success in life. What you have a passion for will propel you to accomplish your purpose if you don't give up or remain in fear.

Sie hetzt durch den Wald, dicht hinter ihr ein Rudel Wölfe. Gerettet von einer geheimnisvollen Frau, landet sie in einer zauberhaften Umgebung, betritt in die Vergangenheit weisende Räume, trifft auf Wesen, die ihr Angst und Schrecken einjagen. In Alice und die Kunst der Manifestation wird der Erzählerin viel abverlangt. Autorin Alice Harwardt führt sie in die Abgründe des eigenen Unbewussten und erspart ihr nichts.

Every woman dreams of having perfect skin, and they believe the only way to get it is by opting for expensive brands. However, in this day and age—and with so many DIY options available to you—you can make everything at home, including body scrubs. As a matter of fact, organic body scrubs are a lot healthier than commercial ones, since they don’t contain any chemicals. This audiobook will help you develop the perfect skin you have always dreamt of by teaching you everything about body scrubs and how to make them yourself at home.

En esta serie de historias entrelazadas, Munro recrea el vínculo entre dos mujeres en el transcurso de casi cuarenta años: la pragmática, desconfiada y a veces un tanto vulgar Flo, y su hijastra, Rose, una chica torpe y tímida pero cuya ambición la empuja a dejar atrás sus raíces y emprender su propio camino.

Il y a toujours deux versions d'une même histoire... Anna Andrews s'était juré de ne plus jamais remettre les pieds à Blackdown, ce village où elle a grandi et vécu un cauchemar qu'elle n'est pas près d'oublier. Pourtant, c'est précisément à Blackdown qu'on retrouve une femme sauvagement assassinée. Anna, correspondante pour la BBC, n'a d'autre choix que se rendre sur place pour couvrir l'affaire... Elle est sous le choc en découvrant l'identité de la victime : il s'agit d'une de ses amies d'adolescence.

Alice von Hildebrand is a household name to millions who know her from her countless appearances on EWTN, her many important books, and her voluminous articles and essays. But little known is the story of her life, notably the 37 years she spent at Hunter College in New York City. There, despite unceasing opposition that might have defeated even the strongest of souls, she endured with grace and devotion, leaving a mark on a generation of students through her defense of truth through persuasion, wit, and love.

"Z piętra wyżej spłynęło na nas światło jasnej żarówki. Dopiero wtedy mężczyzna ruszył za mną, a ja uświadomiłam sobie, że w tym układzie ma doskonały widok na moją krótką sukienkę i brak bielizny. Droga na drugie piętro wydała mi się nagle szalenie długa i absurdalnie seksowna. Czułam, że między moimi nogami znowu zbiera się wilgoć. To niespodziewane i wydające się nie na miejscu podniecenie budziło nie tylko mój lęk, ale też poczucie... zdrady." Ania i Mateusz są nierozłączni od liceum.

There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all productivity plan. The tricks that work for your colleague may not work as well for you. Or perhaps they don't work at all. The fact is that everyone has their own productivity quirks to make them work efficiently and effectively. They just don't know how to crack them. In this innovative guide, Dr Alice Boyes will help you diagnose your unique productivity profile and give you the framework to formulate a powerhouse personalised system.

Loss and adversity are part of the human condition, but an imperfect past isn’t always an indicator of what’s to come. This book traces a pattern: why is it that often the people with the hardest beginnings in life—children who experience displacement, disease, financial ruin, abandonment or bereavement—become the most successful adults? And is there something to learn from those people, who perhaps have the strongest sense of what matters most?

Der Tag, an dem Bo in Florentines Klasse kommt, ist dunkelrot. Auf einer Farbskala von Lindgrün bis Glutrot ein echter Feuerlöscher-Tag. Am selben Tag verschwinden auch Florentines ausrangierte Kuscheltiere. Und auch wenn das eine erstmal nichts mit dem anderen zu tun hat, ist dieser 31. August doch der Anfang eines ganz und gar außergewöhnlichen Kriminalfalls. Denn Bo ist nicht nur ausgesprochen nervig, er hat auch einen verschwundenen Cousin namens Jesper. Als der nachts in Florentines Zimmer auftaucht und sie bittet Bo zu helfen, ist ihr Ermittlerinstinkt geweckt.

Most women in the church don't aspire to "lord" it over men, nor do they want to scramble for position. Instead, they want to be accepted as full participants in God's work, sharing in kingdom tasks in ways that use their gifts appropriately. In Gender Roles and the People of God, author, radio host, and professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Alice Mathews surveys the roles women have played in the Bible and throughout church history, demonstrating both the inspiring contributions of women and the many hurdles that have been placed in their path.

When I first realized that I could see the dead, I never imagined that it would allow me to help save the lives of others, or pull me into Detective Maddox Booker’s path. Through my ability, ghosts have become some of my greatest friends and allies. But now, someone’s dead, and his ghost is gone. Ghosts have sought my help for my entire life, wanting to be heard. Now, something is keeping them quiet, almost hostile. as our search for the ghost of the dead man leads us to a small village. Everything looks normal on the outside, but I wonder what’s happening on the inside.

Rhonda Collins, the doctor who went missing in the first book of The Corpus Christi Mysteries Series Missing, is back in her hometown. Now she uses her own name, Sandra Lewis. Sandra and her sister, the real Rhonda, stir up things up in the little town of Harmon, which now has its own missing woman. She will be in for a surprise. They find one of their sisters, Rainey, who prefers to distance herself from them. Mama is in the next town, but she only remembers giving birth to her first daughter, Rhonda.

We live in an age when the pursuit of authenticity—from living our 'best life' to eating artisan food—matters more and more to us, but where the forces of inauthenticity seem to be taking over. Our world is full of people and products that are not what they seem. We no longer know whether we are talking to a person or a machine. But we can fight back—and this award-winning book shows us how. Authenticity argues that although our counterfeit culture is shaped by the most powerful forces of evolution, economics and technology, we can still come together to reclaim reality.

Aimee Sinclair: la actriz que todo el mundo cree conocer, pero no recuerda de dónde. Pero hay alguien que sabe exactamente quién es. Alguien que sabe lo que ha hecho. Y la está observando. Cuando Aimee llega a casa y descubre que su marido ha desaparecido, no parece saber qué hacer ni cómo actuar. La policía cree que ella está ocultando algo y tienen razón, lo está, pero tal vez no lo que pensaban. Aimee tiene un secreto que nunca ha compartido y, sin embargo, sospecha que alguien lo sabe.