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When you listen to How to Play Whist, you’ll be whisked away to a time of luxurious private clubs inhabited by 19th-century intellectuals. Invented in the 17th century, whist (the whisper game) was a favorite of Edmond Hoyle, the most famous name in card gaming. Though this game remains most popular in Britain, people around the globe enjoy this famous game. With the whist strategies in this compelling guide, you’ll soon master the basics and become a formidable player.

El primer recuerdo en la vida de Ander Izagirre es una explosión de gritos, saltos y abrazos en casa de sus abuelos: el gol de Zamora que daba la liga a la Real Sociedad en el último suspiro. A partir de ese primer recuerdo luminoso, Izagirre va tirando del hilo, recogiendo historias asombrosas de su familia, de su ciudad (San Sebastián) y de un mítico estadio, Atocha, en donde "se mezclaba el tufo fermentado y dulzón del mercado de frutas con el aroma fresco de la hierba recién regada y el humo de los puros".

Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors.

Six months in Italy was precisely what Mimi Albizia needed to move on from an incident that cracked her trust in men. Just as she is ready to resume her old life in Boston, charming—and very sexy—Jake Bellini swoops into her life and proves that not all men are jerks. But with their lives thousands of miles apart, a relationship is impossible. If only she could stop thinking about him…

How to Play Canasta provides a thorough grounding in the rules and strategies of the game, including melds, red threes, and canastas. You’ll also find detailed descriptions of winning Canasta techniques.

A sizzling tale of shattered dreams and thriving in the face of challenges. Losing her artisan café hurt Paloma Schlemmer more than breaking up with any boyfriend ever did. To rebuild her life and set new goals, she accepts a temporary job at her friend's catering business on Martha's Vineyard.

Are you increasingly distracted, demotivated and unable to focus on simple tasks? There's a good chance your smartphone is to blame. In the always-on age of notifications, emails and the news cycle, it's easy to waste the majority of our days mindlessly scrolling. But according to psychiatric specialist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen, being tethered to our devices 24/7 is taking its toll on our mental wellbeing. Hansen shares an informative guide to what unrestricted social media use is actually doing to our brains, and the practical steps we can take to break the addiction cycle.

Southern Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty lies a dark heart... Skåne, 1986: On the night of Walpurgis, the eve of May Day, where bonfires are lit to ward off evil spirits and preparations are made to celebrate the renewal of spring, a sixteen-year-old girl is ritualistically murdered in the woods beside a castle. Her stepbrother is convicted of the terrible deed and shortly after, the entire family vanishes without a trace.

After losing all of our females, I hadn't thought life could get any worse until I was stripped of my crown and exiled by my twin brother. With my world in turmoil, my spirit mate crashed into my life when I needed her the most. She was not of Valose but a stranger from another world. Newly awakened, my ancillary heart beats for one reason only—to keep her safe.

Entdecke das Göttliche in Dir und entfessele Dein volles Potential mit unserer Chakra Meditation Serie. Diese 8-teilige geführte Meditation Serie ist darauf ausgelegt, Deine Chakren auszurichten und zu aktivieren. Jedes Chakra repräsentiert einen Aspekt des Göttlichen.

Eine Geschichte nach einer wahren Begebenheit: Über die Ausbeutung von Hühnern, deren natürliche Bedürfnisse, die Sinnsuche und unendlich tiefe Liebe. Die Henne Abelke wurde zusammen mit einer kleinen Gruppe Leidensgenossinnen aus der Massentierhaltung befreit und nach Hof Hinterdingen gebracht. Dort erfahren die Hühner erstmals, wie schön das Leben sein kann. Als wie aus dem Nichts heraus das Mini erscheint, ergeben sich viele Fragen: über Hühner, ihre Herkunft, Eier, die Familie und die Kraft der Wünsche.

El Cerro Rico de Potosí, emperador de todos los montes, pirámide de todos los minerales, palacio de todos los tesoros... Es hoy un vertedero de escombros que amenaza con derrumbarse sobre los diez mil mineros que entran todos los días. "Potosí" fue el escenario de los conquistadores españoles que acumularon la plata, de los barones mineros que instauraron el primer capitalismo boliviano, de la revolución de 1952, de las masacres militares y de la última guerrilla del Che.

En plena fiebre por los ochomiles y las cimas del mundo, el viajero guipuzcoano Josu Iztueta enroló a un grupo de expedicionarios para recorrer durante nueve meses las depresiones geográficas más profundas de la Tierra. "Nunca he tomado una decisión tan rápida, tan clara, tan feliz", recuerda el autor de este libro, Ander Izagirre, veinte años después de participar en la expedición Pangea.

En 1909 Italia era un país recién hecho. Una de las ideas más rocambolescas para terminar de cuajarlo fue precisamente el Giro, un desfile de vampiros, saltimbanquis, lunáticas, fascistas, partisanos, piratas y caníbales que pasó rodando desde los Alpes hasta Sicilia ante la puerta de millones de italianos. Y los unió alrededor de la épica, la tragedia y la comedia del ciclismo.

Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the beautiful and talented Iben Jensen, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of her life.

For the past year, veteran journalists Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal traveled more than 25,000 miles across the Americas, chronicling costly experiments, contentious politics, and new technologies to save our beloved birds from the brink of extinction. Through this compelling drama, A Wing and a Prayer offers hope and an urgent call to action: Birds are dying at an unprecedented pace. But there are encouraging breakthroughs across the hemisphere and still time to change course, if we act quickly.

Asserting that you have the moral right to be in control of your life, Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right (2nd Expanded Edition advocates that neither today’s political left nor right have your best interests at hand. Their alluring promise of a cradle-to-grave safety net is deceptive, because in reality, it transfers control of your life from you to society, one government program, one tax, and one regulation at a time. The book shows why the traditional political left-to-right spectrum presents you with two false alternatives.

Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s easy to feel helpless. But we’re not helpless: We have minds, and imaginations, and the ability to visualize other worlds and valiant struggles. And writing can be an act of resistance that reminds us that other futures and other ways of living are possible. Full of memoir, personal anecdote, and insight about how to flourish during the present emergency, Never Say You Can’t Survive is the perfect manual for creativity in unprecedented times.

Hulking ex-rugby player Spencer Carlisle has crushed on Daffodil McGregor since high school. On the field he knew the moves. Off, he was a clueless clod who never gained an advantage. Rejected and rebuffed, his infatuation finally cooled - like ice. Now, it’s impossible not to feel the chill - since he’s the best man and she’s the maid of honor at their siblings’ wedding. For the sake of harmony, they’re calling a truce. Daff has her reasons for being a cynic when it comes to romance. And twice as many for not letting on that she finds Spencer attractive.

When Elza became a space princess, she thought she'd be spending her time at the palace, wearing gorgeous couture and soaking up everything there is to know—but instead, she's on the run, with everyone hunting for her and her friends. Rachael followed her best friend Tina on the adventure of a lifetime—but now Tina's gone, and Rachael's the only one keeping her friends together, as they go on a desperate quest to save everyone from an ancient curse.