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Wie bitte?! Mama fällt Weihnachten aus? Und wer kümmert sich jetzt um Adventskalender, Plätzchen, Geschenke und Weihnachtsbaum? Natürlich Karlchen! Mit ihr als Weihnachtsmann und Opa als Wichtel wird Weihnachten der Hammer. Unglücklicherweise läuft schon das Befüllen des Adventskalenders nicht ganz nach Mamas Geschmack, und Karlchen und Opa werden von Mama gefeuert. Noch vor dem zweiten Advent! Doch Karlchen wäre nicht Karlchen, wenn sie nicht schnell eine neue Weihnachtsaufgabe finden würde. Ja, sie findet sogar ihre wirklich wahre Weihnachtsmission.

After surviving a near death experience, Liane knew she was still here for a reason. She knew her life had a purpose far more meaningful than the sorrows, struggles and nights spent numbing out as the perceived carefree fashionista party girl. As she matured she found purpose in motherhood, but still felt something was missing. She had strived to be the perfect wife, friend, daughter and mother, yet she found herself again feeling lost, overlooked, undervalued and misunderstood by so many around her.

La collection Mille ans de contes emporte les enfants dans un monde extraordinaire d'histoires et de légendes de tous les continents, dans le sillage de héroïnes courageuses, dans une nature puissante et riche d'animaux fantastiques, dans les épopées des grands mythes. Mille ans de contes propose des voyages fantastiques inscrits dans la tradition des grands récits fondateurs, portés par de grandes voix pour le plaisir des enfants de 4 à 8 ans (et celui de leurs parents).

Can a man who loves his small hometown trust it to love him back? Jared Thomas has lived in the mountain town of Coda, Colorado his whole life. He can't imagine living anywhere else. But Jared's opportunities are limited—the only other gay man in town is twice his age, and although Jared originally planned to be a teacher, the backlash that might accompany the gig keeps him working at his family's store instead. Then Matt Richards moves to town. Matt may not be into guys, but he doesn't care that Jared is.

The Babe with the Power is an inspiring memoir about one woman’s genesis from fatherless, fat-shamed child to embodied engineer and triathlete. This book is for any woman who has ever felt worthless, powerless, or trapped in a cycle of body shame and victimhood. Joyel Marie grew up not knowing who her father was. A brown girl in a family of white faces, she stuffed her self-hatred down with each bite. Inspired by the Jim Henson film Labyrinth, Joyel recounts the traumas that caused her to build her own winding walls of shame and depression and how she tore them down block by block.

Matemáticos, físicos e químicos protagonizam as narrativas deste livro, no qual o chileno Benjamín Labatut reconta a história de quatro descobertas científicas que abalaram profundamente a humanidade e o mundo à sua volta. Valendo-se de recursos da ficção, o autor lança os leitores em meio às biografias conturbadas de cientistas como Schrödinger, Einstein, Heisenberg e outros, e assim revela as inquietudes existenciais, os dilemas éticos, as tragédias históricas e os meandros impressionantes pelos quais essas figuras – e a própria ciência – passaram.

From the moment I saw Ashlynn, I knew she was mine. Didn't matter that she had a ring on her finger or a man standin' next to her—she belonged to me, and deep down, she knew it too. I wasn't about to play fair or fall back, not when somethin' that real was right in front of me. So I did what any n*gga would do for the woman meant to be his—I applied pressure until she had no choice but to see what we were. Forever his? Nah. She was forever mine.

Dopo l'8 settembre 1943 uno sparuto gruppo di studenti vicentini, guidato da un giovane professore antifascista, si dà alla macchia sull'altopiano di Asiago per tentare di organizzare la Resistenza. La voce narrante – autoironica, commossa e marcatamente autobiografica – dipana un lungo filo di agguati, rastrellamenti, uccisioni, "fughe" e "atti di valore" di cui i ragazzi sono protagonisti e vittime.

"A complex, beautiful coming-of-age novel...a love story unlike any I've ever read." —Ali Hazelwood "A soulful book about the politics of labor and submission." —Raven Leilani Normal People meets Fifty Shades of Grey in this sharp and provocative coming-of-age debut chronicling the turbulent...

Ciarli ha sedici anni quando decide di partire alla ricerca della madre naturale, che l'ha abbandonata in tenera età. In una terra ricca di contrasti, tra il vuoto di un deserto indefinito e le claustrofobiche capitali nomadi, incontra la natura predatoria dell'uomo, la violenza, la menzogna e l'inganno, ma anche i vincoli preziosi della solidarietà e dell'amicizia, fino a quando dovrà fare i conti con la più cruda delle realtà.

Leo, famoso emulo di Houdini, scopre di avere un tumore in fase terminale. Per una serie di casualità, incontra sulla sua strada Irene, una terapeuta che usa l'ipnosi per fargli prendere consapevolezza e farlo dialogare con la sua morte. Con la donna, dotata anche di poteri sciamanici, Leo comincia un viaggio che lo catapulta dentro un hospice (una struttura per malati terminali).

When successful prosecutor Katy's daughter is abducted, she must navigate a small town's dark underbelly to find her. But the case takes a sinister turn when Katy discovers the perpetrator is her long-lost twin sister, who has been living a life of abuse and seeks revenge. With the help of former felon Sloan and unlikely allies, Katy races against time to save her daughter and stop her twisted sister's deadly plan. A gripping abduction mystery set in a small town that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

When Odette Stevenson rents a hunting lodge in Raven Valley, she discovers it's haunted by the spirits of a murder-suicide 25 years ago. With allies, she uncovers the truth to put the spirits to rest. But the secrets of Raven Valley run deep, and the price of revealing them may be their lives. Will they survive the ghosts of the past or become their next victims? A chilling tale of murder, mystery, and survival. The Haunting of Grant MansionMystery and horror surround a long-abandoned estate, seemingly forgotten by the town.

The best of Deep Magic: Volume 1—fantastical worlds of space adventures, changelings, and dragons await—stories with depth, strong protagonists, high tension, all told while pulling at your heartstrings, or making you smile with understanding. In this volume, you'll find twenty-two stories, including many novelettes. Go on adventures from deep space to ancient Rome (with magic), to Mars, and many other new fantasy worlds.

Murdoch vivió en Londres desde que tenía apenas unos meses, pero se definió siempre como irlandesa o anglo-irlandesa. Estudió en pleno auge de la filosofía analítica y quedó deslumbrada por el existencialismo sartreano. Fue tutora en Oxford durante más de catorce años y abandonó su puesto para dedicarse a escribir novelas de gran popularidad.

Después del éxito de A oscuras, la comedia romántica que ha conquistado a miles de lectores, Navessa Allen regresa con una historia todavía más picante y adictiva entre un misterioso motorista y la mujer que lo pondrá de rodillas. Nico «Junior» Trocci sabe perfectamente que Lauren Marchetti es terreno prohibido. A los hombres como él no se les permite estar con mujeres así, y por eso se alejó de ella durante el instituto y ha mantenido las distancias desde entonces.

O volume traz duas novelas magistrais do jovem Thomas Mann, complementadas por ensaios do crítico Anatol Rosenfeld. A morte em Veneza (1912), aqui na tradução de Herbert Caro, é uma das novelas exemplares da moderna literatura ocidental. A história do escritor Gustav von Aschenbach, que viaja a Veneza para descansar e lá se vê hipnotizado pela beleza do jovem polonês Tadzio, mais tarde daria origem ao notável filme homônimo do diretor italiano Luchino Visconti, de 1971.

Maryella reist in der Hoffnung auf ein besseres Leben nach Sydlehen, einer Kolonie von Greiffenfels. Doch nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern steht sie vor der Entscheidung, ob sie der Inquisition der Elemente beitreten soll oder nicht. Sie gerat in die Fange des Kults, der seine Experimente an ihr ausubt und versucht, sie zu ertranken. Doch Aqua, die Gottin der Gefuhle, erwahlt und rettet das Madchen.

Waiting...on the Lord is a short storybook that teaches children about the importance of waiting on Jesus, what we need to do while we wait, and what God does while we are waiting.

In einer Zeit voller Möglichkeiten sind wir ständig auf der Suche: nach Erfüllung, nach uns selbst, Menschen, die uns auffangen und unserem Platz in der Welt. In Die Suche nach Zuhause nimmt uns Marie Luise Ritter mit auf eine persönliche Reise - einen Sommer lang in Paris, mitten hinein in Fragen, die uns alle bewegen.