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The Stories We Cannot Tell is a contemporary novel about the emotional journey of two women. Rachel is a thirty-year-old married, Jewish woman who's wanted a baby for a long time. Katie's a thirty-two-year-old single, Catholic woman who has been trying to find a man who'll stick around. We follow the women individually as they find themselves pregnant, Rachel happily, Katie, not.

In den Bergen des Libanon wächst die junge Amal in der strengen, patriarchalischen Religionsgemeinschaft der Drusen auf. Sie will nur eines: die Schule besuchen und studieren, doch Mädchen haben dort keine Rechte. Der Großvater lässt zwischen sich und seiner Frau eine Mauer errichten, aber die Mutter darf immerhin Brot backen, und damit bezahlt sie das Schulgeld ihrer Töchter. Als Amal, die jüngste, mit fünfzehn verheiratet wird und das Elternhaus verlässt, schweigt die Mutter.

After serving in the Civil War as part of a Minnesota infantry regiment, Zachary feels compelled to head further west to follow the call of God tugging on his heart. He has finally completed correspondence school and earned a certificate to become a preacher. He accepts a minister’s position in the small town of Blossom in Dakota Territory, but there’s a catch.

When Nick Vincent, producer of true-crime show Infamous, hears about an explosive new angle on a high-profile case – the murder of an eight-year-old girl in Oxford in 2016 – he leaps at the chance to send a researcher to verify the claims. Two months later, a dog walker discovers a woman’s body, bound and buried in a shallow grave in the woods, and forensic evidence links it to the disappearance of that same child. DCI Adam Fawley, the original investigating officer, is called in to run the enquiry.

When the celebrated critic and cultural historian Alexandra Harris returned to her childhood home of West Sussex, she realised that she barely knew the place at all. As she probed beneath the surface, excavating layers of archival records and everyday objects, bringing a lifetime's reading to bear on the place where she started, hundreds of unexpected stories and hypnotic voices emerged from the area's past. Who has stood here, she asks; what did they see?

Une caserne d'apparence quelconque, à l'est de Paris. Les automobilistes qui empruntent le boulevard Mortier ne la remarquent même pas. C'est le but. La DGSE n'aime rien tant que la discrétion, pour ne pas dire le secret, gage de la réussite de ses opérations à l'étranger. Pour la première fois de son histoire, pendant plusieurs mois, la DGSE a ouvert ses portes à Jean-Christophe Notin et son équipe. Une vingtaine d'entretiens ont pu être menés, à tous les échelons de la hiérarchie, du directeur général aux experts de la contre-prolifération et du contre-terrorisme.

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, a wish-granting spirit rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan navigates an occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. With both iconic fan-favorite stories and entirely original pieces, Januaries features modified fairy tales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry, and at least one set of actual wedding vows. Escape the slow trudge of mortality by diving into these enchanting new worlds with a master of imagination.

Si su hijo tiene entre 3 y 8 años y desea que se vuelva bilingüe, aquí tiene un método divertido y sencillo. Con este método, su hijo aprenderá a hablar y leer en inglés.

"Qui laisse une trace, laisse une plaie". Depuis six ans, Jean, commandant de police à la retraite, est obnubilé par une enquête qu'il n'a su résoudre : la disparition en 2015, à Fraconville, de l'adolescente Alice Bastide. Lorsqu'il apprend qu'il est atteint d'un cancer incurable, après avoir, sa vie durant, tout donné pour son métier, il tente de se rapprocher de sa famille. Célia, sa petite-fille, est victime de terreurs nocturnes depuis plusieurs années. Florence, sa mère, tente de comprendre ce que traverse sa fille alors qu'elle doit elle-même faire la paix avec ce père si longtemps absent.

In einem Waldgebiet am walisischen Bala Lake regnete es Säure vom Himmel! Eine furchtbare Umweltkatastrophe oder ein grausiger Plan teuflischer Mächte, der viele Menschen das Leben kostete? Bald kehrten die Toten zurück und mein alter Freund Bill Conolly und ich gerieten in ein wahrhaft höllisches Abenteuer! Actionreiches Grusel-Kino für die Ohren. Mit den besten Stimmen Hollywoods und einem phänomenalen Soundtrack.

Life is looking up for magazine crafts editor Anastasia Pollack. Newly engaged, she and photojournalist fiancé Zack Barnes are on a winter cruise with her family, compliments of a Christmas gift from her half-brother-in-law. Son Alex’s girlfriend and her father have also joined them. Shortly after boarding the ship, Anastasia is approached by a man with an unusual interest in her engagement ring.

Aboard a small ship of refugees, Wendwynn Forella is forced to accept that her world has been destroyed by none other than her own father. While she feels her story is coming to a tragic end, in truth it is just beginning. She must navigate a new world of corruption, greed, betrayal, new enemies and allies, and the hope for a better future that ties it all together.

Eine Umweltkatastrophe hatte in den Wäldern rund um den walisischen Bala Lake viele Leben ausgelöscht. Auch die Einwohner der umliegenden Dörfer blieben nicht verschont - und kehrten als lebende Tote zurück! Der Kampf gegen die Horror-Kreaturen wurde für Bill und mich zum Albtraum, denn am Bala Lake rüsteten sich dämonische Mächte zur alles entscheidenden Schlacht! Actionreiches Grusel-Kino für die Ohren. Mit den besten Stimmen Hollywoods und einem phänomenalen Soundtrack.

This is the second and significantly expanded and modified edition of the award-winning Heartificial Empathy, reflecting important developments in artificial intelligence as well as the new context post-pandemic of the future of work, and issues of and new solutions for mental health therapy. Empathy has never been more needed, but businesses struggle continue to create a culture of empathy. Given the step change that's occurred with the arrival of foundational AI, business leaders are going to need to pay particular attention to work conditions and the ethical use of AI.

Le destin d’une vampire et d’un dragon s’entrelace, tissant un lien éternel entre les flammes de la vie et les ombres de l’immortalité. Dans un monde où les créatures surnaturelles vivent sur la planète bleue, au sein de royaumes séparés, vampires et dragons se retrouvent confrontés à une menace qui met en péril leurs communautés. Aubrielle Fildaerea, héritière vampire réputée pour sa froideur et son détachement, va chercher de l’aide auprès d’Ace Darkor, prince dragon connu pour son esprit indomptable.

Ma première rencontre avec Merrick Crawford a lieu lors de mon entretien d'embauche. Enfin… techniquement, je l'ai rencontré vingt minutes plus tôt, lorsqu'il a fait irruption dans une cabine d'essayage à quelques mètres du lieu de rendez-vous. Sur le coup, j'ai crié. Et lui aussi. Vêtue d’un simple soutien-gorge, j'ai mis fin à cette dispute en claquant la porte au nez de ce magnifique abruti. Comme vous pouvez l'imaginer, maintenant je panique en découvrant que ce grossier personnage risque bien de devenir mon nouveau boss. Pourtant, il ne semble pas me reconnaître.

Joey Mitchell is down in the dumps after finding out that her fiancé cheated on her with her best friend and is living at home with her parents until she can get back on her feet. Without Joey’s knowledge, her overbearing and neurotic mother submits an application for her to appear on the reality show Married Blind. When the producers surprise her with the news that they have cast her, Joey wants nothing to do with the show but agrees to participate because, at this point in her life, she really has nothing to lose. Lights, camera, action…

Pete leaves Boston for a new beginning following the death of his mother. His journey to Marigua, an island few hours away from Boston, leads him to Julia, who has recently separated from a high-status American businessman. The events that then transpire on Marigua leave Pete suffering from years of guilt and anxiety, long after the island has been submerged in the Atlantic.

Helen and Simon spend their four year wedding anniversary taking a trip to the sacred Kula Mountain in Indonesia. Beyond the regular forest trail lays a forbidden spot where many people have gone missing. The people of the town believe there is a mountain spirit residing in that sacred, forbidden spot where only the spiritual person of the town can enter. This area has been closed to the public for many years. Ignoring the town's superstition, Helen persuades Simon to enter the forbidden zone. Helen goes missing. Did the mountain spirit steal his wife or is there more than meets the eye?

Jack purchases an abstract piece of art as a grand addition to his art gallery. Although painted by acclaimed artist, Antonio Rossi, the painting has a dark history. The moment Jack becomes the owner of the artwork, strange and terrible events ensue. Jack decides to investigate further. He discovers that Antonio Rossi had died mysteriously after completing his masterpiece in an old prison’s execution chamber. Still, Jack is not persuaded. Is Jack’s misfortune a pure coincidence or will untold evil prevail?