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When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be - until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listener’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.

Almost ten years have passed since Julia Win came back from Burma, her father's native country. Though she is a successful Manhattan lawyer, her private life is at a crossroads; her boyfriend recently left her, she has suffered a miscarriage, and she is, despite her wealth, unhappy with her professional life. Julia is lost and exhausted. One day, in the middle of an important business meeting, she hears a stranger's voice in her head that causes her to leave the office without explanation.

She is called Simone. She is the illicit lover of Dr. Emile Bastien, who practices medicine on the rue de Maubeuge, treating Parisians and Germans alike. Simone is more than his mistress; she is the guardian of all of his most dangerous family secrets. But there is one secret the mistress has not been let in on: an ingenious scheme that arouses her suspicions even as others plot to keep it from her at all costs.

They are the Awakened, a unique breed of people in a remote corner of the world. Faith is one of these gifted carriers of the Seraphim; and in return of her unconditional love, her Seraphim grants her powers of incredible potential. But not all carriers embrace their blessing. Jack loathes being an Awakened. He never asked for it, his Seraphim keeping him alive even in spite of his desire to die. Not even a great war could rid him of this curse.

Why are some people motivated, energetic, and successful and others are not? What do successful and happy people do to be energetic and fulfilled? The answer is this: successful people know that one day is a mini-version of your life. When the majority of our days are successful, they add up to a happy, fulfilled, and successful life.

Midsummer Eve, 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy nobleman seeking the lover he deserted 21 years earlier. Now, James Avery has everything to offer: a fortune, a title, and the favor of the newly restored King Charles II. He believes that the warehouse’s poor owner Alinor has the one thing he cannot buy - his son and heir.

Kein Tag hat sich stärker ins kollektive Gedächtnis gebrannt. Die Bilder, die Geschichten, die Konsequenzen. Doch die Worte derer, die den 11. September tatsächlich erlebt haben, fehlten fast zwanzig Jahre lang. Garrett M. Graff hat diese Worte gefunden, er hat alle Dokumente, alle Interviews zusammengetragen, hat die Stimmen der Einsatzkräfte, der Zeugen, der Überlebenden versammelt und daraus eine überwältigende Erzählung kompiliert - vielstimmig, erfahrungsecht, im O-Ton.

Les grandes pièces du théâtre avec Marianne Giraud et Sophie Violas

Eine Familie, zwei Generationen und ein tiefes Trauma, das sie miteinander verbindet: Anders als Harry findet Ruth Schönwald nicht, dass jedes Gefühl artikuliert, jedes Problem thematisiert werden muss. Sie hätte Karriere machen können, verzichtete aber wegen der Kinder und zugunsten von Harry. Was sie an jenem Abend auf einem Ball ineinander gesehen haben, ist in den kommenden Jahrzehnten nicht immer beiden klar. Inzwischen sind ihre drei Kinder Chris, Karolin und Benni erwachsen.

Life is all about relationships and the quality of those connections, whether that's with family, partners, friends, colleagues or most importantly yourself. If you can get those relationships in balance, then the other tricky stuff that life throws your way becomes easier to manage. In this warm, practical and witty book, international bestselling psychotherapist Philippa Perry shows you how to approach life's biggest problems.

The flourishing of radical philosophy in Baron Thierry Holbach’s Paris salon from the 1750s to the 1770s stands as a seminal event in Western history. Holbach’s house was an international epicenter of revolutionary ideas and intellectual daring, bringing together such original minds as Denis Diderot, Laurence Sterne, David Hume, Adam Smith, Ferdinando Galiani, Horace Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, Guillaume Raynal, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In A Wicked Company, acclaimed historian Philipp Blom retraces the fortunes of this exceptional group of friends.

Le grand retour du tueur à gages Don Benvenuto. Au cours du tournoi de Lyndinas, l'épreuve de force s'est envenimée entre la noblesse restée loyale au duc Ganelon de Bromael et les chevaliers qui ont pris fait et cause pour son épouse répudiée. Des manigances étrangères ont contribué à jeter de l'huile sur le feu... Car quels sont les intérêts la République de Ciudalia au sein du duché ? Pourquoi appuyer les ambitions militaires du duc contre l'Ouromagne ? Quelle est la réelle mission de l'ambassade envoyée à la cour ducale par le podestat Leonide Ducatore ?

Tango pensait couler des jours paisibles dans la Cordillère des Andes. Mais une sombre affaire impliquant son ami Anselmo va brutalement réveiller son passé. Forcé de composer avec le tenace privé Mario Borgès et revenu dans le viseur de ceux à qui il voulait échapper, Tango devra dès lors sans cesse fuir les problèmes... ou les affronter.

Le présent ouvrage raconte comment la «rencontre des deux mondes» entre les nations autochtones et les empires européens a provoqué un immense choc des cultures. Il analyse les mécanismes qui ont mené, au nom de la civilisation, à l’écrasement et à l’expropriation des peuples de l’Amérique septentrionale. Par des exemples concrets, il dévoile ce que les auteurs appellent «le piège de la modernité», la liberté promise par les Occidentaux, servant en définitive à opprimer et à refouler les populations amérindiennes.

Reclaiming our destiny and moving forward requires finding our higher self—the innocent, virtuous, vulnerable child within us. Our spirit self is always in contact with that child, who wants us to be more imaginative, intuitive, honest, and open to receiving love, no matter what indoctrinations and toxic environments we have experienced. In Soul Searching, beloved psychic medium Bill Philipps shows how to reconnect to that spiritual nature we had as children and why those gifts we entered this life with are important.

Désormais légal au Canada, le cannabis sort de l’ombre pour devenir un produit dont on peut (et doit!) discuter. Le hic, c’est que cette drogue, beaucoup plus complexe que l’alcool, demeure largement méconnue et entourée de mythes et de préjugés. Ce petit guide vise à informer les Canadiens sur les aspects pratiques, scientifiques et économiques du cannabis. Sans le dramatiser ni le banaliser, il cherche à donner l’heure juste en fonction des meilleures connaissances actuelles.

Zwei Schicksale. Zwei Reisen. Ein Ziel: Die Akademie der Schatten. Eolanis Leben droht zu zerbrechen, als sie eines Tages der Schattenmagierin Mellis begegnet. Zur gleichen Zeit sieht sie sich einem gnadenlosen Geheimbund der mächtigen Kirche gegenüber, der rücksichtslos Magier verfolgt. Eolani bleibt nur die Flucht – und die mysteriöse Mellis stellt sich bald als ihr einziger Ausweg heraus.

Philippa Perry's handbook consoles, nourishes and gently leads us on the path to sanity and emotional balance. There is no simple set of instructions that can guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist Philippa Perry argues that there are four cornerstones to sanity you can influence to bring about change.

Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the dutiful first-generation Haitian son, and the trusted dog walker for his wealthy New York City neighbors. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri’s charms: his “intense” classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy.

In an era in which “I have many black friends” is often a medal of Wokeness, Ben hilariously chronicles the experience of being on the receiving end of those fist bumps. He takes us through his immigrant childhood, from wanting nothing more than friends to sit with at lunch, to his awkward teenage years, to college in the age of Obama, and adulthood in the Trump administration - two sides of the same American coin.