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Auf dem Rückflug ihres Urlaubes lernt Katja den charismatischen Hotelmanager Sebastian kennen. Dank einer witzigen Verwechslung gibt er sich kurzerhand als ihr Freund aus und erobert damit ihr Herz im Sturm. Zu dumm, dass die Zollkontrolle am Flughafen Katja zwingt, sich abrupt von Sebastian zu verabschieden. Und das, wo sie noch nicht mal seinen vollständigen Namen kennt. Aber das Universum lässt sie nicht im Stich. Absolut unerwartet steht er plötzlich vor ihrer Tür im Ostseebad Warnemünde und die Anziehung zu ihm entflammt erneut.

In this honest and insightful book, TED speaker and author Laura Thomas delivers a fresh take on emotional wellness. Drawing from ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and hard-won personal experience, she offers listeners a clear path out of anxiety, grief, and burnout—and into a steady, grounded kind of happiness. Whether you're navigating a loss, stuck in a cycle of burnout, or simply tired of pretending everything’s fine, The Magic of Well-Being will meet you where you are—and help you move forward with more ease and agency.

Tom Levenson's brilliant, short historical book exposes the refusal of the anti-vax movement to accept the reality of communicable diseases and how to prevent them. Vaccines in earlier times provoked fear of the new and seemed to limit the liberty of individuals, but we are now dealing with historical amnesia on a grand scale: the anti-vaxxers have forgotten, or never knew, how terrifying life was with diseases like polio and mumps.

Mary Bennet and Margaret Dashwood, the youngest sisters of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, were women of surpassing intelligence and strength of character. Mary joins forces with the nascent abolition movement in collaboration with the underappreciated William Collins. Under the pen name of Joseph Weatherstone, they create together a philosophic giant who advances the cause. Margaret with her minder Jane seizes her wanderlust and escapes from cold gray England for the warm, spice filled air of the Caribbean.

This is a true story that reveals firsthand the Federal Justice Department's tricks and corrupt practices to indict and imprison anyone who may fall in their sights. Guilty or innocent, it makes no difference to them. Like police issuing speeding tickets, they ignore the facts and do anything to meet quotas imposed by their superiors.

Marty Sturgis saves the life of John Cutter. Instead of being lauded as a hero, Marty finds himself behind bars. Marty and a cohort were in the process of robbing Cutter when he found the man's near-lifeless body. Marty's a repeat offender who just jumped from juvenile to adult with his recent birthday. Detective Dominik Jackson (Jericho Rd) is called in to investigate as Marty can be tied to a long string of unsolved home invasion thefts in the area. The massive detective needs the kid's cooperation to bring down the entire criminal network and to return the one item Cutter can't be without.

Als ein malaysisches Passagierflugzeug spurlos vom Radar verschwindet, ahnt niemand, dass es der Auftakt zu einer Reihe mysteriöser und tödlicher Ereignisse ist. In Kopenhagen sterben Jugendliche in einem Club unter bizarren Umständen. Der Biowaffenexperte Jacob Detlev wird von der dänischen Terrorabwehr beauftragt, Zusammenhänge zu erkennen, wo andere nur Chaos sehen.

"It is difficult to think of many other books that are at once so brilliant, so wonderfully entertaining, and so moving . . . The Dog’s Gaze is full of exuberant insights about our canine friends, about art, and about the human condition." —Stephen Greenblatt “A splendid blend of histories...

One myth from the history of every great civilization spoke of beings descending from heaven and using human and animal DNA to create giant offspring. Rabbinical authorities, Septuagint translators and early church fathers understood this as a factual record of history. The phenomenon began with the “Watchers” who spawned “Nephilim” resulting in judgment from God. The ancients also knew Bible passages that predict the Nephilim will return when Iraq and Iran are invaded and destroyed. Is this prophecy about to be fulfilled?

What is creativity? What is the relationship between work life and personal life? How is it possible to live truthfully in a world of contradiction and compromise? These deep and deeply personal questions spring to the fore in Thomas Yarrow's vivid exploration of the life of architects. Yarrow takes us inside the world of architects, showing us the anxiety, exhilaration, hope, idealism, friendship, conflict, and the personal commitments that feed these acts of creativity.

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.

How would Pride & Prejudice be different if William Collins came to live with the Bennets at Longbourn as a young child? Will Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy still find their happily ever after? Young William Collins spent his childhood under the oppression of an abusive father and an ill mother. When he becomes an orphan after a scarring tragedy, Collins is sent to live with his estranged cousins, the Bennet family, at Longbourn. At the same time, Fitzwilliam Darcy passes through his own crisis.

This book examines the escalating global persecution of Christians, drawing parallels between historical and contemporary challenges. Thomas D. Williams highlights regions where believers face violence and oppression, such as North Korea, Afghanistan, and China, and identifies six primary sources of modern attacks: atheism, radical Islam, Hindu nationalism, totalitarianism, academia, and Satanism. Williams offers practical advice for Christians to prepare for and respond to these challenges, emphasizing the importance of steadfast faith and support for persecuted communities.

True devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus moves us to ponder the unrelenting love of Jesus, fully human and fully divine, as He poured Himself out for the world. In this book, Fr. Thomas Dailey transports you beyond the prayers and liturgies and helps you to contemplate the Sacred Heart, which Pope Benedict XVI said “has irreplaceable importance.” Fr. Dailey shows you how to experience the way of prayer that formed St. Margaret Mary — the visionary to whom the devotion was revealed — in the religious order founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. Fr.

Primeiro romance de Thomas Mann, publicado em 1901, este livro monumental acompanha a saga dos Buddenbrook, uma família de comerciantes abastada do norte da Alemanha. Quatro gerações são retratadas na crônica familiar inspirada na linhagem do próprio escritor e situada numa cidade com todas as características de Lübeck, a terra natal dos Mann.

Deep in the heart of the U.S., something buzzes. Sometimes it's the news, sometimes the events... And sometimes, the PEOPLE! That place is Hivetown, where the grass is gray and the girls will rip and tear you away! Whether it's for food, for breeding, or for the Queen herself, the Hive serves faithfully-- and ruthlessly! In Hivetown, you're not welcome. In Hivetown, you are cattle. In Hivetown, you will die, and that's the only "sweet" bit about any of THIS, honey...

If you're hoping to get to Heaven, you'll need a plan to reach your goal. This handy manual not only presents all the elements of a life well lived; it also helps you incorporate those elements into everyday practice. Straight to Heaven is the one guide you need to achieve holiness now and Heaven later — all while eluding the traps and pains of Hell. Fr. Morrow explains that happiness is attainable now for those who live the gospel because they are bringing a bit of Heaven to earth. Conversely, those who fail to live the gospel are doomed to live a hellish life in this world and in the next.

If you’re feeling drained, unfocused, or mentally scattered—you’re not alone. This 3-in-1 audiobook gives you a clear, no-fluff system to reset stress, boost energy, and restore focus—fast.

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.

A new adventure is on the menu . . . Juliet has learnt that life is too short not to chase your dreams. But when she buys an old watermill in France, her tranquil new start is quickly kneaded into something far more ambitious when the local mayor offers her a deal she can’t refuse: reopen the...