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The idea is a guaranteed ratings winner: a reality TV show where six contestants audition for a part in a horror movie, a chance to be a "scream queen." Whoever lasts the night in a haunted house, rigged with shriek-inducing special effects, will walk away rich and famous...if they make it out alive.

The four previous volumes in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's anthology series of fairly-tales retold with a distinctively modern edge have been hailded by reviewers as "brilliant", "provocative", and "disturbing". In this triumphant new collection of original fiction, 21 of today's leading writers spin the cherished fables of childhood into glittering gold - offering magical tales for adults, as seductive as they are sophisticated.

From the author of The Rope Walk, the story of a woman's life in its twilight, as she looks back on both a harrowing childhood and the unaccountable love and happiness that emerged from it. As the novel opens we see the Derry School in all its glorious New England fall colors and witness the loosening of the aging Peter's grasp - he will soon have to retire, and Ruth is wondering what they will do in their old age, separated from the school into which they have poured everything, including their savings.

In My Daughter, Myself, acclaimed journalist Linda Wolfe chronicles her 38-year-old daughter's near-fatal stroke, the arduous course of physical and mental rehabilitation that led to the young woman's remarkable recovery, and the profound ways in which that journey from morbidity to health tested and changed every member of their blended family.

To get into a man's heart, you have to get into his head. With this insider's guide to evaluating a man, Caroline Presno, EdD, PCC, teaches women how to apply psychotherapists' tricks of the trade to finding Mr. Right. Caroline Presno has developed systematic ways to "profile" a man for his degree of commitment readiness, his aptitude for love and intimacy, his chance of lying, or being unfaithful, his tendency toward big, bad personality problems like narcissism and paranoia, and his ability to fulfill his potential.

Manda is a 38-year-old, tough, sarcastic woman who has yet to make peace with the town she was brought to as a teenager after her parents' messy divorce. Her mother is estranged, her father is ill, her brother and stepbrother are emotionally distant and growing restless, and all the while, her tight-lipped and depressed husband is pressing her to have a baby. Full of barbed dialogue and macabre, deadpan descriptions of family dynamics and the awkward social dances performed daily, this novel depicts those who feel permanently out of place.

Do not go gentle into that good night, wrote Dylan Thomas, and Canadas notorious Ladies Killing Circle has taken his advice to heart. In Going Out with a Bang, the dangerous dames have brought together an explosive mix of authors from across the country. Whether its the boom of drums, the cacophony of a train wreck, or the thud of a body crashing down the stairs, no one goes out without a fight. Twenty authors, along with poet Joy Hewitt Mann, will chill you, entertain you or plain blow you away in this eclectic fictional brew.

Kids learn well through repetition and simple language. Your children will incorporate the mindful mantra "I can handle it" almost immediately after listening to this audiobook. Positive self-talk is incredibly important for improving and maintaining mental health, and the Mindful Mantra books are a way to plant that positivity right into a child's head. Help your child learn to handle difficult emotions, along with Sebastien, and provide a tool for lifelong confidence.

Aristoteles oder Augustinus, Hegel oder Hume, Fichte oder Feuerbach: Im dritten und abschließenden Teil dieses Hör- und Denkvergnügens lernen Sie diese und andere große Philosophen kennen und nähern sich der Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art.

Eine intelligente und unterhaltsame Einführung in die Philosophie. Ein Hör- und Denkvergnügen für alle, die sich dem Thema Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art nähern wollen.

Ein Ort in den Bergen, eine Burg und ein dunkles Geheimnis. Eine rätselhafte Ansichtskarte ist Ausgangspunkt einer packenden Spurensuche. Mit spielerischem Einsatz von Konzentration, Gedächtnis und Vorstellungskraft lässt sich das Geheimnis lüften. So wird Gedächtnistraining als unterhaltsame Abenteuergeschichte verpackt...

Irgendwo in den Tiefen des Alls findest du einen einsamen grauen Planeten. Eine Welt namens... Cungerlan...

Ob Voltaire, Thomas von Aquin oder Heidegger: Mit diesem Hör- und Denkvergnügen lernen Sie diese und andere große Philosophen kennen und nähern sich der Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art.

Eine intelligente und unterhaltsame Einführung in die Philosophie. Ein Hör- und Denkvergnügen für alle, die sich dem Thema Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art nähern wollen.

Wer war Johannes Calvin? Großer Reformator oder der "Despot aus Genf"? So viel wir von Calvins Taten wissen, so wenig doch oft von dem, was ihn antrieb und ihn im Innersten beschäftigte. Für manche ist Calvin der strenge Theologe, der für seine Lehre vieles opferte, der die doppelte Prädestinationslehre vertrat, wonach Gott die einen zum Heil, die anderen zum Unheil erwähle. In diesem abwechslungsreichen Hörspiel wird anhand vieler historischer Dokumente ein klareres Bild von Calvin gezeichnet, dessen Lehre bis heute, 500 Jahre nach seiner Geburt, Grundlage für den Glauben von Millionen Christen in der Welt ist.

Introducing the ultimate book bundle designed specifically for parents navigating the challenges of ADHD, explosive behaviors, and special education. This comprehensive collection is your roadmap to empowerment, providing the knowledge, strategies, and support needed to address your child's unique needs and create a thriving home environment.

11 große Philosophen in Denken und Alltag, für das Audio-Book zusammengestellt von Dr. Frieder Lauxmann, Autor von "Der philosophische Garten" und "Der philosophische Himmel", erschienen bei nymphenburger, gelesen von Jo Brauner.

Eine intelligente und unterhaltsame Einführung in die Philosophie. Ein Hör- und Denkvergnügen für alle, die sich dem Thema Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art nähern wollen.

Navigating the special education system can be tricky but not impossible. With this guidebook, you'll have all the tools you need to secure top-notch services for your kiddo. Put your game face on and become your child’s fiercest advocate and greatest cheerleader.

As Norah battles alone, yet again, through the bustling December crowds outside Fortnum & Mason, she hears the first notes of a busker's song that transports her back to the most romantic week of her life. Laughing under an Italian sky, knowing they had to part, Andrew made her a promise: If they are both single on Christmas Eve in 10 years' time, they will meet under the clock on Grafton Street, Dublin. Norah has no idea if Andrew will remember, but she has nothing to lose.

A house. A mess. A mystery. Amongst the scattered papers and photographs, intriguing questions lay unanswered in the Anderson family lineage, hidden for decades. When a stash of ancient coins is found and a gifted stranger moves in next door, windows are opened to incredible possibilities that transcend imagination, transporting Tora throughout her family’s generations.

At age 34 Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long Jo found herself riddled with questions. How do you make a marriage work in a world where you no longer need to be married? How does an independent, strong-willed feminist become someone's partner - all the time?

When Janey Sweet, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is photographed in the front row of a fashion show eating a bruffin - the delicious lovechild of a brioche and a muffin - her best friend and business partner, Beau, gives her an ultimatum: lose 30 pounds or lose your job. Sure, Janey has gained some weight since her divorce, and no, her beautifully cut trousers don't fit like they used to, so Janey throws herself headlong into the world of the fitness revolution.