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At a time when more people are delaying marriage or writing it off altogether, those ready to walk the aisle will appreciate a frank and trusted resource to help them start marriage on the right foot.

Robert Musil (1880 - 1942) schrieb Weltliteratur (Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), aber auch scharfsinnige Essays. Vor dem "Wiener Werkbund" hielt er am 11.3. und am 17.3.37 (wegen begeisterter Nachfragen) einen Vortrag über die Dummheit. Mit feiner Ironie und großer Geistesschärfe analysiert er die Geschichte der Dummheit - bis in Musils Gegenwart, also kurz vor dem sogenannten "Anschluss" Österreichs ans Deutsche Reich.

1994 kaufen Nora und Daniel Hill ein altes Farmhaus in den Hügeln von West Virginia. Zusammen mit ihrer 15-jährigen Tochter Alice verlassen sie Ohio und ziehen aufs Land. Zunächst sind sie von der Schönheit der Landschaft begeistert und freuen sich über das ruhige Leben. Das ändert sich jedoch, als sie erfahren, dass der frühere Besitzer ein Exorzist gewesen sein soll … Sie erkunden das Haus und entdecken im Keller einen geheimen Raum mit Kisten voller alter Videos und Tagebücher. Und da ist noch der Brunnen, der mit Brettern versiegelt und mit Kruzifixen umrandet ist.

In queste pagine le storie di Maria Chindamo, Giulia Cecchettin e Saman Abbas diventano non solo testimonianze di orrori privati, ma anche denuncia di un sistema che troppo spesso si gira dall'altra parte o che, nella migliore delle ipotesi, fraintende, lasciando che le vittime diventino numeri in una statistica che cresce di anno in anno.

This book explores advanced strategies and technologies, including artificial intelligence, to help organizations enhance their effectiveness and efficiency. It addresses critical challenges related to strategic execution, performance improvement, and budget management, emphasizing the importance of aligning strategies, executing them effectively, and embracing transformative processes to drive growth and success.

Robert E. Howard's Lord of Samarcand is an engaging tale of adventure and retribution set in a richly imagined medieval East. The story follows Donald MacDeesa, a determined Scottish warrior, as he navigates a world of conflict and ambition. His journey takes him from battle-scarred fields of the late Crusades to the imposing city of Samarcand, a hub of power and intrigue. Guided by Ak Boga, a steadfast Tatar warrior, Donald aligns himself with legendary conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), founder of the Timurid Empire, immersing himself in a realm of strategic battles and shifting loyalties.

In Building Kathy Ann, Robert "Buzz" Johnson shares the deeply personal and technically detailed story of building his custom steel-hulled boat from scratch in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Drawing on his lifetime of construction experience, family heritage in craftsmanship, and a love of Lake Superior, Johnson walks listeners through every stage—from childhood inspiration, selecting materials, and designing the layout, to welding the hull and installing systems.

Steve Lake receives a phone call during his consultant training exercise in Houston, Texas, that his father has passed away. Steve is distraught after hearing the news about his father. Steve makes arrangements to travel to Ontario, Canada, with his family. Steve is in disbelief as he leaves Houston driving back home. Steve remembers his father surrounding him with so much love after his mother died in the year 1972. While thinking about all the beautiful things he and his father have done, Steve hears his phone beep three times, telling him he has a message.

Claro y Ingenioso: El secreto de vivir en sintonía no es un libro más de autoayuda. Es una guía directa, práctica y profundamente humana para quienes están listos para vivir con conciencia, propósito y claridad. En una sociedad saturada de ruido, estrés y apariencias, hemos olvidado cómo vivir con intención. Este libro te invita a despertar —no con promesas vacías ni fórmulas mágicas, sino con fundamentos sólidos que transforman desde adentro: Motivo, Capacidad, Práctica y Responsabilidad.

What begins as a routine fishing trip on the remote Albany River turns into a harrowing fight for survival when five lifelong friends are pushed to their limits by violent weather, treacherous terrain, and the haunting silence of the forest. As external challenges escalate, old memories surface, hidden secrets unravel, and unspoken tensions crack their long-standing bonds.

This 2nd Edition is the result of my research for a great number of years. The 1st Edition was in hardback and was published in 2003. This book is my attempt to preserve a consecutive account of the investigation that I have done into the McFarland family history for many years.

“Reading Roberto Bolaño is like . . . watching the tracks of art and life merge at the horizon and linger there like a dream from which we awake inspired to look more attentively at the world.” —Francine Prose, The New York Times “We savor all he has written, as every offering is a...

New Year's Eve, 1975: Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, founders of the visceral realist movement in poetry, leave Mexico City in a borrowed white Impala. Their quest: to track down the obscure, vanished poet Cesárea Tinajero. A violent showdown in the Sonora desert turns search to flight; twenty...

La recherche du journal secret qui pourrait changer l'histoire à tout jamais. Moscou, 1990. La guerre froide touche à sa fin et les archives s'ouvrent petit à petit. Et lorsque Fluke Kelso, historien autrefois prometteur, tombe sur la piste du journal intime de Joseph Staline, il se voit déjà auréolé de gloire. Encore faudrait-il retrouver le-dit journal, apparemment dérobé par le chef de la police secrète la nuit de la mort de Staline, quarante ans plus tôt.

“One of the most respected and influential writers of [his] generation.” —John Banville, The Nation “A genius . . . Bolaño had the courage to look at the world anew.” —Ilan Stavans, The Washington Post Composed of thirteen indelible stories, Roberto Bolaño’s The Return is...

“[One] of his best.” —Daniel Zalewski, The New Yorker “A masterpiece.” —Los Angeles Times The year is 1971, or perhaps 1972, in Salvador Allende’s Chile. Arturo B. is just one of a motley crew of young bohemians attending Juan Stein’s poetry workshop at the University of...

“Roberto Bolaño’s oeuvre is among the great, blistering literary achievements of the twentieth century.” —Lauren Groff, author of The Vaster Wilds “[Latin America’s] most vibrant expositor: an acid-tongued, truth-telling, peripatetic genius, who lived all too briefly, wrote in a...

“An exemplary literary rebel.” —Sarah Kerr, The New York Review of Books “[Bolaño] demonstrates . . . what is possible in fiction—which is to say, anything.” —William Deresiewicz, The New Republic Now I’m a mother and a married woman, but not long ago I led a life of crime. So...

An unputdownable Small Town Kidnapping Mystery Boxset with a brilliant twist! When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, a retired detective is forced to confront the past he thought he'd left behind. When a child disappears from a winter hiking trip in the woods, local police believe the child wandered off and got lost. Extensive search parties return from the woods empty-handed. The child has vanished into thin air. No footprints in the snow. Nothing.

Nurse Alice Palmer thought she'd left her old life in London and her demons behind to start fresh in New Zealand. That was until her past catches up with her, with the arrival of new A&E consultant Andrew Barrett. Especially when she learns that he has a little girl and his world is falling apart behind the scenes. So offering to look after Emmy, is a risk, but she can't ignore the motherless little girl in need of love.