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In this expansive debut, A Recipe for More: Choosing a Life of Pleasure and Abundance, creative, host, and "pleasure doula" Sara Elise offers a profound and challenging inquiry into the forces that keep us in a state of survival and limitation and asks us to consider a new way to live. Sara Elise leaves us with what it means to be present to what’s unfolding around us and open to the change that is possible in that empty space.

Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style icon at her high school, she’s a master in the subtle art of not giving a . . . well, you know what. But now that graduation is here, she’s a little less sure. She’s heading to NYU in the fall with a scarlet U (for “undeclared”) written across her chest. Her parents always remind her that Black kids don’t have the luxury of figuring it out as they go—they have to be 110 percent prepared. But it’s a lot of pressure to be her ancestors’ wildest dreams when Lenore’s not even sure what her dreams are yet.

One way or another...she will be the end of the world. With powers that weren't supposed to be touched by mortal hands, Vi Solaris is determined to free herself and the world from the deadly vortex it's trapped in. This mission has taken her to forbidden lands and has transformed her from a sheltered princess to a fearsome warrior. But the ultimate triumph requires the ultimate sacrifice, forcing Vi to choose between the last tethers to her humanity and the very people she's sworn to protect.

It is summer in Tokyo. Claire finds herself dividing her time between tutoring twelve-year-old Mieko, in an apartment in an abandoned hotel, and lying on the floor at her grandparents': daydreaming, playing Tetris, and listening to the sounds from the street above. The heat rises; the days slip by. The plan is for Claire to visit Korea with her grandparents. They fled the civil war there over fifty years ago, along with thousands of others, and haven't been back since.

Vi Solaris is the heir to an Empire she’s barely seen. Her parents sacrificed a life with her to quell a rebellion and secure peace with a political alliance. Now, three years past when her wardship should’ve ended, Vi will do anything to be reunited with her family. The Empire is faltering beneath the burden of political infighting and a deadly plague. Yet, Vi can’t help but wonder if her inability to control her magic is the true reason her parents haven’t brought her home. Suspicion becomes reality when she unleashes powers she’s not supposed to have.

Vi was supposed to be the perfect crown princess. Then, she abandoned her throne. Vi was supposed to save the world as its Champion. Then, the world she loved vanished. Now, all she knows is that she has deadly magic and brutal cunning, and she's ready to settle some scores. Old loves and new allies tell her to play it safe. But Vi is done with caution. She has a chance to right ancient wrongs and this princess-turned-warrior isn't turning back. She's ready to bring an end to the vortex of death the world is trapped in.

Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table.

Seventh grader Wendy Toledo knows that black holes and immigration police have one thing in common: they can both make things disappear without a trace. When her family moves to a new all-American neighborhood, Wendy knows the plan: keep her head down, build a telescope that will win the science fair, and stay on her family’s safe orbit.

From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that’s been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Listeners will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous.

1809. Las guerras napoleónicas están en su apogeo. Mientras creen ser repatriados a Francia, 5000 soldados del ejército napoleónico, perdedores de la gran batalla de Bailén, son deportados a la isla de Cabrera, en las Islas Baleares. Para sobrevivir: insuficientes raciones de agua dulce y comida, precarios refugios que construyen ellos solos con ramas encontradas en la isla.

Dopo la fine di una lunga storia, Stella passa molto del suo tempo tra casa e il negozietto vintage che gestisce con la sua amica Bea. Una sera, nonostante le iniziali resistenze, Bea la convince a imbucarsi a una festa in un locale milanese. Una volta lì, come spesso accade, Bea si eclissa e Stella viene avvicinata da Giulio. Ne è quasi infastidita, mentre lui si rivela audace e la invita a bere.

Qu'est-ce que le networking ? Est-ce pour moi ? Pourquoi réseauter ? Et comment ? Créez votre propre réseau de relations grâce aux rencontres réelles et virtuelles. Familiarisez-vous avec la Networking Attitude et découvrez à quoi peut vous servir l'Elevator Pitch. Recevez enfin de précieux conseils pour entretenir votre réseau sur le long terme.

Eva Perino ist Single und stolz darauf. Als Besitzerin des Coffeeshops Grounds im Herzen einer kleinen Universitätsstadt schätzt die Mitte Dreißigjährige Eva ihr angenehmes Leben inmitten ihrer schrullig-liebenswerten Freunde, einem Job, der ihr Spaß macht und ohne bessere Hälfte. Tatsächlich ist sie so zufrieden mit ihrem Alleinsein, dass sie genau darüber einen Blog ins Leben ruft: Deshalb liebe ich mein Singleleben.

À écouter le récit bouleversant de sa vie et de ses combats, à force de courage et de ténacité, on sait que rien ne peut arrêter Élise Boghossian, petite-fille de réfugiés arméniens. Elle a 30 ans, trois enfants et un cabinet d'acupuncture à Paris quand, en 2011, elle décide de partir en Jordanie et au nord de l'Irak pour soigner, avec ses seules aiguilles, les populations civiles et les réfugiés victimes de la guerre. Elle dit : "Tout me comble à Paris. Ma famille, ma vie professionnelle, mes amis, et pourtant quelque chose manque."

Medical-textbook illustrator Marilyn draws her husband, technical diving expert Rand, and her best friend, Jane, into a complex triangle of desire, loss, and guilt. Jane's death on a dive with Rand causes Marilyn to spin out of control in a pattern of escalating risk addiction. Marilyn drags Rand with her, endangering them both in their private underwater version of hell.

Can life ever be normal? Just as Nicole thinks that she can build a new life at the academy, strange visions of Melany start to plague her mind. If that wasn’t enough, the reality she has come home to is no longer safe.

Becca Habar is determined to get her dream job: managing a bookstore in Benning Falls, Vermont. The only things standing in her way? A bumpy train, no place to stay, and a bookish, kind, broad-shouldered stranger who is determined to get the job first.

Cuando Nuria, que trabaja de dibujante en una revista satírica, se queda sin empleo a causa de los recortes, se enfrenta a las avispas que duermen en la infancia. Una llamada telefónica es el aguijón que lo desencadena todo. Su verdadero padre, del que ella y su hermano Raúl perdieron el rastro hace años, ha reaparecido. Y está en la UCI. Su infancia luminosa con él, los encontronazos con su madre, su miedo a las avispas, un terror que Nuria conjura dibujándolas obsesivamente, emergen con fuerza, en contraste con su vida presente, insegura y precaria.

With her husband’s killer still on the loose and her life in England a disaster, Diamond returns to the only thing she knows: work. As the star of special ops takes on enemies from the States to Syria, she finds that the toughest battle is the one going on in her own head. While she faces her demons, the man she left behind is involved in his own struggle when a beautiful stranger crosses his path. Will Luke give in to the ultimate temptation?

Rosewood, Pennsylvania. Spencer; Aria, Emily e Hanna nascondono ciascuna un piccolo segreto: Spencer ha soffiato il ragazzo alla sorella, ma adesso lui l'ha lasciata senza darle alcuna spiegazione. Aria ha scoperto che il padre ha un'amante e non trova il coraggio di confessarlo alla madre. Emily ama una sua compagna di scuola, ma fa di tutto per allontanarla e Hanna continua a dimagrire e rubare nei centri commerciali. Ma le quattro ragazze, tanto carine ma tanto bugiarde, hanno un segreto ben più inquietante, che riguarda il passato e che loro chiamano "l'affare Jenna".