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Soy Daphne Wood, la librera de Castle Combe. Mi vida era apacible hasta que el autor superventas Jill Holland se mudó al pueblo. Compró la casa que está al lado de la mía, la de la difunta Bettie, y se convirtió en mi nuevo vecino. Las chicas del club de lectura envidiaron mi suerte. Yo también pensé que era afortunada, hasta que empecé a ver cosas de lo más inquietantes.

Faith, Hope & Love describes—in the form of journal entries and readings with three psychics/mediums—Jenn's first year of mourning and recovery following her partner Ann Marie's suicide in March 2019. Jenn found a profound shift in her understanding of the afterlife, the Universe, and her higher power. She experienced an abundance of meaningful coincidences and synchronicities that could not be ignored. Her daily journaling began as a means to express her feelings of extreme anguish and loss of a love she had never felt before that now seemed to be gone forever.

In the 1960's Frances grows up in the remote desert town of Thermal, CA. Most nights her father gets drunk and beats her mother. The child feels her joy slip away. To survive she knows she must hold on to the truth and remember what happened. Decades later in psychotherapy, Frances revisits her childhood and becomes trapped in a memory world of little girls with big demands and a lot to say. "The Shining Place" is a magical story of recovery told by the girls, and an account of their therapy endured and paid for by the adult client.

When young Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin’s Select Seminary, she is treated like royalty. Dressed in silks and lace, she is kind, generous, and loved by all. But when tragedy strikes and her father’s fortune is lost, Sara is cast down from privilege to poverty—banished to a cold attic and forced to work as a servant. Through it all, Sara refuses to lose her imagination or her belief in kindness. With courage and compassion, she transforms even her bleakest moments into something beautiful—proving that being a “princess” comes not from wealth or status, but from strength of heart.

Salad Days vacillates between youth-driven cultures of mid-nineties era Jersey and early aughts Portland. As the dual story unfolds, we witness the twenty-something protagonist, Ana, as she takes a crack at being an adult, navigating friendships and searching for intimate relationships, maintaining jobs and managing money. All the while, she does her best to repair a broken moral compass without an owner’s manual.

Love isn’t exactly a priority for Lora Brooks. After all, her last break-up made perfectly clear she can’t rely on anyone but herself. That’s why Lora’s number one focus is her research, where she’s hard at work debunking Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. But when she’s offered a prestigious post-doctoral position in Zurich—one whose funding hinges on her having European citizenship—everything changes.

The Heads of Cerberus – A vial of the Dust of Purgatory transports several people to the gateway dimension of Ulithia. From there they journey to the hell of Philadelphia in 2118.

At the age of 23, in 1846, Francis Parkman Jr set off on an audacious journey across the "wild" American West. From the bustling Missouri River outposts to the sweeping Great Plains and the shadow of the Rockies, Parkman and his companion Quincy Shaw immerse themselves in the world of trappers, emigrants, and Native American tribes.

Owen Lucton, senior accountant and family man, feels trapped by his life. He buys a luxury motor car, which he loves; but an accident sends the vehicle headlong into the river and presents him with an opportunity for change. Wandering incognito across the Malvern Hills, he encounters eccentric locals, the warmth of country pubs, the camaraderie of cricket matches, and a sense of belonging–until he is presented with a dilemma: will he risk his anonymity and freedom to help his friends?

In the hauntingly beautiful Welsh Elan Valley, a house once beloved of the poet Shelley stands in the way of Birmingham’s need for water. It is the Tregaron family’s ancestral home, and the flamboyant, strutting Griffith Tregaron is determined to profit from progress while his daughter Philippa is beside herself at its sacrifice. A young engineer is torn between ambition and conscience; a local girl’s innocence is tested by change.

Paddy Whack is a historical tale of resiliency and coming of age from pianist and author Francis Martineau. Based in part on his own childhood in Scotland, each episode chronicles the story of a boy growing up in the shadow of World War II, the diary of his mother, and a separate correspondence between two would-be lovers attempting to find a semblance of normalcy in turbulent times.

The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture. As we contemplate the Christmas story, we are invited to set out on a spiritual journey, drawn by the humility of the God who became man in order to encounter every man and woman. We come to realize that so great is his love for us that he became one of us, so that we in turn might become one with him.

Facing execution, or worse, at the Agency, Sebastian Parker's life hangs in the balance. As Sebastian grows in power, he learns shocking truths about his true identity and his ultimate destiny. Will he assist the Agency in their battles? Are they fighting the real enemy? Can Sebastian evade his terrifying fate?

Clare Roberts, an American volunteer living on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, is found dead at the base of one of the island’s iconic land-diving towers. With her death threatening to become an international incident, Sergeant George Long and Constable Jayline Oli of the Vanuatu Police Force are called in to investigate—and keep the situation contained.

Pope Francis often reminds us that faith “is a road to be traveled, without ever losing the goal,” and this is the theme that forms the background to the meditations contained in this brief anthology. It is a collection of significant passages from the Pontiff’s speeches, given on various occasions of meetings with the faithful, and is intended to offer food for thought in light of the Jubilee 2025 in particular, as its motto is “Pilgrims of Hope.”

The Ultimate Retreat Effect: Bond and Beyond is a heartwarming, inspiring, and transformative collection of stories from women who said "yes" to pressing pause on their busy lives and embracing the magic of retreat. Hosted by Natasa Denman, this life-changing experience brings together authors, entrepreneurs, and creatives from around the world to connect, reflect, and recharge in the paradise of Bintan, Indonesia.

This audiobook will challenge you to embrace the process of change so that you can live an authentic, fulfilled, and intimate life with God.

The Magus, first published in 1801, remains one of the most influential works in the Western occult tradition—a sweeping compendium of natural magic, celestial intelligences, talismans, angelic hierarchies, and hidden correspondences between the material and spiritual worlds. This modern audiobook edition presents the text with renewed clarity, preserving Francis Barrett’s original structure while guiding listeners through the philosophies, rituals, and symbolic sciences that shaped Renaissance magic.

In The Captaincy, Mark Francis draws on forty years in elite women’s rugby and global leadership consultancy to reveal the real foundations of modern leadership. Through over 60 Captain stories—from world-class athletes, pioneering women, and bold change-makers—Francis shows that leadership isn’t a job title. It’s an ethos. A choice. An intention.

Emmanuel Kant est un philosophe allemand de la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle. Il est le fondateur du criticisme, philosophie critique permettant de répondre aux questions : que puis-je connaître ? Que dois-je faire ? Que m'est-il permis d'espérer ? Ses trois Critiques définissent respectivement les limites de notre connaissance, le caractère indissociable de la liberté et du devoir, notre goût pour le beau et le sublime.