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Roman de guerre, roman d’amour, Le Soldat désaccordé ne laissera personne indifférent. La quête d’un disparu de la Grande Guerre entraîne le narrateur dans une histoire échevelée, traversée de personnages tantôt effrayants, tantôt fabuleux.

"Qualvoll langsam setzte sich Nadja rittlings über Neas nackte Schenkel. Sie streichelte ihre Wange, am Ohr vorbei und hoch zum Schädel, bevor sie ihre Hände in Neas Haar krallte und ruckhaft zog." Nach drei Jahren in Australien kehrt Nea nach Schweden zurück, um Weihnachten mit ihren besten Freunden zu verbringen. Die Wiedersehensfreude ist groß, doch am meisten hat sie die verführerische Nadja vermisst. Drei Tage sind geprägt von elektrisierender Lust, bis diese schließlich explodiert

Hen isn’t a little chick anymore. She’s spread her wings and can get a job done just the way she likes it. She can grow wheat herself, she can wheelbarrow it home by herself, and she can turn it into delicious bread—all by herself! No need to bother offering Hen a helping hand of any sort, thank you. She’s got it covered! But then comes Fox … and Fox loves to eat all kinds of tasty things. So when Pig, Horse, and Cow discover that Fox has paid Hen a visit, should they step in and offer assistance that Hen hasn’t asked for?

1820, and the marriage between wealthy widower Sir Edward Knatchbull and Jane Austen’s handsome, dutiful niece Fanny Knight is widely praised as being the most excellent match in the county. As Sir Edward’s wife, Fanny is expected to apply herself to the raising of his five children with the same dedication she has shown towards her siblings at Godmersham Park. In particular, she pays care to young Mary Knatchbull - the only girl of the family, and the apple of her strict father's eye.

Voici l’histoire de Victoire Du Saut, fondatrice de la cordonnerie à l’origine de la fortune de la famille Dufresne, bien connue des Montréalais pour l’imposant manoir qui porte son nom dans le quartier d’Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Cette grande fresque historique et familiale est propulsée par la vision et l’audace d’une femme de tête. S’y mêlent les émois d’une idylle impossible, les dangers d’un sulfureux triangle amoureux, et les effets d’un bouleversant secret de famille qui ne laissera personne indemne.

Nous savons peu de choses de ces femmes qui ont contribué à façonner le Québec. Pour trop de gens, Germaine Guèvremont, Marcelle Ferron ou Lucille Teasdale ne sont guère plus que des noms vaguement familiers. Pourtant, sans la volonté, la détermination et l'audace de ces femmes exceptionnelles, le Québec que nous connaissons aujourd'hui n'existerait pas.Dans cet ouvrage, Gilles Proulx et Louis-Philippe Messier dressent le portrait de 60 pionnières de tout horizon.

1966, NYC: Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls hits the bookstores and she is desperate for a bestseller. It’s steamy, it’s a page-turner, but will it make the big money she needs? In London, Jackie Collins’s racy The World Is Full of Married Men launches her career. But neither author is prepared for the price they will pay for being women who dare to write about sex. Jacqueline and Jackie are lambasted by the literary establishment, deluged with hate mail, and even condemned by feminists. In public, both women shoulder the outcry with dignity; in private, they are crumbling.

Lustfyllda julklappar: En mycket het erotisk julsamling är en erotisk serie som utspelar sig under juletid. Om en skidlektion som utvecklar sig till ett oväntat erotiskt möte på en av årets mörkaste dagar. Noveller om att få en tidig lustfylld julklapp. Erotik som äger rum bland juldekorationer, julgranar och mysig vinterbelysning ...

Social media is replete with images of 'perfection'. But many are unrealistic and contribute to a pervasive sense of never being good enough: not thin enough; not pretty enough; not cool enough. Try too hard and you risk being condemned for being ‘attention-seeking’, don't try hard enough and you're slacking. Rosalind Gill challenges polarized perspectives that see young women as either passive victims of social media or as savvy digital natives. She argues the real picture is far more ambivalent.

Worries and anxieties are familiar to us all. Worrying can be helpful when it prompts you to take action and solve a problem, but unrelenting doubts, fears, and negative possibilities can dominate your mind, affect your ability to manage your everyday life and well-being, your sleep and appetite, your social life, and your ability to concentrate. But it doesn't need to be like this; there are ways that you can manage this spiral of unhelpful thoughts and difficult feelings. Overcoming Anxiety explains how to manage anxiety and stop it from taking over.

Immer wenn du auf die Uhr schaust, ist es 13:13 Uhr? Dir begegnen ständig die Zahlen 777 oder 1111? Du hast seit Wochen denselben Traum? Die Antwort auf eine drängende Frage steht direkt vor dir auf einer Plakatwand? Das sind keine Zufälle, sondern Zeichen des Universums. Das Universum kommuniziert nicht in einfachen Worten, sondern spricht über Zeichen zu uns: über kleine, große, alltägliche und ungewöhnliche – das Universum ist sehr kreativ, wenn es darum geht, mit uns Kontakt aufzunehmen.

Als Jersey im Sommer 1940 von den Deutschen besetzt wird, hat der Krieg das Leben der Schwestern Robinson bereits eingeholt. Nachdem Jenny ihren Traum von einem Studium in Cambridge auf Eis legen muss, schließt sie sich mit ihrem Freund Pip dem Widerstand auf der Insel an. Und auch Alice begibt sich in große Gefahr, als sie den jungen deutschen Arzt Stefan kennenlernt und sich immer mehr zu ihm hingezogen fühlt. Als das Schicksal sie entzweit, müssen beide Schwestern ungeahnte Opfer bringen, um zu überleben.

Godmersham Park, Kent, 21 de enero de 1804. Anne Sharp llega a la casa para trabajar como institutriz. No tiene experiencia en el puesto ni tampoco en casas como esa, pero su madre ha muerto y no tiene adonde ir. Para su pupila, Fanny Austen, de doce años, todo es novedad y emoción. Sin embargo, para ella un puesto como ese significa no ser ni miembro de la familia ni formar parte del servicio. Un solo movimiento en falso puede significar el despido.

Ivy Bauer is a young, bright soil scientist and inventor of a game changing organic irrigation system. She’s on top of the world when, suddenly, her husband is killed in a biking accident. Needing space to grieve, she takes a summer job as a gardener in Malibu. Conrad Reed is a wealthy Hollywood has-been who, after the death of his wife, feels overwhelmed by the care of his anxious stepson Hudson, massive cliffside estate, and deteriorating career.

The 40 days of fasting before Christmas are meant to prepare us for the Feast of the Nativity, but the busyness of the secular celebration can interfere with our best efforts to center our hearts on Christ. Behold a Great Light is a daily devotional, designed to help listeners contemplate the mysteries of the Incarnation, from the beginning of the Nativity fast on November 15, through Christmas and Theophany, ending with the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist on January 7.

Fransız yazar Gilles Abier, bir tohum aracılığıyla sevgiyi, başka insanları önemsemeyi, sabretmeyi, paylaşmayı, dostluğu, nezaketi ve aile olmayı öğrenen bencil bir çocuğun gülümseten, neşeli hikâyesine doğa anaya gönderdiği selamla ortak ediyor bizi. Her şey İgor’un onuncu doğum günü için dedesinin sürpriz ziyaretiyle başlar. Dedesi, İgor’a gelen tüm hediyelere el koyar ve ona fındık büyüklüğünde, kavruk bir tohum verir. Çılgına dönen İgor’un hediyelerini geri alabilmek için yapabileceği tek şey tohumu büyütüp, meyve vermesini sağlamaktır.

The stories of the Panchatantra have been read aloud and shared for thousands of years, kept alive by generation after generation of storytellers. In this captivating collection of ten animal tales, reimagined and read with warmth and wit by Nikita Gill, you'll meet mighty elephants and courageous mice, cunning crocodiles and clever monkeys, talkative tortoises and little lapwing birds. Discover a world of wonder, wisdom and friendship, of helping others, speaking out and finding courage.

En la década de 1920, Dorothy Parker - una de las mujeres más ingeniosas que jamás haya empuñado una pluma - y sus tres amigas navegan por la vida, el amor y sus carreras profesionales en la ciudad de Nueva York. Nueva York, 1921: La guerra ha terminado, la moda es atrevida y el licor de contrabando se sirve en todas partes a pesar de la prohibición. Es aquí donde cuatro mujeres extraordinarias se encuentran y estrechan lazos de amistad.

1925, Parigi. Quando l’uomo entra nel ristorante, il maître col monocolo fissa con sospetto la sua camicia mal stirata, la giacca con le toppe ai gomiti da cui spunta una mano sola, le scarpe lucidate ma col fango sotto la suola. Chi ha combattuto si porta la guerra addosso, sotto la pelle, per sempre. Ed è stata una guerra feroce, tremendissima, quella che a lui ha strappato una mano, alle famiglie ha strappato padri, fratelli, figli.

Deep in the heart of the Congo, a baby gorilla is captured by a group of rebel soldiers. Imara and Bobo are also prisoners in the rebels' camp. When they learn that the gorilla will be sold into captivity, they swear to return it to the wild before it's too late. But the consequences of getting caught are too terrible to think about. Will the bond between the gorilla and the children give them the courage they need to escape?