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November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsi has a secret penpal – a boy who lives on the other side of the country – but she has been writing to him in her older sister's name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time. But when the date arrives, Marsi is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes missing – her bloodstained anorak later found at the place where Marsibil and her penpal had agreed to meet. November, 1977. Stína's disappearance remains unsolved.

Ein dummer Zufall führt Kilian in eine Bar, wo er Emma begegnet. Vom ersten Augenblick an fasziniert sie ihn, doch sie macht es ihm nicht immer leicht. Ein Poltern vom anderen Ende der Kneipe lenkte seine Aufmerksamkeit auf sich.» Erst kommst du zu spät und dann trittst du auch noch meinen Eimer um«, hörte er einen jungen Mann schimpfen.» Dann stell deinen blöden Eimer nicht in den Türrahmen«, kam es von irgendwo hinter der Theke zurück. Er konnte das Mädchen nicht sehen, zu dem die Stimme gehörte.» Wisch einfach den Dreck weg.

Lennox Davis ist ein top Agent beim F.B.I. Als er während eines Auftrages einen Befehl ignoriert, wird er zur Strafe nach Boston geschickt. Er soll den Babysitter für die Kronzeugin eines Mafiaprozesses spielen. Groß ist die Überraschung als er sieht, wen er beschützen soll.

This compelling and innovative view of Zen practice gives people in their 20s and 30s a contemporary approach to spiritual development that is meaningful and actionable within the complexities of modern life. Grounded deeply in the tradition of Soto Zen, professional mediators and Zen practitioners, Diane Hamilton and Gabriel Wilson extol the virtues of sitting meditation, dharma study, and the student-teacher relationship. At the same time, they offer insight into the importance of emotional development and the maturation of relationship skills.

Twenty-seven-year-old screenwriter, Elle, has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She’s had writer’s block for months, and her screenplay is due by the end of the summer. Desperate for inspiration, Elle returns to NYC – the city she hates – and tries to throw herself into her writing. But then she meets her new neighbour: Parker Warren. He’s the city’s favourite handsome tech billionaire and he’s also the guy Elle hooked up with in a stairwell two years ago.

"Was lauert da tief in mir, was ich nicht wissen will? Schützt die Amnesie mich vor meiner eigenen Schuld?“. Die junge Lea ist ein "Drinnenmensch“: Seit zwei Jahren lebt sie ohne Erinnerung in einer Privatklinik für Gedächtnislose in Berlin. Nur ihr treuer Begleiter, der Therapiefuchs Kalle, darf sie berühren. Als Lea jedoch einen neuen Patienten in der Klinik kennenlernt und ihr dieser ungewöhnlich nahekommt, verliert ihr Ehemann Golo die Geduld und drängt sie in ein Leben im "Draußen“.

Samhain is approaching. The past draws closer. A reckoning is coming. Avery and her coven are looking forward to celebrating Samhain, and the townsfolk are preparing to honour their ancestors with the Walk of the Spirits. But then Ben disappears from Old Haven Church, leaving no clue as to where he has gone. Panic-stricken, the witches and their friends widen their search, but when they can’t find him, they have to accept that he’s somewhere else—somewhere their spells can’t reach. When part of the town vanishes, they realise that their lives and the town’s future are in danger.

It is a captivating book. Each horse has come into Diane’s life in a different way. Each came to teach a lesson or bring a message. Horses may be without speech, but they are not without a voice. Life can get complicated, but its truths are often very simple. Her horses are loved no matter who they are or where they are in life. God loves each of us too, individually and completely. We are all “keepers” in his sight. We each carry a spark of God’s heart with an important message to be shared with the world. We can and do make a difference in other’s lives.

Eight-year-old Peruka hears music no one else hears. Besides causing her pain, it distracts her to the point her life becomes at risk. Isolation and home schooling have helped. Unfortunately, she’s not growing out of the problem, as her doctors hoped.

Sade Sadipo is ready to meet ‘the one’ and finally fulfil the Nigerian Dream. So far God hasn’t performed that little miracle quite yet, but it’ll happen this year for sure. Especially if her mother, two best friends, younger sister and all those in the unofficial Marriage Monitoring Aunties Association, have anything to say about it. She might love her job, have great friends and even own her own home, but according to the meddling aunties, this is why she’s still single at 50.

Posdata: Dejarás de doler narra el emotivo viaje de Olivia, una mujer que, después de 20 años de matrimonio, se enfrenta a la devastadora realidad de que la persona que creyó que sería su compañero de vida ha decidido irse. A través de su voz, Olivia nos lleva por un viaje íntimo de dolor, aceptación y, finalmente, redescubrimiento personal, recordándonos que, aunque el corazón pueda romperse, siempre hay una oportunidad para redescubrir el amor propio y la felicidad.

For Diana Henry's many fans, her evocative writing about places, people and food brings just as much pleasure as her delicious recipes. Around the Table is a selection of some of Diana's very best essays, handpicked from over two decades of her beloved cookbooks. This vivid and nourishing collection of essays on the joys of good food is an utter delight for the senses.

Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer reveal how scientists studying animal behavior have long projected human norms and values onto animals while seeking to understand them. When scientific studies conclude that these norms and values are natural in animals, it makes it easier to think of them as natural in humans too. And because scientists, historically and to this day, largely belong to elite, powerful segments of society, the norms and values embedded into animal behavior science match those of the already powerful.

In How to Lose the Hounds, Celeste Winston explores marronage—the practice of flight from and placemaking beyond slavery—as a guide to police abolition. She examines historically Black maroon communities in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, that have been subjected to violent excesses of police power from slavery until the present day.

Wenn es um ein gesundes und glückliches Leben geht, wissen wir bereits, dass wir Sport machen sollten, wie wichtig Ernährung ist und dass Stress uns krank macht. Aber was ist mit unserer Seele? Wie können wir bewusst und gezielt unsere Gedanken und Gefühle einsetzen, um glücklich zu altern? Diane Hielscher enthüllt, wie wir unsere Annahmen über das Älterwerden hinterfragen und aktiv formen können. Mit einem ganzheitlichen Ansatz basierend auf Glücksforschung, Psychologie und Neurologie bietet dieses Buch konkrete Strategien, um das Älterwerden glücklich zu gestalten.

A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverance offers an essay for every week in the seasons of the Christian year: From Advent and Christmas to Lent and Easter through the entire calendar. With fresh insights on familiar stories, these essays surprise and inspire, challenge and comfort, and will be savored year after year.

Wie viel Mut braucht es, ein gebrochenes Herz wieder zum Vertrauen zu bewegen? Anna: Mein Leben liegt in Trümmern und ein Strudel aus Selbstmitleid und Verzweiflung droht mich zu verschlingen. Doch um nicht völlig unterzugehen, lasse ich mich von meiner besten Freundin zu einem spontanen Trip nach Norwegen überreden. Wer hätte gedacht, dass mir dort das Schicksal in Gestalt von flauschigen Huskys begegnet? Wäre da nicht das Problem mit ihrem mürrischen Besitzer .

With both her mother and grandmother gone, Maray is left with the prospect of the crown—and a marriage she doesn’t want. As if that wasn’t enough, Gan Krai slowly tightens the sling around her neck, setting loose the nightmares of Allinan history. Now, Maray has to decide what type of ruler she wants to become—and what she is willing to sacrifice for it.

Beyond questions about skin tone and other physical characteristics, children may wonder where they fit in the world and why people treat them differently. Parents may find themselves ill-equipped for situations they never faced in their own childhoods. What about the Children? deftly provides families formed by interracial marriage or transracial adoption with the guidance and tools they need to help their children embrace, celebrate, and confidently navigate all parts of their heritage.

Los nazis quieren silenciarla, pero ella no se callará. 1920. Aunque el mundo ha cambiado tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, sigue dominado por hombres. Incluso alguien tan audaz como Niki Rittenhaus, una joven actriz, necesita crear alianzas para sobresalir. Su matrimonio con Rickard Länger, un productor de cine en Berlín, parece conveniente para ambos, hasta que él comienza a producir propaganda nazi. Profundamente decepcionada, Niki abandona su sueño de ser una estrella de cine y escribe Una mujer en Berlín, una novela en la que denuncia los horrores de la nueva ideología alemana.