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Sami is no revolutionary. When the Arab Spring breaks out in 2011, he’s busy finishing school in Cairo and hiding his relationship with an American woman from his conservative mother, Suad. It’s a task that’s becoming impossible as events take a catastrophic turn. But Suad won’t be fooled - her son has been distant, and she knows it’s not about politics. Far away in the Nile Delta, she spends her days tending obsessively to her lemon grove, which is quickly becoming her last vestige of control.

Luna fällt aus allen Wolken, als ihre beste Freundin Sina ihr offenbart, dass sie mit ihrem neuen Partner Marc eine SM-Beziehung führt. Die anfängliche Skepsis weicht schnell der Neugier auf diese geheimnisvolle Art der Erotik, und Luna lässt sich auf eine gedankliche Reise in diese fremde Welt ein. Schon bald ist die Verführung so groß, dass sie ihr nicht widerstehen kann, es wissen und selbst erleben will. Voller Leidenschaft gibt sie sich, auf der Suche nach sich selbst, hin.

Kaunistelematon ja vangitseva kuvaus 1500-luvun oloista ja naisen asemasta. Värikkääseen renessanssiaikaan sijoittuva Puolan prinsessa kertoo Suomen herttua Juhanan ja Puolan prinsessa Katariina Jagellonican kuninkaallisesta liitosta ja sen haasteista. Herttua Juhana matkustaa kosiomatkalle Puolaan tavoitteenaan solmia avioliitto prinsessa Katariina Jagellonican kanssa. Katariinan veli Sigismund August on kuitenkin vastahakoinen ja suhtautuu sisareensa omistushaluisesti. Vaikeuksista huolimatta avioliitto solmitaan ja jännittävä kotimatka Suomeen voi alkaa.

Jälleenrakennuksen ja rakkauden aika. Espanjalainen rouva on 1800-luvun Suomeen sijoittuva historiallinen romaani sopeutumisesta, rakkaudesta ja yhteiskunnan ennakkoluuloista. Porin kaupunki on juuri tuhoutunut suuressa tulipalossa ja jälleenrakennus on alkamassa. Nuori kauppamies Johan Lundahl tuo vanhempiensa järkytykseksi pitkäksi venyneeltä Espanjan matkaltaan kotiin vaimon, Mariabellan. Johanin äiti Selma Lundahl on kauhuissaan: mitä seurapiireissäkin sanotaan paavinuskoisesta miniästä? Mariabella kärsii koti-ikävästä ja häntä painavat omat raskaat menneisyyden muistot.

Spanning politics and art, music and baseball, Cuba on the Verge is a timely look at a society’s profound transformation—from inside and out. Change looms in Cuba. Just ninety miles from United States shores yet inaccessible to most Americans until recently, Cuba fascinates as much as it...

Two East Texas families must deal with the aftermath of a marriage that never happened leading to deceit, secrets, and tragedies in a sweeping multigenerational Southern saga "with echoes of Gone with the Wind" (Publishers Weekly). Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a...

You'll never feel like an outsider again when you use the secret communication techniques revealed in this program. You'll be able to recognize the 10 common phrases you should never use in everyday conversation. You will be appropriate and engrossing with the Small Talk Secret Checklist. You'll also learn the magic words that soften up even the toughest talkers. With this program you'll even learn how to play "conversation hardball" and win!

A recently orphaned girl moves to the Texas panhandle and struggles to forge new friendships in a town of football glory in this unforgettable novel of surprising plot twists and unexpected beginnings. Recently orphaned, eleven-year-old Cathy Benson feels she has been dropped into a cultural and...

More than 95% of guys don't pick up on a woman's sex signals. Here's how to make sure you're not one of them. In Undercover Sex Signals, bestselling author and communications expert Leil Lowndes shows how to score on every pass, with everything from the best activity for a first date to how a guy should dress to increase his odds for sealing the deal.

Morocco, 1968. As she stands at the window, Mathilde reflects on the opportunities before her. Looking out at her garden, the roses - brought in from Marrakech - have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the garden. Anything feels possible, and she is determined to celebrate it. Don't they have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating their best years to the war and then to this farm?

Made This Way is an excellent resource for all parents who wish to introduce their children to the beauty of the Church’s moral teaching concerning human sexuality. In a practical way, it allows the adults themselves to become more acquainted with the rich natural law tradition thus enabling it to be shared with a new generation.

This pioneering study of the social and political lives of Muslim women has shaped a whole generation of scholarship. In it, Leila Ahmed explores the historical roots of contemporary debates, ambitiously surveying Islamic discourse on women from Arabia during the period in which Islam was founded to Iraq during the classical age to Egypt during the modern era. The book includes a new foreword by Kecia Ali situating the text in its scholarly context and explaining its enduring influence.

Un audiolibro de crónicas cubanas de la mano de doce de los más prestigiosos periodistas y escritores de nuestro tiempo que abarca política y arte, música y béisbol, presente y pasado, y nos ofrecen una excepcional instantánea de la particular encrucijada en la que se encuentra la sociedad cubana.

Okay, so you're shy. Here are 85 proven techniques to help you conquer your shyness and change your life for good. No psychobabble. No nonsense. These tested "ShyBusters" prepare you for that upcoming party, work function, interview, date, and the rest of your life.

The bestselling author of How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You, Lowndes reveals specific and proven techniques for attracting friends and lovers and keeping them for life. She uncovers the secrets of attracting friends for fun and romance as well as networking to strengthen business contacts and relationships. Her advice is effective, yet easy for anyone - shy or bold - to implement.

Following on the heels of Leil Lowndes's bestselling book How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You, UpDating shows you how to attract a mate who once seemed out of your league. Written in her trademark straight-shooting style, Leil gives you techniques not found anywhere else.

You face tough communication challenges every day at work, both in person and online - a toxic boss, backstabbing coworkers, office politics, and much more. Here are immediate, effective, eye-opening actions you can take to resolve those infuriating problems. You will find stories and examples drawn from corporate communications consultant Leil Lowndes’s more than 20 years of training business professionals, from entry-level new hires to CEOs.

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. This debut of a blazingly original voice “bursts at the seams of every page and swallows you...

Why do you feel an instant attraction to one person and not another? And how can you help ensure that a connection lasts? With her ability to deliver cutting edge information in a lighthearted style, communications expert Leil Lowndes has made a career of teaching the secrets of successful interaction.

Here, from bestselling author Leil Lowndes, is a surefire guide to love for anyone seeking romantic bliss. In How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You readers will find 85 techniques based on scientific studies regarding the nature of love.