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CeCe har aldrig rigtig følt, at hun passede ind nogen steder, og efter faren, Pa Salts, død kan hun næsten ikke klare mere. Hun dropper ud af kunstskolen og kan kun se til, mens hendes søster Star lige så langsomt bevæger sig ud af hendes liv. I desperation beslutter hun sig for at forlade England og udforske sin fortid. Det eneste, hun har at gå efter, er et sort-hvid-foto og navnet på en kvindelig pioner, der boede i Australien for over hundrede år siden. På vej mod Sydney gør CeCe holdt i Thailand, og her møder hun den mystiske Ace, der er lige så ensom, som hun er.

I ni noveller skildrer Munro mennesker i konflikt mellem tradition og fornyelse, mellem det hjemlige og ubekendte, mellem tryghed og frihed. I titelnovellen bryder den ensom Johanna ud af sin vante hverdag som husholderske for den aldrende Mr. McCauley for selv at skabe fornyelse i sit liv. Hun har i smug korresponderet med Mr. McCauleys svigersøn – faren til barnebarnet Sabitha, som bor hos dem efter moderens død. Men Johanna udsættes for en grusom spøg, og brevene fra faren er fabrikerede af Sabitha og veninden Edith.

A couple is found murdered in a suburban neighborhood, and all clues lead to dead ends. When Stella investigates, the neighborhood and its inhabitants seem peaceful, charming, and perfect—too perfect. As FBI Special Agent Stella Fall tries to enter the dark canals of the killer’s mind, she realizes that this case may just have a link to something that happened in the past—the far past. Or with another life on the line, is that just another dead end? With few leads and a ticking clock, Stella must put her brilliant mind to test to solve this seemingly impenetrable case.

Dyson Blake lies dying on a subway platform thinking she'll be just another statistic. This isn’t how she thought she’d go out. Fang-deep in some helpless man isn’t how she thought she’d wake up. She didn’t think she’d wake up at all, but here she is, sucking someone's life out in a cemetery.

As the reach of business becomes global and companies expand into newer markets, it is increasingly more important to dominate a greater number of languages. And what language is more important to learn in the 21st century than Spanish - the second most-spoken language in the world? For these reasons, we have created Business Spanish: Learn Conversational Spanish for Business Professionals to provide you, the business specialist, with the best tools in language-learning for situations you will encounter in your day-to-day life.

Organized and Engaged: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Executive Function explains what executive function is, why it matters, and how it differs from self-regulation. Discover strategies, activities, and play-based ideas to support children’s classroom success.

Psychological resilience can be built! Sheryl Sandberg's self-help book combines her own experiences with helpful guidelines from an experienced psychologist on how to find the strength in the face of adversity. She tells the stories of people who overcame life's challenges and shows how to help others in critical situations. She gives advice on creating psychologically resilent families, communities, and even workplaces.

Nick Carraway is expecting a normal life. He has a steady, if boring, job and a modest home. He even has some family nearby. But there's one thing he didn't plan for - his neighbor, the mysterious Jay Gatsby. Gatsby hosts lavish parties, while rumors about his sordid past fill the air. After attending an infamous Gatsby bash, Nick is pulled into love triangles, destructive wealth, secrets, and far too much champagne. Join Nick on a journey through art deco decay.

Zunächst denkt Tom, dass die einzige Herausforderung des Tages darin bestehen würde, Welf dazu zu bewegen, mal mit Dada ein paar Tage in die Berge zu fahren. Auch Vlarads verschnupfte Nase und entsprechende Laune ist noch kein Grund, sich Sorgen zu machen und Mimis Unlust auf ihre Feststofflichkeitsübungen sind für Tom nichts Neues. Doch als ein geheimnisvoller Gast in der Geisterbahn auftaucht, nur um kurz darauf wieder spurlos zu verschwinden, ist nicht nur Tom alarmiert.

Eine Tote im Flugzeug und keine Tatwaffe! Welch ein Glück, dass Hercule Poirot an Bord ist. Dennoch sind die kleinen grauen Zellen des belgischen Meisterdetektivs enorm gefordert bis er herausfindet, wer über den Wolken ein Motiv hatte, Marie Morisot umzubringen.

Tauchen Sie mit Ihrer Familie in die zauberhafte Welt von Emma ein, einem fröhlichen Mädchen, dessen Träume zu aufregenden Abenteuern werden. In "Emmas Traumwelten" werden die Kinder in eine magische Realität entführt, in der Emma jede Nacht mit Tieren spricht und in farbenfrohen Traumlandschaften tanzt, fliegt und taucht.

Die 15-jährige Mara wäre am liebsten eines: unauffällig. Ein ganz normales Mädchen. Ohne die Tagträume, die der Grund für die ständigen Hänseleien in der Schule sind. Doch gerade als sie beschließt, ihr Leben zu ändern, passiert etwas Unglaubliches: Mara erfährt, dass sie eine der letzten Seherinnen ist. Eine Spákona. Und nur mithilfe ihrer besonderen Gabe kann sie verhindern, dass sich der Halbgott Loki von seinen Fesseln befreit und zu einer Gefahr wird. Maras Welt gerät aus den Fugen: Wird sie es schaffen, sich dieser großen Aufgabe zu stellen?

The byproduct of years of practice in the medical field, Ending the Eczema Epidemic was written by Ana-Maria Temple, MD, and John Temple, MD, to expose the factors involved in treating eczema, allergies, and chronic diseases. Contrary to what one might expect, their solutions focus on gut healing through nutrition, removing environmental toxins, and restoring gut and skin microbiomes. In fact, their anti-inflammatory diet and lifestyle recommendations would likely improve the lives of anyone willing to try them.

It goes without saying that the most enduring image of Gloria Swanson is the famous shot of her in Sunset Boulevard (1950), head tilted backward, stating, "Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up." Indeed, for many, the very mention of "Gloria Swanson" conjures the name of "Norma Desmond," her character in Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder.

Since her brother died, Lily has pretended to be brain damaged, and no one knows her secret. That is, until a troubled girl named Tinny refuses to leave her alone. But Tinny's meddling soon gets Lily into a jam that threatens their safety.

Den internationale bestsellerforfatter Lucinda Riley udfolder sit fortælletalent som aldrig før i dette medrivende første bind i en ny stor serie baseret på legenden om stjernebilledet De syv søstre. Schweiz 2007. Maia D’Apliese og hendes fem søstre er blevet kaldt hjem til deres barndomshjem Atlantis - en stor, smuk villa ved Genèvesøen - da deres elskede far, den sky mangemillionær, som de kalder Pa Salt, er død. De er alle blevet adopterede som små, og nu har Pa Salt efterladt dem hver især en ledetråd, der kan føre dem tilbage til deres sande ophav.

Rebecca Bloomwood verdient ihren Lebensunterhalt damit, anderen Leuten gute Tipps in Geldfragen zu geben. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie mit Einkaufen. Kein Wunder, dass sie sich ständig gezwungen sieht, sich durch ausgiebiges Shoppen zu entspannen - ein Teufelskreis. Schließlich droht sie in ihrem selbst geschaffenen Chaos unterzugehen, da sie sich gleichzeitig die Bank vom Leib halten, den attraktiven Luke Brandon beeindrucken und ihrer täglichen Arbeit nachgehen soll...

As we grow and move through the world, it shrinks us and puts us in boxes - tells us who we should be, what we're capable of, and who to love. As a queer child of immigrants, Maria Thattil knows what it is like to struggle with belonging. To have confusing, disparate identities, none of them fitting traditional ideas of worth, power or success. In Unbounded, she shares galvanising stories of what she has lived and learned through experiencing racism, sexism, financial hardship, intergenerational trauma, homophobia and mental health challenges.

In this short and easy to listen to book, you will learn what people who struggle with these conditions go through every day. It will help you understand them better and know how to relate to them. Share it with others and help our world become more accepting and friendlier to someone you might know.

On the wild western frontier, the three men known as the Jackals stand between the law and the lawless—delivering their own brand of justice with a fast draw, dead aim, and enough bullets to populate Boot Hill. Apache renegade Bloody Hand plays a role in each of the Jackals’ lives. To bounty hunter Jed Breen, he is man with a price on his head. To retired cavalry segeant Sean Keegan, he is a cellmate after a drunken brawl. And to former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch, he is the key to a mystery that has long haunted him.