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Do you want to make your own organic skin care products? Are you looking for a new skin care routine? Do you want to sell your homemade skin care products? Can you confidently pair organic ingredients together for the best results? You’ll be able to create everything from toners, scrubs, and masks for your face and body to moisturizers, lotions, balms, serums, and more! Plus, we have a chapter on labeling and gifting goody bags. This is the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to create their organic beauty products at home!

Sixteen-year-old Susan Smithson - pretty but poor, clever but capricious - has just been expelled from a school for young ladies in London.At the mansion of the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, she attracts a raffish young nobleman. But, at the first hint of scandal, her guardian dispatches her to her uncle Collins' rectory in Kent, where her sensible cousin Alicia lives and "where nothing ever happens."

Alice Achan was just 13 when the Lord’s Resistance Army first terrorised her village in Northern Uganda in 1987. She spent five years on the run from the brutal LRA and then cared for her young nieces after their mother died of AIDS, losing them one by one to the disease. Their deaths plunged her into depression, which only began to lift after she took in an unexpected guest: a pregnant teenage girl, kidnapped and assaulted by the LRA, who had escaped captivity with her toddler.

The extraordinary range of work gathered here is united by a fascination with how everyday interactions can transform our lives in unpredictable ways. These are stories of lonely people, outcasts and misfits, and the ghosts that inhabit our intimate spaces. The result is a compelling, arresting and, at times, devastating collection – not least in the title story, which was inspired by the tragic true events of the 1943 Cavan orphanage fire.

Natalie, a therapist, is in love with Carter - but he is deeply dedicated to his environmental work, and the fate of their relationship takes a backseat to the fate of the planet. Then a new client walks into Natalie's office. He is an intriguing man, with an incredible tale to tell, and under his influence she faces questions about the direction of her own passion, the true meaning of commitment...and the possibility of finding the love she seeks - right in her own backyard.

Friendships are forever. Love knows no bounds. The supernatural graces the everyday in unexpected ways. These themes have made Alice Hoffman a cherished best selling author across the country.

There’s no map through our later years, and the new terrain can bring anxiety and uncertainty, when our souls are more preoccupied with what has been lost than what is to come. While our physical stamina, independence, and career fulfillment decline, each of these losses invites us to grow, inward and upward. God calls us to let go of our need for fulfillment and embrace the gift of fruitfulness so that we might be transformed in this final season of our lives.

A very merry Kissmas! Küsse unterm Mistelzweig, prickelnde Gefühle im Schneegestöber, romantische Abende vor dem Kamin - was gibt es Schöneres im Advent, als es sich mit einem Buch und einer Tasse heißer Schokolade gemütlich zu machen? In "December Dreams" warten jeden Tag realistische und fantastische Lovestorys auf dich, die die Zeit bis Weihnachten versüßen und nicht nur den Schnee zum Schmelzen bringen... 24 Shortstorys plus ein Silvester-Special deiner deutschsprachigen Lieblingsautor*innen.

The Russos are headed to the Caribbean for a family vacation, and Alex is less than thrilled. And to top it off, her parents have decided that there will be no magic allowed on the trip! Alex is totally bored and decides to conjure up a little magic...with disastrous results. Her parents have now completely forgotten they ever met! Alex and her brothers, Justin and Max, have only 48 hours to find the magical Stone of Dreams, which has the power to reverse the spell. Will they find the stone and save their family in time?

Humans are such experts at laughing that we can distinguish a fake laugh from a real one. But why do we laugh?

It's the mid-'90s, and rebellion is in the air. Skylark is an activist, a raver, a tree-dweller, a world-changer. Handsome, dependable Dan appears on the scene, offering her the security she has never had. When they fall in love, she shows him a new way to live; he will never be the same. But Dan has a secret, which Skylark must never, ever know. A secret so powerful that its fault-lines run from their ordinary council flat right up to the highest echelons of the state.

Every woman dreams of having perfect skin, and they believe the only way to get it is by opting for expensive brands. However, in this day and age—and with so many DIY options available to you—you can make everything at home, including body scrubs. As a matter of fact, organic body scrubs are a lot healthier than commercial ones, since they don’t contain any chemicals. This audiobook will help you develop the perfect skin you have always dreamt of by teaching you everything about body scrubs and how to make them yourself at home.

When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and the past. Struggling to survive in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal as she tells her own story.

Thinkers everywhere are conscious of two things, first, that the region of mystery has never before been so clearly defined, and secondly, that that region can be entered more easily than has hitherto been the case; it may, therefore, perhaps be induced to render up some of its secrets if investigators of all schools pursue their search with determination.

In Lottas Klasse steht nach den Herbstferien "Astronomie" auf dem Stundenplan. Während Paul vor lauter Begeisterung schon eine Geburtstagsfeier in der Sternwarte plant, ist Lotta eher skeptisch. Auch weil Cheyenne "Astronomie" mit "Astrologie" verwechselt und sich jetzt ständig mit Horoskopen beschäftigt. Was aber noch schlimmer ist: Lottas beste Freundin muss in den Herbstferien mit ihrer Familie in den Harz reisen. Und Paul und Rémi sind nur noch mit ihrem großen Astronomie-Projekt beschäftigt.

Extensively researched and told through alternating fiction and nonfiction chapters, this book illuminates a shocking truth: contrary to popular opinion, the witch hunts never ended. Alice shares research that suggests tens of thousands of witch hunt-related deaths have happened all over the world in the last thirty years. The Once & Future Witch Hunt also features tantalizing glimpses into Alice's ancestors' lives and reimagines the trials through fact-based fiction.

Wer war sie wirklich? Alice Schwarzers hervorragendes Porträt bringt uns den Weltstar und vor allem den Menschen Romy Schneider nahe und zeigt, warum ausgerechnet sie zum Idol für Millionen Menschen werden konnte. Die authentische und sehr ergreifende Lebensbeschreibung, gelesen von hervorragenden Schauspielern.

This is the quickstart guide to famed love guru Kathryn Alice's love magnetization process. This super effective method has worked for tens of thousands of people, now happily together with their soulmates. As you begin this magical journey, rest assured you will be next! Start magnetizing love to you within moments of beginning this book. Get introduced to a method of attracting love that has worked for thousands. A short, concise "quickstart" guide to a proven "calling in love" process.

Quando all'ufficio di collocamento le propongono di fare da cameriera e lettrice a un vecchio professore di filosofia che ha perso la vista, Maria Vittoria accetta senza pensarci due volte. Il suo matrimonio sta in piedi "come una capannuccia fatta con gli stuzzicadenti" e tutto, intorno a lei, sembra suggerirle di essere arrivata al capolinea. Il Professore la accoglie nella sua casa piena di vento e di luce e basta poco perché tra i due nasca un rapporto vero, a tratti comico e mordace, a tratti tenero e affettuoso, complice.

Torino, 1935. Il lunedì di lavoro di Anita inizia con una novità: Leo Luminari, il più grande regista italiano, vuole portare sul grande schermo uno dei racconti gialli pubblicati su «Saturnalia», la rivista per cui lei lavora come dattilografa. Il che significa poter curiosa - re dietro le quinte, intervistare gli attori e realizzare un numero speciale. Anita, che subisce il fascino della settima arte, non sta nella pelle. L’entusiasmo, però, dura solo pochi giorni, finché il corpo senza vita del regista viene ritrovato in una camera d’albergo.