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Berries have been demonstrated to be some of the healthiest foods on the planet. Each month or so it seems fresh research is being brought out and new berries are being exposed and analyzed for their health giving attributes. Extremely high in antioxidants, berries rank amidst my favorite foods. So this book will show you my list of different varieties of berries that are extremely high health benefits.

Sole heiress to a forbidden craft, Eolyn lives in a world where women of her kind are tortured and burned. When she meets Akmael, destined to assume the throne of this violent realm, she embarks upon a path of adventure, love, betrayal and war. Bound by magic, torn apart by destiny, Eolyn and the Mage King confront each other in an epic struggle that will determine the fate of a millennial tradition of magic.

After hurricane Adolph turns New York City into Big Apple Sauce, the good life goes on and on and on for one-percenters like Margaret Hughes. Margaret looks like she's twenty-two, but she's really more than a hundred years old thanks to the life extension technology she and her father developed in the 20th century. As the chief neurosurgeon of the Hughes Medical Center, she "youthanizes" only wealthy clientele. Her practice virtually insures the status quo.

After a year of preparation, 18-year-old Raven Smith has planned out every detail of her summer vacation in Europe. Yet, while still enroute to Italy, Raven finds a letter in her carry-on suitcase that tells her not to go to Europe, that an "evil agent of Hell" is looking for her and he will find her if she disregards the letter's message.

Empty nest, retired husband...after thirty-three years of marriage as wife, mother, nursemaid, and family mediator, Lily Gold has had it! There must be more to life than making beds and cooking dinners. A lot more, she discovers, when she decides she needs something of her very own - a job. Re-entering the work force is harder than it seems, and Lily has difficulty finding a position that's just right for her. When she finally does, she knows it's a perfect fit. But husband Leon wants no part of it, and off he goes to the bank to put the kibosh on her chance of opening her own antique center.

These innovative short stories by Rita Lawrance give the listener a fascinating insight into different aspects of life. Particularly, in Lady of Secrets, the project that Leonardo and Giacoma are working on is one of the most important works of art that the world has ever known.

Coast Guard helicopter pilot Olivia Carver is on a very personal mission. Her twin brother, an undercover officer, was murdered by a drug cartel, and she won't stop until she finds the man responsible for his death. In the course of her own investigation, Olivia meets informant Rico Cortes. He's mysterious and sexy, and despite her reservations, the two share a night of passion. But Rico turns out to be more than a one-night stand....

Mindy Solomon absolutely has to leave Miami. Florida is bad for her head and her hair. She dreams of a dancing career on Broadway and moves to New York, but after a string of failures and mishaps, she realizes that she needs to rethink her grand plan. Finding herself spending way too much time in the comedy club where her future ex-boyfriend works, she nervously goes up onstage one night. People laugh. Not in the places where Mindy thought they would laugh, but hey, it's a start.

In this 2009 National Book Award finalist, Rita Williams-Garcia proves that she has an “uncanny ability to project unique voices” ( Publishers Weekly). Jumped is told in alternating points of view between three girls as they struggle to make tough choices when they become involved in a fight at their urban high school.

One of the great thinkers of all time, Thomas Jefferson helped shape America in its early years, and his ideas continue to inspire us today. His amazing contributions include not only writing the Declaration of Independence, but his actions as the United States' third President, as well as his influence as a scientist, inventor, farming pioneer, and educator. The engrossing life of this founding father is fully captured in this richly detailed biography.

Questa è la storia di Clarissa, una ragazza speciale, che nella sua breve vita ha dovuto affrontare situazioni più grandi di lei. Fra cui il bullismo. Una storia attuale, dove la sua vita s'intreccia con quella di altri ragazzi e ragazze coetanei e non, con momenti di vita famigliare, sociale e scolastica. Una storia avvincente fra scandali e tanto altro...

Un thriller che vi travolgerà in una storia di vita famigliare e mistero, una storia avvincente fra sogno e realtà...

Ein Krimi mit einer fein gesponnen Handlungspsychologie! Die junge Lehrerin Marlene Rubach kommt an eine neue Schule in einer oberpfälzischen Kleinstadt, wo sie die Nachfolgerin der Direktorin werden soll. Unter den Dorfbewohnern fällt sie direkt mit ihrer weltstädtischen Art und Gewandtheit auf. Doch es scheint, dass es eine Intrige gibt, die sie an ihrer Karriere hindern soll, denn ihr wird vorgeworfen, eine ihrer Schülerinnen sexuell belästigt zu haben.

Lebenswenden begleiten unser Leben von Anfang an. Im Rhythmus von Abschied und Neubeginn geht es in die nächste Lebensphase. Doch das Loslassen vom Alten und ein Sich-Hinwenden zu Neuem ist jedes Mal wieder eine Herausforderung. Denn das Vertraute gilt nicht mehr und das Neue ist noch nicht in Sicht. Das gilt für alle Lebenswenden. Ein erfülltes Leben wünschen sich alle Menschen, die Frage ist nur, wie schaffen Sie das. Rita Homfeldt erzählt Geschichten von Menschen, die sich in Umbruchphasen oder schwierigen Situationen befanden und ihren Lebensweg gefunden haben.

Michela ha 16 anni ed è una studentessa diligente. Ma un giorno è tentata dall'idea di copiare il compito di italiano, ingannando i genitori e l'insegnante che tanto la stimano. È sabato sera e Riccardo ha appena preso la patente. Gli amici lo invitano a bere: ma lui è consapevole dei rischi che corre mettendosi alla guida dopo aver bevuto. Cosa fare? Sono due esempi di scelte che quotidianamente gli adolescenti affrontano, alle prese tra bisogni e desideri personali da un lato, e principi e norme dall'altro.

Dall'Etna all'hawaiano Kilauea, dal Vesuvio all'islandese Eyjafjallajökull, la storia dei vulcani parla di eventi catastrofici, ma anche di convivenze e sviluppo di grandi civiltà: la loro pericolosità non ha infatti mai impedito all'uomo di tornare a vivere in aree devastate da un'eruzione. L'audiolibro ci fa scoprire e amare i giganti di fuoco spiegandoci come la loro storia sia indissolubilmente legata a quella della vita sulla terra, quale influenza abbiano sul clima globale, come interagiscano con l'ambiente e come possano rappresentare una risorsa.

In questo audiolibro Rita Levi-Montalcini racconta la storia della scoperta per la quale nel 1986 ricevette il Nobel per la medicina. La storia non tanto e solo degli esiti di una mirabile ricerca, ma di una lunga avventura scientifica i cui sviluppi non smettono di dare frutti. Nel primo dopoguerra, trasferitasi negli Stati Uniti per un breve soggiorno di studio che sarebbe invece durato trent'anni, l'illustre scienziata si dedicò allo studio in vitro di embrioni di pollo nei quali aveva innestato un tumore maligno di topo.

Alla paura, la più antica delle emozioni, dobbiamo quella risposta istintiva che ha contribuito per millenni alla nostra sopravvivenza. Anche se non dobbiamo più sfuggire ai predatori, saper fiutare il pericolo continua a essere una risorsa preziosa e aver paura è una reazione salutare che ci prepara all'azione. A seconda dei casi, la risposta più intelligente può essere la lotta, la fuga, l'astuto aggiramento del pericolo o una sua riconversione in chiave creativa e positiva.

Schluss mit Leberkäs und Fleischpflanzerl. Ein unerträglicher Zustand für Provinzpolizist Franz Eberhofer. Seine Cholesterinwerte sind so hoch wie die Laune im Keller. Ab jetzt gibt’s von der Oma nur noch gesundes Essen. Dazu kommt ein verflixter Mordfall rund um eine Brandleiche und Stress mit Dauerfreundin Susi. Franz wittert eine letzte Chance, als Susi ihm den fast einjährigen gemeinsamen Sohn Paul für eine Woche anvertraut. Jetzt kann sich Franz bei Susi als Papa beweisen!

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