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Two little girls holding hands and singing in the back seat of a car. There for each other. Unafraid. Life for the Stone girls is a life lived on the edge. Singing for a living, Marley and Andi find their way through a childhood of upheaval marked by their mother Donna’s dark, unpredictable flights. Today, Marley writes the songs her twin - country diva Andi Stone - makes famous, and the girls’ connection struggles to survive the cuts and devastation of fame.

Death, Brooklyn, and the Gritty Side of Grace is a hospice social worker's journey through her internship in the wilds of Brooklyn. It weaves together various patients' stories and the lessons gleaned from them. She meets a man who dies in his family's living room with nowhere for the body to go; a middle-aged man who angrily, tenaciously fights death (and fights his hospice worker); a cancer patient, who is eerily - frighteningly - similar to her. And the unlikely mentor, a Jamaican nurse, whose friendship provides guidance and spiritual insight.

Sierra Preston is a ray of sunshine whose life is almost as perfect as the weather she predicts. She has the best of friends, the most loving family, and lives each day without a cloud in the sky. It’s not until she’s struck with a new ability to solve complex math equations, that she’s able to understand the reality of the world around her. But her newfound gift comes at a price. When insomnia leads her to the darkest corners of insanity, Sierra learns a devastating truth: You don’t need sleep to live a nightmare.

大人の英語は、中学レベルの必須文法で差をつける！『究極の英会話（上）』に引き続き、「中学2年後半～3年に習う文法32項目×日常使いの単語だけ」で416表現をマスター。簡単な構文を賢く使い回す応用力とともに、素早く正確に話すための瞬発力が身に付きます。 本コンテンツは『究極の英会話（上）　中学1～2年レベル英文法100パーセント攻略』に引き続き、「もっと話せるようになりたい」方はもちろん、「今度こそ英会話を確実に身に付けたい」と再挑戦に燃える方にも最適！簡単な構文（中学2年後半～3年の文法32項目×日常で使える単語だけ）で、416表現をマスターします。 英語が話せない要因は2つ！文の作りと意味、すなわち文法がわかっていないこと。話すための練習量が圧倒的に足りないことです。本コンテンツでは、「頭で理解した文法知識」を「話せる力」に活性化すべく、トレーニングを徹底的に積み重ねます。 「クイック・レスポンス」（※）を軸に据え、英語の表現が口をついて出てくるようになるまで、シャッフル（順不同での出題）やロールプレイ（会話のせりふを言ってみる）で定着を図ります。 （※）クイック・レスポンス……日本語の音声を聞き、素早く口頭で英語に直して言う練習。 頭と口を休ませる暇を与えないトレーニングは、効果抜群。素早く正確に話す力が習得できるほか、シンプルな文をうまく使い回せるよ

簡単なコミュニケーションなら中学英語で充分!1日10分で練習できる構成。お決まりフレーズ200に整理。効果的な“音読”をスムーズにおこなえる。1.はじめにこれだけは覚えたい!超基本フレーズ50(挨拶・社交辞令;初対面の人との会話 ほか); 2.ちょっと聞きたいときに!質問・お願いフレーズ50(旅先での会話;道をたずねる ほか); 3.困ったときに役立つ!お助けフレーズ50(病気・ケガ;犯罪・事故 ほか); 4.言いたいことはハッキリと!気持ちを伝えるフレーズ50(相手に同意しない;断る ほか)

1日10分で「英語が読めた!」と実感できる英文を読もうとしても、「単語が分からない」「長文が苦手」「読むのが遅い」「内容がつまらない」…そんな悩みのある方でも、本コンテンツを聞けば「英語が分かる楽しさ」が味わえます！ ●やさしい単語で書かれているから聞ける! 『究極の英語リーディングVol. 1』は、アルクの重要語彙リスト「SVL12000(*1)」から、入門レベルの1000語をベースに書かれた英文を38本収録。「知っている単語」ばかりが使われているので、ストレスなく聞き進めることができます。収録音声はひとつ1分程度の長さなので、負担が少なく、途中で挫折することもありません。 ●物語、TOEIC頻出タイプの文書など、バリエーション豊かな英文を収録! 学習に使用する英文はバリエーション豊か。「TOEICのPart 7で出題される英文」「観光地の紹介記事」「ちょっといい話」や「怖い話」などを収録しています。全て大人向けの内容なので、楽しく、飽きずに学習を続けられます。 【目次】 ●第1章 区切りながら読む 手紙/記事/エッセイ/広告/保証書など ●第2章 速く読む 記事/会社案内/契約書/物語など ●第3章 エッセイ・物語・記事を読む エッセイ/物語/記事など ●第4章...

英会話の再挑戦は、超基本の文法から!「中学1年～2年前半に習う文法31項目×よく使う単語だけ」で403表現を習得します。クイック・レスポンス(耳でとらえた日本語を、口頭で素早く英語に変換)など種々のトレーニングを実践し、文法知識を「話せる力」に活性化。基本的な構文を使ったさまざまな表現がどんどん言えるようになっていきます。 本コンテンツは「英語が話せるようになりたい。でも、何から手を付けたらいいの?」と迷っている方はもちろん、「今度こそ英会話を確実に身に付けたい」と再挑戦の意欲に燃える方にも最適...

語学留学のバイブル登場!!英語圏への語学留学を成功させるためにゼッタイ必要な基本表現100を精選。高校生から大学生やOLまで、語学留学しようと思っている皆さんの必携書です。1.学校生活編(寝過ごしました。;説明してください。;その単語の発音ができません。 ほか) 2.ホームステイ・日常生活編(私が守らなければならないルールを教えてください。;私がお手伝いできそうなことはありますか。;~は好きではないのです。 ほか) 3.寮生活編(今日本から着いたところです。;この寮にはどんな施設があるのですか。;食事はどこでとるのですか。 ほか)

Join me as you listen to this firsthand account on how I came from humble beginnings to become a DVC owner and lover of all things Disney. Take a look into my various Disney vacations, and discover some time-saving tips, as well as some reasons to dream.

Camouflaged Sisters chronicles the courageous path of 14 women who overcame various internal and external struggles during their military careers. These veterans give open accounts of how they adapted, achieved work-life balance, relied on their faith, and used mentorship as a vital tool in their success pre- and post-military career. Expect to be inspired by Black women who fight for our homeland while simultaneously battling to protect and preserve the assets most important to them.

The first five years of marriage is full of ups and downs, and we would like to share with the millennials and the rest of the world what it takes to have a happy marriage. Every married couple is not happy, and it takes a lot of work to have a healthy relationship and a successful marriage. Please take a little time out of your busy schedules to invest in your love life! We hope that our experience helps you on your journey to find happiness and true love.

This office affair was not something she was expecting, but she found it extremely difficult to resist.

It's 1845, and Ethan leads a comfortable life with his grandfather and his older brother, James, in Sussex, England. As a result of a vile plan by James to become squire, Ethan is kidnapped and sent to America as an indentured servant, on a forged contract. Waking up, bound and gagged on a ship heading for Virginia, Ethan is faced with a life terrifyingly different to one he had previously known. A rice plantation in South Carolina awaits. Ethan's only saving grace is an unusually cultured slave girl, Syenna.

When Catherine moves several hundred miles away from her sister, Helen says, 'Phone calls aren't enough', but they make it easier to edit the truth. Helen can dismiss Gilbert and his enchanted Factory as 'weird' when she's never met him, and Catherine thinks Helen is foolish for loving the unreliable and dangerous Joe. Neither sees the perils concealed in what they have not told each other or guesses at the sinister connection between their separate lives.

In 30 Days to Thriving, Jennifer shares with you her own personal journey through adversity and reveals the key mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional coping strategies she enlisted to finally thrive, even while her challenging circumstances didn't change. Jennifer takes you, step by step, through a complete holistic makeover that, when practiced consistently, will gradually lead you down the path to a thriving life even while your circumstances remain unchanged.

It's Christmas morning, and Carol is reluctant to get out of bed. While others are busy celebrating with their family and friends, she's facing a holiday home alone. After talking to her deceased husband (like she always still does), she finally gets out of bed and begins her usual routine. What Carol doesn't know yet is that she's in for a big surprise. Sometimes when it's least expected, something wonderful happens.

Bookish museum curator Rebecca Clark has given up on dating. Real life men aren’t nearly as perfect as the men in the paintings and statues she sees every day at her job. But one night, she whispers a prayer to the universe to send her the perfect man. She had no idea a goddess is listening.... When Rebecca discovers a naked man in her art gallery instead of a priceless statue at midnight, she has no idea he’s the answer to her prayers. Aphrodite sent Devon to be Rebecca’s perfect man.

Local TV news reporter Karli Lewis has one goal: escape the Iowa cornfields and podunk local news scene and hit the bright lights of the TV networks of Chicago. From drug busts to house fires and a devastating flood, Karli's career is on the rise, thanks to her talented and dizzingly handsome yet enigmatic news photographer, Jake Gibson. Chicago may be calling Karli, but Jake is a dedicated hometown boy and is staying put.

Jean can handle the upcoming divorce, the constant hot flashes, the unemployed son, even the boredom of working in retail. What she can't handle is what's been happening to her business partner and best friend, Rosie. Life has been tough on Rosie these past few months. Although trying to remain cheerful (as she always is), she's not doing so well and is feeling blue. And both Jean and Rosie are concerned about Mary. Mary has had a tough life so far.

It's the 1980s, and Alistair Matheson is forging a quietly ambitious path in government. All is going to plan until a brief encounter with a man who looks exactly like him throws Alistair's ordered world into chaos. As this doppelganger crosses his path time and again a series of events are set in motion with increasingly disturbing consequences. Is this double a spy? A conman? Or could he be something infinitely more sinister? Directed by Helen Goldwyn.