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A bundle of five audiobooks from the Enchanted Souls series: Moonlight, Tour, The Secret of the Glow, Return to Crested Valley, and Forever. Listen as Dove Camden discovers her destiny. 

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.

Sharing the unspoken sides of running a business and showing up online, Starting The Conversation is for entrepreneurs craving honest conversations and practical advice. Tune in each Tuesday for a dose of actionable expertise and inspiring stories from those who ‘get it’.

In this poignant collection, Alice Bolin examines iconic American works from the essays of Joan Didion and James Baldwin to Twin Peaks, Britney Spears, and Serial, illuminating the widespread obsession with women who are abused, killed, and disenfranchised, and whose bodies (dead and alive) are used as props to bolster men’s stories. Smart and accessible, thoughtful and heartfelt, Bolin investigates the implications of our cultural fixations, and her own role as a consumer and creator.

Unsere Gesellschaft befindet sich in einer Identitätskrise. Alle Systeme, die Sicherheit, Zukunft und Gerechtigkeit versprachen, scheinen versagt zu haben, und nun herrschen Zweifel und Verunsicherung. Identitätskrisen haben einen schrecklichen Ruf. Sie sind anstrengend für alle Beteiligten. Doch sie sind unbedingt notwendig – denn nur so können sich Menschen und Gesellschaften weiterentwickeln. Alice Hasters stellt sich den größten Ängsten der Jetztzeit und bietet einen Ausblick – erhellend, persönlich und vor allem tröstlich.

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in The Netherlands during the late 19th century to a wealthy family. As she was growing up, her father went bankrupt. During her prime as a teenager, she seduced the headmaster and discovered the power of her sexuality to bewitch men. As a young woman, she responded to an ad by a Dutch army officer and was married to him shortly after. When her marriage failed, she returned to The Netherlands and from there went to Paris and became a cultural icon and an escort for the wealthiest and most influential of men.

MARTIN SEIDLER Moderator ​ "Ich freue mich mit meinem Team auf sehr interessante Gäste im Geisenheimer Unikeller - in 66 Folgen je 66 Minuten um die Weinwelt" Die Corona-Pandemie hat unser Leben verändert. In den Zeiten von sozialer Distanzierung entstand an der Hochschule Geisenheim ein hybrides Medienformat, das charismatische Menschen zusammenbringt, deren Austausch Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer zum Mitgenießen und -reden einlädt. Begleitet wird das Format von einer studentischen Redaktion. ​Zur Entstehungsgeschichte: Mit einer Flasche Wein und sechs Gläsern kann man, richtig ...

While the jury is still out on how technology affects social skills, one thing is undeniable: being social is a crucial life skill for expressing what you mean and building relationships with others. After all, without strong social skills, you’d often get misunderstood, miss out on making great friends, and prevent others from realizing how awesome you truly are! Here is the good news: Communication skills are a learned skill that can be taught, practiced, and mastered.

De kerstdagen zijn niet altijd een feestje... "Ik haat kerst." "Nee, dat doe je niet." "Ik haat deze kerst." "Iedereen haat deze." Tori, Charlie en Oliver Spring hebben allemaal een zware winter gehad. Ze proberen de kerstdagen dan ook met zo weinig mogelijk drama door te komen. Voor Oliver betekent dat Mario Kart spelen met zijn broer en zus, maar Tori en Charlie willen niets liever dan de afgelopen maanden vergeten. De feestdagen zijn dit jaar moeilijker dan ooit. Deze kerst zal de familie Spring uit elkaar drijven of ze weer bij elkaar brengen.

This useful audiobook is for reiki practitioners who wish to learn more about and strengthen their distance healing practice. It offers down-to-earth information in clear language, including: explaining distance healing; traditional and innovative techniques; how to remotely assess someone's energy; and simple methods for channeling reiki and other healing energy modalities across time, distance, and for many uses.

Back in the last weeks of February, which now feels like a hundred years ago, we here in Innishannon were busy planning what was termed ‘The Big Rake Off’ of the dead grass on the long sloping bank beside the road coming into the village. Happily unaware of forthcoming events, we were totally focused on creating our wild flower bank - to get something like this going you need a ‘metheal’, a word which prior to the coronavirus was unknown to anyone under 40.

Lillian Hellman was a giant of 20th-century letters and a groundbreaking figure as one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway. Yet the author of The Little Foxes and Toys in the Attic is today remembered more as a toxic, bitter survivor and literary fabulist, the woman of whom Mary McCarthy said, "Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'" In A Difficult Woman, renowned historian Alice Kessler-Harris undertakes a feat few would dare to attempt: a reclamation of a combative, controversial woman who straddled so many political and cultural fault lines of her time.

When Teresa was a little girl, she dreamed of dark-eyed, fearless heroes on white horses who would sweep her away. But now, as the grown-up Teresa negotiates life and love, she begins to understand that fairytales don't always come true.

This guide to intermediate French includes an overview of French swear words, pick up lines, sexual terms and commonly used expressions (idioms). This will broaden your French vocabulary for more informal and intimate settings. If you have a command of basic French this is an ideal way to expand your vocabulary in terms of real-word words and phrases. Topics covered include swear word, slang terms for parts of the body and sexual vocabulary, common French expressions and much more.

Inseparable through university, Eva, Benedict, Sylvie and Lucien graduate into an exhilarating world on the brink of the new millennium. Eager to shrug off the hardships of her childhood, Eva breaks away to work at a big bank. Benedict stays behind to complete his PhD in physics and pine for Eva while siblings Sylvie and Lucien pursue a more bohemian existence

Here are 10 stories that are sure to get your motor running. With exciting first experiences like first lesbian sex and first anal sex and boundary-pushing encounters, you'll want to make sure you have an ice-cold drink on hand just to make sure you don't overheat. It's just a click away, so download now.

Malika Moustadraf (1969-2006) is a feminist icon in contemporary Moroccan literature, celebrated for her stark interrogation of gender and sexuality in North Africa. Blood Feast is the complete collection of Moustadraf’s published short fiction: haunting, visceral stories by a master of the genre. A teenage girl suffers through a dystopian rite of passage; a man with kidney disease makes desperate attempts to secure treatment; and a mother schemes to ensure her daughter passes a virginity test.

Set in Pasadena, California, in the 1920s, this fresh, funny romance follows the exploits and adventures of a medium who caters to the rich and famous... and puts the “con” in conjurer!

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.

Oh là là - Lotta feiert Jubiläum! Lotta ist ganz aufgeregt: Papas australische Schwester hat die ganze Familie über den Jahreswechsel nach Frankreich eingeladen. Endlich sieht sie ihre Cousinen wieder. Und das Beste: Auch Paul besucht Rémi während dieser Zeit in Frankreich. Nur Cheyenne hat schlechte Laune: Sie will auch nach Frankreich! Oh là là, toujours l'amour! Klar, dass Lotta alles dafür gibt, dass ihre beste Freundin mitkommen kann. Gemeinsam wollen sie ein ganz und gar aufregendes Silvester feiern.