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Tula Jones is a simple farmgirl who never dreamed she’d fall for a real-life god. And not just any god. When it comes to Zac, God of Temptation, no man is more dedicated, sexy, or alluring on the planet. Hello! Temptation powers! But when Zac and his brethren mysteriously disappear, Tula is beside herself. Then she receives a photo from a mysterious stranger, and the news is devastating. The gods are prisoners in the underworld, and Zac has been cheating with the other “guests”. Tula doesn’t want to believe Zac would betray her. She and Zac are soul mates, right?

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak French in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: introducing yourself, booking a room, checking into a hotel, asking for directions, getting in touch with an old friend, meeting an old friend for coffee, booking a table at a restaurant, arriving at a restaurant for dinner...

In the book Abandonment to Divine Providence (published in 1851), he teaches the believer to submit to God’s will and to enjoy his loving presence. Abandonment is a term used by mystic writers to signify the first stage of the union of the soul with the divine, by conforming to God's will. Abandoning an outcome to God is to follow the path of peace. Originally written as letters for the direction of Nuns, the book is an excellent guide for Christians yearning to attain resignation and peace.

Pour la première fois, l'éditeur des savoirs, les Presses Universitaires de France, et la maison de disques culturels de référence Frémeaux & Associés, s'associent pour proposer des cours particuliers sur l'histoire de France, racontée, expliquée et analysée par les plus grands universitaires.

My name is Hudson Ulysses Ferris, better known as Huff. And I’m an ultra-nerd with mega-hang-ups. But hey, that’s no excuse for avoiding everything I want in life, including a fresh start at an out-of-state university. My first night there, I meet the girl of my dreams. She’s taken, of course. And she’d never date a scrawny loser like me. Then my best friend, River, is manhandled by someone twice her size, and for once, I act like a man. And that dude and his friends leave me for dead. But I don’t die. What the heck happened?

For Goldmoon and her followers, Schallsea Island is a place of bright beginnings. In the shadow of the magical ruin called the Silver Stair, a translucent spiral that leads to visions and revelations, they have started construction on the Citadel of Light. For the first time since the Chaos War, the future looks promising. But two forces challenge Goldmoon's plan to launch a new mystical order on Krynn - one clad in the plate mail of a Solamnic Knight, the other hidden by mysterious magic and dark shadows.

Synthesizing his work in personal mythmaking, soul-making, and storytelling, award-winning author Robert Atkinson draws from mythology, mysticism, rites of passage, and psychology to identify a pattern within our unconscious that guides our evolving consciousness, transforms our lives, keeps our focus on the wholeness of all things, and keeps humanity on its evolutionary trajectory.

Mischievous Jerusha Abbott corresponds with her unknown benefactor after she leaves the orphan asylum for college, expanding horizons and romance. This reading was selected as a Notable Children's Recording in 1989 by the American Library Association.

Long ago, Damien Greystone hung up his guns and knives for the quiet life of a tailor. It’s just him, his demonic chihuahua, and his Chinese takeout. Forever. Oh, did he mention that he’s cursed, and everyone he cares for dies? So when an insane goddess blackmails him into dusting off his tracking skills to locate a rabid fairy, Damien just wants to get the job done quickly and return to his mundane life. Until he meets Sky. She’s beautiful, smart, and up to her ears in danger. He has no choice but to dig out his weapons.

In this sweeping history, leading Haitian intellectual Jean Casimir argues that the story of Haiti should not begin with the usual image of Saint-Domingue as the richest colony of the 18th century. Rather, it begins with a reconstruction of how individuals from Africa, in the midst of the golden age of imperialism, created a sovereign society based on political imagination and a radical rejection of the colonial order, persisting even through the US occupation in 1915.

El perverso narcisista utiliza el vínculo familiar, profesional o sentimental para someter al otro. Necesita de esta proximidad para ejercer su influencia y no permite que su víctima se aleje de él. Es frío, no conoce la culpabilidad y no duda en culpabilizar a los demás. Puede ser celoso e infiel. No soporta ser blanco de las críticas, pero critica sin cesar.

D'où vient la vie ? Pourquoi y a-t-il quelque chose au lieu de rien ? Des philosophes grecs à Einstein, en passant par Newton et Darwin, voilà trois mille ans que les hommes s'efforcent de répondre à ces questions. Depuis que nous sommes entrés dans l'âge moderne et postmoderne, la science, la technique, les chiffres ont conquis la planète. La "raison" a permis aux hommes de remplacer les dieux à la tête des affaires du monde. Où en sommes-nous aujourd'hui ? Dieu est-il à reléguer au musée des puissances déchues ? La vie a-t-elle un sens ou est-elle une parenthèse entre deux néants ?

Fjerde bind i serien "Jordens Børn" handler om Ayla og hendes elskede Jondalars rejse videre gennem det farefulde og uvejsomme istidslandskab. Mens de i selskab af deres heste og tamme ulv krydser Europas stepper, udsættes de for både naturens luner og menneskers ondskab. Takket være Jondalars mod og Aylas snarrådighed og fortrolighed med alt levende klarer de dog alle strabadserne og møder overalt forbundsfæller blandt både dyr og mennesker.

From New York Times best seller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes the next standalone Vampire Mystery (with a splash of giggles and romance), The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 5.

Hong Kong, 1950: Rowena's daughter, conceived during the horrors of the Japanese invasion, is safely at boarding school. Her great love, Connor O'Connor, is by her side. But just as they begin planning a new life together, bad news comes. A female doctor is urgently needed in Seoul. The powers that be would like Rowena to go. At first she plans to refuse until rumours begin to swirl that the sinister, beautiful man who held her captive during the war may still be alive and looking for her. Korea on the brink of war seems safer by comparison. Except that of course it isn't.

Paul Katrakilis vit à Miami depuis quelques années. Jamais il n'a connu un tel bonheur. Pourtant, il se sent toujours inadapté au monde. Même la cesta punta, ce sport dont la beauté le transporte et qu'il pratique en professionnel, ne parvient plus à chasser le poids qui pèse sur ses épaules. Quand le consulat de France l'appelle pour lui annoncer la mort de son père, il se décide enfin à affronter le souvenir d'une famille qu'il a tenté en vain de laisser derrière lui.

Une mystérieuse statuette qui semble intéresser beaucoup de monde, un explorateur écossais spécialiste des créatures exotiques, un concours d’inventions présidé par un étrange milliardaire belge... Jeux de piste, énigmes zoologiques et prototypes géniaux... Que de défis pour l’extravagante intelligence du fantastique P. P. Cul-Vert ! Et que de dangers en perspective pour ses deux gardes du corps, Rémi et Mathilde !

There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada’s Indigenous peoples - the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and Europeans. Their story begins in the last decade of the 18th century in the Canadian North-West. Within 20 years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within 40 years they were famous throughout North America for their military skills, their nomadic life and their buffalo hunts.

Profitable winter market gardening – the complete practical guide to growing vegetables year-round in northern climates for local markets. Many small farms shut down during the dark winter months. Yet with the right techniques, equipment, and cultivars, year-round growing can produce the highest quality and tastiest fresh local vegetables, all while banking a profit.

Stan has been hunting for fossils since the age of six. Now, in the summer of 1954, he hears a story he cannot forget: the skeleton of a huge creature—a veritable dragon—lies deep in an Alpine glacier. And he is determined to find it. But Stan is no mountaineer. To complete his dangerous expedition, he must call on loyal friend Umberto, who arrives with an eccentric young assistant and expert guide Gio. Time is short; the four men must descend before the weather turns.