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In Mindful Leadership, you'll learn how to draw on inner reserves through mindfulness meditation, a tool you can use to achieve focus and clarity, reduce stress, and develop the presence of mind to meet any number of challenges.

Un giovane convinto che il suo padrone di casa sia stato assassinato. Un ragazzo che si imbatte in una strana principessa in fuga. Un timido impiegato scambiato per un audace ladro di gioielli. Un innamorato respinto che si trova in tasca un enorme smeraldo... Dieci racconti insoliti e sorprendenti, nei quali Agatha Christie intreccia trame movimentate e brillanti. Una raccolta che mette in luce la grande abilità dell'autrice nel condensare, anche nella short story, un'atmosfera carica di mistero e di suspense.

"Questo libro è come un pranzo di Natale preparato da un vero chef. E lo chef sono io!" Così Agatha Christie presenta la sua raccolta in sei gustosissime portate: dall'antipasto al dessert, cinque indagini dell'inossidabile Poirot, alle prese con rubini scomparsi, omicidi simulati o reali, inquietanti sogni premonitori, un cadavere ritrovato in una cassapanca, una coppia di sposi particolarmente litigiosa, un anziano signore dalle abitudini alimentari troppo prevedibili. E in più, come il cioccolatino dopo il caffè, un racconto con protagonista Miss Marple.

A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds listeners there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days.

Todos podemos ser el demonio del otro. Todos podemos ser el sacrificio humano de ese otro. María Fernanda Ampuero, una de las voces imprescindibles de la literatura latinoamericana actual, nos empuja magistralmente a un universo húmedo, podrido y hostil donde la violencia marca la narrativa de nuestras vidas. En ese mundo se yergue una bestia de muchas cabezas que aterroriza y muerde a los débiles, a los marginales, a los sacrificables en aras del silencio, de la desigualdad, del odio, del abuso, de la muerte.

Julia Martel was once a spoiled young shifter surrounded by powerful males who shielded her from reality. Now she is a prisoner of the Great North Pack, trusted by no one and relegated to the care of the pack's least wolf, the Omega, Arthur Graysson—the only wolf who has shown her kindness. Every day with Arthur opens Julia to the harsh wonder of Pack life and to a bond unlike any she's ever known. But when the Pack is threatened, Julia must confront a legacy of doubt and insecurity. Only then can she lay claim to the power and fierceness that is her birthright.

Sigfrido es recibido con honores en Aróos tras su resonante victoria sobre los hundingos y haber consumado así su venganza contra los asesinos de Sigmund. El joven disfruta de las mieles del triunfo entre los suyos, pero el enano Regin, su tutor, no se cansa de recordarle que debe cumplir la solemne promesa que le hizo en su día: ir al encuentro del dragón Fafnir, una bestia pavorosa que guarda un legendario tesoro. El joven volsungo, aguijoneado por su maestro y sediento de nuevas hazañas, se lanzará a una aventura repleta de peligros y sorpresas que acabarán forjando su carácter de héroe legendario.

Maria Toorpakai Wazir has lived her life disguised as a boy, defying the Taliban, in order to pursue her love of sport. Coming second in a national junior weightlifting event for boys, Maria decided to put her future in her own hands by going in disguise. When she discovered squash and was easily beating all the boys, life became more dangerous.

Du bist ein verlorenes Mädchen und schon längst in den Abgrund gefallen.Vielleicht habe ich dich hineingeschubst. Vielleicht habe ich dich dort auch nur gefunden.Aber ich bin nicht hier, um dich wieder rauszuziehen, Emilia.Ich bin hier, um dich einzufangen, solltest du jemals flüchten wollen.Du fühlst dich angezogen von der Dunkelheit. Ich bin die Dunkelheit, Baby.Lauf!Der dunkle Auftakt einer Reihe, die dich süchtig machen und in den Abgrund reißen wird. Alle drei Teile erscheinen in kurzen Abständen und sind in sich abgeschlossen.Bist du ihnen gewachsen?

Smugglers. A kidnapping. A fire-breathing fairy dragon? The Blue Order is falling apart at the seams. After months in Bath mentoring Dragon Keepers and Friends, Dragon Sage Elizabeth Darcy actually anticipates traveling to London for the Keeper’s Cotillion. Which says a great deal considering the she-dragons who make up the Cotillion board would very much like to show the Sage her proper place. The she-dragons, though, are no match for what Sir Fitzwilliam Darcy finds waiting for him in London.

As the star forward for the Boston Blades, I've earned a reputation for no-strings attached hookups and a mean slapshot that has all the ladies purring - but it's never been the one woman I want to see all fired up and ready to score. Boston's own Ice Queen Gwen James has had my emotions all tangled up for years. I've played the games. I've sat on the sidelines. I'm done being benched. When she approaches me for a second chance, I accept on one condition: she's got to prove she's all in. It just might kill me to keep my hands to myself, but it's time Gwen knows what it's like to beg.

Venice, 1752. On a cold December night, a man is found strangled in a dark alley. High magistrate Marco Pisani is tasked with investigating the grisly murder. When two more bodies are discovered, it is clear there is a serial killer on the loose. Helped in his investigation by lawyer Zen, daring gondolier Nani and the cunning Chiara Renier, Pisani is determined to uncover the truth before the murderer strikes again. But to find answers, he must move among the city’s criminal underworld of spies, shady taverns and gambling halls.

If you are considering an occult approach to life's difficulties, this step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to summon deities, angels, archangels, or any sort of inter-dimensional being, as well as the protocols for conversing with whatever entity arrives at your command. Maria's methods give you 100 percent control of the situation as you delve into what the sages of old have termed "ceremonial magick."

Aprende los conceptos económicos básicos para que no te la cuelen ¿Por qué la inflación nos ha empobrecido? ¿Cómo renegociar esta hipoteca a tipo variable que me quita el sueño? ¿Cobraré pensión cuando me jubile? ¿Qué herramientas de inversión me permiten ahorrar sin riesgos? ¿Por qué cuando se habla de subir los impuestos sólo a los ricos algunos dicen que yo también voy a pagar más? Y ¿quién es considerado rico en España? Muchos ciudadanos se sienten abrumados por la sobreinformación (y desinformación) de nuestra época.

Maria is just an average, middle American housewife and homesteader who never gave gambling much thought until she became addicted to slot games last summer. At her lowest point, God showed her that her compulsive gambling addiction, like many other addictions, was a spiritual attack. Maria published her book, "The Feeling Better: 10-4 Program" in March, 2023 and simultaneously launched this podcast. She addresses compulsive gambling and addiction from the spiritual perspective, helping those who are stuck in the dark pit of addiction to defeat the enemy and find victory. Througout her ...

Las claves para pasar de ser un patito feo a un hermoso cisne, libre de traumas y conflictos emocionales. Los patitos feos es un referente imprescindible en el campo de la psicología moderna.

Thinking of decluttering your home but have no idea how? Have you tried before and failed? Don’t give up, you just need to know the right systems! Want to find your stuff in less than five minutes? Putting everything where it belongs will help you save both time and money! Organizing and decluttering is your ultimate solution. This book is the complete roadmap to discovering peace in your home. Annette is a seasoned professional organizer, and she is sharing her many tips, tricks, and methods that have taken her years to master! Declutter - where do I begin?

"À l'Ouest, rien de nouveau" a donné la parole à l'un de ces jeunes soldats allemands qui, comme l'auteur, vécut l'épreuve de la Grande Guerre. Plus de glorification des faits d'armes, mais l'omniprésence de la mort et le tableau de l'Apocalypse. Le livre est interdit à parution. Mais la puissance d'évocation de cette œuvre est telle qu'elle résiste à toute censure. Écrit au présent, avec une sobriété qui souligne l'horreur quotidienne du front et de la vie dans les tranchées, ce roman nous interpelle du fin fond de l'enfer, dans la plus déchirante intimité.

In this third title in the Father Gabriel Mystery series, the detective priest is less than pleased to find himself the reluctant guest at a wealthy local family's Christmas party. Only the excellent - and probably black-market - food softens the horror of meeting the odious Victor Gladstone, veteran reporter, ardent anti-clerical, and the only witness to a war-time massacre no one wishes to hear about. When Victor is found dead on the Martin estate the next morning, the apparent victim of an unfortunate accident, Gabriel once again finds himself drawn into the mystery.

Anascha ist ein wunderschönes rotes Kleid aus feiner Seide. Sie hängt an einem Filmset in der Garderobe und wartet voller Spannung auf ihren Auftritt. Sie ist froh, dass sie in guter Gesellschaft ist: Da gibt es Eric, den alten Mantel, der bald ihr engster Vertrauter wird, ein liebenswertes Nachthemdchen, das immer vom Bügel stürzt, oder Lulu, das charmante Revuekleid aus Las Vegas. Nur gut, dass sie alle zusammenhalten, denn es steht ihnen so manches Abenteuer bevor.