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Apesar disso, o clima na Vila dos Tecidos é de otimismo. Paul Melzer voltou do front e, após a morte do patriarca da família, assume a administração da fábrica, determinado a fazer com que ela volte aos dias de glória. Marie também pode finalmente realizar um sonho antigo: ter o próprio ateliê de moda. Até Elisabeth parece ter deixado o ressentimento de lado e estar mais animada com a vida – e com um novo amor.

The four stories in this compilation, not by James, are meant to serve as prime illustrations of the best work of a few of his contemporaries and immediate antecedents.

He was once known as Prince Bernard, ruler of his people and the man who led them in the Fey War against creatures out of myth and legend, beings out of nightmare. A man renowned for his strength, a man feared by his own people as much as his enemies. But there are other names for him, too. Kingslayer. Oathbreaker. Traitor. The Crimson Prince.

Christmas is bad enough without all the music, frantic shopping sprees, and holiday parties. So many parties… with people you couldn’t stand in high school and definitely can’t stand now. Top of the list? Patty Harrison. She made my teen years miserable and, now that we’re adults, she’s trying to get me banned from the Christmas market. Even so, I’m not going to commit literal murder.

I kept smiling when I caught my fiancé coming down my sister’s chimney on Christmas Eve. I gave polite congratulations when they got engaged. And I even offered to help decorate for their Christmas wedding despite the fact that was supposed to be my dream wedding. But when my sister cuts up my great-grandmother’s one-hundred-year-old wedding dress and turns it into a skank show, even though that was the dress I was going to wear on my wedding day? Well, this elf is torching down the North Pole.

ñ Eksentrieke ouma. ñ Hardekwas tiener. ñ Road trip deur die Karoo. ñ gesteelde skaap. ñ Onvergeetlike avontuur. Hierdie humoristiese, hartroerende tienerboek uit die pen van Jaco Jacobs sal jou anders laat kyk na die dinge wat die lewe die moeite werd maak. Vervaardig en opgeneem by Boomroc Studio van die Pionier Drukkery. Voorgelees deur Heino du Plessis.

Cole and his enslaved coven have saved Scholomance from total destruction and proven their worth. But things don’t get easier from there. Scholomance and all Wicca-kind are still at war with the Elder gods, so to improve their chances of success, the Headmistress of Scholomance decides to hold an ancient, traditional tournament to strengthen their alliances with other dark academies.

I am fire and all I touch turns to ash. Despite the odds, Cutter and his companions managed to bring Matt to the capital, where he was crowned king. But instead of getting better, things have only gotten worse. The Known Lands and its people stand at a precipice. One false move, one mistake, and they will all fall into the abyss. Cutter wants only to protect his people, to right his many wrongs. But a warrior’s hands are made for killing, not healing, and fingers drenched with blood can only ruin anything they touch. Such is the warrior’s truth. Such is the warrior’s curse.

The path to peace is paved in blood. Or so Cutter tells himself during the long nights as he travels deeper into the Black Wood, wrestling with his inner demons and battling those creatures which emerge from the shadows seeking his life.

Romance can be found in every corner of the world and has changed the lives of people in every period of history. In this collection of 16 stand-alone short stories, including a brand-new tale, Anna Jacobs encapsulates the spark of first love and the glow of second chances in her inimitable style, which fans new and old will take to their hearts.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Victorians, written and read by Jacob Rees-Mogg. They built a nation. Now it’s our turn. Many associate the Victorian era with austere social attitudes and filthy factories. But in this bold and provocative book, Jacob Rees-Mogg - leading Tory MP and prominent Brexit advocate - takes up the story of 12 landmark figures to paint a very different picture of the age: one of bright ambition, bold self-belief and determined industriousness.

Fall. Autumn. It doesn't matter what you call it, I hate it. I despise pumpkins, Halloween, and the overwhelming sense of dread as the cold and damp move in. But when my new chauffeur drives up in a hearse, Halloween carols blaring, I realize there will be no escape from the holiday.

One minute everything is good; your child is calm and focused. But then, in the blink of an eye, something changes—now they’re hysterical, screaming, and getting them to sit still for even half a second is suddenly impossible. Do you often sit there and worry about your child's temper, wishing there was something you could do to help them calm down a bit but not knowing where to start? Is their frustration leaving you frustrated, causing you both to spiral out of control? You’re not alone. There are over 6.4 million parents feeling exactly what you are feeling right now.

Did you know anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns for children, affecting upwards of 20 percent of children and adolescents over the course of their youth? Anxiety is more prevalent in our society than ever before; we’re all affected by it. But it doesn't have to be this way. Your kids don't have to live a life of anxious stress. Together, you can build a new reality - one completely free from unnecessary anxiety.

America Last is a guide for the perplexed, identifying and tracing a persuasion—or the "illiberal imagination"—that has animated conservative politics for a century now. Since the 1940s, the Right has railed against communist fellow travelers in America. Heilbrunn finally corrects the record, showing that dictator worship is a longstanding tradition within modern American conservatism that cannot be ignored—and what it means for us today.

Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916) was a prominent member of the English Folklore Society. English Fairy Tales is a collection of 87 classic English fairy tales collected and edited by Jacobs who had spent 10 years collecting them from written and oral sources. His style was chosen to appeal to young people.

When I got the call that my estranged grandfather had passed away and left me his trailer and a plot of land, I was just excited to own a little property and save some money by not having to pay rent. Then I found a strange cave in my backyard. It wasn’t a sinkhole, or a bunker, or a mineshaft….

In my perfect world, it would always be winter and never Christmas. I despise the holiday. I hate carols, shopping, and pretending to be a perfect family. I walked away from my family, or rather, they walked away from me. My heart is like ice. See it creeping up the walls. Oh, wait, no, that’s royal icing.

The world is burning. Rume is under attack. The Autumn Lords, rulers of the Tchinee Empire, have had their true nature revealed. The Emperor descends into madness. And Fisk and Shoe - unlikely heroes, very likely mercenaries - must find their way to Fisk's wife and child, whom he has never seen. There might be quite a lot in their way. A war, for one thing. But Livia is as determined as Fisk to be reunited. And Shoe may have a plan....

In my defense, my twin sister is engaged to the love of my life. Ok, so he’s my ex of two weeks, but I have totally been in love with him since we were kids!