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As Alice Strauss enters her first year of marriage, she finds herself wholly unprepared for her new life. In a new country, with a new family, she struggles to find her footing. Difficult relationships and new situations batter her, but she is determined to establish a perfect life with the man she loves. Unfortunately, perfection seems out of reach. An unexpected tragedy flings Alice out of control, and she struggles to rise from the ruins. Her world seems to be gradually worsening, full of spinning variables and agony beyond anything she has ever experienced.

Changes at the village of Keefmore and in Ivy’s life lead to complications, and Violet spirals further and further from reality. When a castle in the sky turns out to be more cloud than stronghold, finding a foothold proves more than a little difficult.

Have you ever felt drawn to the allure of Celtic mythology but found it difficult to navigate through the vast and often fragmented collection of stories and legends? The complex web of Celtic myths, with their intricate genealogies and regional variations, can be a daunting challenge to unravel. Fear not! This comprehensive book understands your desire for clarity and provides the perfect solution.

Settle in for an unsettling listen with this duo of two horror classics: Dracula by Bram Stoker and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. These two books are staples of the Gothic horror genre and are sure to excite, mystify, and maybe even spook listeners.

The Gettysburg Campaign did not end at the banks of the Potomac on July 14, but two weeks later, deep in central Virginia along the line of the Rappahannock. Once Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia slipped across the swollen Potomac back to Virginia, the Lincoln administration pressed George Meade to cross quickly in pursuit - and he did. Rather than follow in Lee’s wake, however, Meade moved south on the east side of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a cat-and-mouse game to outthink his enemy and capture the strategic gaps penetrating the high, wooded terrain.

With amazing insight, Anton Chekhov wrote of the lives of the Russian common man as well as the landowner. He established the style of the modern short story and influenced many great writers, including George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Mansfield, and Virginia Woolf.

After the horrors of World War One, disillusioned army chaplain John Elliot arrives at Hern Hall, an isolated estate in the mist-shrouded English countryside. The mystery of the estate's tragic past seems to linger in the shadows when John catches a glimpse of a drowned child's face beneath the dark waters of the lake.

The Good Soldier is a story about the complex social and sexual relationships between two couples - one English, one American - and the growing awareness of American narrator John Dowell of the intrigues and passions behind their orderly Edwardian façade. It is Dowell’s attitude - his puzzlement, uncertainty, and the seemingly haphazard manner of his narration - that makes the book so powerful and mysterious. In Ford’s brilliantly woven tale, nothing is quite what it seems.

Every day is an opportunity to create a new beginning—a chance to seek change, address your challenges, and grow into the person you’ve always wanted to be. Whether you’re looking to improve your career, relationships, or personal growth, in Coaching From My Wheelchair, the author and board-certified coach Les Wright offers insights into how to tap into your inner strength, overcome obstacles, and unleash the best version of yourself.

In welcher Welt möchtest du leben? In einer Welt totaler Sicherheit, in der sämtliche Emotionen auf ein fades Mittelmaß zurückgestutzt sind, weil alles berechenbar und durchgeplant ist? Oder in einer Welt, in der die emotionalen Höhen und Tiefen von Freiheit, Individualität und Schicksal voll ausgelebt werden und damit die Chance besteht, wahres Glück zu erfahren? Die Urb: Nach dem Finalen Kataklysmus haben sich die Menschen bedingungslos dem Takt des Systems überantwortet und führen ein absolut gleichförmiges Leben in totaler Berechenbarkeit.

Aging doesn't mean losing vitality or independence. "The Essentials of Strength Training for Seniors" offers knowledge, strategies, and tips to help you regain strength and live your best life. Discover how to craft a personal strength training regime, find age-appropriate exercises, and learn the science behind strength training's benefits, all tailored to seniors.

Learn how The UltraVision System® has helped others and how you too may be able to implement this process that empowers confidence in making major financial decisions for yourself, your family, and your community. Antolino Financial Companies has helped thousands of families preserve, build, and transfer wealth since 1960. This book is a state-of-the-art description of that process, featuring real-life, true-story examples (names changed) that you may be able to relate to. It is the best examples, ideas, and processes from the firm's team of caring consultants, now outlined for the first time.

When a blood-stained effigy of body parts is found in a central London park, D.I. Daniel Graves must set about trying to discover what it could mean and find the person responsible. Symbols at the crime scene suggest the occult. Who would leave a murder victim in such a way, and why? As Graves and partner D.I. Charlie Palmer begin to investigate the ritual and the act of human sacrifice, they enlist the help of Charlotte Gooding, a talented professor specializing in the subject. They hope to narrow down a motive—could the killer believe in the supernatural? Witchcraft, even?

D.I. Graves is back on the case to face his toughest challenge yet: a case with no motive and no suspect, nothing at all that could explain why someone would kill innocent people and then take parts from the bodies. Then the next victims are discovered: another pair of bodies, new body parts taken, and again in their own home. Someone is breaking into houses across the city at night, leaving horror in their wake. It seems to Graves that this could be two serial killers, working together. But how are they choosing their victims? Is any house in London a target? Is anyone safe?

A vengeful Pat Taylor misused alien technology and banished her best friends, Tracy Palmer and Reid Adams, and others back in time. The aliens' condition to be returned sounds simple—sail from Hawaiian waters to the Bermuda Triangle. It is anything but; Suicide Sail is bubbling with danger and surprises. And for the few who do survive, Pat Taylor is waiting for them, and her vindictiveness has gotten worse.

In his acclaimed Cosmosapiens, renowned scientist John Hands looked back on how we humans evolved from the origin of the universe to the present day. Building on that work, The Future of Humankind: Why We Should Be Optimistic looks ahead to our ultimate destiny. Listeners embark on a fascinating journey in which Hands evaluates current major predictions for our future in three categories—extinction, survival, and transformation—before making his own unique and astonishing forecast.

Das kleine Waisenkind Heidi wird von ihrer Tante Dete zum Großvater auf die Alm gebracht. Mit ihrem neuen Freund Peter und Josef dem Bernhardiner entdeckt das Kind die Welt in den Bergen. Das Glück ist vollkommen, als ihre Freundin Klara aus Frankfurt auf der Alm gesund wird und sogar wieder laufen kann.

Der Tischler Gepetto entdeckt ein lustiges Stück Holz und fängt gleich an mit seiner Arbeit. Und da er sich so sehr einen Jungen wünscht, wird aus dem Stück Holz eine Puppe mit einer langen Nase. Wie durch ein Wunder fängt die Puppe an zu sprechen. Wie ihr euch denken könnt, ist das der Beginn einer spannenden Geschichte mit vielen Gefahren.

Können Eric und seine Crew einen Planeten finden auf dem die Sonne scheint. Der Bordcomputer, liebevoll Daddy genannt, steht Eric mit seinem ganzen Wissen zur Seite. Die Hoffnung liegt auf einem letzten Raumsprung um einen Planeten zu erreichen, der sich zur Besiedelung eignet. Denn auf dem Raumschiff warten 250000 Keimzellen. Als Planeten in Sicht sind fusionieren diese. Energiewesen experimentieren mit Materie und das bedeutet größte Gefahr für das Raumschiff und seine Besatzung. Wird eine Kontaktaufnahme ein friedliches Miteinander möglich machen?

Mit dem ganzen Wissen der Menschheit ausgestattet, wacht Eric in einem Raumschiff auf. Er war über eine lange Zeit tiefgefroren und erfährt nun zusammen mit der Biologin Bianca, dem Navigator Strabos und der Raumfahrttechnikerin Mirina den Sinn der Mission. Die Erde ist durch eine Katastrophe vor 2 Millionen Jahren zerstört worden und die 4 sollen auf Andromeda eine neue Heimat finden. Überraschend kommt ein Abgesandter einer fremden, freundlich gesinnten Lebensform an Bord. Andoro gibt sich als Andromedaner zu erkennen und leistet wertvolle Hilfe.