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Savoring the Camino de Santiago: It’s the Pilgrimage, Not the Hike focuses on the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage trail that began around AD 820. A resurrection of interest in the Camino since the 1970s has meant that more than 300,000 individuals are nowadays undertaking the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain each year.

These books are specially written for advanced students of the English language who wish to improve their English fluency to the next level but seem to have hit a plateau. Regardless of what actions are taken, progression is slow or limited. Armed with the proven tips, tricks, and techniques in this book, you’ll discover that you’ll be soaring to an entirely new and exciting level of learning within days. On top of that, these guidelines can be used nearly effortlessly.

France, 1682. Louis XIV, the Sun King, is at the height of his power. The court at Versailles is a paradise for privileged young women. Jeanne Yvette Mas Du Bois is unlike most other courtiers: her thirst for knowledge often incurs her father's brutal wrath. But her uncle encourages Jeanne's independence, secretly teaching her fencing in the palace's labyrinthine basement. When two of the king's Musketeers are beset by criminals, mere feet from Jeanne's fencing lesson, she intervenes and saves one of the Musketeers' lives.

The late 16th-century penal debt bond, which allowed an unsatisfied creditor to seize the body of his debtor, set in motion a series of precedents that would shape the legal, philosophical, and moral issue of property-in-person in England and America for centuries. Focusing on this historical juncture at which debt litigation was not merely an aspect of society but seemed to engulf it completely, Of Bondage examines a culture that understood money and the body of the borrower as comparable forms of property that impinged on one another at the moment of default.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Born to Be Bad and experience the compelling world of erotica.

The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has done any kind of project knows a hammer often isn't enough. The more tools you have at your disposal, the more likely you'll use the right tool for the job — and get it done right. The same is true when it comes to your thinking. The quality of your outcomes depends on the mental models in your head. And most people are going through life with little more than a hammer.

Do you wake up excited to enjoy the day? We all deserve to be happy and live the lives we want. Holistic nurse practitioner Bonnie Groessl reveals a variety of simple steps you can take to achieve better health, happiness, relationships, and abundance. Stress is a challenging part of life, yet we can’t live without it. To experience life is to experience stress. Bonnie describes how stress isn’t so much what happens, but our reaction to it.

You were born to grow and have a meaningful career. If you want a career of significance, enjoying continuous growth and fulfilling relationships on your journey, but feel stuck, like you’re in slow mode, or want to accelerate your next big move, this is your book. It will provide you with a process and a set of techniques that will help you unleash your potential and fast track your career path.

This audiobook will help you develop effective communication skills you can use in all aspects of your daily life: at home with your family, at work, with friends, and in every situation requiring interaction with other people. You will learn how to communicate lovingly and respectfully. You will develop self-confidence and influence. Above all, you will learn why just being an effective listener can instantly elevate your ability to communicate well.

When Joyce Kendall arrives in New York, fresh out of Clifton College in Iowa, she has a job and an apartment waiting for her. The job's as a first reader for Armageddon Publications. The apartment's at 21 Gay Street, and the small Federal-period house is already home to a lesbian couple, Jean Fitzgerald and Terri Leigh, and an out-of-work newspaperman, Pete Galton. The relationships of these four people under one roof add up to a fast-paced story that is not only satisfying fiction but a rare window on Bohemian life in the late 1950s.

Felicity is on route to Beau to marry the Duke. However, when she arrives, Alistair, the prince, and heir to the throne catches her eye. His late night disappearances and roguish attitude send Felicity down a mysterious and strange path. When her best friend, the beautiful Anne, comes to town, everything takes a strange turn. Felicity must decide between love or power - before it's too late. The beggar who cursed the beast had a bigger story than anyone could have imagined.