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Drag superstars Trixie Mattel and Katya have long captivated fans with their stunning looks, onscreen chemistry, and signature wit. In Trixie and Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood, the pair channels that energy into an old-school etiquette guide for ladies. In essays, conversations, and how-to sections, Trixie and Katya will advise listeners on beauty and fashion and tackle other vital components of a happy home, such as money, self-love, and friendship; sharing advice and personal stories in high-concept fashion.

Trixie and Katya dole out savvy and satirical advice for every stage of working life, from choosing a career path to sailing into retirement, in step-by-step guides, quizzes, the world’s most bizarre aptitude test, and more. Searching for the perfect interview outfit? Agonizing over how to get that raise? Suspicious that your colleague doesn’t really hope their email “finds you well”? Trixie and Katya have got you covered. They also share personal stories from their own careers and their philosophies on everything from mastering office lingo to getting fired with dignity.

This down-to-earth book shows how to hack through the bewildering jungle of marketing options and miles-long to-do lists to clear a marketing path that's right for your organization, no matter how understaffed or underfunded. You'll see how to shape a marketing program that starts from where you are now and grows with your organization, using smart and savvy communications techniques, both offline and online.

Zhenia is adrift in Los Angeles, pregnant with a baby her husband doesn't want, while her Russian grandmother and favorite person in the world is dying on the opposite coast. She's deeply disconnected from herself and her desires when she gets a strange call from Paul, a psychic medium who usually specializes in channeling dead pets, with a message from the other side. Zhenia's great-grandmother Irina, a Russian Revolutionary, has approached him from a cloud of ancestral grief, desperate to tell her story and receive absolution from Zhenia.

It's 16-year-old Edie who finds their mother, Marianne, dangling in the living room from an old jump rope, puddle of urine on the floor, barely alive. Upstairs, 14-year-old Mae had fallen into one of her trances, often a result of feeling too closely attuned to her mother's dark moods. After Marianne is unwillingly admitted to a mental hospital, Edie and Mae are forced to move from their childhood home in Louisiana to New York to live with their estranged father, Dennis, a former civil rights activist and literary figure on the other side of success.

When Mitya was two years old, he swallowed his grandmother's sewing needle. For his family, it marks the beginning of the end, the promise of certain death. For Mitya, it is a small metal treasure that guides him from within. As he grows, his life mirrors the uncertain future of his country, which is attempting to rebuild itself after the collapse of the Soviet Union, torn between its past and the promise of modern freedom. Mitya finds himself facing a different sort of ambiguity: Is he a boy, as everyone keeps telling him, or is he not quite a boy, as he often feels?

Eine Geschichte von der Wildheit in uns allen. October lebt mit ihrem Vater in einer Waldhütte, im Einklang mit der Natur und fernab anderer Menschen. Geheimverstecke zwischen den Bäumen, Winterschwimmen im Teich, nächtliche Lagerfeuer und ein gerettetes Eulenküken: Das ist Octobers Welt. Bis zu ihrem elften Geburtstag, als ihr Vater einen schweren Unfall hat. Während er sich erholt, muss October zu ihrer Mutter in die Großstadt ziehen. Dort ist alles fremd: das sterile Haus, die Schule, die Frau, die ihre Mutter ist.

San Tran Croucher’s earliest memories are of fleeing ethnic attacks in her Vietnamese village, only to be later tortured in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge. Katya Cengel met San when San was 75-years-old and living in California, having miraculously survived the Cambodian genocide with her three daughters, Sithy, Sithea, and Jennifer. But San’s family’s troubles didn’t end after their resettlement in California

Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds, feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't know their beginning. But they do want answers.

Hi, I’m Katya Boudjelloud, and welcome to UX AHEAD, a podcast about discovering what’s next in design and creating immersive experiences that feel within reach.If you’re curious about stepping into the world of immersive design but don’t know where to start, you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place. Whether it’s crafting animated, parallax-scrolling websites, designing AR lenses and apps, or exploring the potential of VR and XR, immersive design offers endless opportunities. But here’s the good news: you don’t have to master everything to make a difference.In this ...

The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting voices in children’s fiction. After a devastating car crash, Annie is unable to play her flute and retreats from the music she’s always loved. She exists in a world of angry silence – furious with her mum and furious she can’t seem to play her beloved flute any more. Then she meets Noah, who shows her the blackbirds’ nest hidden in the scrubland near their flats.

When Noah’s dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the countryside. Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course. As father and son argue, it becomes clear that Noah is angry about more than just the bird. He feels abandoned and misunderstood by his dad, who has moved to the US and started a new family there that doesn’t seem to have room for Noah. Can they find a way to build a new relationship and rediscover the common ground between them?

When the mudlarking gang find a mysterious cutlass on the banks of the Thames, they immediately know that something fishy is afoot. When the cutlass vanishes, and Mrs Drummonds disappears too, it’s down to Clem and the gang to find them. The mystery leads them to a band of ghost pirates, who will stop at nothing to find their long-lost treasure. With the help from their friends in the Undercity, the gang must set sail on the seven seas, solve riddles and save the day!

Мы из разных миров. У него есть все—успешная карьера в спорте, богатые родители и невеста с обложки модного журнала. У меня не осталось ничего, даже крыши над головой. Он быстрыми гребками рук собирается первым доплыть до олимпийского золота, а я мечтаю просто выжить. Что пытается доказать?

A podcast/audiobook series of Starfire Katya's books on Wattpad and Inkitt. These are LBGTQ+ fantasy romance books that are rated mature but will have clean versions uploaded for those who aren't fond of the intimate scenes.

In the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the late 20th century was a time of unprecedented hope for democracy and freedom in Eastern Europe. Young writers, journalists, and adventurers such as Katya Cengel flocked from the West eastward to cities like Prague and Budapest, seeking out terra nova. Despite the region’s appeal, neither Kyiv in the Ukraine nor Riga in Latvia was the type of place you would expect to find a 22-year-old Californian just out of college. But Cengel ended up living and working in both. This book is her remarkable story.

From Drugstore Cowboy to Elephant, Milk and Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant's films have captured the imagination of more than one generation. Acclaimed as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker, he is also an artist, photographer and writer.

The podcast for curious Francophiles everywhere. Do you love France? Love exploring the French culture, language, food and wine? Interested in history and beautiful, intriguing places?On this podcast, avid Francophile, Katya, takes you on a journey exploring the fascinating, quirky and interesting places in France with its history, arts, culture, food and more.The podcast aims to inform,interest and inspire Francophiles everywhere by bringing a little of France to you.Exploring recipes, artisans, places, books, language and travel tips, artists, architecture and sports- there's something ...

Dieser Podcast ist darüber, wie zwei Frauen aus zwei ganz unterschiedlichen Lebenssituationen zum Fasten gekommen sind und es zu ihrem neuen Beruf gemacht haben. Wir reden über unsere Arbeit, unsere Beziehungen, unsere Freundschaft und Entwicklung als Frauen. Wir zählen unsere Arbeit und diesen Podcast als unseren Beitrag zum Female-Empowerment! Und wir laden dich ein und in unserem Leben zu begleiten und dich von uns inspirieren zu lassen mit Mut, Neugier und ganz viel Spaß ein gesundes Leben zu leben. Meistens ganz persönlich mit uns und unseren Gästen und manchmal auch mal ...

The Animal That Changed You explores how extraordinary people have been changed by extraordinary animals. In this weekly show, Katya (writer and Life Coach for Dog People) and Jenny (founder and president of Better Together Dog Rescue) share their stories about soul-level relationships with animals or listen to a guest talk about how loving an animal has led them to where they are today. This co-hosting duo is not afraid to dive into the ups and downs that come with caring about animals or to be vulnerable and real about why increasing our compassion for them is good for the whole world.