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They say when you take revenge against another you lose a part of your innocence. But I'm not innocent. I haven't been for a very long time. My innocence was stolen from me. Taken was the life I was supposed to have. The soul I was born with. The ruby heart embedded in a life full of hopes and dreams. Gone. Vanished. I never even had a choice. I mourn that life. Mourn the what-ifs. Until now. I'm ready to take back what was always meant to be mine. But every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it's the heart.

Through Adopted Eyes explores the world of adoption from the viewpoint of adoptees. Russian adoptee Elena S. Hall shares her own story and thoughts on the subject of adoption in addition to interviews from other adoptees of different ages, heritages, and perspectives. Whether you are an adoptive parent, curious about adoption, or an adoptee yourself, this unique collection of memoirs provides real insight into lives directly impacted by adoption.

La entrañable historia de La ovejita que vino a cenar y su esperada continuación, Los lobos que vinieron a cenar, juntos en un audiolibro lleno de emoción gracias a la música y a los efectos de sonido incorporados.

Nearly 50 percent of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce. Researchers estimate that 41 percent of all first marriages end in divorce. So, what do the other half do? How can you ensure that you create the kind of marriage that will support you now and well into the future? Creating a successful marriage isn’t about being lucky or obsessing over finding the perfect partner.

His (Francis Xavier Seelos) is a powerful story, one that you should take seriously. We are the most blessed, in that we were able to spend days at his shrine, interviewing Fr. Byron Miller, Joyce Boudreaux, and many other involved in the cause for his canonization. This is a one hour documentary taped at the Shrine of Blessed Seelos in New Orleans

Als Lily Ryle kennenlernt, scheinen all ihre Träume wahr zu werden: eine neue Stadt, der erste Job und dann noch Ryle - überaus attraktiv, überaus wohlhabend und überaus erfolgreich. Vergessen scheint Lilys Kindheit, in der der Vater die Mutter schlug. Vergessen auch Atlas, ihre erste Liebe, der gegenüber von Lily squattete - bis ihr Vater die beiden erwischte und Atlas von heute auf morgen verschwand. Und dann steht Atlas auf einmal vor ihr. Als Ryle von ihrer gemeinsamen Vorgeschichte erfährt, weckt dies seine Eifersucht - und auf einmal zeigt er sich von einer Seite, die Lily zunehmend Angst macht.

Madrid, primeras décadas del siglo pasado. Elisa Montero, aunque de origen humilde, es criada desde niña por su madrina, una adinerada y misteriosa mujer perteneciente a la alta burguesía madrileña. La sensación de no pertenecer a ningún lugar y de cierta rebeldía ante los designios que otros han trazado para ella será algo que marcará su vida.

Lovers Lula and Brogan Gauge have dealt with magic, monsters, and gods for eighty years. Bound to travel the lonely roads of Route 66, Brogan’s a spirit with no chance of leaving the earthly realm while Lula, neither human nor monster, is only half-alive.

Twelve-year-old Barana lives in a coastal village in Honduras, where she spends every spare minute visiting the sea turtles that nest on the beach. Abby is feeling adrift in sixth grade, trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs after her best friend moved away from New Jersey. When Abby’s papi plans a work trip to Honduras, she is finally given the opportunity to see his homeland—with Barana as her tour guide. But Barana has other plans: someone has been poaching turtle eggs, and she’s determined to catch them!

Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own “devices.” Such boundless access means our kids are in nearly constant contact with technology that was designed specifically for adults. And they’re doing so without any type of road map. Enter First Phone: the essential audiobook that apprehensive parents can confidently hand to their kids to listen to as they begin their journey into the digital world.

Ascolta e scopri il capolavoro della pittrice più moderna del suo tempo! Nel mondo dell'arte, Tamara de Lempicka è una delle donne più famose, insieme a pochi altri nomi noti come Frida Khalo, Artemisia Gentileschi ed Elisabetta Sirani. L'artista di origini polacche portò una personalissima rivoluzione agli inizi del Novecento in tutte le gallerie d'Europa.

"L'impero delle luci" è uno dei più noti e importanti lavori di Giorgio De Chirico, pittore surrealista belga che operò agli inizi del Novecento, famoso per i suoi uomini con le bombette, la mela che prende il posto della testa e la pipa che non è una pipa. La sua pittura è intrisa di mistero, illusione, trabocchetti e realtà distorte che sono i tratti distintivi del primo surrealismo.

«M?len'kij princ» (fr. Le Petit Prince) - allegoricheskaja skazka, naibolee izvestnoe proizvedenie Antuana de Sent-Jekzjuperi. Vpervye opublikovana 6 aprelja 1943 goda v N'ju-Jorke. «Ved' vse vzroslye snachala byli det'mi, tol'ko malo kto iz nih ob jetom pomnit» - Antuan de Sent-Jekzjuperi, iz posvjashhenija k knige.

Per lasciarsi il passato alle spalle, Holly ha attraversato l'oceano. Ha abbandonato l'Inghilterra per raggiungere l'Oregon, diretta verso la prima città degli Stati Uniti in cui ci fosse bisogno urgente di una bibliotecaria. E per la prima volta nella sua vita si è sentita completamente libera. L'unica cosa che voleva era dedicarsi ai libri, senza più preoccupazioni. Poi a una festa piena zeppa di motociclisti, ha incontrato Tank, l'uomo più impulsivo e arrogante che abbia mai conosciuto. È bastato uno sguardo per far divampare l'incendio.

n the darkest days of the Civil War, Neville Goldsmith set the world on fire. As Captain for the Union Army, he marched with General Sherman through Georgia, setting homes and cities ablaze with sadistic glee. For Goldsmith, starting fires was a lifelong obsession. And when the war ended, he set his sights on the great American West—to burn it all to the ground. Years later, Luke Jensen learns about a series of fires wreaking havoc from the Dakota Territory to Kansas.

¿Y si las brujas fueran las buenas del cuento? Una nueva aventura de Anna Kadabra y El club de la Luna Llena. Los aprendices del Club de la Luna Llena se enfrentan a sus primeros exámenes de brujería. Por desgraccia, a Anna se le ha atragantado la asignatura de Cocina Mágica. ¡Ningún plato le sale bien! Quizá sus amigos puedan ayudarla a preparar unos ricos y asombrosos pastelitos. Ya tiene los ingredientes, pero... ¿funcionará su receta?

American Jane Dawson is in search of balance in her life—because she falls on her face—a lot. Now, surrounded by thousands of acres of sheep-poop and social landmines, her romantic sheepdog hero, Moss, stands by her side, looking handsome and dignified while his luxurious hair is swept by unseen winds—until he eats the sheep-poop, that is. Full of history, mythology and legend, there is more to the odd little town than its idyllic sheep-filled pastures. A

There is no universal adoption experience, and no two adoptees have the same story. This anthology for teens edited by Shannon Gibney and Nicole Chung contains a wide range of powerful, poignant, and evocative stories in a variety of genres. These tales from fifteen bestselling, acclaimed, and emerging adoptee authors genuinely and authentically reflect the complexity, breadth, and depth of adoptee experiences.

Best friends and soul mates since they were kids, Hart Augusto and Ruby Armenta were poised to take on senior year together when Hart tragically drowns in a boating accident. Absolutely shattered, Ruby struggles to move on from the person she knows was her forever love. Hart can’t let go of Ruby either…. Due to some divine intervention, he’s offered a second chance. Only it won’t be as simple as bringing him back to life—instead, Hart’s soul is transferred to the body of local bad boy.

The stories in Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart are about the abomination that resides within us all. That churning, clawing, ravenous yearning: the hunger to be held, and seen, and known. And the terror, too: to be loved too well, or not enough, or for long enough. To be laid bare before your sweetheart, to their horror. To be recognized as the monstrous thing you are. In these lush, strange stories, GennaRose Nethercott explores human longing in all its diamond-dark facets to create a collection that will redefine what you see as a beast, and make you beg to have your heart broken.