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Vermont 1950. Idlewild Hall ist ein Ort für Mädchen, die keinen anderen Platz in der Gesellschaft haben. Abends erzählen sich die Schülerinnen Schauergeschichten von der "schwarzen Mary". Doch als eines Nachts eine von ihnen unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben kommt, wird der Schrecken real. 2014 ist das Internat eine Ruine, aber die Journalistin Fiona Sheridan kann nicht von Idlewild Hall lassen: Hier wurde vor 20 Jahren ihre Schwester ermordet.

Being the wife of a hustler is all Sky Cunningham has ever known. He basically saved her life and taught her to have high self-esteem. But now she is on her own, facing the scorn of his old partners and trying to boss a new crew of three other females. She struggles with trusting their loyalty to her, and the daunting question of who to keep in her circle of team members. Tag along as Sky decides who joins her winner’s circle.

Meet Yasir Patterson. He is an attractive Black business owner. He, along with his wife Taquia, run a tight ship not only regarding their businesses but their home life as well. At least that is what Taquia thought until Krista Coche steps on the scene. It's like living out a real-life Fatal Attraction. Find out who wins and who fails in this interracial urban drama.

Tutti noi vorremmo evitare la sofferenza, la separazione e le molte cose spiacevoli che la vita potrebbe mettere sul nostro cammino, ma nulla e nessuno ci può garantire che questo accada. La sola libertà che la vita ci concede è quella di goderci comunque il viaggio, se ne siamo capaci. Quindi ti chiederò di provare a conoscerla più intimamente, e poi di lasciarti andare.

She comes from a broken home and looks for love in all the wrong places with all the wrong people. In this classic predator vs. prey teen drama, we will find out if Caprice's family can save her from a life of turmoil or allow her to succumb to a predator's advances and live a life of hardship.

Este texto siempre fue considerado por Simone Weil como su obra principal. En 1940, cuando pensaba irse de Francia, le escribió a un amigo para hacerle saber que le concedía un valor particular. Aunque fue escrito hace cerca de medio siglo, este ensayo llama la atención por su inmediata actualidad. Tras leer el manuscrito, Alain (Émile Chartier) le escribió a la autora: "Su trabajo es de la mayor importancia" y forma parte de esos pocos trabajos que abren "el futuro próximo" y preparan la "auténtica Revolución".

Following a global pandemic which has either killed or weakened most of the male population, women now dominate all aspects of life. Dr. Morgan Digby, married to a man rendered bedbound from his bout with manflu a decade prior, is working tirelessly on a vaccine, yet obstacles keep springing up in her path. When she meets a handsome neighbor who has never been exposed to the deadly virus, things become...complicated. There’s something between them, but he can’t leave his home.

Fareste mai a meno di un amico che sa sempre dire la cosa giusta al momento giusto? Certo che no. È per questo che, quando il Destino ci dà un appuntamento, tutti vorremmo portarci dietro un maggiordomo come Lloyd: immaginario ma di rara concretezza, capace con una sola battuta di fugare i dubbi che assillano il suo sir. Ma che fare se il Destino ci convoca all'improvviso e non abbiamo il tempo di invitare il nostro Lloyd? Poco male, suggerisce Simone Tempia in questo romanzo: un maggiordomo immaginario può parlare attraverso lettere, telegrammi, telefonate.

Zu intim für ihre Zeit. Sylvie und Andrée sind unzertrennlich. Gemeinsam kämpfen sie gegen den erstickenden Konformismus einer Gesellschaft, in der Küsse vor der Ehe und freie Gedanken für Frauen verboten sind. Sylvie bewundert Andrée: Sie scheint so selbstständig - und doch gerät gerade sie immer tiefer in die Falle ihrer ach so tugendhaften Familie. Diese trennt Andrée von dem Jungen, den sie liebt. Sylvie will ihrer Freundin helfen. Aber wie? Als Simone de Beauvoir das autofiktionale Manuskript 1954 Sartre zeigte, befand der es als zu intim für eine Veröffentlichung.

Ogni giorno una dose di motivazione contro il logorìo della vita moderna. Ogni giorno scopriamo insieme le parole, la storia e la fibra mentale di un motivatore. Un integratore naturale per combattere il nichilismo della vita moderna.

Spring, 1945. The war in Europe is ending, but in New Orleans' French Quarter, the sultry nights conceal a danger even greater to the future of humanity. Standing alone against this ancient, bloodthirsty evil is scientist Philippe Dumont, who races against time to cure a disease that resembles yellow fever...but is not. Budding researcher Daphne Delaney joins Philippe, hoping to prevent an undead despot from launching his own quest for global dominance.

Hurt by love, Empress, "Zorah Franklin", lives life on the conservative and celibate side. She is a single mother of one, an educator, and a woman who loves her community. Not quite ready to love, pro-black activist Redd, “Xyshaun Smith”, an entrepreneur and educator, falls in love with Empress’s essence. She is everything he wants in a woman, and he is ready to step up to the plate to make her trust in Black love again.

LLoyal Carter and Bev Hines have both power and privilege in the underworld. Lloyal is the boss of a powerful syndicate that everyone respects and fears. He is deemed untouchable. Bev is his beautiful wife and mother of his children. It seems as if they have the perfect, loving home on the outside, but things aren’t so sweet on the inside.

For years, Jesse West has been on the run from his own heartbreak. Shunning romantic entanglements, he lives the nomadic life of a bounty hunter. That is, until a final request of a dying friend brings Jesse into contact with Adeline McCoy: A stoic mountain girl who awakens his long-dormant desires. Jesse has no intention of forming a relationship, not even with the flame-haired beauty. And Addie is a lady. Though he tries to convince himself to stick to the plan - deliver Addie safely to her aunt - something tells him this girl will not be so easy to forget.

When you marry two men, what happens next? As Charlotte’s wedding day approaches, will her marriage to one of her masters affect her relationship with the other? Has her old enemy forgotten her? And will the past return to reveal its secrets?

Un lugar oscuro donde las chicas problemáticas, las hijas de madres solteras o las que han cometido un desliz... desaparecen. ¿Logrará Fiona Sheridan descubrir el misterio que envuelve Idlewild Hall? Vermont, 1950. Existe un lugar para jóvenes a las que nadie quiere: las que dan problemas, las hijas ilegítimas, las que son más atractivas de lo que les conviene.

Este libro le guiará a través de todos los hechos esenciales que necesita saber sobre esta dieta. Le dará información pura y práctica, junto con sugerencias sencillas para empezar la dieta, así como recetas rápidas para que pueda comenzar de la mejor manera. Aprenderá la importancia de un sistema digestivo alcalino bien mantenido y apreciará mejor un estilo de vida saludable para comer sin tener que sacrificar mucho.

In questo saggio l'autore ripercorre la storia del Nuovo Pensiero, dalle origini fino all'inizio del Novecento, attraverso un viaggio tra gli autori più importanti e le figure legate a questo movimento che ha influenzato letteratura, religione, spiritualità, filosofia, psicologia e molti altri campi del sapere. Questo viaggio dentro al Nuovo Pensiero ti porterà alla scoperta del suo significato più profondo, un messaggio di amore per una concreta evoluzione personale e spirituale. In questo saggio troverai l'essenza più pura del Nuovo Pensiero.

Since being publicly betrayed, Hradi has despaired of ever finding a woman to trust. He is suspicious of the arrival of the Völur, the group of witches claiming to bring blessings from the gods. Because the young maiden faints at the sight of him, he is certain she fears him, even as he is drawn to her innocence.

A La Piscine: The Swimming Pool is a book about a swimming pool that is feeling unused. No one ever swims to its deeper end. Then, one day, the pool starts to change in ways it never expected. Everything in life goes through changes. We must allow ourselves to be us in all our depth and all our variation. Finding our true self and letting go of what we know to find what we are meant for is life’s greatest calling.