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Mia (33), ein quirliger, in den Tag hineinlebender, leicht chaotischer Hipster aus Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, und Iris (44), ein wandelndes Erfolgsrezept samt Ehemann, Kind und Karriere, haben nichts gemeinsam - außer ihrem Vater und einem Hof im Spreewald, den beide überraschend von ihrer Großmutter erben. Doch darüber freuen sich die Frauen nur kurz. Denn das Erbe ist an eine Bedingung geknüpft - und die hat weitreichende Konsequenzen...

Mia (33), ein quirliger, in den Tag hineinlebender, leicht chaotischer Hipster aus Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, und Iris (44), ein wandelndes Erfolgsrezept samt Ehemann, Kind und Karriere, haben nichts gemeinsam - außer ihrem Vater und einem Hof im Spreewald, den beide überraschend von ihrer Großmutter erben. Doch darüber freuen sich die Frauen nur kurz. Denn das Erbe ist an eine Bedingung geknüpft - und die hat weitreichende Konsequenzen...

De uadskillelige er en hidtil upubliceret roman af Simone de Beauvoir baseret på hendes eget intime venskab med barndomsveninden Zaza. I De uadskillelige skildrer Simone de Beauvoir på medrivende vis venskabet mellem de to piger Sylvie og Andrée. Allerede fra første møde bliver Sylvie fascineret af den smukke og vidende Andrée - hun vil gøre alt for at vinde hendes opmærksomhed og få hende til at gengælde sin kærlighed. Et tæt venskab vokser frem, men hele tiden i skyggen af Andrées stormfulde forelskelser, lunefulde temperament og dominerende mor.

“A casa loro”.Il podcast sul colonialismo europeo in Africa.Un programma che vuole raccontare, incuriosire, spiegare, dare spunti di approfondimento. Capire perché e come, fra fine Ottocento e inizio Novecento, il continente europeo sia diventato padrone di un altro continente, quello africano."A casa loro". Capire e ascoltare cosa abbiamo fatto noi europei, a casa loro...un podcast scritto e realizzato da Simone Lumia #colonialismo #storiacontemporanea #storia #africa #imperialismo #Ottocento #novecento

As Our Souls Foretold is an evocative collection that transcends time, identity, and human experience, guiding listeners into the hidden currents of the mind and soul. Each verse flows like a wave—sometimes gentle and calm, other times intense and transformative—carrying listeners through the ebb and flow of subconscious thoughts and emotions. Themes of love, loss, transformation, and resilience weave throughout the collection, offering a poetic journey that invites reflection and self-discovery.

Dante’s conception of Purgatory involves principles of comparative awareness and the possibility of change. To course over better waters the little boat / of my imagination raises her sails, / and leaves behind her that sea so cruel. The process of listening to Dante’s Comedy is a journey into not just literature but into the mysteries of human nature and its capacity for unhappiness and happiness, folly and wisdom, rejection and wonder over the miracles of creation and existence.

Twenty floors above the shimmering lights of the Hamburg docks, public prosecutor Chastity Riley is celebrating a birthday with friends in a hotel bar when 12 heavily armed men pull out guns and take everyone hostage. Among the hostages is Konrad Hoogsmart, the hotel owner, who is being targeted by a man whose life - and family - have been destroyed by Hoogsmart’s actions. With the police looking on from outside - their colleagues’ lives at stake - and Chastity on the inside, increasingly ill from sepsis, the stage is set for a dramatic confrontation.

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how you can lose weight and become healthier without having to go on a real diet. You see, the Mediterranean is not a real diet or similar to the many diets that involves eliminating carbs, eating a specific ratio of macronutrients, reducing the amount of a certain food in your meals, or eliminating a certain food. Rather, this diet is a lifestyle that involves eating food based on the traditional recipes, beverages, and dishes of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.

"C'est un drôle de truc, l'écriture.", Marguerite Duras. "Être femme, c'est le résultat d'une histoire.", Simone de Beauvoir. "Il est des livres qu'on ne doit pas oser avant d'avoir dépassé quarante ans. On risque avant cet âge de méconnaître l’existence des grandes frontières naturelles qui séparent l'infinie variété des êtres.", Marguerite Yourcenar . "Il n’y a pas de vraie mémoire de soi.", Annie Ernaux.

Als Marissa mit sechs Jahren ihre Mutter verliert, beschließt ihr Vater, ein Meeresbiologe, die Forschungsarbeit seiner Frau fortzuführen. Vater und Tochter gehen nach Thailand. Dort trifft sie Arielle, und eine geradezu märchenhafte Freundschaft entsteht. Gemeinsam entdecken die Mädchen die zerbrechlichen Wunder der Riffe, Wälder und Strände. Doch dann kommt eine riesige Welle, der Arielle nicht entkommen kann. Jahre später ist Marissa zurück in New York, orientierungslos und verfolgt von der Erinnerung an ihre Freundin, erneut bedroht durch eine Naturkatastrophe.

Jeden Tag kämpft Wren ums Überleben. Seit dem Tod ihrer Eltern versucht sie, ihre Schwester und sich durch den erbarmungslosen Winter zu bringen, der ihre Heimat Edgewood beherrscht. Nur ein magischer Schattenwall trennt Edgewood von den Dunkelgängern, die allen Menschen nach dem Leben trachten. Und nur eine Hochzeit zwischen einer sterblichen Frau und dem unsterblichen Frostkönig Boreas, dem Nordwind, kann diesen Schattenwall aufrechterhalten. Als Boreas ausgerechnet Wrens Schwester zu seiner Braut kürt, ist Wren bereit, alles zu tun, um sie vor dem eiskalten Herrscher zu retten.

New York City, 1972: Bobby Comfort and Sammy "the Arab" Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Loren's suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotel - host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy.

The bumper-sticker directive to ‘follow the science’ was actually an evasion of responsibility. It let people off the hook for their bad decisions in a crisis. Was New York Governor Cuomo’s executive order sending COVID-hospitalized patients back to nursing homes to infect other vulnerable nursing home patients ‘following the science’? Relative to the total nursing home population, Governor Cuomo contributed to a larger percentage of nursing-home deaths - especially when compared to the states without such a policy.

“[Simone] Gorrindo’s prose is inviting and fluid, and her storytelling is intimate and vivid...[an] engaging, evocative memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review “A hopeful, unifying memoir.” —People This profoundly intimate memoir about marriage, friendship, and the power of human...

The Pragmatist’s Guide to Relationships presents a data-driven dissection of sex, dating, and marriage by taking a deep dive into academic literature and stress testing strategies advocated by “marriage gurus” and self-styled pick-up artists. Combining insights from these disparate fields, we construct novel models detailing how humans secure partners and make long-term relationships work, while exploring how these systems can be exploited to one’s advantage in a world of broken dating markets and plummeting marriage rates.

In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

I paesi asiatici hanno una vita politica e culturale che ne determina l'identità e la proposizione internazionale. Solo che il più delle volte siamo portati a parlarne sulla base di immagini stereotipate, superficiali e che non rappresentano la realtà. Anziché considerare gli Stati asiatici pedine in mano alle principali potenze, paesi esotici e misteriosi, “Altri Orienti” propone una narrazione asiatica dei fatti del mondo per gettare uno squarcio approfondito su quanto accade all'interno di quei mondi, come evolvono i loro conflitti sociali, le novità tecnologiche, le tendenze ...

The Montessori Notebook podcast is the place for all your Montessori inspiration. Simone Davies, author of The Montessori Toddler, reveals all her insights from years of being a Montessori teacher and parent. Through conversations, answering listener’s questions, and sharing what she’s been learning lately, you’ll be inspired to take those ideas that resonate for you and put them straight into practice to be a more calm, supportive parent or teacher. Simone is down to earth, warm, and makes these ideas accessible to parents, educators and anyone wanting to learn more about Montessori. ...

Em A Criança Montessori, Simone Davis, especialista em educação Montessori e proprietária da escola Jacaranda Tree Montessori School em Amsterdã, descreve como desenvolver a educação infantil de maneira gratificante, repleta de respeito e descobertas sobre o tempo de aprendizagem de cada um, além de enfocar as singularidades dos pequenos.

Simone Heng shares the wisdom of her work as a human connection specialist to explain seven ways you can address common feelings of loneliness and isolation. These include meditation and breathing techniques, different ways to be a good listener, finding commonalities, sharing vulnerabilities...