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As long as Carmel stays in London, nothing can happen to shatter her perfect life. She has a wonderful marriage, a rewarding career and a great bunch of friends. As far as she's concerned, the sadness of her past can stay back in Ireland, where it belongs. For Carmel, Ireland only means misery, loneliness and fear and she never wants to return. The new, confident and happy Carmel only exists on the cosmopolitan streets of Britain's capital. If she ever was forced to return, she fears she would revert to the mousey downtrodden woman she once was.

When the Civil War tears through the nation, Travis Britt is a simple mountain man in the Allegheny Mountains, he couldn't read a word, but he was devoted to his wife and children and the quiet life they've built together. But one act of compassion pulls him into the chaos of war, where he is forced to tend wounded Union soldiers -far from everything he loves. By the time he finds his way home, nothing is as he left it. Grief becomes his constant companion. His future is uncertain. And yet, through the darkness, a small flicker of hope remains-his young daughter.

In 1826, French playwrights Jean-Toussaint Merle and Antony Béraud cowrote the play Le monstre et le magicien as a stage adaptation of British author Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein. This English translation by British playwright John Kerr, called The Monster and Magician: Or the Fate of Frankenstein, premiered four months later on October 2 at the West London Theatre. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Frankenstein: ToddHW Antonio, his Son: Inkell Holbien: Alan Mapstone Pietro: Greg Giordano Litolff: Beeswaxcandle Gontram: Craig Franklin Jansken: Jon Hunter Petrusco: Larry Wilson Zomar: ...

This special edition of Them Days Magazine from 1982 is all about toys, games, amusements and pastimes. Dive into dozens of short stories about dolls, balls, and boats; learn how to slide on seal skins; listen to memories of specialty holiday games and so much more!...

Geheime Gärten, seltene Vogelarten und viel Cidre. Kommissar Dupin ermittelt in einer der wildesten und beeindruckendsten Gegenden der Bretagne – im hohen bretonischen Norden. Ein vertrackter und vor allem sehr persönlicher Fall. Denn es geht um die Familie von Inspektor Kadeg.

A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America’s broken two-party system. Rachel Maddow calls it “a brave firecracker of a book.” In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris...

For the past 20+ years, everyone has been waiting for the story to be told. What really happened at Apple when Jobs returned and Gassee was out? In this first-ever comprehensive memoir, Gassee doesn’t hold anything back. From his stellar career to his deepest moments of doubt to his new calling as a grandfather, Gassee dispenses his legendarily witty advice and shares some very important moments of the tech world.

To trust in God’s will is the “secret of happiness and content”, the one sure-fire way to attain serenity in this world and salvation in the next. Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence simply and clearly answers questions that many Christians have regarding God’s will, the existence of evil, and the practice of trustful surrender.

This collection contains more than 30 enthralling new retellings of favourite myths as well as some you might not have heard before! Including Theseus and the Minotaur, The Twelve Labours of Herakles and the escapades of Jason and the Argonauts, each myth is told in engaging modern language, which is easy for children to understand yet still retains the humour and intrigue of the original tales. Children will love exploring the tales by themselves or as bedtime stories.

In einer Frühlingsnacht verlässt die 17-jährige Ellie allein eine Highschool-Party in Coldwell, Washington State. Auf dem Weg wird sie plötzlich von hinten angegriffen. Eine Nadel sticht in ihren Arm, und alles wird schwarz ... Zwei Jahre später erhält Detective Chelsey Calhoun einen unfassbaren Anruf: Ellie wurde in den Wäldern von Washington State gefunden – sie ist vollkommen verstört, aber sie lebt. Ellies Entführung war einer von Chelseys ersten Fällen, der ihr so nahe ging wie kein anderer. Denn auch ihre große Schwester verschwand im Teenageralter.

'Powerful . . . A twisting tale of love, loss, and dark family secrets' Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women in one Chinese immigrant family It...

At 35, Mika Suzuki is struggling. She's been fired (again). Her last relationship went up in flames. Her fervently traditional mother is perpetually disappointed in her. And now, she's had a phone call from 16-year-old Penny Calvin. The baby she reluctantly gave up for adoption when she was just a teenager herself. Mika is desperate to meet her girl. But she barely feels like she can take care of herself. Is she ready to show Penny who her mother really is?

Rousseau's Social Contract remains, after a quarter of a millennium, one of the most controversial texts in the history of political philosophy, variously seen as a model for participatory democracy, a blueprint for totalitarianism, and several points in between. In addition to Rousseau’s magnum opus, this production includes an introduction by George Douglas Howard Cole, an English political theorist, economist, writer and historian. Also included are three discourses that Rousseau composed apart from The Social Contract.

Jean Pierre de Caussade's accounts in this work present the case that the present moment is a sacrament from God and that self-abandonment to it, and its needs, is a holy state. In the theological climate of France at the time, this belief was considered close to Quietist heresy. In fact, because of this fear, the work was kept unpublished until 1861.

When Taulat de Rugimon arrives at King Arthurs court and brazenly attacks one of Arthurs knights, young and ambitious Jaufry takes it upon himself to restore honor to the Round Table. Determined to avenge the affront, Jaufry embarks on a whirlwind of bizarre adventures as he tracks down Taulat. Along the way, he not only confronts his foe but also wins the heart of the enchanting Brunissende. Originally penned as an anonymous medieval verse romance in Occitan, this tale was beautifully translated into English by Alfred Elwes in 1857, following Jean-Bernard Mary-Lafons French version from the ...

Dunmara, County Clare, Ireland Orla can't believe the bombshell her husband of thirty years has just dropped. The future she imagined is gone, and she's forced to redefine her entire life while grappling with something from her past that doesn't quite add up. An opportunity to attend a wellness...

This is a young nurse's confession. In it, she retells her morally questionable sexual encounters in a way that is refreshingly frank and highly arousing. However, there is much more to her tale than just the story of her salacious career. She wants to impart knowledge, too. Between each sexually charged chapter of her life, Maria writes openly about oral sex and what she's learned through years of practice. Everything you've ever wanted to know, and maybe some things you never even thought of, are within these pages.

Quatorze citoyens dans le viseur d'un prétendu justicier. Signée d'un certain Bill Wilson, la lettre, parvenue à la police de Buckeye City, sème la panique. Surtout lorsqu'il apparaît que le meurtrier choisit ses victimes au hasard. Militante des droits de la femme, Kate McKay vient de se lancer dans une tournée de conférences sulfureuses aux États-Unis. Au cœur de ces deux affaires, Holly Gibney, le personnage préféré de Stephen King. Palpitant, caustique et scandaleusement captivant, ce roman explore les zones d'ombre de la justice, la colère comme idéologie et la capacité à résister.

Pour la première fois en livre audio, cette œuvre magnifique composée de l'intégrale des "Confessions", suivie des "Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire", est admirablement servie par toute la sensibilité de Philippe Bertin. Plus de 27h d'écoute pour le plaisir du cœur et de l'esprit.

Young orphan Judy Abbott’s life is turned upside down following an unexpected message. An anonymous benefactor has offered to pay for Judy to attend college on one condition – she must write to the mysterious donor every month to update them on her progress, and she must never know who they are.