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Sasquatch! That's who Judy looks like in her school picture. Antarctica! That's where Judy's been sent three times in a single sour-ball week to chill out. Can Judy's mood get any worse? Well, duh! Of course it can. Unless…it's Backward Day! That means it's time for Judy to turn that frown upside down, make lemonade out of lemons, and be nice to stinky little brothers. Can she stay in a good-not-bad mood for an entire day? How about seven whole days? Will her friends freak out when they see a tidy, on-time Judy who smells like cupcake lip gloss?

When Sheriff Paul Davidson proposes marriage to Anna Pigeon, he doesn't get the reaction a man might hope for. Intrepid park ranger Anna runs all the way to the furthest scrape of American ground not found in Alaska or Hawaii. How's that for a no? Anna takes a new post as temporary supervisory ranger in Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles off Key West. Dry Tortugas is the site of the former prison for Lincoln conspirators during and after the Civil War.

Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.” And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and...

Un chef-d’oeuvre de la littérature érotique contemporaine ! Ecris en 1940, les éroticas sont « Les efforts premiers d’une femme (l’auteur Anaïs Nin) pour parler d’un domaine qui avait été jusqu’alors réservé aux hommes ». Troublantes évocations des sensualités masculine et féminine, ces fables explorent leurs félicités, leurs ambigüités, leurs extases et parfois… Trouve l’amour.

The dawn of the New Testament era was ushered in by the Sermon on the Mount over two millennia ago. Ellen White's retelling of Christ's familiar words brings out precious treasures new and old. The listener is transported back in time to experience, the inaugural address of Christ's Kingdom, as if for the first time. Christ's benediction to the world, and this telling of it is for everyone.

How would you feel one day if you woke up and you were feeling good, healthy, and vibrant, ready to take on the world with all that is within you? Before you know it, all that seems to change when your body starts to shut down and you are diagnosed with a disease you never heard of or don't know anything about. How would you cope with that major life change mentally and physically? Would you give up or would you fight to survive? This story is about a 32-year journey living from the past to the present with the devastating disease of multiple sclerosis.

Immerse yourself in a world where soothing tales and mindful escapes seamlessly weave together, offering solace to those battling stress, insomnia, overthinking, and anxiety. Picture this: Instead of wrestling with restless thoughts and tossing and turning, you can now embark on a journey through enchanting stories and serene meditations designed to guide you gently into the embrace of a restful night's sleep. Extensive research has shown the effectiveness of sleep meditations in reducing insomnia symptoms, psychological arousal, and overall sleep-related distress.

Life played its horrible games with the girl. As she grew up she devised clever places to hide - inside and outside of her mind. She was tricked by her own illusions; she was caught in traps of her own creation. It began with a kidnapping, a locked room, and the broken doll that was more than a plaything…and always, in the shadows, the dangerous painting from her past waited, threatening to expose her.

'Our relationship with nature has changed . . . radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.' In The Human Age award-winning nature writer Diane Ackerman confronts the fact that the human...

Elizabeth Bennet finds out that she will have to marry Mr. Collins. But Elizabeth doesn’t want to be forced to marry someone she does not love. Luck would have it that she met Darcy at the Netherfield Ball. Elizabeth brought up her wishes not to enter a forced marriage with Mr. Collins. Darcy then tells her his idea of how he can help by marrying her instead, due to being put under pressure by his own family to get married soon. Elizabeth doesn’t know which one would be better - a forced marriage with Mr. Collins or a marriage of convenience with Darcy.

Bárbara Montes nos habla de las relaciones en la vida real, sin edulcorarlas, y de ese momento en que te das cuenta de que todas las reglas que te habías marcado y los planes que habías hecho en realidad no sirven para nada. Porque el amor de verdad es inoportuno, difícil y a veces absurdo. Pero siempre merece la pena.

A vent'anni, Emma Blair corona il suo sogno e sposa Jesse, il primo amore del liceo. Insieme costruiscono la vita che hanno sempre desiderato, lontani dagli occhi indiscreti dei famigliari e dal giudizio degli abitanti della cittadina in cui sono nati, nel Massachusetts. Insieme girano il mondo, vivendo al massimo e cogliendo ogni opportunità. Ma il giorno del primo anniversario di matrimonio, l'elicottero su cui è a bordo Jesse sparisce nel nulla mentre sorvola l'oceano Pacifico. E la vita di Emma va in pezzi. Anni dopo, Emma incontra per caso Sam, un amico di lunga data.

Rune è in fuga. Da quando Gideon l'ha tradita rivelando la sua identità segreta, la sua vita è in pericolo. Ricercata dalla Repubblica, tutti la vogliono morta. Persi gli amici, la casa e la vita che conosceva, è costretta a cercare alleanze a un oceano di distanza. E Cressida, la crudele regina delle streghe in esilio, non aspettava altro.

As Stephen Long steps ashore in England one gray dawn in May 1581, he wonders how many more Catholics will have to die to make Queen Elizabeth feel secure. Involuntarily he trembles at the thought that soon he may be numbered among them.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Speaking in Bones, the first Temperance Brennan novel in the “cleverly plotted and expertly maintained series” (The New York Times Book Review). Her life is devoted to justice—even for those she never knew. In the year since Temperance Brennan...

At 22, Katherine Mayfield has taken her rightful place as mistress of Mayfield Manor. Her plain Amish childhood is over, and her new world is filled with endless possibilities. Why, then, does Katherine find her thoughts going back to old friendships and the family that raised her? Soon, the beautiful young woman will face choices that may change her faith forever. As Katherine examines her heart and her soul, her questions will encourage you to spend some quiet time with your own meditations.

Quando un'esplosione devasta la stazione di Bologna, Marta, una militante di 25 anni dell'organizzazione di destra "Terza Posizione", perde sua figlia Rosa di 3 anni. Devastata dal dolore, inizia a indagare per screditare la pista neofascista, ma le sue ricerche la portano a scoprire una verità ben più inquietante. Quando l'ex compagno di Marta viene trovato morto, lei e Cabrini, tormentato dai suoi doveri e dalla malattia del figlio, si ritrovano coinvolti in una cospirazione che coinvolge la massoneria, i servizi segreti e il potere bancario internazionale.

Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her hunky, handsome boyfriend Max, who directs public relations for the Gibbes Museum in Charleston. Max has organized an amazing gala opening for an exhibit of a genuine 18th century Chinese teahouse, and the crème de la crème of Charleston society is invited.

Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family-bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna-have arrived for their inheritance. But the Walkers are not...

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