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While her colleagues enjoy the seasonal festivities, DI Karen Hornby is called to investigate a suspicious death on the northernmost island of Doggerland. But how close to home is the truth of the case.

Want A Lasting Relationship Or A One Night Stand? Love and Lust are two of the most powerful states of being that you will ever experience in your adult life. These two emotions – together or separately – can be the cause of abundant happiness or abject despair, and you must be successful at both in order to live out a well-balanced existence. Wine, flowers and chocolate may add to the atmosphere of meeting someone new, but a dash of the metaphysical will propel you further along the path to sexual commitment.

This extraordinary account, originally published in 1973, bravely explores the poverty, oppression, alcoholism, addiction, and tragedy Maria endured throughout her childhood and into her early adult life, underscored by living in the margins of a country pervaded by hatred, discrimination, and mistrust. Laced with spare moments of love and joy, this is a memoir of family ties and finding an identity in a heritage that is neither wholly Indigenous or Anglo; of strength and resilience; of indomitable spirit.

Este texto nos adentra, de manera entretenida y amena, en los vericuetos de lenguaje a los que se enfrenta no sólo la lingüística, sino todos los hablantes.

You may think you know Vergil’s epic poem, The Aeneid - the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, prophesized to found Rome. Or maybe you’ve heard of the fearsome Cyclopes, the tragic queen Dido, the Trojan horse, the River Styx and the three headed dog who guards the underworld. But what of the man who wrote it and why? This is that story.

La historia del espectacular secuestro de los herederos del imperio económico Born por parte de los montoneros argentinos. Un thriller real que, con un ritmo narrativo fascinante, sigue los cruces del dinero y la política para revelar la trama secreta que subyace a cualquier historia. Tras meses de planificación y en un operativo que duró menos de dos minutos, el 19 de septiembre de 1974 la guerrilla peronista emboscó y secuestró a los herederos de Bunge y Born, el principal grupo económico de la Argentina.

Descubre la novela que ha inspirado la nueva serie de Netflix. Humor negro, asesinatos y mindfulness en una combinación explosiva. ¡Medita si te atreves! El thriller más divertido que leerás este año. Incapaz de conciliar su vida laboral y familiar, Björn Diemel decide dar el paso e inscribirse a un curso de mindfulness. Espera así poner fin a las tensiones que le superan y encontrar la paz interior. Pero cuando eres abogado criminalista y tu principal cliente es un mafioso tan peligroso como impredecible, es difícil poner límites.

In this poignant and deeply personal audio experience, host Maria Luisa Tucker investigates the disappearance of her own father, and uses the many theories that emerge to explore what it means to be a family today.

As we grow and move through the world, it shrinks us and puts us in boxes - tells us who we should be, what we're capable of, and who to love. As a queer child of immigrants, Maria Thattil knows what it is like to struggle with belonging. To have confusing, disparate identities, none of them fitting traditional ideas of worth, power or success. In Unbounded, she shares galvanising stories of what she has lived and learned through experiencing racism, sexism, financial hardship, intergenerational trauma, homophobia and mental health challenges.

Kitty Burke's biological clock isn't just ticking, it's gonging. But who wants to be tied down by marriage and a minivan when you have an amazingly sexy boyfriend who worships the ground you walk on? Sure, Steve has never said those three magic words. But, Kitty knows he loves her. Some guys just have a hard time expressing their feelings, right? Right.

Las formas en que aman los hombres dependen de la relación que tienen o tuvieron con su madre, de sus conocimientos innatos, del modo de asumir sus lesiones emocionales, del peso que brindan al entorno social que los rodea, de su nivel cultural y de los valores que los motivan. Hay hombres con miedo al compromiso, con necesidad de maltratar y dominar, hombres que se vengan de antiguas huellas de traición en cada nueva pareja, hombres infieles para alimentar su ego, hombres pusilánimes ante mujeres tiranas, hombres de amores virtuales...

They call her America’s sweetheart. And me? I’m the so-called “inked god” she dumped on TV. I’ve tried to forget her. I’ve tried to move on. Until I discover that her family is opening a new restaurant next to my tattoo parlor.

With deep compassion, Maria Furlough delves into the root causes of our insecurity, offers biblical guidance for seeing ourselves as God sees us, and shows how to model our newfound confidence to our impressionable daughters. Speaking as a daughter, a youth leader, and a mother, Furlough shares her own struggles and triumphs, as well as expert advice from a pediatrician, a nutritionist, a Christian counselor, and more.

When nature gets up close and personal, it isn’t always pretty. A fallen tree sparks a poisonous feud between neighbors. A child searches the darkness for the gleam of a tiger’s teeth. A woman holds off a colony of oddly relentless prairie dogs. In unsettling stories that range from horror to magical realism, award-winning authors lay bare the secrets hidden in the land.

Copo de Algodón, hija de la princesa de Tacuba y del señor de Tenochtitlan, y esposa del señor de Iztapalapa, nació en la era del Quinto Sol, en una ciudad que un pueblo fiero y guerrero levantó en una laguna de reflejos color turquesa. Creía en Tláloc y Huitzilopochtli, y amaba las flores y los cantos. Un día su mundo se agitó, como las aguas al lanzar una piedra....

Un viaggio in una Napoli inquieta e indimenticabile attraverso episodi al limite del paradossale che ci permettono di incontrare personaggi che resteranno per sempre nel nostro immaginario. "Una straordinaria discesa agli Inferi: nel regno della tenebra e delle ombre" per usare le parole di Pietro Citati. Una discesa attraverso corpi miseri e disperati nel buio profondo di una disparità intollerabile che ci svela i due volti di una città insieme meravigliosa e conturbante.

Una golondrina rezagada, descansa en la hermosa estatua del Príncipe Feliz. El Príncipe está muy triste, porque desde allí puede ver el sufrimiento de su pueblo, y le pide ayuda a la pequeña ave para llevar consuelo a los necesitados.

En la actualidad, cada vez hay más personas que adoptan la brujería y otras prácticas espirituales para aprovechar su fuerza interior y su resistencia, mientras se alinean con algo más grande que ellos. Las herramientas que Gabriela Herstik ofrece en este libro te ayudarán a conectarte con el universo y con tu luz interior.

Daphne White is staring down the barrel of forty - and is distraught at what she sees. Her ex-husband is getting remarried, her teenage daughter hardly needs her anymore, and the career she once dreamed about has somehow slipped from her grasp. She's almost lost sight of the spirited and optimistic young woman she used to be.

Locked deep in the castle's dungeon, Yelena knows she’ll never be free again. The laws in Ixia are strict, and murderers must be executed, no matter the reason. But just as she’s resigned to her fate, she’s offered an extraordinary reprieve – to be the food taster for the Commander of Ixia. As the food taster, Yelena will eat the best meals, have a room in the castle, and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander.