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Brought to you by Penguin. Does anyone ever really want to 'fall' in love? Knowing me I'll just trip over it and graze my knee on the gravel of humiliation. Haylah Swinton is fairly confident she's brilliant at being a girl. She's an ace best friend, a loving daughter, and an INCREDIBLY patient...

It’s been a year since Esther set foot in the Beyond, the alien landscape stretching between worlds, crossing boundaries of space and time. She and her magical traveling party—her Hex—haven’t spoken since the Concilium banned them from the Beyond for a decade. But when she wakes in the middle of the night to her grown son’s cry for help, the members of her Hex are the only ones she can trust to help her bring him back from wherever he has been taken.

La primera entrega de la saga más viral, más adictiva y más peligrosa jamás vista. Millones de lectoras en todo el mundo no pueden dejar de hablar de ella. Descubre por qué Mindf*ck lo cambió todo. Me lo arrebataron todo. No me dejaron nada. No tenía nada que perder... hasta que llego él...

Feeling wired but tired? If your mind won’t slow down, your to-do list is endless, and you crave real relief not another lecture this book is your gentle reset. Life is loud. You juggle work, family, and constant notifications. Sleep is spotty. Energy dips. Worry loops keep spinning. You want something simple, proven, and fast… that actually fits a busy day. Welcome to your 7-day calm plan. In just 10 focused minutes a day, you’ll follow doctor-approved micro-steps that quiet your nervous system, steady your energy, and help you breathe easier morning to night.

Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and '40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different childhood, depending on age and sex, as they encounter the complexities of birth and death, love and hate, kinship and otherness. Mingling with the realities of Canada and the horror of war are the magic, ghosts, paper uncles and family secrets of Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family.

Elementary Geography was originally written by educator Charlotte Mason in the 1880s, yet this beloved book for elementary-aged students still garners attention today. Blue Sky Daisies brings you the same classic book, completely re-typeset in a pleasing and fresh format. Miss Mason’s conversational tone teaches children about their world, from its place in the solar system to their place in its lands. Elementary Geography also includes over a dozen poetry selections throughout the book, chosen by Miss Mason to complement the chapter topics.

A betrothal has been announced that will join together Britain's two most powerful families - a union of wealth and influence to rival even the King himself. However, not only does the ambitious King John oppose this wedding, but Milisant and Wulfric - the intended bride and groom - are equally unhappy with the arrangement. Two passionate, headstrong people, they resent being thrown together for purely dynastic reasons.

Solemos pensar que nuestro cerebro lo controla todo, pero el resto de nuestros órganos –el corazón, el hígado, los pulmones, los riñones o el intestino– también tienen memoria neuronal y mucho que ver con lo que sentimos, lo que padecemos y cómo expresamos estas emociones. Descubre cómo funciona la química de la felicidad y aprenderás que, a menudo, eres más lo que sientes que lo que piensas. El cerebro es muy inteligente, pero no tan listo como se cree: está en tu mano conseguir que tu mente no te domine, sino que seas tú quien la controle a ella, para así lograr lo que te propongas.

Emily Dickinson was born into a prominent New England family. Sociable as a child, she grew increasingly withdrawn. Only seven poems were published during her lifetime. Just after her death in 1886, her sister discovered 1,775 poems bound in small packets; 50 of the most penetrating and insightful of those poems are collected here. Listeners will find them perfect for meditation, relaxation, or simply for the sheer pleasure of listening to what has become known as some of the best English language poetry every written.

In this acclaimed collection of short stories, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Stephen Millhauser shares the dark suspense and humor that have gained him a cult following. Millhauser’s imagination and creativity are on full display with stories featuring artists gone mad, egomaniacal architects, and a historical society that’s given up its chronicling of history. Characterized by “phenomenal clarity and rapacious movement” each story “focuses on the misery wrought by misdirected human desire and ambition.” ( Publishers Weekly)

In this haunting psychological drama, Samantha finds herself trapped in a labyrinth of dreams where the boundary between sleep and wakefulness blurs beyond recognition. In the wake of her beloved Aunt Flo's death, she descends through layers of consciousness, encountering a mysterious Dream Interpreter, her concerned husband Malcolm, and ancestral figures who hold the keys to family secrets long buried.

Ella es la gimnasta perfecta. Él, el problema del equipo... Sport Romance / D-Romcom Universitaria... Ni Enemies, ni Rivals, ni Haters to Lovers, ellos están a otro nivel... Avery Dalton solo quiere una cosa: ganar. Su beca, su futuro y su permanencia en la SSU dependen de ello. Lo último que...

Victoria es contratada por un hombre que se hace llamar John Thayer para localizar a la novia desaparecida de su hijo, pero en su lugar descubre el cadáver del joven. Poco después, Thayer también desaparece. Mientras intenta llegar a la verdad y desentrañar la auténtica identidad de quien la contrató, Victoria se encuentra atrapada en una red de fraude y violencia donde nada es lo que parece. Cuando por fin vislumbra las respuestas, la detective se ve obligada a emprender una carrera contrarreloj para encontrar a la joven desaparecida… antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

Love Like Fire is a timely, inspiring story of a modern-day Mother Teresa who embodies self-sacrifice and love. Amidst her passionate humanitarian work in Mozambique, Heidi Baker’s husband contracted cerebral malaria and soon after was diagnosed with dementia, the doctors giving him a death sentence. Heidi and her husband founded IRIS Ministries, a nonprofit Christian ministry.

Your ancestors want to help and guide you, and this book reveals effortless ways to communicate with them and to interpret their messages and symbols. You'll learn about your distant ancestors, including ancestors from past lives, as well as how to spiritually visit your ancestral homes and...

The Beast is bringing the battle to the mortal realm, and Prue's finally ready to face him. Or is she? Maybe. Life is complicated, but that's what makes it beautiful. The war is brewing, the rogues are desperate, and a human enemy lurks in the darkness, threatening to derail Prue's hero era before it even begins.

What Did I Do Wrong? is the first book of a 3-book series sharing Eveline Sandy's personal journey of resilience and perseverance. Born in the early fifties to a single mother in East Germany, Eve eventually moved with her mother to the United States to live with her mother's new husband, a US serviceman whom Eve knew as Dad. With this new man frequently absent and detached from their lives, Eve and her mother were regularly left alone to fend for themselves.

The past has a habit of tracking us down. And tripping us up. When Kate was twenty-two, she had an intense and passionate affair with a married man, Callum, which ended in heartbreak. Kate thought she’d never get over it. Seventeen years later, life has moved on—Kate, now a successful...

I've been burned. One of my secrets is out in the open, and it couldn't have happened at a worse time. The people of the city need a hero right now, and it can't be me. It's too risky. I could lose everything. While everything falls to chaos, I've got some hard decisions to make. There's a fine line between hero and tyrant. I need to figure out how to dance down that line so I can be the leader they need, without turning into the monster they fear.

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