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Die neunzehnjährige Katharina und Hans, ein verheirateter Mann Mitte fünfzig, begegnen sich Ende der achtziger Jahre in Ost-Berlin, zufällig, und kommen für die nächsten Jahre nicht voneinander los. Vor dem Hintergrund der untergehenden DDR und des Umbruchs nach 1989 erzählt Jenny Erpenbeck in ihrer unverwechselbaren Sprache von den Abgründen des Glücks - vom Weg zweier Liebender im Grenzgebiet zwischen Wahrheit und Lüge, von Obsession und Gewalt, Hass und Hoffnung. Alles in ihrem Leben verwandelt sich noch in derselben Sekunde, in der es geschieht, in etwas Verlorenes.

The Greek Gods are dead, but their legacy remains. Kairos, pirate lord of Histria, is concerned. A dungeon on his island turns out to be the last entrance to the Underworld, full of wealth and dangers; while beyond the sea the Poison King Mithridates builds up his forces. Enemies old and new prepare for a new war that will determine who shall replace the fallen Olympians. And Kairos is determined to be on the winning side.

Jenny Erpenbeck’s much anticipated new novel Kairos is a complicated love story set amidst swirling, cataclysmic events as the GDR collapses and an old world evaporates.

In ten concise chapters, you'll learn powerful ways to meet life's challenges with wisdom, resilience, and ease.

"Da stasera un frammento di lei mi apparterrà per sempre." È questo che pensa Neven Ascott, quando posando l'obiettivo su di lei, rapito dalla sua bellezza, ne cattura l'immagine in una fotografia, come si fa con le lucciole in piena notte. Coglie il "momento supremo" - in greco kairós - e lo immortala in uno scatto. Lei, Vivienne Jackson, ne rimane all'oscuro fin quando anni dopo, in cerca di ispirazione per il suo nuovo romanzo, non decide di seguire il fidanzato Nick in un resort sull'isola del Vento, dove lui si trasferisce per lavoro.

War has come to Kairos' doorstep right as his dynasty seems secure. The Poison Emperor Mithridates has launched his conquest of the Sunsea, sowing death and destruction in his path. The vile Romulus feeds on the chaos in the hope of freeing his dreadful master, the wolf-god Lycaon. As his final battle approaches, Kairos gathers his many allies to face his foes once and for all. Two would-be pantheons will now clash to determine which of them will inherit the Olympians' throne. At the apex of the world, there is only enough space for one.

It's been centuries since mortals unlocked the secrets of the Fate System and overthrew Mount Olympus. Kairos, a young pirate with the ability to speak with animals, has an ambition: to ascend as the newest deity of a flooded world. But divine power is not given. It is taken. Now Kairos must sail the endless sea, tame fearsome monsters, and conquer new lands. The challenges are many, but he will face them all. For Kairos is a cunning [Rogue] indeed....

Joe Cohen has devoted the past two years of his life to one thing: the care and feeding of Kade Bosa. His partner in their PI business, roommate, and best friend, Kade is everything to Joe, even if their relationship falls short of what Joe desires most. But he won’t push. Kade has suffered a rough road, and Joe’s pretty sure he’s the only thing holding Kade together. Estranged from his own family, Joe knows the value of desperately holding on to someone dear, but he never expected his present and past to collide just as Kade’s is doing the same.

Saggio breve sulla riflessione pedagogica in ordine alla categoria di kairòs, (in relazione al concetto di chronos) entro cui si snoda la vicenda educativa, intesa come percorso esistenziale fatto di relazioni, esperienze decostruttive e costruttive, cura delle ferite e degli abusi educativi, ricerca del vero sè alla luce del concetto di libertà e di stile educativo pistikòs.

Siebenteilige Reihe zur Aktivierung und Harmonisierung der Hauptchakren. Lebenskraft und Gesundheit durch Harmonisierung des feinstofflichen Körpers. Bonus: Yoga-Übungsheft für das Wurzelchakra.

Told from the points of view of both the parents and the kids, The Goodbye Year explores high school peer pressure, what it’s like for young people to face the unknown of life after high school, and how a transition that should be the beginning of a couple’s second act together—empty nesting—might possibly be the end.

Learn to love the ups and downs of parenting. Understand your child and respond better to their needs by following advice from parenting experts. Accepting that every child is unique, A Practical Guide to Child Psychology offers new approaches to parenting and explains how they can benefit your family, helping you to put them into practice straight away. Full of case studies and activities, and fresh, accessible and useful ideas, this practical guide will help you to guide your child through life’s challenges and support their learning and development.

Kate Nelson had it all. A flourishing company founded with her husband, John; a happy marriage; and a daughter, Ashlyn. The picture-perfect family. Until John left for another woman. Tish is half his age. Ambitious. She’s cultivated a friendship with Ashlyn. Tish believes she’s won. She’s wrong.

Jody Asher had a plan. Her charismatic husband, Martin, would be a political icon. She, the charming wife, would fuel his success. For fifteen congressional terms, they were the golden couple on the Hill. Life was good. Until he wasn’t. Martin’s secret affair with a young staffer doesn’t bother Jody personally. But professionally? It’s a legacy killer. Soon a reporter gets word of this scandal in the making, and Martin’s indiscretions threaten to ruin everything Jody has accomplished.

It’s been a year since Gabe, Marty, and Elizabeth’s last adventure, and Gabe is starting to wonder if Thrylos will ever summon them again. But then, the magician himself shows up at the Lovejoys’ door one day, frantically summoning them in person to their biggest assignment yet. Not only will he be going along this time, but they will also need the help of other magicians and apprentices, too.

An invitation to Catalina Island from billionaire CEO Richard Kingsley. For his sons, Ted and John, and their wives, it’s an opportunity to curry favor, gain control of a real estate empire, and secure their family’s futures. For the controlling patriarch, succession is a contest. He and his newest wife won’t make it an easy win. Then Richard’s estranged live-wire daughter, Sibley, crashes the party. She’s the least of the night’s surprises. As the stakes for the inheritance of the Kingsley legacy are raised, the beautiful waters of the Pacific look more like a menacing illusion.

Under the direction of the Kingsleys’ new president, Paige, the family has gathered for a weekend retreat at a luxurious Laguna Beach resort. Still clinging to the hope of succession are the sons of Richard Kingsley, the family patriarch and CEO: John, the oldest, who’s clawed his way back from a dark tragedy, and Paige’s estranged husband, Ted, the golden boy.

Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something - or rather someone - behind. Tom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The only home he’s ever known. He’s never going to leave. She thinks he’ll be gone in three days, but Tom has the perfect plan.

For Dr. Stephanie Harris Mercado, can’t and quit are words with very little meaning. After overcoming a neglected and abusive childhood, she became the first college graduate in her family and a respected physician assistant. This was accomplished as a single parent raising a daughter whom she inspired to pursue her goals and dreams in the US Army and become an honorable police officer. Stephanie is not stopping and has become a published scholar and poet.

Kaira had always believed the people who lived in the sky were gods. But it isn’t until she is able to awaken one of their fallen relics, a rusted automaton, that she begins to learn who they really were—nothing more than a powerful race of beings who live in lofty palaces above the clouds.