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Idle dilettante Archie Duntisbourne thinks his luck has turned when he hears of an inheritance from his eccentric great-aunt Agatha. But the inheritance comes with bizarre and unexpected conditions. The young man must submit to the discipline of a fanatical women's organization dedicated to the suppression of onanism and the reformation of the male gender. Archie finds himself under the control of the beautiful but despotic Miss Harper, who intends to train him to control his desires, urges and habits.

Challenged by an expert who said it couldn’t be done, Joshua Slocum, a fearless New England sea captain, set out in April 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. A little over three years and forty-six thousand miles later, the proof was complete. This is Slocum’s own...

Born with autism, both Temple Grandin and Sean Barron now live famously successful social lives. However, their paths were quite different. Temple's logical mind controlled her social behavior. She interacted with many adults and other children, experiencing varied social situations. Logic informed her decision to obey social rules and avoid unpleasant consequences. Sean's emotions controlled his social behavior.

At a dinner party in Richmond, the host tells an astonishing story of his travels into the future, where, at first, it seems that man has moved on to a higher plane of existence - suffering and war seem to have been eliminated. But in fact there are two races living on the Earth: the Eloi, a leisured, decadent, androgynous group; and the Morlocks, an underground tribe of bestial workers.

In this important book, G.K. Chesterton offers a remarkably perceptive analysis of social and moral issues, even more relevant today than in his own time. With a light, humorous tone but a deadly serious philosophy, he comments on errors in education, on feminism vs. true womanhood, on the...

Brought to you by Penguin. An unexpected diagnosis. A breakup. A redundancy. When life throws a curveball, it can feel like we’re free-falling into the unknown. But what if upheaval was a chance to reimagine ourselves, rather than something to just endure? Maya Shankar, a cognitive scientist...

Ha-Joon Chang har tre store passioner: økonomi, mad og trivia, og det er denne bog et udslag af. Med maden som prisme, forklarer han i denne bog økonomi på en måde, så alle kan være med. Før man opdager det, er historier om mad blevet til økonomiske diskussioner om international handel...

Charles Dickens’ forfatterskab er enormt alsidigt, og hans karakterer er så mangfoldige, som det er muligt – og så løber der en rød tråd gennem hans værkproduktion, hvor der lurer en modfortælling lige under historiernes overflade. Det er mesterligt. Eftersom mange af Dickens’...

Ødelæggelserne den 7. oktober 2023 og de rædsler, der fulgte, forbløffede verden. Men konflikten mellem Israel og Palæstina startede ikke den 7. oktober. Den startede heller ikke i 1967, da Israel besatte Vestbredden, eller i 1948, da staten Israel blev erklæret. Den startede i 1882, da de...

A secret detonation kills the grid and the world goes dark. As chaos erupts and fires spread through Albuquerque, three sisters fight to survive the first night of collapse. With law breaking down outside, their only chance is to stay hidden and stay together.

Sammelband 2 der French Hearts Reihe mit den Bänden: French Boss - Verliebe dich niemals in deinen Boss. Er war der Bruder meiner besten Freundin und unausstehlich. Jetzt ist er mein Chef und auf einmal unwiderstehlich. Mein Leben war recht beschaulich in unserem schönen Dorf Val d'Issey, solange Tristan de Moreau nur der (viel zu attraktive) Bruder meiner besten Freundin war.

Ich wollte nur diesen Fall gewinnen – stattdessen habe ich mich in meine größte Gefahr verliebt. Der Champagner steht bereits kalt, der Kuchen ist bestellt, nur noch ein kleiner Schritt, bis ich, Raphael Le Roux, zum Partner einer der größten Pariser Kanzleien werde. Ich muss nur noch einmal nach Val d'Isère. Dort wartet mein Kronzeuge – der Schlüssel, um die mächtigste und korrupteste Adelsfamilie Frankreichs zu Fall zu bringen. Doch nichts läuft nach Plan. Mein Zeuge lässt mich warten. Das Dorf ist staubig. Und dann ist da Alexis. Buchhändlerin. Scharfzüngig. Dummerweise genau mein Typ.

A gripping true story of sacrifice, sabotage, survival and impossible choices, in the darkest days of war. One child. Two years in hiding. Three lives in mortal danger. In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, near Anne Frank's house, another Jewish girl is hidden. Her name is Elli. Her father has been...

An "engaging, humorous... and compelling story" of one couple's unexpected life with the "runt of the litter" puppy who grew to be the largest dog... ever (Publisher's Weekly). With his big blue eyes and soulful expression, George was the irresistible runt of the litter. But Dave and Christie...

Every year in the United States there are fifteen thousand murders, give or take a few hundred. Of those, nearly forty percent go unsolved. In this six-part audio series, Christina Walsh is determined to change that. After struggling with the loss of her father, she sets out on a journey to bring the justice that has eluded her to the families of other victims. And she starts with a particularly strange case. The murder of world-renowned violinist Leona McPherson who mysteriously disappeared years ago after a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. 

Ninety miles. A dead phone. A ten-year-old boy waiting in the dark. When an EMP kills the grid and planes fall from the sky, one elite soldier ignores her orders and walks home through a country coming apart. They have no idea what a mother trained to kill will do to reach her son.

The Awareness Shift is a 28-day guided audio journey designed to deepen awareness gradually and naturally over time. Each daily audio stands independently while quietly contributing to a cumulative internal shift in how listeners observe their thoughts, reactions, patterns, and everyday experiences. Rather than focusing on change through effort, this journey invites a different experience, learning to notice more clearly what has often been present all along.

Kara's newly awakened magik beckons her to surrender to the shadows, offering a power that could reshape the nine realms. Yet, it's Sigurd —the man whose death she once caused and whose love she resurrected —who anchors her to the light. As magik starts to wane across the nine realms, and the distinction between hero and villain blurs, Kara and Sigurd face their ultimate test. To defy the prophecy of Ragnarok and forge a new destiny, they must delve into the depths of their souls, confronting fears, and desires long buried.

After the power grid collapses in a brutal winter, May fights to keep her small team alive in a frozen wilderness. When strangers appear from the storm with secrets of their own, she discovers the cold is not the only danger closing in.

They laughed her off the G20 stage. Hours later, the flare she predicted killed every light on Earth. Now the scientist nobody believed must cross 2,000 miles of collapsing country to reach her brother, because being right was the easy part. Surviving it won’t be.