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Many of us have heard about the recently discovered writings by the early followers of Jesus through newspapers, magazines, video and audio interviews, and conversations on social media. This enlightening, first-of-its-kind book draws on the words and wisdom of these ancient Jesus people to offer everyone deeper spiritual connection today. As we ruminate on these sacred words applied to contemporary life and take in the ancient texts recorded on papyrus and pottery, we discover new understandings and deeper connection to God and each other.

Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul doesn't like change. She's not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behind. Most of all, Pandita doesn't want to feel like she's leaving her mother, who died a few years ago, behind. After a falling out with her best friend, Pandita is planning to spend most of her summer break reading and writing in her favorite secret space: the abandoned but majestic mansion across the street. But then the unthinkable happens.

A woman is suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and her husband takes her to a colonial mansion where they can spend the summer. The woman is however closed and isolated in a single room where her nervous depression gets worse with the time. The only thing she sees all day long is a yellow wallpaper which she studies in so many details that she finally finds a creeping woman behind the pattern. The summer is over and the family is about to go home. The husband opens the door to his wife’s room.

The three friends Van, Terry and Jeff are about to embark on a mission which will change their lives forever. They have heard of a place where only women live but they are more skeptics than believers. However they really do find such a place. And all their assumptions and stereotypes are shattered. The society that women have created is working more than perfectly. There are no wars, no domination nor conflicts. The three self-invited guests are however not welcome and are held captive for a few months.

"Herland" is a trailblazing novel from feminist icon Charlotte Perkins Gilman and should be on everyone's TBR list. In this new audio edition, acclaimed actress Rosy McEwen delivers a spellbinding performance bringing a modern and fresh touch to this "forgotten feminist classic" as The Guardian called it. The story follows Vandyck 'Van' Jennings and two explorer friends as they venture out in to unexplored territory in search of a lost female only society. When they happen upon the female utopia, they are eventually captured and held within Herland, as Van calls it.

Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family’s apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba’s big laugh. But outside, everything is different – trick-or-treating, ballet class, and English books.

It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the border of California and Mexico. For the few minutes they can share together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they haven't seen in years. But when Juan's gift is too big to fit through the slats in the fence, Maria has a brilliant idea.

Award-winning children's author Mitali Perkins grew up steeped in stories - escaping into her books on the fire escape of a Flushing apartment building and, later, finding solace in them as she navigated between the cultures of her suburban California school and her Bengali heritage at home. Now Perkins invites us to explore the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times: stories that provide mirrors to our innermost selves and open windows to other worlds. 

In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization, throwing the inhabitants of the West back to a standard of living typical of prehistoric times. Attacking contemporary theories with relish and making use of modern archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans.  

What exactly are we? The modern world has many answers to that question, each of which has consequences for the choices we make about our own life and the lives of others. In this short, simple book, Mark Meynell wants to help confused Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scriptures, and offers a positive and liberating way forward as we discover what true humanity really is.

Llyn Roberts shares her years of experience with indigenous healers, shamans, and Elders who come from cultures that know how to shapeshift realities. She translates ancient techniques into easy-to-understand modern practices that you can use every day to transform personal imbalances, open to your life purpose, deepen your relationship with spirit and nature, and reclaim your power to make a positive difference in the world. 

Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by 12 best-selling young adult writers and edited by international best-selling author Stephanie Perkins, will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. So set out your beach chair, and grab your sunglasses. You have 12 reasons this summer to soak up the sun and fall in love.

The squirrels Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and mysteries are revealed. Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking.

The iconic Sydney to Hobart Race, a 723-mile deepwater challenge - often called the “Everest” of offshore ocean racing - is considered one of the toughest in the world. Unpredictable weather and seas make each race demanding, but in 1998, an unexpected “weather bomb” hit the fleet, creating 80-foot waves and 100-mile-per-hour winds. Many bigger, better-equipped boats tried to maneuver around the storm, but the crew of the AFR Midnight Rambler chose to head directly into its path.

In Created for Communion with God, Harrison Perkins explains that the creation account of Genesis 1-2 is primarily about God and his relationship with human beings. These chapters are God’s word for God’s people, to summon us into communion with him. Perkins's theological reflections reveal God’s glory and goodness, highlight the good news of Jesus, and encourage the soul.

Die neunzehnjährige Tara fragt sich, warum die Tür des Kellergewölbes immer abgeschlossen ist und die Direktorin des Mädcheninternats den Schlüssel stets bei sich führt. Eines Tages gelingt es ihr, den Schlüssel an sich zu nehmen. Was sie im Gewölbe findet, verschlägt ihr die Sprache, bietet ihr aber auch die Möglichkeit, einen Traum auszuleben: Gefilmt von einer Webcam zieht sie sich aus, streichelt und befriedigt sich selbst. Wie werden ihre Zuschauer reagieren?

Kiara langweilt sich in ihrem von Etikette bestimmten Leben im Hause ihrer reichen Eltern. Wie gern würde sie ihren sexuellen Hunger stillen, der durch ein Erlebnis mit ihrem Hauslehrer in ihr erwacht ist. Als ihre Eltern sie in ein Mädcheninternat schicken, ahnt sie nicht, wie schnell sich ihr Wunsch nach körperlicher Befriedigung erfüllen wird. Bereits am ersten Abend bekommt sie es mit gleich drei Männern gleichzeitig zu tun ...

Seit sich Natascha von ihrem Freund getrennt hat, lauert die Lust in jeder Pore ihres Körpers. So wird sie ganz feucht, als ein paar heiße Handwerker Einzug in das Mädcheninternat halten. Besonders Kevin hat es ihr angetan. Die beiden spüren vom ersten Augenblick an eine wahnsinnige sexuelle Anziehung zueinander. Von Geilheit besessen, treiben sie es kurz darauf hinter den Büschen im Garten des Internats. Doch das heizt ihre Gier nur noch weiter an und Natascha lockt Kevin in den Glockenturm, wo sie ungestört sind und sich hemmungslos ihrer Begierde hingeben können …

Adele wünscht sich sehr, auf dasselbe Mädcheninternat zu gehen wie ihre beste Freundin. Ihre Eltern wundern sich jedoch über die Menge an Papierkram, die sie im Vorfeld der Anmeldung ausfüllen müssen. Dann werden sie auch noch zu einem Gespräch gebeten. Dabei wird ihnen mitgeteilt, dass sie die Zukunft ihrer Tochter positiv beeinflussen können, wenn sie ihre eheliche sexuelle Aktivität von einer Jury bewerten lassen. Je heißer und abgefahrener der Sex, desto besser Adeles Zukunftschancen. Wie weit werden die liebenden Eltern gehen?

Wollten Sie auch schon immer mal über die Mauern von Mädcheninternaten blicken? Beobachten, wie die jungen Frauen ihren sexuellen Hunger stillen? Die einen befriedigen sich gegenseitig mit Händen, Zunge oder was gerade so zur Hand ist, andere werden von ihren Lehrern rangenommen. Neben den üblichen Fächern gibt es Sonderkurse SM und Lesbensex, außerdem Lehrerkonferenzen, bei denen die Direktorin am meisten rangenommen wird. In Ermangelung männlicher Mitschüler müssen Handwerker, der Gärtner oder auch mal Gemüsestangen herhalten. Werfen auch Sie einen Blick über den Zaun?