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Ellie is a 12-year-old orphan who desperately wants a family. She just doesn't expect to find one when she joins the crew of the Legend, a flying ship in a secret rescue fleet. On board, she meets a boy with a pet tarantula, a bully with eyes like mirrors, and a librarian who can read 18 languages. Unexpectedly, Ellie also discovers a powerful gift that only she can wield. But when the Legend is called to a dangerous rescue mission, Ellie risks losing everyone she loves. Will her mysterious gift be enough to save her and her friends from a deadly enemy bent on destroying their world?

As Ellie and her friends start new lives on the flying island of Rhynlyr, Ellie hopes she's finally found a home. At the Academy, she learns to wield her gift of Sight and discovers her role in the war against Draaken. But Draaken also wants to control Ellie's gift.

With the help of a blind mentor, an elite bodyguard, and a hostile singer, Ellie must navigate a storm of danger and deception that threatens to cut her off from her friends and corrupt her very self. When disaster strikes, will she find the courage to fight for her friends and the future of the One Kingdom?

Driven from their home island of Rhynlyr, Ellie and her friends must solve a riddle to find the survivors of the Vestigia Roi. But instead of a safe haven, they discover a hopeless band of refugees paralyzed by fear. Strengthened by new allies and new gifts, the crew of the Legend faces dangers like never before.

Als die 11-jährige Reena herausfindet, dass sie magische Pferde in ihrer wahren Gestalt sehen kann, steht ihre Welt Kopf. Kurz darauf erreicht sie eine Einladung in das geheime Internat Burg Avelora auf der mystischen Insel Galantis – ein sagenumwobener Ort, an dem Kinder lernen, mit Elementpferden umzugehen. Endlich erfährt Reena mehr über ihre seltene Gabe und die geheimnisvollen Pferde – und verbindet sich bei einem magischen Ritual mit ihrem Seelenpferd.

Julia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares.

Ao longo de quase dois anos, entre 2021 e 2023, o sociólogo Domenico De Masi e o jornalista Giulio Gambino reuniram-se para debater os grandes dilemas do mundo do trabalho contemporâneo. Conversas sobre o futuro captura a essência desses encontros, num diálogo fluido e apaixonante sobre a alienação, o estresse, o trabalho remoto, a redução da jornada e, claro, sobre o ócio criativo, conceito que De Masi criou e popularizou.

Lorsque sa richissime amie lui demande de se faire passer pour elle à un rendez-vous arrangé, Hari ne se doute pas une seconde des conséquences. Le plan était simple : jouer la cinglée le temps d'une soirée, encaisser le chèque et reprendre sa petite vie tranquille. Sauf que tout ne se passe pas comme prévu, car l'homme qu'elle doit faire fuir n'est autre que Kang Taemu, le PDG de son entreprise. Bien que très séduisant, il est connu pour être impitoyable au travail. Et pour couronner le tout, loin d'être repoussé, il la demande en mariage dès le lendemain !

Die aufstrebende Journalistin Nika Gruen freut sich darauf, endlich ihren Bruder Ferenc wiederzusehen und von der exklusiven Generalprobe berichten zu dürfen. Doch alles verändert sich, als Ferenc bei seinem Auftritt in die Tiefe stürzt und tödlich verunglückt. Nika ist fassungslos, und während die Polizei von einem Unfall ausgeht, ist sie fest davon überzeugt, dass hinter Ferencs Sturz mehr stecken muss. Warum musste ihr Bruder sterben? Fest entschlossen macht sie sich mit ihrem Papagei Pearl auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit, die sie geradewegs zurück in den Zirkus Asombroso führt.

Em Deve Ser da Idade, a atriz e escritora Maria Ribeiro lança uma audiossérie autobiográfica que parte da chegada da menopausa aos 47 para refletir sobre a passagem do tempo. Entre histórias da juventude, da vida em família, dos primeiros amores, dos casamentos desfeitos e das transformações do corpo ao longo dos anos, a autora constrói uma narrativa íntima e bem-humorada. Um relato pessoal que se reconhece coletivo, sobre o que muda e o que permanece.

Wielogłosowa relacja z podróży śladami wybitnych osobistości przełomu XIX i XX wieku - Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza i Bronisława Malinowskiego. Autorka, po uważnym przestudiowaniu zapisków obydwu podróżników, postanowiła odtworzyć ich wyprawę na Cejlon sprzed ponad stu lat. Opisom zwyczajów i obrazom współczesnej Sri Lanki towarzyszą cytaty m.in. z artykułów Witkacego dla "Echa Tatrzańskiego" i z dziennika Malinowskiego, pokazujące, jakim przemianom uległy sposoby komunikacji oraz najbardziej znane miejsca - Kolombo, Kandy, Dambulla, Matale czy Anuradhapura.

In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity. This audiobook is a celebration of 13 American immigrants of color, from world-famous to local heroes, politicians, surgeons, athletes, activists, and more.

In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

Anna Krestler is adrift. The Internet has draped itself, kudzu-like, over her brain, which makes it even more difficult to confront the question of what to do when she is dismissed from her job as a cubicle serf at a midtown law firm. Despite the exhortations of Leslie, her friend and volunteer life coach, Anna seeks refuge in the back alleys of Craigslist, where she connects with Taj, an adherent of a nebulous movement known as Nowism that occupies the most self-absorbed fringes of the art world.

Dans "Le boucher", la chair parle, ses mots s'engouffrent par l'oreille, la font fondre. La chair s'ouvre à tous les sens, antre béant, où la langue fouine. Le sens glisse d'une chair à l'autre, en suivant la lame qui ouvre, découpe, tranche les surfaces et les interdits. Une fois que l'interdit est tombé, toutes les associations, les métonymies, les copulations fantasmatiques et réelles deviennent possibles.

HON KRÄLAR RUNT I BLODET. Mannen har inget ansikte längre, ändå vet hon vem han är och det är inte första gången hon ser döden på nära håll... Vintern har bäddat ner Örbyhus i en låda med iskall bomull. Bygden behöver läka. Lo Karlberg med. Hon har börjat måla igen och mammakänslorna flödar, men lugnet blir inte långvarigt. En gammal skolkamrat avrättas framför ögonen på några lajvande ungdomar och Los polisgener kräver sin plats.Vendels skogar bär på hemligheter få vill kännas vid och en aktad skogspamp vill sälja sin mark till ett utländskt storföretag.

"Hur många gånger jag huggit in och slitit ut det böjda knivbladet ur hennes kropp vet jag inte, men jag är helt säker på att hon får precis vad hon förtjänar..." Ett barns kvarlevor flyter till ytan i stenbrottet utanför Örbyhus och skapar oroliga ringar på vattnet. Grundskolerektorn bryter ihop, gängledaren rustar för krig och på torget drar en främmande lyxbil blickarna till sig. Konstnären Lo Karlberg blir gränslöst nyfiken på sanningshalten i bybornas skvaller samtidigt som någon otåligt iakttar dem alla.

A possible genius, a smidgen of madness, a twist of science, and an invention that very nearly changed the world - all collide in a giddy, unbelievably true mystery set in turn-of-the-century Paris.

Sit back, turn down the lights, and listen to Ear Candy, a sampler of sensual audio delights. In Strangers on a Train, a woman steps onto a crowded rush hour train in Tokyo, never imagining the erotic encounter she will embark upon with a handsome stranger...

Spanning nearly a century, from 1930s Siberia to contemporary Brighton Beach, a page turning, epic family saga centering on three generations of women in one Russian Jewish family—each striving to break free of fate and history, each yearning for love and personal fulfillment—and how the...

When Aline Griffith was born in Pearl River, New York, in 1923, one might have guessed from her exceptional beauty that a career as an actress or model might be in her future. Few would have imagined that twenty-one years later, she would find herself in Spain as a deep-cover OSS agent, infiltrating the highest levels of Spanish society, or that five years later still, she would marry a Spanish grandee and become one of the most watched, most admired, most fascinating women of international society. This is the story of Aline, Countess of Romanones, a story of courage, beauty and success that is far more exciting than any fictionalized thriller.