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'The first great novel of the war in Afghanistan' Wall Street Journal You’ve had no sleep since the firefight last night. The morning fog beyond the walls of your base lifts to reveal a lone woman approaching the gate. She says she has come to claim the body of her brother killed in last...

Pediatrics, which focuses on the medical care of children from birth through adolescence, is one of the most fascinating areas of modern medicine. To step into the shoes of a trained pediatrician is to better understand how these medical heroes diagnose common and uncommon illnesses in their young patients, helping each child grow into his or her greatest potential. In these 24 lectures, don the doctor's white coat for an accessible journey into the world of pediatric medicine to solve medical mysteries.

Before she had an eating disorder, 12-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend. But now, from inside the inpatient treatment center where she's receiving treatment for anorexia, it's easy to forget all of that. Especially since under the influence of her eating disorder, Riley alienated her friends, abandoned her art, turned running into something harmful, and destroyed her family's trust. If Riley wants her life back, she has to recover. 

Alberto Royo lleva ya unos años librando la batalla contra la dictadura de la ignorancia y defendiendo una educación sensata, necesaria para todos, pero imprescindible para los más desfavorecidos. Recurriendo, como en sus anteriores libros, a la ironía y el sentido del humor, tampoco en este Breviario antipedagogista elude aquellas cuestiones que siempre han levantado ampollas entre los líderes y seguidores de la pedagogía mainstream. Citando a Montaigne, declara Royo que «no hay victoria posible cuando esta no pone término a la guerra».

Drei Jahre ist es her, seit Miras Welt zerbrochen ist. Drei Jahre, seit ihre große Liebe Jack sie für eine andere verlassen hat – ihre Schwester Joy. Nun kehrt Mira von einem langen Auslandsaufenthalt nach Brooklyn zurück. Ein neuer Mann tritt in ihr Leben. Als ihr Vater plötzlich erkrankt, muss Mira sich entscheiden: Ist sie bereit, die Vergangenheit loszulassen und der Schwester zu verzeihen?

Esta es la historia de Roy, un niño que se abre paso por la vida entre la melancolía y la ternura de una madre forzada a desplazarse a la ciudad por culpa de la violencia. A medida que crece entre las calles de los barrios populares, la sombra de la muerte se va haciendo más grande, hasta convertirse en una compañía silenciosa, pero constante, que él debe enfrentar con una voluntad que se vuelve su única certeza.

Roy Raisor signed up to go to Vietnam before he was even eighteen years old, proudly intending to serve his country and do his patriotic duty. Like many of the young men that served in the Vietnam War, he came face-to-face with a situation entirely different than what he expected. Inside, you will find the story of Roy's time in Vietnam through a first-hand account of his experiences. Written even for those that don't have a military background or much knowledge of the War itself, Roy tells of battles and what really happened on the front lines.

The electric story of two sisters and an unthinkable betrayal. Mira Guhathakurta is a poetry editor at a distinguished literary magazine in New York, a dream job that has given her nearly everything she's always wanted. And then she reconnects with Jack from college—kind, funny, intelligent...

A book about building a home and a wild garden on the edge of a Himalayan forest, illuminated by the author’s own watercolors. When acclaimed novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband stumble upon a derelict cottage in the hill station of Ranikhet, they decide it is where they will now live. Fresh...

1815 dans le Périgord, le comte de Nansac, seigneur du Château de l'Herm, opprime les paysans. Par sa faute, Jacquou devient orphelin. Miséreux, il doit sa survie à ses larcins jusqu'à ce qu'un curé le recueille. Réfugié dans la forêt de la Barade, son désir de vengeance va se changer en lutte contre les injustices. Le roman s'inspire de lieux réels et des jacqueries (révoltes paysannes) du XVIIe siècle.

Maybe you’re considering a marriage of your own, whether you’ve already met your future partner or you soon hope to. Or maybe you’re well into your marriage, having already experienced some of the challenges and growth that come with this intimate relationship. No matter where you are in the journey, Becoming One is for anyone who wants to take control of their marital future. Rather than overwhelming you with typical self-help advice or a how-to guide on avoiding conflict, in this book Dr.

Témoin du meurtre de sa meilleure amie, Mylène doit disparaître en attendant sa comparution au procès de Carlo Truzzi, un homme haut placé dans la mafia italienne de Montréal, qui n'a pas la moindre envie de croupir derrière les barreaux d'une prison. Les chances de survie de Mylène sont minces, mais l'inspecteur qui s'occupe d'elle a un plan : l'emmener dans un coin abandonné du Québec, dans un chalet en pleine forêt, afin de la confier à G, un homme sauvage et asocial. Si G accepte de rendre service à son vieil ami, il le regrette à la seconde où il croise le regard de cette femme.

A classic memoir of one person’s search for the sacred told through the lived moments that reshaped his faith, challenged religious certainty, and formed a spirituality resilient enough to face a fractured age. In Unseen Forces: A Search for the Sacred in a Darkened World, Roy Whitten shares the story of how his understanding of spirituality was formed—not in abstractions, but in the vivid, often surprising events of a lived life.

Jana Doktor ist fast dreißig, frisch getrennt und vorübergehend wieder bei den Eltern eingezogen. Spontan begeben sich die beiden Frauen auf einen Road-Trip nach Italien, der für Jana ein unerwartetes Erlebnis bereithält: eine Epiphanie? Lakonisch und zugleich warmherzig erzählt Lisa Roy von der Suche nach Sinn und Zugehörigkeit, nach Glauben, Familie, Liebe und Freundschaft in einer zunehmend unübersichtlichen Welt.

Condemned to become the people of Necropolis's next meal, Luke Harper must do everything he can to prevent his fate. Teaming up with a fellow inmate, he escapes into the wastelands beyond the city. Out there survival is brutal, trust is fragile, but whispers of rebel outlanders promise hope. Being on the run is only the beginning. Fragments of a memory-wiped past claw their way back. Luke begins to see the reality of the system he fled, and the truths buried deep within himself.

Former war correspondent Peter Brandt’s childhood innocence died the day his older brother, Keith, died in Vietnam. Now, a quarter of a century later, Keith’s former fiancée, Rhonda White, comes back into Peter’s life with an incredible claim—Keith may still be alive. Twenty-four hours later, police find Rhonda’s body floating in San Diego Bay. Is it murder or suicide? Rhonda’s death and her claim about Peter’s brother set him on an investigation ranging from the beaches and foothills of Southern California to the mountains of Costa Rica.

What if you discovered that being in church doesn't mean you're going to Heaven? Evangelist Roy Markose thought he was a Christian. He attended church regularly. He participated in prayer meetings. He looked like a believer. But on the night of August 10, 1991, a devastating car accident nearly killed him—and God revealed a terrifying truth: he was headed to Hell despite all his religious activity.

Six swords. Six elements. Six lives forever changed. Bound by ancient power and the silent will of the gods, six young heroes awaken to their destinies—each linked to an elemental force older than the kingdom itself. Among them is Caelum Solis, marked by golden eyes and a light that seems to remember a time before his own.

After reclaiming his sacred sword from the vines of the Ancient Grove, Sigfrid the Spellsword finds himself journeying the land to slay the evil beasts that haunt it. He’s dedicated his entire life to serving as a holy warrior to the gods, and now the very darkness that he’s fought his whole life, The Dark Flame, resides in him too. But his devoted Kindlers would never let him stray off the path of virtue.

The Paranormal Investigative Task Force has given Detective Jason Schlatt the Class-A ranking for his supernatural anomaly skills. He doesn’t just fight the fiends that blend in, he can trace their energy and see exactly where they’re hiding. In a world filled with hidden dangers, the hunters become the hunted. Armed with an old revolver forged from a meteorite, Detective Schlatt and the alluring Special Agent Natalia Hunnigan team up with a succubus to take down Demons from Ars Goetia. Combined, they're incredibly powerful, but so are the threats that seem to never stop.