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An incomparable master storyteller in all forms, in The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares Joyce Carol Oates spins six imaginative tales of suspense. The Corn Maiden is the gut-wrenching story of Marissa, a beautiful and sweet, but somewhat slow, eleven-year-old girl with hair the color of corn silk. Her single mother comes home one night to find her missing and panics, frantically knocking on the doors of her neighbors.

Forget empty promises, The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity empowers you to create a life overflowing with joy, purpose, and the realization that true prosperity lies within. Embrace the journey, unleash your potential, and claim the abundant life you deserve.

In their lovely old Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known to all the other villagers as “the girls”—a fixture. Partners in love and work, co-proprietors of a picturesque shop specializing in the work of local artisans and farmers, they lead an enviable, enviably settled life. So it’s no catastrophe when Sue, the younger of the two, feels the need to take a month to travel on her own, leaving Jan alone to run their stall at the Inland Waterways Rally Craft Fair.

Reclaim your time, boost your productivity, and create the work-life balance you’ve always wanted, even if your days feel chaotic and overwhelming! Are you constantly juggling endless tasks, back-to-back meetings, overflowing emails, family commitments, and looming deadlines? Do you wish you could finally find more hours in your day? Time Management For Everyone is a practical, actionable guide designed for busy people. Suitable for anyone who wants to take control of their time, reduce stress and achieve more without burning out.

Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After painting Hegel's life and times in broad strokes, Peter Singer goes on to tackle some of the more challenging aspects of Hegel's philosophy. Offering a broad discussion of Hegel's ideas and an account of his major works, Singer explains what have often been considered abstruse and obscure ideas in a clear and inviting manner. 

Bien qu'heureuse chez son parrain et sa marraine, Catherine rêve de connaître ses vrais parents. À 6 ans, à la sortie de l'école, une femme qui se présente comme étant sa mère l'emmène chez elle. La petite Cathy ne peut croire au miracle que quelques heures car, dès l'arrivée dans sa nouvelle maison, l'enfer commence pour elle. Pendant six années, elle sera humiliée, torturée mentalement et physiquement. Esclave de sa mère et de ses frères et sœurs, jouet sexuel du compagnon de sa mère, elle n'a d'autre choix que de se taire. Elle devra sa survie à la Ddass, qui la place à l'âge de 12 ans.

How can one find inspiration and joy in the midst of disillusion? In the fall of 2020, as the pandemic raged on and the world reeled with trauma and loss, writer Luca Mazzotti began to look for ways to replace his existential dread with a renewed zest for life. He decided to sit down and explore the random fragments of life he could depend on for emotional comfort and intellectual stimulation.

'No one does funny, emotional, life-affirming love stories quite like Abby Jimenez. She just keeps outdoing herself' EMILY HENRY 'Funny and poignant, relatable and aspirational, heart-tugging and satisfying. It is, in a word, perfect' CHRISTINA LAUREN 'Abby Jimenez's words . . . sprinkle humour...

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer, da freuen sich Sprotte, Frieda, Melanie und Trude schon lange drauf. Wären da bloß nicht Die Pygmäen! Die vier Jungs versuchen ständig den Wilden Hühnern mit ihren albernen Streichen eins auszuwischen. Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer – damit hat die Jungsbande ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind Die Wilden Hühner wieder mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer.

Behind the Shutters is a powerful and unforgettable story of courage, resilience, and the human spirit’s refusal to be defined by limitation. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s—a time when families were often encouraged to institutionalize disabled children “for their own good”—this novel follows Stephie, a blind child growing up in institutional care, learning to survive in a world that was never designed to see her.

Grayson Bisnin, Duke of Croyden, hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, seine Schwestern standesgemäß zu verheiraten. Doch die Liebe geht oft eigene Wege, und das Schicksal hält so manche Überraschung bereit. Nach drei glücklichen Vermählungen soll nun Rosalie an der Reihe sein. Ihr Herz ist entflammt, doch der Mann ihrer Wahl ist bereits vergeben. Ein charismatischer Earl mit zweifelhaftem Ruf zieht ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf sich und Grayson muss entscheiden, ob dieser Mann Rosalies Liebe wert ist.

Erica Falck, trentenaire installée dans une petite ville paisible de la côte ouest suédoise où elle écrit des biographies, découvre le cadavre aux poignets tailladés d'une amie d'enfance dans une baignoire d'eau gelée. Impliquée malgré elle dans l'enquête, Erica est vite convaincue qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un suicide. Stimulée par cette flamme naissante, Erica se lance à la conquête de la vérité et met au jour, dans la petite société provinciale qu'elle croyait bien connaître, des secrets détestables.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Three lives, one hundred years, one ghost town: an explosive novel about a mysterious place called Sunrise, where the secrets of the past refuse to stay buried, from the award-winning author of The Tiger’s Wife “Masterful . . . [Obreht] delightfully mashes up several...

En créant le personnage de Zénon, alchimiste et médecin du XVIe siècle, Marguerite Yourcenar ne raconte pas seulement le destin tragique d'un homme extraordinaire. C'est toute une époque qui revit dans son infinie richesse, comme aussi dans son âcre et brutale réalité ; un monde contrasté où s'affrontent le Moyen Âge et la Renaissance, et où pointent déjà les temps modernes, monde dont Zénon est issu, mais dont peu à peu cet homme libre se dégage, et qui pour cette raison même finira par le broyer.

Ursula K. Le Guin has enthralled fans with her imagination, clarity, and moral vision. The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, this renowned writer has created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including a never-before-published novella, each of which probes the essence of humanity. 

Qianze has not seen her father—her Ba—in eleven years, since he walked out of her life the night of her fourteenth birthday. But then she gets a call—there is a man on the porch of her childhood home, and he’s asking for her. This man isn’t the Ba Qianze remembers: he’s aged beyond recognition, struggling with dementia and alcoholism, and worst of all, haunted by a half-forgotten prophecy.

I finally have everything I've ever wanted—four incredible guardians who love me as fiercely as I love them. Too bad an ancient god just decided to make me his muse. The bonds between us have never been stronger. Dominion, Zorrander, Gideon, and Lynx are finally mine completely, and the heat...

Auf dem Wochenmarkt in Newton treffen Pater Brown und Hercule Flambeau die völlig aufgelöste Mrs. Flores. Sie erzählt den beiden, dass sie am Morgen ihren Nachbarn James Wheeler erstochen in seinem Garten aufgefunden hat. Das Ehepaar Wheeler galt im Dorf als das Traumpaar schlechthin, doch nun deutet alles darauf hin, dass es schon seit längerer Zeit in der Ehe der Wheelers gekriselt hat. Und schon bald muss sich Pater Brown mit der Frage beschäftigen, ob Mrs.

Eight years ago, Cole Rivers rescued me on a mountain— then he broke my heart. Now a blizzard has me stranded in Aspen Springs again. And I'm snowed in with him and his very slappable face. Three brothers. One cabin. And me—the girl who swore she'd never come back. Cole's a single dad with...

A savage, hypnotic dive into the lives and deaths of a coven of vampires living in nineteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolt and revolution, perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno–Garcia, Laura Purcell, and Elizabeth Kostova. Paris, 1869. The Théâtre Saint–Siméon is the place to be, if...