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A world away from the wealth and comfort of her family home, lord’s daughter Betony Styles has come to love her new life at a London lodging house with Grace and Jess. Selling her beautiful gowns to pay for her rent and rations for the other girls, Betony is determined to do her bit. By day she works in the factory sewing much-needed uniforms for the Women’s Air Force. At night, air raid sirens blaze–but Betony and the other girls do all they can to help in the hardest hit neighbourhoods, rescuing a precious newborn from the rubble.

When was the last time you felt real gospel joy? Weighed down by guilt, shame and busyness, many of us are just getting through each day. Awareness of our lack of joy only adds to our sense of failure. We fear we’re living under the Father’s scowl. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Natalie Brand challenges our performance-based theology with the beauty and brilliance of Christ’s work at Calvary. Exposing those things that kill our joy, Natalie drives the liberating truth of the cross into our hopeless.

When a mysterious ailment refuses to leave water nymph Lilje, her father sends her to a human spa retreat. Lilje quickly discovers she has a lot to learn about human nature and culture when she accidentally scandalises the Edwardian spa guests by showing up undressed. In hope of relieving her chronic pain and fatigue, she tries her best to fit in and silence her ability to speak with the elements, plants, and animals around her. But when the secret of her heritage is revealed and Lilje falls in love with a human, she faces a difficult choice.

Midlife isn’t a crisis. It’s a turning point—and a chance to come back to yourself. If life has started to feel louder, faster, and more demanding than it used to, Mindful Midlife Reset offers a gentle place to land. This audiobook is for anyone navigating the mental load of midlife—careers that haven’t slowed down, family responsibilities that have shifted but not disappeared, and a quiet sense that somewhere along the way, you’ve lost touch with your own rhythm.

A new romantic thriller—with a dash of horror—from Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of YA psychological thriller books. Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the...

When Kitty’s aunt and guardian is mysteriously murdered, the hunt is on for the killer. Set against the backdrop of post-World War I Washington, this fast-paced mystery unfurls a tale of intrigue and suspense that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Un jour, Greg Heffley sera célèbre, c'est sûr ! Alors quand sa mère lui offre un journal intime (pardon : un carnet de bord), Greg se dit qu'il va y décrire son quotidien pour ses futurs fans. Bon, pour le moment, Greg va au collège, il a un grand frère tyrannique, un meilleur ami envahissant et des parents qui ne le comprennent pas. Mais faites-lui confiance pour faire de son quotidien une aventure hilarante !

Greg commence bien l'année: il décide d'aider les autres à prendre de bonnes résolutions! Le bus ne passe plus pour l'emmener au collège, son petit frère Manu se rebelle une fois encore, Rodrick fait toujours les 400 coups, tout semble se liguer contre lui! Désormais, Greg marche tous les matins, doit gérer son linge sale, collectionne les mauvaises notes et les punitions, est privé de biscuits, de récréations, n'arrive pas à séduire Inès Hills – la quatrième plus belle fille de l'école – et comble du désespoir, il risque d'être envoyé dans un camp militaire pour les vacances d'été!

Surtout, ne demandez pas à Greg comment se sont passées ses vacances… il ne veut pas en parler ! D'ailleurs, la rentrée scolaire est presque une bonne nouvelle, tellement l'été a été cauchemardesque. Il s'est passé quelque chose dont il n'est pas fier et qu'il veut cacher à tout le monde, même à Robert, son meilleur ami. Mais Rodrick, son grand frère, sait tout… Greg parviendra-t-il à vaincre cette nouvelle année en gardant sa réputation intacte ?

Un jour, Greg Heffley sera célèbre, c'est sûr! Alors quand sa mère lui offre un journal intime (pardon: un carnet de bord), Greg se dit qu'il va y décrire son quotidien pour ses futurs fans. Bon, pour le moment, Greg va au collège, il a un grand frère tyrannique, un meilleur ami envahissant et des parents qui ne le comprennent pas. Mais faites-lui confiance pour faire de son quotidien une aventure hilarante!

After love, heartbreak, career highs and lows, motherhood, loss and self-discovery, I've learned that real strength doesn't come from holding it all together, but from allowing yourself to be vulnerable. Natalie Bassingthwaighte, aka Nat Bass, has been on our screens and stages for decades, from her breakout role as Izzy Hoyland on Neighbours to iconic theatre performances as Roxie Hart and Shirley Valentine. As the lead singer of Rogue Traders, she took the Australian music industry by storm.

In this taut new young adult thriller by Edgar Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Natalie D. Richards, high school junior Clara discovers a shocking truth about her best friend. Lily has a dark side and deadly plan. And she's orchestrated every last detail to make Clara look...

Malrosa is a princess of the Athanatos, powerful immortal insect people who have been systematically assaulting Vita's island for years. When Vita ends up fusing her soul with her, the resulting gestalt must struggle to reconcile her conflicting viewpoints and beliefs. Now in love with two homes and full of perspective her old self lacked, Vita must bring peace between warring islands... and if there's one thing Vita has always been bad with, it's peace. This is the fourth and final book of Vigor Mortis.

Hannah has a routine. Wake up, take a shower, go to school, go to work, come home, and pass out. It's a perfectly normal routine for a perfectly normal girl who does not have to remember how her limbs work every morning because of haunting nightmares of being a very different creature in a very different world. That's all she thinks they are—nightmares—until one night, they're all too lucid, and her body on Earth starts to change. Slowly, Hannah's humanity starts to slip away... but surely she can continue just sticking to the routine, right? It'll be fine. It has to be.

As dramatic as The Double Helix and as absorbing as The Soul of a New Machine, Natural Obsessions explores the advanced reaches of molecular biology, the nature of the human cell, and the genes that control cancer. It unforgettably portrays some of the best young scientists in the world, the rewards and discouragements of scientific research, and the very process of scientific inquiry.

Two years have passed since Vita was arrested by the Inquisition, and her time in prison has not been kind to her. As Penelope Vesuvius plots a grand breakout while currying favor with the government, the monstrous Lark joins the Church in search of redemption. A conflict between the most powerful forces in Valka is set to simmer, and it's only a matter of time before it boils over...

El joven Arno acaba de ser ordenado sacerdote. Convertido ya en el Padre Arno, viaja a Roma para incorporarse a su nuevo puesto como agente de los servicios secretos vaticanos, los más antiguos y desconocidos del mundo. En las oficinas de la Agencia, entre los aposentos privados de Su Santidad y la Capilla Sixtina, Arno recibe de manos de su jefe, el cínico e inteligentísimo cardenal Rúspoli, el encargo de su primera misión: deberá viajar a la India, y hacerse con un manuscrito recién descubierto y atribuido al apóstol Tomás.

Natalie Angier knows all that scientists know—and sometimes more—about the power of symmetry in sexual relations, about the brutal courting habits of dolphins, about the grand deceit of orchids, about the impact of female and male preferences on evolution. She knows how scientists go about their work, and she describes their ways, their visions, and their arguments. Perhaps most poignantly, she understands the complexities and the sad necessity of death.

Woman is a fascinating, fact-filled guide that covers everything from organs to orgasms, hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, bestselling author Natalie Angier cuts through the still prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. With a witty and assured narrative, and a listener-friendly dose of science, Woman is an essential and engaging resource for all time.

Dorky, socially awkward entomology student Evelyn wakes up one morning to find herself as some sort of alien-human hybrid trapped on an unknown planet. Once the initial panic winds down, she quickly learns she's capable of producing more of herself: additional bodies all sharing one mind. Being well-versed in sci-fi tropes, she quickly resolves to not devour the planet and turn into an unflinching biological armada, and instead uses her new powers to try and help as many people as possible. Unfortunately, it turns out that helping people is often very, very difficult.