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An Athlete. A Therapist. A Murder. A Medal. Siana Singh can run fast; she is just slow in discovering where she belongs, wedged between her traditional Punjabi family and her western beliefs. She clashes with her father on everything from ripped pants to life goals until she can no more. Dr. Silverstone is a therapist whose primary purpose has been one of being an exemplary mother. Living her life guided by deep faith, she has lost her daughter to 9/11 and her living son is behind bars. She understands loss well and is eager to help her patient Siana.

They don’t love you. They use you. Narcissists follow the same script: love bomb, confuse, gaslight, discard. You didn’t imagine it. You didn’t cause it. And you’re not alone. Whether you’re still entangled, healing after the discard, or building the strength to protect yourself in future, The Narcissist Handbook gives you the clarity and confidence to break free.

" Ne disait-on pas dans l’Égypte ancienne que l’âme d’un mort vivrait aussi longtemps qu’on citerait son nom ? Je crois également que quand un mort a un nom, il a une âme." Pendant trente ans, Gilles Reix, technicien de scène de crime, participe à des missions d’identification. À chaque intervention, un seul objectif l’anime : la quête de la vérité pour rendre justice aux victimes et à leurs proches. Des souvenirs, il en a de nombreux, et aujourd’hui, il choisit de nous les faire partager.

Be yourself, people say. But the last person Clare Palmer wants to be is herself—she's lost everything she once had and now can barely get through a bus ride without wanting to thump someone. (People who don't wear headphones, sniffers, fried chicken guzzlers). So when she discovers her resemblance to beloved reality TV presenter Jenna Cox, Clare jumps at the chance to become a lookalike, earn some cash, and get her life back together.

In December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition. Its goal: to shine a light on the mysteries of the deep sea. For the next four years, Challenger's naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. The expedition’s achievements are the stuff of legend. It identified major ocean currents and defining features of the seafloor. It measured worldwide sea temperatures and chemistry. And, most spectacularly of all, it collected nearly five thousand sea creatures and plants new to science.

The TV show, The Great Big Thank You, is feel-good, family entertainment, in which Good Samaritans are reunited with those whose lives they saved. But Christian Tidy - media star and champion of re-wilding - is on a social media collision course with Martha McCann, a woman who talks to her beans and wants to restore her local allotments instead.

Qui n'a jamais perdu foi en l'existence ? Qui n'a jamais été épuisé – voire écœuré – au point de douter de la valeur même de la vie ? Lily en est là. Une rupture, beaucoup de désillusions… mais ce n'est pas cette part de son histoire qui nous intéresse. Grâce à Mère-Grand et au Petit Poucet, Lily va découvrir un autre chemin. Loin d'un conte de fées, c'est une renaissance, aux antipodes des faux-semblants et des égoïsmes. Les Heureux Hasards vont la conduire jusqu'à la face cachée du monde tel qu'on ne le montre jamais.

Best known for his hysterically funny and often scathing restaurant reviews for the London Sunday Times, journalist Adrian Gill writes about his near-fatal alcoholism in this extraordinary lucid memoir. By his early 20s, at London's prestigious Saint Martin's art school, Gill was entrenched in his addiction. He writes from the handful of memories that remain, of drunken conquests with anonymous women, of waking to morbid hallucinations, of emptying jacket pockets that "were like tiny crime scenes".

Triachus Sextus Nervicanus has been in the Roman navy for almost twenty years and has seen its remorseless decline from the inside. Now commanding the fast patrol Liburnian warship Minerva: Together with what remains of the Ravenna fleet he is transferred to Carthage to hold the line against the Vandal King Gaiseric's relentless eastern expansion following his capture of he Provinces of Mauretania and Numidia.

In a crumbling post-Roman Britain, Vitalinus, later Vortigern, rises to power through political manoeuvring and mercenary allies. He faces challenges from religious figures like St Germanus and ambitious nobles like Aurelius Ambrosius, culminating in a battle for control. During the transition from Roman order to a fragmented, warlord-ruled society the Jutes, led by Hengist, arrive, seeking land and influence, leading to further conflict and alliances, ultimately shaping the destiny of Britain and the rise of Arthur. The last gleam of light in the twilight of Roman civilisation.

Nilus the Marine Centurion and his young wife Viatrix sink their life savings into a part share in the Merchant ship Belisama and set out toward the Mare Nostrum to begin a new life and establish a trading business in an Empire falling apart at the seams. This is a short story based on characters first introduced in the dark age novel Evening of Empire and seeks to explain to the listeners of the original novel what happened to them when they left Britannia.

In the newly revised second edition of Emotional Intelligence, bestselling author of the Mindfulness Pocketbook and career coach, Gill Hasson, delivers yet another insightful roadmap to navigating and harnessing your emotions. You'll learn to boost your productivity, happiness, calm, and confidence as the author explains the startlingly straightforward fundamentals of our feelings.

Look Up and Live is Amanda Gill's captivating memoir. It unravels her journey from a fractured childhood marked by neglect and abuse to a life illuminated by faith and love. In detail, she recounts the trials endured, the scars left by adversity, and the pivotal moment when she turned to the solace of the Bible and found salvation in Christ.

The Villain Trap is a leadership book that doesn’t pull punches. It’s a callout and a call forward for anyone who’s ever felt misunderstood, frustrated, or quietly disconnected in their leadership, and blamed someone else for it. This book introduces the concept of the Villain Trap, a common but often invisible cycle where leaders, under pressure, discomfort, or emotional fatigue, begin to assign blame instead of taking ownership. It’s not about toxic behavior or dramatic blowups.

“My poems brought me to Oxford, Mississippi a.k.a. the velvet ditch: / a place you can fall into, get comfortable among confederate rebels,” writes January Gill O’Neil in her stunning new collection, Glitter Road. The poems in this book look back at the end of a marriage, a heartbreaking loss, and a new relationship against the backdrop of a Mississippi season. O’Neil reflects on the history and legacy of Emmett Till, how his story is intertwined with her own, and wades through the incredible grief she feels for herself, her children, and the Black children who won’t come home tonight.

Step into Punjab’s rich culture through its language. From the peaceful spirituality of gurdwaras to the energetic vibe of Chandigarh’s streets, even basic Punjabi can turn moments into memories and strangers into friends. Let this course be your key to a deeper, more heartfelt journey.

England im Jahr 1840. Zwei Jahrzehnte sind vergangen, seit Cassandra Austen von ihrer geliebten Schwester Jane Abschied nehmen musste, und noch immer vergeht kein Tag, an dem sie sich nicht um das Andenken der berühmten Schriftstellerin sorgt. Als sie das Haus ihrer gemeinsamen Freundin Eliza Fowle besucht, stößt sie auf einen verborgenen Schatz: Janes Briefe.

Wer kennt es nicht – das mulmige Gefühl, dass die Zeiten immer schwieriger werden und das Leben uns vor immer mehr Herausforderungen stellt? »Gerade jetzt ist es wichtig, Glücks-Skills zu entwickeln, um zu Gelassenheit, Zuversicht und Lebensfreude zu finden«, weiß Anjana Gill. In 12 inspirierenden Lektionen zeigt dir die bekannte Glücks-Expertin, wie du aus dem ständigen Sorgenkarussell aussteigen und Glücks-Hindernisse aus dem Weg räumen kannst.

Leo the Primus Pilus of the Third Britannorum Cohort under Stillicho receives his retirement papers and land grant to a small farm in Ad Fines Pannonia. He gets more than he bargained for and has to establish himself amid conflicts with the church, Roman officials and warring tribes in a fragmenting Empire in the borderlands between East and West.

Olivia Crawford hates to get up early. For anything. Even a fun road trip. At least she can have her favorite snacks. Tristan Black appears to love only his custom A-Team van. He's the driver on this road trip and announces, "No snacks in the van!" It takes one bad gas station burrito and a special gummy to get him to loosen up and share why he is so obsessed with his van. Could Tristan and Olivia find their way to friendship or more? Or is it a recipe for disaster?