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On the run from interplanetary assassins, covert operative Val Con yos'Phelium and former mercenary sergeant Miri Robertson end up stranded on a distant planet - with no rescue in sight. Until they figure out a way back to Liad, these two lost souls must find a way to trust each other - and let their true love heal the dark wounds of their past.

Escaping a life of controlling parents, a demeaning boyfriend, and lackluster career, an unexpected gift gives Bella the opportunity to move to California and launch a business of her own. She finally has it all: a beautiful apartment near the beach, her dream job, and Jack, the newly available yet complicated business owner next door. Things are finally looking up when she learns her business is in jeopardy. Will passion, grit and determination be enough to save her happily ever after? This contemporary romance will take you on a journey of friendship, love, heartache, and triumph.

Fifteen years after losing most of his family to a devastating, pudding-related tragedy, Simon Debovar has settled into a life of self-imposed exile from the stinking, selfish morass of humanity. Content that his daily highlights will include hazelnut coffee, a long bath, and the occasional jar of olives, his life is completely upturned by the discovery that his ornate living room carpet is the deciding factor in a bet between God and Satan.

¿Y si el placer no fuera un capricho, sino una forma profunda de sabiduría? Carpe Diem no es un manual de autoayuda ni una lista de consejos rápidos para ser feliz. Es una invitación radical a pensar el placer como una filosofía de vida. En estas páginas, Lucas Bracco rescata la tradición hedonista —de Epicuro a Nietzsche, de Aristipo a los filósofos contemporáneos— para mostrar que buscar el placer no es egoísmo ni superficialidad, sino un arte profundo: el arte de vivir con conciencia, libertad y plenitud. Desde el placer estético hasta el bienestar emocional, desde el gozo...

Dein Alltag frisst mehr Energie, als er dir zurückgibt? Willkommen im Club. So geht es vielen von uns. Zwischen Dauererreichbarkeit, Multitasking und Zeitdruck geraten wir leicht in den Zustand mentaler Erschöpfung. Aber: das ist kein Zeichen von Schwäche. Es ist ein Weckruf. Und manchmal auch ein Wendepunkt. In dieser Episode spricht Host Niki Löwenstein mit Bestseller-Autorin und Coach Cordula Nussbaum über schnelle und effektive Wege raus aus dem Overload. 60 Sekunden für ein besseres LebenCordula Nussbaum ist Pionierin im Bereich kreatives Zeit- und Selbstmanagement. In ihrem ...

What was supposed to be a dream life at sea soon turns into a nightmare when an unexpected guest arrives on the Carpe Diem. Mason and Olivia trade their lives on land for a new journey at sea. Mason was thrilled to begin his retired years on the houseboat he worked so hard to obtain. Though Olivia felt uneasy about their new quest, she was happy to support her husband’s biggest dream. The morning after throwing a boat warming party, the couple wake to an unknown guest sleeping on the sofa. He claims to be a friend of a friend from the party, but something unsettling keeps tugging at ...

In this thought-provoking and empowering audiobook, cultural writer Roman Krznaric unpacks the history, philosophy, and modern-day applications of seizing the day and delivers a rousing call to action for anyone who wants to improve their lives - or our world. Carpe Diem is a far-ranging audiobook, drawing on everything from the neuropsychology of regret to the anthropology of play, from medieval carnival rites to religious conceptions of the afterlife and early Japanese cinema.

L'atteso seguito di “Luna senza miele”! Skye non sta vivendo un bel momento. Un anno dopo le vacanze in Messico con Alex, la sua carriera come fotografa ha una battuta d'arresto, ha certi problemi economici e la sua vita sentimentale è un deserto da quando abbandonò Owen senza dargli alcuna spiegazione. Alex le presenta su un piatto d'argento l'opportunità di dare una svolta a tutto con un'offerta molto allettante: il posto di fotografa ufficiale nel tour della campagna elettorale alla presidenza di Ethan, ora suo promesso sposo. Per Skye significa recuperare l'amore per il suo ...

Life is short, and it can be as easily wasted as lived to the full. In the midst of our harried modern world, how do we make the most of life and the time we have? In these fast and superficial times, Os Guinness calls us to consequential living. In strong contrast to both Eastern and secularist views of time, he reorients our very notion of history, not as cyclical nor as meaningless, but as linear and purposeful. In the Judeo-Christian tradition, time and history are meaningful, and human beings have agency to live with freedom and consequence in partnership with God.

Whether we're aware of it or not, Latin is all around us. Consider the sayings in everyday use: alter ego, ad nauseam, caveat emptor, modus operandi, per se, and, of course, the ever-popular e pluribus unum. Even more abundant are words derived from Latin roots: arena (from harena, meaning "sand"), auditorium ("a place of audience"), stadium (a running track)...and those are just the theatrical ones! It's inescapable.

Dans cet épisode, on revient sur la hype du tatouage, et du détatouage, et c'est ici qu'on apprend que Julien a eu une vie parallèle à la vie civile visiblement. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

¡La esperada continuación de "Luna sin miel"! Skye no está en el mejor momento de su vida. Un año después de las vacaciones en México con Alex, su carrera como fotógrafa se ha estancado, tiene ciertos problemas económicos y su vida sentimental es un desierto desde que abandonó a Owen sin darle ninguna explicación. Alex le pone en bandeja de plata la oportunidad de dar una vuelta de tuerca a eso con una oferta muy tentadora: el puesto de fotógrafa oficial en la gira de campaña a la presidencia de Ethan, su ahora prometido. para Skye significa recuperar el amor por su trabajo y ...

“I’ve got my entire life planned out for the next 10 years - including my PhD and Pulitzer Prize,” claims 16-year-old overachiever Vassar Spore, the daughter of overachiever parents, who named her after an elite women’s college. Vassar expects her sophomore summer to include both AP and AAP (Advanced Advanced Placement) classes. Surprise! Enter a world-traveling relative who sends her plans into a tailspin when she blackmails Vassar’s parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia.

Rumors of the seemingly magical victory that allowed the Exodus of Israelites from Egypt have resonated through the archaeological world for decades. Now evidence has been discovered that explains how the ancient Hebrews destroyed the unstoppable army of Pharaoh - a tribe of warriors who disappeared after the destruction of the City of Jericho, taking with them the most valued treasures of a people without a homeland. Today a treasure of a different kind is unearthed at the lost ruins of Jericho, one that will change the history of God’s Chosen people for all time - the petrified remains of an animal that could not exist.

Things get philosophical and reflective in this episode of Backstage as your host Bill poses a thought-provoking question about life and getting older to Chris and Jason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Howloween Festival in Vardo, Oklahoma, attracts thousands of tourists to celebrate Halloween in the quirky town because it's also home to the mysterious Owl Woman. With the haunting face of a barn owl and the body of a woman, the creature is known to swoop through the Halloween skies and descend on her victims with a vengeance.

Este podcast está dedicado a todos aquellos que se atrevan a descubrirse, aquellos que busquen crear un pensamiento crítico, cuestionarse y entender quiénes son, entender por qué vamos hacia dónde vamos y preguntarnos si realmente disfrutamos la vida o solo la vivimos. Juntos aventurarnos a comprender más allá de lo que vemos y escuchamos para obtener una nueva visión de nosotros y del mundo. ¿Te atreves?

Luna sin miel Alexandra es la oveja negra de la familia. Profesora de instituto, divorciada y de aspecto común, nunca ha conseguido estar a la altura de lo que su madre esperaba de ella. Y tampoco va a lograrlo en esta ocasión... ¡todo lo contrario!En la boda de su (estúpida) perfecta hermana menor con el guapísimo senador Ethan Lewis, a quien Alex ama en secreto, se monta tal follón que el enlace acaba por no celebrarse. Y Alex decide que es un buen momento para aprovechar ese viaje de novios a la Riviera Maya que tiene pinta de quedar relegado al cajón de "cosas para devolver".Ni ...

Vampires have come to Lancre, but they're not what you'd expect. Sure, they drink blood and view humans as dinner, but they're modern and sophisticated. They've got style and fancy waistcoats. And they're not a bit afraid of garlic. The Magpyr family are out of the casket and want a bite of the future. But they haven't met the neighbours yet. Between them and Lancre stand a coven of four - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat and young Agnes - and they don't take kindly to murderous intruders....