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September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for Gentlemen in the village of Görbersdorf, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: Monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone—or something—seems to be watching, attempting to infiltrate this cloistered world.

Abandoned by her parents, young Olga is raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village in the early years of the 20th century. Smart and precocious, endearing but uncompromising, she fights against ingrained chauvinism to find her place in a world run by lesser men. When Olga falls in love with her neighbor, Herbert, the son of a local aristocrat, her life is irremediably changed.

It’s 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo” are bold-faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular Congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s powerbrokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the one percent, but she can’t seem to find her own...until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets.

The novel continues (from The Angel of the Revolution) the tale of a worldwide brotherhood of anarchists fighting the world armed with fantastical airships, ending on an apocalyptic note as a comet smashes into the earth.

Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. Listen to all episodes of The Thing About Helen & Olga now completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

Welcome to Women and Wealth Mindset – the podcast where financial clarity meets feminine power. Hosted by Olga Espíritu, founder of Women’s Financial Planning Boutique, this show is designed to help women take control of their money, elevate their mindset, and build a life of abundance with purpose and confidence. In each episode, we talk real numbers, real mindset shifts, and real-life stories from women who are creating wealth on their own terms. 💼 Whether you're just starting your financial journey or scaling your empire—this space is for you. 🎙️ New episodes every week 🔥 ...

Chopin's heart is carried back to Warsaw in secret by his adoring sister. A woman must return to her native Poland in order to poison her terminally ill high school sweetheart, and a young man slowly descends into madness when his wife and child mysteriously vanish during a vacation and just as suddenly reappear. Through these brilliantly imagined characters and stories, interwoven with haunting, playful, and revelatory meditations, Flights explores what it means to be a traveler, a wanderer, a body in motion not only through space but through time.

In recent years, Olga Khazan had been spiraling toward an existential crisis. Though she treasured her loving, long-term relationship and her dream job, she often caught herself snatching dissatisfaction from the jaws of happiness. Her neurotic overachieving had always been a professional asset, but lately, Olga felt that her brittle disposition could shatter under the weight of just one more thing. She knew something had to give—but was it really possible to change her entire approach to life?

In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas—and a new unrest—begin to sweep the Continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his persona; visited by what seem to be ecstatic experiences, Jacob Frank casts a charismatic spell that attracts an increasingly fervent following.

Olga of Kyiv could be called the mother of Christianity, yet her life was far from saintly. When her husband was murdered in a most gruesome way, she vowed revenge and executed it with a hardness that few could comprehend. Olga was left to protect their only son, who would become Grand Prince, if he were to live long enough to take the title. Left to rule a violent world, Olga found a way to earn the loyalty of her people. Still, every day brought challenges, including an enormous secret that could never be revealed. How did this woman become a saint? The answer is found in the quest for ...

Es el año 2017 y Olga y su hermano, Pedro 'Prieto' Acevedo, tienen un renombre audaz en su ciudad natal de Nueva York. Prieto es un congresista popular que representa a su vecindario Latinx de Brooklyn que está en vías de ser gentrificado, mientras que Olga es la organizadora de bodas más destacada de los poderosos de Manhattan.

Aina has spent ten years working at the same company. She knows every corner, every person, every routine—until he arrives. Connor MacLeod: a Scottish man as arrogant as he is irresistible, and far too used to getting his way. He's her boss, her personal torment, and to make matters worse, he insists he needs her feminine instincts to keep him from making reckless business decisions. The problem? The real recklessness would be falling for each other... or is it already too late? A Highlander in Barcelona. A woman determined not to make things easy for him. Business, tension, and a battle ...

In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then, a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon, other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. If only anyone would pay her mind....

When the narrator of House of Day, House of Night arrives with her husband in a village in remote southwest Poland, she knows no one. Before long, though, she discovers that everyone--and everything—there has a story. With the help of her neighbor, the eccentric Marta, she pieces together the fragments of the living and the dead. There’s the drunk Marek Marek, who discovers he shares his body with a bird, and Franz Frost, whose nightmares come to him from a newly discovered planet.

FINGIR UN MATRIMONIO ES FÁCIL. FINGIR QUE NO TE ESTÁS ENAMORANDO… NO TANTO Álvaro Santamaría lo tenía todo: apellido, fortuna y una habilidad casi artística para el desastre. Hasta que su padre le lanza un ultimátum letal: o se casa para limpiar su imagen… o se queda sin un euro en el bolsillo. Claudia Moreno jamás pensó que acabaría vestida de blanco en una mansión ajena, casándose con un hombre que no soporta, por un pacto familiar que huele más a sacrificio que a cuento de hadas.Él no sabe quién es ella. Ella sabe exactamente quién es él. Y en medio de esta farsa, ...

Aina lleva diez años trabajando en la misma empresa, conoce cada rincón y a cada persona… hasta que él llega. Connor MacLeod, un escocés arrogante, atractivo y demasiado acostumbrado a salirse con la suya. Es su jefe, su tormento y, para colmo, insiste en que necesita su instinto femenino para evitar hacer locuras con la empresa. El problema es que la verdadera locura sería empezar a gustarse… ¿o ya es demasiado tarde? Un highlander en Barcelona. Una mujer que no piensa ponérselo fácil. Negocios, tensión y una guerra de voluntades que hará saltar chispas. Reglas del juego: No ...

A collection of traditional Zen stories and parables that point out the simplicity of life and transcend the ordinary knowledge. Each story, no matter how short and simple, holds a key to resolution of timeless problems every person faces. Originally, in the form of koans (public sayings) of the great masters presented to students to test their understanding of Zen, these sayings later became stories and intertwined with local legends and fables, creating an incredible source of inspiration, direction and comfort for those in need of guidance. As we read and solve these koans, story after ...

Most of us have at some point in our lives felt like an outsider, sometimes considering ourselves "too weird" to fit in. Growing up as a Russian immigrant in West Texas, Olga Khazan always felt there was something different about her. This feeling has permeated her life, and as she embarked on a science writing career, she realized there were psychological connections between this feeling of being an outsider and both her struggles and successes later in life.

HÁBITOS SENCILLOS Y PASO A PASO: PORQUE AL ENTENDER EL SUEÑO DE LOS BEBÉS, DUERMEN ELLOS ¡Y DORMIMOS TODOS! ¿Sabías que está demostrado que todos los padres primerizos pierden cientos de horas de sueño en los primeros años de vida de sus hijos? Este libro va a ponerle remedio a eso. Una obra cercana y práctica para que los padres y madres entiendan qué es y cómo funciona nuestro sueño, porqué es crucial para una buena salud y, sobre todo, cómo conseguir que las rutinas de sueño de sus hijos se desarrollen de forma correcta.

ODIAR A TU EX YA ES COMPLICADO, PERO CUANDO SE CONVIERTE EN TU VECINO... LA GUERRA (Y EL AMOR) ESTÁN ASEGURADOS.Julia y Marcos fueron la pareja perfecta... hasta que dejaron de serlo. Tres años después, el destino decide que vuelvan a coincidir como vecinos en el mismo rellano de un edificio en Madrid. Lo que debería ser una convivencia cordial se convierte en un pacto de putadas ingeniosas y desquiciantes. Mientras ellos se empeñan en arruinarse la existencia mutuamente, con la inestimable y, a veces, inoportuna ayuda de Carla, la compañera de piso de Julia, esta comedia romántica ...