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A girl determined to do it on her own. The two men who'll give her everything she never knew she needed. Lexie grew up in a tough environment, and when she escaped, she thought things would be easier. They weren't. And once again she's found herself in a situation where she has no money, no job, and nowhere to live. Maybe her mother was right and she wasn't meant to make it on her own. Markus and Oliver are a perfect pair. Unidentical twins that are the opposite of each other, and yet perfect compliments. The bone of contention between them however is whether they'll share a mate or not.

Roman prinadlezhit k chislu samyh izvestnyh i populyarnyh proizvedeniy amerikanskoy literatury HKH veka. Istoriya sem'i Dzhordahov, predstavlennoy v neskol'kih pokoleniyah, razrastaetsya do panoramy vsego amerikanskogo obshchestva. Pisatel' proslezhivaet vozmozhnosti, otkryvayushchiesya pered "tipichnymi" amerikancami, lyud'mi bez korney, stremyashchimisya probit'sya, dostich' uspekha i bogatstva.

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is the fascinating tale of Henry Higgins, a professor of speech and phonetics who takes on the task of teaching Eliza Doolittle, a lower-class flower seller, how to "act like a lady".

"The Perfect Wagnerite" is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". According to Shaw: "I write this pamphlet for the assistance of those who wish to be introduced to the work on equal terms with that inner circle of adepts... The reason is that its dramatic moments lie quite outside the consciousness of people whose joys and sorrows are all domestic and personal, and whose religions and political ideas are purely conventional and superstitious."

Some souls can’t move on. Others can’t even remember why. When a ghost appears at the Black Windmill Café with no memories—and a knack for baking croissants from beyond the grave—librarian-turned-psychic-sleuth Kerilee Oberon thinks it’s just another odd Tuesday in Molenhaven. Then more arrive. Spirits with no names. No pasts. Just talents too extraordinary to ignore—one paints like a Renaissance master, another builds machines not found in any science book. Someone—or something—is stealing their memories. And Kerilee is the only one asking why. With help from two local ...

Achieving inner peace doesn't require intense physical exertion or complex meditation practices. Yoga Nidra is a state of deep consciousness that promotes intense relaxation and self-discovery. Yoga Nidra can foster tranquility and calm amidst the everyday chaos of the modern world.

The fastest, easiest, and most profitable way to have a successful business is to work with your ideal customers. They value your offering and pay you what it's worth and they are a joy to serve. But how can you rise above the noise in a crowded marketplace to attract these customers? You learn to speak their lingo. In LINGO, serial entrepreneur, brand consultant, and host of Creative Warriors podcast Jeffrey Shaw reveals how to make your business irresistible to your ideal customers by showing them that you get them.

Meet Atlas Warner, Mischa Jennings, Sam Kavan, Zeke Miller, and Nico Mitchell. They're the employees of Eye Candy Ink. Come along as they find and fall in love with their soulmates and grow as a family, as artists, and as people.

Jonathan Shaw's Scab Vendor: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist is a surreal, multigenerational roller-coaster ride through the underbelly of modern culture, charting the course of a life measured by extremes and all the people, places, and events that shaped that life into a survivor's tale of epic proportions. In it, Shaw takes the listener deep, not only into the recesses of his extraordinary mind and adventures but also into the strange and magical process of memoir-writing itself.

Ten years ago, SAS Trooper Aidan Snow was left fighting for his life after a mission went wrong, and ever since, he has been haunted by the image of the man with green eyes. The man who should have killed him. Now, Snow is finally living a peaceful life in Ukraine. Until Taurus Pashinski, the green-eyed man, returns. As Snow’s past catches up with him, he finds himself thrown back into the world of espionage with a vengeance.

The Dīghanikāya or Long Discourses of the Buddha is one of the four major collections of teachings from the early period of Buddhism. Its 34 suttas (in Sanskrit, sutras) demonstrate remarkable breadth in both content and style, forming a comprehensive collection. The Art of Listening gives an introduction to the Dīghanikāya and demonstrates the historical, cultural, and spiritual insights that emerge when we view the Buddhist suttas as oral literature.

Without a doubt, there are ways to living healthy through practicing different methods. In order to change your life, you have to change your life style. Fasting is important for good health, and Pranic Living is the wave of the future. In this book, you will learn the many benefits of both. Becoming aware of how each can increase your quality of peace. It will also teach you how to adopt the practices in your daily life for more robust health. See how Pranic Nourishment can impact your life and the lives of those around you. You will also learn about various meditations to improve your ...

Life is primal and filled with deadly games. To survive, one might say, is to live and breath this conspiracy. Wildest thing is that I've been thriving lately. Rising to the position of Alpha Prime, conquering those that got in the way or didn't want a new force in their own lives, seeking instead to snuff out my flames before I learned to use my power. Before I insisted on claiming its entirety. Unfortunately for them, I wasn't easy to kill.

Allie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a horrible car accident - including her memory of the event. As their small town mourns his death, Allie is afraid to remember because doing so means delving into what she’s kept hidden for so long: the horrible reality of their abusive relationship.

Reagan Richardson loves planning extravagant, classy weddings as the head planner of Precious Moments Events. Though the notion of walking down the aisle has never entered her mind...considering none of her boyfriends have ever lasted long enough thanks to her. However, meeting Dr. Blake Harrison changes all of that in a glance and she finds herself in uncharted territory.

Jen's life came crashing down around her when she found out her husband had been seeing another woman behind her back. She knew they had issues in their relationship but not enough to make him seek intimacy elsewhere and, yet, that was exactly what he had done. But why? The reason why he would throw everything away, instead of just talking to her, was the one question that was continually burning in the back of her mind and she knew there was only one way to get the answer.

One night. No names. Until Monday morning—when I find out my anonymous hookup is Baxter Young… one of my dad’s star players. My dad, who also happens to be the Icehawks’ head coach. My dad, who stood in front of the entire locker room and announced his daughter is completely off limits. Now every time Baxter smirks at me in a meeting, brushes past me in the hall, or corners me where no one’s watching, I remember exactly how it felt to come apart under his hands. We swear it won’t happen again. We lie. Because once you’ve been touched like that—kissed like that—you don’t ...

This unique book brings together George Bernard Shaw's witty and iconoclastic take on Wagner's masterwork, The Ring of the Nibelungen, with the composer's own essay on the role of art in revolution.

A bi-curious duke must marry an heiress before rumors of his scandalous past surface. London, 1865: The Duke of Belmonte must marry before rumors of his past life ruin any chance of making an advantageous match. When he meets Lady Katherine Smithson, more than her luscious body and sharp wit intrigue him. Like him, her birth and station afford her many liberties, but at a price. Lady Katherine Smithson had given up hope of finding a man liberal enough to tempt her into marriage until she meets Lord Belmonte. She doesn't question her decision to marry him until he reveals a shocking truth ...

Don Juan In Hell is Act 3, Scene 2 from Bernard Shaw's 'Man and Superman' which was written in 1903. This classic staged performance features Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton and Agnes Moorehead.