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Que Ursula Todd muera a las pocas horas de nacer en una casa de campo inglesa a principios de 1910 y que, a la vez, el médico llegue a tiempo para salvarla son dos hechos perfectamente compatibles en Una y otra vez, una novela que ofrece siempre dos alternativas a su protagonista. Así, Ursula tendrá varias oportunidades de cambiar su destino, el de su familia e incluso el de toda Europa. Y no se trata solo de vivir una nueva vida, sino de hacer algo con lo que la mayoría hemos soñado alguna vez: borrar los episodios del pasado que hablan mal de nosotros.

Vasilisa had not seen her daughter for four years. Her daughter, Yefimya, had gone after her wedding to Petersburg, had sent them two letters, and since then had seemed to vanish out of their lives; there had been no sight nor sound of her. And whether the old woman was milking her cow at dawn or heating her stove or dozing at night, she was always thinking of one and the same thing - what was happening to Yefimya, whether she were alive.... Read in English, unabridged.

How a mechanic rose above poverty and chronic anxiety to build a national enterprise and found peace with himself and his past in the process. Prepare to embark on a journey of emotions. This must-listen memoir explores the resilience of the human spirit. I literally could not stop reading From Turmoil to Triumph.

Don’t invest in the stock market without listening to this audiobook. The US stock market seems to be in a hurry. It has evolved so fast and entertained us throughout the years. A study of the US stock market today is the best way to get started in learning about the stock market of the world because the happenings in the US stock market is a benchmark and standard for the majority of the stock markets around the world today. This audiobook is a deep dive into the US stock market and the world of investing.

Настоящая магия - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, четвертая книга цикла Мир Карика, жанр LitRPG, боевое фэнтези, попаданцы.

"Доспехи бога" - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, третья книга цикла "Мир Карика", жанр LitRPG, боевое фэнтези, попаданцы. Смерти не существует! Но только если вы очень тщательно спрятали свое надгробие... И еще одно: вам лгали, лгут и будут лгать. Нагло. Этот мир построен на лжи!

"Первый поход" - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, вторая книга цикла "Мир Карика", жанр LitRPG, боевое фэнтези, попаданцы. Мир Карика похож на игру: тут можно получать уровни, развиваться, воскресать в случае неудач. Но стоит допустить ошибку, и ты легко умрешь по-настоящему. Если сначала Коту все только казалось непростым, то теперь он в этом уверен на сто процентов.

Chris is heading for his daily work out and physiotherapy session when he is drawn into stopping an attempted abduction on the street. His reality flips, and in moments, he's fighting for his life against alien assassins who want to kill a woman trapped in the car. He helps her to escape but is nearly killed in the process. Chris is rebuilt using biological techniques thousands of years ahead of human technology. And that's when his old world melts away to give rise to the new world of Candice Negasi and the Extremis Foundation.

Sbornik radiopostanovok po rasskazam Antona Chekhova. V sbornik vhodyat rasskazy: Nalim (ispolnyaet Anatoliy Papanov), Anyuta (ispolnyaet Andrey Mironov), Mal'chiki (ispolnyayut: Rostislav Plyatt, Bronislava Zaharova i Margarita Korabel'nikova), Antreprener pod divanom (ispolnyaet Vyacheslav Nevinnyy), Zagadochnaya natura (ispolnyaet Lyudmila Kasatkina), Loshadinaya familiya (ispolnyaet Vladimir Basov), Pis'mo (ispolnyaet Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy), Ne v duhe (ispolnyaet Leonid Bronevoy), Hameleon (ispolnyaet Oleg Tabakov)

The Seagull is Anton Chekhov's first major play, originally produced in 1896. It dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arcadina, and her son, the symbolist playwright Constantine Treplef.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is generally considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. The Bet is the story of a banker and a lawyer who embark on an insane bet. The banker bets the lawyer two million roubles that he cannot endure 15 years of incarceration. The lawyer agrees and the terms of the imprisonment are set. But during the 15 years each of the characters undergoes various changes and the outcome of the bet is an extraordinary twist in the tale.

The story is set on a Russian ship which is filled with ill and injured soldiers heading home after a trip to the Far East, as it follows two very different passengers aboard. One is very ill and delirious and can only envision his life on his family's farm, and is also consumed with the concern for the well-being of his family. The other is stubborn, rude and in denial of his current illness.

A young aspiring male student finds himself in a difficult situation. While working on his dissertation he is interrupted by a young women, asking him to walk her home. He decides it is best and complies with her request. It is later decided the two should marry but it is against the young man's wishes. A great idea comes to the man regarding their marriage, but it is a little too late.

Nikolay is tired of his dull life working at a railway station and his loveless marriage. When he accidentally breaks a champagne bottle on New Year’ s Eve, his wife is convinced that it is an omen of bad luck to come. Nikolay, already dissatisfied with his life, thinks his wife is overreacting. His feels that not much more could go wrong in his life. Then, in the brink of his despair, a young and beautiful visitor, his wife’s aunt, arrives unexpectedly.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

Alexandra Belarus was an artist stuck working in her New York family’s business…until she discovered her true legacy - a deep and ancient magic. Lexi became the last practicing Spellmason, with the power to breathe life into stone. And as her powers awoke, so did her family’s most faithful protector: a gargoyle named Stanis. But when a centuries-old evil threatened her family and her city, Stanis sacrificed himself to save everything Lexi held dear. With Stanis gone, Lexi’s efforts to master Spellmasonry - even with the help of her dedicated friends - are faltering.

The spirit populace of Manhattan doesn't appreciate its well-deserved RIP being disturbed, and Department of Extraordinary Affairs Agent Simon Canderous is sent in to do damage control. Meanwhile, his vacationing partner Connor Christos is in a sorry state, and he tells Simon that each night he's being haunted by visions of his long-lost brother at his window. Simon is worried that his partner may be going crazy - or worse, maybe he's not.

And they lived happily ever after.... Or did they? In this collection of stories, Chekhov focuses his powers of observation on the complex relationships between men and women. Why do we couple in the first place? Is it for love, security, comfort, a sense of obligation? And then what? How long can these reasons keep us together? These questions, and more, are explored with the subtlety and insight of the master story-teller.

"Последняя петля" - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, жанр боевая фантастика, LitRPG, космическая фантастика. Максим обнаруживает, что находится во временной петле - любая его смерть обнуляет всё кроме его знаний и возвращает в прошлое. Неплохой способ попробовать что угодно, если бы не одно "но".

To Give and Not to Count the Cost includes a reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on an original composition of Frederic Chopin. The piano composition includes Nocturne in F-sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2 - Andantino. This is one of Chopin's longer nocturnes, containing soothing, simple chord progressions. A seemingly endless melody is played with restless triplets on the left hand.