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"Gagner une guerre, c'est bien joli, mais quand il faut partager le butin entre les vainqueurs, et quand ces triomphateurs sont des nobles pourris d'orgueil et d'ambition, le coup de grâce infligé à l'ennemi n'est qu'un amuse-gueule. C'est la curée qui commence. On en vient à regretter les bonnes vieilles batailles rangées et les tueries codifiées selon l'art militaire. Désormais, pour rafler le pactole, c'est au sein de la famille qu'on sort les couteaux. Et il se trouve que les couteaux, justement, c'est plutôt mon rayon...".

Injustement chassée de la tribu Neandertal qui l'a recueillie lorsqu'elle était enfant, Ayla erre à travers les steppes désolées situées au nord de l'actuelle mer Noire, dans l'espoir de retrouver son peuple d'origine, les Cro-Magnon. Pour assurer sa survie dans cet environnement hostile, elle n'a d'autre choix que de chasser et d'apprendre à maîtriser le feu - activités qui, dans son clan d'adoption, sont l'apanage des hommes.

Updated in November 2024. This is a comprehensive list of M. C. Beaton's books including her many romance novels and her popular series, Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth, listed from earliest to latest publication dates. Romance novels are identified, when possible, by her original pen names including Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Charlotte Ward, Helen Crampton, and Marion Chesney. This reading list is free with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.

While almost all of Marguerite Duras's novels have been translated into English, her debut The Impudent Ones (Les Impudents) has been a glaring exception - until now. Fans of Duras will be thrilled to discover the germ of her bold, vital prose and signature blend of memoir and fiction in this intense and mournful story of the Taneran family, which introduces Duras' classic themes of familial conflict, illicit romance, and scandal in the sleepy suburbs and southwest provinces of postwar France.

An unknown world. A forgotten legacy. A bloodline thought erased. Arius is no hero. Swordplay and sorcery? That belongs to his family’s courtyard, not to him. He bears no legend of his own. But here, adulthood begins at ten. And at barely seven, Arius is about to step across that threshold—the rite that turns a child into an heir, and an heir into a player of destiny. When chaos creeps into his daily life, when shadows of power force fate upon him, Arius realizes he was born of this world—yet another world lives within him. Stories he does not yet know, but which already shape him. In...

A pathogen is unleashed onto the Bayou, transforming it into The Swamp of the Dead.

Rose, Olaf, Verdandi, Sophia, Li, and their friends now embark on the next stage of the Future Humans Quest for the co-creation of a thriving world and planetary home for all. Empowered with the knowledge of the cosmic architecture of life, you'll discover how to decode the economics of domination and the governance of disunity. Explore the new choices and possibilities that open up by developing your future human powers and potentials through the wisdom of the higher heart and cosmic mind, with the help of the Cosmic Architect Tools, the Avatar interface, and transformation practices.

The strong one. The dependable one. Eldest son. Big brother. Now the family farm is mine to run. My entire life is centered around others. To keep the attention off me at my baby sister's wedding, I impulsively hire a fake boyfriend to give the pretense of happiness. What I don't expect is a man that seamlessly fits into my life. Trevor holds me up when no one else thinks twice about my needs or wants. And he keeps coming back for me. Again and again. Our relationship might be fake to Trevor, but I'm playing for keeps.

Jean Hanson has raised three teenagers and she has seen it all. However, through specific tactics explained in this book, she successfully managed to nurture her relationships with her teens into ones filled with love, respect, and effective communication.

Travel agent Gabby LeClair, a divorced big-city transplant trying to find some aloha spirit in her soul, prides herself on working hard to give the Aloha Lagoon Resort guests a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But that turns out to be more than anyone bargained for when the body of a client is found dead during one of Gabby's island tours.

Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction...

Joel finally stops running from responsibility for his actions and takes a good long look in the mirror. Seeing how far he has digressed from the man his parents raised, can Joel return to the faith he once held and break the grip money and possessions have had on his life? Will his family and Kristi believe he is able to change after causing them so much pain?

eBay changed my life. eBay empowered me to create new businesses, to test new ideas, and reach customers worldwide. Perhaps most importantly, eBay has connected me with a community of sellers and Small Business owners that would help me find success, build wealth, and create a consistent 6-figure revenue stream. Can eBay change your life? I think it can. After 18-years of selling, buying, and engaging with the eBay marketplace, I know this one thing to be true: there is no other venue that can help you to test ideas quickly, create new businesses, and build a revenue stream to create long ...

It's never too soon to think about the rest of your life. Do you ever wonder what your future holds? Although much of what lies ahead for you may be unknown, God reveals what is known through his Word. This known part is strength for the journey, no matter what twists and turns life takes. God's promises and instructions contain just what you need.

Growing up in the family business, where being an alpha is power, my parents groomed me to be the fiercest of them all. Being the head of the Storm family empire isn't just my birthright, it's my legacy, my namesake.

An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic Edie Jean Stein transformed the art of oral history in her groundbreaking book Edie: American Girl, an indelible portrait of Andy Warhol “superstar” Edie Sedgwick, which was edited...

After a winter spent writing her latest novel, Annie looks forward to a summer with friends who have become like the family she never had. But then her landlord announces that his grandson will be moving into her cozy Chappaquiddick cottage - and she'll be moving out. Year-round island housing is tough to find. Shaken by the thought of being forced to leave the people and the community she's grown to love, Annie seeks distraction in the July 4th celebrations - and stumbles upon a young woman who's unconscious on her front lawn...and barely alive....

The Moms Talk Autism Podcast is for parents raising children with special needs. We are four moms, all with autistic children and other neurodivergence. Teaching a special needs child to navigate the world around them comes with challenges and struggles. We want to talk about those challenges openly with you and others. We discuss grief, school, family balance, siblings, therapies, social conversations, behaviors, delays, diagnosis advocation, and marriage. We do not hold degrees in medicine or neuroscience, nor are we special education teachers, but we are experts in raising our kids and ...

“From Moses to Muhammad” is the first book to compare the stories of the Bible to similar stories in the Quran, the holy scripture of Islam, showing how much the three Abrahamaic faiths have in common. For example, the book highlights the astonishing parallels between Judaism, Christianity and Islam, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, and Moses; and in the case of the Qur'an, the narratives about Jesus and his mother, Mary. In addition, Dr. Isbouts describes how each of these three traditions borrowed from the cultural context in which they originated. For example, he...

Miracles and healings are for today and for every Christian! Some think that operating in the miraculous is difficult, challenging, or reserved for a select elite group of Christians. That is not Biblical. Miracles and healings are the inheritance of every believer in Jesus—both to receive them and operate in them!