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In today's hectic times, it's more important than ever to learn to slow down, relax and be calm. Whether part of religious habit or just part of a daily routine, meditation can help slow today's frenzied pace and improve feelings of good health, peace and control. In The Complete Idiot's Guide...

Polly has set up a pets' holiday home for the summer and with a house full of greedy guinea pigs, pesky parrots and slithering snakes, Mum is getting more fed up by the day! Especially when Doris the snake goes missing! Can Polly find Doris before the snake finds the guinea pigs?

Princess Æroreh Rosen was faerie blessed before her birth. To promote the New Dawn Era, the Queen coded her daughter with every feminine perfection. Hunger and lung sickness plague the kingdom of Ealdspell. But Æroreh is plugged into the Dream, a program created by a sect of faeries to control the realms through illusions of beauty and contentment. All Æroreh has ever known is blissful servitude to a cursed system, and she believes her realm is prospering. Until a different faerie sect decides to wake her sleeping mind and set her true magic free.

Dr Helen Ash is coming to terms with the fact she has just nine months to live, when she's emailed a video of a boat mysteriously sinking in stormy seas. And the email is from her dead father. As she and Freddy try to find out whether the sunken ship really exists, they realise that they are being followed. And disaster awaits.

When Chloe Becker decides to fake her resume and lie on a job application to get a higher paying job she has no idea what she is getting herself into. When she first sets her eyes on her new boss-to-be, she is convinced that he is nothing more than a murderer trying to get his kicks before leaving her dead. The building is dark, the windows are tinted and there are absolutely no signs of life inside.

An invaluable reference for parents of sick or hospitalized children by an experienced psychosocial counselor. To many parents, it is hard to imagine a more upsetting reality than one where their child is hospitalized, severely sick, or terminally ill. In When Your Child is Sick, psychosocial...

Griffin O’Shea is forgotten. Maybe it’s a good thing no one outside the prison realm remembers everything he did to earn his place in the dark kingdom. Now that he’s back in the world of the Light Fae, he wants to earn their trust, their loyalty, and that means going after the missing prince and princess of Iskalt, children who call him uncle. It means searching through the human realm for a vanishing village only he can see and a book full of dangerous magic and devious secrets that are better left alone.

“...to be revisited again and again…” –The New York Times “...diverse collection of iconic figures…beautifully crafted volume…” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review “…exuberant…a launching point for more discoveries.” –School Library Journal, Starred Review “A luminous...

Theo y Kit han compartido muchas cosas: una gran amistad, ligues secretos, una relación de pareja y, ahora, rumbos distintos. Tras romper en pleno vuelo de camino al viaje por Europa con el que siempre soñaron, sus vidas se separaron definitivamente. Lo único que aún les une es el vale para el tour europeo que no hicieron hace cuatro años. Con el viaje a punto de caducar, a Theo y Kit les parece una idea genial hacer el viaje ahora. En solitario. Por su cuenta. Sin embargo, cuando suben al autobús de la agencia en Londres descubren que han pensado lo mismo, y ahora les esperan tres semanas.

How to master the art of manipulation to improve your career and work life and have more successful personal relationships. The word manipulation gets a bad rap, but what it’s really about is understanding human thought patterns and behaviors. Maybe you’re a manager having a hard time getting your team members to listen to you.

Eirwen Blackvein grew up in a dwarven mining camp at the edge of the map. A perfect place to hide an elven princess destined to destroy a queen and save a kingdom at war, as foretold in a seer’s magic mirror. Except, Eirwen doesn’t know she is the lost princess. Only that she was found as a newborn with her heart carved out. And why she now possesses a heart of stone in her chest, one forged by the dwarves.

Elle has the perfect life. A hard-working husband, a clever little boy, and a gorgeous home in a quaint neighbourhood. Jen also has the perfect life. A passionate relationship with a doting husband, a creative little girl, and an exciting career. When a strange coincidence throws them together, they become close friends. But then they uncover a shocking truth: they share the same husband.

Escrita por el británico George Orwell entre 1947 y 1948, y publicada en junio de 1949, "1984" es una novela distópica que retrata un estado totalitario absoluto sin libertad alguna. Winston Smith vive en el superestado de Oceanía, donde no existe nada más importante que el poder, que hay...

Un reconocido empresario de la ciudad, y aspirante a la alcaldía, aparece brutalmente asesinado junto a su esposa y la empleada doméstica en el jardín de su residencia. De manera simultánea, varias viviendas de lujo son asaltadas por alguien que deja una marca característica en la pared: el símbolo del euro dibujado en barro.

One for the Trouble: Book Slam, Volume One is the first release from the UK’s premier literary event. Eighteen Book Slam alumni, from household names like Irvine Welsh and William Boyd to newcomers like Kate Tempest and Sophie Woolley, were approached to take a song title for inspiration for a new short story or poem. Some took this literally (Jon McGregor’s moving reimagining of A House’s 'Endless Art', for example); others suggestively....

When there really did seem to be more stars in Hollywood than in heaven, Hollywood Stage had them performing films as radio plays - on the sponsor's dime, of course. Classic films now become audiobooks, with many featuring the original stars from way back when. Here's Suspicion starring Joan Fontaine and Brian Aherne.

Romanian for Kids teaches kids the words and phrases they need to quickly start speaking Romanian. Short, daily lessons help kids stay engaged, with timed repetition over time to build retention. This book also included detailed sections in English on effective strategies for learning new languages and how to continue learning once the course completes. In addition, the audiobook contains complete review sections for learning, comprehension, and speaking tasks.

Can You Hear Me Now? is a moving call to action based on author Pamela Furr's daily struggles and responsibilities as the mother of an autistic child and the founder of Puzzle Box Academy, a private school based in Florida dedicated to supporting children with autism. The book provides guidance, support, and advocacy for parents navigating the challenges of raising children with autism.

Roisin O'Byrne, a young lawyer with a passion for protecting the Darling River where her family has lived for almost two hundred years, finds herself embroiled in a battle. Her commitment to environmental justice pits her against formidable adversaries within the corporate landscape, working with her enigmatic boss Seth Brodie. As her family continue their quest to uncover the history of the settlement of Ceann Mara and the hidden life of one of its first settlers, Samuel O'Byrne, Roisin plunges deeper into the murky waters of corporate interests and corruption.

When Professor Jonathan Yates’s gorgeous, leggy Korean freshman Nancy Kim starts flashing him inappropriately in class, he becomes convinced that she just wants an authoritative older man to take control. But despite her sultry schoolgirl outfits and her coquettish ways, the last thing Nancy wants is to be controlled–she wants to be the one in control, using her confidence and allure to turn her professor into her adoring pet.