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In 2034, medical student Ellen McCarthy took an internship at the mysterious Grindland Institute to fulfill a graduation requirement. But what at first seems like a boring job supervising children soon has her tangled in questions about the Institute’s Resurrection Project. Meanwhile, ER nurse Mamie Simpson is grieving the loss of her daughter, Lainey, and hoping against hope that a new scientific breakthrough will provide a miracle for her and her husband.

How can we make sense of our lives when we do not know where we come from? This was a pressing question for the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, whose prewar memories were vague or nonexistent. In this beautifully written account, Rebecca Clifford follows the lives of 100 Jewish children out of the ruins of conflict through their adulthood and into old age.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1906. Eine alte Familienfehde zwingt die junge Inga in eine Ehe, die von Hass, Verrat und dunklen Geheimnissen geprägt ist. Sie muss den Bezirksrichter Niels Gaupås heiraten, der fast dreimal so alt ist wie sie. Die Lage verschlimmert sich, als sie sich in den jungen Bauernsohn Martin verliebt.

Un acercamiento fascinante al gran debate que cambió nuestra percepción de una característica fundamental del universo: el tiempo. El 6 de abril de 1922, en París, se llevó a cabo un debate público entre Einstein y Bergson sobre el concepto del tiempo. Einstein sostenía que la teoría del tiempo de Bergson era una noción psicológica y superficial, incompatible con las realidades cuantitativas de la física.

Esme Nicholls is to spend the summer in Cornwall. Her late husband, Alec, who died fighting in the war, grew up in Penzance, and she’s hoping to learn more about the man she loved and lost. While there, she will stay with Gilbert, in his rambling seaside house, where he lives with his former brothers in arms. Esme is fascinated by this community of eccentric artists and former soldiers, and as she gets to know the men and their stories, she begins to feel this summer might be exactly what she needs.

Inga Svartdal ist gerade mit dem viel älteren Niels verheiratet worden. Sie spürt sofort, dass Gudrun, die erwachsene Tochter aus Niels‘ erster Ehe, nicht die Absicht hat, die Kontrolle über den Familienhof abzugeben. Inga ist gezwungen, sich der böswilligen Stieftochter unterzuordnen. Es dauert nicht lange, bis Niels anfängt, seine vermeintlichen Rechte im Bett einzufordern, was Inga jede Nacht erschaudern lässt. Aber wo ist Niels in den Nächten, in denen er nicht bei ihr ist?

From sex-crazed fiends to cold-eyed professional assassins, only those convicted of the most terrible murders are told they will die behind bars. This audiobook tells the stories of those most depraved killers whose crimes outraged society and demanded the harshest penalty available to a British court.

The ultimate, accessible guide to navigating every step of pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester for Autistic people. Exploring the reality of pregnancy and acknowledging it's challenges, autistic researcher Dr Aimee Grant interweaves advice from autistic pregnant people and registered...

Ambientada en la década de los años treinta, cuenta la dura vida de la hija de un clérigo, maltratada y condenada a ser una criada hasta que un brusco cambio la llevará inesperadamente a Londres, donde vivirá una vida totalmente distinta, exiliada incluso de su propia memoria. Retrato de la Inglaterra de la gran depresión, esta novela es una de las obras esenciales del realismo inglés de principios del siglo XX.

Ephemera items include everything made from paper. At its start, ephemera products were not created to last long. They were never meant to be saved and were usually thrown away immediately after being used. However, savvy collectors and people with sentimental views recognized the importance of these paper treasures and started preserving them for the future.

Vanessa Montfort, con una voz única, nos deleita con una historia que entrelaza con gran sensibilidad el presente y el pasado de una familia marcada por la guerra civil española. Este hilo llevará a Eva Alcocer a descifrar las claves de la historia de su familia, así como la memoria de todo un país.

The story concerns the attempts by a prince and his followers to shield themselves from a terrible plague which is devastating the surrounding area and to carry on living lives of pleasure. Their attempts ultimately prove futile. The Red Death is the name of the infectious disease which causes people to die within 30 minutes. Those who are infected bleed profusely from their skin, especially their faces, before they die. Some six months after the arrival of Prince Prospero's guests, a masked ball is held for them.

"Buy one get one free" erzählt die Geschichte von Tookie und seiner Gang. Es erzählt vom Teufelskreis von Rassismus, Armut, Drogen, Gewalt. Gegengeschnitten und verwoben mit einer Erfolgsgeschichte des amerikanischen Traums: Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger. Vom Bodybuilder zum Gouverneur, von Mister Universum zu Arnold Strong, von Conan der Barbar zu, laut TIME, einer der 100 einflussreichsten Personen der Welt.

Faela is a mischievous pixy in Ireland who just can’t stay out of trouble. Whether embellishing flowers, tantalizing goblins, or creating an uproar with the "big-folk", her magical hijinks can test the mettle of even the most patient fairy. Most of all, she loves to "pixylate" humans, stealing their bodies and taking them for a joy ride.

Maras Welt ist in großer Gefahr. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis der Feuerbringer alles um sie herum auslöschen wird. Mara muss unbedingt herausfinden, wer ihr geheimnisvoller Auftraggeber ist! Ihr bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit. Und plötzlich überstürzen sich die Ereignisse: Eine spannende Verfolgungsjagd durch die Götterwelt beginnt. Kann Mara das große Unheil aufhalten und ihre Welt retten?

On her 47th birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a rooftop and prepares to jump.... Sydney is a cartoonist and freerunner. Feet constantly twitching, always teetering on the edge of life, she's never come to terms with the event that ripped her family apart when she was 10 years old. And so, on a birthday that she doesn't want to celebrate, she returns alone to St Ives to face up to her guilt and grief. It's a trip that turns out to be life-changing - and not only for herself.

An artfully crafted narrative of childhood and young womanhood in Germany during the Nazi regime. The author, daughter of a beloved, often persecuted Communist father, exposes the conflicted and complex psychology of her early years navigating the political climate of the Third Reich.

¿Estás endeudado y no sabes cómo organizar tus ingresos? Aquí Romina Capetillo te entrega una guía definitiva para organizar tus finanzas personales. ¿Cuál es tu número? Esa fue la pregunta que le hicieron a Romina Capetillo hace ocho años, cuando las deudas la tenían ahogada y enfrentaba varias órdenes de embargo. Ese número hacía referencia a cuánto debía exactamente y solo tras escuchar la consulta se dio cuenta de la dimensión de la respuesta: cuarenta veces sus ingresos.

Cuando el laird de los Gunn secuestró a Helen Keith, y esta jamás volvió a casa, desató una guerra entre ambos clanes que duraría más de cuarenta años. Douglas Keith, futuro laird de los Keith, odia a Marion Gunn, eso es un hecho. Ambos se detestan, pero todo dará un giro inesperado cuando sus padres mueran asesinados en una emboscada. El joven querrá venganza, y la muchacha será un peón más en la jugada entre los clanes.

Son! Done! Come! These three single words present the key to the great mystery of the book of Revelation. This is the story of Jesus. He was born as a son. He died, and it was done. He lives again and has come to create a living community in himself and the Father through the Spirit. Experiencing Revelation presents a new perspective on this book of the Bible. Rather than analyze countless details separately, the apostle John’s Revelation is best understood as it was designed–a three-act dramatic play revealing Jesus Christ, to be experienced straight through as a whole.