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To eight-year-old Bunny Morison, his mother is an angelic comforter in whose absence nothing is real or alive. To his older brother, Robert, his mother is someone he must protect, especially since the deadly influenza epidemic of 1918 is ravaging their small Midwestern town. To James Morison, his wife, Elizabeth, is the center of a life that would disintegrate all too suddenly were she to disappear. Through the eyes of these characters, William Maxwell creates a sensitive portrait of an American family and of the complex woman who is its emotional pillar.

Dennis es un atractivo profesor brasileño que durante el día da clases en un instituto de Alemania y por las noches imparte clases de forró, un baile típico de su país. Cuando el curso escolar acaba, recibe una oferta de trabajo en un refinado y reputado colegio británico, y él la acepta sin dudarlo. Su llegada a Londres le resulta muy interesante. Nuevos aires, nuevas conquistas y antiguas amigas que le enseñan la ciudad y que en seguida le hablan de los locales swinger, a los que acudirá para disfrutar del intercambio de pareja y de la clase de sexo que a él le gusta practicar con las mujeres.

"I suffered much cruelty as an unmarried mother and I had no recourse when they took my boy away from me. I had no rights, no prospects, no future. Everyone believed I was ruined. But no one knew the secrets of my own childhood, nor could they ever have imagined the dangerous and heretical scheme I would devise to protect and watch over my remarkable son as he grew in to manhood. Some might call me a liar, since all I describe would be impossible for a woman of my station. But that is where my design unfolds...."

Not just a book that talks about self-improvement but one that gives you an actual step-by-step action program for setting and achieving goals. Have you ever been depressed? Have you ever felt unloved, frightened, alone? All of us have suffered such feelings at times. But we all have the power to change our lives by changing our attitudes. The techniques for self-discovery and self-affirmation that you find in this book will help you every day of your life. This timeless classic reprint addition to the Dr. Maxwell Maltz Library shows you how to put your best self forward.

In this book, you will explore: the homesteading mindset, the best environment for planting based on your geological area, hardiness zones, perfect beginner DIY projects, best starter animals, best ways to make money, how I love to keep things fresh, companion planting, real-life examples and stories, how to arrange your homestead A-Z, key areas to focus on, what to think about when purchasing a property, and so much more.

No one wins at everything they try. But any setback, whether professional or personal, can become a step forward with the right tools and mind-set to turn loss into a gain. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Maxwell provides a roadmap for winning by examining the 11 elements that constitute the "DNA" of people who succeed in the face of problems, failure, and losses. Learning is not easy during down times. It takes discipline to do the right thing when something goes wrong.

Each episode we dive into a cinematic adaptation of a Marvel property, from the MCU and beyond. Featuring certified fresh geeks Doug Lief and Jordan T. Maxwell.

”Depending on the situation, a mere one minute delay in response time increases the mortality rate by 1 to 2 percent.” If you've ever felt helpless in assisting someone, whether it's a family member or a stranger, you're not alone. In this life, you can’t count on the favorable odds of having a doctor or EMP nearby 24/7 to save the day. Sooner or later in your life, you will be in a position where it’s life or death. It could be a loved one, a friend, a stranger, or even yourself. The question is, are you prepared?

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With The Best Guide to Last Longer in Bed: Recover Your Sex Life and Improve Love and Romance on Your Relationship, you'll find out how to take care of your body and emotions. It's time to groom yourself to become the Casanova of these times. You really can give a woman intense and satisfying pleasure and be the best lover she's ever had!

Vivacious, bold, beautiful Madison Hutton is an instant success when she arrives in London for her debut season. While she has caught the eye of many an eligible bachelor, her head is not so easily turned. Madison is looking for one thing: a true love marriage. When she meets Henry, a dashing young marquess, she thinks she has found her perfect match.

With the graveyard that was Washington, DC, now in their wake, Jack and the group head west toward the Mojave Desert. There, in the scorching hot wasteland, an organization known as Central works to cleanse the world of the zombie virus. But Central can't operate without Doc Klein. They need his superior intellect and tenacity. So Jack's mission is simple: Deliver Klein to their base unharmed. But the survivors don't know the entire story behind the cure, and someone in Jack's circle does. This secret could very well tear the family apart.

We all have a longing to be significant, to make a contribution, to be a part of something noble and purposeful. But know this: you don't have to be a certain age, have a lot of money, or be powerful or famous to make a real difference. You can be significant starting today - if you know your purpose.

The only female student in Cambridge University’s medical program, Jane Porter is far more comfortable in a lab coat dissecting corpses than she is in a corset and gown sipping afternoon tea. A budding paleoanthropologist, Jane dreams of traveling the globe in search of fossils that will prove the evolutionary theories of her scientific hero, Charles Darwin. When dashing American explorer Ral Conrath invites Jane and her father to join an expedition deep into West Africa, she can hardly believe her luck.

Link Stanton has been in love with Andy Lawson since they were in high school, and telling Andy he loved him was one of the biggest risks he’d ever taken. Now they’re happier than ever, engaged and living together in the small town of Occident. Andy’s hesitant to give up the job in the city he worked so hard for, but the more time he spends with Link in their hometown the harder it is to go back to Sacramento to work. The town he couldn’t wait to leave has now become a refuge from the big city life he thought he wanted.

With Eden now behind Jack, he and the group set out to find the mysterious Doc Klein, who may know how to put a stop to the zombie plague and bring peace back to our world. But the task won't be an easy one. While traveling through the wasted East Coast, Jack and the gang get caught in a war between two groups - human cannibals and the Wranglers, the latter led by an ancient, clairvoyant woman named Mother. It is Mother who warns Jack of the Doc's insanity.

Six months have passed since the chaos in Woodhaven, and though Jack Jupiter escaped, he couldn't stop the virus from ravaging the globe, nor could he stop the billions from turning into undead creatures that feast upon the living. Now, society is on its knees. And Jack's group continues on, traveling from city to city, looking for a place to call home. That place might be Eden, a mysterious and guarded safe haven somewhere in Florida. But to get there, they'll have to remember not all monsters are zombies...sometimes they're human.

Adéntrate en esta comedia romántica y verás que las decepciones amorosas no se superan con lágrimas, sino con la seguridad absoluta de que no hay nadie más fuerte que una mujer que aprende a reconstruirse a sí misma. ¿Tú lo harías? nos presenta a tres mujeres de poco más de treinta años que aparentemente no tienen nada en común. África es periodista, aunque la ilusión de su vida es ser editora. Gema está especializada en marketing y publicidad y es madre de dos hijos. Belinda es limpiadora en hoteles y hospitales.

At 10 years old, Hadley Dixon's life changed forever. Since those few tragic weeks, she's tried to keep the past buried, but old bones have a way of rising up. Grown now, Hadley can't hide any longer. Haunted by a boy who never made it home, a woman who sings in moonlight and dances in flames, and the strange, scarred recluse who watches it all from the shadow of the pines, the time has come for Hadley to pay for her sins.

Maxwell provides the wisdom and inspiration you need to become a better thinker and achieve your dreams by mastering the 11 types of successful thinking, including: Big-Picture Thinking - seeing the world beyond your own needs and how that leads to great ideas; Focused Thinking - removing mental clutter and distractions to realize your full potential; Creative Thinking - thinking in unique ways and making breakthroughs; Shared Thinking - working with others to compound results.