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How can we think more deeply about our travels? This was the question that inspired Emily Thomas's journey into the philosophy of travel. Part philosophical ramble, part travelogue, The Meaning of Travel begins in the Age of Discovery, when philosophers first started taking travel seriously. It meanders forward to consider Montaigne on otherness, John Locke on cannibals, and Henry Thoreau on wilderness.

HowExpert Guide to Aquariums is a great way to jump into the world of these unique animals. This guide has been written by an everyday expert and passionate fishkeeper so that it is accessible to people at every stage in the fishkeeping process. This hobby and passion is, in many ways, an emotional and intellectual pursuit; it can be challenging to jump in without insight from another person to help you along the way. Talking and learning from others can help you grow.

When two childhood best friends blow up their respective romantic relationships, they make a time-sensitive pact: serial-cheater Chuck cannot sleep with anyone as she attends a three-month-long recovery group for cheaters, while sex-deprived Sofia vows to hook up with as many people as possible before recommitting to monogamy and tying the knot with her long-time fiancé. To keep things interesting, Chuck and Sofia decide to revive a past tradition from their summer camp days—also known as the dawning of sluthood.

When Jess Tidy was Mark Winter's student, she made a shocking accusation. Mark maintained his innocence, but the damage was done. Karen Winter stood by her husband through everything, determined to protect her family. Now, 10 years later, Jess is back. And the truth about that night is finally going to come out....

A mutilated corpse dressed as a bride, a psychopathic killer hell-bent on furthering his macabre game and a woman detective who stands by her instincts. When a woman disappears from a motorway service station, DI Charlie Lambert struggles to make any headway finding her. Missing person specialist DI Tanya Miller is called in to take over the investigation, but when it becomes a murder inquiry, she too is threatened with replacement. With a suspected serial killer on the loose, DI Miller must quickly muster her ad hoc team into action.

In this groundbreaking book, Esther Armah argues that the crucial missing piece to racial healing and sustainable equity is emotional justice—a new racial healing language to help us do our emotional work. This work is part of the emotional reckoning we must navigate if racial healing is to be more than a dream. We all—white, Black, Brown—have our emotional work that we need to do. But that work is not the same for all of us.

Als Paula aus der Zeitung erfährt, dass eine gefährliche Psychopathin aus dem Maßregelvollzug ausgebrochen ist, bleibt ihr fast das Herz stehen. Ihre Sorge gilt sofort ihrem kleinen Sohn Elias, denn die Nachricht reißt alte Wunden wieder auf, die bis heute nicht verheilt sind. Die Geflohene lebt seit Jahren in dem Wahn, Elias sei ihr Kind und hat Paula und ihren Freunden schon einmal unsagbares Leid zugefügt. Was auch immer diese Psychopathin in ihrem kranken Kopf plant, Paula wird ihren kleinen Sohn vor ihr beschützen ‒ auch wenn es sie das Leben kosten könnte.

When Anya is arrested at a Moscow anti-corruption rally under false pretenses, she is given a 10-day sentence at a detention center. Her cellmates are five other ordinary women arrested on petty charges. Ten listless days stretch before Anya and, as she appeals her sentence and recalls her progress from apolitical youth to informed citizen, she is troubled by strange, dreamlike visions, and wonders if her cellmates might somehow not be as ordinary as they seem.

The problem with social anxiety is the longer it goes on, the more you have to struggle and battle to get any enjoyment or pleasure out of meeting other people. Before you know it, things have gotten so hard that you actively avoid situations others seem to love. You're usually uncomfortable and awkward in social events; even when you truly want to enjoy, you feel scared that you may say the wrong things or do something and will humiliate yourself in the crowd. You try so hard to get past that feeling but for some reasons, it's just hard that you end up lost and helpless.

1586, London: Covert espionage agent Kit Scarlett is once again tasked with defending Queen Elizabeth against an assassination attempt. With the attacks on the queen's life mounting, Kit and spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham know they need to find a firm link between these deadly plots and Mary Queen of Scots. But Kit is also keen to investigate a more personal matter. Her espionage partner, Iohmar Blackwood, did not return from his last mission set by Walsingham and has not been seen for a year.

In a beautiful Belgravia house, Dowager Countess Georgiana intends to celebrate her son's birthday—delightful festivities are planned. Lord Stokely has a different agenda for the occasion, one concerning governance, politics, and the seizing of power. Burgoyne's Agency has yet a third and very dangerous design for the evening—the toppling of Britain's foremost charismatic personality and most photogenic peer—Stokely. Outside of Belgravia, Britain is in a turbulent state.

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.

Diebe, Hochstaplerinnen, Mörder: In der Zeit der Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert, während des Ersten Weltkriegs und in der anschließenden Weimarer Zeit wandelt sich Berlin nicht nur zur Großstadt von internationalem Format, es mutiert auch zur Verbrechenshochburg des Landes. Bettina Müller porträtiert 14 heute weitgehend vergessene Kriminelle, die zwischen 1890 und 1933 die Berliner Unterwelt aufgemischt haben, und erzählt anschaulich von deren Delikten und Beweggründen.

Heartfelt and fantasyful, Tumbo in The Shadows forges a path through the uncharted territory of self-rediscovery. After his identity goes up in smoke, Tumbo must learn how to harness the spark left inside, feeling his way out of melancholy before it overcomes him. A lighthearted journey through the shadowy depths of the soul, this modern fairytale explores and questions the meaning of finding life's purpose.

Tadaaam ! Chien Pourri et Chaplapla vont au cirque. Mais pas n'importe lequel : au cirque Patalo, les acrobates sont plâtrés, les jongleurs maladroits, les éléphants bidons et les clown pas drôles. Mais la concurrence fait rage et le cirque Carbonara est bien décidé à leur voler la vedette. Patalo ou Carbonara, Chien Pourri et Chaplapla vont devoir choisir.

Chien Pourri et Chaplapla trouvent une poubelle à remonter le temps. En remontant dans le passé, Chaplapla sera-t-il toujours aussi plat et Chien Pourri aussi pourri ?!

When Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster to the Tudor Queen Elizabeth, learns of a Jesuit assassin landing on England's shores, he's determined to go to any lengths to protect his Protestant Queen. His protege, Kit Scarlett, discovers a letter revealing the name of the assassin—Gregorio Luca. Together with Scottish agent, Iomhar Blackwood, Walsingham sends them on a mission to track Luca down. It is clear Luca is only coming with one task in mind—to kill. But is his target the English queen?

Landon West, abogado estrella del célebre bufete neoyorquino Knight, West & Sharp, disfruta al máximo de su vida de lujo en Manhattan. Pero cuando le ordenan que se encargue del desesperado caso de la poco mundana profesora de baile Violet Simonelli, el exitoso director general se ve obligado a cambiar el glamuroso Manhattan por la dureza del Bronx. Una vez allí, tiene que vérselas con la inescrutable Violet, que hace todo lo posible por salvar su escuela de danza para niños y adolescentes de la calle a un magnate inmobiliario neoyorquino sin escrúpulos.

Ryder Steel juega a contrarreloj. Si no tiene un contrato profesional en el bolsillo para cuando se gradúe en la universidad, tendrá que renunciar a su sueño de una carrera en el hockey sobre hielo. Por eso, el delantero del Colorado College Varsity no puede permitirse ninguna distracción. Pero entonces la misteriosa patinadora artística Bella Wynn se muda a la casa de al lado y despierta el interés del apuesto playboy con su fascinante carisma. Pero ésa nunca fue su intención.

"Sie haben Mommys Herz gestohlen." Schluchzend hielt das kleine Mädchen ihm das blutverschmierte Messer entgegen. Eine Thriller-Reise in die finsteren Abgründe des Ku-Klux-Klans Der Journalist Liam Garcia recherchiert zu einem Überfall auf ein Konzert des farbigen Soulsängers Timothy Blair in Phoenix. Der Künstler kämpft seit Jahren gegen Rassismus, lasche Waffengesetze und die Unterdrückung von Minderheiten. Daher vermutet Liam rassistische Motive hinter dem Anschlag und verfolgt eine Spur zu Anhängern des wiederauferstandenen KKK.