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Med rå humor og en helt særegen hverdagspoesi skildrer Lucia Berlin hårdtarbejdende kvinder: rengøringskoner, sygeplejersker, omstillingsdamer og alkoholiserede alenemødre. Det er knivskarpe noveller om fattigdom, misbrug, menneskelighed, kærlighed, uvidenhed - og overlevelse. Bogen er en del af Gyldendal Skala-serien. Gyldendal Skala er oversat skønlitteratur fra det 20. århundrede. Gyldendal Skala udgiver genopdagede hovedværker, også bøger, der tidligere har været glemt, misforstået eller dømt ude. Gyldendal Skala er nye klassikere til en ny tid.

Audiolivro gravado a partir de uma adaptação de Lúcia Tulchinski com narração e personagens femininos gravados pela adaptadora e personagens masculinos nas vozes do elenco da Livro Falante. Publicado em 1900 com o título “O maravilhoso mágico de Oz”, o livro de Lyman Frank Baum é considerado um conto de fadas genuinamente estadunidense.

Este audio libro provee una herramienta imprescindible para aquellas personas que ya son vegetarianas; para quienes se plantean desterrar la ingesta de carne y pescado de su dieta o para aquellos que, sencillamente, quieran saber más acerca de este estilo de vida. Al día de hoy, quienes desean explorar esta opción alimentaria no disponen de mucha información contrastada. Incluso los profesionales sanitarios carecen muy a menudo de formación suficiente a este respecto....

Since the beginning of the 21st century, mindfulness meditation has attained such popularity in the Occident that some now call it the "secular religion of the West." Today, mindfulness is used in order to improve and maintain mental health, to treat psychological issues such as depression or substance abuse, but also to enhance concentration and mental clarity and more. This book presents you with a mindfulness challenge that spans over 30 days and that requires you to perform one or several mindfulness activities each day.

Even though it's only been recognized as a disorder in 2013, binge eating has always been a serious problem and a health hazard. It might start small with most people, but eventually it can lead to obesity, increased psychological distress, mood disorders, and an overall significantly lowered quality of life.

Laid out with an introduction all about self-love, the book goes into short obtainable steps in a day-by-day fashion to help you focus, commit, and achieve in only one month! You might not believe it now, but by the time you're done with this challenge, you will have learned that self-love is one of the most important steps you will ever take towards happiness. To put it shortly: self-love will make you self-reliant.

What is self-discipline? What does it mean to lack it? Why do you think you're not as disciplined as you would like? Is it because you manage your time poorly? You lack organizational skills? You lack motivation? Procrastination is your greatest enemy? You're just too lazy? What many people don't realize is that all of these issues, which they see as causes of poor self-discipline, are actually symptoms. Are you confronting one or more of them?

Untold Stories: Life, Love, and Reproduction is a collection of stories of ordinary people talking intimately and honestly about their reproductive experiences including abortion, egg donation, adoption, LGBT parenting, remaining child free, and much more.

Are you beginning to think that it's time to date again? But where do you begin? Are you among the many who are living as a single woman, comfortable in your own space? The children are all grown up, and may all be gone. You have long been out of a relationship and have not been giving that part of your life much thought. As a matter of fact, you, the children, and the people around you have gotten used to the idea that you are quite happy and comfortable without a partner.

Sie gilt als das bestgehütete Geheimnis der amerikanischen Literatur. Lucia Berlin ist die Wiederentdeckung des Jahres und wird verglichen mit Raymond Carver, Richard Yates oder Grace Paley. Ihre Stories zeugen von einem unsteten Leben voller Brüche. Es sind Frauen wie sie, deren Schicksal sie festhält: Alleinerziehende Mütter, Alkoholikerinnen auf Entzug, Haushaltshilfen, Krankenschwestern und Sekretärinnen.

Ultimi minuti di terrore di un equipaggio di un sottomarino in cui il buio rendeva tutto ancora più angosciante. La lettera del capitano è il filo conduttore della narrazione, ma è soprattutto un diario personale e introspettivo, dove il capitano del Kursk riflette sull'importanza della propria vita e di quella del suo equipaggio per chi sarebbe incaricato di mandare soccorsi per salvare i pochi superstiti all'incidente avvenuto al suo sommergibile.

Emma has always had her eyes on Conrad Blunt - the enigmatic, out-of-reach, steamy older brother of her best friend - and Emma finds herself playing a role she never would have imagined in her wildest dreams.

Kendra is a bundle of nerves when she walks into the office of Sebastian Montoya. To say his reputation precedes him is a gross understatement. Immediately she sees that the larger-than-life architect has an even bigger ego. The mystery that surrounds him is hypnotizing. There is just something about him that draws her in. He oozes sexuality, and his lilting Spanish accent makes her insides flutter. But as she learns, architecture isn't his only talent.

An innocent night of drinking between friends turns into something not so innocent: the fulfillment of Krista's longest sexual fantasy - to have sex with her best friend, Danny. Will one night of passion ruin a lifetime of friendship? This audiobook contains very hot and explicit descriptions of erotic activity. Only mature readers should download this book.

Four individuals fight to survive as the zombie apocalypse crashes over the world in a wave of terror and destruction. Color, creed, and social standing mean nothing as the virus infects millions across the planet. All four begin perilous journeys in mind and body as they face daily trials to survive: Four threads, four different parts of the world, one apocalypse!

Gleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing. Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, Mike Tyson - the alumni of Gleason's are a roster of boxing greats. Founded in the Bronx in 1937, Gleason's moved in the mid-1980s to what has since become one of New York's wealthiest residential areas - Brooklyn's DUMBO. Gleason's has also transformed, opening its doors to new members, particularly women and white-collar men. Come Out Swinging is Lucia Trimbur's nuanced insider's account of a place that was once the domain of poor and working-class men of color but is now shared by rich and poor, male and female, black and white.

En El arte de la guerra, Sun Tzu hace análisis detallados y recomendaciones útiles sobre trece temas principales de la estrategia militar: la planeación, el reto, el ataque, el posicionamiento, la dirección, fuerzas y debilidades, las maniobras, la implementación de las tácticas, el avance, el terreno, las fases de una campaña, las armas y el uso de información.

In the Christmas season of 1913, Grace Knight’s elegant old hotel on Cuernavaca’s main plaza is the place to see and be seen. Mexico’s landed aristocracy, members of the foreign community, wealthy tourists, and young army officers with their wives flock to the Colonial. Under the ballroom’s hundreds of twinkling electric lights, they dance to old Spanish tunes and to the new beat of ragtime. Outside the city, in the shadows of the valley’s two volcanoes, a company of federal soldiers raids the hacienda of Don Miguel Sanche.

Tiana was a Cherokee woman. She grew up learning the magic, spells, and nature religion of her people. Before Sam Houston became the father of Texas, he was a young man who had run away from his home in Tennessee to live among the Cherokee. He came to love Tiana. As the Cherokee would say, she walked in his soul. But Sam was a white man, and Tiana, a Cherokee. And the dreams each had for their land and their people were far apart.

Tiana was a Cherokee woman. She grew up learning the magic, spells, and nature religion of her people. Before Sam Houston became the father of Texas, he was a young man who had run away from his home in Tennessee to live among the Cherokee. He came to love Tiana. As the Cherokee would say, she walked in his soul. But Sam was a white man, and Tiana, a Cherokee. And the dreams each had for their land and their people were far apart.