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Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver’s seat, letting us glimpse their lives. When we think about it, we're not really divided.

В 1913 году в Петербурге живет маленькая девочка Надя, которую изводят монстры, видимые только ей. Никто девочке не верит, особенно родной отец - он держит дочь взаперти и никого к ней не пускает, кроме гувернантки.

Otto monologhi al femminile. Una suora assatanata, una donna ansiosa e una donna in carriera, una vecchia bisbetica e una vecchia sognante, una giovane irrequieta, un'adolescente crudele e una donna-lupo. Un continuum di irose contumelie, invettive, spasmi amorosi, bamboleggiamenti, sproloqui, pomposo sentenziare, ammiccanti confidenze, vaneggiamenti sessuali, sussurri sognanti, impettite deliberazioni.

Torino, 1935. Mancano poche settimane all'uscita del nuovo numero della rivista di gialli Saturnalia. Anita è intenta a dattilografare con grande attenzione: ormai ama il suo lavoro, e non solo perché Sebastiano Satta Ascona, che le detta la traduzione di racconti americani pieni di sparatorie e frasi a effetto, è vicino a lei. Molto vicino a lei.

People have been talking about selling the same way for years. They might use different phrasing, but they’ve been saying the same things. “Don’t take no for an answer”! “Always be closing"! “You’re either born to sell, or you’re not". Well, guess what, times have changed. You don’t have to sell like that anymore! And no, you don’t have to be born with “the sales gene”. Anybody can succeed in sales, and better yet, everybody will find more success by being themselves.

"Темный эфир" - фантастический роман Анны Терешковой, первая книга цикла "Империя драконов", жанр любовное фэнтези, юмористическое фэнтези.

When a young girl's life is torn apart by the terror and fear of a new communist government, she has to learn to survive within its harsh confines. As she grows, so does her understanding and her hatred of the political situation, and she becomes determined to escape its confines. Can Suk Hing survive the arduous journey that is fraught with danger, or will she be captured and have to suffer the consequences of being branded a traitor? This is a novelization of a true story of one young woman's struggle, an epic journey - the story of the Freedom Swimmers.

Blame it on Hawaii’s rainbows, sparkling beaches, fruity cocktails, and sensuous breezes. For Heather Diamond, there for a summer course on China, a sea change began when romance bloomed with Fred, an ethnomusicologist from Hong Kong. One night under a full moon, Fred tells Heather the story of Chang’e, the moon goddess. He points out how the shadows form a rabbit pounding an elixir of immortality, but all Heather sees in the moon is a man’s face. Returning to her teaching job in Texas, Heather wonders if the whirlwind affair was a moment of madness.

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, pregnancy and maternity services underwent a rapid transformation in an attempt to deal with transmission of the virus and the growing pressure on healthcare services. In a climate of fear, and with many unknowns about the virus and the risks to pregnant women and their babies, restrictions and hastily implemented policies often overrode years of work to improve maternity care, with devastating consequences for new families.

There is nothing better than being able to laugh uncontrollably at the silliest things. This book is jam packed with loads of silly puns and "dad jokes" for all ages that will have even the most serious person smiling and giggling. These jokes are based on the wonderful mysteries of space, and make the unknown galaxy a bit more relatable through simple humour that will leave every listener feeling the need to re-tell everything they have heard to the nearest person. With a mixture of puns, jokes, and dry humour, there is a variety of humour for everyone to enjoy!

Reaping darkness, the Shadow slicked steel with judgment and danced with death. Sixteen-year-old Aza inherited the power of shadow to rid the land of evil as Odriel's cold-blooded assassin. With her growing strength, Aza discovers the Shadow Plane—a realm of wraiths where screams haunt the winds, calling to her. Although her father forbids her from entering the dark realm, Aza can't ignore the beckoning whispers.

In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through the words of lovers from years gone by. Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers, giving us an insight into queer love outside of the spotlight of fame or fortune. These letters give us a glimpse into the passion and courage it took to continue a gay relationship in times when it was at best improper and at worst illegal. Enlightening introductions to each set of letters give readers an idea of the historical context in which they were written.

Evidence continues to increase on the practical and emotional benefits of babywearing, both to parents and their children. Among many other benefits, babywearing can help parents bond with a new baby and facilitate both breastfeeding and the care of the baby's older siblings. Babywearing also has benefits for society at large. Children are more securely emotionally attached, and there is evidence of a link between the reduced incidence of postnatal depression and babywearing.

One day Cerys walks out of her comfortable life, never to return. Standing on a hillside at night with no phone, no possessions, watching her car set alight, she believes this is the end - that's when Lily walks into her life. The two women strike a fierce bond, and are both running from things that soon threaten to catch up with them. Can these two women keep each other safe? Can they trust each other? Or are the pasts they've escaped too much for either of them to bear?

"Сердце ворона" - фантастический роман Анастасии Логиновой, первая книга цикла "Мир Ордэне", жанр городское фэнтези, исторический детектив, мистика.

Come attraversare i grandi cambiamenti del nostro tempo e uscirne rigenerati? Servono nuove ali per trasformarci in farfalle. Dopo "Biologia della gentilezza", Daniel Lumera e Immaculata De Vivo tornano con un'opera in cui, ancora una volta, la scienza incontra la spiritualità per guidarci verso una nuova frontiera del benessere: individuale, relazionale e collettivo. Un libro che ci insegna ad affrontare i piccoli e grandi cambiamenti della nostra vita e a trasformarli in un motore straordinario di salute, realizzazione e rinascita.

От незваных невест Эрика маркиза спасла и освободила. И хотя он остается мишенью для матримониальных планов, но побег из "курятника" удался. Только вот Эрика по-прежнему остается невестой, пусть и по отложенному договору.

Hannah is a hotel worker, who struggles with depression after a trauma in her childhood and a toxic ex-boyfriend. Callum is a student, questioning his own sanity since a strange young man appeared on the other side of his mirror. When Hannah disappears, her brother Callum determines to find her. His journey leads him to Epping Forest and a mysterious waterfall. But Hannah has fallen through a portal to another world.

Jenna Jafferty is a rambunctious, bighearted little girl doing her best to find her place in her family and to understand the world around her. She wants nothing more than to please everyone, especially her daddy. She is determined to do everything her big sister Janine does, be the best big sister to her baby brother Jason, and to do just what Mommy and Daddy say. But most of the time, Jenna's antics lead to adventures that shock, entertain, and evoke curiosity as to what Jenna could possibly do next.

From fish and fiddleheads to salmonberries and Spam, Alaskan cuisine spans the two extremes of locally abundant wild foods and shelf-stable ingredients produced thousands of miles away. As immigration shapes Anchorage into one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, Alaska's changing food culture continues to reflect the tension between self-reliance and longing for distant places or faraway homes.