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A young girl dies mysteriously from what can only be explained as a rare illness. Her younger sister finds a diary in her room that has never been written in. Day by day the book reveals a new writing that urges the young girl to investigate the death. From encounters to the writings, there is a story to be heard, a mystery to be solved.

Mermaids, mermen, treacherous villagers, and a Nix: these are some of the exciting things in store for you with the latest Natashiah Jansen story entitled Pearl Port Singer. You’ll be taken on a dive into the magical world of merpeople...If you love humorous stories, you will love Pearl Port Singer.

Searching for answers is the main thing on Tabitha’s mind. But when an exchange of black market magic goes wrong, she finds herself entangled with a member of the High Council. With her mate by her side, Tabitha finally finds what she’s looking for, only to discover it could change the balance of power in necromancer society...and not for the better.

Our protagonist, Victoria, is a successful businesswoman. She has a history of mental illness, but that's behind her now, despite what her distant husband might say. What starts out as a normal day at the office is turned upside down by the appearance of a mysterious figure that only Victoria can see. It soon becomes clear that this being, whatever it is, is following her. As Victoria tries to make the creature go away, her demons begin to creep up on her again.

Her father left them when she was just five. Now in her early 20's Lucy knew better than to concentrate on her academics alone. She did every menial job she could lay her hands upon so as to support herself and (hopefully) relieve the burden on her mother...She was glad when her friend, Julia, introduced her to freelancing on Upwork. She gets hooked up again with a client for whom she previously wrote a romance novel...It wasn't long before Lucy discovered she had fallen into the hands of an organized network of human traffickers.

Many people believe that traveling around the world is unattainable due to lack of money, but this is just simply not true when you make it a priority. Travel can be used as a powerful tool to reach your personal, educational, and professional goals no matter what that may be. In this helpful guide you will gain the tools and knowledge to make traveling a reality, as well as how to leverage travel to reach all of your other life goals!

In Olio Live - a very special one-night performance recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theater in February 2019 - poet Tyehimba Jess introduces listeners to his 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, Olio. A stellar cast of actors, accompanied by pianist Jeremy Gill, performs a selection of poems from the collection, all of which reinterpret the lived experience of real historical figures.

As comic as it is deeply moving, Holy Lands chronicles several months in the lives of an estranged family of colourful eccentrics. Harry Rosenmerck is an ageing Jewish cardiologist who has left his thriving medical practice in New York - to raise pigs in Israel. His ex-wife, Monique, ruminates about their once happy marriage even as she quietly battles an aggressive illness. Their son, David, an earnest and successful playwright, has vowed to reconnect with his father since coming out. Annabelle, their daughter, finds herself unmoored in Paris in the aftermath of a breakup.

Many aspiring musicians most often don't get the balanced mentorship that they need to be functional away from their music. Most grow up desiring to travel the world and play on the big stage but, they end up neglecting their natural God-given role as just being a good man or woman, husband or wife, and father or mother. Musicians are often told that they have a "musical gift", and end up going through life believing all they are supposed to do in life is play their instrument for a living.

Technology is more and more present in our lives, which is a clear advance but also a danger, especially among the youngest people since they can fall into what is called cyber addiction. This has become a reality today. This health problem did not exist a decade ago and is taking on new victims and more and more young people every day. While some countries are beginning to take steps to prevent it, others they have not yet realized the gravity of the situation.

Andy, a chipmunk who just celebrated his sixth birthday days earlier with a group of his woodland friends, is caught in a massive storm that sweeps through his area of the forest. Andy, in his memory, goes back to that pleasant day when everyone - friend and foe alike - embraced his birthday celebration by getting along. He has fond memories as he falls through the branches of a large maple tree that had been his safe harbor in the storm. How did Andy get here? More importantly, will he survive the fall?

Life’s been difficult enough since American teen Kit Bridges moved to England with her dad to start their new life at The Covington Academy, an elite equestrian boarding school. Her roommate, Anya, turned out to be an Indian princess - a secret Anya didn’t bother to confide to Kit before fleeing Covington, seemingly for good. The boys in England are charming, but they’re too busy fighting for Kit’s attention, and she’s focused on the only one who really made Kit feel like she belonged: wild, unruly horse TK.

In dieser Box finden sich die früheren Programme "Flaschendrehen und andere miese Bräuche", "Das wird jetzt ein bisschen weh tun" und "Was sollen die Leute denken" sowie das brandneue, bisher noch nicht veröffentlichte wunderbare Programm "Heute wegen gestern geschlossen". Ganzjährige Tour im deutschsprachigen Raum, hat mittlerweile acht Bücher veröffentlicht, Auftritte in "Die Anstalt" im ZDF.

Fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges is slowly growing accustomed to her new equestrian school, the illustrious Covington Academy, and life as an American teen in England. But it's not easy finding a new normal since her mother's death, especially when it seems like her dad, Covington's riding instructor, might be starting to move on.

We've all been there. We know that sneaking, small voice in our heads all too well - you're too loud. Too quiet. Too young. Too old. Too unimportant. Too ugly. Too silly. Too serious. You're not as successful as she is - look at her perfect family, look at her high-powered job, look at her great hair and size four skinny jeans. Why can't you be more like her - be more in general? Why do you expect so much from everyone? Why can't you take up less space? Ask for less? Be less? The lies track well-worn paths in our minds and our hearts, wearing us down and making us question our role in God's kingdom.

Texting while driving. Binge drinking. Bullying. Unprotected sex. There are plenty of reasons for parents to worry about getting a late-night call about their teen. But most of the advice parents and educators hear about teens is outdated and unscientific - and simply doesn't work. Acclaimed adolescent psychiatrist and educator Jess Shatkin brings more than two decades' worth of research and clinical experience to the subject, along with cutting-edge findings from brain science, evolutionary psychology, and other disciplines.

Since moving to the small town of Woodland, Maya's early morning runs have contained few surprises: the same windy roads, the same suburban scenery, the same anonymous motorists. One rainy morning though, a chance encounter places Maya in a situation she never expected, and one that ultimately tests her very will to survive.

When American teen Kit Bridges moves to England to attend an elite equestrian boarding school, neither she nor her new home will ever be quite the same.

Love, loss, irony, and humor abound in the lives of eight families living around Loon Lake, a shallow fishing spot in Northern Michigan. Whether it's the story of a young dreamer and a bully, a man looking forward to retirement and the family that stands in his way, a teacher facing ethical choices, or a family coping with disaster, these stories delight.

I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It is a hilarious memoir of growing up in the early days of the internet and celebrating technology's role in our lives. Coming of age in suburban Connecticut in the late '80s and early '90s, Jess Kimball Leslie looked to the nascent internet to find the tribes she couldn't find IRL: fellow Bette Midler fans; women who seemed impossibly sure of their sexuality; interns trudging through similarly soul-crushing media jobs.