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Selbstständige Kinder statt Helikopter-Erziehung. Die Supermama aus dem Silicon Valley, legendäre Lehrerin und Mutter dreier Töchter, verrät, wie man Kinder zu glücklichen und erfolgreichen Erwachsenen macht. Sie setzt auf Vertrauen, Respekt, Unabhängigkeit und Liebe. Steve Jobs nahm seine Kinder von der Privatschule und schickte sie auf die Palo Alto High School, damit sie in Esthers Unterricht gehen konnten. Spider-Man-Star James Franco sagt, dass aus ihm ohne Esthers Unterstützung niemals ein bekannter Schauspieler geworden wäre.

Eine Tote im Flugzeug und keine Tatwaffe! Welch ein Glück, dass Hercule Poirot an Bord ist. Dennoch sind die kleinen grauen Zellen des belgischen Meisterdetektivs enorm gefordert bis er herausfindet, wer über den Wolken ein Motiv hatte, Marie Morisot umzubringen.

Was ist Glück und wie kann man es erreichen? Paul Watzlawicks Anweisungen nicht zu befolgen ist der erste Schritt: In seinem Anti-Ratgeber zeigt er den Unglücklichen, wie sie sich das Leben schwer machen. Das Wetter ist trostlos, der Chef schlecht gelaunt und überhaupt war früher alles besser... Watzlawick nimmt die menschlichen Denk- und Verhaltensmuster unter die Lupe, die uns immer wieder am eigenen Glück hindern: Es gibt viele Wege unglücklich zu sein. Und es ist an uns zu entscheiden, welchen wir wählen – oder ob wir womöglich eine ganz andere Richtung einschlagen.

In Love, Nature, Magic, organic advocate and former CEO of a global health and wellness company Maria Rodale combines her love of nature and gardening with her experience in shamanic journeying, embarking on an epic adventure to learn from plants, animals, and insects—including some of the most misunderstood beings in nature. Maria asks them their purpose and listens as they show and declare what they want us humans to know.

Daughters of Latin America collects the intergenerational voices of Latine women across time and space, capturing the power, strength, and creativity of these visionary writers, leaders, scholars, and activists—including 24 Indigenous voices. Several authors featured are translated into English for the first time. Grammy, National Book Award, Cervantes, and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as a Nobel Laureate and the next generation of literary voices are among the stars of this essential collection, women whose work inspires and transforms us.

Fifteen-year-old Brynn can’t stop thinking about death. Her intrusive thoughts and severe anxiety leave her feeling helpless—and hopeless. So after her mom interprets one of Brynn’s blog posts as a suicide note, she takes extreme measures, confiscating Brynn’s phone, blocking her Internet access, and banishing her to stay with her father who lives “off the grid” on a houseboat in the Florida mangroves. Isolated from her online friends—her only friends—Brynn resigns herself to a summer of mind-numbing boredom and loneliness… until Skylar appears.

Hexen hassen Kinder. Hexen finden, dass Kinder stinken wie Hundekackhaufen. Und jetzt plant die Große Oberhexe, alle Kinder in Mäuse zu verwandeln. Kann irgendjemand sie aufhalten? Dies ist die Geschichte eines sehr kleinen, sehr mutigen Helden, dem genau das gelang! "Ich war noch keine acht Jahre alt, da hatte ich selber nacheinander zwei Begegnungen mit Hexen. Aus der ersten ging ich unversehrt hervor, bei der zweiten Gelegenheit hatte ich leider weniger Glück. Mir sind Sachen passiert, die euch wahrscheinlich kreischen lassen, wenn ihr sie hört. Aber das kann ich nicht ändern."

¿Respondes el mítico «fine, thank you» cuando te preguntan cómo estás? ¿Confundes palabras que suenan igual y escribes igual palabras que son diferentes? ¿Hay expresiones típicas que nunca sabes cómo decir o que se te quedan on the tip of your tongue?

Ashe has lived an isolated, quiet life taking care of her twin sisters within their cabin in the woods. They are arctic wolf shifters, the rarest and most sought after lineage in the paranormal world. While their family was once the ruling alpha pack, an uprising exiled them and landed them in the Great Woods. Shortly after, their parents vanished, leaving Ashe to care for her sisters and to ensure they're never found.

As a baby, Tara Wolfe was kidnapped by Hong Kong triads. After a bungled ransom demand, she was taken secretly to the mainland. Now known as Wei Mei, she has known no other life but the rural village where "Mummy Rita" raised her. When men with guns arrive in the village looking for her, she runs away to the Chinese megacity of Shenzhen, and a life on the streets. Witnessed by a talent scout defending herself from an assault by three rich kids, Mei is recruited for a Communist Party school for assassins.

To all appearances, the victim hit all the checkmarks of a successful life, working for an exclusive finance firm, a member of an exclusive yacht club, having the perfect house in suburbia, a wife, two kids, and a picket fence. But as FBI Special Agent Stella Fall goes deeper down the rabbit hole of evidence, she soon realizes he wasn’t as much of a good guy as he pretended to be. What was he really up to on Dad’s Night Out? On Dad’s weekends away? At his firm?

When a 40-year-old mother and divorcee is found murdered after a wild, college house party, FBI Special Agent Stella suspects there’s more to the story than partying gone awry. As Stella delves deeper into the case, it only becomes more complex and confusing, leading her to dead end, after dead end. Stella must unravel the questions at the heart of the case: Why was this divorcee at the party in the first place? Who wanted her dead? And why? Will the killer strike again? A fast-paced, psychological thriller with unforgettable characters, and heart-pounding suspense.

Prendi in mano questo libro, la tua vita comincia da qui. La tua vita comincia da te, dallo scoprirti diverso e diversa da come ti vogliono gli altri. Lascia a terra le zavorre e i sensi di colpa e sali sul treno che ti porterà a realizzare davvero quello che tu sei, quello che tu desideri. Hai presente la vocina che ti dice che non vali abbastanza? Che non meriti ciò che hai, che non hai ciò che meriti, che ti fa sentire continuamente in colpa, che ti dice che dovresti essere meglio, che dovresti essere più alto, bassa, magro, ricca, potente?

Primavera con una esquina rota es un testimonio directo y dolorido que trata de una sociedad escindida, fracturada por la represión y el autoritarismo, e intenta ser un puente entre dos regiones -el Uruguay bajo la dictadura y el Uruguay del exilio- que constituyen un solo y lacerado país.

The universe sings a song, and I can hear it when we kiss. Dimitri's eyes are the ice blue of a glacier - the hottest edge of a flame. His gaze both chills and heats me. His cheekbones are sculpted from marble, lips red as a rose petal and turned up into a predatory smile. He walks like a dancer - movements liquid, precise, controlled, and strong. He’s been following me...sent to protect me.

Being empathetic at work means seeing the situation from another’s perspective, and using that vantage point to shape your leadership style, workplace culture, and branding strategy. Pairing her knowledge as a branding expert with proven research and fascinating stories from executives, change makers, and community leaders, Maria Ross reveals exactly how empathy makes brands and organizations stronger and more successful.

Losing weight after 50 is very difficult, but, if you're a woman over 50, you may be even more interested in losing weight than you were at 30! There are many diet options available to help lose weight at 50, but the keto diet has been among the most popular lately. The problem most people run into when following a diet is the time to do it and the funds to buy all those zero-calorie foods and meal plans. Well, with the Keto for Women over 50, you can forget all about that. With these keto recipes, they take no more than 30 minutes to make and are easy on your wallet.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux describe four loves: self-love, selfish love, loving God objectified, and loving one's self in God. These four loves are all on the path of learning to love God. He asserts that reaching the last stage of love grants a pain-free afterlife.

Author Ash Mahoney shares tips to healthy eating on a budget. After being in college, cooking on a budget, Ash wants to you to have his greatest tips for saving money on food, so you stick to your plans for healthy eating without breaking the bank.

Die erste Regel lautet: Du darfst dich niemals verlieben. Niemals. Tom Hazard ist Geschichtslehrer, ein introvertierter Mann, der ein zurückgezogenes Leben führt. Und er hat ein Geheimnis: Er sieht aus wie 40, ist aber in Wirklichkeit über 400 Jahre alt. Er hat die Elisabethanische Ära in England, die Expeditionen von Captain Cook in der Südsee, Paris der zwanziger Jahre erlebt und alle paar Jahre eine neue Identität angenommen. Aber eines war er immer: einsam.