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Die vierteilige Zauberwald-Reihe der britischen Kultautorin Enid Blyton gehört seit ihrer Veröffentlichung vor rund 80 Jahren zu den Kinderbuchklassikern. Teil eins erzählt von den Geschwistern Jo, Bessie und Fanny. Im Zauberwald hinter ihrem Haus wächst der geheimnisvolle Wunderweltenbaum, dessen Krone bis in die Wolken ragt. Als sie den Stamm hinaufklettern, begegnen sie seinen magischen Bewohnern, etwa dem Kobold Griesgram und der Fee Seidenhaar, die vor den Gefahren an der Spitze des Baumes warnen.

Sophie ist eine absolute Stadtpflanze, doch ihr Leben in Hamburg läuft eher schlecht als recht. Als sie dann auch noch vom Tod ihrer lieben Tante Dotti erfährt, zieht es ihr den Boden unter den Füßen weg. Aber Dotti hatte einen Plan für sie - und so findet sich Sophie kurze Zeit später in Wümmerscheid-Sollensbach wieder, einem idyllischen, wenn auch verschlafenen kleinen Ort zwischen Rhein und Mosel. Dort steht sie überrascht vor ihrem Erbe: ein renovierungsbedürftiges, altes Mühlengebäude mit einem Café im Erdgeschoss.

As the sole daughter of the chief priest, Hannah is publicly shamed when the prophet of Israel refuses to heal her. Determined to restore her family's honor, she escapes Jerusalem in hopes of finding the prophet and convincing him to restore her deformities. Gilead, a young Hebrew guard sympathetic to her plight, willingly accompanies her. On their way, they are captured by a band of raiders and Hannah is forced to serve in the household of the commander of the Aramean army, an officer who is in need of healing himself. Meanwhile, Gilead is being used as sword practice for the Aramean soldiers. Hannah must act fast to save Gilead and herself, but survival will mean coaxing the prophet of Israel to heal an enemy commander.

1572. Europe is in turmoil. A vengeful faction of exiled English Catholics is scattered about the continent, plotting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and install her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne. And in the Netherlands, the streets are red with the blood of those who dare to oppose the brutal Spanish occupation. But amid the unrest, one resourceful young woman has made a lucrative enterprise...Scottish-born Fenella Doorn salvages crippled vessels.

Though barely out of the schoolroom, Melody Ashton was determined to save her mother from scandal. Guardian of several "orphans" (in actuality the illegitimate children of the ton!) poor Mama was accused of pilfering contributions. To make matters worse, the infuriatingly handsome Lord Coe had accused them all of blackmailing his sister, whose child resided with them!

The exquisite Frederica der Esslingen fled from her father's castle to the herbalist's cottage, vowing she could never give in to her father's wishes and marry the man her twin sister loved. Another man, a stranger forbidden to her, touched her very soul. A man who listened when she spoke...a man with a tumble of black curls and clever lips.... He understood her bold, searching heart. Yet he was denied her forever.

Our faith begins and ends with the love of God. In the face of life’s struggles, how deeply we need to trust in a love greater than ourselves--a love we can count on to hold us, to never let us go, and to instill in us a worth that our best efforts can never earn and our worst failings can’t...

The charming vacation house on the coast of Maine was meant to be a heavenly retreat for Danica Lindsay and her husband Blake, a place where they could mend the wounds of a strained and tired marriage. Instead, she finds herself mostly there alone while Blake's political star is rapidly rising back in Boston. Were it not for the companionship of her new neighbor, gentle and caring Michael Buchanan, Danica would surely be overcome by loneliness and despair.

A lovely, lyrical ode to the magic of sisterhood by beloved former first daughters and bestselling authors Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. A young girl's wish is granted when a new sister arrives. While the baby can't do much, over time the big and little siblings become inseparable...

From a distance Felix Fitzwilliam, the son of an old English family, is a good husband and father. But, obsessed with order and routine, he's a prisoner to perfection. Disengaged from the emotional life of his North Carolina family, Felix has let his wife, Ella, deal with their special-needs son by herself.

Finally, life is good for reluctant family law attorney, Jamie Quinn--her father may get his visa soon, her boyfriend is the bomb, and her law practice is growing like crazy--but when she agrees to take on a high-profile divorce case, everything falls apart. What looked like an opportunity to work with her friend Grace and make some serious bucks has turned into a deadly game, one that could destroy their friendship and tear their town apart. Why couldn't Jamie just leave well enough alone?

Lady Novella Crownley has been teaching at a girl's school far from her ancestral home, Crownley Hall, and one day her mother asks her to return. She leaves at once only to find that so much has changed since her last visit home. Her beloved father, the Earl of Crownley, had died some years earlier, leaving her mother lonely and unable to cope on her own. Unknown to Novella her mother had remarried and the first time she met her new stepfather, Lord Buckton, she did like him at all.

In eighth grade, she knew one thing…. Science was awesome. Would her future self change the world? At 24, Paulette’s got a dream, but it’s going to take a lot of money. The best solution is to start her own bionics company and then she can fund her real vision.

ADHD is one of the most researched yet least understood conditions of our time. Living Beyond ADHD host, Dr B, is here to explore relevant information that just isn't making it from the experts to the general public, and to close that gap. Those diagnoses missed in earlier years and made in adulthood, add many burdens to the discovery. Failed marriages, bankruptcy, unemployment, academic failure, underachieving, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and a deep mistrust of self, are just the tip of the iceberg. In order to live a happier, more productive and successful adult life in today's ...

Le grand retour de Don Miguel Ruiz ! Vous êtes sur le point de découvrir que tout ce que vous preniez pour la réalité n'est rien d'autre qu'un rôle que vous avez fort bien appris. Le moment est venu pour vous de devenir l'auteur et le metteur en scène de votre propre vie ! Don Miguel Ruiz, auteur des "Quatre Accords toltèques", revient sur le devant de la scène avec une œuvre magistrale : un cours sur le mystère de la vie qui provoquera incontestablement en vous une révolution intérieure.

After years of courses, research papers, lectures, midterms, and finals, it's time for students to graduate. One of the last rites of passage for students before pursuing their careers is the graduation ceremony. But before receiving their diplomas, students have one last opportunity to bask in the wisdom and experience conveyed by those who deliver the commencement address. This compilation of commencement speeches features a variety of successful individuals including two presidents, two first ladies, and other accomplished public figures.

If your life or the life of someone you love has been hijacked by pain, you're not alone. One out of every three US adults lives with chronic pain - pain that can rob you of your vitality, confidence, friendships, intimacy, and even your will to live. But it doesn't have to be that way. That's why the experts at Mayo Clinic have teamed with The Great Courses to craft this research-based guide to pain relief and recovery.

Barbara De Angelis explores passion and its essential place in our lives in a compact tour-de-force for all seasons. A primary motive force that invests life with color, purpose and ultimate meaning, our passion defines how we approach each day and is at the heart of our closest relationships...

Ein Hauch von Hollywood in Wümmerscheid-Sollensbach! Es ist Frühling und der kleine Ort zwischen Rhein und Mosel in heller Aufregung: Im Dorf sollen Dreharbeiten stattfinden, und mehr als einer der Einwohner träumt vom Ruhm. Allein die hochschwangere Sophie bewahrt einen kühlen Kopf. Sie genießt den Frühling und freut sich, dass alle ihre Freunde sie in Tante Dottis Bistro unterstützen so gut es geht. Doch dann droht ein Geist aus der Vergangenheit alles zu zerstören, was Sophie sich aufgebaut hat. Wird sie gemeinsam mit ihren Freunden das Bistro retten können?

When the tribal elders make marriage a requirement for claiming her land, Milcah bat Zelophehad must find a betrothed straightaway. The only problem in finding a husband is that all her suitors were slain while conquering the land of Canaan. Men avoid her in order to stay alive. After praying to God to send her a bold suitor, a man from her father's clan plummets from a tree right on top of her. Is this God answering prayer or a foolish antic by Eli, the war-scarred brother from one of her clan's rival families?