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Now available in audio, the Anthony Award-winning short story that started it all. In Lucky Penny, award-winning author Linda Barnes introduces the red-headed, jazz-loving, cab-driving Bostonian and Private Investigator Carlotta Carlyle. As Carlotta lounges in her cab one night while waiting for a fare, the part-time cabbie is accosted and robbed at gunpoint. When she is unable to get any assistance from the police, Carlotta sets out on her own to recover the stolen goods and bring the perp to justice.

Harvard professor Wilson Chaney has a secret and somebody knows it. His adulterous affair with a freshman ended just weeks before she wound up dead. The sole trace of his infatuation is a stack of missing love letters - and they’ve fallen into the wrong hands… Carlotta Carlyle takes the case to find his blackmailer and retrieve the letters. Six-foot-one and red-haired, this private eye doesn’t blink when the going gets tough.

Tony Webster og hans klike var tre. Adrian Finn blev den fjerde. Skolen var en ren drengeskole. Sultne efter sex og bøger styrede de gennem gymnasietiden sammen udvekslede følelser jokes sladder og viden. Måske var Adrian mere seriøs end de andre; han var helt sikkert klogere. Men de fire lovede hinanden venskab for livet og skiltes. Studierne kalder. Tony bliver kæreste med Veronica. Vi er i tresserne. Den seksuelle revolution har ingen rigtig oplevet. Som Tony konstaterer: De fleste mennesker oplevede først tresserne i halvfjerdserne.

Papegøjen i denne romans titel er en udstoppet fugl som den store franske forfatter Gustave Flaubert havde stående foran sig på sit skrivebord da han i 1870 erne skrev historien om en gammel tjenestepige. Hun lod sin højt elskede papegøje udstoppe da den var død og endte med at tro at den var Helligånden. Denne fugl spiller en afgørende rolle for romanens hovedperson. Geoffrey Braithwaite er pensioneret læge med et livsprojekt: Han vil vide alt om den store franske forfatter Gustave Flauberts liv.

Völlig unerwartet taucht eine Fremde auf der Seebestattung von Maries Vater auf, zu dem sie selbst in den letzten Jahren kaum noch Kontakt hatte. Niemand scheint sie zu kennen. Es gibt nur einen Hinweis zu dieser Frau, und der führt nach Norderney. Mit zwiespältigen Gefühlen, aber festentschlossen das Geheimnis zu lüften, das Marie hinter dem Erscheinen dieser Frau vermutet, fährt sie von Hooksiel aus auf die beschauliche Nordseeinsel. Und wirklich: Zwischen Dünen und Meer lernt Marie ihren Vater hier noch einmal neu kennen.

"Bring meine Kette zurück zu meiner großen Liebe, nach Juist!" Nur wenige Stunden vor ihrem Tod hat Caros Patientin ihr dieses Versprechen abgenommen. Nun steht Caro auf dem Klinikflur, der ihr alltäglicher Arbeitsplatz ist, und hält Elfriedes kunstvoll gearbeitete Perlenkette in den Händen.

Mit ihrer Karamellwerkstatt auf Rügen lebt Pia erfolgreich ihren Traum. Und doch ist sie nicht glücklich. Denn Paul, der Mann, den sie liebt, lebt gut fünfhundert Kilometer entfernt auf der Insel Juist. Als ihre Großmutter sie bittet, sie auf eine Reise zu den Orten ihrer Kindheit zu begleiten, sagt Pia zu. Eine Auszeit mit ihrer Oma ist genau das, was sie jetzt braucht. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf Spurensuche in die Vergangenheit. Dabei entdecken sie eine Liebesgeschichte, die Zeit und Grenzen überdauert hat - und bis heute nachwirkt.

Die kleine Vampirin rettet die Tiere! Mein Name ist Mirella, Mirella Manusch. Ich bin fast zehn Jahre alt und habe gerade erst einen neuen Eckzahn bekommen. Seitdem weiß ich: Ich bin ein Vampirmädchen. Ja, echt! Wenn die Sonne untergegangen ist, kann ich mich in eine Fledermaus verwandeln und fliegen. Außerdem habe ich einen eigenen Beschützer, meinen Kater Langstrumpf, der eigentlich Lancelot heißt. Und das Allercoolste: Ich kann die Sprache der Tiere verstehen, von Kleinkram wie Spinnen und Motten mal abgesehen. Abgefahren, oder? So kommt es auch, dass ich die Sorgen der Tiere in unserem Zoo kennenlerne.

Die erste Liebe hat lebenslange Konsequenzen, aber davon hat Paul im Alter von neunzehn keine Ahnung. Mit neunzehn ist er stolz, dass seine Liebe zur verheirateten, fast dreißig Jahre älteren Susan die gesellschaftlichen Konventionen sprengt. Er ist sich ganz sicher, in Susan die Frau fürs Leben gefunden zu haben, alles andere ist nebensächlich. Erst mit zunehmendem Alter wird Paul klar, dass die Anforderungen, die die Liebe an ihn stellt, größer sind, als er es jemals für möglich gehalten hätte.

This rhythmic, read-aloud title is an unbridled celebration of the self-esteem, confidence, and swagger boys feel when they leave the barber's chair - a tradition that places on their heads a figurative crown, beaming with jewels, that confirms their brilliance and worth and helps them not only love and accept themselves but also take a giant step toward caring how they present themselves to the world. Crown is a high-spirited, engaging salute to the beautiful, raw, assured humanity of black boys and how they see themselves when they approve of their reflections in the mirror.

A complete resource to help women with diabetes understand their unique experiences and opportunities, A Woman's Guide to Diabetes offers frank discussions about the issues that women with all types of diabetes face, both personally and with family and friends. New topics are introduced and explored through the personal journeys and experiences of authors Brandy Barnes and Natalie Strand, two successful and down-to-earth women who were both diagnosed with diabetes during their teenage years.

New York-based Greer Barnes' first comedy special finds him talking out on cops, cavemen, and black astronauts.

Kentia, a beautiful hustler with a taste for the finer things in life, becomes a victim of someone else’s hustle for a change. Kirrah, a video vixen and gold-digger, learns a valuable lesson in playing the game. Sometimes you get burnt. Theori, working as a stripper to pay for college, discovers the high price of deception.

When 22-year-old Gillian Thompson returns from university for the summer, it is apparent there is tension at home. An irritant to her father and a concern to her mother, Gillian’s home life is less than ideal. Geraldine, Gillian’s mother, has suffered abuse from Joe for years. However, it is not until Joe dies that the family dynamic shifts and Gillian starts out on her own dark journey.

Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader of a former Soviet satellite country, is on trial. His adversary, the prosecutor general, stands for the new government's ideals and liberal certainties and is attempting to ensare Petkanov with the dictator's own totalitarian laws. But Petkanov is not beaten yet. He has been given his chance to fight back, and he takes it with a vengeance, to the increasing discomfort and surprise of those around him.

No one has a better perspective on life on both sides of the channel than Julian Barnes. In these exquisitely crafted stories spanning several centuries, he takes as his universal theme the British in France: from the last days of a reclusive English composer, the beef consuming 'navvies' labouring on the Paris-Rouen railway to a lonely woman mourning the death of her brother on the battlefields of the Somme.

When writer Simon Barnes heard a Cetti's warbler sing out as he turned up to look at a house for sale, he knew immediately that he had found his new home. The fact that his garden backed onto an area of marshy land only increased the possibilities, but there was always the fear that it might end up in the wrong hands and be lost to development or intensive farming.

Dive deep with us every Thursday into the wild frontier of vacant land investing. Hosted by Jaren Barnes, "The Land Maverick Podcast" is your unfiltered, no-BS ticket into the vast universe of land investing! We're talking genuine conversations, passionate debates, and unexpected insights from some of the sharpest minds in the land game. Whether you're a rookie looking to stake your claim or a seasoned pro scouting the next big opportunity, join us for a wild ride through the intricacies of land investing. Pull up a chair, tune in, and let's get down to the nitty-gritty of turning dirt ...

Join practicing attorney Patrick Barnes and Dr. Michael Barnes, addiction professional, delve into various aspects of the legal profession, including mental health, technology, and client advocacy skills.Patrick interweaves mental health concepts affecting the legal profession like compassion fatigue and burnout, advocates for a trauma-informed legal practice, and how to best represent your clients while taking care of yourself as well.Patrick also discusses emerging legal technologies with a focus on using new techniques to simplify your practice and allow you to work smarter, not harder.Dr. ...

Chanequa Walker-Barnes offers a compelling argument that the Christian racial reconciliation movement is incapable of responding to modern-day racism. She demonstrates how reconciliation’s roots in the evangelical, male-centered Promise Keepers’ movement has resulted in a patriarchal and largely symbolic effort focused upon improving relationships between men from various racial-ethnic groups.