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En el primer libro de esta apasionante saga distópica, los dones psíquicos son una sentencia de muerte y hay reglas para sobrevivir: No confíes en nadie. Miente a todos. Y, hagas lo que hagas, no caigas en las trampas de tu mayor enemigo. Wren Darlington ha pasado toda su vida escondida, perfeccionando sus habilidades y ayudando al Levantamiento en pequeñas cosas. En el Continente, ser Modificada significa una muerte segura, y Wren es una de las Modificadas más poderosas que existen.

The year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has been assassinated, years of foreign wars have emptied the treasuries and the realm is governed by a self-interested elite, leaving its citizens to suffer. On the streets, malcontent and paranoia abound. A body is found in the city's swamp by a watchman, Mickel Cardell, and the case is handed over to investigator Cecil Winge, who is dying of consumption.

À la mort de son grand-père François Valence, Jordane reprend en main la destinée du Biloba, la bastide familiale en plein cœur des somptueux paysages de Camargue. Mais comment la seule exploitation des champs d'iris, des moutons mérinos et des chevaux andalous pourrait-elle sauver de la ruine un si lourd héritage ?

In Best Women's Erotica 2011, women are ready to stake their sexual claims like never before - with characters created by some of the most famous names in the erotica genre. Alison Tyler's naughty roommate threesome get more than they bargained for in the dangerous and delicious "Want"; an athlete in Sommer Marsden's "Laps" finds herself doing anything to please her trainer; and a mistress in Rachel Kramer Bussel's "Espionage" commands her lover for herself, if only for a searing moment, during a dinner party where she meets his wife.

A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen.

As a high-class call girl in New York, Kara's had her share of generous, and sometimes odd, clients. But she's never had one like this before. From buying out an entire night to showering her with gifts, he's set up a night far beyond anything she's experienced before. But who is this mysterious man, whose name she doesn't even know? And what does he want from her?

Billionaire mogul Benjamin Knight turns my world upside down. Off-limits and irresistible, his allure is a challenge I can't resist. Our words clash, igniting tension. I'm here to write his story, not get entangled in it. But scandal looms, and he grants me unrivaled access—secrets laid bare.

Drift into dreamland with peace, calm, and imagination. Mindful Adventures Before Sleep is a heartwarming collection of bedtime stories designed to help children and parents unwind after a busy day. Each story blends gentle mindfulness exercises, soothing imagery, and positive messages that guide young listeners toward stillness and rest.

"Chacun n'a-t-il pas, au moins une fois dans sa vie, souhaité tuer quelqu'un ?" Alfred Hitchcock. Paris, Noël 2021. Après un accident cardiaque, Mathias Taillefer se réveille dans une chambre d'hôpital. Une jeune fille inconnue se tient à son chevet. C'est Louise Collange, une étudiante venue jouer bénévolement du violoncelle aux patients. Lorsqu'elle apprend que Mathias est flic, elle lui demande de reprendre une affaire un peu particulière. D'abord réticent, Mathias accepte finalement de l'aider, les plongeant dès lors, tous les deux, dans un engrenage mortel.

Moderator Özcan Cosar empfängt bei der "1 Live Köln Comedy-Nacht XXL" dieses Jahr ein Comedy-Ensemble der Extraklasse: Kaya Yanar, Chris Tall, Negah Amiri, Till Reiners, Nico Stank, Erika Ratcliffe und Maria Clara Groppler bescheren euch einen Abend, an dem ihr Tränen lacht.

In the resort town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods at the seaside amusements. Local teenager Helen Grant is indifferent to the charm of her surroundings; infatuated with her glamorous classmate Stella Swaine, she yearns to escape with her to art college, and from there, the world. But leaving Tramore is easier said than done. With an alcoholic father and an unsympathetic mother, Helen's family life may shatter her dream, just when it seems to be within reach.

When Beth Crowe starts university, she is shadowed by the ghost of her potential as a competitive swimmer. Free to create a fresh identity for herself, she finds herself among people who adore the poetry of her grandfather, Benjamin Crowe, who died tragically before she was born. She embarks on a secret relationship - and on a quest to discover the truth about Benjamin and his widow, her beloved grandmother Lydia. The quest brings her into an archive that no scholar has ever seen and to a person who knows things about her family that nobody else knows.

For lovers of both Barbie and Gloria Steinem, The Movement is the first oral history of the decade that built the modern feminist movement. Through the captivating individual voices of the people who lived it, The Movement tells the intimate inside story of what it felt like to be at the forefront of the modern feminist crusade, when women rejected thousands of years of custom and demanded the freedom to be who they wanted and needed to be.

In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was "a way to carve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online". In this collection of essays, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in American culture - writers, artists, actresses, dancers, hip-hop stars - whose contributions often come in the face of bigotry, misogyny and stereotypes.

Die Mädchen drehen durch. In 6 Wochen werden die Hauptrollen für die Abschlussaufführung bekannt gegeben und jede will die Beste sein. Mia steckt mit ihrem Ehrgeiz Cece und Simone an. Um ihren Ballettdirektor Armando Castillo zu beeindrucken, planen die drei für den nächsten Tag eine Walzer-Vorführung.

Jane Eyre es una niña huérfana que se ha educado en un orfanato, su inteligencia y su afán por aprender consiguen apartarla del mundo de su infancia. Al llegar a los dieciocho años abandona la institución y comienza a trabajar como institutriz, para educar a la hija del señor Rochester. Poco a poco, el amor irá tejiendo su red entre ellos, pero la casa y la vida de Rochester guardan un estremecedor y terrible misterio.

Drôle, accessible, rassurant, un petit traité pour se libérer d'un mal insidieux : le perfectionnisme. Après le succès de "L'apprentissage du bonheur", un livre audio de travail indispensable pour apprendre à s'accepter, même imparfait, et être enfin soi-même. Se dépasser. Faire toujours mieux. Être plus efficace. Tous les jours, nous nous imposons des objectifs impossibles à atteindre.

Né en 1928 à Sighet en Transylvanie, Elie Wiesel était un adolescent lorsqu'en 1944 il fut déporté avec sa famille à Auschwitz puis à Birkenau. "La nuit" est le récit des souvenirs qu'Elie Wiesel conserve de la séparation d'avec sa mère et sa petite sœur qu'il ne reverra plus jamais et du camp où avec son père il partage la faim, le froid, les coups, les tortures... et la honte de perdre sa dignité d'homme quand il ne répondra pas à son père mourant.

The year is 1794. A young nobleman, Eric Three Roses, languishes in hospital. Some think he would be just at home in the madhouse across the road. Ridden with guilt, he spends his nights writing down memories of his lost love who died on their wedding night. Her mother also mourns her, and when no one listens to her suspicions, she begs the aid of the only person who will listen: Jean Mickel Cardell, the one-armed watchman.

My life hasn’t been easy for the past two years, not since the day that rich jerk Edward Speare sat at my bar and got us embroiled in a scandal. Some people think they can get away with anything just because they’re loaded, but if they try to get rough with me, they are gonna get my kickboxing-trained foot up their you-know-where.