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Kochin is a heartsooth—a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death. Intent on defying nature and bringing Nhika back to life, Kochin keeps her body in a life-preserving casket and waits for a miracle. Stricken with grief and descending into madness, Kochin realizes the answer to his desperate quest can only lie in one place: Yarong, the lush yet battle-ridden island the first heartsooths called home.

Career Break Compass is for mid- to high-level executives who are high achievers and goal-oriented decision makers finding themselves losing momentum and drive from overwork, lack of work-life balance, emotional exhaustion, and more. By telling her own story, the author shows how after recognizing that she was burned out in her career, she decided to take a three-month break.

What happens when we reach out into the vastness of space? What hope for us amongst the stars? Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan brings us 14 new tales of the future, from some of the finest science fiction writers in the field. The 14 startling stories in this anthology feature the work of Greg Egan, Aliette de Bodard, Ian McDonald, Karl Schroeder, Pat Cadigan, Karen Lord, Ellen Klages, Adam Roberts, Linda Nagata, Hannu Rajaniemi, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Ken MacLeod, Alastair Reynolds, and Peter Watts.

Der Alltag dient Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim als roter Faden, der durch die Welt von organischer, anorganischer und physikalischer Chemie führt: Der Tag beginnt mit der Chemie des Aufwachens, wir erfahren, wann der richtige Zeitpunkt für den ersten Kaffee und was das Geheimnis perfekter Bratkartoffeln ist, wie Stoffwechsel- und Jo-Jo-Effekt chemisch funktionieren, warum nur Aluminiumsalze die Schweißbildung verhindern, andere Stoffe aber den Schweiß nicht stinken lassen... Und natürlich geht es am Abend um die "Chemistry of Love.

Beneath the polished veneer of Toronto’s high society, Taylor Elordi hides a heart still haunted by a love she thought she’d buried. Bound by a strategic engagement to the powerful David Bennett, she walks a tightrope between duty and desire. But everything tilts the night she locks eyes with Robert Brown—David’s cousin and the man who once held her heart, now a stranger with missing memories.

Fakten, wissenschaftlich fundiert und eindeutig belegt, sind Gold wert. Besonders dann, wenn Fake News oder Halbwahrheiten die öffentliche Debatte bestimmen und ein sachlicher Diskurs nicht mehr möglich ist. Ob Klimawandel, Homöopathie, Feinstaub oder Erblichkeit von Intelligenz - die Wissenschaftsjournalistin Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim räumt bei diesen und anderen großen Streitthemen mit diesem Missstand auf. Klarsichtig und kurzweilig legt sie dar, was faktisch niemand mehr bestreiten kann und worauf wir uns alle einigen können.

A fortuitous encounter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; a father-and-son outing that echoes a childhood trauma; a harrowing haunting finally laid to rest; two young brothers at their innocent play; the recovery of a lost family keepsake; Grandma sharing a fairy tale with her granddaughter. These captured moments, ordinary though they may seem, reveal the blessings of love and hope in the course of everyday life.

Le travail ne fait pas peur à Anaïs. Arthur, si. Ça y est ! Après des années d'efforts, Anaïs va réaliser le rêve de sa vie : s'envoler pour New York afin d'occuper un poste prestigieux dans le domaine de la voile. Seul hic, la jeune femme a beau être brillante, sa désorganisation est légendaire et elle se fait régulièrement exploiter par ses stagiaires. Survivre à un rythme encore plus effréné aux Etats-Unis s'annonce impossible. À moins que…

A powerful memoir of resilience, friendship, family, and food from the acclaimed chefs behind the award-winning Hy Vong Vietnamese restaurant in Miami. In 1975, after narrowly escaping the fall of Saigon, pregnant refugee and gifted cook Tung Nguyen ended up in the Miami home of Kathy Manning, a graduate student and waitress who was taking in displaced Vietnamese refugees. This serendipitous meeting evolved into a decades-long partnership, one that eventually turned strangers into family and a tiny, no-frills eatery into one of the most lauded restaurants in the country.

The six teenagers who make up the Lit Lair have it made. A beachfront mansion, millions of followers, stunning good looks, and sponsorship deals worth more money than they ever dreamed. They live together, making videos about their perfect lives. Except it’s not so perfect after one of them turns up dead in the infinity pool. When the group TikTok account starts posting cryptic messages, the police stop looking outside the house for suspects — and start looking straight at them. Everyone in the Lit Lair had reasons why their lives would have been easier without Sydney Reynolds.

La nuit, Sapphire se déhanche sans honte sur la scène du Gentlemen's Jewels. Le jour, elle redevient Rafaëlla Gonzalez et s'occupe avec acharnement de son fils, Aljan, et de sa sœur Angelina. Ruslan Volkov a mis entre parenthèses sa carrière de flic et a quitté New York dans l'espoir de retrouver Irina, disparue deux ans plus tôt. Sa piste ? Andrei Kosma, proche de Poliakov, nouveau client du club de strip-tease le plus huppé de Pittsburgh.

All Things Seen and Unseen follows Alex Nguyen, an isolated, chronically ill university student in her early 20s. After a suicide attempt and subsequent lengthy hospitalization, she finds herself without a job, kicked out of campus housing, unable to afford school, and still struggling in the aftermath of a relationship’s dissolution. Hope comes in the form of a rich high school friend who offers Alex a job housesitting at her family’s empty summer mansion on a gulf island.

Dexter Foreman is twelve going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. He's homeschooled by the residents up until the day the county’s truancy officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to a “real” school, to the local middle school. At school, Dex sticks out like a sore thumb. He dresses like a grandpa (and can be just as cranky). His taste in movies and music is decades out of date.

Retrouvez dans cette compilation les titres suivants : Le trésor d'Aymeric le pirate Mon voyage chez les géants L'été des météorites Avec 2,9 millions d'auditeurs, J'aime lire est le magazine jeunesse le plus écouté en France ! Ses courts romans écrits et imaginés spécialement pour les enfants de 7 à 10 ans nourrissent leur imaginaire tout en les faisant entrer dans le monde enchanté de la littérature de jeunesse. Découvrez ou redécouvrez ces histoires contées et enrichies sous forme audio.

Shades of Us is a heartfelt drama unfolding within a contemporary American university, centering on Emily Bennett, a sensitive psychology student grappling with the shadows of a troubled past.

In the year 2145, a revolutionary NeuroChip promises to save lives and unlock humanity’s hidden potential... Until a corrupt corpo-couple, Vivian Cordell and Heath Brower, decide they want to use it as a weapon. In Cybercorpses, a high-tech corporation called NeuroCore unveils the NeuroChip, designed to boost IQ and harmonize cybernetic enhancements with the human body. But when the brilliant inventor’s desperate fail-safe is triggered, the chip’s hidden virus transforms its recipients into mindless, zombie-like savages.

Sometimes Therapy Isn’t Enough finds the author coping with mental health struggles through poetry. The book is divided into four chapters, taking the listener on a raw emotional journey through anxiety, addiction, depression, and grief.

Eleven-year-old Be hasn't spoken a word since her mother left. She hangs on to the hope that one day they will be reunited, but after two years of waiting, it's becoming more difficult. Her father can do little to protect her from her stepmother, Big Mother. Thankfully, Be has a secret friend, her little kitten Meo, to comfort her in the worst of times. Unfortunately, Big Mother has other plans.

Destiné aux enfants de 3 à 11 ans, mais apprécié à tout âge !À travers cette belle histoire, petits et grands y trouveront des messages d'estime de soi, de croire en ses rêves, de respect et d'écoute de l'autre.Résumé :L'histoire émouvante d'un chat qui a perdu la mémoire et qui se retrouve seul face à son destin et son rêve : devenir un lion ! Sur le chemin du respect, sa quête le conduira à être plus à l'écoute des autres et à croire en ses rêves.

Forty years and I’m still here asking of you to let your light shine. Allow my words to encourage you. Let the words of the audiobook be your inspiration. Do good in this world and see the world give you goodness back. Be blessed. Dive into this book of poems and Bible verses to give you inspiration and encouragement to get through your darkest times. Hopefully this audiobook will give you the spark that you need to become the light in your time of darkness.