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Carlo Collodi's whimsical recasting of the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea was first published in 1883 and has since become an established classic of children's literature. Geppetto, a poor wood carver, receives a piece of wood from which he carves a marionette. Much to his surprise, the puppet springs to life and embarks on a wild series of adventures.

Spannender Krimi mit großem Lokalkolorit. Es lebe die Eifel! Von einem Tag auf den anderen kostet eine Beerdigung im kleinen, beschaulichen Eifelort Oberprüm nur noch die Hälfte. Kein Wunder, dass die Konkurrenz den Leichenwagen von nun an nicht mehr aus den Augen lässt. Die Bestatter Paul und Peter Schlangensief haben offensichtlich eine todsichere Geschäftsidee entwickelt, dank derer sie allen anderen eine Nasenlänge voraus sind. Zur gleichen Zeit gibt der verwitwete Dachdecker Wilden eine Heiratsannonce auf.

A new collection of thirteen mesmerizing stories by American master Joyce Carol Oates, including the 2017 Pushcart Prize–winning “Undocumented Alien”. The diverse stories of Beautiful Days, Joyce Carol Oates explore the most secret, intimate, and unacknowledged interior lives of characters...

In this striking, enormously affecting novel, Joyce Carol Oates tells the story of two very different and yet intimately linked American families. Luther Dunphy is an ardent Evangelical who envisions himself as acting out God’s will when he assassinates an abortion provider in his small Ohio...

In late 1923, the newly married Daisy Dalrymple and her husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, come to America for a honeymoon visit. In the midst of a pleasure trip, however, both work in a bit of business - Alec travels to Washington, DC, to consult with the US government, Daisy to New York to meet with her American magazine editor.

How much must one pay for an hour of youthful folly? The Pureblood Registry accused Lucian de Remeni-Masson of "unseemly involvement with ordinaries", which meant only that he spoke with a young woman not of his own kind, allowed her to see his face unmasked, worked a bit of magic for her.... After that one mistake, Lucian’s grandsire excised half his magic and savage Harrowers massacred his family.

Brutal imprisonment has broken Aidan McAllister. His music is destroyed, and with it the visions he once gave a kingdom ravaged by dragon war. Now, he risks his hard-bought freedom to uncover the truth behind his incarceration - and to meet his enemy face-to-face....

The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent most of his life trying to escape what society - and his family - have ordained for him. His own mother has predicted that he will meet his doom in water, blood, and ice. Her divination seems fulfilled when a comrade abandons Valen in a rainy wilderness half-dead, addicted to an enchantment that converts pain to pleasure, and possessing only a stolen book of maps.

Ian and Glynnis McCullough, intelligent, professional, and successful, are the envy of their affluent friends. But suddenly, an unexpected plea for help and a cancelled check send their tranquility spinning out of control.

In this first part of her Gothic mystery trillogy, best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates introduces Xavier Kilgarvan, a romantic hero and amateur detective. He must discover who has murdered an innocent babe while it slept in his mother’s arms. This turn-of-the-century tale of monstrous deeds and heart-stopping suspense will leave you eagerly looking for the next Kilgarvan case.

"Zen au bureau" est un programme complet de coaching zen spécialement conçu pour ceux qui travaillent dans un bureau, et particulièrement avec un ordinateur. Vous trouverez dans ce programme des techniques douces de bien-être, des pratiques de relaxation, des postures, qui vous permettront de déstresser et de recharger vos batteries sur votre lieu de travail. Accessibles et agréables, ces pratiques constitueront de véritables pauses détente tout au long de la journée.

In Healing Your Child's Brain, child-development experts Matthew and Carol Newell arm parents with the knowledge, confidence, and tools they need to help their special-needs child flourish. The Newells have treated more than 20,000 children and are the parents of two special-needs children. They know firsthand, as both parents and practitioners, what works - and what doesn't.

“A painful truth of family life: the most tender emotions can change in an instant. You think your parents love you but is it you they love, or the child who is theirs?” --Joyce Carol Oates, My Life as a Rat Which should prevail: loyalty to family or loyalty to the truth? Is telling the...

An ingenious, dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society, from the inventive imagination of Joyce Carol Oates “Time travel” — and its hazards—are made literal in this astonishing new novel in which a recklessly idealistic girl dares...

Escaping into the countryside to nurse his wounded pride and heart, Simon Hurst encounters the lovely but eccentric Mimi (half English, half Indian and all mischief) who promises him three favors—then only grudgingly doles them out. If he can capture that last one—that kiss—before she learns the truth about his identity, he should transform into an earl once again.

Wenn ein krankes Kinderherz nach erfolgreicher Operation wieder zu schlagen beginnt, ist das kaum weniger als ein Wunder. Selbst für einen renommierten Chirurgen wie Martin Kostelka, der schon über 10 000 Eingriffe durchgeführt hat – zumeist an Babys und Kleinkindern, mit herausragender Erfolgsquote. Es ist ein Privileg, dass Professor Kostelka nun erstmals tiefe Einblicke in seinen immens verantwortungsvollen Berufsalltag gewährt. Eindringlich erzählt der Kinderherzchirurg von Schicksalen voll banger Hoffnung, bewegenden und teils außerordentlich komplizierten Fällen.

21st Century Paradigm Shift: What It Is and How to Thrive In It is about economics, philosophy and so much more. In her new book, Carol E. Leutner traces the history of how 300+ years of Newtonian-based science has framed our perception of reality. She then proposes that the new field of quantum physics contains the building blocks for a revised method of perceiving reality suitable to the his¬torical challenges we face. Carol drills down to challenge listeners on how a revised worldview might impact economic thought and behavior.

Invitanos un café y no te pierdas cada semana un episodio nuevo. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cuartoparalascuatro Cada semana 10 mujeres especialistas en diversos temas analizan lo más relevante de la semana con mirada crítica y sin filtros. Se parte de este cuarto y únete a la plática.

Der neue Roman von Bestsellerautorin Cecelia Ahern – tiefgründiger und gefühlvoller denn je. Es herrscht regengepeitschte Dunkelheit, als Ärztin Enya dem Opfer eines Unfalls mit Fahrerflucht erste Hilfe leistet. Die Situation weckt Erinnerungen: an ihren Sohn, der dem verletzten Jungen ähnlich sieht und sich von ihr entfremdet hat. An ihre Mutter, die in einer ebenso düsteren Nacht beim Schwimmen im Meer einen Herzinfarkt erlitt. Enya kämpft schon länger gegen diese inneren Dämonen, jetzt wird ihr alles zu viel. Sie verlässt ihre Familie, flüchtet aufs Land.

Commemorate the innumerable ways the African American community has shaped the foundation of the United States in this stunning, poetic picture book from the Caldecott Honor-winning team behind Freedom in Congo Square. Black hands molded clay, chiseled marble, rendered portraits, and painted...