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Movie stars establish themselves as brands - and Taylor's brand, in its most memorable outings, repeatedly introduced a broad audience to feminist ideas. Drawing on unpublished letters and scripts as well as interviews with Kate Burton, Gore Vidal, Austin Pendleton, Kevin McCarthy, Liz Smith, and others, The Accidental Feminist will surprise Taylor and film fans with its originality and will add a startling dimension to the star's enduring mystique.

In A Fatal Winter, Max Tudor - Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob - investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. But his growing attraction to Awena Owen complicates his case, as does the recent arrival at Chedrow Castle of a raucous group of long-lost, greedy relatives, any one of whom has a motive for murder. With a cozy setting, intricate puzzles, and a handsome (non-celibate) priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics in the mystery world.

En este Audiolibro, el autor, con su voz que proviene del alma, nos susurra al oído palabras que nos hacen vibrar y reflexionar: Ama hasta convertirte en lo amado, más aún, hasta convertirte en el mismísimo amor. Y que no te confundan unos pocos homicidas y suicidas, el bien es mayoría pero no se nota porque es silencioso, una bomba hace más ruido que una caricia pero por cada bomba que destruye, hay miles de caricias que alimentan la vida.

Anticipating problems, a prestigious global restaurant convention hires Leo as a security liaison. His assignment: monitor the movements of two adversarial steak-house competitors whose "beef" has previously made for some nasty confrontations and landed a food critic in the crossfire of two warring factions. Leo sends "the Boys" off to shadow all three parties and report back to him. But even the simplest of plans can cascade into catastrophe. And Leo soon finds himself served up as the prime suspect in a murder...realizing that both his life and career are at stake.

It all starts with your brain: how you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams. When your brain works right, so do you. When it’s out of balance, you feel frustrated, or worse. Yet amid all the advice that bombards us daily...

A breakthrough, easy-to-follow brain-based program to lose weight and keep it off—for the rest of your life—from the bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Body, Magnificent Mind at Any Age, and Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Have you tried diet after diet without...

For years Leo Waterman eked out a meager living as a PI in Seattle. He survived run-ins with murderers, drug dealers, and jealous wives, but when Rebecca, the love of his life, dumped him to marry someone else…that was a different story. After Leo’s trust fund finally kicks in, he takes his broken heart and slips gratefully into retirement — until the day he learns that Rebecca has vanished and no one, not even her overbearing mother, can locate her. Together with his motley crew of homeless drunks and reprobates, Leo sets out to find Rebecca, following her twisted trail from the rain-swept streets of Seattle to the murky depths of the great North Woods. The stink of it all emanates from none other than Rebecca’s new husband, whose lies cast Leo into the path of a ruthless gang that will stop at nothing — not even murder — to protect what’s theirs.

1497, Renaissance Rome: As the teenage daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia is a young noblewoman immersed in all the glamor of the Vatican Palace. Yet after a brutal killing shocks the city, Lucrezia learns that a dark truth lies beneath the surface of the Papal Court - in their ruthless quest for power, her father and brother are willing to poison their enemies. After discovering that her new husband is next to die, Lucrezia struggles to help him escape from Rome before the assassins strike.

1953, England: In a turbulent time of wars, famine, and religious persecution, Christopher Marlowe struggles to balance his life as England's most popular playwright with his duties as a government spy. Suddenly, when he falls under suspicion of atheism, a capital crime, Marlowe fears his many powerful enemies have launched a conspiracy to have him executed... With only a few days to clear his name, he quickly enlists the aid of a young William Shakespeare - one of the few friends he can still trust.

Daniel Amen, M.D., one of the world’s foremost authorities on the brain, has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do—learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days! You probably run, lift weights, or do yoga to keep...

Leo’s boyhood hero, Henry “Heck” Sundstrom, was larger than life. Lately, however, Heck’s life has been spiraling out of control. First there was the honeymoon boating accident that killed Heck’s son and new daughter-in-law, Allison. And now the big man himself is dying — struck down by a delivery truck in a seedy section of Seattle. As he investigates, Leo begins to wonder if Allison went down with the ship. And whether, with the aid of his aging legmen, “the Boys”, he can prove the “late” Mrs. Heck is more alive — and lethal — than anyone ever suspected.

In these lectures, Professor Donald M.G. Sutherland explores the life and times of Napoleon, one of history's most brilliant strategic thinkers. But despite his inarguable brilliance, Napoleon has also been denounced as unscrupulously ambitious and as alone responsible for the wars that bear his name. With his scholarly eye, Professor Sutherland imparts a fuller understanding of this polarizing figure and deftly shows how Napoleon fit into the sweep of history - and how he helped to define it.

When an old gangster friend of Leo’s father makes a request he “can’t refuse”, Leo and his band of drunks delve into the world of environmental politics in search of Caroline Nobel - a spoiled brat without the sense God gave a gopher. With the help of “the Boys” - a group of aging winos who are his modern-day “Baker Street Irregulars” - Leo fights Native American tribal politics, industrial pollution, and psychotic grannies to fulfill his obligation to a friend.

Over the last 20 years at Amen Clinics, Dr. Amen has performed more than 70,000 brain scans on patients from 90 different countries. His brain imaging work has taught him that our brains typically become less active with age and we become more vulnerable to memory problems and depression. Yet, one of the most exciting lessons he has learned is that with a little forethought and a brain-smart plan, you can slow, or even reverse, the aging process in the brain.

Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play.

Splid er for nyligt begyndt at studere venskabets magi, men det er trods alt ikke så længe siden, at han var den værste skurk i hele Equestria. Så da han modtager en hemmelig invitation fra prinsesse Celestia om at deltage i Ponyvilles forårsmusical springer han straks til i håbet om at kunne afprøve det, han har lært indtil nu. Først går det hele glat, men inden længe begynder den tidligere kaoskonge igen at lave ravage, og alle er bange for, hvad det hele skal ende med, inklusive ham selv. Hvad skal Splid dog gøre?

Venskabsprinsessen Twilight Sparkle har planlagt den allerstørste venskabsbegivenhed i Equestrias historie. Venskabsfestivalen bliver noget helt særligt, og ponyer fra hele Equestria rejser spændte mod Canterlot. Men noget uventet sker. Stormkongen og hans hæslige stormvagter bryder ind og ødelægger festen, før den er begyndt. Med hjælp fra den onde enhjørning med det knuste horn, Tempest Shadow, forsøger de at stjæle al ponymagien.

I denna samling med korta historier möter vi Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Celestia och alla de andra ponnyvännerna i Equestria. Varje historia i denna samling kan läsas högt på fem minuter! Vi får bland annat följa med när Applejack hjälper till att planera en välgörenhetsgala, och försöker boka Equestrias mest populära sångerska. I en annan kort berättelse får den lilla draken Spike fler vänner än han räknat med, och Fluttershy och Applejack åker till glammiga Las Pegasus!

Samtidigt som löven börjar falla i Ponyville så arbetar prinsessan Twilight Sparkle med en väldigt speciell trollformel. Den måste bli klar innan hösten är slut, men trollformeln är väldigt komplicerad och Twilight Sparkle behöver hjälp från sina vänner för att lyckas. Twilight Sparkle beger sig ut på ett äventyr för att hitta gamla texter där trollformeln nämns. Hon åker till staden Bales, som är full av bokaffärer och bibliotek för att finna det hon saknar för att lyckas med sin trollformel.

Prinsessan Cadance, som är kärlekens prinsessa i Kristallriket, har planerat sin kärleksfestival i evigheter. Hela Equestria ser fram emot den glada festivalen som är viktig för att ladda Kristallhjärtat med kärlek. Men nästan alla ponnyer är alldeles förkylda och har svårt att uppbåda kärleken som behövs för att ladda hjärtat. Prinsessan Cadance får en syn där slottsträdgården är full av skrattade och sjungande ponnyer, och börjar planera Hjärtats trädgårdsfestival för att fylla kristallhjärtat till bristningsgräns.