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After a new pilot joins Captain Lexi and her crew aboard the Auroris, a ship navigating through the Milky Way galaxy, things get rocky. Tarquin Vox is a sharp-witted and talented pilot with unnatural beauty. Lexi is a determined captain who has her suspicions. In a whirlwind of difficult maneuvers and secrets from the mysterious pilot, Lexi and her crew, including her friend and bodyguard Johno, find themselves in the Epsilon Eridani system. A wicked Alien Overlord is on the loose, and the United Galaxies are not helping.

The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846, 87 people, men, women, and children, set out for California, persuaded to attempt a new overland route. After struggling across the desert, losing many oxen, and nearly dying of thirst, they reached the very summit of the Sierras, only to be trapped by blinding snow and bitter storms. Many perished; some survived by resorting to cannibalism; all were subjected to unbearable suffering.

Eigentlich wollten Simon St. James und seine Frau Deborah im winterlichen Lancashire nur ein wenig Erholung suchen. Doch stattdessen erwartet sie in dem kleinen Dorf Winslough Erschütterndes: Der Pfarrer des Ortes wurde vergiftet aufgefunden. Nur ein tragischer Unglücksfall? Lynleys Ermittlungen bringen Licht in die Vergangenheit der Dorfbewohner. Und was dabei schließlich zutage kommt, lässt alle verstummen... Der sechste Fall für Inspector Lynley.

Meet our heroine, Mo. She’s every dyke’s dream—or so she’s been told by her kind and supportive friends. She’s shy but passionate, politically aware, as committed to her egalitarian all-womyn’s softball team as she is to her volunteer work at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center. So why can’t she find a girlfriend? Could it possibly be because she’s more judgmental than Gertrude Stein and more self-sabotaging than Bojack Horseman?

At its heart, polyvagal theory describes how the brain's unconscious sense of safety or danger impacts our emotions and behaviors. In this powerful book, pediatrician and neonatologist Marilyn R. Sanders and child psychiatrist George S. Thompson offer both a meditation on caregiving and a call to action. By attending to the lessons of polyvagal theory—that adult caregivers must be aware of children's unconscious processing of sensory information—the authors show how professionals can play a critical role in establishing a sense of safety even in the face of dangerous situations.

George MacDonald was a master storyteller, the author of beautiful fictions such as Phantastes, Sir Gibbie, and The Princess and the Goblin. The story of Lilith is no different. A brilliant piece that dives deep into the human conscience. Some believe this is MacDonald's darkest story. It has been said that C. S. Lewis was fascinated with this work. A fantasy indeed, but as with much of MacDonald's work, living truths are ingrained within. Enjoy.

A work of genuine social history, After the Black Death leads the listener into the villages and cities of European society. The book begins with an overview of family and community structure, social conflict, and religious beliefs. After describing the fundamental traits of both rural and urban society, it considers the elites, armed rebellion, poverty, criminality, sexual behavior, and marriage practices.

She is a loving grandmother to her two wild-child grandsons who know her only as abuelita. The Mexican government knows her as a criminal with far-reaching arms, fingers in every pie, and spies everywhere. The people of Juarez know her as their generous patroness. They call her La Mala.

Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, German crusader: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching... A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations.

Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth—or Minitrue as it is called in Newspeak—where he alters newspapers and reports to follow the arbitrary dictates of Big Brother’s propaganda. Beneath his outward conformity, however, Winston dreams of sharing his treasonable thoughts and breaking through the loneliness in which he lives. Thus he takes his first dangerous steps, writing a diary of his doubts and then falling in love with a woman of the Party, the beautiful and brave Julia.

Das dramatische Finale des packenden Zweiteilers von Bestsellerautorin Miriam Georg. Hamburg, 1914. Rosa ist fort! Alice sucht überall nach ihrer kleinen Tochter, aber sie bleibt verschwunden. Zugleich muss Alice eine respektable Arbeit vorweisen, um vor Gericht die Auflösung ihrer Ehe zu bewirken. Die Situation scheint ausweglos … In ihrer Verzweiflung schleust Alice sich als Dienstmädchen in John Reevens Villa am Feenteich ein. Nun begegnen Alice und John sich täglich, ohne ein offenes Wort miteinander wechseln zu können.

La majestuosidad de la calma nos sumerge en el poder transformador de la serenidad interna. En un mundo agitado, Jordan nos invita a descubrir la fortaleza en la quietud, argumentando que la calma es mucho más que la ausencia de ruido: es una cualidad majestuosa que podemos cultivar y que puede influir en nuestra percepción y reacción ante la vida. A través de reflexiones profundas, el autor nos guía por un viaje de autodescubrimiento, mostrándonos cómo la paz interior puede ser la clave para enfrentar los desafíos de la vida con determinación y equilibrio.

Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today's best-known and most-successful companies, they illustrate how these two forces can - and do - work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders, including customers, employees, suppliers, investors, society, and the environment.

Maggie Tulliver has two lovers: Philip Wakem, son of her father’s enemy, and Stephen Guest, already promised to her cousin. But the love she wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate and sensual nature leads her to a deeper understanding and to eventual tragedy

Thrilling short stories featuring fan favorite characters from the beloved High Republic series each written by a New York Times bestselling author. Rejoin the adventures of the Jedi and Padawans, Pathfinders and Path members, and heroes and villains in these unmissable short stories that bridge...

This is a book for those who have longed to break the porn addiction cycle as well as for those who are in relationships with individuals struggling with porn addiction. This book is based on evidence and is written by a health psychology professional.

It is estimated that more than 20 million Americans have practiced some form of yoga, yet almost none of them have heard of yoga's early teachers or their insights. While we are familiar with yoga's physical benefits, the original purpose of yoga as a path to inner freedom and enlightenment is embodied by only a few students in the West. Now yoga scholar Georg Feuerstein immerses you in The Lost Teachings of Yoga, the first comprehensive audio curriculum about yoga's original spiritual wisdom and practices.

Ernestina Micou in Jussiaume, detta la Stangona, da lei arrestata diciassette anni fa in rue de la Lune, e che per mandarla in bestia si spogliò, sollecita l'onore di parlarle al più presto di una questione della massima importanza"; questo c'è scritto sull'apposito modulo che in una torrida giornata d'estate il vecchio usciere consegna al commissario Maigret. Il nome non gli dice niente, e neanche il soprannome, ma la scena Maigret se la ricorda: allorché il commissario alle prime armi aveva cercato di arrestarla, quella ragazzona lunga lunga si era stesa sul letto completamente nuda.

A mysterious knight journeys through the picturesque Kentish countryside when he stumbles upon a cottage where an elderly couple is being violently attacked. Rushing to their rescue, he soon encounters the enigmatic Sir Cesar, who warns him of impending danger. As our hero navigates a world filled with treachery and intrigue, he confronts a malevolent landowner, befriends the loyal Longpole—the son of the elderly couple—and crosses paths with the seemingly benevolent Duke of Buckingham, whose true loyalties remain in question. He also meets the flirtatious Lady Katrine and is reunited with...