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We have choice in every moment of our lives. We can choose to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to an invitation, a job, a partner. We just have to practise cultivating that choice. Change Your Life in an Hour urges you to take back control of how you choose to spend your time – and subsequently your life. Laura Archer first realised the power of small choices when she started reclaiming her lunch breaks and using them to achieve personal goals. In this book, she inspires you to target your mental, emotional and physical health through simple but empowering actions that can fit around any lifestyle.

She has just turned eighteen, is starting a vet science degree and has defied her mother by moving to her own place in the city. She has a boyfriend and a job at the local pub. Her future seems set. Then Joy meets Mick Harris. Charismatic, talented and wild, Mick is the lead singer in a band that is going places - fast. He is everything Joy's life is not.

From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of an enigmatic figure, wife to feted colonial architect Francis Greenway, and asks, whose hand really shaped Sydney? Who is the talented Mrs Greenway? 1814 Sydney When Mary Greenway, freshly arrived...

""The Woman on the Ledge blew me away like The Girl on the Train blew me away nearly ten years ago. Compulsive, clever and gasp out loud twisty, I absolute loved it."" — Lisa Jewell, author of None of This Is True Obsession. Intrigue. Revenge. Whose secrets are you keeping? And why? A woman...

When the most unimaginable tragedy occurred in her life, it was as though Dr. Annabelle had prepared for this very moment all along. Having her son Macario, and being told that the removal of 40% of his brain at five weeks old would greatly inhibit developmental processes both physically and mentally became the defining turn. Macario’s brain loss and Dr. Annabelle’s quick response became an awakening moment for Dr. Annabelle. This story of finding cannabis and taking risks to replace the medications that were initially given to him is compelling and inspirational.

Die junge Witwe Solfrid verbringt zusammen mit ihrem Sohn Jakob wie immer den Sommer genügsam in einem einsamen Haus im Wald. Doch Solfrid denkt immerzu an ihren Geliebten. Endlich hat sie sich wieder verliebt, doch Kjetil ist rastlos und möchte sich nicht festlegen. Als er sie in dem kleinen Haus besucht, ist Jakob urplötzlich verstört und verschwindet spurlos.

In der malerischen Vestfoldsiedlung südwestlich von Olso existiert eine Scheune, die seit Generationen für die heimlichen Treffen der Liebenden dient. Mathilde ist eines der Kinder, die auf diese Weise das Licht der Welt erblickt haben. Nachdem ihre Mutter bereits bei der Geburt starb, wächst sie alleine bei ihrem Vater auf. Als sie Hannes trifft, glaubt sie in ihm ihren Traummann gefunden zu haben. Doch ihr Leben beginnt, eine schicksalhafte Wendung zu nehmen, als sie die kleine Ragnhild aus dem Nachbardorf trifft.

Lives are about to be irrevocably changed following a typhus outbreak on a cramped emigrant ship bound for Australia. 1850 Sarah Hallow is orphaned, penniless and alone, with only the skills learned from her midwife mother to guide her. Passage on a ship bound for the new settlement of Brisbane...

When successful Sydney lawyer Miranda McIntyre searches for something old to go with her wedding dress, she remembers an antique necklace from her childhood. Her mother’s denial of its existence only deepens Miranda’s curiosity, but the discovery of a faded wedding photo and an old newspaper clipping reveal long-buried family secrets. Who is the woman in the photo? And why are these keepsakes hidden in her mother’s closet? Miranda’s quest for the truth takes her on a road trip, south to the idyllic seaside village of Pelican Point.

Her family offered a life of power and privilege, until Lotti turned away from her father’s grand plans – and towards a life that felt more like her own. With a new start as a teacher, Lotti may have even found the right man, a rough-around-the-edges single dad who’d never fit in with her high-brow upbringing, but who has started to feel like home. But Lotti isn’t the only one running. August’s strong silent demeanour may be part of his appeal, but as they get closer, his inability to talk about his past begins to jeopardise their future.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history. Here, in an essential and searingly truthful account, Annabel Sowemimo unravels the colonial roots of modern medicine. Tackling systemic racism, hidden histories and healthcare myths, Sowemimo recounts her own experiences as a doctor, patient and activist.

Thi Fischer ist Kommissarin bei der Mordkommission Oberhausen und ursprünglich aus Vietnam. Doch sie hat keinerlei Bezug zu ihrem Heimatland. Als plötzlich zahlreiche amputierte Männerarme in der Gegend gefunden werden, steht Fischer vor einem Rätsel. Wo sind die Leichen? Handelt es sich um einen Serienmörder? Die Spuren führen ins thailändische Rotlichtmilieu. Um Antworten zu findet, reist sie nach Vietnam - und dann ändert sich auf einmal alles.

Solfrids Trauer um ihren geliebten Nils-Jan sitzt noch tief. Als der junge Eric aus Amerika in der Vestfoldsiedlung auftaucht, ändert sich dies schnell. Doch während Solfrid zunächst endlich wieder Lebensfreude empfinden kann, trifft ihre Familie ein Schicksalsschlag nach dem nächsten.

Ein Plädoyer für eine inklusive und klimagerechte Verkehrswende – Mit Schwung, Know-how und Kreativität macht die Mobilitätsexpertin Katja Diehl Lust auf eine Gesellschaft, die gemeinsam eine attraktive und klimafreundliche Zukunft für alle baut. Eine Zukunft, die mehr Lebensqualität in Städten und auf dem Land bietet sowie moderne Formen von Arbeit berücksichtigt. "Jede:r sollte das Recht haben, ein Leben ohne ein eigenes Auto führen zu können." "Autokorrektur" will Kick Off einer Gesellschaft sein, die gemeinsam eine attraktive Mobiltätszukunft baut – und zwar schon heute.

Connect with Mother Earth and your ancestors through inspiring stories and healing wisdom, and discover how to come home to yourself.We are all Future Ancestors, and we must nurture and protect our Mother Earth. Through insightful stories and life lessons, First Nations woman of the Mutti Mutti...

Schwarzmagische Vorfälle häufen sich in New Orleans. Gerüchte über Untote, Geister und Dämonen machen die Runde. Menschen verschwinden ...

Jada glaubt weder an Voodoo noch an Geister. Als ihre Mutter, eine Voodoo-Priesterin, unter mysteriösen Umständen stirbt, ist sie gezwungen, nach New Orleans zurückzukehren und sich dem Übernatürlichen zu stellen.

Merete Pryds Helle reinterpreta de forma conmovedora y sensual la vida de Nora Helmer, personaje de la obra ‘Casa de Muñecas’ de Ibsen.

La señora Nora Helmer es una de las figuras femeninas más famosas en la historia del teatro. En esta novela, Merete Pryds Helle alumbra de forma magistral los recovecos de su existencia. ‘Nora’ narra la evolución de este personaje: de una persona frágil y manipulable a una mujer libre, fuerte y tenaz...

Twenty years in the seaside town of Brighton, England, has given Paz Wheat the notion he’s seen it all as a private investigator. But that’s before young "wild spirit" Alison ("Mack") tumbles bewildered and unannounced into his office. For the buttoned-up Anglo-American there’s nothing more unnerving than a touch of the random, but what does this enigmatic bohemian want? Surely not the job that hasn’t even been advertised yet? It’s a mystery and he dislikes mysteries until they’re solved, and then he loves them.

A Christmassy tale of Fairy Faye and Alfie the Elf, who come to a busy town centre on Christmas Eve to see the festivities. The Fairy has been given a magic wand and can make three wishes for herself and the Elf, but she soon finds she needs to use these wishes to help others, and to try to save Christmas in the town from a wicked Witch, who wants to spoil Christmas for everyone. Will the Witch succeed, or will Faye and Alfie foil her wicked plans?

At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park on a pedestal of ice. The doctor says his heart is beating, but no one can wake him. Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects the beautiful sparkling book Finn got from the library has something to do with it all but the mysterious book has vanished and no one will listen. As more children are frozen, Bianca realises she’s running out of time.