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Southern Illinois is a place of mixed emotions as the American Civil War erupts. For the Creightons, the war lures two sons to the Union army and one to the Confederacy, leaving 10-year-old Jethro to care for the family farm. As the war rages, Jethro does whatever he can to learn about the fates of his brothers, while the Creighton family faces its own danger. Some townspeople can’t forgive the Creightons for having a rebel son-and they’re willing to use violence to make their feelings known. In a state torn by conflicting loyalties, Jethro is forced to grow up quickly to preserve his family and their home.

Human life would be unimaginable without communication. The ability to express one's feelings and understanding how others feel is the key to success in life. Our social needs such as affection and companionship can be met only if we master the art of communication. The Secrets of Body Language gives you an overview of the most overlooked part of human interactions - nonverbal communication.

This book will tell you about the problem for both sides: You will find out what exactly the girls are afraid of and what the men are worried about; you will see points of contact and learn how to overcome the fear of meeting someone as well as gain comprehensive knowledge of the art of flirting. Stop suffering from loneliness. Language of Flirting will tell you how to make the partner like you right from the beginning, how to behave on a first date, how to find the right mental attitude, and much more!

Nel 1929, il manoscritto fu presentato anonimo, e, letto dall’editore tutto d’un fiato, ne fu rintracciato l’autore, che sorprendentmente, si rivelò essere una giovane donna, elegante, figlia dell’alta borghesia russa rifugiatasi a Parigi dopo la rivoluzione. David Golder fu elogiato all’unanimità dalla critica, sia per il tema difficile che per la prosa pura e elegante. Golder è l’archetipo dell’ebreo povero che fa fortuna, e, dopo aver accumulato denaro e simboli di benessere sociale si trova, alla fine della vita “'soli come cani, così come si è vissuti'".

Le malentendu fu pubblicato nel 1926. Romanzo breve, è la storia di una relazione sentimentale che nasce in un luogo di villeggiatura e continua poi a Parigi. Che l’”eccesso di amore” possa soffocare, è una verità che Denise, la protagonista, scopre dalla sua esperienza, ma anche aiutata dal buon senso pratico e borghese della madre. Ma la soluzione che Denise trova a questo “eccesso” potrebbe portarla in una direzione diversa dalla felicità…. Traduzione di Maria Letizia Pica Alfieri. Cornice musicale di Chopin.

L enfant genial, una delle prime opere di Irene nemirovsky, pubblicato nel 1927, è una novella che ha lo spessore di un romanzo corto. Se c’è una morale, in questa storia di Ismaele, ragazzo del ghetto dotato di genio, è quella della grazia violata e snaturata, e che l’arte, il genio, possono nascere solo nella spontaneità.

Our preteen years, ages nine to 13, can present some of the most difficult times in our young lives, a period of tremendous physical and emotional change. We're eager to leave the "kid" stage, yet we're uncertain about what adolescence will bring; we start hearing the familiar refrain "wait until you're older" far too often. Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul is a companion guide for these transitional years.

Meg Brennon knows that her new life at her road ranch in Paragon Springs, Kansas, can't truly begin until she severs all ties with the abusive husband she'd fled years before. Although fearful, she returns to St. Louis determined to find him and obtain a divorce. But Ted Malloy refuses, hoping that Meg's return will win him his dying father's favor, and fortune.

Clare Hobb is weary of the strict boundaries her uncles impose at the family conclave, Hobb's Mills. She's in love with Larkin Wade, a handsome farmer her uncles disdain. During one of many trysts between Clare and Larkin, they find her beloved, brain-damaged father, Frank, vainly attempting to aid his brother, Samuel, who has been fatally injured in a wagon runaway accident.

A hard, high plains life has turned refined southern lady Aurelia Symington into a work-toughened, capable woman determined to give her best to those she loves. Aurelia is chosen president of the town company when the residents decide they must make the community of Paragon Springs into a real town or move elsewhere.

Amity Whitford dared to stake her own claim on the endless plains of Western Kansas. She built her homestead, Dove's Nest, with her bare hands. But the ravages of the sun and drying winds took their toll.

Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams. When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys.

Lucy Walsh's heart remains with the struggling town of Paragon Springs, but she feels beholden to her husband, Admire, to make the Run to the Cherokee Strip for new land. Admire married her when few men would have, and raised her half-Sioux daughter, Rachel, as his own.

Cassiday Curran's wagon has just been hijacked by three bedraggled strangers on their way to Dodge City. On the run from an abusive husband, Cassiday agrees to share her wagon with the thieves as they search for their uncle.

At the center of the tale is Silvio: in his younger years he fled the boredom of the village and made a life of travel and adventure. Now he's returned, living in a farmer's hovel in the middle of the woods, and, much to his family's chagrin, perfectly content with his solitude.

In this audiobook, you will be working with the Enspira model, a simple and effective tool you can use to improve your daily life – and thus the lives of those around you. The Enspira model is a way of thinking that will help you create positive energy and be more consciously present in the moment: in the here and now.

In 1932, Americans’ dreams were simple: a job, food to eat, a place to sleep, and shoes without holes. But for millions of people these simple needs were nothing more than dreams. When he was just 15 years old, Josh had to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people. This is the story of his struggle to find a life for himself during those turbulent times.

Laila Mitchell sets out for Oregon with little money, her medical knowledge, a medicine kit, and not much more than the clothes on her back, in the hopes of finding her last living relatives and a new life. But her plans are waylaid when she rescues and ends up treating Kate Boston, an older woman on her way to serve as a housekeeper at Ruby Gold, a peach ranch, in the Snake River Canyon.

I programmi audio di Area51 sono un nuovo modo per avanzare nella tua crescita personale e mettere subito in pratica ciò che ascolti. Sono dei veri e propri seminari live che puoi ascoltare quando desideri, per restare sempre in connessione con i contenuti del programma e riconnetterti a essi in qualunque momento tu voglia. Questo programma audio costituisce una vera e propria guida ed esperienza pratica per conoscere e usare il subconscio, curata da Irene Menis, scienziata e istruttrice certificata PSYCH-K®.

Perché "Parità in pillole"? E che cosa contengono queste pillole? Per rispondere alla prima domanda, basta guardarsi attorno. Viviamo in una società "a gradini" che ancora oggi offre opportunità diverse a soggetti con caratteristiche differenti: non solo a uomini e donne, ma anche a bianchi e neri, persone etero- e omosessuali e via dicendo. Siamo talmente abituati a vederci attorniati da queste situazioni di privilegio e discriminazione che talvolta non le riconosciamo neppure come tali o le consideriamo "normali".