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Maudit soit le jour où cet imbécile a franchi les frontières du royaume ! Aujourd'hui, c'est le pompon, la princesse a le culot de me demander si je peux les emmener faire un tour ! TOUS LES DEUX ! Plutôt mourir que de les entendre se bécoter sur mon dos ! Mourir, peut-être pas, mais s'en aller, changer de vie, certainement.

In Silence: The Psychology and the Craft for Emotional Wellbeing, the author―a psychotherapist, university professor, educator, and researcher―takes the listener into a thought-provoking and heartfelt journey. She offers original perspectives and vulnerable stories from her clients, students, and personal life. Drawing on, among others, ethnographic and autoethnographic accounts, Lehmann serves the listener with psychological insights, offering a timely, critical, and thorough viewpoint to contrast with an overload of misinformation about what silence is and how people should feel when quiet.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Anna Karenina, a literary masterpiece by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.

An aimless life. An unsettled conscience. Can the gentlewoman next door bring a new sense of purpose to this duke run aground in Derbyshire? Nigel Lymington, the new Duke of Warrenton, always played second fiddle to his elder brother’s wild exploits. After rising to the title himself, he tries to live up to his family’s rakish reputation, only to discover that he has neither the temperament nor the money to indulge in the wastrel Warrenton way of life.

As a favor to their friend Sasha, Daniel and Mal are looking for the husband she fled so she can get a divorce and marry again. Instead of a husband, they find a mystery that could see Daniel charged with murder. It turns out the husband wasn't who he said he was, and anyway he's dead. So who is living in the former marital home, and why is Daniel attacked after they visit? Then one of the people they've talked to is murdered, and the body is dumped on Daniel's doorstep. Daniel is in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the local police have him in the frame for the killing.

East Berlin, 1982. When Greta Schneider meets Henry Henderson, she is instantly smitten. An engineer on a work visa from Britain, Henry offers Greta a taste of the world beyond the Iron Curtain, a world that she yearns to explore as a translator once she finishes university. For Henry, Greta is simply perfect—bold and beautiful, adding a vital spark to his everyday life.

In der Ausstellung "Geheimnisse der Tiefe" entdecken die Meerjungfrauen einen wunderschönen Armreif in der Form eines Drachen. Weilan erinnert das an eine Zeichnung in Onkel Shens Laden. Onkel Shen erzählt ihnen daraufhin die Legende von Jiao Long, nach der ein magischer Armreif einen Drachen besiegte. Ob das Ausstellungsstück auch solche Kräfte hat?

Elara Millstone never wanted a life of impossible bargains. But when her father, once a respected alchemist, claims he can change straw into gold, they find themselves trapped in a dangerous game with the powerful Duke of Sutton. If her father fails to deliver on his promise, imprisonment would be the least of their worries. Desperate to save them, Elara makes a deal of her own with a mysterious masked gentleman who seems to hold the key to their survival.

Durch einen magischen Fehler wird Rita in eine alte Frau verwandelt. Die Meerjungfrauen suchen verzweifelt nach einer Methode, um Rita wieder in ihr altes Ich zurück zu verwandeln. Die Zeit drängt. Denn Rita hat am Nachmittag einen wichtigen Termin in der Schule, bei dem entschieden werden soll, ob sie Schulleiterin bleibt.

DCI Daniel Owen is barely holding things together when an old flame crashes into his life, with a dead body and enough emotional baggage to sink a ship. Then the fires start. Who is Jonathan Cole, and why is he living at a run down holiday park? Did he kill the park's owner? Daniel wants to believe Jonathan is innocent, and Jonathan wants to seduce Daniel. Mal, now Superintendent Kent, wants to come home. His undercover officer has disappeared from the same holiday park, and that can't be a coincidence, can it?

Der Meerjungfrauen-Schwarm plant, in der Nacht des Vollmonds den Wasserdrachen mit der Kraft der Mondringe unschädlich zu machen. Weilan hat jedoch mittlerweile eine Entdeckung gemacht. Der Wasserdrache scheint in Wahrheit Nerissa zu sein, die durch einen Fluch in dem Meereswesen festgehalten wird.

When Lady Jemima Fitzwater is dismissed from Princess Charlotte’s household, she discovers that her invalid mother at Cavendish Square has been running through money like water. Jemima tries to fend off the mounting debts, but an unfortunate indiscretion from her past threatens to destroy both her reputation and her resolve. The only person who might be able to help is her man of business, Mr. Talbot, but is telling him her secret too high a price to pay?

It's not a good Monday for DI Daniel Owen. A body in a wheelie bin. Missing teenagers. His ex turning up as his new boss. A secretive teenager, a nosy secretary, an idealistic social worker, and a dodgy fruit and veg salesman all have pieces of the jigsaw. If Daniel and Maldwyn can trust each other again, they can put the pieces together. But time is running out, and at least one child's life is in danger. It's been raining for weeks, and the flood waters are rising, threatening to engulf them all.

After seven long years in Devon, Lady Maud Worlington returns to London to reclaim life on her own terms, but a nefarious shadow and the prospect of financial ruin dog her steps. An impulsive and unforgettable kiss under the mistletoe creates a connection with Geoffrey, the handsome, young Duke of Tilbury. Yet, as pleasant as it is to have a suitor, Maud is not sure how a boy of one-and-20 can prove an equal partner in life and the equal of all the forces mounted against her.

Die Denkmaschine begleitet ihren treuen Freund Hutchinson Hatch zur Eröffnungsfeier des Royal Palm Hotels in Miami. Die ausgelassene Stimmung dort wird bereits kurz nach ihrer Ankunft getrübt. Ein unheimlicher Fremder indianischer Herkunft verhängt einen Fluch über die Anwesenden und legt ihnen nahe, das Hotel sofort zu verlassen. Kurz darauf wird tatsächlich ein Toter gefunden, ermordet durch einen Tomahawk. Professor van Dusen glaubt indes nicht an Flüche, sondern an einen Mörder, der in dem Luxushotel ein perfides Spiel treibt.

Auf Wunsch ihrer Mutter heiratet die 17-jährige Effi den wesentlich älteren Baron von Instetten, der sie aber zugunsten seiner Karriere sehr vernachlässigt. Um ihrer Einsamkeit zu entfliehen, beginnt sie eine Affäre mit dem jungen Major von Crampas, der schließlich von ihrem Mann im Duell getötet wird. Als sie nach der Scheidung auch noch das Sorgerecht für ihr Kind verliert und von der Gesellschaft im-mer mehr geächtet wird, verfällt die einst so lebensfreudige junge Frau in eine schwere Depression.

Di un grande sportivo ricordi le vittorie. Oppure le giocate fuori dall'ordinario. Ci sono alcuni uomini che nel mezzo di un campo da gioco riescono a farci dimenticare ogni patema del quotidiano. Rendono possibile quello che non dovrebbe esserlo. Tra questi uomini, che se ne infischiano delle regole fisiche, c'è un tennista. Il miglior tennista di tutti tempi. Roger Federer. 17 slam, coppa Davis, 6 master, 237 settimane consecutive al numero 1 della classifica ATP e decine di record polverizzati.

È l'alba del 5 settembre a Monaco di Baviera. I Giochi delle XX Olimpiadi dell'era moderna stanno per entrare nella seconda settimana. Tutto il mondo, non solo quello sportivo, parla di un nuotatore statunitense, Mark Spitz, vincitore di ben 7 medaglie d'oro, sette record del mondo. È l'alba quando, nel villaggio olimpico ancora addormentato, otto uomini scavalcano senza difficoltà la rete di recinzione. Sono armati, fanno parte di un commando dell'organizzazione palestinese "Settembre nero". E' l'alba e qualcuno bussa alla porta della camera di Mark Spitz.

I giochi olimpici di Seoul, capitale della Corea del sud, furono gli ultimi giochi olimpici prima della caduta del muro di Berlino. Siamo nel 1988, alle porte di una nuova era. Quando Sohn Kee Chung, conosciuto anche come Son Kitei, più di settant'anni, arzillo, scattante, fa il suo ingresso nello stadio con la torcia olimpica in mano, il pubblico coreano, e non solo, esplode in un applauso commosso. Un piccolo vecchio uomo fragile e forte allo stesso tempo, che corre con una scioltezza incredibile, saluta il pubblico, sorride come forse non aveva mai fatto prima. Non tutti conoscono la sua storia, e le ragioni per cui la sua presenza vuol dire così tanto per la Corea del Sud. Perché questa è una storia di più di mezzo secolo prima.

Dominic Hawthorne has lived with the guilt of a childhood secret for years. Now, fuelled by alcohol and desperation, he’s driving toward his mother’s house to confront her and finally expose the truth. But when Dominic crashes his car, he ends up in a coma, leaving his fractured family to pick up the pieces. Victoria Hawthorne has built her life around control, and she’ll do anything to protect the secrets that hold her family together. As the past threatens to resurface, Victoria’s ruthless grip on the truth tightens and blood will be spilled to keep it hidden.