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Moments of change, chance encounters, twists of fate that create a new way of thinking or being: The stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. The collection includes four powerful pieces, "autobiographical in Feeling", set during the time of Munro's own childhood, in the area where she grew up.

Una collezione delle storie più amate dalle streghe e dai maghi di tutte le età, "Le fiabe di Beda il Bardo" sono le fiabe dei fratelli Grimm del mondo magico. Questa edizione è stata tradotta dalle rune originali nientemeno che da Hermione Granger in persona e contiene note molto utili del professor Silente e di J.K. Rowling. Una magnifica opportunità di leggere quelle storie che hanno avuto un ruolo cruciale nella lotta contro Lord Voldemort, questi classici delle fiabe sapranno senz'altro dilettare ed educare in egual misura. Le fiabe sono cinque in totale: "La Storia dei tre Fratelli," conosciuta da chiunque abbia letto "Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte", "La Fonte Della Buona Sorte", "Lo Stregone dal Cuore Peloso", "Il Mago e il Pentolone Salterino" e "Baba Raba e il Ceppo Ghignante" completano la collezione. Negli scaffali della biblioteca di Hogwarts puoi trovare molti altri libri interessanti. Se "Le fiabe di Beda il Bardo" ti è piaciuto, forse troverai di tuo gusto anche altri piccoli tesori: "Gli Animali Fantastici: dove trovarli" e "Il Quidditch Attraverso i Secoli."

Ever since that first primordial fireball exploded in the void countless aeons ago, people have been doing comic sketches on the radio. And this is no exception. These two mouth-watering series feature a whole host of tasty takeaway skits and shenanigans, from 'The Man At Parties No-One Wants To Talk To' and 'Britain's Stupidest Postman' to sauna novices, the perfect Proms punter and Batman in his dotage. Other highlights include regular characters Mr Makesalotofmistakes, who can't seem to get anything right, and smug yuppies Richard and Dulcie ('Rich and Dull') Perrier.

Nico Wright hates me because of my sister’s actions. I hate him because of how he makes me feel. I’m all twisted up with attraction, longing, and a large dose of shame. When I find out he’s the architect I need to help me get the old theater turned into a proper dance studio, I have no choice but to use his designs to bring my vision to reality. As I spend with Nico, I realize he’s the only one who understands how much I ache over losing my prima ballerina position at the Boston Ballet. He, too, had his dreams shattered by people who claimed to love him. Just like me.

A Beginner’s Guide to High-Risk, High-Reward Investing can help you make sense of trends, from short selling to cryptocurrency and “meme stock”, breaking down the buzzwords to give you hard facts about the opportunities and risks of fringe investment strategies. With advice from expert Robert Ross, this easy-to-follow investing guide gives you everything you need to determine which high-risk, high-reward investment strategies are the best fit for your portfolio.

Ashton Barclay, or as I like to call him, Mr. B. for "Bossy", is fast becoming the bane of my existence. After running into him, literally, he’s now popping up everywhere and somehow managing to weave his way into my life. He’s egotistical, smug, and so ridiculously good-looking it should be illegal - he’s way too hot to handle. I don’t do hot, those type of guys are more trouble than they’re worth.

Digital marketing remains a relatively new discipline and most organizations are still learning how best to achieve the visibility they need online. In this digital marketing box set created and designed with beginners in mind, Gregory Thornhill bundles together four of his best-selling books on digital marketing, influencer marketing, Shopify dropshipping, and Amazon FBA. You're going to be taken by the hand and shown, step by step, how to create and grow your own business and increase your traffic and sales.

From the survivor of 10 Nazi concentration camps who went on to create the New England Holocaust Memorial, an inspiring memoir about finding strength in the face of despair. On August 14, 2017, two days after a white-supremacist activist rammed his car into a group of anti-Fascist protestors, killing one and injuring 19, the New England Holocaust Memorial was vandalized for the second time in as many months. At the base of one of its fifty-four-foot glass towers lay a pile of shards. For Steve Ross, the image called to mind Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass.

I'll never forget the first time I saw them, warriors moving like shadows from the trees. Their eyes seemed to glow with a fierce golden light, moving more like beasts than men. I trembled, every hair on my flesh prickled in the age old response of the hunted. They were predators and I was prey.

My mother warned me not to go to the grove alone. But when the moon is full, heat stirs my blood...and it calls to them. The Berserkers came in the night and took me. I woke up chained outside the monsters' cave. They were warriors, cursed by a witch to become ravening beasts. They tell me I'm their mate. The prophecy says I am the only one who can heal them. But can I tame the beasts that haunt their minds...before it's too late?

My mind and body are weakened by the curse of my magic. My three sisters have mated with Berserker warriors, but I am too frail to be a bride. One night, three warriors break into my home. They steal me away. Now we're on the run from the pack. These warriors tell me I belong to them and that they'll never let me go. To convince me, they spend hours giving me endless pleasure. But there's an evil power preying on me. It wants me for its own, and none can stand in its way. Except the Berserkers.

A witch told us of the one who can save us - a woman marked by the wolf. We found and claimed her. But will she accept us as mates? Can she soothe our feral nature before it is too late? Highland werewolf Daegan never expected to defeat the curse of his bloodline. But when a prophecy tells of a woman who holds the cure to his Berserker rage, he and his Viking warrior brother will stop at nothing to claim her. They bring her to their mountain home and train her according to pack rules. But will her power be enough to break the Berserker curse?

My life changed forever when the Berserkers took me. These fearsome warriors must find women to keep their lethal rage at bay...and I am an ideal mate. The Alphas decree that all warriors must compete in a series of Highland Games for my hand. Of all the giant warriors, two have caught my eye, but I have no choice. When the final match is over, I will belong to the ruthless victors. They will possess me fully. I can only hope they will be the two I could come to love...

Centuries ago, Garth awoke in the center of a mystical stone henge in the Scottish Highlands with no memories. A dragon shifter, Lachlan, and wolf shifter, Leslie, rescue Garth and take him to Castle MacWulver. The castle is the home of Clan MacWulver - a group of demon shifters blending in with human society while trying to find their fated Judge, a very special human with a pure heart and soul whose love has the power to redeem a demon of their sins.

Charity Thompson wants to save the world, one hospital at a time. Instead of finishing med school to become a doctor, she chooses a different path and raises money for hospitals - new wings, equipment, whatever they need. Except there is one hospital she would be happy to never set foot in again - her father's. So of course he hires her to create a gala for his 65th birthday. Charity can't say no. Now she is working in the one place she doesn't want to be.

In a world plagued with darkness, she could be his salvation. The Vikings are on the verge of losing the battle of taking over the Britains. Their commander was thought to be dead, but is now siding with the enemy. Erik has been labeled the Viking who kills his own men. The prince and heir to the throne is in love with a fiery Highland woman. He must decide between loyalty, family, and love. His family and his army are in ruins. He may be the only one who can save them. Yet the woman he loves could be carrying his child.

Former military interrogator Samantha Wyatt may have won the battle, but she hasn't won the war against Lucien Lightner, her most cunning nemesis yet. For the first time in her life, she's forced to acknowledge she can't do it alone, but who can she trust? The first man she ever loved or the man she never planned to fall for. Chicago tycoon Jack Roman has risked everything to protect Samantha. But he's been holding onto a secret that threatens to destroy his future with the love of his life.

Mogul Jack Roman was perfectly happy living the life of a high-powered and charismatic philistine. He had time, money, women, and a penchant for the fast life. Until he met his match in Samantha Wyatt, and his obsession with her would take him to hell and back....

Samantha Wyatt heads up one of the most powerful private protection agencies in the world. As a former naval interrogator, she knows firsthand what danger looks like. But when the head-turning, savvy, and challenging Jack Roman comes into her life like hot lightning, she's drawn to him like she's never been to anyone before.... She craves his touch, even though it weakens her.

Represented here are 16 short stories by seven great American writers, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. Different in atmosphere and writing style, they nevertheless caught the mood and concerns of the day in a way that was distinctly American.