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When Christine Platt set out on her journey to live with less, she never intended to become The Afrominimalist. She just wanted to tame the chaos in her closet! But after struggling with the austerity and whiteness of mainstream minimalism, Christine realized why minimalism often seems unattainable for so many: the emphasis on all-white, barren aesthetics distracts from the practice of living with intention. And so, she decided to do things her way by curating a life of less influenced by the African diaspora.

For years now, modern-day sexual ethics has held that “anything goes” when it comes to sex—as long as everyone says yes, and does so enthusiastically. So why, even when consent has been ascertained, are so many of our sexual experiences filled with frustration, and disappointment, even shame? The truth is that the rules that make up today’s consent-only sexual code may actually be the cause of our sexual malaise—not the solution. In Rethinking Sex, reporter Christine Emba shows how consent is a good ethical floor but a terrible ceiling.

"Ma vie a dérapé quand le pouvoir que je croyais détenir m'a échappé. Les petits cons dans son genre... je les bouffe au petit-déj', normalement. Maintenant, je vais devoir rattraper le coup..." Marc Tillard, tourmenté. "Si on m'avait prédit l'enfer qu'il me ferait vivre, je l'aurais fui comme la peste. Mais, c'est fini. Pour faire table rase du passé, je ne m'encombre plus de casseroles - aussi sexy soient-elles !" Simon Fauquet, désabusé.

Dans les Bas-fonds de Néo-Londonia, Léopoldine se bat depuis des années pour survivre. Lorsque le groupe auquel elle appartient maltraite un enfant, elle décide de se rebeller, quitte à affronter la colère de la Guilde des Voleurs. Dorénavant, elle ne laissera plus rien ni personne lui barrer la route. Augustin, lui, a toujours mené une existence fastueuse et insouciante, résigné à subir en parallèle l'écrasante emprise de sa mère, la Reine Victoria au règne sans fin.

Et si le sourire était un outil de guérison à part entière ? Médecine ancestrale, l'Ayurveda est avant tout un art de vivre. Il considère que l'harmonie entre le corps et l'esprit est indispensable pour une vie équilibrée, saine et épanouie. Gwenaëlle Batard nous propose de découvrir l'Ayurveda sourire, une adaptation pétillante à notre mode de vie, qui, en utilisant la joie comme fil conducteur, mêle avec brio cette médecine indienne à la pensée positive. Cet ouvrage est un véritable accompagnement au mieux-être et au bonheur d'être soi.

Texte susceptible de choquer. À déconseiller aux âmes sensibles. "Au nom de l'art" ou de toute autre concept présenté comme étant d'intérêt supérieur (science, patrie, religion...), certains sont prêts à tout, y compris au pire. "Au nom de la vie", la leur et celle de leurs proches, d'autres sont prêts à se surpasser, jusqu'à se mettre en péril.

Each of us has a question we dread. When the simple community of Lakehaven is shaken by a violent crime, doubts begin to arise among the locals about whom they can trust.

A full-cast dramatization of the classic Russian novel. Satan and his retinue, including a seven foot tall skinny fellow with a pince-nez , an obnoxious cigar smoking black cat and a beautiful naked vampire visit Moscow in the 1920s, taking with them chaos and insanity where ever they go.

Twenty-seven-year-old Nazeli “Ellie” Gregorian enjoys the prestige of her tech marketing job but is sick of the condescending Patagonia-clad tech bros, her micromanaging boss, and her ex-boyfriend, who she’s forced to work with every day. When Ellie’s lovingly overbearing parents ask her to attend PakCon—a food packaging conference in Chicago—to help promote their company and vie to win an ad slot in the Superbowl (no big deal), she’s eager for a brief change and a delicious distraction. At the conference, she meets witty, devil-may-care Vanya Simonian.

Gary Douglas is on a mission to end the perpetual conflict between men and women. Salon des Femmes is based on a series of teleclasses Douglas held with a group of women. They discussed men; sex; relationships; men's and women's roles; and creating amazing, harmonious relationships. It blends the groundbreaking Access Consciousness® tools and processes, insightful revelations, and heartwarming inspiration.

Texte susceptible de choquer. À déconseiller aux âmes sensibles. L'Art. Jusqu'où certains sont-ils prêts à aller en son nom ? Des familles entières disparaissent, enlevées à leur domicile. Une horrible machination est mise en place pour satisfaire les appétits déviants de fortunés amateurs d'art. Soraya, adolescente de 16 ans, sera-t-elle le grain de sable dans ces rouages infernaux ?

Why is it that research suggests people who don’t have kids are happier than people who do? Olivia Scobie provides practical solutions for parents who find themselves pushing beyond their capacity to meet impossible standards, and she challenges parents to shift their thinking from child-centered to family-centered. By naming today’s unrealistic parenting expectations as impossible from the get-go, Impossible Parenting creates the space to acknowledge harmful expectations for new parents and begins a conversation that focuses on healing....

Mary never thought an afternoon at the library would change her life—until a quiet stranger sparks her fascination. The circumstances that led her to the library hardly matter (though they might involve the sudden but expected demise of an overweight dachshund). As someone who spends her days wiping sticky fingerprints and suspiciously urine-coloured spills from indoor playground equipment, Mary never expected to become her workplace's reluctant carbon monoxide safety expert. But saying "no" has always been her weakness, especially when someone needs help.

Mark Rivers was a firefighter until he got trapped in a wildfire and suffered third-degree burns on his face and body. After a year of recovering, Mark is trying to piece his life back together but struggles both emotionally and psychologically. He's been a recluse until he forces himself to attend his niece's school play and sees Riley, the school's art teacher. Immediately, Mark feels a connection to her. Maybe it's the kind way she greets his niece or the way the art she created for the school play is reminiscent of his late mom's artwork.

"Faut se présenter ? Pfff. Marc Tillard. Flic. Râleur. Taciturne. Métro, boulot, dodo... et sexe, évidemment. Ma vie était réglée jusqu'à ce qu'un petit con aux yeux émeraude se pointe." "On parle de moi ? Simon Fauquet. Fun, insouciant et trop mignon. Ma vie rime avec soirées et vodka, jamais sans ma coloc' et meilleure amie. Entre nous, c'est à la vie à la mort, jusque dans les ennuis que j'attire comme un aimant."

This "provocative study" looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class (the New Yorker). The era didn't just bring about misery and poverty. On the contrary, Emma Griffin shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy, and offered exciting opportunities for political action. For many, this was a period of new, and much valued, sexual and cultural freedom.

Il est l'un des vingt célibataires les plus convoités de la Silicon Valley, beau, riche et célèbre, mesdames, si vous souhaitez passer la bague au doigt d'Ephraïm Shuster, il vous suffit d'être l'une des dix candidates de The Queen of Hearts ! Peut-être que Virginia, productrice plébiscitée dans le monde de la télé-réalité, a eu raison de rempiler pour une huitième saison. Le but ? Former le couple le plus sulfureux et sexy du moment. Les moyens pour y parvenir ? Tous. Sans exception. Mais cette fois-ci, le prétendant semble plus malin que ses prédécesseurs.

D'aussi loin que remontent ses souvenirs, Andraste, issue d'une longue lignée de sorcières, vit dissimulée aux yeux du monde. Son univers restreint ressemble à s'y méprendre à une cage dorée, elle qui ne rêve que de s'envoler. C'est alors qu'une invitation de la main même de la Reine vient bousculer les plans de sa grand-mère qui dirige la famille d'une main de fer. Et, une requête royale ne se refuse pas... à moins de souhaiter perdre la tête.

In the winter of 1885, Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester sets out with his men on an expedition into the newly acquired territory of Alaska. Their objective: to travel up the ferocious Wolverine River, mapping the interior and gathering information on the region's potentially dangerous native tribes. With a young and newly pregnant wife at home, Forrester is anxious to complete the journey with all possible speed and return to her.

When Jamison Vaughn - billionaire real estate mogul, Virginia vineyard owner, and unsuccessful US presidential candidate - drives his gold SUV into a stone pillar at the entrance to Montgomery Estate Vineyard, Lucie Montgomery is certain the crash was deliberate. But everyone else in Atoka, Virginia, is equally sure that Jamie must have lost control of his car on a rain-slicked country road. In spite of being saddled with massive campaign debts from the recent election, Jamie is seemingly the man with the perfect life.