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Shrek is back: Gelangweilt von seinem geruhsamen Leben als Familienvater, sehnt Shrek sich nach den abenteuerlichen Zeiten von früher. Das hinterlistige Rumpelstilzchen erfährt davon und bietet Shrek einen teuflischen Deal an. Als Shrek sich darauf einlässt, ahnt er nichts von dem Fluch, der ihn in eine Welt versetzt, in der ihn weder seine Freunde, der Esel und der Gestiefelte Kater, noch seine Frau Fiona kennen. Einmal mehr liegt es an Shrek, die Dinge wieder in Ordnung zu bringen.

Ein Haus. Neun Fremde. Zehn Tage, die alles verändern werden... In einem abgelegenen Ressort versammeln sich neun Menschen, die sich noch nie zuvor begegnet sind. Fünf Frauen und vier Männer, die eins gemeinsam haben: Jeder von ihnen steht an einem Punkt in seinem Leben, an dem klar ist, so kann es nicht mehr weitergehen. Frances, beispielsweise, ist einem Heiratsschwindler zum Opfer gefallen. Tony ist ehemaliger Footballstar und nun übergewichtig. Oder Carmel, die vierfache Mutter wurde von ihrem Mann verlassen.

Ein Haus. Neun Fremde. Zehn Tage, die alles verändern werden... In einem abgelegenen Ressort versammeln sich neun Menschen, die sich noch nie zuvor begegnet sind. Fünf Frauen und vier Männer, die eins gemeinsam haben: Jeder von ihnen steht an einem Punkt in seinem Leben, an dem klar ist, so kann es nicht mehr weitergehen. Frances, beispielsweise, ist einem Heiratsschwindler zum Opfer gefallen. Tony ist ehemaliger Footballstar und nun übergewichtig. Oder Carmel, die vierfache Mutter wurde von ihrem Mann verlassen. Im Luxus des Wellness-Komforts kommen Geheimnisse ans Licht.

Thirty years ago, Elise and Nathaniel shared a horrific trauma that united them in grief. Now, grown up and married with a young family, they feel their worst nightmares are behind them. Until the day their daughter is abducted and murdered. Both Elise and Nathaniel lost their mothers to a notorious killer who manipulated innocent victims into taking their own lives. Could it be that "the Watcher" has returned for another round of the same sadistic game? Why now? And why are Elise and Nathaniel being targeted again?

What better way to introduce your little one to the wonderful world of delicious vegan food, than with the "The Little Vegan Books" series. In Book one, The Vegan Alphabet book, join Tofu and Tempeh, and many other vegan characters as we learn the alphabet…vegan style!

When Gabby’s husband accepts a transfer to Pakistan, she discovers a new world of heat and colour, of exotic bazaars and trips to the breathtaking Kashmiri mountains. It's an escape she didn’t know she was looking for. But then a shocking letter from her sister reveals a devastating secret. Gabby is transported back to her childhood home on the Cornish coast, and as memories unravel, so too does her new life in Karachi. Will Gabby find the courage to face the dark secrets and embrace a different future?

When peddler John Durbeyfield learns that he may be a descendant of a noble family, he sends his oldest child, Tess, to “claim kin.” Blindly ushered into harm’s way, the strong-willed yet untinctured peasant girl is not prepared for the blighted course her life will take. Nor for those whose destructive desires will determine her fate, and force Tess to make only the most desperate of choices. From her tragic loss of innocence through betrayal and revenge, Tess’s struggle for survival challenged the era’s mores and the cruel indifference shown women in Victorian society.

Gina has lost her perfect job, her boyfriend, and her favorite aunt all within the space of a few months. So when she inherits her aunt's ramshackle French house, Gina decides to pack her bags for the Bordeaux countryside - swapping English weather for blue skies, sunshine, great wine, and a fresh start. What she hasn't factored in is a hole in the roof, the most embarrassing language faux pas, and discovering family secrets she was never supposed to know.

A mutilated corpse dressed as a bride, a psychopathic killer hell-bent on furthering his macabre game and a woman detective who stands by her instincts. When a woman disappears from a motorway service station, DI Charlie Lambert struggles to make any headway finding her. Missing person specialist DI Tanya Miller is called in to take over the investigation, but when it becomes a murder inquiry, she too is threatened with replacement. With a suspected serial killer on the loose, DI Miller must quickly muster her ad hoc team into action.

On her 47th birthday, Sydney Smith stands on a rooftop and prepares to jump.... Sydney is a cartoonist and freerunner. Feet constantly twitching, always teetering on the edge of life, she's never come to terms with the event that ripped her family apart when she was 10 years old. And so, on a birthday that she doesn't want to celebrate, she returns alone to St Ives to face up to her guilt and grief. It's a trip that turns out to be life-changing - and not only for herself.

This fully revised and updated third edition of 50 Top Tools for Coaching includes a greater emphasis on professional qualification and accreditation, enhanced tools on self-development and strategy, a brand-new addition of transactional analysis tools, and an increased amount of career coaching tools. The authors have also solicited feedback from readers to create a "readers' top tools" section and they provide real-life examples from coaches on how the tools in the book have helped them be more successful and serve their clients better.

All of the soldiers a little boy got for Christmas were the same - except one Tin soldier who was missing a leg. This different soldier saw a paper ballerina, who also appeared to have one leg and fell in love. Will these two toys end up together at last?

In this Very Short Introduction Laura Marcus defines what we mean by "autobiography", and considers its relationship with similar literary forms such as memoirs, journals, letters, diaries, and essays. Analyzing the core themes in autobiographical writing, such as confession, conversion and testimony; romanticism and the journeying self; Marcus discusses the autobiographical consciousness (and the roles played by time, memory and identity), and considers the relationship between psychoanalysis and autobiography.

Was geschah vor 150 Jahren im Haus am Fluss? Birchwood Manor 1862: Der talentierte Edward Radcliffe lädt Künstlerfreunde in sein Landhaus an der Themse ein. Doch der verheißungsvolle Sommer endet in einer Tragödie - eine Frau verschwindet, eine andere stirbt, und Radcliffes Leben ist ruiniert. Hundertfünfzig Jahre später entdeckt Elodie Winslow, eine junge Archivarin aus London, die Sepiafotografie einer atemberaubend schönen Frau und die Zeichnung eines Hauses mit zwei Giebeln an einem Fluss. Warum kommt Elodie das Haus so bekannt vor?

For four years Jessica has never doubted that her sister Isabel’s death was an accident. But when Jessica’s young daughter seems to know long-forgotten details about her aunt’s past, Jessica can’t shake the feeling that there’s a more sinister truth behind the tragedy. As Jessica unearths disturbing revelations about her sister, and about the people she loved and trusted most, it becomes clear Isabel’s life was less than perfect and that Jessica’s might also be at risk.

Transforming Harry: The Adaptation of Harry Potter in the Transmedia Age is an edited volume of eight essays that look at how the cinematic versions of the seven Harry Potter novels represent an unprecedented cultural event in the history of cinematic adaptation.

Immer auf dem Sprung, von einer Aufgabe zur nächsten hetzen - die Anforderungen unseres Alltags lassen uns manchmal schier verzweifeln. "Be mindful" schafft schnell und wirksam Abhilfe: Einfach mal bewusst abschalten, radikal entschleunigen - und meditieren. Nein, dafür müssen wir nicht stundenlang auf dem Meditationskissen sitzen. Ein paar Minuten am Tag reichen aus, um spürbar ausgeglichener, gelassener und gesünder zu werden und neue Lebensenergie zu tanken. Mit warmer Stimme vorgetragen von Esther Schweins.

At home, with a baby, no one can hear you scream. Most people think that once you’ve had your happy ever after, nothing can go wrong. But for Millie and Tom, their love did not have a fairy tale beginning. It was not love at first sight, at least not for Millie. When the strength of their love for each other finally brings them together, their marriage is a chance to heal the wounds of their past and build a brighter future. For Tom, the arrival of their daughter is everything he ever dreamed about. But for Millie, the reality of motherhood becomes a lot darker.

'I still have that recurring fear of something happening to me before I see you again, and before I can tell you myself just how much and how often I've realised during the last few months that I love you completely and to the exclusion of all others. Remember that, because if there wasn't you, my darling Mary, the world would seem very empty and meaningless.' Mary was only 21 when she met and fell in love with the privately educated 19-year-old David in 1938.

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