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Inspired by the real-life murder of a British army soldier by religious fanatics, and the rampant burning of mosques that followed, Guy Gunaratne’s In Our Mad and Furious City is a snapshot of the diverse, frenzied edges of modern-day London. A crackling debut from a vital new voice, it pulses with the frantic energy of the city’s homegrown grime music and is animated by the youthful rage of a dispossessed, overlooked, and often misrepresented generation.

Disaster strikes a wagon train en route to Texas, leaving 18-year-old Abby in charge of the survivors—all children younger than her. After an attempted kidnaping, the others convince her to disguise herself as a boy. Initially reluctant, Abby soon realizes life on the trail is much easier without bulky skirts. The disguise allows her to do things as "Abner" she couldn't do as Abby. It's intoxicating.

Livre audio réalisé d'après une adaptation de l'œuvre de la Comtesse de Ségur. « Raconte-moi une histoire de quand tu étais petite ». Ce que réclament si souvent les enfants à leur mère et à leur grand-mère, eh bien, la Comtesse de Ségur, née Rostopchine, l'a fait en publiant en 1859 Les Malheurs de Sophie. Pouvait-elle alors imaginer, dans son château de Normandie, en prenant la plume pour le plaisir de ses petits-enfants et des enfants de cette époque, que les lecteurs succéderaient aux lecteurs, de génération en génération ?

Patterns are your catalyst for growth. Life will hold you back in old situations until you make a new decision. Blaming others won’t serve you. Change starts by taking responsibility. Once you accept this level of accountability, you take back your power and transform from a victim to a conscious creator.

En el centro de una ciudad muy particular se encuentra la gran tienda de los sueños de Dallergut, una tienda departamental que ofrece a los clientes una variedad inimaginable de experiencias oníricas para todos los gustos y ocasiones; viajar a una isla paradisíaca, volver a encontrarnos con el amor de nuestra vida, volar por los aires, atravesar el océano nadando como un pez… Todo es posible en la tienda de Dallergut.

In this collection of poems, Mary Lou Kayser guides listeners through some of life's biggest moments. Falling in love. Working through grief. Healing old wounds. Losing someone dear to us. Deciding it's time to move on. Coming home to our truest and most authentic selves. These are some of the greatest human experiences. Each offers new insights into who we are, what we most desire, and how we can live an exceptional life.

Clémentine est la fille aînée d'une famille qui n'arrive plus à nourrir ses enfants. Contrainte de se sacrifier pour aider sa famille, elle accepte d'épouser un homme vivant à des milliers de kilomètres. C'est l'un de ces cow-boys qui commandent une fiancée par correspondance par le biais de l'église.

Tauche ein in die zauberhafte Welt von Spiky's Traumreise nach Afrika! In diesem mitreißenden Hörspiel, das von David Weidner geschrieben wurde, begleiten wir den kleinen Igel Spiky auf seiner aufregenden Reise in die Perle Afrikas, Uganda. Mit den Stimmen von Lou Bega als Leon dem Löwen und Johnny Strange als Ezzike, dem Gorilla, wird das Abenteuer lebendig. Neben ihnen verleihen auch weitere großartige Stimmen dem Hörspiel Leben.

Scarlett steht kurz vor ihrem Ziel, eine der renommiertesten Anwältinnen in Chicago zu werden. Nach nur vier Wochen in ihrem neuen Job scheint alles perfekt - wäre da nur nicht Hudson Rhodes, der charismatische Seniorpartner und ihr direkter Vorgesetzter. Zwischen ihnen herrscht ein erbitterter Wettkampf, der sowohl im Büro als auch im Sitzungssaal tobt. Doch je heftiger ihre Auseinandersetzungen werden, desto mehr knistert es zwischen ihnen. Inmitten von Rivalität und Anziehung stellt sich bald die Frage: Was zählt wirklich im Spiel um Macht und Leidenschaft?

In a thoughtful coda to this cautionary tale, the old China hand shares his thoughts about how to deal with the dragon today and in the future. Educating ourselves about the world's only other superpower is essential, he says. Both entertaining and eye-opening, Dancing with the Dragon is an excellent primer for doing just that.

Against the backdrop of the Civil War, spirited Quenby Martin despises the monotony and restrictions imposed on women. Then, San Antonio’s most respectable widow befriends her. Unbeknownst to Quenby, her genteel companion harbors a life-threatening secret.

Prince, a charismatic (and lackluster) real-estate agent with a complicated past, gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make it to the literal top of the business—fly an advanced spaceship known as “The Kepler” to an alien planet, where he will resume his career as an intergalactic realtor—selling luxury homes to the ultra-rich and live like the king he always knew he was. But when the plan falls short, and Prince discovers the dark forces manipulating his life on Matlitodus, he finds himself in the middle of an intergalactic scheme.

From the actress who starred as "Baby Grace" on the beloved series Little House on the Prairie comes an uplifting memoir about finding the grace of God in every chapter of life. With candor and insight, Wendi Lou Lee takes us through her early days in show business to life-changing events of adulthood, including her brain surgery in 2015. Starting with a red-tailed bird camouflaged by a shrub, Red Tail Feathers traces Wendi's reflective journey of discovering God's grace in all of life's circumstances and challenges you to do the same.

In the poignant contents of "Unraveling Wrongful Conviction and Miscarriage of Justice," Matthew invites listeners on a compelling journey—a transformation from the depths of despair to a life rekindled with hope and purpose. Baring his soul, Matthew recounts the gripping narrative of his spiritual rebirth, wherein he confronts the shadows of wrongful conviction and takes ownership of his past, breaking free from the chains of destructive behaviors.

After narrowly graduating from bootcamp...Cadet Zane Banach and his Section 8 friends are on their way to the Lunar Defense Forces to undertake flight training. While exploring Artemis Dome, Zane is flooded with a series of memory blitzes that lead them to discover his father’s secret labs hidden under the Moon’s surface. Meanwhile, the Section 8 crew suspects Drake Bounds of planning to steal the replica of the Wolf Egg crystal and plot how to stop her. But their efforts place the entire moon at risk.

As Keena Listor travels toward Vindor with her new family, she knows she will be hated because of the physical differences that identify her as a foreigner and because of her refusal to worship at the altar of idols, but she hopes to postpone the conflict until she is established in her new home. Though King Galien and Crown Prince Terric honor her for her part in saving Vindorans from death by famine, she is not foolish enough to believe the king can command the hearts and minds of people whose loved ones died by Trezlandian swords.

Lorsque Margot, quinze ans, et ses trois sœurs arrivent au Manoir d'Applecote en juin 1959, elles espèrent passer un été tranquille dans la campagne anglaise. C'est compter sans leur oncle et leur tante, qui ne parviennent pas à se remettre de la disparition de leur fille Audrey, cinq ans auparavant. Alors que les tensions entre les sœurs grandissent suite à la visite de deux beaux voisins, Margot se sent irrépressiblement attirée par le mystère de la disparition de sa cousine. Lorsque que l'été prend une tournure macabre, les sœurs doivent s'unir pour faire un choix cornélien.

A broken and forgotten man fighting the demons of dementia, he longs for the past when both he and his beloved military town of Ginger Ridge once thrived.

Mary Lou Falcone takes listeners on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears. At the age of ten, Mary Lou's life was forever changed when her father had a severe stroke that took away his ability to speak. While her mother worked three jobs, Mary Lou cared for not only her father but two younger siblings. Echoes of her childhood challenge return when she later faces the biggest test of her life: her soulmate of forty-seven years, the artist Nicky Zann, is diagnosed with the little-known disease Lewy body dementia, which ultimately claims his life.

For weeks, an old disabled woman hesitates then waddles past the window of the Goffstown News building. On the day she finally enters the office, she has one hell of a story to tell the editor, Manuel Chance, but there is a caveat to his publishing it. Manuel is skeptical of the bizarre tale and suspicious of her motives. When she removes her clothing to provide evidence for her story, his skepticism vanishes, but his suspicion grows when he hears the basis for her caveat. She wants Manuel to investigate her husband to determine if he is behind the disappearance of four local children.