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Trinia's gift is the ability to duplicate herself perfectly in mind and body, yet every time she uses it, she feels like she loses another piece of her soul. Her abusive and power-hungry father, Caderyn, wishes to exploit her gift to create an army that obeys his command and rebuild the Airgid Empire that fell a thousand years before.

From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize­–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, comes an unprecedented compilation of Walker’s fifty years of journals drawing an intimate portrait of her development over five decades as an artist, human rights and women’s activist, and intellectual.

Wenn das Geschlecht keine Rolle mehr spielt, sondern nur noch der Mensch dahinter - das ist Alice Schwarzers großer Traum und den verteidigt sie 25 Jahre nach ihrem Titel "Der kleine Unterschied" erneut. Schwarzer ist der Ansicht, dass die gegen Frauen ausgeübte Männergewalt der Kern für das ungleiche Machtverhältnis. Persönliche Beobachtungen und Erfahrungen verbindet sie mit repräsentativen Statistiken und Forschungsergebnissen und betrachtet das Fehlverhalten beider Geschlechter.

In modern maternity systems, one in four women have their labor induced. Why Induction Matters provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to this common intervention. The induction process is explained in detail, and reasons for offering induction are discussed. Options related to inducing labor or choosing to wait are explored, and women's experiences are included throughout. The book aims to help parents make their own informed decisions about induction of labor.

Imagine if you were to lose your sight? Would it feel like the end of everything worthwhile? There is a way forward. Once you realise that blindness is a word and not a sentence, life takes on a new perspective. There are ways to thrive with vision loss. This book reveals how to turn such a life-challenge into a lifestyle you can fully manage and enjoy.

Has that air fryer you’ve gotten yourself been lying unopened in your kitchen? Have you been too intimidated by this seemingly high-tech contraption that you’ve avoided using it? If you want to fully utilize your air fryer and get the maximum benefits from it, then this guide is perfect for you. In This Air Fryer Book Is Not a Cookbook, you will discover: how to get started with the air fryer from taking it out of the box to using it for the very first time; how to choose the right air fryer based on your budget, needs, and cooking preferences; and more.

The first three months of your baby's life, sometimes called the "fourth trimester", is a transitional phase, in which each of you is processing the birth experience you shared and acclimatising to a new way of being. It can be hard to interpret your new baby's behaviour. In Understanding Babies, experienced movement specialist Ania Witkowska looks at what your baby needs to thrive, and how they show you they need it, revealing how you can tune in to your baby so that both of you can relax and enjoy your new life together.

It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings's bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying, incredible and mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, who quickly became known as 'Donald', began to communicate, initially via tapping sounds, but over time - and with the encouragement of psychical researcher Harold Chibbett, whose case-files appear here - by learning to write.

Samantha Barnes is ready to get out of her comfort zone. Preparing to study abroad, she wants to enjoy a final fling with frat brother Dylan Hunter before departing for Japan. But when Dylan demands more, she struggles to find a way to end their relationship without hurting them both. When love becomes a tightrope walk between control and fear, sometimes the worst thing that can happen isn’t breaking things off. It’s continuing on, especially when the consequences could be deadly.

From the point of view of an experienced professional and a parent, we are going to look at all the different areas of potty training and helping your autistic child learn and practice their personal hygiene skills. This is the second book in a series of books dedicated to helping parents and families of ASD children.

You may have been advised to follow your bliss or live your passion, and success will follow. Building a life centred around passions offers temporary satisfaction, but it is NOT the answer to creating a joyous, fulfilling, and meaningful life. The audio workbook, Find Your Purpose, Change Your Life. is a unique curriculum that walks you through five activities designed to accurately identify your life’s calling.

Tutto nasce dalla volontà di un direttore illuminato e da una proprietà editoriale consapevole del rapporto con gli ascoltatori, che ha reso possibile la realizzazione di questo piccolo manuale di automedicazione per gestire l'ansia, l'angoscia, la paura, la rottura delle certezze, la solitudine, la precarietà del futuro, la scoperta della fragilità del pianeta. Risulta indispensabile imparare a conoscere i propri limiti e i propri sintomi. La cura e l'automedicazione psicologica che questo volume insegna può accompagnarci ad attraversare i cambiamenti che il futuro ci imporrà.

Dieses hochaktuelle Hörbuch gibt wirklich hilfreiche Tipps, wie man Rechtspopulismus erkennt, wie man mit ihm umgeht und vor allem wie man am besten dagegen argumentiert. Es bestärkt junge (und gerne auch ältere) Menschen, eigenständig zu denken, Schlagzeilen zu hinterfragen und angesagte Themen auch mal von einer anderen Perspektive zu betrachten. Vor allem aber wird gezeigt, woran typisch rechtspopulistische Sprachbilder zu erkennen sind und wie man sie elegant und wirksam entkräftet.

I wrote a book to encourage creativity in kids...think "the Just so Stories by Rudyard Kipling meets Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S". It encourages though the narrative of a cuttlefish that helps a young women discover the potential of her imagination as she explores the past, present, future, life, and death to find a new new sense of magic in a world that can feel mundane.

Zachée et Thadée, deux frères, étudiants brillants et surfeurs surdoués, déploient les charmes de leur jeunesse sous l'été sauvage de La Réunion. Mais l'été et la jeunesse ont une fin, et il arrive qu'elle survienne plus vite et plus tragiquement que prévu.

The eye-opening essays in Disability Visibility, all written by disabled people, offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, examining life's ableism and inequality, its challenges and losses, and celebrating its wisdom, passion, and joy. The accounts in this collection, adapted for audio, ask listeners to think about disabled people not as individuals who need to be “fixed", but as members of a community with its own history, culture, and movements. They offer diverse perspectives that speak to past, present, and future generations.

We often think of Britain springing from nowhere with the arrival of the Romans. But in Ancestors, pre-eminent archaeologist, broadcaster and academic Professor Alice Roberts explores what we can learn about the very earliest Britons – from their burial sites. Although we have very little evidence of what life was like in prehistorical times, here their stories are told through the bones and funerary offerings left behind, preserved in the ground for thousands of years.

Florence Day è la ghostwriter di una delle più famose autrici romance del momento. Ma ha un problema: dopo una rottura terribile, non crede più nell'amore. Quando Benji Andor, il suo nuovo, affascinante editor, si rifiuta di concederle più tempo per consegnare il romanzo, Florence si prepara a dire addio alla sua carriera. Ma le cattive notizie, si sa, non viaggiano mai da sole: sua madre la chiama per avvisarla che il padre è venuto a mancare. Così, torna nella cittadina di provincia dove è nata e dove la sua famiglia gestisce un'agenzia di pompe funebri.

The month of Darkness is quickly approaching. It is a time when the denizens of the night roam the land freely and the citizens of Arkdale lock themselves behind their high walls seeking refuge. This cycle has repeated itself for centuries. Now the world is changing. An ancient secret buried deep beneath the land mournfully sings of the approaching chaos. Now Walt, Rainna, Mallek, and Lucas must race to solve the enigmas of their ancestors before all that they know and love is plunged into eternal darkness.

The premise is simple; the execution is passionate: 13 short stories of fiction from eight emerging women writers. This anthology is a wonderful example of women lifting up other women, of writers supporting writers, of a community coming together to fulfill ambitions and dreams.