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This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction audiences and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This book features critically acclaimed talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, who used her struggles in childhood as motivation to become "Queen of All Media".

Every parent will have to discipline a child at some stage. No matter how well behaved they are, they all have a moment when behavior lapses and falls below what is expected. In years gone by, it was the custom to use physical force to chastise children, but this has been shown to be ineffective and now parents look for other ways to deal with problems.

When young single mother Grace Devlin is diagnosed with cancer her best chance of survival is to find a bone marrow transplant. Only Grace is adopted, and her one previous attempt to connect with her birth mother resulted in bitter disappointment. But with her young son, Jack, to think about, and the return of his father, Liam, reminding her of feelings she’d thought she’d buried long ago, Grace refuses to give up hope just yet. With the help of her friends, she bravely embarks on a journey of discovery.

Für alle Fans von "Die Tribute von Panem". Der erste Band der vierteiligen Fantasy-Saga. Fantasy, Liebe, Abenteuer! Nym wacht auf und weiß nicht, wer sie ist. Sie kennt die Geschichte der zwei verfeindeten Länder, dem göttlichen Bistaye und dem gottlosen Asavez. Sie weiß, dass das Mädchen, das ihr das Leben gerettet hat, eine Wahrheitsleserin ist. Sie weiß, dass der Bruder des Mädchens ein notorischer Frauenheld, Offizier in der asavezischen Garde und ein Ikano der Luft ist.

Major Julie Anne Mitchell is on her own for a week while her partner, Lt. Reilly, is off on vacation with his girlfriend, Kayla. But from the moment Antonio walked into her office, her week was anything but dull. Ordered to drop everything, she is tasked to work with Antonio to prove the conspiratorial partnership between the former Senator Klum and the recently dead Waller Carplex. Digging into the dirt of a crime syndicate isn’t easy or safe. She soon discovers new villains, finds herself hunted by the ones she’s after, and is forced to deal with the unseen scars deep inside.

April 1910. Women's rights activist Alvera Fields mysteriously vanishes from her home one night, leaving her newborn baby and husband behind, and the case is never solved.

With our first cry as we exit the womb to the time of our physical death, not many wonder about the things that transpired in our other lives, nor do they think about the purpose behind this one. We keep living automatically, never questioning why we feel as if we have done this before. Or believing that God has set this plan in place and nothing we do can change it...What happens when a person goes after the truth? What happens, when a person starts searching for the purpose of their being? The veracity of their existence?

Addy Loest is harbouring a secret - several, in fact. Dedicated overthinker, frockaholic and hard-partier, she’s been doing all she can to avoid the truth for quite some time. A working-class girl raised between the Port Kembla Steelworks and the surf of the Illawarra coast, Addy is a fish out of water at the prestigious University of Sydney. She’s also the child of German immigrants, and her broken-hearted widower dad won’t tell her anything about her family’s tragic past.

Weather and climate have been shaping human history for thousands of years. Blizzards, hurricanes, droughts, dust storms, and floods: All of them have been turning points. Weather disasters seem so much bigger than we are, but they're accurate barometers for telling us about what we value as human beings. This course will examine some of these major turning points (some of them based on controversial evidence!), from the ancient world, to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, to the Dust Bowl, to Hurricane Katrina.

Abitur. Luxustrip nach Portugal. Mit einem unverschämt (gut aussehenden) Typen am Flughafen zusammenstoßen. Luxusurlaub in Portugal - das perfekte Geschenk zum Abi. Nicht für Anna. Doch da sie ihre eigenen Wünsche immer zurückstellt, findet sie sich kurzerhand an der Algarve wieder. Zwischen Models und Fotografen trifft sie auf Helena, die sie zu ihrer Hundefarm mitnimmt. Dass Anna dort ausgerechnet auf den Typen trifft, der letzte Nacht ihren strahlenden Ritter spielen wollte - als ob sie den bräuchte! -, muss ein schlechter Scherz sein.

When a tragic accident cuts my lonely life short, instead of heaven or hell, I’m stolen away to a terrifying city of warring shifter clans—the Nimali and the Fai. The Nimali mistake me for their missing princess. Her father, the dragon king, is identical to my own. But in this world, he dotes on me with the love and affection I always craved. And in a land with no tolerance for outsiders, feigning amnesia and impersonating shifter royalty may be the only way to survive.

Tycho ist als Nachfahrin alter Götter übermenschlich stark. Besonders, wenn sie Alkohol trinkt. Nicht schlecht, um sich als Barkeeperin in New York gegen zwielichtige Typen zu behaupten. Damit niemand von ihrer Herkunft erfährt, muss sie selbst ihren Kindheitsfreund Logan auf Distanz halten. Doch dann taucht die gutaussehende Grayson auf und behauptet, ihr Geheimnis zu kennen. Und als Tycho kurz darauf von einer Sekte entführt wird, die ihre Kräfte für sich beanspruchen will, bleibt ihr nichts anderes übrig, als Grayson zu vertrauen.

This collection features three shape-shifter romances, including: Shadow of the Wolf, Secrets of the Alpha, and Seeking the Alpha. Perfect for lovers of paranormal, urban fantasy, shape-shifters, contemporary, and, of course, spicy, sizzling, hot romance.

Don’t we all deserve a second chance at love? Calvin. The man who swept me off my feet, and onto his motorbike, who made me fall desperately in love and taught me what sex should really feel like. Calvin showed me how a girl like me should be treated. And then, he left. No warning nor explanation, and two years later, I still lust after him, despite hating him. If he ever came back, god knows what I’d say to him.

Despite what the song "Wonderful World" says, there's a lot we know about history. But there are still some pretty big gaps in our knowledge, for the simple reason that a lot of information about the past gets lost over time. Wars, fires, floods, deliberate destruction, or just plain carelessness - all of these factors and more contribute to some pretty fascinating historical mysteries. Together, we'll discuss the latest reliable evidence and theories for some major events, people, and buildings that fascinate all of us.

Nessun impegno, nessun lavoro: Francesco Maria Von Altemberger detto Cico vive di rendita in un minuscolo loft sul terrazzo di un'anonima palazzina, e lo divide con Ada, la sua tartaruga. Dall'alto osserva i suoi dodici condomini come un entomologo una colonia d'insetti sotto vetro: nessuna empatia. Cico non vuole contaminazioni, la sua vera aspirazione è soltanto essere lasciato in pace, per questo ha abbandonato il Palazzo di famiglia per trasferirsi qui dove nessuno lo conosce.

Margarete hat endlich die Liebe ihres Lebens gefunden! Okay, mit 50, und in Cornwall statt im heimischen Stuttgart. Aber der Biofarmer Chris im idyllischen Port Piran ist ein echter Hauptgewinn. Das scheint leider auch seiner Noch-nicht-Ex-Frau plötzlich klar zu werden. Sie mischt genauso mit wie Margaretes schwäbische Mutter. Währenddessen verliebt sich Maggies englische Freundin, die Expunkerin Lori im zarten Alter von 61 zum ersten Mal. Zwei Frauen, zwei Freundinnen - und beide müssen um ihr Glück kämpfen.

ER Nurse Macy Wynn learned gritty essential lessons in the California foster-care system: Land on your feet and trust no one. She’s finally located the fellow foster child she loves like a sister, but the girl’s in deep trouble. Macy’s determined to help, no matter what it takes. Her motto is to “make it happen” in any situation life throws at her - even when she butts heads with an idealistic cop.

More than a decade ago, six kids witnessed unspeakable horror. Not all of them lived to tell. Riza is no longer that kid - troubled, angry, and filled with secrets. She’s grown up, and when she stumbles upon an on-line forum about the shuttered Northern Michigan Asylum, she tries to pretend it never happened - not the years of experimentation, nor the strange midnight writings, and most of all, not the murders. But someone wants her to remember. Deaths shockingly similar to those that occurred in 1989 are happening again.

Alice’s stories of Wonderland did more than raise a few eyebrows - it landed her in an asylum. Now at 15 years of age, she’s willing to do anything to leave, which includes agreeing to an experimental procedure. When Alice decides at the last minute not to go through with it, she escapes with the White Rabbit to Wonderland and trades one mad house for another: The court of the Queen of Hearts. Only this time, she is under orders to take out the Queen. When love, scandal, and intrigue begin to muddle her mission, Alice finds herself on the wrong side of the chopping block.