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Private Investigator Edwina "Eddie Shoes" Schultz's most recent job has her parked outside a seedy Bellingham hotel, photographing her quarry as he kisses his mistress goodbye. This is the last anyone will see of the woman...alive. Her body is later found dumped in an abandoned building. Eddie's client, Kendra Hallings, disappears soon after. Eddie hates to be stiffed for her fee, but she has to wonder if Kendra could be in trouble too. Or is she the killer?

Alexander Feldmann is a revered and sought-after performer whose prodigious talent, striking good looks, and worldly charm prove irresistible to all who hear and encounter him. After years of searching, he acquires a glorious cello, the Silver Swan, a rare Stradivarius masterpiece long lost to the world of music. Mariana is Alexander’s only child and the maestro has large ambitions for her. By the age of 19 she emerges as a star cellist in her own right, and is seen as the inheritor of her father's genius. There are whispers that her career might well outpace his.

Naples, fin des années cinquante. Deux amies, Elena et Lila, vivent dans un quartier défavorisé de la ville, leurs familles sont pauvres et, bien qu'elles soient douées pour les études, ce n'est pas la voie qui leur est promise. Lila, la surdouée, abandonne rapidement l'école pour travailler avec son père et son frère dans leur échoppe de cordonnier. En revanche, Elena est soutenue par son institutrice, qui pousse ses parents à l'envoyer au collège puis, plus tard, au lycée, comme les enfants des Carracci et des Sarratore, des familles plus aisées qui peuvent se le permettre.

Naples, années soixante. Le soir de son mariage, Lila comprend que son mari Stefano l'a trahie en s'associant aux frères Solara, les camorristes qui règnent sur le quartier et qu'elle déteste depuis son plus jeune âge. Pour Lila Cerullo, née pauvre et devenue riche en épousant l'épicier, c'est le début d'une période trouble : elle méprise son époux, refuse qu'il la touche, mais est obligée de céder.

Die Schauspielerin Elena Uhlig, Mutter von drei kleinen Kindern, will zurück ins Geschäft und bekommt prompt ein Problem: Um wieder die Figur zu haben, die die Filmleute von ihr wollen, muss sie ins Fitnessstudio und nicht nur eine Diät machen. Doch sie hasst Crosstrainer und liebt gutes Essen. In diesem fröhlichen Mutmacher erzählt Elena Uhlig, wie sie es geschafft hat, sich vom Diät- und Fitnesswahn zu befreien.

À la fin de "Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste", Lila montait son entreprise d'informatique avec Enzo, et Elena réalisait enfin son rêve : aimer Nino et être aimée de lui, quitte à abandonner son mari et à mettre en danger sa carrière d'écrivain. Car elle s'affirme comme une auteure importante et l'écriture l'occupe de plus en plus, au détriment de l'éducation de ses deux filles, Dede et Elsa. L'histoire d'Elena et de Nino est passionnelle, et bientôt Elena vit au gré de ses escapades pour retrouver son amant.

Mit den abwechslungsreichen Kurzgeschichten der Compact Lernstories trainieren Sie Ihre Sprachkenntnisse auf unterhaltsame und effektive Weise. Sie richten sich an Fremdsprachenbegeisterte auf mittlerem Sprachniveau (B1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens), die insbesondere ihr Hörverständnis trainieren und darüber hinaus ihre Grammatik- und Wortschatzkenntnisse auffrischen wollen.

Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well-paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking—for lack of a better word—on Instagram for the last few months.

Die 14-jährige Billie verbringt die meiste Zeit in ihrer Hochhaussiedlung. Am Monatsende reicht das Geld nur für Nudeln mit Ketchup, doch ihre Mutter Marika bringt mit Fantasie und einem großen Herzen Billies Welt zum Leuchten. Dann reist unerwünscht die Großmutter aus Ungarn an, und Billie verliert viel mehr als nur den bunten Alltag mit ihrer Mutter. Als sie Marika keine Fragen mehr stellen kann, fährt Billie im alten Nissan allein los – sie muss den ihr unbekannten Vater finden und herausbekommen, warum sie so oft vom Meer träumt, obwohl sie noch nie da war.

I hated Ryland from the start. Now that he’s my alpha, hate is nowhere near a strong enough word. I’m barely holding on as it is, I don’t need him barking orders at me every chance he gets. Layla and Viv aren’t speaking to me, and I mean, I can’t really blame them. Each day brings them closer to a full moon that could change them both forever. And there’s nothing I can do to stop it. At least I have Jared and Clay. I think we may have found the answer to our little mate bond problem and I finally feel...happy.

Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind… dann freuen die Kinder sich heute noch an ihnen! Drei Märchen, die alle Kinder kennen und lieben...

En Reencuentro de personajes, Elena Garro convoca a sus espectros literarios—ciertos protagonistas de las obras de Scott Fitzgerald y Evelyn Waugh—con el misterioso designio de retornarlos a la vida dentro del espacio real de la novela. Así, mediante una operación que tiene mucho de acto mágico, desarrolla una inquietante experiencia de literatura en la literatura.

Zoe thought she could accept the terms of their affair: exceptionally hot, no-strings-attached sex. But when Andrew coldly informs her of his impending move to New York - and unknowingly turns her world upside down - Zoe tries to forget her unspoken wishes for something more and attempts to move on with her life.

Leda, a middle-aged divorcee, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence. Throughout the novel, Ferrante's language is as finely tuned and intense as ever, and she treats her theme with a fierce, candid tenacity.

An IndiBound best seller, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman's descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband, with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.

Following her mother's untimely and mysterious death, Delia embarks on a voyage of discovery through the streets of her native Naples searching for the truth about her family. A series of mysterious telephone calls leads her to compelling and disturbing revelations about her mother's final days. A story about mothers and daughters and the complicated knot of lies and emotions that binds them, it is a must-listen.

"Clutter" is not just in our visible world - have you ever stopped to think how much is going on in our invisible world? Emotional dependencies are also a form of clutter which can weigh you down and suck the life-force out of you, and with our hectic lifestyles, it is no wonder that our brains feel scrambled all the time as well.

Are you always giving up? Are you always quitting half way through? Do you make up your mind but once again here you are stuck and can't seem to go forward? If you answer yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. Why people give up on a goal is explored in detail with strategies to get back on track. It follows on from the previous book to equip listeners with physical and mental tools to not only understand the psychological reasons for quitting, but to develop real skills to recognize and accept the inner demotivators and move on from there.

When you're looking for a little escape to the rugged mountain landscape that's as beautiful as it is wild, unwind at Castle Mountain Lodge. Christmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn't. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies, sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a villa with sexy, rough around the edges, Colin Hartford. Colin's determination to enjoy the holiday he's missed for the last five years, sweeps Andi into a season of joy that she's not sure she's ready for.

Eva Andrews would do anything for her best friend, even if it means dropping everything to plan a last minute wedding at Castle Mountain Lodge. Especially when the last thing she feels like doing is celebrating love now that she's sworn off men. And with Jeff Michaels, the rugged and all too good-looking ranch hand determined to get in her way, it won't be easy. Jeff's never wanted more than the life he has at the Lodge, but an exciting new job opportunity and the arrival of a beautiful - albeit frustrating - woman have him second-guessing everything.