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Having a narcissistic parent can create long lasting effects on our self-esteem, confidence and subsequent relationships. Raised By Narcissists will teach you to acknowledge and begin to heal from the difficult experience of narcissistic parental abuse, reclaim your experience and move on to build a better future.

The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - everything from theft and fraud to romance scams and murder. In Private Inquiries, Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators.

Auf der Flucht vor seinen Entführern glaubt Jack noch, seine größte Sorge sei, seine Freunde wiederzufinden und den Wilden, die ihn verfolgen, zu entkommen. Doch dann stolpert er über Charlie. Auf einmal weiß er nicht mehr, was gefährlicher ist: Die Vampire, die ihn jagen, oder die Frau, die so geheimnisvoll ist wie die Insel, auf der er gefangen ist.

Midwife Pip is on a mission to help every parent-to-be to feel informed and prepared for birth. With the right education and support, she firmly believes that all births - whether planned or unplanned, assisted, caesarean, waterbirth or hypnobirth - can be positive. Midwife Pip's Guide to a Positive Birth will take you through every stage of preparation for pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond. Packed with evidence-based information and insider tips and tricks from a practising midwife, this book is your personal antenatal class.

When we avoid taking a decision, what happens to it? In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies examines why markets, institutions and even governments systematically generate outcomes that everyone involved claims not to want. He casts new light on the writing of Stafford Beer, a legendary economist who argued in the 1950s that we should regard organisations as artificial intelligences, capable of taking decisions that are distinct from the intentions of their members.

I’m not in the habit of kissing strangers, especially sexy ones. But when my jealous ex comes looking for me, fake-flirting with a handsome city slicker seems like the perfect solution. If only the stranger’s kiss didn’t leave me panting, and if only I hadn’t ended up agreeing to be a tour guide for him and his best friend. I don’t have time to coddle two clueless billionaires in the wilderness, not when my family’s land is being threatened by a shady development scheme. I need all my energy and resources to fight.

Trust is the foundation of all meaningful relationships, yet 70 percent of professionals don't trust their managers. It's a number that actually surprises few but profoundly concerns most of the awesome thought leaders alive today. From Simon Sinek to Patrick Lencioni, Paul Zak to Brené Brown, all agree that a lack of trust is the root of faltering relationships and mediocrity at work. What galvanised Matthew Davies to write this book was the lack of tools to address this appalling problem.

Mollie erwacht, gefangen in einem Käfig, ohne auch nur zu ahnen, wie sie und ihre Schwester Aida dort gelandet sind. Doch sie sind nicht allein in diesem Alptraum. Mollie schwört, alles zu tun, um Aida zu retten, nachdem ihre Peiniger sie ihr entrissen haben. Dafür muss sie herausfinden, wie sie fliehen kann. Nach einem unerwarteten Angriff sind auch Mike und seine Freunde in die Gefangenschaft der Wilden geraten. Der Weg in die Freiheit scheint versperrt, bis Mike erstaunt feststellt, dass ausgerechnet die menschliche Frau im Käfig neben ihm der Schlüssel zu seiner Rettung ist.

The Spirit in the Attic: A Horror Unleashed is a thrilling ride filled with suspense, terror, and unexpected twists. It will keep listeners guessing until the very end as Emily and her family fight for their lives against the forces of darkness.

When a string of murders rocks the city, Detective Monroe is tasked with leading the investigation. As the body count rises, Monroe and his team race against time to identify the killer and bring him to justice. But as the investigation unfolds, they quickly realize that the killer is cunning, elusive, and determined to evade capture. The team is forced to navigate a complex web of lies, corruption, and danger, as they race to uncover the killer's identity and prevent further bloodshed.

With answers at their fingertips, Orin and Sahira soon learn the Barren Lands were only the start of their problems as they find themselves thrust into a treacherous game. They’re not prepared for the events that soon unfold; events that will either destroy them or bring them closer. Can they survive and finally escape the Cursed Realm, or will they remain trapped forever?

Arrietty wakes one morning to find her mother gone. Turning to her father for reassurance, she gets the terrifying sense that he—and others—are hiding a crime too dreadful to name.

The Bright Side of Darkness: Overcoming Adversity is a powerful guide for anyone who has faced challenges in their lives and is looking for a way to overcome them. In this book, you will discover inspiring stories of triumph over adversity, and learn practical strategies for developing resilience and harnessing the light within you.

Aidens düstere Seite droht ihm zum Verhängnis zu werden. Er hofft darauf, dass jemand ihn töten wird, bevor er der Versuchung nachgeben kann. Und gerade als er glaubt, den Kampf verloren zu haben, begegnet ihm Maggie. Zum ersten Mal seit Jahren gibt es Hoffnung auf eine Zukunft.

Vom brennenden Bedürfnis nach Rache getrieben, macht William sich auf die Suche nach dem Mann, der sein Leben beendet hat. Seine Jagd nach Kane führt ihn weit hinein ins Bergland, wo er auf Tempest trifft. Tempest, die gezwungen war, aus ihrer Heimat in den Bergen zu fliehen, um Hilfe zu holen, hat keine Ahnung, was sie in der Welt außerhalb ihres Tals erwartet. Zunächst glaubt sie, ihr Zusammentreffen mit William sei eine glückliche Fügung. Bis ihr klar wird, dass er nur eines im Sinn hat: Rache.

When Lena buys DNA testing kits for her father Tom and her twin sister Alison, she thinks they’ll enjoy finding out where their ancestors come from, and what percentage Neanderthal they are. She has no idea the gift will blow her family apart. Tom is forced to admit that he isn’t his daughters’ biological father: he and his late wife, Sheila, used a sperm donor. He's terrified Lena and Alison will reject him, and desperate to win back their trust – whatever it takes.

While on their honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico, Blake and Cindy are confronted by a distraught mother whose 14-year-old daughter has just been grabbed off the street in her school uniform and whisked away. While Blake still hasn’t come up with a new tagline for his private investigation business, “We Find Stuff” will have to do for now as Cindy convinces him to sign on to find Isabella. His efforts will take him to Dallas, Texas, where he’ll find himself trying to outsmart and outplay the very dangerous Los Zetas Cartel.

After his chaotic night delivering presents, Santa returns home where after inhaling some dirty stardust, he turns his wife’s immaculate home, as well as the surrounding area into a disaster zone. With the help of a doctor and a mad professor with some rather unorthodox treatment, they battle to return Santa to his normal bumbling self.

The birth of psychiatry in the early nineteenth-century fundamentally changed how madness was categorized and understood. A century on, their conceptions of mental illness continue to influence our views today. Beliefs and behavior were divided up into the pathological and the healthy. The influence of religion and the supernatural became significant measures of insanity in individuals, countries, and cultures. Troubled by Faith explores these ideas about the supernatural across society through the prism of medical history.

When mountain rescue technician Cooper McCabe helps a pretty stranger fix her busted wheel at a remote mountain trailhead, what starts as something casual turns deadly when Sarah becomes the object of a sinister plot. Cooper must choose between protecting her, or protecting his heart.