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Swimming one mile takes me about an hour, and for a long time, I gaged my experience by how many laps I had swum. Once I got to 36, the mile mark, I would quit swimming. I talked to a lifeguard who is a veteran of the Iraq war and was touched by his humility. He said if I want motivational advice not to talk with him. But he told me his routine involves swimming at whatever pace he feels like for about an hour. I began wondering if I could do that, to swim like I did when I was a child, just for swimming's sake. Just because it feels so wonderful.

Allison Stiles is the epitome of responsibility. Guardian to her two rambunctious younger brothers, she also runs a home daycare. While she doesn't have time for a vacation, she really needs a diversion. Enter Eric Thomas, her new neighbor. Tall, dark, and handsome and just what she needs to get her mind off her responsibilities, even if only for a short time.

Gefährliches Spiel mit dem Feuer! Obwohl Malias Feuerelement immer deutlichere Formen annimmt, ist die 17-jährige Elite-Soldatin immer noch nicht von ihren Fähigkeiten überzeugt. Doch die Lage in den obersten politischen Rängen spitzt sich zu und als sich die Situation plötzlich gegen sie wendet, kann nur noch ihr Mentor Chris sie vor dem sicheren Tod bewahren. Dabei kommen sich die beiden wieder einmal näher und Malia erfährt etwas über Chris, das alles, was sie je über den attraktiven High-Society-Boy erfahren hat, in ein anderes Licht rückt...

As an 18-year-old living in a world where technology has allowed for near immortality and eternal youth, Sarah is used to being seen as a child by those around her, but what really makes her unique is not her age. What sets Sarah apart is the fact that, despite the institution of marriage having been abandoned millennia ago, she cannot help longing for a husband who will not hesitate to take her over his knee for a sound spanking when he feels it necessary.

Wo liegt das Glück, wenn nicht im Rosengarten? Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes und dem Auszug der Kinder sucht die Botanikerin Sandra einen Neuanfang für sich. Sie kauft ein altes Gärtnerhaus auf Usedom an der Ostsee, zu dem ein verwilderter, aber einmalig schöner Rosengarten gehört. Doch die Pflege der empfindlichen Pflanzen erweist sich als schwieriger als gedacht, so dass sie den britischen Rosenexperte Julian zu Rate ziehen muss. Der hilft ihr zwar, verhält sich sonst jedoch merkwürdig abweisend.

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. If America could send a man to the moon, shouldn’t the best surgeons in the world be able to build an artificial heart? In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz shows just how complex and difficult it can be to replicate one of nature’s greatest creations. Part investigative journalism, part medical mystery, Ticker is a dazzling story of modern innovation, recounting 50 years of false starts, abysmal failures, and miraculous triumphs.

Willkommen in den obersten Rängen der Gesellschaft... Kurz vor ihrer Volljährigkeit stellt sich heraus, dass Malia zu den Glücklichen der Gesellschaft gehört - den Menschen, denen eine außerordentliche Gabe zuteil geworden ist. Von einem Tag auf den anderen zählt sie zur High Society des Landes: der ELITE. Aber für die verschlossene, immerzu unsichtbar bleibende Malia geht damit ein Albtraum in Erfüllung.

Best friends Agnes and Honey live at Mount Blessing, a religious commune. Though the girls have been best friends since they were children, differences in faith are beginning to to trouble their relationship. Agnes is striving to be saintly. Honey is desperate to escape the commune and experience the outside world. The commune itself, headed by the charismatic Emmanuel, is orderly, well run. But it’s hiding a dark secret....

When Ned chases Anna and their six-year-old daughter from Alaska to Maine, the two go into hiding in a run-down motel on the coast. As his pursuit of Anna and their child moves from threatening to criminal, Ned begins to alter his wife's world in ways she never could have imagined. This double-edged and satisfying story features a strong female protagonist, a thrilling plot, and a creeping sense of the apocalyptic. Sweet Lamb of Heaven builds to a shattering ending with profound implications for its characters.

Join us in this exclusive audio program for candid conversations with luminaries in the food world. Kitchen Round Table brings you inside the homes and hearts of Lidia Bastianich, Madhur Jaffrey, Judith Jones, Betty Fussell, and Deb Perelman. We hear about their earliest food memories and how each slowly made their way into the kitchen and ultimately inspired generation upon generation of home cooks. We'll learn how complicated recipes are translated for those of us who don't dice and julienne in our sleep, but we'll also hear about memorable gourmet feats and culinary fireworks, and unforgettable meals.

Lydia Ramsey specializes in business etiquette, professional conduct and customer service. She will help you develop the skills to attract and retain clients through the simple practice of modern manners and the basic principles of courtesy, kindness, and respect.

For the last seventeen years, Harry and Zara King’s lives have revolved around their only daughter, Sophie. One day, Sophie leaves the house and doesn’t come home. Six weeks later, the police are no closer to finding her than when they started. Harry and Zara have questioned everyone who has ever had any connection to Sophie, to no avail. Except there’s one house on their block—number 210, across the street—whose occupant refuses to break his silence.

What's more fun than learning your colors with a bunch of silly hippos? The Hippos of Hippopolis want to help your child learn their colors and several patterns too. Your child will love the rhythmic alliteration and silly hippos. Your child will be asking for this book each night.

Like many, Destiny is a young woman who struggles with her weight. Her love affair with food began at five years old when her father walked out of her life and her mother was left depressed, never fully getting over the fact that her husband was gone. When Destiny ate, she was able to numb all the pain that life had dealt her. Food became her drug, her lover, her friend. To make matters worse, she was involved in a terrible car accident as a teenager and lost the use of both her legs.

The Hippos of Hippopolis have teamed up with their friends to bring you an audiobook about learning your letters. Join your favorite hippos and their friends as they have fun learning A to Z. From an autumn afternoon with Alligator to Zebra taking Hippo to Zippy Pizza where the sauce is Zesty. Every minute is a delightful learning moment for you!

Wake up with Little Hippo and spend the day with the Hippo family. Kids will love the rhythmic flow of the story and relate Little Hippo's experiences to their own. A delightful listen that takes your kids through emotions they experience each day.

This is a must-have reference book for attorneys and staff interested in crime scene investigation procedures and forensic science. Decades of law enforcement techniques are covered, along with some of the most interesting aspects of forensic science.

Learn to count with these fun hippos. Your preschooler will learn their numbers one through 10 with easy rhymes and silly hippos. The book includes several activities to deepen your child's understanding in a fun but educational way.

Humans are beneath her kind. But Fae Princess Theodora Rainer must escape the Fae realm or marry a man she despises. California farmer Alex Rosales stays out of the trouble his older brother gets into—someone has to hang onto the farm. But when Alex finds Theodora hiding on his property, caution is nowhere in sight.

Zwei magische Throne braucht es, um das Königreich Alandra gegen die Schatten hinter den Mauern zu schützen. Bronze und Eisen - einzeln stark, zusammen zerstörerisch. Sie besteigen können nur diejenigen, die im Kronenkampf als Sieger hervorgehen. Fiana lebt seit ihrer Kindheit im Palast und kennt die Regeln der Mächtigen wie kaum jemand sonst. Doch durch ihre Adern fließt ein dunkles Geheimnis, dessen Aufdeckung ihren sicheren Tod bedeuten würde. Als der attraktive Königsbruder Kayden ihm gefährlich nahekommt, bleibt Fiana nur eins - am Kronenkampf teilzunehmen.