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A collection of short stories and poems, Such Pretty Pain is a beautiful invitation into the depths of our shared human experience. Drawing from real life moments that have caused the author much grief, the listener is asked to consider how they may carry their own invisible burdens and regrets. Reflections on violence, racism, trauma, and passed down pain are explored in a unique way. The transformation of harmful stigmas to liberating self expression is possible, and shared in this memoir.

Discover the secrets of the Old and New Testament in this amazing book. This beginner guide includes a detailed description of the Bible and how to apply its teachings to your everyday life.

When Dominique Crenn was awarded three Michelin Stars in 2018 for her influential San Francisco restaurant Atelier Crenn, she became the first female chef in the United States to receive this highly coveted honor. Filled with stories from the years Crenn spent working in the male-centric world of professional kitchens, tracking her career from struggling cook to being named the World’s Best Female Chef, starring on Netflix's Chef's Table, and running one of the world’s most acclaimed restaurants, Rebel Chef is disarmingly honest and revealing.

Recalling some of the most memorable escapades ever conducted in the Canadian Arctic with bush planes, Flying to Extremes takes place in the late ’60s and early ’70s from a base at Yellowknife, in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book is also about colorful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners, adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main bar in Yellowknife in those days.

In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite fragrances.

Privilege is a social consequence of our unwillingness to reckon with and turn from sin. But stewarded, it can help us see and participate in God's inbreaking kingdom. Scripture repeatedly affirms that privilege is real and declares that, rather than exploiting it for selfish gain or feeling immobilized by it, Christians have a responsibility to leverage it. Subversive Witness asks us to grapple with privilege, indifference, and systemic sin in new ways by using biblical examples to reveal the complex nature of privilege and Christians' responsibility in stewarding it well.

Best-selling authors and renowned journalists Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre spent three years researching this book, drawing on French Resistance radio messages, German military records, countless interviews, and secret correspondence between de Gaulle, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower. Here they recreate the drama, the fervor, and the triumph that heralded one of the most dramatic events of our time. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs, in meticulous and riveting detail, the network of fateful events - day by day, moment by moment - that saved the City of Light.

For the first time ever, Willow Moss is going to school. Magical children have long been barred from attending school. And the sudden reversal of the rule by the mysterious (and nefarious) Brothers of Wol seems too good to be true. Why would they decide to change it now? Willow, though hesitant, embarks on this new path with her usual courage and determination. On her first day, she meets new friends Twist and Peg, who will soon become her next partners-in-adventure.

Ca’Mahri Harris is no stranger to the ups and downs of love. In fact, she’s experienced it more than anyone, but that hasn’t deterred her. She’d overlook the flaws in her current boyfriend, but there was nothing that could save their relationship. His antics after their split landed her right in the crosshairs of a fine, rude, yet helpful stranger. Unable to deny the attraction, Ca’Mahri soon finds herself right back where she started, but will things work in her favor?

Welcome to Over 50 & Flourishing, the show for any woman who feels like she lost her compass in the sea of midlife. I’m here to tell you it’s never too late to change your course and awaken the healthy, wise, and wonderful woman within. My name is Dominique Sachse, and I love to ask questions, which was why I spent nearly three decades of my life in the TV news business. I also started a YouTube channel in 2014 to connect intimately with my community, and I took an even deeper dive in my book Life Makeover - Embrace The Bold, Beautiful and Blessed You. I’ll be the first to say, I’ve ...

I thought I knew suffering. I was wrong. I thought I knew what it meant to be in pain. I was wrong. I thought I knew what it meant to lose everything. I was wrong. I thought . . . I thought . . . I thought life got better after I finally got everything I dreamed of, yet here I am a broken man. With nothing to live for but revenge. He took everything from me. My friends, my wife, my child. Now, I shall show him what it means to go to war against a man who has lost everything and will die a thousand deaths to get it back.

This book serves as a comprehensive guide through the shift from traditional 2D interfaces to the immersive realm of spatial design, capturing the collective wisdom of 38 visionaries in the field. It lays down essential principles for designing engaging 3D spaces that seamlessly integrate virtual and physical worlds, making it an indispensable manual for designers venturing into spatial computing. Dominique Wu, a veteran in crafting user-centric spatial interfaces, draws upon her extensive experience in user research and testing in 3D environments. Her expertise has garnered her consultancy...

In 1652 a small group of Dutch farmers landed on the southernmost tip of Africa. Sent by the powerful Dutch India Company, their mission was simply to grow vegetables and supply ships rounding the cape. The colonists, however, were convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among God's "Elect," chosen to rule over the continent. Their saga - bloody, ferocious, and fervent - would culminate three centuries later in one of the greatest tragedies of history.

Willow Moss once considered herself rather unimpressive. But after saving the world of Starfell from certain ruin, she’s feeling a tiny bit proud. The only problem? Since she restored the lost day, no one actually remembers that the disaster ever happened. So when her dear friend Nolin Sometimes sends her a desperate plea for help, Willow seizes the chance to prove herself once more. With the help of her old crew, Willow sets out on an adventure that puts her face-to-face with the mysterious Queen of the Undead—and if she fails, Willow may lose her friends and her magic forever.

Le 8 décembre 1995, à la suite d’un accident vasculaire cérébral, Jean-Dominique Bauby est plongé dans un coma profond. Quand il en sort, toutes ses fonctions motrices sont détériorées. Atteint de ce qu'on appelle le " locked-in syndrome ", il est littéralement enfermé à l'intérieur de lui-même ; il ne peut plus bouger, manger, parler ou même simplement respirer sans assistance. Dans ce corps inerte, seul un œil bouge.

Starfell is on the edge of disaster. The fight against Silas, the wizard determined to steal all magic for himself, is far from over—but how can Willow make a difference when her powers have been taken? With the help of her friends, the young witch sets off to the treacherous Mountains of Nach. There, she hopes to find the Craegun, a powerful beast believed to restore anything that has been lost—for a heavy price. The mission is fraught with danger, but there’s no turning back...or the magic of Willow’s world will be lost forever.

Alvis Bowman, the super genius who created AI humanoids and started WW3, is now free and after the only thing I care about. My family. He will stop at nothing to take away the woman I love and will destroy everything in his path to make sure that happens. With only a small crew of men to call my own, I must stand up to the very man who brought Earth to its knees. The very man who was only defeated because Earth rallied together. Now, I must do the same, with nothing but a single ship and my wits and courage.

Simplifier sa vie, c'est l'enrichir. Notre société de consommation vous dit le contraire ? Ne le croyez plus. Installée au Japon depuis de longues années, Dominique Loreau s'est imprégnée du mode dévié de son pays d'adoption. Un mode de vie qui repose sur le principe du "moins pour plus" appliqué à tous les domaines, du matériel au spirituel. Toutes les approches pour vous sentir bien dans votre corps et dans votre tête, mieux avec vous-même, donc mieux avec les autres.

Willow Moss' small magic has always seemed unremarkable. But when the most feared witch in the land of Starfell appears on the Moss family’s doorstep looking for help, it’s not Willow’s talented sisters she seeks, it’s Willow. Because Willow is a finder of lost things - and Moreg Vaine says that last Tuesday has gone missing. Willow and Moreg set out on a perilous journey across the wilds of Starfell, looking for what they’ve lost. If they don’t discover what happened to the missing day, the repercussions could be devastating for the entire kingdom.

"Entre la vie et la mort, il y a une bibliothèque, avec des rayonnages infinis et une multitude d'autres vies à essayer." À trente-cinq ans, Nora Seeds a l'impression d'avoir tout raté. Lorsqu'elle se retrouve un soir dans la mystérieuse Bibliothèque de Minuit, c'est sa dernière chance de reprendre en main son destin. Si elle avait fait d'autres choix, que se serait-il passé ?