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Andrea Kott thought of herself as “the welfare Jew.” The daughter of a single mother whose depression and drinking pitched them into poverty, her stormy life looked nothing like that of the Jewish kids she knew: It defied every stereotype she associated with being Jewish—having an intact family and material wealth, and becoming a bat mitzvah. Alienated and ashamed, Kott felt ineligible to be Jewish, yet hungered for connection to the tradition and to God. It took a near-fatal accident, her mother’s death, marriage and motherhood, and losing a beloved brother for her to find her Jewish home.

Martial arts master Lin Su Yoshimura is a force to be reckoned with. Now in the US after being shunned as a mixed-race Chinese-Japanese girl, then kidnapped as a teen and sold into the sex-trafficking trade, Lin Su is rescued from an abusive New York pimp by one of the city’s top-level cocaine dealers. Navigating both back alleys and opulent venues with lethal grace, Lin Su finds her way forward through the underbelly of the city, as she wrestles with the horrors of her past.

I have always felt compelled not to allow women’s research to be further behind, as we live in a patriarchal society. For the Christian female, we are even further behind with well-articulated research on Christian women’s sexual health, because we are just emerging from decades of purity culture in the Western, White, patriarchal church systems. We need all women’s voices to bring their stories to the table, so here is mine. As a Christian, psychotherapist, and PhD in women's sexual and spiritual health, these are the stories I have listened to for the past 15 years.

Two years after the murder of Sadie Cambridge, Hope Hadley is still reeling over her friend's death. When Walter Clayton is put on trial for the murder, Hope believes that at least justice will be served. So when Walter is astonishingly acquitted, it sends shock waves through the entire community. But Walter's freedom doesn't last long. The next day, he is found murdered.

El conde Lucanor is a collection of stories written by Don Juan Manuel, the nephew of King Alfonso X. All the stories have the same structure: young Lucanor asks Patronio, his advisor, for advice about something that worries him and to help him, Patronio tells him a story as an example. These works are based on popular stories, already known in many countries, that parents have verbally told their children, because at that time, almost no one knew how to read or write.

Descubre la extraña idea que la España del siglo XVII tenía del honor de las mujeres. Cervantes cuenta la historia de Leocadia, una hermosa joven que es raptada y violada por un joven desconocido. Como consecuencia, la joven tiene un hijo al que sus padres hacen pasar por su sobrino para salvar el honor de su hija. Pero el destino tiene preparada una sorpresa.

Paul’s great letter is presented as an extension of the Sermon on the Mount. Under the power of the Spirit, he cast a light on a darkened and depraved world so that his readers could be transformed into instruments of light and become powerful manifestations of God’s love and forgiveness in the midst of the world.

Constance Mansfield had a perfect life: a successful writing career, a beloved daughter, a beautiful home, loving friends, and perhaps, most importantly, her privacy. But after Constance is killed, her grieving daughter Sutton begins to unravel her mother's secrets amidst the grief of unexpected loss. And it seems that Constance's privacy was not for her protection, but for something - or someone - else entirely.

A teen moves with his family into a haunted house. Dead family members visit and speak. A hard-boiled lawyer travels on an adventure with three mystical beings. A boy suffers frightening contact inside a haunted hotel in Salem. A professional real estate appraiser finds strange evidence in his photographs of one particular house. A family discovers a history of murder in their new home. Unearthly creatures and fairy folk roam villages in the Carpathian mountains.

An unorthodox arrangement creates the family Sylvia so desperately wants. But everything beings to unravel when a pregnant teen is found murdered. As Seattle Detective Peter Ball pieces the crime together, he uncovers deception and an illegal adoption that threatens to destroy a family and rip motherhood from Sylvia's grasp.

Grace is a cute, confident 21-year-old, but she's not searching for someone her own age at the mall. The young designer is after a much older woman to help her diaper dreams come true. The problem is, it means being brave and putting herself out there, something Grace isn't used to doing. Will she pluck up the courage to speak to the cute middle-aged woman sat at the table across from her at the foodcourt?

Whatever you're searching for, Poetry Inspires Me to Heal is your guide to emotional healing, personal growth, and inner peace. This soothing and reflective audiobook by S.L. Conduite is a quick listen filled with therapeutic and inspirational poetry that fits seamlessly into your day—whether during a hectic commute, a quiet moment, or whenever you need a lift.

This book will help you understand the concept of growth mindset psychology and will introduce you to how mindset shapes our life; impact of growth mindset; how to train our brains to start thinking positively and from a different aspect; why do we fail and how to overcome this fear to live a healthy liberal life; and more.

With two distinct paths, Azygos follows Marlowe's and Sloan's interweaving stories. Sloan and his family have been tracking his mother's killer for as long as he can remember. As time passes with no answers or closure, the resentment and hatred in his family grows to a breaking point. Marlowe and her family must return home to Portland after she recklessly commits a grave mistake while hunting. Her guilt and their judgment only intensify, but upon a chance meeting between the two, things begin to change.

Nashi sootechestvenniki v nachale XX veka organizujut jekspediciju na Mars i nahodjat tam civilizaciju, kotoruju obrazovali vyhodcy s pogibshej Atlantidy. Ajelita, doch' glavy Marsa, vljubljaetsja v zemljanina - inzhenera Losja.

Listen to Lisa from Paris, who wants to star in her very own porn video and Lynn from Oxford who thinks that two heads are better than one. Mr S.G. of Leamington reveals why he prefers things that come in pairs, and Janice from Peterborough tells us why she just loves Bald Men. Miss L.V. of Kings Lynn lets you into the secret of how to banish the office blues while R.B. in Great Dunmow runs a very special mail order service. Plus many many more.

El conde Lucanor is a collection of stories written by Don Juan Manuel, the nephew of King Alfonso X. All the stories have the same structure: young Lucanor asks Patronio, his advisor, for advice about something that worries him and to help him, Patronio tells him a story as an example. These works are based on popular stories, already known in many countries, that parents have verbally told their children, because at that time, almost no one knew how to read or write.

Conoce las historias que los padres contaban a sus hijos en el siglo XIV en España. El conde Lucanor es un libro de cuentos escrito por don Juan Manuel, sobrino del rey Alfonso X. Todos los cuentos tienen la misma estructura: el joven Lucanor le pide consejo a Patronio, su consejero, sobre algo que le preocupa. Para ayudarlo, Patronio le cuenta un cuento como ejemplo. Estos cuentos están basados en relatos populares, ya conocidos en muchos países, que los padres contaban a sus hijos porque, en aquella época, casi nadie sabía leer ni escribir.

Award-winning author Verlyn Flieger takes listeners through a series of insightful short stories exploring tragic aspects of human nature. A few of the tales are dark, others a bit lighter, but all celebrate the creativity of storytelling.

Uncover 15 true stories of ghosts, haunted houses, UFOs, Bigfoot, and unexplained otherworldly phenomena. These are not gory or blood-curdling tales of horror, contrived with special effects. Here real people, many former skeptics, share their true experiences of ghosts, haunted houses, UFOs, Bigfoot, and unexplained otherworldly phenomena. Wonder at haunted history, unexplained phenomena, and ghostly visitations from lost loved ones. Listen to the stories based on the Ghosts of Somerville film series.