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Like his actor namesake, Ronald Coleman is a suave, well-spoken English gentleman. But although he's a movie buff, Coleman is no film star - he's a copper, and a Detective Inspector to boot. Together with his down-to-earth Scottish partner, DS Fred Astor, he sets about solving cases on two very different patches - rural Kirkcaldy and inner-city Southampton.

The Society for Magickal Heritage’s best agents are heading back into paradise. Giddy Gods help them all. No one ever said heroic adventure would be easy, but this is ridiculous. Magickal wonderlands aren’t meant to have a dark side. Heroes aren’t meant to get stranded there, either. Ves may be up for anything, but she hadn’t expected that pretty much anything would be up for her. And with a horde of unhappy spirits enjoying a direct line to Zareen’s psyche, it’s lucky she’s unbreakable... right?

During WWI, Lukia Mazurets, a Ukrainian farm wife, delivers her eighth child while her husband is serving in the Tsar’s army. Soon after, she and her children are forced to flee the invading Germans. Over the next 14 years, Lukia must rely on her wits and faith to survive life in a refugee camp, the ravages of a typhus epidemic, the Bolshevik revolution, unimaginable losses, and one daughter’s forbidden love. Sunflowers Under Fire is a heartbreakingly intimate novel that illuminates the strength of the human spirit, as shown by its courageous and inspirational heroine.

Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together.

This powerful and moving 1860 novel is believed to be George Eliot’s most autobiographical novel. She was certainly referencing personal experience when she wrote the character of Maggie Tulliver.

When Lady Francesca Kendall finds herself in a delicate condition, she has a decision to make, and nothing seems quite right. Instead of discerning what she should do on her own, she pays Matthew Grant, the Duke of Lindsey, a call and unburdens her troubles on him, hoping he will do the gentlemanly thing and take responsibility for the dilemma he helped create.

A Short History of Greek Philosophy takes the listener on a tour of the golden age of philosophy. Marshall shines a spotlight on the origins of Western thought, giving an elegant and concise review of the major philosophers and schools of thought in Greece.

The romantic tale about the voyage of a seemingly ill-matched pair and the happiness they find together.

"Nel suo sogno, Christian inizia ad accarezzare il cazzo duro di Dionysos, e viceversa. Ora si trovano fianco a fianco, tenendo la propria mano attorno al cazzo dell’altro ragazzo. Si guardano e iniziano a baciarsi. Natasha può vedere come le loro lingue suonino e ballino insieme ricordando piccoli serpenti". Nel suo lussuoso appartamento, Natasha trascorre una notte insonne a fantasticare su Christian e Dionysos, i suoi studenti di pianoforte che hanno 20 anni meno di lei. Natasha non è mai stata così eccitata da una fantasia sessuale prima d'ora.

Meet Ellen Ochoa, once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age, and go on to earn master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she’s served as director of the Johnson Space Center, become an advocate for women and minorities in STEM fields, and was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

It is 1978, and Nieve finds herself caught between the tides of her parents' turbulent relationship and a country in turmoil. To try to control her situation, she begins to record the intimate and harsh details of her life in her diary. Becoming her sole means of expression, the diary is her only constant and her only friend.

Diana Palm is a medium, paranormal investigator, afterlife researcher, and author of Setting Spirits Free. After living in numerous haunted houses, she decided to develop her gifts in working with the spirit world. She became a Theta Healing Practitioner and Instructor to assist others in their own healing and understanding of the spirit realms. Join Diana as she presents information gathered over a lifetime of working within the spiritual dimensions including: crossing spirits over; how to do a proper investigation.

Written in the late 1950s, these short stories mainly centre around female protagonists. Several stories are based on events from Athill’s own life. From holidays abroad to love affairs and sexual encounters, these brilliant, touching narratives provide subtle snapshots of human experiences and stage portrayals of memory, conflict and adventure.

Are your worried about your marriage? Are you ready to rediscover the love that brought you together in the first place? The ABCs of Love will show you how to fix what needs fixing in your relationship—with or without therapy. Filled with step-by-step instructions for getting back on track as well as eye-opening stories of couples who share your struggles, you'll find everything you need to avoid the landmines and to repair wounds (both old and new), strengthen connection, and build up a reservoir of goodwill.

Una colección de 35 ensayos y poemas audaces, importantes e innovadores de inmigrantes, refugiados y soñadores, incluidos escritores, artistas y activistas galardonados, que iluminan la experiencia de vivir sin documentos.

Per Alex le lezioni di tedesco sono le peggiori e le migliori della settimana. Il desiderio che prova per il suo insegnante, affascinante ma molto più vecchio di lei, rende difficile a questa studentessa modello di concentrarsi. Il fatto che la tratti come qualsiasi altro studente non le impedisce di fantasticare. Dopo l'ultima lezione in un pomeriggio caldo e afoso, si ritrova sola in classe con lui: questa è la sua occasione, ma troverà il coraggio di mostrargli cosa prova davvero?

¿Sabes cuál es el verdadero color de un oso polar? ¿O que los ojos del avestruz son más grandes que su cerebro? En esta fascinante guía de nuestro planeta descubrirás fascinantes acontecimientos históricos, asombrosos hechos científicos e intrigantes detalles sobre el cuerpo humano. Sorprende a tu familia y amigos con nuevos conocimientos.

Investigative reporter June Reilly has been searching for reclusive billionaire Dom Logane for years. It shouldn't be possible for someone so rich and famous to just vanish off the map, and yet somehow he has. When a mysterious contact tells her that she knows exactly where the billionaire is, many possibilities occur about what the man might be up too. What she isn't prepared for, though, is to be taken to an underwater facility, built by Logane in secret, stocked with terrifying aquatic creatures from prehistory and myth from every corner of the world.

In this provocative book, Keppe shows how the keystone of mental, physical and social illness is our unconscious resistance to goodness, truth and beauty, and as a result, a battle is waged both within us and against others. Richly demonstrated with examples taken from more than 30 years of clinical research, Keppe uncovers the real reasons we undermine our health, stifle our talents and sabotage our success.

Para comprender es indispensable mirar también de noche. Pero la noche es algo que se hace, que se construye, como Penélope y Scheherazade, quienes inventaron una temporalidad nocturna hecha de paciencia y de esperanza, y en sus esperas salvaron algo para sí mismas y para el mundo.