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Filmed at the historic Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco, Natasha Leggero examines the absurdities of having children, Burning Man, Mormons, Hipsters, and more.

Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981) was a German film director and animator best known for The Adventures of Prince Achmed, which was released in 1926 and is the oldest surviving animated movie. (It came out a full 11 years before Disney’s Snow White!) As a little kid, Reiniger loved reading fairy tales and fell in love with puppetry. At school, she learned about paperschnitte, or papercuts, which helped her create her signature style of silhouettes. She grew up to make more than 40 films throughout her long career.

Have you ever wondered if time travel is actually possible? Or where the Australian accent came from? Or what it feels like to have dementia? If you're an inquisitive person who likes to understand how things came to be the way they are, this collection of thought-provoking explainers from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald has got you covered. Explain That answers some of the year's - and life's - most baffling questions.

In this disarming and gently self-deprecating collection of vignettes about ageing, Lily Brett gives us snapshots of her everyday life in New York. After waving enthusiastically to a tall, grey-haired woman she has mistaken for her husband and avoiding a large dog that turns out to be a fire hydrant, Lily has to concede that her ophthalmologist is right: she does need cataract surgery.

In a hotel room on a sleepy Pacific island, Judy Novak waits. And worries. It isn’t the first time 29-year-old problem child Paulina has kept her mother waiting. But Judy can’t ignore the island’s jagged cliffs and towering pines - or the dread that Paulina has finally acted on her threats to take her own life. When Paulina’s body is discovered, Judy’s worst fears seem confirmed. Only, Paulina didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.

Born in a barren, altered future world, Eban has lived in hiding all his life without ever understanding why. After his mother's death, he retreated into the Northern Appalachians with Judy, the only other woman he has ever known. But as the years passed and Judy suffered multiple miscarriages, she began to wonder what happened to the cities their parents fled, where a strange sickness is said to have spread among those who stayed behind.

Elle grandit au Nunavut dans les années 1970. Elle connaît la joie, l’amitié, l’amour des parents, l’art du camouflage et de la survie. Elle connaît l’ennui et l’intimidation. Elle connaît les ravages de l’alcool, la violence sourde, le courage d’aimer les petites peurs. Elle connaît le pouvoir des esprits. Elle scande en silence le pouvoir brut, amoral, de la glace et du ciel.

Die Edition Edelste Erotik präsentiert in Volume 8 sechs heiße Höhepunkte aus dem großen Sortiment erotischer Romane der Autorin Valerie Nilon. Die breite Vielfalt erotischer Fantasien sorgt für eine kurzweilige Lektüre, die fasziniert, manchmal provoziert, die meisten Leser erregt, aber auf jeden Fall bestens unterhält. Immer mit dem Anspruch intelligenter und sorgsam recherchierter Geschichten und Charaktere.

A short poetry collection, tales of dark, and light. Includes the story poem, "The Binding Book", a tale of one woman's demise into a dark fate. This is a collection of mostly good old-fashioned rhymes. Some are dark, with a gothic feel, some are fun, and others are character and story driven. An easy listen collection. A few of these poems have previously been published in other collections.

Three days after arriving in Zimbabwe, Natalie discovers an abandoned newborn baby on a hill near her uncle’s farm. 115 years earlier, the hill was home to the Mazowe village where Chief Tafara governed at a time of great unrest. Faced with taxation, abductions and loss of their land at the hands of the white settlers, Tafara joined forces with the neighbouring villages in what became the first of many uprisings. A Child Called Happiness is a story of hope, resilience and reclamation, proving that the choices made by our ancestors echo for many generations to come.

Does eating off a red plate really curb your appetite? Can music enhance sweet flavours and deepen savoury ones? Why does a homemade Belgian double-chocolate cake make your mouth water more than a chocolate cake? And would you pay more for it? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this clever little book that draws on the latest scientific research to explain the innumerable influences behind our appetites, tastes, and eating habits.

The Regional Office and its band of superpowered female assassins protect the world from annihilation. But a prophecy suggests that someone from inside might bring about its downfall. And now the Regional Office is under attack.... Rose is a young assassin leading the assault, eager to stretch into her powers and prove herself on her first mission. Defending the Regional Office is Sarah - who may or may not have a mechanical arm - fiercely devoted to the organisation that took her in as a troubled young woman.

Tish Gordon has worked tirelessly to earn a law degree from her father's alma mater in Chicago. Although the Shore Leave Café will always be in her heart, Tish wants nothing short of a high-profile law career in the glamorous city. There is just one minor roadblock - a summer internship in Jalesville, Montana, where a fast-talking company is snapping up acreage and threatening local business. Tish heads west, determined to accomplish the internship and return to Chicago, but Montana has distractions of its own, like a sexy musician/cowboy.

A college girl tries to make up for her bad karma by doing one good deed for anyone willing to ask - a witty, sweet romance perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Abbi Glines.

Joni, Trina, Deb and Eden. Best friends since the first day of school. Each woman will write an anonymous letter, sharing with their friends the things that are really going on in their lives. But as the confessions come tumbling out, Joni starts to feel the certainty of their decades-long friendships slip from her fingers.And then she finds another letter. A fifth letter. Containing a secret so big that its writer had tried to destroy it. And now Joni is starting to wonder, did she ever really know her friends at all?

When the Russian Revolution came to Saint Petersburg, Princess Irina went into hiding. A stunningly beautiful ballerina, she knew she had to escape the Bolsheviks - or else die. With her jewels sewn into her cloak, Irina made a mad dash for the border. But the Cheka caught up with her, stole her jewelry, and left her naked, bloody, and dead along the riverbank. Her murder was never avenged. Such is Tatiana "Tatty" Chase's heritage.

Die hübsche neunzehnjährige Jenny B. hat nur einen Traum: Sie möchte ein weltbekanntes It-Girl werden. Um ihr Ziel zu erreichen, ist ihr jedes modische und erotische Mittel recht. In ihrem aktuell geführten Tagebuch berichtet sie von allen ihren Erlebnissen in der aktuellen Gegenwart und aus der Vergangenheit, bis in ihre Pubertät zurück. Sie plant ihre Schritte zum Erfolg akribisch, muss aber auch immer wieder Rückschläge und Enttäuschungen hinnehmen. Ihre manchmal etwas holprigen Darstellungen, gepaart mit der tabulosen Berichterstattung ihrer Sex-Erlebnisse machen ihr Tagebuch zu einem hochinteressanten Psychogramm einer Mode- und Spaß-getriebenen jungen Frau.

Get ready to embark on the most adventurous play of your life! The author portrays all 6 characters, and invites you into the odyssey of a fool who has created fictitious characters to remedy the lunacy embattled within. Colours is surely an experience Samuel Beckett, Dr. Seuss and Albert Camus might have enjoyed debating over microchip cookies and rambutan tea. The audiobook will confuse you, amaze you, make you laugh and wonder. Enjoy the nonsense!

After witnessing her mother's murder as a child, Jolene Atkins had forced the memories from her mind. Now the killer had resurfaced, but this time Jo had Levi Cooper to protect her. Even if he was disobeying direct orders from the U.S. Marshal service to do so…. Levi had vowed years ago to always keep the innocent beauty safe. So when Jo insisted on finally getting some answers, Levi had no choice but to help her.

Natasha Schlesinger and Sophia Schlesinger guide young museum goers through the Collection of Ancient Greek Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a fun and interactive style that combines fun facts and interesting stories and myths.