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Ophelia DeVore boldly overcame tragedy and hardship to become the first Black model in the United States of America. She possessed grace, finesse, intelligence, natural beauty, and courage. Being the first black graduate of the Vogue Modeling School, she eventually became a powerful business mogul, an exuberant entrepreneur, and a respected leader in her field. Her story is unique because she redefined "beauty" in America. Throughout her life, she sought to prove to the world beauty could be found in every shade of color.

Ellie is a 12-year-old orphan who desperately wants a family. She just doesn't expect to find one when she joins the crew of the Legend, a flying ship in a secret rescue fleet. On board, she meets a boy with a pet tarantula, a bully with eyes like mirrors, and a librarian who can read 18 languages. Unexpectedly, Ellie also discovers a powerful gift that only she can wield. But when the Legend is called to a dangerous rescue mission, Ellie risks losing everyone she loves. Will her mysterious gift be enough to save her and her friends from a deadly enemy bent on destroying their world?

Únete al fenómeno romántico hace que salten chispas. ¡La historia sigue 4 años después! Ashley y Cam se habían hecho mil promesas antes de irse a la universidad. Y, aunque todo el mundo decía que una relación a distancia no funcionaría, ellos confiaban en que su amor podría con todo, porque... de eso va el amor, ¿no?

Vândută în mai mult de 450 000 de exemplare și tradusă în peste 23 de limbi, cartea oferă cele mai eficiente 21 de metode prin care să învingi tendința de a amâna și să începi să realizezi mai mult. Este timpul să te mobilizezi și să faci mai multe dintre lucrurile importante! La urma urmei, oamenii de succes nu încearcă să facă totul dintr-odată. Ei se concentrează mai întâi asupra celor mai dificile sarcini și le duc la bun sfârșit. Această carte îți va schimba viața, ajutându-te să îți îndeplinești obiectivele în fiecare zi.

The first date is your earliest opportunity to get to know someone intimately. It’s your chance to find out if you’re compatible, if you have the same passions, and if the same things make you tick. For this to happen though, you need a killer question to spark hours of conversation. This is your golden key to securing a second date.

La vida de Ashley Bennet ha cambiado mucho desde que hizo un trato con el chico más popular del instituto, y ahora parece tener al alcance de su mano todo aquello con lo que llevaba tiempo soñando. Cameron Parker ha conseguido su propósito y, sin embargo, parece haber perdido mucho más de lo que creía poder llegar a ganar. A veces, la vida te altera por completo los planes. Y todo se complica cuando debes elegir entre la amistad y el amor. Y esa es una decisión que puede cambiar su vida para siempre.

This book shows you, in eight steps, how to create a life you truly love, no matter what your current circumstances; a life that matches your deepest desires and is full of love, success, joy and abundance. Formal education does not teach us how to properly prepare for life, how to harness the power of our mind and how to behave in ways that will help us create the life we want deep down.

You're more than a lawyer. You're a human being. This audiobook is for you if you want to e-"law"-vate your self-esteem, be paid for your unique value, and find the ideal client and more satisfaction. More than a Lawyer will guide you toward self-disciplined and self-guided actions. It will show you a commitment to self-development, and how to discover your uniqueness.

Inside this book, you will find common triggers and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (also known as IBS), what medications are commonly used by doctors to deal with those symptoms, and other natural ways to help take control of your gut back and heal the real reason you probably have IBS anyway.

¡La trilogía romántica que hace que salten chispas! Ashley Bennet lleva la vida colgada de Tyler Sparks, el quarterback del equipo de fútbol del instituto. Ella lo sabe, sus amigas lo saben, él lo sabe, ¡todo el instituto lo sabe! El problema es que Ashley también sabe que nunca será suyo. Pero Cameron Parker, el mejor amigo de Tyler, le propone algo: ayudarla a conseguir que el chico de sus sueños se fije en ella.

The Vestigia Roi has risen up to retake their home island of Rhynlyr, but all Ellie can think about is rescuing her missing brother Connor. Guided by a dream of Connor’s whereabouts, Ellie disobeys the council’s orders and stows away aboard the Legend. But a simple rescue mission quickly goes wrong as Ellie and her friends confront new monsters and old enemies.

Driven from their home island of Rhynlyr, Ellie and her friends must solve a riddle to find the survivors of the Vestigia Roi. But instead of a safe haven, they discover a hopeless band of refugees paralyzed by fear. Strengthened by new allies and new gifts, the crew of the Legend faces dangers like never before.

Walter Schmidt ist ein Mann alter Schule: Er hat die Rente erreicht, ohne zu wissen, wie man sich eine Tütensuppe macht oder einen Staubsauger bedient. Schließlich war da immer seine Ehefrau Barbara. Doch die steht eines Morgens nicht mehr auf. Und von da an wird alles anders. Walter muss sich am Ende seines Lebens plötzlich neu erfinden: als Pflegekraft, als Hausmann und fürsorglicher Partner. Da entdeckt Walter den Fernsehkoch Medinski und dessen Facebook-Seite, auf der er schon bald nicht mehr nur Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen findet, sondern auch unverhofften Beistand.

Greater Than a Tourist - Miami, Florida USA by Alina Zerpa offers the inside scoop on Miami. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

As Ellie and her friends start new lives on the flying island of Rhynlyr, Ellie hopes she's finally found a home. At the Academy, she learns to wield her gift of Sight and discovers her role in the war against Draaken. But Draaken also wants to control Ellie's gift.

With the help of a blind mentor, an elite bodyguard, and a hostile singer, Ellie must navigate a storm of danger and deception that threatens to cut her off from her friends and corrupt her very self. When disaster strikes, will she find the courage to fight for her friends and the future of the One Kingdom?

Viaje de regreso de Elena en el tren de Guantánamo hacia la capital cubana. En el cual emergen memorias de su vida, enlazadas con episodios de los viajeros acompañantes. Desde una mujer traficante, una cartomántica en plena acción, un talibán escapado de la Base Naval guantanamera. Un “extraterrestre” a bordo, un hombre que asesina a un gays, la inesperada muerte de una anciana, una jovencita que se arranca mechones de cabello, más un incidente que los llevan de campismo a una arboleda. ¿Pueden imaginarse una familia, de mudada, con su casa a cuesta? También surge una insólita ...

When most people look at Wiccans, they believe that they worship the devil. This, however, is not true! Those who worship the devil are an entirely different religion that has nothing to do with Wiccans. So, if you are interested in learning what you may or may not already know about a religion that is all around you, then dive in and enjoy!

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In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

Baba Dunja ist eine Tschernobyl-Heimkehrerin. Wo der Rest der Welt die tickenden Geigerzähler fürchtet, baut sich die frühere Krankenschwester mit Gleichgesinnten ein neues Leben auf. Die Vögel rufen dort so laut wie nirgends sonst, die Spinnen weben verrückte Netze und manchmal kommt ein Toter auf einen Plausch vorbei. Während der sterbenskranke Petrov in der Hängematte Liebesgedichte liest und die frühere Melkerin Marja mit dem fast hundertjährigen Sidorow anbandelt, schreibt Baba Dunja Briefe an ihre Tochter Irina, die Chirurgin bei der deutschen Bundeswehr ist.