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“An indispensable manual...Tranquility by Tuesday offers plenty of inspiration for a more serene life, and down-to-earth and evidence-backed advice for actually making it happen." --Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks For anyone who’s sick of letting...

Christa Winsloe (1888-1944) war eine deutsch-ungarische Schriftstellerin, Drehbuchautorin, Dramatikerin und Bildhauerin. Nach der Machtübernahme durch die Nationalsozialisten ging sie mit ihrer Dorothy Thompson, mit der sie eine leidenschaftliche Liebe verband nach Italien und später in die Vereinigten Staaten. Mädchen in Uniform: Christa Winsloe schrieb ein Theaterstück über die lesbische Liebe einer Internatsschülerin zu ihrer Lehrerin, mit dem sie ihre Jugendjahre als Zögling im Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift in Potsdam literarisch aufarbeitete.

"We have to search for the truth. What is the use of bringing children into a world that is not worth living in?" In this sharp, experimental satire, Virginia Woolf explores the gap between male reputation and reality. A group of women, disillusioned by the supposed "greatness" of the world...

Una de las primeras novelas consideradas por derecho propio pertenecientes a la literatura universal, y cumbre absoluta de la literatura japonesa. Estos pensamientos de Murasaki Shikibu, autora de la afamada "Historia de Genji", hablan de su vida como tutora y dama de compañía de la emperatriz Shōshi. En sus páginas nos adentramos en la vida en el palacio de la emperatriz y sus vicisitudes desde un punto de vista tan cercano como agudo.

The job market is competitive. Landing your dream job often hinges on one crucial element: the interview. While qualifications and experience are undoubtedly important, the ability to effectively communicate your skills, showcase your personality, and connect with the interviewer can be the deciding factor. This book provides you with a comprehensive and practical approach to mastering the job interview, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to navigate this critical phase of your job search successfully.

This collection contains: "Idle Thoughts on Babies"; "The Schartz-Meterklume Method"; "A Photographer's Day Out"; and more.

The first two limbs of the eight-fold path of yoga sutras - the basic text for classical yoga - are examined in this spiritual guide to the practice of yoga. Foundational to all yogic thought, they are considered to be the guidelines to the yoga way of living that free individuals to take ownership of their lives, direct them toward the fulfillment they seek, and gain the skills to choose attitude, thought, and action.

Step into The Complete Classic Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, the definitive audiobook collection of nine timeless stories, including The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose, The Selfish Giant, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and His Soul, and more.

Después del éxito de A oscuras, la comedia romántica que ha conquistado a miles de lectores, Navessa Allen regresa con una historia todavía más picante y adictiva entre un misterioso motorista y la mujer que lo pondrá de rodillas. Nico «Junior» Trocci sabe perfectamente que Lauren Marchetti es terreno prohibido. A los hombres como él no se les permite estar con mujeres así, y por eso se alejó de ella durante el instituto y ha mantenido las distancias desde entonces.

Penguin Classics presents Jonathan Swift's inventive classic, Gulliver's Travels, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by Hugh Laurie, star of the hit TV series House. 'Fifteen hundred of the Emperor's largest horses, each...

Her brother sold her off, and now she belongs to me—she just doesn't know it yet. Ginevra Bianchi is nothing like the spoiled billionaire princess and politician's fiancée I thought she'd be. She doesn't bow, doesn't break, and that smart mouth of hers is going to get her into serious trouble—my kind of trouble. Her family owes me, and I always collect.

Bendecida con una voz extraordinaria templada al calor de su insobornable activismo, Sinéad O’Connor irrumpió, muy a su pesar, en la constelación de las grandes roqueras a finales de los ochenta, con una pompa que no iba con ella y de la que acabaría abjurando en poco tiempo. Para cuando contaba veinte, era ya mundialmente famosa y se había visto inadvertidamente catapultada a una vida con las servidumbres propias de una estrella con mayúsculas. Por su iconoclasta aspecto y sus célebres intervenciones televisivas.

No confíes ni en tu sombra. Nadie es lo que aparenta. Luego de arruinar los planes del terrible asesino de ferronatos (y romper varias leyes fae en el camino), Arlo sólo quiere un verano tranquilo, por lo que acepta hospedarse en el palacio Seelie de Verano. Aunque nadie confía en la reina...

A fifteen-year-old teenager is the backbone of her small Midwestern family, budgeting the household finances and raising her younger brother while her mom, a talented artist, weaves beautiful tapestries. For six years, it’s been just the three of them—her mom has brought home guests at times, but none have ever stayed. Yet when her mom brings home a six-foot tall crane with a menacing air, the girl is powerless to prevent her mom letting the intruder into her heart, and her children’s lives.

Having returned to Chicago, young socialite Anna Nicholson can't seem to focus on her upcoming marriage. The new information she's learned about her birth mother continues to pull at her, and she hires Pinkerton detectives to help her find the truth. But as she meets people who once knew her mother and hears stories about the past, Anna soon discovers that some secrets are better left hidden.

Manche Begegnungen verändern dein Leben. Andere zerstören es. Alix Summer ist Podcasterin – erfolgreich, selbstbewusst, mitten im Leben. An ihrem 45. Geburtstag begegnet sie in einem Londoner Pub einer Frau, die auf den ersten Blick kaum auffällt: Josie Fair. Auch sie wird an diesem Tag 45 – und wurde im selben Krankenhaus geboren. Ein Zufall? Oder der Beginn von etwas Unheimlichem? Kurz darauf taucht Josie erneut auf. Sie bittet Alix, ihre Geschichte zu erzählen – sie stehe an einem Wendepunkt in ihrem Leben.

Uncover the lost years of Critical Role’s unrelentingly upbeat undead spellcaster in this original prequel novel to Laudna’s adventures with Bells Hells. For as long as she can remember, Laudna has had a friend. A mentor. A little voice whispering in her cropped ear, promising that, no...

Most of us have an adversarial relationship with time. We’re constantly trying to beat the clock—behavior rooted in a fear that time is scarce and must be obsessed over, hoarded, and ultra-optimized. But what if there is a different way to view time, one that could make our hours feel abundant? What if we believed that we had enough time to advance our careers, enjoy meaningful relationships, pursue hobbies, and more? In Big Time, time management expert Laura Vanderkam shows us how to make this our reality.

Daudet's atmospheric Letters from a Windmill, combined with Jerome K. Jerome's wonderfully idle ramblings. He was indeed the original founder of The Idler and famous for his classic novel Three Men and a Boat.

Aunque todo apunta a un simple suicidio, Alison descubre que antes de morir Howard estaba escribiendo un libro sobre un famoso caso que quedó sin resolver: la muerte de Hannah Larson, de diecisiete años, brutalmente asesinada en 1993 cerca del río Hudson, a pocas manzanas de Manhattan. Su muerte salpicó a varios miembros de la alta sociedad neoyorquina y a la campaña de uno de los candidatos a la alcaldía de la ciudad.