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In Danimarca è dicembre e il Natale si sta avvicinando. Da anni, Claire non pensa ad altro che al lavoro, e Natale è l'ultimo dei suoi pensieri. A fine mese, deve presentare un nuovo progetto al consiglio di amministrazione, e ha trovato quello giusto. O almeno, questo è ciò che pensa. Ma quando va nello Jutland del Nord per incontrare il proponente, troverà più di quanto si aspettava. Una splendida tenuta, un aitante proprietario del maniero e una misteriosa donna alla finestra... Claire non avrebbe mai più immaginato che il suo Natale si potesse svolgere così!

Do you sometimes feel as if you're just going through the motions in life? Are you good at looking and acting as if you're fine, but secretly feel lonely and disconnected? If so, you are not alone. The world is full of people who have an innate sense that something is wrong with them - who feel they live on the outside looking in, but have no explanation for this feeling and no way to put it into words.

Es ist zum Aus-der-Haut-Fahren, was für ein billiges Klischee sie abgeben: Älterer Mann trifft auf jüngere Frau; erfolgreicher Biotech-Startup-Macker trifft auf Studentin, die nicht annähernd klarkommt; seit Urzeiten bester Freund des Bruders auf ein Mädchen, von dem er noch nie gehört hat. Sprich: Zwischen Conor und Maya gibt es ein mehr als offensichtliches Machtgefälle, und Conor wird nicht müde, auf dessen kritische Implikationen hinzuweisen. Jede Art von Beziehung zwischen ihnen wäre in mehr als einer Hinsicht problematisch, und Maya solle doch bitte schön über ihn hinwegkommen.

Cautious Claire Shelton, employee at a Maine antique shop, is surprised when she’s recruited to catalog the treasures of reclusive Hanna Reeves, sole descendant of the state’s most colorful shipbuilders and industrialists. Hanna’s retreat from society years ago is just one of many mysteries behind the walls of Rose Hill, her fabled estate.

An ihrem ersten Arbeitstag im Hotel Blatterhof bewundert Laura Pfeiffer das mächtige Matterhorn. Minuten später schaut sie in die starren Augen eines Toten im luxuriösen Badezimmer ihrer neuen Arbeitsstätte. Die Hoteliersfamilie will den Fall so diskret wie möglich abwickeln. Lauras angeborene Neugier verführt sie jedoch zu Nachforschungen, ihre Vorsätze, sich nicht in anderer Leute Angelegenheiten einzumischen, vergisst sie. So kommt sie dem Geheimnis des Toten auf die Spur und gerät zwischen die Fronten.

“Absorbing...poignant, often heartbreaking...Schwarz is a vivid storyteller.” –The New York Times Book Review The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drowning Ruth vividly evokes the perennially fascinating true crime love affair of Bonnie and Clyde in this suspenseful, gorgeously...

Vittorio Ferraro is a man whose family loyalty knows no bounds. He would die for his siblings and the people they love, but what he really wants is to start a family of his own. Deep down, Vittorio has always known finding a woman who could ride shadows would be nearly impossible, let alone one who could accept his particular needs, but he never expected to find her in the middle of a kidnapping....

England, 1814. Coaxed by family members to the seaside, Beatrice Ellsworth nearly loses her life in a bathing-machine mishap, only to be rescued by a quick-thinking young man. The grateful Ellsworths embrace him, and he soon steals Beatrice’s heart, despite him being engaged to another. If these are the consequences of Beatrice’s first pleasure trip, will she ever be persuaded to make another?

"Deutsche Sagen und Legenden" ist ein literarischer Streifzug durch die Sagenwelt Deutschlands. Von Bayern ins Rheinland...

Discover how ancient wisdom and modern science converge to offer you a unique path to vibrant health, emotional balance, and spiritual harmony. This comprehensive guide takes you by the hand, teaching you the techniques and practices that can help you tap into your body's innate energy, heal from within, and embrace a life filled with vitality and purpose.

Der Apfelschuss von Wilhelm Tell und der Rütlischwur sind zwei der bekanntesten Geschichten aus der Schweiz...

Phantom Lady chronicles the untold story of Hollywood’s most powerful female writer-producer of the 1940s. In 1933 Joan Harrison was a 26-year-old former salesgirl with a dream of escaping her stodgy London suburb and the dreadful prospect of settling down with one of the local boys. A few short years later, she was Alfred Hitchcock’s confidante and the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of his first American film, Rebecca. Harrison had quickly grown from being the worst secretary Hitchcock ever had to one of his closest collaborators.

Ambitious, brilliant, and beautiful, Alex Sontheim is the star of Wall Street - and she knows it. So when Levy Manhattan Investments taps her to take their firm to the next level, she can name her price - but she may be getting in over her head. Preoccupied by her steamy relationship with handsome real-estate mogul Sergio Vitali, Alex is blind to the reality that behind LMI’s glittering facade is a dangerous criminal cartel - and it expects more than just top-notch work and discretion. Desperate to put an end to this organized crime, New York’s crusading mayor needs someone on the inside, and no one is in deeper than Alex.

A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a father, who fled post-war Vietnam on a small boat to find refuge in the United States, and his American-born daughter, who ventures to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contrast between their perspectives on their shared homeland, as they search for common ground and a path toward mutual healing.

Andrii “Maestro” Federoff is in San Francisco on club business. Torpedo Ink needs information to bust up a human trafficking ring, and Maestro has found his mark. After weeks of stealthy observation, he’s not sure if Azelie is involved directly, or if she’s just working for some bad people. What he does know is that he needs to get close to her fast, and soon he can’t get enough. What began as a setup quickly turns real. But no matter how hot they burn, Maestro’s betrayal could leave their hearts smoldering in the ashes. …

Discover a way to end constant power struggles with your defiant, oppositional, "impossible" five-to-12-year-old, with the help of leading child psychologist Russell A. Barkley. Dr. Barkley's approach is research based, practical, and doable - and leads to lasting behavior change. Vivid, realistic stories illustrate what the techniques look like in action. Thoroughly revised to include the latest resources and 15 years' worth of research advances, the second edition also reflects Dr. Barkley's ongoing experiences with parents and kids.

Why does this little book promise so much? Because it contains some of the most extraordinary teachings that Jesus has given to the world - jewels from heaven that will profoundly alter and inform the way you see your ancestry, your past, your purpose, your future, and your very salvation. These teachings have come to us through Marino Restrepo, hailed as one of the greatest evangelizers of our time.

Elles sont quatre : maladies cardiovasculaires, cancer, maladies neurodégénératives, diabète de type 2 ; des maladies qui avancent en silence, s’installant année après année, souvent sans bruit, au fil du quotidien. Et pourtant, rien n’est perdu. Ce livre n’est pas un manuel de médecine : c’est une boussole, une incitation à repenser ce que signifie être en bonne santé. Il nous invite à prendre le virage décisif dès maintenant, bien avant les premiers symptômes, en mettant en place les bonnes stratégies.

Under the blazing heat of the Borneo sun, a beautiful naturalist’s dream comes true—to live among the feral jungle creatures. But an untamed, irresistible beast of another sort forces her to explore her own wild side...

When Sylvain Tesson left the colorful yellow houses of the French Riveria for a ski trek across the Alps with his friend Daniel du Lac, a high-altitude mountain guide, he didn't know what exactly would await him. Over the course of four years, from 2018 to 2021, they ascended high into the Alps in winter, following the curve of the mountains from the Mediterranean to the Adriatic, entering into a white world entirely of snow, bitterly cold, and overlooked by an empty sky; only the effort of moving forward, one stride at a time, separated the days from one another.