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Said Hossain hates Tiwa Olatunji. And Tiwa would happily never see Said again in her life. Growing up, the two were inseparable, but they have barely spoken since the incident many Eids ago and both of them would like to keep it that way. But when Said comes home for a funeral and the town's Islamic Centre burns down on the same day, they have to face each other again and sparks fly. Both of them want to see the Islamic Centre rebuilt. F

As John Baxter makes plans to marry Elaine, one of the Baxters enters into the most trying season of all. During a time of renewed love and hope for the future, the Baxters try to come together to establish the sacred ground of marriage and to chart a course for the future. Memories of times gone by meet with the changes of today in a story that proves only the support of faith and family can take a person into the sunset years of life.

'Of picking, washing and cleaning my pretty little toes, which he took great delight in, and in which pleasurable, innocent, and inoffensive pastime he as often spent hours; 'twas the greatest gratification to him on earth, nor did he (said she) indulge in any other in all the time we spent together, he never was even rude enough to give me a kiss.' So emerged the first exposé of foot fetishism in the 18th century.

En la tercera y última audiodrama dedicada a la niña más fuerte del mundo - Pippi Calzaslargas - escuchamos a Pippi, Tommy y Annika emprender con el Capitán Calzaslargas un emocionante viaje a la isla de Kora-Kora.En este drama sonoro, en el que los textos recitados se mezclan con animados efectos de sonido e inserciones musicales, podrás oír a los tres amigos disfrutar de una deliciosa merienda y escuchar una de sus pruebas escolares.Incluso podrás oír cómo Pippi va en busca de un esperma.

A quiet, unassuming man who loves nothing more than his daughter, his music, and his violincello. His life is seriously disrupted by a zealous young man who sees a disparity between the monies paid out to the Warden and the monies paid out to the 12 bedesmen that live in the hospital of Barchester Cathedral as charity cases, according to Hiram's Will.

Do you want to connect with the angels in a more meaningful way? In this six-track audio, Sandra Anne Taylor guides you to feel the blessings and power of angel circles. In the first two tracks, Sandra Anne will teach about archangels and the power they embody. In the following four meditations...

Agatha, Ende 30, Aushilfskraft in einem Londoner Supermarkt, weiß genau, wie ihr perfektes Leben aussieht. Es ist das einer anderen: das der attraktiven, wohlhabenden Meghan, deren Ehemann ein erfolgreicher Fernsehmoderator ist und die sich im Londoner Stadthaus um die zwei reizenden Kinder kümmert. Meghan, die jeden Tag grußlos an Agatha vorbeiläuft. Und die nichts ahnt von den sehnsuchtsvollen Blicken, die sie immerzu verfolgen.

“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the...

O livro descreve a ascensão social do comerciante português João Romão e sua rivalidade com o comendador Miranda. A narração se entrelaça com a história de vários episódios dos moradores do cortiço, cuja luta pela sobrevivência é dura e cruel mas envolvida em alegria e sensualidade. Há a transformação do português Jerônimo, que se apaixona pela mulata Rita Baiana, a vida difícil da escrava Bertoleza e o dia a dia de vários outros personagens.

¿Sientes que tu cuerpo ha cambiado? ¿Te despiertas en mitad de la noche con sofocos y no consigues descansar? ¿Te gustaría mejorar tu energía y vitalidad? La menopausia es una etapa de cambios físicos y emocionales que puede afectar a tu calidad de vida, aunque también representa una...

A writer, scholar in his own right, friend, and confidant, G. R. S. Mead offers a defense of his colleague, H. P. Blavatsky. During her life, she was often accused of being a charlatan. Mead offers first-hand knowledge of working with and knowing Madame Blavatsky and speaks out against reports that attempted to discredit her.

If you like twisting, turning mysteries set in villages you’ll never want to leave (despite the dead bodies), get ready to fall in love with Jayne O’Shea. She called off her engagement, quit the job she loved, and escaped to the Northwoods. Now she's in a quirky village full of witches and her dog just found a dead body in the backyard. Will life ever be normal again?

Uncle Albert, in relentless pursuit of his hobby, is off to a secluded island on Lake Garda, Italy. Guided by ancestral duty, Lady Caroline, his reluctant secretary, follows in his wake. An exclusive party has gathered to celebrate the coming out of the Queen of the Night with a midnight soiree. But as the guests prepare to witness the exotic plant’s once-a-year bloom, Uncle Albert is discovered in the villa’s conservatory with a dead body. Worse yet, with the Queen of the Night completely destroyed.

Savich allows Callie Markham, an investigative reporter for The Washington Post, to partner with local Metro Police liaison Ben Raven, since she's got the inside track - she's the stepdaughter of the murdered justice. Despite Detective Raven's unwillingness to have a civilian along, Callie Markham ends up riding shotgun to help look for her stepfather's murderer.

Demokratie und Wohlstand, ein längeres Leben, mehr Gleichberechtigung und Bildung: Der Kapitalismus hat viel Positives bewirkt. Zugleich ruiniert er jedoch Klima und Umwelt, sodass die Menschheit nun existenziell gefährdet ist. "Grünes Wachstum" soll die Rettung sein, aber Wirtschaftsexpertin und Bestsellerautorin Ulrike Herrmann hält dagegen: Verständlich und messerscharf erklärt sie in ihrem neuen Hörbuch, warum wir stattdessen "grünes Schrumpfen" brauchen. Die Klimakrise verschärft sich täglich, aber konkret ändert sich fast nichts.

The CEO's Unexpected Child CLAIMING HIS CHILD AT ANY COST A shocking fertility clinic mix-up has resulted in Luca Moretti fathering a child with a woman he's never met. There's no way the CEO will walk away from his baby girl. But he has thirty days to convince her distractingly beautiful...

Hannah Arendt und Mary McCarthy lernen sich 1945 in einer Bar in Manhattan kennen, werden Freundinnen und schreiben sich über fünfundzwanzig Jahre lang Briefe. Es sind Dokumente eines unverbrüchlichen Vertrauens, zugleich ein beispiellos offener Dialog zweier intelligenter Frauen, die beherzt und unvoreingenommen über alles sprachen, was sie bewegte: Politik, Moral, ihre Bücher, ihre Männer. Hier begegnen sich Judentum und Katholizismus, europäische Bildung und politische Kultur Amerikas, deutsche Universitätstradition und Upper-Class-College-Erziehung.

FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE “[Han Kang writes in] intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”—from the Nobel Prize citation The internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian presents a “rare and...

Leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson gleans life lessons learned by inspirational women from around the world in a personal and inspirational book. In Ruth Davidson's YES SHE CAN we meet world-beating women from fields as diverse as science, politics, the military, business and...

This is an engaging audio course that immerses learners in authentic Canadian French through a collection of charming short stories set in Quebec and other French-speaking regions of Canada. Written by Kelly Austin and carefully designed for progressive learning, this course brings Quebec's vibrant culture and distinctive French dialect to life.