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Your Friend's Neighbor's Cousin's... is an improvised podcast that shines a spotlight on the people you hear about from your friend, who heard it from their neighbor, who heard it from their cousin.In today's chaotic world, where we know the people around us less and less, YFNC is here to provide a crucial window into other people's lives.

Emotions dictate our mood, our actions, and our thoughts, but you can learn to master your mind and use it to empower your daily actions with Stoic guidance. This guide will teach you the basics of Stoic philosophy.

We have all heard stories of demigods and their epic battles or ultimate demise. But which parts are true and what is fabricated? If you want to discover the superhumans from Greek, Norse, Celtic, African, Egyptian, Japanese, and Hindu mythology, then this is the book you need.

Syssi's paranormal foresight lands her a job at Dr. Amanda Dokani's neuroscience lab, but it fails to predict the thrilling yet terrifying turn her life will take. Syssi has no clue that her boss is an immortal who'll drag her into a secret, millennia-old battle over humanity's future. Nor does she realize that the professor's imposing brother is the mysterious stranger who's been starring in her dreams.

Take your first steps into the adrenaline-fuelled fiction of the Mortal Realms with a thrilling collection of tales, including an action-packed novella pitting noble Stormcast Eternals against the sinister denizens of Ghur. Whether you're a hardened veteran or dipping your toes into the realms for the first time, these 19 new stories introduce you to the various factions as the Age of Sigmar enters the Era of the Beast.

Would-be gardener Daisy can't believe her luck when her parents announce they're off on a midlife-crisis gap year, leaving her in charge of their gorgeous garden. After a turbulent few months, a spell of quiet in the countryside is just what she needs. As Daisy wrestles the garden, her feelings for handsome Irishman George begin to take root. But Daisy's heart's desire - her parents' garden - is under threat.... Village life is turning out to be far from peaceful.

Meg's life changes forever the day her husband dies… but not in the way everyone thinks. A summer house-sitting her old friend's place on the old lighthouse in the little village of Applemore seems like the perfect opportunity to work out what she wants from the second half of her life. She arrives to discover she's responsible for keeping an eye on the little free library on the lighthouse path, and soon learns that it has a not-so-secret role—it's used as a drop off point to exchange everything from fresh-laid eggs to lost keys and love notes. 

A magical storyteller's timeless tales. Here are 127 of Andersen's classic stories, translated by "Mrs. Edgar Lucas" in the 19th century. Included are such well-known tales as "The Emperor's New Suit", "The Little Match-Seller", "Thumbelina", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Snow Queen".

For generations, the people of the Howling Vale have fought against this madness, largely in vain. Now, Kosomir Vornarov, the city’s Master Patriarch, risks everything – his reputation, friends, even his people’s survival – to destroy the flesh-eater menace entirely and forge a brighter future in his name. Two ambitious lords, two haunted souls. Whose madness will prove the stronger?

Actors Kerry Shale and Lucas Hare talk to interesting people about Bob Dylan. And lots of other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She was his childhood best friend. Now she is the woman he would risk everything for, even if it means breaking the connection that keeps him alive. The three-meter concrete walls of the compound are not the biggest obstacle keeping them apart. To love Sullha, Yaaf has to become the boy she once knew, but to save her, he has to remain the weapon he has become.

Große Gefühle und neue Chancen in Green Valley New Memories ist die neue Cozy Romance innerhalb der Green-Valley-Reihe von SPIEGEL- und BookTok-Bestsellerautorin Lilly Lucas. Es steht eine Hochzeit in der idyllischen Kleinstadt Green Valley an, die nicht nur bei Braut und Bräutigam für jede Menge Gefühlschaos und Herzklopfen sorgt … Drei Jahre ist es her, dass Lenas Traum von einem Leben in der idyllischen Kleinstadt Green Valley in den Rocky Mountains geplatzt ist. In ihrer Heimatstadt Berlin hat sie von vorne angefangen – ohne ihre große Liebe Ryan.

Beyondering: Faith Out of Bounds What happens when you take faith seriously enough to question everything? Hosted by Melbourne ministers Matt Cutler and Lucas Taylor, Beyondering explores spirituality beyond the boundaries of conventional Christianity. Through honest interviews with theologians, thinkers, and everyday people, they tackle the questions religion too often leaves unanswered. For the spiritually curious, the questioning, and the open-hearted.

Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was."

The young girl you have found isn’t the first experiment I’ve carried out. She won’t be the last. A tense, unpredictable crime debut that will not only have you gripped, but will chill you to the bone. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Mark Billingham. A serial killer is stalking the...

It has been twenty years since Anvilgard – now known as Har Kuron – fell to the Daughters of Khaine, and a terrible secret waits in the occupied city’s depths. Knight-Incantor Tivrain Greymantle is haunted by the call of her brothers and sisters, who Morathi-Khaine has imprisoned there, knowing that if they were killed or released, her perfidy would be revealed to Sigmar as he reforges their souls. Commanded by her superiors to forget their captured comrades, Tivrain resolves to do the unthinkable.

Hillside Farm, nestled in the rolling hills of the Welsh countryside, is a safe haven for Ella. Living on the remote farm, with just horses and her aunt Bron for company, Ella thinks she has finally found a place where she can forget her past and find peace. But the arrival of a small girl called Hope and her father, Harry, changes everything. As Ella helps the pair come to terms with their loss, she realises that she too deserves happiness. But is it too late to find it?

Frustrated that she spends all her time as either a mum to a football-obsessed teenager or a wife to a workaholic husband, Hannah wants something for herself. When the chance comes to take over the post office in Little Maudley, a charming Cotswold village, Hannah grabs it with both hands. She’ll have a career at last and also get her son, Ben, away from his trouble-making mates. But village life is not so picture-perfect after all.

Murphy and Rossi are back in Luca Veste’s thriller, Then She Was Gone, read for you by Jonathan Keeble. Tim Johnson took his baby daughter out for a walk and she never made it home. Johnson claims he was assaulted and the girl was snatched. The police see a different crime, with Johnson their...

Ellis Island, 1909: da uno dei tanti transatlantici in arrivo sbarcano una giovane donna e il suo bambino. Provengono dall'Italia, dall'Aspromonte più arcaico e violento. I loro nomi sono Cetta e Natale: ma il bimbo viene subito chiamato, dagli addetti dell'Immigrazione americana, "Christmas". Natale-Christmas: nella trasformazione di questo nome è racchiuso tutto il sogno della giovane, indomita Cetta, che affronta con coraggio le difficoltà della vita nel ghetto italiano del Lower East Side di New York con un solo desiderio.