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"Elissa, you are the worst princess I have ever met, and by far, my favorite." In a land divided by centuries of war and distrust, an elven princess and a human prince are the last hope for peace—or the spark that ignites another war. Princess Elissa of Treiaul has never fit the mold of royal perfection. She prefers the forest to the throne room, her bow to the delicate trappings of court life. But when Prince Hayward of Aasleagh arrives to negotiate a fragile peace treaty, she’s ordered to play the gracious host to the human she’s been raised to despise.

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day. Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side. At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively...

Class is back in session! It's the start of another school year at Tiffin, with our favorite characters from The Academy returning for senior year - "sixth form" in Tiffin‑speak - a time of college admissions and trying not to crack under pressure, of partying hard and last hurrahs. In the...

In Life of the Party, the former U.S. Congressman and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate delivers a frank, deeply personal, and unflinching diagnosis of what ails the Democratic Party — and a clear-eyed prescription for how it can recover. Drawing on his unlikely 2018 congressional victory in one of the reddest districts in the South and his front-row seat to the party's most consequential failures, Cunningham makes the case that Democrats didn't just lose elections — they lost the trust of everyday Americans. The problem, he argues, isn't Donald Trump. It's the party itself.

Five teenage girls from a small town in Oregon disappear without a trace. Were they kidnapped, or have the five friends perpetrated a massive hoax? Nine hundred miles away, in Las Vegas, a woman with a dark secret vanishes on her way to meet friends for dinner. Those friends are Del Honeycutt and best-selling mystery author Sabrina Spencer in Las Vegas for a book convention.

Libérez le génie musical de votre enfant avec AU-DELÀ DES NOTES: EXPLORER, CRÉER ET RESSENTIR LAMUSIQUE AU PIANO POUR ENFANTS ! Ce livre amusant et captivant fait de l'apprentissage du pianoune aventure joyeuse pour les débutants. Avec plus de 20 chansons ludiques, des notions simples dethéorie musicale et des illustrations vivantes, votre enfant acquerra rapidement des compétences enlecture de partitions, en rythme et en coordination.

Arilyn Moonblade has always feared the elfshadow, the essence of her sword's magic. When she learns the terrible truth behind her inherited moonblade, she vows to find a way to escape her fate. What begins as a means to an end becomes a deeply personal commitment. Determined to succeed in her quest, Arilyn will risk all she holds dear.

From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family, she joined the bowhead whale hunt, watching for polar bears under the never-ending light. Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey.

Winner of the Pulitzer prize, the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, The Hours is now available on Unabridged CD. Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, The Hours tells the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, who one New York morning goes about planning a...

It is 1666, and Vlad the flea and his friend Boxton, the rat, love eating and biting their way around London. But one night in Pudding Lane, they are caught up in a fire that threatens to destroy them, along with most of the City of London.

The answer to finding peace and well-being again is within Wiccan magic - the practices and spells to restore harmony, love, and healing with the help of the Wiccan gods and goddesses. Even if you're brand-new to Wicca magic and have never tried a spell before, you'll be able to start practicing magic on your own immediately!

"I come from a long line of idiots." Those were the last words his father uttered before dying, and from what he knew of his family tree and the unfortunate end that came to so many of his ancestors, Del Honeycutt couldn't disagree. What he didn't know was that his family held dark secrets - secrets that were about to come crashing down upon him. A seemingly innocent date gone tragically wrong plunges Del into a web of murder, lies, greed, and a hidden fortune.

Although Evermeet seems to be a monument to the strength and solidarity of the elven people, its history is one of conflict. At the heart of its story is Amlaruil, Queen of All Elves. When Evermeet comes under attack, her sacrifice holds the last hope of saving the elven homeland. A classic fantasy centered around the clash between good and evil in a beautiful, magical, and romantic land.

The New Jedi Order continues as Jaina Solo struggles with anger and despair after the Jedi Knights’ harrowing adventure behind enemy lines. Though the Jedi strike force completed its deadly mission into Yuuzhan Vong territory, the price of success was tragedy: not everyone made it out alive...

In the climactic third audiobook in the Yestertime series, Ray, Natalie, and the other time travelers are desperate to return to the 21st century. But how? Just when a slim opportunity to find their way home presents itself, they get some chilling news. And now, Ray and his friends may be stranded for good.

March has arrived, meaning there’s only one month left in the third term. Mai’s graduation has come and gone. This might be a time for change, but that isn’t nearly enough to explain why Sakuta meets a little girl who looks just like Mai did when she was a child actress. Before he can even...

Nugget for a Nugget is built on one simple trade - chicken nuggets for nuggets of wisdom! Host Bill approaches strangers from all walks of life... some conversations are hilarious, others unexpectedly heartfelt, and some go completely off the rails! Every episode offers a glimpse into the thoughts, stories, regrets and little truths of ordinary people you’d usually walk straight past. The podcast also features special guests and friends of the podcast, all swapping stories, life lessons and unexpected truths. Turns out, some of the best wisdom in life comes from a humble box of nuggets!

Maeve, the Celtic Mary Magdalen, returns to the Holy Isles accompanied by Sarah, her daughter with Jesus. Their mission: to find Maeve's firstborn child, stolen from her by the druids more than 40 years ago. Since then Maeve's homeland has suffered its own trials - Roman invasion and occupation. The Celtic tribes to the east and south are under direct rule, and the Romans are determined to rout the resistance of the western tribes, resistance fueled by the druids of Mona.

The shareholder letters of corporate leaders are a rich source of business and investing wisdom. There is no more authoritative resource on subjects ranging from leadership and management to capital allocation and company culture. But with thousands of shareholder letters written every year, how...

Seit Jahren kämpft die Tiffin-Academy um einen guten Rang in den Ratings – bis sie überraschend den 2. Platz belegt. Schulleiterin Audre Robinson kann es nicht glauben, denn die Wohnheime sind renovierungsbedürftig und der Notendurchschnitt schlecht. Auf einen Schlag erfährt der ganze Campus von der Affäre zwischen einem Lehrer und einer Schülerin, dem Suizid einer jungen Frau und dem korrupten Treiben des Präsidenten. Die Situation gerät zunehmend außer Kontrolle, und auch für Audre steht nun alles auf dem Spiel.