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Do you want to achieve a long-held dream or reach a life-changing goal? That big promotion or fulfilling new job? That business you want to start? That exciting new life in the sun? That amazing idea you long to put into action? Are you held back by fears that you haven't got what it takes? You may not realise it, but your personality, character, experiences, skills and even personal circumstances are all fantastic tools and assets which you can use to create the life and career you've always wanted.

La vida de Andrea Brafford es casi perfecta. Es una apasionada bióloga marina y está felizmente casada con Craig, el hombre al que ama. Acaban de mudarse a una casa que refleja su éxito para disfrutar de una vida con la que muchos otros solo sueñan, en una de las zonas más codiciadas de Houston. Pero todo no es tan perfecto como parece, y apenas unos meses después, la tranquila comunidad se ve sacudida por un juicio que divide la ciudad en dos bandos, en el que Craig Brafford está acusado del asesinato de su joven esposa.

It is the morning of Ellie Warren's wedding day and she is hiding under her childhood bed. She cannot shake the feeling that she isn't where she's supposed to be—the marriage, that is—but she can't work out how she ended up here or where exactly she should be. Ellie knows there wasn't just one decision that led her to this day. Her life is made up of billions of choices but some of them must have changed the course of her life forever.

Jeannie L. Johnson takes a sympathetic but critical look at the Marine Corps's long experience with counterinsurgency warfare. Which counterinsurgency lessons have been learned and retained for next time and which have been abandoned to history is a story of battlefield trial and error - but also a story of cultural collisions. The audiobook begins with a fascinating and penetrating look inside the culture of the Marine Corps through research in primary sources, including Marine oral histories, and interviews with Marines.

Ya desde su publicación, "Quidditch a través de los tiempos" se convirtió en uno de los libros más populares de la biblioteca de Hogwarts. Leído por Harry Potter, Hermione Granger y muchos otros, es la guía indispensable del juego más famoso del mundo mágico. Desde el pantano Queerditch en el siglo XI hasta convertirse en el sofisticado deporte que es hoy, "Quidditch a través de los tiempos" te transportará a aquellos momentos tanto de triunfo como de desesperación (para quienes apoyen a los Chudley Cannons) que forman parte del quidditch.

Cirujana de confianza. Esposa dedicada. ¿Asesina? Antes de que mi mundo se derrumbara, lo tenía todo. Una exitosa carrera. Una casa de ladrillo rojo preciosa, donde podía relajarme frente a la chimenea. Un apuesto y devoto marido cuyos ojos azules y sonrisa encantadora siempre me hicieron sentir segura. Cuando digo la hora de la muerte, mi voz es firme. Mis compañeros permanecen en silencio a mi alrededor con los ojos fijos en mí, confundidos, preocupados. Nunca he perdido a un paciente hasta hoy. Mis manos tiemblan dentro de los guantes de látex.

Peppa Pig te da las buenas noches con estos tres cuentos clásicos mundialmente conocidos pero protagonizados por ella, su familia y sus amigos.

Gloria Gaynor’s number-one hit single "I Will Survive" debuted in 1978 to overwhelming success. Shortly thereafter, the single went double platinum. Over three decades later, it still strikes a chord among men and women everywhere. Over the years, the disco legend has received thousands of personal messages from adoring fans whose lives have been transformed by this timeless song. Here, she shares 40 of those inspirational, true stories.

The death of a sibling is unlike any other. Gloria Reuben's little brother died just before his 22nd birthday. Two decades later, her oldest brother, Denis, died two weeks short of his 60th birthday. In My Brothers' Keeper, Gloria bares her soul as she reveals the intimate details of her life at home as a young girl. How the death of her father when she was 12 shaped her view of love and life. How David's death was the impetus for her move from Canada to the United States. And how her brother Denis was her heart's twin in a multitude of ways.

Cuando Allegra conoce al apuesto y misterioso Hunter en la boda de su hermana, se embarca en un tórrido romance con él. Sin promesas. Sin compromisos. Sin preguntas. Como Hunter dirige un imperio multimillonario en Nueva York y ella vuela por todo el mundo en su trabajo como directora de eventos para Titan Racing, sus caminos no volverán a cruzarse.

The Dutch, through the directors of the West India Company, purchased Manhattan Island in 1625. They had come to the New World as traders, not expecting to assume responsibility as the sovereign possessor of a conquered New Netherland. They did not intend to make war on the native peoples around Manhattan Island, but they did; they did not intend to help destroy native cultures, but they did; they intended to be overseas the tolerant, pluralistic, and antimilitaristic people they thought themselves to be - and in so many respects were - at home, but they were not.

Gloria Norris grew up in the projects of Manchester, New Hampshire, with her parents; her sister, Virginia; and her cat, Sylvester. A snapshot might show a happy young family, but only a dummkopf would buy that. Nine-year-old Gloria is gutsy and wisecracking. Her father, Jimmy, all dazzle and danger, is often on the far side of the law and makes his own rules - which everyone else better follow. Gloria's mom, Shirley, tries not to rock the boat, Virginia unwisely defies Jimmy, and Gloria fashions herself into his sidekick - the son he never had.

Cuando Sharlah tenía cinco años, su hermano mayor mató a su padre borracho con un bate de béisbol para salvar la vida de ambos, después de que este apuñalara a su madre con un cuchillo. Tras vivir en varias casas de acogida, ahora, ocho años después, Sharlah por fin ha encontrado su lugar con el perfilador retirado del FBI Pierce Quincy y su mujer, Rainie Conner. Entonces llega una llamada que perturba su recién encontrada estabilidad. Ha habido un doble asesinato en una gasolinera local y hay varios avisos sobre un sospechoso armado que va disparando a su paso por los bosques de Oregón.

Un misterio de hace décadas, una heredera imprudente y un lugarteniente de la marina cuyo corazón no será tan fácil ganarse. El lugarteniente Charles Heywood ya está harto de batallas. Cansado y desilusionado, vuelve a Inglaterra para establecerse en el campo y llevar una vida tranquila...

Con el papel pintado desprendiéndose y el jardín sin cuidar, sé que nuestra nueva casa no es perfecta. Pero mi marido, Ben, promete que es el nuevo comienzo que necesitamos. ¿Por qué me miente mi marido? ¿Hasta qué punto conozco al hombre con el que me casé? ¿Y, al mudarnos aquí, he puesto en peligro la vida de mis hijos?

The Rock Files is a collection of personal stories and life lessons that reflect God's faithfulness through hardship, victory, and growth. Written with raw vulnerability and a sense of humor, Gloria Gierach shares her journey of discovering what worked, what didn't, and the lessons learned along the way.

Quando Jamie Prescott e la sua migliore amica Laurie decidono di partecipare a una serata di speed dating, le aspettative sono bassissime: una sfilza di uomini mediocri, conversazioni imbarazzanti e qualche risata. Durante una manciata di minuti di un improvviso blackout, uno degli appuntamenti di Jamie sarebbe finito sgozzato e l'evento si sarebbe trasformato in un incubo. Quando le luci si riaccendono, ci sono altri corpi a terra e tutte le porte sono bloccate. Ciò significa che sono intrappolate nel locale con un serial killer.

'Seaside, strawberries and a sexy hero – what's not to love?' Mandy Baggot, author of My Greek Island Summer Hetty Colman loves her life in the cosy seaside town of Swallowtail Bay, organising children’s birthdays, anniversaries and retirement parties. But after her recent break up from...

In questo scenario, Il potere di imparare offre una bussola per orientarsi: non un manuale tecnico sull'IA, ma una riflessione accessibile e rigorosa su come l'apprendimento umano possa ritrovare senso e centralità nell'epoca dell'intelligenza artificiale. Nella prima parte, il volume analizza le radici storiche e teoriche dell'apprendimento, mostrando come, in un mondo in cui l'IA rende disponibili contenuti e soluzioni, la vera posta in gioco non sia il possesso dell'informazione, ma la capacità di usarla per comprendere, interpretare e dare senso.

An exuberant return to the four unforgettable heroines of Waiting to Exhale—the novel that changed African American fiction forever. Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy...