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Los hombres como él deberían venir con una etiqueta de advertencia. No mezclar con alcohol: enormes efectos secundarios sexuales. Me casé accidentalmente con mi novio de la secundaria. ¿Y lo que es peor? No es simplemente un chico al que dejé en la graduación. También es mi jefe. Tiene unos ojos azules penetrantes, es multimillonario y terriblemente sexy. No podría dejar de babear por él ni aunque lo intentara. Pero ahora tengo un certificado de matrimonio. Una resaca. Y una enorme vergüenza con la cual lidiar.

Self-regard, in the works of Annie Ernaux, is always an excruciatingly painful and exact process. Here, she revisits the peculiar kind of self-fulfillment possible when we examine ourselves in the aftermath of a love affair, and sometimes, even, through the eyes of the lost beloved.

Fun, bright, and playful, power pop is a sometimes adored, sometimes maligned, often misunderstood genre of music. From its heyday in the '70s and '80s to its resurgence in the '90s and '00s, power pop has meant many things to many people. In Go All the Way, today's best and brightest writers go deep on what certain power pop bands and songs mean and have meant to them. Whether they love or hate it, Go All the Way is a dive into the Beatles-inspired pop rock of the last five decades.

The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most revered spiritual and philosophical texts in Hindu tradition, forming a part of the great Indian epic, the Mahabharata. It is presented as a dialogue between Lord Krishna and the warrior Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, moments before the start of a great war. Arjuna, faced with the dilemma of fighting against his own relatives and teachers, is overcome by doubt and despair. Seeking guidance, he turns to Krishna, who serves as his charioteer and divine teacher.

Grownups make no sense at all. They’re nuts about babies, but they tell their 9-year-olds to be more mature. They complain constantly about how old they are, and then they tell their kids to grow up. So when Iggy’s mom and dad say he can’t have a puppy because he’s not mature and responsible, Iggy develops an excellent plan to prove them wrong. Like any great plan, it involves secrecy, strategy, and a chinchilla. There’s also some screaming, but that’s not Iggy’s fault.

The Ancient Wisdom is a book by Anni Besant published in 1897 as per the dedication in the Leader of the undated first pressing. In this book Besant introduces and explains the physical plain, astral plane, mental plain and other planes of existence. This book is intended to place in the hands of the general listener an epitome of Theosophical Teachings, Sufficiently plain to serve the elementary student, and sufficiently full to lay a sound foundation for future knowledge.

The stories are all set in New York City and concern themselves with various facets of life in Gilded Age New York City—from the highest of high society to the commonest pensioner in less fashionable neighborhoods in boarding houses. The stories are about manners and mores; about the people of various strata of society relating to each other and the world around them.

The sisters Hemingway were coming back to Cold River.... Hadley, the poised, polished wife of a senator. Pfeiffer, the successful New York book editor. Martha, who skyrocketed to Nashville stardom. They each have a secret...a marriage on the rocks, a job lost, a stint in rehab...and they haven’t been together in years. Returning for the funeral of the aunt who raised them, the sisters must stay together in their childhood home, faced with a puzzle that may affect all their futures.

Esto es tan incómodo. El mejor amigo sexy de mi hermano es mi nuevo jefe. Christian solía ser un nerd cuando éramos adolescentes. Pero ahora es un profesor terriblemente ardiente y un padre soltero. Me ha contratado como su niñera. La chica que siempre lo ha deseado. Es imposible mantenerme lejos de él. E ignorar la atracción cuando todo lo que quiero hacer es besarlo... y ceder ante algunas cosas realmente indecentes.

A crown I don't want. A bargain I can't take back. A life I refuse to sacrifice. After four hundred years on my own, one would think I'd be able to walk away and never look back. I'd done it a thousand times before with nary an inkling of guilt. But with my brand new predicament, there is no way I can turn down the offered bargain—not if I want everyone I love to stay alive. Now, all I have to do is trek through the very realm I nearly died to keep sealed. Sure. Because there's no way that could go wrong. Unseelie Court, here I come.

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"Bird Cloud” is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 acres of Wyoming wetlands and prairie and 400-foot cliffs plunging down to the North Platte River. On the day she first visited, a cloud in the shape of a bird hung in the evening sky. Proulx also saw pelicans, bald eagles, golden eagles, great blue herons, ravens, scores of bluebirds, harriers, kestrels, elk, deer and a dozen antelope

Shy reporter Mr. Tibble is close to losing his job because he only writes about cats. But when an act of kindness brings him into contact with the unusual Miss Minou, his luck suddenly begins to change. Minou provides Tibble with juicy news. But it's who is giving her the gossip that's newsworthy. Minou claims that the tips come from her local feline friends, who are the eyes and ears of the neighborhood. Tibble is appreciative but can't help wondering: How could this be? And why is Minou so terrified of dogs and so skilled at climbing trees and rooftops?

As the pack's Beta, Robert needs to watch over the Vasi werewolf pack for a few days. He hates the responsibility, but his job is to dissolve any problems while his alpha honeymoons. Nevertheless, trouble comes to town, and her name is Esther. She's beguiling and beautiful, and picks his pocket. Although Robert doesn't trust her, he still wants to possess her.

The only podcast that talks about all things Laura Ingalls Wilder, one "Little House" book at a time.

Meeting long-lost siblings should be awesome, right? Well, when you happen to be on the wrong side of the law and have every intention of staying there, having a cop for a sister isn’t exactly ideal. And teaming up with said sister? Well, that is just the cherry on top of the crap-tastic pie that has been my life. But, when our brother decides to attack us head on, banding together is the least of our problems.

Mail-order brides find true love, entitled sisters meet heroes who bring out their best, orphans find forever homes, and so much more. The people of Cutter's Creek, Montana, struggle through hard times but thrive in spite of it. A little mystery, faith, hope, and so much love is packed into these stories! You'll come to love this quirky little Western town along with the people who built it up.

En quelques pages, à la première personne, Annie Ernaux raconte une relation vécue avec un homme de trente ans de moins qu'elle. Une expérience qui la fit redevenir, l'espace de plusieurs mois, la "fille scandaleuse" de sa jeunesse. Un voyage dans le temps qui lui permit de franchir une étape décisive dans son écriture. La lecture sensible de Françoise Gillard de la Comédie-Française met en valeur ce texte clé de l'œuvre d'Annie Ernaux qui éclaire son rapport au temps et à l'écriture.

When Mia relocates to the quaint town of Hibiscus Harbor, she seeks a fresh start, leaving behind a cheating ex and dreams that seemed out of reach. She recently started a new job as a temporary receptionist at the exclusive Hibiscus Harbor Country Club, owned by Ian Gallo. When her boss’s secretary asks her to fill in as Ian’s plus one for a charity gala, she can't resist the opportunity to make some extra cash.

Anna Hopkins' daily walk through Oxford's Port Meadow is rudely interrupted one autumn morning when her white German shepherd, Bonnie, unearths a blood-soaked body in the undergrowth. For Anna it's a double shock: she'd met the victim previously. Naomi Evans was a professional researcher who had told Anna she was working on a book about a famous Welsh poet and who offered to help Anna trace Bonnie's original owner.