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Mama dwójki dorosłych dzieci wyjeżdża do Ueckermünde, by uporządkować swoje życie. Pomimo wielu obaw podejmuje pracę jako opiekunka starszego małżeństwa. Wkrótce na drodze bohaterki pojawiają się osoby, które zmieniają jej życie. Czy to przeznaczenie? Małe niemieckie miasteczko stopniowo staje się dla Beaty oazą spokoju, jednak ta pozorna równowaga zostaje zakłócona zaskakującymi wiadomościami.

After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning her the epithet 'more panther than woman'.

Joanna Hall personally teaches the fundamentals of her Walkactive System in The Technique Series. Each of these 5 audio coaching sessions will help you master the Walkactive technique so your body looks better, feels better and performs better. Using her skill layering approach, Joanna will lead you through her scientifically verified, highly effective technique.

Looking for a beginner language course that fits into your busy lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? Michel Thomas's unique method is designed to overcome the frustrations usually faced by language learners.

Jordan Salcito was drawn to wine from a young age (her father shared memories of making wine with his father in their basement in their Italian American community), but she didn’t encounter great wine until she moved to New York and started working harvests at world-renowned wineries in Burgundy. Over the years of sommelier exams, wine tastings, and creating award-winning programs at top restaurants, she honed her palate and her own criteria for choosing the perfect bottle for any occasion. Using her personal journey as a template, she demystifies this beloved beverage for everyone.

We are our own healers. It is a great responsibility to take care of our needs, wants, and health, especially in a world that makes us often feel that we must put others before ourselves. There are so many good reasons to take the time to check in with ourselves and hear what our hearts long for, for we so often ignore that. This is where affirmations come in handy! I have compiled a list of positive affirmations suited toward supporting a healthy mentality and well-being. This light audiobook is for the burnt-out individuals, the depressed, the lonely, the anxious—for everyone.

Strategic Jaywalking is a playful yet sober assessment of how we might live and lead better by judiciously keeping our devices and policies on a leash and exercising a little more conscious thought and decision-making responsibility in our work and lives. It relies on something that nearly all of us were taught at a young age—how to safely cross a street, and yet, by idiot-proofing the experience via rules and technology (think painted crosswalks, beeping timers, and flashing red hands), we have, in many respects, made the process both slower and more dangerous.

MIŁOŚĆ I NADZIEJA SĄ POTĘŻNIEJSZE NIŻ NIENAWIŚĆ I GNIEW. Gdy Jurij Santacruz przyglądał się paradzie z okazji mianowania Adolfa Hitlera na kanclerza Niemiec, nie mógł przypuszczać, jak bardzo ten dzień odmieni jego życie. Do Berlina przyjechał kilka miesięcy wcześniej, po tym, jak z częścią rodziny uciekł z Sankt Petersburga przed skutkami bolszewickiej rewolucji, która pozbawiła ich wszystkiego. Jurija pozbawiła także matki i młodszego brata – rosyjskie władze nie zezwoliły im na opuszczenie kraju.

Kończy się II wojna światowa, pozostawiając po sobie ruiny domów, tęsknotę i ból po stracie najbliższych. Rozpoczyna się gehenna codziennego życia pod rządami rosyjskich wyzwolicieli. Rodzina Apolonii próbuje przetrwać powojenny chaos i terror nowej władzy. Gabrynia nie potrafi się odnaleźć w rodzinnym domu w Olendach, wraca więc do Łukowa. Mija dzień za dniem i dziewczyna powoli przyzwyczaja się do nowej rzeczywistości. Współtworzy bibliotekę z ocalałych z wojennej pożogi książek. Marzy o miłości, rodzinie, dzieciach.

When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners. Felicity Baronsheath, their first assignment, turns out to be more of a challenge than they could have ever imagined. Not only is Felicity indifferent to the idea of marriage, she is also a spoilt brat!

A timeless collection of poems chosen by Classic FM listeners and read by an outstanding cast of actors, including Sir John Gielgud, Joanna Lumley, and David Tennant.

Classic FM Favourite Poems is a delightful anthology of British verse chosen through a Classic FM listeners poll. This new collection draws on the huge success of Classic FM Favourite Poems, published over 10 years ago. Enjoy all your favourite poems in these wonderful recordings.

Flirtatious American blonde Miss Hailey Duke should never have accepted a summer weekend invitation to Fontaburn Hall. But when the Honourable Archibald Cooke Wellingham’s house party are woken, in the early hours of Sunday morning, it’s too late: Miss Duke’s blood is on their hands. With the aid of Detective Chief Inspector Reynolds, Sergeant Ayari and loyal friend Dr Toby Cropper, Susie Mahl, on a timely commission drawing six racehorses nearby, seizes the opportunity to play detective for a second time.

Tosia Stecka pracuje w korporacji i twierdzi, że życie singielki bardzo jej odpowiada. Jednak wszystko się zmienia, gdy w firmie pojawia się nowy dyrektor. Oskar Wierzbicki szturmem zdobywa serce Tosi i oświadcza się. Czas zacząć przygotowania do ślubu. Biała suknia z welonem, wielkie przyjęcie i obrączki – czy nie o tym marzy skrycie większość dziewcząt? Tymczasem siostra Tosi, Łucja, ma zupełnie inne zdanie i z rezerwą przyjmuje te ślubne plany.

Dr Thomas Barrett and his wife Jane have a perfectly nice existence in 1950s Manchester, but dreams of a new life won’t let them rest. Leaving the security of their home and successful doctor’s practice, they set out for adventure, heading to Kalangadog Junction, a small Australian town of population fifty-nine that is so remote it’s not even on the map. Setting up Down Under isn’t quite as simple as the duo thought it would be.

Each thought serves a different purpose to elevate each individual into his or her own unique direction.

The phoenix realm is doing fine without me, and Miami’s home again for the time being. Kit and Angela are planning a wedding, and Thane and I are happy. Using the stone should have been the end of all the bad news.

Lord Reginald Marford needs a wealthy heiress to support his indulgent lifestyle. Spirited Miss Robinia Chamberlain looks perfect, but when he sets out to court her, he finds that his title and family connections aren’t nearly enough to entice the lady, and he has to become a little bit creative to attract her attention. Robinia’s recently inherited large fortune brings her many suitors. But she’s not interested in any of them, and especially not Reggie, no matter how persistent he is. He may be a perfect gentleman but he isn’t nearly dashing enough for her.

It's the end of summer when we meet Sarah, the end of summer and the middle of her life, the middle of her career (she hopes it's not the end), the middle of her marriage (recently repaired). And despite the years that have passed since she last saw her daughter, she is still very much in the middle of figuring out what happened to Leda, what role she played, and how she will let that loss affect the rest of her life. Enter a mysterious stranger on a train, an older man who sees right into her. Then a mugging, her phone stolen, and with it any last connection to Leda.

"WA" is a Japanese word that describes, or encompasses, the “essence” of what it is to “be Japanese”. This spirit is intricately woven throughout these stories as fantastic creatures, fearsome monsters, animals that are all too human, and people that are, well, all too human too. They make choices and fateful decisions that'll take each character on journeys that are terrifying and miraculous, whimsical and thought-provoking, mysterious, magical, and uniquely Japanese. Come along and join them, as life’s lessons are learned, or sometimes not.

There is no such thing as a "normal day" at the Silver Springs Orphanage. In fact, most days are utter chaos between the Creepy Twins giving away all of Lupine's secrets and Edmond constantly running away. But when Lupine's wolf mafia mates decide to throw her a baby shower she'll never forget, the normally well-managed chaos suddenly erupts and disaster strikes.