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Magdalena desaparece un domingo lluvioso en ausencia de sus padres. Tras casarse “en broma” durante una ceremonia secreta con Enrique, este la extrae en contra de su voluntad de su casa paterna. Guiadas por Crimen y castigo de Dostoievski, sus lecturas de Sherlock Holmes y su cultura hollywoodesca, Rosa y Estefanía buscarán a su hermanita en los barrios bajos de la ciudad de México y luego en Europa, donde finalmente se reunirán.

A darkly erotic novel about a good girl gone bad. When Irina -- Romanian by birth but brought up by American parents who have never understood her-arrives at college she quickly abandons ordinary student life for an affair with an older, mysterious Romanian man named Andrei. Andrei awakens a...

You can manifest your dream reality with joy and ease while attracting beautiful people, synchronicities, and events that help you on your journey. You see, you can't manifest positive things while operating from fear-based, negative mind-sets. The good news is that you can choose the love of attraction's power to cleanse your mind-set and energy. You can let go of what is holding you back and make LOA work for you, once and for all.

“You never know when you’re going to say the wrong thing that will make someone hate you forever. It’s like a rip tide. You can’t even see it from the surface. Then you step into it, and the next thing you know, you’re drowning.” – Liz Stolz A small town in Maine has begun to recover from a school shooting when another mass shooting and divisive politics threaten to divide friends and end relationships. Town doctor Liz Stolz and Episcopal rector Lucy Bartlett, used to bringing people together, find their own alliances threatened. Can these two healers find ways to bind up ...

Maybe you find it difficult to get out of bed and you need coffee to be able to go through your daily activities. Maybe you feel out of balance. Maybe you find it hard to lose weight and you don't even have enough energy to do a moderate workout. Chances are, that, like the majority of the people in our western society, you just feel burned out and exhausted. This is not your fault as our fast-paced modern lifestyles are extremely demanding and our diets very often lack nutrients we need to function optimally.

In a tropical country where shadowy political affairs lurk behind the scenes of its glamorous film industry, three people maneuver inside a high-stakes game of statecraft and espionage: Lillian, a reluctant diplomat serving a fascist nation; Aristide, an expatriate film director running from lost love and a criminal past; and Cordelia, a former cabaret stripper turned legendary revolutionary. Each one harbors dangerous knowledge that can upturn a nation. When their fates collide, machinations are put into play, unexpected alliances are built, and long-held secrets are exposed.

Whether it is the death of someone close, a break-up, a divorce, or any other tragic event, there are stages to the healing process. This meditation is designed for that overwhelming stage of grief in which one has surrendered to and accepted the event and is filled with emotions that seem to have no outlet.

Teachings and Tools for Clarity, Balance & Energetic Vitality in Your Daily Life Yoga has the power to connect us deeply with our body’s energies and wisdom. But once we’re off the mat, it can seem impossible to extend those gifts into the crises and chaos of the real world. Acclaimed yoga...

Cuando el verano se apaga, el corazón enciende su verdad. En el corazón de Jávea, cuando el verano comienza a apagarse, dos almas marcadas por la ausencia se encuentran atrapadas en una maraña de silencios, secretos y deseos prohibidos. Entre la confusión y la oscuridad que amenaza con devorarlos, descubren que incluso en el ocaso más incierto puede brotar un amor tan intenso como inesperado. Un romance lleno de cicatrices, pasión y segundas oportunidades, donde el atardecer no es un final, sino el inicio de todo. Si te gustan las historias cargadas de emoción, deseo y segundas ...

Dr. Elizabeth Hartwood’s career is one failed dolphin translation away from disaster. The research institute she calls home is on the verge of collapse, and her only hope is the man she loves to hate: Dr. Alexander Santoro. The cold, brilliant—and infuriatingly attractive—Data King who thinks emotion is a bug, not a feature.

Are you tired of repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns? Do you find yourself constantly seeking validation and approval from others? Look no further! In this groundbreaking book, you delve into the intricate relationship between childhood trauma and codependency, offering listeners a roadmap to healing and self-discovery.

Celina is having a terrible night, one full of jealousy for the new kitten, Minù; feelings of abandonment and sadness; misadventures at the hands of the beach attendant; and dark dreams. But she will be happily found by Mati, her child, once the sun rises.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The CEO Next Door by Elena Botelho and Kim Powell with Tahl Raz, read by Bernadette Dunne. Everything you thought you knew about becoming a CEO is wrong. You must graduate from an elite college or business school. In fact, only 7 percent of the CEOs of today's companies went to top schools - and 8 percent didn't graduate from college at all. Never put a foot wrong. In fact, people who have become CEOs have on average had five to seven career setbacks on their way to the top.

If you're a small business owner, entrepreneur, or solo founder juggling everything from marketing and customer service to content creation and invoicing, this audiobook is your lifeline. Time is your most valuable resource—and burnout is a constant threat. But what if you could reclaim your time, increase productivity, and grow your business without hiring a large team or spending a fortune? Welcome to the world of artificial intelligence—no longer just for big tech companies.

Pour Elena, comme pour l'Italie, une période de grands bouleversements s'ouvre. Nous sommes à la fin des années soixante, les événements de 1968 s'annoncent, les mouvements féministes et protestataires s'organisent, et Elena, diplômée de l'École normale de Pise et entourée d'universitaires, est au premier rang. Même si les choix de Lila sont radicalement différents, les deux jeunes femmes sont toujours aussi proches, une relation faite d'amour et de haine.

En este libro crudo y tierno, entre la emoción y la dureza, los recuerdos se ligan a los ritmos de las rondas infantiles. Llega el momento en la vida en que los juegos y cantos pierden su inocencia. Una muchacha educada, pero también traviesa, que toca el piano, practica esgrima y se pelea con su hermana, transita la traumática experiencia que separa la niñez de la adolescencia. El despertar del cuerpo y el encanto por lo prohibido pautan las rondas de una niña que se quiere comer y «amanecer al mundo / desflorada a besos».

Alba used to live a hectic life, working as a book publicist in Italy, and yet she always felt like a woman on the run. And so one day she decides to stop running and go back to Lucignana, the small village on the Tuscan hills where she was born, to open a tiny bookshop. Alba's enterprise seems doomed from day one but it surprisingly sparks the enthusiasm of many across Italy. And after surviving a fire and multiple COVID lockdowns, the 'Bookshop on the Hill' becomes a refuge for an ever-growing community of people

Hace tres años viví lo que sería el derrumbe de mi vida: tres grandes pérdidas en solo tres meses. La primera fue la ruptura de 34 años de matrimonio. Aunque fue un duelo liberador, trajo consigo desilusión y una marcada debilidad económica. Después ocurrió la muerte accidental de mi yerno, un ser maravilloso que dejó a mi hija mayor de 32 años viuda y con un hijo de poco más de un año, ambos absolutamente devastados y sin piso. Finalmente, a las dos semanas, ocurrió la muerte de mi madre, (81 años) quien seguía siendo el centro de la familia, una matriarca.

Íntima, sobrecogedora, abrasadora, en Una nota de fuego y nada más —ópera prima de Elena Piedra— se exponen las dolorosas motivaciones de un crimen, más trágico aún pues se asienta en el seno familiar y en el espinoso lazo de la maternidad. Desde que la palabra incendio irrumpió en su cabeza, Fernanda —una joven que nunca pudo tener una relación sana con su madre— no ha podido pensar en otra cosa. Avivado por una historia familiar de silencios y rencores, un ímpetu homicida poco a poco cobra forma dentro de su cabeza y el fuego se revela como el único camino hacia la libertad.

A woman, groomed to be a wife and mother, discovers through her clandestine interaction with a free-spirited foreigner that she has a right to determine her own destiny. Every step Elena takes toward personal liberation is considered treason by her society, driving her deeper and deeper underground and threatening her escape from Russia. Elena Vaytsel is one of the two women featured in BBC's Outlook Weekend: The Voyage of Meg and Elena, and NPR's Snap Judgment: Kismet, for their escape from Russia and yearlong planet-crossing run for their lives and freedom.