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A chance encounter. An unforgettable night. And back home, trouble is brewing on the remote island of Three Dragons, where nothing feels like it used to. Alone and lonely, Sam Threadneedle wishes upon a star, hoping for change. But when said change comes, it's with a roar and not a whimper.

Hitting rock bottom in the concrete jungle of Manhattan, investigative journalist Jamie Walker lands the assignment of a lifetime: Find the most elusive artist of a generation, who has enthralled the art and fashion world for more than a decade.

Can the Home of Dragons and lonely math teacher Sam Threadneedle—who finds herself stranded amidst longing and fury—withstand the storm that is Magdalene Nox, or will any and all be consumed by the flames of revenge?

Neve Blackthorne, head of one of the most successful Studios in Hollywood, is the one to rule them all. Powerful, beautiful, and aloof, she's ruthless, yet irresistible. Above all, she has an unquenchable survival instinct. Surely a fleeting entanglement with one Audrey Avens, a bright, young, rising star in her company, won't bring down the Wicked Queen of Tinseltown. Or will it? Neve's public persona has no chink in the untouchable armor, but when the lights go out and the cameras stop rolling, what becomes of an Ice Queen whose heart is ruled by love and fear?

In the heart of Paris, Chiara Conti is a Queen trapped in an Ivory Tower of haute couture, fortune and lovelessness. Lonely and dejected, she's longing for inspiration, for direction, for understanding. When Vi Courtenay falls at her feet, losing her shoe like a veritable Cinderella, events are set in motion that will unravel their carefully fashioned lives. With everything tainted, will the thin lines they rend ever be mended?

Partiendo de lo ínitimo, Milena Busquets rompe fronteras y convierte en literatura las vivencias personales de un verano en Cadaqués. Cuando era niña, para ayudarla a superar la muerte de su padre, a Blanca su madre le contó un cuento chino. Un cuento sobre un poderoso em­perador que convocó a los sabios y les pidió una frase que sirviese para todas las situaciones posibles. Tras meses de deliberaciones, los sabios se presentaron ante el emperador con una propuesta: «También esto pasará.» Y la madre añadió: "El dolor y la pena pasan, como pasan la euforia y la felicidad."

Instantáneas de una vida. Un lienzo impresionista de momentos vitales: alegrías, dolor, recuerdos, anhelos… La madre fallecida hace años, pero cuya presencia se sigue sintiendo; la niñera de la infancia en Cadaqués; los hijos que crecen; los buenos y malos amantes; los editores, las lecturas, la escritura; los solitarios baños matutinos durante el verano; las pequeñas cosas que hacen que la vida merezca la pena; el encuentro fortuito con un amigo de la infancia ya olvidado y el hallazgo de un viejo amigo de la madre cuya pista se había perdido.

Не зря простые обыватели опасаются цыган. Народ дорог и путей любому может преподнести сюрприз. Приобретая что-либо у них, будь готов к неожиданностям. Можешь попасть в неприятности, а можешь влипнуть в сказочную историю.

Milena Busquets practica en estos diarios una escritura de pinceladas impresionistas y logra que de lo cotidiano, de lo en apariencia anodino, emerja la epifanía. Este es un diario sobre días tristes y días felices −"La euforia y la felicidad absolutas están a un milímetro del ataque de pánico"−, escrito sin trampa ni cartón, sin falsos pudores, ni engolada pompa. Escrito siguiendo esta premisa: "Uno escribe solo ante el peligro, no hay otra manera honesta de hacerlo, el menor atisbo de autocomplacencia es una señal de cobardía.

Husband and wife duo Jordan and Milena Ciciotti take you on a raw and unfiltered journey through their lives as followers of Jesus and parents of Three. Whether they are sharing truth and Biblical wisdom, giving relationship advice, or telling funny stories of their dogs, Samson and Delilah, Jordan and Milena seek to exist as a platform for encouragement, love, and support for all who listen.

Mr Katō—a curmudgeon and recent retiree—finds his only solace during his daily walks, where he wonders how his life went wrong and daydreams about getting a dog (which his wife won’t allow). During one of these walks, he is approached by a young woman. She calls herself Mie, and invites him to join her business Happy Family, where employees act as part-time relatives or acquaintances for clients in need, for whatever reason, if only for a day.

Blanca is 40 years old and motherless. Shaken by the unexpected death of the most important person in her life, she suddenly realizes that she has no idea what her future will look like. To ease her dizzying grief and confusion, Blanca turns to her dearest friends, her closest family, and a change of scenery. Leaving Barcelona behind, she returns to Cadaqués on the coast, accompanied by her two sons, two ex-husbands, and two best friends, and makes a plan to meet her married lover for a few stolen moments as well.

Aprile 1999. Mount Pleasant, una tranquilla cittadina del New Hampshire, è sconvolta da un omicidio. Il corpo di una giovane donna, Alaska Sanders, viene trovato in riva a un lago. L’inchiesta è rapidamente chiusa, la polizia ottiene la confessione del colpevole, che si uccide subito dopo, e del suo complice. Undici anni più tardi, però, il caso si riapre. Il sergente Perry Gahalowood, che all’epoca si era occupato delle indagini, riceve un inquietante messaggio anonimo.

La storia di una donna passionale, del suo matrimonio arrivato in ritardo, quando ormai non ci sperava più, e del suo grande amore incontrato per caso, durante una cura termale per guarire dal "mal di pietre".

"Рапсодия минувших дней" - фантастический роман Милены Завойчинской, третья книга цикла "Струны волшебства", жанр героическое фэнтези, книга про волшебников. Когда кажется, что жизнь наконец наладилась, всё снова рушится. Страшные тайны закрытого королевства не отпускают. И Рэмина оказывается перед важным выбором.

La vida cotidiana de una escritora se ve sacudida por el recuerdo de una amiga fallecida en plena adolescencia. Una bellísima novela sobre la memoria, el amor y la amistad. La vida de una escritora de cuarenta y tantos años transcurre sin grandes sobresaltos, entre sus dos hijos y una relación que parece a punto de terminar. Pero esa existencia razonablemente plácida se ve sacudida por la reaparición de un fantasma del pasado en forma de repentino recuerdo: Gema.

Nun erst recht! "Eigentlich hatte ich einen Roadtrip geplant. Seit Jahren redete ich davon. Zu meinem fünfzigsten Geburtstag würde ich drei Monate frei nehmen und mit einem Mietwagen durch die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika fahren, vollkommen allein, nur meiner inneren Stimme folgend." Als tatsächlich der Fünfzigste vor der Tür steht und kurz davor noch ihre Ehe in die Brüche geht, beschließt Milena Moser, ihren alten Plan erst recht zu verwirklichen.

The #MeToo movement has focused public attention on the issue of sexual consent. People of all genders, from all walks of life, have stepped forward to tell their stories of sexual harassment and violation. In a predictable backlash, others have taken to mass media to inquire plaintively if "flirting" is now forbidden. This book presents key strands of feminist thought on the subject of sexual consent from across academic and activist communities and covers the history of research on consent in such fields as psychology and feminist legal studies.

Notes from Hell is a confession of an ordinary woman whose face becomes familiar to the whole world. The book tells about her work in Benghazi, about the reasons for the infection of the children, about the monstrous tortures she suffered, the terror, uncertainty and friendship in the Libyan prisons, about what it feels like to have three death sentences and survive.

"Knigohodcy i tajna mehanicheskogo boga" - fantasticheskij roman Mileny Zavojchinskoj, kniga 4, vhodit v cikl "Vysshaja Shkola Bibliotekarej". Teoriju nado podtverzhdat'. Chem? Pravil'no, praktikoj. I esli ty mag-universal, da eshhe i knigohodec, to dolzhen v ocherednoj real'nosti ne palochkoj mahat' (nu ili chto est' pod rukoj - mech? metla?), a golovoj dumat' i tol'ko posle jetogo magichit'.