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Persephone Fraser (Percy para los amigos) pasa los veranos en su moderno piso de Toronto, muy lejos del recuerdo de la resplandeciente orilla del lago de su adolescencia. Sin embargo, una noche recibe una llamada que la lleva de vuelta a Barry's Bay y a Sam Florek. Durante seis veranos de tardes largas en el bosque y noches cálidas en el restaurante de su familia, Sam y Percy fueron inseparables. Y poco a poco, su amistad se fue convirtiendo en algo más profundo antes de desmoronarse por completo.

Tarot has always been a powerful guide for introspection and inner work, so what better tool to use when we're ready to do the really hard work? Author Maria Minnis takes a radical new look at the Major Arcana in this tarot workbook, which provides listeners a unique, personal understanding of systemic racism—and what steps we can take to begin to dismantle it. This book says tarot can be a tool for action, one that may offer great satisfaction as well as great difficulty, all while pushing you out of your comfort zone.

Brenae Brasil is a rising star at the most prestigious art school in the country, and her path to celebrity is all but assured. Until she is found dead on campus, just after completing a provocative documentary about female bodies, coercion, and self-defense. Maggie Richter's return to LA and her job at the Rocque Museum was supposed to be about restarting her career and reconnecting with old friends. With mounting pressure to keep the museum open, the last thing she needs is to find herself at the center of another art-world mystery.

For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. Authors Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed and, sometimes, causing them to fail.

Looking for free, natural ways to decrease stress and increase joy and calm in your life? The answer might be simpler than you think: houseplants, gardening and nature. On Growing Joy with Plants, learn alongside Happy Plant Lady, Maria Failla to care for plants, engage with nature, and use them to manage your overwhelm, anxiety and experience happiness and calm you thought was only available on vacation. Plant care is self care. Come grow some joy with us. Follow along on socials @growingjoywithmaria

They've told me I'm an angel and valuable, but I know the truth. I'm nothing but a filthy demon that has a hunger that will never be satisfied. I've been kidnapped and held hostage by a pack of psychic werewolves. They claim it's for a supernatural auction and that I'm the star of the show, but not all of them are willing to part so easily with me. And the ones who aren't? Let's just say I have ways of swaying them to my side. The only thing I didn't count on was falling for the pack. I thought I understood the moves I was making, but I was so very wrong. The wolves that I thought I needed ...

La persuasión es una de las habilidades más efectivas para construir relaciones personales exitosas y alcanzar lo que deseamos en la vida, con efectos a largo plazo.

Welcome to San Francisco Sketchfest 2018! Here's your front row seat, your backstage pass, and your all-access badge to one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country!

Every time I turn the corner towards home, I yearn for Ed to have returned. But he’s not coming back. The man I thought was my forever has been living a lie with me since the moment we met. I’m sick of hearing his voicemail message. I’m even more sick of the unanswered texts. He’s left me completely in the dark and I can’t even give our kids an answer to their never-ending question, ‘When’s Daddy coming back?’

Madrid, 1928. Entre las páginas de una revista nace la primera historia de una niña que cautivará a España. Su nombre es Celia. Lo sabemos todo sobre Celia —lo que dice, sus aventuras, sus fantasías—, pero apenas conocemos a la escritora que la creó: Elena Fortún. La aclamada autora de Un destino propio, María Montesinos, novela los trece años en los que Fortún se convierte en la escritora más leída del país.

The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love, and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation.

Ranier Maria Rilke challenges you, "...to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answers." Rilke's ability to combine the sensual and the spiritual into an inspired vision of the art of living is brought to vivid life in his letters. Through his eyes, the everyday difficulties of love, sex, solitude, sadness, and doubt are seen as the archetypal elements of the drama called life.

En las siguientes líneas encontrarás historias verídicas, mucho dolor y un trauma generacional trabajado. Lo que leerás aquí obedece a una realidad histórica y geográfica, una realidad matizada por la imaginación, porque nací al otro lado del río Arauca, en el corazón del Amazonas venezolano, muy cerca del punto geográfico donde la realidad se recrea en la fantasía.

What does it mean to be someone's "muse"? Historically, to be called a “muse” among artistic circles has been marketed as a flattering title. But the very concept of a muse underestimates these women and their abilities. At its root, muse is a support role, the title a consolation prize that claims to recognize a woman’s greatness—but only in her support of another. I'm Not Your Muse reclaims the narrative of 31 of these extraordinary women.

Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life - except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again.

Today’s the day. The things I’ve packed are hidden away and I’m waiting for the go-ahead to collect the keys to the new house. I’m so close to escaping Justin’s moods, his drinking and his violent tendencies, which are gradually getting worse. His promises of change mean nothing anymore and I’ve got to get away from him. But a national lockdown has just been announced.

Welcome to the Financial Coaches Podcast, where we talk about how to build your coaching practice from startup to scaleup while being the kind of coach your clients crave. Finally, a podcast for Financial Coaches. Your hosts, Maria Casillas and Code Sizemore. Brought to you by New Money Habits and Sizemore Financial Coaching. The Financial Coaches Podcast is the ultimate resource for financial coaches and professionals dedicated to empowering individuals and transforming lives through financial education and coaching. Hosted by industry experts, Maria Casillas and Cody Sizemore, this podcast ...

At age 50, Maria Leonard Olsen drank her way out of her 25-year marriage. She had, against advice, put all her eggs in the motherhood basket, willfully derailing her successful law career. As teenagers, her precious children did not need her in the hands-on way they previously had. Her husband and she had grown apart because, among other things, they failed to nurture that important relationship. When she turned 50, she had the distinct feeling that she was on the downward slope of her life. So when she turned 50, her gift to herself was to make the most of whatever time she had left.

Tu rostro mañana/ 1 Fiebre y Lanza, primera parte de la obra cumbre de Javier Marías, que la crítica extranjera ya ha saludado como una de las cimas literarias de nuestro tiempo.

These have been called the most famous and beloved letters of the past century. Rainer Maria Rilke himself said that much of his creative expression went into his correspondence, and here he touches upon a wide range of subjects that will interest writers, artists, and thinkers. This luminous translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's classic offers brilliant inspiration to all people who seek to know and express their inner truth.