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Percy’s friend, the hedgehog, has always longed to fly, but without wings, it’s an impossible dream. But then, one day, a stranger arrives in the park, needing his help. Will the hedgehog’s wish come true at last?

Simon McGrath is a nice chap - he donates blood, he recycles, he cares about the world. He just happens to work as an arms dealer - or a 'defence and security equipment system solutions broker', as he prefers to call it. It wasn’t planned, and what he really wants is to pursue is his career in electronic music, but until that takes off he’ll stay where he is. After all, he has to pay his mortgage like everyone else....

Świat wyhamowuje, łagodnieje, pachnie piernikiem i skrzy się śniegiem. W tej pięknej scenerii cichną spory, ludzie stają się sobie bliscy i wierzą, że zaczyna otaczać ich magia. Brakuje tylko pierwszej gwiazdki na niebie, by zaczęła działać... Wszyscy pragną takiego Bożego Narodzenia, Dorota też. Kiedy jedzie do rodziców, marzy o wyjątkowych świętach. Ma nadzieję, że Wigilia będzie jak drzwi, za którymi czeka cud. Rzeczywistość okazuje się jednak mało baśniowa.

OPOWIEŚĆ O SILE RODZINNYCH WIĘZÓW, ROZLICZANIU SIĘ Z PRZESZŁOŚCIĄ I ODNAJDYWANIU WŁASNEJ DROGI. Mathilde Cormier po śmierci ojca opuszcza wraz z matką oraz młodszym rodzeństwem Francję i próbuje odnaleźć się w obcej, angielskiej rzeczywistości. Kiedy już jej się zdaje, że najgorsze za nią, dramatyczny obrót spraw zmusza lady Cormier do powrotu do Francji, a sama Mathilde rusza w ślad za matką, by pomóc jej w wyplątaniu się z największego skandalu, o jakim paryska socjeta słyszała od kilku lat.

Sammy is eager to get a homeless shelter established in Sunny Cove, and now that she has the money to do it she knows she can make it a reality. The first step is finding a place to have the shelter, and she thinks she’s found it in the form of a run-down Victorian. Unfortunately, everyone in town seems to believe the house is haunted. Sammy believes in God, not ghosts, but she has to admit that activity at the house just keeps getting weirder and weirder. Sammy’s got to get to the bottom of this if she’s ever going to make this shelter a reality.

At the heart of Oxford University life, the Bodleian Library is one of the oldest working libraries in Europe with some of its reading rooms - the medieval Duke Humfrey’s Library and the circular Radcliffe Camera - immortalised in films, including The Golden Compass the Harry Potter franchise. With access to priceless archives including Jane Austen’s unfinished novel The Watsons, this documentary reveals how the Elizabethan diplomat Sir Thomas Bodley created this extraordinary library and how it flourishes as a modern institution.

The former actor and current mayor of Stone Springs, Stephen Montgomery, is on his way to Sunny Cove to campaign for governor. Sammy and Rob are particularly excited about this since one of the main issues Montgomery wants to address is homelessness. They’ve been trying so hard to get funds for a shelter, and this might be just what they need. But when Stephen Montgomery is sabotaged along every step of the campaign trail, Sammy begins to think this is about more than just politics.

In June, 1991, sitting in his hospital room contemplating cardiac bypass surgery, my father said, “Vus ich hot adorch geleibt!” (What I have lived through!). I wasn’t sure at the time if he meant his recent heart attack, but over time, especially after researching his journey, it became clear to me. I thought I knew my dad’s plight, only to realize some of his most horrible experiences were never brought to my attention.

The Art of HealingArt is a powerful tool to transform your life and to unveil your Light, which is so critical in these challenging times. Each lesson guides to a revelation that is life-transforming for all who dare to uncover their shadows, thus mastering their lives. This audiobook encompasses our life's journey. It is a call to raise our consciousness and vibrations. Its purpose is to guide us to reunite with Spirit. Awakening inner wisdom, it helps you to transcend limiting thoughts, beliefs, and habits.

Przy drodze za miastem stal stary dom, który wygladal jak bardzo wysoki czlowiek w spiczastym kapeluszu i plaszczu do ziemi. Do jego bram zalomotal zmeczony jezdziec na jeszcze bardziej zmeczonym koniu. Otrzymal schronienie, jednak wkrótce do tych samych bram zapukali zolnierze... Zanim mezczyzna uciekl, wreczyl synkowi gospodarzy buteleczke z tajemnicza mikstura, nad która pracowal. Ciekawosc dziecka dala poczatek zdarzeniom, których skutki trwaly przez 200 lat.

Cuchnacy Wersal to ksiazka oparta na róznorodnych zródlach z epoki i wstrzasajacy obraz obyczajów panujacych w Wersalu w czasach regencji po smierci Ludwika XIII oraz panowania Ludwika XIV, Ludwika XV i Ludwika XVI. Autorka przedstawia plejade slynnych królewskich metres, m.in. markize Montespan, markize Maintenon, markize Pompadour, ksiezna du Barry. Poznajemy ich intrygi, bezwzgledne postepowanie wobec rywalek, nieznajace hamulców erotyczne namietnosci. Opisany przez Elwire Watale wersalski dwór to miejsce targane brutalnymi, czesto krwawymi dramatami, perwersyjnymi rozrywkami, nieposkromionymi zadzami.

When it comes to genes life's a lottery. As Abi knows - she's spent her life in the shadow of her beautiful, glamorous older sister Cleo. Headhunted as model when she was 16, Cleo has been all but lost to Abi for the last 20 years. So when Abi is invited to spend the summer in Cleo's large London home with her perfect family, she agrees despite serious misgivings. But maybe Cleo is finally as keen as Abi to regain the closeness they shared in their youth? Abi is in for a shock.

Abandoned but holding tight to her integrity and her faith, Antoinette Martineau seeks to right the dastardly wrongs perpetrated by her unscrupulous father. Sometimes honesty does not pay, or so it seems.

A new mystery has rolled onto Penfurzy island, and the Rebel Bicycle Club are ready to investigate! Nessa, Demelza and Captain Honkers set-off to explore a travelling fun-fair when things begin to get strange. With new friends and a new legend to uncover, the best friends do what they do best: SAVE THE DAY FROM A FATE WORSE THAN HOMEWORK.

Życie potrafi zaskakiwać. Można próbować ustać w miejscu lub dać mu się ponieść. A wtedy wszystko może się zdarzyć. Także miłość. Nowy związek powinien być szansą na piękną przyszłość - bez problemów, bez niespodzianek i tylko we dwoje. Klara ma za sobą długą drogę, znacznie dłuższą niż kilometry dzielące Kraków od Warszawy. Odbyła podróż w przeszłość, poznała mroczną tajemnicę swojej rodziny. Została porzucona przed ołtarzem, a potem szaleńczo - i z wzajemnością - się zakochała.

Mary Artino is a medical social worker with a 15-year career in hospice. She feels that loss is a subject that isn't addressed often enough in American culture and that much more can be done to begin teaching children about loss and death. This book is a collection of short stories that begins with her own experiences with death and loss within her family. The author believes that death is one of our most profound teachers. In writing Lessons on Loss Not Taught, Mary hopes to demystify the end-of-life experience, making it less foreboding and more relatable.

Surviving Schizophrenia chronicles a path where biochemical intervention is not the sole factor relevant to mental illness. Varied "world views" - Christianity, Maori Pacifika lore, or the credo of a New Age, which have influenced myself - demand a broad approach to mental health. Reckless prescription of drugs should not substitute exclusively for alternative therapies.

Learn the principles of good writing; what the successful templates are for structuring writing; the secrets to creating powerful introductions; and much more in this book on improving your writing skills.

When impoverished watchmaker Caron invents a pioneering device that could revolutionise timekeeping, his fortunes begin to change. Marrying a young, upper-class widow, he takes on a new noble name - de Beaumarchais - and sets out to conquer Louis XV's court. But his attempts to rise through the ranks of Versailles society are blocked by royal clockmaker Lepaute - as well as courtly crushes, rumours of war and illicit printing.

Laboring in emergency rooms all around the country is a group of dedicated doctors and nurses who just want to make a difference. Some swear, some drink, and some laugh in order to manage their emotions while providing high-quality care in the most unimaginable, shocking, and difficult cases. Among this group of highly skilled medical professionals is Goldie Fisher, a nurse who is completing her first week of orientation at a level one trauma center.