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In a riveting exploration of the power the past wields over the present, critically acclaimed author Antoinette van Heugten writes the story of a woman whose child's life hangs in the balance, forcing her to confront the roots of her family's troubled history in the dark days of World War II…It's the stuff of nightmares: Nora de Jong returns home from work one ordinary day to find her mother has been murdered. Her infant daughter is missing. And the only clue is the body of an unknown man on the living-room floor, clutching a Luger in his cold, dead hand.

The daughter of political philosopher William Godwin and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley had an unconventional childhood populated with the most talented and eccentric personalities of the time. After losing her mother at an early age, she finds herself in constant conflict with a resentful stepmother and a jealous stepsister. When she meets the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, she falls deeply in love, and they elope with disastrous consequences.

A powerful and personal guide on how to be effective, no matter who you're trying to influence. Whether it's the racist relative sitting across the table at a family function, or the CEO blind to the institutional barriers to people of colour in the workplace, award-winning journalist and vivacious leader Antoinette Lattouf has some tips and advice on what to do.

A collection of the best of the Azure’s spoken-word poetry, Inner Voice captures both the struggle and the beauty of life and brings together to some of her most thought-provoking and inspirational poems. 

Na vyf jaar in die wonderlikste land in die wêreld, Switserland, het ek en my gesin besluit om terug te trek na Suid-Afrika, bestemming van moord, roof, beurtkrag en korrupsie. Was ons heeltemal mal? Ek praat met mense wat soos ons in die buiteland gebly het en besluit het om terug te trek en ek probeer verstaan hoekom enige mens gelukkiger sal wees in hierdie moeilike land as in die land van kaas en sjokolade. In die vier-episode potgooi gesels ek met Angel Jones, Johann Rossouw, Inanda Bosman, James Scott, Wilma Rheeder en Barend la Grange. Ons vat ook 'n reis na die verlede om my eie ...

Times change... Do the dead? Welcome to the future, where Lexi Collins is a ghost hunter with a difference. Instead of hunting ghosts with a camera or EVP, Lexi exterminates the spirits of the restless dead. But when a rival ghost-hunting team seeks her help, what begins as a routine investigation quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival. As Lexi delves deeper, she realizes the ghost she's facing seeks to possess her by any means possible! From the author of The Butterfly Girl, comes a chilling tale of dystopian terror, as Lexi battles to keep hold of her sanity while silencing the...

I was born to a married couple who were high school sweethearts who were madly in love with each other. Mom was very disappointed in the fact that she did not have a son. She blamed my Dad - her husband - for not giving her a son. Even though I was not what she wanted God still kept me through it all. He has kept me and made sure that I had the strength to go through all God had in store for me. When people think of their personal strength, the first thing they think of is weakness. They think they can’t do whatever the activity is.

An outstanding primary source of Southern life during the Yankee blockade, the book is a memoir of daily life on a Southern plantation during the Civil War. The narrative provides details on a wide spectrum of issues of historical interest.

 Listen in as celebrated poet Azure Antoinette sits in conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, the number one New York Times best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic. These two friends explore the most critical issues of our times centering around the Black Lives Matter movement, social justice for all, and allyship to the Black community. 

In 1972, Veronica Smith is arrested for murdering her fiancé just one week before their lavish wedding. At just 11 years old, Alexandria Smith has just witnessed the horrid crime committed by her mother. Veronica tries maintaining a level of sanity in an insane environment, and sanity comes with a price that Veronica does not want to pay. Both Veronica and her daughter face tumultuous obstacles to rise above the torment they've endured as children; one will lean on her faith as the other loses sight of her faith.

Terri Dozier is not considered the prettiest girl in the family or amongst her friends, but she is, however, the wealthiest. Her father left her a fortune and she can buy herself a new body, new cars, and homes, but what she really desires is a family. She's 50 and single. An unexpected romance turns out to be just what she needed. But nothing lasts forever, right? Not even money can buy family loyalty, love, and true friendships. Terri decides to stop being nice, and now all hell is breaking loose. The heir to the empire is striking back and the peasants will fall.

12-episode explorations of life's most common & interesting questions. Our question for season 2 is this: How much money is enough? Host Nicole Antoinette and her guests will explore the role money plays in our lives and relationships. We'll talk debt, overcoming under-earning, anti-capitalism, taking care of both our current and our future selves, how to determine financial goals, experiencing class mobility, as well as the emotional side of it all—the times when our financial decisions and circumstances make us feel resentful, scared, joyful, proud, guilty, ashamed, grateful, and more.

Confident Career Conversations is the ultimate guide for any employer looking to create a workplace culture that fosters employee development and retention. In this book, multi-award-winning author and career expert Antoinette Oglethorpe offers proven strategies on empowering your employees and team members to take control of their careers and grow within your organisation, how career development has evolved and continues to do so, why career conversations are important, and the different roles played by employees, managers and HR and more.

Precisely because the dance floor stands apart from the everyday world, allowing dancers to play, experiment, and take on new roles, it also serves as a stage for human behavior. Antoinette Benevento, a former national ballroom dancing champion and co-owner of Fred Astaire Dance Studios, has been a student of that stage for 25 years. She has discovered that getting out on the dance floor is a powerful and empowering metaphor for living fully in all realms of life.

When actress Cassidy May lands the lead in the story of Hellen Grimaldi’s life, she believes it could be the boost her career needs. However, the more she looks into the past of Hellen and the shocking events that led to her death, the more fearful Cassidy becomes about taking the role. Did Hellen truly summon demons during that fateful performance? Was Cassidy about to unleash the same hell that Hellen had? What dark forces were really at play behind the curtain?

Five short fantasies that will fulfill your wildest dreams and leave you craving more! "Playtime - An Erotic Romp" by D. R. Grantwood. Ah, to be young and wealthy, an animal unleashed upon the world, to feast on whatever is offered, to experience romance and lust in all their varieties! But such is the way of young passion in that oftimes it is merely unbridled lust wearing a mask of respectability!

Just as things are starting to look up for the Ellison family, a knock at the door will rock them to its knees and change the dynamics in this family forever. Constance (Connie) Ellison an attorney from Seattle, Washington, is looking for her long lost father, Charles Ellison, since the recent death of her mother, and her search has landed her on the front steps of Charles’s widower, Mrs. Coretta Ellison, a woman of faith and forgiveness.

A night of careless passion leaves Battlemage Jex Xander and Adept Enari Alycon in a precarious position. Long-time lovers they might be, but the Imperial ambassador and the daughter of Egalion’s High Mage have rather public roles in the court - whether they wish it or not - and scandal couldn’t come at a worse time. When a hostile kingdom reluctantly agrees to parley, the fate of 2,000 years of peace is on the line. In the midst of negotiations, Enari becomes the target of one of the Greater Maelstrom. She and Jex must race against time to save her life and that of her unborn child.

In Egalion's Imperial court, there is splendor and luxury, but it's also a realm of treachery. Cloak-and-dagger political maneuvering threatens to destroy the peace of 2,000 years. Battlemage Jex Xander has a mouth that gets him into trouble; while in contrast, Enari Namelum speaks not at all. Amidst the mounting chaos, passion and romance should be the last thing on their minds, but life and the Goddess seem to have other ideas.

Perfectly unedited, and uncensored modern talk. This podcast show discusses a little about everything and is inspired from a Sociological imagination perspective, solely for entertainment purposes only. Antoinette Wolf is walking with you down rabbit hole after rabbit hole as we explore current and historical events, social justice topics, wellness enhancements, books, and light commentary regarding topics that are not being steered or watered down for a political agenda. What We’ve Been Waiting For-unedited is sure to get the wheels spinning and with purpose.