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More like sisters than best friends, Issa Bui and Olivia Nong grew up dreaming of becoming movie stars. But for young Vietnamese women in 1930s Hollywood, the MGM back lot seems unreachable. Undeterred, Issa knows she’s meant for great things. The blood of shamans runs through her veins. To find fame in this town, for herself and for Olivia, Issa needs to make connections. For starters, with her dead grandmother Bà Ngoại.

Mary Mulligan has two problems: her wisdom teeth…and everything else. Her only daughter is moving overseas. Her husband would rather go golfing than spend time with her. And Mary’s left to wonder why she abandoned her career ambitions when loneliness is all she has to show for it. Plus her teeth really, really hurt. But that’s one problem she can fix—never mind the stories that say if she gets her wisdom teeth removed, the last thirty years of her life will be erased. In fact, Mary wouldn’t mind if the Mulligan curse were actually true.

A fable, weaving our connections to birds, meandering rivers and dragons, fermenting miso and consciousness, wetlands, our extended kin and ancestors, our mentors, and Wisdom. Inspired by actual events and a sense of place and belonging by a woman who addresses the reader on behalf of the earth.

Oriane is the skylark, and the sun only rises if she wills it. Every morning, she transforms from woman to bird, calling the dawn with her song. Seclusion has kept her safe her whole life – but it has also left her lonely, and craving freedom. When Oriane finally succumbs to the lure of the wild unknown, she is discovered in the gardens of the royal palace, where she is taken in by the king and treated like a goddess – and a prisoner.

When Liv’s boyfriend Kit disappeared on a hike, seven years earlier, she thought her life was over. But with the help of their family and friends, she’s pushed her way through the grief, and now, miraculously, she's found a way to love again. Until the morning of her wedding, when Liv steps through a doorway, and finds herself, somehow, back at the flat she shared with Kit: seven years earlier, six days before he left.

تهجر «يوزو» زوجها رسام البورتريهات دون سابق إنذار، فيغادر شقته متخليًا عن كل شيء زاهدًا في التواصل البشري في رحلة تيهٍ تنتهي بإقامته في منزل «توموهيكو أمادا» الرسام الياباني الشهير؛ إذ تجمعه صداقة مع ابن أمادا. وفي ذلك المنزل، تتلاقى السبل الغرائبية بين البطل وأمادا الذي يعاني من ألزهايمر ويعيش في دار لرعاية المسنين.

This audiobook tells the story of an orphan boy who--despite life's difficulties and his difficult relationships with other people--was able to survive and grow up as a worthy person. This audiobook also describes the unique spiritual and mystical experiences that the boy experienced throughout his childhood, communicating with nature, and other forces.

لا يجد السارد مفرًا من الانشغال بتفسير لوحة «مقتل الكومنداتور»، ويصل في ذلك إلى الربط بين محتوى تلك اللوحة المنفذة وفق أسلوب ياباني موغل في القدم، وأحداث شهدتها ألمانيا والنمسا واليابان في ثلاثينيات القرن الماضي، على خلفية بروز نزعات نازية وفاشية في ذلك الفضاء الأورو آسيوي.

Fear of the unknown and jealousy for what is not yours, will always turn dangerous.

Anne Brandon has always understood the power of a king’s patronage and, though the court of Henry VIII is a dangerous place for women, as the daughter of the king’s best friend, Anne feels safer than most. But Anne’s husband Lord Powis is tiring of her childlessness and when Henry VIII begins plotting to rid himself of a queen in his quest for an heir, suddenly Anne’s life is in danger. And as whispers of the name of her friend Anne Boleyn’s get ever louder, there is peril in every loose word, every forbidden conversation.

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. However, it is up to the student to find the courage to step through the door of enlightenment when it is open to them.

Жизнь Агнеты наконец-то входит в привычное русло. Дом под надежной защитой, дела идут в гору, любимый муж и дети рядом, однако наша героиня не сидит на месте. Появились новые "сказочные" персонажи в нашей истории, а вместе с ними и новые проблемы. То познакомится с "Кощеем", то подберет невезучего человека в канаве, то встретит бабушку- шаманку с тотемом медведя, а то и вовсе Новый год наполнит магией. Несмотря на все эти переделки, Агнета сохраняет силу духа и уверенность в своих действиях. Она не даст никого в обиду, всех защитит и даст отпор, без рукоприкладства, конечно же.

Береза по-фински будет koivu — это позывной нового отца Симы, пропахшего рыбой, копченым дымом и свежей травой. А еще у Симы есть мама, которую он очень любит. Однажды при загадочных обстоятельствах она превращается в прозрачную водяную женщину с водорослями вместо волос. Как жить дальше, когда над тобой постоянно довлеет семейная тайна? Мысли о будущем тяжелые и далекие, как строительные краны, которыми утыкано небо чужих кварталов. Но у Симы есть Сан Серыч Пушкин, друг Рупла и прекрасная Елена.

ஒரு குழந்தையின் விரல்களே மந்திர விரல்கள். அதன் கைப்படுவதெல்லாம் பொன்னாகிவிடும். ஆனால் அதற்கோ தன் கரங்கள் மந்திர கரங்கள் என்பது தெரியாது. அது தான் குழந்தையாயிற்றே! அக்குழந்தையை சிலர் அடைய போடும் போட்டியும் அதன் முடிவுகளும் வினோதம்!

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK În personajul Domnului Președinte, căruia nu i se dă un nume, descoperim trăsături ale mai multor dictatori sud-americani, iar guvernul pe care îl conduce este oglinda în care se poate recunoaște, mai mult sau mai puțin, orice regim totalitar, cu toate efectele sale asupra societății și a individului. Limbajul surprinzător, cu valențe poetice, scenele în care se fac simțite semințele realismului magic, personajele viu conturate, umorul fin și, nu în ultimul rând, suspansul fac din acest roman o lectură pasionantă.

اختار فتح الله فرّاج، الخروج من فقره المدقع، بأي ثمن، مكممًا صوت ضميره؛ فبعد عودته من معسكرات التنقيب عن الذهب، مات صديقه جبريل مسمومًا جراء ابتلاع خاتمين ذهبيين عثر عليهما داخل أحد القبور النوبية الأثرية، وقرر الاحتفاظ بهما، بدلًا من تسليمهما إلى المنقِّب الذي وظفهما، تزامن مع موت جبريل، ظهور ديك غريب في منزله يبيض بيضات ذهبية.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Pașii pierduți e un roman magistral al literaturii hispano-americane și, după părerea unor critici, cel mai important din creația lui Alejo Carpentier, reprezentând o ilustrare perfectă a teoriei sale despre "realul miraculos”. Publicat în 1953, romanul a inaugurat perioada de plenitudine creatoare a scriitorului.

Burned by napalm as an infant and adopted by the guardian spirit of a river, Numamushi spends the first years of his life catching frogs to eat and learning to shed his skin like his serpentine father. Then one day, a lonely man moves into the abandoned house next to the river, and curiosity for all things human awakens in Numamushi. This mysterious man shares Numamushi’s penchant for eating frogs but also carries the scars of war, a love of the written word, and knowledge of the secret history of the house and its river.

Born in Cuba after her mother Yemaya’s adventures in the New World, Oya has inherited otherworldly powers from her Yoruba Orisha lineage. While Yemaya is known for her healing abilities, Oya’s influence over the storm proves to be destructive, posing a threat to her mother and the island’s safety. Sent to New Orleans to study under Marie Laveau, the Queen of Voodoo, Oya begins a journey across the still young America, encountering a myriad of historical figures, including Mary Ellen Pleasant, Jesse James, Lew Hing, and more.

On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market—where you can choose to completely change your life. No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket. Lonely and with no real prospects for a future, Serin ventures to the market, determined to create a better life for herself.