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"Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of 20 years packs up and heads for greener pastures, and my son heads away to college, that's exactly what my midlife becomes. A do-over. This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at 40 I'm ready to carve my own path. Eager for a fresh start, I make a somewhat unorthodox decision and move to a tiny town in the Sierra foothills.

"The Ice Palace" is a modernist short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in The Saturday Evening Post, May 22, 1920. It is one of eight short stories originally published in Fitzgerald's first collection, Flappers and Philosophers (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920), and is also included in the collection Babylon Revisited and Other Stories (New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960).

Young midwesterner Amory Blaine is certain he is destined for greatness. On his quest, he enrolls in Princeton, finds an ephemeral first love, fulfills his duty in war, and becomes enraptured by debutante Rosalind Connage, who defines all that Amory has desired and everything he could lose. As conventions, romance, and money fail him, Amory's restless pursuit of enlightenment takes him down a dark path, but closer to understanding himself and his place in the world. 

Mit fünf einfachen und doch komplexen Fragen schafft es dieses Hörbuch auf die essenziellen Bestandteile und Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten des Managements von Unternehmen aufmerksam zu machen. Sie sind ein Instrument zur Selbsteinschätzung für Manager und Organisationen, ein Bekenntnis zur Zukunft, ein Versprechen für den Kunden, eine Begeisterung für die Mission des Unternehmens und der volle Arbeitseinsatz, die Organisationen und Führungspersönlichkeiten Energie und Mut zum Wachsen verleihen. Damit wird sich die Arbeitsweise in Unternehmen von Grund auf verändern. Wenn sich Manager trauen diese Fragen zu stellen, werden sie Antworten darauf finden warum sie tun, was sie tun und wie sie es in Zukunft noch besser machen können.

Set on the French Riviera in the late 1920s, Tender Is the Night is the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver. A brilliant young psychiatrist at the time of his marriage, Dick is both husband and doctor to Nicole, whose wealth goads him into a lifestyle not his own, and whose growing strength highlights Dick's harrowing demise. A profound study of the romantic concept of character - lyrical, expansive, and hauntingly evocative.

The psychology classic - a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled - from one of the most influential behaviorists of the 20th century and the author of Walden Two. 

Four years after the Great War, America is enjoying an economic boom. Enigmatic veteran Jay Gatsby, who's risen from being nobody from nowhere to self-made millionaire, is along for the ride. Upwardly mobile, he reaches for status among the "old money" on Long Island - and for all that it promises across the bay, namely Daisy, the lost love of his youth, who has been married for five years to Gatsby's contemptible rival, Tom Buchanan. With all his wealth and charmed aspirations to restore the past, Gatsby is certain he can win her back.

“A frothy confection of sea-foam, young love, and derring-do.” —NPR From the New York Times bestselling author of So This Is Ever After, a young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The...

Reputed to have killed his first man at the age of 12, William Bonney went on to gun his way into Western legend as Billy the Kid. When he was finally shot himself at the age of 21, the Kid was famous throughout the country as the boy who, so he boasted, had killed a man for every year of his life. This is the story of William Bonney as told by the lawman who ended his notorious career.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease, smallpox Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as ‘the lady with the lamp’ Elizabeth Garrett, England’s first female doctor Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to...

A successful young executive meets a beautiful woman; falls in love, and then strange things begin to happen. He loses his job, his car is repossessed, and no matter how hard he tries he can't seem to be hired anywhere. He has just signed up for his final unemployment check when he finally makes eye contact with the "Are You Ready Willing and Able to Work Sign Up Here Please Girl". She slips a note warning him that he is in danger and to meet her after work.

‘Gloriously imaginative’ – SFX Magazine The first volume in the sci-fi action-adventure duology, Exodus: The Archimedes Engine is an exciting epic novel from legendary author Peter F. Hamilton. Experience the expansive universe of EXODUS through the booming, deeply immersive cadence of...

Far too often, our students attain only a superficial level of knowledge that fails to prepare them for deeper challenges in school and beyond. In Teaching for Deeper Learning, renowned educators and best-selling authors, Jay McTighe and Harvey F. Silver propose a solution: teaching students to make meaning for themselves.

If the Roaring Twenties are remembered as the era of "flaming youth," it was F. Scott Fitzgerald who lit the fire. His semiautobiographical first novel, This Side of Paradise, became an instant bestseller and established an image of seemingly carefree, party-mad young men and women out to create a new morality for a new, post-war America.

The first presidential debate of the 1960 presidential election between Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, and Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democrat nominee, took place on Monday, September 26, 1960, in Chicago. The televised debate was moderated by Howard K. Smith of CBS. Questions were restricted to internal or domestic American matters.

What unfolds when a down-on-his-luck man stumbles upon a brass bottle and inadvertently releases the djinni trapped inside? Expect a whirlwind of misunderstandings, cultural clashes, and laughter. Will the well-meaning djinni provide the assistance his new master desperately seeks, or will his efforts spiral into chaos? (Summary by Guero)

The American Classics Collection: Volume II is a century-spanning collection of 15 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Adam Sims; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton; and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Herman Melville; Upton Sinclair; Mark Twain; Walt Whitman; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Thornton Wilder; Edith Wharton; Jack London; amongst a host of others.

In this timely book, distinguished historian Thomas Madden explores the people, events, and factors that led to the collapse of some of the world's most enduring republics—from Carthage to Rome to Venice and beyond—and examines the worrying lessons these failures hold for the United States and other democracies today.

Richard Graf von Kranstein verunglückt bei einem Ausritt und niemand hilft dem Schwerverletzten, woraufhin dieser stirbt. Auf seiner Beerdigung spricht sein Bruder Philip Graf von Kranstein einen Fluch aus, dem die Dorfbewohner und ihre Nachkommen zum Opfer fallen sollen. 20 Jahre später kommt es zu den ersten Todesfällen und tatsächlich: Die Menschen vernehmen ein dämonisches Lachen und die Opfer sehen vor ihrem Tod ... Die toten Augen des Grafen.

9 Mile Road is the official podcast of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Each episode brings together Masonic leaders, scholars, and community voices to explore the timeless principles, living traditions, and civic impact of Freemasonry across the Commonwealth and beyond. Whether you are a Mason, a friend of the Craft, or simply curious about its history, philosophy, and role in today’s world — this is a space for open conversation, education, and reflection. Join us as we discuss leadership, service, history, and the pursuit of light — values that connect us...