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A spirited artist with a can-do attitude, Yvonne Wakefield leaves behind a secure life in the lush Pacific Northwest to teach art in the desert state of Kuwait. Over the course of six years, she will instruct university-aged Muslim women, earn her students' trust, and learn the consequences of freedom of expression, taken for granted in one culture but not granted in another. Despite obstacles set by her detractors, she persists, and her students and life in Kuwait flourish.

The Morgan and Herrington series revolves around a cynical, sarcastic female bounty hunter named Alex Morgan and Hope Harrington, a downtrodden, mousy secretary, who meet when Alex mistakes Hope for the "jumper" she's in hot pursuit of and slaps the cuffs on. After this zany encounter, the two collude, with the result being one of the most tongue-in-cheek and hilarious mysteries written.

The bodies are piling up in Key West outside a famous drag bar. Is that a clue or a coincidence? Is it a serial killer? The story is seen through the eyes of the main character - and what eyes they are! Lou, the mild-mannered detective by day and a fabulous drag queen (Lola) by night, can get into all kinds of trouble! The head detective, O'Leary, and Lou (Lola) go on a case that has been haunting them since their days in the Big Apple.

Tobias Smollet's uproarious satire of 18th-century life, dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus. Squire Bramble and family embark on their whistle-stop tour of Great Britain. They encounter adventure, mayhem and the enigmatic Humphry Clinker. Episode 2: The family is stranded. Bramble is keen to continue...

An Aussie holiday favourite! 'Twas the night before Christmas; there wasn't a sound. Not a possum was stirring; no-one was around. We'd left on the table some tucker and beer, hoping that Santa Claus soon would be here. Christmas in the middle of an Australian summer means Santa has to find new ways to deliver his presents. The obvious solutions are to don a sunhat, shorts and a pair of thongs, not to mention ditching the sleigh and reindeer in favour of some roos and a ute.

There's a saying that if you come from my part of town, you're from "around the way". Around the Way Girls 3 is a look at the life of some street-smart women who think they know it all but are about to get the lesson of their lives.

The tumultuous changes of the past decade, including China's economic rise and the financial meltdown, were just the beginning. The next cataclysmic wave is surging relentlessly ahead, demanding leaders who can steer their companies through complexity and change. Leadership 2030 uncovers six megatrends that will dramatically impact organizations' markets, cultures, systems, and processes.

When 17-year-old Georgia's brother drowns while surfing halfway around the world in Australia, she refuses to believe Lucky's death was just bad luck. Lucky was smart. He wouldn't have surfed in waters more dangerous than he could handle. Then a stranger named Fin arrives in False Bay, claiming to have been Lucky's best friend. Soon Fin is working for Lucky's father, charming Lucky's mother, dating his girlfriend. Georgia begins to wonder: Did Fin murder Lucky in order to take over his whole life?

After Renee Winters discovers her parents dead, her grandfather sends her off to Gottfried Academy in Maine. It’s here she meets Dante, to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. As they get to know each other better, Dante can’t seem to control his attraction either, and they being a complex and dangerous romance. Dangerous because Dante is hiding a frightening secret.

Veterinarian Aislin O'Shea runs a busy clinic. She wasn't looking for a relationship. She’d already had the perfect one. She certainly wasn't attracted to fancy pants executive, Ms. Zane Whitman -- she wasn't her type. Zane Whitman had it all. Stellar career, wealth, exclusive social circle, and models vying for her attention. Impulsive, emotionally charged Aislin was not her type. Two women from the opposite side of the tracks. Neither one expects meddling from an unexpected source on the Other side. Neither one knows the train is coming.

"Früher war alles leichter - vor allem ich." Die ganz knapp nicht mehr Enddreißigerin Bea, die gerade erfolgreich ihren Ehemann an die beste Freundin "verschenkt" hat, setzt sich das Ziel, so viele Frösche zu küssen bis endlich der richtige Mann dabei ist. 1.000 Männer müsste man daten, das ist ihr Plan. Doch da kommt ihr der verheiratete Erik in die Quere, Mann einer der reichsten Frauen der Stadt.

In this sweeping, threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars, mankind is unwittingly infected by a millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person’s so-called junk DNA becomes activated. Depending on their racial and ethnic heritage, they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the "others" that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures. These aren’t your usual vampires and werewolves - it goes much deeper than that.

Self-esteem is your sense of personal worth. It encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. In part, healthy self-esteem comes from your awareness of the value you add to your family and the community. In Building Your Child's Self-Esteem, author Yvonne Brooks provides a step-by-step guide for improving children's self-esteem. Building Your Child's Self-Esteem shows parents how to identify healthy and low self-esteem behaviors in their children.

This year is your chance to take back your holidays. Not-your-typical Martha Stewart holiday planning, this audiobook gives you insights to your favorite holiday traditions, practical tips for creating pockets of peace for your family, and ideas for sharing a stress-free Christmas with your loved ones. Bring the true presence of Christmas into your home this year.

Even under the most normal circumstances, high school can be a painful and confusing time. Unfortunately, Lilianna’s circumstances are anything but normal. Only a few people know what caused her sudden change from model student to the withdrawn pessimist she has become, but her situation isn’t about to get any better. When people begin coming down with a quick-spreading illness that doctors are unable to treat, Lil’s worst fears are realized.

När Olivias liv plötsligt vänds upp och ner flyttar hon in hos sin bäste vän Gustav. En av hans grannar är den mytomspunna författarinnan Harriet Stålstjärna som Olivia länge beundrat. Hon vill inget hellre än att knacka på Harriets dörr och visa sin uppskattning, men frågan är om hon har mod till det. Tillsammans med barndomsvännen Charlotta driver Olivia ett framgångsrikt företag, men om hon ska vara helt ärlig känns det inte speciellt roligt längre. Vågar hon erkänna att hon går och bär på en helt annan dröm?

Das Hörbuch "Einfach Manifestieren - Das Gesetz der Annahme leicht erklärt" bietet eine kompakte Anleitung und eine Erklärung, wie wir das Gesetz der Annahme nach Neville Goddard am besten für uns und das Leben unserer Träume nutzen können. Wer sich mit dem Gesetz der Annahme beschäftigt, steht vor vielen Fragen: Was ist die beste Methode für mich? Wann soll ich sie anwenden? Wie oft und wie lange? Schlaflied oder Szenetechnik? Gratulationsszene oder Telefontechnik?

Nur einmal verrückt sein, keine Grenzen kennen, sich in den Armen eines Mannes verlieren. Sally zögert nicht lang, als der gut aussehende Kirk Tanner sie nach einem ausgelassenen Abend mit in sein Bett nehmen will. Zwar kennt sie ihn kaum, doch seine Blicke versprechen ihr pure Lust. Am nächsten Morgen schleicht sie sich aus seiner Wohnung und seinem Leben. Nicht ahnend, dass sie ihn bald wiedersehen wird: Der Millionär ist ihr neuer Boss! Und nicht nur das - die Stunden der Ekstase mit ihm haben ungeahnte Folgen.

Ruby und ihre große Liebe Arcus haben den Thron des Frostkönigs zerstört, doch bis zum Frieden zwischen Firebloods und Frostbloods ist es noch ein weiter Weg. Zudem wurde ein Schattenwesen entfesselt, das mordend durchs Königreich zieht. Um es zu besiegen, muss Ruby ins Reich der mächtigen Feuerkönigin reisen - an der Seite des draufgängerischen Firebloods Kai, der eine unbekannte Sehnsucht in Ruby weckt.

Il passato torna a bussare alla porta di Donovan Murphy. L'amica d'infanzia Kayla Porter ricompare per chiedergli aiuto a realizzare il desiderio espresso in punto di morte dalla sorella Sienna. Quando cinque anni prima aveva accettato di fecondare gli ovuli di Sienna, Van non avrebbe mai immaginato di doversi assumere davvero il ruolo di padre, ma decide comunque di essere per suo figlio quella figura che a lui è sempre mancata.