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Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain.

Alice Berend (1875-1938) war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin: Babette Bomberling, jung und reizend, hat einen Makel: Die Familie verdankt ihren Wohlstand der väterlichen Fabrik für Särge. Mutter Bomberling, das Wohl der Tochter im Blick, sucht einen Bräutigam von Adel oder akademischem Stand. Sie schreckt nicht vor einer Italienreise zurück, gerät an eine zwielichtige Heiratsvermittlerin und muss doch sehen, dass zu guter Letzt alles anders kommt.

Hochgräfin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns ist die Pippi Langstrumpf unter den Heldinnen der Romantik: ein kleines Mädchen, das respektlos und mit heiterem Eigensinn alle Grenzen ignoriert, die Erwachsene ihr und ihren Geschlechtsgenossinnen setzen wollen. "Das eigene Licht niemals unter den Scheffel stellen!" lautet das selbstbewusste Motto ihrer außergewöhnlichen Robinsonade, die sie durch die halbe Welt und am Ende auf den Thron führt.

D'amore e di cavalli è una parentesi dedicata alla vita condivisa con questi splendidi animali dove potremo trovare spunti, consigli, interviste e riflessioni capaci di aprire la nostra mente e permetterci di vivere davvero la nostra relazione inter-specifica con loro❤️

Una joven madre recibe consuelo inesperado por la muerte de sus tres hijos, otra mujer reacciona de forma insólita ante la humillación a la que la somete un hombre; otros cuentos describen la crueldad de los niños y los huecos de soledad que se crean en el día a día de la vida de pareja.

A book of everyday ethics by a man whom Pope St. John Paul II called “one of the great ethicists of the 20th century”, The Art of Living is Dietrich von Hildebrand’s essential guide to the moral life. In just over four hours, Dietrich von Hildebrand, with his wife Alice, presents a distinctive view of the virtuous life that begins with reverence, “the mother of all virtues”, and includes chapters on “Faithfulness”, “Goodness”, “Hope”, “The Human Heart”, and many others.

Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection that captures the many layers of blindness and, for once, puts visually impaired protagonists in the driver’s seat, letting us glimpse their lives. When we think about it, we're not really divided.

Python, a popular programming language, is user friendly and versatile. It is true that anyone can learn to code with Python. The simple syntax of Python is uncomplicated and effortless for both programmers and non-programmers. This audiobook covers all the basic concepts in Python. All the topics in this audiobook are explained with examples that have a brief description, so you can create your own samples and practice in the interpreter. You will enjoy learning Python with this audiobook; it is easy to understand and free of any complicated terms.

A podcast that focuses on giving you and the community ideas and different methods to help improve your financial wealth.

Torino, 1935. Mancano poche settimane all'uscita del nuovo numero della rivista di gialli Saturnalia. Anita è intenta a dattilografare con grande attenzione: ormai ama il suo lavoro, e non solo perché Sebastiano Satta Ascona, che le detta la traduzione di racconti americani pieni di sparatorie e frasi a effetto, è vicino a lei. Molto vicino a lei.

Jake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his beloved grandmother, Honey. This time, Jake is excited that his dad will be there as he continues to recover from his injuries sustained in Afghanistan. But Jake also knows they both need get used to a new normal, which isn’t easy. Jake also discovers that his two best friends, Macon and Lovie, are struggling as well. Macon is adjusting to being a big brother, while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with her dad, who has long been absent in her life.

For the first time, the edited journals of Alice Walker are gathered together to reflect the complex, passionate, talented and acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winner of The Color Purple. She intimately explores her thoughts and feelings as a woman, a writer, an African-American, a wife, a daughter, a mother, a lover, a sister, a friend, a citizen of the world. In an unvarnished and singular voice, she explores an astonishing array of events. A powerful blend of Walker's personal life with political events, this revealing collection offers rare insight into a literary legend.

It's 1924 and spiritualist-medium Daisy Gumm and her fiancé, Detective Sam Rotondo, discover a dead body tucked away in the Pasadena Public Library's bibliography stacks.

Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I’m determined to figure out who is responsible for his death…the problem is that Detective Maddox Booker, the one working the case, is a grumpy and stubborn man who wants nothing to do with me and definitely doesn’t believe in ghosts. It doesn’t help that I keep finding myself looking ridiculous in front of the detective, thanks to interfering ghosts who enjoy laughing at my expense.

Efter at have boet næsten 20 år i Californien vender den nu modne March Murray og hendes 15-årige datter tilbage til den lille by i Massachusetts, hvor March voksede op. Her møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed, Hollis. De er stadig betagede af hinanden, og deres gamle lidenskab bliver til en vild besættelse for begge parter.

I den lille by Verity i Florida holder indbyggerne meget af at snakke. Der er dog en enkelt ting, som alle kender til, men som ingen italesætter: maj. Den sidste forårsmåned har i mange år givet mærkelige udslag i Verity. Piger stikker af hjemmefra, figentræer eksploderer i lys lue, og småbørn græder hele natten. Men det mest forunderlige er dog den tiltrækningskraft, som Verity i maj måned har på fraskilte kvinder, der af uransagelige årsager strømmer til den lille by, og i år bliver det værste år, borgerne i Verity nogensinde har oplevet.

Lyana est plus en proie à ses démons que jamais. En quête de réponses, elle s'implique de plus en plus au sein du monde surnaturel. Alors qu'un braquage se déroule en ville, son escouade est appelée à intervenir. Mais l'affaire est bien plus compliquée que prévu. Comment mettre à jour les démons commanditaires de cette infraction alors que ces derniers ont décidé de retourner se cacher à Shéol ? Comment gérer l'Élite qui s'impatiente face à la pression des journalistes ?

In 1990, Alice Weil was kidnapped in Colombia and held captive in a dark, windowless cell for 269 days. She tells the story of how she found the resources hidden deep inside her to survive captivity without taking her own life, losing her sanity, or developing Stockholm syndrome. Instead, she was able to remain calm and courageous, always being polite and making conversation to her captors and using her time in ways that she would later be able to draw upon her daily life.

When I gave up life as a hitman, I thought everything was going to be better. I was going to become a PI, help people, and live normally…and then I met Jeremy, the most perfect man to have ever saved my life (I mean, he might be the only one who has saved my life, but he’s still the best at it). From that point on, it was all over for me - I knew we were meant to be. The issue is that he doesn’t…quite seem to realize that. But when he’s targeted by criminals (literally, someone just shot at his head), he needs to rely on someone, so why not me?

Rhonda Collins, MD, is a popular physician at a Corpus Christi family clinic. One day, she leaves on her lunch break and never returns. The media learns about the missing woman and everyone in the city is caught up in the mystery of what happened to a beautiful doctor. Pressed by the media, the head of the South Corpus Christi Police Department reluctantly appoints two detectives, veteran Sergeant Stan Belkin and newbie Maria Gonzales, to the case. The husband of Linda, Rhonda’s best friend, carries a secret. Linda wonders if she ever really knew her best friend.