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The Utopians is the remarkable story of six experimental communities - Santiniketan-Sriniketan in India, Dartington Hall in England, Atarashiki Mura in Japan, the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in France, the Bruderhof in Germany and Trabuco College in America - that sprang up in the aftermath of the First World War.

As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family’s garment factory in Queens. At home, she is treated as a maid and suffers punishment for doing her homework at night. Her mother wants to teach her a lesson: She is Chinese, not American, and such is their tough path in their new country. But instead of acquiescing, Qu alerts the Office of Children and Family Services, an act with consequences that impact the rest of her life.

Když se sedmnáctiletá Jana dostane do vysněného Tokia, nejraději by tu zůstala navždy. Záhy se však přesvědčí o tom, jak nedozírné následky může takové přání mít. Ve stavu podivné poloexistence zůstane uvězněná v hranicích magického kruhu rušné čtvrti Šibuja. Zatímco mladší podoba Jany bloudí metropolí, zažívá podivuhodné situace a hledá cestu domů, její čtyřiadvacetileté já v Praze studuje japanologii, usiluje o stipendium do Japonska a společně se starším spolužákem si láme hlavu nad překladem melancholické povídky z období Taišó.

What woman in her right mind would say no to marrying the dashing Duke of Sedgemoor? Miss Penelope Thorne, that's who. She's known Camden Rothermere since they were children - and she also knows she'd bring nothing but scandal to his name. Cam can hardly believe Penelope turned down his proposal. But if she wants to run off to the Continent and set the rumor mill ablaze, he can't stop her. Then her brother's dying request sends him to bring home the one woman he thought he'd finally gotten over.

When a shipwreck washes up on a beach across from Marlow House, Frederickport residents wonder what happened to the ship's crew. Danielle discovers the ship brought a stowaway - a spirit with ties to Frederickport that go back to the 1920's when Walt, Marlow House's resident ghost, was still alive.

There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything After... Life will never be the same. #Hessa... Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to.

Miss Lily Hartley is the anonymous mastermind behind the ton’s latest obsession: The Debutante’s Revenge, a tell-all advice column for young ladies. To keep her identity hidden, Lily delivers her columns disguised as a boy - which is well and good, until she lands in the middle of tavern brawl. As luck would have it, a devastatingly handsome duke sweeps in to rescue her.

Miss Fiona Hartley’s huge dowry should have ensured that finding a husband would be quick. True, she’s a tad older than the average debutante and spends too much time sketching brutally honest character portraits. She desperately needs a husband, so she can access her dowry, lest the man blackmailing her reveals a secret that would ruin her family. So desperate in fact, that she’s willing to do the unthinkable - propose marriage to the most surly, irritable gentleman in town.

The human longing for respect and dignity is deep and pervasive. Yet, while resolving more than 300 workplace conflicts, author Anna Maravelas has met thousands of individuals struggling with tension and mistrust. Creating a Drama-Free Workplace contains strategies to avoid and reverse these troubling trends. Learn why trust and connectedness slip through our fingers despite our yearnings for workplaces that are grounded in collaboration and success.

Selma van de Perre was 17 when World War Two began. Until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had been of no consequence. But by 1941 this simple fact had become a matter of life or death. Several times, Selma avoided being rounded up by the Nazis. Then, in an act of defiance, she joined the Resistance movement, using the pseudonym Margareta van der Kuit. For two years 'Marga' risked it all.

For many years, La Leche League has set the standard for supporting families in the art of breastfeeding. This new edition brings that support to today’s parents, with up-to-date information, new illustrations, and stories from mothers, fathers, and grandparents around the world about their experiences.

When my grandmother, the leader of the Rathmore Coven, summons me, I have no choice but to answer her call. To reach her, I must cross the Wood, the realm of Wotan, lord of the hunt. Rumors of his cruelty and brutality precede him, but nothing prepares me to meet the monster face to face. Because Wotan is more than a monster. He's a predator, a bully, and now he's claimed me as his pawn in his war against my grandmother. A master of torture, he's determined to master me, stripping me bare of all my secrets.

Das zweite erste Date: Im originellen humorvollen Liebesroman der britischen Autorin Anna Bell steht Ellie vor der Frage, ob sich ihr Mann Max nach einem Gedächtnisverlust ein zweites Mal in sie verlieben wird. Für Ellie war es immer schon Max – bis der allerdings mehr in ihr gesehen hat als "Spider", die nerdige Freundin seiner kleinen Schwester, hat es eine ganze Weile gedauert. Doch seit vier Jahren sind sie glücklich verheiratet und erwarten in wenigen Wochen ihr zweites Kind.

Novellisation du film "Paddington 2" sorti en 2017. Installé dans sa nouvelle famille à Londres, Paddington est un ours heureux. À la recherche du cadeau parfait pour le 100e anniversaire de sa tante Lucy, il tombe sur un livre pop-up extraordinaire et multiplie les petits boulots pour l'acheter. Mais quand le livre disparaît soudain, Paddington se retrouve englué dans une situation difficile. Pour venir à son aide, ses amis se lancent à la recherche du voleur... Embarquez dans une histoire drôle, chaleureuse, pleine de mésaventures, d'action... et de marmelade !

Relegated during her lifetime to the pulpy genre of mystery, Patricia Highsmith has emerged since her death in 1995 as one of “our greatest modernist writers” (Gore Vidal). Presented for the first time, this one-volume assemblage of her diaries and notebooks posthumously discovered behind Highsmith’s linens and culled from more than 8,000 pages by her devoted editor, Anna von Planta—traces the mesmerizing double-life of an artist who “[worked] like mad to be something”.

Die Topstars der Szene. Die Experten der Branche. Und die Gedanken der Nerds. triathlon talk – der Podcast aus dem Hause triathlon. Jeden Dienstag: Carbon & Laktat. Zwei Experten aus der Redaktion sprechen über das aktuelle Triathlongeschehen. (Fast) jeden Freitag: triathlon talk. Eine Persönlichkeit aus dem Triathlonsport im ausführlichen Gespräch.

Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, 16,000 people die each year as a result of prescription opioid overdose. But perhaps the most frightening aspect of the prescription drug epidemic is that it's built on well-meaning doctors treating patients with real problems.

When Danielle Boatman inherits Marlow House, she dreams of turning it into a seaside bed and breakfast. Since she's never visited the property, Danielle's not sure what awaits her in Oregon. She certainly doesn't expect to find one of the house's previous owners still in residence. After all, the man has been dead for almost 90 years - shouldn't he have moved on by now? Charming Walt Marlow convinces Danielle the only way he can move on is if she solves the mystery of his death.

Em Cinderela: Cinderela é uma jovem garota que fica orfã e tem que viver com a madrasta e as meias irmãs. Entre lavar as roupas, arrumar a casa e fazer tudo o que as três mandam, ela encontra sua fada madrinha e realiza o sonho de ir ao baile real. Até que perde um dos seus sapatinhos. Quem será que vai encontrá-lo?

Abi ist sich sicher, in Joseph ihren Traummann gefunden zu haben. Mit ihm möchte sie alt werden und den Sonnenuntergang in Portsmouth beobachten. Joseph sieht das allerdings etwas anders und verlässt Abi von einem Tag auf den anderen mit der Begründung, sie seien zu verschieden. Abi ist am Boden zerstört und hofft, dass Joseph wieder zur Besinnung kommt. Als er ihr wenige Tage später allerdings eine Kiste mit ihren Sachen vor die Tür stellt, ist es amtlich: Er will nichts mehr mit ihr zu tun haben.