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A penniless maid determined to save her father, a broken baron bent on isolation, and the undeniable draw between them that could lead to happiness—or disaster.

Women fall into my lap. Until an innocent beauty crosses my path and wants nothing to do with me. I'm one of the Devil's Riders, the inner circle of one of the biggest motorcycle clubs in California. My brothers and I live on the edge of society, and we like it just fine. I'm swimming in easy women, but I'm easily bored. Then one day, I see her: Molly McRae. She's easy on the eyes and sweet as pie. All I want to do is take a bite.

Just because her husband's naked, dead, and in a hotel bed . . . it might not be what it seems. But there's that scarf in his mouth.... Given the situation, Kiki Lowenstein can't help remembering that her (late) husband got her pregnant while cheating on his girlfriend. True, he did the right thing at the time, and their much-loved daughter Anya is now eleven years old. But suddenly he's dead, and Kiki's financially embarrassed—that jerk disinherited his own family!

Joanna Smith Rakoff's richly drawn and immensely satisfying first novel details the lives of a group of Oberlin graduates whose ambitions and friendships threaten to unravel as they chase their dreams, shed their youth, and build their lives in Brooklyn during the late 1990s and the turn of the 21st century.

In our increasingly frenetic, modern lives silence has become a treasured commodity. In an era of constant technological stimulation, moment of silence and reflection are harder to achieve than ever before. But what really is silence, and what effect does it have on our well-being? In Silence, Joanna Nylund reflects on the cultural, scientific and spiritual impact of silence and the ways in which it has impacted our human history, whilst suggesting how we might be able to harness its power to boost our health.

Zbiór opartych na faktach opowiadan o bohaterskich agentach dzialajacych podczas II wojny swiatowej. Ksiazka sklada sie z czterech czesci. W pierwszej z nich poznajemy nieznane epizody z dzialalnosci wywiadowczej rzadu emigracyjnego w Londynie. Czesc druga jest poswiecona czterem sposród trzydziestu dziewieciu agentek SOE, sekcji specjalnej wywiadu brytyjskiego.

As of 2020, the Labrador Retriever breed has topped the American Kennel Club’s Popular Dog Breeds list for 19 years running, and for good reason. These athletic animals are almost universally outgoing, eager to try new things, and equipped with a strong desire to please people. This is a breed that can adapt to any situation; Labrador Retrievers have become military heroes, field trial champions, famous movie stars, and more.

Jack and the Beanstalk and Other Stories brings together another four of the world's favourite children's fairytales. Written and read with character and fun, this is storytelling at its best!

Do you want to speak English fluently in various situations? Listen to "English in Situations. 1-3 - New Edition". These practical audio courses at intermediate level master the conversational skills required to communicate freely in everyday situations. Each lesson presents a new subject of typical conversations and teaches how to form sentences independently.

Miss Adeline Hayes is the perfect lady’s companion: pleasant, conversational, and unceasingly proper. But when her closest friend, Charity Edgeworth, breaks off her arranged marriage without explanation, even Adeline’s superior skills are put to the test. Charity’s father banishes the two young women to the country, sending Adeline with a charge to find Charity a husband - or suffer dire consequences.

Pierwsza czesc nowego cyklu powiesciowego Joanny Jax - autorki sagi o rodzinie von Becków. Podobnie jak w swych poprzednich ksiazkach pisarka osadzila fabule powiesci w kilku krajach, pokazujac losy dwóch spokrewnionych z soba mezczyzn i ich potomków na przestrzeni kilkudziesieciu lat. Julian Chelmicki i Emil Lewin sa przyrodnimi bracmi, ale oprócz wspólnego ojca dzieli ich wszystko - pozycja spoleczna, stopien zamoznosci, wyznawane wartosci.

Иоанна Хмелевская – настоящая «королева» иронического детектива: этот жанр стал популярным в России именно благодаря ей и повлиял на целую плеяду современных писателей. Читатели полюбили ее книги за юмор, легкость и живительную атмосферу, в которую они погружают: с пани Иоанной и ее персонажами хочется дружить. Однако ее умные и тонкие романы стоят гораздо выше простой «юмористической литературы». Они полны любви и интереса к жизни, азарта и любопытства и неизменно поднимают настроение даже в самый пасмурный день.

Początek lat sześćdziesiątych. Zimna wojna się zaostrza, na świecie wrze, a Polacy próbują odnaleźć się w gomułkowskiej "małej stabilizacji". Dla bohaterów nadszedł jednak czas, gdy życie zaczyna wystawiać rachunek za popełnione błędy. Niektórzy, szargani wyrzutami sumienia, starają się naprawić sytuację, innym los nie pozostawia wyboru. Jedynie najbliższe sercu osoby rozumieją motywy postępowania, a okoliczności często nie wydają się jednoznaczne. Mimo swoich wad i przewinień każdy z nich szuka oparcia w drugim człowieku i akceptacji.

Talk Polish takes the mystery out of learning Polish! We give you the tools to take control of your education and achieve the communication freedom you’ve always wanted. At Talk Polish, we focus on providing valuable content for Polish language learners. Our step-by-step approach makes mastering Polish easy, enjoyable, and stress-free. Tune in for practical tips, engaging conversations, and a supportive community that will propel your language learning journey forward. Get ready to learn – let’s Talk Polish!

A lonely young heiress becomes the poorest wealthy woman in Victorian England when her father dies without telling anyone where he hid his fortune. Can Tressa and the no-nonsense estate manager find the fortune before the greedy relatives get to it first? Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it.

I am Joanna Malinowska, a professional hypnotherapist from Sydney. I am offering you a short series of enjoyable, relaxing hypnotic records to reach real Mindfulness in a few steps. You see, the popular mindfulness may be frustrating and boring. The traditional mindfulness meditation is a lengthy practice of trying to calm your mind in the hope that once your mind becomes quiet, the other benefits will follow, so in result, you will be healthier, you will be more successful, better at studies, better at work, better at relationships and therefore happier. The hypnotic mindfulness process is ...

Disgrace is the first truly global history of sexual violence. The book explores how sexual violence varies widely across time and place, from nineteenth-century peasant women in Ireland who were abducted as a way of forcing marriage, to date-raped high-school students in twentieth-century America, and from girls and women violated by Russian soldiers in 1945 to Dalit women raped by men of higher castes today.

Ciąg dalszy losów Błażeja, Neli, Mateusza, Szymona i Nadii na tle ważnych wydarzeń z dziejów Polski i świata. Nadchodzi burzliwy koniec lat sześćdziesiątych. Wybucha wojna sześciodniowa, której następstwa odczuwalne są nawet w Polsce. W Paryżu młodzież wychodzi na ulice, podobne wydarzenia mają miejsce w kraju, a ich tragicznym finałem staje się Grudzień ’70. Bohaterowie zmagają się z osobistymi problemami, dokonują trudnych wyborów i próbują naprawiać swoje życie.

Dalsze losy czwórki bohaterów znanych sluchaczom z ''Narodzin gniewu''. Koncowa faza II wojny swiatowej to swiat, w którym próbuje sie odnalezc nie tylko wspomniana grupa, ale de facto wiekszosc ludzi na swiecie. W obliczu nazistowskiego terroru ludzkie zycie ma mala wartosc. Tutaj pewne jest tylko to, ze nic pewne nie jest.

During and after the Second World War, 200,000 Poles were given leave to remain in the UK as thanks for their help during the conflict - this book is a fictional account of just one of those families. Set during the 1960s and 1970s, The Black Madonna of Derby traces the story of the Baran family living in a provincial town in England. Their seemingly ordinary existence hides secrets of past betrayal, madness, and tragedy.