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You are invited to explore the benefits of meditation, and very soon you will see how you can discard some of the clutter that weighs you down. You will also learn how to achieve inner peace while living a stress-free life and, perhaps, beginning to lose weight with the continuing practice of yoga.

How much do I need to retire? Can I retire early? What’s the retirement age, anyway? No matter whether you are 25, 65, or any age in between, you probably have questions about retirement and knowing the answers is the key to planning your future. Whether you want to retire as soon as possible or are looking forward to continuing to work in some form for as long as you can, Retirement 101 guides you through each step as you approach this important milestone.

Attilio Campi è un cinquantenne che si è ritirato a vivere in campagna, e nell’incipit fulminante del romanzo si descrive così: “Dicono che mi sono rovinato con le mie mani”. Alle spalle ha una brillante carriera politica distrutta sul più bello dalla sua stravagante proposta di legge per la reintroduzione dell’uniforme obbligatoria nelle scuole. Bocciata la proposta dal suo stesso partito, Campi, furibondo, sparisce dalla scena pubblica.

Twenty-four years ago, five-year-old Tori walked into her newborn brother's room in the middle of the night to see a shadowy figure abducting him. The next morning, her baby brother’s lifeless body was found in the crib.

“In a matter of minutes on a Friday night, I lost my school, my identity, the security of my first love, the personality of my sweet fearless brother, my best friend, my town, everything as I knew it. Everything changed.” For high school senior Jules Blacklin, surviving the storm is only the beginning. Faced with her life's new reality, she must find a way to rise from the wreckage and answer the question—how do you get back to normal when everything normal is gone?

Ghost Moth will transport you to two hot summers, 20 years apart. Northern Ireland, 1949. Katherine must choose between George Bedford - solid, reliable, devoted George - and Tom McKinley, who makes her feel alive. The reverberations of that summer - of the passions that were spilled, the lies that were told and the bargains that were made - still clamour to be heard in 1969. Northern Ireland has become a tinderbox but tragedy also lurks closer to home.

"Lady Killer": il fascino perturbante della furia omicida. Da sempre, parlando di serial killer, le cronache e la narrazione si sono concentrate su figure maschili, la cui vita si alternava tra la dimensione pubblica e quella misteriosa del crimine. La storia offre tuttavia altrettante vicende di donne che si sono rese colpevoli di omicidi seriali, in alcuni casi capaci di competere con i più oscuri assassini uomini, in altri rivelando una "via femminile" all'omicidio.

Henley Stones Smith, 42, is a psychologist with three foster daughters: Paloma, Jackie, and Manhattan. Nicki Zabelle, 28, is a professional video gamer who sleeps in late and always orders takeout. The COVID pandemic hits and Nicki abruptly moves from Boston to Western Massachusetts, where Henley is juggling working from home, remote school, and single parenthood. Henley sees Nicki as an incredibly young neighbor who is kind enough to share her pool. Nicki sees Henley as an incredibly hot neighbor who she hopes is kind enough to share her bed.

While an uninterrupted life, free of misfortune may sound wonderful, it is in the challenge, in the change, that we learn the greatest lessons. This book has been written with 51 years of personal life experiences, and an overlay of close to 30 years of professional subject matter expertise in managing the continuance of business operations across the globe, come rain...or shine. Both aspects have resulted in significant lessons learned...stories of continuity and resilience.

Amia Grace has always escaped into the abandoned graveyard to write, no clue why she's drawn here of all places. Lately, it's the only place that the feeling of being watched doesn't overwhelm her. Everything in her life on track, until she meets Gage McGavin. There's something about him that creates a riot of emotions that Amia can't quite place her finger on. One moment she wants him, the next she wants to run scared.

Do you want to know the secret to essential oil? Do It Yourself Essential Oils and Aromatherapy for Beginners will help. It's your guide to essential oil uses, secrets and recipes for stress relief and well-being. This book will easily show you how to create your own essential oils. Essential oil is starting to rival some traditional forms of medicine for new ways to treatment certain diseases and health conditions.

In 2014, the UK science-fiction television series Black Mirror was released on Netflix worldwide, quickly becoming a hit with US audiences. Like other beloved British imports, this series piqued Americans' interest with hints of dark comedy, clever plotlines, and six-episode seasons that left audiences frantic for more. In Transatlantic Television Drama, volume editors Michele Hilmes, Matt Hills, and Roberta Pearson team up with leading scholars in TV studies and transnational television to look at how dramas like Black Mirror captivate US audiences....

Policing the Womb brings to life the chilling ways in which women have become the targets of secretive state surveillance of their pregnancies. Michele Goodwin expands the reproductive health and rights debate beyond abortion to include how legislators increasingly turn to criminalizing women for miscarriages, stillbirths, and threatening the health of their pregnancies. The horrific results include women giving birth while shackled in leg irons, in solitary confinement, and even delivering in prison toilets.

Una íntima exploración sobre lo que no hablamos con nuestras madres y cómo nos afecta, para bien y para mal. Aunque sea por un instante, todo ser humano tiene una madre. Tan diversa y complicada como las personas mismas, esa conexión madre-hijo nos forja; es medular. En esta colección de ensayos, 17 voces literarias presentan una introspección a corazón abierto sobre lo que significa ser hijo o hija.

She's single, out of a job, and has a week to decide what to do with her life. He lost his fiancé to a fatal accident while serving in the coast guard. Will a chance encounter lead Clara and Mike to find love? Clara’s boss, Joan Russell, was a wealthy owner of a beachfront mansion, who recently passed away. Joan’s estranged family members have stepped in, eager to collect their inheritance and dismiss Clara of her duties. With the clock winding down, will Clara find a job and make a new life for herself on Solomons Island?

At the Inn, life is filled with the unexpected. Payton is left to pick up the pieces after her divorce is finalized. Seeking a fresh start, she returns to her home town in Pelican Beach. Determined to move on with her life, she finds herself caught up in the family business at The Inn. It may not be her passion, but anything is better than what her broken marriage had to offer. Payton doesn't wallow in her sorrows long before her opportunity at a second chance shows up. Is there room in her heart to love again? She’ll soon find out!

Covid, Londra rinasce e torna il gusto del futuro: Patto Draghi-Macron per aumentare i fondi oltre i 750 miliardi, di Alberto d'Argenio e Anais Ginori; La Germania ha salvato l'Est del Paese, ora l'Italia salvi il Sud. È giusto e conviene, di Isaia Sales; Draghi e il "gusto del futuro": la fede nel cambiamento, di Michele Serra; Covid, a luglio l'immunità in Europa. Draghi: torna il gusto del futuro, di Viola Giannoli; Effetto "zero". Londra si riprende la voglia di vivere, di Benedetta Cibrario.

Edith was born into a different world. But her rebellious nature brought her to the seedy glamour of the music hall, where she plays the piano by night. Oliver is an illusionist of moderate repute. But he is a man of ambition. He wants to tour the world, to pioneer groundbreaking illusions. History and fate have other ideas. When Edith and Oliver meet, they fall headlong in love. But their children arrive as the world begins to change, as cinemas crowd the high street and the draw of the music hall wanes.

Would you like a way to awaken your innate talents? Would you like to widen your comfort zones? Would you like to develop skills you didn't even know you had? Hiking and backpacking are ways to help you do just that...and more! Hiking and backpacking can lead to mental satisfaction, a true sense of achievement, increased confidence, and can even help overcome depression.

The Natural Advantages of Women explains why women do what they do, exploring female traits like emotion, passion, intuition, and nurturing.