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Jonah Bennett wasn’t like his family. The mafia business was firmly what his brothers did, not him. That changed the day a rival family killed his fiancée.

My name is Jack Sutton, CEO of Sutton Fashion Magazine, and I had the world at my fingertips. A successful career, loads of money, and beautiful women who were always at my beck and call. My problem? I lived under the shadow of my mother, who started the company over 30 years ago. Not to mention her being married and divorced six times, which left a bad taste in my mouth as far as relationships were concerned.

Discover the anti-inflammation diet and what it can do to help or inhibit physical and mental health. Find out how inflammation can play a key role in the development of both depression and anxiety and what choices you can make to have a healthy mind and happy body.

What if your political identity, your core beliefs, and even your taste in snack food weren’t really yours? What if they were built out of language, hijacked by desire, and quietly manipulated by slogans, myths, and a Symbolic Order you didn’t ask to be born into? Welcome to the world of Jacques Lacan, where nothing means what it seems, and everything is your unconscious acting out.

Brought to you by Penguin. A new collection of literary criticism and brilliant insights from one of the giants of contemporary thinking Who owns language? In Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Ngugi wa Thiong’o presents a series of essays that build on his vast wealth of...

The Fire at Netherfield Park opens with Charles Bingley's famous ball. Smoke soon seeps into the room, rapidly turning the event from frivolous to dire. Determined to save everyone, Darcy enlists Elizabeth's aid in urging the disbelieving assemblage to depart.

Are you tired of living off your allowance, finding it hard to save, and feeling confused about your financial future? Do you want to take control of your finances but feel like investing is only for adults? Or perhaps you are a parent or educator, looking for a practical, engaging, and comprehensive resource that instills good financial habits and simplifies investing for teens. Your search ends here.

A monster dungeon is all Thomas has ever known. After all, he was born there. Now, at age 14, he’s been solo-clearing all 100 floors of the dungeon for years. The last of his family and friends are about to die off as an eternal void beast tirelessly pursues them. Will they ever escape?

Whether you’re a bathroom singer who’s happy to sing to bath fittings or someone who’d like to woo millions with your voice, you can sound your best if you know the right tricks. And no, singing is not just about having the right voice texture; it’s also about knowing what and how to sing. Armed with some practical strategies and the fire to find your own voice, you can unearth your unique voice and create magic with it.

Koffi, gifted with powerful magic, has saved the boy she loves—at a terrible price. Now Koffi is a servant to the god of death, and must choose between the life she once had, or the life she could have if she truly embraced her power. Ekon is on the run from the ancient brotherhood he betrayed, and desperate to find Koffi: the girl who saved his life. But as he treks into the greater wilds of Eshoza in search of her, he must also contend with secrets his ancestors never wanted him to know. Separated by land, sea, and gods, Koffi and Ekon will have to risk everything.

The final half of the adventure continues with Thomas and friends delivering desperate refugees to the land of the elves. But chaos brews in the wealthy kingdom, from mysterious threats at the border to assassination attempts on Thomas’ friends. Goddesses, monsters, demons, and much more are packed into this thrilling conclusion.

The Victorian era was a time of great change and rapid progress. Britain was undergoing the most tremendous development. Scientific discoveries had prompted the Industrial Revolution, which made Britain the world leader in iron and steel production. Science was undergoing a revolution, enabled by the groundbreaking work of Michael Faraday, who led the Royal Institution. Great swathes of Central Africa were mapped by the explorer David Livingstone and the understanding of humankind’s place in the world was being redefined by the theories of the great naturalist Charles Darwin.

As Brianna comes to terms with the realization that she is no longer a slave, she must figure out what she wants for her life. Forgetting her past isn't an option. It is an integral part of who she is now, and it will forever shape her view of life. The one thing she knows is that she cannot imagine her life without the man who saved her, but can she be what he needs? Stephan never imagined falling in love with the woman he rescued, but the thought of her no longer being part of his life is physically painful. The scars from her past continue to haunt her, and he is helpless to stop them.

Umbra is the first book in the Sentient Stars trilogy, an intergalactic, space opera, adventure story, with a slow burn enemies to lovers romance, told from 3 POV’s with fully sentient starships, a militaristic society, alien worlds, and a signal in the darkness that threatens to destroy humanity.

This is the audio program to play at home over Christmas or during the car journey to see relatives. Dylan Thomas, "The Little Match Girl," and "The Nutcracker" are read by Jenny Agutter with accompanying Tchaikovsky's music - this is a must for Christmas. It contains new recordings as well as some of the finest tracks from the Naxos AudioBooks catalogue.

In this concise series of lectures, famed Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda answers the important question: How can Vedanta be made practical in our daily lives? Though intended for Western audiences, Vivekananda's idea of sacralizing every moment has transformed the lives of generations of spiritual seekers.

My name is Julia, and I’m the daughter of Connor and Ellery Black. I may look like Daddy’s little princess, but I’m far from it. My life consists of lying to my parents and sneaking out of the penthouse. My CEO millionaire father seems to think that at the tender age of sixteen, I’m too young to date boys. My mother, the artist, tries to stay neutral and doesn’t say too much. My best friend London and I hang out almost every day. We love to shop, and we try to pick up all the bad boys that our parents wouldn’t approve of.

In a dingy Manhattan bar, where misery is served on tap, a stranger arrives with a pair of mysterious antique headphones. For most who try them on, they unlock a world of wonder; for our protagonist, they unleash a world of horror. Upon wearing these headphones, they become fused with his flesh, unable to be removed. The voices of malevolent beings known only as, the Others, begin speaking to him through these headphones - their taunts and intentions getting more sinister with each passing moment.

Lady Lucinda Esmond's swine of a father, the earl of Sotheran, was forever fleecing young bucks in London's gaming halls with impunity - until he cheats Captain Mark Chamfrey, who kidnaps 10-year-old Lucinda for ransom. But when Chamfrey has a change of heart and returns the girl, Earl Esmond nonetheless exacts his own price: Chamfrey can redeem himself and save his skin only by marrying his little victim nine years hence.

La noche nunca es tan oscura como los secretos que guarda. Juan es un curtido portero en la noche madrileña que navega por una realidad cruda y sin filtros. Cada madrugada debe enfrentarse a personajes de diferente calaña, situaciones límite y la decadencia de una sociedad que solo revela su...