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Saeris Fane, ventiquattro anni, è bravissima a mantenere segreti. Nessuno sa dei suoi strani poteri, né del fatto che ha passato la vita a rubare dalle cisterne della Regina Immortale. Ma in una terra dominata da un deserto spietato, non c'è nulla che non si farebbe per un bicchiere d'acqua. Prima o poi, però, ogni segreto viene alla luce. Quando Saeris si trova faccia a faccia con la morte in persona, riapre involontariamente un passaggio tra i regni e viene trasportata in una terra di ghiaccio e neve. I Fae sono sempre stati considerati creature mitiche, leggende, incubi...

The ultimate guide to understanding compatibility and getting the most out of your relationship. With the powerful advice and techniques that have helped thousands of people transform their lives, Dr. De Angelis helps you evaluate your past and present relationships, freeing you to love in a...

In The Shunning, beautiful 22-year-old Katie Lapp longs to experience the forbidden things of the outside world, even while she is making plans to forever embrace the traditions of her people. In a few days, Katie will marry Bishop John, a widower with five young children. She should be excited, but instead she feels trapped. Her thoughts in turmoil, she heads to the attic to be alone. As she explores a dusty trunk, she discovers a satin infant gown, much too fancy for an Amish baby.

Award-winning storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith breathes life (albeit a wizened Texan version) into the old Greek myths. With her incurable Texas drawl, she spins the Greek myths as you've never heard them before, rendering them 99% more fun while retaining 100% of their original insights into the crooked ways of the human heart and the no less crooked ways of the ancient Greek gods.

Ty is an American Navy SEAL whose job takes him far and wide. On mission overseas, he finds himself brought into action when a devastating bomb hits the local children's hospital. Is it fate that brings together Ty and Leonie, a nurse, in such terrible circumstances? Together the fight for survival brings them together, an unlikely romance. However, what will the future hold for the pair and is this the first test for romancing a SEAL?

Although the exciting military career she hoped for never got off the ground, Ky Vatta ended up seeing plenty of combat when she took the helm of one of the commercial transport vessels in her family's fleet...and steered it into a full-blown war. Now the lessons she learned in that trial by fire are about to pay off - because this time, the war has come to her. Someone has launched a full-throttle offensive against Vatta Transport Ltd., Ky's father's interstellar shipping empire.

As Owen Riley and his fellow Marshals escort Delaney Bridger, her brother, and an escaped prisoner to Fort Russell, a gang of outlaws ambushes them, bringing death and devastation to their party. With their lives on the line and the outlaws in pursuit, Owen directs the rest of his battered group to seek hiding at a remote ranch. After the attack leaves her brother Boone seriously injured, Delaney helps Owen, nursing Boone and a wounded Marshal back to health while danger looms ever closer.

The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry, government, and non-profit organizations worldwide to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals.

A troubled Byronic hero, a young governess blinded by her romantic obsession, a beautiful but forbidding manor, and a secret as ominous as the black rainbow that frames the huddled towers of the manor in the moonlight are the romantic elements of this Gothic mystery.

Frances Hodgson Burnett introduces us to Mary Lennox, a spoiled and headstrong young girl sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven at Misselthwaite Manor after her parents die from a cholera outbreak in India. At first, Mary is as sour and rude as ever. She dislikes her new home, the people living in it, and, most of all, the bleak moor on which it sits.

Estamos en 2021. Hace veinticinco años que no nace un solo niño en el planeta tierra. La raza humana se enfrenta a su extinción.

Bajo el despótico mandato de Xan Lyppiat, el Guardián de Inglaterra, los viejos viven sumidos en la desesperación y los jóvenes en la crueldad. Theo Faren, primo del Guardián, lleva una vida solitaria, resignado a la época siniestra que le ha tocado.

Das "Grand Hotel" im Berlin der 20er Jahre. In dieser eleganten Kulisse kreuzen sich die Wege einer Hand voll unterschiedlicher Charaktere: eine alternde russische Ballerina, ein adeliger Dieb, ein todkranker Buchhalter, ein bankrotter Unternehmer und eine lebenslustige Sekretärin. Ihre Schicksale verstricken sich, und am Ende verlässt niemand das "Grand Hotel" als der Mensch, der er vorher war.

This work on the human aura, now a classic, was originally published under one of William Walker Atkinson's many pseudonyms in 1912. In it he covers the full spectrum of knowledge on the subject, starting from the basics of simply what an aura is to analysis and symbolic meanings of the various colors to more advanced concepts, such as how to manipulate your own aura for protection.

Esto no es una película. No hay banda sonora, ni corte de edición, ni final feliz garantizado. Esto es lo que queda después de que se apagan las luces y el público se va a su casa. Esta es la historia que nunca se filmó.

Best-selling author Tracie Peterson sets A Love to Last Forever in the majestic Big Sky country of 1880s Montana. This inspiring romance follows the trials of Beth Gallatin as she longs to put down roots, marry a good man, and raise a family. But just as the flicker of true love unites two hearts, storm clouds from the past roll in to douse what once burned so pure and bright.

Hay is for horses! Everyone knows that, but do you know how much hay they need? Or how much water? Did you know your horse can talk to you with his ears? Or that he can sleep standing up? Follow along with Athena the horse as she explains the basics of keeping a horse in your backyard. She'll teach you the basic necessities of caring for your equine friend, from what kind of fencing you can use, to tips and tricks for keeping water thawed in winter weather, and even fun stuff you can do with your horse.

When her fiancé returns to Texas, Deborah Vandermark faces a different future than she expected. She’s now plagued with questions and uncertainties—about marriage, motherhood, and her passion to train as a physician. And when an old adversary is poised to ruin her family’s logging business, Deborah’s life spirals out of control.

Figlia del più potente trafficante dello Stretto, la giovane Fable ha conosciuto un solo luogo che possa chiamare "casa": una nave ormai colata a picco. Quattro anni prima ha visto la madre annegare durante una terribile tempesta; il giorno seguente il padre l'ha abbandonata su un'isola covo di furfanti. Per sopravvivere Fable ha dovuto imparare a badare a se stessa, senza fidarsi di nessuno e contando solo su ciò che sua madre le ha insegnato. A tenerla viva è il desiderio di lasciare l'isola, ritrovare il padre e rivendicare il proprio posto al suo fianco.

This delightful corporate fable explores the challenge of managing the increasing diversity of the workforce and capturing the talent, energy, and commitment of all employees. This new, expanded edition includes self-quizzes, how-to's, resources, and strategies for peacocks and penguins alike...

One of the key sources for the modern witchcraft revival, this influential work contains the rituals for the sabbat or witch-meeting, the charm of stones consecrated to the goddess Diana, and spells to find lost items or win love. "