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Boston, 1846. Eighteen-year-old Mildred Parish, a barber's daughter, practices practical witchcraft using locks of hair obtained from her father's customers. She's very selective about who knows her secret and the kinds of spells she casts. Only people she trusts can know, and she must never cast a spell to harm another person. One of her father's clients is Theodore O'Brian, an Irish immigrant whose family is fortunate enough to be wealthy. Mildred is head over heels in love with him, but he's destined to be with someone else.

Eleven years ago today, Bette and Crystal’s mother died. The sisters observe the day each year with a visit to her grave followed by dinner. As Bette stands in the forlorn cemetery, large oaks watching in silent contemplation, Crystal does not arrive. Flummoxed, though it’s too early to panic, Bette embarks on the usual calls and stops in search of her free-spirited sister. However, minutes soon turn into hours, and hours turn into days. As more secrets pour from Crystal’s life, it becomes clear that she sensed the sinister destiny awaiting her.

After shipwrecking on a tropical island, Johnathon realizes things aren't as they seem. A six-inch woman introduces herself, then leads him to her tiny city, filled only with women. As he gets acquainted with the little ladies, he realizes his body is changing...and now he's shrinking. He plays with the girls on his descent, and soon, he's looking up at them....

Nancy McCabe, who grew up in Kansas just a few hours from the Ingalls family’s home in Little House on the Prairie, always felt a deep connection with Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House series. McCabe read Little House on the Prairie during her childhood and visited Wilder sites around the Midwest with her aunt when she was 13. But then, she didn’t read the series again until she decided to revisit in adulthood the books that had so influenced her childhood.

September 1939. As Britain is gripped by the fear and uncertainty of war, Tom Armitage stands to gain the one thing that he never thought possible - his freedom. Rosie Elliot sees her future crumbling to dust as Will Aarons leaves Whitby with Jimmy Chappell to fight in the war. As she begins work at The Turnstone Convalescent Home, Rosie finds something she thought she had lost. Friendship.

Loreen is preparing herself for divorce; the single most strenuous event she's ever had to endure in her entire life. Charlotte, a one-of-a-kind best friend, has been helping her to endure the the most emotional rollercoaster that she's ever ridden. Charlotte, also helps her son, Jesse, to deal with the hard, deep aching feeling that is growing within him...in a very unconventional way.

The wake of war leaves marks that don’t always look dramatic from the outside. Inside, a tempest of trauma rages. Consumed by darkness and depression in the aftermath of war, Ewa Reid-Hammer’s story is the journey of a terrified child’s transformation to adulthood. With reflections on the emotional wounds left not only on herself, but those close to her, Reid-Hammer’s account depicts the complexities of survival and self-recovery in the face of distress. From horror to healing, her story reveals the truth of what it is to be a child of war.

When a traitor enslaves a peaceful ally, it’s my job to see them rescued and the turncoat brought to justice. I never thought liberating Valkredian allies would lead me to my mate. By the looks of it, Judy doesn’t belong among the Macurians, but the little human was raised from infancy by the king and queen, and she’s just as royal as any of them. The soul of a warrior beats within her, and she’ll stop at nothing to save her people.

Little boys can get scared and want to feel safe. They can also get really cold in the winter time. So, a boy’s grandma bought him a blue blanket to keep him warm at night. It stays with him when he’s sad and is his friend as he grows up. He plays with his cars on the blanket and takes it to camp. He even takes it to college. The Blue Blanket will make every kid and adult wish they had one too.

One of the most popular designer breeds, the Aussiedoodle has quickly become a highly sought-after family pet for several very good reasons. A combination of an Australian Shepherd and a Poodle, the Aussiedoodle is both intelligent and well-mannered. While this breed is only a few decades old, in that short span of time it has proven to have many of the best traits of both parent breeds. An Aussiedoodle makes a great companion both inside and outside the home.

Award-winning YouTube sensation Melanie Murphy visits Audible Studios to discuss her biography, Fully Functioning Human (Almost): Living in an Online/Offline World. Having grown up in a digital age, Melanie details her experience of dealing with cyberbullies, dumping by text, the pressures of social media and the effects of suffering from anxiety, poor self-esteem and depression.

Pour son premier épisode, Victoire Tuaillon reçoit Mélanie Gourarier, chercheuse au CNRS, anthropologue, autrice de "Alpha mâle, séduire les femmes pour s'apprécier entre hommes". Elles parlent de son travail, de l'étude d'un petit groupe de séducteurs qui permet de comprendre plus largement la manière dont les hommes occupent le pouvoir dans notre société, des études de masculinités, de l'homo-sociabilité (les hommes entre eux), de l'amitié virile et de l'apprentissage du contrôle de soi.

Das Zauberland wird bedroht. Furchtbares ist in Sternchens Heimat geschehen: Die Dunkle Fee hat die Herrschaft übernommen und nun schweben die anderen Zaubereinhörner in Lebensgefahr! Klar, dass Greta, das Einhornfohlen Sternchen und ihr gemeinsamer Freund Jakob sich sofort auf den Weg machen, um sie zu retten. Doch können sie den Einhörnern helfen und die Dunkle Fee besiegen?

Kinder fragen, die Virologin Prof. Melanie Brinkmann antwortet. In diesem Hörbuch mischen sich sachliche Wissensfragen (Was ist eine Impfung?) mit Verständnisfragen, die sich aus den Bildern und Berichten der Erwachsenenmedien ergeben (Was ist eine Corona-Party?) und eher emotionalen Fragen (Kann sich mein Haustier anstecken?). Und natürlich gibt es auch einen Corona-Witz.

Kreativität macht glücklich - und sie hilft uns dabei, die Herausforderungen des Lebens zu meistern, im Großen wie im Kleinen. Melanie Raabe, SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin und selbst lange auf der Suche nach ihrem "ganz persönlichen Ding", erklärt, weshalb wir alle kreativ sind und wie wir die Inspiration finden, um auf das zu stoßen, was uns im Innersten ausmacht und weiterbringt.

So kommen Familien gut durch die Pubertät - Wenn Kinder in die Pubertät kommen und sich immer deutlicher abgrenzen, gibt es in Familien oft Diskussionen, Rückzug, Wut und Streit. Häufig liegt die Ursache nicht im Verhalten der Kinder, sondern in dem der Eltern. Denn wenn Eltern sich nicht über ihre Werte und Wünsche im Klaren sind und nicht gut für sich selbst sorgen, können sie ihrem Nachwuchs keine Orientierung geben.

"Mein Essay über Lady Gaga erzählt von Sonderwegen. Von dem eines jungen Mädchens namens Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, das zu Lady Gaga wurde, von meinem - und dem meiner Freunde. Von Partys und Drag, Outsidertum und Selbstfindung, von spätem Coming-of-Age und davon, wie man jedes bisschen Mut zusammenkratzt, um das zu werden, was man schon immer sein wollte. Die einzelnen Abschnitte führen ins Dorf und in die Kleinstadt, nach Köln und New York, auf Konzert- und Lesebühnen, an den Schreibtisch und in den Club. Lady Gaga liefert den Soundtrack und die Attitüde dazu."

Avec les "p'tits classiques", les enfants découvrent les contes les plus célèbres de la littérature jeunesse qui les accompagneront tout au long de leur vie. Une collection d'histoires tendres à raconter !

Le roman le plus connu de D.H. Lawrence. Son succès repose sur l'idée que c'est le chef-d'œuvre de la littérature érotique, l'histoire d'une épouse frustrée, au mari impuissant, et qui trouve l'épanouissement physique dans les bras vigoureux de son garde-chasse.

"At the Mercy of Strangers" is an important addition to Holocaust literature for a number of reasons. It is a document about the survival of one individual and her two children. As a first hand account about survival during the Holocaust, it offers unique insight. It also documents how Polish friends, acquaintances and even strangers helped to ensure the survival of one Jewish family during the bleak days of the Holocaust. These acts of bravery are fully documented, and the 'mercy of strangers' must not be forgotten.