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Zazoo, almost 14, is Vietnamese by birth but feels entirely French. She lives with her adoptive grandfather, who brought her form Vietnam to his village in France when she was just two years old. Life with Grand-Pierre has always been filled with poetry and shared adventure, following the predictable rhythms of the season. Then one misty October morning, a boy on a bicycle rides into Ago's small French village and asks a question from which many stories begin to unfold.

Joanna to czterdziestoletnia nauczycielka samotnie wychowujaca nastoletnia córke Lusie. Zmeczona praca zawodowa postanawia isc na urlop zdrowotny i zaczac realizowac swe marzenia. Zamiast odpoczywac, musi jednak wyjechac, by zaopiekowac sie chora ciocia. Pobyt w Starogardzie Gdanskim okazuje sie pelen niespodzianek. Joanna zaczyna pisac, prowadzi "sledztwo" dotyczace przystojnego sasiada i udziela sie w hospicjum, przede wszystkim jednak wskutek tych doswiadczen calkowicie odmienia swe zycie.

When Caitlin Moran sat down to choose her favorite pieces for her new book, she realized that they all shared a common theme - the same old problems and the same old asshats. Then she thought of the word Moranifesto, and she knew what she had to do.... Introducing every piece and weaving her writing together into a brilliant, seamless narrative - just as she did in Moranthology - Caitlin combines the best of her recent columns with lots of new writing unique to this book.

International voice coach Joanna Gray's latest book, Voice Training for Business, is a comprehensive guide to using your voice to best effect in the business world, whether you work for a company or are a sole trader or business owner.

Right in the middle of the German constitution, a group of ordinary citizens discovers a forgotten clause that allows them to take 240,000 homes back from multi-billion corporations. In this work of creative non-fiction, scholar-activist and Nine Dots Prize winner Joanna Kusiak tells the story of a grassroots movement that convinced a million Berliners to pop the speculative housing bubble. She offers a vision of urban housing as democratically held commons, legally managed by a radically new institutional model that works through democratic conflicts.

Jane Austen skewers the novelistic extremes of her day made popular in many 18th-century Gothic potboilers. Dilapidated castles, locked rooms, inexplicable chests, enigmatic notes, and tyrannical fathers all figure into Northanger Abbey, but with a decidedly sardonic twist.

It’s almost Thanksgiving in Sunny Cove, and Sammy Baker has much to be thankful for, including a new raisin pie recipe that the customers at Just Like Grandma’s love. But after talking with her friend Rob, who’s interested in helping the homeless, Sammy realizes there are people out there who need her help. She teams together with other residents to find a solution.

Success in Beauty is a must-listen, revolutionary nonfiction read for any woman who's looking for happiness in her life. With the struggles of day-to-day life, it's easy for a woman to feel sad or even depressed. Women know they want to be happy and fulfilled, but they don't know where to find it. Success in Beauty: The Secrets to Effortless Fulfillment and Happiness tackles a wide variety of topics that will get readers back on the road to happiness and fulfillment.

Apolonia, wdowa i matka czwórki dzieci, mimo że wyszła po raz drugi za mąż, nie do końca czuje się szczęśliwa. Martwi się o swoje pociechy. Najstarsza i najzdolniejsza z nich, Gabrynia, odkrywa budzący się w niej erotyzm, przeżywa pierwszą miłość i pierwsze rozczarowania. Kończy szkołę i rozpoczyna pracę. Odnosi zawodowe sukcesy i poznaje mężczyznę swego życia. Gabrynia jest szczęśliwa i z ufnością patrzy w przyszłość, tym bardziej że marzenia się spełniają jedno po drugim.

Swiat moze byc pelen niespodzianek, jesli tylko potrafimy sie na nie otworzyc. Przekonuje sie o tym bohaterka audiobooka, Janka, której zycie zawirowalo za sprawa tajemniczych fotografii ukrytych pod cokolem pomnika Gutenberga w Gdansku. Nietuzinkowa czterdziestolatka podejmuje intrygujaca, pelna niedomówien gre. Przy okazji dowiaduje sie wiele nie tylko o starej, cennej ksiedze, lecz takze o sobie samej.

The secret correspondence of one Miss Elizabeth Bennet, and another, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, during quarantine lockdown of 1812; she from the confines of Hunsford Parsonage with the Collinses, he within the bounds of Rosings Park, with his Aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Cousin Anne and Colonel Fitzwilliam. (Book 1 of 'The Lizzy & Darcy Letters')

Looking for a beginner language course that fits into your busy lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? Michel Thomas's unique method is designed to overcome the frustrations usually faced by language learners.

Welcome to Barksdale, where all the dogs strive for perfection. Every shopkeeper claims to be the “best groomer” or sell the “best biscuits.” And at Barksdale Academy, the pressure is on for one pup to be named Best in Show. Duke’s cousin Coco, a French bulldog from Paris, is visiting for the K-2 loyalty exam. During this exam, the Underdogs and their classmates will participate in a field day event against a rival school.

When Englishwoman Frances McDonald sets up home in a remote South African hamlet, she is regarded with suspicion by the community. Confined by a marriage of convenience, she seeks an outlet by learning the local language and exhibiting her paintings. Soon war threatens to divide not only the country but the town itself and scupper Frances' hard-won acceptance.

Joanna Gray has been training people for over twenty years in the art of voice training and accent reduction to achieve Received Pronunciation, otherwise known as BBC English. Joanna has successfully helped thousands of people across the world to reduce an accent and attain a high standard of English and has worked with professionals from all walks of life, including doctors, lawyers, accountants, CEO's and actors to name but a few.

It’s been a while since Miss Molly Gertrude Grey and Dora Brightside had a mystery to solve, and it is beginning to eat at Molly Gertrude. The elderly amateur sleuth is bored and begging for something to get her detective teeth into. The answer to Molly's prayers come sailing in when they are asked to plan the wedding of the son of wealthy scientist Mace Brick on a paradise island in the Indian ocean.

When the cupboard is bare at the Flopsy Bunnies' burrow, the family all have to go in search of food. They soon find some old lettuces on Mr. McGregor's rubbish heap, but who can imagine the horrors that await them as they enjoy a nap after lunch! Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny are two of Beatrix Potter's most popular characters, and they are brought together in this exciting tale of danger and friendship.

Signed to a major recording deal at just twelve years old, JoJo catapulted to the top of the pop-and-R&B-infused charts in the mid-2000s. The relatability of her youth and the appeal of her cool-girl mystique earned her millions of fans around the world. More than a victory lap from an artist with over two decades in an ever-changing entertainment industry, Over the Influence is an unapologetic rallying cry to anyone who's ever been terrified to fail and still said, 'count me in'.

When a beautiful piece of music stirs mega-tycoon Maximilian West, he remembers the women who have loved him and shaped his life. So begins a dazzling tale, taking us from the streets of London to the suites of New York, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Strong, powerful, enigmatic, aloof, and adoring - many women made Maximilian the man with everything, but there is only one woman who can make him feel truly alive.

A dead man crucified on an oak tree used by pagans. A pentagram carved into his chest. Antlers adorning his lifeless body. A horrific discovery in the autopsy room. All hallmarks of infamous serial killer Ulrik Ahlgren—the "Brain Surgeon." It should be an open-and-shut case. Except Ahlgren is currently locked up in Kumla Bunker, Sweden's secure prison for its most deranged killers.