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Es war einmal ein stilles Erstsemestermäuschen und der dreiste, tätowierte Bad Boy ... Ava Watson, die mit der albernen Brille und den hässlichen Röcken, soll sich bloß von mir fernhalten. Nicht, dass ich Avas Nähe selbst suchen würde oder sie anstarre, wenn sie sich unbeobachtet fühlt. Sie ist zu schüchtern und hochgeschlossen und so gar nicht mein Typ. Meine Welt ist nichts für sie. Ich bin nichts für sie. Ava Watson und ich? Das kann nichts werden. Aber warum kann ich dann nicht aufhören, darüber nachzudenken? Nathan Riggs ist fies, ungehobelt und absolut nicht mein Typ.

Stephen King once said that books are “a uniquely portable magic.” Here, Emma Smith takes listeners on a literary adventure that spans centuries and circles the globe to uncover the reasons behind our obsession with this captivating object. From disrupting the Western myth that the Gutenberg Press was the original printing project, to the decorative gift books that radicalized women to join the anti-slavery movement, to paperbacks being weaponized during World War II, to a book made entirely of cheese, Portable Magic explores how, when, and why books became so iconic.

This electrifying new audiobook thrives on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of Shakespeare's plays and their changing topicality. It introduces an intellectually, theatrically and ethically exciting writer who engages with intersectionality as much as with Ovid, with economics as much as poetry: who writes in strikingly modern ways about individual agency, privacy, politics, celebrity and sex.

For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words for a certain kind of woman. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood. Words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, the boldest writers of our day take up these words and take up their pen, celebrating fifty years of Virago.

A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no other. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality, and literary mastery. A man who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else. Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of. But it doesn't tell us the whole truth. So much of what we say about Shakespeare is either not true, or just not relevant.

Women go through various life stages, with each moment bringing a new set of challenges and opportunities. Yet we rarely speak openly about these, or share our knowledge and solutions with each other. We use euphemisms to describe periods rather than saying the word. We don't acknowledge leakages or admit that we don't know how to find our pelvic floor or even what it does. We buy trendy sports bras without thinking how they work for breast health or exercise performance. We see young women giving up exercise in their teens to the detriment of their health at an older age.

Does it ever feel like everyone is living their best life? While you, on the other hand, find yourself reheating a frozen pizza while being three hours deep into a Netflix marathon, wondering where it all went wrong! It's nights like this that make even the hardiest of us want to throw in the towel and wave the white flag of defeat. I don’t possess a magic wand that will change your life overnight. What I do have is the key to help you unlock your true potential, and that's by helping you understand the power of your mind and how adopting a growth mindset will change your life.

In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan, located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are on fairly good terms—until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer's land. In a moment of rash anger, Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig, inadvertently almost bringing the two nations to war. Tensions flare, armies gather, cannons are rolled out . . . all because of a pig!

Uprooted from her beloved Great Western Beach, Emma Smith moves with her family from Newquay to the Devonshire village of Crapstone. But the dust has hardly settled when tragedy strikes, and Emma’s father, a DSO-decorated hero of the Great War, is so frustrated by the hardship of life as a lowly bank clerk and by his thwarted artistic ambitions that he suffers a catastrophic breakdown - from which disaster Emma's resourceful mother rallies courageously. Then, in 1939, the war again becomes a reality.

Among the cobblestone villages and towns of rural Bulgaria, a dedicated team of unsung heroes led by Emma and Anthony Smith works tirelessly to change the destiny of street dogs. These animals are abandoned and neglected, and sometimes in danger, until Street Hearts step in to provide them with a second chance. In this heartwarming and inspiring tale, we meet the remarkable dogs they rescue and learn how an army of volunteers goes about it.

[Contains explicit content] The Great Northwest isn't just Seattle and Portland. It ranges from the misty, artistic nerd havens of the coast to the deserts, forests, and cowboy country of Idaho and Montana to the vast expanse of Alaska. Jackie Kashian guides us on a sound collage of the Great Northwest that tackles this strange collection of independent spirits and incredible landscapes, but...in a funny way, people.

Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow for childhood reading, the lifetime companionship of a much-loved novel. But books are things as well as words, objects in our lives as well as worlds in our heads. All books are, as Stephen King put it, 'a uniquely portable magic'. Here, Emma Smith shows us why. Portable Magic unfurls an exciting and iconoclastic new story of the book in human hands, exploring when, why and how it acquired its particular hold over us.

Gavin McNally is an eleven-year-old who lives in a small Northern California town. Just as he’s preparing to enter middle school, Gavin’s parents announce that the family will spend the next year traveling the country in an RV. How boring! But Gavin learns that a year in an RV can be many things—terrifying, death-defying, action-packed—but it’s definitely not boring!

How can I hold myself together, when everything around me is falling apart? Neena's always been a good girl - great grades, parent-approved friends and absolutely no boyfriends. But ever since her brother Akash left her, she's been slowly falling apart - and uncovering a new version of herself who is altogether more dangerous. As her wild behaviour spirals more and more out of control, Neena's grip on her sanity begins to weaken too.

As soon as artist Robert McCloskey saw the ducks in Boston Public Garden, he knew he had to write about them. But how? Studying stuffed birds didn’t help. Would inviting some into his apartment work? What? Was he quack-ers? For months ducklings slept on his sofa and swam in his bathtub, making incredible messes. Quack! Quack! His roommate was not amused and his neighbors complained, but Robert did not give up. As the ducklings grew, he got down on his hands and knees and followed them with pad and pencil.

Tom besitzt alles, nur nicht Dakota. Lerne den Millionär kennen und erlebe hautnah, wie er sich unglücklicherweise in ausgerechnet die Person verliebt, die ihn ebenfalls nicht vergessen kann. Dakota: Mein größtes Problem: den richtigen Mann finden. Nachdem mir Tom nach seiner Scharade den Gnadenstoß versetzt hat, habe ich die Faxen dicke und suche bei Chelseas Mom – der besten und einzigen Wahrsagerin, die ich kenne – nach Antworten. Wann werde ich endlich Mr. Right treffen? Doch die Weissagung ist niederschmetternd: Angeblich ist er mir bereits über den Weg gelaufen.

Evan Benner besitzt alles, nur nicht Chelsea Torres. Lerne den Millionär näher kennen und bekomme hautnah mit, wie er sich unsterblich in ausgerechnet die Person verliebt, die ihn auch nicht gebrauchen kann. Chelsea: Als ich 16 war, hat meine Mutter mir vorhergesagt, dass ich eines Tages meinem Traummann begegnen werde. Mehr als den Anfangsbuchstaben seines Namens, nämlich E, konnte sie nicht sehen. Wäre ja auch zu einfach gewesen, wenn sie mir gesagt hätte, er sähe aus wie Thor und wäre so romantisch wie Mr. Darcy.

Vier Frauen... Eine Freundschaft... und die große Sommerliebe! Maddie Bell liebt ihren Job als Sozialarbeiterin über alles, aber die Männer lieben sie dafür nicht. Was vermutlich daran liegt, dass sie das Herz auf der Zunge hat und immer das ausspricht, was sie denkt. Ganz sicher liegt es daran. Das bekommt auch Cooper zu spüren, der neue heiße Handwerker, der den Nordpol mit einem einzigen Blick zum Schmelzen bringen kann. Als Maddie schon bei ihrer ersten Begegnung nur Blödsinn erzählt, würde sie am liebsten auswandern. Blödsinn, den Cooper ziemlich originell findet.

Vier Frauen... ein Speed-Dating... und die ganz große Sommerliebe in Chicago... Alicia McGowan - genannt Al - weiß, was sie will. Meistens. Zumindest manchmal. Gut, womöglich hat sie sich in der Vergangenheit in den einen oder anderen Vollidioten verliebt. Bei diesem Speed-Dating hofft sie, endlich auf einen Volltreffer von Mann zu landen. Zumal sie zur Sicherheit ihre "Potenzieller-Traummann-Checkliste" eingepackt hat. Was könnte da schon schief laufen? So einiges wird ihr klar, als sie wieder auf Nolan Bradford trifft.

Ich werde erpresst! Und das ausgerechnet von dem Typen, der mit jedem Kerl vom Campus schon mal Blutsbrüderschaft getrunken und jede Tussi - die bei drei nicht ihren Verstand benutzt - nackt gesehen hat. Ich habe gedacht, dass er mein Geheimnis bewahrt. Jetzt steht nur noch ein heißer Rugbyspieler zwischen mir und der absoluten Vernichtung meines Rufes. Ich hasse dich, Zach! ... Ich habe sie in der Hand! Besser kann es nicht laufen. Während ich mein College-Dasein in vollen Zügen genieße, hält Ivy mir meine Verflossenen vom Hals.