Wildflowers are strong and resilient. Eighteen-year-old Salem wants to have their confidence. Thayer, her thirty-one-year-old neighbour, likes the idea. He also likes Salem, who makes him feel happy. But she has a boyfriend, and Thayer has a six-year-old son from a failed marriage. The sexual tension that arose between them at first sight grows day by day. It becomes increasingly difficult to resist the urge. But do they have a future together? This story intertwines love, passion, terrible childhood traumas, and tragedy... Can two broken people become happy? This is a fascinating novel about the weakness and strength that is in each of us. About mistakes, difficult decisions, stereotypes that prevent us from being free. And about the feelings that make us know we are alive
Catalina should be at her sister's wedding in four weeks. And so, she has exactly four weeks to find a companion and go to sunny Spain, where Catalina's restless relatives are waiting to meet her "American boyfriend". A little lie should have protected the talentless friend from sympathetic comments after breaking up with an ex who is no longer himself, including on the invite list. Handsome Aaron Blackford, a colleague with whom Catalina has a strained relationship (oh, how he drives her crazy), offers to help. Reject Aaron's offer and be in trouble or accept Aaron's offer and be in trouble? But what if he doesn't drive her crazy outside of work? And what, how to pretend to be in love will not have to last long?
Feyra and Rhys, together with their friends, set out to restore the Court of Night and the city, which had suffered significant destruction during the war. The Winter Solstice is approaching, and with it the long-awaited rest. However, despite the festive atmosphere, the shadows of the past do not allow themselves to be forgotten. Feira, who will be celebrating her first winter solstice, discovers that those close to her have been affected much more than expected, and this could affect the future of the Court and their entire world...
Valentina, who recently went through a difficult divorce process, inherits her mother's bookstore and flat in London. A young woman leaves California for Britain to find out who her mother really was and to fill in the white spots in her memories with answers to painful questions. Valentina falls in love with a cozy shop and an apartment with pastel-colored walls, which she inherited, until she suddenly discovers that the bookstore is about to go bankrupt. Therefore, she decides to do everything possible to save the shop, because only here can you find out why her mother left her. Suddenly, a woman comes across a series of mysterious notes in a book, and this becomes the beginning of a search that will tell her about the past and allow her to learn more about her mother and start a new life, coming to terms with all the grievances and losses.
Are foods with dyes and preservatives really driving us to the grave? Can coffee cause any diseases? Is a long shelf life good or bad for products? How much sunscreen should be used so that it brings benefits and not harm? Qualified chemist and popularizer of non-boring science George Zaidan offers an interesting study: what we eat, drink, what we breathe and how various substances (from caffeine to GMOs) affect the body. George Zaidan is a chemical scientist, television host, and web host who has written and voiced several viral TED-Ed videos. He created National Geographic's Ingredients website and also managed MIT's Science Out Loud website. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, The Boston Globe, National Geographic Magazine, Science, and more. George Zaidan is currently an executive producer at the American Chemical Society.
"This is a book that teaches children to think critically and reflect on complex topics. Children often ask philosophical questions to which even adults cannot find answers, so French philosophers will help them get closer to their own understanding of certain problems.What does it mean to be alive?What is it like to love someone?Why are we afraid?What is envy?How to distinguish between good and evil?Who can be considered beautiful?There are no unequivocal answers to these questions, but even at a young age, everyone can formulate their own opinion."
Сестри-близнючки Олів та Емілія мають геть різну вдачу. В Олів ніколи ні з чим не складалося — ані в кар’єрі, ані в коханні. Якось шестирічна дівчинка застрягла в автоматі з іграшками, і про це писали всі місцеві видання. А ось Емілія — щасливиця. Навіть весілля з коханим красенем вона зуміла оплатити завдяки виграшам в інтернет-конкурсах.
Утім, під час весілля щось пішло не так: усі гості разом із молодятами отруїлися. Пригода оминула тільки Олів та Ітана, дружку нареченого, який страшенно не сподобався невдачливій сестрі. Та хіба варто через таке марнувати оплачений медовий місяць на Гаваях? Замість молодят у мандрівку вирушають Олів з Ітаном. Чи вдасться їм забути про взаємну неприязнь і добряче відпочити?
The Gift of a Christmas Star is six good fairy tales about unexpected adventures at Christmas, a family feast on Christmas Eve, magical gifts and warmth that is so nice to share. St. Nicholas, the Star of Bethlehem and angels will bring the heroes of this book the real magic of the majestic holiday, and young readers will be told about the most important values ??of Christmas - the family circle and belief in miracles.
Power is always easier to seize than to hold. Jude learned this lesson by freeing King Cardan from his control and giving him absolute power. Now, having become the mortal ruler of the Faerie in exile, Jude remains powerless and only awakens after Cardan's betrayal. She waits, determined to get back everything he took from her. The realization of the plan is accelerated by her twin, Therin, whose life is in danger. To save her sister ,Jude must take a risk by returning to the treacherous Fairy Court. Only Elfheim is not the way she left him. A dormant, yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic is spreading around the corner, forcing Jude to choose between ambition and humanity...
The relationship between intelligence and success in life is clear and almost axiomatic. And how does the emotional sphere of a person affect life achievements? What emotional components primarily shape our destiny? Is it possible (and how, if so) to correct the emotional patterns inherent in a person when they slow down his movement for the better? And in general, is it realistic to combine two words - ""emotional"" and ""intelligence"" - and not get a contradiction? The answers to these questions are based on the scientific basis and at the same time easily written for a wide audience book by David Goleman - one of the undisputed psychological bestsellers of recent decades.
Ukrainian patriot Orest, who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, is doomed to long torture in a Russian prison. The support of Zoreslava, his daughter, and the Kotyhoroshko doll sent by her are all that saves his spirit during trials. Businessman Lyosha is also behind bars, only in Ukraine, and understands that his ambitions and talks about European integration are useless to prisoners. Olya is a patriot and at the same time the director of communications of the Russian bank in Ukraine, she is trying to preserve her career and image, but she is paying a terrible price for it. Some of them must die for Ukraine. But this is not true
Prominent Ukrainian women of the 20th century often go unnoticed. Some may hear about the fate of some of the heroines of this book for the first time, but their role in Ukrainian history should not be underestimated. These are doctors, teachers, members of the national liberation movement, political prisoners, journalists, soldiers, cultural figures Without them - strong, active, loyal - the pages of our family would be completely different.This book contains interviews, testimonies, archival documents and information about prominent women of Ukraine - materials of the resource ""Historical Truth"". Among them are a unique interview with Kvitka Tsisyk, a conversation with a researcher of the women's movement Marta Bogachevska-Khomyak, articles about Rozalia Lifshits-Vynnychenko, a doctor of medicine, Iryna Tymochka, an underground activist, ""Hristya"", a writer Olena Teliga, and Lesya Ukrainka, mother of Georgy Gongadze.The compiler of the collection is Vakhtang Kipiani, a Ukrainian journalist, historian, editor-in-chief of the online publication Historical Truth, and compiler of the book ""The Case of Vasyl Stus"".
Prague, 1942. Two men must kill the third. This is Operation Anthropoid: two Czechoslovak saboteurs sent from London are tasked with killing Reinhard Heydrich, the Gestapo chief, head of the Nazi intelligence services, "the most dangerous man in the Third Reich," who planned the "final solution" to the Jews. Heydrich was Himmler's right hand man. The SS said: "HHhH" - "Himmlers Hirn heist Heydrich", ie "Himmler's head is called Heydrich". All the characters in this book really existed. All the events depicted in it are true. However, behind the scenes of preparation for the assassination is another war, one that is between artistic fiction and historical reality. And yet, the story must be told to the end...
This book is a guide to survival in the modern information space. It contains the main methods of manipulation and fraud on the Internet. In simple language, specific examples show how to recognize them, what they are harmful and how to act to minimize risks and harm.The book is written in the format of a guide so that more knowledgeable readers can structure their knowledge, and those who are just beginning to look for the answer to the question "How am I being manipulated?", Quickly orientated. The publication will be a find for those who want to explain to family and friends how manipulators and fraudsters work.
Seattle, 1933. A single mother, Vera Ray, goes to bed and kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, on a night shift at a local hotel where she works as a maid. She returns and discovers that the May blizzard covered the city with snow, and her boy has disappeared. On the frozen street, Vera finds his favorite teddy bear, and the snow sweeps away any traces of her child.Seattle, 2010. Reporter Claire Aldridge is commissioned to write about the May Day ""blackberry winter"" (late spring cold). She knows about her double from the past and about the abduction, which has remained unsolved, and swears to find the truth. It turns out that there are many unexpected parallels in the lives of these two women.
How not to get confused when you see a wine list in a restaurant, skillfully choose the wine that tastes good to a particular dish, and distinguish between expensive drinks and cheap counterfeits - for wine lovers such skills are a must. But how to learn this, when sommelier - the greatest connoisseurs of all wine wisdom - operate with incomprehensible words, and some questions seem awkward to ask them: for example, how to make sparkling and what is rose wine? This book will be useful for gourmets , the wine from which region they may like and why people mostly store it incorrectly. And you will no longer get lost in the store, choosing between Shenen blanc and Montepulciano.
In this warm and at the same time sharp story, the events of the past and the present are skillfully intertwined. The main character Kaylee Crane can not believe in her own happiness: she is a successful journalist and the bride of the perfect guy. However, one meeting with Cade McAllister, the love of her life, suddenly changes everything. Now he is homeless and does not recognize Kaylee, but the woman decides to find out what happened to him, the former head of the record company, and wants to help him settle his life.
Narrow specialization is now the exception rather than the rule, so to be successful you need to have knowledge of several different areas, instead of delving into one. David Epstein researched the stories of the world's best athletes, artists, inventors and scientists and concluded that flexibility and diverse experience are the key to real achievement. Such observations are confirmed by numerous scientific and statistical data. In this book you will learn why long hard training does not always give the desired result, while constant defeats will help build the perfect career. Get rid of the stereotypes imposed by the education system for years and learn to acquire universal knowledge and implement it in any field.
No one is perfect by nature. The neuroplasticity of the brain allows a person to develop, so there are no limits to improvement. If we fail to do something, the reason is that from childhood to adulthood we are guided by a series of prejudices and ideas about what we seem to be able to do "better" and what we are "incapable" of. With this book you will understand that a simple change of perception will help to look at everything in a new way and arouse interest in learning. Success is the result of a long process, not a quantity. Science, creativity, leadership - all the doors are open, you just need to make an effort and restructure your ideas to become successful in what interests you.
Discover the enchanting diversity of the wine world with a 20-chapter training course from renowned wine connoisseur Andrew Jeffford. This course will provide important guidelines for traveling around the world in search of not only the pleasure of taste, but also an understanding of the geographically and culturally determined characteristics of different wines. From now on you will buy and taste wine like a true connoisseur.
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