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Violaine, a devotee of books and learning, is sold by her father to a mysterious nobleman to become his companion. Fearing herself at the mercy of a monster, Violaine, instead, succumbs to the seductive spell of her magical new home and the love of a man she has never seen, who comes to her only in the darkness of night.

De senaste åren har Sverige sett en stor ökning anmälda sexualbrott, där främst män står anklagade. Men vad händer när dessa fall går till rättegång och det inte finns några bevis utöver anklagandet självt? Hur avgör man vad som är bortom rimligt tvivel när ord står mot ord? Thérèse Juel blev engagerad i frågan när en vän till henne dömdes för ett sexualbrott. I den här boken granskar hon tio rättsfall från verkliga livet där utgången blivit fällande dom och höga skadestånd.

"Glaubt mir, die Welt wird euch nichts schenken. Wenn ihr ein Leben wollt, so stehlt es." Philosophin, Schriftstellerin, Rebellin: Lou Andreas-Salomé ist eine der klügsten und zugleich freiesten Frauen ihrer Zeit, die als Liebende stets ihr Herz für sich behält - bis sie dem jungen Rilke begegnet und mit ihm das "totale Ineinanderleben" erlebt, ihre erste Beziehung, in der sich intellektuelle, emotionale und körperliche Liebe vereinen. Doch Rilke psychische Verfassung wird immer labiler, und er engt sie zunehmend ein - muss Lou sich von der Liebe abwenden, um frei zu bleiben?

In How Are You?, therapist Therese Rosenblatt shares her privileged front-row seat into the hearts and minds of her patients, to report on what is actually going on inside real peoples' heads from the dark, early days of the pandemic through its long, drawn-out progression. Dr. Rosenblatt then trains her own attuned eyes and ears onto herself, sharing some of her own experiences, challenges, and unexpected pleasures as she navigates this new world together with her patients.

Note to Self as a 9-Year-Old Child. Hello Child of God, I know you are saying "What?" Your Wisdom at age nine years, tells you to fasten your seatbelt - we are going for a ride. Two days before your ninth birthday Mama goes to her heavenly home. I started my road to alcoholism at 18 yrs. A new day will begin at 29 years, in a strange world of recovery. At 70 yrs, you will learn the concept of Vision Tracking Disability. The first time that you will read a book, not on CD. Beginning with a dream to come true writing your memoir.

Dr. Ann McLannly blames herself for her niece’s tragic death. And after her mother dies, this young doctor volunteers with an international aid organization for a mission in Rwanda. Pressed into a grueling work schedule with limited facilities, she has little time to adjust. Still, she forges relationships with the remarkable people she meets and finds herself drawn into a relationship with a priest, who introduces her to a Catholic orphanage that needs a physician to care for the growing number of orphans.

In einer kurvigen Straße, fast am Ufer der Elbe, leben Frau Meyer und Robert. Frau Meyer ist 92 Jahre alt und wohnt in einem riesengroßen, uralten Haus. Bei seiner Freundin darf Robert fast immer klingeln, nur nicht in der Mittagszeit. Denn nach dem Essen ruht sie sich aus. Also muss er warten. Das fällt Robert nicht leicht. Mit Frau Meyer ist es spannend und aufregend. Robert ist es egal, dass seine Freundin nicht so gut hört oder ab und zu drei Brillen braucht. Er besucht sie fast jeden Tag, weil es mit ihr unendlich viel zu erleben und zu erzählen gibt.

Four years ago, Charlene Perigard survived a brutal kidnapping. Now, at 22, she's put that trauma behind her for a promising future with handsome firefighter Ben Jorgensen. But when new trauma strikes, a new nightmare begins. Sinister threats, a midnight attack, and a deathbed promise drive Charlene to the little town of Creekside, where she encounters a man from her past whom she has long struggled to forget: Clay Morrow - ex-convict and brother of her kidnapper. He's also the man who once helped save her life.

"Aftenland" er en roman om eksistentiel krise, kunst, kærlighed, begær, ensomhed og den akademiske verden. Karolina er professor i kunsthistorie i Stockholm og forsker i kunstens repræsentation af kvinder. Hun har lige meldt sig ud af et langt forhold og drikker måske lidt for meget om aftenen, mens hun følger andres liv på Instagram. Da hun begynder at vejlede en ny, ung ph.d.-studerende, bliver hun betaget og irriteret af hans selvtillid.

Eighteen-year-old twins Charlene and Max Perigard have grown up under the wealthy but tyrannical rule of their oil-tycoon grandfather. When Max disappears and a ransom note shows up, Charlene's world is shattered. Fearing the worst, she determines to find her brother before it's too late.

The most rewarding journey is the one that leads to yourself. What you believe about yourself shapes your narrative. A deep understanding of who you are is crucial to your spirituality and to the flow of your life. It is central to how you function in the world. What is the meaning of your life? Are your choices in tune with the story you are living? Do your beliefs help you achieve your goals or do they stand in your way? Spirituality: A User's Guide is an invitation to grapple with these questions and find peace within yourself.

How do you pray? Could there be a more personal question? Or one more challenging to answer? Yet, 55 religious of the Sacred Heart - Roman Catholic sisters - took on the question with their characteristic humility, openness, courage, and humor. Their answers are as different as they are. Together, the essays in this audiobook reveal not just the individuality of these women, but the beauty of their relationships with the "one whom they love." For each of us, prayer is all about a personal, individual relationship with God.

Da tidligere FBI agent Molly Crawford ringer på døren hos politikommissær Per Roland, er det ikke for at besøge en gammel ven, men fordi hun jager en amerikansk seriemorder. Manden har en bizar forkærlighed for meget unge piger med sortlakerede negle, og FBI har netop sporet ham til København i selskab med et nyt offer. Molly og Roland sætter alt ind på at finde parret, inden han dræber pigen, men tiden er ved at løbe ud, og de mangler spor at arbejde med.

When Lucy Francis arrives at Charlotte's Creek, she finds a family in crisis. To make matters worse, the four children she's been charged with educating are dismally behind in their schooling. The only person who seems to be keeping Charlotte's Creek afloat is the family's gruff stockman, Ted. But even he seems to have his own issues. As the family divisions at the ranch prove insurmountable, can Lucy help the family face their problems and save Charlotte’s Creek?

At some point in our lives, we all experience grief: the death of a loved one, a financial catastrophe, a debilitating illness, or the ending of a marriage. In the dark moments that follow these losses, life can seem hopeless and unbearable. Author Therese Tappouni knows this journey all too well. After suffering the devastating loss of her eleven-year-old son, she ultimately came to the realization that it is possible to not only heal from grief, but to find gifts from the deepest places of despair.

Alice Wilson is happy to be returning home to Redstone Station after two years at agricultural college, having graduated with flying colours. Her grandfather, Sam, now sees Alice as the key to taking Redstone Station into a successful future. Alice is determined to justify her grandfather's faith in her. But will the arrival of stockman Jeremy, a good-looking larrikin with a bad-boy reputation, throw her - and the path of Redstone Station - off track?

Voici de nouvelles histoires où le hasard est roi. Pour être juste, personne n'a vu le hasard dans aucune de ces histoires. Chacun a imaginé une cause correspondant à sa philosophie de l'existence : Dieu bien sûr, qui voit tout, prévoit tout, de toute éternité ; la fatalité qui rejoint le destin pour basculer plus aisément dans l'horreur ; la vie, le milieu, l'éducation, l'enfance meurtrie qui inconsciemment nous guident vers cette confrontation fatale.

Voici de nouvelles histoires où le hasard est roi. Pour être juste, personne n'a vu le hasard dans aucune de ces histoires. Chacun a imaginé une cause correspondant à sa philosophie de l'existence : Dieu bien sûr, qui voit tout, prévoit tout, de toute éternité ; la fatalité qui rejoint le destin pour basculer plus aisément dans l'horreur ; la vie, le milieu, l'éducation, l'enfance meurtrie qui inconsciemment nous guident vers cette confrontation fatale.

Voici de nouvelles histoires où le hasard est roi. Pour être juste, personne n'a vu le hasard dans aucune de ces histoires. Chacun a imaginé une cause correspondant à sa philosophie de l'existence : Dieu bien sûr, qui voit tout, prévoit tout, de toute éternité ; la fatalité qui rejoint le destin pour basculer plus aisément dans l'horreur ; la vie, le milieu, l'éducation, l'enfance meurtrie qui inconsciemment nous guident vers cette confrontation fatale.

Voici de nouvelles histoires où le hasard est roi. Pour être juste, personne n'a vu le hasard dans aucune de ces histoires. Chacun a imaginé une cause correspondant à sa philosophie de l'existence : Dieu bien sûr, qui voit tout, prévoit tout, de toute éternité ; la fatalité qui rejoint le destin pour basculer plus aisément dans l'horreur ; la vie, le milieu, l'éducation, l'enfance meurtrie qui inconsciemment nous guident vers cette confrontation fatale.