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Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the message that we are nothing without the perfect body. By the time Chloé Hilliard was 12, she wore a size 12 - both shoe and dress - and stood over six feet tall. Fitting in was never an option. That didn’t stop her from trying. Cursed with a 'slow metabolism', 'baby weight', and 'big bones' - the fat trilogy - Chloe turned to fad diets, starvation, pills, and workouts, all of which failed.

The High Chancellor puts Rivka on the trail of serial art thieves. Dismantle the ring. Recover the art. Put the thieves behind bars, thieves who stay one step ahead. Insiders? Or maybe outsiders with inside knowledge? No suspects. No clues. Rivka has to use all the resources at her command—her gift, her people, her ship, and tools that no one else has access to. Rivka has to chase the criminals across the galaxy to exotic planets with their own challenges when it comes to solving the crime. The big question is can Rivka find the criminals before they disappear forever?

Shipyard deaths. Labor complaints. Fear. Intimidation. Rivka gets called in to sort things out, investigate the safety issues, mediate the dispute. What she finds isn't a negotiation at all. She puts on her Magistrate hat and gets to work sorting out crimes made to look like accidents. Her biggest challenge is finding out who is honest. Rivka ends up in a court of law, prosecutor and defender, fighting both sides of a new and intricate legal question. When fists and firepower have to give way to intellect and reason, Rivka and her team must rise to the challenge.

In the Phoenix club, there is only one rule: watch, don’t touch, until the powerful owner falls for his new star in this deliciously intriguing romance from USA Today best-selling author Stacey Kennedy.

At Recovery and Relief, a treatment center for girls with eating disorders, the first thing Shoshana Winnick does is attach herself to vibrant but troubled Rowan Parish. Shoshana — a cheerleader on a hit reality TV show — was admitted for starving herself to ensure her growth spurt didn’t ruin her infamous tumbling skills. Rowan, on the other hand, has known anorexia her entire life, thanks to her mother’s “chew and spit” guidance.

As a favor to her rock journalist boyfriend, Thai-boxing, rock-and-roll private detective Kate Brannigan agrees to track down a missing song-writer Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realize that finding Moira is only a prelude to murder. Juggling her other cases, including a search to uncover the source of counterfeit luxury goods, Brannigan finds herself for the first time on the trail of a killer.

Did a princess really feel a tiny pea through a mountain of mattresses? And could a pumpkin actually turn into a carriage to carry Cinderella to the ball? Of course not! It’s all a load of fairytale NONSENSE! Or is it . . . ? The Big Bad Wolf is on a mission to find the truth behind these tales, and clear his name in the process. Combining STEM topics with classic stories children know and love, this hilarious non-fiction audiobook is perfect for inquisitive children always asking big questions!

Before her latest assignment, Morgan Andrews was certain she had the best job on the planet. She gets paid to travel the world and evaluate five-star accommodations, fine dining, and exotic locales. Life just doesn't get any better. But, it can get worse. Suddenly her job doesn't feel so glamourous when she's assigned to map out a road trip to Idaho for budget travelers. And, she won't be going alone. She's been paired on this assignment with Mr. Gorgeous himself, Avery Dalton, of all people.

After being wounded in battle, WereLioness Lorna has been abandoned by her pride and left to die. However, she finds help from the most unexpected of sources. Game hunter Kyle is there for Lorna in her hour of need, and the two of them strike up the most unlikely of friendships, which is soon followed by the most unlikely of relationships.

Virtual Distance - the measurable disconnect that arises when we rely on digitally mediated communication - applies to all of us. In the second edition of The Power of Virtual Distance, Karen Sobel Lojeski and Richard R. Reilly showcase 15 years of data to describe their powerful framework for predicting everything from trust, employee engagement, and job satisfaction to bottom-line results.

The Halloween Parade is coming up, and former CIA agent-turned-suburbanite Merry Wrath's Girl Scout Troop hopes to repeat a 1st place trophy for the 3rd year in a row. But when they find a dead woman dressed as a witch, a mysterious treasure, and face a ruthless kidnapping, it looks like Merry's in for a different kind of triple threat. To add fuel to her bonfire, Mom's in town—meaning Merry has to replace all that bullet-riddled furniture in the guest room—and with her wedding date approaching, her groom-to-be's twin taxidermist sisters are insisting on doing the decorating.

Three dramatic true stories, this is investigative journalism at its very best. In these three gripping series, prominent journalists investigate fascinating human stories, shining a light on history and politics and deepening our understanding of the word we live in.

"Who am I, really? What did I come here to do? Who am I in relationships?" A good therapist will help you answer these questions; so will a good astrologer. For the last 25 years, Dr. Jennifer Freed has combined her deep understanding of both these practices to deeply transform people's lives. Dr. Freed introduces you to psychological astrology as a way to dive deep into understanding yourself and others in a profound and life-changing way. If you think of yourself as simply a Virgo or a Pisces or a Capricorn, be prepared to expand your self-knowledge manyfold.

Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy.

On the run, Milla must find a way to survive. Her desperate escape was just the beginning. The lives of Old Tritoners are at stake. If Milla doesn't fight back, innocent people will die. Caught up in a dangerous war, Milla uncovers what's really going on. But she can't stop it alone. What will happen when Cale learns she lied to him about who - and what - she is?

Liebe ist schön, aber kompliziert. Sprottes Mama z. B. kann sich nicht entscheiden, ob sie wieder heiraten soll oder nicht. Trude entdeckt ihre Vorliebe für schwarze Locken. Frieda muss sich mit einer Wochenendfreundschaft herumärgern. Und Wilmas erste Liebe ist ein Mädchen. Das fünfte Hühner-Abenteuer von Cornelia Funke erstmalig als Hörspiel. Aufwendig produziert, mit tollen Songs und fantastischen Stimmen.

L'Empire de Solaris est à une conquête de l'unification du continent, et la rare magie élémentaire qui sommeille en Vhalla Yarl, une apprentie bibliothécaire de dix-sept ans, pourrait faire basculer le cours de la guerre. Vhalla a toujours appris à craindre la Tour des sorciers, une mystérieuse société magique, et elle a toujours été heureuse dans le monde tranquille des livres. Mais après avoir, sans le savoir, sauvé la vie de l'un des plus puissants sorciers, le prince héritier Aldrik, elle se retrouve malgré elle entraînée dans ce monde.

Ex-CIA Agent turned small town Girl Scout leader, Merry Wrath, thinks she has her hands full getting her troop ready for the Mud Run out at scout camp. But a trip to the movies, where she sees her whole career played out on the big screen, turns her world from little girls to great big lies. Turns out her former handler, Riley, is hiding something and the Agency is on the warpath, thinking Merry has leaked classified intel.

After inheriting her namesake aunt's estate, Stephanie leaves the bohemian life in Portland behind and heads to her new home in Hawaii. Upon arriving in Kona, Stephanie learns that her aunt and she had more in common than anyone would have ever guessed - along with the house came four live-in servants who had been her aunt's longtime submissives. While Stephanie has been a practicing domme for years, taking on four complete strangers as service submissives proves to be a daunting task.

Le troisième et dernier tome de la romance young adult adaptée avec succès sur Netflix ! La dernière année d’études de Lara Jean se passe à merveille. Elle file le parfait amour avec Peter. Son père se remarie et Margot rentre juste à temps pour assister au mariage. Mais des nuages se profilent à l’horizon, et Lara Jean ne pourra ignorer longtemps les choix décisifs qui s’imposeront bientôt à elle. Suivra-t-elle son cœur, ou la raison ?