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Eine Hommage an die Philosophie
Neil, gescheiterter Schauspieler, Vater und Ehemann, besucht im Abendstudium eine Vorlesung zu Kultur und Zivilisation und ist fasziniert von der stoischen und anspruchsvollen Professorin Elizabeth Finch. Er hat zwar immer wieder Affären, doch prägt das Ringen um ihre Anerkennung sein Leben. Auch nach Beendigung des Studiums bleiben die beiden in Kontakt. Als sie stirbt, erbt Neil ihre Bibliothek und stürzt sich...
2) Elizabeth I
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When Elizabeth I took the throne of England in 1559, hardly anyone knew what to make of her. Born the heir to the throne, she was declared a bastard when she was three years old, after her mother was executed for treason, witchcraft, and incest. During the reign of her sister, Mary I, she was a prisoner in the Tower of London, where she was expected to die. But when she became Queen, at the age of 25, she swiftly stunned the royal court by stepping...
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Wie würden Sie sich fühlen, wenn Ihnen keiner mehr glaubt? Und Sie nicht mehr sicher sind, ob Sie sich selbst noch glauben können? Genauso ergeht es Maud, die an Alzheimer leidet - und die ihre Freundin vermisst. In diesem faszinierenden
Roman machen wir uns gemeinsam mit Maud auf die Suche nach der verschwundenen Elizabeth und erleben dabei hautnah, wie hilflos und verletzlich Maud sich selbst und ihrer Umwelt gegenübersteht. Mit überwältigender...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Elizabeth Warren's Persist
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) Elizabeth Warren started teaching at Riverdale Elementary in New Jersey in 1970. By the end of the school year, she was fired due to her pregnancy with her daughter Amelia. Five years later son Alex came along. Warren eventually went back to teaching and got a law degree.
2) Back then, pregnant women had practically no rights. Employers would often ask very...
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Summary of Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic is a book of motivational passages, anecdotes, and quotes meant to inspire readers to embrace creativity in whatever form is most natural for them. By exploring creativity through real life experiences and words of encouragement, readers learn to face what holds them back from embracing inspiration and activating their creative nature, also known as finding Big Magic…
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Summary of Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction is a book by award winning journalist, Elizabeth Kolbert. In this book, the author demonstrates that species are dying out at a rate comparable to the previous mass extinctions, and if the trend of global warming, deforestation, and pollution continues in its present course, the numbers of extinct species will meet or exceed that rate of destruction.
The extinction of species picked up steam when...
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Die aktuellste Biografie mit Exklusivmaterial aus den Royal Archives
Schüchtern, aber mit stählernem Selbstbewusstsein. Unergründlich trotz eines Lebens in der Öffentlichkeit. Gläubig. Unsentimental. Neugierig. - Mit all diesen Begrifflichkeiten ließe sich Queen Elizabeth II. beschreiben. Eine Regentin, die mit stärkeren Veränderungen konfrontiert wurde als alle anderen royalen Staatsoberhäupter der englischen Geschichte. Dabei wurde sie...
8) Stormy Haven
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He's her undercover bodyguard-but she can't know
A Coldwater Bay Intrigue story
When someone tries to kill former government agent Jonna Strand, Ian Brady comes to her rescue. Now Ian must keep Jonna safe and catch the would-be killer-without revealing he was sent undercover to protect her. But when Jonna learns the truth, can she look past his secrets and lean on him to ensure they live through the storm-ridden night?
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From a USA Today–bestselling author, a journalist protects his ex when she is hunted by a killer in the wilderness in this inspirational romantic suspense.
After stumbling on a drug operation, Alice Wilde races through the woods as bullets whiz past, using her skills as a wilderness guide to elude her pursuers. But she doesn't stay safe for long once one of the armed men recognizes her . . . and starts stalking her. When the sheriff asks her...
10) City of Girls
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Begehe jede Dummheit mit Begeisterung!
Nach einer Jugend in der Provinz und dem Rausschmiss aus dem College stürzt sich die 19-jährige Vivian kopfüber in das wilde Leben Manhattans: Musicals, Bars, Jazz und Gangster. Um jede Ecke biegt eine neue Liebe, erst recht im Lily Playhouse, dem sympathisch heruntergekommenen Theater, für das sie Kostüme näht. Doch dann begeht sie einen skandalösen Fehler, der den Lauf ihres Lebens grundlegend verändert....
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Holidays can be a monster.
Giovanni and Beatrice left vampire conspiracies and supernatural adventures for a peaceful family life. But peace only lasts so long for a vampire assassin and an undying scribe.
The death of an old friend leaves Giovanni with a rare opportunity. He knows that Lady Penelope's library hides more than one rare book, but can he break into her family's ancestral home without raising the alarm? Giovanni and Beatrice are looking...
12) Sieben Lügen
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Mit dieser kleinen Notlüge fängt alles an. »Natürlich passen du und Charles gut zusammen«, versichert Jane ihrer besten Freundin Marnie. Doch dann läuft alles aus dem Ruder. Und zwar gewaltig. Denn eine Lüge zieht bekanntlich die nächste nach sich, und schon bald ist das Verhältnis der drei unwiederbringlich vergiftet. Aus Unbehagen wird Verdacht, aus Verdacht Gewissheit - und aus Freundschaft eine tödliche Falle ...
13) Double Vision
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Paranormal women's fiction for lovers of sassy women, psychic shenanigans, and lifelong friends.
Desert sunshine casts the darkest shadows.
Successful realtor Julia Brooks moves to the quirky neighborhood of Vista de Lirio in the California desert and meets a riotous cast of eccentric characters. But her semi-retirement is spoiled when she finds the body of the neighborhood lothario dead in the kitchen of her brand-new listing. Even more complicated?...
14) Dunkle Tiefen
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In einem abgelegenen Cottage an der Steilküste Englands wollen drei Schwestern die Weihnachtsferien zusammen verbringen. Es ist das erste Mal seit jener tragischen Nacht vor zwanzig Jahren, dass sie in das einstige Ferienhaus der Familie zurückkehren. Damals stürzte ihre jüngste Schwester Rose mitten in der Nacht von einer Klippe - die Umstände ihres Todes sind bis heute ungeklärt. In der Hoffnung, die Vergangenheit möge endlich ruhen, treffen...
15) Runaway Fate
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It's paranormal women's fiction for lovers of magic, mayhem, and a solid afternoon nap (when they can squeeze one in.)
Katherine wasn't looking for anything extraordinary in her life. She had a job she loved, a husband she adored, and a home in the beautiful seaside town of Moonstone Cove.
Okay yes, she worked too much and had fallen out of touch with all her friends, but that happened to everyone, right? And sure, she was feeling a little creaky...
16) Fate Actually
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She's an empath who's always prepared, but can she handle a supernatural storm of lies, temptation, and murder?
Toni Dusi grew up knowing everyone's business and everyone knowing hers because in Moonstone Cove, you can't pass a restaurant, farm, or winery that doesn't have at least one Dusi involved. Despite her family, Toni has managed to carve out a private niche for herself. She has a car shop she loves, a country cottage all to herself, and has...
17) Fate Interupted
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She had her life all planned out; fate had other ideas.
How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California's Central Coast, newly divorced, working for a stubborn winemaker and wrestling with sudden psychic powers?
Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day.
She's working her way back to the business world and starting her own event-planning business, but fate keeps throwing Megan...
18) Ich, Richard
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Malcolm hat seit zwei Jahren ein Verhältnis mit Betsy, der Frau seines alten Freundes Berni. Aber Berni bemerkt nichts von dieser Liaison. Betsy liebt Malcolm abgöttisch, doch dieser erträgt ihre Nähe nur, weil er sie zum Mord an ihrem
Ehemann bewegen möchte, um so an dessen "Vermächtnis" zu kommen. Er möchte mit einem Buch über Richard III. berühmt werden, doch dazu fehlt nur noch ein winziger, aber sehr bedeutender Baustein - eben das...
19) Bishop's Flight
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The sins of the past will burn you.
Four nights. Three days. The human son of two powerful vampires has been taken from his home, and if Carwyn and Brigid can't find him, the delicate balance of power in an immortal haven might just go up in flames.
Las Vegas holds a special appeal in the immortal world. It's a city of darkness, debauchery, and vice; a city where inhibitions are low and blood runs hot.
Rose Di Marco and Agnes Wong have been...
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Pulse-driving paranormal mystery from USA Today Bestseller, Elizabeth Hunter.
Darkness comes for everyone, and some fates are inescapable.
For over a thousand years, the legendary sword Laylat al Hisab-the Night's Reckoning-has been lost in the waters of the East China Sea. Forged as a peace offering between two ancient vampires, the sword has eluded treasure hunters, human and immortal alike.
But in time, even the deep gives up its secrets.
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