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Strongest advocate, best friend, expert, cheerleader and chief photographer. Before, during and after labour the role of a midwife is second to none. The Secret Midwife reveals the highs and lows on the frontline of the maternity unit, from the mother that tries to give herself a DIY caesarean to the baby born into witness protection, and from surprise infants that arrive down toilets to ones that turn up in the lift.

The death of a sibling is unlike any other. Gloria Reuben's little brother died just before his 22nd birthday. Two decades later, her oldest brother, Denis, died two weeks short of his 60th birthday. In My Brothers' Keeper, Gloria bares her soul as she reveals the intimate details of her life at home as a young girl. How the death of her father when she was 12 shaped her view of love and life. How David's death was the impetus for her move from Canada to the United States. And how her brother Denis was her heart's twin in a multitude of ways.

Always handy with a pack of gum - and a set of keys that allowed him entry to any premises at will - Lt. Lou Dana had a reputation for playing rough. Relying on uniformed officers, police photographers, and the beloved "lab boys", he often apprehended the killers singlehandedly...and at great personal peril.

Good-hearted Bessie has been taking care of her ailing father for 20 years. But now she's the one who's sick, and she must reconcile with her estranged sister, Lee. A remarkably humorous and tender play, this critically acclaimed family drama was dubbed by The New York Times as "one of the funniest plays of the year as well as one of the wisest and most moving."

Gloria Gaynor’s number-one hit single "I Will Survive" debuted in 1978 to overwhelming success. Shortly thereafter, the single went double platinum. Over three decades later, it still strikes a chord among men and women everywhere. Over the years, the disco legend has received thousands of personal messages from adoring fans whose lives have been transformed by this timeless song. Here, she shares 40 of those inspirational, true stories.

An updated third edition of the renowned feminist’s most diverse and timeless collection of essays, with a new foreword written by Emma Watson and new material written and read by Gloria Steinem.

Michelle Obama's legacy transcends categorization. Mrs. Obama was not only our first black first lady; she was President Obama's equal partner in marriage and parenthood and a tireless advocate for women's rights, education, healthy eating, and exercise. Her genre-busting personal style encouraged others to speak, to engage, even to dress as they wished.

Just a kid from Akron, Ohio, who is dedicated to uplifting youth everywhere, LeBron James knows the key to a better future is to excel in school, do your best, and keep your family close. I Promise is a lively and inspiring story that reminds us that tomorrow’s success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our community today. Featuring James's upbeat, rhyming text, this book has the power to inspire all children and families to be their best.

A new edition of the 1988 classic text that exposed the extreme prevalence of rape in America, coining the term "acquaintance rape" and establishing the disturbing statistics on sexual assault that still hold just as true today - now featuring an original preface from Gloria Steinem, a new introduction by Salamishah Tillet, an updated afterword by Mary P. Koss, PhD, as well as an updated resources section.

Holly doesn’t have time for a holiday this year. But when her job threatens to send her over the brink, her boss insists she take a sabbatical. So she packs her bags and escapes to her beloved grandmother Gigi’s house on Wishington Bay, which has sat empty since Gigi passed away. But Holly’s dreams of a coastal escape take an unexpected turn. Holly didn’t expect to spend time with any man this summer - let alone an Aussie Adonis....

Seven guests. One killer. A holiday to remember. A dark and addictive psychological thriller about seven strangers who find themselves cut off from civilisation in a remote guesthouse in Ireland. You use an app, called Cloud BNB, to book a room online. And on a cold and windy afternoon you arrive at The Guesthouse, a dramatic old building on a remote stretch of hillside in Ireland. You are expecting a relaxing break, but you find something very different. Something unimaginable. Because a killer has lured you and six other guests here, and now you can’t escape.

1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, the House of York. Surrounded by power-hungry men, including her aggressively self-centred husband, Thomas, and ruthless siblings, Edward and Richard, Constance places herself at the heart of two treasonous plots against King Henry IV. Will it be possible for this Plantagenet family to safeguard its own political power by restoring either King Richard II to the throne, or the precarious Mortimer claimant?

Tres historias crueles formadas por: "El Amo" - Hacia el año 1313, época de hambrunas para el Reino de Navarra, un señor de horca y cuchillo pasa la noche en casa de un siervo acomodado, cuya vivienda, además de otras dependencias, cuenta hasta con dos habitaciones. Al calor de un alegre fuego encendido en el suelo de la estancia principal, el Amo y uno de sus oficiales disfrutan la copiosa cena. "El Casón de la Ciénaga" - Estamos ya entrado el siglo XIX, el siglo de los viajes, de los descubrimientos, de los avances científicos.

In a lonely village in the Peak District, during the onset of a once-in-a-lifetime snow storm, Constable Ellie Cheetham finds a body. The man, a local ne'er-do-well, appears to have died in a tragic accident: he drank too much and froze to death. But the facts don't add up: the dead man is clutching a knife in one hand, and there's evidence he was hiding from someone. Stranger still, an odd mark has been drawn onto a stone beside his body.

Profunda reflexión sobre la vida, las oportunidades y el amor de la mano de la protagonista de esta novela, Jimena. Cuando goza de lo que para muchas personas sería una situación privilegiada, Jimena, se siente más sola que nunca. Su vida ha pasado como un destello de luz ante sus ojos, sin darle tiempo a vivir, a sentir o ser la persona que en realidad es. Es entonces cuando toma consciencia de que es una desconocida para los suyos, que ha pasado lo mejor de su vida viviendo la vida de los que amaba, sin vivir la suya propia.

Suena el teléfono y el mundo es para siempre un lugar distinto. Las cosas suceden sin que nadie sepa por qué y uno no vuelve a ser el que era ni a sentir lo que sentía. Ésta es la historia de una ausencia, el relato de una búsqueda. Un descenso a los infiernos para rescatar al ser amado. Porque ésta es una historia de amor, aunque sea la historia de un amor diferente. Sobre el gran tabú de nuestro tiempo se abre la exploración literaria del amor, el dolor y la vida.

How do you build a lasting, romantic relationship? Through personal stories and clinical expertise, The Connected Couple reveals how understanding attachment needs creates unbreakable bonds between partners. Dr. Gloria Lee draws from research, experience, and her psychological practice to share essential principles for achieving lifelong love.

¿Sabrá descifrar las pistas a tiempo para salvar una vida? Durante tres años, un asesino en serie sembró el terror en Atlanta. Cuando la temperatura se elevaba hasta máximas abrasadoras, él atacaba, siempre secuestrando a dos chicas jóvenes. A una la mataba y dejaba en su cuerpo todas las pistas que los investigadores necesitaban para encontrar a la segunda, que aguardaba… presa de una muerte lenta pero segura. La salvación era posible, pero la policía siempre llegaba demasiado tarde y nunca lograron dar con el perpetrador.

A finales de los años ochenta una familia homomarental se muda con una niña y un niño (hermanos mellizos) a un pueblo recóndito de no más de treinta habitantes intentado esconderse del estigma social que provoca la enfermedad de una de las madres que es portadora del VIH. El pueblo (la heteronormatividad) recibirá con desconfianza la llegada de las mujeres lesbianas, cuestionando desde el primer momento su forma de vida y que críen formando una familia.

Hainer ist ein kleiner Hai mit vier bunten Zähnen. Jeder Zahn besitzt dabei eine einzigartige Fähigkeit. So spürt der Rote Gefahr, mit dem Gelben riecht er ausgezeichnet, der Blaue hilft ihm alles blitzschnell zu zerschneiden und der Grüne lässt ihn meilenweit hören. Doch leider wird er aufgrund seines auffälligen Grinsens von den anderen Haikindern ausgelacht und fühlt sich deswegen oft alleine. Durch ein heftiges Unterwasserbeben entsteht ein Riss im Felsen über der HAImat, einem kleinen beschaulichen Dörfchen, in dem auch Hainer und seine Eltern wohnen.