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Meaningful conversations about the things that matter most to people: their purpose, identity, and direction in life. How can we find meaning and mission in a restless world? How can we make good and wise decisions? How do we find the path that leads us to discover the deepest desires of our hearts and our aspirations to make the world a better place? This podcast is designed to help you examine these questions and to explore the terrains of self-awareness, self-development, and self-gift. Hosted by Fr. Dan Groody, Vice President and Associate Provost at the University of Notre Dame. Sponsored...

Pesadillas de Quentin han plagado a Claudia desde que trató de forzarla a demos con él para siempre, pero esta nueva premonición de su muerte es diferente...y más de lo que puede manejar. Con toda la determinación que puede reunir, Claudia se dirige al mundo alienígena buscando Q y todas las respuestas que seguramente encontrará con él. Las cosas se complican una vez más con el regreso de John Slater. Es un hombre con un objetivo: salvar a su chica. ¿Será capaz de convencerla de que todo lo que ha hecho ha sido con sus mejores intereses en el corazón?

I’m sure you would love to experience a stress-free lifestyle. But you think that there is no way you could adopt that lifestyle. It just isn't practical. You have a family to consider. You have a busy career to think about. This is where Minimalism in the Modern World comes to help. Finding how to integrate Minimalism into your busy life can feel like an overwhelming process. But it shouldn’t be this way. The whole idea of Minimalism is to reduce stress rather than create it. This book will help you to find your perfect balance.

Mysterious notes are showing up in Fiona’s kindergarten classroom, claiming a suicide from 2005 was actually a homicide. Detective Landry maintains the messages are too vague, possess no integrity, and do not warrant a review of the old case. Fiona’s not convinced. She’s determined to find the author of the enigmatic notes and uncover the truth about a man who had many secrets and countless enemies, including Fiona’s mother and former suspect Nancy Quinn!

Clare es una adolescente normal en su primer año de preparatoria. Ansía ser aceptada, y no desea otra cosa que escapar de su realidad. Encuentra seguridad y santuario dibujando y escribiendo historias, pero cuando conoce a Sherry, comienza a combinar su necesidad de interacción humana con su gusto por la fantasía. Juntas las dos jóvenes se embarcan en una aventura en la que el subdirector, el señor Cortez, es la estrella.

After enduring unimaginable tragedy and heartbreaking loss, Jessica “Jesse” Pratt has actually found happiness in her life again. A relationship she once thought lost forever has been restored. She has managed to win the heart of Abby, the woman she loves. And, she is no longer forced to hide her true identity. Just when it feels like she will finally get the happy ending she never dreamed possible, things take an unforeseen twist. Now, Abby is the one harboring a secret - one so powerful it could rip apart the threads of their newly woven relationship.

A tiresome task. A deceptive dragon. A prince that changes everything. Ophiuchus is a celebrated warrior of the Celestial Kingdom and a warrior among the Stars. He has been always been a dutiful servant of the Prince of Stars. So when the prince asks him to watch over the crafty serpent, Naga, Ophiuchus agrees. But as time passes and discouragement - both from Naga and others - Ophiuchus wonders if the Prince of Stars was right in asking him to take on the burdens of his task. Will Ophiuchus honor his duty, or give into his heart's weariness?

As a surgeon for the Mercy Interplanetary Alliance, Micheel Reshi is no stranger to difficult choices. But when his wife, Nabelle, gives brith to their twins, Micheel is horrified to find Callox and Pasher bare the Sign of Gemini on their arms. The bright constellation marks them as carriers of the hidden code Earth’s last generation had engineered into human DNA - and marks them as targets by the Collectors, a group of people determined to wipe out all memory of Old Earth and its existence.

A freight train blinks through time. A tree branch crushes a car. A scientist makes a confession. These stories and more unfold within. Can Edward Norbery escape the wrath of his family’s curse? What will happen when Anna finds a piano while grocery shopping at Costco? And why have soldiers flooded the streets of a quiet suburb on Thanksgiving Day?

1881 - Special Agent Gillian Hamilton is a magic caster with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam. He’s sent to Shallow Grave, Arizona, to arrest a madman engineer known as Tinkerer, who’s responsible for blowing up half of Baltimore. Gillian has handled some of the worst criminals in the Bureau’s history, so this assignment shouldn’t be a problem. But even he’s taken aback by a run-in with the country’s most infamous outlaw, Gunner the Deadly.

Blake è morto. Lo ha ucciso la moglie. Ma quale delle tre? Rachel, la prima moglie, è obbediente e sottomessa. Tina è la ribelle. Emily è semplicemente troppo giovane. Quando il cadavere di Blake Nelson viene ritrovato sotto il sole del deserto, a essere sospettate sono loro: le tre vedove. Blake Nelson è cresciuto nella Chiesa dei santi dell’ultimo giorno, quella mormone. Ma non ha mai accettato il divieto di poligamia. Si è preso un pezzo di terra desolato nell’angolo più remoto dello Utah, deciso a viverci seguendo le sue regole.

1811, London: Die Leiche einer schönen jungen Frau wird brutal zugerichtet auf den Altarstufen einer alten Kirche in der Nähe von Westminster Abbey gefunden. Eine am Tatort entdeckte Duellpistole und die belastende Aussage eines Zeugen deuten beide auf einen Mann hin: Sebastian St. Cyr. Der brillante junge Edelmann mit ungewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten - der jetzt als Flüchtender um sein Leben rennt - versucht den wahren Mörder zu fangen, um seine eigene Unschuld zu beweisen.

Quando si parla del Risorgimento le donne dove sono? La memoria di quelle, non poche, che lo animarono è pressoché cancellata. Eppure si trattò spesso di figure di grande notorietà, poi celebrate da statue e lapidi. Questo volume presenta al lettore alcune di queste protagoniste dimenticate: in quattordici capitoli di taglio narrativo, le autrici ricostruiscono il profilo biografico e l'azione di altrettante donne, da Georgina Saffi a Clara Maffei, da Sara Nathan ad Anita Garibaldi, dalla nobile Cristina di Belgioioso alla capraia palermitana Teresa "Testa di lana".

Narnia, Heimat der sprechenden Tiere, wo Wunder geschehen und eine neue Welt geboren wird. Mit Das Wunder von Narnia erzählt C. S. Lewis, wie das weltberühmte Abenteuer Narnia seinen Anfang nimmt. Durch die Experimente eines bösen Magiers geraten Polly und Digory nach Narnia, wo der mächtige Löwe Aslan mit seinem Gesang eine neue Welt zum Leben erweckt und den ewigen Kampf gegen die Weiße Hexe Jadis aufnimmt. Lewis' zeitlose Erzählung hat weltweit Millionen von Menschen verzaubert.

A suicide assault has destroyed the life support system of a major waystation. All that is known about the young men responsible is that in their last living moments, they were receiving messages from an uninhabited sector of space and were playing a virtual reality game. Two unlikely allies have joined forces to investigate the incident: Ru Gaya, a mercenary explorer with a taste for high risk ventures, and game designer Micah Bello, who must find the parties responsible for the attack in order to clear his name.

Mera never imagined she would have to face a necromancer without Bast, her fae partner, but the Captain decided to separate them on a whim - or so she thinks. Running against the clock to avoid an outbreak that could destroy the human borough, Mera is forced to work with Julian Smith, the man she used to love before the Night Prince came waltzing in her life. Not good. Not good at all. Meanwhile, Bast chases Poseidon with the help of his brothers, knowing it's the only way to ensure Mera's safety. He'll do anything to save her, even if it means his doom.

When Mera Maurea goes to Lunor Insul to investigate the Night King's murder, she knows bringing her partner Sebastian Dhay is a mistake, mostly because he's the victim's freaking son. Things would be a lot easier if Bast's relationship with his four brothers wasn't so...explosive. As the culprit keeps attacking the Night Court, Mera and Bast will have to catch him before all remaining Dhays are dead. Everything is connected, and solving this case might just bring Mera closer to Poseidon.

Genealogist Lucy Lancaster is just about to tuck into a plate of tacos at her favorite Austin joint, Big Flaco’s, when she gets an unexpected visit from her former - and least favorite - coworker. Camilla Braithwaite hasn’t gotten much friendlier since the last time Lucy saw her, but that doesn't stop her from asking a favor. In her hand is a newspaper feature on an ancestor, a Civil War corporal - and a liar, according to the article. Charles Braithwaite is depicted as a phony and a deserter, and Camilla wants Lucy’s help clearing his name.

Faced with abominable working conditions, unsympathetic owners, and hard-hearted managers, the mill girls of Lowell have had enough. They're going on strike, and they have a secret weapon on their side: a little witchcraft to ensure that no one leaves the picket line.

German, Czech, and Irish immigrants poured into America in the mid-1800s. They brought their language and traditions with them...and their love of brewing and drinking beer. In 1881, Iowa City was a bustling town full of immigrants. The population was exploding, and that meant two things: Fortunes were being made overnight and trouble was afoot. Three large breweries had taken root, sprouting strong and proud in the "Northside" neighborhood. In one generation the brewers became wealthy and powerful men. They also came to be known as "The Beer Mafia".