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In his much-anticipated memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies Leonard A. Lauder shares the business and life lessons he learned as well as the adventures he had while helping transform the mom-and-pop business his mother founded in 1946 in the family kitchen into the beloved brand and ultimately into the iconic global prestige beauty company it is today.

Spanning 2,000 years, The Everlasting follows four characters whose struggles resonate across the centuries: an early Christian child martyr; a medieval monk on crypt duty in a church; a Medici princess of Moorish descent; and a contemporary field biologist conducting an illicit affair. Outsiders to a city layered and dense with history, this quartet separated by time grapple with the physicality of bodies, the necessity for sacrifice, and the power of love to sustain and challenge faith.

Addison’s about to get married, but she’s not looking forward to the big day. It’s not her fiancé; he’s a wonderful man. It’s because Addison doesn't know who she really is. A few years ago, a kind driver found her bleeding next to a New Jersey highway and rescued her. While her physical wounds healed, Addison’s memory never returned. She doesn’t know her real name. Or how she ended up injured on the side of a road. Or why she can’t shake the notion that she may have done something very, very bad.

In So Many Ways to Lose, author and lifelong Mets fan Devin Gordon sifts through the detritus of Queens for a baseball history like no other. Remember the time the Mets lost an All-Star after he got charged by a wild boar? Or the time they blew a six-run ninth-inning lead at the peak of a pennant race? Or the time they fired their manager before he ever managed a game? Sure you do. It was only two years ago, and it was all in the same season. The Mets have an unrivaled gift for snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, and then snatching defeat right back again.

In this enthralling narrative in the tradition of Candice Millard and David Grann, Matthew Pearl unearths a forgotten and dramatic series of events from early in the Revolutionary War that opens a window into America’s transition from colony to nation, with the heavy moral costs incurred amid shocking new alliances and betrayals.

In their state of being and understanding the blugees now face a new challenge. What to do with the new abilities. Blugee picks up from the end of Evolution with the creation of one of their new worlds. Pay backs are due for some acquaintances.

This audiobook includes seven great chapters by different authors to help you understand the Bible. The chapters include: Prophecy in the Olivet Discourse by Chuck Missler, Real Men Eat Verses by Woodrow Kroll, Prophets to the Gentiles by Chuck Missler, How to Study Your Bible by Kay Arthur, Decline and Heath of Discernment by Mike Gendron, Knowing God Deeper than Most Dare by Woodrow Kroll, and God's Promise of Victory by Dave Reagan.

In their state of being and understanding, the blugees now face a new challenge: what to do with the new abilities. Blugee picks up from the end of Evolution with the creation of one of their new worlds. Paybacks are due for some acquaintances.

A husband betrayed. A wife accused of adultery. Can Christmas give them a second chance at romance? After discovering that his estranged wife, Sarah, now works at the dubious Inn of the Red Chrysanthemum, Sir Rowan can’t resist seeing for himself the taboo activities that take place there. In this wickedly hot Regency, a husband betrayed ventures into the realm of domination and submission to claim his estranged wife. But will his intentions to satiate his burning desires backfire and ruin Christmas?

Lytton Strachey (1880-1932), a founder of the Bloomsbury Group, an influential group of intellectuals in England, was an essayist, drama critic, and author. Eminent Victorians (1918) undermined the old myths of high Victorianism and ushered in a new irreverent tone in which chauvinism, hypocrisy, and the English stiff upper lip were debunked. 

An entertaining, thought-provoking blend of memoir, old-time storytelling, homespun philosophy, and the occasional errant thought, all delivered with Southern style and a distinctive country flavor. These treasures are the result of matriculation in The Advanced School of Hard Knocks (from which I graduated summa cum laude), and I felt it was only right to share them. Perhaps, one or two will bring a smile to your face and a lift to your spirit.

The poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman first appeared in his 1855 volume Leaves of Grass. "Song of Myself" is written in Whitman’s signature free verse style. The "I" of the narrator should not be confused with the person of the historical Walt Whitman, as the first-person persona is portrayed as having transcended the conventional boundaries of self. Most critics consider "Song of Myself" as the core of Whitman’s poetic vision, and it remains one of the most acclaimed of all American poems.

Mindfulness meditation and hypnosis have been shown to effectively reduce resistance to changes in diet and lifestyle while increasing consistency. Their positive affirmations, visualizations, and suggestions connect you to your power and make the task feel more attainable. Mindfulness Meditation for Fasting helps you evaluate your dieting strategies to ensure they work for you long-term. The audiobook provides a number of well-designed guided meditations and hypnosis to help align your mind with your life goals to achieve better outcomes.

When acknowledging what it is you love and then pursuing it, you can stand firm and know that “no weapon formed of man” will ever prosper. Growth is realizing that sometimes that weapon against you...is you! Your mind-set could be your biggest ally or worst enemy. The choice is yours. This book's aim is to highlight the importance of getting out of your own way and sticking to a plan through lenses of growth and vulnerability.

Arthur Smith is a "national treasure", extremely well-loved, with more than 45K Twitter followers. An anthology of Arthur Smith’s uniquely varied written work, this is Arthur's first book for many years. 100 Things I Meant to Tell You brings together 100 stories, poems, and articles gathered over a colourful lifetime making a living on the comedy circuit.

Sixteen thought-provoking short tales that will make you question everything. Take a trip through alternate realities and into many possible futures. Your view of the world will never be the same again. 

We live in a world that feels increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). For young people, the sense of unease this world creates comes with serious difficulties. Many are asking: How can you lead, grow, and thrive in today's world? In What Is Water?, Kayvan Kian shifts the focus away from this overwhelm and toward ways of thinking that will help you grow stronger through it all.

Kurz vor der Hochzeit verschwindet Mary Sutherlands Verlobter Hosmer Angel. Holmes und Watson nehmen sich des Falls an, aber jede Spur von Mr. Angel verläuft im Sande. Niemand scheint diesen Mann zu kennen. Ist Miss Sutherlands Verlobter vielleicht ein Heiratsschwindler, der im letzten Moment kalte Füße bekommen hat? Oder steckt hinter seinem plötzlichen Verschwinden ein noch viel schlimmeres Verbrechen?

Im Wald von Boscombe Valley wird die Leiche von Charles McCarthy gefunden. Er ist mit einem stumpfen Gegenstand ermordet worden. Der Tat verdächtigt wird zunächst sein Sohn James, der kurz zuvor einen heftigen Streit mit seinem Vater hatte. Doch der Schein trügt. Die Spuren führen vielmehr weit in die Vergangenheit zurück nach Australien. Dort ist zwanzig Jahre zuvor ein Goldtransport auf dem Weg nach Melbourne überfallen worden. Eine Tatsache, die das Leben der Beteiligten für immer veränderte.

AI is taking over, and there’s nothing we can do about it - it’s too late. Soon, artificial intelligence will effectively take over the planet and dispose of humans in the process. Replacement of the entire work force is already in full swing, and robot rebellion is no longer fiction, it’s reality and we have to act now for humanity to have a chance of survival before the hive mind takes over.