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Gewohnheiten sind Aktionen und Verhaltensweisen, die automatisch ablaufen und unser Leben bestimmen. Gewohnheiten haben gute und schlechte Seiten, dabei ist es nicht so einfach alte Gewohnheiten abzulegen. Harold Little, Autor des Buches Die Macht der Gewohnheit", behauptet, dass die meisten Menschen an sich vor allem ihre schlechten Seiten bemerken, ohne zu versuchen, ihre Gedanken in andere Wege zu leiten: ebenso sehr, wie man sich negative Früchte herangezüchtet hat, kann man auch Erfolg und Selbstständigkeit heranzüchten.

Exploring otherness, identity, faith, religion, gender and sexual trauma, Hag brings together a gripping collection of tales that are unsettlingly timely and wickedly sinister. E

At a time when live comedy has never been harder to find you've come to absolutely the right place. Audible Presents: Australia's Funniest Stand-Up features six of our most awarded and best-loved Australian comedians doing what they do best, making people laugh in their own, unique ways. Originally recorded live at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, the stand-up specials are also available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.

The festival was intended as a getaway from UCLA for Gary, his girlfriend, Joan, and their friends. But soon after they arrive, Joan vanishes. Calls to her parents’ home yield only dead air. Her school records are gone. And there’s no evidence that Joan, or even her roommate, ever existed. Most disturbing of all is what they do find. Among Joan’s belongings is a prayer written on a small scroll. It’s a safeguard — and a warning — from something called The Outsiders. For Gary and his friends, it’s the only clue.

What happens when you receive a piece of information that changes your life? Mum’s the Word is not just one way to react, but also a 40,000-word memoir that takes you through how the author handled such news. Suspense builds as a story of family secrets, unknown adoption, and an amazing search to find answers, the real truth, unfolds. This journey reveals the complexities of love, relationships, and coming to terms with unexpected life events.

When Gregory Tomasov moves into an abandoned farm on the edge of McGuane, Arizona, he discovers a terrible secret buried in the walls of the old building.

Successful sea rovers were careful practitioners of a complex profession that sought wealth by stratagem and force of arms. Drawn from the European tradition, yet of various races and nationalities, they raided both ship and town throughout much of the world from roughly 1630 until 1730. Using a variety of innovative tactics and often armed with little more than musket and grenade, many of these self-described "soldiers and privateers" successfully assaulted fortifications, attacked shipping from small craft, and even circumnavigated the globe.

The formerly laid-back principal has become unusually strict. And with her toadying secretary, she seems to be running the show. That isn’t all. The janitors no longer work nights because of what they hear. The students are frightened by what they see. And things are happening on school grounds that defy rational explanation. But there is an explanation. It’s just not anything that anyone can begin to believe — or hope to survive.

Sixteen short story romances collected from season one of Dirty Little Podcast, a weekly podcast featuring some of your favorite authors and read by award-winning audiobook narrator Joshua Macrae and friends.

Thirty-five years of following in the footsteps of Charles de Foucauld color little sister Kathleen’s portrayal of the man and his message. Rather than relying too heavily on Charles de Foucauld's spiritual writings, little sister Kathleen draws on fresh material taken from his correspondence and diaries to set out his legacy for those who live in the deserts of the modern world, reminding us that at the heart of the Christian adventure is friendship with Jesus of Nazareth.

In the small town of Montgomery, Arizona, Kyle Decker's book shop is barely breaking even. When a bank opens in the empty storefront next door, he hopes the new establishment will bring in more foot traffic. Trouble is, nobody has ever heard of the First People's Bank, and the local branch has appeared mysteriously overnight. Their incentives for new customers seem reasonable...at first. But is it a coincidence when Kyle's wife has her identity stolen and his son receives emails that seem to know his private thoughts? Or when the manager of a competing bank dies a gruesome death?

Andy's daddy loves to walk on the kinkier side while Andy is not only more vanilla, but only lives as a Little part-time. When Andy suggests that Daddy adopt a second Little to become Andy's full-time baby brother, Andy ends up re-evaluating his life and his role within their family. Things begin to change when they meet Timmy and bring him home to play. Is this truly the happy-ever-after of all their dreams? This is a story featuring age play. All characters are adults and are in a consensual relationship.

Det är tävlingsdags och Rainbow Dash har bestämt sig för att vinna titeln som bästa unga flygare. Till sin hjälp har hon Fluttershy som ska hurra och heja så mycket hon kan. Allt Rainbow Dash behöver göra är att först flyga slalom, sedan forma och snurra på molnen, och till sist avsluta med en stor regnbågssmäll. Problemet är att hon bara har gjort en regnbågssmäll en enda gång förut! Kommer hon ändå att lyckas på tävlingen?

Frankreich, 1897: Gabrielle Chanel - später unter dem Namen Coco weltberühmt - und ihre Schwester Antoinette werden von ihrem Vater in einem Waisenheim abgegeben. Armut und harte Arbeit bestimmen dort ihren Alltag. Doch Coco ist nicht bereit, sich in ihr Schicksal zu fügen. Unbeirrbar erobert sie sich ihre Freiheit - unter den teils bewundernden, teils neidischen Blicken ihrer Schwester. Antoinette weicht Coco bei ihrem Weg zur Modemacherin nicht von der Seite und unterstützt sie, wo sie kann. Bald schon spricht man in Paris ehrfurchtsvoll von den "Schwestern Chanel".

Being raised in the game by conniving, money-hungry, married-to-the-streets parents, the only thing 17-year-old Porsha Jackson was sheltered from was fairytales. Calvin, her father, is one of the most feared and respected drug dealers in the city, and Trinity, her mother, has a reputation for a firm hand and on-point aim. From hustling and grinding to balancing a few hours of school a week to keep social services off the family's back, Porsha has been groomed from an early age to hold her own and help run the family's business.

One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and Canada.

The Art of Expressing the Human Body, a title coined by Bruce Lee himself to describe his approach to martial arts, documents the techniques he used so effectively to perfect his body for superior health and muscularity.

Little synthesizes years of integrated study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhist studies, somatic practices, anatomy, massage, and trauma healing, and offers a multifaceted and holistic perspective on yoga practice. He shares his struggles and joys as a yogi and chronicles the transformation of his understanding and practice along the way. Each chapter is a lesson, and he includes companion practices such as poses, reflections, meditations, and explorations to help you embody the teachings. Little weaves together poetic metaphor, clear instruction, compassion, and humor.

When Elspeth arrives at her ex-husband's LA mansion for his 50th birthday party, she's expecting a crowd for the British film director. Instead, there are just seven other guests and Richard's pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from her tank. Come morning, Richard is dead.

Antoinette and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel know they’re destined for something better. Abandoned by their family at a young age, they’ve grown up under the guidance of nuns preparing them for simple lives as the wives of tradesmen or shopkeepers. At night, their secret stash of romantic novels and magazine cutouts beneath the floorboards are all they have to keep their dreams of the future alive.