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Mächtige Hexen schützen England vor den fantastischen Wesen aus dem Land Faerie. Cassandra Morgan hat es geahnt: Die Geschichten in ihren Büchern sind nicht nur Märchen. Was sie jedoch nicht wusste: Sie gehört einer Familie von Hexen an. Mit dem Umzug nach Hartwood Hall, in das Haus ihrer Tante, beginnt für Cassandra ein Leben voller Magie.

Mächtige Hexen schützen England vor den fantastischen Wesen aus dem Land Faerie. Cassandra möchte sich eigentlich auf ihre Hexenausbildung konzentrieren, doch im Dorf Hagley geschehen seltsame Dinge. Immer mehr Bewohner stehen unter einem Fluch, der sie nach einem gefährlichen Artefakt suchen lässt: Sir Egads Lanze.

Imposter Syndrome doesn’t just affect middle-aged suits in big board rooms. The typical thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are part of the imposter experience - things like overwork, perfectionism and procrastination, hiding out, playing small and holding back – are common for so many of us. This is not just a different name for self-doubt. It is pervasive and goes directly to your sense of self-worth and belonging. You don’t need a confidence hack. You need to go to the root cause of your feelings of unworthiness and learn to trust that you are enough.

I found Reed and loved him more than I loved myself. We were young... beautiful... entitled. Money and private schools, our families' lavish parties, and posh New York City apartments - it was all mere window dressing. What was real was our obsessive love, which grew right along with us as we moved toward adulthood. It consumed me, and only in his arms did I feel wanted and safe. But I have a secret. It's big and, to some, unforgivable. And it's why I let Reed destroy me, or maybe I destroyed us.

La mitologia greca ci ha lasciato un'eredità infinita di storie, un enorme immaginario collettivo che ha letteralmente plasmato la cultura occidentale. Storie da riscoprire e che a distanza di millenni sono ancora attualissime. In questo audiolibro Gaetano Marino ci racconta la vicenda di Cassandra, figlia di Ecuba e del re di Troia Priamo. Sacerdotessa del tempio di Apollo, Cassandra ricevette in dono dal dio del Sole un terribile dono: prevedere il futuro senza però essere mai creduta.

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. And she’s more than a little startled when the body...

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Everything has a price . . . Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. Anything—or anyone—is his for the asking. It should be simple to find the perfect wife—and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he’s determined...

Princess of Troy, sister of Hector and Paris, Priestess of Apollo. Blessed by the Sun God with the gift of prophecy, and then - for rejecting his advances - cursed by him to never be believed. Diomenes, the enemy Achaean with the healing hands, and Cassandra become puppets of the gods. Their passions are thwarted, their gifts rendered useless for the sake of a wager between two immortals. And now doomed, magnificent Troy is burning. If Cassandra and Diomenes find each other, can their love survive the games of malicious gods, victorious warriors and hated kings?

Międzygalaktyczna rozgrywka wchodzi w decydującą fazę. Wernic, ashtariański renegat na usługach obcej rasy, stara się zniszczyć ludzkość w świecie Alfa. Pomaga mu w tym inteligentna maszyna o nazwie Ulysses. Wydaje się, że już nic nie jest w stanie zapobiec wodorowej zagładzie. A jednak... Ziemię uratować może jeden niepozorny człowiek, mieszkaniec Nowosybirska, Hektor Werrow. Pracuje on nad napędem sferycznym, który pozwoliłby mieszkańcom planety ewakuować się w kosmos. W alternatywnej rzeczywistości, na Ziemi stojącej w obliczu katastrofy, pracuje zespół "Pięciu Merytorycznych".

You know those days when you just can't even? When everything is haywire and everyone, including yourself, seems to be against you? Your to-do list is a mile long; your kid is sick, traffic sucks, and you just spilled coffee all over yourself as you were about to walk out the door? How do you cope? We guess you could say "f--k it" and go back to bed with a bottle of whiskey at 10 a.m., but check out these more sustainable and helpful alternatives by Dr. Faith first. This is the first book of its kind to break down coping skills by type of situation.

When you spend so much of your life working, it’s no surprise that job satisfaction is key to your happiness and that job stress can take a serious toll on your mental and physical health. Cassandra Dunn, clinical psychologist and host of the hugely popular Crappy to Happy podcast, knows what it is to need more from work - not just from her clients but from her own professional journey. If you need to change how you work to find more balance, how you think about work to make it more meaningful, or what you do for work altogether, Cass is there for you every step of the way.

Love is the most dangerous magic of all... Something terrifying is waiting for Tessa Gray in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Tessa seeks refuge with the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons...

Cassandra est une élève studieuse qui ne garde qu'un objectif en tête : devenir vétérinaire. Elle décide de partir pour le Gabon, rejoindre son ami Jaro afin d'aider à l'entretien d'une réserve animalière. Cassandra ne pouvait absolument pas imaginer que son périple prendrait cette abominable tournure. Ce qu'elle subira lors de son séjour dans le cœur d'une Afrique aussi merveilleuse que dangereuse, la changera définitivement. Même l'amour naissant avec Jaro ne suffira pas à lui faire oublier.

Many years have passed since the dramatic events of Pride and Prejudice. In The Cousins of Pemberley series we follow a new generation of heroines - cousins with lives as different and interesting as those enjoyed by their mothers. Cassandra Wickham, daughter of a flirt and a scoundrel, an innocent abroad in a world where money can buy you anything, even a bride. When danger threatens and the man she thought she could rely on fails her, there is only one place she can turn to for help...Pemberley.

Cassandra attende davanti alla porta della fortezza di Micene che si compia il suo destino. Agamennone, che l'ha portata con sé come bottino di guerra, varca la soglia oltre la quale lo attende sua moglie Clitennestra per ucciderlo. Nel tempo che le resta, Cassandra ricorda gli eventi che hanno portato alla rovina di Troia, la sua città.

In Superstar, Stella gets the chance to audition for her favorite television show, Superstar Sam, after a casting director spots Stella out for dinner with her family. He said she is perfect for the role. Stella rehearses her lines until she knows the part by heart. Her little sister, Penny, is jealous, but sometimes older sisters get to do things little sisters can't. But the audition doesn't go as planned. Stella was sure she had the part. Now, will she ever get a chance to show her acting skills and meet her favorite actress?

‘Everything I look for in fantasy’ – George R. R. Martin Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever . . . From the author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare is start of a riveting epic...

It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions....

What's the best day of the year? A birthday, of course! Stella Batts is turning nine, and she has big plans. Her family will be going to Pennsylvania to celebrate. That's where Stella's best friend Willa moved to, and Stella hasn't seen Willa for months. It's hard not to see your best friend for that long, so this is an important trip. But before Stella can get on the plane—disaster strikes! Now instead of a birthday weekend sleepover with Willa in Pennsylvania, Stella is stuck in a hospital room in her hometown of Somers, California, with a broken leg.