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Blanche White is a plump, feisty, middle-aged African-American housekeeper working for the genteel rich in North Carolina. But when an employer stiffs her, and her checks bounce, she goes on the lam, hiding out as a maid for a wealthy family at their summer home. That plan goes awry when there's a murder and Blanche becomes the prime suspect. So she's forced to use her savvy, her sharp wit, and her old-girl network of domestic workers to discover the truth and save her own skin.

Do you feel like a victim of distractions? Do you long for happiness and peace of mind? Are you often stressed out at work or home? If you answered yes, then this audiobook should be your next. It will teach you practical ways of mastering your body, mind, and spirit. This audiobook is a modern approach to the ancient art of mindfulness. It has been designed as a practical step-by-step guide for beginners but also has some additional insights for advanced mindfulness meditation practitioners.

Marriage is great, but it's not forever. It's until death do us part. Then come eternal rewards or regrets depending on how we spent our lives. In his latest book, Francis Chan joins together with his wife Lisa to address the question many couples wonder at the altar: "How do I have a healthy marriage?" Setting aside typical topics on marriage, Francis and Lisa dive into Scripture to understand what it means to have a relationship that satisfies the deepest parts of our souls.

Antigone stood defiant in the face of tyranny. Best-selling and award winning author Colm Tóibín wrote this new dramatisation of the Greek tragedy especially to be performed by Irish actor Lisa Dwan. Pale Sister gives voice to Antigone’s sister, Ismene, who recounts her sister’s defiance of the king as pressures mount on her to act to vindicate her sister, or even follow her example. Pale Sister tells Antigone’s story through Ismene: the quiet person in the corner, bearing witness to everything.

Major Jack Novak has never failed to meet a challenge - until he meets army nurse Lieutenant Ruth Doherty. When Jack lands in the army hospital after a plane crash, he makes winning Ruth's heart a top priority mission. But he has his work cut out for him. Not only is Ruth focused on her work in order to support her orphaned siblings back home, she carries a shameful secret that keeps her from giving her heart to any man. Can Jack break down her defenses? Or are they destined to go their separate ways?

The most successful women are often not the most talented, the most gifted, or even the most experienced. What these women have is a knack for communicating that opens doors and gives them influence. Gleaning from powerful research, best-selling author and life strategist Valorie Burton unearths practical insights you can put to work in your life immediately.

From Questioning to Knowing: 73 Prayers to Transform Your Life was channeled through Lisa for humanity to support those who want to fulfill their life’s purpose and create their soul dream by living a life that is free from negative ties to the past. It offers immediate gratification and healing results for listeners as they use the prayers that speak to their hearts, and they access easy meditations to go into the Akashic healing vibration for accelerated soul growth.

En roman om prakt och privilegier, misslyckanden och övergrepp. Och om skeletten som gömmer sig i de stora garderoberna i villorna med utsikt över Öresund.Caroline tar långa promenader i Dyrehaven, men hon vet inte riktigt varför. Hennes fastighetsmäklare till man börjar komma på...

Han hade aldrig velat ha någon tillräckligt mycket för att ge sig ut på jakt. Tills han träffade henne.Charmig, lättsam och otrolig rik. Xavier Castillo har hela världen till hands. Han har, till sin fars förtret, inte det minsta intresse av att ta över familjens imperium. Men det...

Det är sommar i småstadsidyllen Sandköping. Unga Fanny är less på sin trista sambo och det oglamorösa jobbet som kassörska på Sunes Livs. Kanske kan flirten med den stiliga pensionären och lottovinnaren Gunnar på sikt ge henne och sonen en lyxigare tillvaro? Ebbas trauma i tonåren är...

Natalie Eriksson tar dig med på en resa för att träffa nio framgångsrika investerare. Personliga porträtt varvas med lärdomar och sylvassa tips för dig som vill komma igång med aktiehandel. Natalie är, vid sidan av jobbet som konsult, en del av trion bakom den populära Facebook-gruppen...

Vad gör man när man känner sig besviken på livet och inte kommer vidare? Svaret för de tre systrarna Eleonora, Fredrika och Victoria är att åka på ett retreat i Kalifornien med sol, stränder och en smula yoga.Det här är en bok om livet. Om komplicerade syskonrelationer. Om...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?” Featuring stories by: Norris Black Amber Blaeser-Wardzala Phoenix Boudreau Cherie Dimaline Carson Faust Kelli Jo Ford Kate Hart ...

Simply Lies is an intense thriller featuring Mickey Gibson, a former New Jersey detective, from the number one bestselling author David Baldacci. 'This is Baldacci at his formidable best . . . Do not miss it' – The Sunday Times No truth Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two...

It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring, or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular step-parents.... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic.

A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST 'Sweeping and quietly devastating' New York Times 'A David and Goliath story for our times' O, the Oprah Magazine Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, How Beautiful We Were tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation...

The Loudest Duck is a book for managers and executives faced with the productivity and leadership challenges of a heterogeneous, multicultural workplace. It's a book for anyone working his or her way up the ladder in this new corporate world order. It's a book for anyone who belongs to a non-dominant group, be it women, people of color, short people, or employees who don't play golf but whose bosses do.  

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Fish in a Tree comes a compelling story about perspective and learning to love the family you have. Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's always lived with her kindhearted Grammy, but...

Based on various observations around the world, this book states that it is possible for anyone to become rich from nothing. This statement is neither a slogan, nor an illusion, nor a chimera. This is the reality. You just have to want it, be patient, disciplined, persevering, and apply the...

Auf der Insel Soshima hat der Winter Einzug gehalten. Lucy ist glücklich. Sie haben gerade mit der Ernte der Kamelienblüten begonnen, um aus ihnen den roten Farbstoff für Sylvias Kosmetikfirma zu gewinnen. Über Weihnachten wird sie in die Bretagne fliegen, wo Lilys Hochzeit stattfinden soll.