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In this witty and imaginative tale, the “Royal Historian of Oz,” L. Frank Baum, takes young readers back across The Great Sandy Desert for more exciting adventures in the wondrous Land of Oz. Old friends such as Dorothy, the Wizard, and the Cowardly Lion reappear, along with endearing new characters — the Glass Cat, the Hungry Tiger, Little Trot, Cap’n Bill, the Lonesome Duck, and others. Seeking special birthday presents to express their devotion to the wise and beautiful Princess Ozma, the friends venture beyond the Emerald City and into unknown territory.

Do you desperately wish to lose weight, fight or reverse chronic disease, and rebalance your body by reducing inflammation naturally through diet? And are you looking for a guide that will help you to achieve just that effortlessly? You are about to discover how to leverage the power of an anti-inflammatory diet to lose weight, fight chronic diseases, rebalance your body and achieve a lot more.

A long-haul flight. Two ambitious dance mums. A child in danger. Bridget and Simone aren’t friends. But their daughters are in the same dance troupe, so they’re flying to Los Angeles for the girls to perform at Disneyland. Simone’s daughter Zahra is indisputably a leader in the group, but...

You are about to discover exactly how to live and eat healthy, achieve natural, effortless weight loss, become energized and boost your body through a plant-based diet! More people are discovering the massive health benefits that come with adopting plant-based diets, including lowering cholesterol levels, boosting blood sugar utilization, weight loss, energy and much more.

In der sonst so geruhsamen Stadt Langen wird eines Abends der Gymnasiallehrer Rudolf Schirner brutal ermordet. Mehr als 80 Messerstiche und das Abschneiden seines Geschlechtsteils rufen selbst bei dem abgedroschenen Ermittler Peter Brandt Entsetzen hervor. Wer war dazu fähig, an dem allseits beliebten Lehrer ein solches Hassverbrechen zu begehen? Nach und nach findet Brandt heraus, dass Schirner keineswegs der Musterehemann war, für den ihn alle hielten.

For Zoe Tyler, adulting sucks. First big job, student loan payments, and an apartment to maintain with little help from her often-absent boyfriend, Jake. Throw in a half-sister of Jake's that she never knew about and it's a wonder she's holding it together. When Paige Newbanks shows up unannounced at her half-brother's apartment, she's not only desperate for a place to stay, but desperate to get to know the brother she hasn't seen since she was five. When Jake misses a night out with Zoe and he suggests she take Paige instead, Zoe and Paige are drawn toward each other in an unexpected way.

When I’m ripped from safety, catapulted into consciousness, and thrown into a nightmare, I come face-to-face with the cruel plot twist fate threw me. My fight-or-flight instinct kicks in, and when every road leads to chaos, there’s only one option. In my darkest moments, I promised myself I’d take what I want, and that includes them. My dark avengers.

Four Dates and a Forever When you find that last first date . . . When interior architect Elsie Dodd discovers her musician husband hiding his drumstick under the backup singer’s dress, she files for divorce and moves back to her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Determined to get her life back on...

Vier Märchen-Klassiker von den Gebrüdern Grimm, für die Kleinen neu erzählt von O. F. Gmelin: "Die tapfere Schneiderin"; "Dornröschen", "Rotkäppchen"; "Hänsel und Gretel".

In this perceptive, compelling essay, Katharine Murphy offers a profile of Anthony Albanese in motion – a piece about character, the balance of forces, and the mood of the nation. Are Albanese and his party up for change? Are Australians up for it? What does the new prime minister embody, if anything? Has the centre of the polity shifted, with the success of the Teals and the Greens? Where could – and should – the new government be ambitious?

Unterhaltsam, spannend, pfiffig und amüsant: "Kriegen Eisbären eine Gänsehaut?" hat auf jede noch so knifflige Kinderfrage eine lehrreiche und interessante Antwort. Gibt es Leben auf dem Mars? Warum können Pinguine nicht fliegen? Und wie kommt es eigentlich, dass wir im All schwerelos sind? Diese und viele andere Themen werden mühelos enträtselt – ein Muss für Kinder und neugierige Erwachsene.

This book will teach you how to market your landscaping business to potential customers and what steps to take to convert a lead into a scheduled call. Any successful landscaping company wants to turn that lead into a repeat customer and provide the services they offer excellently. This book describes successful marketing strategies for landscaping businesses. By implementing these strategies, you will achieve the desired results: receive more calls, more scheduled appointments, more leads, and more sales.

Surprise! I'm a prince. As the heir to the throne of a small country, I was shocked when my younger sister decided to leave her royal life behind and move to America. Like any good big brother would, I started digging to see what she was up to. Somewhere along the way, I found myself chatting with the woman of my dreams on a new dating app. She's smart. She's funny. And she's about to get out of the Marines after serving for eight years. The only problem is, she doesn't know I'm a prince. Now I've come to America to tell her. Hopefully she doesn't freak out.

Ridge McCallister: King of the junkyard. God of the gridiron. Cypress Springs’ beloved bad boy. With just a wink and a smile, he has most girls at his beck and call. Good thing I’m immune to his (debatable) charms. Don’t get me wrong, he is beautiful. With the body of a Greek god and the face of a fallen angel, who could resist? Too bad he’s so…Ridge. Every time he opens his mouth, I want to punch him. Or kiss him. No, I don’t want that. Not at all. Not even a little bit. Yet here I am in a no-strings-attached summer fling with the guy I love to hate.

Im Maklerbüro Kowalski und Co spukt es! Ein Sekretär beauftragt Rud und Stan mit den Ermittlungen. Gleichzeitig bitten die Schwestern Savra und Lissi Schleich die Detektive, unheimlichen nächtlichen Klopfgeräuschen in ihrem Haus auf den Grund zu gehen. Für Stan wird ein Traum wahr: Die Schleichs sind die Autorinnen seines Lieblingsbuchs, das die Wahrheit über eine geheime Echsenmenschenzivilisation unter Ruhrstadt aufdeckt. Während Rud im Maklerbüro ermittelt, verbringt Stan mit den Schwestern eine Nacht in ihrem Haus... und sein Traum droht sich in einen Alptraum zu verwandeln.

Owen Easton needs to get a life. Between family obligations and running his bar, he doesn't even have time to date. To make matters worse, his sister-in-laws are pregnant—all of them—his niece keeps asking where babies come from, and his mom signs him up for tango lessons because she says his Latin hip action isn't up to snuff. So when the beautiful barista next door offers to help run the family bar so he can go to a bachelor party in Cabo, he leaps at the chance, until he breaks his number one rule: never ever mix business with pleasure.

Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper, hosts of the Happy Rant podcast, take their faith-based back-and-forth from the recording booth to the book chapter with this collection of insightful and often hilarious takedowns of pastor trends, personality tests, political engagement, and more.

The day Jillian Conner caught her husband smearing her award-winning frosting on his mistress's cupcakes was the day she adopted her man-free diet. Including the insatiable flirt who is renting the summerhouse next door. So when her too-sexy-for-words neighbor decides to take a midnight swim—in nothing but his tanned and muscled glory—Jillian tells herself there's no harm in looking, as long as she doesn't sample. Because this single girl in the city—a local cupcake goddess, who just received an order for a seven-tier wedding cake—already has her hands full. 

Ruhrstadt, Auf dem Holzweg null B: Der eigenbrötlerische Groschenromanautor Rudbert Rubenstein alias Rud lebt mit dem chaotischen Privatdetektiv Stanislav Lauchmann alias Stan in einer unfreiwilligen Wohngemeinschaft. Immer wieder wird Rud von seinem Hausgenossen in haarsträubende Abenteuer verwickelt, die er nur deshalb erträgt, weil sie ihn zu neuen Romanen inspirieren. Verkleidet als Vampir und Werwolf reisen Rud und Stan nach Transsilvanien, um an einem gruseligen Rollenspiel teilzunehmen.

Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she'd never ride again. Lis tried anyway. But how do you stay on a horse without using your legs? How do you give the subtle cues needed in dressage with limited mobility? With hard work—and an unlikely horse named Jubilee!