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1) Walden
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An unabridged republication of nineteenth-century essayist Henry David Thoreau's reflections on the natural world, written during a two year period when he lived alone in a cabin on the shores of Walden Pond.
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One of the most famous non-fiction American books, Walden by Henry David Thoreau is the history of Thoreau's visit to Ralph Waldo Emerson's woodland retreat near Walden Pond. Thoreau, stirred by the philosophy of the transcendentalists, used the sojourn as an experiment in self reliance and minimalism… "so as to "live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not,
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Walden was first published in 1854 by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance.
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Noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days chronicling his near-isolation in a small cabin he built in the woods near Walden Pond, on land owned by his mentor and the father of Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Immersing himself in nature and solitude, Thoreau sought to develop a greater understanding of society amidst a life of self-reliance and simplicity. Also includes Walden's essay, On the Duty...
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Lorenzo Medici, Duke of Florenze, employed Pietro as the city's medical practitioner. At the grand ball Pietro watched his friend Gerardo glide by with a beautiful Signorina. They twirled and whirled with the music, totally mesmerized with each other. The Pope watched Pietro. He knew he was a Waldensian youth, trained to spread Bible seeds of reformation wherever he went. The Pope issued his bull for Pietro's extermination, but how was he going to...
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Laura Walden
Das Geheimnis des letzten Moa
Neuseelandsaga
gelesen von Dana Geissler
Nachdem die junge Biologin Beatrice ihre Adoptivmutter verloren hat, bricht sie nach Neuseeland auf, um ihre Urlaubsliebe Barry wiederzutreffen. Aber das Wiedersehen mit dem Maori erweist sich als Enttäuschung. Bea findet Zuflucht bei der Professorin Suzan Almond, die genau wie sie die Moas, die ausgestorbenen Riesenvögel Neuseelands, erforscht. Doch auch über...
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Laura Walden
Der Schwur des Maori-Mädchens
gelesen von Dana Geissler
Auckland 1920. Vivian ist nicht freiwillig in Neuseeland. Es war der letzte Wille ihrer Mutter, dass sie bis zur Volljährigkeit bei ihrem Vater lebt. Einem Mann, der sich nach ihrer Geburt aus dem Staub gemacht hat und sie nicht gerade herzlich empfängt. Deswegen kommt es Vivian gelegen, dass sein Adoptivsohn Frederik sie auf eine Reise in die Bay of Islands mitnimmt. Er soll...
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Ignite your inner adventurer and delve into the unknown on this journey of transformation. The Inside Hustle shakes off the ordinary for the extraordinary, delivering thought-provoking wisdom for the now moment with fierce authenticity, honesty, and humour.
Living through 9/11 in New York, Joanna Walden experienced a moment of clarity which propelled her to search for something greater than her nine-to-five existence. Leaving her high-flying career...
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In this book of channelled wisdom, Joanna steps aside to bring through a text from her expanded consciousness, taking you on a journey of energetic recalibration for your body, mind and spirit. Filled with practical exercises dispersed between powerful insights, inspiration and an expanded perspective on life on this planet, A Beautiful Radical Truth helps you see through a new lens to lighten the load of your human experience.
"This is not a book...
13) Cinch Knot
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Pipeline Security Guard, Dan Webster, and a pump station technician, Gwen Stevens, discover a hidden nuclear device inside an ultrasonic pipeline inspection "pig," and are convinced it is part of a sinister conspiracy.
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EL BEST-SELLER FULMINANTE Y EL THRILLER MÁS ADICTIVO DEL AÑO DEL TIPO "¿QUÉ HARÍAS TÚ?" Las tres juntas deciden hacer justicia por sus propias manos. A cada una de ellas, él les había hecho daño. Debía pagar de una vez. Pero descubrirán que nada es tan claro y el plan se descontrola. Debían detenerlo y destruirlo... ¿a cualquier precio? El evento de la empresa está llegando a su fin. Las tres mujeres han bebido demasiado e inesperadamente...
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Verbotene Gefühle, ein ungesühntes Verbrechen und eine Familienfehde über Generationen hinweg Nelson, 1931: Kaum ist Lisa mit ihrem frisch angetrauten Ehemann Richard in Neuseeland angekommen, verfällt dieser dem Alkohol und wird
gewalttätig. Trost findet die junge Deutsche in den Armen des Maori Rongo. Doch sie kann ihren Mann nicht verlassen, ohne ihren kleinen Sohn Rufus zu verlieren - Achtzig Jahre später finden Lisas Großnichten ihr Tagebuch,...
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Many gifted people cultivate and appreciate their extraordinary intellect, but Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden uses her 30 years of clinical experience to explore giftedness through the perspective of all the domains of a person: intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual, and social. Only by acknowledging, understanding, and nurturing all the domains can gifted individuals embrace their whole gifted selves. It is Gatto-Walden's belief that home life,...
17) It's All in Your Dreams: How to Interpret Your Sleeping Dreams to Make Your Waking Dreams Come True
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In the magical realm of dreams you can learn a topic of fascination, study at the feet of a master, converse with a departed loved one, find an answer to a perplexing question, or explore the larger story of your life. Popular dream analyst and media personality Kelly Sullivan Walden shows how to use your dreams to create the life you want in It's All in Your Dreams. Her 5-step process helps listeners remember, connect, and use their dreams in their...
18) The Phantom King
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Siobhan Ashdown was born of magic; it rides her blood like a phantom, tainted and dark and unpredictable. She is a warlock, and the power within her is unlike any before known to her kind. So it's no surprise that the most powerful of the demons who feed off of this warlock magic not only recognizes the enormous potential she represents but determines that he will possess her at any cost.Even if it means war with the entire supernatural world.Thanatos...
19) Samael
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In the fevered mind of Samuel Lambent, a storm brews. At its dark heart is a need unlike any other, the kind that ravishes the soul and lays waste to both kindness and sanity. And that storm is mirrored in the skies over Chicago. The Culmination is approaching, for Samuel Lambent is actually Samael, the Fallen One. He's been dreaming of her, craving her, sidelined by an intense obsession that has all but consumed him. And now that he has actually...
20) Avenger's Angel
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Lost Angels volume 1
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When four female angels were created for the archangels Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Azrael, a chaos spurned by jealousy erupted, and the archesses were secreted to Earth. The four favored archangels followed, prompting a search that has lasted millennia. But for Uriel, the former Archangel of vengeance, the search ends the moment he lays eyes on Eleanor Granger, his one true archess. Can he protect her from the danger lying in wait for her-and win...
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