Relating to the stages of life

From changes in workload, sibling rivalry, money and relationship issues, to health and well-being, an addition to your family raises questions, challenges and emotions. Offering a practical and reassuring guide, this book provides the tried and tested expert advice, supplemented with the voices of parents and children, to help you successfully navigate the difficult decision of welcoming a second child. A trusted companion for parents alike, feel positive, prepared and excited about your new family with ‘Second Child: Essential Information and Wisdom to Help You Decide, Plan and Enjoy’.Doreen Rosenthal PhD (born 1938) is an Australian academic researcher, specialising in adolescent sexual and women’s health. In 2020, Rosenthal was appointed Professor Emerita in the School of Population Health at La Trobe University and Honorary Professor in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. Her research spans studies of homeless young people, drug use and HIV risk, along with women’s sexual health. Her recent self-help books include ‘The Psychology of Family History: Exploring our Genealogy’ and ‘Second Child: Essential Information and Wisdom to Help You Decide, Plan and Enjoy’. She provides expert advice with a reassuring human touch. Susan Moore was born in Melbourne and is a university researcher and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. She has co-authored several books, articles in newspapers, magazines, and journals. Many with a focus on life span developmental issues, particularly the psychology of adolescence and risk-taking. She has worked as a psychologist and researcher in universities and schools for over 40 years and is now semi-retired. She has a daughter, stepdaughter and stepson, as well as three primary school-aged grandchildren.

Cetarti, un hombre en paro y desmotivado que pasa los días delante de la televisión y fumando porros, recibe una llamada inesperada. Un desconocido le informa de que han asesinado a su madre y a su hermano a escopetazos y de que tiene que viajar hasta el derruido pueblo de Lapachito para hacerse cargo de los cadáveres.Allí descubre un paisaje hostil lleno de supervivientes, como Duarte, antiguo militar, albacea y amigo del asesino de su madre, o Danielito, un inocente hijo de la violencia y auxiliar de Duarte.Opaca, lacónica y por momentos brutal como sus personajes, «Bajo este sol tremendo» es una novela poderosa que recuerda a algunas de las películas de los hermanos Coen.Este audiolibro está narrado en español neutro.Carlos Busqued (Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina, 1970 - Buenos Aires, 2021) fue un escritor, productor de radio, ingeniero y docente argentino. Produjo los programas de radio «Vidas Ejemplares», «El otoño en Pekín» y «Prisionero del Planeta Infierno». Colaboró en la revista «El Ojo con Dientes». Su primera novela, «Bajo este sol tremendo», fue finalista del Premio Herralde 2008, mientras su novela «Magnetizado» fue premiada en la XXV edición de los premios literarios San Clemente Rosalía-Abanca (2019).

KF Mezzi er á leið á stærsta mót sitt til þessa með nýja þjálfaranum, Auði. Nú reynir svo sannarlega á liðsheildina og keppnisandann. En ýmislegt getur gerst á fótboltamótum, svo sem alvarleg meiðsli, slest getur upp á vinskapinn og jafnvel stofnað til nýs vinskapar. Það sem er mest spennandi eru þó útsendararnir, sem eru þarna sérstaklega til að finna fótboltastjörnur framtíðarinnar. Ætli einhver í liðinu verði uppgötvaður?KF Mezzi er sería af fótboltabókum eftir Daniel Zimakoff. Serían fjallar um vinina Tómas, Sölva og Berg og gleði þeirra og vandamál með þjálfara, félaga og andstæðinga. Þeir taka þátt í að stofna fótboltaliðið KF-Mezzi, sem er blandað lið, því það eru líka stelpur með í liðinu.Daniel Zimakoff fæddist árið 1956 og er lærður bókasafnsfræðingur, en hefur starfað við ýmislegt, hann vann meira að segja sem leikari áður en hann gerðist rithöfundur. Frá árinu 1980 hefur hann skrifað fjöldann allan af barnabókum og vann til barnabókaverðlauna danska menningarmálaráðuneytisins árið 2004. Þegar hann er ekki upptekinn við að skrifa spilar hann fótbolta, blak, veggtennis, tennis, les bækur, horfir á sjónvarp og keyrir mótorhjól.

« Je m’appelle Nina, j’ai 16 ans, et je reviens de l’enfer. Pendant plus d’un an, je me suis vendue à des inconnus. Mon corps, mon sexe, mon sourire, j’ai tout offert... Pour de l’argent, oui. Mais moi, je me racontais que c’était pour conquérir ce dont je rêvais depuis mes 13 ans : la liberté.Au moment où j’entreprends ce récit, je ne suis rentrée de fugue que depuis six semaines. Je ne partirai plus. J’ai vécu des événements trop terribles. Mon père voulait écrire ce livre pour dire à quel point lui et ma mère étaient scandalisés de s’être retrouvés aussi seuls dans leur combat pour me sortir de là. Nous avons finalement décidé de raconter chacun de son côté ce qui s’est passé depuis mes 14 ans, en alternant nos récits, et de ne pas intervenir sur le texte de l’autre. La vérité fait mal. Mais je crois qu’elle guérit, aussi, même si le monde de la prostitution, je le sais, va me laisser des cicatrices avec lesquelles il me faudra vivre. »En France, le fléau de la prostitution adolescente prospère en toute impunité sur Internet. Un constat terrible qui a conduit Thierry Delcroix à témoigner de sa bataille pour sauver sa fille d’un engrenage dont il a très vite mesuré les enjeux : l’exposition à la drogue et au proxénétisme. Une prise de parole d’un courage rare à laquelle Nina apporte un écho aussi fort que bouleversant.“Papa, viens me chercher !” ©Editions de L’Observatoire/Humensis 2020Thierry Delcroix et sa femme Muriel, mariés depuis vingt ans, sont chefs d’entreprises. Ils ont trois enfants. Nina est l’aînée. Elle a repris sa scolarité en septembre 2019.Écrivain et journaliste, Jacqueline Remy est notamment l’auteur, avec Nora Fraisse, de Marion, 13 ans pour toujours."Moi, Nina, 17 ans, ex-prostituée" - Le Parisien

Fótbolti snýst hvorki um líf né dauða – það er miklu mikilvægara!KF Mezzi keppir til að vinna í deildinni, svo þau geti tekið þátt í Íslandsmeistaramótinu.Það þýðir að þeir þurfa að sigra gamla félagið hans Tómasar, KFK! En þjálfari Mezzi, Kári, er kannski að fara í nám til Bandaríkjanna. Ef hann hættir, hver á þá að þjálfa KF Mezzi? Og geta þau yfir höfuð unnið án Kára?KF Mezzi er sería af fótboltabókum eftir Daniel Zimakoff. Serían fjallar um vinina Tómas, Sölva og Berg og gleði þeirra og vandamál með þjálfara, félaga og andstæðinga. Þeir taka þátt í að stofna fótboltaliðið KF-Mezzi, sem er blandað lið, því það eru líka stelpur með í liðinu.Daniel Zimakoff fæddist árið 1956 og er lærður bókasafnsfræðingur, en hefur starfað við ýmislegt, hann vann meira að segja sem leikari áður en hann gerðist rithöfundur. Frá árinu 1980 hefur hann skrifað fjöldann allan af barnabókum og vann til barnabókaverðlauna danska menningarmálaráðuneytisins árið 2004. Þegar hann er ekki upptekinn við að skrifa spilar hann fótbolta, blak, veggtennis, tennis, les bækur, horfir á sjónvarp og keyrir mótorhjól.

Roberto es un hombre independiente que se jubiló hace seis años, pero que, a sus sesenta y un años, sigue traduciendo. De la limpieza de la casa se ocupa Dolores, la portera, pero de pronto un día Dolores sufre una embolia y no puede volver a trabajar. Es entonces cuando la hija de Roberto insiste en que contrate a una asistenta.Quien llama a la puerta es Jacinta, una inmigrante que ha tenido que luchar constantemente contra la desconfianza del resto. Su belleza y su carácter impresionan a Roberto y enseguida surge entre ellos una relación que revela los prejuicios propios y ajenos. Esta es una historia sobre la incomprensión social, el miedo y la inhibición, una fábula de la cotidianidad llena de facetas inesperadas.Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.José Morella es un escritor y traductor español. Nacido en Ibiza, es licenciado en Teoría Literaria y Literatura Comparada. Entre sus trabajos publicados se encuentran las novelas «La fatiga del vampiro», «Como caminos en la niebla» y la colección de poesía Tambor de Luz. Su novela «Asuntos propios» fue nominada al Premio Herralde. Su obra «West End» ganó el Premio Café Gijón en 2019.

Mittags ein Gläschen mit der Freundin, abends mit dem Partner. Immer mehr Alkohol, um endlich loszulassen vom Stress durch Job und Kinder. Doch die Abstürze häufen sich. Nach einem besonders heftigen Wochenende packt Clare Pooley den Wein in den Schrank, kauft Kisten von alkoholfreiem Bier – und kämpft.Mutig und offen lässt sie ihre Hörer_innen teilhaben an den ersten 365 Tagen ohne den Stoff, nach dem sie süchtig ist. Sie erzählt vom Auf und Ab ihrer Gefühle, vom Staunen ihrer Freunde über die neue Clare. Am Ende des Jahres lebt sie ein Leben, das sie sich nie hätte träumen lassen.Eingestreut in Clares herrlich ehrlichen Erfahrungsbericht ist viel praktischer Rat: Woher weiß ich, dass ich zu viel trinke? Wie überstehe ich Partys und Weihnachten? Was richtet der Alkohol in meinem Körper an? Clare Pooleys Humor, ihre positive Haltung und ihre ganz direkte Art machen dieses Werk zum absoluten Hörvergnügen mit ernstem Hintergrund.Clare Pooley, ehemalige Top-Werberin in einer Londoner Marketingagentur und Mutter von drei Kindern, eröffnete parallel zu ihrem Entschluss, sich endgültig vom Alkohol zu befreien, den Blog „Mummy was a Secret Drinker".

Often referred to as a ‘sociological study’, ´The Home: Its Work and Influence´ – written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and published in 1903 – is an examination of the traditional household structure and the repression of women within a domestic role.Ahead of her time on feminist issues and women’s suffrage, the author criticises the assumed domesticity of women in the early part of the 20th century. Gilman argues that liberating women (and men, for that matter) and enabling them to gain economic independence is an essential ingredient for improving a marriage, family, and their role as a parent – improving not only classic domestic setups but racial inequality too.In ´The Home´, Gilman focuses on key topics such as cooking, domestic ethics, and children, in an effort to show how every household could benefit the entire family unit as well as society at large. This book is perfect for those interested in gaining insight into women's place in society in the early 20th century.Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was born on 3rd July 1860 in Connecticut, USA. Her early family life was troubled, with her father abandoning his wife and family; a move which strongly influenced her feminist political leanings and advocator of women’s rights.After working as a tutor and painter, Perkins – a self-declared humanist and tomboy – began to work as a writer of short stories, novels, non-fiction pieces, and poetry. Her best-known work is her semi-autobiographical short story, inspired by her post-natal depression, entitled ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, which was published in 1892 and made into a film in 2011.Gilman was a member of the American National Women's Hall of Fame and a strong believer that "the domestic environment oppressed women through the patriarchal beliefs upheld by society". A believer in euthanasia, she was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in January 1932 and subsequently took her own life in August 1935, writing in her suicide note that she "chose chloroform over cancer".

What would you do if you accidentally killed someone at the age of 18 and had to become an outlaw? In the classic ‘The Merry Adventures of Robinhood’ by Howard Pyle, young Robin finds himself in this exact predicament and forms a group of other outlaws as they trek through the medieval English forest fighting their way out of trouble and conflicts with the law. Join Robin and his hood along in their great adventures as they discover what it means to be an outlaw, and how they can fight for the poor and their world’s many injustices.American author Howard Pyle, well known for his writing of ‘The Merry Adventures of Robinhood’ and ‘King Arthur’ is also a very well respected illustrator, gaining recognition for his drawings of pirates and attributed with the creation of the modern pirate look. His illustrations were featured in Harper’s Weekly where they quickly became fan favorites. Robinhood is a classic tale, which has been adapted for the classic Disney film, and the newer 2018 movie featuring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx.

Ein Bad Boss, eine schrille Familie und ein chaotischer Urlaub Maja braucht dringend Urlaub. Sie hat einen zwar unverschämt attraktiven, aber auch anstrengenden Chef, der ihr das Leben schwer macht. Maja hofft, dass sie sich eine Woche lang mit ihrer schrillen Familie bei einer Kreuzfahrt erholen kann. Ihr Entsetzen kennt keine Grenzen, als es an Bord einen Passagier gibt, mit dem sie nicht einmal in ihren schlimmsten Albträumen gerechnet hätte: ihren Bad Boss. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Ihr Boss taucht überall dort auf, wo Maja auch ist. Er residiert in der Suite neben ihr und sitzt im Restaurant an ihrem Tisch. Es scheint kein Entkommen vor ihm zu geben. Das kann doch kein Zufall sein! Wer hat das eingefädelt? Er selbst etwa? Und warum? Maja kann jedoch nicht leugnen, dass sie sich von ihrem Chef immer stärker angezogen fühlt. Und bald entdeckt sie Seiten an ihm, die so "bad" gar nicht sind ...Die Autorin lebt mit ihrem leicht chaotischen Mann und zwei verliebten Kaninchen in Berlin und an der Ostsee. Nach der Zusammenarbeit mit einigen Verlagen startete sie 2015 als Self Publisherin und hat seitdem mehr als 50 Romane veröffentlicht. Ihre Bücher sind humorvoll, erotisch, tiefgründig und haben immer ein Happy End. Schreiben ist für sie ihr liebstes Hobby, bei dem sie sich von der anstrengenden Hausarbeit erholt, die sie nie so ganz in den Griff bekommt.

Auf der Verlobungsfeier ihrer Schwester läuft das Fass für die 28-jährige Studentin Anna endgültig über. Deutlicher kann man der liebenswerten Chaotin das makellose Leben ihrer perfekten Schwester kaum unter die Nase reiben – und dann ist da auch noch ihre kuppelwütige Mutter. Es reicht! Ein neues Leben muss her, oder nein, besser gleich drei! So kreiert die Fettnäpfchen-Queen Anna kurzerhand drei Alter Ego: eine Brünette, eine Blondine und eine Rothaarige. Eine für die Familie, eine für die Karriere und eine für sich selbst. Und als ob dies nicht schon verwirrend genug wäre, begegnet sie ausgerechnet jetzt Max – dem Mann ihrer Träume ...Im Ruhrgebiet geboren, lebt Jennifer Schreiner heute in Leipzig. Die studierte Literaturwissenschaftlerin hat bereits eine Vielzahl an Titeln in unterschiedlichen Genres veröffentlicht. 2010 machte sie sich mit ihrem Verlag „Elysion-Books" selbstständig.

Anne Elliot ist bereits siebenundzwanzig – und unverheiratet. Aus Standesdünkel riet ihre Familie ihr vor acht Jahren dazu, den Heiratsantrag von Annes großer Liebe, dem bürgerlichen und mittellosen Frederick Wentworth, abzulehnen. Allerdings langweilt der Alltag in den Kreisen des Landadels die kluge und unkonventionelle Anne und auch ihren Verlust scheint sie nie überwunden zu haben. Als sie eines Tages unverhofft erneut auf den mittlerweile wohlhabenden und geachteten Captain Wentworth trifft, erweckt diese Begegnung tiefe Gefühle in Anne. Wentworth scheint indes eher ihrer jungen und lebhaften Nachbarin Louisa Musgrove zugetan zu sein ... Jane Austen (1775-1817) ist eine der berühmtesten und bedeutendsten britischen Schriftstellerinnen der Regency-Zeit. Zu ihren bekanntesten Werken zählen etwa "Stolz und Vorurteil" und "Emma", die heute zu den Klassikern der Weltliteratur gehören. Austen ist vor allem für ihre scharfsinnige gesellschaftskritische Beobachtungsgabe bekannt, die sich in ihrer oft von feiner Ironie durchzogenen Analyse der menschlichen Natur und sozialer Interaktionen widerspiegelt. Im Zentrum ihrer Romane steht oft die Zerrissenheit und die Konflikte junger Damen des gehobenen ländlichen Bürgertums, die sich im Spannungsfeld gesellschaftlicher Erwartungen und der eigenen Vorstellungen von Glück befinden. Ihr letztes vollständiges Werk „Überredung" wurde posthum veröffentlicht.

A family secret. A new romance. And a summer she will never forget.When Caroline left Lake Summers thirty years ago, she thought she’d never return to the place where she lost her parents. But when she finds out that the town’s lily garden lovingly built by her mother is going to be destroyed, she knows fate is calling. Dropping everything at her office in Chicago, she knows she is the only person who can save the garden.Caroline and her daughter Lee are welcomed home by the warm smile of her mother’s best friend Maxine, and piles of pancakes at her cozy little restaurant in town. And Caroline soon learns she isn’t the only person invested in saving her mother’s legacy when she meets handsome historian Aaron. As she gets to know him, strolling along the sparkling lakeshore, she can’t imagine anywhere else she’d rather be.But then Caroline learns a terrible secret about the day her mother died. And soon the real reason Aaron is in Lake Summers comes to light. Will the truth about the people she loves force her to give up a future with Aaron, and the beautiful town that has always been in her heart?An utterly uplifting and heart-warming story about loss and memory, family and forgiveness. Perfect for fans of Carolyn Brown, Joanne Harris, and Mary Alice Monroe.“I devoured this beauty in a day! Talk about being hooked to a book! This one did it to me! Had me from the first page and didn't let go! I loved these characters they were realistic and raw! The story also had me wrapped. Looking for a light-hearted read that will tug at the heart? Read this book!” Goodreads reviewer“An uplifting, refreshing romance novel that leaves you with a fuzziness after you finish reading it… a story of family, friends, forgiveness and second chances. A refreshing summer read.’ Netgalley reviewer“Another uplifting, and heart-warming book about small-town life, families, and friendship. It’s perfect for a light summer read, and you’ll fall in love with the small town of Lake Summers and the townsfolk who inhabit it… sweet and realistic. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a sweet summer romance.” The Bashful BookwormBarbara Josselsohn is an award-winning journalist and novelist. Her novels center around second chances, family relationships and, of course, romance. She lives just north of New York City.

La vida son múltiples caminos que no siempre transitamos como en un principio esperábamos. Alba tiene veintiún años y sin esperarlo recibe la repentina noticia de que padece una enfermedad mortal. Inicia entonces una lucha contada por su padre en la que lo que más quiere es no dejar de ser ella misma. La tristeza de las circunstancias se ve envuelta de valentía y amor y dan lugar a la esperanza; la historia de Alba no es una historia de pérdida, ni siquiera de muerte: es la historia de una joven y su padre que se aferran a lo que nos da sentido aunque a veces no lo sepamos: los sueños, el amor y las emociones.Carlos Garrido Torres es periodista, divulgador y escritor. Especialista en arqueología y el mundo antiguo, tiene más de cincuenta libros publicados a sus espaldas. Entre sus títulos más destacados se encuentra la serie «Las islas mágicas». En el campo de la novela ha publicado otros títulos destacados como «Voy al Tibidabo». También ha participado en diversos proyectos musicales y desde 2011 dirige espectáculos divulgativos sobre historia y patrimonio.

Um andere zum Lachen zu bringen, kommt es besonders auf eine überraschende Komponente an – und wie wir alle wissen, lacht nicht jede und jeder über dieselben Witze, da ist Fingerspitzengefühl gefragt. Noch stärker ist das bei Ironie und Sarkasmus der Fall. Eines aber ist auf jeden Fall klar: Humor und Sachlichkeit schließen sich nicht aus, im Gegenteil: Gerade nüchterne Inhalte aus der Wissenschaft macht eine Prise Witz besser bekömmlich. Wer wüsste besser darüber Bescheid als Eckart von Hirschhausen, der in einem Interview mit Chefredakteur Daniel Lingenhöhl aus seinem beruflichen Nähkästchen plaudert.Spektrum Kompakt bündelt als Hörbuch Artikel zu aktuellen Themengebieten. Als Teil der Springer Nature Verlagsgruppe gehört es zu den führenden Wissenschaftsverlagen der Welt.

Unschuldig schuldig – wie dieser Widerspruch wahr werden kann, zeigt Kriminalreporterin Sabine Rückert in ihrem Werk „Unrecht im Namen des Volkes". Zuvor hatte die Autorin in ihrem aufsehenerregenden Titel „Tote haben keine Lobby" anhand konkreter Fälle erzählt, wie viele Morde ungesühnt bleiben. In ihrem neuen Buch schildert sie nun anhand eines Missbrauchsvorwurfs, wie zwei unschuldige Menschen von der Justiz trotz eindeutiger Beweise fälschlicherweise zu vielen Jahren Haft verurteilt wurden. Schockierend, haarsträubend, wahr und im Namen des Volkes: Rückert stellt erneut unsere Vorstellung des deutschen Rechtskorpus infrage.Sabine Rückert ist stellvertretende Chefredakteurin der Hamburger Wochenzeitung „Die Zeit". Gemeinsam mit Andreas Senkter veröffentlicht sie zudem seit 2018 den Podcast „Die Zeit – Verbrechen". Bekannt geworden ist die 1961 in München geborene Journalistin vor allem durch ihr 2000 erschienenes Sachbuch „Tote haben keine Lobby", in welchem sie über zahlreiche Tötungsdelikte in Deutschland berichtet, denen aufgrund einer fehlenden Obduktion nie nachgegangen wurde. Sabine Reichter erhielt für ihre Arbeit jede Menge Auszeichnungen.

Dína er ung stúlka sem hefur erft gáfur frá móður sinni sem gera henni kleift að sjá inn í sálu fólks. En Drakan, drekaherrann yfir Dúnark, er í herferð við að elta niður og brenna hennar líka, svo hún verður að taka á öllu sínu til að berjast við hann. Þar kemur Nikó vinur hennar til sögunnar. Hann er erfingi ríkisins og frændi Drakans, en gerir ekki flugu mein. Saman leggja þau þó á ráðin um að steypa Drakan af stóli og koma á friði, en það mun hætta öllu sem þau elska...Þetta er 4. og síðasta bókin í ávítaraseríunni vinsælu.Ávítaraserían er röð ævintýrasagna fyrir börn og unglinga, sem fjalla um stúlkuna Dínu sem hefur yfirnáttúrulega hæfileika. Í seríunni lærir hún að nota hæfileika sína, en upplifir einnig mótlæti vegna þeirra og berst við ill öfl sem vilja útrýma hennar líkum.Lene Kaaberbøl fæddist 24. mars árið 1960 í Kaupmannahöfn. Hún hefur skrifað frá því hún man eftir sér, en aðeins 15 ára gaf hún út sína fyrstu bók, um hestastelpuna Tinu. Síðan þá hefur hún skrifað yfir 30 barna- og unglingabækur og jafnvel spreytt sig á glæpasögum fyrir fullorðna. Hún er mjög hrifin af bókum J.R.R. Tolkiens og Ursulu K. LeGuin, enda gerast flestar bækur hennar í ævintýraheimi. Lene hefur unnið til fjölda verðlauna fyrir bækur sínar og það hafa meira að segja verið gerðar kvikmyndir eftir nokkrum þeirra. Fyrir utan ritstörf, hefur hún unnið sem menntaskólakennari, reiðkennari og ritstjóri.

Now that he’s turned 21, Lewis Raycie has been sent to travel Europe to form his tastes and fortify his judgments. Lewis’ father packs him off with $5,000 and the instruction to return with art by Raphael. However, while traveling, Lewis becomes entranced with the works of other artists and returns with those instead. ‘False Dawn’ is an intricate and intimate examination of social climbing, social artifice, and the purpose of art. A superb read, peppered with evocative descriptions of the places that our protagonist visits on his Grand Tour.A mix of travel writing and historic fiction, people who like 'Around the World in 80 Days' by Jules Verne, which has recently been reproduced with David Tennant as Phileas Fogg, will enjoy this entertaining read.Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America’s most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.

Cuando Raquel hereda dos pisos en la ciudad, un dolor antiguo que parecía enterrado resurge. Cuando en el patio de luces aparece un gato, Raquel se obsesiona con la idea de abrir una gatera que conecte los dos pisos para que el gato pueda moverse con libertad. Esa pequeña puerta pensada para gatos se convierte en una puerta de entrada al interior de Raquel. La relación con una vecina anciana, un joven universitario y un misterioso artista propiciarán una serie de sucesos inesperados. El diario de Raquel nos mostrará un trauma familiar pasado cuya onda expansiva llega hasta el presente.Muriel Villanueva es licenciada en Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada, además de diplomada en Educación Musical, profesora de escritura creativa y maestra de música. Ha publicado varias novelas tanto en español como en catalán y es coautora junto a Roger Coch de la aclamada serie de libros juveniles sobre La Esfera.

'I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in!'A story with little piggies and a big bad wolf has all the ingredients for an exciting adventure.The classic tale of the three little pigs, and their fateful meeting with the big, bad wolf comes alive in this wonderful storybook by Leonard Leslie Brooke. Enter the story at your own risk, but beware - the wolf always lurks in the shadows, ready to snatch any disobedient and naughty piglet.Leonard Leslie Brooke (1862-1940) was an English illustrator, writer and artist. Many of his illustrations are filled with humour, morality, and slight criticism. His most famous works include "Johnny Crow's Garden" (1903), "Ring O' Roses","Johnny Crow's Party" (1907), and "Johnny Crow's New Garden" (1935).'The Three Little Pigs' is well known worldwide and has been rewritten and published many times. It is still a big favourite of children everywhere.

Should he confess all and face the consequences or should he keep his secret forever?'A Slip Under the Microscope' is one of H.G. Wells' best-loved short stories, detailing the dilemma faced by the central character, Hill. During a botany exam, Hill inadvertently ‘cheats’ when he moves a microscope slide and is forced to choose between coming clean or staying quiet. This tale is a fascinating dissection of the themes of honesty and ethical behaviour. With certain autobiographical elements to the story, ‘A Slip Under the Microscope’ gives us a brief insight into the mind of one of the greatest authors of all time.H.G. Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific writer and the author of more than 50 novels. In addition, we wrote more than 60 short stories, alongside various scientific papers. Many of his most famous works have been adapted for film and television, including ‘The Time Machine,’ starring Guy Pearce, ‘War of the Worlds,’ starring Tom Cruise, and ‘The Invisible Man,’ starring Elizabeth Moss. Because of his various works exploring futuristic themes, Wells is regarded as one of the ‘Fathers of Science Fiction.’

‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a short story first published in January 1892. The psychological thriller by the renowned US women’s rights writer and campaigner is an autobiographical-inspired novella based upon her own experience of severe postnatal depression, leading to post-natal psychosis. At the time, women with PND (known in America as postpartum depression) were seen as hysterical and were often dismissed by doctors who overlooked treatment options through lack of understanding of the condition. In Perkins’ short story, written tellingly from the first-person perspective, the nameless female protagonist is forced to sleep in an attic with yellow wallpaper and is driven mad by her enforced imprisonment following the birth of her first child. The book describes in detail how she sees imagined beings and ghostly sightings in the house. Disturbing in its nature yet utterly realistic to the heroine, the protagonist offers a diary-style narrative detailing her experience as a new mother suffering with severe mental illness:"I don’t know why I should write this.I don’t want to.I don’t feel able.And I know John would think it absurd. But I must say what I feel and think in some way—it is such a relief!But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief."Evoking gothic themes of Charlotte Bronte’s 'Jane Eyre', in both Jane Eyre’s own tortuous and notorious Red Room and Bertha Mason's confinement in her loft prison, the book was made into a film in 2011 – directed by Logan Thomas and starring Aric Cushing and Juliet Landau.Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also known as Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was born on 3rd July 1860 in Connecticut, USA. Her early family life was troubled, with her father abandoning his wife and family; a move which strongly influenced her feminist political leanings and advocator of women’s rights. After jobs as a tutor and painter, Perkins – a self- declared humanist and ‘tom boy’ – began to work as a writer of short stories, novels, non-fiction pieces and poetry. Her best known work is her semi-autobiographical short story, inspired by her post-natal depression, entitled ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ which was published in 1892 and made into a film in 2011. A member of the American National Women's Hall of Fame, Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a strong believer that "the domestic environment oppressed women through the patriarchal beliefs upheld by society". A believer in euthanasia, she was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in January 1932 and chose to take her own life in August 1935, writing in her suicide note that she "chose chloroform over cancer".

The book that set the stage for Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘The Worm Ouroboros’ tells a sweeping tale of political – and mystical - battles between heroic warriors, witches on crooked mountaintops and the ocean’s darkest depths. Interlaced with brewing romances and devilish trickery, The Lords of Demonland go head-to-head with the Lords of Witchland in one epic fantasy. Crafted with expert language, Eddison provides a reading experience like no other. ‘The Worm Ouroboros’ is ideal for fantasy fans of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’.Erick Rücker Eddison, CB, CMG (1882-1945) was an English civil servant and widely celebrated author of epic fantasy novels. Spanning ‘The Worm Ouroboros’ and ‘Zimiamvia Trilogy’, his work crafted fantastical, mythical lands using meticulously created Jacobean prose. Tolkien in particular praised ‘The Worm Ouroboros’ as inspiration for his ‘The Lord of the Rings’ series. Eddison remains an influential pioneer of the fantasy genre.

Nemerov’s first novel, ‘The Melodramatists’ is a parody of life in 20th Century America. When wealthy Nicholas Boyne is committed to a mental health facility, his two daughters, Claire and Susan, are left to their own devices. Susan embarks on an ill-fated affair with her psychiatrist, while Claire undergoes a spiritual awakening and sets about a plan to convert the family home into a retreat for the rehabilitation of prostitutes. Brutally funny and packed with wry observations, this is an ideal read for anyone curious about the works of this celebrated writer.Howard Nemerov (1920 – 1991) was an American novelist and poet, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978. His novels are characterised by the use of self-deprecating wit and an ongoing sense of irony. While his books tended to satirise 20th Century American life, his poems often focussed on the beauty and innocence of nature. In addition, Nemerov also worked as a scriptwriter, most notably on the film, ‘Tall Story,’ starring Anthony Perkins and Jane Fonda.

Take a tour through nine of the finest minds of all time, with ‘900 Quotations from Modern Philosophy.’With words of wisdom, reflections, and observations on everything from life and love to death and hatred, and everything in between, this is a superb book for those looking for inspiring and self-questioning thoughts to gain a new perspective on our existence.A superb read for fans of modern philosophy and those who simply want something fascinating to dip in and out of.Michel de Montaigne (1533 – 1592) was a French philosopher, who pioneered the use of essays as a literary device. Montesquieu (1689 – 1755) was also French, whose writing had a huge influence on political systems. Voltaire (1694 – 1778), also from France, was one of the founders of the French Enlightenment movement. Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) was an Italian diplomat who excused the use of unscrupulous means in politics.Born in Geneva, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 – 1778) was a spearhead in the European Enlightenment movement. Born in Germany, Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) was another central figure of Enlightenment philosophy, as was Dutchman, Baruch Spinoza (1632 – 1677). Born in France, Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662) was a fideistic philosopher, while Francis Bacon (1909 – 1992) is best known as an existential artist.

"Då Sarastro spelar på sin trollflöjtöppnar sig jorden gyllene i solskenet –som en väl skalad, vacker apelsinöppnar sig jorden i Sarastros händeravslöjande sina klyftors hemlighet."Sarastro och Systema är raka motsatser i hur de ser på tillvaron och mellan dessa motpoler försöker den unga flickan Corlinna att finna sin väg med hjälp av den bevingade hästen Pietamore. Sagan om Sarastros väg är en berättelse om livet och kampen mellan ljus och mörker samt mellan teknokrati och naturvisdom. Det är en vacker allegorisk roman om den sökande ungdomen, som trollbinder med sin fantasifulla handling och genuina mänsklighet.Carola Sandbacka (född 1951) är en finlandssvensk författare. Hon debuterade år 1978 med Sagan om Sarastros väg.

Die WGler Matti, Dornröschen und Twiggy können es nicht fassen. Platten-Rosi ist tot. Und es war Mord. Doch der Fall wird von der Polizei etwas zu schnell abgehakt. Für die drei Altlinken ist eins klar: Hier geht es nicht mit rechten Dingen zu. Doch was ist mit Rosi geschehen und was war das Motiv dieser grauenvollen Tat? Könnten Rosis Kumpanen aus der Bürgerinitiative »Aufwertung von Wohnraum« etwas wissen? Oder müssen die WGler sich genauer in der Immobilienfirma Kolding AG umsehen, gegen die Rosi radikal vorging?Christian v. Ditfurth wurde 1953 in Würzburg geboren und ist der Bruder der Politikerin Jutta Ditfuhrt. Ihre Familie gehört einem alten deutschen Adelsgeschlecht an. Christian v. Ditfurth ist studierter Historiker und arbeitet seit mehreren Jahrzehnten als Verlags- und freier Lektor. Seine Haupttätigkeit ist jedoch das Schreiben. Der Autor ist nicht nur durch seine zahlreichen Veröffentlichungen im "Der Spiegel"-Magazin bekannt, sondern schrieb viele populäre Romane in den Bereichen "Alternate History" und Krimi. Damit stellt er nicht nur sein unglaubliches Talent für Sprache unter Beweis, sondern auch, dass er sich auf elegante Ermittlungen versteht.

When unassuming shopkeeper, Mr Coombes, decides to end his melancholic life, he eats what he believes to be a poisonous mushroom: the 'Purple Pileus' of the title. However, Mr Coombes is mistaken in his choice and, instead, ingests a fungus with powerful hallucinatory properties. In the grip of a psychedelic fever, the shopkeeper decides it’s time for a change. One of Wells’ short stories, this intriguing tale was adapted for television in 2016, featuring Leanne Best and Ray Winstone.HG Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific writer and the author of more than 50 novels. In addition, we wrote more than 60 short stories, alongside various scientific papers. Many of his most famous works have been adapted for film and television, including ‘The Time Machine,’ starring Guy Pearce, ‘War of the Worlds,’ starring Tom Cruise, and ‘The Invisible Man,’ starring Elizabeth Moss. Because of his various works exploring futuristic themes, Wells is regarded as one of the ‘Fathers of Science Fiction.’

Although never intended for publication, ‘Meditations’ has gone on to become one of the most important collections of philosophical thought, of all time.During his reign as Roman Emperor, devout Stoic, Marcus Aurelius, recorded his feelings and beliefs on what it is to be a well-rounded human being. While Stoicism has its roots in the ‘expect the worst and you won’t be disappointed’ school of thought, Aurelius’ experiences as Emperor also lead him to try and find the best of himself and eschew the opinions of others.A moving and motivational read for philosophy fans.Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180) was a Roman Emperor, ruling for almost 20 years. His rule was founded on his beliefs in the philosophy of Stoicism, which espoused the qualities of virtue, wisdom, and resisting temptation. For many, he embodies the Roman Empire at the peak of its powers.

Es klingt schon verheißungsvoll: Wer fürchtet, dass die eigene Ernährung den täglichen Bedarf an Vitaminen, wichtigen Mineralen oder Nährstoffen nicht deckt, hilft einfach mit entsprechenden Präparaten aus Drogerie oder Apotheke nach. Beliebte Superfoods und Co sollen in Sachen Gesundheit sogar regelrechte Wunder bewirken. Doch was ist dran an diesen Versprechen? Und wie groß ist das Risiko eines Mangels bei einer durchschnittlichen Ernährung überhaupt? Diesen und weiteren Fragen wird in dieser Ausgabe von Spektrum Kompakt nachgegangen.Spektrum Kompakt bündelt als Hörbuch Artikel zu aktuellen Themengebieten. Als Teil der Springer Nature Verlagsgruppe gehört es zu den führenden Wissenschaftsverlagen der Welt.