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In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build a new organization that we now know as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier, called the “wise gals” by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humor and even quicker intelligence, were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels.

Wat is er met Caroline’s vermiste zus gebeurd? De zus van Caroline werkte voor een berucht familiebedrijf waar ze Romeinse ruïnes onderzocht. Dichtbij ligt een groot drijfzandgebied waar vele schepen in de problemen komen. Dit is waar Caroline aan de slag gaat met haar nieuwe baan, maar alleen met het doel om de waarheid te achterhalen over haar zus. Caroline vertrouwt de familie voor geen cent, maar heeft tegelijkertijd een enorme fascinatie voor ze, voornamelijk voor een van de zonen... Zal dit Caroline in de weg komen te staan in haar emotionele zoektocht?

Hoe kan een mysterieuze waaier zoveel onheil bezorgen in het leven van Drusilla Delaney? Is het een vloek? Als jong meisje speelde ze altijd bij de familie Framling. Hun huis was zo groot dat ze er soms uren kon verdwalen. Op een dag vindt ze in een geheime kamer een waaier met pauwveren uit India, die ze erft wanneer de Framlings overlijden. De waaier brengt haar naar de onheilspellende tijd in India tijdens de strijd naar onafhankelijkheid en haar leven komt in gevaar. Was het een waaier van geluk of van het pure kwaad?

Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize. Historian Frank L. Holt takes us on a journey through the history of numismatics, the study of coins - one of the oldest and most important contributions to the arts and humanities.

Viktoriaanisen ajan Australia hehkuu rakkautta ja häikäilemättömyyttä. Kun 17-vuotiaan Nora Tamasinin isä kuolee etsiessään kultaa Australiasta, tämä jättää tyttärensä yhtiökumppaninsa, pahamaineisen Charles Herrickin huostaan. Nora jättää taakseen Englannin ja muuttaa Australiaan akaasioiden, eukalyptusten ja kultakuumeen maahan. Uudessa kotimaassaan Nora tuntee vetoa Herrickin poikaan Stirlingiin. Herrickillä on kuitenkin muita suunnitelmia hänen varalleen. Pian Nora saa huomata, että Charles Herrick on mies, joka haluaa kostaa kokemansa vääryydet – hinnalla millä hyvänsä.

De jonge Suewellyn Mateland heeft maar één droom voor ogen... Ooit zou ze, koste wat het kost, in het Mateland familiekasteel wonen in Engeland. Maar Suewellyn, woonachtig op een klein eiland in de Stille Zuidzee, heeft als buitenechtelijk kind geen enkel recht op het kasteel dus hoe zou ze deze droom ooit kunnen verwezenlijken?

Waar komt Lenore eigenlijk vandaan en wat is er met haar familie gebeurd? Deze vragen over haar verleden komen Lenore meer en meer in de weg te staan, want er is zoveel over zichzelf dat ze niet weet. Als weeskind groeit ze op bij de rijke familie Sallonger in het Victoriaanse Londen. Naarmate ze ouder wordt, valt ze op bij de twee zoons, Charles en Philip.

Onko rakkaus vain harhakuva? Helena on nuori englantilaisnainen, joka on viettänyt nuoruusvuotensa sisäoppilaitoksessa Saksan Schwarzwaldissa. Paikallisten viettämä Seitsemännen kuun juhla osoittautuu Helenan elämässä käännekohdaksi, kun hän eksyy metsään. Kuka on salaperäinen mies, joka onnistuu voittamaan hänen sydämensä? Onko tapahtunut edes totta vai onko Helena kuvitellut kaiken? Vuodet kuluvat, ja Helenan mieltä kaivelee, mitä Seitsemännen kuun juhlan aikana todella tapahtui. Hän palaa Schwarzwaldiin päättäväisenä selvittämään mysteerin.

As a kid, even before he could tie his shoes, Elliott Noble-Holt knew he wanted to be boss of his own business. When tensions within his family emerged, they left him an emotionally shattered and rudderless adolescent. Yet, within a few years, Noble-Holt created a multimillion-dollar, top-rated business. He also built his own strong, vibrant family.

The last thing Ash Forester needs is to be in a relationship. For the past seven years, taking care of his eight siblings has been his top priority. With a life full of signing school agendas, diffusing tantrums, and attending parent-teacher conferences, Ash has almost forgotten what real love feels like and he's determined to keep it that way.

In 2019, there were more than two million children being homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow. Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children come to understand the world has been updated for today’s environment.

“It was meant to be play acting,” said Whittaker. “But when someone is shot dead, on the stage in front of an audience, then it becomes an act of murder.”

Minnie Halvarson moved to Kansas to start over. She wanted to be anonymous, live a simple life, and heal from her past. When Bryant Wilder walks into her bookstore, she thinks she’s hit the boyfriend jackpot. What more could she want than a tall, bookish man who worships her? Until Minnie finds out he’s dating mega pop star, Van Birch and cuts all ties with him.

That old door had been standing there for many years. Just a solid timber door and a frame. Just a door...an ordinary door....

Clay Noble has spent the better part of a decade avoiding his taboo obsession: his stepsister Van. In love with her since the first time he’d heard her sing, even shipping himself off to the army couldn’t stop thoughts of her. Now that he’s lost everything in a tornado, he’s forced to move back in with the only family he has left, Van and her dad. Sleeping down the hall from her is forcing every unwanted impulse back to the surface.

I have decided to write this book in order to provide inspiration and information to others currently struggling with mental illness, and to their families and loved ones. It is my personal story. I pray any encouragement that I received and have shared in this book will be received by faith by everyone who listens to this book. My heart in writing this book was to encourage and offer hope to those who listen my story.

Vanessa Birch doesn’t have much when she moves to LA at 20. Just a dream, her guitar, and a supportive family cheering her on - well, her stepbrother not so much - but when has Clay ever approved of anything, or anyone, Van did? He wouldn’t support her street-corner gigs or how she convinced his best friend, Bryant, to be her fake boyfriend.

Long ago, an evil wizard rose to power and waged war on mankind. Few were willing to stand against the dark wizard, and those who did fell. Desperate and determined to save his people, a king named Astilles traveled to a realm called Barrenworld, where he found the Warlord’s Chalice, an ancient cup said to give infinite power to those who drink from it. Believing himself to have no other choice, Astilles drank from the chalice and gained the strength to defeat his enemies - but that strength came at a great cost, as the chalice only granted it in exchange for eternal servitude.

Bryan Fuller had been an orphan for all his 16 years. His father had died in a plane crash before he was born, and his mother died after being taken hostage in a bank robbery. That's what he'd been told, but was it really true? In the boys' home in Ohio, he was exceptional in every way. His after-school job at a local airport had included lessons that qualified him as a student pilot.

When two valuable oil paintings are missing, Kendall is asked to investigate on behalf of the insurance company. Reluctantly, he accepts the job. Then, a body is discovered, and then another. “So what do you think?” asked Mollie. “What do I think?” Kendall repeated. “Well with two people dead, I think someone has been practicing the art of murder.”