This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Her husband vanished after the wedding. No goodbye. No explanation. Had he ever been real at all?Sienna never expected her Roman holiday to end in heartbreak. Lars was everything she'd dreamed of—charming, mysterious, devastatingly handsome. Their whirlwind romance felt like fate. When he proposed on a sun-drenched hillside, she said yes without hesitation.The next morning, she woke up alone.No n...

This is a book about a longstanding network of writers and writings that celebrate the aesthetic, socio-political, scientific, ecological, geographical, and historical value of trees and tree spaces in the landscape; and it is a study of the effect of this tree-writing upon the novel form in the long nineteenth century.Trees in Nineteenth-Century English Fiction: The Silvicultural Novel identifies the picturesque thinker William Gilpin as a significant influence in this li...

Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und nachhaltige Entwicklung Österreichs im internationalen Vergleich. Die Untersuchung folgt dem Drei-Säulen-Modell der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit „Beyond GDP“, das neben Kennzahlen zur wirtschaftlichen Leistungsfähigkeit auch Aspekte des sozialen Ausgleichs und der ökologischen Transformation einbezieht.Die Untersuchung liefert differenzierte und faktenbasierte Einsichten über die aktuelle Dynamik und Herausfor...

In mezzo a menzogne e intrighi, una faida tra due famiglie mafiose di New York e una coppia che non potrebbe essere più vibrante.Ally ha dovuto nascondersi dopo l'omicidio della sua famiglia. Si è lasciata tutto alle spalle e non si aspettava certo di rivedere l’amore della sua vita.Quando il famoso chitarrista John la ritrova dopo anni di ricerche e si rifiuta di lasciarla andare di nuovo, Ally combatte disperatamente contro i propri sentimenti mai sopiti....

A heartwarming Christmas reunion story from bestselling historical romance author Anna CampbellThe Un-Festive Season…Sir Roland Destry finds no joy in Christmas. Since his beautiful, spirited wife left him during their honeymoon, he finds no joy in anything. But an unexpected encounter on Christmas Eve may just change the gallant baronet's luck and show him that the age of miracles has not yet passed.The fire still burns…Since fleeing back to her family afte...

Neste segundo encontro da heroína Carol com o Homem de Terno Branco, o que era para ser um simples passeio a Petrópolis acaba virando mais um mistério a ser desvendado pela jovem detetive, que se vê envolvida no roubo da coroa que pertenceu a D. Pedro II. A menina e duas de suas melhores amigas são enganadas por um falso guia turístico, acabam sendo sequestradas e ficam à mercê de perigosos bandidos. Quer saber se Carol será capaz de frustrar os planos dos criminosos? Ela e suas amigas con...

Do you have a broken life?Have your relationships ben marred by childhood trauma?Did you begin as we all do as an innocent toddler, trusting, loving, reaching out for love to those around you?Did you discover those early relationships were not as wholesome as they should have been?This book is for you.This is the story of one woman's journey through the long dark tunnel that trapped her, to a life of freedom beyond. Read her story to...

This book documents the structure of religious diversity in Australia and examines this diversity in the context of the law, migration, education, policing, the media and interfaith communities.Focusing on Melbourne and Tasmania, it articulates the benefits and opportunities of diversity, alongside the challenges that confront religious and ethnic minorities, including discrimination and structural inequalities generated by Christi...

Schauspieler, Jetset-Prominenter und Mann von Elizabeth Taylor - Richard Burton zählt zu den Weltstars der 1960er und 1970er Jahre. Seine Tagebücher von 1965 bis 1972 sind das Zeugnis eines Filmstars, der sich zwischen der Höhe seines Ruhms und Reichtums und der Tiefe seiner Abstürze befindet. Die Lebensaufzeichnungen Burtons wurden von seiner vierten Frau und Witwe Sally im Jahre 2007 an die Swansea University in Wales übergeben und sind nach fünfjähriger Aufarbeitung 2012 mit großem Echo...

Buying and Selling Civil War Memory explores the ways in which Gilded Age manufacturers, advertisers, publishers, and others commercialized Civil War memory. Advertisers used images of the war to sell everything from cigarettes to sewing machines; an entire industry grew up around uniforms made for veterans rather than soldiers; publishing houses built subscription bases by tapping into wartime loyalties; while old and young alike found endless sources of entertainment that harken...

Providing comprehensive coverage on biofuel crop production and the technological, environmental and resource issues associated with a sustainable biofuel industry, this book is ideal for researchers and industry personnel. Beginning with an introduction to biofuels and the challenges they face, the book then includes detailed coverage on crops of current importance or with high future prospects, including sections on algae, sugar crops and grass, oil and forestry species. The chapters foc...

Twisty scares with heartGhosts, sea monsters and a rest home for troublesome witches all feature in this collection of paranormal stories set in Wellington New Zealand. By turns spooky and laugh out loud funny, these tales stew with malevolence and mischief.Climb aboard the ghost bus for a wild ride of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and humour and hop off a little more in love with Aotearoa's capital city.