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Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai’s NO LONGER HUMAN narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. His attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a “clown” to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness.

When Alice receives an invitation from Karen, her charismatic University friend, to stay in a remote cottage in Scotland, she can't wait to rekindle their lost friendship. But two more former students arrive - never friends of Alice's - and as the atmosphere chills, Karen isn't the warm-hearted soulmate Alice remembers. Barely is the reunion underway before someone is dead and the fragile gathering is pushed to a breaking point.

On a warm evening in late summer, best friends Raymond and Cara camp out overnight in the garden. By morning, Raymond is dead and Cara is missing. DI Rita Cannan is called home to the sleepy seaside town of Green-on-the-Sea to investigate Raymond’s murder and try to find Cara - alive. But the case carries eerie echoes of another girl’s death that rocked the close-knit community, decades ago.

Eine WG der ganz besonderen Art - willkommen in der Mulberry Mansion! Avery kann ihr Glück kaum fassen: Sie hat tatsächlich eins der begehrten Zimmer der Mulberry Mansion ergattert! Die Universität stellt den Studenten die alte englische Villa günstig zum Wohnen zur Verfügung, die sie im Gegenzug im Rahmen eines Wettbewerbs renovieren sollen. Doch Averys Freude wird jäh gedämpft, als sie herausfindet, dass einer ihrer Mitbewohner kein anderer ist als ihr Ex-Freund Eden, der ihr beim Schulball das Herz brach.

Wenn aus einem Deal plötzlich mehr wird... Die Fördergelder für die Mulberry Mansion werden gekürzt! Jetzt ist es an der engagierten May, ihr Zuhause und ihre Mitbewohner zu retten. Auch wenn es ihr widerstrebt, ausgerechnet Wesley Hastings, den Sohn der Vizekanzlerin der Universität, um Hilfe zu bitten. Die beiden sind im selben Psychologiekurs, und May sieht in Wes nichts weiter als einen arroganten Jungen, der über den Campus stolziert, als würde er ihm gehören. Doch er willigt überraschend ein, bei seiner Mutter ein gutes Wort für die Villa einzulegen.

Sie sind beste Freunde und Mitbewohner - oder doch mehr? Willow und Maxton könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein. Während die lebensfrohe Willow auf jede Party geht, verbringt der ruhige Maxton lieber Zeit im Garten der Mulberry Mansion. Und doch verbindet die beiden eine tiefe Freundschaft. Für Willow ist es daher selbstverständlich, dass sie Maxton dabei hilft, als er versucht, in die berüchtigte Studentenverbindung der Windsbury University aufgenommen zu werden. Dafür muss er sechs Prüfungen bestehen.

No Longer Human (1948, Ningen Shikkaku / A Shameful Life / Confessions of a Faulty Man) was an attack on the traditions of Japan, capturing the postwar crisis of Japanese cultural identity. Framed by an epilogue and prologue, the story is told in the form three notebooks left by Ōba Yōzō, whose calm exterior hides his tormented soul. Osamu Dazai was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as Shayō (The Setting Sun) and Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human), are considered modern-day classics in Japan.

No Longer Safe: Booktrack Edition is enhanced with a musical soundtrack from Booktrack for an immersive listening experience! When Alice receives an invitation from Karen, her charismatic university friend, to stay in a remote cottage in Scotland, she can’t wait to rekindle their lost friendship. But two more former students arrive - never friends of Alice’s - and as the atmosphere chills, Karen isn’t the warm-hearted soulmate Alice remembers. Barely is the reunion underway before someone is dead and the fragile gathering is pushed to the breaking point.

As funeral mourners stand in silence at Ragmullin cemetery, a deafening cry cuts through the air. Lying crumpled at the bottom of an open grave is the bloodied body of a young woman, and Detective Lottie Parker is called in to investigate. Knowing the body can’t have been there long, Lottie wonders if it could be Elizabeth Bryne, a young woman who vanished without trace just days earlier. And with a new boss who seems to have it in for her, Lottie is under pressure to solve both cases quickly.

What if a healthy, abundant, joyful, faith-filled life is within reach? What if you could increase your energy, vitality, and happiness, and stop dragging through the day, being depressed, and settling for less than the life you want? In 15 Ways to Live Longer and Healthier, Joel Osteen, with his trademark wisdom and encouragement, helps you to discover greater success, stronger relationships, tame stress, and find real happiness.

Engineer Trishara Malik once dreamed of being the first woman of colour to smash the glass ceiling at WMC Purcell, but after years of dealing with white male privilege and blatant nepotism, she watches her hard-earned promotion go to her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher—the boss's son. Teetering on the edge of burnout, Tris is stunned when she's picked to attend WMC's corporate leadership retreat in Hawaii. It's a chance to revive her stalled career and compete for a coveted spot in an executive training program—plus, three weeks in paradise! The only downside? Rafe is her co-attendee.

Seven years ago, Terry Archer and his family experienced a horrific ordeal that nearly cost them their lives. Today, the echoes of that fateful night are still audible. Terry's wife, Cynthia, is living separate from her husband and daughter after her own personal demons threatened to ruin her relationship with them permanently. Their daughter, Grace, is rebelling against her parents' seemingly needless overprotection. Terry is just trying to keep his family together. And the entire town is reeling from the senseless murder of two elderly locals.

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling author, Mary Jo Putney has won two RITAs and two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards. In No Longer a Gentleman, the gentleman in question, Grey Sommers, is conducting a bit of light espionage in France when a dalliance with a government official’s wife gets him thrown into a dungeon. Enter beguiling spy Cassie Fox, sent to free the suffering lord - and perhaps to liberate his heart.

There had been setbacks to the plans of opening the shelters to more survivors, but the discovery of the shelter in Huntsville and the return of the astronauts from the International Space Station had given the Mud Island family a reason to keep fighting to do more than just survive. They still believe that the infected dead are not going to be the end of mankind if they continue to find ways to help each other.

Heiress to a vast fortune, Victoria Cole has everything she wants, including the perfect fiancé. Having left two other men at the altar, Victoria is sure that now she's found her true love and will finally live happily ever after. As her wedding draws near, however, Victoria's life is threatened. To keep her safe, Victoria's father hires a bodyguard. Tom Cushman's number one priority is protecting his clients, which means no personal entanglements. But he's never guarded someone as beautiful and winsome as Victoria.

Struggling to come to terms with his own submissive nature, Matthew has rebelled against Marie-Laure's loving authority, only to find he needs her female domination more than he ever knew. How far will he go to prove he is worthy of another chance with her? More to the point, how far will she require him to go before she'll consider taking him back?

Jaime Shepard fantasizes about being bound in chains - her heart, body and soul the possession of a Master who won't hesitate to take what he wants. Unfortunately, exploring dreams of sensual submission has taken a backseat to the daily grind of life. Yet she never feels more alive, more vital, more herself than when engaging in a scene at one of the local BDSM clubs.

Bored senseless in a meeting, Jon McNeill amuses himself with a kinky dating app on his phone. Then the app matches him with another user... who’s six feet away. Suddenly, Jon finds himself on the same page as someone who’s way above his pay grade: millionaire property developer Rick Pierce. But office relationships aren’t easy to keep a secret. When the truth comes out, Jon is certain he’s about to get fired. Instead, he finds himself tangled up in a much bigger mess.