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Totlandia: The Onesies - Fall
by Josie BrownFriendship. Lies. Seduction. Betrayal. Welcome to Totlandia. IN BOOK 1 OF THE TOTLANDIA SERIES:The Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club is the most exclusive children's playgroup in all of San Francisco. For the city's ultra-competitive elite, the club's ten annual spots are the ultimate parenting prize.But not everyone is PHM&TC material. The club's founder, Bettina Connaught Cross, adheres to strict membership rules: Moms only. No single parents or working mothers allowed. Membership is an arduous commitment. And there's no room in the club for scandal, bad behavior, or imperfection...from tots or their moms.In a world of power and prestige, no one has more than Bettina. And as every mom in Pacific Heights knows, you simply cannot cross her. But this year's admissions process is more rigorous than ever, pitting prospective members against each other to prove their mettle.But four of the six candidates vying for the remaining four slots have a secret that would knock them out of the running. Jade is a former stripper and porn actress, who has been absent for most of her son's life. Jillian's husband cleaned out their joint accounts and left her for his pregnant assistant. Ally never even had a husband--just a sperm donor--and she's hiding a high-ranking corporate job. And Lorna fears that her son may have special needs... just the excuse her sister-in-law, Bettina, needs to deny her entry to the club.Can these hopeful moms keep up appearances long enough to outlast the competition? Or will their chances--and their private lives--go up in flames?
Totlandia: (the Onesies, Summer): Book 4 (Totlandia Ser. #4)
by Josie BrownIN BOOK 4 OF THE TOTLANDIA SERIES: As summer sizzles in Totlandia, emotions boil over for the newest members of Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club, whose trust in each other is sorely tempted by Bettina and her club politics. When Jillian's vindictive joke backfires, she learns the true meaning of forgiveness. Jade's betrayal puts her in a dangerous downward spiral with no bottom in sight--until she finds friendship and redemption where she least expects it. Lorna faces the biggest trial in her marriage, and makes an important decision that may end it for good. While Ally may regret the choices made she to get accepted in the club, her exile puts new opportunities in her path, thanks to Brady and his ceaseless desire to win her over--with Barry's help, who is playing his own little game with the Top Moms Committee. But it's Bettina who suffers the ultimate punishment--one that changes her life, and the livelihood of the club, forever. Friendship. Lies. Seduction. Betrayal. Welcome to Totlandia.
Totlandia: (the Onesies, Spring) (Totlandia Ser. #3)
by Josie BrownIN BOOK 3 OF THE TOTLANDIA SERIES: Spring comes in like a lamb as the exclusive Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club welcomes its newest members. But that tranquility belies a storm brewing, as new tensions and old rivalries come to a head. The surviving moms are ready to reap the rewards of membership, but none of them counted on club founder, Bettina Connaught Cross, needing a pick-me-up from a bitter betrayal. While lesser women might cry into their pillows, Bettina finds comfort in exerting control over her domain. With Bettina on a rampage, the new Onesies are trying to stay out of sight long enough to deal with their own issues: Lorna wants to tell her family about Dante's autism, but keeping it on her own terms could be difficult when her hippie mom and socialite mother-in-law meet for the first time. Jillian fights to regain her financial footing and confront her own insecurities, finding comfort in an unexpected place. And Ally can't bear the thought of hurting Jade, so she continues to bury her feelings for Brady. But when another desperate housewife stirs the mix, Jade could become a pawn in an even more devious game. It's no ordinary spring in Totlandia, as emotions build to a fury and end with a roar. Friendship. Lies. Seduction. Betrayal. Welcome to Totlandia.
Totlandia 4-Book Set
by Josie BrownOWN ALL FOUR SEASONS OF THE ONESIES YEAR, IN ONE COLLECTION.Book 1: The Onesies, FallBook 2: The Onesies, WinterBook 3: The Onesies, SpringBook 4: The Onesies, SummerThe Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club is the most exclusive children's playgroup in all of San Francisco. For the city's ultra-competitive elite, the club's ten annual spots are the ultimate parenting prize. But not everyone is PHM&TC material. The club's founder, Bettina Connaught Cross, adheres to strict membership rules: Moms only. No single parents or working mothers allowed. Membership is an arduous commitment. And there's no room in the club for scandal, bad behavior, or imperfection...from tots or their moms. In a world of power and prestige, no one has more than Bettina. And as every mom in Pacific Heights knows, you simply cannot cross her. But this year's admissions process is more rigorous than ever, pitting prospective members against each other to prove their mettle. But four of the six candidates vying for the remaining four slots have a secret that would knock them out of the running. Jade is a former stripper and porn actress, who has been absent for most of her son's life. Jillian's husband cleaned out their joint accounts and left her for his pregnant assistant. Ally never even had a husband--just a sperm donor--and she's hiding a high-ranking corporate job. And Lorna fears that her son may have special needs... just the excuse her sister-in-law, Bettina, needs to deny her entry to the club. Can these hopeful moms keep up appearances long enough to outlast the competition? Or will their chances--and their private lives--go up in flames? Friendship. Lies. Seduction. Betrayal. Welcome to Totlandia.
Totes les noies fan petons amb els ulls tancats
by Enric Pardo«Una novel·la que em va atrapar. No vaig poder deixar de llegir-la i en conservo en el cor un record molt agradable.»BERTO ROMERO¿Què té TOTES LES NOIES QUE FAN PETONS AMBELS ULLS TANCATS que roba el cor a qui la llegeix?Quan lÀlex coneix la Natàlia la seva vida fa un gir radical. No és que lÀlex cregui massa en parelles ideals ni en mitges taronges, però està tip de rotllos esporàdics: el que ara necessita de veritat és trobar una noia All-Star i enamorar-se, enamorar-la omplir amb ella un pis amb mobles dIkea , assentar el cap... Però, serà tan senzill? Perquè lÀlex recordarà que el món està ple de noies, i se sentirà vell, i potser caurà rendit als encants daltres noies, o potser ho engegarà tot a rodar i se nanirà a Tòquio fet un embolic...Aquesta és una historia damor i desamor, i també un retrat generacional: desitjos i contradiccions, manies, dubtes, facebooks, gadgets, pisos compartits, treballs precaris i els límits entre la joventut i ledat adulta.LÀlex no ho sap, però potser descobrirà alguna cosa sobre lamor.El més fàcil: la recercaEl més difícil: sortir-ne vencedor en trobar-lo.
Totes les noies fan petons amb els ulls tancats
by Enric PardoL'Àlex no ho sap, però pot ser descobrirà alguna cosa sobre l'amor. El més fàcil: la recerca. El més difícil: sortir-ne vencedor en trobar-lo. Què té Totes les noies fan petons amb els ulls tancats que roba el cor a qui la llegeix? Quan l'Àlex coneix a la Natàlia la seva vida fa un gir radical. No és que l'Àlex cregui en parelles ideals ni en mitges taronges, però n'està tip, de rotllos esporàdics: el que ara necessita de veritat és trobar una noia All-Star i enamorar-se'n, enamorar-la, omplir amb ella un pis amb mobles d'Ikea, posar seny... Però, serà tan senzill? Perquè l'Àlex recordarà que el món està ple de noies, i se sentirà vell, i potser caurà rendit als encants d'altres noies, o potser ho engegarà tot a rodar i se n'anirà a Tòquio fet un embolic... Aquesta és una història d'amor i desamor, i també un retrat generacional: desitjos i contradiccions, manies, dubtes, facebooks, gadgets, pisos compartits, treballs precaris i els límits entre la joventut i l'edat adulta. Ressenya:«Una novel·la que em va atrapar. No vaig poder deixar de llegir-la i en conservo en el cor un record molt agradable.»Berto Romero Amb tots vosaltres, els habitants d'aquesta novel·la: Àlex: Protagonista de la nostra història. Jove, atractiu, té una feina de creatiu i més dubtes dels necessaris. Natàlia: Una noia All-Star. Llesta, independent, guapa. Inventora de la teoria del nombre limitat d'encontres sexuals d'una parella. Sandra: Amiga i ocasionalment alguna cosa més de l'Àlex. Pragmàtica, desimbolta. No creu en prínceps blaus i gaudeix del moment. Martín: El millor amic de l'Àlex. Fidel, divertit i romàntic. Chewie: «L'altre» millor amic de l'Àlex. Un pastor alemany molt atractiu. El Casanova del regne caní. Clarice: Una agència misteriosa. Inventora d'un mètode que et pot canviar la vida. Keiko: Dona jove resident a Tòquio. Experta en esborrar examants del Facebook.
Totes les meves veritats
by Joan Botta i OrfilaEl relat punyent de Joan Botta no deixarà ningú indiferent. Una veu intensa i real, uns personatges ben definits i una història valenta donen forma a la seva primera novel·la per a adults. En Xavier, davant d'una operació de vida o mort que li farà perdre la memòria, té tres setmanes per reflexionar sobre la seva existència. Aquesta situació límit l'obliga a intentar ordenar el seu passat personal i familiar. L'objectiu d'en Xavier és escriure unes memòries que l'ajudin a recuperar la seva identitat després de l'operació. D'aquí neix el parany més gran de la seva vida.
Totes les meves veritats
by Joan Botta i OrfilaEl relat punyent de Joan Botta no deixarà ningú indiferent. Una veu intensa i real, uns personatges ben definits i una història valenta donen forma a la seva primera novel·la per a adults. En Xavier, davant d'una operació de vida o mort que li farà perdre la memòria, té tres setmanes per reflexionar sobre la seva existència. Aquesta situació límit l'obliga a intentar ordenar el seu passat personal i familiar. L'objectiu d'en Xavier és escriure unes memòries que l'ajudin a recuperar la seva identitat després de l'operació. D'aquí neix el parany més gran de la seva vida.
Totes les fades del regne
by Laura GallegoLa nova novel·la de Laura Gallego: vet aquí una història d'aventures, màgia i intriga que ningú no podia parar de llegir... «Sabates de cristall, pomes enverinades, pèsols sota matalassos... Laura Gallego és una mestra en tots els sentits.»Javier Ruescas La Camèlia és una fada madrina que s'ha passat tres-cents anys ajudant amb molta eficàcia a joves donzelles i a aspirants a heroi a aconseguir els seus propis finals feliços. La seva màgia i el seu enginy mai li han fallat, però tot es comença a complicar quan li encarreguen fer-se càrrec d'en Simó, un mosso de quadra que necessita la seva ajuda desesperadament. La Camèlia ha aconseguit sortir-se'n airosa de casos molt més difícils; però, per alguna estranya raó, amb en Simó les coses comencen a descontrolar-se... La opinió dels lectors:«Una història que m'ha captivat perquè pren tots els elements de la fantasia clàssicai forma amb ells una història original, complexa i amb girs imprevisibles. La Laura gairebé no em decep mai.»Bloc Lost World Paradise «El personatge de la Camèlia és fascinant. En Ren és tan carismàtic que s'ha convertit en el meu personatge preferit de l'autora.»Guillermo Jiménez a Goodreads «Aquest llibre s'ha convertit en un dels meus preferits, ho té tot. No el puc deixar anar.»Areli Ramos a Facebook «Laura Gallego s'ha superat.»Nube de Palabras a Youtube «Impactant i emocionant.»Lily Bell a Facebook «Sincerament increïble.»@LostValue a Twitter «Laura Gallego mai em decep.»Patricia Berjano a Goodreads
Totems: The Transformative Power of Your Persona
by Brad SteigerDiscover the secrets of animal totems and their sacred, transformative powers.Among traditional Native Americans and other tribal peoples, totems are the enduring animal symbols that allow these peoples to explore the mysteries of life and the spirit world. from the graceful Antelope to the aggressive Cougarto the wise and peaceful Turtle, each animal embodies certain strengths and attributes that the spiritual seeker can embrace and follow on the path of self -exploration. Now, Totems offers each of us the tools we need to tap into thepower of sacred animal totems by finding our own personal symbol and experiencing its energy firsthand.Drawing upon his long association with native teachers, as well as guidance from his own spirit helper, author Brad Steiger has created a fascinating, informative, and thorough guide to this ancient Spiritual practice. Filled with the wisdom of many different tribes and cultures, Totems provides exercises and techniques for:choosing your own animal totem from the American Indian Zodiacreceiving dream and vision teachings using animal totemsembarking on a spirit journeylearning the healing powers of totemscalling on your spiritual helpers in times of need
Totems of Seldovia: An Alaska Children's Adventure Mystery
by Grossman MartinOne dark night on a windswept Alaska beach, The Teller of Tales tells a story never heard before. An aura of mystery surrounds the tale and draws you in like a warm fire on a cold winter's night. He challenges only those who believe his story to face the hazards of the trail and to go on the adventure of a lifetime. Three children answer his call and try to unravel the clues that surround The Mystery of the Totems of Seldovia. As the story unwinds you will find yourself hiding from a hungry bear, traveling along a dusty road where Dust Devils rise to meet you, or looking for clues in the old cemetery while two ominous ravens stare at you like you're their next meal. Totems of Seldovia will take you on a roller coaster adventure in the age of innocence and a search for treasure beyond your wildest dreams--so come along with our young explorers in a search for the secrets of the Totems of Seldovia.
Totempole
by Peter Cameron Sanford FriedmanTotempole is Sanford Friedman's radical coming-of-age novel, featuring Stephen Wolfe, a young Jewish boy growing up in New York City and its environs during the Depression and war years. In eight discrete chapters, which trace Stephen's evolution from a two-year-old boy to a twenty-four-year-old man, Friedman describes with psychological acuity and great empathy Stephen's intellectual, moral, and sexual maturation. Taught to abhor his body for the sake of his soul, Stephen finds salvation in the eventual unification of the two, the recognition that body and soul should not be partitioned but treated as one being, one complete man.
Totemism and Human–Animal Relations in West Africa (Multispecies Encounters)
by Sharon MerzThis book explores human–animal relations amongst the Bebelibe of West Africa, with a focus on the establishment of totemic relationships with animals, what these relationships entail and the consequences of abusing them. Employing and developing the concepts of "presencing" and "the ontological penumbra" to shed light on the manner in which people make present and engage in the world around them, including the shadowy spaces that have to be negotiated in order to make sense of the world, the author shows how these concepts account for empathetic and intersubjective encounters with non-human animals. Grounded in rich ethnographic work, Totemism and Human–Animal Relations in West Africa offers a reappraisal of totemism and considers the implications of the ontological turn in understanding human–animal relations. As such, it will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists and anthrozoologists concerned with human–animal interaction.
Totemism
by Claude Levi-Strauss"Levi-Strauss continues his assault on the myth of the primitice as savage by turning to the phenomena of totemism an totoemix classification ... to show, contrary to this myth, that primitive thought rests upon a rich and complex conceptual structure." - Commentary
Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics
by Sigmund FreudReprints a translation by A. A. Brill, which was originally published in 1918 (Dodd, Mead & Company). Freud's classic work applies psychoanalysis to aboriginals, paralleling aboriginal practice and neurotic patterns of behavior. For example, Freud compares aboriginal incest taboos with scrupulous rituals of compulsion neurotics who, Freud finds, also wrestle with incest taboos. Culture is itself theorized as a reaction-formation to taboos prohibiting potentially destructive social behavior. Annotation c. Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between The Psychic Lives Of Savages And Neurotics (Routledge Classics #0)
by Sigmund FreudWidely acknowledged to be one of Freud's greatest cultural works, when Totem and Taboo was first published in 1913, it caused outrage. Thorough and thought-provoking, Totem and Taboo remains the fullest exploration of Freud's most famous themes. Family, society, religion - they're all put on the couch here. Whatever your feelings about psychoanalysis, Freud's theories have influenced every facet of modern life, from film and literature to medicine and art. If you don't know your incest taboo from your Oedipal complex, and you want to understand more about the culture we're living in, then Totem and Taboo is the book to read.
Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between The Psychic Lives Of Savages And Neurotics (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Sigmund FreudTotem and Taboo is a collection of four essays first published in the journal Imago (1912–13) employing the application of psychoanalysis to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion: "The Horror of Incest"; "Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence"; "Animism, Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts"; and "The Return of Totemism in Childhood".
Totem and Taboo
by Sigmund FreudThis landmark collection of essays by the father of psychoanalysis explores the conflict between primitive feelings and the demands of civilization. Freud identifies a strong unconscious inclination as the basis of taboo, a forbidden behavior, and traces its earliest appearance to the childhood development of totemism.
Totem Magic: Dance of the Shapeshifter
by Yasmine GalenornInside of each of us an animal lies in wait, ready to be revealed and explored. As humans we share the earth with many magnificent creatures, and through Pagan magic we can connect with the animal kingdom and with our individual animal spirits, or totems. In TOTEM MAGIC, author Yasmine Galenorn--whose soul is part panther, boa, and peacock--shows you how to uncover the animal spirits who guide and guard you in your life's journey. Drawing on Pagan shamanism, she offers guidelines, spellwork, and rituals for connecting with your totems for strength, protection, and empowerment. Through the ancient mystical practice of totem magic, you can discover your animal within while exploring new, exciting paths in your spiritual development.
Totem Animals: The Only Book You'll Ever Need (Plain And Simple Ser.)
by Celia M. GunnThe idea of spirit guides speaking through animals and birds dates back to ancient times. Today, if we’re open to watching and listening to our totem animals, we can develop beneficial relationships with them. We can, also, recognise that when a totem animal appears to us in a special way, it’s offering insight into what’s happening in our lives. This helpful book will give you a greater understanding of more than 60 totem animals and their unique meanings in an A to Z encyclopaedic listing, will lead you through the steps for accessing a chosen spirit and help you explore the role of animal spirits in cultures around the world.
Totem Animals Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need (Plain & Simple Series)
by Celia M. Gunn“Animals are not only beholders of great beauty, but they are also beholders of ancient wisdom.” —Molly Friedenfeld <P><P>The idea of spirit guides speaking through animals and birds dates back to ancient times. Today, if we're open to watching and listening to our totem animals, we can develop beneficial relationships with them. We can also recognize that when a totem animal appears to us in a special way, it’s offering insight into what's happening in our lives. <P><P>This helpful book will give you a greater understanding of more than 60 totem animals and their unique meanings in an A to Z encyclopedic listing, lead you through the steps for accessing a chosen spirit, and help you explore the role of animal spirits in cultures around the world.
Totem And Taboo: Some Points of Agreement between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics
by Sigmund FreudThis is Volume IX of twenty-eight in the Psychoanalysis series. First published in 1950, the four essays comprised in this volume were originally published in the pages of the periodical Imago (Vienna) under the title 'Dber einige Obereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker'.
Totem
by Darin BradleyOnce the capital of a global empire, Aer is now only a global protectorate. One of the eight wonders of the ancient world, Aer is a cradle of civilization, preserved by international aid and foreign interest, primarily Worldview, an international media network. Worldview has wired Aer so thoroughly that subscribers around the world can interact with every facet of daily life in the ancient city. Pinhole lenses and mobile cameras and embedded microphones export the challenges, dramas, and simple joys of Aeri life to those whose donations keep it alive. Because, without them, the Aeri will die.Aer has been quarried for millennia from the world's rarest stone deposit, and this prize, the Aeri birthright, is the centerpiece of Aer's ancient religion: the belief in God in the stone itself. In ages past, the inspired dialogs of the saints were the empire's greatest export, carrying the truth that God's presence morphs the faithful into their true form. But the stone, we now know, is radioactive. It always has been, and it has been twisting the Aeri across the generations, reforming their bodies into their final states.The international community now keeps the Aeri alive with radiation abatement, food aid, health care, and the sundries of daily life. Aer is a shared cultural gem, a mitigating presence in an unstable region. It is a link to a past when God walked the Earth, and empires rose on the power of belief. But there is trouble in paradise. Belan and Vesse are in their twenties, as bored and idle as the others their age, struggling to find meaning in a world where they want for nothing. With their lives writ large for Worldview's never-sleeping eyes, the couple find themselves at the epicenter of a cultural awakening, and their efforts to navigate the truths of the new Aer have consequences for everyone.Totem is the final installment in Darin Bradley's thematically linked "Dystopian Cluster." This is voyeuristic terrorism in a world where religion has gone viral and Big Brother works hand in hand with UNESCO.
Totem
by Jennifer MarunoJonny must travel to the distant past to understand the present. As an orphaned white boy in a school full of Native students, fourteen-year-old Jonny Joe isn’t like any of the others at the island Redemption Residential School off the west coast. When the advances of Father Gregory disturb Jonny, he joins another boy in an escape to a mountain cave. But when they leave the cave, the world as they knew it no longer exists. The boys travel to a native village in a sheltered bay, where Jonny becomes skilled in the art of carving. When a steamship enters the cove, the party of sightseers brings a disease that annihilates most of the people in the village. Meanwhile, Jonny has learned the secret of his past and when he returns to the present, Jonny carves a totem pole to honour the members of the village.
Tote Bags and Toe Tags (A Haley Randolph Mystery #5)
by Dorothy HowellHaley Randolph's new job as a corporate events coordinator suits her like classic Chanel--as long as no one finds out her only degree is from bartending school. But then again, trouble's always afoot in the life of this amateur sleuth/professional fashionista. . . On Haley's first day on the job, she finds the chief of security--who was performing Haley's background check--bludgeoned in her office. Naturally, the police peg Haley as their prime suspect, so she'll need to shop around on her own for some guilt-proof clues. Especially since some of the other recent hires at the company also have something to hide. . . One of her new co-workers leads a double life--as in two wives and two sets of children. Another makes secretive, unexplained trips out of the country. Between her many investigations, the new high-pressure job, and her just-moved-in boyfriend, there's almost no time for the most important thing in Haley's life: maxing out her credit card. And it seems the company's squeaky-clean image is covering a lot of dirty truths. Though Haley's turning up a grab bag of suspects while squeezing in a few sales, the murderer is still knocking off her co-workers. If she's going to catch this killer, she'll need to be on her toes--heels and all--or she'll be this season's hottest victim.