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What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be real? I thought we were out of danger. I thought we'd outwitted our enemies. I was wrong. As my world is torn apart, survival may not be what I expected.

Cooper is among the few survivors of an apocalypse that is a result of a conspiracy to depopulate the world. One week ago, college was his biggest concern. Now he is on a perilous journey to find his sister. But zombie attacks aren't the only threat he faces. In this nightmarish reality, the living can be far more dangerous in this new dystopia.

It's a fast-moving murder mystery that begins when Jordan comes home early to find a beautiful but unknown blonde half-dressed and very drunk in his apartment. From then on things get ever more complicated, as murder and intrigue rear their twin heads with Jordan stuck in the middle, trying to solve the crime and clear himself of a murder charge.

Uncle Chip Proctor deserves a pat on the back. Sure it was touch and go for a little while there, but he’s pleased to have settled quite nicely into his role as a stay-at-home human guardian for two royal half-fae kids. But he’s soon rushing to whisk the thirteen-year-old queen-to-be away for summer break when unruly puberty angst delivers a dose of magical chaos.

Hans-Georg Gadamer ripercorre le tappe fondamentali della filosofia del ventesimo secolo che hanno portato a maturazione la sua filosofia ermeneutica, e con Riccardo Dottori ne discute i temi fondamentali: la fine della metafisica con Heidegger e la sua filosofia nella bufera del Nazionalsocialismo, il problema del pluralismo, della globalizzazione e del necessario dialogo delle culture e delle religioni.

You have perfected the skills necessary to perform at work and manage everyday life. Yet you often find yourself stuck—your career has stalled, your relationships have become stagnant. Something is off. The hard truth is that no matter how brilliant you may be, your technical abilities won’t provide you with the charisma, empathy, and grace you need to advance. No matter how well-designed your algorithms, they won’t teach you how to be an authentic leader.

Have you ever heard the saying "money can't buy happiness"? Well, it's bullshit. Why do we spend 40+ hours per week working if the goal of monetary gain doesn't make you happy? Let's be honest and call it what it is: Money is simply a tool to provide you with opportunity. These favorable circumstances open doors and provide you the ability to focus on your passions. You have the ability to attain a six- or seven-figure net worth, you just need a proven pathway to get there. Imagine how much more free your life would be.

Winter Blue, Guardian of the Shaw Pride, has sworn to protect the beautiful and stubborn Nova Raines. His panther knows that she is his mate, but Winter’s refusal to touch her causes him to almost destroy their fragile relationship when she is attacked by a human male and left for dead behind the bar that she owns. The wolves are still on the loose, and when a rogue panther comes forward with information, the pride soon realizes that the male who assaulted Nova is a wolf and will stop at nothing until he kills her.

A paramedic, a legendary Amazon, and a ruthless trafficking gang. When supernatural paramedic Dean Flynn saves a patient terrorized by a werepanther gang, he uncovers a ring of shifters smuggling Unusual women and girls through Elk City. When his just-rescued patient disappears from the safety of the hospital, Dean must find her and the other lost victims. Seeking help from his demon-hunter wife, Jaz Errington, Dean teams up with an Amazon Interpol agent. When the stakes turn personal, they risk everything to uncover the gang behind the trafficking ring.

Can the world’s toughest immortal warrior win the heart of the world’s toughest immortal woman? Brutus is not your average immortal warrior. He leads the gods’ army, he’s tough as nails, and his mind is so powerful, he no longer speaks to communicate with his men. Some call him telepathic; he just calls it being a badass. But despite the many bloody battles and hard-won victories, this is one mission he’s not so sure about. There is a plague sweeping the immortal world.

Jack and his dragon sidekick Marin are neck-deep in trouble again, but this time there's an international angle. Belize has been attracting members of the magic community to its shores for months. Even though Jack's curiosity has been piqued, he's not traveling internationally without a lucrative case to lure him. Enter one anonymous client with a large bank account. With magical trouble brewing in Belize and a hefty bonus on the line, Jack can't say no. But are the monsters in this case too big and bad for Jack and Marin to handle?

Protagonist Sean Malone's journey begins at 14. He has an IQ north of 200, a full-ride scholarship to the country’s top technical university, and over a million bucks from a winning streak on Jeopardy. However, he wishes he could just be normal. The US government manipulates him, using him as a codebreaker to pursue a covert operation and killing innocent people along the way. When Sean pushes back, the Department of Defense pushes harder. He flees to Europe to build a new life under a new name, hiding his mental gift from everyone.

Vassilissa riceve in dono dalla mamma una bambolina, che le assomiglia, in tutto e per tutto e che la aiuterà ad affrontare senza paura la terribile Baba Jaga.

C'era una volta una casa nel bosco in cui vivevano tre orsi: uno era piccolo, uno era medio e uno era grosso. Il piccolo aveva una scodella piccola, il medio aveva una scodella media e il grosso aveva una scodella grossa. Lo stesso accadeva per le sedie, i letti, anche qualche altra cosa... Produzione Istituto Barlumen. Regia: Gaetano Cappa.

L'amicizia è affrontare insieme la paura. Lo sanno bene Filo e Rullo, due ragazzini diversissimi eppure inseparabili, che decidono di scappare da casa e di avventurarsi tra i boschi, alla ricerca del cane di Filo, perso durante un temporale. Per ritrovarlo si spingono fino alla cascina di Guelfo Tabacci, uno schivo montanaro di cui si mormora che anni prima abbia ucciso suo figlio. Così, l'ingenuità della loro fuga lascia il posto ai terribili segreti del mondo degli adulti. Molto tempo dopo, nella cantina di quello stesso casolare vengono ritrovati due diari.

En los negocios, como en la vida, si tú le das al Universo, éste te regresará el doble. Con esta filosofía Roberto Palazuelos dirige sus empresas y ha alcanzado el éxito: la Alquimia Espiritual. Aquí encontrarás consejos para realizarte como ser humano, lo que te llevará a revolucionar tu entorno financiero, a forjar una empresa feliz, eficiente y sustentable. Construye un andamiaje legal, económico y mercadológico; aprende a negociar un contrato, conviértete en un emprendedor y realiza tus sueños en cada nivel de tu vida. ¡Encuentra tu alquimia para el éxito!

Raccontata da tre voci diverse (un musicista jazz, un medico d'ospizio e un giovane avvocato newyorkese d'origine italiana), questa è la storia di Danny Leone, giovane emigrato negli Stati Uniti dopo la sconfitta di Caporetto e subito a suo agio nel clima festoso della New York degli anni Venti. In poco più di un decennio, frequentando jazz men, soubrette, pugili, uomini d'affari, gangster e politicanti, Danny raggiunge il successo economico che sognava da una vita.

Gino Strada, chirurgo di guerra e fondatore di Emergency, l'associazione umanitaria italiana per la cura e la riabilitazione delle vittime di guerra e delle mine antiuomo, racconta in questo libro la storia del viaggio in Afghanistan iniziato il 9 settembre 2001, due giorni prima dell'attentato terroristico di New York. L'autore firma questo diario di viaggio che è al tempo stesso una testimonianza della guerra che ha portato alla disfatta dei talebani, la conquista della capitale da parte dell'Alleanza del nord e la "liberazione" di Kabul.

Il narratore risiede in un villaggio normanno. Nella solitudine brumosa della campagna, in una casa dalle scale scricchiolanti, piena di piccoli notturni rumori, raccoglie materiali documentali sul misterioso popolo dei Gamuna: le fonti maggiori sono le lettere e i taccuini di un amico viaggiatore, gli articoli di un aviatore argentino e il diario che una suora vietnamita gli legge quando egli si reca a trovarla al di là della Manica.

A The Millions Most Anticipated Book of the Year ""Gripping and beautiful. With the artistry of a poet and the intensity of a revolutionary, Lovato untangles the tightly knit skein of love and terror that connects El Salvador and the United States."" —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Natural...