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I never suspected that Daisy, our sweet, innocent club girl, is actually an undercover FBI agent. Now that I know her dirty little secret, I’m going to make her pay. She can beg and plead all she wants, but when she’s bent over my knee, the beast inside me will unleash the smoldering devil in her. She sets me on fire with her touch and makes me want things I shouldn’t. I can’t afford to be distracted by an FBI agent, but when I find out why she’s really undercover, everything changes.

Der preisgekrönte Hollywood-Schauspieler Stanley Tucci lässt uns in sein Leben und in seine Kochtöpfe schauen.

Vincenzo Zampieri é o subchefe da Sacra Siena Organizzata, a máfia mais poderosa na região central da Itália. É observador, expert em computadores e perito em tortura. Aos dez anos, matou seu primeiro homem e não sentiu absolutamente nada, a não ser prazer ao ver os olhos do filho da puta ficarem opacos, sem vida. Abomina mentiras tanto quanto traidores; por isso, se dedica a aprender novas formas de obter respostas. Vive para a famiglia e seu único objetivo é honrá-la. Se há algo que já aprendeu, é que a dor traz a verdade.

A never-before-seen collection of deeply personal love letters from Kurt Vonnegut to his first wife, Jane, compiled and edited by their daughter “If ever I do write anything of length—good or bad—it will be written with you in mind.” Kurt Vonnegut’s eldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning...

Forgive For You is a story about learning to live well with reality, even (and especially) when it doesn’t come with clarity, closure, or apology. Blending sharp insight and raw honesty, the author reflects on love, loss, kinship, trauma, marriage, divorce, and what it means to forgive it all–not for others, but for ourselves. This isn’t a tale of tidy resolution. It’s a winding, at times bewildering, emotional journey through secrets kept and truths uncovered. It’s the reckoning of a rage that could burn the world, and the forging of resilience from fury and surrender.

A compilation of diverse topics across our 12 categories. You will learn about: the history of whaling, the art of film noir, the psychology behind the Stockholm Syndrome, the history of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the story of Joan of Arc, the discovery of penicillin, the science of meteorites, the history of the D-Day Invasion, the unexplained phenomenon of crop circles, the adventure of climbing Everest, the thought of Confucius, and the start of fireworks.

Jack Dawson awakens from the terrifying nightmare of the events in Bitter Harvest to find his world under siege. Millions of people have died while he's lain in a coma in a Norwegian hospital, and the threat of humanity's total annihilation looms closer with every passing day. As Jack and his companions face the enemy on the ground, brilliant geneticist Naomi Perrault is forced to strike a bargain with the devil as she races against time to develop a super-weapon that could win the war.

PUSH is a practical, motivating guide for anyone who's tired of waiting for inspiration and ready to build real momentum through discipline, process, and consistency. In a world obsessed with hacks, motivation, and overnight success, PUSH offers a different path: one grounded in showing up daily, embracing discomfort, and trusting the long game.

This is not just a love story, it's an obsession.... I can't keep my eyes off the tall, dark, and confident man who stops in the coffee shop every morning. I want this stranger more than I've ever wanted anyone before, even though I only know his first name. As an author, my imagination is my ultimate writing tool, men like Kane are my muse. And the minute he leaves, I'm overcome with fantasies I can't control and my fingers fly across the keyboard; until one day, I almost snap. My embarrassing outburst has me running out the door when he catches me and takes me to his home.

La paura sistematica, che dà disturbi anche gravi come ansia, attacchi di panico, depressione e somatizzazioni, è dovuta al mancato sviluppo della personalità adulta e quindi al permanere della personalità infantile. Giulio Cesare Giacobbe lo ha mostrato nel suo fortunato saggio "Alla ricerca delle coccole perdute", fondando così la psicologia evolutiva.

El sacerdote Luis Córdoba está a la espera de un trasplante de corazón. Es un cura amable, alto, gordo, pero su mismo tamaño hace que no sea fácil encontrar un donante. Como los médicos le aconsejan reposo y su residencia tiene muchas escaleras, recibe hospedaje en una casa donde viven dos mujeres, una de ellas recién separada, y tres niños.

In his book Money Mind Crush, Keith Everett inspires you to use your mind to attract everything that you've ever wanted. In reality, most people are viewing business, life, and making money from the totally wrong angle. We can’t expect more if we keep on thinking in the same, tired, worn-out way. For things to change, we have to change. Many people are on the hamster wheel to nowhere. Nothing changes until we decide to.

Bombay, 1949. È la sera di Capodanno e in tutta la città si celebra la fine del decennio più turbolento della storia dell'India: gli inglesi se ne sono andati e il paese è finalmente indipendente. Quando il telefono squilla è perciò lei a ritrovarsi per le mani un caso a dir poco delicato: sir James Herriot, noto diplomatico e uomo d'affari, è stato pugnalato a morte durante un ballo in maschera che vedeva riunito nella sua villa il bel mondo cittadino.

After defeating the Asura Andhaka and saving Earth from annihilation, Baron takes his rightful place as Varuna the Water God and sets his efforts toward undoing the devastation and desolation wreaked upon the once-beautiful divine realm of Agartha. But his days of peaceful toil are numbered. Another divinity threatens the fabric of existence, one far more insidious and powerful than any adversary Baron has faced before. Fortunately for him, he has a wise goddess, a mighty demoness, and a beautiful soldier-scientist on his side.

Like Marie Kondo showed us how clearing our physical space can clear our minds, Zen Digital Makeover will show you how clearing your digital world helps you regain your sovereignty and reclaim your attention.

I grew up a queen among men. Proud. Strong. Royalty. I’ll do anything for the ones I love, even if it means allowing myself to be forced from my kingdom. I may be stuck having to play Samantha St. James inside the gilded halls of my new school, but I’ll always be Savvy King at my core.

They came. They didn’t do much sight-seeing before they conquered and marked the human Omegas. They call themselves the Regha Horde. We call them the Hordesmen. And Hunger is my new boss.

Matt Lucas hosts the newest and most prestigious awards ceremony of the year - the perfectly-title 'Lucases'. Including awards for the Lamest Excuse of All-Time, the Lucas for Most Pointless Member of the Royal Family and the Lucas for Greatest Song By A Musical Artist Who Is Otherwise Rubbish...

I, Fallon Hayes, need to stop playing pranks on my boss. Did I mention he's my new roommate? Being the private chef for the retired hockey player who haunts my fantasies is a bad idea. Living down the hall from him is an even worse idea, especially considering the one-night stand we had ten years ago. What happened back then was unforgettable. Proof that we are destined to hate each other. There are three reasons why I absolutely cannot fall for my boss/roommate/one-night-stand.

La consapevolezza è considerata l'elemento centrale della meditazione buddista, ma la sua essenza è universale e di profonda utilità pratica per tutti. Essenzialmente la consapevolezza è essere sempre vigili e, malgrado sia caratteristico della nostra mente innescare il pilota automatico e perdere il contatto con l'unico momento, quello presente, di cui effettivamente disponiamo per vivere, sentire, crescere, amare, dare forma alle cose o guarire, essa possiede anche l'innata capacità di destarci al "qui e ora".