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Barcelona, 1952. En Pachi Saura fa més d'un any que s'ha traslladat a la ciutat per estudiar a l'Escola de Belles Arts. Instal·lat en un cau prop de la Plaça Real, mira de construir la vida que ha somiat lluny dels dictats familiars. Els primers mesos comparteix el plaer de l'existència i de...

Gérard de Cortanze, autor de la exitosa novela Los amantes de Coyoacán, ha escrito una historia inolvidable sobre el amor, el arte y el destino de una mujer que no se detuvo ante nada para defender su libertad, la gran Tina Modotti. Nueva York, 1914. Tina, una joven italiana de dieciséis...

Tout le monde l'utilise, tout le monde en parle, ses progrès font la une : mais qui sait vraiment ce qu'est l'informatique ? Il s'agit d'une façon radicalement différente de penser, qui permet d'associer de l'information, de toute taille et de toute nature, à un ou plusieurs algorithmes, c'est-à-dire à des opérations mathématiques. C'est cela, l'informatique : une méthode systématique pour transformer un besoin en une suite d'opérations élémentaires.

Nina Fleet’s life ought to be as sweet as a Georgia peach. Awarded a tidy sum in her divorce, Nina retired at 41 to a historic Queen Anne house in quaint Cymbeline, Georgia. But Nina’s barely settled into her new B&B-to-be when a penguin shows up on her porch...or, at least, a man wearing a penguin suit. Harry Westcott is making ends meet as an ice-cream shop’s mascot and has a letter from his great-aunt, pledging to leave him the house...too bad that’s not what her will says. Meanwhile, the Sisters of Perpetual Poverty have lost their lease.

The sun has descended below the far horizon. The inky blackness of night begins to envelop the land. Day has gone, and the nocturnal times reveal themselves. But above the dark blanket the moon, whether waxing or waning, stands sentry, and around it vast clouds and swirls of stars regiment themselves. We look up in awe and wonder, frail beneath their vista. Our gloried poets are on hand, though, to capture word and deed, emotion and feeling, friend and foe.

Victoria’s reign was long and presided over the restless expansion of the British Empire and reams of creative genius. Within these volumes we can bring only a glimpse of the richness, beauty and words of the poets and their musings on this remarkable age. Many are world-renowned - Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Kipling, Austin, Hopkins, Hardy and Swinburne. Some are almost forgotten - Patmore, Newbolt, Synge. And some are barely noted - Lyall, Meynell and Merdeith. But together they encompass a great poetical age.

Gerard Tellis, a noted expert on innovation, advertising, and global markets, makes the compelling case that the culture of a firm is the crucial driver of an organization's innovativeness. In this groundbreaking book he describes the three traits and three practices necessary to create a culture of relentless innovation. Organizations must be willing to cannibalize successful products, embrace risk, and focus on the future. Organizations build these traits by providing incentives for enterprise, empowering product champions, and encouraging internal markets. 

Everyone aspires to be happy. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who will say he doesn't want to be happy and fulfilled in his life. We all want to know the secret on how to achieve true happiness. Happiness has a lot of benefits it can bring to our lives. Studies show that happiness is good for our health because it protects your immune system, protects your heart, fights away stress and helps our bodies fight off diseases and disability as well. There are also studies that show happiness can actually alleviate pain.

You are about to discover exactly how to tame your mind, end overthinking and over-analysis, stop analysis paralysis, and put your life squarely on a path to success!

The true story of the most notorious crime in American nautical history -- a uniquely grotesque triple murder -- and the long journey to truth. The Herbert Fuller, a three-masted sailing ship loaded with New England lumber, left Boston bound for Buenos Aires on July 8, 1896 with twelve people on...

'Movie czar' Will H. Hays is on a mission to clean up Hollywood by compiling the Doom List - a list of 'undesirables' whom he plans to bar from screen work. Private investigator Tom Collins is hired to protect a leading lady's reputation at all costs and is drawn into a case of scandal, forbidden passion, blackmail and cold-blooded murder.

Pour les fans de Lucinda Riley ! Bart, âgé désormais de vingt-cinq ans, hérite de Foxworth Hall, la demeure maudite, qu'il restaure entièrement. La grande fête qu'il y organise prend vite l'allure d'un nouveau départ pour cette famille meurtrie et déchirée depuis plus de quarante ans. Ainsi, la rivalité entre Bart, l'ambitieux, le mal-aimé, et son frère Jory, danseur étoile au firmament de sa carrière, est peut-être enfin appelée à se résorber – ou bien, au contraire, va-t-elle s'amplifier de manière irréversible.

À 20 ans, sur un coup de tête désespéré, June abandonne sa junkie de mère qui lui a volé toutes ses économies. Sa fuite précipitée la mène à rechercher...

Des destins qui, comme des droites parallèles, n'auraient jamais dû se rencontrer... l'étrange message de nombres que seule la quête d'absolu permet de déchiffrer... Dans ce manoir isolé de Vannery le hasard et l'obstination permettent d'élucider le mystère, mais aussi de vivre un grand amour.

Barcelona és l'epicentre de la batalla que canviarà el curs de la història i ara que tots els habitants de la Terra s'han sumit en un son glaçat, el risc de perdre-ho tot és més elevat que mai. L'esperança s'ha esgotat i només queden dues figures, al centre de la ciutat, lluitant per evitar la setena extinció massiva. Mentre el Ragnarök explota, l'Axel i l'Odin hauran de trobar totes les respostes que han estat buscant. Ja ha esclatat la guerra que ho canviarà tot.

Vivre sa première année universitaire en colocation avec son frère aîné et son meilleur ami ? Carrément déprimante comme idée ! Pourtant, suite à un écart de conduite impardonnable, Lilou pouvait compter sur ses parents pour lui imposer leur décision. Elle découvre bien vite que les femmes restent difficilement insensibles aux charmes de son frère, Matt, et du ténébreux et énigmatique Neal. Ils profitent de leur succès auprès des étudiantes pour s'éclater en soirée à l'appart.

Una guerra imminent que canviarà el curs de la història està a punt de començar. Però això l'Axel no ho sap. L'únic que té per segur és que els seus pares s'han divorciat i ell ha hagut de mudar-se al barri de Gràcia. Sap també que ara ja no pot veure la Nàdia i que la troba a faltar. Quan l'Odin, el seu tiet misteriós de Suècia, arriba a Barcelona, l'Axel comença a viure uns altres canvis, molt més angoixants, en el seu propi cos. Una transformació que el prepararà, sense ell saber-ho, pel combat que està a punt d'assolar la ciutat.

Spoken sticky notes on anxiety and alcoholism. Short, real stories from my life. No filler, just the moments that matter. 2–5 minutes. New episode every Wednesday.  What listeners are saying: “I love your podcasts!” — danee.marshThis came in after the show unexpectedly charted #1 in Gambia. I’m building this podcast slowly, honestly, and one listener at a time.

Highway patrol officer Alex Hays thinks it’s just another hot July afternoon in 2010. Then he picks up a strange man in futuristic “pajamas” claiming he’s from the year 2170. Hours later, the man vanishes without a trace during a violent desert storm, leaving Alex and a brilliant young nurse, Sally Moreno, with only questions.

History isn’t a straight line. It’s a maze. Here at The History Labyrinth let us forget the timelines, and enter the maze. Most history books give you the "A to B" of what happened. The History Labyrinth takes you deeper. We step off the well-worn path to explore the forgotten corridors, the strange coincidences, and the shadowy figures who shaped our world from the corners of the room. Join us as we navigate the twists and turns of the past, proving that the further you wander into the maze, the more fascinating the story becomes.