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Una crociera sul Nilo su un lussuoso battello è la vacanza che Poirot, il celebre investigatore belga...

Following the death of their father, sisters Bramble, Felicity and Helena have their sights on their inheritance. Felicity, the eldest, never healed the rift with her father following an argument; Helena, the middle sister, is a self-cantered actress; and Bramble, dreams of Olympic glory. Family secrets are uncovered as the sisters battle their father's enemies - and each other - to discover the real value of the Beaumont inheritance.

En 2032, tras perder su hogar y su familia, Lauren Olamina estableció una pacífica comunidad en el norte de California, basada en su fe recién fundada: Semilla Terrestre. En ella ofrece refugio a los marginados y perseguidos por la administración de Jarret, un presidente ultraconservador que promete «hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser grande». En una nación cada vez más peligrosa y dividida, la subversiva colonia de Lauren, una facción religiosa minoritaria dirigida por una joven mujer negra, se convierte en un objetivo del reinado de terror y opresión de Jarret.

Esta aclamada novela post-apocalíptica de esperanza y terror de un autor galardonado "combina bien con "1984" o "The Handmaid's Tale"" e incluye un prólogo de N. K. Jemisin (John Green, New York Times). Cuando el cambio climático global y las crisis económicas conducen al caos social a principios de la década de 2020, California se llena de peligros, desde la escasez generalizada de agua hasta masas de vagabundos que harán cualquier cosa para vivir para ver otro día.

Quando Lexi si sveglia in un letto d'ospedale, non ricorda proprio cosa le sia successo. È convinta di avere venticinque anni, di essere povera in canna, con una vita sentimentale disastrosa, i denti storti e le unghie mangiate... E invece eccola lì, fresca di parrucchiere, con una bocca perfetta, mani curatissime, un lavoro da super manager e... un sacco di soldi! Sì, perché oltretutto è sposata con un bellissimo miliardario. Ma com'è possibile?

Quand Ellen Ripley retourne enfin sur Terre, c'est pour découvrir que LV-426, la planète sur laquelle l'équipage du Nostromo est pour la première fois entré en contact avec les terribles/monstrueux Xenomorphes, a été rebaptisée Acheron. Protégés par un régiment de Marines coloniaux, les colons essaient de terraformer la planète balayée par les tempêtes. Au-delà des conditions de vie extrêmes et des combats journaliers imposés par ce nouveau monde, l'espoir et l'humanité demeurent.

In this unusual, engaging, and intimate collection of personal essays, Lambda Literary Award finalist Tania De Rozario recalls growing up as a queer, brown, fat girl in Singapore, blending memoir with elements of history, pop culture, horror films, and current events to explore the nature of...

Worries and anxieties are familiar to us all. Worrying can be helpful when it prompts you to take action and solve a problem, but unrelenting doubts, fears, and negative possibilities can dominate your mind, affect your ability to manage your everyday life and well-being, your sleep and appetite, your social life, and your ability to concentrate. But it doesn't need to be like this; there are ways that you can manage this spiral of unhelpful thoughts and difficult feelings. Overcoming Anxiety explains how to manage anxiety and stop it from taking over.

This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a...

The only way to secure competitive advantage is to ensure that creative thinking is driving your organization. It will enable workplace satisfaction, boost performance, and encourage new ideas throughout teams. To tackle our uncertain environment - and to win in the world of future business - we all need to get serious about creativity and the potential it can unleash. The authors of Belonging have now written A Year of Creativity, which will make creativity accessible to everyone.

In one new volume, an irresistible collection of stories from two previous works, SMILE and CHANGING BABIES, with additional stories, previously unpublished in audio. 'What informs Moggach's excellent stories is not just the exactness of her observation, but the quality of warmth and affection'...

Colin Lamb lavora per i servizi segreti britannici e durante una perlustrazione, si trova a essere testimone di un delitto. Dal civico 61 di Wilbrahan Crescent, una ragazza terrorizzata scappa in strada e va a finire proprio tra le sue braccia. Si chiama Sheila Webb, è bellissima, e ha appena visto il cadavere di un uomo. Dick Hardcastel, il capo della polizia locale, indaga su quel mistero che si somma ad altri misteri, a uomini e donne insospettabili che in realtà nascondono inquietanti segreti, a coperture apparentemente perfette che celano pericolose spie straniere.

One queue. 250,000 people. Twenty-four life-changing hours. A young boy wearing a cereal box crown, impatiently dragging his mother behind him. A friendly man in a khaki raincoat, talking about his beloved Leeds United to anyone who will listen. An elderly woman who has lived her life alongside the Queen, and is just hoping she'll make it to the end of the queue to say goodbye. And among them, a British Indian mother and daughter, driven apart by their differences, embarking on a pilgrimage which neither of them yet know will change their lives forever.

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of John Murray, a sparkling anthology of letters from John Murray authors to their publisher. The publishing house of John Murray was founded in Fleet Street in 1768 and remained a family firm over seven generations. Published to coincide with this 'remarkable...

Che sogno inseguiremmo se fossimo certi di poterlo realizzare? Quante cose cercheremmo di fare se non fossimo bloccati dalla paura del fallimento? Quanto più avremo fiducia nelle nostre capacità, tanto più facile sarà per noi fissare obiettivi importanti e impegnarci al massimo per raggiungerli. È ciò che sostiene Brian Tracy - esperto di crescita personale e coach di fama internazionale - in questo libro frutto di anni dedicati a osservare comportamenti e azioni delle persone di successo.

Reeva Mehta is thriving. Consumed in her career as one of London's top divorce lawyers, she doesn't bat an eyelid when her mum calls to tell her that her dad is dead. Because he's been dead since she was five...hasn't he? If finding out her dad was alive - until last week - wasn't bad enough, his last request was for his daughters to spend fourteen days in mourning at his house. Which means Reeva must spend a fortnight stuck with the people who betrayed her when she needed them the most - her sisters.

Aphra Behn was a prolific and well-established poet and playwright but facts about her life remain scant and difficult to confirm. What can safely be said is that Aphra Behn is regarded as a key English playwright and a major figure in Restoration theatre. Her poetry is now far more appreciated and seen as a breakthrough for women of the 17th Century and beyond. Her first play, ‘The Forc’d Marriage’, was staged in 1670, and thereafter many followed, including her later comic works, which were more commercially successful.

Scarlett is a university graduate with a master’s in biophysics. Artie is a retired professor of art history. They’ve been hired by a wealthy collector to authenticate a cache of paintings discovered under the floorboards of an Italian townhouse. The two women take an instant dislike to each other. The calculus shifts when they stumble on something unexpected—a manuscript written by Leonardo da Vinci’s last pupil. It’s an astonishing firsthand account of the great master as he grapples with a murder at the prestigious Aldine Press.

¿Estás cansado del caos constante que el TDAH trae a tu vida?¿Te gustaría tener soluciones prácticas y reales que realmente funcionen? ¿Estás listo para transformar el desorden mental en claridad, y el desánimo en enfoque? Este audiolibro es para ti.Aquí no encontrarás consejos genéricos. Lo que tienes en tus oídos es una guía diseñada especialmente para adultos con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH), con herramientas concretas que puedes aplicar desde hoy.

Este es el recurso que has estado buscando: un poderoso paquete 2-en-1 que te da las estrategias, herramientas y la confianza no solo para sobrellevar el Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH), sino para prosperar con él.