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O lugar da Paola Carosella sempre foi a cozinha – até que a fama, a pressão do julgamento constante e a polarização política no país que ela escolheu para viver tiraram até isso dela. Na tentativa de achar um caminho de volta, a renomada chef de cozinha e apresentadora achou as respostas que ela procurava nos livros de uma ensaísta norte-americana: M.F.K. Fisher.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a highly secretive totalitarian state - and one that poses an increasing threat to the West due to its rapidly expanding nuclear weapons programme. This unique three-part collection takes an in-depth look at the country, encompassing its history, the human stories behind the regime and its possible future.

I'm not expecting to see my ex when I pull up at the car repair shop. He left my body wrecked and my heart bruised and if he wasn't surrounded by five other hot mechanics, I'd call out his terrible behavior. When six men want to get deep with me, facing up to the ghosts of my past might just be impossible.

Esta es una historia real, llena de aristas y sombras, sobre la condición humana. A fines de los sesenta, con trece años, la argentina Silvia Labayru era una adolescente tímida, lectora, amante de los animales, entusiasta de John F. Kennedy, hija de una familia de militares que incluía a su padre, miembro de la Fuerza Aérea y piloto civil. A esa edad ingresó en el Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires, una institución pública de gran prestigio, donde entró en contacto con agrupaciones estudiantiles de izquierda y se transformó en una militante aguerrida.

La autora de esta historia nace a pocos kilómetros de Chernóbil el año que explota la central nuclear y crece en un país atravesado por la confusión y la miseria. En la tierra de los «niños radiactivos», las frutas monstruosas de la Zona, los cielos rojos y los hombres alcohólicos, enfermos o desorientados, las mujeres resisten haciendo de la cotidianidad un refugio.

Smartphones, social media, and surveillance tech are sold to us as ways to build a safer, more connected, and convenient world.

Last year, 17-year-old Pierce died - just for a moment. And when she was in the space between life and death, she met John: tall dark and terrifying, it's his job to usher souls from one realm to the next. There's a fierce attraction between them, but Pierce knows that falling for John means a life of shadows and loneliness in the underworld....

When I run into Tyler Evans at the car-repair shop, I want to slap the smirk off his face. I've broken down on the way to a wedding when I'm greeted by the guy who ghosted me four years ago. He left my body deliciously wrecked and my heart uncomfortably bruised, and if he wasn't surrounded by five other hot mechanics, I'd call out his terrible behavior. But all the men at Deep Repairs are smoking hot, with bulging arms covered in grease and tattoos, and chiseled abs glistening in the summer heat.

Ancestral healing is the process of revealing and releasing inherited wounds and traumas that have been passed down by our ancestors. Anyone researching their heritage will uncover both positive and negative issues that pass through the bloodlines from one generation to the next.

Comme chaque année, Léna et Phoebe passent les vacances d’été sur la côte basque. Léna ne rêve que de surf et de fêtes sur la plage, tandis que Phoebe peine à reprendre son souffle après une première année de fac compliquée. Les deux sœurs ne se parlent presque plus et leur famille est au bord de l’implosion. Mais cet été, il y a Inaya, cette fille qui bouleverse toutes les certitudes de Léna. Il y a aussi Isaac, le premier amour de Phoebe à qui elle a brisé le cœur l’été dernier. Il y a surtout ces choses que les deux sœurs ne se sont jamais dites.

All of a sudden, Carla’s life is turned upside down by a secret from her husband’s past. Has their long marriage been broken by betrayal? Is the life they share nothing but a sham? Watching from the sidelines, desperate for the things she never had, the mysterious Rose must weigh her options and possibly confront the total rejection that is her ultimate fear. Rob, a recently retired architect, pours his energy into the remodeling of his new London house, seemingly unaware that the threads of his home life are unraveling around him.

Mulheres abandonadas. Desde sempre, a literatura é permeada de histórias trágicas de figuras fascinantes, como Medeia e Dido, que se desfazem diante do abandono masculino. Emma Bovary e Anna Kariênina, personagens inesquecíveis, também sucumbem. A mesma Simone de Beauvoir de O segundo sexo escreveu A mulher desiludida, antologia de contos sobre personagens despedaçadas, uma delas por essa mesma via. No século xxi, Elena Ferrante atualiza a tradição, criando personagens que definham ou enlouquecem depois de dispensadas — é o caso de Olga, em Dias de abandono, que se vê confrontada com novas questões: Como pode uma mulher padecer "de amor" nos anos 2000?

Un thriller psicológico brillante con una trama tan apasionante y giros tan inesperados que es absolutamente imposible parar de leer. No has leído nada igual.En un caluroso día de verano, Amy y Nick se disponen a celebrar su quinto aniversario de bodas en North Carthage, a orillas del río Mississippi. Pero Amy desaparece esa misma mañana sin dejar rastro. A medida que la investigación policial avanza las sospechas recaen sobre Nick. Sin embargo, Nick insiste en su inocencia.

She hadn't planned to spend her summer locked in a billionaire's basement. But that's exactly what happens when innocent cheerleader Meghan agrees to spend a month working for her mysterious master. The master is known for the parties he hosts in his private BDSM club, where he auctions his slaves to the highest bidder. In this erotic short story of uncensored smut, Meghan finds herself stripped and bound and about to lose her innocence.

As a leading political and intellectual historian and a certified fitness instructor, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela is uniquely qualified to confront the complex and far-reaching implications of how our contemporary exercise culture took shape. She explores the work of working out not just as consumers have experienced it, but as it was created by performers, physical educators, trainers, instructors, and many others. For Petrzela, fitness is a social justice issue. She argues that the fight for a more equitable exercise culture will be won only by revolutionizing fitness culture at its core.

Автор рисует длительный и нелёгкий жизненный путь бывшего каторжника Жана Вальжана (главного героя романа), его мировоззрение; перемены, произошедшие в его характере по ходу повествования; его стремление к исправлению прошлых ошибок, добру и самопожертвованию во имя свободы и счастья других. Жан Вальжан является одним из самых благородных и самоотверженных героев во французской литературе. Ему противопоставляется инспектор Жавер, олицетворяющий власть. Это человек жестокий и волевой, который не остановится ни перед чем, чтобы правосудие восторжествовало.

Meg Cabot, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of the Airhead novels, offers up this second exciting installment in her Abandon trilogy. In Underworld, John Hayden is holding 17-year-old Pierce Oliviera captive in the world between heaven and hell - supposedly to keep her safe from the vengeful Furies. But Furies aren’t the only danger in this ominous place. Somehow, Pierce has got to find a way to escape - before she’s trapped there forever.

With Awaken, number-one New York Times best-selling author Meg Cabot brings her reimagining of the Persephone myth to a thrilling conclusion. Pierce Oliviera doesn't regret her decision to accept John Hayden and live in the Underworld. But then John revives a human soul, disrupting the balance between life and death - and to restore the balance, someone must die.

Three life-affirming sections of poetry and prose. Fear Is a Liar is a collection of poetry and prose telling a story of resilience, loss, survival, love, and hope. Best known for her poetry journals of major life and world events, Du Noyer's writing ranges from stark and moving elegies to abstract, descorts, and free verse, providing a poem for every emotion experienced during prolonged periods of crisis, such as violent relationships, abuse, the death of a parent, or a global pandemic - all serving as the major themes throughout this anthology.

In her new role as Emergency Operations Center director for Fairbanks, Alaska, Darcie Phillips prevents disasters. But none of her training can prepare her for the terror that’s coming. As a cybersecurity specialist, Jason Myers is determined to ferret out any threats to the town he now calls home—and that includes his reckless brother and his ecoterrorist friends. When an old woman’s wild prediction—widespread destruction as soon as the Fairbanks temperature falls to 26 below—hits national headlines, neither Darcie nor Jason sees a real risk to anything but tourism.