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When we summoned the Ether, we thought we were saving the world. We thought we were ending the reign of dragons, freeing the people of power-hungry Azarius kings and queens once and for all. Turns out, none of us had any idea what the reign of dragons truly meant.

Após sofrer uma morte violenta, o milionário Rex Fortescue é encontrado com uma porção de centeio no bolso do paletó. Em pouco tempo, o assassino faz outras duas vítimas — entre elas uma moça que costumava trabalhar para Miss Marple —, e a única pista da velhinha é que o homicida segue à risca a letra de uma cantiga infantil ao cometer os crimes. Miss Marple decide investigar as mortes, mas ela precisa correr, pois há um maníaco à solta e o próximo verso da canção se aproxima.

We talk about achieving 'LGBTQ+ equality', but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence. How do we solve this urgent problem, allowing queer people everywhere the opportunity to thrive? In We Can Do Better Than This, 35 voices explore this question. Through deeply moving stories and provocative new arguments on safety and visibility, dating and gender, care and community, they map new global frontiers in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

She's in danger. Just the thought of this threatens my sanity. I'll do anything to keep her safe… Even things that she doesn't agree with. If she thinks stalking her is bad, Calista's in for a surprise.

As the last female blood mage, many would kill to claim the power surging through her veins. For years Leila has hidden. Who she is. Where she came from. What she can do. But the long-lost Princess refuses to run forever. Those she loves lied to her. Betrayed her for a greater good. Even in her absence, she's being used as a pawn in political power plays.

Remember to Forget, a gripping and thought-provoking memoir that inspires as it teaches with all the skillful pacing of a psychological suspense novel. The author asks then suggests: What weapons do we have to defend ourselves against deeply hidden assaults from the past? Without the fragments of memory linked together into a full picture of our personal history, we may remain helpless victims.

Kate has spent the past few weeks in the Lowcountry, caring for her mother after a stroke. Although she should have returned home by now, the allure of Magnolia Shores keeps her rooted in place. At a crossroads in her life, Kate rediscovers the carefree spirit of her youth. She faces a tough choice: return to a failing marriage in Texas or pursue a golden career opportunity in South Carolina looms large.

From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays - funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient - which seek answers to burning questions. In over 50 pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump and a pandemic.

I used to have it all. My ex-boyfriend and I were madly in love and dreamed of starting a family. When I found out I couldn’t have children, it broke me. Now, at my job at the fertility clinic, I give other couples what I could never have. The day my ex and his new wife walk into my clinic, my heart shatters all over again. He’s back. Now, I stand here with a syringe trembling in my hand and an impossible decision to make: Do I help them conceive a child—even though I know he’s keeping a dangerous secret? Or do I protect his wife—my patient, now—and take what’s rightfully mine?

Drawing from nearly 20 years working in the areas of neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry, international best-selling author Dr Dean Burnett (The Idiot Brain, The Happy Brain) hopes to answer these questions and more in his new audiobook Psycho-Logical (exclusive to Audible). Combining in-depth research with genuine testimonials from those who deal with their own issues on a daily basis, Psycho-Logical aims to uncover just what we think is going on with our brains when serious mental health problems occur....

Marocco, 1984. Ami ha solo quattordici anni quando s'innamora e decide di scappare di casa con un ragazzo bello e ricco di cui non conosce neppure il nome. Lui ha una macchina elegante, e lei pensa che stiano andando a sposarsi, o su per giù. Che quello sia un viaggio di nozze, o su per giù. Ma è un inganno, e Ami, incinta, si ritrova da sola, persa fra le stradine di Tinghir. La sua ingenuità ha una forza dirompente. Sa poco della vita ma si fida di quello che succede. E non si accorge di superare difficoltà che abbatterebbero chiunque.

A black cat is ashamed of her color and she hides in the darkness. He becomes sad and starts crying because he is alone. The more he cries, the whiter his fur gets. Then, he is afraid of not being able to hide in the darkness, and he begins to dye his fur. Who do you think reminds her the insignificance of color and how special every person is?

Viv empunha sua poderosa espada pela última vez. A história de uma orc deveria se resumir a força e violência, mas ela está farta de travar batalhas e colecionar problemas. Por isso, decide colocar um ponto-final em suas aventuras sanguinárias e recomeçar a vida. Levando consigo uma pedra que carrega uma lenda esquecida, a orc decide ir para Thune, uma cidade que reúne criaturas de várias espécies e que pode guardar uma poderosa energia mágica. Lá, Viv decide abrir um estabelecimento nunca antes visto: uma cafeteria.

On a trip to reignite the spark in her marriage, Alaina Grace’s upgraded first-class ticket places her far from her husband and next to the notorious Jack Volmer, a former teen actor who’d previously hung on posters in her childhood bedroom. When an unusual storm forces their plane out of the sky, her ticket will save her life and force her to question everything.

Esta obra ha sido el gran desafío de la biblioteca aeronáutica. Encontrar al forma de explicar las maniobras básicas que componen el curso de piloto privado de avión, ha resultado todo un éxito. En este audiolibro aprenderás todos los conceptos iniciales para dar tus primeros pasos aeronáuticos. Cada maniobra de vuelo, cada paso, desde principio a final. Todo lo que necesitas aprender para iniciar tu curso de piloto privado de avión, o bien, para comenzar a vivir la aviación desde otro punto, como protagonista.

My family has played god with shifters for over eight centuries. They've conquered in silence, have gathered and saved power for themselves, failing their people. No more. The draca live. All four of us are alive, on the same timeline, and we have what it takes to summon the Ether and bring back the balance of elements in our world. Give the people back their magic. Put a stop to the Azarius reign.

En "Amor propio para mujeres negras", Nya Love te lleva a un viaje transformador, ofreciendo herramientas y estrategias prácticas para ayudarte a superar traumas pasados, mejorar las relaciones y cultivar una autoestima inquebrantable. Desde las heridas de la infancia hasta el trauma racial, Love profundiza en el impacto que estas experiencias tienen en tu viaje de amor propio. Basándose en su propia historia personal, comparte anécdotas con las que se puede relacionar y que resonarán contigo, proporcionando una base sólida para conectar y comprometerse con las enseñanzas del libro.

Finding himself stranded in the water after a devastating plane crash, Chris Grace helplessly watches the raft that holds is wife float out of his reach. Clinging to a stewardess’ life jacket to remain afloat, his life will be forever changed. When rescue comes in the form of an old wooden ship, he is forced to question the world around him, realizing over time that the storm that struck their airplane was no ordinary storm at all. Under the protection of the name she shares with a well-known duchess, Chris and Maria navigate their presence on the ship.

It all started innocently enough and I swear with all my heart that I believed at the time that we were both roleplaying.

Si sientes que tu cerebro está siempre atascado en un interminable ciclo giratorio de preocupaciones, dudas y "y si..." Repites conversaciones que tuviste hace años o, de repente, estás obsesionado con ese pequeño error en el trabajo. Molesto, ¿verdad? Este libro, que incluye 32 actividades contra el pensamiento excesivo, es tu vía de escape.