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Akbar Manzil was once a grand estate off the coast of South Africa. Nearly a century later, it stands in ruins: an isolated boardinghouse for eclectic misfits, seeking solely to disappear into the mansion's dark corridors. Except for Sana.

Neste audiolivro, Maya destaca os benefícios físicos e emocionais que uma relação baseada no afeto, respeito e acolhimento pode trazer às nossas crianças, quebrando o ciclo de violência que temos perpetuado de geração em geração. A trajetória para uma educação respeitosa pode até não ser a mais simples e natural—afinal, ainda somos todos adultos feridos, criando filhos sobreviventes—mas é possível, sim, quebrar este ciclo de violência.

Rassismus, Sexismus, Klassismus sind Sprachen der Unterdrückung. Die Grammatik, die ihnen unsichtbar zugrunde liegt, ist das System der Kaste. In ihrer augenöffnenden Analyse legt die Historikerin und Journalistin Isabel Wilkerson den Blick frei auf eben dieses Regelwerk, nach dem wir entscheiden, wem in einer Gesellschaft Ressourcen und Respekt zugestanden werden – und wem nicht. Wilkerson betrachtet neben den USA die Kastensysteme Indiens und des Dritten Reichs.

Unfairly sent away from his home team after a front office fling gone bad, Ronan took the position of Snowers’ ice hockey captain and stays far away from anything to do with management. He’s a straightforward guy who keeps life simple to get what he wants: a strong team and a loving partner. His plan is working. He’s killing it on the ice. His old manager is calling to talk trade terms, and he just met a pretty team dancer. Or so he thinks.

The Girl Who Could Talk to Computers is the first book in The Girls Who Could Series. It tells the story of young Grace Hopper, the inquiring girl who wrote the first computer compiler program which gave birth to the first computer language, COBOL. After amazing Grace helped bring us into the modern computer-age, she dedicated her life to teaching and inspiring young people to dream big.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and a young athlete's struggle to transcend herself. "Few novelists write this simply and richly. With this...

Can a scarred heart risk a second chance? Zaira’s memories returned, revealing the true depths of Michael Vitali’s deception. While she can’t deny that she loves him, she doesn’t know if she will ever be able to forgive him. Until fate intervenes. Finding herself caught in the middle of a retaliation plot, Zaira fears she won’t make it out alive. Staring down the barrel of death, her heart aches to be safely back in Michael’s arms. Without hesitation, Michael throws his strength, resources, and power into protecting her.

Audio dramatizations of Greek Myths, performed by kids, for kids! A rich audio tapestry of music, sound effects and a full cast of talented children, creating a theater of the mind that's perfect for stimulating kids' imagination. This volume includes "The Battle of Thermopylae", "Icarus and Daedalus", "Theseus and the Minotaur", "King Midas", "Perseus and Medusa", and "The Trojan Horse".

Luci de Foix was nine when her parents were killed in a car accident. But was it an accident? Unbeknownst to Luci, a group known as the Order, under the protection of the Pope, has been watching her family for many years. It was waiting for the day that a diary written in the 13th century would be delivered to her family. A journal that contains a key to a lost codex. And they would do anything to get it.

¡Cincuenta jóvenes espíritus afines que representan a cincuenta escuelas y estados de EE. UU. Han escrito ensayos que han sido combinados para crear un libro fascinante titulado, Diario de los Niños Atravesando COVID-19! ¡Autores juveniles, entre 7 a 13 años, elegidos de varias escuelas, pusieron los dedos en sus teclados y derramaron sus corazones para compartir sus experiencias personales durante el asalto de esta pandemia!

Dalam Orang-Orang Tanah, seorang gadis kecil akan melakukan apa saja untuk merebut kembali kasih sayang ayahnya, dan dia mendapatkan bantuan dari sumber yang tidak terduga. Dalam Bulan Merah, hanya hewan, dan makhluk setengah hewan, yang mampu meraba terjadinya bencana dan menghindar. Namun...

The sexy and deeply romantic internationally bestselling novel that inspired the blockbuster Netflix movie. Laura Biel and her boyfriend are on a dream vacation in beautiful Sicily. On the second day of their trip, her twenty-ninth birthday, she is kidnapped. Her kidnapper is none other than the...

At the urging of his darling Ms. Harmon, Talbot finds himself on a Christmas Eve mission to give away all the money in his pockets. Not quite as easy to do as one might think, Talbot soon realizes, as his generosity is rebuffed with scorn and a punch in the nose. The wry, touching ending is filled with charity and optimism as Talbot returns home sans money, but with two new acquaintances.

If you’re serious about defeating anxiety and depression once and for all, then you must hear this! Maya Rasak, internationally known speaker and board-certified psychotherapist, brings you these beautiful gifts to experience true intimacy and eradicate depression, anxiety, and addiction of any kind. Her key message in this powerful work is that we already are that which we seek. The work is not about attaining anything more, but simply removing the barriers we have built against love.

MacKenzie Harper did the impossible. She recovered her stolen mates and a host of wolves, taken, tortured, and turned by the mad Loup haunting them all. But in saving her mates and all the other wolves, she falls. As the last omega, her loss would devastate more than just her mates. Ranier, Preston, Jarret, and Anton will move heaven and earth to save their mate. It’s been a long time since the brothers were allowed to live as wolves. Old instincts war with old habits, and prickly personalities threaten to turn the swamp into an even more dangerous environment than it already is.

Tuva’s been living clean in southern Sweden for four months when she receives horrifying news. Her best friend Tammy Yamnim has gone missing. Racing back to Gavrik at the height of Midsommar, Tuva fears for Tammy’s life. Who has taken her, and why? And who is sabotaging the small-town search efforts? Surrounded by dark pine forest, the sinister residents of Snake River are suspicious of outsiders. Unfortunately, they also hold all the answers. On the shortest night of the year, Tuva must fight to save her friend. The only question is who will be there to save Tuva?

All Bernadette "Bernie" O'Brien, an underachieving, overweight 14-year-old, who happens to be blind, wants is an average share of happiness. Instead, her life is on a runaway roller coaster that can only plummet down. As she begins her freshman year at Desert Vista High School, Bernie yearns to win love from Jason, her sister's football-star boyfriend. Instead, child-like Nick attaches himself to Bernie like acne. Then Bernie's best friend, Leese, dumps her for more popular girls during the first week of school.

When she wished she could get rid of the platinum-selling pop star who was stalking her, she didn't mean 'get rid of' in the permanent sense. But someone did. And being a suspect isn't the kind of attention she wants from the gorgeous-but-entirely-too-condescending detective investigating the case. As if that wasn't bad enough, her only help comes from the man she's been in love with since her hormones kicked in...and his beautiful girlfriend.

Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy, achievement and celebration.In this first...

Brought to you by Penguin. "A feast for the imagination . . . an enthralling adventure." - Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song "This swashbuckling tale has it all - storms in jars, magic kraken bells, lost cities and a truly unique pirate ship. I loved it." - Alex Bell, author of The Polar Bear...