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Fight fat at its true source: your cells. An MIT-trained scientist explains the one secret you need to know to lose weight and keep it off. Raymond Francis is the scientist people turn to when diets don’t work. His groundbreaking approach treats excess weight for what it really is—a disease...

Ha venticinque anni quando suo padre, Pio La Torre, viene ucciso da Cosa nostra, il 30 aprile 1982. Franco La Torre a metà degli anni Novanta raccoglie il testimone dalla madre e si assume, come impegno quotidiano, di continuare la battaglia contro il sistema di potere politico-mafioso. In questo libro ci sono l’antimafia storica e quella contemporanea.

When a young British girl, born and reared in India, loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake, she is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Due to the loss of his wife ten years before, her uncle is very distant and, once again, the girl finds herself ignored. As she grows accustomed to the house and its inhabitants, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden, the doors of which have been locked.

Nella lunga storia della lotta alla mafia e dei rapporti tra mafia e Stato c'è uno spartiacque. È la legge Rognoni-La Torre, che ha istituito il reato di associazione mafiosa e introdotto il sequestro e la confisca dei beni mafiosi. Una rivoluzione pagata con la vita dal suo ispiratore, Pio La Torre, coraggioso e carismatico deputato comunista, una vita dedicata alla giustizia sociale e alla lotta alla mafia, fin dalla prima battaglia: quella vinta da bambino per il diritto di andare a scuola.

Trasforma i tuoi spostamenti quotidiani in un'oasi di mindfulness per sconfiggere lo stress senza rubare tempo prezioso. Se le tue giornate sono un incastro frenetico di impegni, non hai bisogno di infinite sessioni sedute per ritrovare la centratura. Il corpo in movimento diventa il tuo alleato...

The more organized you are the more time you will have for yourself. As you become better organized, take on a new after-hours project. Start with something small and work your way up to devote more and more time to your project. Perhaps you can take on a new woodworking project, for example. Once you complete it, you will feel good about yourself and how you are spending your new, organized time.

Una nueva traducción del manual de vida de Epicteto, un texto que destila los principios del estoicismo en consejos prácticos y directos para cultivar la resiliencia, la paz interna y la libertad personal. Epicteto, maestro de la Antigüedad y uno de los más grandes filósofos estoicos...

Queste 100 citazioni mirano a fornire l'accesso a un'opera o a una vita eccezionale, attraverso una selezione dei pensieri più eclatanti, in un formato accessibile a tutti. Una citazione è più di un estratto di un'affermazione, può essere un colpo di mente, una sintesi di un pensiero complesso, una massima, un'apertura a una riflessione più profonda.

The next thrilling Ham-Hill Murder Mystery from bestselling cosy crime author Frances Evesham. A winning horse. A fierce rivalry. A sudden death. Belinda Sandford thrills to the cheers of the crowd as her beautiful grey racehorse, ‘Butterfly Charm’, thunders past the finishing post first at...

One of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr. Rochester. What lurks in the attic at Thornfield, the ancestral home of the surly Mr. Rochester? Will the governess Jane Eyre discover his secret–and having discovered it, live to regret that knowledge? Battling inside Jane are passion and prudence; she struggles to survive the turmoil they cause.

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife 10 years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.

Though Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on the idea of home, from the earliest imprint of four walls to the startling discoveries of feeling the strange ease of homes abroad, friends’ homes and even momentary homes that spark desires for other lives. Her musings are all the more poignant after so many have spent their long pandemic months at home.

En la estación de Nohara, a las afueras de Tokio, se esconde una pequeña librería envuelta en leyendas urbanas: dicen que quien entra en ella encuentra justo el libro que necesita, en el momento preciso. Fumiya, un estudiante universitario inseguro, llega en busca de un libro para su padre enfermo y descubre en La Librería de los Viernes un lugar inesperado: un refugio literario con un cálido café donde cada día el menú cambia según la inspiración del chef y los libros que se están leyendo, y tres libreros tan excéntricos como entrañables.

Climbing is a sport of perception, and our level of attainment is a matter of mind as much as body.

By philosopher, essayist and lifelong climber Francis Sanzaro, The Zen of Climbing explores the fundamentals of successful climbing, delving into psychology, neuroscience, philosophy and Taoism. Awareness, Sanzaro argues, is the alchemy of climbing, allowing us to merge mental and physical attributes in one embodied whole. This compact volume, by the author of the classic The Boulder: A Philosophy of Bouldering, puts the climber’s mind at the forefront of practice.

For fans of Leigh Bardugo and Neil Gaiman comes Frances Hardinge’s spectacular gothic novel Unraveller. Welcome to your new fantasy obsession . . . In a world where anyone can create life-destroying curses, only one person has the power to unravel them. Kellen does not fully understand his...

Los días que nos quedan, ambientado en la Cataluña rural, es el thriller más inquietante de Lorena Franco. Olivia trabaja en el programa de sucesos paranormales más importante del país, lo que haría pensar que no se estremece cuando siente el hormigueo en la nuca propio de estar siendo observada por el más allá. Pero ella es como tú y como yo, también siente miedo, aunque tuvo la mala suerte de conocerlo demasiado pronto, la noche en la que descubrió el cadáver de su madre.

An immersive historical drama about a young mother who starts a new life with her son in New York after faking their deaths on the Titanic—the U.S. debut of acclaimed British novelist Frances Quinn. “A compelling examination of the cost of dreams, delusions of the heart, and the unbreakable...

Academics, students, and activists from a wide array of disciplines will find A Taste for Change a dialogue worthy of careful consideration and an inspiring call to action.

Alberto's life isn't easy: He's an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lives with his sister's abusive boyfriend-but he'd always accepted his place in the world. Until he starts hearing the voice of a man called Captain America, a voice that wants him to achieve more, no matter the cost.

La calle aborda las andanzas de un grupo de jóvenes periodistas mexicanos de finales de los años noventa que trabajan en los dos diarios con mayor prestigio (y rivalidad) en su ciudad, a la vez que enfrentan los primeros desafíos de la vida adulta: sobrevivir, relacionarse, madurar. Cuando un...