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March 1917 tells the story of the Russian Revolution itself, during which not only does the Imperial government melt in the face of the mob, but the leaders of the opposition prove utterly incapable of controlling the course of events. The absorbing narrative tells the stories of more than fifty characters during the days when the Russian Empire begins to crumble. The anti-Tsarist bourgeois opposition, horrified by the violence, scrambles to declare that it is provisionally taking power, while socialists immediately create a Soviet alternative to undermine it.

Trasforma lo stress quotidiano in pace interiore attraverso le pratiche del buddhismo e la meditazione guidata. Quando l'ansia e le pressioni della vita moderna affollano la mente, serve un approccio gentile per ritrovare la calma. Questa guida rilassante offre un rifugio sicuro per chi cerca...

'I'd always lived a fairly blameless life . . . up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood . . .' Unlike the rest of her family, Maggie Walsh has always done everything right. At thirty-three she has a proper job, is happily married to Garv and never puts a foot wrong. So why...

Lucy Sullivan is twenty-six and living it up (and occasionally down) in London. Hers is a life of quiet, undisciplined desperation. But when she and three friends visit a psychic for a bit of fun and the woman's predictions start coming true, Lucy is horrified. For the fortune teller insisted...

Un cambio radical en la concepción del bien común. Uno de los títulos más ambiciosos y apremiantes de la economista Mariana Mazzucato.

MARIANA ENRIQUEZ’S “MASTERPIECE”* AND ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED HORROR BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY “A masterpiece of supernatural horror.”—The Washington Post* “An enchanting, shattering, once-in-a-lifetime reading experience.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) The...

From Emmy and Peabody Award–winning journalist Mariana van Zeller comes THE HIDDEN THIRD, a weekly dive into the underground markets that quietly power a third of the global economy. Every episode Mariana sits down with people who know these worlds firsthand - the hustlers, smugglers, scammers, kingpins, and those trying to shut them down. The series reveals how they function, why they endure, and the profound ways they impact us all. New episodes drop every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. The Hidden Third is a co-production of Muck Media and The Roost Podcast Network.

Sconfiggi il caos mentale legato all'ADHD e al deficit di attenzione con strategie quotidiane libere dai sensi di colpa. Mentre lotti per conciliare scadenze lavorative, impegni familiari e cura personale, questa guida empatica offre un rifugio sicuro per chi si sente costantemente sopraffatta...

Douze nouvelles. Un enfant de junkie disparaît du jour au lendemain dans un ancien quartier cossu de Buenos Aires, livré désormais à la drogue et à la violence. Des jeunes femmes se promettent dans le sang de ne jamais avoir d'amants et sont obsédées par la silhouette fugace d'une adolescente disparue. Adela, amputée d'un bras, aime se faire peur en regardant des films d'horreur jusqu'à en devenir prisonnière. Alors qu'il vient de devenir père, Pablo est hanté par la figure du Petiso Orejudo, un enfant serial killer.

Uma deliciosa comédia romântica sáfica recheada de humor, segundas chances e muito espírito natalino. Um ano atrás, tudo parecia estar indo bem para Ellie Oliver. Ela havia se mudado para Portland por causa de um emprego e conheceu uma mulher pela qual se apaixonou no decorrer de uma única...

Warum überlassen wir Klimaschutz, Gesundheit oder digitale Infrastruktur Kräften, die vor allem auf Profit zielen – und wundern uns dann, wenn zentrale Aufgaben liegen bleiben? Mariana Mazzucato zeigt: Märkte sind kein Naturgesetz. Sie werden politisch gestaltet – und können so...

Trapped in a blizzard. One lonely truck stop. And a burning attraction that’s impossible to ignore. James Hauling freight with bald tires through a blinding Nebraska blizzard isn't my smartest move. Getting stranded at a dead-end highway truck stop is even worse. But the minute I step inside...

Neste aguardado e premiado romance, Emmanuel Carrère volta ao terreno da memória familiar para reconstruir a saga de seus antepassados, com destaque para a conturbada relação com a mãe, a renomada historiadora Hélène Carrère d'Encausse. Ao mesclar confissão, investigação e reflexão...

Under the light of ancient Western philosophies, our darker moods like grief, anguish, and depression can seem irrational. When viewed through the lens of modern psychology, they can even look like mental disorders. The self-help industry, determined to sell us the promise of a brighter future, can sometimes leave us feeling ashamed that we are not more grateful, happy, or optimistic. Night Vision invites us to consider a different approach to life, one in which we stop feeling bad about feeling bad.

'I'd lost my place in the universe. It had closed up and there was nowhere for me to be. I was more lost than I had known it was possible for any human to be . . .' Anna Walsh is covered in bandages and lying in her parents' Good Front Room. She's dreaming of leaving Dublin and returning to New...

The outcry when Conan Doyle pushed Sherlock Holmes over the Reichenbach Falls and the dismay when Freeling shot Van der Valk are as nothing compared to the chaos that ensues when Lorinda Lucas tries to dispose of Miss Petunia and her siblings, Lily and Marigold. Not only does the lid blow off the fictional village of St. Waldemar Boniface, but the literary colony of Brimful Coffers is shaken to its foundations.

No money. No car. No plan. Just one blistering highway, a suitcase full of secrets, and a stranger in a black Audi who should be a lot harder to say yes to. Ryan I'm thirty, I've got a laptop on the passenger seat and a carnival crew waiting on me in Arkansas. I don't pick up strays. But there's...

One audition. Two roommates. No clothes. No turning back. Brody I dare my best friend to audition for an amateur gay porn site. Easy cash, easy exposure, no strings—that's what I tell him. Now we're on set, under hot lights, and I'm supposed to treat my co-star like a scene partner instead of...

Elis Regina deixou as rádios de Porto Alegre para ganhar as praças cariocas e paulistanas, onde fechou contrato com a gravadora Philips e com a emissora Record para apresentar o programa musical O Fino da Bossa. Com apenas 22 anos, a cantora possuía o maior salário da TV brasileira, havia gravado o disco mais vendido no país até então e feito shows internacionais. Elis assombrava os que a conheciam por seu gênio e habilidade musical. Dotada de ouvido absoluto, ela pensava como instrumentista, conseguia mudar de tom com facilidade e criar linha melódica em tempo quebrado.

Este é um livro sobre ioga e meditação, mas também sobre depressão e terrorismo. Um autorretrato desconcertante, bem-humorado e honesto de um homem que luta para viver em harmonia com o mundo e consigo mesmo. Neste entrecruzamento entre o romance e a autobiografia, Carrère não explora...