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My plan was to visit my boyfriend back home in Crimson Ridge for the holidays. Except, my surprise trip, after shutting up my florist shop for the festive season, only ended up revealing the worst kind of betrayal. Now, I'm hiding from the guy I just caught cheating on me, while stranded with a flat tire and a snowstorm approaching. All it took was a slip of my thumb, a press of the wrong contact name in my phone. Instead of dialing my best friend for help, I accidentally called my life-long cowboy crush. My best friend's father.

In this eye-opening book, Matthew Rose introduces us to one of the most controversial intellectual movements of the 20th century, the "radical right", and discusses its adherents' different attempts to imagine political societies after the death or decline of liberalism. Questioning democracy's most basic norms and practices, these critics rejected ideas about human equality, minority rights, religious toleration, and cultural pluralism not out of implicit biases, but out of explicit principle.

WSZYSCY MAMY SWOJE PRAWDY, A TO, CO WIDZI ŚWIAT, TO TYLKO HISTORIE. Sarah Morgan to odnosząca sukcesy i wpływowa prawniczka. Jest główną wspólniczką w firmie, a jej życie wygląda dokładnie tak, jak to sobie zaplanowała. Nie wie, że jej mąż Adam w zacisznym domu nad jeziorem, otoczonym lasami, wdaje się w namiętny romans z Kelly Summers. Jednak pewnego ranka wszystko się zmienia. Kelly zostaje znaleziona martwa, a Sarah musi zająć się najtrudniejszą sprawą w swojej karierze. Musi bronić swojego męża, oskarżonego o zamordowanie kochanki.

Do you know how the wealthy look at the world? Where are their priorities? What are their spending and investing habits? How do they feel about opportunity, poverty, charity, and employment? The answers just might surprise you. But acquiring the mindset of a millionaire takes more than a focus on money. In fact to the very rich, money is a byproduct of value given. This is just one crucial piece of the entire picture, revealed here in this program.

Da un po' di tempo, Antonio Costanza ha preso la vita contromano: non per scelta e nemmeno per ostinazione. A quarant'anni, è vittima di un'indolenza che niente riesce a scalfire, neppure i brutali omicidi di due prostitute. Non sarebbe troppo grave se Antonio fosse solo Antonio. Invece è anche il dottor Costanza, psichiatra e consulente del Tribunale per i crimini violenti. Uno che se la vede con disadattati cronici, finti pazzi e bastardi veri.

A ogni generazione, al sorgere della Luna di Sangue, le sette famiglie della remota città di Ilvernath scelgono ciascuna un proprio campione che combatterà in un torneo all'ultimo sangue. In palio c'è il controllo assoluto sull'alta magia, la più potente al mondo, a lungo ritenuta esaurita e ora gelosamente custodita in segreto da una delle sette famiglie maledette di Ilvernath.

They say those with the power make the rules. They lied. Genesis Santiago refuses to bend to my will. I know because I've tried. She wants nothing to do with me. That isn't going to work for me. She's the only thing in this world I need. One way or another, I'll make her mine. Even if I have to break her to claim her.

Qualcosa di sinistro e crudele si è abbattuto su Fell's Church. Elena e le sue amiche hanno trovato forse un nome alla forza che sta travolgendo come un fiume in piena le vite di tutti gli abitanti: Streghe di Salem. Ma quale può essere il collegamento tra le streghe e i malach, le mutevoli creature del male che si sono impossessate di Caroline e Tamra, trasformando le due tranquille ragazze in spaventosi e ambigui mostri senza vergogna? Ora che al fianco di Elena non c'è più Stefan, allontanato con l'inganno e sparito senza lasciare traccia, solo il vampiro Damon può aiutarla.

Dobbiamo imparare a perdonarci, per poter ricominciare ad amare ed essere amati così come meritiamo. La telefonata di un carabiniere, grazie alla quale riaffiorano ricordi legati a una vecchia Panda del ’97, e il desiderio inconscio di voltare pagina portano Simona, ragioniera cinquantenne, a intraprendere un viaggio a ritroso verso il proprio passato, intriso di certezze demolite nel quale amore, rimpianti, passione e rimorsi si alternano a vicenda. Geograficamente il tragitto la porterà da Milano a Santamariammare, in Liguria.

The Rest Is Noise takes the listener inside the labyrinth of modern music, from turn-of-the-century Vienna to downtown New York in the '60s and '70s. We meet the maverick personalities and follow the rise of mass culture on this sweeping tour of 20th-century history through its music.

In the nineties, Lydia was one half of a teen pop group. Their image was sexy, edgy, girly yet 'in control.' The reality was very different. Now, thirty years later, with #MeToo revelations a daily reality, a famous ex-lover resurfaces with a slick, self-serving apology, demanding forgiveness. Suddenly, Lydia is overwhelmed with memories of a harmful time in her life that refuses to leave her in peace.

The Anguis, a secret society of power-hungry individuals, have long controlled Port Macabre from their seat at Noire House: a place where the wealthy rub shoulders and chase hedonistic pleasures. However, behind the mansion's facade lies a poisonous, hidden underworld. I spent one night at their mercy. An invitation to their world that I couldn't deny turned out to be the key to bringing my darkest fantasies to life.

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, said to be dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus, is widely regarded as one of the most important works in the history of Western philosophy. Addressing the question of how men should best live, Aristotle's treatise is not a mere philosophical meditation on the subject, but a practical examination that aims to provide a guide for living out its recommendations.

Lex is chaos personified. He’s strange and alluring, unpredictable and unique. He drives me wild in a way I’ve never experienced. I’ve never felt desire like this, and now I find myself craving his touch and wanting him more than I’ve ever wanted anyone. I know I shouldn’t trust him, though. Lex wants something from me, and my family. He watches me through hidden cameras, stalking me like prey. But his voyeurism excites me. I want him to watch me, catch me, consume me.

A impressionante história de Gisèle Pelicot, narrada por ela mesma, que comoveu o mundo ao revelar um dos casos mais chocantes de violência sexual e abuso conjugal da França. Em Um hino à vida, Gisèle transforma sua dor em força e oferece uma poderosa mensagem de esperança, cura e empoderamento feminino.

Wes Silver wasn’t looking for love, but when July Mayson literally knocks him on his ass during their first encounter, his world is turned upside down by the quirky blonde, and every moment with her makes him more determined to protect her. July Mayson doesn’t understand the pull she feels toward bad-boy biker Wes Silver, but she knows being with him is like nothing she’s ever felt before. Now all she has to do is tell her overprotective father, Asher Mayson, that she’s found her boom.

1812. Gabrielle se enfrenta a una desgarradora realidad: necesita desesperadamente un trabajo para mantener a sus dos hermanos pequeños o los tres perecerán de hambre en las calles de Londres. Cuando se entera de que el vizconde de Pengwern, Timothy Clifford, busca para sus hijos una institutriz con o sin experiencia, no cabe en sí de gozo, aunque le extraña que un caballero tan reputado no haya contratado a las mejores.

La consciencia es la capacidad de la mente que ha permitido a la especie humana desarrollar una inteligencia única basada en el razonamiento y la creatividad, ayudándonos a entender el mundo que nos rodea. Pero esta maravilla de la evolución sigue siendo un misterio para científicos y filósofos y un reto mayúsculo para la investigación científica.

Sarah Morgan ist eine erfolgreiche und einflussreiche Anwältin in Washington D.C. Mit 33 Jahren ist sie Partnerin in ihrer Kanzlei und das Leben verläuft genau so, wie sie es geplant hat. Dasselbe kann man von ihrem Ehemann Adam nicht behaupten. Er ist ein unbeachteter Schriftsteller, der bisher wenig Erfolg hatte, und frustriert von der Beziehung mit Sarah, die mehr Zeit in der Kanzlei verbringt, als mit ihm. Um dem ehelichen Frust zu entfliehen, geht Adam eine leidenschaftliche Affäre mit Kelly Summers ein.

È il 1939 e siamo in una placida cittadina cecoslovacca adagiata sulle rive di un fiume. Margit e János sono cresciuti pattinando sul ghiaccio e correndo nei boschi, dipingendo con la madre e ascoltando jazz col padre. Ma il giorno in cui i tedeschi invadono Praga, la loro vita cambia per sempre. Hanno appena undici e sette anni e, come tanti bambini ebrei, sono costretti a diventare adulti da un giorno all'altro. Le parate naziste e le svastiche che compaiono sulla bottega del padre sono solo la prima avvisaglia: nel giro di qualche stagione cominciano i rastrellamenti.