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This is a little collection of short stories, written by different authors and published in 1865. It is a Christmas book, and the stories will make you feel an old-fashioned Christmas spirit. All stories relate to a key that opens something, be it a door, a box, or a heart. - Summary by Carolin

From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds. Everyone has a basic understanding of...

He is darkness. She wants him dead. In a city starved of light, she might just succeed. She moves like a shadow; she kills silently: Raven. This elegant assassin has been on the run for years. This time, though, she has picked the wrong target. The hitman known only as "Victor" is as paranoid as he is merciless and is no stranger to being hunted. He tracks his would-be killer across the globe, aiming not only to neutralise the threat but to discover who wants him dead.

Lynx is a mercenary with a sense of honour; a dying breed in the Riven Kingdom. Failed by the nation he served and weary of the skirmishes that plague the continent's principalities, he walks the land in search of purpose. He wants for little so bodyguard work keeps his belly full and his...

Em O Ente e a Essência, Santo Tomás de Aquino investiga uma questão que atravessa séculos de pensamento: qual é a diferença entre aquilo que uma coisa é e o fato de ela existir? Partindo das ideias de Aristóteles e dialogando com filósofos como Avicena, Tomás de Aquino constrói um raciocínio surpreendentemente claro e poderoso: podemos entender perfeitamente o que algo é, seja um ser humano, uma árvore, um unicórnio, sem saber se isso realmente existe. Essa distinção entre essência e existência torna-se a chave para compreender a estrutura profunda da realidade.

He came from a poor family in São Gonçalo, where football was played as a hobby rather than a career. But Vini Jr's talent shone through and caught the eyes of family academies, before his determination was rewarded with his dream move to Real Madrid. Discover the story of how Vini Jr silenced...

Brought to you by Penguin. The trip of their dreams is about to end in murder. When five old friends are invited to join Abigail Blythe at the launch of her luxury hotel in the Costa Rican rainforest, they jump at the chance to spend a week in paradise. None of them have heard from Abigail since...

Pojďme se začít ptát, proč.V médiích většinou vidíme až hotové rozhodnutí. Na sociálních sítích se pak hádáme, jestli je dobré, nebo špatné. Mě ale zajímá hlavně to, jak vůbec vzniklo. Kdo ho vymyslel, z čeho vycházel a jestli za ním byla fakta, nebo jen pocit, že by to tak nějak mělo být.V podcastu budeme rozebírat věci, které nám každý den zasahují do života — ceny potravin, práci, byrokracii, veřejné finance nebo pravidla, podle kterých všichni fungujeme.Bez pohádek a bez čísel vycucaných z prstu. Každé číslo bude mít zdroj. A když ...

4º livro de Graciliano Ramos na voz de Erom Cordeiro chega à Supersônica! Publicado em 1945, Infância é um livro autobiográfico em que Graciliano Ramos retraça seus anos de formação.

Bloomsbury presents Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: The Epic 1980s Saga by Tom K. Mason, read by Daniel Henning. Explore the Stories Behind the Legends In 1984, Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter brought Marvel’s heroes and villains together for an epic battle that became the template for...

The New York Times best-selling biography of an American comedy legend. After three years of sobriety, Chris Farley's life was at its creative peak until a string of professional disappointments chased him back to drugs and alcohol. He fought hard against them, but it was a fight he would lose in December 1997. Farley's fans immediately drew parallels between his death and that of his idol, John Belushi. Without looking deeper, however, many failed to see that Farley was much more than just another Hollywood drug overdose. In this officially authorized oral history, Farley's friends and family remember his work and life.

Hilary believes fervently that consciousness is more than the sum of our biology. When she receives a position at a prestigious think tank, she develops a novel experiment to prove that humans are intrinsically altruistic, but the results are something she never anticipated.

Devised by devious genius Tom Cutler, The Pilot Who Wore a Dress is a fiendish collection of riddles, mysteries and puzzles to test and tease your brain. This title includes an accompanying PDF. Here’s a simple one to get you started: four bodybuilders are huddling together in the street...

"Hooponopono”, es todo un éxito editorial, la autora lo escribió impresionada por los efectos benéficos que experimentó a nivel personal y de sus pacientes pues, este método sana relaciones y situaciones con personas que nos causan malestar o sufrimiento. Esta eficaz frase (mantra), contiene la energía sanadora del perdón y el amor que nos hace tomar la responsabilidad de todo lo que nos sucede y borra todo aquello que interfiere en la buena relación con los demás, con nosotros mismos y el mundo. Contribuye a lograr la paz interior y armonía en nuestro entorno.

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a prisoner, trapped with your intrusive thoughts. And while OCD can have a devastating impact on your life, getting real help can be a challenge. Combining mindfulness practices with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD offers practical and accessible tools for managing the unwanted thoughts and compulsive urges that are associated with OCD.

The assassin known as Victor is hiding out in a small motel in Canada after a job across the border. A few days laying low and he'll be gone leaving no trace behind. He doesn't count on getting to know a mother and her boy who reminds him of his own troubled childhood. When both vanish, only Victor seems to notice. Once he starts looking for them, he finds himself at odds with the criminals who own the town. They want him gone. Only Victor's going nowhere until he discovers the truth and to them he's just a quiet man asking the wrong questions.

Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse an dem Audiokurs Italienisch – Wortschatz für die Anfänger A1/A2. Der Kurs richtet sich an absolute und an "falsche" Anfänger. Wenn Sie also schon vor einiger Zeit mit dem Italienisch lernen angefangen haben und nun die Grundlagen auffrischen möchten, ist dieser Kurs genau das Richtige für Sie Der Kurs basiert auf das kontextuelle Lernen, das heißt, Sie lernen nicht nur Wörter, sondern auch Sätze, in denen Sie die gelernten Wörter anwenden können. In diesem Kurs finden Sie insgesamt 2.500 Vokabeln und Übungssätze.

Forget James Bond. Forget Jason Bourne. Forget Jack Bauer. Meet Victor. He's an assassin - a man with no past and no surname. But when a Paris job goes spectacularly wrong, Victor finds himself running for his life across four continents, accompanied by a woman too beautiful to trust, pursued by enemies too powerful to escape.

What do Americans truly want in a novel? What would it look like if their preferences and aversions materialized in book form? In People's Choice Literature, Tom Comitta has taken up this challenge, writing two groundbreaking novels based on a nationwide poll about literary taste―one featuring...

Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse an dem Audiokurs Englisch – Wortschatz für die Mittelstufe B1 Teil 1. Der Kurs richtet sich an leicht-fortgeschrittene Lerner, die bereits ein oder zwei Jahre Englisch gelernt haben und die Grundlagen beherrschen sollten. Der Kurs basiert auf das kontextuelle Lernen, das heißt, Sie lernen nicht nur Wörter, sondern auch Sätze, in denen Sie die gelernten Wörter anwenden können. Aufgrund seines Umfangs ist der Kurs in zwei Teile gegliedert. Sie lesen jetzt die Einleitung zum ersten Teil. Insgesamt finden Sie 1600 Vokabeln und Übungssätze in diesem Kurs.