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Meet Johnny Smith. A young man whose streak of luck ends dramatically in a major car crash. Followed by blackness. A long, long time in cold limbo. When he wakes up life has been turned upside down. His fiancée has met someone else. And Johnny is cursed with the power to perceive evil in men's souls. He's had these hunches since he had an ice-skating accident as a child. Now he has an ability to see into the future. An ability which will bring him into a terrifying confrontation with a charismatic, power-hungry and dangerous man....

Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).

Living in an ever-more-fragmented society, it might seem daunting to make and maintain friendships. But what if we could overcome our isolation epidemic by harnessing the power of platonic relationships? In this rigorously researched and compelling book, friendship expert and psychologist Dr. Marisa G. Franco shares why making friends and forging platonic connections doesn't just help to combat loneliness and better our society, but will also help us to lead happier and more fulfilled lives.

No bairro carioca do Andaraí, dona Sebastiana e Feliciano Campossolo Nunes, chefe de seção do Tesouro Nacional, tentam arranjar pretendentes para a filha Mariazinha, uma jovem bonita de 20 anos. Entre os pretendentes, o mato-grossense Fortunato Guaicuru, um bacharel de direito vaidoso e cheio de artifícios para impressionar, e o carioca Simplício Fontes, um rapaz simples, honesto e dedicado ao seu trabalho.

Dr. Franco Columbu, internationally known bodybuilding champion, has written a book that provides a commonsense approach to training with weights - whether for competition or just to get into shape. In the audiobook, Franco answers many questions to update his training advice and tells stories about what life was like during the Golden Age of bodybuilding. The audiobook contains priceless stories about the young Franco and his best friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Após realizar um grande estudo sobre várias personalidades fascinantes e bem-sucedidas–entre políticos, estrategistas, artistas, cientistas e inventores–Robert Greene percebeu que todas essas pessoas, independentemente de sua área, da cultura ou do momento histórico a que pertenciam, seguiram um padrão similar em suas conquistas. E concluiu que o caminho para a maestria pode ser percorrido por qualquer um de nós.

Sirens…then it begins. When the fabric of society is torn apart by a deadly viral outbreak, Harmony and Dan find themselves in a terrifying race to find their loved ones and stay one step ahead of the infected. They're quickly absorbed into a world that has collapsed and surrounded by a deadly pathogen that doesn't discriminate. The only question that remains—did the outbreak already seal their doom?

When parasitic head lice piggyback into a youth leadership conference, a group of teens is forced into a fight for survival. This one’s sure to make your stomach turn and your head itch. Nitsy is excited to be invited to an exclusive leadership conference with her peers from across the globe. She’s even more thrilled her partner on this trip is her cute jock classmate, Robbie.

¿Qué necesita una persona para lograr resultados a través de la persuasión?Para Franco Pisso, uno de los mayores especialistas en oratoria de Latinoamerica, el poder de la comunicación es determinante. Creador de uno de los cursos de oratoria más reconocidos en Argentina, referencia latinoamericana en el tema, Pisso presenta el concepto de FRANCOTIRADORES, un método innovador y transformador para aquellos que pretenden mejorar su comunicación y resultados.

Sono passati sette anni da quando una cometa ha colpito la Terra, oscurando il sole e trasformando il mondo in un paesaggio ghiacciato e desolato popolato da creature spaventose. Esseri famelici, che sembrano emersi dalle pieghe stesse della notte. Vampiri? O qualcosa di ancora più antico e terrificante? Nella campagna britannica, un manipolo di superstiti forma una resistenza nel rifugio antiradiazioni di un castello medievale.

El mensaje de Cautivante es este: tu corazón importa más que cualquier cosa en toda la creación. Los deseos que tenías de niña y los anhelos que todavía sientes como mujer te comunican la vida para la que Dios te creó. Él ofrece venir ahora como el Héroe de tu historia, a rescatar tu corazón y liberarte para que vivas como una mujer completamente viva y femenina, una mujer realmente cautivante.

Qui abbiamo raccolto per Storyphones 15 fantastiche storie per bambini. Le piccole ascoltatrici e i piccoli ascoltatori potranno rivivere delle avventure entusiasmanti: raccontiamo di un drago dormiente, di una carrozza magica, di un sonno fiabesco, di una strega che vorrebbe andare a scuola o di una scimmia che libera tutti gli animali dello zoo per organizzare una grande festa.

O ano é 1944. Os Aliados estão se preparando para desembarcar na Normandia e libertar os territórios ocupados por Hitler, na operação que entrou para a história como o Dia D. Para que a missão dê certo, eles precisam convencer os alemães de que a invasão acontecerá em outro lugar. Assim, criam um exército inteiro de mentira, incluindo tanques infláveis, aviões de papelão e bases sem parede. O objetivo é que ele seja fotografado pelos aviões de reconhecimento germânicos. O sucesso depende de o inimigo não descobrir o estratagema.

This is a mystery story that takes place in Buenos Aires. Laura is a street drawer. She makes portraits and landscapes and sells them in a pedestrian street. One day, a strange man from Sweden shows up. He starts buying portraits. A few days later, Laura is gone. Her friend Claudio will try to find her.

For Tracey Rooks, life with her grandparents on a Wyoming farm has always been simple. But after her grandmother's death, Tracey is all her grandfather has. So when Eagle Elite University announces its annual scholarship lottery, Tracey jumps at the opportunity to secure their future and enters. She isn't expecting much - but then she wins. And life as she knows it will never be same…

Prometo amarme es un libro para mujeres que quieren sentirse dueñas de su propia vida y están convencidas de que el autoconocimiento y el amor propio las ayudarán a crear relaciones más auténticas con ellas mismas y con el mundo. Está escrito para mujeres que quieren vivir su feminidad a su manera, cuestionando los estereotipos y haciéndose cargo de su propia aventura de vida.

I was betrothed. I was never supposed to fall in love with beauty as radiant as the moonlight itself. But we fell in love anyway. The gods cursed my love to live as a human for ten-thousand years. She forgets who I am over and over and over. So, I have to reminder her.

I Vangeli conservano intatta nei secoli la forza del loro messaggio, di un’attualità senza tempo. In principio era il Verbo: così inizia il Vangelo di Giovanni, il più astratto e simbolico nell’arricchire di significati e di dottrina ogni episodio della vita di Gesù. Le nozze di Cana, la resurrezione di Lazzaro, il buon pastore....

I have gathered the best knowledge available for someone to begin weight training. I think everyone wanting to begin weight lifting to consider this book because it will provide you with a wealth of knowledge to get yourself started off on the right foot. I see many people begin exercising without having a clue on what they're doing. You can tell they are oblivious to working out because that aren't doing anything right in their routine. A poor routine is a foreshadowing to failure in the long run.

Ovid’s got a lot on his mind, and he pours it all into the pages of a notebook. Inspired by his namesake, he wryly records his classmates’ dramas as modern-day Roman mythology. There’s Sophie and Caleb, the Psyche and Cupid of cyber-couples; poetic Paula, who pursues filmmaker Franny like Apollo chasing Daphne; and graphic-novelist Duwayne, a Proserpina shuttling between divorced parents. Meanwhile, Ovid hides his own Olympian struggles and a disturbing secret.