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Camilleri inventa poco delle vicende che trasforma sulla pagina in vorticosi caroselli di persone e fatti - qui il fatto vero, conosciuto dalla celebre Inchiesta sulle condizioni della Sicilia del 1875-76, è il susseguirsi di intrighi, delitti e tumulti seguiti alla incomprensibile determinazione del prefetto di Caltanissetta, il toscano Bortuzzi, di inaugurare il teatro di Caltanissetta con una sconosciuta opera lirica, Il birraio di Preston. E anche in questo attenersi al fondo di verità storica c'è probabilmente un senso preciso: in Sicilia non serve attendere che la storia si ripeta per avere la farsa.

A millionaire's life is full of secrets and suspects. So as the baffled NYPD investigates Casey for the murder, and the body-count ratchets up, Casey herself becomes another potential victim. The FI team's hardcore investigation has them twisting and turning through suspects and secrets, where the stakes intensify—and so does the collateral damage. As Casey and the team get closer to finding the killer, the unthinkable happens, and the life of one of FI's own hangs in the blood-stained balance.

Lady Samantha Barrett is determined to find the man of her dreams. Of course, he must be devastatingly handsome and just a bit dangerous. Now, her coach is filled with a collection of gothic novels and her head with romantic notions as she eagerly leaves her brother's country estate for her first London Season.

Self awareness is a fundamental principle in changing your mindset and loving yourself, especially when years of therapy, antidepressants and self-help books fall short. As a functional depressive, Dr. Andrea Pennington enjoyed a high powered media career with all the outer appearances of success. But she was miserable inside. After years of battling ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and constantly striving for perfection, a spiritual awakening prompted her to break free and live as her Authentic Self.

Dominant Daddy Stirling is falling for his adorable new little. She begs to be punished, teased, spanked and dominated, and he can't hold back any more. He must have her, completely — but can his little really take it all, on her very first time?

Learning to be his little, even innocent Lucy’s Daddy-kink can't prepare her for what her sexy Sugar Daddy does to her when she acts like a brat. He spanks and disciplines her in arousing ways that make her crave much more than just punishment. But will her Dominant Daddy give her what she needs?

College student Nina has a problem—her makeshift toy has gone in deep, and it won’t come out! It's shameful enough having to ask the gorgeous older doctor to delve into her back door, but his invasive treatment has her blushing even more. Thoroughly cleansed and explored, innocent Nina willingly submits to all the dominant doctor's strange medical devices and deeply intrusive methods, calling him Daddy and begging for more, as he gets right to the bottom of the issue.

Celia, Natalie, Lucy, and Jess are the Gamer Girls—four gamers devoted to showing that girls can game, too. They stream together every Friday night and they’re also BFFs. Celia is the artsy, creative one of the group, so it’s no surprise when she starts designing merch for their new club. But when she falls in love with a new, cozy game called Monster Village, it’s a far cry from her friends’ action-packed battle royales. Can the Gamer Girls find common ground, or is their new club doomed?

From the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Misfit comes a subversive and feminist take on Sleeping Beauty, sure to appeal to fans of Damsel and To Kill a Kingdom. The dark and deadly world of Heartless meets the empowering twist of Cruel Beauty in this thrilling, unpredictable, multigenre...

Aimee Bregman had an enviable job as head of marketing for an up-and-coming CBD-infused beer that was taking the tri-state area by storm. Everything was going right. But when her longtime mentor, Rita, sets up a business meeting with an important influencer, her life crashes all around her. The casual meeting over drinks suddenly devolves into a shouting match between all parties, and any chance of a new business relationship is over before it begins. Hours later, the NYPD shows up at Aimee's apartment, questioning her about Rita's abrupt disappearance - foul play suspected.

This true story, Simply Be at 33, will take you on a journey of self-discovery. Andrea arrives in London at the age of 20 with no knowledge of written or spoken English. Soon, she meets a psychic who reveals that spiritual realms are real. This revelation sheds a ray of light for new beginnings and encourages her to study fashion design as she always dreamed. But there is something more.

As the audiences we market to become ever more digital, agile frameworks are emerging as the best and only way to manage marketing. This book is a signpost showing the way toward the agile future of marketing operations, explaining how every role, from social media intern up to chief marketing officer, can work in unison, responding to the market’s demanding challenges without losing focus on the big picture.

Notte dell'Epifania, sera di festa a Bellano. Dal treno scende "il Pianista", ladro di professione. Piove, fa freddo. Perlustrando le contrade nell'attesa della folla che assisterà alla processione dei Re Magi, il Pianista incappa in un cartello affisso su un vecchio portone: "Pianoforte Vendesi". Incuriosito, dopo aver saputo che l'appartamento è disabitato, e visto che il tempo non migliora, decide di entrare.

Today, when companies and customers are faced with an infinite number of messages, the word “relevance” has taken on a new meaning and dimension. We know that relevance matters, but what does that mean exactly? Andy Coville guides leaders and executives toward the realization that if they can focus on a single, guiding principle—a magnetic one—that permeates their brand or company, customers will not only engage but change thinking and behavior in turn.

Con grazia e ironia Andrea Vitali imbastisce una nuova storia dall'intreccio imprevedibile e commovente. Nella sua Bellano, specchio di un mondo passato ma a suo modo sempre attuale, si muovono i personaggi della "Verità della suora storta", ognuno alla ricerca di un approdo che metta pace tra i segreti e le speranze della propria vita, strappandoci un sorriso per le soluzioni a volte stravaganti o strampalate che mettono in scena.

Ada and Miry didn’t mean to start a city-wide catastrophe. Really, they didn’t. But when a family trip goes awry, the two Mexican-American cousins from opposite sides of the border accidentally unleash an evil spirit from centuries past. The incident unlocks latent magical powers within the girls, who now have to figure out what’s going on.

»Die Adresse ist 14 Tudor Grove – sollte ich noch nicht zu Hause sein, wenn du Milo abholst, passt unsere Nanny auf ihn und Jacob auf.« Doch als Marissa Irvine zur vereinbarten Adresse kommt, wo ihr kleiner Sohn zum Playdate eingeladen war, erwartet sie ein Schock: Ihr öffnet nicht Jenny, die Mutter von Jacob. Auch kein Kindermädchen. Und von Milo hat die Frau, die dort wohnt, noch nie gehört. Eine fieberhafte Suche beginnt, doch der vierjährige Junge bleibt spurlos verschwunden. Wer hat der verzweifelten Marissa und ihrem Mann diese Falle gestellt?

A true-crime podcast dedicated to Washington’s missing and unsolved. These cases are hard to cover — not because they’re forgotten, but because so little information was ever released, or the evidence simply didn’t survive time. Still, these people mattered. Their stories mattered. And even when the details are scarce, the silence isn’t an excuse to ignore them. Each episode highlights a Washington case that never got enough attention, revisiting the victims, the timelines, the questions that still linger, and the gaps that keep these investigations cold. The goal isn’t ...

Gli accordi di pace di Dayton furono un successo o un fallimento? Fu una “pace giusta” o una pace senza giustizia? Vennero costruite le condizioni per evitare il risorgere di tensioni e conflitti nell’area? A queste domande rispondono 13 esperti, testimoni, attivisti e diplomatici intervistati da Andrea Cortesi e Silvio Ziliotto nel podcast, ideato da ISCOS Emilia-Romagna e prodotto da Radio Flyweb, che racconta i protagonisti, i negoziati e le conseguenze degli accordi di pace che trenta anni fa, durante la dissoluzione dell’ex-Jugoslavia, misero fine agli orrori della guerra in ...

Un professore iraniano, docente di "Etica nelle nuove tecnologie", nell'ultimo giorno di lezione consegna a studenti fidati due buste, una con una serie di codici per hackerare il sistema informatico del Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito e una con una sua manleva per qualsiasi azione andranno a compiere utilizzando quei passaggi segreti, con il compito di restituire i documenti ventiquattr'ore dopo, in occasione degli esami.