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Al nostro secolo è mancata la vocazione di costruire cattedrali. Ma c'è Raymond Isidore che costruì una cattedrale fatta di detriti. E la sorte volle che questo incongruo monumento, oggi considerato un luogo d'arte, sorgesse a Chartres. Dapprima fonditore, poi pulitore di rotaie e alla fine custode di discariche e cimiteri, Raymond Isidore, detto Picassiette, raccolse instancabilmente nella spazzatura frammenti di tazze, piatti e bicchieri, con i quali ricopriva ogni superficie e ogni suppellettile della sua casa.

Dusting Contours is a contemplation on the nature of love, passion, devotion, loss, and joy. An anthology of 31 spoken-word performances set to profoundly contemplative music and ambient soundscapes, this sensitive and moving work of art explores the sensual, the passionate, the maternal, the magical, and the sacred.

'Her name was Aluna. Her mother had told her she was born of the moon' is the starting point for our courageous, natural, truthful and intuitive heroine. Aluna Moon presents a collection of feminist mindfulness meditations to encourage young spirited girls to unearth their natural power and worth through the art of subtle storytelling, relaxing guided visualization and breath work.

Quando un giovane comico, Simone Rossmann, scompare, l'ispettore Ceratti è chiamato a seguire le indagini. Recatosi nell'appartamento del ragazzo, trova un vecchio disco incantato su un grammofono, che ripete la parola "morire". La voce del disco è quella del divo del varietà del Novecento, Ettore Petrolini. Sembrerebbe una macabra coincidenza, ma le stranezze non sono finite: il palazzo in cui l'appartamento si trova è proprio quello dove aveva vissuto il grande attore romano e l'appartamento è tappezzato da sue immagini, foto e locandine.

Der Hölle der Elysium-Farm entkommen, streiten sich Rhiannon und Ranger über den weiteren Weg. Rhiannon hat gemerkt, dass Ranger sie nicht direkt nach Manhattan führt. Er will den Weg auf dem Hudson-River fortsetzen. Aber ist das wirklich die beste Idee?

Die junge Rhiannon jagt tagsüber Luchse, Rentiere und Hunde und verbringt die Nächte unter der Erde in einem verlassenen Bergwerk - zusammen mit 200 anderen Überlebenden der Großen Katastrophe. Die Kolonie NOVIS bereitet sich auf einen Überfall durch die Wallianer vor. Als Rhiannon am Ende eines langen Tages zum Leiter der Kolonie gerufen wird, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass sich ihr Leben schlagartig verändern wird.

A missing heiress. A trip to Paris. Can a gentleman-turned-footman convince the runaway beauty that at least one man in her life is worthy of trust?

Sind dir auch schon ein paar deiner Milchzähne ausgefallen? Dann möchtest du bestimmt wissen, was mit ihnen passiert ist, wenn sie nachts unter deinem Kopfkissen verschwunden sind. Falls das so ist, solltest du unbedingt die Geschichte von Tris lesen.

Haelsford, Florida, is a Hellmouth. Or at least, that's what Logan, a new witch struggling to control her powers, thinks as she arrives to begin the new school year at Mesmortes Coven Academy. She is immediately taken under the wing of the infamous Red Three. Iris, a deathwitch, who wants nothing more than to break the town's curse; Thalia, the talented greenwitch, is on the run from her religious family and a past that still haunts her; and Jailah is one of the most powerful witches at the academy but her thirst for power may lead her down a dark path.

At just fifteen years old, Veronica Fancourt is already turning heads with her compelling stories, inspired by her vivid dreams. Her latest publication is a gripping tale of heists and cathedrals, entitled "The Countess's Keep." It's captured the imagination of everyone who chances to read it, including someone for whom it is no mere fantasy. Meanwhile, an employee of a coffee roaster in Trieste discovers her bosses are more than ordinary businessmen. She finds herself tied up in a dark warehouse as bait for a sister she insists she doesn't have.

Jamie Brown is a young detective in a small town. She is the only woman detective in the squad. Jamie has helped to put away many criminals. Little did she know that one of these people wanted to see her dead.

Ein Umzug nach Valencia - das ist für den fünfjährigen Tristan gar nicht so schlimm. Sonne, Strand und Meer, wenn da nur nicht der Neuanfang in einem fremden Kindergarten wäre, der ihm Sorgen bereitet. Doch viel Zeit zum Nachdenken bleibt Tristan in seiner neuen Heimat nicht, denn nachts bekommt er unerwarteten Besuch. Von einem Drachen, der tagsüber im Briefkasten seines neuen Zuhauses wohnt und der ihn in aufregende Abenteuer mit wundersamen Wesen verwickelt, die die beiden zu Freunden werden lassen und an deren Ende sich für beide einiges verändert hat.

With a dangerous stranger still on the loose and rabbits still going missing in the Green Forest, nobody is safe. Tortoise continues his quest to uncover the identity of the outsider if only to help put Rabbit’s mind at ease. Having hatched a crafty plan to lure the unwanted guest into a trap, Tortoise must wait to see if his idea works.

After twenty-five years in the remote English countryside, living under an assumed name, Erica Miller has decided it’s time for the world to hear her story—from her point of view, rather than from the tabloids or the gossips who think she got away with murder. She hires Prudence Carr to write about her privileged childhood, her marriage, the affairs, the day her husband disappeared, and the day his body was found in the marshes. Despite evidence against her, the jury refused to convict, leaving Erica to live a life of quiet isolation.

S. V. Segal’s debut poetry compilation, (Un)Tethered, pulls us into moments of conflict—both internal and external—and self-reflection as it explores universal themes of love, loss, death, growth, fear, and self-realization. But despite the timelessness of these themes, the poems are also distinctively Segal’s, conveying their unique experiences, depth of feeling, and struggles with identity and relationships. A striking collection that will embed in your memory.

When Peri Sanderson achieves her dream of moving from London to a cottage in the English countryside, she expects her domestic bliss will be complete when her wife, Karla, leaves her London job to join her. Peri sees their future together as growing vegetables, tending some chickens, and chatting with the locals by a roaring log fire in a quaint village pub.

After seven long years in Devon, Lady Maud Worlington returns to London to reclaim life on her own terms, but a nefarious shadow and the prospect of financial ruin dog her steps. An impulsive and unforgettable kiss under the mistletoe creates a connection with Geoffrey, the handsome, young Duke of Tilbury. Yet, as pleasant as it is to have a suitor, Maud is not sure how a boy of one-and-20 can prove an equal partner in life and the equal of all the forces mounted against her.

After defeating the Wolves, Jailah, Logan, Iris, and Thalia want nothing more than a summer of fun and relaxation. But there is no rest for the wicked, especially when Death comes for Iris. She is to become a Reaper, tasked with banishing souls who refuse to cross over. But Iris suspects there's something more ominous going on when Mathew's role as her tether grows sinister.

Nothing bad has ever happened in the Green Forest, until now. When a mysterious stranger moves in and rabbits begin to disappear, the residents grow fearful.

"Il viaggiatore vide città che esistevano identiche duemilatrecento anni avanti che lui passasse. Era vestito di bianco e calzava sandali: era forse quella l'unica misura per rispettare un luogo. Riempiva il taccuino di impressioni. Al ritorno si accorse che le pagine erano completamente bianche, come se la sua scrittura fosse scivolata via." Non meno aeree e trasognate dei luoghi fantastici creati da Swift o Rabelais, le città visitate in questo viaggio esoterico hanno sembianze reali, nomi consueti, segni tracciati su mappe e segnavia.