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On a warm September morning, an unconscious man is found in a cage at the entrance to the offices of one of the biggest German newspapers. Closer inspection shows he is a manager of the company, and he’s been tortured. Three days later, another manager appears in similar circumstances. Chastity Riley and her new colleague Ivo Stepanovic are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the attacks, an investigation that goes far beyond the revenge they first suspect...to the dubious past shared by both victims.

After convicting a superior for corruption and shooting off a gangster's crown jewels, the career of Hamburg's most hard-bitten state prosecutor, Chastity Riley, has taken a nosedive: she has been transferred to the tedium of witness protection to prevent her making any more trouble. However, when she is assigned to the case of an anonymous man lying under police guard in hospital - almost every bone in his body broken, a finger cut off, and refusing to speak in anything other than riddles - Chastity's instinct for the big, exciting case kicks in.

The Pragmatist’s Guide to Sexuality takes a deep dive into research surrounding human sexuality, while also presenting one of the most comprehensive studies into what arouses people, using this data to explore everything, from the social structures of early hominids to the future of dating.

Every single person choosing something more contributes to all of us. That's how it works. We get to choose, change and take action that creates a different future. Join Simone & Guests for weekly conversations on various topics including consciousness, business, money, relationships, bodies and so much more.

In realtà, la radice del benessere si trova dentro di noi, nella capacità di riconoscere, comprendere e trasformare le emozioni. Imparare a leggere le emozioni - nostre e degli altri - è il primo passo per cambiare prospettiva e costruire una vita in armonia con chi siamo davvero. È qui che entra in gioco l'educazione emotiva, il cuore del metodo di Ana Maria Sepe e Anna De Simone. Un approccio che unisce evidenze scientifiche, psicologia ed esercizi pratici, guidandoci in un percorso di consapevolezza quotidiana.

"Comment la femme fait-elle l'apprentissage de sa condition, comment l'éprouve-t-elle, dans quel univers se trouve-t-elle enfermée, quelles évasions lui sont permises, voilà ce que je chercherai à décrire. Alors seulement nous pourrons comprendre quels problèmes se posent aux femmes qui, héritant d'un lourd passé, s'efforcent de forger un avenir nouveau."

When Ivy Leavold is left destitute by her brother's death, she is taken in by her cousin's brooding, tortured widower—Julian Markham. Handsome and possessive, it's not long before Ivy falls for him. But Mr. Markham has dark secrets, secrets that may put Ivy in danger...

James is a Dom. Michael loves women. When the two become unlikely friends, they form a team, working the clubs and enjoying a carefree bachelor existence. Until, one day, James is offered an unusual opportunity: to buy a virgin....

Gradually, he eased me back until my head rested on the pillows. He stroked my hair from my face, his gaze meeting mine with hot tenderness. He bent forward and captured my lips again, his tongue tracing their outline with maddening gentleness. His hand found its way back to my breast but this time he slipped his fingers under the neckline of my dress and beneath the silky fabric of my bra....

Intelectual precoz, fervorosa política, comprometida con el sufrimiento ajeno, atada a la realidad de su época no solo por sus ideas, sino también por sus manos y su corazón, Simone Weil era, además, una buscadora de la belleza. O, más bien, una admiradora de ese misterio, como ella misma la definió, aunque ello no le impidió tratar de comprenderla y registrarla en sus escritos.

Now in the pantheon of great thinkers, Simone Weil (1909–1943) lived largely in the shadows, searching for her spiritual home while bearing witness to the violence that devastated Europe twice in her brief lifetime. The letters she wrote to her parents and brother from childhood onward chart her intellectual range as well as her itinerancy and ever-shifting preoccupations, revealing the singular personality at the heart of her brilliant essays. The first complete collection of Weil's missives to her family, A Life in Letters offers new insight into her personal relationships and experiences.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Murder Road comes a gripping novel that “is the perfect blend of history and mystery, with a little paranormal activity and romance thrown in for the ride” (Suspense Magazine). England, 1921. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared...

After being left at the altar by her cold and brilliant professor, Church Cason, Charlotte Tenpenny had to leave school to take care of her younger brother. But a fateful night brings Church—and his delicious, drugging kisses—back into Charlotte's life. And it stirs up a reckoning years in the making. . .

Being a firefighter isn’t easy. Especially for a Black woman. Working with family helps a little. But when somebody from your company doesn’t come back from a call, it’s brutal—as in, “How’m I supposed to go on?” brutal. And one death took me to a really dark place. A year later, I’m at the Pirates’ hockey training facility. Just another day on the job. Until I find a charred journal. I look inside for the owner’s name, but the words on the page punch me in the gut. It’s like reading my own thoughts. Reliving my own pain.

Charlotte’s captor, Finchby, is dead. But his accomplice, Baxter, is still loose, hell-bent on revenge against her father, Klempner. Is this the calm before the storm? Where is Baxter? And what is he doing?

I paesi asiatici hanno una vita politica e culturale che ne determina l'identità e la proposizione internazionale. Solo che il più delle volte siamo portati a parlarne sulla base di immagini stereotipate, superficiali e che non rappresentano la realtà. Anziché considerare gli Stati asiatici pedine in mano alle principali potenze, paesi esotici e misteriosi, “Altri Orienti” propone una narrazione asiatica dei fatti del mondo per gettare uno squarcio approfondito su quanto accade all'interno di quei mondi, come evolvono i loro conflitti sociali, le novità tecnologiche, le tendenze ...

Min ist eine Fluchweberin, die der Apothekerin der Stadt beim Brauen von tödlichen Giften hilft, für die sie bekannt ist. Doch ein Geheimnis überschattet ihr Leben: Hoch oben im Turm des Anwesens, in dem sie arbeitet, wird ein mächtiger Unsterblicher in Ketten gehalten. Der Ostwind Eurus, der die Stürme des Meeres beherrscht. Seine Schreie verfolgen sie in ihren wachen und träumenden Stunden. Als ihr Versuch, ihn zu befreien, scheitert, findet sie sich plötzlich als Gefangene in seinen Händen wieder.

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir (January 9, 1908 - April 14, 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer and social theorist. Beauvoir wrote novels, essays, biographies, autobiographies, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and social issues. She was best known for her "trailblazing work in feminist philosophy," including The Second Sex, published in 1949, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism. The following is from a 1976 interview (in English).

Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.

When The Past Demands Payback…Klempner has left to hunt Juliana. Charlotte and her family are safe… perhaps… Has Juliana abandoned her drive for revenge? If not, what is she doing?