Dove comincia il presente? Quando nascono le forze, i conflitti e le idee che governano la nostra epoca? Inseguendo le tracce della famiglia che non ha mai potuto conoscere, Elisabeth Åsbrink ci trasporta in un anno cruciale del ’900, nel momento in cui l’Occidente, reduce dal Secondo conflitto mond

"Human beings have always been mythmakers." So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrong's concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the "

There is need. And then there is Fate. Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn't exactly awesome--especially when Alexandria's other half is everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom--so not cool. Their

The new warm and absorbing story from the author of PS, I LOVE YOU is a bittersweet tale of childhood friends Rosie and Alex whose relationship must survive many trials and tribulations, not least the discovery of their true feelings for one another.From naughty children to rebellious teenagers and

On his way from Tangiers to China, the medieval Moorish traveller Ibn Battuta arrives in Konya, Turkey where the legendary dervish Rumi had lived, danced and died. More than half a century may have passed since his death, but his poetry remains alive, inscribed in every stone and tree and pathway.

Wes loves his life traveling the Pagan festival circuit, but he loved it more when he wasn't harangued by women a little too fond of his picture in a popular charity calendar--a calendar that mucked up his bio by stating that he's single, but leaving out that he's not straight. Wes's appeals to the

I Didn’t Know My Fate, But I Never Would Have Guessed It Involved Two Roaring Alphas… James and Liam burst into my life with their rigid muscles earned from being in the military and a secret that had them ripping out of their clothes and sprouting glorious golden manes. I remember being frigh

Even though Max Donohue’s personal relationship with Bradley Danforth is finally on the right track, things with his work aren’t. Between dealing with a new captain and his chief dropping a bomb on his lap, Max’s old insecurities begin to creep in. But when a new development arises that complicates

À la fin du XIXe siècle, avec Baudelaire et Rimbaud, Cézanne et Monet, une étonnante révolution de nos représentations et de notre manière de penser s'est opérée. Plus d'un siècle plus tard, l'art moderne reste souvent une énigme dont l'unité de sens et la portée restent mal comprises. On confond mo

There are three things you need to know about Kat Tanner (aka Kathleen Tyson. . . and yes, she is *that* Kathleen Tyson): 1) She’s determined to make good decisions, 2) She must get married ASAP, and 3) She knows how to knit. Being a billionaire heiress isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Determined

SUMMARY: March 1978 saw the first ever transmission of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio 4; the beginning of a cult phenomenon. This 25th Anniversary edition of the scriptbook includes a previously unpublished Hitchhiker script, Sheila's Ear; a new introduction by producer Geoffrey

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Nessuno finora è riuscito a creare la vita. A tutt’oggi, pur con tutte le dichiarazioni roboanti della «biologia sintetica», l’unico modo per «costruire» la vita è sempre e solo la vita. È evidente che ci sfugge ancora un ingrediente, qualcosa che spieghi la complessità del fenomeno vitale.Tuttavia,

rise ashes, stephanie hudson RISE OF ASHES (TRANSFUSION #4) BY STEPHANIE HUDSON – FREE EBOOKS DOWNLOAD Description: Amelia Lego sets, Star Trek and junk food in my pajamas, These used to be how I would spend my safe and lazy days off. Now, what am I doing with my time…? High-speed chases,