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In una gelida notte di dicembre, una giovane donna attraversa in auto le North York Moors inglesi, una splendida area naturalistica affascinante quanto solitaria. La mattina il suo corpo viene trovato all'interno della vettura sul ciglio innevato di un viottolo fra i campi. Una testimone ha...

A startling profile of one of the most prolific serial killers and the disturbing experience of the journalist who earned his trust for the sake of justice When crime journalist Maria DiLorenzo mailed a letter to Gary Ridgway, she never expected him to reply. He refused to speak to reporters and...

Dit is mijn verhaal over hoe het was om meegesleurd te worden door overweldigende, levensgevaarlijke passie. De afwisseling tussen liefde, verlangen, hoop en diepe wanhoop zorgde ervoor dat ik niet alleen de grip op mezelf verloor, maar ook op mijn kinderen. De man die vanaf het eerste moment mijn gedachten binnendrong, mijn volledige aandacht opeiste en me nooit met rust liet, werd een deel van mijn leven. Dit is ook het verhaal over hoe ik me uiteindelijk realiseerde dat ik net als hij aan het worden was. Toen had ik nog maar één optie: weggaan.

Our "American in Cairo" author goes beyond King Tut and tomb-raiders to discover one of the world's oldest civilizations in her fast-paced account across seven millennia Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, bringing to mind images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb-raiders, and deserts...

Our "American in Cairo" author goes beyond King Tut and tomb-raiders to discover one of the world's oldest civilizations in her fast-paced account across seven millennia Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, bringing to mind images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb-raiders, and deserts...

The third book in a charming and funny early middle grade series about a boy finding his way in a new place with the help of some talking dogs. A little bit New Kid, a little bit Secret Life of Pets. When Gio enters an agility competition with Gary the greyhound, he feels sure they will take...

A childhood game of wild imagination takes a frightening turn in this dark, strange, moving tale of intense friendship, tangled secrets and betrayal from the acclaimed author of Eat the Ones You Love, one of the Sunday Times’s Top Ten Irish Books of 2025. For Daphne McSharry, Valentia Island...

Strange Is the Light follows a passionately entangled group of childhood friends, fractured by the betrayals and secrets kept as they grew into adulthood. Now, after twenty years, Daphne, Ronan, Leonie and Finn will finally have to face the consequences of cutting their last adventure...

A autobiografia de Santo Inácio é um texto em que um homem - santo, complexo e em permanente busca - conta sua vida. Ao ditá-la no final de seus anos em Roma, recolhe, obviamente, não só a descrição, mas a reflexão sobre seu próprio...

As mulheres já conquistaram um grande espaço na sociedade e a cada dia vão conquistando mais e mais. Mulheres de palavras vem para ressaltar a atitude de mulheres que marcaram a história da humanidade: Hannah Arendt e Simone Weil, filósofas Cecília...

Tema delicado e ainda pouco pesquisado, a devolução é, frequentemente, disparadora de importantes angústias para todos os envolvidos. A pesquisa, realizada pela autora, que deu origem ao livro teve por objetivo compreender as motivações subjacentes ao...

Entrevistas exclusivas com 12 mestres do cinema, de pioneiros da animação como Chuck Jones, à geração que mudou o cinema dos Estados Unidos - Scorsese, Spielberg, Coppola, e muitos mais...

A first field guide to the adorable pygmy hippo from expert Dr. Fiona Sach. Pygmy Hippo (Young Zoologist) features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the crunching bites of pygmy hippos eating and the musical sounds of the rainforest! You might...

This gripping, high-stakes debut thriller about the lengths mothers will go to protect their children is perfect for fans of Wanda M. Morris and Jess Lourey. Boots Marez is a Latina single mother raising a headstrong and sly eighteen-year-old boy she adopted six years ago. She also runs a school...

Jina Modell trabajaba en el departamento de Comunicaciones de una organización paramilitar, y su trabajo le gustaba de verdad. Hasta que fue reasignada a operaciones de campo como miembro de uno de los GO-Teams, una unidad paramilitar de elite, manejando drones. El líder del equipo, Levi, no...

An all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking from podcast host and academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine Steven Novella and his SGU co-hosts, which Richard Wiseman calls "the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction." It is intimidating to realize...

In 1914 Paul Bumer and his classmates are marched to the local recruiting office by a sentimentally patriotic form-master. On a calm October day in 1918, only a few weeks before the Armistice, Paul will be the last of them to be killed.Here, he tells their story. A few years after publication, the Nazis would denounce and publicly burn Remarque's novel for insulting the heroic German army - in other words, for 'telling it like it was' for the common soldier on the front line where any notions of glory and national destiny were soon blasted away by the dehumanizing horror of modern warfare.

A quietly moving Victorian romance from the author of John Halifax, Gentleman. In a Scottish household near St Andrews, a reserved young governess and her pupils' tutor are drawn together through years of small, everyday kindnesses rather than dramatic declarations. Craik builds their attachment...

Cold Case Stories, hosted by Maria Baldwin, invites listeners into the haunting and often overlooked world of unsolved crimes and missing persons. Each episode serves as a respectful memorial to those who have vanished without a trace, offering a narrative experience that balances emotional depth with rigorous journalistic inquiry. Maria’s soothing yet compelling voice guides you through decades-old mysteries, transforming cold files into living, breathing stories that demand attention and empathy from every listener.Dive deep into investigations involving cold case murders, disappearances, ...

Anni Venti, Trenta poi Quaranta, un paesino del Sud. Fino a dove può arrivare il senso di colpa? Una cattiva ragazza è sempre e veramente cattiva? Qual è il confine tra la pietà e la crudeltà? Ogni volta che fa del male, Teresa vede piantati su di lei gli occhi di un uomo che non esiste, ma che la segue ovunque come un rimprovero. È una cattiva ragazza, non ha pazienza e non ha rispetto: detesta la sorella Amalia che accusa della morte della madre dopo il parto e odia il padre per il suo desiderio di rifarsi una vita.