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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR! From the acclaimed author of Vagabonds!: an audacious and eye-opening exploration of cross-generational queer life in Nigeria. What makes a family? How is it defined and by whom? Is freedom for everyone? In Necessary Fiction, Eloghosa Osunde poses these...

"Do you believe in ghosts?" Annette just sort of blurted out.Sara and Seth both looked up at their new friend with surprise. "Well," Sara stalled, "I guess I do." She remembered the night Solomon had visited her in her bedroom after her brother and his friend had shot him, but she hadn't really...

Thornsbee is a foster kid and Verona, Indiana is just another temporary town. At least, that’s what Thornsbee thinks when he arrives, but against his better judgment he begins to make friends and then he discovers the abandoned amusement park outside of town. Despite the dangers of the old park, he explores it on his own, is knocked unconscious during a mishap and wakes up to the sight of a beautiful boy and a park that is alive with wonder and fun. Perhaps Verona isn’t such ordinary town at all.

Certain works of literature, history, science, philosophy, political theory and religion offer powerful examples of how books can spark revolutions, birth great religions, spur scientific advancements, shape world economies, teach us new ways of thinking, and much more. And with this fascinating collection crafted from our extensive library of courses, you can now get a single course that represents 36 of our best lectures on literary works that changed the world.

This program is read by the authors (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker), Laura Orrico and Joe Praino, with special appearances by an all-star cast of comedy giants, including the film's stars, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, as well as Beau Bridges, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Peter...

Some describe it as the town at the edge of the world. When Melody and Michael Devereux come to Collinsport on their honeymoon, they don't know the secrets that are hidden behind closed doors. But those secrets will be unearthed when an innocent is viciously murdered. Collinsport will be a town divided. One woman's rise to power will lead to further death and destruction. Families will be ripped apart. Blood will be spilt. And the dark forces that wait in the shadows will wait no more.

First published in the late nineteenth century, The Chocolate-Plant (Theobroma Cacao) and Its Products is a thorough and fascinating examination of one of the world’s most important—and beloved—plants.

Bob Odenkirk is a legend in the comedy-writing world, winning Emmys and acclaim for his work on Saturday Night Live, Mr. Show with Bob and David, and many other seminal television shows. This book, his first, is a spleen-bruisingly funny omnibus that ranges from absurdist monologues ("Martin Luther King Jr.'s Worst Speech Ever") to intentionally bad theater ("Hitler Dinner Party: A Play"), from avant-garde fiction ("Obit for the Creator of Mad Libs").

Lontano da tutto, tra i boschi, in un vecchio borgo abbandonato e deserto, un uomo vive in totale solitudine. Ma un mistero turba il suo isolamento: ogni notte, sempre alla stessa ora, il buio è improvvisamente spezzato da una lucina che si accende sulla montagna, proprio di fronte alla sua casa di pietra. Cosa sarà? Un abitante di un altro paese disabitato? Un lampione dimenticato che si accende per qualche contatto elettrico? Un ufo?

Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices, and using them to transform your company, your career, and your life. Written by three thought leaders in organizational development and self-improvement, including Built to Last co-author Jerry Porras, Success Built to Last challenges conventional wisdom at every step. It draws on face-to-face, unscripted conversations with hundreds of remarkable human beings from around the world.

Fly with me to the wonderful worlds of ancient Greece and Rome, learning about the civilisations of old and how they formed the society in which you live today. Meet some of the most important figures in ancient history and research and learn about the lives of ordinary people who built these remarkable civilisations. As you travel with me, you will undertake all sorts of creative and interesting tasks which will help you to immerse yourself in the ancient world and give you a greater understanding of how we came to be here.

In the second part of "The Sullivan Detective Agency" series, the Sullivan twins, Carter and Cooper, travel to Ireland with their retired detective neighbor, Mr. Amos Murphy, to investigate the secrets of the legendary Murphy family castle. Along the way, they encounter a mysterious creature, a hidden servants' quarters, and a series of strange occurrences that lead them on a thrilling adventure.

A programmer creates an Artificial Intelligence that has unique capabilities: the ability to write its own code and assimilate any program that it wants and that enhances its program. Also a networking and direct channeling capability that can communicate between programs on the same or different processors. This story is about a team of people that come together to find and destroy this AI. His buddy, also a programmer and expert in network security, was working on a program that would allow the AI to connect to any network.

A summer trip back to Ireland with their neighbor and friend, Mr. Amos Murphy—a retired Irish detective—ushers the Sullivan Twins into a thrilling adventure that they will remember for years to come. The boys, eager for excitement, are once again joined by the high-spirited Irish siblings, Ciara and Finley O'Brien. Together, this dynamic team joins forces to unravel the captivating mystery of The Dullahan, a legendary figure steeped in Irish folklore, who is said to make an eerie appearance once a year during the Kilorie festivity.

Die Neugier unserer Jüngsten kennt keine Grenzen. Alles wollen sie genau wissen und den ganzen Tag sind sie damit beschäftigt, uns Erwachsenen unzählige Fragen zu stellen. Wieso kaut die Kuh auch im Liegen? Wie belagert der Ritter eine Burg? Warum sind Feuerwehrautos rot? Wozu hat der Triceratops drei Hörner?

The Four-man Navy Seal team slowly made their way through the battlefield, heading towards the Prime Minister’s house. The two drug cartels fighting to take over the town of Enceladus and the surrounding country would kill anyone who stood in their way. What they needed was to control the city in order to set up a base camp and run drugs into the United States and other countries.

Il commissario capo Tommaso Migliori non ha molta voglia di stare a discutere. L'incarico che gli ha assegnato il questore di Bologna sa di ennesima fregatura, ma ormai ci ha fatto il callo. In politica come nel mondo del crimine, però, capire chi sta da una parte e chi dall'altra è sempre difficile, e le ambiguità sono all'ordine del giorno. Per questo, anche la sorveglianza a un semplice convegno può nascondere molte insidie.

Where does one go from up? Adam’s TV show is ending, and he discovers his fame as Bud Thomas makes it difficult for him to find acting jobs. To make matters worse, his boyfriend, Cliff, almost immediately lands a role. Adam is accustomed to being mobbed by fans, hounded by reporters for interviews, and receiving invitations to the biggest events in Hollywood. Overnight, it all begins to slip away, and Adam struggles to find his place in the entertainment industry that’s forgotten him overnight.

Nascosta dall'ascesa dei populisti, un'onda di protesta popolare sta agitando il nostro pianeta. Da dove viene questo malcontento? E, soprattutto, dove porterà? Nadav Eyal, in un saggio appassionante come un'inchiesta, esamina le forze che stanno trasformando la nostra realtà economica, politica e culturale. Introduce i lettori alla "ribellione globale", un moto di rabbia che si è imposto progressivamente dall'Italia dell'antipolitica all'Europa della Brexit, dall'America di Trump al mondo intero assediato dalla pandemia.