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Everyone’s favorite Caldecott Honor–winning pig and number-one Santa Claus enthusiast, Olivia, helps to make the season brighter than ever in this lovingly told and lavishly illustrated picture book. Christmas is coming, and Olivia is incredibly busy. She has to wait for Santa Claus, make...

Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl's imagination is the main attraction. Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. She... -rode on a unicycle -jumped on a trampoline...

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Un uomo in cerca di se stesso e del proprio destino. Un amore lacerato dal rimorso. Una città in lotta contro miseria e potere. Questo è il loro ritratto. Barcellona, 1901. La città attraversa un momento di estrema tensione sociale: la miseria delle classi più umili si scontra con il lusso dei grandi viali, nei quali originalissimi edifici appena sorti o in costruzione annunciano l'arrivo di una nuova e rivoluzionaria stagione artistica, il Modernismo.

La poesia di Marcella Falcone si muove in un territorio denso di emozioni e sentimenti, vive in un mondo sospeso ma, nel contempo, ancorato alla realtà, si sviluppa pagina dopo pagina in un vortice di infinite sensazioni che coinvolgono l'ascoltatore e non lo lasciano mai solo. Lo stile è affidato al verso libero, le parole sono sapientemente scelte e accostate per trasmettere a fondo il pensiero che si genera all'interno dell'autrice.

Storslået historisk roman om kærlighed, splittelse, passion og kunst. Barcelona, 1901. Kontrasten mellem rig og fattig er stor, og de politiske spændinger ulmer i byens gader. Den spirende arbejderbevægelse vinder styrke, og den konservative, katolske overklasse gør sig klar til kamp. Kunstneren Dalmau Salas er fanget mellem to verdener. Han er født og opvokset blandt Barcelonas stolte håndværkere, og hans store kærlighed, Emma, er stærkt engageret i arbejderbevægelsen.

Ny bestseller af forfatteren til Havets Katedral. I 1500-tallets Andalusien stræber den unge Hernando efter frihed - for sig selv og sit folk. Som uægte søn af en katolsk præst og en muslimsk kvinde efter en voldtægt fanges han i et brutalt opgør mellem to religioner og i et spil om kærlighed, han umuligt kan vinde. Fatimas Hånd er en gribende og brutal rejse med tragedier og triumfer i det gryende moderne Spanien.

Te encuentras atenazado en los límites de tu realidad inmediata; aceptas las presiones, los ajetreos de esta como si fueran lo natural, la única vida posible. Pero existe otra realidad, una realidad más plena y dichosa a la que puedes acceder...simplemente despertando tu otro yo. Reconocer y aceptar la guía de ese yo sagrado te permitirá situarte por encima de las dificultades cotidianas, no para desdeñarlas, sino más bien para abordarlas en sus justas proporciones; además, te permitirá irradiar esa recuperada lucidez, de modo que podrás transmitirla a otros.

Vor der wildromantischen Küste Korsikas ist man auf Spuren jenes römischen Schiffes gestoßen, das den "Schatz von Lava" geladen haben soll. Die Insel wird von einem regelrechten Goldrausch erfasst, der herrschende Familienclan will unbedingt vor der Pariser Regierung an den Schatz gelangen. Das Wrack kann aber nur mit Hilfe eines Apnoe-Tauchers geborgen werden, der in der Lage ist, sich ohne hinderliche Sauerstoffflaschen durch die Felsspalten in der Tiefe zu zwängen.

Lily has always lived up to her preacher father’s expectations of how she should behave, but all that changes when a hot stranger walks in to her hair salon and a feral need to have him takes over her common sense. On a whim, she screws him in the supply room, caving to a desire that only grows with each kiss. When she learns he’s the billionaire alpha who wants to boot her out of her business for the sake of his own, she’s livid. But the pulse between her legs never got the memo.

In a forest wilderness, a dungeon reappears after surviving a nation ending war. The magical shock has devastated both the dungeon and its occupants, in more ways than one. Doc find himself alone in this new place, surrounded with unknown dangers. Claire, Doc's partner and guide, finds herself at facing the nightmares she wrought using Doc, having freed herself from her mother's control. The pressure mounts on both as the damage is made clear. Even then, the wilderness surrounding them is filled with all manner of danger and traps, everything ruled by the law of the strong.

Winner of the 2022 Nib Literary Awards. Chosen as a 2021 ‘Book of the Year’ in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Book Review. The celebrated, Walkley Award-winning author on how global warming is changing not only our climate but our culture. Beautifully observed, brilliantly...

You shouldn't have to be a privacy expert to understand what happens to your data. April Falcon Doss, a privacy expert and former NSA and Senate lawyer, has seen this imbalance in action. In Cyber Privacy, Doss demystifies the digital footprints we leave in our daily lives and reveals how our data is being used - sometimes against us - by the private sector, the government, and even our employers and schools.

Within the verdant green of the slime forests, new slimes are born and new evolutions are found. Doc watches on as his slimes take on new life and form the budding beginnings of tribal life, complete with leaders, goals, and increasing rivalries. The martial grey slimes, the productive herb slimes, the swarming bug slimes, and the elusive mimic slimes all seek to stake their claim, even as the lieutenants work to strengthen their abilities as true bosses.

They called him Sven, the Shatterfist. One of a group of heroes who fought the Demon Lord Mannon. He's finally returned home. But for Sven, after returning from abroad, life isn't what it used to be. Adventuring isn't what it used to be. Things have changed. Something is different. The obvious next step? Retire. Settle down. Start his own tavern. Drink with magic girls. Maybe not in that order.

From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds, and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry, which produced a revolution in our mathematical understanding of patterns in the 20th century, and explores the wide range of applications in science, and in aspects of economics.

Two women are snatched off the streets of London in one weekend. DI Charlie George and his team get to work. The lives of these young women - one of them a mother - are on the line, and the clock is ticking. When they catch a lucky break from a CCTV camera, Charlie is sure they have their man. And that's when he gets his first surprise. Because nothing about this case is simple, and not everyone is quite what they seem.

When a priest is found crucified in a derelict North London chapel, it makes a dramatic change for DI Charlie George and his squad at Essex Road. The brutal murder could not be further from their routine of domestic violence and stabbings on the estates. And that's only the beginning.... On Christmas Eve, a police officer goes missing and his colleagues can't help but anticipate the worst. It turns out they're right to when eventually the body is found and they discover he's been stoned to death.

MASTER YOUR ROLE AS AN EFFECTIVE MANAGER An accessible and practical quick-guide that will help you develop your skills as a manager from Paul Falcone, author of 101 Difficult Conversations to Have With Your Employees and renowned HR and leadership expert. Being a good manager is not a natural...

LEARN TO HANDLE EMPLOYEE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS LEAGALLY AND ETHICALLY A quick guide to legally and ethically mastering progressive discipline and structured termination, from the leading voice in HR expertise. Paul Falcone, author of 101 Sample Write Ups for Documenting Employee Performance...