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In the past decade, Hollywood has endured a cataclysm on a par with the end of silent film and the demise of the studio system. Stars and directors have seen their power dwindle, while writers and producers lift their best techniques from TV, comic books, and the toy biz. The future of Hollywood is being written by powerful corporate brands like Marvel, Amazon, Netflix, and Lego, as well as censors in China. Ben Fritz chronicles this dramatic shakeup with unmatched skill, bringing equal fluency to both the financial and entertainment aspects of Hollywood.

Cecília é o oposto do que se imagina de uma pediatra — uma mulher sem espírito maternal, pouco apreço por crianças e zero paciência para os pais e mães que as acompanham. Porém a medicina era um caminho natural para ela, que seguiu os passos do pai. Apesar de sua frieza com os pacientes, ela tem um consultório bem-sucedido, mas aos poucos se vê perdendo lugar para um pediatra humanista, que trabalha com doulas, parteiras e acompanha até partos domiciliares. Mesmo a obstetra cesarista com quem Cecília sempre colaborou agora parece preferi-lo.

En haut d'un des fjords de la Norvège septentrionale, dans sa maison isolée, Mme Alving retrouve son fils Oswald qui rentre de Paris. L'ayant tenu à l'écart de la vie familiale pendant des années, pour des raisons qu'elle est seule à connaître, c'est l'occasion pour elle de renouer avec le passé. Lorsque les erreurs des ancêtres pèsent sur les générations suivantes, les histoires se répètent. Chaque personnage se devra d'affronter ses propres 'Revenants'.

The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the sense of nationality that led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. Beginning with the traditional Finnish creation myth, the Kalevala branches out into stories of the creation of the earth, plants, creatures, and the sky. There are many stories of, romance, kidnapping, seduction, and magical spell casting and singing.

When Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him. In 1941, when he was seventeen, that world was Nazi-occupied France. Lusseyran formed a resistance group with fifty-two boys and used his heightened senses to recruit the best. Eventually, Lusseyran was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in a transport of two thousand resistance fighters.

Un saggio preciso, avvincente, che restituisce l'entusiasmo di una stagione del Novecento ormai entrata nel mito. Episodi della lotta per i diritti civili degli afroamericani si alternano al racconto delle vite di pensatori, di attivisti fin qui noti solo agli esperti, che hanno preceduto Malcom X e Martin Luther King, consentendo loro di diventare ciò che sono stati. L'avventura umana di questi due giganti - spesso diversi, talvolta affini - che hanno dato la vita per cambiare il mondo permette cosí di gettare una luce su un pezzo della storia recente.

"Listeners will be captivated by the detailed descriptions of the cities within Reino del Sol and the fantastical beings who inhabit them. Santana keeps the tension in his narration taut as Teo wrestles with both physical challenges and his own feelings of inferiority." - AudioFile Magazine...

Das magische Pony Sternenschweif ist der geheimnisvolle Held der zauberhaften „Sternenschweif"-Welt. Zusammen mit Laura erlebt es fantasievolle Abenteuer und aufregende Geschichten, die viel Platz zum Träumen lassen. In Lauras Nähe wurden uralte Höhlenmalereien entdeckt. Als Laura die Höhle besucht, glaubt sie ihren Augen kaum. Die Steinzeit-Menschen haben ein Einhorn an die Höhlenwand gezeichnet. Und nicht nur das: Dieses Einhorn bewegt sich, als wolle es ihr etwas zeigen. Klar, dass Laura und Sternenschweif mehr wissen möchten.

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met.” — Steven Levitt, co-author, Freakonomics Big decisions are hard. We consult friends and family, make sense of confusing “expert” advice online, maybe we read a self-help book to guide us. In the end, we usually...

In The Women of Microsoft: Empowering Stories from the Minds that Coded the World, a team of renowned digital storytellers recounts many of the fascinating journeys taken by the women who have shaped, guided, and led Microsoft over the last five decades. The book pays homage to the highs and lows, joys and sorrows, and opportunities and challenges of the women who have set out to make a difference in tech.

Cuando Isabeau Astor, Izzy, se sube a un avión para regresar después de sus vacaciones, no espera gran cosa. Hasta que conoce a su compañero de asiento, Nate Phelan. Él es todo lo opuesto a lo ordinario, con su cabello oscuro, sus increíbles ojos azules y ese encanto deliciosamente rudo, Izzy no podrá resistirse. La conexión será inmediata. Izzy nunca había creído en el destino, ahora sí.

The second semester at the Academy was underway, and Benedict's life was now even more complicated than it ever had been. His relationship officially expanded when Sadie joined him and Atropos, not just at their party, but as a girlfriend. That caused some bumps as old traumas resurfaced and cast doubts over their new relationship. All of them were determined to make it work, and because they were able to work through those moments, they grew closer together.

Hase und Igel sind zwar sehr unterschiedlich, aber doch die besten Freunde. Am liebsten machen sie alles gemeinsam! Zusammen erleben die beiden drei berührende Abenteuer. Sie vermissen einander und freuen sich über ihr Wiedersehen, sie streiten und versöhnen sich und sie finden heraus, was Freundschaft alles bedeuten kann.

Bolsonarismo, integralismo e fascismo: diálogos entre Jair Bolsonaro, Plínio Salgado e Benito Mussolini mergulha de forma acessível e esclarecedora no mundo da política brasileira, tanto contemporânea quanto histórica. Este audiolivro enfrenta o desafio de compreender os movimentos antidemocráticos que ecoam pelo Brasil e pelo mundo, sem sobrecarregar o leitor com jargões acadêmicos.

"Al haber leído este hemoso libro sobre sanación interior, escrito por el padre Gustavo Edgardo Jamut, he podido gustar de una obra inspirada por el Espíritu de Dios. ¿Cómo se saben y se conocen las obras del Espíritu? El Señor Jesús dio la clave, cuando dijo: 'Por los frutos los conocerán' (Mateo 7, 16).

Un'organizzazione vuole mettere le mani sulla scoperta fatta da Idris Telemmier sul conto degli Architetti – la loro più grande debolezza – per trasformarla in un'arma contro questi alieni distruttori di mondi. Per tale ragione, mentre le varie specie lottano per prendere il controllo di questa potente rivelazione, la galassia esplode in una guerra distruttiva e controproducente. L'altro grande ostacolo alla lotta contro la minaccia aliena è Idris stesso: sa che gli Architetti, nonostante il potere, non sono altro che strumenti nelle mani di un'intelligenza superiore.

Il Camilleri dell'epistolario è un infervorato studente fuorisede. Vive a Roma. È un borsista dell'Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. Ha due insigni maestri, Silvio d'Amico e Orazio Costa. Fa subito amicizia con Vittorio Gassman, giovane attore del teatro di posa. Lui studia regia teatrale. È un moderno Robinson Crusoe, che di continuo deve inventarsi un alloggio sempre provvisorio, le suppellettili necessarie, tutti i gesti della giornata tra il lavaggio della biancheria e la ricerca di un ristorantino alla portata delle sue tasche semivuote. Camilleri è giovane, giovanissimo.

A “masterful…mesmerizing and unflinching” (Patricia Engel, New York Times bestselling author) story about a family of luchadores contending with forbidden love and secrets in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and beyond. Ernesto Vega has lived many lives, from pig farmer to construction worker to...

While attempting to discover the roots of Hamlet’s unhappiness, two courtiers go on a journey to plumb the depths of the universe’s mysteries. Tom Stoppard’s wildly inventive, Tony® Award-winning first play takes us through a tilted version of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy while casting new light on questions of fate, mortality and the meaning of existence. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in June 2022.

"America de peste pogrom e un roman aflat într-un echilibru instabil între burlesc și gravitate, dar de o forță indiscutabilă." — Libération