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Aos trancos e barrancos, Maria Danielle Queiroz toca sozinha a fazenda de gado em meio ao Pantanal Sul Mato-grossense. Depois de uma longa estiagem, ela está pronta para levar a boiada para ser arrematada no maior leilão da região. O único detalhe que a preocupa é sua comitiva, que tem menos peões do que gostaria.

Legge e giustizia non sono la stessa cosa, ne è convinta l'insegnante in pensione Violetta Morgenstern. Ecco perché ha trovato un modo originale di passare il tempo libero: uccidere i malfattori in modi creativi. Ed è così brava nel suo hobby che riceve una misteriosa e irrinunciabile offerta da una speciale unità dei servizi segreti svizzeri, la Tell: dovrà compiere omicidi su commissione. Violetta, affiancata da Miguel, esperto collaboratore, avrà bisogno di tutto il suo sangue freddo e capacità di improvvisazione per liberare il mondo da un oscuro criminale che si diverte a seminare delitti.

'קרה משהו לאבא?' קראתי בפחד. הדס חזרה אחרי בטון מזלזל: 'קרה משהו לאבא. בטח שקרה לו משהו.' איך את יודעת?' נבהלתי. 'ראיתי בטלויזיה!' צעקה הדס. נחרדתי 'היה פיגוע? אבא נפצע?'...

לאן נעלמה החיפושית של שמפיניון? לאן נעלמו הצבעים של דנה? לאן נעלם העץ? ומי יודע כמה הם: חיפושית + עץ + אדום + כחול + צהוב + מיץ - (כחול + מיץ)? עד לזמן...

Londra, fine Ottocento. Alla morte del ricco e spietato marito, Cora Seaborne, decide di rifugiarsi nell’Essex per indagare su alcune bizzarre voci secondo le quali un serpente mostruoso, ricoperto di scaglie ruvide e con occhi grandi come una pecora, sarebbe emerso dalle paludi salmastre del Blackwater. La donna sospetta di trovarsi davanti a un caso di probabile interesse per il British Museum. Anche William Ransome, il vicario locale, è impaziente di indagare, convinto al contrario, che si tratti di un’empia superstizione da smontare al più presto.

Brought to you by Penguin. Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper mutilated...

Since her death, Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) has become an endless source of fascination for a wide audience ranging from readers of The Bell Jar, her semiautobiographical novel, to her groundbreaking poetry as exemplified by Ariel. Beyond her writing, however, interest in Plath has also been fueled in part by the tragic nature of her death. As a result, a steady stream of biographies of Plath have appeared over the last fifty-five years that mainly focus on her death or contain projections of an array of points of view about the writer.

Tras el centenario de Proust, la tercera entrega del ciclo "A la busca del tiempo perdido", en una edición para hacer ya ineludible este verdadero reto lector. Guiados por la edición de Mauro Armiño, que culmina su trabajo de treinta años sobre este clásico, presentamos esta edición totalmente puesta al día del ciclo A la busca del tiempo perdido, de Marcel Proust, considerado una de las cimas de la literatura universal. 

Ao longo das gerações, as mulheres têm se esforçado intensamente para emagrecer, buscando uma silhueta mais esbelta, e nesse caminho somos bombardeadas com informações sobre emagrecimento, às vezes opostas ou contraditórias, que mudam com o passar do tempo. Contudo, muitas dietas desregulam o organismo, e a maioria ignora a diferença entre homens e mulheres, especialmente em um aspecto fundamental para as mulheres: os hormônios.

Callen’s Dad has always been secretive of his past but when the family have to move into his childhood home, the last thing Callen expects is a boarded-up mansion covered in gargoyles. It's enormous, the doors are nailed shut, the gardens are overgrown, and long-forgotten magic is returning. When a disgruntled gargoyle wakes up in his presence, Callen must befriend Zariel and earn her trust before it’s too late. A dark threat is growing in the shadows, and only a Gargoyle Guardian can stop it.

Hotel 81 is commonly thought of by Singaporeans as a cheap love-hotel chain in Geylang, frequented by horny, old men with their "girlfriends". But though that might've been the case a long time ago, up until today, it's less-than-stellar reputation remains difficult to shake off. Take a peek at...

At just 10-years-old, Maya was raped by a stranger. At 18, her grandmother passed away, leaving her alone with her step-grandfather who then kicked her out of the house after an incident. Since she had already begun doing sex work at around 16 or 17 years of age, she then moved into one of the...

A few years ago, a picture of a cow entering a HDB lift in Yishun went viral. Many Singaporeans didn't understand that this was a Hindu ritual. Even fewer understood what the ritual was for. Rice Media's quest to find out for themselves led them to Durga and Rani, just 2 of the 60 cows that...

Muhammad Amir Ali Bin Idris Ali and his wife Raiha Binte Tahir have been teaching a course on Islamic funeral rites for about seven years. They also run Pengurusan Jenazah NUR, or NUR Muslim Casket. What does it take to be a jurumandi, whose job is to wash and shroud the bodies of deceased...

School-taught ‘Social Studies’ is a fairly sanitised affair. We learn about Britain, Lee Kuan Yew, and the paramount importance of free trade. We also learn about food and the origins of Chicken Rice. However, what comes out is just as important as what goes in, because Singapore’s history...

There are 3 types of malls in Singapore. The first is the Orchard Mall, filled with Tai-tais, TWGs, and price-tags which can blind you.The second is the Strata Mall; a little shabby, a little eclectic, with the forlorn air of an impending en-bloc. The last is the Capitaland Mall, designed for...

Jacqueline Rose es una chica que vive y trabaja en la casa que le heredaron sus padres. Su tranquila vida da un giro cuando un obstinado millonario, llamado Ethan Welles, decide comprar todas las casas de la zona para construir en ese lugar un inmenso centro comercial. Pero Jackie no puede despegarse de ese lugar que le trae tantos recuerdos, así que se niega por completo a la venta. Sin embargo, Ethan no aceptará un “no” por respuesta y hará todo lo que esté a su alcance para conseguirla.

Um policial e uma Coelhinha Rosa terminaram, mas não conseguem ficar longe um do outro por muito tempo. Não é nada pessoal, mas, e se ele apenas quiser ser o Policial Malvadinho dessa vez?

From USA Today bestselling author Clio Evans, Dead Lift is a serial killer romcom perfect for fans of Lights Out and Butcher & Blackbird Murdering a man isn't hard. Getting away with it? That's another story. Forensic scientist Shelby knows how to get away with murder. While she never intended...

Salad Days vacillates between youth-driven cultures of mid-nineties era Jersey and early aughts Portland. As the dual story unfolds, we witness the twenty-something protagonist, Ana, as she takes a crack at being an adult, navigating friendships and searching for intimate relationships, maintaining jobs and managing money. All the while, she does her best to repair a broken moral compass without an owner’s manual.