Résultats lu par "Joyce" dans Toutes les catégories

In the 1980s, American psychiatry announced that it was time to toss aside Freudian ideas of mental disorder because the true path to understanding and treating mental illness lay in brain science, biochemistry, and drugs. This sudden call to revolution, however, was not driven by any scientific breakthroughs. Nor was it as unprecedented as it seemed. Why had previous efforts stalled? Was this latest call really any different? In Mind Fixers, Anne Harrington offers the first comprehensive history of the troubled search for the biological basis of mental illness.

Prince of the Blood is a work that explores strength and weakness, hope and fear, and what it means to be a man—in a kingdom where peace is the most precious commodity of all. If there were two more impetuous and carefree men in the Kingdom of the Isles, they had yet to be found. Twins Borric...

Summer, 1979: A dry, hot Northern California school vacation stretches before Rachel and her younger sister, Patty - the daughters of a larger-than-life, irresistibly handsome (and chronically unfaithful) detective father and the mother whose heart he broke. When we first meet her, Patty is 11 - a gangly kid who loves basketball and dogs and would do anything for her older sister, Rachel.

Em Sabará, Minas Gerais, as trajetórias de Cléo, Clarice e Luzia Pinta se entrelaçam em uma trama sobre a "chama do sagrado". Durante a ditadura militar, as gêmeas Cléo e Clarice crescem marcadas por um poder que gera temor e fé. Anos após uma tragédia, Cléo retorna como jornalista investigativa para reencontrar a irmã, agora uma mística reverenciada, e enfrentar segredos enterrados.

Why do you feel an instant attraction to one person and not another? And how can you help ensure that a connection lasts? With her ability to deliver cutting edge information in a lighthearted style, communications expert Leil Lowndes has made a career of teaching the secrets of successful interaction.

I wanted to have the best summer ever. To have my first kiss and finally get my brother’s best friend to notice me. So I talked my best friend Carson into helping. He’d do anything for me, and I’d do the same for him. But somewhere between fake dating and pretending to fall in love with him, I fell for real.

It is the distant future. The world known as Virga is a fullerene balloon three thousand kilometers in diameter, filled with air, water, and aimlessly floating chunks of rock. The humans who live in this vast environment must build their own fusion suns and "towns" that are in the shape of...

Celine is being hunted, has been hunted her whole life but she does not know that, yet. But when she awakens in a land filled with magic, strange beings and some of them actual aliens, she has to admit she's really in such a place. She must find her way home but she needs the help of an aged wizard named Magmus and a samurai warrior that too is in this plane of existence but has no desire to go home. Magmus believes Celine is there for a reason, to help save Qurio from an evil wizard who only wishes to destroy.

When a childhood friend is accused of murder and on the run, Native American rescue artist Jane Whitefield must retrace her past to uncover the truth—before both the law and a more dangerous enemy close in After two decades protecting innocent victims on the run, and a year after getting shot...

A violent car crash brings on the premature birth of the baby that Jane Whitefield and her husband have hoped for, but it also shatters the period of calm in their lives like an earthquake triggering a tectonic shift. Within weeks, Jane's peaceful time as a new mother in a safe, harmonious home...

Elven warrior Warren Dietrich has served his homeland well. For centuries, his family line has safeguarded the continent from every sort of threat, from bloodthirsty monsters to would-be conquerors. In this newfound era of peace, the warrior just might be able to settle into the quiet life on the coast he’s always wanted. This all changes, however, when an old friend comes calling. The Guild of Sciences has a mysterious proposal to offer: Warren is to lead an expedition into the uncharted territories of their world. Priceless discoveries await, but they’ll come at a price.

Emerald Promises Sadie Quinn wasn’t looking for love—she was looking for escape. Fresh off heartbreak and carrying nothing but a suitcase of regret, this Georgia peach lands in Kinvarra, Ireland, dreaming of hot tea, misty mornings, and a little peace of mind. But the village has other plans. Between a mysterious local legend, a horse named River, and Cillian Byrnes—a brooding Irishman with stormy blue eyes and secrets of his own—Sadie’s quiet retreat turns into an unforgettable adventure.

From the internationally bestselling author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep comes a funny, poignant, and “engaging mystery…a perfect book for today’s world” (Sarah Winman, author of Still Life) about a woman who encounters the ghosts of her past as she untangles the truth behind her...

With sparkling wit and insight, this powerful novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry reminds us that family is everything, even when it falls apart. “The beautiful writing, unforgettable characters, and stunning setting make this a must-read.” —Bonnie...

New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest. Some secrets never leave. Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break...

Renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer teaches readers to love the people in their life who are hard to love. We’re never going to be able to prevent people from saying or doing things that hurt our feelings. We will always have opportunities to get...

Summer, 1942. For the people of Malta, suffering daily bombing raids, the British are the last line of defence against the Nazis. And it is Max Chadwick's job as the information officer to ensure the news the islanders receive maintains morale. So when Max is given proof suggesting a British officer is murdering local women, he knows the consequences of discovery are dire.

Catherine “Cat” Ferry is a forensic odontologist, a specialist in bite marks and the clues they provide. But while Cat’s colleagues know her as a world-class scientist, she secretly attempts to manage her fragile psyche with alcohol, delving into the minds of rapists and murderers yet...

In her award-winning interrogation of the last century of American history, Samantha Power—a former Balkan war correspondent and founding executive director of Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy—asks the haunting question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly...

Lyra never asked to be part of a system designed to rewrite humanity. Chosen by a secret government program built on emotional synchronization technology, she becomes trapped inside a dangerous experiment capable of controlling fear, loyalty, memory—and eventually, human connection itself. But the system doesn't heal people.