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The alphas of planet Hexor aren't supposed to get pregnant. Gruff mine-worker Harsen finds himself in a crisis, but it's one that could open the door to the kind of love he never felt he deserved.

Read by the author. Stanford lecturer and host of the #1 business podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams, reveals the secrets to finding the right words when it counts. Communication is crucial to success in life and business. However, it is not just big speeches that matter: it is also...

Abrangendo os anos de 1900 a 1977, O pacto da água se passa em Kerala, na costa de Malabar, no sul da Índia, e acompanha uma família que sofre de um mal: em cada uma das três gerações, pelo menos uma pessoa morre afogada — e naquela região há água por toda parte. A narrativa começa com uma menina de doze anos, enviada para seu casamento com um homem de quarenta anos. A jovem — e futura matriarca, conhecida como Grande Ammachi — testemunhará uma série de mudanças ao longo de sua vida, marcada por alegrias, triunfos, reviravoltas, dificuldades e perdas.

Many of us dread having to convey our ideas to others, often feeling ill-equipped, anxious, and awkward. Public speaking experts help by focusing on planned communication experiences such as slide presentations, pitches, or formal talks. Yet, most of our professional and personal communication occurs in spontaneous situations that creep up on us and all too often leave us flustered and stumbling for words. Stanford lecturer, podcast host, and communication expert Matt Abrahams provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious of speakers succeed when speaking spontaneously.

Haim Abraham, born in 1897 in Turkmenistan, wrote out his memoir in a spiral-bound notebook covering a period of ninety years. After he passed away in 1999, the journals were discovered in his home, written in an ancient language: Judeo-Farsi. Years later, the journals were translated, unearthing a time capsule nearly lost.

Fünf Jahre, nachdem eine Lungenpest zwei Drittel der Weltbevölkerung auslöschte, lebt Armeeveteran Marcus Battle zurückgezogen und isoliert, allein mit seinen Waffen, seinen Essensvorräten und den Gräbern seiner Frau und seines Kindes. Ohne zu ahnen, welches Chaos in der Welt außerhalb seiner Ranch im Herzen von Texas herrscht, lebt Marcus ein spartanisches Leben.

Il libro raccoglie tutti i racconti scritti da Yehoshua: dodici storie pervase da atmosfere surreali, nelle quali i personaggi si muovono in bilico tra sogno e realtà, preda di un disagio che si trasforma in stanchezza, in un bisogno incontrollato di dormire. Sono dei perdenti, gli «eroi» di Yehoshua; uomini stanchi, incapaci di raggiungere i propri scopi, privi di certezze. Nemmeno i sentimenti sono un'ancora di salvezza, gli equilibri familiari sono fragili, gli amori disillusi.

Per il giovane medico israeliano Benji Rubin, il viaggio in India con il direttore amministrativo del suo ospedale e con la moglie di lui, rappresenta un'occasione che forse aprirà nuove strade alla sua carriera di aspirante chirurgo. Ma dall'India Benji torna con un amore impossibile che sconvolgerà la sua vita: quello per una donna appena più giovane di sua madre, sposata, neppure troppo avvenente, la cui unica virtù sembra essere un enigmatico sorriso.

Campbell has little memory of who he was before the end of the world. His only clues are a scrap of paper with his name inscribed upon it and the single photograph he carries of his missing wife and son. He subsists in a post-apocalyptic North America devoid of resources and governance. It is ruled by oligarchs who mask themselves as Caretakers for the survivors who populate their primitive settlements.

Dive into a world where the search for meaning sparks a riveting adventure. In A Light in the Tunnel, unforgettable characters confront the chaos of modern life, battling disconnection and chasing a deeper purpose. Their journey unveils a powerful revelation: true purpose blooms from gratitude, courage, and bold ideas, lighting the way to a transformed society. This captivating story pulls you into their struggles and triumphs, weaving a tale that’s as thought-provoking as it is heartfelt.

Quando l'anziano regista israeliano Yair Moses viene invitato a Santiago de Compostela per una retrospettiva dei suoi film, non sa che dovrà fare i conti con un fantasma del passato: Shaul Trigano, suo ex amico e sceneggiatore, che ora vuole metterlo con le spalle al muro, obbligandolo a portare a termine ciò che era stato interrotto e sembrava perduto. Un romanzo misterioso e profondo.

Una vela lascia la luminosa Tangeri per risalire la costa atlantica d'Europa e inoltrarsi sulla Senna verso Parigi, gelido borgo sperduto fra oscure contrade. Siamo nell'estate del 999, nel cuore di un continente selvaggio e in fermento per l'approssimarsi del fatidico Anno Mille. Due realtà inconciliabili - la solare sensualità del Sud e l'austero rigore europeo - vengono a conflitto, incarnandosi in due diversi codici di comportamento all'interno di una fede comune.

Incapace di sopportare l'infelicità del figlio, il professor Rivlin tenta di riallacciare i legami con la famiglia dell'ex nuora. Iniziano cosí le sue indagini, e le sue visite, per venire a capo di un enigma che lo fa macerare nell'ansia. Il professore ebreo, tuttavia, non riuscirà a risolvere il mistero da solo, e gli arabi, temuti e amati, arriveranno ad aiutarlo.

Éthiopie, 1954. Nés de l'union secrète d'une infirmière indienne et d'un chirurgien britannique, Marion et Shiva ont grandi livrés à eux-mêmes. Orphelins de mère et abandonnés par leur père, ces frères jumeaux sont toujours restés unis comme les doigts de la main. Mais alors que la révolution gronde, ils se déchirent pour l'amour d'une femme, forçant Marion, fraîchement diplômé de médecine, à fuir sa patrie pour l'Amérique.

Im letzten Teil der Amazon-Bestseller-Reihe versucht der unfreiwillige Held Marcus Battle, seine Freunde vor dem Zugriff eines gnadenlosen Regimes zu retten. Ein geheimes Schleusernetzwerk, das sich die "Underground Railroad" nennt, soll ihnen helfen, einen sagenumwobenen Zufluchtsort zu erreichen – den Hafen.

PILGERREISE ist eine eigenständige postapokalyptische Überlebensgeschichte. Der Highschool-Lehrer James Rockwell macht mit seiner Familie Urlaub in Maine, als eine erderschütternde Explosion sie in einen Wettlauf um ihr Leben schickt. Ihr erster Schritt ist die Flucht von einer Insel inmitten eines Tsunamis, und von da an wird es nur noch gefährlicher. Werden sie ihren Weg nach Hause finden, während die Zivilisation um sie herum zusammenbricht? Und wenn ja, welche Schrecken erwarten sie dort?

Kein Strom. Keine Sicherheit. Nur die Vorbereiteten werden überleben. Bevor die Lichter ausgingen, hielt sich Jack Warrant nicht für einen sogenannten "Prepper". Das waren Leute vom Rand der Gesellschaft, Verschwörungstheoretiker oder Weltuntergangskultisten mit einem fatalistischen Blick auf die Welt. Er selbst war ein Optimist. Zumindest war es das, was er sich selbst erzählte, wenn er nachts an die Decke starrte und sich finstere Gedanken in den Verstand schlichen. Doch dann ging die Welt unter, und ihm wurde klar, dass er falsch lag.

Travancore, côte de Malabar, 1900. Une fillette monte à bord d'un bateau qui la conduit à la cérémonie de son mariage. Son futur époux est un bon parti, mais elle découvre bientôt que sa famille est frappée d'une étrange malédiction : à chaque nouvelle génération, au moins une personne meurt noyée—ironie du sort particulièrement cruelle dans cette région du Kerala où l'eau est omniprésente, modelant la terre en un entrelacs de lagons et de lacs, accompagnant les existences de son chant feutré, reliant toute chose dans le temps et dans l'espace.

It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.

Marcus Battle is tired of the world. And he's certain the world is tired of him. But when an old friend needs his help, he steps back into the violence and corruption he's fought for so long to avoid. A decade after he disappeared north of the wall that separated his Texas from the rest of what used to be his country, an oppressive government threatens the only people alive for whom he cares and who care about him.