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Sobre a liberdade (On Liberty, 1859) é uma defesa da individualidade e de sua autonomia diante da sociedade e do Estado. Para Mill, a "tirania da maioria" impõe uma homogeneidade que não é saudável para o desenvolvimento da sociedade. Os indivíduos são livres para fazerem o que quiserem, desde que não causem prejuízo aos seus semelhantes.

Two Robert Updegraff classics in work and business come together for the first time to show a new generation of visionaries and entrepreneurs how to truly work smarter and not harder! The Subconscious Mind in Business: A Six Hour Day for Executives explains how business executives and owners can lower hours worked while boosting productivity by employing both minds: conscious and subconscious. Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman is the enduring classic about a young man whose ability to spot the obvious raises his position high up in the ranks in the advertising world.

FBI-Agent Tiberius Granger hat schon so manches abscheuliche Verbrechen erlebt. Es gibt auch eine beunruhigende Verbindung zu seiner eigenen Vergangenheit, seiner früheren Liebe Bexley Hemmingway, die zeitgleich das Verschwinden ihrer Schwester bemerkt. Schon bald scheint es, als ob der Killer den FBI-Agenten verhöhnt und jeden, der ihm nahe steht, in noch größere Gefahr bringt.

When we have to make an emergency landing, I didn’t know it would change everything. But it becomes clear that I might have made a mistake. As the commander, I do have a target on my back. Everyone wants to take my position because how could a woman do what I do? It was pretty sexist, and I made sure that they knew it. But then I was taken by him. Azulon, an alien from Exodus who is the last of his kind. Someone I never expected to meet. He wants me as his mate, doing everything in his power to win me over. But the light is revealed on what he has done, and no one trusts him.

Berlin 1932: With the country in chaos, Monika Varády, a young Bavarian actress, arrives in Germany's capital with high hopes—to one day, just maybe, be a great star of the stage and screen.

Annette is a curvy young woman with a rough background now she must navigate through a new job. Her best friend, Luke, guides her with a sarcastic comment here and there, well at least until two surprises come her way to derail her plan of putting her head down and working peacefully without distraction. The highs and lows this romance novel has to offer are sure to make you laugh and cry. Annette’s story is one for the ages and sure to make you want more. So, grab a cuppa and curl up under a blanket and delve into this passionate, steamy, exciting novel.

Stories matter. Written by renowned psychoanalyst, leadership scholar, and executive coach, Manfred Kets de Vries, this book uncovers, explains, and captures the power and art of storytelling at work and in life, and how it can be applied in organizations to powerful effect. Our talent in telling stories makes us more effective. When we talk about events, characters, actions, themes, feelings, and ideas, storytelling is a way to communicate our message. The stories we tell inform, influence, entertain, and shape our lives and those of other people.

Seeking solice in a remote mountain cabin in northern Maine, haunted by the recent loss of a comrade during an operation in Afghanistan, Special Operations Operative Hal Bennet questions his sanity when awakened in the middle of the night by what appeared to be a medieval knight.

Eccentric collector Daniel Penrose fails to return home after being involved in a fatal car accident. In his absence, his house is burgled, apparently by someone possessing a key to the room in which he secretly stores a collection of valuable gemstones and coins; and then, as Penrose's wealthy father nears death, questions of inheritance arise. Dr John Thorndyke is asked to establish what has become of the missing man.

For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work on the care of people with dementia and their family members. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias, the book's authoritative and compassionate approach to care features discussions of the causes of dementia and the management of its symptoms from the early stages to late-stage disease. Like earlier editions, the eighth edition focuses on improving the lives of those with dementia and memory loss as well as those who love and care for them.

In The Art of Asking Better Questions, J. R. Briggs offers a thoughtful exploration of how intentional, well-crafted questions can transform relationships, leadership, and spiritual growth. Guided by the wisdom of Jesus as the ultimate question-asker, this book introduces four levels of questions designed to address different purposes and provide practical tools to improve your conversations.

With an eye on profits, Starfire Security CEO Tidus figured his company's stock would go up if he had two Humans on the payroll. What he didn't count on was all the added collateral damage. After all, that's what Humans are known for, breaking stuff . . . lots of stuff. And who do you think draws the short straw to train the new Human bounty hunter? None other than the original Human for Hire, Adam Cain.

Freshly hired as a marine monster expert, Morane leaves her old kingdom for the bustling, diverse Port Glass—and a place aboard The Journey’s End. She dreams of adventure and discovery, but her first voyage proves perilous in unexpected ways. With a vengeful captain, a kind first mate, and a ship caught between survival and morality, Morane must confront the monsters of the sea—and those within her own crew. As betrayal and desperation lead to tragedy, Morane faces an impossible choice: abandon her new life to save herself or defy the odds to stand by her newfound family.

The whine of jet engines thunders from above as the giant Air Force bomber makes its approach to Westport Field. Suddenly, the citizens of Mammoth Falls are startled to see the bomb bay doors open and an object drop down, down, directly into Strawberry lake. Splash!

Most of the story you hold in your hands takes place in the thirteen hours surrounding the execution of Rooker Flynn. Gerba Whipmarples has won. The prison revolt has failed, the escape plan has been crushed, and the perpetrators have been captured. The headmistress has stolen Nepenthe from Jack, and Rooker has sacrificed his one true love, the Venture Brigand, to save his friend’s life. At long last, there is nothing left for Gerba to do but make sure the greedy pirate pays for his crimes at the end of a noose. Welcome to Rooker Flynn’s final day at the Locke Institute.

If you could be an animal, which one would you be? A firefly, a monkey, a dolphin…? No matter what you choose to be, each animal is special and so are you. Each one of us has a unique gift; that gift is just being the light we are meant to be… ourselves. We are loved for simply being who we are.

How far would you go to uncover the truth? Would you risk everything to save time itself? What if Jack Frost were your lab partner? A year after Kelsie Robertson’s tragic death—and Jane Clari’s unexplained disappearance. Linda Waters is consumed by grief. Isolated and numb, she clings to her quiet routines until her enigmatic new science partner shatters her world with a secret: he’s Jack Frost – yes, that Jack Frost. When Linda discovers the transcript of a sacred text of Father Time, she stumbles upon a clue to a powerful missing relic that secures the timelines of the universe.

A mother is supposed to be loving, protective, caring, and kind. She's supposed to nurture and guide her children from infancy into childhood and adolescence. The very thought of murdering a child—much less their own child—is not only bizarre but perhaps the most disturbing thought a parent could have! Exploring the ultimate betrayal of a mother's duty, Killer Moms: True Stories recounts thirty-one harrowing tales of motherhood gone wrong.

Award-winning author and editor Candace Nola is back with another Dark Dozen Anthology. This time around, Full Throttle brings you twelve pedal to the metal stories of extreme, hardcore horror sure to knock your socks off! The turbo-charged line-up includes some of the hardest hitters in the industry, both well-known and rising stars of indie horror.

Laura bliver født under en voldsom tordenstorm, og hendes mor dør i barselssengen. Dette bliver blot den første ulykkelige episode i Lauras liv, der igen og igen bliver afbrudt af voldsomme og uhyggelige oplevelser. Men hver gang det er ved at gå galt for hende, dukker den samme lyshårede mand op og afværger katastrofen i sidste øjeblik.