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With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit the Greater Piedmont Triad. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other travel books.

The general market for luxury goods has become stagnant. Given the new economic reality of the early 21st century—not to mention the all-important new demographics of the new century—it's bad business to continue to rely on luxury's traditional customer base to support sales or on tired marketing strategies and tactics. Burnett and Hoffman show listeners how to follow in the footsteps laid down by brands such as Gucci, HSBC, Sony Electronics, and Aston Martin, amongst others, to become successful in a segment corporations can't afford to overlook if growth is the objective.

She was lovely, innocent, just 15—off on a church outing. And now she's gone! Her father must find her even if he travels into the pit of Hell itself—into the peep-shows, the massage parlors, into the depths of degradation where the pimps and porno movie-makers create their sexual phantasmagoria. Afraid, terrified that he'll find her too late.

In her search for peace, Kendra writes about her experiences of being single, putting herself first, stepping into her light, and shining as bright as she can. Through self-discovery and putting in the work to find herself along the journey of this thing called life, she shares what she hopes will be a helpful guide to others as they go through life and all that’s unexpected. Ultimately a lesson in learning to let go and release what no longer serves you so you can create space for what is to come.

I always tell people I lived life backward...pregnant at 20, widowed at 30, wondering what’s in store for 40. Here’s where I am now....

Kalifornien, 1940. Für die kleine Dian steht früh fest: Sie will einmal mit Tieren arbeiten. Viele Jahre später reist Dian tatsächlich nach Afrika, um dort die bedrohten Berggorillas zu erforschen. In den Nebelwäldern gelingt ihr Bemerkenswertes: der direkte Kontakt zu den scheuen Tieren. Eine einzigartige Freundschaft entsteht, die bald die ganze Welt kennt. Aber nicht nur den Tieren gehört Dians Herz. Als sie dem Fotografen Bob begegnet, verliebt sie sich Hals über Kopf in den verheirateten Mann.

In una baraccopoli di immigrati vicino a Foggia viene scoperta una fossa comune con cinque corpi sepolti parecchi anni prima, una testa in decomposizione (quella di un mafioso della Sacra Corona Unita, Gianni Palano) e il cadavere ancora caldo di Paula, una prostituta rumena, a cui il killer ha intagliato una stella sulla fronte accanto al foro di entrata del proiettile, quasi volesse lasciare una firma.

TouchPoint Press presents Nightmares of Strangers, an anthology of 13 eerie stories that will spark feelings of unease and paranoia with just the right helping of fear to last beyond the night - a devilish deal, the return of the murderous H.H. Holmes, a ghost that isn’t what it seems, and other spine-tingling tales that will make you double-check the locks, look under the bed, and wonder what really made that loud “thump” in the attic.

A writer takes residence in the illustrious but decaying Grand Hotel Europa, to think about where things went wrong with Clio, with whom he fell in love in Genoa and moved to Venice. He reconstructs a compelling story of love in times of mass tourism, about their trips to Malta, Palmaria, Portovenere and the Cinque Terre and their thrilling search for the last painting of Caravaggio. Meanwhile, he becomes fascinated by the mysteries of Grand Hotel Europe and gets more and more involved with the memorable characters who inhabit it, and who seem to come from a more elegant time.

When Prince Thutmose visits the Pyramids of Giza, he discovers the head of the Sphinx sticking out of the sand. To his surprise, the Sphinx tells him he will do great things for Egypt. Will the Sphinx's words come true, or is Thutmose simply dreaming?

Il 26 marzo 1938 si perdono le tracce del fisico siciliano Ettore Majorana in viaggio per Palermo. Gli inquirenti vogliono credere che si tratti di suicidio o volontaria fuga dal mondo. Che il genio abbia intuito terribili destini nel futuro della scienza? Su questo interrogativo Sciascia costruisce uno dei suoi libri più intensi per la capacità di immedesimazione in un personaggio estremamente complesso.

Learn data science with Python by building five real-world projects! Experiment with card game predictions, tracking disease outbreaks, and more, as you build a flexible and intuitive understanding of data science. In Data Science Bookcamp, you’ll test and build your knowledge of Python with the kind of open-ended problems that professional data scientists work on every day. Downloadable data sets and thoroughly-explained solutions help you lock in what you’ve learned, building your confidence and making you ready for an exciting new data science career.

Hedy Lamarr – eine Frau zwischen Hollywoods Glamour und genialem Erfindergeist. Wien, 1937: In einer spektakulären Flucht gelingt es der jüdischen Schauspielerin Hedwig, ihrem skrupellosen Mann zu entkommen. In Amerika wird sie als Hedy Lamarr über Nacht zum Star und dank ihrer Schönheit zur Stilikone Hollywoods.

Jack Holman is a well-respected independent journalist contracted by the New York Times. Upon his return from reporting on the war in Syria, he is tasked to investigate the COVID virus outbreak in China. As he digs deeper, he uncovers a hideous plot by the powers that be here in America. Jack risks life and limb to uncover the conspirators behind all of this and shed light to the American people and the world.

Ironworker Wayne Colson and his spirited wife Carmen are witnesses to a shakedown scam — witnesses who must be eliminated. Enter Armand Degas (a.k.a. Blackbird), the brains of the operation, and his partner Richie Nix, an ex-con whose highest goal is to rob a bank in every state. After the Colsons enter the Federal Witness Security Program, a lively chase ensues — with two bumbling but determined killers on Wayne and Carmen's trail.

Da "Toy Story" agli "Avengers", da "Harry Potter" all'epica: come riconoscere i personaggi e le strutture comuni a ogni storia! Che cos'hanno in comune il tema in classe in cui racconti le tue vacanze, il ritorno di Ulisse a Itaca, le Instagram stories e l'appuntamento con la persona per la quale hai una cotta? Sono tutte storie, più o meno conosciute. E ogni buona storia, sin dall'alba dei tempi, segue delle regole precise e si regge su un'impalcatura invisibile. Ecco perché in tutte queste vicende ci sono sempre eroi o eroine destinati a vivere un'avventura, ma anche mentori, alleati.

Humans have always been fascinated by the universe, but only a few have been daring enough to travel beyond the Earth. From venturing into space for the first time to building the International Space Station in orbit, the history of space exploration is filled with peril, bravery and strokes of genius. In this beautifully illustrated anthology, spaceflight expert, Libby Jackson, reveals the very best true stories of humankind's thrilling journey to the stars.

Cos'è la paranoia? Cos'è quel delirio lucido che si esprime spesso con idee di persecuzione? Qualcuno ce l'ha con me: un alieno, la CIA, la mafia, l'inquilino del secondo piano oppure uno sconosciuto incontrato per caso sull'autobus. I confini tra realtà condivisa e immaginazione sono più labili di quanto si possa credere, tanto che può diventare impegnativo scoprire le radici psicologiche, biologiche o evoluzionistiche che alimentano la pianta dell'esperienza delirante. La paranoia, nella sua dettagliata descrizione storica e psichiatrica, viene utilizzata come riferimento estremo.

Un famoso pittore in cerca di pace e solitudine sceglie di ritirarsi nell'Eremo di Zafer per poi scoprire essere stato trasformato, dall'enigmatico Don Gaetano, in un hotel esclusivo che ospita ritiri spirituali per i potenti. Ed è proprio durante un ritiro cui prende parte anche il pittore, precisamente al momento in cui gli ospiti compatti recitano il rosario, che avviene l'omicidio dell'ex senatore Michelozzi. Il procuratore Scalambri, supportato dal pittore cerca di risolvere il caso ma non ne viene a capo.

Una mattina di aprile del 1984 una chiamata cambia per sempre la vita del giudice Leonardo Guarnotta. Al telefono il consigliere istruttore Antonino Caponnetto: gli chiede di far parte del pool antimafia, costituito pochi mesi prima in un bunker del Tribunale di Palermo, al fianco di Giovanni Falcone, Paolo Borsellino e Giuseppe Di Lello. È l'inizio di una stagione investigativa e giudiziaria intensa e appassionante, che porterà alla celebrazione del maxiprocesso e a importanti condanne contro i boss di Cosa nostra.