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When Emma gets home after work one evening, she calls hello to her husband, Jay, as she always does. But Jay is not there. He is upstairs. And he has ended his own life, seemingly out of nowhere and leaving no note to explain. A photographer, all Jay has left behind is his camera containing five photographs, which are unlike his other work. Desperately trying to comprehend the incomprehensible and struggling to cope in a house that no longer feels like home, Emma follows the images to Cornwall, beginning a journey in which old relationships are re-written and new ones are formed.

Elaina's adventures continue as she and her family take a beach vacation. Elaina learns about protecting the earth, along with her favorite stuffed animal, who she can speak to, Gregory. Find out what they learn, and just what is going on with the whales in the area? Stay tuned.

Leonard Moore has been teaching Black history for 25 years, mostly to White people. Drawing on decades of experience in the classroom and on college campuses throughout the South, as well as on his own personal history, Moore illustrates how an understanding of Black history is necessary for everyone. With Teaching Black History to White People, which is “part memoir, part Black history, part pedagogy, and part how-to guide”, Moore delivers an accessible and engaging primer on the Black experience in America.

Quando, nel 1782, l'ambasciatore del Marocco naufraga nelle coste palermitane, l'abate Velia, incaricato di mostrargli le bellezze di Palermo, viene fulminato da un'idea: realizzare un falso storico, che chiamerà "Consiglio d'Egitto", dove l'intera storia delle proprietà terriere di Sicilia viene reinventata a uso e consumo del Viceré e delle sue riforme. Valido alleato di Vella è l'avvocato Di Blasi, segretamente convinto che grazie al piano dell'abate si possano introdurre anche in Sicilia le idee illuministe.

"Gli manca solo la parola." È questo che dicono di Pepe, il cane di Edo, quando lo osservano. Con un pizzico di presunzione antropocentrica pensano di capirlo e credono che lui possa provare invidia per la condizione umana, così eretta e loquace. Ma come si può entrare nella mente dell'altro e raccontarne i pensieri, le paure e i desideri, senza necessariamente inquinarli con la propria prospettiva? Edo lo sa, lo sa benissimo, che non potrà mai fare proprio il punto di vista dell'adorato Pepe.

The Playmaker on any team makes the right decision at the right time, almost every time. Despite the constraints of time, tactics, and rules, the best players combine their vision and skills with razor-sharp decision accuracy for an unstoppable competitive advantage. As a follow-up to The Playmaker’s Advantage, their best-selling guide for athletes, coaches, and parents, Daniel Peterson and Dr. Leonard Zaichkowsky now focus on the split-second decision-making process that produces both clutch plays and mental mistakes.

Roble’s quest requires that he journey deep into the Woodnog Swamps to confront the god Lez’minx. Through trickery and temptation, Roble accepted Lez’minx’s gift of two magical rings, and soon learns of the deceitful enchantment, but not until after he finds the rings permanently attached to his fingers. Roble plans to meet the god and demand the spell binding him to Lez’minx be broken forever. But no one should ever order a god to do anything.

In Pennsylvania quando nevica lo fa sul serio, e i cittadini di Joylet questo lo sanno bene. Nel freddo di gennaio, una serie di sfortune si abbatte su questo piccolo paese di minatori, collegato al resto della nazione da un unico grande ponte. Dapprima una tormenta di neve, poi il crollo del ponte stesso, e per finire un blackout totale che isola completamente la cittadina dai centri abitati vicini. Per via della tormenta, Ethel Goldwyn, da poco trasferitasi a Joylet per il nuovo impiego del marito Christopher, si troverà divisa dal coniuge, a lavoro in una miniera fuori dal paese.

Does anyone enjoy listening about a good fight with monsters? How about a story of a girl who's cursed? Oh, wait, we've all heard stories of princesses who were cursed in one form or another. But have you ever heard a tale about someone in futuristic times being cursed with becoming the very monsters you hear about the heroes slaying? Introducing the Curse on Silver Strike! In this extraordinary tale, protagonist Sarsha is under a curse. And she has until said curse can complete itself to break it...or countless lives will be lost.

You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behaviour. But as best-selling author Leonard Mlodinow tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking.

Dan Harper is just an ordinary guy, having an ordinary day…until he ruins his tie during lunch. When he visits a thrift store near his office for an inexpensive replacement, merely touching a secondhand tie triggers a flood of gruesome images only he can see. Are they hallucinations, or suppressed memories?

The first contact of alien life. What do they want? Why are they here? Visitors from another world can be exciting. The unknown can be seen, the plot discovered. Who are these new neighbors? Seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old curious girl, wondering if they come in peace or war.

An American Combat Bird Dog Pilot is a compelling look at the life and times of a member of the Silent Generation. Mike Leonard’s story chronicles not only his breathtaking combat adventures, but the unforeseen perils that nearly sidetracked him during his time as an international sales executive. This spellbinding narrative paints a vivid portrait of a man, as the Chinese proverb clearly states, "living in interesting times".

Four tales of horror, four pathways to take. Which is the right pathway to follow? Beware of the pathways we take, for no one truly knows where the path will take you. Humanity is the artist of life and death. With just a twist of its hand beauty beyond beauty. The mighty grip of the other hand destroys all that you will ever love.

Existen muchos libros en torno a las ventas, pero ninguno como éste. Se ofrecen textos sobre ventas al por menor, ventas al por mayor, ven- tas a crédito, ventas puerta-a-puerta, ventas en grandes superficies, etc. Pero ninguno había llegado hasta el fondo de las redes de mercadeo o de multinivel, un tipo de negocio que ha progresado exponencialmente en los últimos años. En este libro el autor; Leonardo Karmel, nos da a conocer las infinitas oportunidades que están a nuestro alcance y que no debemos dejar pasar.

A science ship discovered a hidden dark secret on a dead world. Something goes wrong, so it is up to a rescue ship on a top-secret mission to find the science ship and find out what had happened.

Business journalist Del Jones - not to be confused with Dow Jones - has interviewed hundreds of CEOs, athletes, coaches, and entertainers. He combs through volumes of his notes, trims out the puffery, and bullets the best leadership tips of 64 men and women, most of them recently retired.

Hollywood historian and film reviewer Leonard Maltin invites listeners to pull up a chair as he tells stories, many of them hilarious, from 50-plus years of interacting with legendary movie stars, writers, directors, producers, and cartoonists.

More and more people are interested in following vegetarian or vegan diets or reducing their use of animal products. A shift away from animal products is getting easier with more fortified and nutritious plant-based foods available. A person may try a vegan diet for health, animal welfare, or religious reasons.

As Stacey walked over to the alcohol, the sheriff turned slightly to check out the guy in the booth. At the same time, the guy in the booth looked his way and smiled, nodding his head as he did so. The sheriff nodded back, then returned to his forward position just in time to see Stacey placing his drinks on the bar. Stacey was one of those people who always thought the best of everyone, which is one of the reasons the sheriff liked her so much. Everybody liked Stacey, which is why her bar was always full. Not only did she have a great personality, she was a very intelligent woman.