Resultado de "Paul" em Todas as categorias

A riveting and deeply researched account of King Juan Carlos’s epic fall from grace. Paul Preston, the preeminent historian of modern Spain, here lays bare the complex web of financial and sexual excess that led to the hero’s vertiginous downfall. For decades, King Carlos was immensely...

Tales from The Dell is a wonderfully heart-warming and charming collection of children’s animal stories, beautifully written and well suited for children and adults alike. The author’s affinity for wildlife shines through, with the stories intended to educate youngsters about the behaviours and characteristics of some of our furry and feathered friends, as well as giving youngsters and adults alike great pleasure.

The greatest treasure in the spiritual life is not faith, but love. Love is humankind’s supreme gift and the core of internationally beloved author, Paulo Coelho’s, message. In The Supreme Gift he adapts the classic wisdom of the 19th century biologist, Henry Drummond St Paul, offering a...

Two years ago I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure and my Cardiologist said they didn't think I'd live another 3 months all due to 50 years of Cocaine and Meth addiction with no one to blame but myself, so I decided to grow up, clean up, and write a book about how I wasted a lifetime in what now seems like the blink of an eye not even knowing if I'd live long enough to finish it.

Brought to you by Penguin. A vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war, by a brilliant military historian At or about 1.15 in the afternoon of 21 October 1805, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was struck by a 22-gramme, 15-millimetre...

Brought to you by Penguin. In a world where it’s easy to feel like everything is going wrong, world-renowned psychiatrist Paul Conti asks – what’s going right? Despite the increasing availability of mental health resources and freedom of people talking about it, the data around mental...

Als Rosa an einem verregneten Tag Nikolas begegnet, macht ihr Herz den ersten von vielen Sprüngen: Nikolas ist charmant, humorvoll, und es beginnt bei beiden sofort zu kribbeln. Sie verbringen drei innige Monate miteinander, und dass Nikolas zögerlich zu sein scheint, Rosa seinen Freunden vorzustellen, stört sie nur ein klein wenig. Doch dann gibt es einen tragischen Unfall … und Nikolas ist tot. Auf der Suche nach Antworten macht sich Rosa auf die Suche nach den Menschen, die Nikolas nahe standen.

Meryn Cooper hätte nie gedacht, dass sie einmal zu Nocturnas Kriegerelite gehören würde. Doch um ihre Schwester zu retten, hat Meryn jede noch so brutale Prüfung ihrer Ausbildung überlebt. Nichts hätte sie jedoch darauf vorbereiten können, dass der größte Verrat von dem Mann drohte, den sie bedingungslos geliebt und dem sie blind vertraut hat. Verwirrenderweise ist der einzige Mensch, auf den Meryn sich verlassen kann, Stark Therion – der attraktive, gefährliche Alpha, den sie immer gehasst hat.

Meryn Cooper hätte nie gedacht, dass sie einmal zu Nocturnas Kriegerelite gehören würde. Doch um ihre Schwester zu retten, hat Meryn jede noch so brutale Prüfung ihrer Ausbildung überlebt. Nichts hätte sie jedoch darauf vorbereiten können, dass der größte Verrat von dem Mann drohte, den sie bedingungslos geliebt und dem sie blind vertraut hat. Verwirrenderweise ist der einzige Mensch, auf den Meryn sich verlassen kann, Stark Therion – der attraktive, gefährliche Alpha, den sie immer gehasst hat. Seine Loyalität ist unerschütterlich, seine Gegenwart berauschend.

The world of real estate is evolving rapidly. For beginners and seasoned investors alike, this new landscape offers both challenges and exciting opportunities for wealth building. In Real Estate Investing in the New Era, veteran investor Paul Getty shares decades of experience in property rental investing and real estate passive income strategies. From his start as a teenage landlord to guiding thousands of investors through his firm, First Guardian Group, Paul offers practical insights to help you thrive in today’s market.

A haunted U.S. Marshal, still reeling from his failure to catch the "Tooth Fairy" killer, is pulled into a new series of brutal murders that bear the killer's macabre signature. As he hunts a monster he believes to be human, a group of strangers and a terrified young boy confront a supernatural horror on a decaying Iowa farm, where the true meaning of entropy reveals itself in blood and bone.

Lançado originalmente em 1953, Proclamem nas montanhas é o livro de estreia de um dos escritores mais notáveis do século XX. Harlem, Nova York, década de 1930. John Grimes acorda no dia do seu aniversário de catorze anos e ninguém ao redor parece se lembrar da data. Apesar do entorno apático e por vezes violento, o protagonista não abandona seu otimismo. É então que ele percebe que a fé pode dar um novo rumo para a sua vida e decide mergulhar em uma profunda jornada espiritual.

Sous les ors des Tuileries et dans les recoins inquiétants de Paris impérial, une rumeur prend corps: celle d’une vampire. Paul Féval transforme un dossier «rigoureusement authentique» en drame fantastique, tissé d’ombres et de vérités.

München, 1948: Drei Jahre ist es her, dass die Schwestern Anita und Emmi beschlossen haben, die im Krieg zerstörte Großbäckerei ihres Vaters wieder aufzubauen. Einst gehörten die Simmerl-Semmeln zu den beliebtesten der Stadt, und daran wollen die beiden jungen Frauen wieder anknüpfen. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan: Das Geld ist knapp, Rohstoffe sind Mangelware und auch das Privatleben kommt den beiden immer wieder in die Quere.

When Guinea Bissau on the West African coast declared independence in 1973 the rate of illiteracy in its adult population was ninety percent. The new government faced the enormous task of educating its citizens. With Freire as collaborator and advisor the government launched a huge grass-roots literacy campaign and this audiobook is Freire’s memoir of that campaign.

The authors illuminate the problems of the educational system in relation to those of the larger society and argue for the pressing need to transform the classroom in both Third and First World contexts. They demonstrate how vital the teacher's role is in empowering students to think critically about themselves and their relation, not only to the classroom, but to society.

When a luxury yacht called My Last Hope glides into the Turkish port of Marmaris, art historian–turned–insurance man Spenser Ratcliffe thinks he’s filming superyachts on vacation. Instead, he stumbles into a covert pipeline moving lost Old Masters—some plundered by the Soviets, others freshly stolen from war in Ukraine—toward a private collection on the Black Sea. A Turkish Coastguard patrol is blown apart on open water and Spenser’s tight-knit group of old friends is shattered. Spenser becomes the only witness who won’t stop asking what really happened.

Meet Jake Fidellius: an unintentional hero of the absurd, adrift in a world where cappuccinos, algorithms, and the tiniest choices can reveal the deepest truths. From the quiet corners of coffee shops to the cosmic expanse of existence, Jake navigates the strange intersections of desire, creativity, and human blunder, asking whether any of us are truly free to choose.

The Absent Qualia Thought Experiment by Paul Kell explores one of the most unsettling questions in philosophy: can a being act fully conscious yet feel nothing inside? This puzzle, known as the absent qualia problem, challenges our understanding of mind, science, and identity. At its heart is the idea of the “hollow machine,” a being that smiles, speaks, and remembers but lacks the inner glow of experience. The question forces us to confront whether consciousness can ever be reduced to function alone or if something vital is missing.

Parti de Bordeaux vers Montevideo et Buenos Aires, l’Eldorado emporte, dans ses flancs d’acier, un monde en réduction: ambitieux en quête d’or, exilés en mal d’oubli, innocents happés par la promesse d’une rive neuve. Sur le pont, confidences et mensonges se frôlent; dans les cabines, les cœurs se nouent, l’orgueil se cabre, la faim d’avenir allume des feux dangereux. Entre houles et escales, la mer éprouve les âmes autant que les corps, et chaque regard devient pari, chaque rencontre, détour du destin.