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A massive cyclone swell on Sydney's beaches claims a big-wave surfer, leaving his long-term partner without a body to mourn. His four adult godchildren from far and wide gather for the reading of his will. A mysterious girl from Tasmania joins them. Down the coast, a man is pulled from the water and abandoned to his fate with a head injury and amnesia. He sets out on an odyssey along the east coast of Australia in search of his identity. Will he like what he finds?

Anne McCleary leads the remaining members of her Clan, as they wander the hills and valleys of Ireland. She uses her gifts, even after they are captured. Unknown threats challenge everything from her relationships to her Clan's survival. Duncan O’Connor believes his brother was murdered. He vows to end the raiding of his lands by the McCleary. Forced into leadership, he must decide who to believe. What if the one he loves is the betrayer?

Una girandola di personaggi, un crescendo di situazioni in cui le tracce dell’assassino in fuga si confondono con quelle di pirati vichinghi o del Cinquecento, una successione di colpi di scena in cui le vite di tutti sono in bilico sullo sfondo magico delle più belle navi del mondo. Bussi mozzafiato più che mai.

Mon cœur a déménagé est à la fois un récit initiatique, un roman d'amour et d'amitié, une vaste enquête s'étirant sur plus d'une décennie, et bien entendu une intrigue à twist, nul ne sachant, jusqu'à la dernière page, qui connaît la vérité, et qui la manipule. " Papa a tué maman. " Ophélie a tout vu, du haut de ses sept ans. Son père n'est pas le seul coupable. Un homme aurait pu sauver sa mère. Dès lors, Ophélie n'aura plus qu'un but : retrouver les témoins, rassembler les pièces du puzzle qui la mèneront jusqu'à la vérité. Et se venger.

When Charlie accepts an invitation for a potluck Thanksgiving feast, she immediately decides to bring dessert. Homemade pies, of course. And they look so delicious that two of the guests decide to sneak a few bites before the meal. Which wouldn’t be an issue, except they both end up dead! Obviously, Charlie didn’t poison the pies, but that’s not how it appears. Can she solve the case in time to save the day?

MEURTRE INSOUTENABLE EN PAYS AMISH. Pennsylvanie, comté de Lancaster. Une jeune fille est arrêtée pour le meurtre de l'une de ses camarades de classe. La violence inouïe du crime la dirige tout droit vers les couloirs de la mort. L'enquête criminelle dissèque le passé de la jeune meurtrière, archétype des laissés-pour-compte de la société américaine, et met à jour les inavouables secrets de la communauté Amish voisine. Michel Moatti s'est inspiré de plusieurs cas réels ayant défrayé la chronique aux Etats-Unis pour imaginer cette histoire unique et effroyable.

"Black Girl Bold World: A Guide to Confidence and Self-Esteem" is an essential empowerment book that provides a path to inner strength and self-discovery. This motivational manual is a bright support spot, offering vital resources and sincere counsel to foster self-assurance and self-worth. It highlights Black girls' distinct beauty and tenacity, encouraging them to proudly embrace their identity.

Philippe, jeune neurologue prodige, consacre sa carrière à la maladie d’Alzheimer. Sa seule motivation : prouver l’innocence de son père, atteint d’Alzheimer, d’allégations de complot terroriste, qui a couté la vie à sa mère. Son acharnement l’amène à transgresser les limites éthiques et morales au grand désespoir de sa sœur aînée, Camille, qui cache aussi un grand secret. Agente d’artiste, Camille dirige présentement la tournée d’un illusionniste, le Grand Chaïm. Étonnamment, il connaît aussi très bien les travaux de Philippe.

Lire la quinzaine de nouvelles de ce recueil posthume de Yolande Bastarache, c’est pénétrer dans un lumineux jardin secret sur lequel souffle doucement la brise du large, peuplé d’êtres attachants faits de fiction et de mémoire.

Tchétchène d’origine russe et ancien trafiquant d’armes repenti, Ivan Gouchenko est abattu à son domicile. Le meurtre de ce PDG d’une division turque de la société Apobiotech Pharma, une transaction de 40 millions de dollars, des allégations de blanchiment de fonds et le vol d’un virus prennent une dimension internationale.

I married a dead war hero. His name was Fire Lieutenant Byric Sandstone—an extremely wealthy Hyrrokin landowner, with a complicated estate. Obviously, I’m not really his widow. It’s a technicality, on paper so I could bypass immigration and perform my duties. Everyone but the lawyer who forged the signature thinks I’m really Byric’s chosen bound, but my real job is to care for his elderly grandmother and his three-headed wulver. I love my cushy life on Tarvos.

A beginners guide to learning the fundamentals of Feng Shui and energy flow in the home, known as Chi. This ancient art of placement which brings balance, helps to improve the harmony and prosperity within your space. Ideal as a gift for the novice wanting to learn more and to inspire you on your next home renovation.

Qu’est-il arrivé à Andrew, Julie-Anne et Mathieu, tous morts d’une surdose d’anticoagulant? Qui s’est attaqué à ces jeunes du plateau Mont-Royal ? S’agit-il de meurtres en série? Y aura-t-il d’autres victimes? Autant de questions que se posent Sabine et Xavier, personnages que les lecteurs avaient découverts dans L’Homme du Cheshire. Cette fois, ils sont au cœur d’une véritable enquête que mène le policier Pierre Ross, le père de Sabine.

La biographie de référence d’un homme singulier, haï par la droite puis par la gauche, incarnation d’une "certaine idée de la France" "Georges Clemenceau fut l’homme aux quatre visages : le Tigre qui fait tomber les ministères, le dreyfusard qui mène pendant neuf ans le combat du droit et de la justice, le premier flic de France qui, trois ans durant, dirige d’une main de fer le ministère de l’Intérieur, enfin le Père la Victoire qui conduit le pays à l’armistice avec l’Allemagne."

S'innamorano di una sagoma di cartone o di un pretoriano in miniatura, odiano i bambini pur portandoseli in grembo, lasciano una donna ma ne restano imprigionati, vomitano amore e rabbia, si tagliano, tradiscono, si ammalano. Sono alcuni dei personaggi del nuovo, strabiliante libro di Michela Murgia, un romanzo fatto di storie che si incastrano e in cui i protagonisti stanno attraversando un cambiamento radicale che costringe ciascuno di loro a forme inedite di sopravvivenza emotiva. "Una sera ti metti a tavola e la vita che conoscevi è finita."

Obey the will of the Giver. Never leave the island. Don’t ask questions. Since the death of her Father, Lera hasn’t obeyed a single one, and nothing bad has happened…so far. Lera tries to convince her sister, Niena, it will be fine. After all, the Giver isn’t real, right?

In the tempestuous summer of 2005, on a day that is as hot as the inside of a bovine, a 14-year-old farmer's daughter makes friends with the local veterinarian who looks after her father's cows. He has reached 'the biblical age of seven times seven' and is trying to escape trauma, while she is trying to escape into a world of fantasy. Their obsessive reliance on each other's stories builds into a terrifying trap, with a confession at the heart of it that threatens to rip their small Dutch community apart.

Questa è la scritta che può leggere chiunque si avvicini all'Area di Comando del Campo di Raccolta dove sono rinchiuse Ani e Bianca. Qualcuno, sotto queste due laconiche frasi, ne ha incisa una terza: Noi siamo nessuno. Perché le Raccoglitrici di sale, che qui si fanno prosciugare il corpo e l'anima per ottenere l'oro bianco, l'unica risorsa energetica rimasta in un pianeta ormai depredato ed esausto, sono proprio questo, nessuno, per chi governa il Campo e il Paese. Semplici mattoni, tutti uguali, che una volta rotti possono essere sostituiti senza battere ciglio.

Konrad Michel, a leading psychiatrist and acclaimed expert, draws on decades of experience to offer necessary new ways of understanding—and preventing—suicide. Michel shows that suicide is not just a consequence of mental illness, but an action related to a person’s life story. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with suicidal patients, he argues that suicide and suicide attempts occur when someone experiences extreme emotional pain that severely impairs the ability to think and act rationally.

Per l’espansione di una miniera che da sempre dà lavoro alle famiglie di tutta la valle, agli abitanti di Vaccarecchia e dei paesini limitrofi viene proposto di lasciare le proprie case e trasferirsi in paesi fotocopia appena più distanti. Più che proposto, imposto, se vogliono continuare a vivere lì. Ma una casa si può ricostruire identica e i ricordi che proteggono le sue mura si possono traslocare? Si chiede chi è deciso a non cedere al ricatto dell’azienda che gestisce la miniera.