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The United States is currently home to six generations of people. They have had vastly different life experiences and thus, one assumes, they must have vastly diverging beliefs and behaviors. But what are those differences, what causes them, and how deep do they actually run? Professor of psychology Jean Twenge does a deep dive into a treasure trove of long-running, government-funded surveys and databases to answer some questions.

Raquel Souza Travassos está decidida! Solteira, realizada profissionalmente e com 35 anos de idade, ela resolve dar o maior passo de sua vida: tornar-se mãe. Sem um parceiro à vista, Raquel recorre à produção independente, por meio de uma inseminação artificial. Ela só não tem ideia de que, após esta decisão, sua vida vai mudar completamente, e não da maneira que planejou e sonhou por tanto tempo.

Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you've ever seen. In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth.

As the university prepares for an expedition to Thameland, Alex makes himself ready by growing stronger, taking summer courses on magic and spending time with his new friends and family. But conspiracy brews in Generasi. Demonic attacks target the expedition, and as the city prepares for its annual Games of Roal, Alex must make sure that his own secrets don’t come back to bite him.

Discover this remarkable account of 21 years in remote Kenya with a troop of Savannah baboons from the New York Times best-selling author of Behave. Brooklyn-born Robert Sapolsky grew up wishing he could live in the primate diorama in the Museum of Natural History. At school he wrote fan letters to primatologists and even taught himself Swahili, all with the hope of one day joining his primate brethren in Africa. But when, at the age of 21, Sapolky's dream finally comes true, he discovers that the African bush bears little resemblance to the tranquillity of a museum. 

Merchants of Doubt has been praised—and attacked—around the world, for reasons easy to understand. This book tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades.

More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell University, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found, when combined with findings in Campbell's laboratory, opened their eyes to the dangers of a diet high in animal protein and the unparalleled health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet.

Eric was as shocked as everyone else when the apocalypse struck, but unlike his mother's movie, there were no chosen heroes destined to fight the beast hordes now overrunning the planet. Just people trying desperately to survive. Yet there was a glimmer of hope that humanity could hold on to. A chosen few really could level up in this brave new world, and embrace magic, adventure, and the potential for limitless power!

Writing fast is the most important skill you can develop as a writer. While it seems hard to hit high word counts, the secrets are easier than you think. In this writer's guide, prolific author M. L. Ronn pulls back the curtain on the process that he uses to write six to eight novels a year. He has kept this pace while juggling responsibilities as a husband, father, manager at a Fortune 100 company, and a law school student. The result is a catalog of over 40 books and counting.

Is there such thing as love at first bar fight? I may be small and pretty, but what I lack in intimidation factor, I make up for in violence. I made a vow five years ago that the motorcycle club responsible for my brother’s death would pay the price, and I’m finally ready to collect. May God have mercy on the men who hurt my brother, because I don’t plan to.

Em B.D, conheceremos mais um pouco de Daniela Lima, Carla Moraes, Mike Wilson, Kellan Jordan e Damon Smith, além, claro, de revermos nosso casal intenso Liz Pérez e Matt Stevens. Teremos cenas e momentos inéditos dessa turma que apaixonou muitos ouvintes, por isso, prepare-se para rir, vibrar e se emocionar.

Depois de Scarlett Ryan e Liv Scott, agora é a vez da ruiva, Ticy Parker, contar sua história. Apesar do passado traumático, a advogada e sócia de um renomado escritório em Nova York procura viver de bem com a vida. Porém, com suas amigas agora casadas e seguindo rumos diferentes, ela terá que aprender a caminhar sozinha, desviando-se dos pensamentos sombrios que ameaçam sua paz e confiança.

Throughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and can be found anywhere from the world's most powerful boardrooms to your local bar. It is human stupidity. Carlo M. Cipolla, noted professor of economic history at the UC Berkeley, created this vitally important book in order to detect and neutralize its threat.

Este audiolivro contribui para a compreensão do Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade, por meio de uma rica abordagem em que a mente e a inteligência ocupam papel de destaque.

Max Crumbly está prestes a entrar no lugar mais assustador que ele já conheceu: o Colégio South Ridge. Tem muita coisa legal na escola nova, mas também tem um grande problema: Doug, o valentão local, que tem como passatempo favorito trancar Max dentro do armário. Se ao menos Max pudesse ser como os super-heróis de seus quadrinhos preferidos.... Só que, infelizmente, sua habilidade quase sobre-humana de sentir cheiro de pizza a um quarteirão de distância não vai exatamente salvar vidas ou derrotar algum vilão.

Gabriela Maria é carioca, tem 25 anos e é uma leitora voraz de livros hot. Seus personagens preferidos são os CEOs e ai de quem os critica perto dela. Certo dia, ela está em uma livraria e esbarra em uma mulher. As duas conversam, trocam figurinhas sobre livros eróticos, até que a desconhecida resolve emprestar um livro para Gabriela, com a promessa de que seria totalmente diferente de tudo o que ela já leu. Curiosa como é, a nossa protagonista aceita a oferta, ela só não imaginava que a sua vida mudaria completamente.

The existence of free will - our ability to choose between one course of action and another, to determine our own destiny - is a foundation stone of Western society, dictating our notions of fairness and justice, punishment and reward, our very identity as individuals and humans. But as world-renowned scientist Robert Sapolsky shows, there is not a shred of evidence to suggest that free will exists, even while everything in our biology leads us to believe that it does.

A família Bennet tem cinco filhas, mas nenhuma pode herdar os bens da família, então elas precisam de bons casamentos. A chegada de um novo vizinho solteiro e abastado movimenta a rotina das mulheres da casa. Cada uma tem uma visão diferente do que sonha para seu futuro companheiro. Elizabeth Benneth, a segunda filha mais velha, perspicaz e decidida, ao conhecer o senhor Darcy deixa bem claro o que pensa. Ele atenderá às suas expectativas?

We often think we know what “the virtues” are, and perhaps we even dismiss them as being dry or abstract. But in The Traditional Virtues According to St. Thomas Aquinas, Jason Craig shows us how the insights and teachings of the Angelic Doctor can rescue Catholics from the common distortions of relativism, overpromising self-help programs, and impotent platitudes that reduce good living to “being nice.”

Este volume da coleção Clássicos do Medo reúne cinco obras-primas dos contos de terror e mistério da literatura de língua inglesa.