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Unprecedented is an extraordinary business book for extraordinary times: a collection of exclusive, first-person stories on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic from twenty-nine chief executives at Canada’s most iconic and largest companies. These are unforgettable accounts from senior leaders at companies on the front lines during the pandemic—nursing homes, grocery stores, airlines, hotels, pharmacies, shopping malls—along with valuable lessons on crisis management. At their heart, these are stories about overcoming adversity.

Lexi Masters is a librarian who gave up everything when her FBI agent father was murdered 10 years ago. Suspecting a key player in the New York City underworld of the crime, she leaves the life she knows behind in order to pursue the truth. When she comes face-to-face with Giovanni Masseretti, a BDSM-loving mafioso, she is burned awake from her numbness and must decide whether what she has found is worth the past she will be forced to lose.

Show Up Confident is a conversational, part memoir/part practical personal-development guide that will make you want to drop any temporary fix to only “look good and feel good” and, will instead, inspire you to tap into what you’ve got inside and forever change the way you think about getting ready to take on your day — and your life.

Trent'anni, analista programmatore in una società di servizi informatici, il protagonista di questo romanzo conduce un'esistenza indifferente. Il lavoro, i viaggi d'affari, le prigioni dell'amore e del sesso, l'assenza di qualsiasi sentimento che non sia di insofferenza verso se stesso, lo scivolare lento e inesorabile in uno stato di insensibilità dal quale sembra non esserci via d'uscita. In una lingua affilata e gelida, che più volte costeggia i territori di tragedie innominabili, Michel Houellebecq compone un romanzo epocale, una educazione alla non-vita, alla noia, all'indifferenza.

Parigi, 1959. Sono anni vertiginosi: la Seconda guerra mondiale è finita da troppo poco tempo per essere Storia, la guerra d'Algeria segna le vite dei francesi d'oltremare. Michel Marini, undici anni, figlio di immigrati italiani, esce dall'infanzia e si affaccia a un'adolescenza inquieta e piena di emozioni.Vagabonda per il quartiere, si ritrova con gli amici a giocare a calcio balilla; un giorno entra in un bistrò, il Balto.

In the first book in The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart Series, Rising Star, 15-year-old Dani Truehart is living a life that is not quite her own. Driven by her mother's desire for fame and fortune, she has spent her childhood dutifully training for a career as a pop star. On the brink of discovery, doubts begin to creep into Dani's mind as she questions her own desire for fame, and she wonders whether she can trust the motivations of the adults who are driving her forward.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022 ‘Superb’ The Times ‘Engrossing and revelatory' Observer ‘Powerful, compelling and meticulously researched’ New Statesman A new book from the award winning author of In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz,Do Not Disturb explores the controversial career of...

L'amour s'use-t-il avec le temps ou au contraire est-il appelé à grandir ? Voici un cheminement concret pour entrer dans une dynamique de croissance, éclairé pas à pas par l'encyclique Amoris Laetitia du pape François. 9 jours privilégiés pour prier, se rapprocher l'un de l'autre, se fortifier.

La figura paterna sta attraversando un'epoca di cambiamenti e mutazioni: il suo archetipo, rimasto ancorato per secoli in un ruolo codificato, ha oggi la possibilità di recuperare la fluidità necessaria per riconnettersi al mondo della vita. In questo libro alcuni dei più grandi psicologi italiani, tra cui Luigi Zoja, riflettono insieme sulla figura del padre attraverso un'analisi coraggiosa e necessaria tra mitologia, filosofia, arte e antropologia.

Ägypten 1921: Eine mutige Frau auf der Suche nach ihrem Vater. Die junge Cleopatra Vanson lebt in Cornwall bei ihrer Tante, während sich ihr verwitweter Vater als Archäologe in Ägypten der Entdeckung alter Pharaonengräber verschrieben hat. Cleo träumt davon, ihn eines Tages auf seine Expeditionen begleiten zu können. Nach einem schweren Schicksalsschlag wird Cleo von der reichen Familie Tredennick aufgenommen. Als ihr Vater dann auf mysteriöse Weise verschwindet, begibt sich Cleo, gerade noch unmündig, mit den Geschwistern Tredennick auf die Reise in das ferne Ägypten.

Par amour pour un enfant, que seriez-vous prêt à faire ? Maddi, elle, ira jusqu'au bout... Une intrigue magistrale, un twist virtuose pour le nouveau suspense 100% Bussi. 2010. Maddi est médecin généraliste à Saint-Jean-de-Luz, une vie comblée avec Esteban, son fils de 10 ans. Ce jour d'été là, elle le laisse quelques minutes seul sur la plage. Quand elle revient, Esteban a disparu. 2020. Maddi a refait sa vie, et revient sur cette plage en pèlerinage. Au bord de l'eau, un enfant est là. Même maillot de bain, même taille, même corpulence, même coupe de cheveux.

Vendeur, conducteur de camion, livreur d’huile à chauffage, plongeur, cuisinier, serveur - Michel Forget a fait tous les métiers avant de trouver sa voie: la scène.

La lecture de Jérémy Lopez illumine le récit parfois drôle, souvent désabusé mais toujours poignant de Michel Houellebecq.

Warriors of myth and legend, yet as real as a throat slit in the night, Ninja are a fascinating, mysterious presence in our world. Through generations of disinformation and, more recently, their place in popular culture, the origins, tools, and methodology of the Ninja have been shrouded in secrecy to alternately terrify or entertain the populace.

Michele Battle-Fisher's third volume of poetry, Now Whenever, and fourth volume, It Therefore, invite listeners to throw away conceptions they have of complex human relationships. With the author's wry and unflinching approach to untangling human complexities, the poems set up a nonlinear journey through immaturity, regret, self-discovery, passion, and, most importantly, love. She writes about her life with skin-picking disorder and bipolar disorder.

"Il sasso in bocca" è la cronaca in presa diretta di come la mafia conquistò la Sicilia, l'Italia intera e pezzi degli Stati Uniti. O di come tentò di farlo, nella sottovalutazione colpevole di molti che avrebbero dovuto combatterla. Non è un audiolibro di archeologia mafiosa, ma la radiografia lucida di chi ha compreso che la mafia non è un modo di pensare o un costume tribale, ma un'organizzazione che punta con ogni mezzo a rafforzare il proprio potere e che, di volta in volta, può essere funzionale al potere stesso.

Helen couldn't be more pleased to see her daughters, their husbands, and the kids gathered together. The Matthews have always been big on family. This year, with her grandson's arrival, and her daughter, Payton, settled in a new marriage, it was the perfect time to start a new holiday tradition! The chatter around the Christmas dinner table is usually merry and bright. So what could possibly go wrong? It all starts when one individual becomes very curious about a family secret. Will the curiosity spiral out of control and ruin Christmas for the Matthews?

When Mike and Clara start a new holiday tradition to help save the island, all the characters of Solomons decide to join in. With holiday festivities in full swing, little does Mike know that his business, Lighthouse Tours may need a little help from the town in return. While beachside festivities are underway, love is in the air, which might even spark an unexpected exchange of vows from characters you’d least expect.

Michela Marzano intreccia il passato familiare alle pagine più controverse della storia del nostro Paese. Michela non sapeva. Per tutta la vita si è impegnata a stare dalla parte giusta: i fascisti erano gli altri, quelli contro cui lottare. Finché un giorno scopre il passato del nonno, fascista convinto della prima ora. Perché nessuno le ha mai detto la verità? Era un segreto di cui vergognarsi oppure un pezzo di storia inconsciamente cancellato? "Sono stata pure io complice di questa amnesia?" si chiede Michela dopo aver ritrovato una vecchia teca piena di tessere e medaglie del Ventennio.

Bugs That Love!: The Amazing Western Conifer Seed Bug (& Shield Bugs Too!) is a wonderful and special book for middle-grade listeners, eight to 12 years old, and everyone who is young at heart, still exploring and learning! It educates both children and adults in a fun way with facts and stories about these delightful little creatures and reveals the great secret discovery that these bugs in fact do love! This book gives us a closer look at an overlooked species, the Western conifer seed bug, that has not been talked about, studied, or explored enough.