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Fatima Daas é o pseudônimo da autora deste livro. É também o nome de sua narradora. A última filha, livro de estreia da escritora, filha de argelinos e nascida na França, mescla ficção e relato autobiográfico, construindo uma intensa reflexão sobre identidade. Lésbica, muçulmana e periférica, a protagonista, narradora e (talvez) autora deste romance rememora sua trajetória familiar, afetiva e religiosa, em uma prosa fragmentária e cadenciada em que soam diversos ritmos, desde o rap até o Alcorão.

«Sin amigos nadie querría vivir, aunque tuviera todos los otros bienes», escribió Aristóteles. Sin embargo, si bien la amistad es desde tiempos inmemoriales una de las aspiraciones fundamentales de la vida, no solemos reflexionar sobre su naturaleza. ¿Cómo se hace un amigo? ¿Por qué algunas personas nos caen bien al instante? ¿Puede la amistad sobrevivir en la distancia? ¿Se aprende? ¿Es cultural? ¿Ha de ser recíproca? ¿Puede darse entre padres e hijos? ¿Cuándo y por qué se acaba? ¿Qué pasa cuando se mezcla con el deseo?

Would the actions of someone born two hundred years ago affect the lives of those today? Writer Ellie Fuller was about to find out as she sifted through the journals, letters and keepsakes of Liza Marchant, who had been a close friend and business associate of the Fuller family; and as she wrote about her, Ellie began to sense all the magic of that bygone age. Was Liza the scarlet woman that she had been labelled or was she someone who had many twists and turns in her life, one who subsequently became an inspiration to those around her and continued to do so from beyond the grave?

Tudo começou numa viagem pelo interior do Japão. Eu, encantada, escrevia pra casa para dar notícias e passei a escrever também a uma amiga que morava em Tóquio. Achando graça do meu entusiasmo, ela dividia os textos com seus familiares para rir um pouco da paixonite aguda desta valquíria gaúcha pelos delicados e sutis japoneses. A viagem acabou, mas a família dela, – meio japonesa, meio brasileira –, continuou a pedir mais.

May Day, or Beltane, is approaching, and the veil between the world of the Land Spirits-- the Fae-- and the everyday folk of Vardo has grown thin. The town turns out to celebrate with Maypoles, bonfires, and Yohopa ceremonial dances at the annual Beltane Festival. The festivities will also celebrate the grand opening of Gideon’s Grimoire, a new occult bookstore on the Vardo Town Square, with a visit from famous fantasy author Dahlia Clarendon. Her appearance marks the launch of her latest book, Queen of Wands.

In The Tenth Vote, set in Washington's corridors of power, diplomats, attorneys, tech tycoons, spies, oligarchs, and the press duel in an intricate plot which unfolds like a set of Russian dolls with a surprise final betrayal.

Stell dir vor, du hast 20 bis 30 Jahre lang gespart, nur um dein hart erarbeitetes Vermögen in einem einzigen Marktcrash zu verlieren! ETF-Sparpläne gelten als eine der sichersten und beliebtesten Anlagestrategien für den langfristigen Vermögensaufbau. Doch ein falsch beendetes Investment oder ein Fehler in einer Marktkorrektur kann all deine Ersparnisse zunichtemachen. Dein ETF-Sparplan bringt nichts, wenn du nicht weißt, wie du in schwierigen Börsenzeiten richtig agierst. Genau hier setzt das Hörbuch an.

Are we ready for the next global health threat? COVID-19 opened the world’s eyes to the inadequacies of our global healthcare system, and it’s on us to change what happens next.

Hari-hari Rein menjadi penuh warna dan ceria sejak ada Daniel di sampingnya. Daniel dan Rein sama-sama sibuk, tetapi cinta mereka cinta yang dewasa, yang tak harus bertemu setiap hari, tetapi memanfaatkan waktu yang berkualitas. Bahkan tanpa keluar pernyataan jadian dari Daniel, dari tatapan matanya, Rein tahu kalau Daniel mencintainya. Dan dia sangat percaya pada Daniel. Tetapi Rein merasa ada rahasia besar yang disembuyikan Daniel.

The kingdom of Farsala is broken and black clouds hang heavy over the arid lands. Former grand-mage of the high court, Cyril Laverre, has spent the last decade hiding himself away in a hut by the sea, trying to catch fish for his cat familiar, Shoestring, and suppressing his guilt over the kingdom's ruin. For he played his part—for as the king, Eufrates Margrave, descended further into paranoia, violence, and madness, his grand-mage—and husband—Cyril didn't stop him.

A married couple struggling with infertility decide to go outside of their marriage for a consensual affair. One month, one exception and then they'll decide if IVF is right for them. Set in the sunny hills of Silver Lake, Los Angeles where the young artists and lawless musicians roam, comes this thrilling, fun, comedic love story that'll have you chuckling in public. Becca and Mark have been trying to have a baby for years. Technically, there's nothing wrong with them. They fight a lot, but what couple doesn't?

"Saddle Your Horse" delves into the transformative power of faith, determination, and courage when facing life's most difficult challenges. Drawing profound inspiration from the biblical story of the Shunammite woman, this book shows readers how to navigate through life's toughest moments and emerge stronger. It highlights the critical role of persistence and an unshakable belief in God's promises, reminding readers that faith can turn adversity into opportunity.

The Howloween Festival in Vardo, Oklahoma, attracts thousands of tourists to celebrate Halloween in the quirky town because it's also home to the mysterious Owl Woman. With the haunting face of a barn owl and the body of a woman, the creature is known to swoop through the Halloween skies and descend on her victims with a vengeance.

Um pesquisador de folclore, em visita ao Nordeste, assiste à encenação de um pastoril, que termina aos tapas, na casa de uma mulher misteriosa. Um estrangeiro vaga por São Paulo em uma noite de Natal, em meio à sacralidade dessa data e à profana São Paulo da década de 1910. Um jovem convence a família enlutada a fazer uma ceia, na qual o peru assado entra em disputa com a memória de um pai cruel.

Drawing on twenty-five years of research, programming, and advocacy efforts, Mariana Chilton compellingly demonstrates that food insecurity is created and maintained by people in power. Taking the listener back to the original wounds in the United States caused by its history of colonization, genocide, and enslavement, she forces us to reckon with hard questions about why people in the US allow hunger to persist. The Painful Truth about Hunger in America reinvigorates our commitment to uprooting the causes of poverty and discrimination, and points to a more generative and humane world.

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times) “Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody...

Quem nunca se sentiu meio monstrinho ao chegar em uma nova escola? Superar a timidez, conhecer colegas novos e tentar se enturmar pode ser bem assustador. É um desafio para quem está chegando e, ao mesmo tempo, uma novidade que desperta a curiosidade de quem já está na escola. Todos agora se perguntam: "Quem é esse?".

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit California. This book includes 16 books in one. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Perrie Spock has made a career out of being comfortable around cadavers. So the skilled Oklahoma undertaker barely bats an eye when the body of a young woman is dumped outside her funeral home in the small hours. But it feels less like a regular workday when she begins to receive beyond-the grave pleas from the newly arrived stiff. With more shocking ghostly messages driving her to investigate further, Perrie reluctantly teams up with the local sheriff to solve the crime.

Într-o dimineață din primăvara anului 1953, Aldous Huxley ia patru zecimi de gram de mescalină și așteaptă răbdător să vadă ce se întâmplă. După un timp, constată că totul, de la florile din vază până la cutele pantalonilor, e complet schimbat: culorile sunt mai intense și mai luminoase, iar timpul și spațiul par să nu aibă nici o importanță. Huxley notează cu lux de amănunte senzațiile trăite în Porțile percepției, conchizând că halucinogenele stimulează creativitatea și brodând pe marginea efectelor pe care asemenea experiențe le-ar putea avea asupra artei și religiei.