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"O Silmarillion" é um relato dos Dias Antigos da Primeira Era do mundo criado por J.R.R. Tolkien. É a história longínqua para a qual os personagens de "O Senhor dos Anéis" e "O Hobbit" olham para trás, e em cujos eventos alguns deles, como Elrond e Galadriel, tomaram parte. Os contos de "O Silmarillion" se passam em uma época em que Morgoth, o Primeiro Senhor Sombrio, habitava a Terra-média, e os Altos-Elfos guerreavam contra ele pela recuperação das Silmarils, as joias que continham a pura luz de Valinor.

Dylan Casablancas is a forbidden fruit, Undeniably delicious, but one bite just might kill you. She’s my best friend’s baby sister, a single mom, and a royal pain in the ass. When Little Miss Baggage moves downstairs to house-sit her brother’s Manhattan apartment, my potential business partner mistakes us as a couple. He wants a family guy. I want access to his billions.

Chegou a hora de abraçar sua verdadeira herança e reivindicar a coroa de Terrasen. Agora é a vez do suor e das lágrimas, do sangue e do sacrifício. A justiça mais uma vez ocupará o trono do cervo branco, o Senhor do Norte. Presa ao juramento de sangue feito a Nehemia, Celaena procura a rainha feérica Maeve para aprender os segredos da própria magia. Enquanto treina com Rowan, um príncipe que leva a jovem aos limites da exaustão física e emocional.

A scientist's exploration into the mysteries of the human mind. Neuroscience studies the brain, but what does science have to say about the mind? A full examination of what we mean by the term "mind" has traditionally been the province of philosophers, but what might neuroscience teach us about it? How does the mind differ from consciousness? And how do we know who we really are?

A obra de Michael J. Sandel promete um debate público sobre em quais circunstâncias o mercado faz sentido e em quais deveria ser mantido a distância.

Há muito tempo uma história sinistra é contada na pequena Chapel Croft. Cinco séculos atrás, mártires protestantes foram traídos, e então queimados. Trinta anos atrás, duas adolescentes desapareceram sem deixar vestígios. E há algumas semanas, o responsável pela paróquia local se enforcou na nave da igreja. A reverenda Jack Brooks, mãe solteira de uma jovem de quatorze anos, chega a esse vilarejo em busca de um recomeço. Em vez disso, encontra um lugar tomado por conspirações e segredos, e é recebida com um estranho pacote de boas-vindas—um kit de exorcismo e um bilhete.

Elizabeth Bennet’s girlish dreams of love and romance are shattered. Her father has decided she will be the one to secure her family’s future through a marriage of convenience to his heir. Disappointment and sadness weigh her soul when she travels with her aunt and uncle—a consolation before she submits to duty. When she sees the reflection of her heartbreak in the face of an unknown young lady, Elizabeth reaches out to the girl, extending a hopeful outlook she herself has been denied.

Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak - but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth...a truth about her heritage that could change her life - and her future - forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world.

Elena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. And who she wants. But when the boy she's set her sights on - the handsome and haunted Stefan - isn't interested, she's confused. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her: Stefan is a vampire, and Elena's in danger just by being around him. What's more, Stefan's dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town. And wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows.

Accidentally mistaking Mr. Darcy for someone else, Elizabeth Bennet determines to have nothing to do with him, until she learns that her first impression might have been a mistake. Where she expected arrogance, he was kind.

The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.

Elena: a garota que pode conquistar o que quiser. Stefan: soturno e misterioso, ele terá de lutar para proteger Elena dos horrores que assombram seu passado. Damon: sexy, perigoso e guiado por um ódio cego, tudo que ele quer é se vingar de Stefan, o irmão que o traiu.

Celaena Sardothien é a nova campeã do rei. Depois de vencer a brutal competição que a livrou da escravidão das Minas de Sal de Endovier, ela se tornou a assassina real. Coroa da meia noite é o segundo volume da série Trono de Vidro, onde acompanhamos a guerreira Celaena em busca do que mais deseja: sua liberdade. Agora, a protagonista tem como obrigação é atravessar terra e mar em busca de inimigos do rei e fazer cumprir sua vontade. Como recompensa, recebe conforto, horas de fartos banquetes, conselhos dados pela doce Nehemia e uma enorme quantia que lhe permite comprar vestidos e livros.

Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them - from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Audiences will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text.

Depuis la fin de la guerre qui a ébranlé Prythian, Feyre, Rhysand et leurs fidèles amis s'attachent à reconstruire la Cour de la Nuit. Mais si le solstice d'hiver apporte une période de repos bien méritée, il semblerait que l'atmosphère festive ne parvienne pas à chasser les fantômes du passé… Alors que le cœur de Feyre guérit peu à peu, ses sœurs et ses amis dissimulent des blessures encore profondes. Et si le temps des batailles est bien révolu, les tensions perdurent et menacent une paix encore fragile. Les cicatrices et les rancunes accumulées jadis auront-elles raison du fragile équilibre de ce nouveau monde ?

Part One, The Fellowship of the Ring, introduces us to Frodo Baggins. With his uncle Bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, Frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil power. It is the Ruling Ring, taken long ago from the Dark Lord, Sauron, who now seeks to possess it again. Frodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of Gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across Middle-earth.

Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clock’ sessions at the Thirsk Garden Centre café. But one fateful week, as they are catching up with a slice of cake, they bump into their ex-colleague, Topsy. By the next Thursday, Topsy’s dead. The last thing Liz, Thelma and Pat imagined was that they would become involved in a murder. But they know there’s more to Topsy’s death than meets the eye—and it’s down to them to prove it.

The science fiction of the 1960s promised us a future remade by technological innovation: We’d vacation in geodesic domes on Mars, have meaningful conversations with computers, and drop our children off at school in flying cars. Fast-forward 60 years and we’re still stuck in traffic in gas-guzzling sedans and boarding the same types of planes we flew in over half a century ago. What happened to the future we were promised? In Where Is My Flying Car?, J. Storrs Hall sets out to answer this deceptively simple question.

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A guerra entre os Povos Livres da Terra-média e Sauron, o Senhor Sombrio da terra de Mordor, chega a seu clímax neste terceiro volume do romance O Senhor dos Anéis. As batalhas grandiosas que estão prestes a acontecer, no entanto, são apenas o pano de fundo para o verdadeiro drama: a missão quase suicida dos hobbits Frodo e Sam, que tentam destruir o Um Anel, fonte do poder de Sauron, infiltrando-se no coração do território do Inimigo.