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A vida adulta não é fácil. E quem nunca fuxicou as redes sociais de amigos bem-sucedidos, só para se comparar, e acabou se sentindo pior ainda, que atire a primeira pedra. Contando suas próprias histórias vergonhosas, e outras mais sérias como depressão e TOC, a autora consegue extrair lições valiosas, sem perder a leveza diante da seriedade de diversos assuntos.

Depois da morte da mãe, Lina fica com a missão de realizar um último pedido: ir até a Itália para conhecer o pai. Do dia para a noite, ela se vê na famosa paisagem da Toscana, morando em uma casa localizada no mesmo terreno de um cemitério memorial de soldados americanos da Segunda Guerra Mundial, com um homem que nunca tinha ouvido falar. Apesar das belezas arquitetônicas, da história da cidade e das comidas maravilhosas, o que Lina mais quer é ir embora correndo dali.

Depois de Amor & gelato, chegou a vez de acompanharmos Addie, melhor amiga de Lina, em uma emocionante aventura. Addie está visitando a Irlanda com a família e tentando aproveitar a paisagem verdejante para não pensar em seu coração partido. Porque, assim que voltar aos Estados Unidos, ela vai ter que enfrentar as consequências do fim terrível de seu romance de verão. Até lá, só quer relaxar enquanto os pais não descobrem o que aconteceu. Mas Ian, seu irmão mais velho, sabe de tudo e não a deixa em paz. Agora os dois, que sempre foram próximos, não param de brigar.

O que a lenda de uma cidade submersa tem a ver com a vida de uma adolescente? No caso da greco-americana Liv Varanakis, a resposta é tudo. Quando era pequena, Liv e seu pai passavam horas tentando descobrir a localização de Atlântida, mas, desde que ele foi embora sem explicação, ela evita pensar na cidade perdida a todo custo. Com dezessete anos, Liv tem uma nova vida, um novo namorado e está muito bem, obrigada.

In this book Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create lives that are both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of whom or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.

After saving Tara and Jack—and losing a few of their own—in a dramatic battle in the Peruvian jungle against the Elgen offshoot the Chasqui, the Electroclan has returned to the US to regroup. But their downtime is brief, as Abi—who was abducted from outside her college dorm—is still missing. Piecing together what few clues they have from video footage of the abduction as well as some additional information from Grace, whose consciousness has broken free of her physical body and connected with worldwide intelligence, they determine that she is being held somewhere in Peru.

Can the Electroclan pull together to defeat the Elgen once and for all? Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan go on their most dangerous mission yet as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fifth installment of the New York Times best-selling series!

The hair-raising action continues for Michael Vey in this charged third installment of the #1 New York Times best-selling series. In the third book of the electrifying Michael Vey series, Michael and his friends must continue to fight the Elgen and try to disrupt their plans to rule the world.

Michael was born with special electrical powers - and he’s not the only one. His friend Taylor has them too, and so do other kids around the world. With Michael’s friend Ostin, a techno-genius, they form the Electroclan, an alliance meant to protect them from a powerful group, the growing Order of Elgen, who are out to destroy them. The leader of the Elgen, Dr. Hatch, has kidnapped Michael’s mother, and time is running out. After narrowly escaping an Elgen trap, Ostin’s discovery of bizarre “rat fires” in South America leads the gang to the jungles of Peru.

Michael Vey and his fellow members of the Electroclan were finally able to put the threat of the Elgen behind them and move on with their lives. Adjusting to the normal life of jobs and college may have been difficult, but they managed and are now looking forward to getting back together for a reunion during school break. But what they don’t know is that Hatch and his glows—the other electric kids who continue to follow and support him—have another threat brewing. And having seen what the Electroclan is capable of, they ensure this new foe is more brutal and powerful than ever before.

To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary 14-year-old. In fact, the only thing that seems to set him apart is the fact that he has Tourette's syndrome. But Michael is anything but ordinary. Michael has special powers. Electric powers....

Michael and his friends try to recruit Hatch's Electric Youth to their side as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying sixth installment of the New York Times best-selling series!

Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan head to China in search of a girl who may have discovered why Michael and his friends became electric. Her name is Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, and she’s a child prodigy with an IQ higher than Einstein's - and Ostin’s. But Hatch gets to her first, and the Elgen are holding her prisoner in their Taiwan Starxource plant. Now the Voice wants Michael and the Electroclan to go to Taiwan and free her before Hatch can realize his dreams of an army of electric children.

The final book in the Michael Vey series opens with the Electroclan facing a devastating loss: Michael is missing. He made the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends, and now he's gone. What is next for them and the revolution? The battle on the island of Hades ended with a devastating explosion that left the island a smoking ruin and much of Hatch's army dead. However, Hatch survived, and while his plans have certainly suffered a setback, he's more determined than ever to bring the world's governments under his control.

With Tara still in the clutches of the Elite Elgen Guard Unit the Chasqui and their malevolent leader, the Sovereign Amash, Michael Vey and the Electroclan have no choice but to continue the fierce battle that has been waging since their arrival in Peru. But saving one of their own means battling a onetime teammate, as Jack has turned traitor and joined forces with Amash and his men. At the same time, the clan must work with the Alpha Team to act before the Chasqui can put their plan to destroy the city of Arequipa into motion.

Thirty-year-old George Davies can't bring himself to hold his newborn son. After months of accepting his lame excuses and strange behavior, his wife demands that he see a therapist, and George, desperate to save his unraveling marriage and redeem himself as a father and husband, reluctantly agrees.

Miss Leora Fairweather-Barnet-Smythe and her sisters, all talented swooners and hat makers all of marriageable age, are in want of husbands. Leora’s parents have promised her to a much older man, so when Richard Longsword, a handsome stable hand, joins the staff at Riddlingtonstoneway Abbey, he catches Leora’s eye. She imagines a life with him, a scandal of the worst kind.

Learn the connection between identity and Self-Leadership as you explore the issues that have developed your peripheral identity.

Brea is a spirited twenty-something waitress with dreams as big as her heart is hopeful—until one rude customer shatters her world. Suddenly fired and feeling lost, she seeks refuge in the dim glow of a bar, craving something—anything—that can ignite her soul again.

Layne's brother, Brian, was once a happy, vibrant man—full of life and laughter. But that was before the darkness took hold. After his sudden, inexplicable death, Layne inherits his house—an ominous shell of secrets and shadows. Hoping to unravel the truth behind his descent into madness, she moves in with her young son, Cade.