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Um livro essencial para quem é fascinado pela História do Mundo. É um desafio e tanto resumir mais de 5 mil anos de história em apenas 200 páginas, mas é exatamente isso o que este audacioso livro conseguiu. A História do Mundo para Quem Tem Pressa é na verdade um guia sintético, mas abrangente, para tudo o que precisamos saber sobre os acontecimentos mais importantes da história, desde as antigas civilizações até o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial e a criação da ONU.

Algumas pessoas ficam nervosas em situações que envolvem alguém que elas não conhecem muito bem; outras se sentem confiantes ao encarar um ou dois rostos novos, mas podem desmoronar quando estao diante de uma sala cheia de estranhos.

Garrett Daniels has this whole life thing figured out. The cocky, charismatic former high school star quarterback is an idolized football coach and "cool" teacher in the hometown where he's not just a golden boy - he's platinum. He has good friends, a great house on the lake, and the best damn sidekick a man could ask for: Snoopy, the albino beagle. Then...Callie Carpenter comes home.

Em A arte de se agradar, a psicóloga Emma Reed Turrell mostra como se libertar do agradador que existe em você e ensina como se recuperar da rejeição, em vez de temê-la—para vivermos de maneira mais autêntica e empática.

No final da década de 1960, a jovem Evie Boyd vive sozinha com a mãe no norte da Califórnia. Aos quatorze anos, imersa em inúmeras questões de autoaceitação, ela se sente muito desconfortável com o próprio corpo e tem apenas uma pessoa com quem contar: Connie, sua amiga de infância. No início do verão, uma briga faz com que as duas se afastem, e Evie encontra um novo grupo: garotas que demonstram extrema liberdade, usam roupas desleixadas e emanam uma atmosfera de abandono que a deixa fascinada.

Drew Evans venceu na vida. Charmoso e arrogante, ele fecha negócios milionários e seduz as mulheres mais lindas de Nova York apenas com seu sorriso. Seus amigos são leais e sua família o apoia. Então por que ele está trancado em seu apartamento há sete dias, terrivelmente deprimido? Ele dirá que está gripado, mas isso obviamente não é verdade.

Evie Boyd is desperate to be noticed. In the summer of 1969, empty days stretch out under the California sun. The smell of honeysuckle thickens the air, and the sidewalks radiate heat. Until she sees them. The snatch of cold laughter. Hair long and uncombed. Dirty dresses skimming the tops of thighs. Cheap rings like a second set of knuckles. The girls. And at the centre, Russell. Russell and the ranch, down a long dirt track and deep in the hills. Incense and clumsily strummed chords. Rumours of sex, frenzied gatherings, teen runaways.

Centuries ago, her ancestor enslaved a violent demon to their whim, but the abuse of the dark being didn’t stop there. Generation after generation of her family used the dark being for their own nefarious purposes. When it escaped hundreds of years later, it vowed to enact revenge—and it has been hunting her family ever since. 28 years after her parents disappeared, Sirena's time has come. The demon has her in it's sights, and she runs in the middle of the night, leaving her life and foster-sister behind. In fear for her life, Sirena remembers her parents' stories and calls on Lilith for help.

Als Helena unvermittelt bei ihrer Familie vor der Tür steht, hat sie die Schnauze voll von Männern. Einst ist sie nach New York gezogen, um den ruhigen Weiten Vermonts zu entfliehen. Dass sie dabei nicht nur ihre Familie, sondern auch ihren besten Freund zurückgelassen hat, war unvermeidbar. Dass sie früher oder später Noah über den Weg läuft, ist unvermeidlich.

Cherry Hensley is determined to make her last summer in Willow Ridge count. With a bucket list full of wild ideas Cherry is ready for anything… Except Duke Bennett. The town’s hottest bartender—and her brother’s best friend—is way too tempting to resist when he offers to be her partner-in-crime. Enlisting Duke’s help was supposed to be harmless; she’s known him all her life. But every moment together makes Cherry feel more alive than anything on her bucket list. Will they hold the line between lovers and friends?

Daily Devotions for Teen Girls: 100 Days of Spiritual Growth and Strength to Embrace Faith and Find Purpose in Everyday Challenges offers meaningful reflections, scripture-based wisdom, and practical encouragement to help teen girls walk confidently in their faith.

Shannon Bell is a nobody. But she can act. So when she's accepted into one of London's most elite drama schools, it feels like her chance at a life that's far from her drab home town. There, Shannon meets Victoria: dazzling, wealthy, beautiful Victoria. The two become inseparable, Victoria the shining centre of Shannon's new world. And suddenly, Shannon is no longer a nobody. Instead, she's on the inside, part of Victoria's exclusive set of promising young somethings. They spend their days competing for roles, and their nights vying for each other's affections.

At the height of Australian summer, a serial killer dubbed The Shark stalks a beachside suburb, targeting young female swimmers whose bodies are later found on the shoreline. Disempowered and angry at the failures of the police to protect them, two young women are hell-bent on revenge. Together they form an uneasy alliance and, in a moment that changes the trajectory of their lives, Carmen and Raych abduct and imprison the prime suspect. Do they think they can save the day, or are their intentions darker?

I always dreamed of finding my place in the world, but I never imagined it would be beside a dragon . . . Landing a job at The Dragonne Library, a haven for magical books, should have been a dream come true. Instead, an accidental bonding with a powerful dragon throws me headfirst into a world of danger and desire. There's the loyal gargoyle shifter with his quiet strength. The arrogant fae with a chip on his shoulder. The tormented professor hiding a broken heart. And the shadowfae who seems to know my every secret.

Our bodies are home to tens of thousands of species that aren't at all human – on our skin, inside our gut and even in our brain, and they can have an extraordinary impact on how we feel, act and live. Together, they've assembled possibly the weirdest collection of knowledge about the human body, from poo transfusions to research into how parasites can help us.

Emma Gibbens understands conversations. She delights in their depth and is thrilled by their potential. Lit with an inner fire that comes from countless hours of witnessing the power of conversation, Emma facilitates complex conversations that many of us prefer to avoid.

Depuis son accident, Sergei n'est plus que l'ombre d'elle-même. La jeune femme doit se battre contre ses démons pour redevenir l'assassin qu'elle était. Vitali, le Parrain de la Bratva, est prêt à tout pour l'aider, quitte à l'accompagner à l'autre bout du monde. Quand Sergei parvient enfin à remonter la pente, elle décide qu'il est temps d'achever la mission confiée par son père. Mais très vite, ses certitudes vacillent.

Een persoonlijke gids van Emma Heming Willis, de vrouw van Bruce Willis, over het zorgen voor een dierbare met dementie, zonder daarbij jezelf te verliezen. De dag dat Bruce Willis werd gediagnosticeerd met frontotemporale dementie (FTD), kregen ze een foldertje mee met de opmerking dat ze over een paar maanden maar terug moesten komen. Dat was het. Zonder hoop of enige begeleiding verliet Emma Heming Willis het ziekenhuis, met het gevoel dat haar wereld instortte.

DI Kate Hetheridge throws herself into a case that shatters the pristine image of a top English socialite. When aging “Femininity for Our Time” guru Cathleen Maitland-Palmer is found dead, the scandalous truth behind her sparkling life is exposed: secret trysts, blackmail, and explosive betrayals hiding behind the polished door of her Kensington home. Her fabulous career at Annabelle Carter, Britain’s last ladies’ finishing school, is also fiction. Her students hated her, the headmistress wanted her gone, and one of her colleagues poured hot tea on her lap during a faculty row.

Born with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare and excruciatingly painful condition that makes her skin as fragile as butterfly wings, Emma Fogarty was not expected to survive infancy. Today, at 41 years of age, she is the oldest living Irish person with the condition, continuing to defy the odds with extraordinary strength, resilience and remarkable achievements. However, every accomplishment Emma makes comes with its own set of obstacles.