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Que outra história do Ocidente poderia ser construída se a rainha Njinga de Angola, a poeta escravizada Phillis Wheatley e o intelectual palestino Edward Said fossem vistos como figuras relevantes na história da civilização ocidental? Ao descentralizar o papel da Europa, a autora desafia essa versão já conhecida e desconstrói a história hegemônica do Ocidente, jogando luz em importantes personagens históricos que foram escanteados por todo este tempo.

Tarja branca é um compêndio das enfermidades que acometem a Alma. Entenda os sintomas, as causas e os possíveis tratamentos dos diversos males já catalogados. Há gente que caminha dos escritórios para os bares sem saber que pode estar acometida de graves enfermidades. São males diagnosticados no brilho que falta em olhos apagados, no peso que se acumulou em um ou ambos os ombros, na quantidade de penas que resta nas asas, que agora alçam voos capengas.

Elena Zarlenga was meant to become the perfect Distinctum recruit - obedient, fearless, and ready to follow the path laid out for her. Instead, she wants freedom. On Selection Day, she gets it… just not in the way anyone expected. Chosen by Valverda, a hidden academy guarding the realm from a secret danger, Elena enters a world of magic, mythical creatures, daring training and fierce friendships.

Brought to you by Penguin. 725,000 people are affected by eating disorders each year in the UK Women are more than twice as likely to have an eating disorder than men With the GLP-1 conversation growing, as access to weight-loss drugs is rolled out more widely, this book is a timely and...

Perry Adams has hit rock bottom, fed by the demons of too much alcohol and not enough patience. Hard knocks are driving his decision to skedaddle. Perry is the bane of his Indiana hometown and his only choice is to pack a saddlebag. The great-great-grandson of a pirate, Perry desires a fresh start far from the clutches of his abusive father. He steals his father’s mule and trades his bottle of rum for adventure and freedom along a soulful trek of exploration and growth that takes him to the promised land of Kansas Territory.

How technology and policy can come together to remove carbon from our atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is recognized as essential for meeting "net-zero" climate targets. The first definitive resource on CDR, this book is an accessible guide meant to provide a fundamental understanding of...

En tiempos en los que la democracia es el principal refugio de la ciudadanía y las libertades, está la responsabilidad de evaluar cada decisión de las autoridades en función de entender si se está fortaleciendo o debilitando. Las sensaciones que hoy predominan son la preocupación y la incertidumbre. El autor, como líder del sector empresarial, analiza la narrativa que en estos años se ha tejido contra la democracia, la propiedad privada, la constitución, el libre mercado y todos los pilares del llamado Estado de derecho. ¿Qué hay detrás de esa estrategia del gobierno?

Make Believe is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. Barnett has published more than 60 children's books, which have been translated into 30+ languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, winning many international prizes along the way. Make Believe is his incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children.

Celtic Christmas: Ireland’s Sacred Winter Traditions explores how people in Ireland once lived through the darkest weeks of the year — not with excess or spectacle, but with patience, ritual, hospitality, and faith shaped by land, weather, and light.

Bastano poche cose, a Adele, per andare avanti: la nonna Ada e la grande casa di campagna intrisa di ricordi; una minuscola trattoria nel cuore di Milano, il cui menu non cambia mai; e soprattutto sua figlia Mia, diciassettenne, che non ha mai conosciuto il padre e che Adele ha cresciuto da sola. "Quelle due", così le chiamava nonna Ada, quasi come fossero un'unica entità. Per il resto, non c'è molto. Un lavoro che si è ritrovata a fare per non deludere troppo le aspettative del padre. Un'amica, Costanza, con cui ha condiviso gli anni intensi della giovinezza.

Once upon a time there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father. When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has no other choice than to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man. But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who has been tricked!

Unbeknownst to Jessamine Fareview who’s still asleep under the spell cast by her mother, she’s been abducted and carried off into the Kaloma landscape by a stranger who calls himself the Master. Only the man left a witness: Johesha Malinor, captain of the Royal Guard, who abandons his post to follow. After infiltrating the Master’s household, Johesha has also become ensnared in the stranger’s web of enchantments. When he discovers a way to wake the sleeping Jessamine, Johesha sets into motion the Master’s dark plot against the Fareview family.

This groundbreaking work takes readers deep into the world of police oversight and reveals what really happens when everyday people try to hold the police accountable. When you think about the police, who do you think of: Do you think of one officer, or the police as an institution? From movies...

The year is 118 A.D. More than five years have passed since Tiberius Artorius Castus, Dux Britannica, departed to fight beside Emperor Trajan against the Parthian Empire. At his command was the legionary and auxilia division, Exercitus Britannica, known to the men in the ranks as Minerva’s Spear. Crossing the breadth of the Empire, they battled across the frozen mountains of Armenia, through the scorching wastes of Mesopotamia, before recapturing Cyprus during the catastrophic uprising across the Jewish diaspora. Their numbers depleted, the survivors exhausted, they are eager to return home.

A full-frontal confrontation of the ways we perform desire and shame—from the downright bizarre to the frighteningly relatable—by the award-winning author of A Sharp Endless Need An employee at a hunting ground where people pay to act out hate crimes prepares to meet their girlfriend’s...

Finn Quinn is the peacemaking charmer of the family—until he’s not. As the youngest Quinn brother, I’m the hacker, the ghost in the system, the one who keeps our empire running from behind a screen. My brothers? They are the ones who are feared and respected in the streets. I’m done feeling invisible. I’m more than a keyboard jockey, and when the war for control of Dublin explodes, and Billy Gravely makes his move, I’m ready to show them all what I’m made of.

Während der Französischen Revolution wird Marineleutnant Robert Surcouf zum Helden: In Toulon gerät er in Gefangenschaft königstreuer Bürger, die sich gegen die Revolutionäre gewendet haben. Sie übergeben die Stadt den Engländern, doch Robert gelingt die Flucht. Verfolgt vom berüchtigten Captain Horatio Nelson schlägt er sich bis zu Napoleons Truppen durch. Gemeinsam zwingen sie die englische Flotte zum Rückzug. Dem Vater von Roberts großer Liebe Marie-Cathérine ist das aber nicht genug: Marie soll den Sohn eines reichen Reeders heiraten.

Bryan Quinn. Dublin Beast. Soulless criminal. Despised bastard. I protect my family, fight our battles, and uphold the Quinn legacy in Dublin’s brutal underworld. We have a code—the Quinn Laws—and while women are normally off-limits, Siobhan Daley betrayed us, acted on behalf of our enemy, and poisoned our father. She will pay for taking the life of someone I love—not that it’s the first time. But this time I have someone to hunt down. Someone to punish.

Dans la paisible ville de Baugé, en Anjou, des événements inquiétants surviennent autour d'une relique sacrée : un fragment de la Vraie Croix du Christ. Des meurtres spectaculaires sont commis, laissant les autorités désemparées. Pour résoudre ces mystères, le capitaine Guillaume Lassire et l'archiviste Paule Nirsen, membres du mystérieux Département S, sont appelés à enquêter. Leur quête les mènera sur les traces d'une autre croix, liée aux ténèbres de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les confrontant aux racines du Mal.

Four years after their departure for the east, the armies of Rome are bloodied and exhausted. Their victories against the Parthian Empire came at great cost. As Emperor Trajan stood upon the shores of the Persian Gulf, insurrections erupted amongst the Jewish populations of Cyrenaica, Egypt, Cyprus, and Syria. These were inflamed by uprisings across the newly conquered regions of Mesopotamia. Though Trajan defeated Parthia’s armies in the field, the campaign ended with a humiliating failed siege at Hatra. Disease wreaked havoc upon the imperial army, including the emperor himself.