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Un quadre de Ramon Casas que no és el que sembla, empleats fidels que amaguen secrets, una estafa milionària en què fins i tot hi ha implicats alts càrrecs... El nou cas de l'investigador Nil Barral té tots els elements per mantenir-nos en alerta fins que el detectiu resolgui el misteri. Nil Barral comptarà, com sempre, amb l'ajut de la seva secretària Rita i el suport i comprensió del seu estimat Nèstor, que aquesta vegada li farà un bon ensurt sense voler.

This book presents the first comprehensive survey of the multiple versions of Islam propagated across geographical, political, and cultural boundaries during the era of modern globalization. Describing how Islam was transformed through these globalizing transfers, it traces the origins, expansion, and increasing diversification of global Islam - from individual activists to organizations and then states - over the past 150 years.

This title is the next in a series that explores the lives of key characters from Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman's New York Times best-selling War of Souls trilogy. Wizards' Conclave describes events that directly overlap events during the War of Souls, and it features two lead characters familiar to any fan of the Dragonlance world. Author Douglas Niles is well-known to and popular with both recent and long-term Dragonlance novel fans.

Jackson hired Lex to help him forget his ex. Falling in love was never part of the arrangement. Jackson Lim can buy anything he wants: cars, a penthouse, and a closet full of bitchy designer high-heels to match his idol-perfect looks. Just not emotional availability. When his fiancé finally walks away, Jackson doesn’t just cope. He negotiates distraction with a private one-night arrangement: one very bad idea named Lex Murillo.

High on a tall tree lives a little leaf named Limi, who never wants life to change. But as autumn arrives and the wind grows stronger, Limi must face its greatest fear. What will happen when it’s finally time to let go?

Trading his glorious merfolk hair for human legs was supposed to be the hard part. Winning over the gay disaster pirate captain of his dreams turns out much harder. Silverfin has spent years secretly watching Captain Hawk — not in a creepy way, but a deeply romantic, "dramatically yearning through portholes at midnight" kind of way. Hawk is everything Silverfin has ever wanted: handsome, legendary in battle, and unfortunately, entirely human. The only problem? Hawk is much better at submitting to tragedy than accepting love.

In 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians - mostly women - took to the streets in protest. Fatemeh Jamalpour had just returned to the country after working...

Det är sommarlovets sista dag. Då brukar alla sniglar samlas vid Plaskis för att se det årliga Snigelplasket. Nästan alla sniglar som Knäckis känner är med och hoppar. Men inte Knäckis ... Knäckis föddes med ett platt skal. Han känner sig oftast precis som alla andra sniglar, men...

Bubbles is a fancy soap ball that loves sitting beside the sink. But unlike other soaps, Bubbles doesn’t want to be used. As the days go by, Bubbles begins to worry about what might happen if people keep washing their hands with it. Will Bubbles find a way to overcome its fears? Join Bubbles on a heartwarming journey in this charming children’s story about kindness, courage, and discovering what truly matters.

What happens when two best friends get separated? When Piku and Chiku, a cheerful pair of socks, are tossed into the washing machine, an unexpected accident pulls them apart. Lost, lonely, and surrounded by unfamiliar clothes, hope begins to fade. But sometimes, even after getting lost, we can still find our way back. The Lost Sock is a heartwarming children’s story about friendship, hope, and never giving up.

Escaping his broken-down reality for a simulated world was never Declan's thing—until he got pulled into an MMORPG unlike any other and became Dustin the Magic Myconid. Now, with several quests completed and a few levels under his belt, he's ready to explore the world of Indiri and form a Mercenary Guild with his real-world friend Matt, aka Noam the Tiefling Bard. Only, their journey gets off to a very rough start. Almost immediately, their train is derailed, and they—along with the odd assortment of riffraff who've joined their guild—are forced to stop in a seemingly quiet town.

Declan has never cared much for VRMMO games. No matter how many times his best friend, Matt, has urged him to get into the latest craze and escape the monotony of their broken-down reality, he always finds something about the build or the engine that drives him crazy. But when an AI hacks into his Somatic Implant and invites him into a secret virtual world, he can’t resist the chance to explore. 

This is the introduction to the galaxy of Quaymet. Emile Song meets his most deadly foe. Who is he? Where did he come from? No one knows, but he's cutting a swath across the capital, taking out every crime syndicate in his way with deadly and hilarious Hi-Tech. He's dubbed himself "The East-End Reaper". Song takes up the challenge to uncover and stop this self-styled latter-day Napoleon.

Forests cover Ansalon. Under the legendary Silvanos, the elves of Krynn begin to tame the wilds and raise their crystal cities. But as the Elderwild Kaganos journeys toward a mystical encounter high in the mountains, he knows that, for his tribe, the woodlands must remain their eternal home. As centuries pass and Dragonwars rage, the tribe of Kaganos battles encroaching humans and the minions of the Dark Queen, aided by a potent lgacy guided by revered pathfinders.... Until the wild elves stand upon the brink of the deadliest challenge of all - a challenge that marks a choice between annihilation and survival.

Emilo Haversack is unusually worried for a kender - though he can't for the life of him remember what his problem is. Still, he's been wandering across Ansalon for quite some time, trying to remember what's wrong. All he can recall is the name of a very evil, very dead wizard...Fistandantilus. Joined by a young kendermaid, a human lad, and a devout, if somewhat naive priest, Emilo is drawn into a mysterious quest.

It's small and jewel-blue, with wings and a maniacal laugh. Brought back to life from the Ancient Days of the Empire, a gem-stone filching homunculus is loose in the capital. It's evil, obviously, and must be destroyed. It takes a street-wise orphan of the Neon Bowery to set the capital, and even Song, aright.

Towering aloof and secure, the isolated fortress offers humankind a place to survive and flourish in the barren realm of Icereach. Even the elven Messenger Kerrick Fallabrine has made a home there, living among the humans and teaching them a multitude of skills. But the ogre enemies are always near, and they have developed a powerful weapon, a destructive magic encased within a sphere of solid gold. Its existence forces the humans to confront the threat of extinction that lurks outside their walls.

The Icewall: Cold, forbidding, remote, it stands like a dim white cloud on the very edge of sight. There Kerrick, an elf from the golden woods of Silvanesti, has been sent, an exile in disgrace. There too, a band of barbarian villagers make their stand against the remnants of an ogre empire that is determined to once again rule the frozen wastes. In the first book of this thrilling trilogy, Douglas Niles takes his listeners to a land that most in Krynn have heard of only in legen - the legend of the Icewall.

A mysterious extraterrestrial can take out a city block by taking off the dive-bell helmet of his environmental suit. Song and Henchard investigate with a subterranean team of Neon Bowery allies - and discover the infamous East End Reaper is back, in aces and bent on revenge.

This title kicks off a key new Dragonlance trilogy from popular Dragonlance author Douglas Niles. This series will explore the post-war era in Solamnia, a central region of the Dragonlance world, continuing key story elements from the New York Times best-selling War of Souls series. Douglas Niles is the author of over 20 fantasy novels, many of which were published with Wizards of the Coast, Inc. He is also an award-winning roleplaying game designer who was part of the original creation team for the Dragonlance setting two decades ago.