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In this timely book, distinguished historian Thomas Madden explores the people, events, and factors that led to the collapse of some of the world's most enduring republics—from Carthage to Rome to Venice and beyond—and examines the worrying lessons these failures hold for the United States and other democracies today.

Un libro para todos los catastrofistas, neuróticos y pesimistas profesionales ¿Debemos temer al impacto de un asteroide, a una nueva pandemia, a una guerra mundial o a un colapso tecnológico? En un mundo dominado por titulares alarmantes, este libro planeta qué riesgos son reales y cuáles...

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 10 of the greatest classic novels ever written, from British, Irish, American, and German authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Joanne Froggatt, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, and many more.

Esta coletânea de contos de Dalton Trevisan, organizada por Caetano Galindo e Felipe Hirsch com contribuições do próprio autor, oferece um passeio pela obra do vampiro de Curitiba. Encontramos, aqui, os personagens recorrentes de uma cidade cujo imaginário Trevisan ajudou a construir.

Ah, the sweet, sweet singing of the whip-poor-wills. Surely one of the most innocent, purest bird songs one can know, plaintive and perfect in the clean morning light. Unless, of course, you happen to live near the decayed New England village of Dunwich, have seen the mad fires blazing from the ancient stone circles atop Sentinel Mountain, and remember the horrible events of 70 years ago.

In 100 to 1 in the Stock Market, Thomas Phelps discloses the secrets and strategies to increasing your wealth one hundredfold through buy-and-hold investing. Unlike the short-term trading trends that are popular today, Phelps's highly logical, yet radical approach focuses on identifying compounding machines in public markets, buying their stocks, and holding these investments long term for at least 10 years. In this indispensable audio guide, Phelps analyzes what made the big companies of his day so profitable for the diligent, long-term investor.

Born out of the political turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan stands out as one of the most in influential political and philosophical texts of the 17th century. It argues for the restoration of the monarchy in light of the republic and calls for a commonwealth ruled by an authoritative, autocratic figure with absolute sovereignty. This would put an end to all controversy, war, and fear and establish peace via social contract.

Em uma missão de exploração espacial, a capitã Ava lidera sua equipe em direção a um cometa misterioso. Ao entrar no cometa, ficam perplexos com a visão de 7 naves perdidas com sinais de um passado tumultuado. Comentários intrigantes e descobertas reveladoras nos levam a questionar a origem e o destino dessas naves.

In the revised edition of his hit book The Sacred Search, author Gary Thomas helps single people of all ages make wise marital choices, in large part by rethinking what basis those choices should be made on. Readers are encouraged to think beyond finding their “soul mate,” an idea that has...

The nearet thing to painless learning. - The Times Works like a dream. - Daily Telegraph Five minutes in and you already feel like you're winning. - Time Out Looking for a beginner refresher language course that fits into your busy lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of...

P.D. James und ihren Ermittler Adam Dalgliesh gibt es bei AUDIOBUCH nun im spannend-unterhaltsamen Dreierpack. In »Ein Spiel zu viel« wird auf Martingale Manor die Leiche des Hausmädchens Sally Jupp gefunden. Was hat es damit auf sich? In »Eine Seele von Mörder« wird ebenfalls eine Frauenleiche entdeckt, mit einem Meißel im Herzen, in einer vornehmen Nervenklinik. Diese stellt sich bald als Intrigennest heraus, das Dalgliesh einige Rätsel aufgibt. In »Ein unverhofftes Geständnis« freut sich Dalgliesh auf eine verdiente Pause.

Moitié licorne, moitié suceuse de sang. Le parfait cocktail pour s’attirer les problèmes. L’impétueuse adolescente peut-elle survivre lorsque son secret fuite ? La vie de Tru Dennison semble être une vaste blague. À peine remise de la mort de son grand-père, la jeune fille de dix-sept ans n’en revient pas lorsque son vaurien d’oncle la met dehors. Désormais coincée entre deux boulots harassants afin d’économiser pour un logement, la morsure d’un client métamorphe est la dernière chose dont sa magie d’hybride a besoin…

Μάθε τις πιο σημαντικές εκφράσεις στα Ισπανικά για τις διακοπές ή το επαγγελματικό σου ταξίδι. Μπορείς να ακούς αυτό το μάθημα ενώ είσαι στο τρένο, εργάζεσαι ή πηγαίνεις για ύπνο, για να σε βοηθήσει να μάθεις όλες τις σημαντικές φράσεις που θα χρειαστείς κατά τη διάρκεια των ταξιδιών σου.

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Russian in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation. Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no...

When Charlie Guest gets dragged along on a cruise by his friend Martin, he thinks his biggest worry will be seasickness. But when an outbreak forces some of the passengers to quarantine in paradise, things take a decidedly different turn, especially after a body turns up in a pool. Everyone is a suspect. With a cast that includes an aging Hollywood bit player, a closeted rising politician, a recent Oscar winner, a charming drag queen - and a hunky mystery man who might or might not be a former ‘80s porn star - Michael Thomas Ford's latest hysterical novel blends romance and mystery.

THE SWORD OF SAINT ISIDORES Witches, warlocks, Norse Gods and historical Viking battles, a teenage necromancer and a cursed ceremonial sword with a strange influence over its possessors. Circa 926 A.D: King Athelstan, the first king of all England, gifts the jewelled sword to Harold Fairhair...

You may have sensed a sexual nuance in both the title and subtitle of this short story collection. But nope, that’s just the way your mind works. And how a reader’s mind works is of the utmost interest to a writer. The reason for the title is more mundane. I ran out of story ideas at 69 and just because I can I’m publishing the collection on June 5, 2026, my 69th birthday. As for the Wham Bam subtitle, that has to do with the brevity of these stories and not with the misogynist ditty Wham Bam Thank You, Ma’am so popular among soldiers during World War II.

Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life.

Ana precisa contar algo terrível, mas Lívia não quer deixá-la dizer. Lívia insiste em falar de uma nova peça, mas Ana sente que chegou ao seu terceiro ato. Inseparáveis e, ao mesmo tempo, sozinhas em suas dores, as personagens-atrizes se confrontam, enquanto enfrentam, com bastante humor, a sua (a nossa) estranha condição.

Kokken Luigi er ikke særlig god til at lave mad. Han kommer gang på gang til at sætte ild til køkkenet, og da han er tæt på at blive fyret, må Rosa redde ham. Sammen finder Rosa og Luigi frem til en ret, som Luigi rent faktisk kan finde ud af at lave. Men hvordan laver man grise om til...