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Il libro presenta in modo agile la vita e il “mondo” di santa Rita da Cascia ed è organizzato in diverse sezioni. Vita: un profilo biografico ripercorre la vicenda di santa Rita. Messaggio e simbologia: viene offerta una riflessione sul messaggio che si può trarre dalla sua vita e sui “simboli” che l’hanno contrassegnata (le api, la rosa, la spina…). Culto: si trovano informazioni utili sulla festa e sulla diffusione della devozione a santa Rita in Italia. Luoghi: il testo propone un sintetico tour guidato nei luoghi legati alla Santa, in particolare la Basilica e il Monastero.

Brenn Owen, Earl of Merton, had come to London to choose a bride. The war hero had his pick of the season's débutantes, but once he boldly gazed upon Tess Hamlin, he knew he wouldn't rest until he had made her his wife. But behind Tess' light-hearted façade was desperation. She had no choice but to marry quickly, before news of her family's ruin became common gossip...

Julieta & Romeo o cómo una chica de doce años llamada Julieta y nacida en el madrileño barrio de Chamberí cambiará el mundo. A través de una puerta mágica, se colará en la obra original de Shakespeare para conocer a Julieta Capuleto y, ¡¡¡booom!!!, pondrá su vida patas arriba...

My name is Adelaide Edington, and my life was mapped out for me before I even entered the world: who I'd date, where I’d attend college, what I'd be when I grew up. But there comes a time in everyone's life when they face a fork in the road. Should I go left, or should I go right? It didn't matter as long as I didn't remain stagnant any longer. Jett Stone opened me up to a whole new world, reminding me that it was okay to find my own way. I could have roots in Willow Springs and still spread my wings and fly. What I didn't expect was to fall in love with the broody football player.

Hay lecciones que la vida nos enseña de las formas más crueles. Y luego, después de todo eso, está la posibilidad de volver a amar. Con dibujos delicados y expresivos, Eloísa Castro retrata una cotidianidad extrañada por el dolor que, trenzada con los poemas de Virginia, nos lleva en un viaje de sanación.

Una giovane regista decide di indagare sulla strana storia del villaggio dove abitava sua nonna... Nell’estate del 1959, il piccolo villaggio minerario di Silvertjärn è stato teatro di un evento inspiegabile: i suoi novecento abitanti sono svaniti nel nulla, lasciandosi dietro soltanto una città fantasma, il cadavere di una donna lapidata nella piazza del paese e una neonata di pochi giorni abbandonata sui banchi della scuola. A distanza di decenni, la regista Alice Lindstedt si lascia ossessionare da questa storia.

Jessica Steele just received the worst birthday present—her husband of almost thirty years has left her without a word. Now adrift and running out of options, Jess takes her teen daughter, Glory, back to the Florida Keys. Jess hopes that fixing up her uncle's beach house will be the fresh start they both need. But she doesn't expect that her older daughters will join them—Liberty, the pediatric nurse with the seemingly perfect marriage, Anthem, the lighthearted musician who seems to be holding a surprising secret, and even one of Jess's nieces, who is looking for help only Jess can provide.

Winner of England's Booker Prize and a literary sensation Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once an intellectual mystery and a triumphant love story. As a pair of young scholars research the lives of two Victorian poets, they uncover their letters, journals, and poems...

Cinder è abituata alle occhiate sprezzanti che la sua matrigna e la gente riservano ai cyborg come lei, e non importa quanto sia brava come meccanico al mercato settimanale di Nuova Pechino o quanto cerchi di adeguarsi alle regole. Proprio per questo lo sguardo attento del Principe Kai, il primo sguardo gentile e senza accuse, la getta nello sconcerto. Può un cyborg innamorarsi di un principe? E se Kai sapesse cosa Cinder è veramente, le dedicherebbe ancora tante attenzioni?

C'era una volta la figlia di un mugnaio... Colpita dalla maledizione di Wyrdith, dio delle storie e della menzogna, Serilda ha sviluppato un incredibile talento per il racconto: quelle con cui incanta i bambini del villaggio sono vicende intriganti, bizzarre, e soprattutto non contengono un briciolo di verità. O almeno così credono tutti. Ma una delle sue storie attira l'attenzione del mostruoso Erlking con i suoi cacciatori non-morti. E così Serilda si ritrova prigioniera in un luogo sinistro, dove si aggirano ghoul, fantasmi e ripugnanti corvi senza occhi.

Torn apart from her mates, Red must discover the truth about her powers before a ruthless enemy conquers not only her, but all inhabitants of Crimson Hollow.

In The Simple Faith of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, religion journalist and author Christine Wicker establishes that faith was at the heart of everything Roosevelt wanted for the American people. This powerful book is the first in-depth look at how one of America's richest, most patrician presidents became a passionate and beloved champion of the downtrodden - and took the country with him. Those who knew Roosevelt best invariably credited his spiritual faith as the source of his passion for democracy, justice, and equality.

In her daring first novel, the youngest Brontë sister drew upon her own experiences to tell the unvarnished truth about life as a governess. Like Agnes Grey, Anne Bronte was a young middle-class Victorian lady whose family fortunes had faltered. Like so many other unmarried women of the 19th century, Bronte accepted the only "respectable" employment available - and entered a world of hardship, humiliation, and loneliness.

Sconvolta da una tragedia famigliare, la campionessa di pattinaggio artistico Carla Nardozzi si lascia andare a una notte di travolgente passione con l'aristocratico spagnolo Javier Santino. La mattina seguente fugge, ignara delle conseguenze di quella decisione... Tre anni dopo, Carla non può fare a meno dell'aiuto di Javier e lui coglie l'occasione per vendicarsi dell'affronto subito: le concederà ciò che gli chiede, in cambio dell'assenso a diventare la sua amante.

The world’s sexiest firefighter is about to get a second chance with the virgin next door.... He’s bossy, arrogant, and so ridiculously hot that he should come with a warning label and a pair of flame-retardant coveralls. He’s also the boy who broke my heart when we were in high school. I want to move in next door to Ryan O’Dell the way I want to be the virgin gamer geek suddenly in charge of running my sister’s sex-toy factory. Too bad both are written in my stars.

Che cosa significa esattamente "fare mobbing"? È un attacco ai diritti civili, ma connaturato al lavoro organizzato; è una minaccia al buon funzionamento delle organizzazioni, ma ci sono stili di gestione che lo rendono più probabile; è individuale nelle conseguenze ma è collettivo nei meccanismi che lo innescano. Per chi ha potere è più facile esercitarlo ma le false accuse di mobbing sono a loro volta una potente arma di mobbing.

Father has suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. Now Mother has moved Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis from London to an old English country house. Missing the hustle and bustle of the city, the children are ecstatic to find that their new home is near a railway station. Making friends with both the porter and the station master is great fun. So is waving to a kindly old gentleman who rides through on the 9:15 every morning. When mother gets sick, it is he to whom they turn for help. And later, when a fortunate twist of fate returns their father to them, they are surprised to find the old gentleman involved once again.

Brant Talbot runs a glitzy network of high-end bars in New York City, enjoying all the benefits of the lavish lifestyle he's worked so hard to achieve. When he learns that his estranged father is dying, he must return to his family’s Kentucky horse farm - and to a past he thought he left behind. While facing long-buried truths, he collides with his father’s secretary, Isabelle Farris. Despite his undeniable attraction to the beautiful, independent young woman, he sees secrets in her eyes and believes she has designs on Graystone Hill.

Il Canto dell'Amor trionfante è un racconto dello scrittore russo Ivan S. Turgenev. Ambientato nella Ferrara del ‘500, ai tempi dell'Ariosto...

The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. Estranged from Ada's father, who was infamously "mad, bad, and dangerous to know", Ada's mathematician mother is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada's mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science.