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George Orwell: liberdade e totalitarismo – onze doses de sanidade em tempos de censura reúne alguns dos mais contundentes textos ensaísticos de George Orwell, um dos grandes pensadores políticos e literários do século XX. A seleção foca temas que atravessam sua obra e seu tempo – linguagem, verdade, opressão, papel do escritor, socialismo e censura – e oferece ao ouvinte brasileiro um panorama profundo de seu pensamento sobre a liberdade em tempos de autoritarismo e manipulação ideológica.

More wise and witty talks on Texas folk and lore from members of the legendary Texas Folklore Society. Thirteen Texas Folklore Society members offer spoken word performances, introduced by award-winning western writer Elmer Kelton with music by the East Texas String Ensemble. Subjects include...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A gothic Victorian mystery set in a gloomy London townhouse, where a young heir inherits a fortune hidden behind a locked iron vault—only to find the treasure vanished, his Indian servant dead, and a web of deception, sleepwalking, burglary and hidden...

Une Romantasy dark academia dans un univers riche et captivant. La Ravenfall Academy est une école de prestige, exclusivement réservée aux jeunes dotés de facultés occultes. Mais elle est aussi un lieu d'apprentissage très particulier, dont les fenêtres sont obstruées de barreaux et aux...

Der zweite Teil der Sturmland-Saga. Miriam Georg schreibt so packend, dass man nicht aufhören kann! Coras Welt liegt in Scherben. Alles, was sie sich im Seebad Norderney als Hauslehrerin aufgebaut hat, war vergebens. Doch wo soll sie hin? Etwa nach Hamburg zurück – dorthin, wo sie alle Brücken hinter sich abgebrochen hat? Ihre Schülerin Emmi braucht sie, und auch Onnen will Cora nicht verlieren. Obwohl sie weiß, dass er seine Vergangenheit vor ihr verbirgt und es für sie beide keine Zukunft gibt, kann sie ihn nicht loslassen.

Am Sterbebett eines Öltycoons: der neue große Roman von Booker-Preisträger und SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor George Saunders Jill ›Doll‹ Blaine rast im freien Fall auf die Erde zu – nicht zum ersten Mal, denn als himmlische Sterbebegleiterin gehört genau das zu ihrem Job: aus höchster Höhe...

Pubblicato nel 1949, il libro offre la visione da incubo del satirista politico George Orwell di un mondo totalitario e burocratico e il tentativo di un povero uomo di trovare l'individualità. Il genio del romanzo è la presenza di Orwell nella vita moderna - l'ubiquità della televisione, la distorsione del linguaggio - e la sua capacità di costruire una versione così completa dell'inferno. Lettura obbligatoria per gli studenti da quando è stata pubblicata, si colloca tra i romanzi più terrificanti mai scritti.

For a new kind of killer roams the streets of the Arab ghetto, a madman whose bootlegged personality cartridges range from a sinister James Bond to a sadistic disemboweler named Khan. And Marid Audrian has been made an offer he can't refuse.The 200-year-old godfather of the Budayeen's underworld has enlisted Marid as his instrument of vengeance. But first Marid must undergo the most sophisticated of surgical implants before he dares to confront a killer who carries the power of every psychopath since the beginning of time.

Around the village campfire, elders told stories that frequently involved larger-than-life figures that did not die like other men, who could heal any wound, who expertly wielded a magic sword so sharp it could cut through bone like it was the finest silk. But the storytellers always left the question open of whether the undying swordsman was a terrible demon, or a great hero, or perhaps both. This is the story of how a young Highland lad learned a painful and difficult lesson—that not all legends are just fanciful tales.

Quando Pierre Chave, in una notte di pioggia scrosciante, attraversa illegalmente la frontiera tra il Belgio e la Francia (dov'è ricercato per diserzione), non ignora che la sua sarà una corsa contro il tempo: per impedire che una bomba scoppi in una fabbrica di aerei, nella periferia di Parigi, facendo decine di vittime innocenti, deve a ogni costo riuscire a trovare Robert, il «ragazzino» infelice e bisognoso di affetto che, dopo averlo venerato come un maestro, si è sottratto alla sua influenza lasciandosi indurre a compiere un attentato.

The Living Testament Anthology is gathering of voices across centuries and cultures—scripture, history, poetry, and lived testimony brought into conversation as a single human chorus.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Step into the rigid, aristocratic world of Princess Anne on the Eastern Shore, where pride and poverty wage a desperate war. Judge Daniel Custis, the town's most prominent gentleman, has squandered his family's vast fortune on a failing iron furnace and...

For the accomplished adult who did everything right, the longest chapter of your life may be the one you forgot to plan for. You planned for a twenty-year retirement. You may need your plan to last thirty-five. The same advantages that helped you build your wealth may also give you a decade or more of life you never planned for financially. A longer life does not simply add more good years at the end. It gives every financial risk more time to affect your future.

Journey into the rich mythology of the Blackfeet with this captivating collection of traditional tales preserved by George Bird Grinnell. Passed down through generations, these stories open a window onto a world shaped by powerful spirits, sacred animals, supernatural encounters, and the...

Journey across cultures and centuries through the myths, legends, and folklore of five remarkable traditions. World Mythology Collection Vol. 1: Complete Edition brings together five works exploring the legendary traditions of Europe, North America, and Japan. From ancient gods and heroic warriors to witches, serpents, spirits, fairies, and supernatural beings, this collection offers a wide-ranging introduction to the stories that shaped cultures around the world.

The Greatest Minds Who Walked is a profound meditation on movement, meaning, and the human soul. From Aristotle’s peripatetic strolls through the Lyceum to Thoreau’s wanderings at Walden Pond, from Nietzsche’s Alpine ascents to Gandhi’s march for justice, George Le Savant traces the footsteps of thinkers, saints, poets, and scientists who found revelation through rhythm. In luminous prose, Le Savant explores how walking became philosophy in motion—a practice of clarity, humility, and freedom.

On Salt Cliff Isle, the reopening of beloved patisserie Fjord & Fika is supposed to mark a gentle beginning—warm ovens, familiar faces, and a return to the quiet rhythm the community longs for.Cash Kristiansen, newly back on the island to honor his late aunt, has settled into the comfort of...

Living with Agent Orange: Life and Times of a Marine Vietnam Veteran is the true story of George Newkirk, a man shaped by family, service, hardship, and survival. George grew up in a small coal-mining town in Utah, where he learned early lessons about loyalty, hard work, and never giving up. Those lessons stayed with him when he became a United States Marine and was sent to Vietnam, where he faced the fear, heat, chaos, and uncertainty of war. But coming home did not mean the battle was over. Years later, the effects of Agent Orange began to change his life in painful and unexpected ways.

Reprenez le contrôle de votre glycémie au quotidien grâce à des habitudes naturelles et retrouvez une santé sereine. Si vous vivez avec cette pathologie métabolique et vous sentez parfois dépassé par les contraintes, cet accompagnement bienveillant vous offre une véritable bouffée...

Apaisez votre esprit anxieux au moment du coucher avec ces récits de relaxation conçus pour un endormissement serein. Plongez dans un cocon narratif sécurisant où chaque détail du quotidien devient un point d'ancrage rassurant. Ici, aucune intrigue complexe ne viendra perturber votre besoin...