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 Dai ghiacciai della Groenlandia, al controllo idrico delle Cinque Terre in Italia, passando per le fabbriche nanotecnologiche dell'Asia occidentale, Jean-Louis Trudel spazia con maestria e competenza dai cambiamenti climatici alle derive della globalizzazione esplorando scenari futuri per cui il tempo della riflessione è ormai scaduto mentre è necessario agire il prima possibile.  Tradotti per la prima volta in Italiano dalla scrittrice Alda Teodorani, i tre racconti che compongono l'antologia "Le nevi del tempo che fu" presentano al pubblico italiano uno dei più importanti 

Resosi conto di far parte dei fortunati abitanti del "Mondo Comodo", risparmiati dal razionamento di cibo del Mondo Scomodo, dalle città caotiche e sovraffollate, uno scrittore comincia un personale percorso di redenzione e messa in dubbio della realtà.

Quando una multinazionale ha in programma di far saltare un ghiacciaio per imbottigliarne e venderne l'acqua, è necessario ricorrere a misure estreme per impedire che possa succedere una catastrofe del genere.

Un artista viene incaricato di realizzare un totem con cui indicare a colpo d'occhio l'innalzamento del livello del Mar Mediterraneo, nelle Cinque Terre in Liguria. Tuttavia, la proprietaria del terreno dove dovrà sorgere l'installazione ha qualcosa di obiettare e i motivi attengono a un orizzonte più ampio della necessità di lanciare allarmi sul presente.

Lori Jean Glass’s personal experiences with childhood trauma inspired her to develop the PIVOT Process, a powerful method for identifying and overcoming the root causes of attachment problems. In #HealthyAdult, Lori Jean provides insight and tools for addressing the psychological issues that are sabotaging your relationships. With her expert guidance, you’ll create new, more positive behaviors and stop making decisions that harm you and the people you love. At last, you can get off that crazy train, onto a connected highway, and find your way to a healthier, happier you.

Mr. Rook, eccentric billionaire and owner of the most exclusive island resort in the world, has a secret. Hint: Legends say it can make you young again. But when he's no longer willing to pay the dark price to keep eternal youth on the island's menu, the very thing that once kept him young is now turning on him.

Following the success of Paris Noir, the Akashic Noir Series has expanded to include the famously diverse and sometimes controversial suburbs of this legendary city.

Mai come oggi è stato facile comunicare e dare voce ai nostri pensieri attraverso l'uso delle parole. Twitter, sms, e-mail, post si moltiplicano e rimbalzano, circolano a una velocità tale da diventare irrecuperabili già pochi minuti dopo averli pubblicati - quelli aggressivi e tossici, trasmessi con la stessa impulsiva facilità di quelli amichevoli. La semplicità e la rapidità con cui possiamo esprimerci, insieme all'idea che esistiamo solamente se comunichiamo, ci hanno fatto dimenticare le virtù del silenzio e il potere delle parole.  

Driven by a mother's sacrifice to save her daughter from abuse and a lifetime of poverty, deprivation, and neglect, Footprints on the Heart unwinds an epic tale of love, loss, and exile in the lives of unforgettable characters, as they navigate the turbulence of six decades against a backdrop of powerful world events.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow. Children can turn to Puff when they are scared or worried about something. In this story, Puff helps a little girl confront her fear and dislike of broccoli! Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Broccoli is a great "just before bed" story which allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and helps them to help their child manage their fears regarding broccoli and eating new things.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who children can turn to when scared and worried about something. In these stories Puff helps children confront a range of fears, such as being left with a baby sitter, going to the doctor, seeing shadows at night, eating food (such as broccoli), and fireworks.

The hot indie rockers introduced by In the Band return in this compelling second installment of the Luminescent Juliet series. This time the focus is on Justin, the band’s gorgeous lead singer - and a notorious womanizer - who sails through life without a second thought. His only problems stem from the power struggles he has with his band mates, some of whom are living with dark troubles that he wants no part of. Then one night Justin stumbles into a tattoo parlor and meets Allie.

Being popular in the college music scene doesn’t solve all your problems; at least that’s what the hot musicians of indie band Luminescent Juliet discover. In this compelling novel, trouble begins when 18-year-old Riley, trying to regain her rhythm after throwing away her percussion scholarship to a top school, wins an audition to become the band’s new drummer. This sets her on a collision course with Romeo, the band’s sexy dark-haired guitarist, whose ambitions do not include performing with a girl.

Have you ever felt like you had one foot in heaven and the other on the Earth? What would you do if this actually happened? This audiobook has come to you at the right time in your life because you have downloaded it. Is it a coincidence? Or is it because you are now ready to walk a new path in your life, one that many dare not tread because it leads to the master within all of us? At 39, Jean Luc Lafitte had an experience that was to change the course of his life. It was to challenge his very existence and start him on a path from which many do not return.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow. Children can turn to Puff when they are scared or worried about something. In this story, Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of being left with a baby sitter. Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Baby Sitter is a great "just before bed" story that allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and helps them to help their children manage their fears regarding being left with a babysitter.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow. Children can turn to Puff when they are scared or worried about something. In this story Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of going to the doctor for surgery. Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Doctor is a great "just before bed" story, which allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and helps them to help their children manage their fears regarding doctors and bedtime.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who they can turn to when scared and worried about something their life. In this story Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of shadows at bedtime. Many children have fears which parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: The Shadow Monster is a great "just before bed" story which allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and allow them to help their child manage their fears regarding shadows and the fears of bedtime.

Samuel Frog hears about the Tock a losh Troll scaring all the animals in the forest. Samuel is not scared and so goes on an expedition to seek out the troll and see why he is scaring everyone. Enjoy Jean Luc Lafitte’s lovely story about not being scared of difference, and how understanding can help people understand and overcome their life challenges.

Puff is a lovely character who lives in every child’s pillow and who they can turn to when scared and worried about something their life. In this story, Puff helps a little girl confront her fear of fireworks. Many children have fears that parents need to manage. Puff in the Pillow: Fireworks Night is a great "just before bed" story that allows parents to introduce the character of Puff and allow them to help their child manage their fears regarding fireworks and the bangs and noises associated with them.

It’s a long way from a basement apartment in a Montréal suburb to a new life on a fictional planet, but that’s the destination our unnamed narrator has set his sights on, bringing listeners with him on an off-beat and often hilarious journey. Along the way, he writes poems, buys groceries at the dollar store, and earns minimum wage at a dead-end supermarket job. In between treatments for his cystic fibrosis and the constant drip-drip-drip of disappointment, he dreams of a new life on Tatouine, where he’ll play Super Mario Bros and make sand angels all day.