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A Buckingham Palace l'autunno del 2016 si prospetta particolarmente gravoso: la regina Elisabetta deve occuparsi di un referendum che ha diviso la nazione, di una Brexit alle porte e di un imponente piano di ristrutturazione della dimora reale. Eppure l'ordine delle sue preoccupazioni è stravolto quando il cadavere di una governante viene ritrovato a bordo piscina. Si tratta di una tragica fatalità o a Buckingham Palace sta accadendo qualcosa di sinistro?

L'autrice del fortunato "Ragazza, donna, altro", racconta qui la schiavitù in un modo nuovo, diverso. Immagina un mondo in cui la tratta atlantica degli schiavi viene ribaltata lungo la linea del colore: sono i neri ad aver fondato un impero coloniale a partire dal Regno Unito di Grande Ambossa, e i bianchi a essere razziati dall'Europa e trasportati come schiavi al di là del mare, nelle Isole del Giappone Occidentale. Ripercorriamo la storia di Doris alternando la contemporaneità della protagonista e il suo personale viaggio verso la libertà.

No one would say that our story is pretty. But we were in love before we hated each other. And we were friends long before that. Growing up, I saw Jace Zielinski every day. He lived next door. I cheered him on at football games. I gave him advice on girls. He was my brother’s best friend, and the three of us were inseparable. I didn’t realize I’d already fallen for Jace until we kissed for the first time. Our magical season felt like destiny. And then came the disaster that tore us all to shreds. I lost Jace. I lost my brother. In many ways I lost myself.

Beneath the ice, Tristan buried the malevolent Fallen source. But one fragment escaped. Its light enchants the eye. Its touch corrupts flesh and soul. It seeks to spread the same fell unity that brought down the Fallen civilization. And every power on the Albeder sea conspires to claim this...

Cousins Mari, Erica, Selena, and Gracie are inseparable. They aren’t just family but best friends—sharing secrets, traditions, and a fierce love for their abuelita. But their idyllic childhood ends when Mari’s parents divorce, forcing her to move away. With Mari gone, the girls’ tight-knit bond unravels.

It’s 1978: the Auckland abortion clinic has been forced to close and sixteen-year-old Charlie has to fly to Sydney, but the plane is delayed on the tarmac. It’s 2019: Charlie’s tightly contained Wellington life with her grandson Tommy is interrupted by the unexpected intrusions of Tommy’s first girlfriend, Jenna, and the father he has never known, Jim. The year turns, and everything changes again.

Piper Flammia knows two things: She is the best park ranger in all of Alaska, and Colin Relik is a jerk. All she has to do is stay away from the man and focus on her dream job. So what if her one-night stand with Colin was amazing; she hasn’t heard from him in months. Who cares if she keeps running into him? She can definitely stay away from him. Even if her body has other ideas.

Bookish librarians are totally capable of finding missing people in the Alaskan wilderness. Said no one. Ever. So why is Grace Tumbler jetting off to do just that? She doesn’t know. All she has are books and a somewhat positive attitude that she can survive her first-ever trip away from home. That is, until her plane crashes....

Natalie Barsotti is on a mission. She wants to prove the existence of shifters in a small community. Getting a job as a nurse in Winterland, Alaska, is only the first part of her plan. If only a certain mayor wasn’t so irresistible and so damn grumpy, it would make her operation so much easier.

Judith Merril was a pioneer of 20th-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental worlds of science fiction, left politics, and Canadian literature.

Risen infestation, man-eating beasts, and a Bound lost to the feral wilds. The untamed north is not empty. Foreign expeditions fight for territory. Kaethlan bands struggle in opposition. Dina has succumbed to her Gift, unable to unite her people. Tristan and his Bound remember their debts...

Vanessa Bogenholm has watched clients make that choice with astounding results. She has seen people lose more than 100 pounds — and keep that weight off. She has seen middle-aged men stop needing medications they expected to take for the rest of their lives. She has even seen people in wheelchairs get up and walk again.

Growing up, Gwen and Iris were the best of friends, even if they couldn't have been more different. Now, Gwen is living her hometown dream, or so she reminds herself while juggling endless parenting drama, an unemployed husband, and a neighborhood pyramid scheme.

A beautifully presented and uplifting collection of contemplative, wry, sometimes funny essays about living thoughtfully and with care amidst life's challenges. If you're struggling to maintain grace and good humor amidst daily potholes and pitfalls, Brigid Lowry may be just the warm, wise, and witty companion you need.

Learn all about dinosaurs, dogs, marine life and more in The Seeker Animals Collection! Includes Everything You Know About Dinosaurs Might Be Wrong, Why Dogs Are So Amazing, Under the Sea: A World Like No Other.

Money doesn't buy happiness. Trust me, I've had it all my life and I have nothing. No love. No joy. No pizzaz. To make matters worse, my parents are pushing me to marry someone who doesn't even give me orgasms. Yes, it took me a while to figure out that I needed to stand up for myself. Which is why I was on my way to NYC, boyfriendless and out on my own for the very first time in my life

His beautiful commander—his only way back, and the only person who has any faith in him—has caught the eye of a freakish crime lord backed by a shadowy cult. Tristan has his own magic, but to save them both, he'll need to confront his doubts and bind willing women brandishing destructive fallen powers. If Tristan succeeds, will he even want to return? It's a question as unsettling as his enemy, and one he can only answer after defeating the rising tide of foes.

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È il 9 gennaio 1956 quando Oriana Fallaci, inviata de "L'Europeo", giunge per la prima volta a Hollywood per comprenderne i meccanismi nascosti e raccontare senza filtri il mondo del cinema e i suoi segreti. Negli anni seguenti Oriana torna nuovamente negli Stati Uniti, va a visitare le dimore degli attori, entra negli studios e partecipa a feste esclusive, illuminando ipocrisie, ambizioni e rimpianti delle star in interviste appassionate e franche. Seguendo il filo dei sette peccati capitali, la Fallaci conduce la sua inchiesta con ironia e profonda comprensione umana.

A ventiquattro anni, Laura è sola e infelice. La sua vita è costellata di scelte sbagliate e fallimenti, dominata dall'incapacità di sfuggire a un passato triste e dalla convinzione profonda di non meritare la felicità. Ma proprio quando ha abbandonato la speranza e sta per arrendersi allo squallore della propria esistenza, l'incontro inaspettato con Marco durante una vacanza solitaria a Norimberga le apre nuove prospettive. Di colpo la felicità sembra a portata di mano, la vita ricomincia a sorriderle.