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Book four of the Turning Pages series begins with a visit to the Cumber family farm during the 1970s and 1980s, where corn, chickens, romance, friends, and relations blend into a background story not to be missed.

É comum pensar que a única função do garçom é anotar os pedidos e levar os pratos. No entanto, este livro pretende valorizar essa profissão e demonstrar que o verdadeiro valor de um garçom está na sua capacidade de conseguir que os seus clientes tenham momentos agradáveis enquanto repõem as energias. Nós, da Trade Academy, pretendemos destacar a importância que o garçom tem sendo, ao mesmo tempo, anfitrião e vendedor.

Twenty years after a high school student's bullying driven suicide, former students at Landen Creek High are being systematically shot to death in the town of Landen Creek, Oregon. Homicide detectives Paige Lombard and Garrison Stanton investigate the crimes and search for the killers or possible serial killer. The case becomes personal for Paige as she attended the high school and knew the victims, including being once romantically involved with the first victim, Ben Huxley.

Katie Carmichael may not be a scary badass dragon capable of toasting her enemies to a crisp, but that doesn’t mean she’s a pushover. And sure, the roaring, fire-breathing hottie is, uh, hot, but she’s a chick with a plan. A plan that includes a secluded old farmhouse and doesn’t include a tall, heavily muscled, and totally delicious weredragon.

Joan Lennon é uma menina de 10 anos com um dom surpreendente: ela é capaz de lembrar, com exatidão de detalhes, tudo que aconteceu com ela. Sabe quantas vezes a mãe disse “sempre dá certo” nos últimos seis meses, lembra dos dias e dos motivos para ter chorado, mas compreende também que nem todos têm essa capacidade. A maioria das pessoas, ela sabe, esquece as coisas, mas Joan não quer ser esquecida pelos outros.

Quando chegou ao Upper East Side com o marido e o filho pequeno, Wednesday Martin foi jogada em uma tribo superfechada de mães megarricas e glamorosas com ambições altíssimas e determinação ferrenha. Em um mundo onde cumprimentos não são retribuídos, juntar as crianças para brincar é um esporte sangrento e até caminhar pela calçada é um exercício de dominação e submissão, ela sofreu um verdadeiro choque cultural.

Foi na Creekwood High School que Simon e Blue se conheceram e se apaixonaram, e também onde Leah e Abby descobriram que o que sentiam uma pela outra era mais do que amizade. Ao que tudo indicava, a jornada de Simon e seus amigos tinha chegado ao fim, mas, para a surpresa e alegria dos fãs, o grupo está de volta em uma novela inédita.

Em 19 de novembro de 2018, Carlos Ghosn foi detido pelas autoridades japonesas assim que desembarcou no aeroporto de Tóquio. Executivo de reconhecimento internacional pelo seu trabalho como CEO da Renault e da Nissan, foi imediatamente isolado em um presídio, sem saber ao certo sob que acusação. Carlos vinha de Beirute, onde passara o fim de semana com sua esposa Carole, que só soube o que havia acontecido com o marido quando estava prestes a desembarcar em Nova York.

Criminal defense attorney Jessica Frost is hired to defend 21-year-old daughter college student Stephanie Dozier, who is accused of stabbing to death her roommate Kristine McVeigh, the daughter of a prominent local judge, Ralph McVeigh, as a result of a love triangle. Jessica is up against Thorne County Deputy District Attorney Madeleine Griffin, who paints the accused as committing the crime in jealous rage against her romantic rival and is determined to win a conviction. Jessica learns that Kristine was part of a secretive group of college students called the Sexy Coeds Club.

A chilling ghost story from 1980s New England. James has lost his job as a hotshot Boston attorney and his idyllic marriage to Karen is on the rocks. In an attempt at rekindling their former life, the couple relocate with their children to the small town of Blackwater, Vermont and a grand Victorian Manor. But the house has a history and a terrible secret. A deathly menace lies in wait inside Blackwater House.

Surrendering to the way of life isn't always easy. It requires us to make conscious choices, let go of what we can't control, and a lot of patience - at its essence, surrendering challenges us to turn our ego and self-will over to our higher self. By doing so, we're letting go of what doesn't serve us but instead leads us to embrace the truth of uncertainty, connection, and oneness with the world around us.

In April 1912, schoolteacher Valerie McElroy and her eight-year-old sister Ruby booked passage on the RMS Titanic for a return trip to America after visiting an aunt in London, England. When the supposedly unsinkable passenger liner hits an iceberg, Valerie and Ruby find themselves apparently safe after being put on a lifeboat. But things go further awry when Valerie finds herself knocked off the crowded lifeboat and into the cold sea.

Women’s fiction author Irene Stoddard thought she had it all with a successful husband Robert and their daughter Patty, while making a good life for themselves in Boston. But that all changed when, in the middle of Patty’s eighth birthday party, Irene caught Robert in their own bed with a sexy neighbor. In spite of feeling devastated by this betrayal, Irene chose to stay in the marriage for the sake of their daughter.

When Dr. Ellen Einterz first arrives in the town of Kolofata in Cameroon, the situation is dire: Patients are exploited by healthcare workers, unsterilized needles are reused, and only the wealthy can afford care. In Life and Death in Kolofata: An American Doctor in Africa, Einterz tells her remarkable story of delivering healthcare for 24 years in one of the poorest countries in the world, revealing both touching stories of those she is able to help and the terrible suffering of people born in extreme poverty.

Angel Rossi’s quiet life shatters the night she’s kidnapped by Nico Vitale — a ruthless mafia boss with a billionaire’s fortune and a predator’s gaze. He says she’s not who she thinks she is. He says her entire life was built on a lie. He says she belongs to him. Held captive in his Manhattan penthouse, Angel swears she’ll never fall for the man who stole her freedom. But every brush of his hand, every whispered command, pulls her deeper into a world of power, obsession, and dark temptation.

Na longa e vitoriosa tradição da crônica no Brasil, Cidinha da Silva é autora de voz singular. Ao construir seus textos a partir de um ponto de vista essencialmente feminino, preto e periférico, Cidinha oferece ao gênero uma abordagem diferenciada. Mas Cidinha não é só cronista. Suas diversas facetas desembocam em gêneros como o conto, a poesia, a literatura para crianças e o texto teatral.