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Più di ogni altro suo contemporaneo Gaio Giulio Cesare riuscì a segnare le sorti e a indirizzare i destini di un'epoca di crisi. Non a caso giunse a meritare, nella più ampia interpretazione filosofica hegeliana, l'appellativo di "individuo della Storia mondiale". I giudizi sul grande condottiero e politico romano sono sempre stati però pesantemente condizionati da quelli maturati negli ultimi anni della sua vita e, soprattutto, dopo la sua tragica morte.

The author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy dares all women who have had a stumble in life to harness their fighting spirit and stand back up with courage and optimism. One mastectomy, two C-sections, three pant’s sizes, and lots of red lipstick later, Geralyn Lucas is dealing with the same issues as other women her age. Her miracle babies have grown into a typical tween with a fierce eye-roll for her mom’s failings and a tornado of a little boy who won’t play by his preschool’s rules.

When their favorite teacher almost assassinates the President of the United States before their eyes, Bait and Switch think that life can't get any worse. That is, until they learn that their supervillain father has led the most successful prison break in American history and formed an army of supervillains out of the various prison escapees who broke out with him. His target: Bait and Switch themselves, whose powers he intends to use for world domination. Now Bait and Switch must defeat their father and his supervillain army one last time before he gets them. But with the leaders of the ...

Are you looking for a great audiobook about swing trading in the stock market, but every single time you purchase a course it seems that nothing makes sense? Are you scared when you hear words like ‘capital,’ ‘online trading,’ and ‘stock'? Then this is the right book for you! In Swing Trading: The Ultimate Guide to Making Fast Money 1 Hour a Day, you are going to learn everything there is to know about this topic and get insightful lessons that will transform your mindset when it comes to money.

Ein zauberhaftes Cottage in den Highlands - Winter-Romance für knisternde Kaminabende. Rilla macht sich nach dem Tod ihres Vaters auf die Reise nach Schottland, um das Cottage in dem kleinen Dorf Applemore auszuräumen, in dem sie ihre Kindheit verbracht hat. Allzu lange will sie jedoch nicht bleiben, zu viele bittersüße Erinnerungen verbinden sie mit diesem Ort.

When Victor finds himself getting tested for HIV for the first time, he can’t help but question his entire relationship with Henrique, the guy he has - had - been dating. See, Henrique didn’t disclose his positive HIV status to Victor until after they had sex, and Victor is livid. That’s when Victor meets Ian, a guy who’s also getting tested for HIV. But Ian’s test comes back positive. Though Victor is loath to think about Henrique, he offers to put the two of them in touch, hoping that perhaps Henrique can help Ian navigate his new life.

Much work-based training is a waste of time and money because the majority of people are neither emotionally ready nor practically inclined to apply their learning to the way they behave. Power Up Your Mind offers a new model of learning which will revolutionise the way you learn and perform.

It was supposed to be our last weekend away as friends, before marriage and respectability beckoned. But what happened that Saturday changed everything. We killed a stranger and covered it up. In the middle of the night, someone died. We didn’t know our victim was a serial killer. The six of us promised one another we would not tell anyone about the body we buried. But now the pact has been broken. We don’t think he was working alone. And the killing has started again....

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke’s Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And those who wake in the morning will find one less child under their roof.... Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, believe his younger brother is in serious danger. Even though the caretakers at St. Luke’s told them that he’s been adopted, Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they will do whatever it takes to find out just what is happening inside the orphanage walls....

From critically acclaimed comedian Becky Lucas comes a funny, consoling, and very candid collection of stories and essays about friends, enemies, and figuring it out that establishes her as one of today's most original comedy writers.

The garden of Newearth is all Abriel and his brothers have ever known. Out past the hedge lies the wild places to which he feels mysteriously drawn. Armed only with the training of his wizardly teacher, he faces the greatest adventure of his young life. He is driven onward by an unlikely guide and a dream of visiting The Floating City; the shining home of the High King. The stakes are greater than he could ever imagine, as the world's entire future depends on his every move.

In Naked Grace, Lucas Kitchen uses wit, humor, brutal honesty, and visual storytelling to invite you along for his life-long quest for answers. Confusion about the Christian faith plaguing every leg of the journey, clarity was always beyond arm's reach. The search seemed hopeless. He was about to give up when everything changed. This self-deprecating tale will resonate with anyone who has wrestled with unanswered questions and is dying to know the truth.

New York, 1909. Aus einem transatlantischen Frachter steigt eine junge Frau mit ihrem Sohn Natale. Sie kommen aus dem tiefsten Süden Italiens - mit dem Traum von einem besseren Leben in Amerika. Doch in der von Armut, Elend und Kriminalität gezeichneten Lower East Side gelten die gnadenlosen Gesetze der Gangs. Nur wer über ausreichend Robustheit und Durchsetzungskraft verfügt, kann sich hier behaupten.

From Argentina to Italy, the intense, metaphysical and poetic story of a gardener in love, by Italy's most prominent writer. "A man's life lasts as long as three horses. You have already buried the first." Somewhere along the coastline of Italy, a man passes his days in solitude and silence, tending a garden and reading books of travel and adventure.

Just after World War II, a young orphan living in Naples comes under the protection of Don Gaetano, the superintendent of an apartment building. He is a generous man and is very attached to the boy, telling him about the war and the liberation of the city by the Neapolitans. He teaches him to play cards, shows him how to do odd jobs for the tenants, and even initiates him into the world of sex by sending him one evening to a widow who lives in the building. But Don Gaetano possesses another gift as well: he knows how to read people’s thoughts.

Being born with a gift can be a curse… That’s what omega fox shifter Farlight learns when his parents sell him to the wealthy and powerful alpha fox shifter Cooper. For seven years, the man treats Farlight like a treasure, hiding him away from the world and using him in every way he can. Until one fateful night when Farlight runs away, and into the arms of the alpha fox shifter Jalen, an illusionist guided by a vision he doesn’t understand. Can Jalen protect Farlight and their future pup from a man that will do anything to get him back? A man with enough power to crush them both? ...

Va voi citi doua serii de texte care vorbesc despre doua chipuri ale lui Ion Luca Caragiale. Mai întâi despre un Caragiale mai putin cunoscut si apoi despre un Caragiale mai putin vesel, mai grav, uitat de amatorii de zeflemea. Andrei Plesu

With Facebook there is a lot of information floating around the net about how essential it is for businesses to be on their website. Yet many businesses have an innate fear of social networking as such because of their concerns with data security. This is the dilemma that most SMB, or Small to Medium Businesses, face, whether to be on Facebook or not. This guide's purpose is to discuss in detail what exactly Facebook is and how using it can help any small business become bigger than imagined.

After three disastrous marriages, a series of bad dates, and a tumultuous relationship with an emotionally abusive mother, psychology professor Nancy Jewel is through with love and commitment. Romantic or familial, the notion is a waste of her time. Content with being alone, she’s starting to feel normal-ish when she learns her father, incarcerated in Georgia, has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Controversial filmmaker William Ward doesn't believe in curses, but he's happy to have the hype surrounding his newest movie, an adaptation of a notorious screenplay with a dark history. As production begins and people start dying, he learns that the curse is all too real and the vengeful ghost haunting the script is only a piece of the puzzle.