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Florence Day è la ghostwriter di una delle più famose autrici romance del momento. Ma ha un problema: dopo una rottura terribile, non crede più nell'amore. Quando Benji Andor, il suo nuovo, affascinante editor, si rifiuta di concederle più tempo per consegnare il romanzo, Florence si prepara a dire addio alla sua carriera. Ma le cattive notizie, si sa, non viaggiano mai da sole: sua madre la chiama per avvisarla che il padre è venuto a mancare. Così, torna nella cittadina di provincia dove è nata e dove la sua famiglia gestisce un'agenzia di pompe funebri.

February 2012. Somewhere in the North Atlantic. In an increasingly uncertain defence environment, a deadly new arms race has begun. In an attempt to secure her boundaries, Britain has deployed the very latest sub-sea military technology. Beneath and beyond the front line, these are the adventures of the HMS Goliath. A 55,000-tonne M-Class nuclear stealth submarine, prowling 5,000 metres below the surface, manned by idiots.

À l'université de Salamanque, un groupe d'étudiants en criminologie découvre l'existence d'un tueur passé sous les radars depuis plusieurs décennies et qui met en scène ses victimes en s'inspirant de tableaux de la Renaissance. À Madrid, l'enquêtrice Lucia Guerrero trouve son équipier crucifié sur un calvaire et se lance sur les traces de celui que l’on surnomme le "tueur à la colle."

Are you tired of seeing your little one struggle to make friends, exhibit challenging behaviors, or struggle with communication? Imagine if there was a proven toolkit designed by a speech therapist that could equip your toddler with the essential social skills they need to thrive in any situation, even if they have delayed skills.

Phil Harris and Alice Faye are back in 20 new digitally remastered episodes - including 18 episodes available for the first time anywhere. As we join Curly and the Mrs., spring is in the air, but the show is on thin ice with its sponsor RCA Victor and its president Clyde Scott (Gale Gordon). Amid contract worries, battles with writers, family outings, sorority girls, and selling television sets, the show takes a dramatic turn - and chaos and hilarity follow!

As most of us know from experience, the emotional baggage we have from our childhood can be difficult, if not impossible to get rid of. And for some of us, this weight can be so unbearable that it keeps us from moving forward and getting anywhere in life. The good news is…you can do things differently for your child. You can raise them to master their emotions—and be the master of their own destiny! —And with no fancy tools, tutors, or training required…just you, a little time and patience…and this book!

Reece Spencer became a monster after a Halloween party gone wrong, but instead of letting it ruin his life, he dedicated his life to monsters. After selling his portion of a successful investment firm, he funded the creation of a college for monsters just outside the monstrous little town of Screaming Woods.

You may think you know Vergil’s epic poem, The Aeneid - the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero, prophesized to found Rome. Or maybe you’ve heard of the fearsome Cyclopes, the tragic queen Dido, the Trojan horse, the River Styx and the three headed dog who guards the underworld. But what of the man who wrote it and why? This is that story.

Alzi la mano chi non ha mai dovuto superare un momento difficile o la fine di una storia d’amore, chi non si è mai sentito scoraggiato, demotivato o insicuro, chi non si è mai chiesto come smettere di crearsi problemi e poter finalmente raggiungere la felicità. La soluzione è più semplice di quanto si potrebbe credere: secondo la seguitissima giornalista Brianna Wiest, il trucco è ribaltare la prospettiva, imparando a vedere le difficoltà e gli ostacoli come opportunità di crescita e di conoscenza di sé.

People have been talking about selling the same way for years. They might use different phrasing, but they’ve been saying the same things. “Don’t take no for an answer”! “Always be closing"! “You’re either born to sell, or you’re not". Well, guess what, times have changed. You don’t have to sell like that anymore! And no, you don’t have to be born with “the sales gene”. Anybody can succeed in sales, and better yet, everybody will find more success by being themselves.

My life is a friggin’ fairytale - just not the kind any single girl would ever want to star in. Like any good heroine, I have challenges to face. Getting my son to wear pants is one; dealing with my snooze-fest of a job is another. Then there’s the Beast, my freeloading brother who’s worn a permanent dent in the couch at my new place. And no fairytale would be complete without a smoking-hot prince, of course. Too bad he’s a complete ass. My instincts scream at me to steer clear of Nate Murphy.

If you think your child is at risk for language difficulties, the last thing you want to do is wait around. But, it’s scary not to know how to approach such a delicate situation. And the truth is, your fear of the unknown can sometimes be worse than the situation itself. Luckily, the missing piece that will help you and your child overcome the challenges that a speech delay or disorder brings is closer than you think. Yasmin Akhtar, an SLT, is on a mission to help parents understand language development through the power of games.

When Jeremy Wolters discovers an ancient, alien substance in the Triangle Forest, his desperation to fix the past turns into an obsession. Dabbling in such powers is dangerous but doesn’t compare to the consequences of learning he isn’t the only one with desire to control it. Jeremy means to go on this journey alone, but when Ezra Ortiz discovers the truth, he tries to stop his friend from making a terrible mistake.

Aidan Thomas is a hardworking family man and a respected member of his community. He's also a kidnapper and serial killer who has murdered eight women. And there's a ninth, a woman he's renamed Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed where she fears for her life. When Aidan's wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Cecilia, are forced to move. Aidan brings Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a family friend who needs a place to stay. After five years of captivity, surely Rachel is too brainwashed to attempt to escape.

Over the course of three years, Alice Oswald recorded conversations with people who live and work on the River Dart in Devon. Using these records and voices as a sort of poetic census, she creates in Dart a narrative of the river, tracking its life from source to sea.

There isn’t a single parenting book that describes the extent of a parent’s worries. We worry about everything from their health to their happiness to the little scrape on their knee to their future careers. But it’s the signs of developmental delays that really keep us up at night. According to Mencap, there are approximately 351,000 children in the UK with a learning disability. In the US, 17 percent of children have delays in physical, learning, language, or behavior development.

Teagan Cross, college senior, rebel, and wiseass extraordinaire, goes from princess to pauper in a single phone call. Overnight, her life of privilege becomes one of survival. She's not going to fall apart, though. She's a rebel and she's strong...determined to live life on her own terms...and nothing's going to stop her from getting things done. But when a twist of fate brings her to the doorstep of a different kind of Rebel, she's forced to figure out when something's worth fighting for and when something's worth letting go.

Research shows that "normal" infant sleep is not what most experts claim it is. In fact, many of today's sleep "problems" with young babies and children predominantly occur in the developed world. In Why Your Baby's Sleep Matters, renowned gentle parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith demonstrates how nurturing babies at night helps their brain development, and covers the topics every parent of a new baby will need to know about, including naps, SIDS, night weaning, and coping with your own exhaustion - and even dealing with advice and criticism from others.

Ama i libri. Vive di letteratura. E risolve delitti. Torna l'irresistibile investigatrice creata da alice basso. Un gesto, una parola, un'espressione del viso. A Vani bastano piccoli particolari per capire una persona, per comprenderne il modo di pensare. Una dote speciale di cui farebbe volentieri a meno. Perché Vani sta bene solo con sé stessa, tenendo gli altri alla larga. Ama solo i suoi libri, la sua musica e i suoi vestiti inesorabilmente neri. Eppure, questa innata empatia è essenziale per il suo lavoro: Vani è una ghostwriter di una famosa casa editrice.

Jack has been dreading the summer holidays - his dad works long hours, and so all he has to look forward to is an empty house. But when his boisterous neighbours, Bruno and Rocco, make it their mission to pull him into an adventure, his life will never be the same again.