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People often think that when you live in a small house, it's because you don't have the means to live in a larger home. In most cases this couldn't be further from the truth. The fact is that small house living typically equates to a much more fulfilling life. Through the process of downsizing your life in regards to material possessions, clutter, and the size of your dwelling, you come to understand a new ideal in which freedom is the name of the game.

Bonjour, my name is André Chevalier. It has been my joy and my great honor to help those who have lost their way. Not long after I began my journey, I met two such wounded souls. Renata Koreman, my little mouse. She came to me as a child - shy, mute, injured...broken. It took oh-so many years to start to bring her back to herself! Yet, I could not fully heal her. Years later, Grant Wilkinson, he too fell into my hands. The ex-Army Ranger was badly disfigured and saw himself as a monster. Isolated by secrets, solitary and self-contained.

Veteran Police Sergeant Clarke is gunned down by hoodlums, shot in the back of the head. As he lay dying, a rush of blood to his face formed a macabre mask - a crimson mask. When his son, Doctor Robert "Bob" Clarke, saw that strange stigmata, he interpreted it as a sign, inspiring him to become his father's avenger, the Crimson Mask!

Zeno Cosini, il protagonista dell'opera, è un commerciante che proviene da una famiglia ricca, vive nell'ozio e in un rapporto conflittuale con il padre, che si rifletterà su tutta la sua vita. Nell'amore, nei rapporti coi familiari e gli amici, nel lavoro, egli prova un costante senso di inadeguatezza e di "inettitudine", che interpreta come sintomi di una malattia.

They came from the sea. They came from the shadows. They came from the sewers. But what are they, and what do they want? No one knows. Their thirst for blood is insatiable. They scramble from city to city, spreading destruction and death in their wake. Some call them "Mutes". Some call them "Mimes". Their names are synonymous with terror.

Yesterday, I learned all of Oasis's secrets - or so I thought. As a new danger arises, the long-awaited Birth Day celebration turns into a nightmare, and this time, there may be no escape.

The story of how tragedy and sudden fame can affect everyone involved in the event. It is the story of David, a reporter, whose live newscast of young Maisie Hughes' death becomes a viral sensation. His guilt is in conflict with his desire to use the event to further his career. At the same time it is a story about the Hughes family: mom, dad, and middle sister.

When novelist Jim Eldridge receives an invitation to a writer's retreat on Washington State's Mount Misery, it seems like the perfect escape from the last days of his dead marriage. Jim accepts the invitation to the Hacks Club and joins the other guests including the legendary H. Casper and best-seller Heather Woods for a week of fun and relaxation. Someone in those woods is not happy to see them. The body count rises, and the survivors band together to fight the relentless killer.

Si apre così Malacqua, il noto romanzo - forse il più bel libro su Napoli - che Nicola Pugliese scrisse nel 1976 e che a suo tempo fu pubblicato da Einaudi dopo il parere entusiasta di Italo Calvino. Il libro non si ristampa da allora. Da molti anni, infatti, circola solo in fotocopia fra gli appassionati, e le pochissime copie disponibili, ormai veri e propri oggetti di culto, sono contesissime dai bibliofili. Stando ai fatti, Malacqua è la cronaca di quattro giorni di pioggia nella città di Napoli. Il maltempo non provoca soltanto crolli e frane.

Negotiations with the LA vampires have failed. Having survived the attempted razing of their enclave by the dragons, the vampires are now holding Jordan’s sister hostage and are demanding a unicorn for her safe return. There’s only one problem. Unicorns aren’t animals. They are wild magic best left alone. Jordan holds the media responsible for Katie’s capture. If they had stayed out of his private life, she would’ve been safe.

It is said that there is a universe close by adjacent to our own. A place where anything is possible. Where illusions become reality and the delicate fabric of time becomes torn to reveal the weird, strange or unexplainable. This is The Phantasmagoria.

It's a fast-moving murder mystery that begins when Jordan comes home early to find a beautiful but unknown blonde half-dressed and very drunk in his apartment. From then on things get ever more complicated, as murder and intrigue rear their twin heads with Jordan stuck in the middle, trying to solve the crime and clear himself of a murder charge.

La segunda temporada del éxitoso Audible Original El Flautista se desarrolla un año después de los traumáticos eventos de la primera temporada. Basándose en la evaluación psicológica del Dr. Grunwald, Paula Beyer ha sido suspendida del servicio. Mientras intenta acostumbrarse a su nueva vida de civil, sigue convencida de que el caso nunca se resolvió. Y parece que podría tener razón: En Freidorf, varios jóvenes se ven envueltos de forma independiente en extraños delitos que nadie puede explicar.

Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still showed an exceptional talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of his world, but they also expose its hideous cruelty.

Jack knew the critter living in his shop, affectionately referred to as Fuzzface, wasn't a rat. But what exactly was he? It wasn't surprising Jack was in the dark, since the creature had never let himself be seen. Small, clean, and with a preference for canned crab, Fuzzface had become an invisible but comforting presence in the shop.

¿Quién inventó la máquina tortilladora? ¿Por qué en México hay una tienda en cada esquina? ¿Qué hacía un japonés en la Revolución? ¿Cuál ha sido el presidente más honrado? ¿Quién fue la primera mujer gobernadora? Las respuestas a estas preguntas se encuentran en este libro, que reúne diversos hechos y personajes tan curiosos e interesantes como sólo México puede ofrecer. Cada una de estas páginas nos demuestra que la Historia no sólo está en los museos y las enciclopedias, también se encuentra en las cosas (en apariencia) más simples de la vida.

La historia de nuestra historia, en tiempo presente, pensada desde ahora e interpelando las verdades de manual. Conducido por Felipe Isidro Pigna: historiador, profesor y escritor argentino especializado en la historia de Argentina. Realiza trabajos en diversos formatos, y es considerado por el programa "Ver para leer" como el historiador con más difusión en la Argentina después de Félix Luna.​

Frankie had it good. A place of his own. A girlfriend with a penchant for puzzles. And a pretty good nest egg from grifting wallets. But when somebody steals his money that he worked so hard to take, things get serious. Forced to confront his past, Frankie must be led down a path that will take him deeper into the criminal underworld.

In the first book of the Star Crusades: Uprising series, the bloody struggle is told through the eyes of an illegal pit fighter named Spartan, who is forced to choose between incarceration or military service. Choosing the Confederate Marine Corps over servitude he begins his 30 long weeks of training. Together with his group of marines, they are honed into a force ready to be thrown into the meat grinder on the newest and greatest planet in the Confederacy, Proxima Prime.

You have perfected the skills necessary to perform at work and manage everyday life. Yet you often find yourself stuck—your career has stalled, your relationships have become stagnant. Something is off. The hard truth is that no matter how brilliant you may be, your technical abilities won’t provide you with the charisma, empathy, and grace you need to advance. No matter how well-designed your algorithms, they won’t teach you how to be an authentic leader.