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A carriage ride around a Baltic island descends into a comedy of errors involving a devout cousin and forgotten paths. The narrators desire for a peaceful escape clashes with the absurd demands of her companions. Between the sea breezes and the social mishaps, a sharp portrait of human folly emerges. This travelogue is a witty testament to the fact that one can never truly escape ones family.

Even in the sanctuary of a honeymoon, the scent of danger returns to torment the survivors of the Yellow Room. A fortress on the coast becomes a prison of paranoia as the enemy closes in. The atmosphere is thick with dread and the ghosts of memory.

The shadow of a deceased wife hangs heavy over a country estate, threatening to consume the new bride. Everard Wemyss appears the grieving husband, but his stifling affection masks a sinister need for control. The atmosphere thickens with dread as the true nature of the previous tragedy comes to light. This domestic thriller tightens the noose of psychological terror with every page.

An expedition into the heart of a lost African kingdom uncovers an immortal queen of staggering beauty who has waited two millennia for the return of her lover’s soul.

A high-ranking official finds his soul divided between the cold demands of political duty and the memory of a mystical garden hidden behind a mysterious portal. Every time he chooses ambition over the "Door in the Wall," a piece of his humanity withers, leading to a tragic climax of missed opportunities. This collection masterfully explores the tension between the magical world of the imagination and the mundane world of responsibility.

The long-held secrets of a hidden benefactor are finally brought to light as the inhabitants of the island face their ultimate destiny.

Deep within the subterranean darkness of Rome, a secret community of believers faces the brutal reality of imperial persecution with unwavering courage. This moving story follows a young convert who must choose between his earthly safety and his spiritual devotion in the face of certain death. It is a powerful testament to the strength of the human soul and the light that shines in the darkest places.

A collection of vibrant sketches captures the fleeting, pivotal moments of youth, ranging from the excitement of social debuts to the quiet dignity of daily labor. These stories highlight the spirit and perseverance of young women as they navigate the shifting expectations of Victorian society. Each narrative serves as a window into the heart, filled with Alcotts characteristic warmth and sharp social observation.

A restless youth abandons the suffocating constraints of the East to find his destiny in the raw, untamed beauty of the high plains. His journey is one of self-discovery, marked by the dangers of the trail and the harsh lessons of the wilderness. The open range offers a freedom that is both intoxicating and perilous for a heart that refuses to settle. It is a classic odyssey of a man seeking a life as vast as the horizon.

For a logical thinker, intuition can feel like the least reliable tool in the room. It is unverifiable, inconsistent, and suspiciously resistant to being proven. And yet, there are moments quiet, persistent, difficult to dismiss when something beyond analysis seems to know something the data doesnt.Intuition Training for Logical Thinkers explores what intuition actually is beneath the mysticism it is so often wrapped in, and why the analytical mind is not its enemy but, in many ways, its most capable interpreter. It examines how years of privileging reason over felt sense can gradually create a lopsided inner landscape one in which the mind is highly developed but the subtler signals of the body and deeper cognition go consistently unread. It gently reframes intuition not as the opposite of logic, but as a different and equally sophisticated form of information processing one that becomes more accessible the more honestly it is examined.This book offers insight into the practical intersection of analytical thinking and inner knowing: how pattern recognition underlies much of what we experience as gut feeling, why the body registers meaningful signals before conscious reasoning catches up, and what it means to build a more integrated relationship between evidence-based thinking and the quieter, faster intelligence that operates beneath it. It does not ask you to abandon critical thinking or surrender to feeling over fact. What it offers is something more nuanced and more honest a thoughtful exploration of how intuition and logic, trusted together, create a richer and more reliable inner compass than either can provide alone.For anyone who has ever talked themselves out of something that turned out to be right, or reasoned their way into something that turned out to be wrong and wondered what they missed in the process.

There is a particular kind of grief that has no funeral, no sympathy cards, no socially accepted space to fall apart. It is the grief of mourning something that looked like love but upon honest reflection, may never have truly been what you believed it was.Grieving the Relationship That Never Existed explores the painful inner experience of losing not just a person, but a version of reality you had built your hope around. It examines how the mind constructs a portrait of someone from fragments early tenderness, moments of connection, the person you believed they could become and how devastating it is when that portrait no longer holds.This book offers insight into the layers beneath this kind of loss: the grief that feels illegitimate because others dont understand what exactly you are mourning, the shame of having loved an illusion, and the quiet disorientation of rebuilding a sense of reality after it has been gently or violently dismantled. It does not rush you toward acceptance or reframe your pain as a lesson learned. Instead, it sits with the complexity of mourning something real to you, even when others question whether there was ever anything there to lose.For anyone who has ever been told you barely knew them or it wasnt even that serious and felt the unbearable loneliness of a grief no one else could quite see.

Ordering food online is part of peoples lifebut it still comes with challenges. Customers often need to share personal delivery information across multiple restaurant systems, and in some cases, that data is passed to third parties without consent, creating serious privacy risks. Also, international travelers need to perform a currency exchange operation just to place a simple food order.This book introduces blockchain, Bitcoin, and a blockchain-based solution for the restaurant sector using Lisk. By leveraging decentralized technology, it proposes a customized system that eliminates intermediaries, reduces transaction fees, guarantees privacy, and security of operations.At the heart of this work is a Restaurant Proof of Concept built upon the Lisk sidechain network, enabling fast and secure food ordering using the LSK crypto asset. Through empirical studies, the author evaluates its performance in scalability, privacy, auditability, and costcomparing it to major blockchains like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Multichain.A standout feature is the hands-on testing with the Lightning Network on the Bitcoin Testnet, showcasing its strengths in speed and efficiency, as well its limitations for industries with specific operational needs.The comparative analysis between Lisk-SDK and the Lightning Network offers a unique perspective on blockchain adoption in retail. Whether youre a developer, researcher, or entrepreneur, this book delivers actionable insightsand its for you.

O retrofit traz dentro de si a proposta de fazer a reconverso de espaços vazios urbanos ou arquitetonicos em espaços habitados. De crescer sem demolir, inovar sem desperdiçar, projetar o amanh com o que ja esta de pe.Retrofit em multiviso reune autores de formaçes diversas (engenharia, arquitetura, urbanismo, direito, administraço, meio ambiente) que compartilham suas experiencias nessa arte de equilibrar o possivel e o desejavel, as limitaçes tecnicas e o desempenho ideal, a preservaço e a modernizaço, o custo e o valor social. Com fotos, graficos, quadros, plantas e imagens de projetos, cada capitulo apresenta desafios e soluçes de edificios conhecidos de grandes cidades que ganharam novos usos.Uma obra plural que revela o retrofit no apenas como instrumento de politica urbana, de sustentabilidade e de incluso social, mas tambem seu poder de reconectar a populaço a historia das cidades e criar continuidade entre passado e futuro.

Traverse a broad spectrum of intellectual critiques ranging from the art of literature to the noise of city streets. These essays combine biting wit with deep philosophical insight, targeting the absurdities of social conventions and academic pretense. The authors cynical yet brilliant voice offers a refreshing antidote to blind optimism. A definitive collection for those who appreciate sharp, unyielding cultural commentary.

Isolated by his high rank, a dying clergyman reflects on a life of ceremony that has left him spiritually hollow and estranged from his own humanity.

Investigate the true source of human kindness in a world driven by self-interest. This treatise rejects religious commands to establish compassion as the sole genuine moral incentive. By analyzing the conflict between egoism and malice, the text builds a secular foundation for ethics. A powerful argument that connects the suffering of one to the suffering of all.

An innocent girl guides her gambling-addicted grandfather on a desperate pilgrimage through the English countryside, fleeing the clutches of a monstrous, dwarfish moneylender.

Kate is a tomboy unsuited for the silk dresses of her new station, and her struggle against the stifling rules of the aristocracy is a poignant look at the cost of privilege.

Unlock the secrets of the human mind through a series of penetrating reflections on intellect and behavior. This volume challenges the reader to look beyond surface actions and understand the subconscious drives of the Will. Schopenhauer navigates the thin line between genius and madness with surgical precision. An intellectual journey that strips away the comforting illusions of rationality.

A kaleidoscope of Russian life that reveals the tragedy inherent in the mundane, where social conventions crush the dreams of the vulnerable.