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Se a sua meta é ter um imóvel nos Estados Unidos, este livro mostra o caminho.Com base em sua experiência de vida e na atuação direta com centenas de clientes, a autora apresenta um guia objetivo, pr

Em um cenário de crescente violência urbana, Carros Blindados: Um guia determinante aos profissionais de segurança surge como uma resposta essencial ao mercado de proteção pessoal. Profissionais de s

Você já se sentiu "diferente", como se enxergasse o mundo por outro ângulo?Em Uma terapeuta com pensamento invertido, Adriana Miranda compartilha sua jornada de vida e atuação como terapeuta ocupacio

Homeless on Aucklands streets, Max Grimes fights to survive when someone starts killing the citys forgotten. Pulled into a dark past, he must stop the killer or be next. The gripping second instalment in a breathtaking series, from New Zealands queen of crime.`Brutal, raw and utterly realistic Trevor Wood`Pacy, twisty, relentlessly unpredictable journey through the dark side of New Zealands biggest city, where a man battling his own demons must confront a far deadlier one working in the shadows Michael Bennett`Absorbing and addictive. Once youve started you wont be able to put it down until the end. A truly gripping thriller Michael Wood___The City looks away but someone is watchingA killer is hunting Aucklands homeless. No one cares. No one but Max. These are his people.Max Grimes is homeless, living on the streets of Auckland among the forgotten, the invisible. But now someone is hunting the homeless, killing them one by one. No one cares. Except Max.Trying to put his shattered life back together, Max is pulled into a deadly game when a face from his past reappears, reopening wounds he thought were long buried.As whispers of a Grim Reaper spread terror through the city, Max must race against time not only to find the killer, but to outrun the ghosts chasing him.Because if he fails, hell be next._______The setting is vivid in these dark but hopeful crime thrillers. It took three years for Max to return but it was worth the wait this is socially aware fiction with gripping story-telling. SuperbPaul Burke, CrimeTimePraise for Vanda Symon`Tauter and tougher than Symons delightful Dunedin procedurals superb The Times`Completely gripping a poignant study of how our society shapes unlikely saints and monsters Eve Smith`From the opening pages, this story left me gasping for breath Michael Robotham`New Zealands modern Queen of Crime Val McDermid`A one-sitting read Ann Cleeves`Fast, furious and intense Helen Fields`Astonishingly good compelling, horrifying, intriguing and entertaining. One of the best thrillers Ive read this year Liz Nugent`Edgy, thrilling and terrifyingly realistic Lisa Hall`Atmospheric, emotional and gripping Foreword Reviews`Fans of The Dry will love Vanda Symon Red Magazine`If you like taut, pacey thrillers with a wonderful sense of place, this is the book for you Liam McIlvanney`A portrait of the underbelly of society, this is a deeply involving novel and a damn good thriller Paul Burke, NB Magazine`Fast-moving New Zealand procedural ... the Edinburgh of the south has never been more deadly Ian Rankin`A sassy heroine, fabulous sense of place, and rip-roaring stories with a twist. Perfect curl-up-on-the-sofa reading Kate Mosse`A plot that grabs the readers attention with a heart-stopping opening and doesnt let go Sunday Times`Reads like the polished effort of a genre veteran. More, please Booklist

The fourth book in this action-packed adventure series from Blue Peter Award-winning author Kieran Larwood and Waterstones Childrens Book Prize winner Joe Todd Stanton. Young readers will love discovering the world of the Dungeon Runners!"A funny and exciting fantasy adventure story" - Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The TimesON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, BITE! Kit and his trusty teammates, Sandy and Thorn, are heading to land of the vampires for their most fearsome test yet.In a dungeon that is deadlier than anything theyve faced before, theyll take on monsters, hunt for treasure and crack codes. But can they make it to the finish, or will this be game over?DANGER! CHAMPIONS ONLY! "Highly illustrated, humorous and immediately enthralling, this first volume in a new series will appeal to 7+ D&D fans in particular" - The GuardianFollow Triple Troubles other adventures in the Bottom Feeder League:Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial, The Week Junior Childrens Book of the Year, Younger Fiction 2025 Dungeon Runners: Sky BattlesDungeon Runners: Ocean Chase

In 50,000 acres of remote Scottish mountains and moor sits Dorcha Hall: a former hunting lodge nestling amongst ancient forests, on the shores of the enigmatic Black Loch. At night, lights glow from within, smoke curls from its chimneys, and in the forgiving murk of the gloaming, it looks magical. In daylight, its mouldering plasterwork and failing plumbing present a less romantic reality.Dr Ava Dickens has come to Dorcha to visit her godson, Alastair a young man whose parents sudden death has taken him from a quiet life in academia to owning Loch Dorcha. He and his very new wife are convinced the only way to make the estate work is to run the Hall as a hotel. But Ava is a rigorous scientist, her specialty animal behaviour, and she is by no means certain that the evidence is indicative of a successful outcome.When one of the hotel guests is found dead in his bed, having gulped down poisonous insect repellant rather than the whisky sitting next to it, Avas knowledge of the female Culicoides impunctatus aka the Highland midge leads her to doubt that it was an accident. And worse is to come

The cuisine of Gaza is a vibrant reflection of its rich heritage, blending bold flavours, fresh ingredients and time-honoured techniques. Spicy stews, tangy dips, fragrant fish dishes and honey-soaked desserts embody a culinary tradition shaped by history and sustained through adversity. Each dish tells the story of a people whose connection to their land and culture endures despite immense challenges, showcasing the power of food as a cultural anchor.The Gaza Kitchen brings new life to this cuisine with more than one hundred recipes collected first-hand by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt. It offers an intimate portrait of Gazan life through hundreds of photographs of Gazan cooks, farmers and fresh-produce merchants at work, and in-kitchen interviews in which these women and men tell the stories of their food, their heritage and their families.This new edition of this much loved, award-winning cookbook stands as both a celebration of Palestinian cultural identity and a powerful testament to the resilience of the Gaza community.

"Sou um homem doente... sou um homem mau." Assim começa Memórias do subsolo, uma das obras mais provocadoras e influentes da literatura moderna. Neste monólogo febril e fragmentado, Dostoiévski dá voz a um narrador anonimo, o "homem do subsolo", que rejeita a logica, a razo e os ideais iluministas em nome da liberdade absoluta e da contradiço humana. Publicado em 1864, o livro antecipa temas que marcaro o existencialismo do seculo XX: a angustia, o absurdo, o livre-arbitrio e a recusa da normatividade. Com estilo acido e introspectivo, Dostoievski desmonta as certezas do progresso e da racionalidade, expondo as profundezas da alma humana em sua forma mais crua e inquietante.

A Tecnologia da Informação passou a ocupar um papel estratégico nas organizações, exigindo processos bem estruturados de gestão e governança. A partir dessa perspectiva, esta obra apresenta fundament

Gossamer House is heaving with ghosts but thats not all its hidingLeslie Sanstrom gets a creepy vibe when she arrives at Gossamer House for the Castillo dart summer program. The spiky roof gables, looming clock tower and deathly-grey exterior make her spine tingle.The strangeness doesnt end there. She finds a hidden room full of famous paintings, missing since WWII, and overhears the camp manager plotting to steal the entire collection.When she teams up with fellow camper Nick and resident ghosts to thwart the devious heist, things take a dangerous turn. Leslie discovers Gossamers secrets are more sinister than she had ever imagined.

It does not matter what is true, or not true. All that matters is what is written down. Essex, 1643. In the quiet town of Manningtree, most of the men have gone to fight in the Civil War. With food running out and boredom setting in, seventeen-year-old Rebecca West longs for something, anything to happen.When a tragic incident involving a local boy coincides with the arrival of the mysterious Matthew Hopkins, the town is plunged into discord. As suspicion and fear take root, Rebecca finds her own girlhood weaponised against her and is forced to make a devastating choice.The Manningtree Witches is a thrilling and fierce exploration of fear, control and what happens when womens voices are silenced. A. K. Blakemores novel was a Sunday Times Book of the Year, winner of the Desmond Elliot Prize and shortlisted for the Costa Debut and Ondaatje Prizes. This stage adaptation by Ava Pickett was first performed at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, in 2026, produced in association with Frantic Assembly, supported by Eleanor Lloyd Productions and directed by Natasha Rickman.

On 13 March 1996 Thomas Hamilton walked into the gym hall of a primary school in Dunblane armed with four legally owned handguns and in less than four minutes fired 105 bullets, killing 16 young children, their teacher and injuring many more. It was a crime that first shocked the world then changed the nation.Based on original archival research and exclusive interviews with parents, politicians and police, One Morning in March tells for the first time the incredible and powerful true story of how, in their darkest hour, a band of parents used their grief as fuel in a fight to forever ban handguns in Britain, and create the tightest gun laws in the world.

What does Jan prefer? Weeding or playing with his girlfriend Anna? Feeding the calves or going to Annas birthday party? But what are the consequences if he doesnt keep his promises? Jan wants to see the end result of the harvest, but doesnt want to invest any time. He wants to learn to read and write, but is afraid of school. Unlike all the other children, he hasnt finished making his lantern for the lantern parade, and Jan spontaneously decides he doesnt want to draw a picture for his grandfathers birthday after all.What do these situations say about him? How will he feel in the long run? Will he be happy with this behavior at the end of the day? How can he motivate himself? Your children should find answers to these questions and apply them to their own everyday situations.

The grandfathers of the 21st century surf the internet, keep themselves informed, and think a lot—not all grandparents, of course, but József Meyer certainly does."When Grandpas stories are no longer

Every generation looks around at its technology, its crises, and its culture, and quietly assumes one thing: we are the pinnacle of the human story. This intoxicating belief that the current era is the ultimate focal point of history is a cognitive bias deeply hardwired into our species.Chronocentrism blinds us to the cyclical nature of civilization. It makes us view ancient populations as primitive rather than differently optimized, and it convinces us that our modern geopolitical problems are entirely unprecedented. This chronological narcissism isolates us from the profound, repeating lessons of the past.By dissecting the psychological need to feel historically significant, this book reveals how our obsession with the "now" distorts our decision-making. From Victorian inventors who thought physics was entirely solved, to modern tech moguls preaching digital salvation, the mechanics of this bias remain identical.Shatter the illusion of modern supremacy and step outside the confines of your own century. Learn to leverage deep time, drastically improving how you analyze the future by respecting the monumental gravity of the past.

A universidade vai além de provas e notas. Ela é feita de pessoas, conversas, encontros e desafios invisíveis que podem marcar toda a sua trajetória.Se você sente insegurança ao falar em público, med

Have you ever walked into a massive shopping mall or a casino to buy one specific thing, only to wander aimlessly for an hour and leave with bags of unplanned purchases? You didnt lose your focus; the architecture actively stole it from you.Named after architect Victor Gruen, the Gruen Effect is a deliberate strategy of retail design. By eliminating windows and clocks, deploying confusing layouts, and bombarding the senses with specific lighting and muzak, stores intentionally induce a state of mild psychological disorientation. In this disoriented state, consumers abandon rational planning and succumb to impulsive, emotional buying.This deep dive exposes the manipulative blueprints behind the modern retail experience. It explains why milk is always at the back of the grocery store, why casinos use wildly patterned carpets to keep you looking at the machines, and how physical space dictates financial output.Stop letting drywall and lighting dictate your wallet. Recognize the spatial traps designed to confuse you, and learn how businesses architectually engineer an environment where resistance to buying is futile.

Right now, even with every light turned off and the house completely silent, your home is silently bleeding energy. Your television, your microwave, and the charging block you left plugged into the wall are continuously siphoning electricity from the grid. This invisible leakage is known in electrical engineering as "Phantom Load" or "Vampire Power."For the average household, this hidden standby power accounts for an astonishing 10% to 15% of total annual energy consumption. Modern appliances are never truly turned off; they sit in a perpetual state of electronic hypervigilance, waiting for a remote control signal or maintaining digital clocks. Cumulatively, across millions of homes, this requires multiple massive power plants to burn coal and gas entirely to power devices that are supposedly "off."This book uncovers the quiet inefficiency of modern consumer electronics. It translates the raw physics of alternating current and transformer logic into the tangible reality of your monthly utility bill.Unplug the hidden drain in your daily life. Grasp the massive scale of electronic waste generated by convenience, and learn to audit your own home to stop the invisible financial bleed.

For centuries, the most intense, vibrant red color in the world could not be synthesized in a laboratory or extracted from a plant. It came from the crushed bodies of a tiny, parasitic insect native to the Americas: the cochineal bug. The resulting pigment, carmine, was so breathtakingly vivid and colorfast that it became the third most valuable export from the New World, trailing only behind silver and gold.Crimson Monopoly tells the fascinating economic history of a bug that changed global trade. The Spanish Empire ruthlessly protected their monopoly on cochineal, executing smugglers and keeping the biological origin of the dye a strict state secret to manipulate global prices. Kings, cardinals, and artists paid astronomical sums for the crimson powder that built the wealth of empires.The book traces the dramatic espionage missions launched by rival nations desperate to steal the insects and break the monopoly. It also explores the modern resurgence of carmine dye in the 21st century, as the demand for natural food coloring in everything from lipsticks to strawberry yogurts has resurrected this ancient, labor-intensive industry.Uncover the violent and incredibly lucrative history hidden in the color red. This is a captivating exploration of how a microscopic insect dictated global economics and reshaped the aesthetics of the modern world.