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The follow-up to Murder in Chianti finds ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle recruited by Italian authorities to investigate the murder of a prominent wine critic.One year after moving to his late wifes Tuscan hometown of Gravigna, ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle has fully settled into Italian country life, helping to serve and test recipes at his in-laws restaurant.But the town is shaken by the arrival of wine critic Michele Mantelli in his flashy Jaguar. Mantelli holds his influential culinary magazine and blog over Gravignas vintners and restaurateurs. Some of Gravignas residents are impressed by his reputation, while others are enraged-especially Nicos landlord, whose vineyards Mantelli seems intent of ruining.Needless to say, Mantellis lavish, larger-than-life, and often vindictive personality has made him many enemies, and when he is poisoned, the local maresciallo, Perillo, has a headache of a high-profile murder on his hands-and once again turns to Nico for help.First published as The Bitter Taste of Murder.

Beauty, to us physicists, means something weve never seen before.An existential PhD student hunting dark matter collides with: A disillusioned illusionist A teenage medium with a secret A murdered mathematician A trailblazing astronomer Together, they shed new light on the greatest unsolved mystery of the universe. Witty, ingenious and daringly theatrical, Emma Howletts Aether explores physics, faith and magic in a play that tracks humanitys insatiable fascination with the unknown.Aether was first performed at Summerhall during the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It received widespread critical acclaim and was named Best Theatre Show of the Fringe by the Telegraph. It transferred to Jermyn Street Theatre, London, in 2026.Emma Howlett is a superstar... the most exciting new auteur in theatreLondon Standard

A presente obra reúne os trabalhos mais destacados produzidos pelos integrantes do Programa de Iniciação Científica do IBCCRIM ao longo do ciclo de pesquisa de 2023.A coletânea reflete a riqueza e a

Felícia sempre foi uma mulher de controlo. Diretora jurídica brilhante, racional até ao limite, habituada a tomar decisões difíceis sem hesitar. O amor, para ela, sempre foi algo que acontecia aos ou

Como a psicoterapia pode responder à crise ecológica? O que mitos, narrativas culturais e práticas espirituais revelam sobre nosso vínculo com a Terra? Quais caminhos de reconexão podem restaurar o e

Heráclito de Éfeso, o enigmático pensador do devir, legou à filosofia ocidental fragmentos que desafiam o tempo, a linguagem e o pensamento. Neste livro, Damião Berge oferece uma introdução cuidadosa

"...isso significa que a literatura – exceto a extrema-esquerda surrealista que simplesmente badernava o jogo – tendia a estabelecer uma espécie de relativismo moral. Os cristãos não acreditavam mais

E sempre lembrada por sua viva e arguta inteligencia, pela força persuasiva de seus argumentos, seu estilo vivo e atraente e seu profundo bom senso. Terceira dos nove filhos da familia, nasceu em 28 de março de 1515, tornando-se, ainda precoce, confidente da me e a preferida do pai e dos irmos. Falecendo-lhe a me quando tinha 14 anos, entrou como interna no Mosteiro das Monjas Agostinianas. Aos 20 anos entrou no Convento da Encarnaço, das Carmelitas. Os fenomenos misticos que experimentava (arroubos e extases na Igreja, em publico) deixavam desconcertados seus confessores e diretores, gerando comentarios de toda a pequena Avila de ento. Vem de Deus? Vem do demonio? Cada um tinha sua opinio. Foi preciso que dois santos, So Francisco de Borgia e So Pedro de Alcantara, com sua autoridade, lhe confirmassem a origem divina dessas experiencias e a incentivassem a no opor obstaculos a aço do Senhor. Faleceu em 4 de outubro de 1582, sendo canonizada em 1622 e proclamada Doutora da Igreja em 1970 pelo Papa Paulo VI.

Traveling across the seven continents, the author experiences what it is like to step into the fog of not-knowing, to lose sight of the shore, to go with the flow of life, to trust in higher powers and to climb from the valley back to the top.Monique takes us on a camel trek in the Sinai desert, to a tribal meeting in the Andes, on a hiking trip to Machu Picchu and on an adventurous journey from Peru to Bolivia. On Christian Island in Canada she receives a yellow heart and on the Faroe Islands she goes hitchhiking. In Australia she visits Aboriginal sites, in Japan she challenges herself to eat fugu and during a boat trip to Antarctica she learns about historic huts, albatrosses and penguins. Finally, she returns to Egypt to meet Sekhmet.Monique has traveled through more than fifty countries and lived in Mali for eleven years. The World at my Feet is her third book.For more information about Monique and her activities:www.moniqueteggelove.com

A mysterious figure emerges on the streets of London at nightonly to vanish just as quickly. He seems to embody all the dark passions that lie dormant in the depths of the human soul: a spawn of evil who does not shy away from murder. All that is known about him is his name: Mr. Hyde. Englischsprachige Ausgabe Klein, praktisch, gunstig: Ideal fur unterwegs Mit einer englischen Biographie des Autors

Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, can fly and understands the languages of birds and fairies. One night he takes the Darling children from London to his fantasy realm, Neverland. There, they have breathtaking adventures with fairies, pirates, and mermaids. Few books have enchanted both adults and children as much as Peter Pan. Englischsprachige Ausgabe Klein, praktisch, gunstig: Ideal fur unterwegs Mit einer englischen Biographie des Autors

Over 50,000 Soviet soldiers were sent so the Prisoner-of-War Camp Wietzendorf, 16,000 of whom died.During the Second World War, the small village of Wietzendorf in the Luneburg Heath became the scene of a harrowing chapter in history. It was a place of unimaginable suffering for over 50,000 Soviet soldiers. The catastrophic living conditions led to mass deaths from autumn 1941 onwards. With 16,000 victims, the Soviet POW cemetery is one of the largest war cemeteries in Germany. The authors Silke Petry and Rolf Keller provide detailed information about the fate of the prisoners in Wietzendorf, with exemplary biographies allowing personal insights. They also describe the construction and remodelling of the cemeteries for the victims and look at the changes in the culture of remembrance up to recent times. It is a lively appeal against forgetting and a tribute to local commitment.Der Titel erscheint komplett in englischer Sprache.

The term "Banana Republic" is often used today as a casual political insult, but its origins lie in a terrifyingly literal reality. At the dawn of the twentieth century, a single American agricultural corporation amassed enough wealth and power to completely subjugate sovereign nations for the sake of cheap fruit.The United Fruit Company did not just export bananas; it exported total corporate imperialism. By controlling railroads, ports, and communications infrastructure across Central America, the corporation dictated terms to local governments, engineered political coups against uncooperative leaders, and utilized private armies to violently crush labor strikes that threatened their astronomical profit margins.This historical expose unveils the ruthless corporate mechanics behind the creation of the banana republics. It details the companys brilliant manipulation of the American consumer market, its deep, corrupt ties to Washington politics, and the devastating long-term economic scars left on nations like Guatemala and Honduras.Explore the darkest chapter of corporate agricultural dominance. Learn how an insatiable demand for a tropical luxury fruit birthed a monolithic shadow empire, and understand the historical precedents of multinational corporations operating above the law.

"Cold Chain Capitalism: The Global Flower Trade Network" dissects one of the most intensely time-sensitive and logistically complex markets on earth: the global trade of fresh flowers. While consumers simply see a beautiful bouquet in a supermarket, this book exposes the ruthless, high-speed mechanics required to move a delicate, dying organism from a farm in Kenya to a vase in London within 48 hours. It reveals the unseen infrastructure of refrigerated cargo planes, algorithm-driven auctions, and extreme supply chain optimization.The reader is taken to the floor of the Aalsmeer flower auction in the Netherlands, the beating heart of the floral economy. The text deconstructs the psychological pressure of the "Dutch auction" system, where prices tick down instead of up, forcing buyers into split-second financial decisions. It explores the environmental cost, the labor conditions, and the technological marvels that sustain this multi-billion-dollar industry of forced aesthetics."Cold Chain Capitalism" provides entrepreneurs and supply chain professionals with a masterclass in managing hyper-perishable goods. It is a stunning look at how globalized capitalism has engineered a flawless system to conquer natures most fleeting creations.

"Canvas and Crash" offers a provocative analysis of how fine art has been transformed from a cultural object into a highly financialized asset class. This book exposes the hidden mechanics of the "art economy," where masterpieces are often not collected for pleasure but as speculative instruments to hedge against inflation and hide wealth. It reveals the creation of a shadow financial market dominated by a few key players, secret agreements, and obscure valuation models.The reader explores the post-WWII shifts, analyzing the growth of auction houses as financial institutions, the invention of "art funds," and the use of art for tax evasion. The text deconstructs the psychology of high-stakes bidding and how a "masterpiece effect" can inflate prices regardless of artistic merit. It examines the impact of this financialization on museums, artists, and the very definition of aesthetic value."Canvas and Crash" is essential reading for economists, art historians, and wealth managers. It offers a critical perspective on the intersection of culture and capital, arguing that the financialization of art is not just a market trend, but a force that distorts the cultural landscape.

"Clay: The First Information Revolution" challenges the conventional narrative of the origin of writing, positioning the humble clay tablet as the catalyst for the worlds first true information revolution. Far from starting with poetry or law, the first scripts were utilitarian tools for accountingtracking barley rations and sheep hocks. This book uncovers the hidden mechanics of how a system of tokens transformed into complex cuneiform, enabling the administration of the first empires.The reader will explore the forgotten archives of Mesopotamia, where scribes developed the first data management systems. We discover how this need for precise record-keeping laid the groundwork for literature, from legal codes like Hammurabis to the Epic of Gilgamesh. The text reveals the socio-political impact of literacy, the power dynamics of the scribal class, and the resilience of a medium that has outlasted all digital formats."Clay" is a meticulous exploration of how a simple material shaped human thought and organization. It offers academics and historians a fresh perspective on the materiality of communication, arguing that the true digital revolution began not with the silicon chip, but with the first stylus pressed into wet clay.

Why do we make poor choices after a long day? Why does having more options often lead to anxiety instead of satisfaction? The answer is decision fatigue the deterioration of our ability to make good decisions after a long session of decision-making. This book explores the science of willpower and provides a framework for managing your mental energy.The author reveals the "hidden mechanics" of how decision fatigue depletes our cognitive resources, leading to procrastination, impulsivity, and poor judgment. You will learn how the brain prioritizes short-term gains over long-term goals when tired. "Decision Fatigue" offers practical, actionable strategies for reducing the cognitive load, simplifying your choices, and automating routine decisions.This authoritative guide is essential for professionals, leaders, and anyone looking to reclaim their focus and improve their productivity. Learn to protect your most valuable asset your ability to make sound decisions and find clarity and peace in an overwhelming world.

Are you constantly tired, struggling to focus, or unable to maintain a healthy weight despite effort? The root cause may be a misalignment between your lifestyle and your bodys internal biological clock, the circadian rhythm. This pioneering book explores the fascinating science of chronobiology and how synchronizing your actions with your bodys natural timing can unlock peak vitality.The author unveils the "hidden mechanics" of how this internal clock regulates everything from hormone production and metabolism to cognitive function and sleep quality. Learn how modern light exposure, shift work, and meal timing disrupt these critical rhythms. "Chronobiology Rhythms" provides actionable strategies for optimizing your sleep-wake cycle, boosting your energy levels, and improving your long-term health.This practical guide empowers you to stop fighting your biology and start working with it. Gain the knowledge to master your internal timing, dramatically improve your health, and achieve sustainable peak performance by respecting your bodys natural rhythms.

When a nations collective memory becomes a burden due to its own past, individuals also bear a burden. Beyond forgetting and repression, the "work" of the soul can be arduous, even bitter.The German Empire and National Socialismthe starting points of two world warshave left deep scars on us Germans. Jutta Gujral has made it her mission to explore these influences in the mirror of her own family history.Her "child of peace" becomes the focus of a critical dialogue with her mother, grandmother, and aunt. Their diaries and letters bring history to life. The impact of the past is evident in personal destinies. Suffering is passed onand victims often unwittingly become new perpetrators.

The Ringer was supposed to be dead. Now the notorious killer walks the streets of London again. His mission: vengeance for his sisters murder. Scotland Yard Inspector Wembury and police doctor Lomond investigate, but this villain is a master of disguise ...In this classic crime thriller, Edgar Wallace blends a well-paced story with delightfully crafted characters, and its no surprise, that The Ringer (1926) has been adapted as a cult movie more than once. Englischsprachige Ausgabe Hochwertig ausgestattetes Taschenbuch Mit einem personlichen deutschsprachigen Nachwort von Mark Benecke Ubrigens: Bevor ich Der Hexer das erste Mal gelesen habe, hatte ich dreiig Jahre lang keinen Roman auer Sherlock Holmes angeschaut. Um die Stimmung einzufangen, habe ich eine zerlesene, fleckige, bruchige Ausgabe aus dem Jahr 1952 bestellt und in einem totenstillen Hotelzimmer in einem Rutsch durchgelesen. Ergebnis: Das Buch vom Hexer funktioniert ganz wunderbar. Mark Benecke