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Were all failing a generation of boys, and therefore were failing a whole generation of girls. Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, and a true maverick at the peak of her career as a London Crown Court Judge. The system needs to change, and shes challenging it one case at a time.Behind the robe, Jessica is a loving wife, a supportive parent and a karaoke fiend. But when an incident involving her son threatens to blow the family apart, she finds herself having to fight for everything she holds dear.A scalding examination of modern masculinity and motherhood, Inter Alia premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2025, with Rosamund Pike as Jessica. From Suzie Miller and Justin Martin, writer and director of the award-winning global phenomenon Prima Facie, the production received widespread critical acclaim.This edition was published alongside the 2026 West End transfer to Wyndhams Theatre in a co-production with the National Theatre and Playful Productions, featuring the revised, definitive text of the play and an introduction by the playwright.

Virginia Mendozas first memories are of drought. She grew up in La Mancha, Spain, the driest region in Europe. Her parents, grandparents, and almost every word, tool, and tradition of her homeland conveyed one conviction: without water, there is no life; without water, there is no civilization.In The Search for Water, Mendoza weaves this personal reflection together with a dazzling scientific and anthropological enquiry into the ways the search for water has shaped the story of humanity. From flows of migration, agriculture and pagan rain gods to contemporary struggles with drought and climate change, Mendoza writes a gripping and inventive history of humankind as driven and united by one force: thirst.

I feel you have captured the essence of my Great Aunt Helen. Howard Ostby, descendant of Titanic survivor Helen OstbyThe early 1900s were a mans world, and the Titanic was no exception. Even today, the stories we know about that fateful night mostly revolve around men and their actions, despite there having been nearly 500 women and girls on board.From the stewardess who survived three different maritime disasters to the mother whose young children were kidnapped and taken aboard the Titanic, and from the Carpathia passenger whose reports on the Titanic started a journalism career to the woman who went down with the ship but who no one remembered seeing, Melinda E. Ratchford tells the stories of women whose lives were inextricably linked to the sinking, revealing the world as it was for women in 1912.Titanic Womens Stories is an investigation into the lives of these women before, during and after the tragedy that irrevocably changed both their world and ours.

A twisty tale full of surprises with a nail-biting finale. I didnt want it to end Sarah Ward, author of The Death LessonLeonie is on a jury deciding the fate of a nurse accused of murder. But just as deliberations begin, Britain comes under attack and the courthouse is locked down.Ordered to stay put for their own safety, the jurors soon realise the real danger lies inside the building. The accused has escaped his cell and hes playing twisted games with the group.Because he knows something about Leonie. She isnt on the jury by chance, and her reasons for being there are more personal than anyone suspects. As trust fractures, how far will Leonie go to tip the scales of justice in her favour?READERS CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS HEART-POUNDING LOCKED ROOM THRILLER:So tense, so eerie. . . I was terrified. Easily one of the best books Ill read this year NetGalley ReaderA high-stakes psychological game where trust evaporates and paranoia takes over NetGalley ReaderThe pacing is sharp, the twists well-timed and the moral ambiguity gives the story real bite NetGalley ReaderGrabs you from the first page and refuses to let go NetGalley Reader

Many of us are drawn to a life in the arts but daunted by how to balance that ambition with the very real need to pay rent and put food on the table. It is impossible to become an accomplished painter, composer, or novelist without spending time experimenting, making false starts, absorbing criticism, reading, talking, and moping about the house. All this time must be purchased, one way or another. Is the history of art and ideas just a history of rich kids?The answer, of course, is no. William Carlos Williams was a family doctor. Franz Kafka was an insurance man, as were Charles Ives and Wallace Stevens. Grace Hartigan temped. James Joyce mooched off his brother; Christopher Isherwood ingratiated himself with a wealthy uncle. Virginia Woolf and Louisa May Alcott were determined to make their writing pay no matter what. And their material circumstances had an impact on all of their creative outputs.From family money to jobs to colorful schemes, Mason Currey, author of the acclaimed Daily Rituals, explores both the well-worn and unlikely paths forward for the up-and-coming artist. Making Art and Making a Living is an entertaining and thought-provoking examination of the collision of creative ambitions with real-world necessities and of the messy, glorious, torturous compromises that gifted individuals have patched together when facing the eternal dilemma of an artistic life.

A Piadas Para Crianças segue firme como compromisso de levar diversão saudável para toda a família! Aqui, o humor é atualizado, consciente e cheio de boas gargalhadas! Nosso objetivo é continuar send

Accanto al corpo della moglie appena morta, un uomo cammina nella stanza e parla. Si e gettata dalla finestra poche ore prima. Ora, come sospinto da una necessita che non gli da tregua, tenta di ricostruire cio che e accaduto: il loro incontro, il matrimonio infelice, i silenzi, le incrinature quasi impercettibili che hanno finito per separare due vite sotto lo stesso tetto.Il suo e un monologo febbrile, spezzato, che prende la forma di un romanzo psicologico breve e di una serrata indagine della coscienza. Nella trama dei ricordi affiorano lentamente la gelosia e ossessione, il senso di colpa, le sottili dinamiche di una relazione tossica. E mentre la voce insiste, si corregge, si contraddice, limmagine della giovane donna la mite si trasforma: non piu figura docile e remissiva, ma presenza opaca, attraversata da un orgoglio silenzioso e da una sofferenza mai condivisa.Pubblicato nel 1876 nel Diario di uno scrittore, La mite di Dostoevskij e un classico russo di straordinaria intensita, una storia di amore tragico che, attraverso una prosa tesa e introspettiva, scava nella distanza irriducibile tra due esseri umani e nella difficolta, forse impossibile, di conoscersi davvero.

Su, garantiert nicht glutenfrei dafur todlich gut.Zusammen mit der Dogge ihrer Schwiegermutter ist Kati Blum zur Fastenzeit neuerdings sportlich unterwegs. Dass sie ausgerechnet am Bayreuther Hundestrand uber eine Leiche stolpert, ist fur die Hobbydetektivin eine willkommene Abwechslung.Das Opfer: ein Konditor, dessen beruhmtes Tortchen-Rezept mit ihm verschwunden ist. Wahrend Kripo-Hauptkommissar Lars Winkelmann eine Spur ins Drogenmilieu verfolgt, glaubt Kati, dass Liebe das Tatmotiv gewesen sein muss. Um der Wahrheit naher zu kommen, schleicht sie sich mit ihrer Freundin Nina als Model bei der anstehenden Hochzeitsmesse ein und jagt wenig spater im Brautkleid quer durch die Stadt.Lars hat genug von ihren eigenmachtigen Methoden. Doch zwischen Zuckerguss, Spitzenstoff und einem mysteriosen Mann im Anzug stot Kati auf immer mehr Ungereimtheiten. Fest steht: Hinter der suen Fassade verbergen sich Geheimnisse, fur die jemand bereit ist, alles zu tun ..."Glitzer, Tod und Tortchen" ist Band 11 der Serie Kati Blum ermittelt von Erfolgsautorin Birgit Gruber. Dieser Roman ist in sich abgeschlossen. Alle Teile konnen unabhangig voneinander gelesen werden.

Para falar do Bem Viver, é preciso recorrer a experiências, valores, propostas e práticas de povos que se empenharam em viver harmoniosamente entre si e com a Natureza, e que possuem uma história lon

Em uma época em que o capitalismo aparece para a consciência geral como o destino último da humanidade, inclusive para aqueles que fantasiam superá-lo com truques terminológicos (como "socialismo de

O livro analisa o fenômeno do fanatismo sob uma perspectiva crítica, destacando suas raízes e implicações sociais. Com exemplos históricos e principalmente do Brasil contemporâneo, Henry Bugalho expõ

Para construir um inventário da infância, os autores aqui presentes debruçam-se sobre obras literárias (e cinematográficas) em que a voz da criança está presente, quer como narradora, quer como perso

En insider fra den kongelige dansk-britiske efterretningsorganisation REX afslrer, hvordan han var en del af et Rex-team, der bortfrte Adolf Hitler fra bunkeren i Berlin i 1944. Operation Phnix udfrtes i samarbejde med tyske anti-Hitler grupper og russisk secret service.Aftalen mellem davrende Dronning Alexandrine og Sovjets leder Josef Stalin sikrede Hitlers overlevelse, men forhindrede samtidig nazisterne i at genrejse Det Fjerde Rige og starte en 3. Verdenskrig.Bogen afslrer, hvad der senere skete med Hitler indtil hans dd i 1970.

Faz dez anos desde que Merritt Valentine, ex-estrela do rock, saiu dos holofotes após um colapso público. Ela trocou o brilho de Los Angeles pela pacata cidade de Crested Peak, nas montanhas do Colorado, buscando refugio e anonimato ao lado da irm gemea. E o lugar tinha tudo para ser o refugio ideal de Merritt. Se no fosse por Nikolaos Petrakis.Niko e o empreiteiro e faz-tudo mais requisitado da cidade. Ele tambem e atraente, gentil e convenientemente solteiro uma combinaço extremamente perigosa para Merritt. Afinal, envolver-se com alguem como Niko significaria reabrir a porta para dramas que ela jurou ter deixado para tras.Determinada a manter a distancia, Merritt o contrata para um unico proposito: reformar a casa que comprou por impulso. O acordo e estritamente profissional. Limites claros. Sem complicaçes. Pelo menos, essa era a intenço. A medida que a poeira da obra abaixa, a fachada de profissionalismo entre eles começa a ruir. Niko no consegue esconder o fascinio que a enigmatica Merritt exerce sobre ele, e Merritt, por mais que tente, e incapaz de negar a atraço que sente. Com a casa ganhando forma, o vinculo entre eles se fortalece, forçando-os a confrontar o que realmente desejam e a questionar se no subestimaram a si mesmos e um ao outro.

Uma biografia brilhante da amizade que mudou a história da música e a cultura do mundo inteiro."Achamos que sabemos tudo, até que Ian Leslie nos prova o contrário. John & Paul é surpreendente, um

THE YEAR 1400 opened with more than usual pea-cefulness in England. Only a few months before, Richard IIweak, wicked, and treacheroushad been dethroned, and Henry IV declared King in his stead. But it was only a seeming peacefulness, lasting but for a little while; for though King Henry proved himself a just and a merciful manas justice and mercy went with the men of iron of those daysand though he did not care to shed blood needlessly, there were many noble families who had been benefited by King Richard during his reign, and who had lost somewhat of their power and prestige from the co-ming in of the new King.Among these were a number of great lordsthe Dukes of Albemarle, Surrey, and Exeter, the Marquis of Dorset, the Earl of Gloucester, and otherswho had been degra-ded to their former titles and estates, from which King Richard had lifted them. These and others brewed a secret plot to take King Henrys life, which plot might have succeeded had not one of their own number betrayed them.

Strange rumors reached the ears of the people of Jerusalem and the surrounding country. It was reported that a new prophet had appeared in the valley of the lower Jordan, and in the wilderness of Northern Judea, preaching startling doctrines. His teachings resembled those of the prophets of old, and his cry of "Repent! Repent ye! for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand," awakened strange memories of the ancient teachers of the race, and caused the common people to gaze wonderingly at each other, and the ruling classes to frown and look serious, when the name of the new prophet was mentioned.The man whom the common people called a prophet, and whom the exalted ones styled an impostor, was known as John the Baptist, and dwelt in the wilderness away from the accustomed haunts of men. He was clad in the rude garments of the roaming ascetics, his rough robe of camels skin being held around his form by a coarse girdle of leather. His diet was frugal and elemental, consisting of the edible locust of the region, together with the wild honey stored by the bees of the wilderness.

The object of this book is to present in compendious form the evidence which myths and dreams supply as to primitive mans interpretation of his own nature and of the external world, and more especially to indicate how such evidence carries within itself the history of the origin and growth of beliefs in the supernatural.The examples are selected chiefly from barbaric races, as furnishing the nearest correspondences to the working of the mind in what may be called its "eocene" stage, but examples are also cited from civilised races, as witnessing to that continuity of ideas which is obscured by familiarity or ignored by prejudice.

Continua la saga di Wizards of Mickey con due nuovi episodi da far tremare i polsi: Il ritorno di Macchia Nera e Lo stregone supremo. A grande richiesta torna poi lappuntamento con le Fantaleggende in Re Paperon e il tesoro delle 3 chiavi, mentre in Zio Paperone e loro di Marte partiremo alla scoperta del Pianeta Rosso.

Dopo linedita con Pennino pubblicata sul numero precedente, Papersera torna a festeggiare i primi 40 di vita editoriale del personaggio creato in Brasile con la prima storia da lui interpretata in cui lo vediamo nascere e portare scompiglio per un motivo che scoprirete solo leggendo! Entrando nella redazione del Papersera, segnaliamo almeno Paperina e il supplemento di moda, Paperoga e il Dulcess antistress con il nostro che, licenziato dal quotidiano, finisce a dormire in un negozio che vende materassi. A fine volume troviamo le ultime due storie di Paper Kid (per ora!) e due avventure inedite in Italia.