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Em uma escola de prestígio, oito alunos são selecionados para um programa exclusivo, mas apenas um sairá de lá com a oportunidade de realizar seus sonhos criativos. Effy tenta reconstruir a história

Sabrina sempre teve dificuldade para lidar com a irmã dois anos mais nova, Samantha, que está no espectro autista. Entre a impaciência, a vergonha por conviver com alguém considerada “diferente” e a

O termo "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"; "disforia de género repentina", foi proposto pela doutora Lisa Littman em 2018. A sua investigação refletiu dois dados importantes: por um lado, várias jovens

o dia de folga do investigador Bartolomeu Franco, tres crianças so encontradas mortas em um galpo abandonado no residencial Milton Friedman, em Cataguases. Os corpos esto maquiados, com as mos postas, segurando flores de lantana e aneis com a inscriço "Ad immortalitatem". A investigaço leva Bartolomeu e seu parceiro, Cenoura, a um labirinto de corrupço, segredos do passado e um fanatico religioso obcecado por um decimo primeiro mandamento. Enquanto lida com a decadencia mental do pai e um caso no resolvido do delegado Medeiros, Bartolomeu descobre que o inferno no e lugar para o acaso e que a imortalidade pode ser uma sentença.A cidade e Cataguases, o tempo e o de hoje, o calor, insuportavel tanto das ruas quanto dos acontecimentos. Tres meninos so encontrados mortos em um galpo abandonado numa das regies mais endinheiradas da cidade, em uma cena do crime montada de forma meticulosa e teatral, com laivos religiosos. Na investigaço que se segue, acompanhamos a historia do principal investigador da operaço, Bartolomeu Franco. O que se destaca neste romance, cuja trama mescla especulaço imobiliaria com interesses politicos e corrupço policial, e o aspecto humano. Ainda que as avessas. No espere manifestaçes de heroismo, esperança na natureza humana ou belas redençes. O clima aqui e ainda mais arido que o de Cataguases.Bartolomeu se lança de forma obstinada a decifrar o crime. Teima em nadar contra a corrente de uma regio onde desde sempre quem da as cartas e o dinheiro, quando seria muito mais conveniente para ele ceder ao modus operandis do seu meio. A historia aos poucos nos leva ao fundo dessa obsesso por justiça, algo que sua falecida me pressagiara desde a infancia como a ruina do filho. O pressagio se concretiza: abraçar a carreira de policial chega como caminho inevitavel para ele, mas deflagra a furia do pai. A tragedia pessoal do pai de Bartolomeu com a policia mais um exemplo da desigualdade do tratamento dado aos corpos perifericos no cala a vocaço do filho nem seu senso de justiça, que o impulsionam como uma maldiço pessoal. Acompanhamos Bartolomeu enquanto essas forças cavam buracos fundos quase intransponiveis: o afastam da irm, o alienam do pai, que ele deposita em um asilo, e o deixam despreparado para qualquer encontro amoroso profundo. Tudo ocorre em silencio, como o proprio crime que ele investiga: cadaveres que deveriam gerar escandalo na cidade, mas que ninguem reclama. E o que esta no centro do romance so justamente historias no reivindicadas, que, parafraseando um dos personagens, passam a feder como carniça. Parecem enterradas, entregues a decomposiço definitiva, e nunca o so. Mesclando humor e peso, Vinicius Ferreira constroi com habilidade situaçes paralelas entre um enredo de suspense bem realizado e o drama de pessoas levadas ao desmoronamento no tanto por circunstancias externas, mas por pulses internas bem mais sombrias. Se a historia do homem triste e velha, como conclui outra de suas personagens, ainda assim no cansamos de querer ouvi-la.Ana Carol Mesquita

Uma família em uma ilha remota.Uma mulher misteriosa levada pela maré.Uma tempestade se formando.Dominic Salt e seus três filhos são os guardiões de Shearwater, uma pequena ilha assolada por ventos e

How to Learn Any Language in 30 Days is not another grammar-heavy textbookits a clear, motivating, and science-based guide that shows how anyone can build a solid foundation in a new language within just 30 days. Instead of promising unrealistic "Fluent in a month!" results, this book gives you a proven sprint system that actually gets you learning, using, and progressing every single day.This book walks you step by step through a structured 30-day plan designed around what beginners truly need: focus, real-life situations, consistency, and a method that continues working long after the sprint is over. Youll discover how your brain naturally acquires languages, how to use the 80/20 principle to your advantage, and how to create simple routines that deliver visible results with only 3090 minutes per day.Inside you will learn:Why talent is overratedand what really determines language-learning successHow to design your personal 30-day Language MissionWhich words, phrases, and patterns actually matter in the beginningHow to combine input, output, and review for maximum progressHow to build a daily routine you can follow anywhereWhat to do after the sprint to keep improving without burning outWith clear weekly plans, practical examples, real-life scenarios, and a carefully curated toolkit, this book helps you move from "I wish I could learn a language" to "Im actually doing itand it works."Whether youre preparing for travel, living abroad, connecting with loved ones, or simply proving to yourself that you can learn something new, this 30-day sprint gives you everything you need to start confidently and continue successfully.

Na Floresta do Sol Amarelo vive Lili, uma corujinha que ama a luz, mas que treme diante da escurido.Com a ajuda de seu fiel amigo Ratito, ela embarca em uma viagem repleta de desafios em busca de um lugar onde o sol nunca se ponha.No caminho, ela descobrira que a coragem pode nascer justamente nos lugares onde mais tememos entrar.A corujinha que tinha medo do escuro e uma fabula emocionante com liçes sobre coragem, proposito e autoestima, que no apenas vai encantar as crianças, mas tambem promover conversas importantes entre familias, escolas e todos que acreditam no verdadeiro significado de coragem.

NEM TODO NARRADOR ESTÁ VIVO E POUCOS SÃO TÃO LÚCIDOS QUANTO O DEFUNTO BRÁS CUBAS.Machado de Assis convida o leitor a mergulhar nas memórias fragmentadas de um morto que, livre das convenções sociais,

E se você descobrisse que não passa de um personagem abandonado? Vagando sem rumo em meio a estantes e livros empoeirados, personagens de histórias incompletas aguardam que sua Autora volte a escrev

A diferença entre conhecer o amor de Deus e experimentá-loApesar de ter exercido o papel de pastor durante décadas e ter alcançado milhares de pessoas com seus livros e pregações, Francis Chan seguia

This volume, which is the result of an international conference with participants from the universities of Bochum and Tel Aviv in 2023, brings together twelve contributions that examine prayer in Judaism and Christianity as a place of religious identity construction. In addition to fundamental philosophical and theological questions about the counterpart of prayer and explanations of spiritual practice in intercultural contexts, literary strategies of prayer in the Hebrew Bible and in the texts of Qumran are analyzed. Other contributions explore the Jewish roots of Christian prayer traditions and point to current forms and functions of prayer in Jewish and Christian educational contexts and in the religious poetry of Shalom Ben-Chorin. The interdisciplinary analyses open up new perspectives on prayer as an expression of religious self-identity.[Das Gebet in judischer und christlicher Tradition. Identitat, Praxis und interkulturelle Kontakte] Der vorliegende Band, der auf eine internationale Konferenz mit Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern der Universitaten Bochum und Tel Aviv im Jahre 2023 zuruckgeht, versammelt zwolf Beitrage, die das Gebet im Judentum und Christentum als Ort religioser Identitatskonstruktion beleuchten. Neben grundlegenden philosophisch-theologischen Fragen zum Gegenuber des Gebets und Ausfuhrungen zu spiritueller Praxis in interkulturellen Kontexten werden literarische Strategien des Betens in der Hebraischen Bibel und in den Texten von Qumran analysiert. Weitere Beitrage fragen nach den judischen Wurzeln christlicher Gebetstraditionen und verweisen auf aktuelle Formen und Funktionen des Gebets in judischen und christlichen Bildungskontexten und in der religiosen Dichtung Schalom Ben-Chorins. Die interdisziplinaren Analysen eroffnen neue Perspektiven auf das Gebet als Ausdruck religioser Selbstverortung.

"Thriller writing at its best."--Midwest Book Review (Any Means Necessary)From the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars (with over 10,000 five-star reviews) comes a groundbreaking new spy thriller series: orphan Lara King has been raised and trained from a young girl to become one of the CIAs deadliest and most effective agents.In Book #14, Lara King takes on her deadliest rolea mole within a militant cult aiming to destabilize an international defense summit. With little more than her training and instincts, Lara navigates through the mindscape of indoctrination to stop an army that answers only to one man and his catastrophic agenda.The Lara King series delivers a captivating spy thriller with twists you wont see coming, hooking you from start to finish. Embark on a riveting adventure with this new and thrilling action protagonist that guarantees to keep you engrossed well past your bedtime. Fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, and Lee Child are sure to fall in love.Future books in the series are also available!"Thriller enthusiasts who relish the precise execution of an international thriller, but who seek the psychological depth and believability of a protagonist who simultaneously fields professional and personal life challenges, will find this a gripping story thats hard to put down."--Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (regarding Any Means Necessary)"One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel."--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Any Means Necessary)

Silence is not empty.It is selective.In The Silent Lesson, the trials deepen. Sound is stripped away, commands are no longer spoken, and obedience is measured not by reactionbut by restraint. As Mara moves through chambers built to listen, erase, and compare, sheuders confrontation emerges: not only with the Sovereigns system, but with another initiate whose mastery of silence has always come at a cost.Here, power is no longer instruction.It is calibration.Through mirrored breath, competing stillness, and the quiet cruelty of comparison, Mara learns that obedience can bind two bodies at oncebut only one can endure without breaking. What marks her is not punishment, but recognition.The Silent Lesson is a slow, ritual-driven erotic novella focused on internalized control, consent through structure, and the moment silence stops being absence and becomes identity.For readers of psychological BDSM, ritualized power exchange, and erotic fiction where restraint carries more weight than force.

Did Henry VIII really plan to have Anne Boleyns beloved dog thrown out the window?Was Elizabeth I secretly a man?Who were the Grey sisters, and why is theirs one of the saddest Tudor stories of all?From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends.Through various tales exploring the whole of the glittering dynasty, well learn about the lesser-known facts and figures behind these myths. Each reign serves up a wealth of fascinating historical stories to reveal the Tudor world in a new light.

Hot, smart, funny and charming as hell ... much like the Hellions themselves. - Alix E. HarrowEverything you want a historical romance to be - Jessica JoyceDelightful, truly scrumptious - Mazey Eddings--------Secret identities. Salacious engravings. And a scandalous Regency road trip...From the day of their debut, when Matilda smoked a cigar and Margo tied a cherry stem in a knot with her tongue, the Halifax twins have flouted convention at every turn. But when Matilda runs off with the dangerous Marquess of Ashford she may finally have gone too far.Determined to stop her sisters inexplicable elopement, Margo turns to her oldest friend for help: because if anyone can get her to Scotland in time, its starchy solicitor Henry Mortimer. Beneath his buttoned-up exterior, Henry is ardently, wildly, miserably in love with Margo. And Matilda and Ashfords relationship, too, may not be quite what it seems...With the Halifax Hellions at the reins of this carriage, what could possibly go wrong?_______________For the first time ever in print, The Halifax Hellions brings together Margo and Matildas novellas, along with a swoony new epilogue.Praise for Alexandra VastiVasti has a gift for mixing mayhem and genuine emotion - Oprah DailySuperbly written and sensationally funny - India HoltonForever in awe of Alexandra Vastis talent - Sarah AdlerReaders LOVE The Halifax HellionsHilarious, heartfelt, and deliciously spicy *****Had my heart in a vice grip *****Will have Vasti fans swooning *****Witty banter, yearning, and great spice *****Vasti has quickly become one of my favourite authors! *****Absolutely unputdownable *****

1949. The Cold War is intensifying and rumours abound that the Russians are close to creating an atomic bomb.Beattie Cavendish, special operative for a covert section of GCHQ is sent to Scotland, to a listening station in the Highlands at Kilbray. Beatties arrival is greeted with suspicion by the stations staff. She faces an uphill battle to turn things around. When Beattie discovers that her uncle Howard, who lives nearby, has gone missing, she becomes convinced his disappearance is more sinister. She learns Howard has been visiting a remote Highland lodge used during the war to hide out of favour special operation executive officers. As she delves deeper, there is no one she feels she can trust except for private detective Patrick Corrigan. But Corrigan has troubles of his own as he needs to get out of London after crossing the Kutsnetsov brothers, a pair of notorious Russian gangsters.As the snow begins to fall hard and fast, Beattie realises the search is putting her life and that of Corrigans in danger, and that the answers she is looking for lie buried in her wartime past.

Some islands are erased from maps.Others are erased from memory.This story belongs to the latter.!Island of the Damned is not merely a work of speculative fiction. It is an examination of a recurring human impulsethe belief that isolation grants permission, that secrecy absolves responsibility, and that power, when hidden far enough from public sight, can reshape morality itself.Across history, islands have served as laboratories of ambition. Removed from law, distanced from conscience, they become ideal vessels for experimentationnot only on bodies, but on ethics, identity, and the very definition of humanity. In this novel, Aethelburg Island stands as such a place: a sealed ecosystem where science detaches from accountability, where progress is pursued without restraint, and where the human form becomes raw material.Island of the Damned asks a simple but unsettling question:If humanity could be redesigned.Who would be trusted to decide what must be removed?This book does not offer comfort. It offers reflection. It invites the reader to confront the seductive nature of control, the danger of believing oneself exempt from moral limits, unsettling truths

"A Science-Fiction Novel"The Gods of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and the second of Burroughs Barsoom series.The Gods of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and the second of Burroughs Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carters wife Dejah Thoris. It was first published in The All-Story as a five-part serial in the issues for January-May 1913. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1918 and in many editions subsequently.As usual for him, Burroughs begins with a frame story that explains how he (Burroughs) came into possession of the text. At the end of the first book, A Princess of Mars, John Carter was unwillingly transported back to Earth. The story proper begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a ten-year separation with Dejah Thoris, their unborn child, and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately, Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian afterlife.

Glenn Killbourne and his fiancee Carley Burch find a strange test of their love in the mountains and canyons of Arizona.What subtle strange message had come to her out of the West? Carley Burch laid the letter in her lap and gazed dreamily through the window.It was a day typical of early April in New York, rather cold and gray, with steely sunlight. Spring breathed in the air, but the women passing along Fifty-seventh Street wore furs and wraps. She heard the distant clatter of an L train and then the hum of a motor car. A hurdy-gurdy jarred into the interval of quiet."Glenn has been gone over a year," she mused, "three months over a year-and of all his strange letters this seems the strangest yet."She lived again, for the thousandth time, the last moments she had spent with him. It had been on New-Years Eve, 1918. They had called upon friends who were staying at the McAlpin, in a suite on the twenty-first floor overlooking Broadway. And when the last quarter hour of that eventful and tragic year began slowly to pass with the low swell of whistles and bells, Carleys friends had discreetly left her alone with her lover, at the open window.

This gentle volume gathers three winter-touched dream journeys by Christopher T. Winters into one continuous collection of calm, stillness, and quiet reflection.Across moonlit snowfields, sleeping gardens, and forests where light itself learns to dream, these stories invite the reader to slow down and rest within carefully crafted atmospheres of silence and warmth. Each narrative unfolds without urgency, allowing the mind to soften and the imagination to drift naturally toward sleep.Winters Quiet Stories Volume I is designed as a companion for nighttime readinga place where thoughts can loosen their grip, breath can deepen, and the world can feel gentle again. There is no conflict to resolve, no tension to overcome. Only presence, memory, and the soft reassurance of quiet landscapes shaped by moonlight.This collection includes: The Moon Wrote Its Quiet Secrets in Snow The Moons Quiet Garden The Forest Where Moonbeams Learned to DreamIdeal for readers seeking calming fiction, bedtime reading for adults, and poetic stories that linger softly at the edge of sleep.