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Long overlooked but now recognised as a quietly radical masterpiece, The Waking of Willie Ryan reveals John Broderick as one of the most incisive chroniclers of midcentury Ireland. Set in a midlands town where beauty and brutality uneasily coexist, the novel follows the return of Willie Ryan once scapegoated for his relationships with men, institutionalised, and written out of local memory who comes home to die and, in doing so, unsettles the pieties that once destroyed him. Brodericks portrait of Willie is unforgettably tender: a gay man whose dignity, vulnerability and refusal to serve expose the hypocrisies of a society built on fear. Through crystalline prose and an unsparing eye, Broderick maps the forces clerical authority, bourgeois respectability, inherited shame that shaped Irish life in the 1960s. A pioneering exploration of queer Irish experience and a devastating critique of provincial cruelty, The Waking of Willie Ryan stands alongside the great modern Irish novels for its moral clarity, elegance, and emotional force.

A wild and sometimes shocking ride ... Doctors, take noteTelegraphAmbitious and fascinating Book of the Day, GuardianAbsolutely fascinating Dr Julie SmithEntrancing David RobsonA groundbreaking investigation into the nocebo effect - the placebos evil twin - urging us to rethink the mind-body connection.Illness is not simply a matter of biology. Our thoughts, conscious or otherwise, can make us feel pain or become unwell. If you experienced side effects from your Covid vaccine, the chances are that these were caused by your belief that you would experience them. When a nurse tells you this is going to hurt, it generally does - but perhaps it shouldnt.In this revelatory study, neuroscientist Helen Pilcher explores the hidden impact of the nocebo effect - the placebos evil twin. Medical studies have proven the nocebo effect to cause pain, nausea, paralysis, seizures, and even blindness. The nocebo effect impacts how we grow sick and grow old, explains why people who dont have food allergies have dietary intolerances, and why, during the pandemic, so many teenagers caught tics through social media. From Havana Syndrome to hex deaths, chronic pain and mystery illnesses, this book explains what happens when illness, psychology and society meet - and shows us what we can do to become less ill and more well.

Negli anni Settanta del Novecento nella piccola Varese accade un fenomeno mai piu replicato nello sport professionistico. Per dieci stagioni di fila la locale squadra di pallacanestro di proprieta di Giovanni Borghi, il capitano dindustria che con il marchio Ignis aveva segnato lepoca del boom economico portando frigoriferi e lavatrici nelle case degli italiani, si qualifica alla finale di Coppa dei Campioni, la massima competizione continentale (oggi Eurolega). Vincendone la meta. Unepopea sportiva che segna generazioni di ragazzini che sognano, negli anni a venire, di tirare a canestro come Bob Morse, saltare come Manuel Raga, passare il pallone come Aldo Ossola e svettare a rimbalzo come Dino Meneghin. Tutto intorno, una provincia in grande trasformazione che sta per incubare i primi vagiti di un movimento destinato a terremotare la Prima Repubblica, partendo proprio da Varese: la Lega Nord di Umberto Bossi.

Quando uma família se muda para um país estrangeiro, uma doce garotinha ruiva encontra problemas que nunca poderia imaginar. Para fugir das dificuldades, ela quer voltar a seu país natal, onde todas as meninas tinham cabelos vermelhos e brilhantes e ninguem era diferente de ninguem.Mas sera que esse pais realmente existe ou e apenas o sonho de uma criança que ainda esta descobrindo o mundo? Com a ajuda de uma heroina muito especial, ela vai encontrar as respostas que procura e viver as aventuras que lhe permitem aprender, de uma vez por todas, que toda criança tem o direito de ser unica.

PLANOS PERFEITOS NO RESISTEM AO DESTINO.O visconde Gabriel Atwood finalmente vislumbrava uma reviravolta em sua sorte sobretudo porque o mundo inteiro acreditava que ele estava morto, graças a traiço de um inimigo implacavel. Sua unica salvaço era alcançar seu antigo mentor e atual duque de Blackmore, antes que seus perseguidores descobrissem que os rumores de seu falecimento eram, na verdade, uma estrategia.Mas, ao chegar a imponente propriedade do duque na vespera de Natal, Gabriel depara-se com uma casa vazia e mergulhada na escurido, percebendo com desespero que o amigo optara por celebrar as festas em outro lugar. Exausto e ferido, ele busca refugio nas redondezas, sem imaginar que seu caminho se cruzaria com o de uma familia excentrica e uma mulher que mudaria tudo...Enquanto isso, Esperança Shackleford no sentia o menor entusiasmo para as festas de fim de ano. Ter que suportar toda a familia sob o mesmo teto ja era um desafio, mesmo que fosse numa propriedade imponente da alta sociedade. De fato, com duas irms casadas com membros influentes, sua familia estava se acostumando com extravagancias muito acima de sua posiço social.Diferente de seus parentes, Esperança era movida pela praticidade, e no por caprichos ou otimismo. Especialmente em relaço ao pai, que frequentemente trocava o dever religioso pelo prazer de se intrometer onde no era chamado. Para ela, a promessa de um Natal focado em alegrias simples era pouco mais que uma fantasia impossivel.Tudo muda com a chegada inesperada de um forasteiro belo e misterioso, disfarçado de vagabundo, que desmaia durante um sermo natalino. Ao acolhe-lo, Esperança percebe que ele esconde segredos perigosos intrigas politicas, espies e ameaças de morte. O que começa como uma relutante ajuda se transforma em uma aventura recheada de riscos, sorrisos familiares e uma atraço irresistivel, provando que ate as pessoas mais praticas podem ser abaladas pelo destino...

1. ESPOSA DEDICADA2. MÃE EXEMPLAR3. ASSASSINA POR CONVENIÊNCIA.ATÉ ONDE ELA IRÁ PARA PRESERVAR A FACHADA PERFEITA?Lalla Rook é uma mulher com uma agenda implacável: impulsionar o marido rumo à socied

"No percurso de duas décadas de escrita reunido nesta coletânea, interioridade e exterioridade se confundem em uma voz poética marcada pelo desejo de compreender a vida na dissonância de estar consig

E SE AS LENDAS DA SUA INFÂNCIA NÃO FOSSEM APENAS HISTÓRIAS… E TIVESSEM PASSADO VINTE ANOS ESPERANDO POR VOCÊ?Pedro é um homem em pedaços. Desde o desaparecimento de sua esposa grávida, Lúcia — a mesm

SEIS CORAÇÕES FORAM DEVORADOS. RESTA APENAS UM.Banida para a floresta por sua mãe perversa – a rainha que governa Mazrovia com punhos de ferro –, Elka carrega uma maldição: está condenada ao exílio e

ESG has evolved into a structural control framework for investment decisions, business models, regulations, and risk management. This international handbook provides an in-depth and practical analysis of the ESG transformation within the real estate industry.The second, completely revised edition illustrates how ESG has evolved from a guidance framework to an operational management tool. It has been expanded to include geographical perspectives and delves deeper into biodiversity, the circular economy, and sustainability reporting. Authors from leading international real estate companies, consultancies, and academic institutions shed light on ESG requirements in national and international contexts.Contents: A comprehensive guide to ESG and the real estate sector ESG in a national and international context, including regional market chapters, international contributions, and local specifics of ESG strategies ESG strategies and best practices for implementation in processes and systems Expanded topics include climate protection, biodiversity, the circular economy, and sustainability reporting Interdisciplinary perspectives include approaches from other industries, such as automotive and airports

ESG has evolved into a structural control framework for investment decisions, business models, regulations, and risk management. This international handbook provides an in-depth and practical analysis of the ESG transformation within the real estate industry.The second, completely revised edition illustrates how ESG has evolved from a guidance framework to an operational management tool. It has been expanded to include geographical perspectives and delves deeper into biodiversity, the circular economy, and sustainability reporting. Authors from leading international real estate companies, consultancies, and academic institutions shed light on ESG requirements in national and international contexts.Contents: A comprehensive guide to ESG and the real estate sector ESG in a national and international context, including regional market chapters, international contributions, and local specifics of ESG strategies ESG strategies and best practices for implementation in processes and systems Expanded topics include climate protection, biodiversity, the circular economy, and sustainability reporting Interdisciplinary perspectives include approaches from other industries, such as automotive and airports

Un monumento della letteratura mondiale come non lavete mai letto, in una nuova edizione in italiano moderno pensata per i lettori di oggi: intenso, psicologico, irresistibilmente moderno. Quando il principe Amleto scopre che dietro la morte del padre si nasconde un inganno, la sua vita si trasforma in un labirinto di sospetti, rivelazioni e verita scomode. Investito di una missione piu grande di lui, Amleto deve affrontare una corte corrotta, passioni proibite e la battaglia piu difficile: quella contro la propria mente.Tra fantasmi che parlano, amori spezzati e una tensione crescente che non concede tregua, la piu famosa tragedia della storia diventa un thriller emotivo che conquista pagina dopo pagina. Intrigo, potere, vendetta, follia: il capolavoro di Shakespeare contiene tutto cio che rende un romanzo irresistibile e universale.Una storia senza tempo e potentissima, capace di parlare ai lettori di oggi con unintensita che non ha paragoni. Se cercate un classico che si legge come un romanzo contemporaneo, Amleto e la scelta perfetta.

Considered to be the first domesticated species of lizard--and one of the heartiest of all lizard species--the leopard gecko is attractive, perfectly sized, and easy to breed. The Leopard Gecko Manual takes a close look at all the characteristics that have made these attractive lizards so amazingly popular in the pet world. Herpetocultural authority Philippe de Vosjoli is joined by a team of experts and gecko specialists to author this up-to-date and authoritative resource that provides reliable guidelines for keepers who wish to add a gecko to their vivarium and maintain their pet in excellent health and condition. Topics include selecting a gecko, understanding the anatomy and behavior, nutrition, habitat, shedding cycles, and more! Also included is a special section on African fat-tailed geckos and other eublepharids. Keep your leopard gecko happy and healthy with this comprehensive guide.

The Isle of Seven Cities isnt where its supposed to be, it doesnt have seven cities except when it does, and its disorienting even to those who live there. But its also the best lead to how magic came back to the world, so journalists Innis Stuart and Karsten Roth are en route to Seven Cities to dig up the biggest story of their lives.

Copacabana, 2020. Depois da morte da mãe e de perder o emprego e a bolsa de mestrado, Nerissa se vê confinada num apartamento que já não pode mais bancar. A situação piora quando cai nas mãos do sínd

A love letter to the lives, loves, losses, and other mysteries that lay at the heart of our history.Angela Alaimo ODonnell, grandchild of Italian immigrants, granddaughter of coal miners, and author of twelve published poetry collections and thousands of poems, offers her most personal collection to date. These are poems that speak to people, for all of us come from somewheresome world we have necessarily left behind but that still lives within us and makes us who we are.This book is for lovers of stories, told through artful poems and vivid prose, as it invites us all to reflect, laugh, smile, shed a tear, re-live, and perhaps even make sense of our own childhood experiences. Dip into it while sitting by the fire or gathered with friends and family in a shared celebration of our personal histories and the bonds that connect us to one another."The childhood belonging to each of us is unique, as is each human beingyet there are some things that remain constant. We all have a mother and father, and, if we are lucky, sisters and brothers. We all have a place that we come from that has helped shape us into who we are. We all have memories that stay with us, bring us joy, and haunt us, and we all face the daily decision of what to do with those memoriesto preserve them or to let them fade. My vocation, as a poet, compels me to turn them into story and song. These poems tell my stories, and I also hope they, in some way, tell yours." -Angela Alaimo ODonnell

Um dos maiores clássicos da literatura afro-americana, elogiado por W.E.B. Du Bois como um dos romances que melhor traduz o drama do colorismo no pós-abolição dos Estados Unidos, De passagem inaugura

Um grupo de conhecidos se junta para praticar pequenos atos de "terrorismo arquitetônico". São intervenções em igrejas, ataques a políticos corruptos, rituais que combinam magia, arte e sexo. Eles sã

Um relato sensível e atual que parte da experiência de quatro jovens mulheres na China dos dias de hoje para falar sobre transformações sociais e individuais. Em Pequenas revoluções, a jornalista sin

Once part of a dying species, one wolf now harnesses supernatural and godlike abilities as it fights for survival, in this grimdark fantasy adventure.Its been nearly a millennium since wolves prowled the earth. Theyre only spoken of as mythical destroyers of life. But one solitary wolf, born a simple, primal beast, is becoming the very monster of legend feared by both humans and otherworldly creatures. A multilimbed shapeshifter, it slaughters anything that threatens it or the pack of companions it has sworn to protect, including Emhreeil; her human friend, Katherine; and a goblin known as Scruffy.All three are grateful for the wolfs guidance but frightened of its growing power. And as the team navigates warring factions battling for control of a dungeon labyrinth, they discover one of those factions wants to ally themselves with their party. This partnership would allow them the means to telepathically communicate with their savage leaderand access a ritual blood spell to make the wounded Emhreeil whole once more, an offer they cant refuse.As the two groups join forces, Emhreeil undergoes a physical transformation as uncanny as the wolfs: now shes a winged elven vampire, consumed with bloodlust and evolving into an immortal being. Although powerful, her healing comes at the cost of her humanity. With each victory won against monsters and hunters living in the dungeon, she descends further into madness. And as she and the wolf prove themselves as apex predators, they begin to reach toward a godhood that Katherine and Scruffy dontand cantshare.But their enemies still stalk them. The dungeon lord Baron Manos Ironheart will stop at nothing to make the wolf his personal weapon, and Emhreeils volatile mother, Marquess Irythiel, has massacred a dungeon nobles family in a quest to find her daughter. As these threats and more close in, the wolf and his pack know they must break out of the underground labyrinth . . . and take the fight to the surface once and for all.The third volume of the hit LitRPG adventure serieswith more than a million views on Royal Roadnow available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!Tropes include: found family and fight to survive.