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The course of true brotherhood never did run smooth!1592. Meet Eddie Shakespeare, determined to follow his big brother William to London to become a player.Eddies plan is simple: 1. Run away from home in Stratford. 2. Find his big brother Will in the city. 3. Act in Londons playhouses and win fame and glory.As it turns out, the very last person the aspiring playwright William Shakespeare wants to see is his bothersome little brother, when he has more than enough worries of his own.But the truth is: William Shakespeares life is in danger.And worse, only Eddie knows it.

A wild party. A friendship. A cherished pet. And a night that changes everything.Its Julies eighteenth birthday, and shes throwing a party in her fathers extravagant townhouse. Her boyfriend has just dumped her and her longsuffering best friend Christine is trying to pick up the pieces. As the revellers pile into the booze, down in the kitchen Christine and her boyfriend Jon son of Julies cleaner clear up and dare to dream of the future.But as the volume goes up and the shots go down, Julie concocts a twisted cocktail of privilege, desire and destruction. The House Party spins Strindbergs classic play Miss Julie into intense, fizzing life for todays generation. Laura Lomass play was first performed at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2024, and then toured the UK in 2025, co-produced with Headlong in association with Frantic Assembly, and directed by Holly Race Roughan.

Após enfrentar perdas irreparáveis, traições familiares e a luta pela vida do filho, Andreia descobre que a justiça não se limita ao mundo dos homens - ela também habita o plano espiritual. No moment

Publicado em 1940, Penumbra da Aurora (Dusk of Dawn) não é uma história de vida convencional, mas, como o próprio subtítulo da obra indica, uma profunda autobiografia intelectual que utiliza as exper

EM UM PAÍS ONDE A TERRA TREME E OS CORPOS DESAPARECEM, A MEMÓRIA TAMBÉM É UM CAMPO DE BATALHA.Tempos de amor e de guerra mergulha no coração convulso da Nicarágua pré-revolucionária, onde amores clan

Enjoy these famous legends from Portugal, now expanded and refined in a richly updated second edition!This book contains 56 notable Portuguese legends including four brand-new additions which have been told and retold by natives from Portugal across the centuries. Building on the success of the first edition, this version has been revised with new research and enhanced accuracy, offering one of the most authentic collections of Portuguese folklore available in English.Whether youre interested in legends from Portugal, local culture or simply looking for a collection of stories youve never read before, this book presents you with many notable tales covering a wide range of themes: Local legends which predate the foundation of Portugal in the XII century (such as Ulysses founding the city of Lisbon; Guesto Ansures; ...) Legends from the time of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal (the famous "Miracle of Ourique"; the conquest of the city of Evora; ...) Medieval legends regarding the foundation of a few local cities and villages (such as Alenquer and Moura; ...) Legends about Portuguese kings (Martim de Freitas faithfulness; the Magpies of Sintra; the return of King Sebastio; ...) Legends connected to the notable Battle of Aljubarrota (the Twelve of England; the Female Baker; ...) Legends from the time of the Explorers and Portuguese Empire (Machims; the mysterious statue of the island of Corvo; the giant Adamastor; ...) Fantastic and religious legends (the Goat-footed ladies; Fuas Roupinho; the Enchanted Moors; the Olharapos; ...) And even some legends about famous places and notable people from Portugal (the Rooster of Barcelos; the love story of Ines de Castro; the Labours of Saint Engratia; the statue of the Duke of Coimbra; the recent story of Teresa Fidalgo; ...) This second edition also introduces seven translated primary sources, bringing some native documents - such as the Juramento de Ourique, the Nau Catrineta and the Canço do Figueiral - to English readers for the first time.Many of these legends were never made available in English before the first edition, and they are now further compiled, refined, and contextualized here, along with brief explanatory notes for those who dont speak Portuguese but would like to learn more about these myths, legends and stories from the country of Cames, Pessoa, Amalia and Cristiano Ronaldo.Step into the myths that built a nation. Discover Portugal through its most famous legends.

The Blood of the Forgotten launches The SonaRift Saga, an epic fantasy series blending dark lore, rebellion, and the shattering consequences of crossing worlds.When Orion, the accidental creator of a device capable of ripping holes through reality, falls through a rift into a realm ruled by the Velari, everything he knows fractures. The Velari are a powerful, ancient vampire race bound by blood, tradition, and a history written in silence. Orions arrival is a spark in dry tinder: dangerous, unexpected, and impossible to ignore.Amaris Black Rose, a farm girl and reluctant warrior, discovers Orion wounded on the borders of her family farm. Haunted by war, guided by loyalty, and torn by emerging feelings she does not yet understand, Amaris is thrust into a conflict far larger than her quiet world. As rebellion stirs in the shadows and the Emperor tightens his grip, long-forgotten truths creep back into the light.Together, Orion and Amaris uncover secrets buried beneath centuries of lies, truths about bonding, blood, and the ancient connection between humans and Velari. Their discoveries threaten to unravel the empire itself.But the greater threat lies beyond the rifts.Was Orion the first to cross... and will be the last.The Blood of the Forgotten is a story of love, loyalty, and awakening power, where destiny is not a path, but a fracture. And once the rifts begin to open, nothing can stop what comes through.

Em algum lugar, uma pedra está te esperando. Talvez seja uma pedra do coração de uma montanha, que te lembrará de como você é grande por dentro. Talvez uma pedra banhada pelo mar, que conhece todos o

The constitution of the human soul has undergone a profound transformation in recent centuries. With the rise of I-consciousness, individuality and intellectual thought have moved to the foreground, opening a path toward freedom and self-determination. Yet this gain has come with a loss: the vivid, instinctive spiritual perception of earlier epochs has faded. In this unique series of lecture, Rudolf Steiner traces this decisive shift in consciousness and situates it within a wide panorama of world history. Central to our time is the question of Christs continuing presence. Steiner follows the changing perception of Christ, from early Gnosis through the formation of Church doctrine to the modern age, indicating a renewed mode of spiritual perception Imagination through which Christ may again be experienced as a living reality. This reappearance, not in physical form but within the etheric realm, marks a decisive threshold for contemporary humanity.Through a symptomatic reading of events, Steiner explores the distinct spiritual missions of East, West and Central Europe, illuminating their contrasting modes of thought, social life and cultural inheritance. Platonism and Aristotelianism, economy and jurisprudence, spirituality and civic life emerge as interwoven streams shaping humanitys present crisis and future task. With reflections on Goethe, Schiller and the threefold social principle, these lectures articulate a form of spirituality suited to modern consciousness one that honours human freedom while awakening new faculties of perception. This revised edition features an introduction by Richard Ramsbotham. Seven lectures, 1731 Oct. 1920, Dornach, GA 200

Alguma vez você sentiu que está atuando em uma peça que não é mais sua? Sorrindo para o mundo enquanto, por dentro, sua alma implora por um novo roteiro? Neste livro, eu me dispo de quinze anos de ho

The sex book Ive always wanted to read but never imagined could exist Emma Sexton, Badass Womens Hour.I want to have slow sex, work out what to do with a penis, and experience the fourteen different types of female orgasm.In her mid-thirties, Lucy-Anne Holmes still felt like a novice when it came to sex. But when she tried to find out what she could do about it, she realised everything she googled was geared to male pleasure rather than to womens. Determined not to let this stop her, Lucy penned a list and set out to discover what her sex life was missing. She embarked on an adventure which would change her life.Lucy has written the book about sex she wanted to read. It will make you snort with laughter one minute and weep the next; it is frank, eye-opening and inspiring, and will speak to women everywhere.

I cant remember the last book I read that I could say with absolute assurance would save lives. But this one will Chris PackhamWhen Joe Harkness suffered a breakdown in 2013, he tried all the things his doctor recommended: medication helped, counselling was enlightening, and mindfulness grounded him. But nothing came close to nature, particularly birds. How had he never noticed such beauty before? Soon, every avian encounter took him one step closer to accepting who he is.The positive change in Joes wellbeing was so profound that he started a blog to record his experience. Three years later he has become a spokesperson for the benefits of birdwatching, spreading the word everywhere from Radio 4 to Downing Street.In this groundbreaking book filled with practical advice, Joe explains the impact that birdwatching had on his life, and invites the reader to discover these extraordinary effects for themselves.

Disgusting and brilliant should earn Meades justifiable comparison to Joyce, Celine, Pynchon Paul Spike, Vogue.At first glance, this 1993 masterpiece is a post-war family saga set in and around the city of Portsmouth. This doesnt come close to communicating the scabrous magnificence of Meadess creation. Pompey is an obscene, suppurating vision of an England in terminal decline.The story begins with Guy Vallender, a fireworks manufacturer from Portsmouth, who has four children by different four different women. Theres poor Eddie, a feeble geek with a gift for healing; Mad Bantu, the son of a black prostitute, who was hopelessly damaged in the womb by an attempted abortion; Bonnie, who is born beautiful but becomes a junkie and a porn star; and finally Jean-Marie, a leather-wearing gay gerontophiliac conceived on a one-night stand in Belgium.The narrator is Jonathan Meades, cousin to poor Eddie and Bonnie, who tells the story of how their strange and poisonous destinies intersect. And although there is no richer stew of perversity, voyeurism, corruption, religious extremism and curdled celebrity in all of English literature, there is also an underlying compassion and jet-black humour which makes Pompey an important and strangely satisfying work of art. Prepare to enter the English novels darkest ride...

"We are surrounded by the greatest of free shows. Places"Jonathan Meades has an obsessive preoccupation with places. He has spent thirty years constructing sixty films, two novels and hundreds of pieces of journalism that explore an extraordinary range of them, from natural landscapes to man-made buildings and "the gaps between them", drawing attention to what he calls "the rich oddness of what we take for granted".This book collects 54 pieces and six film scripts that dissolve the barriers between high and low culture, good and bad taste, deep seriousness and black comedy. Meades delivers heavy entertainment - strong opinions backed up by an astonishing depth of knowledge.To read Meades on places, buildings, politics, or cultural history is an exhilarating workout for the mind. He leaves you better informed, more alert, less gullible. "Everything is fantastical if you stare at it for long enough. Everything is interesting."

It doesnt matter that youve lived in shadows, that youve slept through years of your life, that youve done things youre ashamed to admit even to yourself. It doesnt matter that youre an anxious, depressed, spaghetti-brained mess with a shouty monster brain that keeps you from conforming to societys definition of normal.Beth McColl has been there sometimes she still is there but in this book she shares whats worked for her and what hasnt, whats gotten her into trouble and then back out of it again, and what she wishes shed known from the start: How to get through a bad day, questions to ask your doctor, the truth about medication, ways to practise self-care and mindfulness, what to expect from a partner, how to forgive your past self, and so much more...How to Come Alive Again is a relatable, honest, at times joyous, and above all practical guide for anyone who has a mental illness or anyone who knows and loves someone who does. Its the basics for mending your life, accepting yourself, changing what doesnt work, killing the worst of it and learning to live again.

Esta obra, de Cristina Martinez e Vivian Cirineu, é um convite para mães que desejam educar seus filhos com amor, firmeza e presença emocional, sem culpa, sem perfeccionismo e sem repetir padrões que

Meades makes everything sound so delicious that the non-cook will be moved to cook and the bad cook will cook better David Hare, The Guardian.The Plagiarist in the Kitchen is an anti-cookbook. Best known as a provocative novelist, journalist and film-maker, Jonathan Meades has also been called the best amateur chef in the world by Marco Pierre White. His contention here is that anyone who claims to have invented a dish is delusional, dishonestly contributing to the myth of culinary originality.Meades delivers a polemical but highly usable collection of 125 of his favourite recipes, each one an example of the fine art of culinary plagiarism. These are dishes and methods he has hijacked, adapted, improved upon and made his own. Without assuming any special knowledge or skill, the book is full of excellent advice. He tells us why the British never got the hang of garlic. That a purist would never dream of putting cheese in a Gratin Dauphinois. That cooking brains in brown butter cannot be improved upon. And why despite the advice of Martin Scorseses mother he insists on frying his meatballs.In a world dominated by health fads, food vloggers and over-priced kitchen gadgets, The Plagiarist in the Kitchen is timely reminder that, when it comes to food, its almost always better to borrow than to invent.

Get ALL THREE books in the hilarious, award-winning, internationally bestselling Rabbit Factor trilogy in one GREAT VALUE set!An insurance mathematicians carefully ordered life is upended when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park with criminals, desperate schemes, dangerous enemies, impossibly high stakes and the bewildering chaos of family life. A darkly funny, tense and brilliantly offbeat trilogy from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen now in production for the screen, starring Steve Carell.The funniest writer in EuropeThe TimesDelightfully funnyGuardian`A thrilling and hilarious read Liz NugentThe king of the humorous crime caperAbir Mukherjee----------------------------------------The Rabbit Factor (Book One)An insurance mathematicians carefully ordered life is turned on its head when he unexpectedly loses his job and inherits an adventure park with a whole host of problems. A quirky, tense and warmly funny thriller from award-winning Finnish author Antti Tuomainen, FIRST in a seriesThe Moose Paradox (Book Two)Insurance mathematician Henri has his life under control, when a man from the past appears and a shady trio take over the adventure parks equipment supply company Things are messier than ever in the absurdly funny, heart-stoppingly tense second instalment in Antti Tuomainens bestselling series The Beaver Theory (Book Three)Can everyones favourite insurance mathematician, Henri, combine the increasingly dangerous world of adventure parks with the unpredictability of blended-family life? Hes about to find out in the final instalment of the hilarious, nail-biting Rabbit Factor Trilogy.----------------------------------------Praise for The Rabbit Factor Trilogy`Finlands greatest export M.J. Arlidge`Thrilling and warmly human. In these uncertain times, what better hero than an actuary? Chris Brookmyre`Unlike anything else out there The Times`Charming, funny and clever, this is a novel to cheer up anyone who is finding life a little tough Literary Review`A delight from start to finish Big Issue`Original and brilliant story-telling Helen FitzGerald`A coruscating comedy Sunday Times`Right up there with the best Times Literary Supplement`A thriller with black comedy worth of Nabokov Telegraph

Get ALL FIVE dark, caustically funny, shocking thrillers in Simone Buchholzs international, bestselling Chastity Rileyseries in one GREAT-VALUE Box Set!Award-winning German noir an addictive, breathtakingly original detective series. State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her team investigate a series of dark crimes in Hamburg. From mafia networks and kidnappings to arson attacks and hostage situations, chain-smoking Chastity is drawn into some of the citys most dangerous cases.[A] nerve-racking narrative [with] a cunning climax that is shocking and deeply romanticThe TimesFierce enough to stab the heartSpectatorA stylish, whip-smart thrillerHerald Scotland----------------------------------------Blue Night (Book 1)Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley has been side-lined to prevent her from causing trouble, but her new job turns out to be far from dull when she finds herself involved in taking down an Albanian mafia kingpin. First in an addictive, wildly original series from the Queen of KrimiBeton Rouge (Book 2)Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her new sidekick Ivo investigate the case of newspaper executives who have been caged and tortured outside their offices on a trail that leads them to the hothouse world of boarding schools and some harrowing secretsMexico Street (Book 3)Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley investigates a series of arson attacks on cars across the city, which leads her to a startling and life-threatening discovery involving criminal gangs and a very illicit love storyHotel Cartagena (Book 4)Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her friends are held hostage in a hotel bar by twelve armed men set on revenge, in a searing, breathtakingly original, and unexpectedly moving new thriller from the Queen of Krimi WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation DaggerRiver Clyde (Book 5)Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley travels to Scotland to face the demons of her past, as Hamburg is hit by a major arson attack. Queen of Krimi, Simone Buchholz, returns with the emotive fifth instalment in the electrifying Chastity Riley series ----------------------------------------Praise for the Chastity Riley seriesReading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers a truly unique voice in crime fictionGraeme Macrae BurnetA cunning climax that is shocking and deeply romanticThe TimesCombines nail-biting tension with off-beat humour Publishers WeeklyBuchholz doles out delicious black humorForeword ReviewsModern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humourNew Zealand ListenerThe coolest character in crime fiction darkly funny and written with a huge heartBig IssueWith brief, pacy chapters and fizzling dialogue, this almost feels like American procedural noir and not a translationMaxim JakubowskiA smart and witty book that shines a probing spotlight on societyCultureFlyFans of Brookmyre could do worse than checking out Simone Buchholz, a star of the German crime lit scene who has been deftly translated into English by Rachel WardGoethe InstituteLyrical and pithySunday Times

Get ALL THREE books in the riveting, thought-provoking, shockingly authentic The Forcing Trilogy from international bestselling author and leading environmental scientist Paul E. Hardisty in one GREAT VALUE set!In a world ravaged by climate collapse, power has fallen to the young and the generations blamed for the disaster are cast out. From exile and escape to a desperate search for the truth behind the catastrophe, and a teenage girl carrying the last fragments of human knowledge, this powerful, gripping dystopian trilogy about devastation, survival and the fragile possibility of hope confronts the cost of the climate emergency and the fight to rebuildPaul Hardisty is a visionaryLuke McCallin`A superbly handled tale of struggle and survival in a maimed world The TimesVery plausible and terrifyingly soSciFi Now----------------------------------------The Forcing (Book One)In a near future, where civilisation has collapsed, a government of youth has taken power in North America. All older people deemed responsible for the cataclysmic climate emergency are relocated, but a breakaway group escapes exile to seek freedom at devastating costThe Descent (Book Two)A young man and his young family set out on a perilous voyage across a devastated planet to uncover the origin of the events that set the world on its course to disaster The prescient, deeply shocking prequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed Climate Emergency thriller, The Forcing.The Hope (Book Three)In a future devastated by climate collapse, a secret library is destroyed and a teenage girl gifted with perfect memory becomes the last refuge of human knowledge, hunted by those in power as she fights to save the last hope for humanity. The searing, unforgettable conclusion to the internationally acclaimed The Forcing trilogy.----------------------------------------Praise for The Forcing TrilogyAnnounces Paul E. Hardisty as the true heir to John ChristopherTim GlisterA novel that might have actually predicted our futureEwan MorrisonPaul Hardisty is a fine writerLee ChildThe book Ive been waiting and hoping forPaul WatersA riveting eco-thrillerCrime Fiction Lover