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After her girlfriend breaks up with her for being too emotionally stifled, Jo Miller is trying to become more expressive. But then her boss calls her into his office for a private meeting and sexually assaults her. His parting words are, “you won't want to talk about this Jo. You think you do now, but trust me, you won’t.” Jo had been ready to go straight to the police, but every time she tries to talk about what happened, live insects crawl up her throat and into her mouth.

How To Be The Best (In Business) by Donald V. Almeida is not just any business book. Drawing from his impressive journey up to Global Vice Chairman of PwC, Almeida offers a unique blend of personal memoir and practical self-help. Through engaging stories from his own career, he breaks down complex business concepts into understandable, actionable advice. This book is designed for anyone in the business world, from newcomers looking for direction to seasoned professionals seeking to refine their skills. Almeida's narrative is inviting, making his profound insights accessible to all.

If you’d like a break from your daily grind, pack your bug repellant and join characters you’ve come to know and love at a lakeside retreat with famous folks and campfire nights. In Plot Twist, you’ll encounter catastrophe while Katrina and Mack run the bookshop together. Mr. Catastrophe, that is, the newest foster cat to roam the book-filled rooms of No Page Unturned. Will this snaggle-toothed cataclysm find a new home? Will he balk at sharing space with Browser, Matt and Katrina’s terrier, while the dog recovers on the big, red sofa?

It all started with a castle. Yes, the real kind, found in Missouri. On a bluff. Carved from the side of a cliff. With secret passageways, and locked doors and secret, concealed rooms and lots of false walls and panels and cubbyholes. When Jae visited the well-renowned Rothwell Lodge, known as Sedalia Missouri's Castle on the Hill, she was suspicious from the first. Why did Rothwell have so many secret things about the Castle? Why was his wife Hattie a recluse, who died two years after their marriage?

Erika Parker-Ward is living the dream—her professional soccer career is on the rise, and she's got her sights set on making the World Cup team for the US. But all of that could be over in a blink now that Erika's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Her plan? Keep the diagnosis hush hush by paying for private medical care, but the cost is threatening to bury her alive.

Alexa Jackson was falling hard and fast for Noah Foster. The world-renowned photographer had woven a path straight into her heart. He offered her another chance at love, and she offered him the path to a world that he no longer believed existed for him. That all ground to a startling halt when Alexa came face to face with Noah's past. Not everything is at it seems, and as he helps her piece together the puzzles that exist within his world, they both realize that their needs might not match what's best for either of them.

Sex. That's all Noah Foster wants when Alexa Jackson shows up at his apartment. After returning from a semester in Paris, Alexa is back in her hometown of Boston and looking for anything but the drama that surrounds Noah. He's intense, gifted, famous, and a bastard through and through. Alexa doesn't take life too seriously. Noah doesn't do calm and easygoing. Their unexpected meeting sets them both on a course toward an unlikely connection.

Posing nude for the illustrious Noah Foster seemed like an exciting escape from Alexa's life. No one was supposed to find out, but when the one man who owned her heart discovers her secret, everything changes. Alexa is caught not only in a compromising position but in a situation in which her past and present collide. Determined to build a future for herself, she takes on the dual task of focusing on her career and burying her past regrets.

Após acompanhar o processo de adoecimento e morte da mãe, em decorrência do Alzheimer, Beatriz revisita a própria trajetória, angústias, crises de depressão e a culpa com que convive desde que passou por um trauma de juventude. Aos 50 anos, mãe de dois filhos, ela elabora o luto recente e também revive a perda de um filho e a separação ocorridas muitos anos antes.

O que acontece na sua mente enquanto você dorme? O detetive-explorador Nico Vera se lança em uma aventura inédita para descobrir o mundo dos sonhos! Uma jornada repleta de cenários fantásticos e desafios surpreendentes! Prepare-se para uma jornada irada neste episódio de Clube dos Perguntadores, uma série de ciências e curiosidades com humor, criada pela NarraKids e especialmente adaptada para crianças! Com uma paisagem sonora envolvente e efeitos imersivos, cada detalhe dessa narrativa ganha vida para enriquecer sua experiência.

Book four of the Turning Pages series begins with a visit to the Cumber family farm during the 1970s and 1980s, where corn, chickens, romance, friends, and relations blend into a background story not to be missed.

After Kris and Matt purchase old books at an estate auction for the O’Malleys, a mystery is born. Someone is desperate to get what the bookshop owners have in their possession - something worth a fortune. But what is it? Mack and Mavis O’Malley haven’t a clue as to what makes the books so valuable or even which books from the auction they could be. Darla, the record shop owner, makes a startling discovery of her own - one that could change Kris’ life forever.

Em A Convenção das Aves, novo capítulo da série criada por Ransom Riggs, a jornada de Jacob pelo perigoso e surpreendente mundo peculiar dos Estados Unidos se transforma numa corrida contra o tempo. Ao lado dos amigos, ele se envolve em uma misteriosa missão: precisa salvar a jovem Noor Pradesh e levá-la até uma mulher poderosa e enigmática conhecida apenas como V.

Jacob voltou para sua casa nos Estados Unidos após vencer os etéreos no Recanto do Demônio, mas ainda não sabe como conciliar a vida normal e tudo o que viveu. Agora que Emma, a srta. Peregrine e seus outros amigos vivem com ele no presente, em sua casa na Flórida, vamos acompanhá-los no processo de reconstrução do mundo peculiar.

O autor do livro mais vendido em Portugal no ano de 2019 está de regresso com mais uma história de amor e superação pessoal que promete dar-te ensinamentos essenciais para venceres as fases negativas da tua vida.

Woo-kyoung Ahn, psicóloga e professora universitária, desvenda os mistérios por trás dos nossos pensamentos equivocados e oferece estratégias para enfrentarmos os desafios como indivíduos e sociedade. Em: Como Pensar de Forma Direta e Inteligente, Ahn compartilha descobertas cruciais de sua pesquisa e ensino na Universidade de Yale, revelando como os “problemas de pensamento”; permeiam desde questões cotidianas até desafios sociais complexos.

No conto "O enfermeiro", de Machado de Assis, o enredo gira em torno do protagonista Procópio, copista de estudos teológicos de 42 anos que recebe uma proposta de emprego que pode mudar sua vida: trabalhar como enfermeiro no interior, para o idoso – e rico - Coronel Felisberto.

Are you finding that stress is becoming a dominant force in your daily life, impacting you both physically and mentally? Many individuals share this experience, whether it stems from work, school, family dynamics, or relationships. Stress tends to accumulate gradually, initially affecting your mental well-being but eventually manifesting physically. Fortunately, there are numerous methods to cope with stress, and guided meditation is one effective approach. This guided meditation is specifically designed for stress relief and serves as a transformative practice.

Maxim Borisyuk, um dos quatro homens de confiança do Pakhan, é incapaz de sentir. Amor e até mesmo ódio, são conceitos desconhecidos para ele. Ou ao menos, é essa a lenda que corre na Organização. Subchefe da perigosa máfia russa nos Estados Unidos, ele é também o cérebro por trás das principais operações da Irmandade.

Sergey Petrov é o novo Pakhan da Bratva, um homem cruel e impiedoso, capaz de tudo para ter o poder que almeja. Até mesmo auxiliar na morte do seu próprio pai. Ele é um Pakhan que vem tendo problemas em seu novo reinado por querer resolver todas as suas dificuldades na base da agressão. Uma aliança com a máfia vizinha traria bons frutos para eles, isso se não viesse para selar o acordo duas mulheres, as duas Suíças, elas interceptariam as informações do Pakhan com o Don da máfia Suíça.