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«Sonámbulos al desnudo» es un programa radial dirigido por el periodista Fermán Ocazionez, quien, acompañado por un psiquiatra, decide explorar el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo o TOC, como usualmente se le conoce. Desde el capítulo inicial, “Ocho vidas, un problema”, hasta una conclusión devastadora, el lector puede hallar, en «Al aire», remolinos de la mente y su complejidad en medio de la vida familiar y profesional de los personajes.

Raine's voice, a gift that opened doors to a world of fame and fortune, ironically made her a target. In the cutthroat, image-obsessed world of the music industry, where dreams are bought and sold, Kek, a man with a chillingly magnetic presence and an iron grip on power, saw her as nothing more than a commodity, a means to an end. He recognized the raw talent, the potential for superstardom, but not the human being behind the voice. Let It Raine delves into the insidious nature of coercive control, revealing how manipulation and psychological abuse can be just as damaging as physical ...

My heart is hammering furiously as the bedroom door creaks open. The second I see my husband’s lifeless body, I know I have to run. And no-one can ever find us. There are three things I know to be true.

During an unrelenting monsoon, these three people and several others—a worldly old sports agent and his promising client, a personal assistant returning from a short holiday spent with a secret lover, a young hoodlum from New York wanted by the police, and a family of four making their way to San Diego to enjoy the fantastic beaches there—must do their best to survive the elements, and each other.

I’m dreading turning fifty more than I’ve dreaded any other birthday in my life. Now that my kids are at university, the prospect of spending the rest of my life with my bullying, balding, and boring husband is a miserable one. Which is why I employed Jay. He gives me the reason I need to get up, to go on and to look forwardand I’ll do anything to keep him.

In this masterful exploration of the human condition, three outpatients from a mental hospital—a music hall artist, reclusive writer, and a woman just awoken from a long coma—experience the history of London from the Blitz to the late 1980s through a chaotic experience of sensory delusions. Believing themselves to hear voices from London’s past, their fragmented and poignant stories create a tapestry of episodes, snippets, and sidelines that capture the essence of those living on society’s fringes.

For fans of Catherine Ryan Hyde and Sue Monk Kidd, a debut literary fiction novel about an unlikely friendship between a damaged girl and a mysterious old woman and the quest for love and healing through the telling of fairy tales. Early one summer morning, nine-year-old Sherry Gallagher flees in panic into the woods behind her house to hide from her abusive father. Following the death of their mother, her older brothers and sisters have all left home, leaving Sherry to deal with her father alone.

Adrian earns his living writing lyrics for rappers he never meets, and finds success with a hit song about his own fruitless search for love. After his last relationship ends in a spiral of angst, Adrian decides it’s time to try Sike: the new lauded and elite AI psychotherapy app that tracks your every move and emotion, and guides you toward mental contentment.

Ten-year-old Margaret hides beneath a blackberry bush in her family’s lush backyard while her brother hunts for her in a game of flashlight tag. Hers is a childhood of sunlit swimming pools, Saturday morning pancakes and a devoted best friend, but her family life requires careful prudence. Her mother can be as brittle as she can be loving, and her father and brother assume familiar, if uncomfortable, models of masculinity. Then late one fateful summer, everything changes. A line is crossed and in the wake of that betrayal the simple pleasures of girlhood slip away.

Jim McClain passes the Social Worker One test, completes orientation and reports for work in the Welfare building. He is tasked with two caseloads of Ward 10 self-committed patients. It is an unfair situation and one that Jim is willing to accept to keep his job. Ultimately, it will be one of the factors in his decision about continuing to work in the department. He meets Raney McLeod, another welfare worker, and they hit it off. She’s from Mississippi while Jim is from California. That geographic difference will impact their relationship. Jim’s first three weeks on the job go smoothly,...

Sometimes, relationships can be deadly. Terri thought she was marrying a strong, loving man, only to find that beneath that handsome face lies something cold, brutal, and dangerous. After years of abuse, her husband takes things a little too far, and Terri finally summons the courage to take matters into her own hands and make her escape. But freedom comes at a price. Forging a new life, Terri moves to a new town and tries to forget her past, but she can't help looking over her shoulder at every turn. When prison bars can no longer hold her husband, and her past comes knocking, Terri finds ...

When a child is born with a serious flaw in her character caused by an imbalance of chemicals in her mind making her incapable of controlling her actions and emotions, it can be dangerous to her as well as others. This story depicts a child who is born with such a flaw, but hides it well. Her family senses she is different, but find it difficult to accept as they see small clues that are quickly hidden.

Детство бывает разным и далеко не всегда счастливым, но для сестер Элис и Ханны оно стало настоящим испытанием. Одна — слишком тревожная, стремится всё контролировать, другая — беспечная и взрывная, вечно бросает вызов окружающим. Их старший брат Майкл — настоящий образец для подражания, чьё неодобрение является силой, с которой необходимо считаться. Девочки всегда чувствовали себя непонятыми и ненужными. Авторитарная мать и отстраненный отец повлияли на их взросление, оставив на их сердцах много шрамов.

Everything is just incredible about Brian's new apartment in the heart of San Francisco, especially the views of the Bay. But he can't help wondering what's with the strange noises downstairs. He keeps hearing pig grunting and a cries of something that sounds like Squee. Things get even more weird when Brian finally meets his neighbor, Rick...a man who is hiding a lot more than meets the eye. Squee!

Innocence Corrupted by Tony Benner is a raw and unflinching exploration of the human psyche, diving deep into the haunting intersection of childhood trauma, broken trust, and the search for redemption. When five-year-old Chi encounters a terrifying figure, his world spirals into silence, anger, and mistrust. Withdrawn from those around him, he becomes a shadow of his former self, embodying the menace of the creature that changed his life forever.

Aroma mawar makin tajam tercium. Aku menundukkan kepala, gigi gemeletukan. Rahang saling beradu. Kedua kaki berdiri tanpa sendi, namun betis mengejang kaku. Berpegangan pada kusen pintu, perlahan tubuh melorot ke bawah. Ada sebaran kelopak mawar tercabik hingga serpihan di depan ruang kerja. Sisa tangkai dan batang serbuk sari teronggok gundul, gepeng terinjak. Cairan. Cairan menggenang, berpola-pola.

Bo ha ottantanove anni ed è arrabbiato con il suo corpo che non obbedisce più, con le sue braccia un tempo forti che ora non riescono a fare più nulla. Ma, soprattutto, Bo è arrabbiato con Hans che vuole portargli via Sixten, il suo cane, perché si è convinto che un quasi novantenne non sia in grado di prendersene cura. Delicato e potente, questo ritratto dell'ultima età della vita, protagonista invisibile della ma nostra epoca, è un romanzo sovversivo che ci riguarda tutti.

Namun, dengan sepuluh alasan pulalah Raja Ikhsan, sang pendaki tangguh, akhirnya berhasil menguarkan dendam itu di puncak Mahameru. Dan, di altitude 3676, ketinggian 3676 meter di atas permukaan laut, Raja Ikhsan tak sekadar menjumpai sebuah ketundukan, tetapi juga beningnya sebuah cinta dan keikhlasan.

A special agent with a special job, he's the janitor of all the unhappy, unpleasant, bleeding places of the world. He'll clean up your messes and leave nary a living witness in the muck that remains. Man, woman and child, his conscience is absent, his drive is relentless, and his soul is a ravenous void. Cyclic rates of cannon fire and napalm. Cluster bombs and poison gas. Ever the calm, cool professional, he feels nothing. He is nothing.

Em meio ao apartheid, nos guetos da África do Sul, mãe e filha precisam sobreviver em um ambiente marcado pela pobreza e pelo medo da aids. Este romance traz uma história de superação de cruéis adversidades, mas também conta a trajetória de libertação pessoal de uma mulher orgulhosa e de uma menina que se torna adulta cedo demais. Diante de uma sociedade machista que tenta anular suas existências, Zola e Mvelo lutam para que suas vozes sejam ouvidas.