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Between the 12th and 15th centuries in Europe, not all women fit the stereotype of passive housewife and mother. Many led bold and dynamic lives. In this collection of historical portraits, Maria Teresa Brolis tells the fascinating tales of fashion icons, art clients, businesswomen, saints, healers, lovers, and pilgrims - both famous and little known - who challenge conventional understandings of the medieval female experience. Drawing on evidence from literary works and archival documents, Brolis pieces together an intricate overview of 16 women's lives.

Dan Rooney was one of the most influential sports executives of his generation—the man who transformed the Pittsburgh Steelers into one of the National Football League's greatest dynasties and premiere franchises. Some of Dan Rooney’s most important achievements, however, took place off the playing field as he sought to bring about equity in the league's hiring practices and peace in his ancestral homeland of Ireland. In A Different Way to Win, Jim Rooney takes listeners behind the scenes and share stories of Dan Rooney’s life and achievements.

Dr. Franco Columbu, internationally known bodybuilding champion, has written a book that provides a commonsense approach to training with weights - whether for competition or just to get into shape. In the audiobook, Franco answers many questions to update his training advice and tells stories about what life was like during the Golden Age of bodybuilding. The audiobook contains priceless stories about the young Franco and his best friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

When my older brother’s best friend appears at my family’s cabin the night I’m filming an episode, I’m surprised to see him. It’s been six years since Reed vanished from my life. After learning where he’s been and why, I offer him an opportunity to start over. Reed is reluctant. He’s on probation, loyal to my brother, and doesn’t want to do anything to jeopardize his freedom. So we agree that his identity will remain a secret and that my brother will never find out.

Adrianna Rossi is no stranger to the rigorous demands required of her body. Years of pain and determination make her one of the best. Olympic glory is the ultimate goal, and she'll do anything to achieve it. Even if that means leaving home to attend World Cup Academy of Gymnastics, a training center that serves one purpose - producing champions.

Squallido personaggio che vive di espedienti ai margini della Torino bene, Garrone fa parte di una sorta di "teatrino privato" nel quale Anna Carla Dosio, la moglie di un ricco industriale, e Massimo Campi, giovane omosessuale della buona borghesia, stigmatizzano vizi, affettazioni e cattivo gusto dei loro conoscenti. Il commissario Santamaria indaga tra l'ipocrisia, le comiche velleità e i chiacchiericci della borghesia piemontese.

Maya Herrero se hizo conocida en 2002 por ser la amiga de la Dalia Negra española. Un crimen macabro sin resolver del que aún se sigue hablando diecinueve años después. Oculta en el pueblo medieval de Patones de Arriba, Madrid, Maya ahora regenta una casa rural y está casada con Nico. Pero Maya tiene un secreto. En realidad, más de uno.

Combat Pressure Points: A No Nonsense Guide to Pressure Point Fighting for Self-Defense is a one-of-a-kind book designed to teach you hard-hitting pressure point fighting techniques for real-world self-defense. Pressure point fighting is a fighting skill that can be performed by just about anyone, young and old, regardless of size or strength or level of experience. Best of all, you don’t need martial arts training to apply these simple fighting techniques. Unlike other pressure point books, Combat Pressure Points is devoid of impractical and gimmicky techniques that can get you injured ...

Los días que nos quedan, ambientado en la Cataluña rural, es el thriller más inquietante de Lorena Franco. Olivia trabaja en el programa de sucesos paranormales más importante del país, lo que haría pensar que no se estremece cuando siente el hormigueo en la nuca propio de estar siendo observada por el más allá. Pero ella es como tú y como yo, también siente miedo, aunque tuvo la mala suerte de conocerlo demasiado pronto, la noche en la que descubrió el cadáver de su madre.

Cane Fighting Techniques For The Real World! Cane Fighting: The Authoritative Guide to Using the Cane or Walking Stick for Self-Defense is a no nonsense book written for anyone who wants to learn how to use the cane or walking stick as a fighting weapon for real-world self-defense. The Ultimate Self-Defense Weapon for Everyone! While seemingly inconspicuous, the cane or walking stick is both a practical and devastating weapon for all ages, young and old, regardless of size or strength or experience and skill level. Most importantly, you don’t need martial arts training to master this...

Palo Alto is the debut of a surprising and powerful new literary voice. Written with an immediate sense of place - claustrophobic and ominous - James Franco's collection traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism.

¿Quién no recuerda el hormigueo en el estómago del primer amor? ¿A quién no se le cortó la respiración por el ser amado o sintió una daga en el corazón al verse traicionada? Un amor no correspondido, una segunda oportunidad, un matrimonio roto, un reencuentro luego de décadas de silencio, un flechazo inesperado de los que te cambian la vida en un instante... Este conjunto de relatos nos sumerge de lleno en la belleza de enamorarse, en la desesperación que nos atormenta cuando algo sale mal y en las dudas que nos aquejan al decidir hasta dónde arriesgarnos.

-¿Qué es el amor? -El amor es cuando tú me robas cada día mi trozo de chocolate del almuerzo y, aun así, yo sigo dejándolo en el mismo sitio para ti diariamente. Los hermanos Lia y Will comparten su vida en la mansión familiar de New Haven con una madre que vive aislada en su estudio escribiendo novelas de terror y un padre ausente. El día que ambos entierran a su madre, Will desaparece misteriosamente sin dejar rastro, pero cinco años después, Lia descubre en una exposición el retrato de un escritor de comienzos del siglo xix, que es la viva imagen de su hermano.

Emma Patel, que lleva siete años arrastrando una triste historia, cumple el sueño de comprar una casa, la del número 8 de Brenthouse Road, en el distrito de Hackney, al nordeste de Londres. No hace preguntas, no quiere saber si es tan barata porque se ha cometido un asesinato, hay fantasmas, está maldita, o porque a algún descerebrado se le ocurrió hacer una sesión de espiritismo y desató el infierno en el sótano.

A NEW CASE OF INSPECTOR VEGA MARTÍN. An addictive thriller by the Spanish bestselling author in Spain who has captivated over 400,000 readers worldwide. PARADISE AND HELL CAN GO HAND IN HAND… …And the “perfect” couple is about to find out. Lucía becomes, in less than two months, the fourth victim of the elusive Glove Killer. Information leaked to the press and many speculations, but nothing sufficiently revealing for Inspectors Vega Martín and Daniel Haro, until a security camera in the right place brings them closer to the shocking truth. Astrid Rubio and Hugo Sanz, the ...

October 1502. As Cesare Borgia sets out to invade the Florentine Republic, Niccolò Machiavelli is sent to spy on him and to glean details of his nefarious plan. But when Borgia asks Machiavelli to write his life story, their bond gains complexity and nuance: ultimately, they both aspire to everlasting fame and to achieve it, they need each other, for the one's sword can only rule in eternity via the pen of the other.

Gun ownership is a tremendous responsibility that requires you possess the knowledge, skills and attitude for safe gun handling. The Gun Safety handbook is a comprehensive no-nonsense guide for anyone who owns a gun or is considering buying a firearm for home defense or personal protection. In this book, world-renowned self defense expert Sammy Franco addresses some of the following important topics: the pros and cons of gun ownership, questions to ask yourself before buying a gun, how and where to purchase guns, the gun safety rules, dealing with children and guns, firearm basics, types of...

Tras el éxito de La viajera del tiempo, uno de los libros más vendidos en Amazon, Lorena Franco regresa con un nuevo viaje en el tiempo muy visual y cinematográfico. Perderse entre las páginas de este apasionante viaje será una aventura inolvidable en la que una noche cualquiera condicionará el resto de la existencia de Nora Harris, una nueva viajera en el tiempo. Tras la muerte de su abuela Beatrice, Nora Harris hereda su cafetería, un local con tanto encanto como historias vividas, situado en un tramo tranquilo de Front Street, Brooklyn.

El Alacrán y el Tigre, la extraordinaria historia del hijo de un peligroso narcotraficante que, paradójicamente, elige un camino espiritual. Esta búsqueda lo lleva a enfrentarse con sus propios demonios internos, a mirar sus heridas y a recordar su doloroso pasado para poder construir su presente. Una recapitulación real, cautivadora y transformadora, que nos ofrece, en voz de Alejandro Franco y de su autor, una perspectiva inimaginable en la búsqueda del camino espiritual y el despertar de la conciencia. Comprar libro: en Gandhi y/o a Amazon.

From the citrus groves of Sicily to a taco in Mexico City, In Search of the Perfect Peach takes you on a journey in the pursuit of flavor, with Franco revealing at every step how this incredibly simple desire can lead to radical change. Throughout, he offers us a deeply optimistic vision of how we as consumers can follow flavor to fix the food system and bring joy to our every meal.