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As Naples prepares for its holiday celebrations, behind the facade of order and happiness imposed by the fascist regime lurks terrible poverty and blinding desperation. In a luxurious apartment on the Mergellina beach, the bodies of a fascist militia officer and his wife have been found. The woman's throat has been cut while the man has been stabbed over 60 times. Seemingly, the hands of two separate killers have been at work.

Accidentally Vegan Italian Pasta is the third book in the Accidentally Vegan series. The books in this series are motivated by one desire: to provide delicious Italian food options for vegetarians, vegans, and others that do not require any of the modifications, substitutions, or omissions so common in today’s vegan cookbooks. No meat or dairy substitutions or omissions are required for the recipes in these books. Without thinking twice, Italian cooks have been making vegan pasta dishes for generations, usually out of necessity or frugality, and those dishes are the focus of this book. ...

Learn how to deal with situations more calmly and effectively, and let go of the addictive nature of anger, outrage, and irritation with the help of this guide.

Das Dekameron oder Il Decamerone ist eine Sammlung von 100 Novellen, die der Feder von Giovanni Boccaccio entstammen. Die Abfassung erfolgte aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach zwischen 1349 und 1353. Der Titel Decamerone bedeutet - in Anlehnung an das Griechische - "Zehn-Tage-Werk". Es handelt sich um ein stilbildendes Werk, das zum Vorbild fast aller weiteren abendländischen Novellensammlungen geworden ist...

In the middle of a summer heat wave, as Naples prepares for one of its most important holy days, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from the window of his office. For Commissario Ricciardi and Brigadier Maione, it is the beginning of an investigation that will bring them into contact with the most torrid, conflicting, and enduring of human passions.

A ottobre l'estate ancora non se ne vuole andare e battaglia con l'autunno che avanza titubante. In un cantiere della metropolitana viene trovato un uomo senza documenti, privo di coscienza a causa di un pesante pestaggio. È un americano in vacanza a Sorrento, scoprono ben presto i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone. Per risolvere il caso dovranno raggiungere la fascinosa cittadina costiera, dove alloggiano la sorella e la madre della vittima, un'ex diva di Hollywood malata di Alzheimer, e indagare sul loro passato che sembra nascondere la chiave di tutto.

At My Mind Valley, we understand your sense of loss. So, we have created a powerful affirmation program to help you process your breakup in a fast and nurturing way. This program enables you to transform your energy from heartbreak to self-actualization. It is a tool that will free your mind from pain and bring harmony back into your life.

"Nun wohl", sagte die Königin der geretteten Seelen, "Hier ist es, wie ihr seht, kühl und angenehm zu weilen, und jeder kann hier seinem Vergnügen nachgehen. Die schwarze Pest ist fern. In Lust und Freuden müssen wir leben, denn aus keinem andern Grund sind wir dem Jammer der Stadt hierher entflohen. Möge jeder eine Geschichte von beliebigem Inhalt erzählen." Darauf wandte sie sich zu Panfilo und forderte ihn freundlich auf, mit einer Geschichte aus seinem Vorrat den Anfang zu machen.

Would you like to start a business from home? Would you like to start creating a passive income but don't know where to start? Then, this audiobook is for you. Inside, you will find extremely useful information, both for those who are beginners and for those who want to refine techniques already known.

Un piccolo aeroplano turistico diretto in Sardegna si schianta nel mar Tirreno con a bordo diverse persone. Tra loro, un noto imprenditore che ha rilasciato la sua ultima intervista poco prima del decollo, con il vociare degli altri passeggeri sullo sfondo, tutti tranquilli e sorridenti, ignari dell'imminente tragedia. Quando l'agente dei Servizi in pensione Andrea Catapano sente le voci delle vittime - lui che non vede ma sa ascoltare meglio di chiunque altro - un ricordo nitido riaffiora.

Nella prefazione a questo audiolibro, Giacomo Poretti sostiene che ai tempi dei nostri antenati si sapeva già molto del nostro degrado fisico e mentale. Gli australopitechi "intorno ai 20 anni facevano le gare con i giaguari, e spesso li battevano, arrivati ai 40 dopo 200 metri di corsa si fermavano per una birretta, a 60 anni, se ci arrivavi, ringraziavi il dio del Sole e al massimo giocavi a scopone, te ne stavi rintanato nella tua bella grotta perché se per caso incontravi un giaguaro non riuscivi a fare 3 passi di corsa e finivi sbranato.

A volte un incontro inatteso spalanca le porte del passato. Succede a Sara mentre sta lottando per salvare la vita del piccolo Massimiliano, il nipotino colpito da una grave malattia. Due occhi riappaiono dalla nebbia di giorni lontani, Sara li conosce bene. Sono gli stessi che tanti anni prima aveva cercato in ogni modo di dimenticare. La donna invisibile è catapultata indietro nel tempo: Napoli, 1990. È caduto il muro di Berlino, gli stati satelliti dell'URSS sono in crisi e in Italia sono esplosi i movimenti studenteschi.

Firenze, 1348: una brigata di giovani, sette donne e tre uomini, si rifugia nella campagna circostante in fuga dalla peste nera. Per medicare l'angoscia e rifondare i valori umani sconvolti dal flagello, i dieci giovani raccontano a turno novelle die più vari argomenti, tessere di uno straordinario quadro della civiltà trecentesca.

Born to Palestinian refugees, Kassem Eid grew up in the small town of Moadamiya on the outskirts of the ancient city of Damascus. The streets that he and his many siblings played on were perfumed with jasmine. A precocious child, he excelled at school and had a natural gift for languages. But it didn't take long for Kassem to realise that he was treated differently at school because of his family's resistance to the brutal government regime.

Become wealthy instead of just rich. Why would you invest your time and energy working for a company, while you could easily focus on becoming wealthy instead? Do you think you are too broke, don't have the knowledge, or are not smart enough to get wealthy? Let me help you break through all those barriers of self-doubt and show you the steps towards building wealth.

Have you either "got it" or you haven't yet? Are you born without outstanding communication skills or can they be learned? Either way, you'll need to be a master communicator to get in your studies and to progress throughout your career and life in general. Well, this textbook covers the essential and hidden secrets of what having the ability to speak with ease is all regarding.

Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840-1922) was one of the most prominent Sicilian writers of the 19th century. Today, his stories are best known through their use as the basis of the libretti of iconic verismo operas, like Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.

Ognuno di loro vede qualcosa di terribile nel gelo. E cerca di tenerlo lontano. Nella città schiaffeggiata dal vento di tramontana, dove ogni calore e ogni legame sembrano perduti, l'omicidio feroce di due ragazzi, fratello e sorella, mette i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone contro tutto e contro tutti. E li costringe ad affrontare il gelo peggiore, quello del cuore.

In this engaging account, renowned neuroscientist Giovanni Frazzetto blends cutting-edge scientific research with personal stories to reveal how our brains generate our emotions. He demonstrates that while modern science has expanded our knowledge, investigating art, literature, and philosophy is equally crucial to unraveling the brain’s secrets. What can a brain scan, or our reaction to a Caravaggio painting, reveal about the deep seat of guilt? Can ancient remedies fight sadness more effectively than antidepressants? What can writing poetry tell us about how joy works?

Anderthalb Jahre lang bittet Giovanni di Lorenzo den Altkanzler jeden Freitagmittag auf eine Zigarette in sein Büro am Hamburger Speersort...