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Abstract/Sommario: Tells the story of Charles Smithson's infatuation with the unusual Sarah Woodruff, whilst being engaged to a young lady of a good family and a considerable dowry.

Abstract/Sommario: We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends first-hand case studies with re ...; [Leggi tutto...] We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the reader on an adventure through what it means to be human. Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this book will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health.

Abstract/Sommario: The New York Times bestseller that explains why certain products and ideas become popular. “Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information ‘go viral’ than anyone in the world.” —Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness What makes things popular? If you said advertising, think again. People don’t listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more ...; [Leggi tutto...] The New York Times bestseller that explains why certain products and ideas become popular. “Jonah Berger knows more about what makes information ‘go viral’ than anyone in the world.” —Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness What makes things popular? If you said advertising, think again. People don’t listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more infectious? And what makes online content go viral? Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger has spent the last decade answering these questions. He’s studied why New York Times articles make the paper’s own Most E-mailed list, why products get word of mouth, and how social influence shapes everything from the cars we buy to the clothes we wear to the names we give our children. In Contagious, Berger reveals the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission. Discover how six basic principles drive all sorts of things to become contagious, from consumer products and policy initiatives to workplace rumors and YouTube videos. Learn how a luxury steakhouse found popularity through the lowly cheesesteak, why anti-drug commercials might have actually increased drug use, and why more than 200 million consumers shared a video about one of the most boring products there is: a blender. Contagious provides specific, actionable techniques for helping information spread—for designing messages, advertisements, and content that people will share. Whether you’re a manager at a big company, a small business owner trying to boost awareness, a politician running for office, or a health official trying to get the word out, Contagious will show you how to make your product or idea catch on.

Abstract/Sommario: A Sunday Times bestseller — now with revised and expanded content on the exciting new science about the gut-brain link. Our gut is as important as our brain or heart, yet we know very little about how it works and many of us are too embarrassed to ask questions. In Gut, Giulia Enders breaks this taboo, revealing the latest science on how much our digestive system has to offer. From our miraculous gut bacteria — which can play a part in obesity, allergies, depression and even Alzheimer’ ...; [Leggi tutto...] A Sunday Times bestseller — now with revised and expanded content on the exciting new science about the gut-brain link. Our gut is as important as our brain or heart, yet we know very little about how it works and many of us are too embarrassed to ask questions. In Gut, Giulia Enders breaks this taboo, revealing the latest science on how much our digestive system has to offer. From our miraculous gut bacteria — which can play a part in obesity, allergies, depression and even Alzheimer’s — to the best position to poo, this entertaining and informative health handbook shows that we can all benefit from getting to know the wondrous world of our inner workings.

Abstract/Sommario: In 1908 the young Katherine Mansfield left her native New Zealand and went to London, intent on a literary career. She died fifteen years later, leaving behind an extraordinary collection of stories. Katherine Mansfield: Seven Short Stories brings together some of her best fiction, such as "Bliss", "At the Bay", and "The Garden-Party". It also gives the reader a sense of Mansfield's artistic development: the young, brash, exciting voice of "The Swing of the Pendulum"; the mature and in ...; [Leggi tutto...] In 1908 the young Katherine Mansfield left her native New Zealand and went to London, intent on a literary career. She died fifteen years later, leaving behind an extraordinary collection of stories. Katherine Mansfield: Seven Short Stories brings together some of her best fiction, such as "Bliss", "At the Bay", and "The Garden-Party". It also gives the reader a sense of Mansfield's artistic development: the young, brash, exciting voice of "The Swing of the Pendulum"; the mature and innovative style of "Prelude", the structural perfection of "The Doll's House"; and the measured black humour of one of her last stories, "The Fly". Between them, these stories exemplify Mansfield's major thematic concerns (childhood, parenthood, the relation between the sexes), her settings (Germany, New Zeland, England), and the characteristics that made her reputation as a leading modernist and short story writer.

Abstract/Sommario: In Lansquenet, a quiet village in the center of France, life flows peacefully. A little too placid: it is a closed community, where mainly elderly farmers and artisans remain, dominated with rude benevolence by the young curate Francis Reynaud. It's Shrove Tuesday - a pagan tradition opposed by the church - when Vianne Rocher and her young daughter Anouk arrive in the village. The woman is very nice and original, sexy and mysterious, perhaps she is the remissary of superior (or perhaps ...; [Leggi tutto...] In Lansquenet, a quiet village in the center of France, life flows peacefully. A little too placid: it is a closed community, where mainly elderly farmers and artisans remain, dominated with rude benevolence by the young curate Francis Reynaud. It's Shrove Tuesday - a pagan tradition opposed by the church - when Vianne Rocher and her young daughter Anouk arrive in the village. The woman is very nice and original, sexy and mysterious, perhaps she is the remissary of superior (or perhaps inferior) powers. Vianne takes over an old pastry shop, renamed La Celeste Praline, which soon becomes - in the eyes of the curate - an element of disorder. Also because Vianne does not attend church but begins to help those in difficulty in her own way: the solitary retired teacher Guillaume, the rebellious teenager Jeannot, the kleptomaniac Josephine, the eccentric Armande. Soon the quiet village becomes more disorderly, rebellious and above all happy. And the clash between Benthinkers and Gourmands, between the earthly delights offered by Vianne and the heavenly ones promised by Father Reynaud, between Carnival and Lent, becomes inevitable.

Abstract/Sommario: What do you do when the man in your life lets you down? Show him the door? Chuck his clothes out of the window? Cut the crotch from his trousers? If only it was that easy - especially when you've got an eight-year-old daughter to think about and a part-time job that barely pays the milk bill. Nessa Riley, who believes that with her husband, her little girl, and the home she loves, she has it all, is suddenly faced with the hardest decision of her life. Can she ignore what Adam seems to ...; [Leggi tutto...] What do you do when the man in your life lets you down? Show him the door? Chuck his clothes out of the window? Cut the crotch from his trousers? If only it was that easy - especially when you've got an eight-year-old daughter to think about and a part-time job that barely pays the milk bill. Nessa Riley, who believes that with her husband, her little girl, and the home she loves, she has it all, is suddenly faced with the hardest decision of her life. Can she ignore what Adam seems to be up to and hang on to the happiness they've enjoyed for the past ten years? Can they wipe the slate clean and start again? Or, as her sisters appear to think, has he really got to go?

Abstract/Sommario: After backpacking her way around India, 21-year-old Sarah Macdonald decided that she hated this land of chaos and contradiction with a passion, and when an airport beggar read her palm and insisted she would come back one day - and for love - she vowed never to return.

But twelve years later the prophecy comes true when her partner, ABC's South Asia correspondent, is posted to New Delhi, the most polluted city on earth. Having given up a blossoming radio career in Sydney to follow her ...; [Leggi tutto...] After backpacking her way around India, 21-year-old Sarah Macdonald decided that she hated this land of chaos and contradiction with a passion, and when an airport beggar read her palm and insisted she would come back one day - and for love - she vowed never to return.

But twelve years later the prophecy comes true when her partner, ABC's South Asia correspondent, is posted to New Delhi, the most polluted city on earth. Having given up a blossoming radio career in Sydney to follow her new boyfriend to India, it seems like the ultimate sacrifice and it almost kills Sarah - literally. After being cursed by a sadhu smeared in human ashes, she nearly dies from double pneumonia. It's enough to send a rapidly balding atheist on a wild rollercoaster ride through India's many religions in search of the meaning of life and death.

Abstract/Sommario: When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel, Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him. Skeptical of a treaty between the Vikings and Wessex, Uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to Cornwall, gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. But when he is accused of massacring Christians, he finds lies can be as deadly as steel. Still, when pious King Alfred flees to a watery refuge, it is the pagan warrior he relies on. Now Uhtred must fight a battle which will shape his ...; [Leggi tutto...] When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel, Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him. Skeptical of a treaty between the Vikings and Wessex, Uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to Cornwall, gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. But when he is accused of massacring Christians, he finds lies can be as deadly as steel. Still, when pious King Alfred flees to a watery refuge, it is the pagan warrior he relies on. Now Uhtred must fight a battle which will shape history – and confront the Viking with the banner of the white horse … Uhtred of Bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.

Abstract/Sommario: Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

Abstract/Sommario: He protagonist is Dorian Gray, a young man whose beauty fascinates a painter Basil Hallward, who decides to portray him. Once the picture is finished, Dorian, expresses a wish of eternal youth: the portrait would absorb all the sign of age while he remain forever in his youthful perfection. The wish comes true (il desiderio viene esaudito), over the years while the portrait grows old and ugly while Dorian’s appearance remains unchanged. Dorian lives only for pleasure, making use of eve ...; [Leggi tutto...] He protagonist is Dorian Gray, a young man whose beauty fascinates a painter Basil Hallward, who decides to portray him. Once the picture is finished, Dorian, expresses a wish of eternal youth: the portrait would absorb all the sign of age while he remain forever in his youthful perfection. The wish comes true (il desiderio viene esaudito), over the years while the portrait grows old and ugly while Dorian’s appearance remains unchanged. Dorian lives only for pleasure, making use of everybody and letting people die because of his insensitivity. When Dorian, totally corrupt and evil, sees the corrupted images of the portrait decides to destroy the portrait and begin a new life. But in doing so he kills himself. The portrait is magically restored to its original image of Dorian’s youthful perfection while the real Dorian’s features in death become those of a hideous, disgusting old man.

Abstract/Sommario: Gli elefanti, si sa, sono grandi, grossi e davvero pesantissimi. Sono fatti così. Anche Paolone era così. Non era cattivo, ma non era piacevole, per chi era piccolo, basso e leggero, incontrarlo. Ma un giorno Paolone si ritrova ad essere il più piccolo e allora tutto cambia… In occasione dei 20 anni dalla prima pubblicazione della collana Bollicine arrivano le Bubbles, per avvicinare i più piccoli all'apprendimento della lingua inglese. Testi semplici con audiolibro per affinare la pro ...; [Leggi tutto...] Gli elefanti, si sa, sono grandi, grossi e davvero pesantissimi. Sono fatti così. Anche Paolone era così. Non era cattivo, ma non era piacevole, per chi era piccolo, basso e leggero, incontrarlo. Ma un giorno Paolone si ritrova ad essere il più piccolo e allora tutto cambia… In occasione dei 20 anni dalla prima pubblicazione della collana Bollicine arrivano le Bubbles, per avvicinare i più piccoli all'apprendimento della lingua inglese. Testi semplici con audiolibro per affinare la pronuncia e un apparato finale utile all'apprendimento e alla memorizzazione dei vocaboli.

Abstract/Sommario: C'era una volta un bel lago, c'era una volta una natura gioiosa e incontaminata... ma un bel giorno le acque del lago si increspano e appare una grande sorpresa! In occasione dei 20 anni dalla prima pubblicazione della collana Bollicine arrivano le Bubbles, per avvicinare i più piccoli all'apprendimento della lingua inglese. Testi semplici con audiolibro per affinare la pronuncia e un apparato finale utile all'apprendimento e alla memorizzazione dei vocaboli.

Abstract/Sommario: The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to Dartmoor in the most famous of all of Arthur Conan Doyle's books. Is Sir Charles the latest victim of the ancestral Curse of the Baskervilles, which summons a demonic hound to stalk the moor and exact vengeance for a past misdeed, or is there a more modern, more prosaic explanation for the sudden death? In The Hound of the Baskervilles, the modern, rational world, and the ancient, supernatural world ...; [Leggi tutto...] The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to Dartmoor in the most famous of all of Arthur Conan Doyle's books. Is Sir Charles the latest victim of the ancestral Curse of the Baskervilles, which summons a demonic hound to stalk the moor and exact vengeance for a past misdeed, or is there a more modern, more prosaic explanation for the sudden death? In The Hound of the Baskervilles, the modern, rational world, and the ancient, supernatural world collide in the novel which brought Sherlock Holmes back from the dead.

Abstract/Sommario: Growing up is the journey of a lifetime, and Dolly Alderton's has been a whirlwind roller coaster ride. Departure station, a dull London suburb where Dolly, in the early years of the new millennium, is a teenager who spends her days on Messenger, dematerialized in a parallel space of simulated relationships, or fantasizing about boys and parties and above all escapes with her best friend Farly. The first, electrifying leap forward arrives at the time of moving to Exeter for university ...; [Leggi tutto...] Growing up is the journey of a lifetime, and Dolly Alderton's has been a whirlwind roller coaster ride. Departure station, a dull London suburb where Dolly, in the early years of the new millennium, is a teenager who spends her days on Messenger, dematerialized in a parallel space of simulated relationships, or fantasizing about boys and parties and above all escapes with her best friend Farly. The first, electrifying leap forward arrives at the time of moving to Exeter for university and giving vent to all dreams of freedom, in what will be years of eccentric wildness, deadly hangovers, one-night stands and encounters destined to last. Then, driven by the dream, this time, of becoming a journalist, she will dive into the beating heart of London, a disheveled, pleasure-loving city, like her tending towards self-destruction, a severe queen who will change her way of seeing the world. Dolly Alderton's National Book Award-winning memoir is a beautiful place to be. Inside there are normal things like friendship, disappointments, the surprises of sex, the loves that save or destroy you, the swamp of the family environment - but above all there is her, a ferociously funny girl who knows how to tell how one becomes woman, and what are the many forms of love.

Abstract/Sommario: My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath - a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff - he's always, always in my mind - not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself - but, as my own being.

Abstract/Sommario: Quest'opera di Agatha Christie, la famosa scrittrice nota per i suoi romanzi polizieschi e le sue raccolte di racconti brevi, è l'elemento da aggiungere alla collezione di coloro che amano il genere.

Abstract/Sommario: A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever ...In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins takes us to mankind's next great leap. But will it mark a new chapter in our development ... ...; [Leggi tutto...] A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a mystery that will leave readers changed forever ...In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins takes us to mankind's next great leap. But will it mark a new chapter in our development ...or our extinction? In the remote mountains of Croatia, an archaeologist makes a strange discovery: a subterranean Catholic chapel, hidden for centuries, holds the bones of a Neanderthal woman. In the same cavern system, elaborate primitive paintings tell the story of an immense battle between tribes of Neanderthals and monstrous shadowy figures. Who is this mysterious enemy depicted in these ancient drawings and what do the paintings mean? Before any answers could be made, the investigative team is attacked, while at the same time, a bloody assault is made upon a primate research center outside of Atlanta. How are these events connected? Who is behind these attacks? The search for the truth will take Commander Gray Pierce of Sigma Force 50,000 years into the past. As he and Sigma trace the evolution of human intelligence to its true source, they will be plunged into a cataclysmic battle for the future of humanity that stretches across the globe ...and beyond. With the fate of our future at stake, Sigma embarks on its most harrowing odyssey ever-a breathtaking quest that will take them from ancient tunnels in Ecuador that span the breadth of South America to a millennia-old necropolis holding the bones of our ancestors. Along the way, revelations involving the lost continent of Atlantis will reveal true mysteries tied to mankind's first steps on the moon. In the end, Gray Pierce and his team will face to their greatest threat: an ancient evil, resurrected by modern genetic science, strong enough to bring about the end of man's dominance on this planet. Only this time, Sigma will falter-and the world we know will change forever.

Abstract/Sommario: Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what reall ...; [Leggi tutto...] Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?

Abstract/Sommario: Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these ‘colored computers’ used pe ...; [Leggi tutto...] Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program. Before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as ‘Human Computers’, calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts, these ‘colored computers’ used pencil and paper to write the equations that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Moving from World War II through NASA’s golden age, touching on the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the women’s rights movement, Hidden Figures interweaves a rich history of mankind’s greatest adventure with the intimate stories of five courageous women whose work forever changed the world.