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Scotlands Stone of Destiny is the most famous symbol of both Scottish nationhood and the British monarchy. Nick Aitchison has produced the first fully researched and illustrated study of its history, mythology and cultural significance.Having first traced the origin, evolution and function of myths surrounding the Stone and the ancient prophecy that gives the Stone its name, he examines the stone itself and for the first time reveals the Stones original function and the origins of its symbolic sanctity. The Stones historic contexts and its role in royal inauguration and coronation rituals are also discussed, including an analysis of the rich symbolism surrounding the Stone and its changing nature over time. The book concludes with a discussion of the Stones symbolic significance with the creation of the Scottish parliament.

When two teenagers are found brutally murdered on the island of Lidingo, dressed in white tunics and wearing crowns of candles, former French police officer Maia Rehn joins local Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery with a shockingly dark heart. The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestselling gothic mystery, Yule Island.`A horrific, baffling crime startles a small Swedish community. This is perfect Scandi Noir, dripping with atmosphere. The writing shines, and the story is impossible to resist. Gustawsson is a master Shari Lapena`A gripping mystery simmering with social outrage this is what crime fiction should be Alexandra Sokoloff`Johana Gustawsson is an extraordinarily talented storyteller, with a beautiful, eloquent writing style. Scars of Silence unfolds at a breathless pace, and the climax is devastating Kate Rhodes___________Twenty-three years ago, a young woman was murdered on the Swedish island of Lidingo. The island has kept its silence. Until nowAs autumn deepens into darkness in Lidingo, on the Stockholm archipelago, the island is plunged into chaos: in the space of a week, two teenaged boys are murdered. Their bodies are left deep in the forest, dressed in white tunics with crowns of candles on their heads, like offerings to Saint Lucia.Maia Rehn has fled Paris for Lidingo after a family tragedy. But when the murders shake the island community, the former police commissioner is drawn into the heart of the investigation, joining Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery as chilling as the Nordic winter.As they dig deeper, it becomes clear that a wind of vengeance is blowing through the archipelago, unearthing secrets that are as scandalous as they are inhuman.But what if the victims werent who they seemed? What if those long silenced have finally found a way to strike back?How far would they go to make their tormentors pay?And you how far would you go?_______`Haunting, human and wholly unputdownable unforgettable characters caught in the web of a chilling mystery, set against the stark, mesmerising backdrop of Sweden. Few writers balance heart and horror so masterfully this is Scandi Noir at its finest Thomas Enger`A shockingly cold slice of Scandi noir that combines the darkness of folk horror with a sharp-eyed exploration of consent Sarah Hilary`Relevant and timely, Scars of Silence is compulsive whodunnit, with a strong and important message, tackling issues of great relevance in todays world. Once I started reading, I couldnt stop utterly addictive Sam Holland`Magnificent! So chilling and atmospheric I was utterly gripped. Johana Gustawsson gets better and better with every book Lisa Hall`A page-turner full of twists and turns, told with devastating tenderness; I felt bereft when it ended. Scars of Silence is a masterclass in Nordic Noir Heidi Amsinck`Scars of Silence is incredible powerful, timely, superb with layers of emotion even in the darkness. Such a talent! Louise Swanson`Gustawssons writing is so vivid, its electrifying Peter James

Help Children Embrace a Slower, Gentler Pace of Life Imagine being stuck on a crazy merry-go-round that wont stop. Youre spinning endlessly, unable to focus or catch your breath.This is the reality for many children today, caught in the frantic pace of life. Forces beyond their control rush them along, moving so fast that theres little room for God in their thoughts or on their calendars. Theyre left struggling to establish roots in community, reliable morals, or any kind of relationship with God.The good news is its possible to help children experience life at a slower pace. You can push back against the demands of our superficial, artificial, automatic, and always-on culture. In Savoring Childhood, Grace Pouch offers small steps you can take to help children experience life at a pace where friendship with God has the time and space to flourish.Drawn from an average familys experiments with resisting the rush of life and applying spiritual formation wisdom from voices such as Dallas Willard and Richard Foster, this book presents practical ways to slow things down so that children (and the grown-ups who love them) can experience and savor the world at a soul-sustaining pace.With Savoring Childhood, youll learn how to resist the formation of spirit-harming habits and appetites, set a pace that supports freedom, connection, and depth, and nurture skills for healthy relationships with God and others. God designed childhood to be abundant. With a little practical guidance, we can reclaim the spaciousness kids need to experience awe, practice patience, exercise creativity, and grow up surrounded by a sense of Gods presence and love. Savoring Childhood is your invitation to slow things down and give your kids the gift of flourishing.

Neste livro original e fascinante, que incursiona pela literatura, pelas artes plásticas, pela medicina e pela política, Moacyr Scliar traça um panorama abrangente da história da melancolia e de suas repercusses na cultura brasileira numa narrativa em que erudiço e estilo se combinam de forma espirituosa e fluente.A modernidade nasce melancolica. Uma melancolia que ja aparecia em personagens biblicos e nos textos classicos da medicina grega, mas que se torna verdadeiro clima de epoca na passagem da Idade Media para o Renascimento, quando, paradoxalmente, novos horizontes so abertos nas ciencias e na arte. Aquela era tambem a epoca da Peste Negra, da caça as bruxas, da recluso dos loucos uma conjuntura de sombria ameaça, neutralizada pela euforia maniaca da caça as riquezas e da especulaço comercial. E ento que, cruzando o Atlantico, as naus europeias chegam ao Novo Mundo trazendo consigo as sementes da melancolia.Para contar essa historia, com erudiço e clareza, Moacyr Scliar reune conhecimento medico e talento de escritor. A narrativa se desdobra em tres momentos: a Antiguidade classica, a Renascença e o Brasil na transiço para a modernidade.

Continúan las aventuras de Maia, la valiente princesa de Animalia.Adéntrate en el marEsmeralda y ayúdala a rescatar a los silvanos marinos en esta inolvidable aventura en formato cómic.VALIENTE, DIVERTIDA, MAGICA... ¡Y SALVAJE!Maia descubre que los silvanos marinos han sido capturados y llevados a Isla Esmeralda. Con la ayuda de sus amigos y de su fiel compañera, Piña, Maia trazara un peligroso plan para rescatarlos. Todo va sobre ruedas hasta que Maia se da cuenta de que Gus, el chico mas pesado de la clase, la ha seguido y amenaza con chivarse. ¿Conseguiran salvar a los silvanos y devolver la magia y la alegria a Animalia?¡UNETE A LA AVENTURA Y DESCUBRELOS SECRETOS DEL MAR ESMERALDA!Este es el segundo libro de Salvaje, la nueva serie de la coleccion Mi Primer Comic de Beascoa, ideal para niñas y niños de mas de 6 años que empiezan a leer solos. Una historia de aventuras y mucha diversion con coloridas ilustraciones para que los peques de la casa den el siguiente paso en su pasion por la lectura.¿POR QUE ES BUENO LEER COMICS?*Porque favorecen la iniciacion en la lectura de un modo agil, divertido, atractivo y visual gracias a sus frases cortas y el apoyo de las imagenes.*Porque aumenta la confianza de los primeros lectores a los que no les engancha la lectura.*Porque ayuda a afianzar el habito lector.*Porque fomenta y enriquece la imaginacion y la creatividad.¡LEER COMIC ES LEER!

Eine poetische Reise zu uns selbstIn Versen und Strophen, die kraftvoll und zart zugleich sind, druckt Brianna Wiest aus, was unsere tiefe Verbindung zur Natur, zueinander und zu uns selbst bestimmt. Kunstvoll und frei erzahlt sie von den Geheimnissen des Herzens, von unserer Sehnsucht nach Verbundenheit und von der Schonheit, die so manchem fluchtigen Moment innewohnt. Wie Sonnenstrahlen dringen ihre Worte durch die Dunkelheit und erfullen uns mit Licht und Warme. Ihre Gedichte spenden Trost, Inspiration und die Gewissheit, dass die Sprache der Poesie die Kraft besitzt, unser Leben zu verandern.

10 AÑOS DE LA AMIGA ESTUPENDA.Los cuatro tomos de esta saga memorable reunidos en un único volumen, con apéndice con declaraciones de la autora.«Una contadora de historias nata, extraordinaria y adic

The Marquis de Sade, infamous for his obscene writing and his cruelty to women, nonetheless lived a life dominated by them - his charismatic mother, iron-willed mother-in-law, and his wife. A wife who, despite her husbands peccadilloes, and although their marriage was arranged in order for their families to combine financial and social capital, loved him devotedly for thirty years, through betrayal, imprisonment, and national turmoil.This biography reveals how Renee-Pelagie de Montreuil, Marquise de Sade, endured the chaos caused by her frenetically dissolute husband with grace, and how she carved out her own independence in an era when women were entitled to little of their own. She bore the Marquis three children, loved him, put up with his wild behaviour, edited his manuscripts for him, tried to help him escape prison by means legal and illegal, and acted throughout the decades of their marriage as his only reliable friend.Their complex relationship, set against the last years of the Ancien Regime in France, the Revolution and its aftermath, are brought to life with humour and compassion by Margaret Crosland, also the translator of Sades Gothic Tales. She shows how the Sade marriage symbolized the decay of the old aristocracy and conveys the struggle of one individual to establish her personal identity at a time when women in France had virtually no rights of their own.

O banquete mais sinistro de todos os tempos Diz o antigo ditado que "Você é o que você come". No romance Saboroso Cadáver , de Agustina Bazterrica, esse ditado é levado às últimas consequências. O

Seeing Sabbath as the Gospels Call to Resist, Reimagine, and Reclaim The worlds relentless push for "more and better" reflects a value system that is individualistic and economically exploitative, leaving Christians and the church itself exhausted. Amid this weariness, Sabbath emerges as not merely a day of rest, but a powerful, countercultural invitation to push back.In Sabbath Gospel, G. P. Wagenfuhr and Amy J. Erickson invite us to consider Sabbath as much more than a cessation from work. Sabbath is a grand exodus from tiring economic regimes and the empty promise of self-actualization. By expanding our vision of Sabbath beyond the Creation story, we vacate the idol of the world and take our place in the household of God, the church, where Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. In this robust biblical theology, scholars, theologians, and pastors find a fresh approach to Sabbath that moves us beyond empty practices and renews our language about the gospel.What youll find in Sabbath Gospel: A transformative view of Sabbath as communal resistance against the exploitative value systems of the world Interdisciplinary insights into the Biblical theology of Sabbath A call to live out Sabbath anew in Gods reconciled community Sabbath Gospel challenges readers to rethink Sabbath, moving beyond individualistic notions of rest. Sabbath is not just about stepping back from work for personal rejuvenation but about stepping into Gods householda reconciled community where rest is shared, burdens are lifted, and the gospel is renewed in our lives. Reimagine your view of Sabbath with Sabbath Gospel.

Esperanza e inspiración de los Salmos.Deja que estos versículos de las Escrituras, citas y breves aplicaciones espirituales hermosamente escritas te ayuden a…Servir y regocijarte— Servid a Jehová con

There are strange happenings in the desert. Learn the truth about the Hereditas Expedition in this hair-raising tale of betrayal, devotion and religious fanaticism. Was the Hereditas Expedition doomed from the start? Led by Pontifex Bilrach, the Mahjarrat must find the artifacts of the dead god Tumeken and complete the Ritual of Rejuvenation, otherwise they face extinction. Forced to work together by Zaros, the Mahjarrat form an uneasy alliance, though they all have their own ambitions.Having found only sand and false hope wandering through the Kharidian Desert, the search is becoming ever more frustrating and the casualties mount as the humans die for the Mahjarrat cause. The desert is vast and full of danger, the sun is oppressive, and there are traitors in their midst. Can the Mahjarrat succeed despite these impossible odds?

Set in what may be the future, and centred on six women sharing a space in some sort of crumbling apartment tower, Ruins, Child is remarkable for its irresistible sweep, wit, and prickly splintered truth. Giada Scodellaros novel is like a precious old mirror: dropped, looking up at you, flashing light and bits of the undeniable. With the pulsating sway of its liquid mosaic narrative, the novel may recall Virginia Woolfs The Waves, but is entirely its own animal: kaleidoscopic, pointedly disorienting in its looseness, and powered along by snatches of speech from its compelling ensemble cast, often vernacular, often overheard. Its a book seemingly drawn from deep wells of Black American reality: Scodellaros female protagonists push back against authority in the very vivacity of their telling, setting afoot a freeing-up and a mysterious inversion of marginalization. A surreal musing, Ruins, Child uses the lens of urban infrastructure, social commentary, folklore, choreography and collective listening to create an ethnography of place and an ode to communal ruins.

The recent revelations regarding secret payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy werent the first time Irelands national broadcaster has found itself caught up in scandal.Shane Ross, author of #1 bestsellers The Bankers and Mary Lou McDonald, winds the clock back to examine RTEs history of broadcasting excellence alongside the accusations of corruption, waste and ineptitude it has faced along the way, while also considering what the future might hold for this formerly beloved institution.

In his irreverent and uncompromising bestselling And What Do You Do? former Minister of State and Privy Counsellor Norman Baker laid bare what the British royal family didnt want us to know, namely its extravagant use of public money and general bad behaviour.This glorious sequel goes even deeper in its analysis of royal finances, examining where the money comes from, how it is used and what has changed with the arrival of a new King and a new Prince of Wales.

Since their fairy-tale wedding in 2011 and the announcement in December 2012 that William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were expecting their first child, the British have taken the young couple into their hearts. The first decades of the 21st century have seen a surge of pride for our Royal Family as never before and the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, our future king, has been greeted with genuine joy. This celebratory and beautifully illustrated guide not only commemorates this Royal birth but looks at the history of children of the monarchy from Queen Elizabeth II to her great-grandchildren. Age-old customs, ceremonies, christenings, toys and pastimes, nannies, nurseries and the Royal line of succession are also explored, presenting an illuminating portrait of Royal children through the ages.

From the elegance of the grand salons of Prideaux Place, Padstows most stately of homes, to the wild and remote Cornish coastline, Rosamunde Pilcher captured in her novels Cornwalls unique, diverse beauty and compelling charm. WINNER of the Gorsedh Kernows Holyer an Gof Awards 2023.Rosamunde Pilcher grew up near St Ives, publishing her first novel at the age of 25. Cornwall remained her long-standing inspiration with most of her novels set in this wonderfully diverse landscape. Her most famous novel, The Shell Seekers, catapulted Rosamunde to international fame and created a dedicated fan-base.This new Pitkin guidebook takes the reader on a tour of the key areas and places that inspired Pilchers creative writing. Clamber down the steep Bedruthan Steps and enjoy the traditional Cornish welcome in the beautiful harbour town of St Ives. St Michaels Mount, one of the most famous sights in Cornwall, sits majestically off shore while the sound of the waves battering the coastline is a key element in enjoying a visit to Lands End. These sites and many more informed Rosamunde Pilchers writing, making her novels and short stories some of the most popular and cherished around the world, several of which have been adapted for television.

Una historia que empieza por el final y acaba con un principio: el nuevo cómic de Alfonso Casas. Pude presentarte a algunos de mis monstruos, pero a este no podías conocerle.Apareció en escena cuando tu ya te habias ido.No podria ser de otra forma.Acompaña a Alfonso Casas Moreno (y a su sequito de monstruos) en uno de los procesos mas personales y mas universales que existen: afrontar la perdida de un ser querido.Esta historia habla de aprender a convivir con la ausencia de aquellos a los que amamos, a la vez que sirve como una celebracion del tiempo que compartimos.Porque este no es un libro sobre la muerte, es un libro sobre la vida.

LA HISTORIA REAL TRAS LA INVENCIÓN DE ROMA: CÓMO EL IMPERIO ROMANO CONVIRTIÓ SU HISTORIA EN LA MAYOR CAMPAÑA DE MARKETING DE LA ANTIGÜEDAD.Roma no fue invicta: fue resistente. No fue perfecta: fue hu

"Piggy: Secrets and Advanced Strategies - The Complete Guide for Roblox Dominators" Are you ready to escape? Or rather, are you ready to control the game? If you play Roblox - Piggy, you know that every match is a battle of wits, speed, and strategy. But to become a true legend and not just an average player, you need more than just running from Piggy you need to master the game. With 25 advanced chapters and a secret bonus, this guide reveals exclusive techniques and PRO strategies used by the best Piggy players. From impossible escapes to psychological mind games and advanced moves, youll learn how to: Manipulate Piggy and escape the monsters clutches. Explore every map like a master, knowing every hiding spot and secret route. Execute unbeatable movement combos, like Bunny Hops, Corner Cuts, and Micro-Jumps, to leave even the most experienced Piggy lost. Control the pressure in critical moments, when the clock is almost zero and Piggy is inches away from you. Defy expectations with crowd-deception strategies and mind games that confound even the best. This isnt just a bookits the definitive manual to transform you into a player who controls the game, not the other way around. Whether youre running from Piggy or manipulating the monster to deceive your friendsvictory is within your grasp. Are you ready to become part of Piggys elite? With this guide, the real challenge wont be escaping, but mastering the entire game. Lets see if you have what it takes to become a Roblox legend - Piggy.