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As bodies continue to fall and the past bleeds into the present, Dr Alan Twist must confront a killer no one can see and a crime that defies logic.Three young ladies are thrown into raging waters, seemingly pushed by an invisible hand. Six years later, when a famous actor is flung from his window, eye witnesses agree: it was as if he was shoved from behind by an unseen murderer, imitating the inexplicable death of a young lady in the same house over fifty years earlier. Renowned sleuth Dr Alan Twist and his partner Inspector Hurst go to the eerie landscape of Dartmoor to investigate. But invisible killers are hard to bring to justice

When Caroline Alleyn inherits Wickham Grange, all she wants to do is sell up. There are bad memories there, linked to her childhood as the daughter of a single mother and to all the other mothers she knew in that house. But her grandmother Francess will means that it cant be sold without the consent of five elderly women, and they all refuse. None of them will tell her why she has to keep a house she doesnt want. Instead, she is given a stark warning: dont look for Lizzie Sixpence.Though Caroline has other worries. Someone is watching her; the houses elderly tenants are lying to her; and an old man is hoarding mementoes of her past.Then she finds the bones.And Caroline is left with a choice: keep silent, or betray everything her grandmother stood for. Because there is one final secret to be revealed

Storytelling is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. Since we were first able to communicate with each other, stories have formed a basis for our cultures, communities and collaborative ventures. Tales such as Little Red Riding Hood and The Blacksmith and The Devil are thought to be over 5,000 years old. From the oldest known cave paintings found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, to the modern debate about the role of artificial intelligence in our creative endeavours within these pages lies a concise history of storytelling, written by an experienced storyteller with a passion for stories in all their forms.

What if the only way to fix toxic masculinity were to erase it entirely? Mark Vogel is like the older brother Stefan never had, but one day he disappears without a trace. A year later, after encountering a woman who looks near-identical to Mark, Stefan becomes obsessed. He finds that dozens of young men have disappeared over the years, many of them students at the Royal College of Saint Almsworth, and most of them troubled or unruly. Why are students going missing? Who are these women who bear striking resemblances to them? And what is their connection to the selective student accommodation on the edge of campus, Dorley Hall?Stefan starts studying at Saint Almsworth for one reason and one reason only: to find out exactly what happened to the women who live at Dorley Hall, and to get it to happen to him, too. An electrifying debut by Alyson Greaves, Welcome to Dorley Hall is an intense exploration of gender and society that will appeal to readers of Torrey Peters, Imogen Binnie and Gretchen Felker-Martin.

Em um cenário em que grandes projetos de infraestrutura exigem alta complexidade técnica, regulatória e financeira, esta obra apresenta uma visão clara, acessível e baseada na prática sobre como func

This anthology of personal essays explore how video games have shaped our lives, our cultural imagination and contemporary storytelling. From novelists and critics to game designers themselves, the writers in this collection ask the question, Can video games truly be art? From triple-A, big budget blockbusters like Grand Theft Auto or Assassins Creed, to quiet, meditative Indie games like Journey or Stardew Valley, video games, like all artforms, offer us insight into ourselves and the world around us. They help shape our identities, introduce us to other ways of thinking, new languages, alternate worlds. They can offer us escape. They can also offer us control. We reach back into the past to try and recapture the feeling of that first playthrough, the feeling of expanse, the feeling of control. Addiction is also touched on in these essays. Video games can become a replacement for a much more dangerous addiction, and the writers tell us candidly how video games helped; wasted hours in virtual worlds, completing tasks that had no bearing on a real world they couldnt quite deal with. These collected essays explore the good and the bad sides of gaming; how video games are used as a cypher, as a new way of looking at the world, and indeed the impact they have had on the lives of the writers themselves. Featuring contributions from acclaimed and emerging writers, both Irish and international - including Rob Doyle, John Patrick McHugh, Una-Minh Kavanagh, Brenda Romero, Sheila Armstrong, Roisin Kiberd, and more - this anthology is an exploration of one of the most influential cultural forms of our time.

Il clacson di uno scooter che transita impaziente la fa sussultare. Beato chi ha fretta di raggiungere un luogo prima che si affolli, o ha una persona da incontrare prima che salga su di un treno e lasci la citta, pensa Lea Pistacchi. È il 13 luglio e quella sera si terra il Ballo dei pompieri: le porte delle caserme di Parigi saranno aperte per tutti e Lea non intende mancare. I programmi, pero, raramente vanno come pianificati e mentre inganna il tempo fino allinizio della festa, simbatte, nei pressi del Centre Pompidou, in Noel, un Setter Inglese scarmigliato, solo e senza collare, che se ne sta seduto sulle zampe posteriori ad ammirare la Tristezza del Re di Matisse

Este livro foi cultivado a partir das experiencias de palhaço ou clown, teatrais, bem como de pesquisas de mestrado e doutorado na França e no Brasil ao longo de 20 anos. A experiencia foi a base do treinamento empirico deste palhaço e ator, o que naturalmente estimulou a necessidade de compreende-la e ensina-la. Assim, o dialogo entre pratica, teoria e formaço e a base desta obra, cujo objetivo e promover uma reflexo em tres niveis sobre o jogo da palhaçaria: a criaço de numeros curtos e espetaculos por meio do jogo; a busca por uma teoria da palhaçaria e experimentaçes de ensino atraves da pedagogia do prazer. A investigaço teve inicio no Brasil e se desenvolveu em quatro paises europeus (Belgica, França, Italia e Portugal), por meio de apresentaçes, residencias artisticas, workshops e encontros com artistas. A busca por uma pratica artistica pessoal pode desencadear uma caminhada sui generis devido as particularidades inerentes ao objeto de estudo. A criaço artistica possui uma metodologia propria, desenvolvida pelo artista durante seus momentos de criaço e reflexo. O material de partida, caotico, e gradualmente transformado em algo concreto e perceptivel pelo pesquisador e por outros, estimulando uma apreciaço estetica por emoçes, imagens e conhecimentos.

O presente livro foi idealizado a partir das discussões promovidas durante o simpósio do Instituto de Psicologia Analítica de Campinas (IPAC), que teve como tema: "O Silenciamento e as Dores da Alma"

Dois dos maiores intelectuais e autores brasileiros entrelaçam memória, história e reflexão para examinar o processo de formação — e deformação — de Belém e Manaus. Um panorama histórico-cultural ext

Penniless and newly orphaned Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril a spellbinding historical mystery of love, betrayal, obsession and a house that will not forgetGloriously and traditionally gothic, rich in mist, rattling windowpanes, hidden missives and feverish dreams an addictive Victorian mysteryJoanna MillerA gripping gothic tale, simmering with menaceA.J. WestFuses the brooding sense of menace of a Bronte novel with the twisty notes of a suspense thriller. A deliciously absorbing gothic mysteryVaseem KhanAtmospheric and accomplished steeped in the gothic tradition of mystery and griefEssie FoxThere suddenly was Thornby Manor. I would never forget the first time I saw itA talisman of darkness, an emblem of death.Warwickshire, 1891. Recently orphaned and left destitute, Briar Monroe accepts the protection of Lord Danville and the shadowed sanctuary of Thornby Manor. The great house looms above a mist-shrouded lake, its corridors heavy with secrets not least the mysterious death of Lady Elizabeth Danville, and the unspoken tensions between her formidable widower and his magnetic son, Gabriel.As Briar navigates the undercurrents of a household ruled by watchful servants and locked doors, she is drawn ever deeper into a web of suspicion, desire and fear. Whispers in the night, figures at windows, and a constant sense of being watched leave her questioning not only the truth about Thornby, but her own safety within its walls.Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril, Thornby Manor is a gothic tale of betrayal, obsession and a house that never forgets.A simmering, haunting debut for readers who loved Jane Eyre, Rebecca, The Woman in White and The Silent Companions[An] enthralling gothic debut beautifully written, brimming with tension and full or intriguing, morally grey characters. A wonderfully dark historical mystery that kept me reading until 1am!Caroline LeaGothic fiction has a new starAnnie GarthwaiteDark, deliciously unsettling A spellbinding, emotionally intense, intelligent tale dripping with betrayal and obsessionBarbara HavelockeDarkly dramatic, delicious fun. If you love a gothic novel full of secrets to be unpacked this is one for you Liz HyderFull of darkness and twisted secretsKate GriffinThis tale of mystery and madness, of deception and defiance, of scandal and suspicion, will have readers compulsively turning pages deep into the nightNaomi KelseyA chilling gothic mystery as unsettling as the mist that swirls around the manor. The final twist took my breath awayEmma CowingImmersive and chilling gothic novel with a mystery that keeps you guessing until the final chapterRachel Louise DriscollA tense, atmospheric and masterful work of gothic fiction as chilling as it is intoxicatingCathryn KempA gripping gothic masterpieceGill PaulA gothic mystery written with beauty and eleganceLiv ...

One down.When a suspected overdose victim is found to have received a postcard marked Youre first, DI Hope Fenton uncovers links to a circle of privileged Cambridge alumni: an eco-entrepreneur, a surgeon, a lecturer, and a government minister. They have been bound together since a fateful night twenty years ago, but are they potential victims - or suspects? Four to go.As the body count rises, seemingly the clique is being picked off, Hope fails to cope with the terrible shadow cast by the disappearance of her son Noah eight years ago. The unanswered questions of what happened to him also haunt her ex-husband, colleague, and forensic scientist Dr Adam Fenton. But could it be that this case holds the key to Noahs disappearance?Five Silver Spoons is a gripping tale of shameless entitlement and merciless revenge.

A child is born with an insatiable hunger. As a ravenous infant she is the undoing of her mother; under her fathers adoring gaze, her body grows and grows. Her father claims she devoured her twin sister in the womb. Her classmates delight in tormenting her for her size. And inside this girl, so alone and so enraged, another hunger is born-for revenge.Bizarrely poetic and grotesquely humorous, All Flesh is a twisted fairy tale that tears apart hypocrisies around beauty, gender and a culture that relentlessly consumes the marginalized.

¿Y si el amor no se muere… solo duerme durante un par de décadas?Arcadio es un vampiro distinto. Educado, discreto, con una elegancia anticuada que parece sacada de otra época. Y, de hecho, lo es. Du

Cuando alguien salva a quien más quieres, le debes todo…Él salvó a mi pequeña cuando yo no pude. Le permití entrar en nuestras vidas. Pero ¿sabe más de mí de lo que deja entrever?Es una mañana cualqu

Desde principios del siglo XX, España ha pasado por seis regímenes políticos: Restauración, Dictadura de Primo de Rivera, República, Frente Popular, Franquismo y Democracia. Y probablemente está al borde de un septimo. Este fenomeno demuestra una inestabilidad interna poco comun con el resto de Europa, en la que, no obstante, se han producido crisis profundas y dos conmociones catastroficas, con amenaza actual de una tercera. Existe, por lo tanto, un claro paralelismo entre la evolucion politico-social de España y la del resto de Europa. De los regimenes vividos por España en el ultimo siglo y medio, el de Franco ha sido, con diferencia, el mas estable, independiente y fructifero en los planos economico y de salud social. Y tambien en el plano politico, al haber eliminado el antagonismo entre las llamadas dos Españas que habia destruido el regimen liberal de la Restauracion, la II Republica y ocasionado la guerra civil. La transicion a la democracia no habria sido posible sin su legado. Por ello tiene maximo interes reinterpretar su significacion historica y presente, sobre la cual han privado hasta hoy enfoques ideologicos cargados de emocionalidad, equivocos y contenido intelectual precario.Pio Moa lleva a cabo en este libro un extraordinario trabajo de sintesis que explica, por primera vez, el proceso historico paralelo que han llevado España y el resto de paises europeos, desde 1900 hasta la actualidad, para claudicar en el final de la Era Europea.

«Estas páginas recorren, con nombres y casos concretos, las maniobras que han deteriorado la democracia española en las últimas décadas. Casi nadie sale indemne».Nuestro sistema político sufre un des

¿Y si aquello que te preocupa de tu gato no fuera un problema a corregir, sino un mensaje que todavía no has sabido comprenderHay situaciones en la convivencia felina que desconciertan: cambios que no se entienden, conflictos que se repiten, señales que no encajan en las explicaciones habituales. Cuando las respuestas rapidas dejan de servir, aparece la necesidad de mirar mas alla de lo visible.Marieta Jimenez, experta etologa con una mirada transgresora sobre el vinculo humano-gato, te invita a detenerte y observar desde otro lugar. A percibir que lo que ocurre en casa no surge de forma aislada, sino dentro de una red de experiencias y emociones compartidas entre tu y el. A traves de casos reales y una reflexion clinica, estas paginas proponen una forma distinta de acercarse a tu compañero felino basada en la escucha, la coherencia y el respeto por su naturaleza sensible. Un recorrido que no busca soluciones inmediatas, sino comprension profunda y que implica aprender otro lenguaje y estar dispuesto a escucharlo.Porque tu gato no se comporta.Tu gato se expresa.

Sylvie Williams is in trouble.What with juggling her ballet classes, preparing her shy son Sam for his first day at Penmenna Village school and trying to finally move out from the farm she shares with her cantankerous Uncle Tom, life is anything but easy.Television journalist Alex is facing challenges of his own. Seeking a calmer environment for his newly adopted daughter, Ellie, hes swapped reporting in war zones for the school PTA in quiet Penmenna, where his best friend has persuaded him to start laying some roots.Fireworks ignite when Sylvie and Alex meet, but will they be able to keep things strictly platonic for the sake of the children?This feel-good and rib-tickling romance is perfect for fans of Tilly Tennant and Cathy Bramley.