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A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series.***"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that wayI used to clean other people's housesnow, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.Even still, I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell. When she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chillsThe Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?Unbelievably twisty and tension-packed, The Housemaid is Watching can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

Amb estudi introductori, comentaris de text i propostes didactiques de Jaume Aulet.Aigues encantades (1908) se situa en un poble de la part alta i muntanyosa de les comarques tarragonines i planteja el tipic conflicte modernista entre l'individu i la societat. El problema de la sequera provoca un enfrontament entre el sector tradicionalista i conservador del poble -que es el que compta amb el poder factic- i la visio moderna d'un enginyer vingut de la ciutat que compta amb la complicitat de la filla del cacic local. Es la lluita ancestral entre la tradicio i la modernitat vista des dels parametres del Modernisme mes regeneracionista i vitalista.L'estudi preliminar i els complements didactics han anat a cura de Jaume Aulet, professor de literatura catalana contemporania de la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.

[CAT:] La corona d'espines forma part del repertori més popular de Sagarra i és considerat un dels grans textos del patrimoni dramatúrgic català. La peça, que retrata l'enfrontament entre la rigidesa

In Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, 14-year-old Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their Georgia peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. These consoling fantasies are her heart's answer to the family story that as a child, in unclear circumstances, Lily accidentally shot and killed her mother. All Lily has left of Deborah is a strange image of a Black Madonna, with the words "Tiburon, South Carolina" scrawled on the back. The search for a mother, and the need to mother oneself, are crucial elements in this well-written coming-of-age story set in the early 1960s against a background of racial violence and unrest. When Lily's beloved nanny, Rosaleen, manages to insult a group of angry white men on her way to register to vote and has to skip town, Lily takes the opportunity to go with her, fleeing to the only place she can think of--Tiburon, South Carolina--determined to find out more about her dead mother. Although the plot threads are too neatly trimmed, The Secret Life of Bees is a carefully crafted novel with an inspired depiction of character. The legend of the Black Madonna and the brave, kind, peculiar women who perpetuate Lily's story dominate the second half of the book, placing Kidd's debut novel squarely in the honored tradition of the Southern Gothic. --Regina Marler

« Quand la sonnerie a encore retenti, que la porte du box s'est ouverte, c'est le silence de la salle qui est monté vers moi, le silence, et cette singulière sensation que j'ai eue lorsque j'ai constaté que le jeune journaliste avait détourné les yeux. Je n'ai pas regardé du côté de Marie. Je n'en ai pas eu le temps parce que le président m'a dit dans une forme bizarre que j'aurais la tête tranchée sur une place publique au nom du peuple français... »

Amb estudi introductori i propostes didàctiques de Neus Real.Aloma, editada inicialment el 1938, és la novel·la que enllaça les produccions de preguerra i de postguerra de Mercè Rodoreda. És l'únic t

Premi Finestres de Narrativa en catalàUna novel·la desbordant, plena d’històries i personatges maleïts més enllà del temps. Amagat entre muntanyes acinglerades i desavinents, en algun lloc remot de l

The addictive million-copy bestseller mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange Pictures A twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series of creepy floorplans for clues 'Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist' - Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's face glimpsed at a window. Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker than others. More than a million readers have discovered the terrible truth behind these strange houses. Now it's your turn. PRAISE FOR UKETSU 'Part Rubik's Cube, part Russian doll, part kaleidoscope and altogether irresistible. Strange Pictures is heady, giddy, genre-blurring stuff and so fizzy with invention and possibility that I almost pity the next novel I read' - A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'A superlative puzzle made of multiple parts that interconnect in unexpected ways, told inventively through pictures and text. Every twist and turn steepens the sense of foreboding. Original, intricate and deeply unsettling. I've never read anything like it' - Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives 'Absolutely loved this clever little banger. An addictive murder mystery that unfolds like pointillism on the page: only when you reach the end, step back and view the bigger picture does each of its parts click into place.

Unha muller leva once anos agardando polo retorno do seu home. Cando comeza a temer a probable morte do marido, recibe a carta dunha estraña, unha muller misteriosa que a informa de que o seu home non esta morto, senon que vive con ela un romance apaixonado. A partir de ai vaise tecendo unha relacion epistolar entre as duas; o home dunha e amante doutra acabase convertendo so no pretexto que vai unir para sempre o destino das duas mulleres.

Historical novel highlighting courage and resilience of a small group facing overwhelming odds.

Urtetan zehar egindako gogoetak, apunteak eta burutazioak bildu ditu Karmele Jaiok, hiztegi baten moduan antolatutako liburu honetan. Umetako oroitzapenak, lagunen pasadizoak, kalean ikusitako eszenak, libururen bateko aipuak, aforismo gisako esaldi laburrak, poema moduko pasarteak Era askotako gaiak eta idazmoldeak landu ditu egileak, arintasuna eta sakontasuna ederki konbinatzen dituen idazkera hurbil batean.

David només té set anys, però la vida li ha mostrat ja el seu costat més fosc. La seua veu, curiosa i espavilada, ens condueix pel relat del seu dia a dia, a l'escola i a casa... Va d'aquí cap a allá

A causa d'una malaltia del jove Aram i una promesa que fa la seva mare, Maryk, de pelegrinar fins al monestir de Narek si el noi es cura, Aram i la seva mare s'escapen de la mort, que arriba sense pietat quan el govern turc decideix eliminar el poble armeni, entre 1915 i 1916. Quadern d'Aram explica el recorregut vital de mare i fill, amb la pena i l'esperança al seu interior, un viatge iniciatic a traves de la Mediterrania que fa que Aram perdi de cop la pell de nen. L'EDICIO DIGITAL D'AQUEST LLIBRE NO INCLOU L'ESTUDI PRELIMINAR I LES PROPOSTES DE TREBALL.

After years of working in other peoples homes, Millie finally has a life of her own: a charming house tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, a loving husband, and two children. But her dream of peace quickly unravels when she meets her neighbors:- Suzette, snobbish and flirtatious- Jonathan, her dull husband- And their unnerving housemaid, whose piercing gaze and suspicious behavior raise alarm bellsSoon, Millie begins hearing strange noises in her own home at night and what seemed like a fresh start turns into a chilling descent into paranoia and danger.This novel continues McFaddens signature style of psychological suspense, following the success of La femme de menage and Les secrets de la femme de menage. If you enjoy domestic thrillers with unsettling twists, this ones worth keeping an eye on.

Ao entrar na cova de Anboto, nos montes de Euskadi, pódeste atopar coa deusa Mari, unha fermosa muller que habita nela. Cómpre que sexas sincero se che pregunta, porque se lle mentes quitarache o que negues. Poren, se lle dis a verdade, concederache o que mais desexas. O cadaver dunha muller aparece moi preto de Portomarin, Lugo. A inspectora Galdos e o seu compañeiro Martin Lasarte descobren que a sua identidade se correponde coa de Deva Varela, desaparecida en Arrasate, Guipuscoa, no solsticio de veran sete anos atras. Agrandase o misterio ao saber que a sua irma, Amalur, tamen desapareceu na mesma data, vinte e oito anos antes, no monte de Anboto. A investigacion policial levaralles de Galicia a Euskadi para descubrir que se agocha tras tantos anos de silencio. Que lle sucedeu a Amalur? È posible que ainda siga con vida? Cada vez hai mais interrogantes, mais a verdade esta a piques de saberse e ninguen esta preparado para ela. Ou si? si?

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College . . .Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.But when you''''''''re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don''''''''t bond to ''''''''fragile'''''''' humans. They incinerate them.With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother''''''''s daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.She''''''''ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom''''''''s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.Everyone at Basgiath has an agenda, and every night could be your last. So, sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

A fairytale romance where curses and fate collide, introducing Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts.

A romantic comedy about two best friends who take annual vacations together and must confront their feelings on one final trip.

Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingways magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of mans challenge to the elements in which he lives.

AS SEEN ON BARACK OBAMA'S 2021 SUMMER READING LIST'THE MOST ENJOYABLE HARD SF I HAVE READ IN YEARS' THE GUARDIANOUT NOW from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN'Weir's finest work to date. . .This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they'll love it.' BRANDON SANDERSON'If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you. . .This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the most plausible science fiction books I've ever read' TIM PEAKE, astronaut________________________________________A lone astronaut.An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time.And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

Amb estudi introductori, comentaris de text i propostes didactiques de Jaume Aulet.Aigues encantades (1908) se situa en un poble de la part alta i muntanyosa de les comarques tarragonines i planteja el tipic conflicte modernista entre l'individu i la societat. El problema de la sequera provoca un enfrontament entre el sector tradicionalista i conservador del poble -que es el que compta amb el poder factic- i la visio moderna d'un enginyer vingut de la ciutat que compta amb la complicitat de la filla del cacic local. Es la lluita ancestral entre la tradicio i la modernitat vista des dels parametres del Modernisme mes regeneracionista i vitalista.L'estudi preliminar i els complements didactics han anat a cura de Jaume Aulet, professor de literatura catalana contemporania de la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.

Ez da normala izango, esan zion medikuak haurrak urtebete zuenean. Jaio aurretik, ordea, Amak jakin bazekien barruan zeraman haurra ez zela besteak bezalakoa izango. Amak alaba etxean isolatu zuen, eta herritarren txutxu-mutxuak areagotu egin ziren. Hain zen estua bien arteko harremana, beste alaba baten jaiotzak ez baitzuen hori haustea lortu.Etxe heze eta ilunean sustraituko dira hiru emakumeak, asinkronia batean; bizilagunen usteak inguratuta, sufrikario eta errezoen artean, patu ankerrari begira. Etxe horretan ez dira, inolaz ere, hain erraz ustelduko sekretuak.Emakumeen sufrimendua, osasun mentala eta familiarteko dinamikak ardatz ditu Puntobobo eleberriak. Itxaso Martinek ez du eufemismorik erabiltzen; estilo intimista eta soil batez idatzi du istorio honen errealitate gordina. Ez da eleberri kostunbrista bat, protagonisten psikologian sakonduz idazleak ateratako argazki gardena baizik.

A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series.***"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that wayI used to clean other people's housesnow, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.Even still, I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell. When she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chillsThe Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?Unbelievably twisty and tension-packed, The Housemaid is Watching can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh''''s extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover..........................A love that couldn''''t be broken, except by the truth.Lizzie Young has always felt she was too much everything. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age, she''''s never fit in with her family, her friends, her community. Lizzie wants to be accepted and understood, but with few people in her corner, she''''s carried her burdens and her trauma on her own. But when she meets a kind boy on the school bus, things start to look bright for the first time in her life . . .Hugh Biggs has an old soul and the wisdom of someone far beyond his years. A young man with a sharp mind and a firm code of ethics, he sees something in Lizzie Young that he can''''t resist. He wants to be her everything and shoulder her burden. And Lizzie wants that too. Lizzie and Hugh''''s bond seems unbreakable - their chemistry is electric, their love is potent, and their connection is soul deep - but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control.

« Quand la sonnerie a encore retenti, que la porte du box s'est ouverte, c'est le silence de la salle qui est monté vers moi, le silence, et cette singulière sensation que j'ai eue lorsque j'ai constaté que le jeune journaliste avait détourné les yeux. Je n'ai pas regardé du côté de Marie. Je n'en ai pas eu le temps parce que le président m'a dit dans une forme bizarre que j'aurais la tête tranchée sur une place publique au nom du peuple français... »

Historical novel highlighting courage and resilience of a small group facing overwhelming odds.

Urtetan zehar egindako gogoetak, apunteak eta burutazioak bildu ditu Karmele Jaiok, hiztegi baten moduan antolatutako liburu honetan. Umetako oroitzapenak, lagunen pasadizoak, kalean ikusitako eszenak, libururen bateko aipuak, aforismo gisako esaldi laburrak, poema moduko pasarteak Era askotako gaiak eta idazmoldeak landu ditu egileak, arintasuna eta sakontasuna ederki konbinatzen dituen idazkera hurbil batean.

Unha muller leva once anos agardando polo retorno do seu home. Cando comeza a temer a probable morte do marido, recibe a carta dunha estraña, unha muller misteriosa que a informa de que o seu home non esta morto, senon que vive con ela un romance apaixonado. A partir de ai vaise tecendo unha relacion epistolar entre as duas; o home dunha e amante doutra acabase convertendo so no pretexto que vai unir para sempre o destino das duas mulleres.

Premi Finestres de Narrativa en catalàUna novel·la desbordant, plena d’històries i personatges maleïts més enllà del temps. Amagat entre muntanyes acinglerades i desavinents, en algun lloc remot de l

The addictive million-copy bestseller mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange Pictures A twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series of creepy floorplans for clues 'Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist' - Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's face glimpsed at a window. Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker than others. More than a million readers have discovered the terrible truth behind these strange houses. Now it's your turn. PRAISE FOR UKETSU 'Part Rubik's Cube, part Russian doll, part kaleidoscope and altogether irresistible. Strange Pictures is heady, giddy, genre-blurring stuff and so fizzy with invention and possibility that I almost pity the next novel I read' - A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'A superlative puzzle made of multiple parts that interconnect in unexpected ways, told inventively through pictures and text. Every twist and turn steepens the sense of foreboding. Original, intricate and deeply unsettling. I've never read anything like it' - Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives 'Absolutely loved this clever little banger. An addictive murder mystery that unfolds like pointillism on the page: only when you reach the end, step back and view the bigger picture does each of its parts click into place.

Amb estudi introductori i propostes didàctiques de Neus Real.Aloma, editada inicialment el 1938, és la novel·la que enllaça les produccions de preguerra i de postguerra de Mercè Rodoreda. És l'únic t

David només té set anys, però la vida li ha mostrat ja el seu costat més fosc. La seua veu, curiosa i espavilada, ens condueix pel relat del seu dia a dia, a l'escola i a casa... Va d'aquí cap a allá

After years of working in other peoples homes, Millie finally has a life of her own: a charming house tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac, a loving husband, and two children. But her dream of peace quickly unravels when she meets her neighbors:- Suzette, snobbish and flirtatious- Jonathan, her dull husband- And their unnerving housemaid, whose piercing gaze and suspicious behavior raise alarm bellsSoon, Millie begins hearing strange noises in her own home at night and what seemed like a fresh start turns into a chilling descent into paranoia and danger.This novel continues McFaddens signature style of psychological suspense, following the success of La femme de menage and Les secrets de la femme de menage. If you enjoy domestic thrillers with unsettling twists, this ones worth keeping an eye on.

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College . . .Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.But when you''''''''re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don''''''''t bond to ''''''''fragile'''''''' humans. They incinerate them.With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother''''''''s daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.She''''''''ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom''''''''s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.Everyone at Basgiath has an agenda, and every night could be your last. So, sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

Ao entrar na cova de Anboto, nos montes de Euskadi, pódeste atopar coa deusa Mari, unha fermosa muller que habita nela. Cómpre que sexas sincero se che pregunta, porque se lle mentes quitarache o que negues. Poren, se lle dis a verdade, concederache o que mais desexas. O cadaver dunha muller aparece moi preto de Portomarin, Lugo. A inspectora Galdos e o seu compañeiro Martin Lasarte descobren que a sua identidade se correponde coa de Deva Varela, desaparecida en Arrasate, Guipuscoa, no solsticio de veran sete anos atras. Agrandase o misterio ao saber que a sua irma, Amalur, tamen desapareceu na mesma data, vinte e oito anos antes, no monte de Anboto. A investigacion policial levaralles de Galicia a Euskadi para descubrir que se agocha tras tantos anos de silencio. Que lle sucedeu a Amalur? È posible que ainda siga con vida? Cada vez hai mais interrogantes, mais a verdade esta a piques de saberse e ninguen esta preparado para ela. Ou si? si?

A fairytale romance where curses and fate collide, introducing Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts.

A romantic comedy about two best friends who take annual vacations together and must confront their feelings on one final trip.

A causa d'una malaltia del jove Aram i una promesa que fa la seva mare, Maryk, de pelegrinar fins al monestir de Narek si el noi es cura, Aram i la seva mare s'escapen de la mort, que arriba sense pietat quan el govern turc decideix eliminar el poble armeni, entre 1915 i 1916. Quadern d'Aram explica el recorregut vital de mare i fill, amb la pena i l'esperança al seu interior, un viatge iniciatic a traves de la Mediterrania que fa que Aram perdi de cop la pell de nen. L'EDICIO DIGITAL D'AQUEST LLIBRE NO INCLOU L'ESTUDI PRELIMINAR I LES PROPOSTES DE TREBALL.

Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingways magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of mans challenge to the elements in which he lives.

AS SEEN ON BARACK OBAMA'S 2021 SUMMER READING LIST'THE MOST ENJOYABLE HARD SF I HAVE READ IN YEARS' THE GUARDIANOUT NOW from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN'Weir's finest work to date. . .This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they'll love it.' BRANDON SANDERSON'If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you. . .This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'Brilliantly funny and enjoyable. One of the most plausible science fiction books I've ever read' TIM PEAKE, astronaut________________________________________A lone astronaut.An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time.And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.