This book shows that Max Horkheimer’s program of critical theory and his research throughout his career as a university professor and thinker are rooted in the cogency of philosophical questions and an in-depth knowledge of the historical development of philosophical problems in their close correlation with the socio-economic framework which shaped the ‘bourgeois society’ and the Modern Era. Indeed, his analyses of modern philosophers allows us to understand how the bourgeoisie seeks legit...

"In Taormina, in winter" is a noir novel by Antonello Carbone that transforms the famous Sicilian resort into a theater of melancholy mysteries, far from the summer crowds. The Plot - After New Year's Eve, Taormina empties out, revealing a silent and cold soul. The routine of Giacomo Cassisi, a journalist and former war correspondent, is shattered by the discovery of the body of Efre Vazzini, the young heir to a powerful local family. Key Elements • Atypical protagonist: Cassisi is not a p...

When she gets home from school, Nola senses a strange presence. What’s happening? Has someone from Pandorient crossed into her Hexaworld? With help from Igor and Andrea, the mysterious trespasser is unmasked. What a reckless breach! Anton and Mathilda were very clear: no one should pass through the gates of Pandorient and into the Hexaworld! So when a group of Pandorientians appears in Nola’s room on a quest to find Pandoccident, she and her friends fear the worst. Are both worlds now in d...

Having recently discovered the world of Pandorient, Nola can’t resist the temptation to go back. When she does, she finds the streets packed for a grand celebration, and it’s not easy for Nola to blend in. Luckily, Anton the great Merlinian is there to give her camouflage powder. But there’s no time for festivities! Nola, Igor, and Andrea have mysteries to solve . . . like revealing the secret of Cyprian, Anton’s son. On top of that, will they be able to thwart the terrible plot brewing in...

When Nola turns eight, her father gives her a wonderful present—a music box that belonged to her late mother. As the young girl studies her new gift, she is shocked to find someone living inside it! That’s when Nola shrinks down and enters the music box too. There she discovers the magical world of Pandorient and a pair of siblings named Andrea and Igor. But time is short: Andrea and Igor’s mother, Mathilda, has fallen seriously ill. What’s wrong with her? Could she have been poisoned? Fin...

Élina's adventures continue in her new role as the Keeper of the Little Folk, protecting fairies, gnomes, and other fantastical creatures. But in order to keep seeing them, she's going to need to whip up a new batch of fairy balm, and a crucial ingredient is missing: dragon tears! But not even her grandmother can tell her where to get them... Luckily, there's the library, and Élina finds an Arthurian legend that tells of a dragon turned to stone in the Brocéliande forest in Brittany. There...

When middle school friends Mel, Lisa, and Gwen, along with a pet rat named Razzie, go looking for Gwen's missing older sister, they find themselves in a greenhouse with giant carnivorous plants, a mad scientist with an evil plan, menacing thugs, and... newly developed superpowers that they mysteriously develop just in time to save the day (and their own butts)!

Lya and her faithful friends Antoine and Adèle are taking bigger and bigger risks as they close in on the driver whose hit-and-run left Lya partially paralyzed. All the clues point to the rich and famous Von Dieter family. But exactly which Von Dieter was it? Lya is more determined than ever to confront the person who left her for dead the day before her seventeenth birthday. But how can she get justice when the perpetrator seems to be above the law?

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with this informative Step 2 Nonfiction Reader that honors the U.S.A. from its beginnings to the beautiful land it is today.The United States is a country filled with mountains, oceans, lakes, and prairies; gorgeous parks and natural wonders and fauna. It is also filled with people from all kinds of backgrounds. But how did our country come to be and how does it run? This Step 2 Nonfiction Reader will teach children the basics abo...

After Siloé and her half-brothers unexpectedly entered the Hexaworld, Nola learned a lot about her mother and the history of Pandorient. But the unanswered questions multiply when she discovers a strange key at home. What could it possibly open? To find out, Nola returns to Pandorient, only to learn of a disturbing disappearance. Are Nola, Igor, and Andrea ready for an investigation that could turn life in Pandorient upside down? Will the secrets behind the strange key open a door to adven...

As Nola is about to leave Pandorient to enjoy a well-deserved rest in her own world, she is terrified to discover that the door back to the Hexaworld is locked! Has the music box’s key fallen out of its lock? Has someone stolen it? Either way, Nola, Anton, Igor, and Andrea are determined to make a one-of-a-kind magic potion to solve the problem. Unfortunately, they are missing a vital ingredient . . . Can they find the feathers from an endangered silken eagle to complete the potion and sen...

Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune. He’s heard that gold washes ashore with every tide. But beginning with the stormy journey and his first contact with the native people, he realizes that the New World is nothing like he imagined. The lush Virginia shore where they establish the colony of James Town is both be...