Alec is one of the richest, most powerful men in the world. His company and investments are known worldwide. He is a billionaire playboy that is suave and charming, and his conquests are legend.He is a man with strong appetites and his romance in the bedroom is only second to his love in the boardroom. Alec goes on a crusade of romance and lust, satisfying his every taste and whim as well as those of the women he meets on the way.A master of pleasure and seduction, few wome...

Retired police detective inspector Thomas Maitland has rented a house in Cornwall; he's going to paint his way to recovery from the experiences of the spring. A local woman with an intriguingly expensive collection of modern art wants to put on a show of his work.But Maitland's next door neighbour, also his landlord, is unsettling, and when he finds his benefactor dead at the bottom of her garden, Thomas Maitland feels death casting its net over him again.

'A slew of satisfying narrative twists' Barry Forshaw, Crime TimeIt appeared that Helen McAllister – for whatever reason – had simply got out of the car sometime the previous morning, taking her keys and bag and phone with her, and walked away…Ten years later there has been no trace found of the teacher who went missing from a small village on the last day of the school year.Her lover Alice Hauser's accusations of impropriety on th...

It appeared that Helen McAllister – for whatever reason – had simply got out of the car sometime the previous morning, taking her keys and bag and phone with her, and walked away…Ten years later there has been no trace found of the teacher who went missing from a small village on the last day of the school year. Her lover Alice Hauser’s accusations of impropriety on the part of the senior investigating officer, DI Thomas Maitland, led to his early retirement, his life in disrepair....

"Uma leitura envolvente… Uma análise contundente e perturbadora sobre hacking, cibercrime e espionagem tecnológica." — Kirkus Reviews "A questão da confiança é cada vez mais central para a computação e, por consequência, para o mundo como um todo. Fancy Bear em Ação conta a vertiginosa história da cibersegurança e de seus muitos desafios, resultando em uma leitura inquietante, absolutamente fascinante e — para o bem ou para o mal — necessária." — Brian Christian, autor de Algorítmos para V...

Does your youth group suffer from the "silent complex"? Need help to get them talking about what's really important? Would you like to be a more effective discussion leader? Then look no further! Get 'Em Talking gives you 104 field-tested ideas that will get your kids talking about topics like . . . Rock Music - Dating - Serving God - Death - Friendship - Peer Pressure - Anger - Drugs and Alcohol - Gossip - Family - Parents - The Church - Values - Faith - Cheating - Jesus . . . and many mo...

Love is in the air in Pebble Cove. Unfortunately, so is murder.After two years of seeing ghosts, Rosemary Woodmere has never encountered a spirit who has appeared so soon after they were murdered. But the ghost of Dominic Frost proves it's possible, and he immediately begs her to help find his killer.Unfortunately, the local playboy has left behind a long list of scorned lovers, with ample motives to kill. Even dead, the spirit spends more time flirting tha...

Scott H. Young, autor do best-seller Ultra-aprendizado, oferece doze máximas para aprimorar o modo como você aprende – esteja você se preparando para um exame, assumindo novas responsabilidades no trabalho ou apenas interessado em adquirir mais autoridade em assuntos de seu interesse.A vida gira em torno da aprendizagem – na escola, no trabalho e mesmo naquilo que fazemos por diversão. No entanto, aprender é algo, muitas vezes, misterioso. Podemos passar horas na bibliotec...

Você já foi obrigado a fazer um discurso antes de uma reunião importante? Você já teve que persuadir outras pessoas com uma apresentação cativante?A proficiência em falar em público é essencial para a progressão na carreira, pois muitas ocupações exigem que se dirija aos colegas.Aprimorar e aprimorar essas habilidades é crucial.Desde o início da sua carreira profissional, a partir da entrevista inicial de emprego, falar em público tem desempenhado um papel fundament...

Thomas Maitland has returned to Dorset. After an interlude in Venice with an Italian architect, he's seen a ruined chapel by the sea for sale and he imagines a new life with his dog and his woman -- without the death and distress of his old police job. But after a tragic encounter with the land owner whose daughter is selling the property, two people are dead and Thomas is dragged back into investigation.He finds these new deaths are strangely connected to his old life, and the dis...

O atual excesso de estímulos e de algoritmos que se alimentam de sentimentos como raiva, indignação e pressa só piora a tendência humana natural de se estressar. A questão é: como identificar os gatilhos para esse furacão de sentimentos e desenvolver relações mais tranquilas e autênticas sem perder o controle? É possível escolher uma vida mais calma?Em seu inovador livro de estreia, o psicólogo Scott Lyons repensa o conceito de "pessoa dramática", mostrando que o drama é, na verdad...

An ex-con with a secret can't resist his former cellmate's daughter.I never claimed to be a saint. But it wasn't until I found myself in cuffs that I learned the damage I was capable of. The only sunshine on those gray prison days came in the form of letters from a hopeful teenager with a quick wit.But the letters weren't addressed to me. They were meant for my bastard cellmate, who'd sooner toss them on the floor with the rest of his trash. So, I picked th...