A highly illustrated look at the Allied push to stop the Germans across central Italy, culminating in a battle in the middle of Florence.Following the fighting at Anzio and Cassino in 1944, the Allies were in pursuit of the Germans, who had managed to get away when the Americans took Rome. With experienced troops recalled from Italy to participate in the invasions of Normandy and southern France, the Allied numbers dwindled, only partially replaced by three divisio...

In a near-future world drowned by rising oceans, Denver survives as one of the last tightly controlled safe zones on the planet where every resource is rationed and every citizen is monitored.Max Flynn, a veteran border officer struggling to protect his family under these unforgiving rules, is shattered when his wife is suddenly kidnapped. A mysterious enemy forces him to betray Denver from within or lose her forever.As Max assembles a trusted crew and descends into the cit...

Summer 1983, Rimini.On the beaches and in the nightclubs of the Adriatic Riviera, dazzling with its neon lights and promised pleasures, seven lives intersect.A young journalist on his first important assignment, determined to unravel a web of political corruption.A woman searching for her runaway teenage sister - and a new life after the end of her marriage.A gossip columnist who follows the dramatic unfolding of an internat...

Summer 1983, Rimini.On the beaches and in the nightclubs of the Adriatic Riviera, dazzling with its neon lights and promised pleasures, seven lives intersect.A young journalist on his first important assignment, determined to unravel a web of political corruption.A woman searching for her runaway teenage sister - and a new life after the end of her marriage.A gossip columnist who follows the dramatic unfolding of an internat...

In The Divine Mimesis, Pasolini reimagines Dante’s descent into Hell not as allegory but as lived, historical reality—urban, political, and deeply personal. Written in the final years of his life, this unfinished and fiercely experimental work leads us through the wreckage of modern Italy: housing projects, consumer culture, political betrayal, the spiritual void left in the wake of fascism and capitalism alike. The poet is no longer a pilgrim, but a witness—disillusioned, irreverent, obse...

In The Naked Therapist, the author shares her memoir chronicling her transformative journey from a child-woman to a well-traveled crone over thirty years as a marriage and family therapist. Her narrative intertwines personal and professional experiences, revealing the profound impact of her mother's addiction and subsequent suicide on her life. The author candidly shares her struggles with anorexia, depression, and the challenges of single motherhood, all while navigating her career.

Earth is now an industrial harvest. The alien Tower looming over Los Angeles operates as a flawless, miles-high abattoir, processing human beings with terrifying mechanical efficiency. Jonas Cook wasn't trained for combat; he was a supply-chain auditor. But understanding the cold logistics of the enemy's system is the only reason he's still alive.Trapped deep within the labyrinth of the Tower's kill floors alongside a desperate handful of survivors, Jonas has one impossible goal: c...

When the two SPE delivery dudes Phil and Tod go to the party planet Burislav IV, they are faced with their toughest challenge yet: a spirited young woman.They imagined that they would make their delivery to the famous lead singer and backup guitarist of AeroKiss, the two-headed Pauven Tyley, get his autograph, then enjoy themselves in the even more famous Universum Peace and Love Festival. They got some time off and even came to an arrangement with one of their coworkers to keep th...

Since the destruction of the Arms Facility, Max and Lily had been on the run from the Flames of Technology for roughly a year.Hiding out in the forests outside of Laundun, beneath the eyes of the kingdom and even beyond the reach of the Flames of Technology, and having gathered Roland, all three of them have to decide on where to go from there. The decision? To take what they have to the Overking and see if he and the nobles can help.Spurned by nobility before and turned aw...

From nobody to somebody is both a book and a handbook, a short biography and a concise guide to beginning sports practice, as well as to becoming a coach, trainer, and more.From nobody to somebody is both a compendium and a diary of experiences, as well as dreams condensed, reduced, and compressed—also because it would take an encyclopedia to contain them all. It is the briefly outlined and concentrated story of Luca Guercilena, the central figure of this book, an i...

There is much research published on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); what it means, what it looks like, how to do it and the benefits for an organization. There is a lot less research on Corporate Social Irresponsibility (CSI) although people have experienced this facet more frequently.This book offers a timely, interdisciplinary exploration of how corporate executives navigate the moral ambiguity between CSR and CSI. While CSR is often idealized as ethical and strategic, and...

In 1967, Pete Cage sold his soul for rock-and-roll immortality. Fifty years later, he's dying in a sterile L.A. hospital, and he can't even remember the Devil's name.Pete Cage is a legend who has outlived his own desire for fame. Over decades of genre-shifts, drug-fueled reinventions, and corporate exploitation, he has reached a state of "psychological bankruptcy." He doesn't want redemption, he doesn't want success, and he certainly doesn't believe in the currency of the deal he m...