SommarioLa verità dietro il sogno toscano è la contro-narrativa brutalmente divertente e arguta al sogno italiano romanticizzato reso popolare da libri quali Under the Tuscan Sun – Sotto il sole della Toscana.Non si tratta di una lista di reclami; ma di una profonda critica culturale da parte di qualcuno che ha provato a vivere il sogno.Con precisione chirurgica e humor nero, mi accingo a demolire i quattro pilastri dell'identità italiana moderna: l'...

Ian Johnstone didn't just survive childhood trauma —he dismantled it.Victim, Survivor to Thriver is not a memoir dressed up as inspiration. It's raw, darkly funny, and brutally honest.A lived account of what it takes to move from victim, to survivor, to something stronger. No clichés. No soft edges.Just practical tools, hard truths, and a clear path forward —for anyone ready to stop Surviving and start taking control.

The second volume in an epic fantasy trilogy that will thrill everyone who loves rich stories of wonder and magic.Together, they have unimaginable power. But unless they part, that power may destroy them.As the dark lord Thoth raises a monstrous army, Sylas and Naeo discover that their new-found power could also be their undoing. At the same time, Sylas longs to find his mother, and Naeo her father. So begins a mirrored quest that will bring Naeo into our world of science a...

Ein Handbuch für Erwachsene, die sich nichts mehr vormachen wollen.Die fünf Währungen des Lebens und die Glücksgleichung zeigt dir ein alltagstaugliches Denkmodell, um zu verstehen, was deine Entscheidungen dich wirklich kosten — nicht nur finanziell, sondern auch emotional, praktisch und auf lange Sicht.Gestützt auf eigene Lebenserfahrung, psychologische Einsicht und klares Denken benennt Ian Johnstone fünf Währungen, die im Stillen jedes Leben bestimmen: ...

Part memoir, part self-help, and all truth, this book charts one man's journey from deep trauma through survival to something more vital: thriving.Told with unflinching honesty and laced with dry humour, Ian Johnstone dismantles the clichés of academic and pseudo psychology that promotes the commercial recovery culture and survivor identity. Instead, he offers readers grounded tools for facing the past without being defined by it. Through personal stories, often visceral commentary...

After the Tuscan Sunset is the brutally funny and sharp-witted counter-narrative to the romanticized Italian dream popularised by books such as, Under The Tuscan Sun.

A glorious epic fantasy in the grand tradition of CS Lewis and Philip Pullman, and a major publishing event, The Mirror Chronicles will take you into another world, and on the adventure of your lifetime…Half of your soul is missing.The lost part is in the mirror.And unless Sylas Tate can save you, you will never be whole again.Sylas Tate leads a lonely existence since his mother died. But then the tolling of a giant bell draws him into another world known as t...

This epic finale to the thrilling Mirror Chronicles trilogy sees our heroes undertake the perilous journey to Old Kemet, the place that first broke the worlds in two . . .“It will come in a final darkness, a last night, from which there will be no dawn.”The black oozes across pavements, seeps into gutters and rivers. Darker than death, it is the first of five “Undoings” to be unleashed by Thoth in a bid to bring both worlds under his power.If anyone...

As young Hippolyte comes of age, Queen Hippolyta's realm is facing a new threat after many years of peace. A small army of unknown warriors, led by a general who seems not far short of totally insane, is robbing and burning villages, and killing the villagers.Will Hippolyte's inexperience prove disastrous when she leads her mother's armies to try to save the villages and destroy the invaders? Will she rely on the help and advice of her barbarian hunters, or will she think that she ...

Something very evil and very powerful was somewhere in the mountains. Warrior could feel it. It threatened the balance of the worlds, beyond the control of the Gods of Asgard.There would be a battle. It was inevitable, and Warrior knew it, a war in the Outer World that would have far-reaching consequences. This malevolent power was alien. It came from beyond the realms, beyond the territories of Earth, and yet it would use all the evil so long confined in the Underworld, calling ou...

There had been many years of peace in Hippolyta's realm and it had become an important trade route and port on the Black Sea, but Hippolyta's army of Amazon warriors were still as ruthless and efficient as they had been during the wars against Attila the Hun and against the Alani. Unexpectedly, there was once again a threat. Traders were being robbed and killed, and there were still those who wanted revenge for past defeat and humiliation by Hippolyta.Tens of thousands of renegade ...

As the threat from Attila's Hun hoards is once again on the increase around Hippolyta's realm, she has a surprise visit from the Alani, a long-time enemy previously allied with Attila, offering peace and an alliance to fight the Hun. Can she trust the Alani? And, more importantly, how much of a threat are the Hun? Do they want to attack Hippolyta, or is Attila more interested in dealing with the Alani's treachery?A legion of Romans will, as before, help Hippolyta protect her fortif...