L’Île est en guerre. Skandar, devenu hors-la-loi, se cache depuis que Rex Manning a révélé l’identité de sa mère lors de la dernière Coupe du Chaos. Mais alors que Rex se prépare à envahir le continent, les habitants de l’Île ne savent plus à qui se fier. Et après la trahison de Florence, qui se bat maintenant pour le camp ennemi, Skandar doit construire de nouvelles alliances, y compris avec Kenna. Pour remporter la Guerre de l’Esprit, Skandar et ses amis devront remonter aux origines de ...

À treize ans, George Penhaligon ne rêve que d’aventure ! Mais en partant seul sur son bateau, il ne s’attendait sûrement ni à faire naufrage, ni à se retrouver isolé sur une île mystérieuse. Il y découvre une chose incroyable : les licornes existent ! Mais ce sont des créatures sanguinaires… George gagne peu à peu la confiance de l’une d’elles, et ensemble, ils partent explorer l’île. Celle-ci recèle de nombreux secrets…

No fundo, todos os seres humanos querem a mesma coisa: sentir-se ouvidos, compreendidos, valorizados e desejados.Não importa se você está conhecendo uma mulher, negociando com um cliente ou tentando conquistar a confiança de alguém. O que realmente move as pessoas não são dados nem lógica… são as emoções.É por isso que a verdadeira chave para seduzir, liderar, vender ou influenciar está em uma única coisa: conectar-se emocionalmente.

Professional athletes earn millions of dollars but far too often are subjected to fraudulent schemes by con artists who prey on their wealth and vulnerabilities. They earn as much as 80% of their lifetime earnings before age 35, yet it has been estimated that as many as 78% experience financial distress within four years following retirement. One of the biggest causes - affinity fraud! This book explores cautionary tales of professional athletes who have fallen victim to fraud, exposes tho...

Trieste, aprile 2020.La bora soffia feroce, le strade sono deserte in pieno lockdown.Marta è dispersa: la sua auto è precipitata nel mare in tempesta.Per la Questura è suicidio; per sua sorella Sara no.Con l’aiuto di Ennio, ex poliziotto geniale ma tormentato, Sara scava tra bugie, silenzi e antiche colpe.Ma la verità non è mai lineare: e quando le maglie si stringono, qualcuno rischia di restare soffocato.Un thriller psicologico breve, int...

‘Tis the season for murder. . . Curl up with the perfect cosy Christmas crime novel for the festive season, a locked-room murder mystery perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Robert Thorogood and Rev Richard Coles.‘With echoes of the golden age of crime fiction … very entertainingly done’ The Times‘Brilliant …A perfect contemporary whodunnit.' Ian Moore, bestselling author of Death and Croissants

It's My Lost to My First LoveHow to play the game of love: F.L.A.M.E.SOn your sheet of paper, write your first name and that of the person you are interested in.Any letters shared by both names should be crossed offCount and add the number of leftover letters.Write down the word FLAMES, then Move through the letters in the word "FLAMES" one at a time until your count reaches the t...

If Teddy’s dark secret is discovered, even her wealth and good looks won’t save her. When Asher Rose met Teddy King, he knew it’d be trouble, but it was just the kind of trouble he didn’t mind falling in.What he hadn’t planned on was falling hard for the girl no one could tame.Strap yourself in for a sexy ride full of intensity and disaster that spirals all the way down.

In "Sixty Squadron R.A.F," A. J. L. Scott crafts an evocative narrative that explores the harrowing experiences of a Royal Air Force unit during World War II. Through a blend of vivid imagery and precise details, Scott immerses readers in the challenges faced by pilots and crew members alike, capturing the duality of courage and vulnerability. The literary style combines rich descriptions with an authentic dialog that reflects the time, effectively situating the work within the broader con...

'One of the greatest football novels ever written and a comic masterpiece' DJ Taylor'But is this story believable? Ah, it all depends upon whether you want it to believe it.' J.L. CarrIn their new all-buttercup-yellow-stripe, Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, who usually feel lucky when their pitch is above water-level, are England's most obscure team. This uncategorizable, surreal and extremely funny novel is the story of how t...

Their existence was a secret the government stumbled upon. In exchange for continued autonomy, the paranormals entered an alliance with the government. Now they are A.L.F.A.: Alpha League Federal Agency, sworn to protect and serve humanity.Brilliant scientist Melinda Caster has discovered a new strain of the Zika virus that stimulates synaptic growth in embryos, causing neuron development beyond normal human levels. Way beyond, like ESP-levels of cognitive abilitie...

Das Buch präsentiert Forschungsergebnisse zur Wortschatzentwicklung bei Lernern in Kindertagesstätten, Grundschulen und weiterführenden Schulen mit bilingualem Unterricht bzw. bilingualer Betreuung. Der Band verdeutlicht, wie sich bilingualer Unterricht/bilinguale Betreuung auf das Wissen um Wörter in mehr als einer Sprache auswirken, und weist gleichzeitig auf Unterschiede und Parallelen zwischen dem Wortschatzerwerb im Erst- und Zweitspracherwerb hin. Einige der Kapitel gehen darüber hin...