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Roma, settembre 1683. In una locanda nel cuore della Città Santa la morte improvvisa di un viaggiatore semina il panico: veleno o peste? Per paura del contagio, gli ospiti vengono rinchiusi in quarantena nelle proprie stanze. Tra loro c'è l'abate Atto Melani, ex cantante castrato e ora agente segreto del Re Sole, deciso a scoprire cosa si celi dietro quella strana morte. Atto dovrà scontrarsi con le reticenze e le paure degli altri ospiti, con lo spettro della peste che aleggia sulla locanda.

Questo saggio vuole fornire alcune indicazioni su come affrontare i problemi della vecchiaia con serenità e sicurezza. L'autrice non parte da considerazioni etiche, sociologiche o psicologiche, bensì scientifiche, con le quali dimostra che il cervello umano invecchiando perde alcune prerogative, ma le sostituisce con altre che in parte compensano e superano quelle perdute. L'autrice accompagna la sua dimostrazione con una serie di esempi di personalità attive fino alla vecchiaia, come Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Bertrand Russell e Pablo Picasso.

Alla paura, la più antica delle emozioni, dobbiamo quella risposta istintiva che ha contribuito per millenni alla nostra sopravvivenza. Anche se non dobbiamo più sfuggire ai predatori, saper fiutare il pericolo continua a essere una risorsa preziosa e aver paura è una reazione salutare che ci prepara all'azione. A seconda dei casi, la risposta più intelligente può essere la lotta, la fuga, l'astuto aggiramento del pericolo o una sua riconversione in chiave creativa e positiva.

Für Franz Eberhofer sind die tiefenentspannten Tage endgültig gezählt, seit Dauerfreundin Susi ausgerechnet mit Franz' Bruder Leopold den Bau eines Doppelhauses auf dem Hof vorantreibt. Zu allem Übel zieht auch noch Rudi ein, der nach einem Autounfall glaubt, nie mehr gehen zu können. Richtige Sorgen macht sich der Eberhofer aber nur um seinen geliebten Hund Ludwig, der so merkwürdig wenig Appetit zeigt. Dabei erfordert ein Mordfall rund um ein dorfbekanntes Cam-Girl Franz' ganze Aufmerksamkeit. Denn ausgerechnet Metzger Simmerl und Installateur Flötzinger geraten als Stammkunden der Toten ins Visier der Ermittler.

Schluss mit Leberkäs und Fleischpflanzerl. Ein unerträglicher Zustand für Provinzpolizist Franz Eberhofer. Seine Cholesterinwerte sind so hoch wie die Laune im Keller. Ab jetzt gibt’s von der Oma nur noch gesundes Essen. Dazu kommt ein verflixter Mordfall rund um eine Brandleiche und Stress mit Dauerfreundin Susi. Franz wittert eine letzte Chance, als Susi ihm den fast einjährigen gemeinsamen Sohn Paul für eine Woche anvertraut. Jetzt kann sich Franz bei Susi als Papa beweisen!

Im Polizeihof Landshut wird ein toter Polizist gefunden. Der Letzte, der mit dem Barschl zu tun hatte, war Franz Eberhofer. Und der Tote war ausgerechnet sein direkter Vorgesetzter - und absoluter Erzfeind. Blöderweise handelt es sich bei der Mordwaffe auch noch um Franzls Hirschfänger. Das SEK untersucht das Verbrechen und Franz steht schnell ganz oben auf der Liste der Verdächtigten. Um seine Unschuld zu beweisen, beginnt er in seinem eigenen Fall zu ermitteln.

Wird wohl wieder nichts mit dem hammermäßigen Frühstück bei der Oma. In Niederkaltenkirchen sinnt ein entflohener Psychopath auf Rache. Und Eberhofers Chef Moratschek macht sich vor Angst ins Hemd, weil er einen blutigen Schweinskopf in seinem Bett gefunden hat. Franz muss sich fortan als sein Bodyguard bewähren. Und das, wo den Kommissar grad ganz andere Sorgen plagen, ist doch Dauerliebe Susi nach Italien abgehauen. Na, das kann was werden, als dann auch noch Oma und Papa alle zu einer Italienreise verdonnern, um die Susi aus den Fängen ihres Liebhabers zu befreien.

A “beautifully written” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about the entrenched sexism in science, the elaborate detours women have take to bypass the problem, and how to fix the system. If you think sexism...

A revised, updated, and expanded edition of the best-selling self-help book that encourages women to overcome adversity, embrace change, and discover their power: This Is Not the Life I Ordered is the culmination of weekly "kitchen table coaching" sessions that took place for more than a decade and were designed to support four extraordinary women through life's ups and downs. These women realized that their support of one another could help other women struggling with life's myriad issues of work, family, and love, as well as the big questions of life and death.

Famed comedian, Rita Rudner, is back for her latest special. As witty, insightful and cutting as ever, she explores life as a 60-something in today’s America, her 30 years of marriage & what it’s like to raise a singer/songwriter teenager.

Rita Gabis comes from a family of Eastern European Jews and Lithuanian Catholics. She was close to her Catholic grandfather as a child and knew one version of his past: Prior to immigration, he had fought the Russians, whose brutal occupation of Lithuania destroyed thousands of lives before Hitler's army swept in.

Covering all aspects of online teaching, this book reviews the latest research in cognitive processing and related learning outcomes while retaining a focus on the practical. A simple framework of instructional strategies mapped across a four-phase timeline provides a concrete starting point for both new online teachers and experienced teachers designing or revamping an online course. Essential technologies are explored in their basic and expanded forms, and traditional pedagogy serves as the foundation for tips and practices customized for online learning.

Mindy Solomon absolutely has to leave Miami. Florida is bad for her head and her hair. She dreams of a dancing career on Broadway and moves to New York, but after a string of failures and mishaps, she realizes that she needs to rethink her grand plan. Finding herself spending way too much time in the comedy club where her future ex-boyfriend works, she nervously goes up onstage one night. People laugh. Not in the places where Mindy thought they would laugh, but hey, it's a start.

Baby Boomers are reinventing retirement just as they have so many other aspects of their lives. They will live longer and be healthier than their parents and grandparents, and they plan to remain relevant, be fulfilled, and leave legacies. Many will continue to work well into their 70s and 80s, some because they want to, others because they need to.

From the top-ten bestselling author of One Snowy Night, Rita Bradshaw, comes The Storm Child, a sweeping family saga set during the run up to WW2 in the north-east of England. It’s mid-winter, and in the throes of a fierce blizzard Elsie Redfern and her husband discover an unknown girl in...

From the top-ten bestselling author of Beneath a Frosty Moon, Rita Bradshaw, comes One Snowy Night, a sweeping family saga set between the two world wars in the north-east of England. It’s 1922 and the Depression is just beginning to rear its head in Britain, but Ruby Morgan is about to marry...

Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of 48, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in Los Angeles to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986, she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces.

Amelia Nettleton has struggled to overcome her childhood trauma and finally has a chance to lead a normal life - a life with a husband and a family. But a recurring nightmare haunts her: She dreams of a baby crying for its mother… a baby that may be hers, and was stolen from her. Six years ago, special agent John Strong woke up in a hospital with no memories - but with a strong feeling that he committed terrible acts.

She’ll never give up on finding her baby. And neither will the sheriff of Whistler. For five years, Cora Reeves has searched for her baby, who went missing in a fire—a baby she swears is still out there. When the private investigator sniffing out clues ends up dead, Sheriff Jacob...

Alexander Domokos wrote this memoir of his years during and after the Second World War with two purposes in mind. He wanted to allow his daughter a glimpse into his past and to enlighten others about the tragedy of his homeland, Hungary.