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El Alienista de Machado de Assis es una novela corta satírica que explora el tema de la cordura y la locura. Ambientada en Río de Janeiro a finales del siglo XIX, la historia sigue al Dr. Bacamarte, un científico que establece un asilo para estudiar enfermedades mentales. Mientras clasifica y aísla a la gente del pueblo basándose en la cordura percibida, la narrativa critica con humor las normas sociales y la naturaleza subjetiva de la cordura. La novela profundiza en las consecuencias de la autoridad desenfrenada, desafiando las nociones de razón y destacando el ingenio.

Nicolás tenía una locura especial, inexplicables malestares que se cuentan en Cláusula testamentaria. En el testamento ha dicho que el cajón donde será enterrado sea fabricado en casa de Joaquim Soares, que dice "es digno de la distinción, uno de los mejores artistas y uno de los hombres más honrados", a pesar que todos sabían que sus cajones eran de pésima calidad. Murió Nicolás a los sesenta y ocho años, no tenía un organismo sano, había en él algún vicio interior o falla orgánica que le llevaba a destruir desde niño los juguetes de otros.

Charlotte Weber is against the Nazi regime and what it stands for, but as she attends Hamburg University, she struggles to make sense of the war she finds herself a part of. Practising her violin for the university orchestra with her friend, Greta, gets her through the days, until Greta fails to meet her one day, and Charlotte goes to her friend’s apartment to find her body inside. The police declare it a suicide, but Charlotte knows it is murder.

Ich kann dir helfen aufzustehen. Doch laufen musst du selbst, Barbiegirl. Einen Neustart und ihre Ruhe – das ist alles, was Naomi will, als sie an die Universität nach Vancouver Island kommt. Mit ihrem verschlossenen und kratzbürstigen Verhalten, hinter dem sich ein dunkles Geheimnis verbirgt, gelingt es ihr, alle auf Abstand zu halten. Bis die lebhafte, einnehmende Lee in ihr Leben platzt. Und dann ist da noch der gut aussehende Kriminologiestudent Alec – Lees bester Freund –, mit dem Naomi gleich am ersten Tag aneinandergeraten ist, und den nichts mehr reizt, als ihr Rätsel zu lösen.

But when a body is discovered in the shadow of Cairndale, Charlie and the Talents realize there is even more at stake than they'd feared. For a new drughr has arisen, ferocious, horned, seemingly able to move in their world at will – and it is not alone. A malevolent figure, known only as the Abbess, desires the dust for her own ends. And deep in the world of the dead, a terrible evil stirs - an evil which the corrupted dust just might hold the secret to reviving, or destroying forever.

Have doubts about what you need to and should do to prepare your first UK rental property investment? Discover the new legal requirements for landlords—you will need to know—to prevent you from being fined up to £30,000. Understand why compiling a household management document will provide you with a valuable management tool, whereas just having a tenancy agreement falls massively short. Listen to this property rental book focusing on maintenance and in three hours you will be able to draw up a schedule to prepare and maintain your rental property....

Kenneth White has turned 18 years old—a sheltered, handsome youth with remarkable sexual stamina. Previously homeschooled, Ken is about to enter the local community college. During adolescence, he had become enamored with his mother’s lesbian spouse, Margery DeGrange, a beautiful woman 14 years his senior. To keep him safe from the clutches of immoral young college girls, Margery initiates, to his delight and with his mother’s consent, a program of supervised sexual relief, masturbating Ken daily.

In hiding all her life, Layala prepares for the day the wicked High Elf King Thane will come to steal her—his powerful mate. She trains to take her revenge for the wrongful execution of her parents, who died for her freedom. Now that day has come, forcing her to come face-to-face with what she’s hidden from: a dangerous, dark-haired, warrior king determined to marry her.

Carlisle Homicide Detective Erin McCoy battles the jitters as the first woman in homicide partnered with Senior Detective Christopher Snow. On their first case, they track a serial killer who's stalking family members embroiled in an inheritance dispute. The perp dispatches his victims with toxic chemicals. As the detectives chase clues and connect the related victims, their mutual attraction blooms while she nurses him after a shooting incident. But sparks fly when FBI Special Agent Howard offers McCoy a job if she'll train at Quantico.

When the lights go out during a kissing game at a summer party, Darcy experiences the kiss of a lifetime—one that offers an adrenaline rush like she’s never known before. Determined to find the mystery kisser, she devises the Kiss Contest. If she’s lucky, the mystery guy will show up and knock her socks off again. But unexpected feelings for her best friend complicate Darcy’s plan, proving there’s much more to life than living on the edge. Can Darcy figure out what she wants before she loses everything, or will losing everything help her find out who she really is?

Abby is one bad day away from a full-on meltdown, so when Lucas—a handsome cupcake delivery guy—shows up at her door with a delivery for the wrong person, she finally snaps. The one-woman wrecking ball wreaks havoc throughout Chatswain City after kidnapping him and stealing his van...but what happens after the crazy ride is over?

Originally published in 1876, General Henry M. Robert's guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings has sold over six million copies in eleven editions. Robert's Rules of Order is the book on parliamentary proceedings, yet those not well versed on what has now become a rather thick document can find themselves lost—and delayed—while trying to locate the most important rules. The solution? Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief.

New Orleans-born Drawn & Quartered literary magazine's weekly hour of incinerating poetry, supernova prose, in-depth and mindless conversations, dark, twisted humor, and heavy bottle-clanking drinking recorded weekly in a section of Studio Viva called "Plant Camp" and once monthly in Backspace Bar and Kitchen located at 139 Chartres St. New Orleans, Louisiana - in a section of the French Quarter known as "Death Row." All Killer, No Filler.

Our world is full of distractions. It’s easy to get stuck in the daily grind and neglect the choices that set us up for a healthier, happier path. Creating the right habits for you doesn’t have to be complicated. You can achieve balance by making room for the attitudes and behaviors that give you a sense of peace and pride in your daily life. If you want to bring more order to your life and expand your potential, you need to learn How to Get Organized and Manage Your Time for Success.

Before you start that diet or workout routine, let’s prepare your mind so you can stay consistent and prepare your body so you can take on what’s to come. In this book, we will discuss the most common mistakes women make as they try to shed those pounds and you will learn seven valuable secrets along the way that will help you reset your mind and body to get rid of that fat once and for all!

When the body of a young woman is discovered at the home she shared with her disabled daughter, DI Tom Janssen and his team must investigate the circumstances surrounding her death. The woman was a single mother, well regarded, and popular among the group she frequented, but she had a checkered past...a life she kept secret from those around her...a life that may, ultimately, have led to her death. Friends, past lovers, and confidants offer conflicting descriptions of the deceased...did anyone know her at all? The team realize the daughter is missing, and her life hangs in the balance.

Für die junge Benella geht es ums nackte Überleben. Auf der Suche nach etwas Essbarem für ihre Familie begibt sie sich immer wieder in die Nähe des unheimlichen und düsteren Anwesens, hinter dessen Mauern ein erbarmungsloses Biest wohnen soll. Als sie eines Tages im Garten des Anwesens eingesperrt wird, trifft sie auf IHN—und Benella ahnt, dass ihr Schicksal besiegelt ist. Aber dann kommt alles ganz anders, als erwartet. Denn jede Begegnung mit dem Biest bringt die beiden einander näher, als ihnen zunächst lieb ist...

Amelia's life has just been turned upside down. She bombed a meeting, sprained her wrist, and lost her job all in one week. To make matters worse, now she's stuck in a snowstorm with no car, no hotel, and no help in sight. Just when Amelia thinks her luck can't get any worse, her high school nemesis swoops in to save the day. Kieran's offer to let her stay at his apartment stinks, but it's her only option. Can Amelia survive under the same roof with him, or will she strangle him with tinsel?

Marty Cohen ist ein kompetenter Linguist und Experte für antike Militärstrategie. Allerdings hat er sich von akademischer Ägyptologie abgewandt und eine Tischlerwerkstatt eröffnet. Abseits frustrierender Politik und kleinlicher Rivalitäten kümmert er sich um seine Mitarbeiter, vergnügt sich gelegentlich mit einem Kriegsspiel und führt ein beschauliches Leben. Allerdings rauben ihm mysteriöse Visionen den Schlaf. Dann wird er zurück nach Ägypten gerufen.

Non una storia del fascismo e del nazismo, bensì un bilancio puntuale dei tratti che li apparentarono, e delle singolarità rispettive. Grande attenzione è data anche al parallelo sul governo dell'economia, incluse l'agricoltura, l'autarchia e la mobilitazione economica; al rapporto dei due regimi con la cultura e la società, al rispettivo grado di consenso, infine al modo in cui nazismo e fascismo affrontarono la sfida della guerra. L'autore reca un utile contributo conoscitivo sui caratteri del totalitarismo di destra.