Nicola: 1726 books

Il piccolo Tobia ha atteso a lungo di assistere allo spettacolo del prodigioso Mastr'Aligi e dei suoi burattini. Quando gli viene offerta la possibilità di salire sul camper del burattinaio e toccare con mano quei favolosi personaggi, il bambino non ci pensa due volte, soprattutto perché a proporglielo...

Un paese di provincia viene sconvolto da uno straziante fatto di sangue. Leonina, in preda a un delirio mistico, rapisce da un asilo dodici bambini e li conduce in una desolata località appenninica. Là, nel cuore di un bosco, tenta di portare a compimento il suo folle progetto… Oggi. Un professore...

Ambientati sulla mitica isola di Iperborea, terra di prodigi e oscure meraviglie, i sette racconti che compongono questa raccolta si propongono di esplorare le potenzialità narrative di questo immaginifico e terrificante universo. Ci ritroveremo quindi a cercare assieme a re Hudmek la principessa...

Donna Giannino knows what it's like to "walk through the fire".  She's a survivor.  She has the scars to prove it.  And although her physical scars have mended, it's the wounds to her soul that won't heal.  Once full of life, she's isolated herself from the world outside of the thick...

Londres, novembre 1814 Lady Merryn Fenner mène une double vie. Aux yeux de tous, elle est une lady comme les autres, une femme délicate et raffinée qui fréquente les salons et les salles de bal. Qui pourrait croire que sous ses dehors fragiles se cache une femme bien différente qui ne craint...

After her father passes away, Theodosia finds herself in quite the predicament. She has to figure out a way to support her siblings and keep their home. Her childhood friend suggests he marry her in order to support her and her family, but on their wedding day, Theodosia calls it off at the last moment...

When raiders steal a desperately needed power cell from a refugee camp, Duncan Shea and other members of the New Black Watch set out on their trail. After a deadly ambush kills his fellow watchmen, Duncan vows to find the raiders and bring them to justice. His search leads him to a grounded shuttle...

Jet off to romantic Paris and sunny LA with this exclusive two in one ebook, perfect for fans of Lindey Kelk's I Heart... novels. Paris. City of love, city of romance. The last place you want to go to on a work trip when you're in the middle of an epic dry spell. But that's where Poppy is headed,...

This book examines the complex relationship between working-class masculinities and educational success. Drawing on a small sample of young men attending either a selective grammar or a secondary school in the same urban area of Belfast, the author demonstrates that contrary to popular belief, some...

Written by experienced nurse lecturers and a theatre nurse, Perioperative Practice highlights and explains the biological processes which can be disrupted by a major surgical procedure. Using the concept of homeostasis as a framework, the authors look at issues common to all surgical procedures such...

The aim of the handbook is to provide a practical guide for residents and general radiologists, organized alphabetically, primarily according to disease or condition. The handbook will be designed as a short booklet with some illustrations and schemes and will cover topics on cardiac MDCT and MRI....

Based around the core curriculum for specialist trainees and consultants, Oxford Case Histories in Geriatric Medicine is a valuable reference and teaching tool, which provides an opportunity for case-based learning across a rapidly growing field. This book uses well-structured and concise cases from...

Due anime alla deriva Quell’attimo che cambia tutto Otto, calzoncini corti e maglia a righe da cui si intravedono le scapole magre, adora le favole. Quelle che gli racconta suo padre quando lo accompagna a scuola. Perché con il potere della fantasia tutto è possibile. Anche far felice sua...

Brody Elliott is a single dad, struggling to bring up his young daughter, Molly. Brody blames himself for the loss of Molly's mother, and is determined to protect his little girl from heartbreak again. So when Molly befriends their pretty and lively new neighbor, Carissa Lewis, Brody is immediately...