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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb
Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, …
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Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, …
As the story begins, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream …
Blockchain Radicals uncovers the radical political potential of the blockchain, showing how it can be used by the left in …
Rosinha, minha canoa (Portuguese language, 1963, Edições Melhoramentos)
Livro sobre o que se deve saber sobre respeito aos bons com a espécie e outras.
After George Smiley has uncovered the traitor, or "mole", inside the Circus, Britain's top secret service, he is asked to …
O uso que fazemos de palavrões explicita o atraso milenar de concepções ainda tão comuns. Quase todas as nossas “palavras feias” são ligadas ao sexo e, portanto, deveriam ser consideradas lindas: cu, boceta, caralho, porra, veado, filho da puta. Quanto ódio contra as putas! Por que chamamos assim as pessoas mais vis e desprezíveis? Quando alguém da minha família, por qualquer razão, solta um “puta que pariu”, logo bradamos em uníssono: “Viva as Putas! Viva as Mães! Viva as Filhas! Viva os Filhos!”. O sexo e a maternidade são demonizados como se não tivéssemos todos vindo daí, como se os corpos não fossem templos de infinito prazer, e sim masmorras de infinita dor. É tão comum a hipocrisia antigay que demoniza a homoafetividade, mas a pratica em segredo.
Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize …
Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize …
On the bleak streets of Dublin, a young boy grieves over the death of an irregular priest, a woman elopes …
Practical ethics (1993, Cambridge University Press)
For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the …
Already an underground sensation, a high-tech thriller for the wireless age that explores the unthinkable consequences of a computer program …
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first …