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"Dagon" é um conto curto de H. P. Lovecraft que acompanha um homem que relata uma experiência aterrorizante no mar após um desastre marítimo. Encalhado e sozinho, ele se depara com uma paisagem vasta

"Dagon" is a short tale by H. P. Lovecraft that follows a man recounting a terrifying experience at sea after a maritime disaster. Stranded and alone, he encounters a vast, uncanny landscape that defies natural explanation. As he reflects on what he witnessed, the story builds an atmosphere of dread rooted in the unknown, suggesting ancient forces lurking beyond human understanding and sanityhallmarks of Lovecrafts cosmic horror.

"Você está preparado para viver 100 anos?". A partir dessa pergunta, este livro irá tratar da longevidade, suas conquistas e seus desafios. Em uma abordagem realista e do cotidiano, trazendo situaçõe

O livro aborda a problemática que envolve Sustentabilidade e as aplicações de Tecnologias Digitais no âmbito do conceito de Internet das Coisas (IoT - Internet of Things). A Sustentabilidade é um tem

Witches have existed in society for centuries. Traditionally, they were the midwives, the providers of herbal medicines, the people who understood biology and nature. They were real people who lived amongst you. They were your neighbours you knew them. But when the Scottish Reformation Party pushed through the Witchcraft Act in 1563, the healers would become the hunted.The Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archive is a treasure trove of documentation, dating as far back as the twelfth century. Amongst its shelves are the original, handwritten court records from the Aberdeen witch trials of 1597 first-hand accounts of the words spoken on those dreadful days. Covering a brief history of the Scottish witch trials, the role of an obsessed king, and how it all came to an end, Contagious Enemies: The Aberdeen Witch Trials brings you these court records, transcribed and translated into modern day English.None were guilty, few were innocent.

Betrayal, power struggles, and a dangerous attraction - Lady Patrice OTeague and Detective Craig Lansing are caught in the middle of a three-way fight for leadership in the Port Recovery Thieves Guild. As they navigate the treacherous world of thieves and clans, they cant ignore the sparks flying between them. But when Lansings boss warns him against getting too close to anyone from Clan OTeague, it becomes clear that theres more at stake than just their hearts.Set in the gritty streets of Vensoog, where the local Thieves Guild is plagued by power struggles and ruthless competition, this thrilling tale follows Patrice and Craig as they fight to survive in a world where trust is a dangerous luxury. As the local Thieves Guild struggles to fill its leadership position, VanDoyle and Grouter compete against Tovaris and Sirrah for the coveted spot. Grouter, determined to take out his rival, devises a sinister plan that involves sacrificing some of his own special creations when he allows the Clans to rescue them.Lady Ispone, Lady Katherine, and Lord Zacks daughters, Juliette, Lucinda and Azalure, uncover Grouters twisted scheme and fight to rescue their young daughters from his clutches. VanDoyle has his own plans to make Vensoog a stronghold for the Thieves Guild and overthrow the clans in power. But his tactics involve stirring up rebellion among the unaffiliated groups on Vensoog, putting even more lives at risk.Fans of action-packed suspense and sizzling chemistry wont be able to put down this page-turner.

Khieu Saran a 17 ans le jour où les Khmers rouges déferlent sur Phnom Penh pour « libérer » le peuple cambodgien. La joie de courte durée va basculer dans l’horreur. Khieu découvre les camps de réédu

The market gets a vote. And the market says you are done.In a cold future smelling of ozone and disinfectant, the Author waits for the verdict that will define her existence. Her manuscript, a work of blood and sweat sits in a memory cube, vibrating with the electronic heartbeat of its own looming obsolescence. Opposite her sits a faceless publisher AI, a black glass obelisk designed to evaluate human art for profitability and stylistic alignment.The verdict is swift: Non-viable. Obsolete.Joined by her Rememnant, a floating holographic companion with a penchant for dry wit. The Author must navigate a universe where genre purity is enforced and human expression is performance art. From the sterile waiting rooms of publishing houses to the chaotic fringes of a post-human world, she seeks to answer a single question: In a world built by algorithms, what survives the edit? An Experiment in Collaborative Fiction. The Author is not a conventional novel. It is the result of a literary "jam session" between a human and an advanced generative AI. After weeks of preparing a deep world bible of lore, species, and thematic constraints, the material was handed to the AI to emulate a hardboiled, metafictional voice. Generated in a single burst with minimal editing, this text preserves the raw tone, structure, and metaphors of that partnership.It is a story about narrative control and the future of collaboration, messy, unpredictable, and full of invention. Experience the boundary between author and algorithm.

Qual é o sentido da universidade no mundo contemporâneo? Qual é a lógica que fundamenta as práticas educativas na educação superior brasileira? Em Universidade Líquida: educação superior em tempos de

The desert eats good men first. Eldridge Sample is about to find out who served the meal.Crossing the blistering white hell of a salt flat, drifter and former lawman Eldridge Sample spots a lone rider frozen in the heat haze. It isnt a mirageits Nora Vance, a woman exhausted, dehydrated, and refusing to turn back. She is hunting for her husband, Caleb, a gentle carpenter who ventured west to find gold and build a future, only to vanish into the silence of the high peaks.Nora believes Caleb is alive, building a cabin and waiting for her. Sample knows better. In a land defined by sharp rocks and sharper men, hope is usually the first thing to die.Against his better judgment, Sample agrees to guide Nora into the jagged teeth of the mountains. Following a trail of discarded boots, dying mules, and cold campfires, they uncover the story of a "good man" who made the fatal mistake of trusting a stranger with kind eyes.As they close in on a high-altitude claim, Sample realizes they arent tracking a lost pilgrim anymorethey are hunting a wolf who is already counting his gold. And when the truth is finally dug up from the hard earth, justice will require a shovel, a gun, and a widow willing to trade her grief for vengeance.

In a world of shadows with its own will, Lianne never imagined that a single ring could change everything. An orphan and unprepared, she becomes the unexpected bearer of an ancient powera power capable of binding or destroying, healing or harming.When Arin, the mysterious guardian of forgotten magic, appears to guide her, Lianne must traverse treacherous lands, uncover the secrets of the Shadow Council, and confront the forces that seek to control her destiny.As the dangers mount and the choices become deadly, Lianne discovers that love is both her shield and her weapon. With Arin by her side, she must decide whether to follow her fate or forge her own path."The Shadow and the Ring" is a captivating romance novel, brimming with magic and suspense, and a love story that defies the shadows. Its perfect for readers who crave adventure, genuine romance, and a heroine fighting for her future.

O isolamento social imposto pela pandemia de COVID-19 revelou um profundo mal-estar existencial causado pela enfermidade. Este livro mergulha na experiencia de viver uma enfermidade em isolamento no contexto da pandemia, propondo uma investigaço filosofica que transcende o diagnostico medico. Para quem vive a enfermidade, a privaço da convivencia social e a disseminaço de um virus desconhecido caracterizaram um mal-estar pandemico inegavel. O autor investiga como o confinamento e a possibilidade de ficar gravemente enfermo levaram ao desmoronamento do mundo familiar conhecido, cedendo lugar a uma nova condiço de estranhamento. A enfermidade pode romper trajetorias lineares de vida ao impor perdas existenciais profundas. O leitor descobrira como o sofrimento no se restringe a dor fisica, mas manifesta-se como um sentimento multifacetado. O estudo enfatiza que, devido a qualidade dinamica da existencia humana, duas pessoas com os mesmos sintomas corporais podem vivenciar a enfermidade e o sofrimento de maneiras notavelmente diferentes. O isolamento e a enfermidade grave forçam o ser humano a confrontar com a inevitabilidade da propria finitude. Descubra a contribuiço da filosofia para a compreenso de como os seres humanos sentem e vivenciam o mundo quando esto solitarios e enfermos, e como a consciencia da impermanencia pode nos motivar a dar mais valor e peso as decises da vida.

A magical nighttime story for little ones about overcoming your fears and standing tall on your own two feet.From Kate Rolfe, the award-winning creator of Wiggling Words and Wolf and Bear, shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration.When Moon shines down, Owls toes feel tingly and her wings feel fluttery, and she cant help but dance in the moonlight. But what happens when Moon begins to wane and Owl is left in the darkness? Will she find the inner strength to venture out beyond her treetop home and dance anyway?Owl and Moon is an uplifting story for young children about resilience, friendship, and how to shine your light even in the deepest dark, that will bring a touch of comfort and magic to bedtime.

You feel it every daythe ache of being unseen, unclaimed, walking through life with a quiet, persistent loneliness. No matter how many people are around you, the void presses in.But what if that emptiness isnt your enemy?In How to Fill the Void, loneliness is reframednot as a lack, but as fertile ground. Its the space where you finally meet yourself when the noise fades, where your truest self begins to emerge.This book doesnt promise quick fixes, forced connections, or a "cure" for loneliness. Instead, it walks with you into the darkness and shows you what grows there: clarity, self-respect, and a life rooted in your own presence.Inside, youll learn: Why being alone is different from being lonelyand why solitude can be liberating How to stop waiting for others to "fill" you and start discovering whats already within The wisdom of historys most remarkable people who transformed isolation into strength Gentle reflections and integration moments to help you sit with discomfort instead of running from it Why the void is not emptinessits the fertile dark where your seeds of growth take root This book is for the estranged, the unclaimed, the ones rebuilding from scratch. For anyone who has ever felt invisible, abandoned, or "not enough"and is ready to become somebody to themselves.You were never empty. You were never behind. You were never broken. The void is waitingand so is the person youre becoming.

Depuis plus de deux siècles, des médecins et des naturalistes ont tenté dordonner le vivant en classant lêtre humain en différents groupes distincts à partir de critères arbitrairement choisis. Ces c

ROCK ISLAND ROBBERYA gritty Western thriller in the tradition of Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtryApril 3, 1895. The Oklahoma Territory. Five desperate outlaws stop a southbound Rock Island train in a robbery that will seal their fates.Tulsa Jack Blake and the notorious Wild BunchBill Doolin, Red Buck Waightman, Bitter Creek Newcomb, and Charley Piercestorm an express car in a hail of gunfire, terrorizing passengers and crew in their ruthless pursuit of payroll money. What should have been an easy score turns into a blood-soaked nightmare of violence, betrayal, and survival.Told in the hard-boiled style of Elmore Leonard, ROCK ISLAND ROBBERY is an unflinching portrayal of the Old Wests dying days, where lawless men ride hard, shoot first, and discover that some prices are too high to payeven for outlaws with nothing left to lose.From the first gunshot to the final desperate escape across the brutal Oklahoma prairie, this is outlaw fiction at its rawest: no redemption, no heroes, just hard men making harder choices as Deputy Marshal William Bartling Murrill closes in for the kill.Based on the true story of one of the Wild Bunchs final robberies, twenty-four hours before the law caught up with Tulsa Jack Blake.Five outlaws. One train. Seventy-four dollars. Some jobs arent worth the bullet.

"Youve found your mate," my sister says. "What do you mean she belongs to Jace?" "She isnt his mate," I snarl. Kayden exhales. "Shes his slave." Tyler Storm is destined to lead every werewolf pack on the West Coast into a new era of prosperity, but first, he has to survive himself. Controlling an inner wolf is dangerous enough. Add a vampiric bloodline to the mix, and the result is a volatile predator barely held together by discipline and rage.Then he finds his mate.Shes chained at the feet of a rival Alpha. Broken. Claimed. Untouchable. And taking her would mean war.Abbygail has long since stopped hoping for freedom. Survival means obeying the monster who slaughtered her parents and enduring his cruelty with as little damage as possible. What she doesnt know is that her suffering is part of something far larger. A calculated move designed to topple a king and shatter a peace treaty generations in the making.When a sacred mating bond, twisted, cursed, and defiled, snaps into place, Tyler loses control, and Abbygail discovers that she may have been beaten down but she was never truly broken.Together, theyll have to decide whether love is powerful enough to undo a curse, challenge a throne, and burn an entire world to the ground.

Terrific The GuardianA K-Pop version of Stephen King The TimesOne idol.Four fans.Worships never been bloodier.Yosep is a K-pop idol with millions of adoring fans. But for four of them, a poster on the wall just wont cut it. They have a plan a perfect, foolproof plan to get their idol all to themselves.Kidnapping Yosep seemed like the ultimate act of love. But inside a secluded mansion, plagued by paranoia and with their grip on reality slowly loosening, the women use increasingly disturbing strategies to keep Yosep in their possession. As their angels halo slips and their perfect plan unravels, the women must fight not only to keep him, but to keep their secret buried at all costs.More than a little unhinged, Holy Boy is an exhilarating descent into the dark side of devotion.Translated from the Korean by Joheun Lee.

Mizito, esprit de mes peres, entends-moi ! Mizito, esprit de mes meres, entends-moi ! Mizito, seigneur de lAigle, maitre de lArbre-os, entends-moi, et viens !Les Neuf Terres sont en guerre. Depuis des siecles, les gris-sang, des creatures meurtrieres, les attaquent sans relache, semant la destruction sur leur passage. Les seuls a pouvoir empecher le continent de plonger dans la destruction sont les invocateurs, des sang-noble capables dappeler lancetre de leur clan sur le champ de bataille. Mais, alors que le vaisseau dune expedition disparue sechoue sur les terres dAdatali, quune jeune femme vivant dans les bas-fonds de la capitale parvient a lier un esprit, et que le fils dechu dune grande seigneure de guerre invoque une incarnation unique de Mizito, les Neuf Terres nont jamais couru un plus grand danger. Car les ancetres ne sont pas les seuls esprits a pouvoir etre invoques, et les gris-sang ne sont pas les seuls monstres a hanter lobscurite.Traduit de langlais par David Creuze Praise :"Un premier roman vraiment excellent, avec un systeme de magie absolument fascinant, des personnages captivants et un univers complexe. Une lecture fantastique.James Islington, auteur de The Will of the Many

Youve been managing. Surviving. Moving forward. But something still feels offand you cant figure out why.You thought naming your trauma meant youd healed it. You can articulate exactly where your pain came from and why you are the way you are. But articulation is not liberation. And somewhere beneath all that self-awareness, youre still repeating patterns you swore youd break. Still becoming the very thing you promised yourself youd never be.What if unprocessed pain doesnt just hurt youit becomes you?This book offers a compassionate roadmap for understanding how ignored emotional pain calcifies into identity, and how to finally dissolve the structures youve been living inside. Unlike books that focus solely on understanding childhood trauma, When pain becomes you, reveals how pain that isnt fully felt transforms from a temporary signal into permanent architecturehow the wound becomes who you are.Inside, youll explore: Why articulating your pain isnt the same as healing itand how eloquence can become its own cage The moment you become what hurt youinheriting the exact behaviors and defenses you tried to survive How early wounds become your unconscious blueprint for relationships, work, and self-worth The difference between pain as signal and pain as structureand how to catch it before it calcifies The identity crisis of healingnavigating the void when you dont know who you are without your suffering Why you tolerate the intolerablehow unhealed pain teaches you to mistake endurance for strength The grief no one prepares you formourning the version of yourself built around the wound Practical exercises for softening what has calcifiedincluding the pause, the witness question, and reflections woven throughout Who you are beneath the architecturediscovering the self that exists independent of your painThis is for you if:Youre exhausted from explaining your trauma without transforming it. Youve noticed yourself becoming the person who hurt you. You stay in situations you should leave because pain feels more familiar than demanding better. Youve done years of therapy and still feel stuck in the same patterns. Youre ready to stop performing healing and start dissolving the structures that imprison you.You were never meant to carry this forever.Healing from childhood emotional wounds is not linear or dramatic. Its a thousand small moments of choosing differently, feeling what youve been avoiding, and softening whats calcified into identity. This book guides you through the slow, sacred work of dismantling a pain-based identity and meeting the version of yourself thats been waiting beneath the structure all along.The pain that built you doesnt have to define you. The architecture can soften. The self beneath it all is ready to emerge.Its time to stop building your life around the pain and start living from the truth of who you actually are.