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Mimì, dodici anni, occhiali, parlantina da sapientone e la fissa per i fumetti, gli astronauti e Karate Kid, abita in uno stabile del Vomero, dove suo padre lavora come portiere. Passa le giornate sul marciapiede insieme al suo migliore amico Sasà o nel bilocale che condivide con i genitori, la sorella adolescente e i nonni. Nel 1985, l'anno in cui tutto cambia, Mimì si sta esercitando nella trasmissione del pensiero, architetta piani per riuscire a comprarsi un costume da Spiderman e cerca il modo di attaccare bottone con Viola. Ma, soprattutto, conosce Giancarlo, il suo supereroe.

From the podcast onwards, Lorenzo Flores - co-creator and co-host of the instant success Hacking Your Leadership - finally shares the philosophy that’s made him an authority in retail leadership and management. Vision, Clarity, Support: A Leadership Crash Course on the 3 Pillars of Success meets all leaders where they stand today and propels them to the next level using the skills and resources that are already within their grasp.

Cesare Annunziata un personaje irreverente, enojón y ocurrente de setenta y siete años, viudo y padre de dos hijos adultos. Hace un balance de su vida y se da cuenta que ha desperdiciado grandes momentos por no saber elegir en los momentos más importantes. Su existencia podría seguir su rumbo hasta su previsible y universal final entre vasos de vino con Marino, el viejecito neurótico de la segunda planta; las charlas no deseadas con Eleonora, la loca de los gatos del vecindario; y fogonazos de pasión carnal con Rossana.

You don't have to have an MBA to get ahead in business. You don't even need a college degree. All you need is intelligence, drive, creativity, courage, and The Cilantro Diaries. Lorenzo Gomez went from the stockroom of a grocery store to the boardrooms of two private companies without a formal higher education. In his inspiring and humorous true story of hope and accomplishment, he shares the steps he took up the ladder and the guiding principles that got him to the top.

Pietro Rinaldi ist achtzig Jahre alt und hat genug vom Leben. Er ist an der Endstation angelangt, findet er, während er Penne all'arrabbiata isst und darüber nachsinnt, wie viel mehr Trost doch in Büchern liegt als in den Menschen. Es ist ja schon schwer genug, sich selbst zu ertragen, aber die anderen erst! Mit seinen Zeitgenossen will er möglichst nichts mehr zu tun haben... Und dann platzt Diego, sein fünfzehnjähriger Enkel, in seine Welt.

En esta novela, Lorenzo Silva narra en primera persona cómo descubrió uno de los momentos más heroicos y trágicos de la historia española, sorprendentemente olvidado por casi todos. Un suceso clave marcado por el antagonismo entre dos hombres. La historia de la sublevación militar en Barcelona el 19 de julio de 1936, del desafío del general Goded a la legalidad republicana y de la decisión del general Aranguren, el máximo responsable de la Guardia Civil, que optó por defender la democracia.

Cesare is 77 years old, a widower and cynical troublemaker, a man who has always had trouble caring for others and has given up trying. Aside from an intermittent fling with a mature nurse called Rossana, who moonlights as a sex worker, he prefers to live his own life, avoiding contact with his neighbors and even his own children wherever possible. Until one day, the enigmatic Emma moves into the neighboring flat.

Are you prepared to die for your faith? It is a difficult question and one that many Christians today are not forced to answer. However, there was a time when belief in Jesus Christ brought harsh torture and brutal execution. It began with the crucifixion of the one they called "The King of the Jews". It marked the first of many collisions between Rome and those who confessed allegiance to Jesus of Nazareth.

How does the Gospel communicate the eternal truth? Jesus was perhaps the world's greatest storyteller because his sometimes surprising parables conveyed timeless truths. While modern expressions of truth often reflect scientific frameworks, the ancient world just as powerfully expressed crucial truths through parables - stories that illustrate a truth by expressing it as fiction.

Who were the emissaries of Christ, and how did they carry the Good News to the world? Inspired by a deep personal relationship with Christ, these special few lived lives of high adventure, danger, and profound faith. You will be deeply moved by their stories.

Liget af en ung dansk-spansk politiker bliver fundet af nogle turister på en strand. Kvinden var borgmester i en lille by på Spaniens østkyst, hvor hun har brudt med sit partis gamle korrupte styre og forsøgt at forny det politiske landskab. Men er det hendes politiske liv, der er motiv for mordet, eller er det i hendes hæsblæsende sexliv, som oversergent Bevilacqua hører vilde rygter om, at det sande motiv skal findes?

Luce Di Notte könnte mal wieder etwas Glück gebrauchen: Kürzlich hat ihr Freund sie verlassen, und der einzige Mann, der sich für sie zu interessieren scheint, ist ihr schmieriger Chef. Da bekommt die junge Anwältin von ihm einen Auftrag, den sie von Anfang an nur schwer mit ihrem Gewissen vereinbaren kann. Sie soll eine Frau in ihrer Nachbarschaft ausspionieren, die dort mit ihrem siebenjährigen Sohn alleine lebt und ihrer Rolle als Mutter angeblich nicht gewachsen ist.

Le grandi migrazioni di popolazioni di fede musulmana verso l'Europa, la globalizzazione dei mercati, i moti della «Primavera araba» hanno accorciato le distanze tra noi e il mondo islamico, rendendo indispensabile la conoscenza non solo sociale e storica, ma anche giuridica, di quelle società. Il complesso sistema normativo conosciuto come shari'a rappresenta l'insieme di regole che disciplinano la vita della comunità dei fedeli musulmani, dal matrimonio ai contratti, alle pene. Come si è evoluto il diritto islamico dalla fine del XIX secolo ad oggi.

Airports are so much more than travel hubs. Every arrival and departure is the beginning or an end to a story. Love, separation, greed and addiction - from London to Los Angeles, Tokyo to Sydney, the drama unfolds. Dreams are shattered, problems solved and deals made. Put it all into a blender and serve cold - it's gazpacho.

Naples, Italy, during four fateful days in the fall of 1943. The only people left in the shattered, bombed-out city are the lost, abandoned children whose only goal is to survive another day. None could imagine that they would become fearless fighters and the unlikeliest heroes of World War II. They are the warriors immortalized in Street Boys, Lorenzo Carcaterra's exhilarating new novel, a book that exceeds even his best-selling Sleepers as a riveting listening experience.

Er gibt sich Mühe, ein Ekel zu sein - und doch schließt man ihn schon nach den ersten Minuten ins Herz. Cesare ist 77 und zieht Bilanz. Von seinen einst hochfliegenden Träumen ist wenig aufgegangen. Seine Methode, mit den Enttäuschungen des Lebens umzugehen: Ironie und Sarkasmus. Das kommt bei seinen Mitmenschen nicht immer gut an. Bis Emma in die Nachbarwohnung zieht. Irgendetwas stimmt nicht mit ihr und ihrem Mann. Das sieht Cesare an Emmas traurigen Augen.

Der beliebteste Politiker der Deutschen gibt bereitwillig Auskunft über die Verfassung der SPD, den Atomausstieg, den deutschen Wutbürger...

Anderthalb Jahre lang bittet Giovanni di Lorenzo den Altkanzler jeden Freitagmittag auf eine Zigarette in sein Büro am Hamburger Speersort...

In diesem spannenden Hörbuch treten Axel Hacke und Giovanni di Lorenzo in einen ungewöhnlichen Dialog. Sie erzählen und reflektieren...

Il nostro pensiero è la più potente forza creatrice a nostra disposizione. È il pensiero che può darci quella pace e quiete che tanto cerchiamo. È il pensiero che può permetterci di attirare a noi ciò che desideriamo. Se è indubbio che costruiamo la nostra vita attraverso le scelte che compiamo, è altrettanto vero che tutte le nostre scelte sono determinate dalle nostre convinzioni, da ciò che riteniamo vero o falso, giusto o sbagliato. Allora è proprio vero che siamo ciò che pensiamo.