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Ottimista globale, utopista impaziente, riluttante imperatore contemporaneo - per censo e per influenza -, Bill Gates dedica ormai da anni le sue risorse, economiche e intellettuali, a cercare di risolvere i problemi del mondo. Il padre di Microsoft Corporation si racconta in questa conversazione con Massimo Franco, ripercorrendo le tappe significative della sua vita e tratteggiando la sua filosofia di intellettuale organico della globalizazzione.

Pat e Isabel O'Sullivan quieren ir al mismo colegio que sus amigas, pero su madre ha decidido enviarlas al Santa Clara. Las mellizas han aceptado el cambio, pero tienen un plan secreto...¡hacer diabluras hasta que las cambien de colegio!

Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show! When Yara joins Shimmer & Shine, a community dance school, she meets lots of other children her age, who are there to either start their training or just for the fun of it. Soon she has...

Durante i suoi frequenti viaggi in Oriente, Franco Berrino è rimasto più volte colpito dalla straordinaria coincidenza tra i risultati degli studi scientifici più aggiornati in ambito di alimentazione e stile di vita e gli insegnamenti millenari dei testi orientali. "Il libro che avete fra le mani racconta il mio incontro con un maestro taoista, Marco Montagnani, in merito alla conoscenza del cibo, alla sua influenza sulla salute e sulla malattia."

Millions of Black South African workers struggled against apartheid to redeem employment and production from a history of abuse, insecurity, and racial despotism. Almost two decades later, however, the prospects of a dignified life of wage-earning work remain unattainable for most South Africans. Through extensive archival and ethnographic research, Franco Barchiesi documents and interrogates this important dilemma in the country's democratic transition.

Dos caminos se bifurcan en el bosque. Así empieza la historia de Paula, quien como cada año desde hace siete, se aloja en una casa rural con su marido y sus amigos para homenajear a Valeria, desaparecida en Cadaqués una noche de verano de 2014. Poco después de que Paula perciba la presencia de una mujer cuyo rostro no alcanza a ver, sufre un accidente que provoca que su mundo se fracture en dos.

If your golf game is lacking that close range finesse, then you absolutely need this guide to turn your lousy put into a par breaker! It's time to take your game to an entirely new level, master the wedge, and your golf game will never be the same again! When you have the right equipment, the right advice, and some tips and tricks which the professionals use, you have all the makings of an amazing wedge game! If you want to learn how to take your wedge skills to another level, then click buy it now! Your golf game will never look better!

Ovid’s got a lot on his mind, and he pours it all into the pages of a notebook. Inspired by his namesake, he wryly records his classmates’ dramas as modern-day Roman mythology. There’s Sophie and Caleb, the Psyche and Cupid of cyber-couples; poetic Paula, who pursues filmmaker Franny like Apollo chasing Daphne; and graphic-novelist Duwayne, a Proserpina shuttling between divorced parents. Meanwhile, Ovid hides his own Olympian struggles and a disturbing secret.

Squallido personaggio che vive di espedienti ai margini della Torino bene, Garrone fa parte di una sorta di "teatrino privato" nel quale Anna Carla Dosio, la moglie di un ricco industriale, e Massimo Campi, giovane omosessuale della buona borghesia, stigmatizzano vizi, affettazioni e cattivo gusto dei loro conoscenti. Il commissario Santamaria indaga tra l'ipocrisia, le comiche velleità e i chiacchiericci della borghesia piemontese.

The American political system can be challenging to navigate. In a time when the political climate can be contentious, understanding the American system of government is an important tool to have. This comprehensive guide covers the basics of U.S. politics in a clear, easy-to-follow format...

I broke all the rules. He knows my true self. Our relationship is far from a game. I've never felt this close to a man. James Riviera is everything I never knew I wanted. Powerful, sexy, alluring, and completely mine. Now he wants to make me his wife. I only have to say yes and I'll have forever, but forever isn't as lasting as people believe.

An audiobook adaptation of Iben's classic, When We Dead Awaken. First published in 1899 it is a despairing and dream-like play rich in symbolism. This was also Ibsen's final play written at the time of his return to Norway after an extended absence a theme which is also reflected in the plot and it is interesting to speculate how much of Ibsen is contained in the lead character, the sculptor, Rubek, including Ibsen's own relationship with his masterpiece, A Doll's House.

This introductory guide highlights the nuances of Argentine Spanish in terms of its unique word usage, expressions, and slang, as well as offering a guide to frequently used words and phrases to build up your confidence with Argentine Spanish. The course is arranged over 10 sessions, including introducing frequently used vocabulary and then reviewing it over separate sessions.

Momoka lives to dance, and learning ballet at Shimmer & Shine with all her friends is a dream come true! So when her grandma, a world-renowned violinist who wants Momoka to follow in her footsteps, comes to visit, Momoka worries how she will break the news that she just wants to dance. She...

Existen lugares donde uno se queda y lugares que quedan en uno. Estos últimos son los que logran salvarte. Tras una serie de trágicas circunstancias, malas decisiones y una amenaza de muerte, Chloe Ackerman huye hasta Greening Island, un lugar recóndito en medio de la nada, marcado por un suceso del pasado. Durante el sosiego que garantiza la temporada baja en la que no se aloja ningún huésped, se esconderá en el Hotel Raventhorp que dirige su tía Lydia, tratando de evitar a quienes trabajan en él.

Me lo llevo a la tumba reúne en formato audiolibro las voces de diez autores y autoras latinoamericanes LGBTIQ+ que recibieron nuestra invitación a revelar un secreto jamás contado. Las narradores argentinas Camila Sosa Villada, María Moreno y Marta Dillon, el escritor uruguayo Dani Umpi, la narradora mexicana Yolanda Segura, el autor peruano Juan Carlos Cortázar, la brasilera Amara Moira, el escritor colombiano John Harold Beter Armella, el chileno Juan Pablo Sutherland y desde Paraguay Elián Cabrera tematizan violencias, experiencias identitarias y fantasías queer.

Dan Rooney was one of the most influential sports executives of his generation—the man who transformed the Pittsburgh Steelers into one of the National Football League's greatest dynasties and premiere franchises. Some of Dan Rooney’s most important achievements, however, took place off the...

Life happens. You can’t control every factor that brings about the chain of events you experience. What you can control are your emotions and reactions, and this makes it impossible for your circumstances to dictate your experience of life. This is the central philosophy of stoicism…and you’re about to unlock its potential to transform your experience. This guide will be by your side every step of the way. If your life feels out of control right now, it’s time to make a change. And that change doesn’t mean trying to control what’s happening to you.

Soy Daphne Wood, la librera de Castle Combe. Mi vida era apacible hasta que el autor superventas Jill Holland se mudó al pueblo. Compró la casa que está al lado de la mía, la de la difunta Bettie, y se convirtió en mi nuevo vecino. Las chicas del club de lectura envidiaron mi suerte. Yo también pensé que era afortunada, hasta que empecé a ver cosas de lo más inquietantes.

«Como a Rosario le pegaron un tiro a quemarropa mientras le daban un beso, confundió el dolor del amor con el de la muerte. Pero salió de dudas cuando despegó los labios y vio la pistola». Así inicia la historia de Rosario Tijeras, una mujer sin edad que siendo una niña ingresó a la terrible escena del sicariato y la prostitución de Medellín a finales de los años ochenta. Ahora Antonio, su amigo incondicional, la recuerda desde el pasillo del hospital en el que Rosario lucha con la muerte.