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"ll vero vincere, sta nel persuadere gli altri e non nell'imporre la propria decisione con la violenza. Il vero vincere sta nel convincere." Questa è soltanto una delle celebri frasi racchiuse in questa versione AudioBook del "Critone" di Platone, che in questo famoso dialogo riporta la cronaca dell'estremo colloquio tra Critone, appunto e Socrate. Il vecchio filosofo imprigionato ingiustamente e condannato a morte, rifiuta il piano di evasione che l'amico gli offre, disquisendo sui suoi principi e i suoi comportamenti, la sua moralità ineccepibile, e sul valore, per lui fondamentale, della coerenza.

Usha is devastated when her grandmother Kali Ma passes away. Not quite fitting in at school, with her best friend moving away and with an annoying new adoptive sister arriving, Usha feels lost. That is until Kali Ma's ghost appears...with a task for her. Usha and Emtiaz must work together on a quest through London, accompanied by two bickering ghosts, to find a series of objects that shine a magical light on their family's past and hold the clues to securing their future.

From swimming on Hampstead Heath to illicit trysts in hayfields, or counting stock in corner shops and stifling parenting classes to pedicures in Florence, this collection of short stories includes some previously unpublished in audio, and covers the gamut of human nature—our foibles, our loves, our desires, hopes, ambitions and failures. Rich in observation and speckled with a delicious dark humour, Fool for Love confirms Deborah Moggach's place as one of our finest observers of human life.

Aisha is a 13-year-old refugee. When she finds she’s being sent to a new foster family, she runs away, seeking shelter in the nearby woods. Twelve-year-old Zak is trying to cope with his parents' divorce. He starts researching the history behind his house, which leads him to an old air-raid shelter in the same woods. Both children meet in the heart of the ancient woodland, and unexpected bonds are formed....

Every year on Leila's birthday Shalini kneels by the wall with a little yellow spade and scoops dry earth to make a pit for two candles. One each for herself and for Riz, the husband at her side. But as Shalini walks from the patch of grass where she held her vigil the man beside her melts away. It is 16 years since they took her, her daughter's third birthday party, the last time she saw the three people she loves most dearly: her mother, her husband, her child

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Bitter Fruits by Alice Clark-Pitt, read by Kristin Atherton, Rachel Bavidge, Stefan Booth, Roy McMillian and Tania Rodrigues. The murder of a first-year student at Durham University shocks the city. But the very last thing...

Following the death of their father, sisters Bramble, Felicity and Helena have their sights on their inheritance. Felicity, the eldest, never healed the rift with her father following an argument; Helena, the middle sister, is a self-cantered actress; and Bramble, dreams of Olympic glory. Family secrets are uncovered as the sisters battle their father's enemies - and each other - to discover the real value of the Beaumont inheritance.

Political polarization is at an all-time high, and the consequences for our personal relationships are significant. Many people have friends and family members with whom they feel they can no longer communicate because of their extreme political views. In this book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program for helping people have meaningful, constructive conversations with those they disagree with politically.

Aphra Behn was a prolific and well-established poet and playwright but facts about her life remain scant and difficult to confirm. What can safely be said is that Aphra Behn is regarded as a key English playwright and a major figure in Restoration theatre. Her poetry is now far more appreciated and seen as a breakthrough for women of the 17th Century and beyond. Her first play, ‘The Forc’d Marriage’, was staged in 1670, and thereafter many followed, including her later comic works, which were more commercially successful.

"Conobbi il Piccolo Principe in una situazione che per me era decisamente critica. Per essere preciso stavo rischiando letteralmente la vita. L'aereo che pilotavo aveva avuto un'avaria e ero stato costretto ad atterrare nel deserto del Sahara. Avevo poche scorte d'acqua e cibo, e non sapevo se sarei mai stato in grado di riparare il velivolo. Immaginerete il mio stupore quando in mezzo a quella desolazione sentii la voce di un bambino. In effetti era proprio un bambino... voleva che gli disegnassi una pecora."

Isabella corre por su vida sin tiempo a detenerse para saber lo que realmente quiere. Comparte piso con Valentina, su amiga de la infancia. Ambas trabajan en un trabajo donde no se sienten valoradas y un ascenso les hace tomar diferentes caminos. Isabella necesita tener el control de su vida y la seguridad de un trabajo fijo, en ese momento piensa que es lo único que importa. Lo que no sabe es que la vida le tiene algo preparado. Un accidente que le hace replantearse toda su existencia.

China, 1923. Evangeline English arrives with her sister to help establish a Christian mission. As they attempt to navigate their new home and are met with resistance, Eva commences work on her book, A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar… In present-day London, Frieda, a young woman adrift in her own life, opens her front door one night to find a man sleeping on the landing. In the morning he is gone, leaving on the wall an exquisite drawing of a long-tailed bird and a line of Arabic script…

Leaders today want to stop feeling overwhelmed and alone. They want to build engaged, diverse, resilient, and joyful teams that achieve greater things together. They want a better way to lead. Lead Together is a fictional story, grounded in psychology and laden with practical tools, that offers leaders a power-with rather than power-over paradigm. It explores how leaders can develop power jointly rather than use it as a top-down means of control in the form of an engaging, squirrelly narrative.

Reeva Mehta is thriving. Consumed in her career as one of London's top divorce lawyers, she doesn't bat an eyelid when her mum calls to tell her that her dad is dead. Because he's been dead since she was five...hasn't he? If finding out her dad was alive - until last week - wasn't bad enough, his last request was for his daughters to spend fourteen days in mourning at his house. Which means Reeva must spend a fortnight stuck with the people who betrayed her when she needed them the most - her sisters.

Un segreto capace di far crollare una nazione. Uno scandalo che si trasforma in un incubo. Un nuovo, straordinario stand alone dal maestro incontrastato del thriller. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Harrison Tucker, è al centro di una tempesta mediatica. La sua relazione extraconiugale è stata svelata ed è diventata di pubblico dominio. Per non alimentare lo scandalo e non gettare al vento gli sforzi impiegati per la campagna di rielezione, Tucker ha bisogno di sua moglie e del suo appoggio. Ma Grace Tucker è stanca dei trucchi del marito.

Worries and anxieties are familiar to us all. Worrying can be helpful when it prompts you to take action and solve a problem, but unrelenting doubts, fears, and negative possibilities can dominate your mind, affect your ability to manage your everyday life and well-being, your sleep and appetite, your social life, and your ability to concentrate. But it doesn't need to be like this; there are ways that you can manage this spiral of unhelpful thoughts and difficult feelings. Overcoming Anxiety explains how to manage anxiety and stop it from taking over.

This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a...

The tried and tested 'On This Day in History' format has elevated the stories of many people and their impact on the wider world. However, of those considered noteworthy by the Establishment, just a fraction are women. But this is not the whole story - not by half. Our past is full of influential women many of whom have been unfairly confined to the margins of history. Politicians, troublemakers, explorers, artists, writers, scientists and even the odd murderer; these women have shaped society around the globe.

La calda estate di Hercule Poirot, ancora una volta si trasforma in una vicenda dai contorni oscuri. E pensare che tutto è iniziato con i migliori presupposti, sotto il sole scintillante dell'isola del Contrabbandiere. Il Jolly Hotel è il buon ritiro estivo del famoso investigatore, di un prete con problemi psichici, di un ricco faccendiere, di una famosa soubrette, di una famosa stilista, di una coppia di americani, e di diverse altre persone desiderose di trascorrere al meglio un periodo di relax.

Una crociera sul Nilo su un lussuoso battello è la vacanza che Poirot, il celebre investigatore belga...