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Attacco al testimone
by David P. WarrenQuando l’esperto avvocato Scott Winslow accetta di difendere Kevin Walters, dirigente di un’azienda energetica licenziato per aver denunciato degli illeciti, scatena una serie di eventi che gli cambieranno la vita. Scott fa causa all’azienda, sostenendo che il suo cliente sia stato licenziato per aver denunciato delle condizioni di lavoro irregolari che mettevano a rischio la sicurezza dei lavoratori nelle miniere. Durante le indagini, però, Scott e i suoi collaboratori scoprono ricatti, verbali ritoccati e occultamenti da parte dell’azienda. Kevin viene persino minacciato da qualcuno che vuole che il caso venga archiviato a qualsiasi costo. Quando anche Scott e la sua famiglia vengono presi di mira, si rendono conto che l’unica via d’uscita consiste nel trovare le prove necessarie per assicurare i responsabili alla giustizia.
Attached at the Hip: A Novel
by Christine RiccioSurvivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York Times bestselling author Christine Riccio.Orie Lennox has spent her entire life prepping for her happily ever after -- and now that she’s graduated, she’s low-key wondering, when the heck is it gonna hit. Her love life, her new job, her relationship with her sister: none of it is quite what she envisioned it to be. One evening, on a whim, she applies for a reality show where she’ll be stranded on an island, with a bunch of strangers, to play a game of human chess for a shot at a million dollars. What better way to force herself to break up with the things that aren’t bringing her joy, than to abandon them all on short notice to live off the grid on a beach in the South Pacific!Orie's shocked when she ends up cast in an experimental romantic edition of the show: and even more surprised to find that her old high school crush, Remy, has been cast as well. Orie's one of ten contestants, set to compete in formidable challenges, while speed dating, in the wilderness: without deodorant, toilets, shaving cream, or showers. (How!?) She finds herself tied up — literally — in a game of risky alliances as she navigates ever-growing feelings for her one that got away, alongside an exciting array of budding new relationships.
Attachment
by Isabel FonsecaHow well do you really know the people you love? How well do you know yourself? What constitutes the examined life â " the only kind worth living? A bold and brilliant fictional debut that takes the lid off marriage and looks into the head of a wife and mother coming face-to-face with betrayal, the empty nest, fading parents, men who don't grow up, sexual boredom and sexual excitement: the unpredictable fallout of ordinary life. Jean, an American, is author of a health column but she misdiagnoses the acute pathologies in her own life. She and her British husband Mark, a successful advertising executive, have escaped to an idyllic island, but even there the real world finds them. The twin demons of sex and illness reach in to jolt Jean out of her comfortable existence. She finds a lump on her breast, opens an erotic email attachment intended for her husband. . . and is drawn into a curious double life. Illusions about her perfect marriage are shattered but, at the same time, the discovery allows her a new kind of licence. A professional watcher, Jean suddenly wants to be part of the action. Back in London, she takes unprecedented risks - a brief fling with her husband's friend and business partner - and when crisis calls her back to a New York she thought she'd outgrown, she finds there are unexpected consolationsâ ¦. Intriguing, sexy, smart and transgressive, with twists and turns that keep the reader guessing and a shocking denouement that forces Jean to make a choice, Attachment is a provocative, compellingly written novel about who we are and the courage to find out.
Attachment In Another World: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
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Attachment Strings (Jeff Woods Mysteries)
by Chris T. KatA Jeff Woods MysteryDetective Jeff Woods and his partner have a new case. Someone has been making threatening phone calls to the mayor's daughter, vowing to kill her disabled child. Though there have been accidents at the girl's school--enough to take the threats seriously--the facts are few, and leads are sparse. Needing a breather from the burden of the case, Jeff heads to a bar, where he meets Alex Fisher. Alex isn't his type, but he's young and cocky and perfect for a one-night stand. Or two. Soon Jeff starts thinking about how difficult and lonely it is being a cop, and that maybe Alex could fill a void in his life. But Alex has his own obligations: a disabled brother who is the target of threatening letters. Jeff isn't sure he's ready to play house or overcome his prejudices, but he begins to think Alex might be worth it. Caught between his growing affection and his inner demons, Jeff struggles to focus on the case and protect Alex and his brother as the danger builds.
Attachment, Place, and Otherness in Nineteenth-Century American Literature: New Materialist Representations (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
by Jillmarie MurphyThis interdisciplinary study examines the role interpersonal and place attachment bonds play in crafting a national identity in American literature. Although there have been numerous ecocritical studies of and psychoanalytic approaches to American literature, this study seeks to integrate the language of empirical science and the physical realities of place, while also investigating non-human agency and that which exists beyond the material realm. Murphy considers how writers in the early American Republic constructed modernity by restructuring representations of interpersonal and place attachments, which are subsequently reimagined, reconfigured, and sometimes even rejected by writers in the long nineteenth century. Within each narrative American perceptions of otherness are pathologized as a result of insecure human-to-human and human-to-place attachments, resulting in a restructuring of antiquated notions of difference. Throughout, Murphy argues that in order to understand fully the contextually varied framework of human bonding, it is important to emphasize America’s "attachment" to various constructions of otherness. Historically, people of color, women, ethnic groups, and lower class citizens have been relegated—socially, politically, and culturally—to a place of subordination. Refugees escaping the French and Haitian Revolutions to American cities encouraged writers to transform social, cultural, and political attachments in ways that the American Revolution did not. The United States has always been part of an extended global network that provides fertile ground from which to imagine a future American identity; this book thus gestures toward future readers, educators, and scholars who seek to explore new fields and new approaches to understand the underlying human motivations that continually inspire the American imagination.
Attachments
by Judith RossnerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Mr. Goodbar comes the story of two women whose relationships to conjoined twins puts their friendship to the ultimate test.A haunting story of an obsessive relationship; physical, spiritual, and sexual bonding; jealousy and eroticism; tenderness and exploitation; a woman who draws her closest friend into a bizarre union; the two men who marry them—want and need them—despite their own inevitable attachment; and wildly sensuous fantasies that suddenly come true.
Attachments: A Novel
by Jeff Arch2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Winner in Regional Fiction: Northeast 2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in New Fiction 2022 International Book Awards Finalist in Best New Fiction and Fiction: GeneralA 2021 Kirkus Reviews' Best Indie Book of the Year“[A] really clever plot….and Arch works it like a maestro. Fine writing, memorable characters, depth of feeling, and gripping drama—a real keeper.”—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED At a boarding school in Pennsylvania, a deathbed request from the school’s dean brings three former students back to campus, where secrets and betrayals from the past are brought out into the open—secrets that could have a catastrophic effect on the dean’s eighteen-year-old son. Told in alternating points of view and time frames, Attachments is the story of best friends Stewart (“Goody”) Goodman, Sandy (“Pick”) Piccolo, and Laura Appleby, the girl they both love. The friends meet in 1972 at a boarding school in coal-country Pennsylvania where they encounter Henry Griffin, the school dean, whose genuine fatherly interest and deep human bond with them is so strong that when he has a severe stroke almost twenty years later, he uses what could be his last words ever to call out their names. Attachments is a puzzle—and the only one who knows how all the pieces fit is in a coma. In the process, longtime secrets are unearthed, revelations come out into the open, and Young Chip Griffin is about to learn something he may or may not be able to handle.
Attachments: A Novel
by Rainbow Rowell"Hi, I'm the guy who reads your e-mail, and also, I love you . . . " From the award-winning author of Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, and Landline comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel about love in the workplace.Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder know that somebody is monitoring their work e-mail. (Everybody in the newsroom knows. It's company policy.) But they can't quite bring themselves to take it seriously. They go on sending each other endless and endlessly hilarious e-mails, discussing every aspect of their personal lives.Meanwhile, Lincoln O'Neill can't believe this is his job now- reading other people's e-mail. When he applied to be "internet security officer," he pictured himself building firewalls and crushing hackers- not writing up a report every time a sports reporter forwards a dirty joke.When Lincoln comes across Beth's and Jennifer's messages, he knows he should turn them in. But he can't help being entertained-and captivated-by their stories.By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's way too late to introduce himself.What would he say . . . ?
Attachments: Is there such a thing as love before first sight? The romantic comedy we all need to read in 2020
by Rainbow Rowell'Heartwarming, romantic and great fun' CLOSER Everyone in the newsroom knows that somebody is monitoring their emails, but Beth and Jennifer don't believe anyone would read their never-ending conversations. But Lincoln does, it's his job, and Beth and Jennifer's hilarious, no-holds-barred emails are the best part of his day. The only problem is he's starting to fall in love with Beth, and yet she doesn't even know he exists. With ex-boyfriends, office politics and family drama, there never seems to be a good time for Lincoln to introduce himself. But to get the life you want sometimes you need to put yourself out there...
Attachments: Is there such a thing as love before first sight? The romantic comedy we all need to read in 2021
by Rainbow Rowell'Heartwarming, romantic and great fun' CLOSEREveryone in the newsroom knows that somebody is monitoring their emails, but Beth and Jennifer don't believe anyone would read their never-ending conversations. But Lincoln does, it's his job, and Beth and Jennifer's hilarious, no-holds-barred emails are the best part of his day.The only problem is he's starting to fall in love with Beth, and yet she doesn't even know he exists. With ex-boyfriends, office politics and family drama, there never seems to be a good time for Lincoln to introduce himself. But to get the life you want sometimes you need to put yourself out there...'Cracking, laugh-out-loud dialogue, characters that feel painfully real, and a sweet premise about love in the information age: if ATTACHMENTS were an e-mail, I'd be forwarding it to my entire list of contacts' Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of A Spark of Light
Attachée à un sentiment
by Diana ScottAttachée à un sentiment by Diana Scott Attachée à un sentiment est le sixième livre de la Saga Infidélités, des romans d’amour contemporains avec une forte dose d’érotisme, d’actions et d’aventures. Azul a misé toutes ses cartes sur l’amour mais elle a perdu. Mathias n’est pas l’homme dont elle était tombée amoureuse, Il a brisé sa confiance et son auto estime. Il l’a trompée et rien ne sera plus pareil. Elle devra sécher ses larmes et ne plus faire confiance aux hommes comme lui. Matias sait que sa nature infidèle sera toujours présente mais il est incapable de la laisser s’en aller. Il sait par expérience que l’amour et le sexe ne sont identiques et il essaiera de le lui démontrer jour après jour. Azul, sera-t’elle capable d’accepter un an de plus de mensonges et de tromperies ? L’amour peut-il tout pardonner ? Et si un nouvel amour t’offrait tout ce que tu as perdu ? Pourquoi parfois les apparences sont-elles bien pires que la réalité, l’auteur présente un grand défi actuel à tous ceux qui croient à l’amour. L’infidélité sexuelle est-elle pareille que l’infidélité émotionnelle ? Pardon ou dépassement ? Toi, que ferais-tu…? Saga Infidélités Livre 1: Après toi ( Susana, Oscar et Nico) Livre 2: C’est à cause de toi ( Susana et Nico) Livre 3: Le Gardien de Ton Cœur (Matias et Azul) Livre 4: Jeu de Passions (Lucas et Carmen) Livre 5: Pardon. Je suis tombé amoureux (Carlos et Barby) Livre 6: Attachée à un sentiment (Matias et Azul)
Attack Alarm
by Hammond InnesThis book was written 'under fire' when Hammond Innes was a young gunner stationed on a Battle of Britain aerodrome. The story begins in August, 1940--the beginning of the Blitz. The mass formation attacks have started and the call to action stations--'attack alarm'--is a daily occurrence.
Attack At Dead Man's Bay - Max Cassidy 3 (Max Cassidy #3)
by Paul AdamThis is the third book in Paul Adam's fast and furious Max Cassidy thriller series.Teenage escapologist, Max Cassidy, knows for sure that his mother did not kill his father, his father is not even dead . . . But somebody seems very determined to prevent Max from discovering the truth - in fact, somebody wants him dead.In this, the final instalment of the thrilling Max Cassidy series, Max travels across the world; from London to San Francisco to Russia in his quest to be reunited with his family.
Attack Of The Giant Stink Bugs: Adventures Of Ru-lan
by Larry Bennett Basia TovThe evil enchantress Su-ling had a sister, Ya-Mei, the good enchantress. For 200 years, Su-ling had kept Ya-Mei imprisoned in the body of a caged rabbit. Freed when the Emperor destroyed her evil sister, Ya-Mei is very grateful. Many years before her death, Su-ling had placed a curse on the kingdom that, upon her demise, would trigger the unleashing of a swarm of highly destructive, magically enhanced stink bugs on their crops, threatening their food supply and very survival. When the curse is enacted, Ya-Mei, seeing the desperate situation, grants Ru-lan power over insects. This power helps the young prince save the kingdom from starvation. In victory, Ru-lan shows compassion for his enemies, teaching everyone a lesson. He also meets the young, talented, precocious Cai Hua, his future wife. The Attack of the Giant Stink Bugs subtly teaches values, while introducing the reader to interesting aspects of Chinese culture.
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks
by Christopher BrookmyreThe fifth book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.Do you believe in ghosts? Do we really live on in some conscious form after we die, and is that form capable of communicating with the world of the living?...Aye, right. That was Jack Parlabane's stance on the matter, anyway. But this was before he found himself in the more compromising position of being not only dead himself, but worse: dead with an exclusive still to file. From his position on high, Parlabane relates the events leading up to his demise, largely concerning the efforts of charismatic psychic Gabriel Lafayette to reconcile the scientific with the spiritual by submitting to controlled laboratory tests. Parlabane is brought in as an observer, due to his capacities as both a sceptic and an expert on deception, but he soon finds his certainties crumbling and his assumptions turned upside down as he encounters phenomena for which he can deduce no rational explanation. Perhaps, in a world in which he can find himself elected rector of an esteemed Scottish university, anything truly is possible. One thing he knows for certain, however: Death is not the end - it's the ultimate undercover assignment.
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (Jack Parlabane #5)
by Christopher BrookmyreThe fifth book in the Jack Parlabane series, from author Christopher Brookmyre.Do you believe in ghosts? Do we really live on in some conscious form after we die, and is that form capable of communicating with the world of the living?...Aye, right. That was Jack Parlabane's stance on the matter, anyway. But this was before he found himself in the more compromising position of being not only dead himself, but worse: dead with an exclusive still to file. From his position on high, Parlabane relates the events leading up to his demise, largely concerning the efforts of charismatic psychic Gabriel Lafayette to reconcile the scientific with the spiritual by submitting to controlled laboratory tests. Parlabane is brought in as an observer, due to his capacities as both a sceptic and an expert on deception, but he soon finds his certainties crumbling and his assumptions turned upside down as he encounters phenomena for which he can deduce no rational explanation. Perhaps, in a world in which he can find himself elected rector of an esteemed Scottish university, anything truly is possible. One thing he knows for certain, however: Death is not the end - it's the ultimate undercover assignment.
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (Jack Parlabane #5)
by Christopher BrookmyreJack Parlabane is dead. Or is he? In an unlikely twist of the democratic process, he had been elected Rector of Glasgow's Kelvin University, taking over the post from the celebrity psychic Gabrielle Lafayette. Lafayette's tenure had one unexpected outcome - the establishment of a chair to investigate, using rigorous scientific controls, the causes of paranormal activity: mind-reading, levitating objects, speaking to the dead, all that sort of woo-woo. Due to his highly honed skills as a sceptic, Jack is invited to be an official observer to the whole exercise. Delighted to have the opportunity to puncture the unquestioning faith of the true believers - the unsinkable rubber ducks - Jack accepts with alacrity. But the outcome of the experiment is wholly other to his expectations and threatens to scupper his own beliefs, and also his own survival.
Attack Surface
by Cory DoctorowCory Doctorow's Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and Homeland. <P><P>Most days, Masha Maximow was sure she'd chosen the winning side. In her day job as a counterterrorism wizard for an transnational cybersecurity firm, she made the hacks that allowed repressive regimes to spy on dissidents, and manipulate their every move. The perks were fantastic, and the pay was obscene.J ust for fun, and to piss off her masters, Masha sometimes used her mad skills to help those same troublemakers evade detection, if their cause was just. It was a dangerous game and a hell of a rush. But seriously self-destructive. And unsustainable. <P><P>When her targets were strangers in faraway police states, it was easy to compartmentalize, to ignore the collateral damage of murder, rape, and torture. But when it hits close to home, and the hacks and exploits she’s devised are directed at her friends and family--including boy wonder Marcus Yallow, her old crush and archrival, and his entourage of naïve idealists--Masha realizes she has to choose. And whatever choice she makes, someone is going to get hurt. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Attack at the Arena (Imagination Station #2)
by Marianne Hering Paul McCuskerPatrick and his cousin Beth travel back in time to ancient Rome, where they meet Telemachus and help put an end to the spectacle of gladiators fighting to the death.
Attack from Tilted Towers: An Unofficial Novel of Fortnite (Trapped In Battle Royale)
by Devin HunterWith Tae Min’s help, Grey’s squad reaches the top ten, but every game changes who will stay trapped in Fortnite Battle Royale and who will go home. There are only three days of battles left, and Grey isn’t sure it’s enough to secure top five for his whole squad. His rank is higher than his friends, and it starts to look like he’ll get home like he wanted. But someone he cares about will have to stay, and Grey has to make a choice: give up his spot or leave his friends. Either choice will mean losing something, but Grey must decide if what’s gained is worth more.
Attack in the Rye Grass
by Dave Jackson Neta JacksonA Trailblazer Book. The adventures of a young American boy who travels to the Oregon Territory with his missionary aunt and uncle, Dr. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman.
Attack of Apollyon (Left Behind: The Kids #19)
by Tim Lahaye Jerry B. Jenkins Chris FabryAs freezing temperatures envelop the earth, Judd tries to figure out his next move. Lionel struggles to help a friend. Back at the schoolhouse. Vicki pulls the kids together in the midst of the worst judgment yet. Mark prepares to meet a mysterious friend of his late cousin but can he be trusted? As a strange star falls to earth, the Young Trib Force knows the next judgment is near one so terrible it will be announced from heaven first. Will the kids make it through? Follow Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and the rest of the growing Young Trib Force as they face the most horrifying judgment yet.
Attack of the 50 Foot Indian
by Stephen Graham JonesSharp, searing, with a masterful use of language, Attack of the 50 Foot Indian is a brilliant satire of the portrayal of American Indians from breakout author Stephen Graham Jones.A Tale of Two Moons. Every government of every nation debates what to do when a fifty-foot tall man, dressed in a loincloth and dripping from the sea, appears off the Siberian coast. As the American people puzzle over how he came to be and what to do next, the news outlets start calling the titan &“Two Moons,&” social media abducts him into the memesphere, and the military, well, they have their own action-plan for dealing with threats to what they mistakenly consider their homeland. With unapologetic honesty and wit, Stephen Graham Jones cuts to the bone of the stereotypes used for American Indians, showcasing his talent as a humorist and as one of our great American writers in this short story.
Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower
by Sam Bosma Christian McKay HeidickerFrom the author of Cure for the Common Universe comes a monster-movie-like novel that bravely challenges perceived notions of beauty, identity, and modern voyeurism.<P><P>Phoebe Lane is a lightning rod for monsters. She and her mom are forced to flee flesh-eating plants, blobs from outer space, and radioactive ants. They survive thanks to Phoebe’s dad—an invisible titan, whose giant eyes warn them where the next monster attack will take place. All Phoebe wants is to stop running from motel to motel and start living a monster-free life in New York or Paris. But when her mom mysteriously vanishes, Phoebe is left to fend for herself in small-town Pennybrooke. That's when Phoebe starts to transform… <P><P>Christian McKay Heidicker returns with a book unlike any other, challenging perceived notions of beauty, identity, and what it means to be a monster.