Francesca: 997 books

Anyone who texts recognizes "LOL," "2G2BT," and "PRW" as shorthand for "laughing out loud," "too good to be true," and "parents are watching." But did you know that in the 1800s—when your great-great-great-grandparents were alive—telegraph operators used similar abbreviations in telegrams? For...

Nick Dahlberg is captivated the minute he sees Stephanie enter the ski resort’s bar. She has a body that sends his libido into overdrive. Stephanie is at the resort to vacation with her best friends from college, so she tries to stay away from the hunky guy she spots. Her friends leave before...

Un romanzo giallo umoristico, con due esilaranti protagonisti, in una cornice naturale di grande bellezza.  Anno 1983. Siamo a Maloja, nota località turistica in Svizzera. L'esclusivo albergo Lake Majestic di Maloja ospita la premiazione di un concorso letterario. La pace nella tranquilla località...

Un romanzo giallo umoristico con due simpatici protagonisti e altri esilaranti personaggi, in una cornice naturale di grande bellezza.  Il cadavere di una ragazza viene rinvenuto al parco archeologico di Castiglione di Paludi, Calabria. Si tratta di omicidio e inizialmente sembra essere legato...

Straordinarie storie ordinarie accomunate da ricordi, sensazioni e momenti vissuti. Le ali dei sogni lasciano intravedere mondi possibili e il gioco arricchisce l’esperienza con una risata. Un dramma diventa occasione irrinunciabile di cambiamento, opportunità e magico ponte verso il futuro.

Hace cuatrocientos años, una explosión nuclear asoló la Tierra. Ahora, la lluvia radiactiva ha cesado y la civilización humana se recupera, pero por alguna desconocida razón todos los alumbramientos son de gemelos. En cada uno nace un alfa, físicamente perfecto, y un omega, marcado con alguna...

Cuatrocientos años después de un apocalipsis nuclear, la sociedad se divide entre la élite formada por los alfas, físicamente perfectos, y sus oprimidos gemelos omegas, marcados con algún tipo de deformidad. Pero a pesar de su proclamada superioridad, los alfas no pueden escapar a su destino:...

Maria-Maria had broken away from her domineering mother long before her physical death, or at least she thought she had. Neither mother's cruel lashings nor her cutting criticism had prevented her from rejecting the values and ideals that her authoritarian and Communist party-line- towing parents...

This book presents a comprehensive framework for disaster communication, with a main focus on earthquake-related communication, building on a previously fragmented, single-case study approach to analysing the role of social media during natural disasters.   The authors consider both traditional...

This concise but comprehensive book will help interested readers in the health care professions to navigate their way through the jungle of movement disorders, including the potentially complex differential diagnosis and management. The different disorders are discussed in individual sections that...

Prior research and theoretical models suggest that the current global economic crisis could have negative impacts on population mental health, although some studies show that the recession could cause positive effects too. In that context, this work aims to understand the individual, community and...

Lip piercing is one among the different types of body piercings that has gained popularity in the recent years. Most people, especially teenagers and youngsters consider that a stud on their lips gives a cool and sexy look to their face. Though the best way to get lip piercings done is to go to a...

La alimentación diaria resulta a menudo caótica e incorrecta, tanto desde el punto de vista nutricional como desde el punto de vista calórico, con el perjuicio para la salud que ello conlleva. Por este motivo, es importante regular los hábitos alimentarios, para encontrar la armonía con el entorno...

This book presents the diverse clinical, cellular and molecular manifestations of NF-KB-related genetic diseases. It shows that studying patient-related pathologies affecting the components of the NF-KB signaling pathway offers the opportunity to understand the various functions of NF-KB in humans,...