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When police chief Nathan Slaughter settles in the tiny mountain community of Potter’s Field, Wyoming, his most fervent prayer is that he has left behind him forever the nightmare he barely survived on a blizzardy night in Detroit. But nothing prepares him for the greater sanity-threatening nightmare he is about to confront. Beginning with the discovery of mutilated cattle on outlying ranches, Slaughter is drawn deeper and deeper into a vortex of terror as animals become savage and children go insane, trapping the entire town in a frenzy of violence. As Slaughter races against time to expose the horrifying secret behind the increasingly savage attacks, he also struggles to overcome his deepest fears.

The gripping new crime thriller from the Bafta-winning screenwriter of BBC1’s Keeping Faith and bestselling author of the Jenny Cooper Coroner novels. The day Jessie Cunningham achieves her life’s goal and is made partner in an ultra-powerful Toronto law firm, she suffers a catastrophic burnout. While attempting to recuperate, she volunteers for a charity preserving ancient trees in the wilderness of British Columbia. There she meets Todd Samson, a man with a troubled past and a wounded soul. The attraction is instant, but they’re from different worlds… that are about to collide.

For forty thousand years, we have been carving and moulding, shaping and chiselling, feeling our way and sensing our place in the world through sculpture. In this accessible, story-led journey into the heart of sculpture, renowned art historian and curator Jo Baring explores creativity, memory...

Your favorite seventh-grader Nate Noonan leads a secret life as an Ender Ninja, battling dark forces with his quirky best friend Katie and wise mentor Sensei Setsuo. The search for Mateo continues, and when Nate discovers a mysterious totem with dangerous powers, Nate embarks on a perilous mission to destroy it.

Beijing intellectual Chen Zhen volunteers to live in a remote settlement on the border of Inner and Outer Mongolia, where he discovers a life of apparent idyllic simplicity amongst the nomads and the wild wolves who roam the plains.

In un futuro remoto, il viaggio nello spazio sarà gestito in un modo del tutto nuovo. Totem, l'entità che vive nello Snodo, è in grado infatti di aprire varchi su ogni punto dell'universo, permettendo ai viaggiatori cosmici di raggiungere persino i luoghi più impensabili in un battito di ciglia. Ma ci sono delle regole da seguire: i Dettami. Infrangerli significa non ottenere il passaggio, forse per sempre. Questa è la dura lezione che il generale Statam imparerà sulla sua pelle, quando tenterà di imporsi su Totem.

Sam Manicom's dynamic fourth book is an enticing yet frequently challenging motorcycle journey across the dramatic landscapes of Mexico, the United States and Canada. Sam's partner Birgit is no longer a novice motorcyclist - riding through southern Africa and South America turned her into a rider capable of facing any challenge. But Sam was worried. As they arrived into North America they had been travelling around the world by motorcycle for six years and he was beginning to think that North America was going to be easy; too easy in fact.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is remembered as the father of psychoanalysis. Civilization and Its Discontents (1930) is one of his key works, written three decades after his seminal book The Interpretation of Dreams. In it he considers the conflict between the needs of the individual acting both egotistically and altruistically in the pursuit of happiness and the myriad demands of civilised society and the ensuing tensions this clash of needs and demands generates.

Um dos mais ousados trabalhos do pai da psicanálise agora na coleção Grandes Ideias.

Step into the intriguing world of Sigmund Freud's groundbreaking work as you embark on a captivating journey through "Totem and Taboo." Delve deep into the psychoanalytic origins of religion, society, and human behavior with this thought-provoking and insightful audiobook.

Este ensayo con cuatro capítulos constituye el intento de Freud de aplicar la teoría y el método del psicoanálisis (ya antes descritos por él con fines clínicos) a asuntos de la antropología.

Kellen and his Mana Beast, Vex, have taken their first steps to greater power. Unfortunately, in Oras, there’s no rest for the weak. Across the land, the power of the great totems is failing. Fanatical cultists are on the warpath for the first time in a thousand years, spreading chaos on a crusade of vengeance. Seeking answers and a place to hone their mastery of mana, Kellen and Vex face their greatest trial yet: the Storm Totem. Danger lurks at every step inside the colossal structure.

En el pasado, un tótem era un objeto natural o creado por el hombre que en las mitologías de algunas culturas o sociedades se tomaba como símbolo icónico de la tribu o del grupo social. Ahora, mediante una nueva forma de hacer negocios y relacionarse con el mundo, muchas empresas se han...

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From Shawn Leonard, Indigenous medium and host of Spirit Talker, comes a guide for assembling your unique team of spirit totem animal guides to be your personal guides through your life. We are deeply connected to the animal nation, and through the four stages of life—Childhood, Youth...

In part one of this book, you will: Have a resource of an extended list of Archangels, including some of the lesser-known heavenly beings, learn how to form teams of angels to come to your aid, learn about your astrological glyph and how it is relevant to your character and ambitions, and more.

This is Part 2 of Totem of Aries. Part 1 is called Prophecy of Aries. The combined completed book is Totem of Aries - the 8th instalment of Circle of Fate series. Today isn’t just another day in Eudaiz for Madeline. She wakes to find a mark on Ciaran’s shoulder that will take his life before the day ends. An incident occurred in the past that caused this blood debt, and she’s confident she can go back to the past and fix it.

A hawk circles over your head, effortlessly riding the wind. The eyes of a raccoon peer keenly out at you from the night. A spider spins an intricate web on your windowsill. Is this coincidence, or is there a message for you in these events? According to Ted Andrews, there is: the universe is...

"Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics" is a work by Sigmund Freud, published in German in 1913. It is a collection of four essays first published in the journal "Imago" (1912-13), employing the application of psychoanalysis to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion.

Today isn’t just another day in Eudaiz for Madeline. She wakes to find a mark on Ciaran’s shoulder that will take his life before the day ends. An incident occurred in the past that caused this blood debt, and she’s confident she can come back to the past and fix it before it claims her husband. She time-travels with what she considers a solid plan at the time. She has access to the best technology. She’s a mind reader. She has supernatural power. She travels with a vampire friend who has wide connections across multiple worlds. What could possibly go wrong?