Giulia Falcone, P.I. in training, is caught in her worst nightmare: She's going back into the convent. Giulia's former Superior General has hired Driscoll Investigations to confirm that the sudden death of a troubled young Novice was a suicide in order to squelch a lawsuit. What could have driven the sweet young nun to such a decision? Or was she murdered? Giulia puts the habit back on―which puts a serious damper on her budding romance with her boss―and returns to the Motherhouse to invest...

Sex Work Matters brings together sex workers, scholars and activists to present pioneering essays on the economics and sociology of sex work. From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by the police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this fascinating and original book offers new theoretical frameworks for understanding the sex industry.The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores ...

Bad people doing bad things in a graphic novel of fire and murder in Southern California.A disgraced ex-cop, Conrad, seeks redemption by unraveling an unsolved murder during Southern California's fire season. Conrad follows a lone clue—a discarded crucifix—to unravel the death of Karen Littleton, whose body was found amid a blaze that scorched 10,000 acres. The search leads him to clash with the victim's father and prime suspect, Robert Littleton, as well as hostil...

The sheep in this story is a dreamer, while her friend the wolf has a more practical disposition. One day the sheep runs to the wolf with an idea. She wants to build a flying machine! But the wolf tells her it's impossible. Eventually, however, the sheep's dream gets the better of the wolf's doubts, and they begin to work on the project together. Through perseverance and the process of trial and error, the sheep and wolf manage to create a winning design, brought to life by architecturally...

Meet the Fairies from Pixie Hollow in a magical collection of comics!Follow Tinker Bell and the rest of the Fairies in this giant four-in-one collection that features classic stories originally published in the volumes titled Prilla's Talent, Tinker Bell and the Wings of Rani, Tinker Bell and the Day of the Dragon, and Tinker Bell to the Rescue. It's always the perfect time to return to Never Land!

This new title continues Bradt's coverage of lesser-known but increasingly popular Italian regions and is the only guide available to Friuli Venezia Giulia, a region that forms the major part of the hinterland of Venice (but does not - despite the name - include Venice itself), and which is a convenient and fascinating place to spend time on the beach, in the Alps or relaxing in the country. It is notable also for its wines and distinctive cuisine, which, with touches of neighbouring Austr...

From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out.From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each ...

Cucina Povera author Giulia Scarpaleggia continues her celebration of the soul of Italian cooking with a beautiful and delicious focus on vegetables.Italians have a gift for making vegetables shine. It’s about simplicity, balance, and an instinctive understanding of flavor to get the best out of each vegetable, whether it’s eaten fresh along with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of salt or roasted slowly with a drizzle of olive oil and a handful of fresh ...

An epic drama set in the heart of Venice, a city riddled with deceit Intelligent and passionate Marietta, 19, lives at a time when dowries are reaching for the skies. Child of a prestigious noble family, the Morosinis, she is no more than a pawn in a frenzied money game to win honor and social status, and consequently, she falls victim to religious fervour and political machinations. Forced by her family to take the veil, Marietta contemplates the impossible. She makes up her mind to defy ...

A recurring and significant theme in ancient Greek literature is that of returns and returning, chiefly - but by no means only - of mythical Greek heroes from Troy. One main, and certainly the most 'marked', ancient Greek word for 'return' is nostos (plural nostoi), from which is derived the English 'nostalgia'. Nostos-related traditions were important ingredients of colonial foundation myths and the theme runs through both ancient Greek prose and poetry from Hom...

Messages have always had enemies.Long before computers, passwords, and encrypted apps, people were already searching for ways to hide information from unwanted eyes. A simple shift of letters could conceal a military order. A carefully constructed cipher could protect a monarch's correspondence. A captured code could expose a conspiracy, alter a diplomatic calculation, or give an enemy a dangerous advantage.The History of Cryptography: Hidden Messages, Broken Codes, a...

HISTORY OF PUBLIC TOILETSWhat happens when civilization needs somewhere to go?Long before modern bathrooms, cities had latrines, cesspits, communal toilets, drainage systems, and surprisingly sophisticated ways of dealing with one of humanity's most unavoidable necessities. Public toilets were never merely places to relieve oneself. They were meeting places, engineering projects, symbols of social order, sources of disease, sites of privacy—and sometimes pla...