“The Apocrypha” (Unknown) is a collection aimed at those passionate about religious history, comparative theology, or simply curious to discover those texts that tradition has placed on the margins of the official canon: an unmissable opportunity to explore a fascinating and often misunderstood literary heritage. The volume brings together the deuterocanonical books—a term that, as explained in the introduction, derives from the Greek deuteros (second) and kanon (rule, standard), indicatin...

The Invisible Thread - Recognising emotional dependency, escaping emotional abuse and rediscovering oneself by Valerio Massimo De Angelis.There comes a moment when you ask yourself: ‘Is it normal to feel this way?’. Those in a relationship marked by emotional dependency or abuse often take years to find the words to name that pain — because their perception of what is normal shifts, slowly, until the unacceptable becomes acceptable.The Invisible Thread is a comprehensive gu...

Connected but Alone is a clear and accessible guide to one of the most pressing issues in contemporary parenting and education: smartphone addiction among teenagers. Valerio Massimo De Angelis takes the reader on a comprehensive journey that begins with the origins of mobile technology and explores its concrete effects on sleep, mental health, academic performance, and family relationships. Written in simple yet rigorous language, the book analyzes phenomena such as FOMO, nomophobia, and c...

Finally, a guide that goes beyond the basics: this manual is designed for those who truly want to improve, climb the Ranked ladder, and dominate in both Classic and Zero Build modes.Complete Guide to Fortnite: Gameplay Techniques and Strategies succeeds in the no small feat of speaking to players of all skill levels without feeling superficial. The book covers the game’s entire competitive ecosystem: from managing the storm and looting in the early stages, to advanced positioning m...

History is full of witnesses unaware of the events that have changed the course of humanity. Valerio Massimo Manfredi knows it well. Almost like the famous Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni, his literary work has always been focused on the "humble", on those apparently supporting actors on the great stage of the world, but able to give us back a clearer and simpler look, more realistic and anti- rhetorical. In a word, more human. Son of landless peasants in the Galilee under the Roman yoke...

Anatolia, AD 260. The Roman outpost of Edessa is on its last legs after the Persian siege, and Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to negotiate peace. But the meeting is a trap and the Emperor ends up in enemy hands, along with the commander of his personal guard, Marcus Metellus Aquila, and ten of his most valiant and trusted men. Their destiny is sealed: they will rot away in a mine, forced into slavery.But Metellus - legate of the Second August...

Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Pharaoh is a thrilling archaeological mystery.Jerusalem, 586 BC. The kingdom of Judah is on the verge of annihilation by the Babylonians. In the chaos, the prophet Jeremiah saves the sacred Ark of the Covenant and hides it in a cave. He returns terrified, having made a discovery that appears to have sent him mad.The Middle East, early in the second millennium. Professor William Blake, renowned Egyptologist, has a surprising visit from rep...

Herodotus tells us that not all of the three hundred Spartan warriors died at the hands of Xerxes, King of the Persians, in the battle of the Thermopylae: two were saved bringing a life-saving message back to the city . . .Valerio Massimo Manfredi's Spartan is the saga of a Spartan family, torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their two sons – born lame – to the elements. The elder son, Brithos, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while the other...

From the international bestselling Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Wolves of Rome is a historical thriller about two brothers and the betrayal of Teutoburg Forest that devastated the Roman Empire. This is a must read for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.Bound by Blood. Divided by an Empire.Deep in a dark, foreboding forest, the Roman Empire will face its bloodiest test.3 BC. Two ...

Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Tower is a modern thriller solving an ancient mystery.AD 70. A ferocious, mysterious force hidden in a solitary tower annihilated a squad of Roman soldiers advancing through the Sahara desert. There was a single survivor: the Etruscan diviner Avile Vipinas, who later described the horror of the creature in the tower and suggested how it could be destroyed.Nearly 2,000 years later, to find the tower and solve its unutterable mystery, t...

Alexander: Child of a Dream is Valerio Massimo Manfredi's magnificent story of one of history's greatest characters and his quest to conquer the civilized world.Who could have been born to conquer the world other than a god?Mesmeric beauty, consuming desires, an insatiable hunger. Then premature death. This is the story of a boy, born to a great king – Philip of Macedon – and his sensuous queen, Olympias. It tells of the stern discipline of Philip and the wild pass...

Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Oracle is a modern thriller inspired by an ancient prophecy.Professor Periklis Harvatis, working alone and late into the night on an important archaeological dig, unearths a magnificent golden vase upon which the enigmatic images of a long-lost second Odyssey are engraved, showing the mystery of Ulysses' final voyage. But in the very same chamber, the Professor sees something so frightening that less than seven hou...