The seventh Commissario Ricciardi historical mystery is “an intricately layered whodunit set in Fascist Naples . . . A richly textured story” (Kirkus Reviews). In the middle of a summer heat wave, as Naples prepares for one of its most important holy days, a renowned surgeon falls to his death from the window of his office. For Commissario Ricciardi and Brigadier Maione it is the beginning of an investigation that will bring them into contact with the most torrid, conflicting, and enduring of human passions. In the world Ricciardi and Maione are about to enter, infidelity appears inextricable from the most joyful expressions of love, and, this interdependence sows doubt and uncertainty in both men, compromising their own attempts at love. Ricciardi is one of the most intriguing and unique figures to appear in crime fiction in recent years. He possesses the dubious gift of being able to see and hear the last seconds in the lives of those who have suffered a violent death. This ability makes him an unusually effective investigator but plagues him and renders human relationships almost impossible. He is a classic noir hero and the cursed son of a city that, for all its Mediterranean splendor, is a perfect noir city. In this new installment in the Commissario Ricciardi series, Maurizio de Giovanni creates a large cast of unforgettable characters and a compelling, suspenseful plot that demonstrates once more why he is considered one of the best crime writers working today. “Complex, lyrical . . . A searing look at the tortured soul of the lead makes this entry especially memorable.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This is a first collection from a significant new voice in New Zealand poetry. Through fun and gore, love and monsters, Sugar Magnolia Wilson's riveting first collection takes readers inside a world where past and present, fiction and fact, author and subject collide. Playful and yet not so sunny, these poems invite you in with extravagant and surprising imagery, only to reveal the uneasy, Frankenstein world within.

If you’ve ever experienced love and all the emotions that it brings in your lifetime, then you’ve picked up the right book. Love is confusing right? You take one step forward, believing it’s right; but the ground crumbles and you realise that it was a wrong decision. What are you supposed to do while standing face to face with love? How do you make the right decisions? What should you do to make love stay? The answers to those questions are definitely not easy to find, because love deals with emotions and that’s where everything goes haywire right? Varsha believes that as well. That’s why through reading her poetry, which deals with different emotions one can feel when in a state of love, you may get closer to your answer. In this book, Varsha shows that the best way to face love is to be honest with your own self first. Understand yourself, come to peace with yourself, and then you will understand your feelings better and where they take you. Love can be mind-boggling, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up - you can start by knowing yourself From the Bottom of Your Heart.

Jane, a young, ambitious, hard-working, heartbroken woman is sheltered by her childhood friend, Leo, in her worst times. It embodies their journey from the first meeting as strangers to being best friends for life, from their childhood memories to their strife with inner self about love, from their profound friendship to their bottomless love. Come immerse yourself in the puddle of their selfless childhood memories, self-realization, self-denial and acceptance. Happy reading!

This book is not your typical self-help manual on leadership. Dr. Hohle's fresh and engaging analysis will debunk four pervasive myths about organizational life: 1. Leadership does not exist unless the organization bestows it. 2. Leadership is contained in the actions of those entitled to lead. 3. The qualities of the leader are more important than the qualities of the follower. 4. The will to lead is stronger than the choice to follow. Hohle writes from within the broad perspective he gained over 40 years of working for or with institutions of all types. He takes his reader on a soul-centering journey to make sense of the necessary-but-troubling social contracts we make when we join, work, or volunteer for any organization. As true in any community, we are citizens together in the organizations we love and serve. Leading from the Bottom will reset your perspective no matter what level your role sits in the hierarchy. Likewise in these pages, those citizens who have suffered heartbreak from a conflicted experience will realize a sense of liberation, catharsis, and restoration. Not only will Hohle shed new light on the bugs and disorders that could be disabling your favorite organization, he will take you on a journey that will leave you motivated to:

Family members hurt us. Friends betray us. Fellow Christians deceive us. But Jesus provides a path through the pain—the Lord’s Prayer. In The Wall Around Your Heart, Mary DeMuth shows you that you can reach wholeness and healing in the aftermath of painful relationships by following the road map of the Lord’s Prayer. You’ll walk through story after story of hurt people who are led through biblical truth into amazing, life-sustaining, joyful growth. Life is hard. People can be mean and petty and awful. But they can also be amazing and beautiful and sacrificial. God is good. He is faithful. You can trust him with your relationships. “He’ll send people to call out what is hard in your heart,” Mary shares. “And that’s a gift to you.” Allow God to access the wall around your heart. Dare to say, “Tear down the bricks, Lord, whatever it takes.” Pray first. Ask for bravery—for yourself and for others. Risk engaging despite your hurt. Seek the shelter of Jesus. You don’t have to resign yourself to your wounds! You can rise above the pain. You’ll usher in a new life—an openhearted way of relating to others that expands the kingdom of God. In the process, you’ll draw closer to Jesus, be healed, and become an agent of healing to others.

This account of my life and times is not meant to be a literary masterpiece. It is merely a collection of memories, anecdotes and observations, of a life lived from one point in time, to another point in time. I have written it with satirical humour because that is the way I am inclined to observe life in general, (with exceptions of course). I promise you 'the reader' that it is a true and factual narrative of my life. There will be times when it may seem farcical or even fanciful but I swear that it is none the less true.

New York Times bestselling author Tommy Spaulding shows you how looking inwards--and leading with your heart--can transform your life. In his New York Times bestseller, It’s Not Just Who You Know, world renowned leadership speaker and former CEO of Up with People Tommy Spaulding talked about the power of building genuine and lasting relationships both personally and professionally. In The Heart-Led Leader, Spaulding turns his focus to ourselves--to who we are. Authentic leaders, Spaulding says, live and lead from the heart. The values and principles that guide our lives and shape our ability to lead others is far more important than our title, or our ability to crunch numbers, or the impressive degrees we display on our walls. To effect true transformational change, heart-led leaders draw on the qualities of humility, vulnerability, transparency, empathy and love. Illustrated with stories from his own life, and from some of the exceptional leaders he has met and worked with over the years, Spaulding unpacks what those qualities mean, talks about the 18-inch journey from the head to the heart--from our intellect to our emotions--and shows us how to incorporate them into our careers, into how we manage and lead others, and into how we live our lives. It is a vision of leadership that has the power to transform everything we do, and the lives of everyone we touch.

“Here is a book to be welcomed enthusiastically, to be read carefully, and to be returned to frequently.” –Sinclair B. Ferguson In our world, we use the word heart to refer to our emotions. But the Bible uses the word heart to refer to the governing center of life. We need to grasp the true meaning of the heart in order to better understand ourselves, our sin, and our need for redemption. As we rediscover the heart as the source of all our thoughts, fears, words, and actions, we will discover principles and practices for orienting our hearts to truly love and obey God with all that we are.