Chiara Libero Books

From Orlando to the Keys, from Miami to Tampa Bay comes a sparkling souvenir of the Sunshine State. Illustrated throughout with full~color images by the world's top professional photographers, this little gem will help you reminisce about your hours of pleasure in Florida.

New York City, 1972— A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.The South of France, 1790— Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life—and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world. . . .

"Set in an alternate world of art deco beauty and steampunk horror, Monstress tells the epic story of Maika Halfwolf, a teenage survivor of a cataclysmic war between humans and their hated enemies, the Arcanics. In the face of oppression and terrible danger, Maika is both hunter and hunted, searching for answers about her mysterious past as those who seek to use her remain just one step behind ... and all the while, the monster within begins to awaken ..."--Page 4 of cover.

Provides parents with the essential tools for effectively communicating with their child that will help them handle a wide range of situations, from toilet training to creating a safe environment

At a Halloween party, Joyce, a hostile 13-year-old, boasts that she once witnessed a murder. Within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night Hercule Poirot is called in to find the killer.

Alto, magro, capelli rossi, occhi azzurri e ciglia lunghe, Hamish Macbeth sembra (e forse è) pigro, sembra (ma forse non è) confuso, sembra (e forse è) poco ambizioso, più interessato a restare nel suo villaggio con cani, pecore e galline che non a trasformarsi in un poliziotto cittadino in carriera. Hamish sta pregustando le delizie dell'estate delle Highlands, ma . quando l'amata Priscilla ritorna a Lochdubh al braccio di un nuovo fidanzato iniziano i guai, che si intensificano quando nubi di moscerini invadono il paese e definitivamente esplodono quando si trasferisce nel villaggio Trixie Thomas, esempio di domestica perfezione. Ben presto Trixie convince le altre signore a farsi portatrici di pasti sani, a schierarsi contro il consumo di alcol e tabacco e a pulire le case in modo maniacale. Ben presto gli uomini del villaggio insorgono e Macbeth deve risolvere un nuovo crimine: il misterioso avvelenamento della moglie perfetta.

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Die Toskana verzaubert mit sanften Hügeln, beeindruckenden Inseln, rustikalen Klöstern und der Kunststadt Florenz. Ein Bildband mit ausdrucksstarken Fotografien zeigt die Schönheit der Fresken, Statuen und Fassaden sowie die Lebensfreude der alten Städte und lädt zu einer Entdeckungsreise durch diese faszinierende Region ein.