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And then came Homo Erectus―the upright monkey―and the Ducati Girl (A fictitious character doing the questioning). The original theory on the evolution of man is still uncertain; evolutionists couldn't agree on the real face of all these homos, and after all this fuss, life seems to have started all of the sudden, out of nowhere; fossils are the testimonies, right? The Ducati Girl is skeptical and she wants answers. Can the truth be revealed?

Improvvisamente é arrivata la prima prova di difesa per la libertà ed il prezzo da pagare sarà carissimo. Roosevelt presenta il suo caso al consiglio e l'America va' in guerra. Era l'anno 1941.

La storia che state per leggere é stata scritta con un vocabolario ridotto per facilitarne la lettura agli studenti d'Italiano con una conoscenza media della lingua. E' comunque interessante e non del tutto noiosa per lettori a qualsiasi livello.

This is the complete audio companion to the book. Listen first without reading, listen again and then repeat each phrase after the speaker out loud by imitating the pronunciation as closely as you can. Never try to memorize word by word; phrases are easier to remember.

I fatti descritti in questa storia sono raccapriccianti. Purtroppo sono realmente accaduti. Non ci sono parole per esprimere sdegno e vergogna, solo disgusto. La storia che state per leggere é scritta con un vocabolario ridotto per facilitarne la lettura agli studenti d'Italiano con una conoscenza elementare della lingua. E' comunque interessante e non del tutto noiosa per lettori a qualsiasi livello.

Bonbon always gets what she wants. She's self-centered, and she likes to be punished. She loves role play with her girlfriend Emma, and the Swiss, the serial fucker who fills in with sex experiments. But love and duress come at a price. Suddenly she becomes victim of her own insecurity. She's devastated, she's confused, she's undesirable, she can no longer bear the effect of her metamorphosis. What is she going to do? Bonbon is the other side of Erotica, a spicy short story, an erotic essay of modern self-analysis without the dullness of ancient Greek philosophy where the author undresses ...

Easy reading book. Bored with the conventions of life, he was committed to create the ultimate companion, MANSTAT. He hired the best man in the business. He paid him a small fortune. He gave him carte blanche and praised the creation of such a marvel. Nothing will ever come close. MANSTAT was finally in his hands, but he was warned: use it wisely or it shall work against you. What was he going to do with such a dangerous gadget?

A quorum of influential thinkers set stage for a memorable drinking party circa 380 B.C. Between arguments and a garden variety of layers of wisdom the genesis of platonic love is revealed. It also becomes known that males are more intelligent, hence more attractive, that all men comes from the sun, all women from the earth, the androgynous from the moon, and lesbians became so because of whatever was taken away from them when Zeus chopped them in half. Well, who said that philosophers are boring?

HE TURNED NIGHT into day with the invention of alternating current which is still the standard today; he was the father of over one hundred patents, his genius was overshadowed by malefic individuals who called him a quintessential mad scientist, he was ripped off by Thomas Edison for fifty thousand dollars, and the FBI had a large dossier of him which later disappeared. In 1943 he was found dead in a small hotel room in New York. His name was Nikola Tesla.

Her aka is Signorina. She's a kidnapper, she's ruthless, she has no identity, and she's terribly good at writing code. Her plan is smart and undetectable. Just follow her on Twitter and you will disappear within seventy-two hours. The only caveat is that the code needs to be embedded to be effective. She finds the man who can help her, but when the whole thing starts to smell bad, she has to go back to the drawing board and confront the same man who is now unwilling to be part of the imbroglio.

Il 20 Settembre 1994, a Mogadiscio, capitale della Somalia, una giovane giornalista Italiana ed il suo cameraman rimasero vittime di un'imboscata in piena luce del giorno. Alcune ore prima dell'agguato, la giornalista chiamo il suo redattore a Roma per chiederli di rimanere un giorno in piu perche aveva notizie sensazionali su trafficanti d'armi, costruzioni abusive e trasporti illeciti di merci tossiche. Quasi tutti i nomi sono stati cambiati per ovvi motivi. Jenny, la ragazza con la Ducati ed il suo faccendiere sono personaggi immaginari.

Experience the dimensions of the most enigmatic characters in this mindscape of extreme storytelling. A computer geek makes people vanish. An English banker finances an elaborate operation of people decimation without weapons. A diarist tapes the weirdest people and make them real. A man obsessed with technology hires a tech genius to create the ultimate gadget―a phone with unusual applications. This is a collection of short stories, weird, troubling, and engaging. In Terror, moms where no longer carrying babies in their expensive strollers, they were hauling monsters. And the rest of the...

An enigmatic bon vivant makes a surprise visit to an old teacher who is now rich and powerful, but feels terribly lonely inside his own family. The mood is chaotic and everyone has an identity problem. "You came, you seduced every single one of us, and you destroyed everything." Who is this woman and what is she up to?

It's not that men are bad, they're just plain stupid, according to the moto girl. Yes, the Ducati Girl is back, but if you're a sensitive man, you shouldn't be reading this. She's ruthless, she's abrasive, and she's ready to tell it all. She's always on the lookout for an unconventional life of pleasure, of pure excitement, and her insults toward average men have only one meaning: entertainment for herself. So, why is she so upset?

SYNOPSIS How do you become a man of love, beyond religion, beyond culture, beyond nation? A very short biography of Angelo Roncalli better known as the blessed Pope John XXIII who headed the Catholic Church from 1958 until his death in 1963. EXCERPT According to some well informed individuals, someone is seriously interested in brainwashing the masses and make them believe anything. A new world order. And more and more paranoid souls on the other front. It's quite sad, and as well intriguing that history gets rewritten over and over again; some documents disappear, while new ones come out ...

"Unveiling the Shadows" is a groundbreaking and eye-opening work that delves deep into the intricate world of credit rating agencies, exposing the pervasive web of fraud and deception that has tarnished their reputation. This compelling exploration uncovers the hidden truths behind the practices of credit rating agencies and sheds light on the far-reaching consequences of their actions. Drawing on extensive research and meticulous investigation, this work unravels the complex mechanisms that have allowed fraud and deception to infiltrate the very core of credit rating agencies. It unveils ...

Rebooting Sri Lanka is a comprehensive plan for reviving the Sri Lankan economy and positioning it for long-term growth and prosperity. This book outlines a series of strategies for attracting investment, streamlining regulations, promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, and improving transparency and accountability in the financial sector. The plan draws on the collective expertise of economists, finance professionals, and business leaders who have developed a detailed roadmap for revitalizing Sri Lanka's economy. The plan argues that Sri Lanka has enormous potential for growth, but that...

We asked Artificial Intelligence behemoth GPT-2 to predict an imminent 'gospel of tweets' from Mr. Trump and Mr. Pence days before Thanksgiving.

T Bandits: The High Rollers Welcome to the hidden society of elite Bitcoin and Forex traders. From chat rooms to posh hotels around the world. The only thing missing was a Bitcoin museum on the outskirts of New York City, which would explain a lot. But alas, we will have to settle for these chronicles instead.

The next time you are feeling anxious, irritable, angry, or impatient, notice it, observe it, hold it, and pay attention to it. Notice how your feelings keep fluctuating. Keep watching them, until your dissatisfaction becomes more tolerable. This is what self-awareness is. You don’t have self-awareness in the conventional sense of the word until you can see the person as a whole—yourself and your partner, the child, the loved one, the coworker, the friends, the family, and everything in between. To gain self-awareness, you have to be the one who develops it. In can't be done from a ...

Easy Reader He had only one thing in his mind, take delivery of his brand new plane and fly to Taormina, in the isle of Sicily. At takeoff, he’s the pilot and the only passenger who wants the sky all for himself; he even befriends a few clouds. Leg after leg the plane fills up quickly, somehow with interesting characters. Martina, a nosy young girl from the Broomfield Colorado aircraft service center; Mr. Patel, an unfortunate and confused shop owner from Canada, whose plan 'to teach his wife a lesson' turns amusingly messy; Greenlandic Sister Antoinette, the most welcomed of all; and ...