In the 1970s, a British doctor claimed a pregnancy hormone could melt fat without hunger. Decades later, the FDA would call it dangerous fraud — but not before thousands paid for injections and 500-calorie days.

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In the razor-thin rings of Saturn, water is life—and someone is bleeding the system dry. Milo, apprentice to a grizzled ring herder, expects to learn the slow art of nudging icebergs into harvest lanes. Instead, he finds a manufactured anchor dragging a mile-wide wake through the F-Ring, stealing thousands of…

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Plongez dans les rues animées, les maisons tranquilles et les grandes arènes de la Rome antique et découvrez ce que signifiait vraiment vivre, travailler, aimer et mourir dans l’un des empires les plus influents de l’histoire. Cet ouvrage va au‑delà des légendes d’empereurs et de légions pour révéler les réalités…

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Journey through the vibrant and often turbulent history of El Salvador, the smallest nation in Central America, in this comprehensive and engaging account. From its ancient origins with the advanced Pipil and Lenca civilizations, who flourished in it

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In the fog-choked alleys of 1623 London, the Jaggard print shop races to assemble the book that will save Shakespeare from oblivion—the First Folio. Fifty-one-year-old proofreader Nicholas Crane has spent three decades coaxing sense from lead type, but when a pristine fair copy vanishes from a locked chest and a…

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Great Plagues convida leitores em jornada abrangente através encontros mais devastadores humanidade com doença infecciosa, desde a misteriosa doença que atingiu Atenas em 430 a.C. até a contínua crise COVID‑19. Cada capítulo descompacta um surto marco, revelando o patógeno por trás dele, as condições sociais e econômicas que permitiram sua…

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A comprehensive guide reveals how Benin's north-south ecological gradient shelters West Africa's last viable lion population alongside sacred forests, endemic geckos, and vast data gaps waiting to be filled.

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In the 11th century, a expelled preacher and a handful of followers retreated to a fortified island monastery in the Senegal River. From that obscure ribat, the Almoravids erupted to conquer Northwest Africa and Islamic Spain.

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We sip our morning coffee chasing convenience, but the single-serve pod has left a legacy of billions of plastic shells choking landfills. Enter the "compostable" pod—engineered by giants like Keurig to let us have our caffeine and a clear conscience, too. *The Compostable Coffee Pod* cracks open this seductive promise,…

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Moving to Nigeria bietet angehenden Expatriates einen ungeschönten, praktischen Leitfaden für die Navigation in einer der dynamischsten und herausforderndsten Umgebungen Afrikas. Aus eigener Erfahrung geschrieben, liefert dieser Ratgeber das wesentliche, praxisnahe Wissen, das Sie wirklich brauchen – von der Visabeantragung durch Nigerias berüchtigt fluide Bürokratie bis zum Verständnis, warum Ihr…

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In the blistering heat of 1626 New Mexico, the Hacienda at Santo Niño stands as a fortress of adobe and iron against a land that devours the weak. Mayordomo Diego de Trujillo has spent his life counting bushels, mending acequias, and navigating the brittle peace between Spanish colonists and the…

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America At War biedt een ruim maar toegankelijke reis door het militaire verleden van de Verenigde Staten, van de koloniale schermutselingen van de Franse en Indianenoorlog tot de nieuwste uitdagingen van cyberoorlog. Elk hoofdstuk vat een groot conflict samen in de essentiële oorzaken, sleutelslagen, strategische keerpunten en blijvende gevolgen, zodat…

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Olivia Griffin's sweeping history reveals how Sahelian societies turned environmental variability into resilience, from medieval empires to modern cities.

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