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Un gruppo di donne, accomunate dalla bellezza e dalla disinvoltura nei rapporti con gli uomini, si trova in breve tempo unito da un intreccio impressionante di delitti. Infatti per coprirne uno è gioco forza compierne un altro e poi ancora, in una serie apparentemente inarrestabile. Né possono sfuggire investigatori, carabinieri, poliziotti che a vario titolo si trovano impigliati nella vischiosa rete delle ragazze. Nel solco delle più classiche signore omicidi. Ma alla fine trionferà una giustizia, strana, non così giusta, ma gradita ed accettabile per il lettore. Il quale, ne siamo certi, solidarizzerà con le simpatiche assassine. Tutto avviene nell’arco di poche settimane, sebbene...
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A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems, the land-based Russian one as well as the seaborne empires of western European powers, have collapsed during the past half century, their legacies shape almost every aspect of life on a global scale. Meanwhile there is fierce argument, and much speculation, about what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics. Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of 'glob...
“Bruce Schneier’s amazing book is the best overview of privacy and security ever written.”—Clay Shirky Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who’s with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you're unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your e-mails and texts expose your intimate and casual friends. Google knows what you’re thinking because it saves your private searches. Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. The powers that surveil us do more than simply store this information. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate not only the news articles and advertisements we each see, but also th...