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宮本百合子によるフロレンス・ナイチンゲールの生涯を描いた短編小説

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival.

イーハトーヴの大きな森。木こりの息子として生まれたグスコーブドリは、冷害による飢饉で両親を失い、妹は人さらいに連れていかれてしまいます。一人後に残されたブドリは、森でてぐす工場をたてた男を手伝いますが、火山の噴火で工場は閉鎖。その後沼ばたけで農業に携わりますが、そこでも寒さと旱魃の影響で職を失います。イーハトーヴの市へ出たブドリはクーボー大博士のところで勉強し、イーハトーヴ火山局でペンネンナーム技師のところで働くことになります―。

人々を自然の災害から救おうと、命がけで立ち向かうグスコーブドリの壮大な物語をお届けします。 前編は「森」、「てぐす工場」、「沼ばたけ」です。 木こりの家に生まれ、幼年時代を森で幸せに暮らすブドリ。しかし十才の年に村は突然飢饉に襲われ、両親は家を出て行方不明になってしまいます。そしてその後にやってきたのは、蚕で一儲けしようという男。それも火山の噴火で失敗し、ブドリは森を出て沼ばたけで一生懸命働きますが…。 三上博史が、荒々しい大人と少年のやりとりを素朴に情感を込めて語ります。

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History remembers the thunder of Mongol hooves and the name of Kublai Khan, but it has forgotten the architect who built his throne. The Silent Khagan is the epic story of Empress Chabi, a woman who ruled the world's largest contiguous empire from behind a screen of felt. Raised in the traditions of the Khongirad, Chabi was taught that "power is a mirror". While her husband conquered through steel, Chabi governed through information, logistics, and the strategic management of men.

The Green Jackets: The 95th RiflesIn 1805, gamekeeper Marcus Bradbury’s future is a dead end until Thomas Plunket, a charismatic recruiter for the 95th Rifles, offers an escape. He promises a place in a revolutionary corps of "thinking soldiers" where skill, not birth, is what matters. Seduced, Marcus trades his old life for a Baker rifle and is plunged into the Napoleonic Wars. Plunket becomes his saviour and dark mirror: a peerless marksman with a supernatural gift for killing.

«Rifiutarsi di amare per paura di soffrire è come rifiutarsi di vivere per paura di morire.» La vita di ciascuno di noi è stata attraversata dall’amore, con le sue luci e le sue ombre: i primi innamoramenti acerbi, le illusioni che fanno volare e poi cadere, le ferite che lasciano segni...

La familia de la protagonista alimenta su día a día de sueños distantes, cuando no imposibles: la interminable construcción de una casa donde al fin podrán ser felices, la búsqueda de remedios alternativos para la enfermedad incurable que mata lentamente a la madre, los viajes por diversos pueblos de México para convivir con una parentela que parece formada por extraños.

The explosive conclusion to the Jelly Bryce Trilogy. In 1941, as the world is consumed by the flames of World War II, FBI Special Agent Delf "Jelly" Bryce finds himself at the center of a changing America. The legendary lawman who once hunted Depression-era gangsters must now navigate a global conflict that brings new, shadowy threats to the home front.

As seen on the American Heroes Channel (AHC) series American Lawmen! He was the fast-draw legend the FBI had to see to believe. Narrated by Marconi Award nominee John Raynar. In the lawless dust of 1930s Oklahoma, one man’s reflexes were faster than the blink of an eye. Delf "Jelly" Bryce didn't just carry a gun; he possessed a near-mystical mastery of it.

The legend grows. In the second riveting installment of Mike Conti’s trilogy, Detective Delf “Jelly” Bryce leaves the dusty streets of Oklahoma City behind to join the elite ranks of J. Edgar Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigation. America is a powder keg. While the Great Depression ravages the home front, the world teeters on the edge of total war.

In Schwere Stunde zeichnet Thomas Mann das eindringliche Porträt eines Dichters in einer Nacht des Ringens: Friedrich Schiller steht kurz vor der Vollendung eines Werkes und kämpft zugleich mit Krankheit, Erschöpfung und Selbstzweifel. Zwischen körperlicher Schwäche und geistiger Anspannung wird das Schreiben zur existenziellen Herausforderung – und zugleich zum Akt des Überwindens. Die Erzählung zeigt den schöpferischen Prozess als Kampf um Form, Wahrheit und Ausdruck.

Trigger warning: mental health issues, abuse, suicide, bullying. People aren't born broken. People are made broken by society, by family, by people they love and care about. People are made broken by the mirror they see in other people's faces that morph into their own realities of what they see when they look in the actual mirror. It can happen at any moment in one's life. It can happen as a baby, as a toddler, as a child, as a teenager, or even as an adult. It can be the cold shoulder of a mother who doesn't hug their children or show affection.

Nach einem gewalttätigen Vorfall in der Schule wird Vidar vom Lehrdienst suspendiert. Zu Hause findet er in einem alten, vergessenen Pappkarton zufällig die Telefonnummer des alten Sommerhauses der Familie. Als er die Nummer wählt, meldet sich sein Vater, der vor langer Zeit verstorben ist. Vidar hat den 17. Juni 1986 angerufen, einen Tag aus seiner Kindheit, an dem etwas Entscheidendes passiert ist. Nur was? Immer wieder wählt Vidar diese Nummer, immer wieder landet er beim 17. Juni – es ist, als ob sich eine Falltür in die Vergangenheit öffnet.

Are you ready to embark on a journey filled with challenges, a dash of danger and a whole lot of inspiration? A story that will certainly awaken the adventurer in you. Look no further than The Lady of McCalleys Creek. Meet Terry, a daring woman following her dream of shrimping and crabbing in the enchanting Lowcountry of South Carolina; where she embattles the ever-changing tides and where modern-day pirates roam the open waters. This story isn’t just about unleashing dreams, it’s about grabbing life by the helm and sailing into the horizon with courage and purpose!

Nach dem sensationellen Debüt „Hast du uns endlich gefunden" befasst sich Edgar Selge erneut mit den dunkelsten Jahren der deutschen, der eigenen Geschichte und macht daraus große Literatur. In seinem neuen Roman stößt der Erzähler, Edgar, auf das Schicksal eines Jungen, der während der Blockade Leningrads durch die deutsche Wehrmacht verhungert ist. Jura hat ein Tagebuch hinterlassen, das Edgar immer wieder liest, sodass er bald glaubt, den Jungen zu kennen. Zwischen den beiden entspinnt sich ein Austausch über Jugend, Träume, Literatur, Mütter, Abschied, Fremdheit und Nähe.

Woody Brown schrieb Geschichte als erster nicht-sprechender autistischer Absolvent der University of California. Sein Roman ist ein literarisches Ereignis. In einer Tagesstätte für Menschen mit Behinderung begegnen sich Schicksale, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. In der flirrendes Hitze Kaliforniens entfaltet sich eine Geschichte über die unsichtbaren Bande zwischen uns.

The year is 1907 and Maurice Ravel is one of the most admired but also most controversial composers in France. An aloof, dandyish figure, he is at the centre of a group of rebellious artists who call themselves the Apaches. It is considered a scandal that he has never won the Prix de Rome...

Egle Worth, una donna in carriera, dopo anni di meditazioni si rende conto che questa forma di raccoglimento è utile esclusivamente a lei. Comprende che, per essere veramente un atto evolutivo, la meditazione deve diventare preghiera e servire non a lei ma a un altro da lei. Deve essere perciò un atto d'altruismo. Solo allora la meditazione diventa "magia bianca".