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The Comandante's Shadow: A Revolutionary's Fall. From Revolutionary Hero to Ruthless Dictator—The Tragic Transformation of a Nation's Dreams. In 1979, Daniel Ortega stood on the palace balcony in Managua, promising democracy and justice to a nation finally free from dictatorship. Forty-six years later, that same palace has become the center of a regime that eliminates opponents, silences critics, and rules through fear—all in the name of protecting the revolution.

Read by the author, “Good Morning” is rooted in the author’s sunrise walks in a beautiful little place called Peaceful Valley. Told in the third person, the old man, named “Good Morning”, and a Canada Goose which he named Godfrey, become closer and closer friends over four years of experiences; learning and sharing Life with each other.

She longed for freedom and adventure... but was she truly ready? Twenty-year old Jacqueline Bouvier is anxious to leave her overbearing family for the chance to study in Paris. Aching for freedom from difficult family relationships--and the constant pressure to find a husband--she wants to submerge herself in academics, the arts, and all Paris has to offer. As she sets sail, she has no interest in falling in love. However, her striking beauty catches the eyes of Paris' most elite bachelors--and a mysterious rogue.

In the 1930s, young women with big dreams came to New York City to pursue careers, meet men, and make friends. Charles "Lucky" Luciano, an Italian-American gangster, was one of the people who preyed on them. This fictionalized first-person account of a girl from a small town in the northeast US details how she became ensnared in the party circuit and eventually worked as a prostitute in Luciano's houses.

They all crossed paths with Stick Elliott, the best race car driver you never knew. A force to be reckoned with, he drives for money, women, pride, and glory. But he lives for speed. And he’s damn good at it. Stick can make a getaway with a trunk full of moonshine across the Carolina backroads faster than any man around. Now with the homemade liquor business running dry, Stick just needs to catch as many checkered flags as he can on the track, and maybe even the heart of the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.

Elizabeth Tudor learned resilience young. Declared illegitimate after the execution of her mother Anne Boleyn, she bore her precarious position with unshakable grace. But upon the death of her father, King Henry VIII, the vulnerable fourteen-year-old must learn to navigate a world of shifting loyalties, power plays, and betrayal.

En concret, adapta de forma lliure els dos viatges d'Ubach per terres bíbliques, d'Egipte a l'Iraq, plens de riscos físics, que el monjo va emprendre per contrastar les sagrades escriptures amb els seus escenaris reals i aconseguir peces arqueològiques representatives. Alhora, hi afegeix una subtrama que recorre tota l'obra, al voltant de les túniques de la sagrada família de Jesús, la qual accentua el caràcter novel·lesc de la historia.

"Du hast eine Freundin gefunden." Diese Worte markieren die erste Begegnung von Leonard und Virginia Woolf mit dem Pinseläffchen Mitz im Sommer 1934. Unter Leonards liebevoller Fürsorge erholt sich das kränkelnde Äffchen, wird bald zum untrennbaren Teil der Familie Woolf und sorgt in der legendären Bloomsbury Group für Heiterkeit. Briefe und Tagebuchaufzeichnungen inspirierten Sigrid Nunez zu diesem intimen Porträt des Künstlerehepaars - eine berührende Geschichte über die heilsame Kraft der Verbindung zwischen Mensch und Tier.

There is no doubt that Josephus was a traitor, the question is: Why? As governor of Galilee, Josephus defeated the Romans at Beth Horon, northwest of Jerusalem, in 66 A.D., led the people of Jotapata in a heroic resistance against soon-to-be-emperor Vespasian in 68 A.D., then capitulated. Josephus took Vespasian’s family name, Flavius, and fought with the Romans in the siege of Jerusalem. Ultimately, Josephus immigrated to Rome where he wrote: “The Jewish Wars” and “Antiquities of the Jews.” Both are classics of the period.

Todo mundo conhece Daisy Jones & The Six. Nos anos setenta, dominavam as paradas de sucesso, faziam shows para plateias lotadas e conquistavam milhões de fãs. Eram a voz de uma geração, e Daisy, a inspiração de toda garota descolada. Mas no dia 12 de julho de 1979, no último show da turnê Aurora, eles se separaram. E ninguém nunca soube por quê. Até agora. Esta é história de uma menina de Los Angeles que sonhava em ser uma estrela do rock e de uma banda que também almejava seu lugar ao sol.

La Realidad è il nome di un villaggio sulle montagne del Chiapas, in Messico, patria dei popoli indigeni che guidarono la rivolta zapatista. È un luogo in cui ho cercato di andare con la mia amica Maga, ma non ci sono riuscita. Ci sono andata vicina, o almeno così credevo. Ancora oggi, a tanti anni da quel viaggio, non riesco a raccontare esattamente cosa vidi. Ho la sensazione – una strana sensazione perché non riesco a spiegarla appieno – che fosse qualcosa di importante.

Un'aggressione violenta a Granada, e Luz in una notte perde tutto. Unico, misterioso lascito della madre: una scatola bianca con un logo a forma di labirinto, una lettera di presentazione fasulla e un biglietto per Venezia. È così che la ragazza, sedici anni e muta per scelta, si ritrova a lavorare per Mariano Fortuny, l'alchimista delle stoffe. Nel suo palazzo di campo San Beneto, già si stampano con tecniche segrete gli scialli knossos, ambiti dalla buona società di tutta Europa, ma il suo genio instancabile è ossessionato dalla creazione di un abito senza tempo.

Venezia, 1700. Una musica dolce e lieve si diffonde tra le calli. Qualcuno suona un violino con grazia e maestria... È da un po' che Antonio Vivaldi, il Prete Rosso, insegna presso l'Ospedale della Pietà, uno dei grandi orfanotrofi femminili della città, dove bambine e ragazze senza famiglia vengono istradate alla musica. Una su tutte dimostra un talento straordinario: Anna Maria della Pietà. L'archetto, tra le sue mani, si muove con un virtuosismo che incanta il maestro stesso. Ma Anna Maria sa che non basta il talento: la Storia la scrivono gli uomini, e della sua musica non è rimasta traccia.

Hijo de ladrón constituye un clásico de la literatura nacional. Publicada el año 1951, es considerada por la crítica como la obra central de la producción literaria de Manuel Rojas, quien introdujo en su obra el monólogo interior o corriente de la conciencia, al estilo de Joyce y Faulkner, además de profundizar en los aspectos psicológicos y existenciales de sus personajes, rompiendo, de este modo, con los procedimientos literarios de la época.

Set during the Golden Age of Pirates, this luminous novel of historical fiction based on the real experiences of the era’s most fascinating pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, upends all stereotypes of female pirates and excavates these two figures out of the male gaze of history in a story of passion, fierce female friendships, and women confronting the impossible.

Waiter by day, man about Paris by night; the young and good looking Felix Krull has created for himself a personality to charm and deceive the world of wealth. When the Marquis de Venosta makes him a proposal that he can't refuse, the young Felix finds himself on the pathway that will elevate him into the world of riches.

Nel cuore di un tranquillo paesino di una provincia veneta, l’adolescenza di Marta prende una svolta oscura quando cade vittima delle arti manipolatorie di un santone carismatico. Dapprima alla ricerca di sostegno e amore, Marta piomba presto in un vero e proprio incubo, un incubo che ha il volto di padre Antonio. Marta, e con lei tanti altri giovani, si ritrova vittima di abusi e violenze indicibili, intrappolata in una situazione che non avrebbe mai immaginato possibile.

This novel is about a young New York Times reporter who, in 1981, takes a leave of absence to travel to Central America and investigate the locations of revolutionary movements as exemplified in the iconic punk rock band The Clash's album "Sandinista!"

The story blends a bit of imagination with the true story about six-year-old Paddy and his life in New York City, to rural Kilkenny County in Ireland, in the 1960s, and back again to New York, and how he learned that Banshees are real while also managing to navigate and survive a broken home and a variety of other early-life challenges. The boy’s name may not really be Paddy, but to tell this story, a hint of Irishness and anonymity may be necessary.

In The Crimson Oath by Nathanial J. Blackthorne, sisters Mary and Chrestian Oliver navigate the aftermath of their mother Bridget Bishop’s 1692 execution for witchcraft in Salem. Bound by a mystical crimson ribbon that pulses with their mother’s curse, they face exile, betrayal, and the dark shadow man’s temptations, their oath becomes a timeless legacy of vengeance, weaving eternal.