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1821: Thirteen-year-old Àjàyí is snatched from the Nigerian village of Òsogùn by slave raiders who burn the town and enslave its people. Shackled and taken to Lagos, he is certain he will never see his family again. Freed by English warships, Àjàyí is put in the care of the Church Missionary Society and baptised Samuel Crowther. Quickly rising through the ranks of the church, Crowther never forgets the driving passion of his life: to end the slave trade, by any means necessary.

The heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her first love, Eliza Raine – from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder. 'A rich and spellbinding 19th-century story of forbidden love' – The Independent 'Donoghue...

They could have been allies: two self-made millionaires who invented a global industry, in an era when wife and mother were supposed to be the highest goals for their sex. Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein each founded empires built on grit and determination…and yet they became locked in a feud spanning three continents, two world wars, and the Great Depression.

Britain, 1961: A beautiful blonde baby is born to Viscount Althorp, heir to the Spencer earldom. But Diana grows up amid the fallout of her parents’ messy divorce. She struggles at school. Her refuge throughout is romantic novels. She dreams of falling in love and being rescued by a handsome prince.

Jack Kerouac tells the story of Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up in Kerouac’s own birthplace, the dingy factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts. There, Doctor Sax, with his flowing cape, slouched hat, and insinuating leer, is chief among the many ghosts and demons that populate Jack’s fantasy world. Deftly mingling memory and dream, Kerouac captures the accents and textures of his boyhood in Lowell in this novel of a cryptic, apocalyptic hipster phantom.

John grew up in an incredibly narcissistic, dysfunctional family on a farm in southeastern North Carolina during the repressive 1960s. This was the model family to the broader community. His parents were considered pillars of society. Yet, this family held many deep, dark secrets governed by family honor, vanity, and pride. The parents' standing in the community was paramount to everything else. No one–no family member, circumstance, event, or situation–was to shame and embarrass them and get in the way of how they ranked and viewed themselves.

Dive into the captivating and inspiring journey of Fash, a resilient Yoruba man, in Fine Bobo: A Lagos Tale of Tenacity and Triumph. Set against the bustling backdrop of Lagos, Nigeria, this heartwarming story follows Fash as he navigates the tumultuous twists and turns of life with unwavering determination and spirit.

"Коллекция заблуждений" это книга о ярких личностях, оставивших свой неповторимый след в мировой истории. Ещё при жизни на них были навешены ярлыки: "ангел" или "злодей", "хороший" или "плохой", "праведник" или "грешник". Но действительно ли всё было так однозначно? Конечно, нет! В первую очередь, это книга о людях с тяжёлой, а порой и трагической судьбой; о тех, чей истинный облик только начинает пробиваться сквозь многолетнюю ложь; о тех, кому понадобились годы, а порой и века, чтобы предстать перед потомством в истинном свете.

An unwanted pregnancy leads a bright young woman into a life she could never have imagined. Unique, sad, and sometimes darkly humorous, A Grave above Ground is a beggar's tale. It is about how easily life can change–like escaping persecution and living as a refugee and homeless person–but also the beauty and limits experienced with the healing power of love and care. Its about reconciliation with loss and pain, as well as awakening and closure.

The award-winning Augustine Institute Radio Theatre presents The Victory of Joan of Arc, the remarkable true story of a 15th-century French peasant girl who claimed she’d been sent by God to drive the English invaders out of France and place the true king on the throne. Featuring over 50 actors, cinematic sound and original score, listeners will fully experience Joan’s relentless bravery and determination against all obstacles to change the course of history.

1888 zieht die Niederländerin Johanna Bonger nach Paris. Sie saugt das dortige Savoir Vivre auf und fällt durch ihren scharfen Verstand und ihr Kunstverständnis auf. Als sie den Galeristen Theo van Gogh heiratet, ist sie aus der pulsierenden Pariser Bohème nicht mehr wegzudenken. Gemeinsam mit Theos jüngerem Bruder, dem hochtalentierten, aber mittellosen Maler Vincent van Gogh, bilden die drei ein intellektuelles Gespann. Doch dann stirbt Vincent, und sein nahezu unbekanntes Werk droht in der Versenkung zu verschwinden. Das kann und wird Johanna auf keinen Fall zulassen.

Appalled at the carnage being wreaked on allied ships by Nazi war vessels, the movie actress Hedy Lamarr invents a device that will prevent German ships and U-boats from jamming the allied warships' radio-guided torpedoes.

Although Alex had no idea which of his yet-to-be monumental achievements would be the one to launch him on his road to success, that was of little concern to him because the path was irrelevant, as long as the destination fulfilled his desire: to be famous. As Alex reaches for his goals of fame and fortune, he finds love along the way, but there are those who live to turn his dreams into a nightmare that even a classic muscle car—known as The Black Phantom—cannot outrun.

Untouchable is the story of Naggya, an orphan in the streets of India from the country’s lowest class, the Dalits. Taken under the wing of a Christian school owner, the boy finds a home, a community of students and mentors, a safe place to grow up, and unlikely dance classes where his extraordinary talent is revealed.

Масонство окружено ореолом тайн. По одним легендам, масоны ведут свое происхождение от времени библейских патриархов или языческих мистерий, по другим, - от времени Соломонова храма или Крестовых по-ходов. Большинство исследователей считают, что корнями знаменитого движения были средневековые строительные гильдии каменщиков и искания европейских интеллектуалов.

Many of us have not had healthy relationships with ourselves or with others. In this story, we hear Julee's perception of her life experiences. She is in her late 30s, and is relearning how to love after a series of traumatic episodes that threaten her possibility of ever finding love or happiness again.

The Birthmark Scar originated as a way to psychologically record and process the death of a father and how coping with death introduced concepts regarding psychics, past-lives, and synchronicity. The Birthmark Scar includes angels, tarot readings, energy work, intuition, past life experiences, magick, Pagan rituals, psychics, and witchcraft. We believe that sometimes the best learning comes from story.

München 1955: Der alternde Lebenskünstler Gagge hat neben seinen Erinnerungen an Luna und Esther nur noch einen Gedanken, der ihn am Leben hält: Einmal bei einem Boxkampf im Madison Square Garden live dabei zu sein! Gagges halbseidenes Leben im umtriebigen Schlachthofviertel von München wird von der bitteren Feindschaft zu seinem ehemaligen Freund Fritzi überschattet, die immer bizarrere Formen annimmt und zur Sippenfehde entartet.

Оттепель в науке началась, не дожидаясь XX съезда и разоблачения культа личности. В языкознании появились совершенно фантастические и в то же время строгие идеи: математическая лингвистика, машинный перевод, семиотика. Из этого разнообразия выросла новая наука - структурная лингвистика. Вяч. Вс. Иванов, Владимир Успенский, Игорь Мельчук и другие.

Welcome to the mostly true memoir of Quincy, an Irish soft-coated wheaten terrier. Learn about Quincy's life as he describes his time with his dog mom and his puppy siblings and feel the mixture of concern and excitement as they all go to their forever homes with their new pet parents. Quincy tells us his thoughts as he moved to New Jersey with his new parents, Diane and John, and then describes the adventures he experiences with his humans until his parents bring home a tiny wheaten terrier puppy named Duffy.