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Spendeva in abiti, libri e cavalli, era amico di artisti, consigliere di principi e confidente di dame. Scriveva lunghe lettere alla madre, dense di dettagli e pettegolezzi. Amava il gioco del potere e della politica ma ne rimase più volte scottato e deluso. Ebbe due grandi amori: Elisabetta Gonzaga, conosciuta da bambino e andata sposa a Guidubaldo da Montefeltro, e Ippolita Torelli, che finalmente sposò dopo una serie di fidanzamenti concordati per interesse o calcolo.

La vida de Francisco Pizarro, uno de los conquistadores más grandes de todos los tiempos, es un puro asombro. Hijo bastardo de un hidalgo de Trujillo, cuidador de puercos en su adolescencia, soldado de fortuna en los Tercios de Italia, acomete en la madurez de su vida la ingente empresa de conquistar el Imperio de los incas, el más extenso de toda la historia de la humanidad, puesto que se extendía desde el Ecuador hasta la Patagonia.

Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl, delivers an enchantingly reimagined fictional portrait of Wallis Simpson through the lens of her cousin who is engaged to spy on the Duchess of Windsor for her alleged Nazi sympathies and finds much more than she bargained for!...

Summer, 1847. People are getting used to the corpses lying by the road and along the ditches. For John Mitchel - lawyer, journalist, activist, politician - the word 'famine' will forever conjure the hollowed faces of Ireland's dead, the liquid Irish of the past now mute on their tongues. Propelled by disgust at the injustice, Mitchel will do all he can to fight for the destitute, the starved, the forgotten. His odyssey will take him all the way to America - that land of promise - but it will draw him into a terrible paradox.

From the New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles and based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France—this is “a moving tale of sacrifice, heroism, and inspired storytelling immersed in the power of books to...

In the scorched city of Rome, the cobbled streets hum with gossip and sin. Costanza Piccolomini is a respectable young wife - until she meets Gianlorenzo Bernini, the famed sculptor and star of Roman society, whose jet-black gaze matches his dark temper. From the second they set eyes upon each other, a fatal attraction is born. Their secret love burns with a passion that consumes them. But with every stolen kiss and illicit tryst, Costanza's reputation is at stake. Meanwhile, Bernini has a dangerous desire: he wants to make Costanza immortal. 

«Mai più. Due avverbi sono sufficienti a divorarmi il cuore, frantumare le ossa. Mai più lo rivedrò. Mai più lo abbraccerò. Mai più mangiare insieme, sorseggiare del vino, ballare, leggere pagine ad alta voce, ridere, camminare mano nella mano, a Roma, a Parigi, incontrare persone, viaggiare in treno, guardare il mare, le nuvole, un fuoco nel camino, la neve. Fare l’amore. Scopare. Cantare, recitare una poesia, piangere al cinema, ascoltare la musica. Mai più il suo odore su di me, le sue braccia.

Lifestyle of a Hustler, Vol. 1 tells the story of a young black man trying to find his way, learning how to be an entrepreneur—from childhood hustles, to hustling to pay for college. This is the autobiography of a fictional character, Keynote King, based on the life of the author, Kayo Hustle.

Ci sono imprenditori che si sforzano di trovare un’idea geniale per cambiare le sorti di un settore, ma ci sono anche uomini che, giovanissimi, s’innamorano di un sogno e fanno di tutto per realizzarlo. Romano Artioli, fondatore di Autexpò, è un imprenditore che ha inseguito il desiderio di far rinascere una delle più prestigiose marche automobilistiche del mondo, la Bugatti. E, con passione e dedizione, ha raggiunto questo obiettivo.

In this very amusing, inspiring, and touching installment of the series, our favorite couple finally ties the knot, but this is by no means a spoiler, because there is a twist or two. Meanwhile, our favorite young star manages to increase his star-rating even higher. The hilarious antics come toward the end of the book when father and son must have the “father and son talk.”

An intricate collage-novel fusing and confusing fact and imagination, Always Crashing in the Same Car is a prismatic exploration of David Bowie through multiple voices and perspectives—the protean musician himself, an academic trying to compose a critical monograph about him, friends, lovers, musicologists, and others in Bowie's orbit. At its core beat questions about how we read others, how we are read by them, how (if at all) we can tell the past with something even close to accuracy, what it feels like being the opposite of young and still committed to bracing, volatile innovation.

C’è davvero un tesoro nascosto sull’isola? Se lo chiede il giovane Saro quando nell’ottobre del 1875 la nuova star dell’archeologia, Heinrich Schliemann, che ha appena scoperto la città perduta di Troia, arriva sullo splendido fazzoletto di terra vicino a Marsala che qualcuno pensa possa essere l’antica Mozia dei Fenici, per compiervi dei misteriosi scavi. Glielo ha consigliato Garibaldi in persona.

En la familia de Clara existe una leyenda: una maldición acecha la vida de todos sus miembros. Cuando decide indagar sobre el origen desconocido de esta oscura herencia, se embarca en una búsqueda que le llevará hasta el siglo XVIII y la historia de su antepasada, la IX Duquesa de Osuna. Ensombrecida por la muerte de varios de sus hijos, la duquesa se refugia en el diseño de su jardín a las afueras de la capital: El Capricho. Además, encargará a Goya seis de sus cuadros más oscuros, que expondrá en sus dependencias privadas.

Ein Forscherleben als Spiegel des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die einfühlsam erzählte Geschichte eines spannungsreichen Lebens: Konrad Lorenz begründete die Tierpsychologie, wurde als Verhaltensforscher berühmt und erhielt 1973 den Nobelpreis. Die Kontinuität seiner biologistischen Auffassungen trug ihm heftige Kritik ein. Ilona Jerger erfindet eine Erzählerin, die mit seinen Büchern aufgewachsen ist und Biologin wurde. Sie vertieft sich in sein Leben und Werk. Je mehr sie erfährt, desto größer wird ihre Faszination – und desto zahlreicher werden die Fragen.

Journey of Hope: From Honduras to Home is a gripping tale of the Perez family's harrowing odyssey from the violence-ridden streets of Honduras to the promise of a new life in the United States. As they navigate treacherous landscapes, encounter both compassion and cruelty, and endure the darkest of trials, their unwavering hope and unbreakable family bonds become a beacon of inspiration.

She will not be silenced! Brilliant, corseted, and haunted by spirits from the Borderlands, a young girl turns her back on the constrictions of Victorian society and strikes out on her own, becoming a mystic marriage counselor. Sharing what she views as essential sexual knowledge puts her in the crosshairs of Anthony Comstock, the nation’s Anti-Obscenity Postal Inspector. She vows to bring him down. He promises to silence her forever. With prison looming, Ida and her angel lover must prepare for a battle they may not be able to win.

Příběh Olgy Hepnarové, která jedním otočením volantu zabila osm lidí, poslední ženy odsouzené v Československu k trestu smrti. Bylo úterý 10. července roku 1973, krátce před druhou hodinou odpolední. Obyčejný všední den na pražské Letné. Pro jednu dvaadvacetiletou dívku však nebylo cesty zpátky. Nákladní auto, které řídila, prudce vybočilo z předpokládané dráhy, vřítilo se na chodník plný lidí, pak srovnalo kola a jízdou po chodníku těsně kolem stěny domů poráželo, přejíždělo a drtilo každého, kdo mu nestačil uhnout z cesty.

A mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that follows a deaf former student of Alexander Graham Bell as she learns to reclaim her own authentic voice. Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and for a...

La mujer más enigmática y fascinante del Siglo de Oro. Esta espléndida novela recrea las memorias de una mujer excepcional: Ana de Mendoza, princesa de Éboli, quien por su belleza e inteligencia provocó la atracción y el rechazo de los hombres más importantes de su tiempo. Implicada en una trama política y sentimental, al lado de Felipe II, la princesa de Éboli luchó por sus derechos con fuerza y decisión inusuales en una mujer de la España del siglo xvi. Postrada en su lecho de muerte después de muchos años de presidio, desvelará cada uno de los secretos que su apasionada vida guardó.

Cambridge philosophy student Rickie Elliot—an orphan, lame in one foot—wants to be a writer. He exists in the intense university environment, influenced by relationships with other students both intellectual and sporty, and faces a growing involvement with the beautiful Agnes Pembroke. But he finds himself ill prepared for the reality of life and work in the outside world, further complicated by the unexpected appearance of a half-brother. His life moves toward compromise shaped by marriage and a teaching post. Where will this ultimately lead?