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L’amante di Cesare di Augusto De Angelis è una biografia romanzata che offre un'immersione profonda nella vita di Cleopatra VII, l'ultima regina d'Egitto, nota per la sua intelligenza, fascino e capacità politica. Il romanzo esplora in dettaglio la complessa relazione tra Cleopatra e Giulio Cesare, ambientata nel turbolento contesto politico del I secolo a.C., un periodo segnato da guerre civili e lotte per il potere all'interno della Repubblica Romana. La narrazione inizia con l'ascesa al trono di Cleopatra all'età di diciotto anni, dopo la morte del padre Tolomeo XII.

Le donne della famiglia Cruz hanno tutte un destino: crescere da sole le loro figlie. Paloma lo ha imparato sulla propria pelle: di suo padre infatti ha sentito raccontare una sola volta, come un’ombra passeggera, l’avventura di una notte; un uomo senza volto e senza nome, di cui è meglio non parlare. Ma quando sua nonna Nayeli muore in una casa di cura a Buenos Aires, Paloma scopre che quello non è l’unico segreto del loro passato. In un ripostiglio, infatti, trova un rotolo di tela ruvida. Dentro c’è un dipinto, bellissimo, che ritrae una giovane donna nuda mentre fa il bagno in un fiume.

In 1920s Paris, Misia Sert is a patron and a muse to the most revolutionary artists of the era. She is also profoundly in love with renowned muralist José María “Jojo” Sert, who prizes his wife’s iconoclastic vision and independence. But in Misia’s rarified circle, there is no greater kindred soul than designer Coco Chanel. Two women, two friends, for whom rules do not apply. Then Misia finds herself challenged by the enigmatic Roussadana Mdivani, a Russian émigré and sculptress who solicits Jojo’s tutelage in service to a rising career of her own.

ह्रषीकेश गुप्ते लिखीत मराठी कादंबरी "रमलवाटा"..... लेखक लिहितो. काही कथा पूर्ण करतो, काही अर्धवट ठेवतो. अर्धवट राहिलेल्या कथांचे, त्यातील पात्रांचे पुढे काय होते? एक लेखकाला आलेल्या अतर्क्य अनुभवाचे वेधक आणि थरारक चित्रण करणारी ही रमलवाटा...

De l'anonymat à la gloire, du pouvoir à la chute : suivez la vie de Napoléon Bonaparte via celle de Rosalie, une humble servante.En 1795, Rosalie trouve un emploi de servante dans un petit hôtel parisien et se retrouve face à un jeune officier récemment renvoyé de l’armée. Elle devient une des servantes de Joséphine qui lui lit d’une voix moqueuse les lettres enflammées de son amoureux fou de " Général en Chef des Armées d’Italie ".Au fil des années, Rosalie assiste aux évènements marquants de la vie de Napoléon.

كان أغرب ما في الأمر أنني كنت مستسلمًا، وفظًا في مواجهتي لفضيحة استقبالي عند بوابة المستشفى، وأنا مبتل بالعرق، ومنكوش الشعر، ومتورم المثانة، وعلى مقعد متحرك، وباستثاء صراخي في وجه: ست النساء، الوقحة، المتعدية على رضاعتي بلا وجه حق، لم يبدر مني ما يؤكد أنني أحمل مشاعر يمكن أن أبكي بها، أو أضحك بها، أو أجمدها بلا أي تفاعل.

Ike Eisenhower is charged by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill with leading an alliance to liberate the subjugated people of Europe from Hitler’s iron grip. The US Army is humiliated in its first battle with the Germans. Prima donna generals Patton and Montgomery create crises that threaten to rip apart the alliance. Fractured French politics and Charles de Gaulle cause Eisenhower more headaches than the Nazis. In the tunnels of Gibraltar and Malta, he makes monumental decisions involving the lives of his soldiers.

It is 1828. Fate has brought four people together in a modest house in Abingdon, Virginia. All of them have experienced great losses in their lives, with the three adults consumed by their grief and regret. The fourth, an innocent, is a recently orphaned young boy working through his own sadness but learning to adapt to his new living situation. Alexander Dromgoole, a Revolutionary War veteran and Indian trader, is a frail and ailing old man, living out the last years of his life being boarded out by the town's Overseers of the Poor.

Nach dem verheerenden Schul-Amoklauf, bei dem auch ihre beste Freundin getötet wurde, will Sina kein Abi mehr machen, einfach weg und nur vergessen. Selbst ihre enge Bindung zu Liam, ihr einziger Halt, gibt sie auf. Als sie Tom kennenlernt und sich verliebt, fühlt Sina sich wieder geborgen. Doch Toms Verhalten wird immer toxischer. Er kontrolliert und gaslightet sie, sodass absolute Wachsamkeit, um keinen falschen Schritt zu tun, zu ihrer Überlebensstrategie wird. Bis sie Liam nach Jahren wiedertrifft. Er macht ihr klar, dass Tom Gift für sie ist. Aber kann Liam sie noch so lesen wie früher?

From humble beginnings in one of Brazil’s crowded favelas, soulmates Mario Ng and Ana Silva chase ambitious dreams - hers of being a music star - and his of becoming his country’s youngest astronaut. They find success as Ana’s music inspires a global audience and Mario rewrites the record books. How long can their happiness last in an era of rising seas, global unrest, and hackers bent on wreaking havoc? The answer is painful, and Mario must deal with the ghosts of his past, and ghosts of another era - nightmares with far-reaching consequences for the world below.

Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson, the daughter of poor Russian Jewish immigrants living in the Bronx, is competing in the Miss America pageant. At stake: a $5,000 scholarship. The tension and excitement in Atlantic City's Warner Theatre are palpable, especially for traumatized Jews rooting for one of their own. So begins Bessie. Drawing on biographical and historical sources, Bessie reimagines the early life of Bess Myerson, who, in 1945 at age twenty-one, remarkably rises to become one of the most famous women in America.

ബഷീറിന്റെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച കൃതിയായി എക്കാലവും വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുള്ളത് 'ബാല്യകാല സഖി' യാണ്. അദ്ദേഹം തന്നെ അവകാശപ്പെടുന്നതനുസരിച്ച് അത് ആത്മകഥാംശം ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന ഒരു ദു:ഖ പര്യവസാനിയായ പ്രണയകഥയാണ്.

You may not know her name, but Eunice Newton Foote made groundbreaking discoveries about the greenhouse effect in the 1850s. Her experiments showed that different gases, including carbon dioxide, absorb and trap heat, an early milestone in the history of climate science. And even though her findings were published in a leading scientific journal – a rarity in the days of a male-dominated field – her work remained virtually unknown until recently.

Für wen schrieb Mascha Kaléko all ihre wunderbaren Liebesgedichte? Sie ist der Star der pulsierenden Dichter-Szene der 20er Jahre – aber wer ist sie, wenn das Rampenlicht erlischt? Bestseller-Autorin Charlotte Roth setzt in ihrem großen biografischen Hörbuch einer der bedeutendsten Künstlerinnen des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts ein ebenso kluges wie leidenschaftliches Denkmal. Im Berlin der Zwanzigerjahre, das vor Leben überquillt, findet die junge Mascha Kaléko ihre Stimme. Sie wird sie weltberühmt machen.

बाप मेला न कळता भाग २ - एका साधारण माणसाच्या आयुष्यातल्या मजेदार अनुभवांची ही एक उत्कृष्ट कथा

Una ragazza americana di solidi principi, innamorata del padre, occhi blu scuro e lampi di tanto pensiero che li attraversano. Una ragazza che, quando...

“Sei sempre stata un faro per la nostra famiglia”, le ripeteva sua madre. Alessandra, però, seconda di cinque figli, non voleva portare luce, voleva che qualcuno illuminasse la strada per lei e rispondesse alle sue domande di bambina. Cresciuta sotto la rigida disciplina dei Testimoni di Geova, ha sempre cercato di soddisfare le attese dei genitori e di non creare problemi. Così, fino a ventinove anni, non ha mai partecipato a un compleanno né spento una candelina. Non ha ascoltato la musica che ascoltavano i suoi coetanei né letto libri non approvati in comunità.

Emma has to prove her worth at an all-male glass plant or get out. Getting out isn’t an option when you are a single mother with a little boy to raise on your own. Does Emma have what it takes to hold on to the position in the labor gang? Being the first woman to ever work there, will the men ever accept her? How far will these guys go to get rid of her? Can she draw the line?

In 1790 the United States has a new Constitution. George Washington presides as the first elected president. Abroad, France and Britain are at war. And by 1795 seafaring Americans are accosted on the high seas by French privateers and British naval ships. Tensions rise as American merchants continue to trade. Among them, Hasket Derby and Captain George Crowninshield busily build maritime empires while their sons seek a new way forward.

¿Qué sucede cuando una brillante filósofa convierte su biografía en una obra maestra? Por el autor de El arte de pensar, Filosofía ante el desánimo e Incompletos Más de 100.000 lectores. Tras una vida de esfuerzo y tenacidad, Eva, a sus cuarenta y tres años, logra alcanzar los dos objetivos que se había propuesto: ser catedrática de Filosofía, ganándose el respeto del gremio con una trayectoria profesional brillante, y ser madre. Lo demás pasa a un segundo plano, incluido un divorcio que la deja sola con una bebé de año y medio.

While she laid on what she thought was her deathbed, my hilarious, Colombian-American Grandma finally shared the tragedy of her life. I learned that her dad abandoned her at birth, her mom sold her to be an indentured servant at 8 years old, her sisters outcasted her, and much to my surprise, I learned that my Grandpa beat the sh$t out of her, cheated on her, and verbally abused her for their entire marriage.

Et si une montre pouvait révéler toutes les étapes importantes de votre vie ? Une telle invention changerait-elle votre perception de l'existence ? Imaginez connaître à l'avance les moments décisifs de votre parcours, jusqu'à la façon dont votre vie se terminera. Aborderiez-vous différemment chaque instant ?Cette réflexion a captivé Tamer Saleh, l'inspirant à concevoir une montre fictive, le Chronopathe. À travers cet outil imaginaire, Saleh a transformé sa relation avec le temps et la vie.

The serial killer Gregg Thorton was introduced to you in my short story "Serial Family Man", giving you an insight to the man who spent 44 years murdering over 20 people. In this new story, Gregg Thorton will confess like he never has before.

Es ist an der Zeit, die Frau kennenzulernen, über die wir in den letzten 300 Jahren hätten sprechen sollen: Dies ist die Geschichte von Anna Maria della Pietà. Venedig, 18. Jahrhundert: Die junge Anna Maria wächst in einem Waisenhaus auf, und als sie zum ersten Mal eine Geige in der Hand hält, verändert sich ihr Leben – denn für Anna ist die Musik mit allen Sinnen erlebbar, sie übertrifft alle Mitschülerinnen an Talent, Ehrgeiz und Willensstärke. Antonio Vivaldi nimmt sie schnell als Schülerin an, und gemeinsam spielen sie nicht nur Musik, sondern beginnen, zu komponieren.

Исабель Альенде называют королевой магического реализма и достойной продолжательницей традиций Маркеса. В романе 2005 года главным героем становится неожиданный персонаж - красавец и авантюрист, герой многочисленных книг, фильмов и комиксов: дон Диего де ла Вега по прозвищу Зорро.

تتناول رواية توفيق الحكيم "طائر من الشرق" موضوع (العلاقة بين الشرق والغرب) في ظروف الصدمة التي نشأت في بداية عصر النهضة واكتشاف العرب لبشاعة ما وصلت إليه الحضارة الغربية.

Two hundred and fifty years ago, victory in the American Revolution empowered its founding fathers to consider a glorious ‘revolutionary idea’: a democracy of inclusiveness and diversity for all. Yet, America’s revolution never meant to include the enslaved, who lived in small, dark squares of windowless slave houses. At Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Convention of 1787, compromises perpetuated America’s ‘slave society’ based on free labour, benefiting its citizenry to the detriment of America’s slave row.

Spring 1152. Once she was a Queen, and will become so again... Eleanor of Aquitaine has escaped her marriage to Louis of France, as well as various lords bent on capturing her and forcing her into marriage with them, and is safe in her homeland once more. Sending a message to Henry, Duke of Normandy, Eleanor arranges her second marriage, this time to a lord of her choosing, a man already in possession of an empire of his own, an heir to the English throne about to take back the crown stolen from his mother, the Empress Matilda.

Inspired by the life and work of Charlotte Salomon, this novel shows an artist intent on pursuing her art against all odds. As a young German-Jewish art student at The Berlin Art Academy during Hitler's rise to power in 1938, Charlotte's first place prize is denied because she is a Jew, her enrollment annulled. After Kristallnacht, she is sent from Berlin into exile with her grandparents.

Yet, Ilse harbors a perilous secret within the walls of Lebensborn: her unborn child's father is Jewish. Surrounded by the very architects of the regime's sinister vision, she must rely on her cunning, her knowledge of herbs, and her indomitable spirit to hide the truth and keep her child safe.