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Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers...

In 1942, Cork-born Kay Summersby’s life is changed forever when she is tasked with driving General Eisenhower on his fact-finding visit to wartime London. The pair takes an immediate liking to one another and so begins a tumultuous relationship against all military regulations. Kay becomes...

A schoolgirl catches the eye of the future leader of Nazi Germany. An aspiring playwright writes to a convicted serial killer, seeking inspiration. A pair of childhood sweethearts reunite to commit rape and murder. A devoted Mormon wife follows her husband into the wilderness after he declares...

Bess Throckmorton defies her notorious background and lack of education to become Queen Elizabeth’s Gentlewoman and trusted confidante. Forced to choose between loyalty and love, duty and desire, will she risk her queen’s anger by marrying adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh without permission? Entangled in a web of intrigue, from the glittering Palace of Whitehall to the cells of the Tower of London, Bess endures tragedy and injustice, becoming a resilient, determined woman, who takes nothing for granted.

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A stunning historical novel...

Named a Best Book of 2026 So Far by The New Yorker “Violaine Huisman explores and contests the myths surrounding the great men of her family, using fiction where the official archives fall silent. The Monuments of Paris is a moving elegy for her accomplished, mercurial, outrageous father—and...

A stunning new work from universally acclaimed Daniyal Mueenuddin, whose debut short story collection won the Story Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize, the National Book Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026: Town & Country, Bustle, AARP...

Zaubertrankmeister, Hauslehrer von Slytherin und Doppelagent im Kampf gegen Voldemort – kaum eine Figur aus dem Harry-Potter-Universum ist so schwer zu durchschauen und zugleich faszinierend wie Severus Snape. Einst selbst Zauberschüler, fällt er als Lehrer in Hogwarts durch seine Abneigung...

Burnout kommt selten plötzlich. Oft beginnt er leise, mit Erschöpfung, innerer Leere und dem Gefühl, nur noch zu funktionieren, bis irgendwann nichts mehr geht. In diesem persönlichen und ehrlichen Hörbuch, gelesen von Victoria Müller, erzählt Anke Giesges von ihrem eigenen Weg durch Erschöpfung, inneren Zusammenbruch und tiefgreifende Veränderungen. Sie beschreibt, wie sie lernen musste loszulassen, alte Erwartungen, Sicherheiten und ein Leben, das nicht mehr zu ihr passte.

Schießereien, Auftragsmorde, organisierte Kriminalität: Die Rockerszene ist auch in Deutschland aggressiver und gefährlicher geworden. Was in den Sechzigerjahren mit einzelnen Chartern der Hells Angels begann, ist längst eine eigene Welt aus rivalisierenden Gruppen, die nicht nur im Dauerkonflikt mit der Polizei und den Behörden stehen, sondern auch mit der Konkurrenz. Ende der Neunziger veränderte sich die Szene stark.

An artistic "gem," (Historical Novel Society) as revealing as it is beautifully told from beloved author "Sean of the South." "The Southern story you've been waiting for." --Patti Callahan Henry, NYT bestselling author "A heartwarming and well-told tale with lyrical writing." --Boo Walker...

She crosses an ocean for a brighter future. What she finds instead is a man who intends to own that future. Liverpool, 1856. Fourteen-year-old Emmaline Kendall has known nothing but poverty and sorrow until missionaries from a fledgling American religion arrive, promising blessings and abundance across the sea. Desperate for a better life, her family joins a company of Mormon emigrants on a trek to the Utah territory. The pioneer journey across the western frontier is brutal. Hunger, disease, and the ravages of nature claim hundreds of lives.

In the summer of 1918, a federal prosecutor arrived in Petersburg, Alaska, with a government vessel, a barrel of confiscated whiskey, and the authority of the United States Department of Justice. By morning, he had spent the night in the town's red-light district with two naval officers, and the saloon keeper who witnessed it was facing a sedition charge. The case file — depositions, affidavits, bond documents, a coerced newspaper retraction, and a dismissal order — sat in a cedar chest in a family cabin for more than a century.

"I'm the Everest" is the remarkable memoir of Sudarshan Gautam, a man who transformed unimaginable loss into extraordinary courage. Born in a remote village in Nepal, Sudarshan’s early life was shaped by the beauty and hardship of his surroundings, the guidance of his father, and the...

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska-a place of...

Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife. “Enchanting, smart, and subversive—this is El-Arifi’s masterpiece”—RF Kuang, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis...

Working in industry as a Chemical Engineer boring...who says it is? Most people consider working in the Industrial world to be fairly mundane and boring. Well, I am able to contradict that erroneous belief. My forty years in industry have been far from ordinary and unexciting. In fact, those years have been so eventful and exhilarating, I felt compelled to put events, incidents and a plethora of eclectic, fascinating characters into print and write about my career as a Chemical Engineer from the late sixties to the beginning of the eighties.

Mit seiner historischen Hellsicht, dem Intellekt einer Herzensbildung und einem die Wissenschaft weit übersteigenden Einfühlungsvermögen, beleuchtet Zweig mit der Lebensbeschreibung des Erasmus wie in einem Brennglas einen Kulminationspunkt der Menschheitsgeschichte; eine historische Wegscheide, deren Auswirkungen bis heute unser Leben prägt. Eine ganz andere Möglichkeit der Reformation stellt er mit der Schilderung der Antipoden Erasmus von Rotterdam und Martin Luther vor. Aus Charakteren wie sie unterschiedlicher kaum sein könnten, erwachsen völlig unterschiedliche Kulturen.

Gli ultimi giorni della vita di Lev Tolstoj, realmente svoltisi come in un romanzo - dalla fuga da casa del grande scrittore, sino alla morte nella minuscola stazione di Astapovo - sono alla base di questo sceneggiato radiofonico che vuole essere testimonianza per il pubblico della personalità e delle idee del grande scrittore russo. Frutto di un attento studio filologico che rende aderente alla storia e credibile il personaggio Tolstoj, le tredici scene di "Biglietto di sola andata", recitate da 24 personaggi, presentano le sue idee profonde e attualissime sulla coppia, l'amore, la morte, la vecchiaia, con un occhio ironico a poliziotti e giornalisti.

Una historia de periodismo, chantaje y corrupción que se lee como un thriller. En la Cataluña donde Jordi Pujol ganaba una tras otra las elecciones y los medios construían la imagen de un oasis libre de corruptelas, la trayectoria del periodista y abogado Alfons Quintà (1943-2016)...