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A beautiful pagan. A ruler searching for a wife. Can a marriage of expedience change the course of an empire? Constantinople, AD 419. Athenais holds faint hope for her future. When the impoverished orphan’s male relatives offer her up as a consort for the emperor, she reluctantly agrees to study the philosophical arguments for the required conversion to Christianity. But while the accomplished scholar quickly falls for her imperial husband, she struggles with the court’s cutthroat political maneuvering and stubborn religious fanaticism.

אם ספרות היא מוזיקה וגם ביטוי של רוח אנושית במילים, אפשר לדבר בקלות וללא עוררין על אפקט מוסיקלי־רוחני: "אפקט סנט־אכזופרי". "טעם לחיים" מכיל מספר יצירות המשוחחות ביניהן באופן בלתי אמצעי: מילותיו הראשונות של סנט־אכזופרי כסופר וכטייס, תיאורי ביקוריו ברוסיה, אנקדוטות מחייו, כתבים פילוסופיים ועדויות בגוף ראשון. כולם טקסטים מופתיים; יצירות מזמרות ומלמדות, שבכל אחת מהן טמונה תנועה – במרחב, בהיסטוריה, במחשבה ובבדיון.

Virginia no conoció a su padre, Peter Tangvald, más que por los libros que él publicó y los reportajes que protagonizó. El legendario aventurero noruego pasó su vida surcando océanos a bordo del velero que construyó, desafiando los elementos y las convenciones.

"Eines der schönsten, anregendsten und originellsten literarischen Werke des vergangenen Jahrhunderts." Susan Sontag. Leonid Zypkin setzt mit diesem virtuosen Roman seinem literarischen Idol Dostojewski ein Denkmal. Susan Sontag stieß zufällig in einer Bücherkiste auf eine alte Ausgabe und rettete das Meisterwerk vor dem Vergessen.

Echoes of Armageddon: Voices from the Second World War plunges listeners into the heart of history's most devastating conflict through a unique and gripping collection of fictionalized interviews. This is not a typical retelling of battles and dates; it's an exploration of the human experience of war, told through the imagined voices of those who lived it.

Of all the questions in the world, this is the most important. It is also the great leveler. Because no matter whether you are a playful kitten or a sedentary senior, a scrawny alley Tom or a sleek-coated uptown girl, whatever your circumstances, you just want to be happy. Not the kind of happy that comes and goes like a can of flaked tuna but an enduring happiness. The deep-down happiness that makes you purr from the heart.

A tiny spy observing the constant flow of private meetings between His Holiness and everyone from Hollywood celebrities to philanthropists to self-help authors, the Dalai Lama’s cat provides us with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy, materialistic world. Her story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat.

Swan Castle, Cleves, 1521. Nestled deep in a land rich in myth and fairy-tale, within the changing politics and religion of the Holy Roman Empire, a young girl grows to adulthood, watching war and faith tear the world she knows asunder.

Il più grande giornalista musicale italiano debutta nella narrativa con un romanzo di ispirazione autobiografica, in cui la storia privata e la grande Storia collettiva si intrecciano, in un affresco indimenticabile. Un uomo nasce, nel 1950, alla metà esatta del Novecento, l’ultimo secolo del Millennio. Il suo nome è Luigi. Passa i suoi primi anni a Napoli, tra il mare e una raffineria, poi con la famiglia si trasferisce a Roma. È lì che lo sorprendono gli anni Sessanta, con la loro musica, le band che arrivano da altri paesi e sembrano parlare del futuro.

The Austen Family descends upon a fashionable Georgian seaside resort in Devonshire for a six-week holiday. Jane's brother, Frank, is on leave from the Royal Navy, and dearly wishes to unite his sister with his friend Captain Peter Parker. But another holidaymaker, a handsome stranger, catches sight of Jane and is determined to make her acquaintance. This rival to Captain Parker is Samuel Rose: a lawyer, literary man and abolitionist. As the weeks pass, Jane's relationship with both men brings about unexpected surprises.

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London. Neither parent knows that Hamnet will not survive the week. Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright: a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written.

A startling take on the life and tragic death of one of the most prolific artists in history, challenging the conventional theory that Van Gogh killed himself but was, in fact, murdered. Dedicated to revealing the truth behind what really happened to Vincent van Gogh and unraveling the mystery of who killed him.

בשיאה של המלחמה הקרה, בוריס פסטרנק כותב את יצירת המופת שלו, ´ד"ר ז´יוואגו´. המפלגה הקומוניסטית חוששת מהמסר החתרני של הספר ואוסרת על פרסומו, וב–CIA נרקמת תוכנית יצירתית להכרעת המלחמה: הברחת הספר האסור בחזרה אל תוך ברית המועצות והפצתו בידיהם של מתנגדי המשטר. הסוכנוֹת הנבחרות להוציא לפועל את המשימה הנועזת הן סאלי, מרגלת מנוסה ובעלת אישיות ממגנטת שנדחקה אל מחוץ לסוכנות כשהגברים חזרו מהמלחמה, ואירינה, טירונית מוכשרת ובעלת עבר כואב.

Ever wonder what life is like on a touring ice-skating show? How many people travel with the show, how do you pack two fifty-pound suitcases with a year’s worth of clothes, shoes, and supplies? Do you pay your own hotel and transportation? Speaking of pay, what do they pay? How do you cook in a hotel room? And who is hooking up with whom? This semi autobiography is a humorous look into the world of a traveling show about how to live this type of life on the road.

Written as an autobiographical novel, this is the true story of an ordinary man's journey with an extraordinary woman. Starting in the sixties, it charts the evolution of a relationship where happiness constantly gives way to tragedy and tragedy is in turn, diluted by happiness. From the time of their first meeting, it's obvious to Adam and Eve that they view the world very differently, but they know that the deepest of love doesn't lie in perfection.

Als Katzenmama Mimí, der kleine Taro und seine vier Geschwister ganz unvermittelt in Norikos Leben treten, weiß sie noch nicht, dass mit der Katzenfamilie auch das Glück in ihr Haus einzieht. Denn die Kunst der Achtsamkeit und unsere tiefe Sehnsucht nach Begegnungen, die von Liebe geprägt sind, lässt sich nirgends besser erfahren als im Umgang mit den schnurrenden Persönlichkeiten.

David Grief erlebt gefährliche Abenteuer in der Südsee: Auf Fitu-Iva stoppt er das Betrugsgeschäft eines selbsternannten Premierministers, auf Fuatino befreit er Eingeborene aus Piratenhand und auf einem entlegenen Atoll stellt er einen alten Betrüger zur Rede. Schließlich kommt es zu einer gefährlichen Auseinandersetzung ... 1. Das große Geld von Fitu-Iva, 2. Piraten auf Fuatino, 3. Swithin Halls wiederentdecktes Atoll, 4. Gestrandet, 5. Beisetzung eines Häuptlings, 6. Pikett, 7. Der Prinz.

In una prosa nitida e priva di orpelli, Choi Eunyoung dipinge ritratti intimi della vita di giovani donne in Corea del Sud, bilanciando il personale con il politico. Nella tradizione di Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto e Marilynne Robinson - scrittrici provenienti da culture diverse che guardano tutte con crudezza alle relazioni umane e all'esperienza femminile - Choi Eunyoung è una scrittrice da tenere d'occhio. "Proprio come alcune persone nascono con occhi o stomaco più deboli, alcune persone hanno menti particolarmente fragili.

يروي الدكتور محمد أبو فرحة قصة كفاح الدكتور إبراهيم الفقي خبير التنمية البشرية والبرمجة اللغوية العصبية. يبدأ أبو فرحة كتابه بالحديث عن خبر وفاة الدكتور إبراهيم الفقي، حيث يسعى للتأكد من صحته ويتصل به وبهاتف زوجته فيجد هواتفهم مغلقة. ينتقل للحديث عن ولادة الفقي وطفولته، حيث كان طفلاً شقياً بطريقة غير طبيعية شديد الذكاء، ثم كبر ليصبح شاباً يتسم بحب المنافسة والإصرار.

الرواية هي صدى لصوت الأم التي تحدث ابنها عن مرارة الأيام التي مرت بها في حياتها، آلامها، آمالها، لحظاتها السعيدة، تلك الأم التي لا تحمل الشهادات العليا، ولا تقرأ ولا تكتب، البدوية العربية التي ورثت البلاغة والحكمة بالفطرة. تبدأ حديثها مخبرة ابنها القصة منذ تزوجت زوج أختها التي توفيت وتركت طفلين صغيرين، وكانت هي في سن صغيرة في السادسة عشرة حينها، حيث عانت كثيرًا من تقبل الحياة الزوجية.

تعتبر رواية (امرأة من طهران)، للروائية الإيرانية المعاصرة "فريبا وفي"، من أنجح الآثار الأدبية في اللغة الفارسية خلال السنوات القليلة الماضية.

भा.रा.भागवत लिखित मराठी कादंबरी "भाराभर गवत" भा.रा.भागवतांचा स्वभाव हा मिश्किल होता. त्यांनी अनेक चुरचुरीत विनोदी लेखन केले. त्यांच्या या सर्व लेखनाचा हा संग्रह.

Der Mann mit dem Hakenkreuz am Kragen beugte sich vor. "Margarethe Kirschbaum! Wer ist das?" Erschrocken riss Johann die Augen auf. Seine Pflegemutter hatte ihm die Geschichte über Margarethes Verschwinden eingeschärft. Doch die Angst, etwas wirklich Großes falsch zu machen, fegte sein Kopf leer. Eine ergreifende Geschichte aus Schwaben über eine Jugend zwischen Unterwerfung und Bomben, Loyalität und Widerstand und über Mut in dunklen Zeiten. Eindringlich und schonungslos erzählt.

Вторая книга романа повествует о ранней юности главного героя Родиона Коновалова, которая пришлась на конец шестидесятых годов прошлого века. Современного читателя не должно удивлять, что Родион едва ли не с пятнадцати лет покинул родной дом, а с семнадцати лет зажил самодостаточной взрослой жизнью. В те времена советские юноши и девушки с ранних лет в большинстве своём были такими же самостоятельными, взрослели быстро, и в этом плане Коновалов ничем не выделялся. Название романа подсказал сам герой.

Allegra Gordon knew there was much she could learn from Faith Hale. From the moment she met the esteemed writer and feminist icon on the campus of New York's Abigail Stone College, Allegra understood that Faith would be a force in her life, one that would wrench the best work from her and encourage her to lay her soul bare. The relationship that evolved would simultaneously be the most liberating and most shattering Allegra ever encountered. And it would change both women in profound ways.

David Copperfield o El sobrino de mi tía es una novela escrita por Charles Dickens y publicada en 1871. La historia narra la vida de David Copperfield desde su infancia hasta la madurez. El padre de David muere antes de su nacimiento, y su madre se casa nuevamente. Sin embargo, David y su padrastro no se llevan bien, y David es enviado a un internado. A medida que David crece, enfrenta desafíos y aventuras en su camino hacia la madurez.

Gish’s mother--Loo Shu-hsin--is born in 1925 to a wealthy Shanghai family where girls are expected to behave and be quiet. Every act of disobedience prompts the same reprimand: “Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!” She gets sent to Catholic school, where she is baptized, re-named for St. Agnes, and, unusually for a girl, given an internationally-minded education. Still, her father would say, "Too bad. If you were a boy, you could accomplish a lot." Aggie finds solace in books, reading every night with a flashlight and an English-Chinese dictionary.

Jack London relata la historia de Felipe Rivera, un joven mexicano consumido por el fervor revolucionario. En medio de la opresión y la lucha por la libertad de su país, Rivera encuentra su llamado en el boxeo, no por pasión deportiva sino como medio para financiar la causa revolucionaria. En Estados Unidos, enfrenta desafíos que ponen a prueba su determinación y sus habilidades en el ring. Con cada golpe, Rivera no solo busca ganar un combate, sino también apoyar la revolución para liberar a su pueblo.

Una tarde de otoño en Barcelona, a Violeta, la madre de la autora, le comunican la muerte de su hermano Víctor. Y con la noticia llega la gran revelación: Víctor era adoptado. En 1942, Elsa, viuda de un aviador de la Luftwaffe y madre de seis hijos, entre ellos Violeta, regresa al pueblo de Baviera en el que pasó los veranos de su infancia. Desea alejar a sus hijos de la guerra, pero a su llegada se encuentra con la mansión familiar reconvertida en hospital militar y tiene que acomodar a su familia en una humilde cabaña en el monte.

In the middle of an epic ice storm, Kitty Stevenson, an eccentric old woman, self-exiled to rural Canada from New York society, realizes that she is having a heart attack. She had survived Nazi Germany–she can survive this too. Her neighbors mount a heroic effort to save her. She lives to tell her tale of self-reliance, incredible wealth, poverty, and escape on the eve of a World War. Kitty is ultimately confronted by what she perceives as a personal moral failure.