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At work, Margaret is the well-regarded curator of fashion for a big city museum. At home, she is the mother of lively, teenaged twin girls, the spouse of a successful mystery writer, and a daughter still grieving the recent death of her beloved father. As she prepares to launch a career-defining exhibition on the haute couture of legendary French designer Dior, she faces fierce internal politics from her peers alongside unsettling questions from a younger generation. To make matters more worrying, items in the Dior collection mysteriously begin to disappear.

A high-school state champion runner turned college dropout, Angela is working as a receptionist at an abortion clinic when a “heartbeat law” criminalizes most abortions statewide. In the ensuing upheaval, her boss is arrested for providing illegal procedures and the clinic is shut down. Angela has never been either an activist or a model employee. But she gets why her boss didn’t follow the rules. She decides to go on a hunger strike in the boarded-up clinic, to protest her boss’s arrest and everything that’s been lost.

تدور أحداث هذه الرواية في أجواء الحرب الأهلية الرواندية عام 1994، حيث تبدأ بوصول صالح فاروق إلى مطار كيجالي الدولي قادما من باريس، وذلك حتى يلتحق بالفرع الرواندي لشركة تعدين فرنسية والتي كان يعمل كمترجم في مقرها الرئيسي في باريس.

Ariel needed money, and Joseph Hortha had it. Bound by gratitude toward the late Chilean president and a persistent need to know whether murder or suicide ended his life during the 1973 coup, the two men embark on an investigation that will take them from Washington DC and New York, to Santiago and Valparaíso, and finally to London.

Contrary to her name, Patience Abbott has long felt unsettled and anxious to leave behind her painful memories in England for a fresh start in America. But her new life isn’t quite what she expected, and as tension grows in her new home of Boston, so does the distance between Patience and her estranged father. So when Josiah Wagner walks into her life, it finally feels like she’s not alone. If only his patriotic leanings didn’t put him at odds with her father’s loyalties.

Step into the high-stakes world of political power, ambition, and betrayal in this gripping fictional account of Donald Trump’s second term. In The New Regime: Power Plays in Trump’s Second Act!, bestselling author C.D. Scott delivers a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at the chaos, triumphs, and fractures of a Trump administration reimagined. Set against the backdrop of a divided nation, this fictional tale explores the explosive dynamics of a cabinet filled with loyalists, visionaries, and opportunists—all vying for power in a presidency teetering on the edge of transformation or collapse.

Originally banned in the Soviet Union, We is a prophetic and unsettling novel that envisions a future where the state dictates every aspect of life. Citizens live under total surveillance, are stripped of personal identity, and are assigned numbers instead of names. D-503, a loyal engineer of the One State, finds himself torn between duty and desire when he encounters the mysterious I-330, who introduces him to a world beyond the rigid laws of the system. Written in 1921, We is a stark warning about the dangers of collectivism, state-engineered conformity, and the erosion of free will.

1985, Cambridgeshire. An MPs wife is involved in a fatal car crash, and may be over the alcohol limit. Ben Schroeder QC returns to defend her but nothing is straightforward as he gets tangled in a web of political ambition and intrigue. A compulsive mix of crime fiction and legal thriller, exploring highly topical themes.

Edward Everett Hale’s The Man Without a Country is a poignant and patriotic short story that explores the devastating consequences of exile and the importance of national identity. The story follows Philip Nolan, a young army officer who, in a moment of reckless defiance, renounces his country during a treason trial. As punishment, he is sentenced to spend the rest of his life at sea, never again hearing mention of the United States.

Ein ergreifender Roman über drei junge Schauspieler im Warschauer Ghetto von Bestsellerautor David Safier. Im Warschauer Ghetto 1942 erklingt aus einer kleinen Seitenstraße Musik, Gelächter und Applaus. Ein Theaterstück feiert Premiere, eine heitere Musikkomödie namens Die Liebe sucht ein Zimmer. Die junge Schauspielerin Sara wartet nervös auf ihren Auftritt. Mit leuchtenden Augen schaut sie vom Bühnenrand ihrer großen Liebe Edmund zu, wie er die Zuschauer in den Bann schlägt und sie ihr Elend vergessen lässt.

In the first anthology of its kind, Robert Olen Butler and Phong Nguyen assemble an astounding collection of stories that cause listeners to contemplate war, peace, and social justice in a new light. The fourteen stories featured in this volume explore the varied and often unexpected outcomes of violence. The authors explore the tragedies that occur closer to home—not on military battlefields but rather in places that are never meant to be battlefields, like schools and churches. The fiction reveals the violence that renders our most sacred and seemingly safest of places vulnerable.

When a simple surveillance operation in Iraq goes violently wrong, Marine-turned-covert-agent Jack Noble finds himself caught in a deadly web of betrayal, conspiracy, and cover-ups. Branded a fugitive and pursued by the very government he served, Jack must rely on his instincts, his partner Rile “Bear” Logan, and a whole lot of grit to survive.

ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಸ್ಥ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್ ಕುಟುಂಬದಿಂದ ಬಂದ ಸಫಿಯಾ ತನ್ನ ಉದಾರವಾದಿ ಪತಿ ಅಬ್ಬಾಸ್ ಉತ್ತೇಜನದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ನಿಲುವು ಮತ್ತು ಆತ್ಮಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಾಳಿ, ಎಲ್ಲ ಬಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಮೋಚಿತರಾದ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಸಬಲತೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಪಡೆಯುವ ಮುಕ್ತ ಭಾರತದ ಕನಸನ್ನು ಕಾಣುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ವದ ಒಂದೆರಡು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಹಿಡಿದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಶಾಹ್‍ಬಾನೂ ಪ್ರಕರಣದವರೆಗಿನ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧ ಭಾರತದ ಪರಿಸರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಥೆಯು ನೆಲೆಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೋರಾಟದ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪತಿ-ಪತ್ನಿ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಸಾಯುತ್ತಾರೆ:

War on the mainland is draining Reykjavík. For some, the remote islands off Hrímland's coast are their only hope of survival. Elka, a recovering addict, has fled there with her son Sölvi. In their village they find a new life—all thanks to the Deep, a peculiar power their neighbours praise for the booming fishing industry. Everything seems perfect, but Sölvi does not trust the people who take his mother in.

Pulitzer prize-winning author David K. Shipler’s fictionalized story of a Vietnamese interpreter, based on his own experiences as a war correspondent, brings back the tensions within Vietnam during the war, focusing on a local with close ties to American journalists and politicians.

Sia Fox, agente, y Max Castillo, colaborador de la CIA, se unen para emprender una peligrosa operación de espionaje que involucra a oligarcas, políticos y mafiosos rusos. Ella está infiltrada en un bufete de abogados londinense que se dedica a ocultar grandes fortunas; él es un próspero terrateniente mexicano, dueño de un criadero de purasangres y heredero de una familia vinculada con la Agencia desde los sesenta.

But the most important situations we face as adults were never discussed with us when we were students. We weren't taught these skills in school, and this makes all the success stories we hear about seem out of reach; it makes us feel dumb. We aren't dumb, we just don't know how to work the system.

What do democracy and doughnuts have in common? Nothing in the middle. Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy is the satirical adventures of an outspoken millennial woman with a colourful past named Bea, who, with a motley coalition spanning the political spectrum, puts the middle back into democracy. Bea gets it all going when she’s volunteered to help at a senior’s home. She teaches octogenarian Harold, the resident curmudgeon and ex-MP troll, to use the internet, leading to an app for people to vote individually on bills before parliament.

Román Sabaté entra al mundo de la política casi por casualidad, pero es allí donde se sella su destino. La permanente tensión entre la necesidad de trabajo de un joven de provincia y las ocultas intenciones del político que lo ha elegido como secretario privado es lo que mueve los hilos de esta novela: dos hombres en conflicto en una historia en la que hasta la paternidad está en juego. Magia, doble discurso o crimen, todo vale. Las maldiciones desnuda la verdad de la llamada "nueva política".

"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.

מייקל שלנברגר, זוכה פרס גיבור הסביבה של מגזין "טיים" לשנת 2008 ונשיא הארגון פרוגרס סביבתי, לא מפחד יותר לומר את האמת: ההתחממות הגלובלית לא מסכנת את עתיד העולם. התנועות הירוקות משקרות לכולנו שאסון מתרגש ובא והשקרים שלהם גובים מחיר כבד. המאמר בו חשף שלנברגר את התרמית ופורסם לרגל הוצאת הספר בבמה הקבועה שלו במגזין פורבס, הורד מהאוויר לאחר הפעלת לחץ מצד ארגונים ירוקים. אבל ניסיונות ההשתקה לא הצליחו. יממה בלבד לאחר הוצאתו, הספר הפך לרב-מכר, דורג במקום ה-7 ברשימת הנמכרים של אמזון, ולאחר יומיים אף יצא במהדורה שנייה.

Na sua modesta casa em um sítio isolado, o ex-presidente de um pequeno país latino-americano recebe uma jornalista europeia para debater as terríveis circunstâncias que ameaçam a democracia ao redor do planeta. Antes conhecido como o presidente mais pobre do mundo, hoje é visto como um símbolo de altruísmo, justiça e direitos humanos. Mas agora, durante a entrevista, ele se vê à beira de revelar seu maior segredo: que todos os seus conceitos sobre revolução, dignidade e amor se devem às profundas conversas que teve, no período em que esteve preso, com seu companheiro de cela — um sapo.

La historia oculta de la poderosa reina del opulento imperio Azteca resucita después de cinco siglos. Guiados por las mariposas monarca, símbolo del viaje circular norte-sur en su propio y cautivador patrón migrante, Adrian Salvatierra y otros migrantes desarrollan un complejo y ambicioso esquema de negociación que convence a las autoridades estadounidenses para endosar un ejército de descendientes de migrantes mexicanos que, irónicamente, realizarán una auto ocupación para rescatar el ya fallido y perdido Estado calentano de los grupos criminales y políticos corruptos que lo tienen captivo.

ספר נהדר שמחזיק את קוראיו במתח ממש עד סופו. בדומה לספרו האוטוביוגרפי של עמוס עוז 'סיפור על אהבה וחושך' גם 'רומן משפחתי' של מזי"א מספר שתי עלילות מקבילות: זו המגוללת את ההיסטוריה של היהודים באירופה ובישראל, וזו האישית, של גיבורי הרומן, המסרבים להיות חלק מההיסטוריה הלאומית. מלודרמה פסיכולוגית שעלילתה לוכדת, דמויותיה מסקרנות ושפתה מחושבת. באירוניה האופיינית לה, בחוש דרמטי מפותח, מגוללת מזי"א סיפור המשלב נושאים נצחיים

מיום שהניח כיפה על ראשו ועלה לעיר הצדיקים משתדל משה בן צוק בכל כוחו לשכוח את חייו הקודמים, ובייחוד את איילת, אהבת נעוריו. אלא שאז, בדיוק כשנדמה לו שהוא מצליח, מטיל עליו הבוס שלו - ראש העיר - משימה שמאיימת להצית הכול מחדש. המקווה האחרון בסיביר הוא רומן מלא תשוקה וקסם, שאורג שורה של סיפורי אהבה המתנקזים בסופו של דבר אל רגע שערורייתי אחד.

«خان الشابندر» رواية اجتماعية سياسية تفوح منها رائحة التراب والأنقاض والحجارة. يأخذنا فيها الكاتب العراقي «محمد حيّاوي» إلى عوالم مدهشة ليرينا الواقع العراقي البغدادي، وما سبب لها الحكم الشمولي وفيما بعد الاحتلال الأمريكي. كما يسلط الضوء من خلف الضباب على فئة بائعات الهوى المنسية، ويتحدث عن فضائلهن وحيواتهن السابقة الصعبة التي أدّت بهن إلى البغاء.

Ein wahrer Weltroman: Die einschneidende Liebesgeschichte von Ifemelu und Obinze zwischen drei Kontinenten. Chimamanda Adichie erzählt von der Liebe zwischen Ifemelu und Obinze, die im Nigeria der neunziger Jahre ihren Lauf nimmt. Dann trennen sich ihre Wege: Die selbstbewusste Ifemelu studiert in Princeton, Obinze strandet als illegaler Einwanderer in London. Nach Jahren stehen sie plötzlich vor einer Entscheidung, die ihr Leben auf den Kopf stellt. Adichie gelingt ein eindringlicher, moderner und hochpolitischer Roman über Identität und Rassismus in unserer globale Welt.

Hasan is eleven years old. He loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his etymologically obsessed lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason...

En el Puerto Alegre de los años veinte se desarrolla esta implacable alegoría de las dictaduras latinoamericanas. El viejo león, tirano de la isla caribeña de Arepa, en vísperas de su quinta reelección se dispone a decretar una presidencia vitalicia. En el centro de esta conspiración política, el magnicidio, varias veces frustrado, desatará una de las más vigorosas críticas al poder dentro de la obra de Jorge Ibargüengoitia, autor imprescindible para la literatura hispanoamericana.

En la tranquila localidad de Colonia Vela, a principios de los años '70, se desata una feroz lucha entre peronistas de izquierda y peronistas de derecha, con imprevistas y trágicas consecuencias para todos los habitantes del pueblo.