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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver’s hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days. I Am Maria is a powerful collection of Maria Shriver’s...

Margherita Maria Alacoque (1647-1690) è stata una monaca e mistica francese canonizzata nel 1920. La notorietà di Margherita Maria Alacoque è dovuta al fatto che le rivelazioni che ella racconta di aver ricevuto porteranno allo sviluppo del culto e all'istituzione della solennità liturgica del Sacro Cuore di Gesù. All'apertura della sua tomba, nel luglio 1830, il suo corpo fu trovato incorrotto, e tale è rimasto sotto l'altare della cappella della Visitazione di Paray-le-Monial.

María del Monte lleva toda una vida poniendo voz a las emociones. Ahora abre el corazón para compartir las que han marcado la suya. Desde el amor incondicional de sus padres hasta la importancia de las raíces, la familia, la amistad, la pareja o la fe, pero también del dolor y de las grandes...

Maria McErlane is best known for appearing in The Fast Show, Killing Eve, Eastenders, Fat Friends, HIGNFY, Holby City, as the voice of Eurotrash and her weekly contributions as agony aunt on the Graham Norton radio show. Her memoir details a warm and witty, sometimes difficult ride through life. For Maria, navigating life in all its glory has been accompanied by a steady stream of bicycles.

El libro de Vivencias, que fue escrito para edificación de la Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de Jesucristo Internacional, es una obra que, además, expone múltiples experiencias relacionadas con el amor al Creador de todo cuando existe, su búsqueda incansable durante décadas y la manifestación del Dios viviente en este tiempo. La autora abre su corazón en estas páginas, en las que se destaca la enseñanza del Autor de la vida y la invitación permanente a perseverar en los caminos del Señor.

A masterful exploration of one of the Nazi regime’s darkest figures—and one of the few female perpetrators of the Holocaust. By the time of her execution at thirty-six, Maria Mandl had achieved the highest rank possible for a woman in the Third Reich. As Head Overseer of the women’s camp...

In the Shadow of the Empress is the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, the only woman to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg empire in her own name, and three of her remarkable daughters: lovely, talented Maria Christina, governor general of the Austrian Netherlands; spirited Maria...

Envied by Lord Byron, admired by Jane Austen, read avidly by the British royalty: this is the story of ‘The Great Maria’. Maria Edgeworth, known to her contemporaries as 'the Great Maria', was one of the most important authors of the Regency era. Her work was the envy of Lord Byron, Humphry...

Gegenüber von Manfred und Ottilies Krugs Wohnung wächst ein Hochhaus empor – ein lärmendes, dunkles Omen. Die Jahre 200 2 bis 2004 offenbaren in Manfred Krugs Augen so viel Falsches und Niederes, die ganze Welt scheint daran zu siechen: Cem Özdemir und Gregor Gysi treten zurück, weil...

What if the smallest action could create a ripple of joy that reaches millions? We each have the power to take those small actions. Molly Selin did when she took her Airpods out and it changed her and Maria’s worlds. It can change yours too. It all started when Maria, 81, approached Molly, 27...

Maria Theresa was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe. At the age of just twenty-three she succeeded to the Habsburg domains only to find them contested by almost every power in Europe. In this engrossing biography, Richard Bassett traces Maria Theresa's life and complex legacy. Drawing on hitherto unpublished sources, Bassett reveals her keen sense of moderation and tolerance, innovative ideas on free trade and finance, and studied reluctance to resort to policies of territorial expansion.

Maria Callas (1923-1977) was the greatest opera diva of all time with a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna. Much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart when he left her for Jacqueline Kennedy, and her reputation was marred by legendary tantrums on and off the stage. 

Henrietta Maria is the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain's Three Kingdoms. Condemned as that 'Popish brat of France', a 'notorious whore' and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic—so causing a civil war—and a cruel and bigoted mother. Leanda de Lisle's White King was hailed as 'the definitive modern biography about Charles I' (Observer). Here she considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, unpicking the myths to reveal a very different queen. 

A mulher mais importante do cangaço brasileiro, que inspirou gerações de mulheres, ganha agora sua biografia mais completa e com uma perspectiva feminista. Embora a mitificação da imagem de Maria Bonita tenha escondido situações de constante violência, ela em nada diminui o caráter...

There are times when looking back helps to fuel our future. Looking back at the life of evangelist Maria Woodworth-Etter, you will be emboldened by the truth that nothing is impossible to the believer who surrenders to God. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Maria Woodworth-Etter, the grandmother of the Pentecostal movement, astounded many Americans as she traveled across the country holding revivals. At these meetings, the worst sinners in the town were saved, the most diseased were healed, and her biggest critics were proven wrong.

Discover the extraordinary life of opera's most iconic diva in this captivating biography of Maria Callas. Journey from her humble beginnings to international stardom, exploring the powerful voice and dramatic intensity that revolutionized opera forever. This intimate portrait reveals the passionate artistry, tumultuous love affairs, and personal struggles behind the legendary soprano who transformed the musical world.

The chances of Cornish gentlewoman Maria Branwell even meeting the poor Irish curate Patrick Brontë in Regency England, let alone falling passionately in love, were remote. Yet Maria and Patrick did meet, making a life together in the heartland of the industrial revolution. An unlikely romance and novel wedding were soon followed by the birth of six children. They included Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, the most gifted literary siblings the world has ever known. Yet Maria has remained an enigma, while the fame of her family spread across the world.

Through vivid storytelling, this historical account reveals the disturbing influences and grim motives that possessed Alessandro Serenelli, St. Maria Goretti’s murderer. Yet it is much more than a chilling tale; this true narrative is a testament of transformation and redemption — God’s mercy shining forth through the most seemingly hopeless of situations. Just as great literature and spiritual writing have the power to transform the soul and spur it on to heroic deeds, the force of immoral prose can corrupt and even drive the soul to unspeakable deeds.

Figuring out 50 is an honest, uplifting look at life as I step into my 50s and figure out what comes next. It's about the transitions we go through as women from relationships and parenting to health, fitness, identity, personal growth and all the unexpected changes life brings. I'll be sharing my own experiences, the highs, the challenges and what I'm learning along the way. Because turning 50 isn't about having it figured out - it's about embracing change and figuring out what you want your next chapter to look like.

4º livro de Graciliano Ramos na voz de Erom Cordeiro chega à Supersônica! Publicado em 1945, Infância é um livro autobiográfico em que Graciliano Ramos retraça seus anos de formação.