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Annes dreijähriger Aufenthalt in Summerside Anne Shirley macht ihre ersten Karriereschritte als Rektorin der Summerside Highschool. Dass man in einer solchen Position nicht immer von allen geliebt wird, ist eine Erfahrung, die sie bitter zu spüren bekommt. Vor allem der im Ort sehr mächtige Pringles-Familienclan macht ihr zu schaffen. Aber Anne wäre nicht Anne, wenn sie allen Sorgen nicht mit viel Optimismus, Mut und einer kräftigen Portion Humor begegnen würde. Eine heitere und lebensbejahende Geschichte voller Schwung.

WYDARZENIA W TEJ KSIĄŻCE SĄ OPARTE NA FAKTACH. PRAWDA BYWA BARDZIEJ PRZERAŻAJĄCA OD NAJWYMYŚLNIEJSZEJ FIKCJI. Amon Göth uważał się za pana życia i śmierci podległych mu więźniów. Jego sadyzm okazał się przesadny nawet dla przełożonych z SS. Ze szczególnym upodobaniem mordował matki z dziećmi i starców. Uwielbiał strzelać do więźniów z okien samochodu lub z balkonu willi. Swoim ofiarom zadawał wyszukane tortury. Osobiście zabił kilkaset osób. O PODOBNYCH ZBRODNIACH Z PEWNOŚCIĄ NIE ŚNIONO W NAJGORSZYCH KOSZMARACH.

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Cette biographie de la faim, de ce désir jamais rassasié, de cette quête qui n'a jamais de fin, Amélie Nothomb la décline sous toutes ses formes, du ravissement à l'horreur, avec brio, douleur, amour, humour et lucidité, pour dire ce terrible paradoxe d'exister. Il s'en dégage une puissance de vision, une perception fatale où l'absolu et sa dérision se côtoient. C'est une mise à nu éblouissante où l'auteur est le sujet de son œuvre et qui prouve ô combien qu'Amélie Nothomb est un de nos grands auteurs contemporains.

Told from the perspectives of those in and around the pathways of money and power, High Finance is a debut novel that takes us inside one of the most volatile periods in Wall Street’s history through the lens of Jed Czincosca, who came to Wall Street from Chicago in 1977 to get rich and rise to the pinnacle of American success.

In April 1938, a man calling himself Josef Hofmann arrives at a boarding house in Hamm, Germany, and lets a room from the widow who owns it. Fifty years later, Walter Gersdorff, the widow's son, who was 11 years old in the spring of 1938, discovers the carefully hidden diary the boarder had kept during his stay, even though he should never have written any of its contents down. What Walter finds is a scathing chronicle of one the most tumultuous years in German history, narrated by a secret agent on a deadly mission.

For more than three decades, Yugoslavia's history played out in the life of one man. That man was Josip Broz Tito. The fictional autobiography of a regime insider, K. Balej's thoroughly researched novel provides a revealing insight into the emergence and functioning of the Yugoslav socialist system from the time of the Vienna Congress in 1815 to Tito's own death in 1980. It is an immersive exploration of the changing nature of Tito's power and the fascinating symbiosis of man and state that Tito represents.

The hilarious, bawdy and touching story of a good man who loved too well and dared challenge the absolute power of the Sun King himself.

Si Jed Martin, le personnage principal de ce roman, devait vous en raconter l'histoire, il commencerait peut-être par vous parler d'une panne de chauffe-eau, un certain 15 décembre. Ou de son père, architecte connu et engagé, avec qui il passa seul de nombreux réveillons de Noël. Il évoquerait certainement Olga, une très jolie Russe rencontrée au début de sa carrière, lors d'une première exposition de son travail photographique à partir de cartes routières Michelin.

Roma, anni Settanta: un quartiere residenziale, una scuola privata. Sembra che nulla di significativo possa accadere, eppure, per ragioni misteriose, in poco tempo quel rifugio di persone rispettabili viene attraversato da una ventata di follia senza precedenti; appena lasciato il liceo, alcuni ex alunni si scoprono autori di uno dei più clamorosi crimini dell'epoca, il Delitto del Circeo. Edoardo Albinati era un loro compagno di scuola e per quarant'anni ha custodito i segreti di quella "mala educación". Ora li racconta guardandoli come si guarda in fondo a un pozzo.

Ma mère et les bêtes, écrite en 1922, est l'une des nouvelles de La maison de Claudine. En 1947, Colette en fait une lecture, et c'est par cet enregistrement que commence le livre audio. Sa voix porte les couleurs de sa terre, aux "r" voluptueusement roulés. Les nouvelles du recueil racontent le temps où, petite fille, elle goûtait "la condition d'être une enfant de son village et d'avoir une mère au rire aigu de jeune fille".

Wie viel Selbstbestimmung ist möglich, wenn das Leben von einer psychischen Krankheit fremdgesteuert ist? Wonach sehnt sich einer, der nichts mehr zu verlieren hat? Willkommen im »Haus zur Sonne«, einer Institution, die zugleich Wunscherfüllungsmaschine wie Abschaffungsapparat ist.

A young boy from Shropshire named Will Somers has a special talent for entertaining. His gifts bring him all the way to the court of Henry VIII where he becomes a favoured servant and close companion of the king. In his role as the royal fool, he observes the life and times of Henry and his court. He witnesses the successive rise and fall of his queens, nobles and ministers. He is the only one whom Henry trusts with his true thoughts. “The Tudor Fool” tells the story of the unlikely relationship between a tyrannical king and his humble jester.

Mary Howard is the dutiful daughter of the infamous Duke of Norfolk. Protected by her prestigious family and wealth, she is swept up in Anne Boleyn’s glittering court. Charmed by talented poets and flirtatious knights, it’s easy to forget that someone is watching her every move. The court grows wilder as the world changes around them. Everything seems possible, even marrying for love. All Mary can think of is her poetry, but then she gets involved in her uncle’s affairs. Soon her world of privilege and safety are torn away. But she’s not a Howard girl for nothing.

En 1923 Gabriela recoge su título de maestra. Es el comienzo de un sueño que la llevará a trabajar en varias escuelas rurales en España y en Guinea Ecuatorial. Historia de una maestra es la narración, hecha desde la memoria, de la vida de Gabriela durante los años veinte y hasta el comienzo de la guerra civil.

At the age of fourteen Lady Margaret de la Roche is presented at court as a New Year’s Day gift for King Henry VIII and Queen Catherine of Aragon. In her role as a maid of honour she develops a great admiration for the virtuous queen. But her loyalty is tested when the king falls in love with the fascinating Anne Boleyn. As her life at court becomes increasingly perilous, she must find a way to be a faithful servant of the queen and a true subject of the king. “The Tudor Lady in Waiting” tells the story of the dangers and intrigues of the Tudor court in the reign of Henry VIII.

A dark and riveting thriller that reimagines the life and mission of the Spanish nationalist enlisted to murder Leon Trotsky: Based on a true chapter of world history and ten years of research, here is the story of the real-life reluctant soldier and killer, Ramn Mercader—the obedient assassin. Ramn Mercader was plucked from the front of the Spanish Civil War by the Soviets and conscripted to murder the great intellectual Leon Trotsky, a leader of the Bolshevik Revolution who was exiled in the 1920s for opposing Joseph Stalin.

This is the story of Owain Glyndwr, the last Welsh Prince of Wales. In the year 1399, Welsh nobleman Owain Glyndwr is living out a peaceful gentleman's life in the Dee Valley of Wales with his wife Margaret and their eleven children. But when Henry of Bolingbroke usurps the throne of England from his cousin Richard II, that tranquility is forever shattered. What starts as a feud with a neighboring English lord over a strip of land evolves into something greater - a fight for the very independence of Wales.

S'innamorano di una sagoma di cartone o di un pretoriano in miniatura, odiano i bambini pur portandoseli in grembo, lasciano una donna ma ne restano imprigionati, vomitano amore e rabbia, si tagliano, tradiscono, si ammalano. Sono alcuni dei personaggi del nuovo, strabiliante libro di Michela Murgia, un romanzo fatto di storie che si incastrano e in cui i protagonisti stanno attraversando un cambiamento radicale che costringe ciascuno di loro a forme inedite di sopravvivenza emotiva. "Una sera ti metti a tavola e la vita che conoscevi è finita."

The Wise Marie Paradise edition is a compelling multi-book series that intricately blends an autobiographical narrative with a fictional backdrop rich with drama and suspense. Set against the picturesque yet contrasting backdrop of Hawaii, the series explores the tumultuous life journey of its protagonist, capturing a vivid memoir of personal experiences intertwined with themes of crime, adversity, and the human spirit.