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In diesem Buch wird die bewegende Geschichte von Aldo Blindenhöfer erzählt, einem Mann, der die Dunkelheit des Krieges erlebte, aber nie aufhörte, nach dem Licht zu suchen. Sein Leben ist ein inspirierendes Beispiel dafür, wie man sich aus schwierigen Umständen herauskämpfen und zu einem wichtigen Mitglied der Gesellschaft werden kann. Dies ist die fesselnde Biografie eines außergewöhnlichen Lebens, das Mut, Durchhaltevermögen und den Glauben...
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"Lucrezia Borgia as a living, feeling woman rather than just another bodice waiting to be ripped . . . an evident tribute . . . to its much maligned heroine." -New York Times
Lucrezia Borgia is one of the most vilified figures in modern history. The daughter of a notorious pope, she was twice betrothed before the age of eleven and thrice married-one husband was forced to declare himself impotent and thereby unfit and another was murdered by Lucrezia's...
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The moving portrait of a woman stranded in her lonely fame Franny Fuller, blond, buxom, and beguiling, is the sort of woman who harnesses a power that can enthrall a nation. The legendary movie star has captured the imaginations of audiences, men, and columnist Mary Maguire, who is writing her biography. But just who is the human within the celebrity? This is the story of how Fanny Marker from Utica, New York, was transformed into Franny Fuller-a...
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The lives of four Americans born between the world wars are intertwined to devastating effect in this gripping novel from one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed authors. Beautiful, sad Ellen Beniger; her younger brother, Tom, a scholar unhappily moonlighting as a TV writer; the athletic amorist Guy Cinturon; and tough little Eddie Bissle, ex-infantryman and Ellen's secret lover, struggle to come to grips with the limits of their futures...
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As a young reporter in 1936, Muriel Rukeyser traveled to Barcelona to witness the first days of the Spanish Civil War. She turned this experience into an autobiographical novel so forward thinking for its time that it was never published. Recently discovered in her archive, this lyrical work charts her political and sexual awakening as she witnesses the popular front resistance to the fascist coup and falls in love with a German political exile who...
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Claire leaves her pretentious and arty husband because he declared that her dream journal did not have enough Freudian imagery. Claire realizes that her dream is actually to spend some time alone on her personal and artistic development as a novelist. She rents an apartment above a bistro in New York City's Greenwich Village. Claire pours all of her pain and doubt into a first novel featuring an unconventional heroine named Nevada whose trials mirror...
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Narrated by the mysterious model who posed for Rokeby Venus, Diego Velázquez's only surviving female nude, I Am Venus is the riveting account of a great artist's rise to prominence, set against the backdrop of political turmoil and romantic scandal. A sweeping story of scandal and passion, and a vivid recreation of a corrupt kingdom on the brink of collapse, I Am Venus is a thrilling novel that brings to life the public and private worlds of Spain's...
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This debut work lays bare the early brilliance and philosophical conflicts of André Gide, a towering figure in French literature André Gide, one of the masters of French literature, captures the essence of the philosophical Romantic in this profoundly personal first novel, completed when he was just twenty years old. Drawing heavily on his religious upbringing and private journals, The Notebooks of André Walter-with its "white" and "black" halves-tells...
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A diva and a showman work together to make history, finding romance along the way After Queen Victoria, Jenny Lind is the most famous woman in Europe. A Swedish soprano with a voice like an angel's and a temperament to match, she is in Vienna when she meets the shortest man she has ever seen. General Tom Thumb is a three-foot-tall sensation whom P. T. Barnum has made one of the wealthiest men in the world. Thumb arrives with a message from Barnum...
10) Why Mommy Swears
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Why Mommy Swears is the much anticipated new novel from Gill Sims, author of the hilarious Why Mommy Drinks and online sensation Peter and Jane. It's every parents' nightmare — the start of the school holidays — and instead of sitting in the sun, reading a book over a cold, crisp glass of Pinot Grigio, Mummy has two bored moppets to attend to. After frantically booking sports camps, child minder slots, not to mention time off work, Mummy is exhausted....
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An engrossing historical saga based on the life of the eighteenth-century woman who endured loss and betrayal-and dared to pursue her dreams.
Her parents warned Elizabeth that Alexander Blackwell would not make a dependable husband, and only after eloping with him did she learn they may have been right . . .
After their marriage, the couple finds lodgings in London. Alexander looks for work while Elizabeth learns engraving. Before long, though,...
12) My Sweet Folly
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My dear girl! I could never fall in love by letter. Though I have no doubt you are a notorious breaker of hearts, not to mention a princess in disguise, and if I were a few miles closer to Toot-above-the-Batch I would be in great danger. From the safe distance of another continent, I will admit to a modest desire to see how your pearl becomes you, even to know the color of your hair and eyes, but this is mere curiosity, I assure you. -Your knight,...
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Embrace Change, Discover Yourself Life is defined by change. But change can also open doors to meaning and growth, shaping the landscape of our lives in unexpected ways. Acclaimed fictional thinker Dr. Charles Pemberton offers an insightful guidebook to approaching change with mindfulness, curiosity, and grace. Blending philosophical insights with relatable pop culture references, Dr. Pemberton provides a roadmap to approaching change as an opportunity...
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Tout le monde a, un jour, été touché par une sage-femme. C'est beau de se dire cela de sa profession et en même temps, tout de suite, ça met la pression ! Lirio Michèle "Quand le carré de chocolat ne suffit plus" explore une série d'histoires, parfois liées, parfois indépendantes, qui abordent la grossesse, la parentalité, le couple et le désir. Il nous pousse à remettre en perspective une conception médicale et très sociétale du...
15) Desproges 2.0
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Célèbre comique et écrivain français, Pierre Desproges était réputé pour son humour caustique et sa satire mordante. Son intelligence et son style littéraire distinctif étaient ses marques de fabrique et il est fascinant d'imaginer sa perspective caricaturale sur des sujets contemporains tels que le président Macron, la réforme des retraites, la guerre en Ukraine ou la pandémie de COVID-19…
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The life of a female war photographer killed in action is told by three of her friends in this biographical novel by the author of Bloody Cow.
Gerda Taro was a German-Jewish war photographer, anti-fascist activist, artist, and innovator who, together with her partner, the Hungarian Endre Friedmann, was one half of the alias Robert Capa, widely considered to be the twentieth century's greatest war and political photographer. She was killed while...
18) Claudio, regarde
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Alors qu'il veille sur son frère, Claudio, tout juste opéré de la cataracte, le narrateur s'attache à faire revivre son enfance et les silences d'une famille sous le franquisme. Avec Claudio, regarde, Alfons Cervera revisite notre coin du monde le plus familier : la maison, un lieu intime traversé par les histoires et les mémoires – parfois enfouies –, par nos héritages, ou par les grands et petits événements de la vie quotidienne ; le...
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"Le voyage d'une Dakini dans le monde de la perversion" établit un lien entre la réalité des personnes souffrant de troubles narcissiques pervers et la spiritualité. L'auteure partage son enfance pour sensibiliser sur la gravité des abus psychologiques, notamment ceux infligés par une mère manipulatrice qui cache sa véritable nature derrière une façade altruiste. Le livre décrypte subtilement le comportement de ces individus toxiques tout...
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Ayant vécu une période nazie, Charles Boucaud a développé des sentiments peu nobles à l'endroit des Allemands. Plus tard, ctoyant ces derniers, notamment comme employeur et amis, l'auteur, enrichi d'une certaine philosophie et d'un humour certain, a reconsidéré sa vision de la vie. Ceux qui ont pratiqué l'esclavage sont morts et leurs familles n'en sont pas responsables. Dans ce monde nouveau, le dialogue a été instauré. Cet ouvrage est...
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