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The politics of empire-building and the hypocrisies, back-stabbings, and corruptions of Rome's first family come to light. First published in 1934, the book retains a marvelously modern and often comic tone, and is written in the form of Claudius' autobiography. This is gripping stuff, read by one of our finest actors, who also starred as Claudius in the classic television series.

Rodhry Dunford, figlio del Barone Brecon, è un giovane avvocato che il Reggente ha assunto tra i suoi agenti governativi e insieme al suo migliore amico, il Conte Damian Mersey viene inviato in Austria per infiltrarsi tra la nobiltà delle ambasciate europee per scovare alcuni ricercati dalla Corona Britannica, spie e assassini. Mersey, osservatore per conto del Reggente, dovrà occuparsi degli intrighi politici che rallentano le operazioni del Congresso di Vienna.

1942. Sadie Gault ha diciotto anni e vive insieme ai genitori nel ghetto di Cracovia. Quando i nazisti rastrellano la città, Sadie e la madre, incinta, sono costrette a cercare rifugio nelle fogne. Ha così inizio per loro un lungo periodo di terrore, trascorso al buio nel sottosuolo. Un giorno Sadie alza lo sguardo e, attraverso una grata, vede una ragazza della sua età che compra dei fiori.

One of the great dramas of the biblical era is brought to thrilling, new life in this epic novel told from the unique perspective of Judas Iscariot himself. This is the story of Judas the myth, condemned by Dante to the most terrifying circle of Hell; Judas the man, the son of wealth and power who fought to suppress the lusts of the flesh and the sin of pride to become one of the 12 original disciples of Jesus Christ; and Judas the apostle, victim of a diabolical lie, history's arch-traitor, who sold his Lord for 30 pieces of silver, and sealed his fate with a kiss.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome, starring Tom Goodman Hill as Claudius and Derek Jacobi as Augustus. The wickedly entertaining inside story of the lives and deaths of the Imperial dynasty from Augustus to...

Cerdeña, 1917. Mallena no nació en Norolani, pero el pueblo la siente como suya. Llegó dieciséis años atrás junto a Jubanne, quien la desposó para protegerla de un destino oscuro. En Norolani ha sido la comadrona que asiste cada parto, sin cobrar, sin juzgar. Todo cambia cuando su esposo regresa herido del frente. Desde el continente llega Angelica Ferrari, joven, instruida y decidida, que ha desafiado a su familia y las normas sociales. Pero en Norolani, su título no vale nada: sigue siendo una forastera. Deberían enfrentarse, pero el verdadero enemigo está en otro lado.

The stunning, classic portrait of a powerful man's downward spiral to moral ruin Jerome ""Corky"" Corcorn. A money-juggling wheeler dealer, rising politico, popular man's man, and successful womanizer. It is a Memorial Day weekend, and we are about to live with him, breathe with him, and sweat...

In early 1900s New York, former ballerina Petronille De Villier makes an unconventional choice: Marry struggling sculptor Arkady Kamenev. For her, it’s an escape from her family’s unsavory legacy. For him, the De Villier name promises the patronage his art desperately needs. It should be a simple arrangement. But beneath their marriage of convenience lurks a darker recognition. In each other, they see a reflection of their own dangerous appetites. As buried secrets surface and bodies begin disappearing, Petronille and Arkady discover their union runs deeper than social advantage.

Opowieść o sile rodzinnych więzi, o znaczeniu pamięci i o tym, że nie da się pójść naprzód bez zrozumienia tego, co było. Magdalena już wie, że jej rodzinna historia jest skomplikowana, bo wojna odcisnęła na niej swoje piętno. Z zapartym tchem słucha wszystkiego, o czym opowiada jej dziadek, Ludwik Starkowski, a z jego wspomnień buduje obraz rodziny nieidealnej, lecz prawdziwej.

Drugi tom bestsellerowej Trylogii szczecińskiej, historii o pamięci, która żyje w opowieściach, o trudnych rozmowach, które budują i o tym, że najgłębsze prawdy ukryte są w ciszy, spojrzeniu i niedopowiedzeniach. Magdalena z uwagą i przejęciem słucha wspomnień dziadka, Ludwika Starkowskiego. Jego opowieści, sięgające czasów wojny i powojennej rzeczywistości, są pełne dramatów, trudnych decyzji i emocji, które nie tracą na sile, mimo upływu lat.

Del 13 av 30. Serien handlar om den vackra köpmansdottern Thea och hennes liv i ett litet fiskeläge på Lofoten under 1900-talets första decennier. Thea trodde att hon hade en god väninna i Emilie. Men hon får snart erfara att Emilie även har en skrämmande sida. Vem är hon egentligen? Tobine är fortfarande djupt förälskad i Gabriel. Problemet är bara att han lägger allt för mycket tid på sin sjukliga hustru. Så kommer en ung konstnär på besök, och Tobine får en beundrare.

Naples, 1931. A bitter wind stalks the city streets, and murder lies at its chilled heart. When Maestro Vezzi, one of the world's greatest tenors, is found brutally murdered in his dressing room at Naples' famous San Carlo theater, the enigmatic and aloof Commissario Ricciardi is called to investigate. Arrogant and bad-tempered, Vezzi was hated by many. But with the livelihoods of the opera at stake, who would have committed such a callous act?

London, 1922. Between gallivanting in his Rolls-Royce and darkening the doorways of London's hotspots, Lord Reginald "Rex" Bankes-Fernsby has almost succeeded in banishing the battlefield nightmares that plague his sleep. Pity he can't say the same about that nagging lack of direction in his life. If only he were like his best friend Freddie—self-assured, suave, and up to his ears in secrets. But when Freddie is murdered, Rex doubts the verdict. Was Freddie really cut down while up to no good, or was he killed in the line of duty?

Doc Ebersole lives with the ghost of Hank Williams—not just in the figurative sense, not just because he was one of the last people to see him alive, and not just because he is rumored to have given Hank the final morphine dose that killed him.

Contains books one and two of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series: The Beginning, book 1, and The School Days, book 2. Follow our young hero as he goes through life in the late 1950s, adventure after adventure, large and small. Starting in the summer before his freshman year, the story follows him through his high school life. He finds fame and fortune as an inventor, and wealth in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend (...wealth and fame prove far easier to obtain than girls).

La vigna vecchia dei Pàhor guarda Trieste dall'alto delle colline del Carso: tra i filari soffiano l'aria di mare e il sussurro impetuoso della Bora, mitigato dal passaggio verticale sulle rocce. È una sera di settembre e tutto è pronto per la festa di fine vendemmia. Vittorio Stefàncich ha combattuto la Grande Guerra come un eroe. Tornato alla vita comune, fatica a riprendere il suo ruolo nell'azienda di famiglia. Freddo e severo coi dipendenti, imbastisce trattative di mercato militaresche, spietate. Antonia Pàhor è diversa dalle dame che affollano le nobili vie della città.

I Blå lyng møder vi Ian McCraggan, den statelig diplomat, som vender tilbage til det skotske højland. I Den modvillige brudgom følger vi den smukke Sona McCarron til Skotland, hvor hun bliver fanget i et følelsesladet trekantsdrama med den charmerende Torquil McCarron og markisen af Inver. I Klanens forbandelse kastes Tara ud i et ægteskab med en skotsk klanleder, en mand, hun knap nok kender. Men trods de prøvelser, hun møder, står kærligheden altid stærkt.

He's a rake, a scoundrel, a duke, and a former soldier...and he'll fight to the death for the woman he loves.

Mean Girls meets Northanger Abbey in this sharp and sexy Regency Romance that begs the question: what if Cady and Regina just… kissed? When Catherine Pine relocates to Bath in 1817, she comes face-to-face with her mother’s arch nemesis and her daughter—the wildly popular Lady Rosalie...

戦国時代、近江の忍びの里で下忍の子として育った長太郎（小五郎）は、吹き矢の名手へと成長します 。親友の剛太郎と切磋琢磨し、兄貴分の赤丸に導かれ任務をこなす中で、長太郎は護衛対象の照姫と心を通わせます 。