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My Struggle: Book One introduces American listeners to the audacious, addictive, and profoundly surprising international literary sensation that is the provocative and brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel by Karl Ove Knausgaard. It has already been anointed a Proustian masterpiece and is the rare work of dazzling literary originality that is intensely, irresistibly readable.

Keen to get away from her abusive father, Lydia happily accepts the post of housekeeper at the Jackson family home. But when William senses romance in the air between Lydia and his son William-Wetherby, he is determined to put an end to it. For good.

Christmas is over. And so is my marriage… Twenty years of marriage. Twenty years of ignored red flags. And one very smug ex-girlfriend. He seemed perfect at first. Don’t they always? I fell fast, and I fell hard. So when I discovered his secret double life, suddenly all those years of...

After the untimely death of his older brother, six-year-old Prince Amenhotep IV becomes the unlikely heir to the Egyptian throne, the most powerful kingship in the ancient world. By the time he becomes pharaoh over a decade later, the growing influence of the wealthy and corrupt Amun priesthood threatens to undermine his sovereignty. Desperate to maintain power, Amenhotep outlaws the Amun religion, renames himself Akenaten, and proclaims himself the living incarnation of a single, all-powerful deity - the Aten, or sun.

"الوسية" هي عمل روائي رائع، تعددت الآراء حول العمل حيث قيل إن الوسية رواية مكتملة العناصر الروائية، وإنها سيرة ذاتية، إنها مزج بين السيرة والرواية وأطلق عليها...

Only the boldest of ladies risks her heart and her reputation . . . THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STATELY SCANDALS SERIES 1826. At first sight, Ellen Turner does not seem the type to elope with a stranger. So when the young heriess vanishes from her boarding school in the arms of the rugged scoundrel...

Któregoś dnia w prowansalskim miasteczku Digne zjawia się wypuszczony z więzienia Jean Valjean. Jedyną osobą, która przyjmuje go przychylnie, jest biskup. Valjean ucieka w nocy, kradnąc zastawę stołową. Zostaje zatrzymany przez policję, biskup jednak zapewnia, że sam podarował mu srebra. Po odejściu policjantów stwierdza, że w ten sposób wykupił duszę Valjeana od sił zła i oddał Bogu. Były więzień postanawia zmienić swoje życie.

The first work of long fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright—a tour de force of memory, mystery, death, and life. This searing, extraordinarily evocative narrative opens with a man in his house at dawn, surrounded by aspens, coyotes cackling in the distance as he quietly...

世界の歴史を動かしてきた人物たち、総勢415名の伝記・小伝をまとめたオーディオブック。
要点をかんけつにまとめ、きちんと文学性をもった文章によって語られる内容は、
大人にも子どもにも分かりやすくしっかりと真実を伝えることができます。

さらにはじめから順に聞いていくことによって歴史の流れをきちんとつかむことができ、
それぞれの人物たちの歴史が大きくつながっていることに気がつきます。

ただ歴史を学ぶだけではなく、偉人たちの「夢」や「情熱」に触れることによって、
子どもたちの心の成長につながるかもしれません。

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A family torn apart. A king with an iron fist. Will their faith be strong enough to survive persecution and reunite? Jeanne is the wife of a wealthy merchant, but now she risks losing everything. Louis XIV's soldiers will stop at nothing to forcibly convert the country's Protestants to the "true" faith. The men ransack Jeanne's belongings and threaten her children. If Jeanne and Jacob can't find a way to evade the soldiers' clutches, their family will face a fate far worse than poverty and imprisonment. They may never see each other again....

Ben Thomas made a mistake. A one-night stand with Natasha Peters has got her pregnant. Now Ben has two options – give up on his dream as a comedian and get a day job, or abandon his responsibility and be a total dick. Only when Tash tells the full truth does a third possibility emerge.

Es ist das Frühjahr 1978. Raj und Angelika lernen sich in Berlin kennen. Er kommt aus Bangladesch, sie ist Berlinerin. Gemeinsam tauchen die beiden tief in die Geschichten ihrer Familien ein und so hören wir über Schicksale in zwei Kontinenten über eine Zeitraum von mehr als 100 Jahren.

Berlin, 1926. À seulement 20 ans, Sophia Krohn voit sa vie s'effondrer. Brillante étudiante en chimie, elle rêve de reprendre la droguerie de son père et d'y vendre un jour ses propres produits de beauté. Mais lorsqu'elle tombe enceinte de son professeur, son père la met à la porte. Anéantie, elle trouve du réconfort auprès de son amie Henny, danseuse de cabaret, qui lui propose de l'accompagner à Paris. Malgré sa modeste situation, Sophia continue de croire en son rêve et fabrique des crèmes dans la petite cuisine de la pension parisienne.

Efter en stor og ødelæggende brand i 1795 er København præget af armod og kaos. Studenterne forlanger bedre forhold og optøjerne påvirker alle. I bogen følger vi kvinden Maren Stub, hvis skæbne gennem 60 år væves sammen med skelsættende begivenheder i Københavns historie. Dette er den første bog i Tove Kjarvals serie "Stjernerne synger" om en kvindeskæbne i København omkring 1800. Tove Kjarval (1880-1958) var dansk forfatter og redaktør. Hun skrev en lang række romaner, der er blevet udgivet i flere lande.

Macht Selbstversorgung unabhängig? Wie und warum wird man eigentlich zum Selbstversorger? Wie renoviert man mit wenig Geld einen Resthof? Warum hat man plötzlich Ziegen, Hühner, Schweine und Enten, wenn man doch eigentlich nur seine Pferde hinter dem Haus haben wollte? Julian und Nadine Haertl schildern in diesem Erfahrungsbericht ihren Weg vom Auszug aus dem chaotischen Mietshaus über die Entdeckung des grünen Daumens und die Erfahrungen mit verschiedenen Tieren im ersten Eigenheim bis hin zum Kauf ihres zweiten Resthofes.

In un'estate greca calda e bruciante, una scrittrice inglese arriva ad Atene per tenere un seminario. Il suo sarà un soggiorno denso di incontri e lunghe conversazioni: con il ricco imprenditore conosciuto sull'aereo che la invita in barca; con l'amico che ha scoperto a proprie spese come realizzare i sogni possa trasformarsi in una condanna; con una donna per la quale la bellezza ha finito col diventare un ostacolo in amore.

"Andreas, inden du pakker op, skal du vide en ting: I vores familie betyder det rent faktisk noget at træde ind i de voksnes rækker. Det, der sker nu, er sket for alle drengene i min familie på deres konfirmationsdag. Jeg håber meget, du vil følge traditionen og gøre mig stolt," sagde far og så på mig, som han aldrig havde set på mig før. Med en blanding af respekt og nervøs forventning. Andreas kommer i sit livs dilemma, da han får en noget anderledes konfirmationsgave af sine forældre. Lige meget hvad han gør, synes hans liv kun at have én retning: Direkte mod afgrunden.

Emilio Renzi, escritor y álter ego de Ricardio Piglia, aparece y reaparece en sus novelas. Ahora, con estos diarios que publica Piglia y firma Renzi, da testiminio de su carrera literaria. El autor vuelve la vista atrás y rescata los diarios escritos a lo largo de más de medio siglo, entre...

Elizabeth of York, her life already tainted by dishonour and tragedy, now queen to the first Tudor king, Henry the VII. Joan Vaux, servant of the court, straining against marriage and motherhood and privy to the deepest and darkest secrets of her queen. Like the ravens, Joan must use her eyes and her senses, as conspiracy whispers through the dark corridors of the Tower.

A 2025 Audie Awards WINNER | A WOMAN EVOLVE BOOK CLUB PICK | A NORTH CAROLINA READS PICK | A Christy Award WINNER | A 2024 American Fiction Award WINNER | Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (She Reads) | FEATURED IN GMA, WASHINGTON POST, AND ESSENCE | There is only one known queen who truly ruled a...