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Brought to you by Penguin. From renowned author Paul Theroux comes the fascinating, atmospheric tale of George Orwell's years in Burma 'There is a short period in everyone's life when his character is fixed forever . . . ' George Orwell Before George Orwell was Orwell - the pen name he took on...

Eylau, c'est la rencontre paroxystique de l'Histoire et de la géographie. Une bataille napoléonienne qui a lieu le 8 février 1807 contre les Russes, en Prusse orientale, là où se trouvait autrefois la célèbre Königsberg fondée par les chevaliers teutoniques. Aujourd'hui Eylau est située dans l'enclave de Kaliningrad, territoire russe séparé de la Russie par la Pologne et la Lituanie. Jean-Paul Kauffmann qui s'était rendu une première fois à Kaliningrad en 1991 voulait y revenir mais, cette fois, en famille. Un voyage de cohésion familiale en quelque sorte.

Chosen by John Irving in the New York Times as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century “Paul Theroux has exploited this biographical lacuna with great shrewdness and gusto… his fictional account of Blair’s life there [Burma] is a valid and entirely credible attempt to add flesh to the...

Spanning almost thirty years, My Other Life traces the journey of a fictional Paul Theroux—from young bachelorhood in Africa to his travels between continents, from in and out of marriage through various affairs and multiple means of employment. From his early education at the knee of a highly eccentric uncle until his years as a fledgling novelist in London under the wing of the rapacious Lady Max, this writer of different guises eventually retreats alone to his hometown, where he finds the raw material to begin again.

Die spektakulärste Entführung der siebziger Jahre! Die Geschichte hinter Ridley Scotts Film "Alles Geld der Welt". 10. Juli 1973, Piazza Farnese, Rom: Der junge John Paul Getty III, Enkel des damals reichsten Mannes der Welt, wird von der Mafia entführt. "Bitte lass sie mich nicht umbringen" hat er auf einen Zettel gekritzelt, der seiner Familie zusammen mit einer Lösegeldforderung in Höhe von 17 Millionen Dollar zugespielt wird. Womit niemand rechnet: Das Familienoberhaupt, der Ölbaron Jean Paul Getty, weigert sich zu zahlen.

Sein Leben war lang genug, das findet zumindest Raphael Ignatius Phoenix. Deshalb beschließt er, sich an seinem 100. Geburtstag das Leben zu nehmen. Vorher gilt es aber noch ein Denkmal zu hinterlassen. Sein Abschiedsbrief, den er an die Wände seines Schlossdomizils schreibt, enthält seine mal lustige, mal traurige Lebensgeschichte - und die mehr oder weniger versehentlichen begangenen Morde.

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....

If you loved I AM ANASTASIA by Ariel Lawhon you won't want to miss this novel about her sister, Grand Duchess Maria. What really happened to this lost Romanov daughter? A new novel perfect for anyone curious about Anastasia, Maria, and the other lost Romanov daughters, by the author of THE...

Born at the beginning of the 20th century, Raphael Ignatius Phoenix is determined to take his own life as the new millennium begins and he turns 100 years old. But before he ends it all, he wants to get his affairs in order, and that includes making sense of his own life. He decides to write it down, remembering the experiences, the myriad encounters and, of course, the 10 murders he committed along the way.

Jackie: when her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love again. But all that changes when she encounters...Ari: successful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world. Yet soon after they marry, Jackie learns that his heart also belongs to another. Maria: a beautiful, famed singer, Maria Callas is in love with Jackie’s new husband - and she isn’t going to give up.

As the world mourns the loss of Diana, Princess of Wales, one young woman uncovers a forgotten story of passion, betrayal, and a scandal surrounding the British crown in this unforgettable novel by the bestselling author of The Secret Wife. Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided by time...

Beryl Markham a deux ans lorsque sa famille s'installe au Kenya en 1904. Très vite abandonnée par sa mère, elle est élevée par son père - entraîneur de chevaux de course - et par les natifs de la tribu Kipsigi, qui vivent sur les terres paternelles. Cette éducation non-conventionnelle pour quelqu'un de son rang fait d'elle une jeune femme audacieuse et farouche, qui voue un amour sans bornes à la nature sauvage et se moque de la bienséance.

The stories of two very different women, linked by the secrets and lies of history, merge together as past and present weave together in this stunning story of love, loss and resilience. 2016. Kitty, fleeing from a devastating revelation in her own life, finds herself at her...

An idealist in less-than-ideal times, Chisolm’s military orders have taken him to the Bunker, an underground fortress in West Germany where intelligence and war footing operations convene. Within the impenetrable concrete walls, he finds a complete lack of military protocol, a total disregard for the stakes of the game, and a life of soul-crushing absurdity. Under constant threat of Russian annihilation, those assigned to the Bunker grapple with the inescapable futility of their posting. Chisolm struggles to maintain his moral compass in the face of disturbing apathy and chaos.

The award-winning Augustine Institute Radio Theatre presents The Victory of Joan of Arc, the remarkable true story of a 15th-century French peasant girl who claimed she’d been sent by God to drive the English invaders out of France and place the true king on the throne. Featuring over 50 actors, cinematic sound and original score, listeners will fully experience Joan’s relentless bravery and determination against all obstacles to change the course of history.

Des rives de la baie d’Hudson aux paroisses de Sainte‑Thérèse et de Saint‑Jérôme, en passant par la Rivière Rouge de Saint‑Boniface et la rivière des Mille‑Îles, ce récit nous entraîne sur les traces de Jean Guénet. À travers un territoire immense et une époque où s’imposent la Charte royale de 1670 et l’essor de la Compagnie de la Baie d’Hudson, se dessine une quête de mémoire où routes, ponts et toponymes racontent l’élan des pionniers.

Born and bred in the Texas Pandhandle town of Comanche Crossing, William "Wild Bill" Longley gunned down a dozen of its men in cold blood before he got around to the sheriff and deputy - so he could take over the job himself. Then he found the perfect sidekick in a vicious career criminal named Booker Tate. 

Neuf femmes - neuf muses - font l'objet d'un portrait dans la galerie privée, intime, de Jean-Paul Enthoven. Huit femmes célèbres... et une rencontre amoureuse, relation intime qui vient clore une série de mythes au féminin. Quel homme, enfin ne serait pas effrayé à l'idée de rencontrer sa dernière femme ? "Les quelques femmes que je rassemble ici n'ont eu, pour l'essentiel, qu'une existence imaginaire dans ma vie."

Eine Liebeserklärung an Lene Voigt und den Humor der Sachsen. Wer war Lene Voigt, die einerseits heitere Geschichten und Gedichte schrieb und andererseits unter Wahnvorstellungen litt? Tom Pauls begibt sich auf ihren Lebensweg und legt eine Hommage an die großen Dichterin vor, deren schönste Gedichte und Balladen er liest.

In Camp Echo, his novella for Scribd Originals, Theroux delivers a compelling coming-of-age story about racism, masculinity, morality, and leadership. Inspired by his own experiences as a Boy Scout in the early 1950s, Theroux writes with precision and vivid detail, drawing from his days as a teen in the wilderness battling his own definition of what it meant to be a man. His is a tale both classic and decidedly of this moment, when prejudice and intolerance are again on the rise.