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Rights of Man presents an impassioned defense of the Enlightenment principles of freedom and equality that Thomas Paine believed would soon sweep the world. He boldly claimed, "From a small spark, kindled in America, a flame has arisen, not to be extinguished. Without consuming...it winds its progress from nation to nation."

With her dreams of dominating Melbourne's fashion scene in tatters, Nella Martini returns to Torrente Blu, the market garden inherited from her late nonna Esta. She just needs to clean up the property and sell it quickly before taking on the fashion world once more, while avoiding run-ins with her neighbour, surly Adrian Tomaso. But when Nella comes across her nonna's cookbook, things start to change. The place, with its endless tomato plants and gallons of olive oil in storage, gets under her skin, as does Adrian....

Published in 1791, Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man defended the French Revolution’s values of freedom, equality, and brotherhood. He argued that a government based on justice ought to support mankind’s civil rights relating to security and protection, as well as the natural rights to life, liberty, and freedom of conscience. He also proposed plans for universal education, pensions, poverty relief, and social welfare in this classic work that was widely read across the West.

When Louis Trevelyan's young wife meets an old family acquaintance, his unreasonable jealousy of their friendship sparks a quarrel that leads to a brutal and tragic estrangement.

Has Jeeves finally lost his grip? Wealthy, scatterbrained Bertie Wooster—with the aid of his ever-faithful butler, Jeeves—attempts to romantically link dreamy, soulful Gussie Fink-Nottle with soppy, sweet Madeline Bassett. But as soon as Bertie takes Gussie and Madeline's love connection into his own hands, things go disastrously wrong! Fortunately, Jeeves steps in to set matters straight. But the characters must endure tangled layers of comedic complications before they reach the invariably clever and satisfying finale.

Thirteen-year-old Loyal Raines is supposed to stay close to home on a hot summer day in 1934. When he slips away for a quick swim in the river and finds a dead body, he wishes he'd obeyed his mother. The ripples caused by his discovery will impact the town of Beverly, West Virginia, in ways no one could have imagined.

Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, I'll Be Right There follows Jung Yoon, a highly literate, twenty-something woman, as she recounts her tragic personal history as well as those of her three intimate college friends. When Yoon receives a distressing phone call from her ex-boyfriend after eight years of separation, memories of a tumultuous youth begin to resurface, forcing her to re-live the most intense period of her life.

שני מקרי רצח מחרידים מתרחשים בקרב משפחת מוסיקאים ירושלמית ומובילים את הבלש מיכאל אוחיון לתוך עולם סגור ומרתק של שפה ואורחות חיים - עולם המוסיקה והמוסיקאים.

Я лишилась всего, и теперь моя жизнь висит на волоске. Но я могу всё изменить, согласившись на сделку - жизнь и возвращение имени рода в обмен на моё тело. Я должна пойти на близость для инициации с магом бездны, на которого мне укажут. И провести с ним столько ночей, сколько потребуется.

Право на страсть - роман Натализы Кофф, жанр современный любовный роман, эротический роман.

In this extraordinary novel, a forty-year-old woman journeys to her cultural homeland—and uncovers a harrowing secret that makes her rethink everything she thought she knew about her mother. "An unforgettable story about mothers, daughters, and sisters reaching inward for solace and strength...

A timely and moving collection from the renowned inaugural poet on issues facing our country and people—immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues, and more. Through an oracular yet intimate and accessible voice, Richard Blanco addresses the complexities and contradictions of our...

Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936): Nacido en Agrigento, Italia, en 1867. Hijo de un rico comerciante, estudió en las universidades de Palermo, Roma y Bonn. Tras graduarse en ésta última en 1891, regresó a Italia. En 1894, una vez hubo concluido su primera novela, Lesclusa, contrajo matrimonio y publicó su primer libro de relatos, Amores sin amor.

Escritor Colombiano (1858-1940), dedicado a retratar con meticuloso realismo las condiciones de vida, el ambiente y los habitantes de la región de Antioquia. En su obra, que incluye cuentos y novelas, los diálogos reflejan la manera de hablar de las personas antioqueñas comunes, con toda su gracia y defectos; por eso están salpicados de palabras deformadas y con ortografía caprichosa.

Harold and Fred watch television. They become the characters they watch. 1985. Inside a dingy apartment on the ninth floor of a dilapidated apartment building in downtown Los Angeles, Harold & Fred, two working-class English expatriates, sit on a shabby couch mesmerized by an old television set, in this bitter-sweet black comedy drama.Harold is wrapped in a dirty bathrobe. Fred is gaunt and pale, wearing a stained woman’s off-the-shoulder cotton dress....