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On the evening of her twenty-second wedding anniversary, Katherine Price can't wait to celebrate. But instead of receiving an anniversary card from her husband, she finds a note asking for a divorce. Fifty-five and suddenly alone, Katherine begins the daunting task of starting over. She has her friends, her aging mother, and her career to occupy her, but the future seems to hold little promise - until, after a winter of heartbreak, Katherine is persuaded to try a home exchange holiday in the South of France.

Based on a lifetime living in and reporting on Germany and Central Europe, award-winning journalist and author Peter Millar tackles the fascinating and complex story of the people at the heart of our continent. Focussing on nine cities (only six of which are in the Germany of today), he takes us on a zigzag ride back through time via the fall of the Berlin Wall through the horrors of two world wars and the patchwork states of the Middle Ages to the splendour of Charlemagne and the fall of Rome.

This new, updated edition of Germany - Culture Smart! examines the vast changes that have led to Germany's new world confidence. It explains how German traditional values and working methods are adapting to take advantage of international opportunities and global society while maintaining the commitment to quality, organization, and time that marks out German business life.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane—now in a twentieth-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword “This beautifully written memoir about taking...

Ein Pyrenäenbuch ist Kurt Tucholskys literarischer Reisebericht über seine Eindrücke in den Pyrenäen. Mit feinem Witz, kritischer Beobachtungsgabe und poetischer Sprache schildert er Landschaften, Menschen und kulturelle Eigenheiten. Der Text ist weit mehr als eine bloße Reisebeschreibung – er ist eine Reflexion über das Leben, die Politik und die Schönheit des Reisens.

This isn’t just another language course—it’s a two-in-one Italian learning experience that turns lessons into living moments. With engaging stories, native-speaker narration, and simple grammar guidance, you’ll build real fluency and confidence—without drills or overwhelm.

'Heartfelt and beautifully written, this is the author's best book to date' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caroline James, bestselling author of The Cruise Where books are borrowed, friendships are forged and secrets uncovered… As a beautiful summer unfolds in the Croatian islands, Ana Meštrović embarks on...

In 2015, Beth and Eric Jusino walked out of a cathedral in the historic village of Le Puy, France, down a cobblestone street, and turned west. Seventy-nine days, a thousand miles, two countries, two mountain ranges, and three pairs of shoes later, they reached the Atlantic Ocean. More than two million pilgrims have walked the Way of Saint James, a long-distance hiking trail. Each pilgrim has their own reason for undertaking the journey. For the Jusinos, it was about taking a break from the relentless pace of modern life and getting away from all their electronic devices.

The Mediterranean is one of the great wellsprings of human civilization. Central to the region’s history are the splendorous cities that flowered around the region—bases of power that saw innovation, commerce, expansion, and the building of great empires. Many of these cities have become icons of the ancient world, and exemplars of the cultures, conquests, and ways of life that have built western civilization.

Un retrato colorido de los mejores paisajes y lugares físicos de España, fiel reflejo de la enorme variedad del país, que a veces se ha comparado con un continente en miniatura.

Un viaggio immersivo nella capitale francese attraverso secoli di storie immortali. Questa guida ti conduce attraverso i luoghi simbolici della città, che hanno ispirato e ospitato generazioni di scrittori, artisti e intellettuali. Itinerari tematici ti permetteranno di seguire le loro orme, svelando segreti e aneddoti legati a figure come Victor Hugo, Baudelaire, Proust e molti altri.

Da Alessandro Manzoni ad Alda Merini, da Dino Buzzati a Giorgio Scerbanenco, questa guida svela i luoghi che hanno ispirato capolavori della letteratura italiana. La guida offre itinerari dettagliati che collegano presente e passato, conducendo il lettore attraverso biblioteche storiche, case-museo e quartieri che hanno fatto da sfondo a celebri romanzi. Ciascuna tappa è arricchita da aneddoti, citazioni letterarie e riferimenti culturali che trasformano una semplice passeggiata in un'esperienza immersiva nella storia culturale della città.

Il y a une Venise de l'évidence et une Venise invisible qui refuse de livrer ses secrets : Celle des églises, jamais ouvertes. Pourquoi sont-elles inaccessibles ? Jean-Paul Kauffmann a essayé de forcer ces portes solidement cadenassées où des oeuvres dorment dans le silence. Qui en détient les clés ? Au-delà de l'enquête et de la difficulté à se faire ouvrir les portes, ce livre mesure le chemin parcouru d'une vie.

Otto Julius Bierbaum, der als erster Mensch den Brenner mit einem Automobil überquert hat (zusammen mit seiner Frau und Chauffeur) bekommt von seinem Hausarzt eine Seereise empfohlen und so unternimmt das Ehepaar Bierbaum auf dem Ozeanriesen „Yankeedoodle“ einen Urlaub der besonderen Art.

'A superb and clever thriller' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Dark, sharp and deliciously funny' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved every page' Clare Mackintosh FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF DEAD HEAT It started with a small lie. Bumping into an old acquaintance, embellishing my life story to...

كُتب عن باريس أكثر من غيرها من المدن، ومن أجمل ما قيل عنها أن الإنسان يشعر بفرحة العيش فيها، ويصله هذا الشعور عبر عددٍ لا يحصى من الأشياء الصغيرة من حوله، كرائحة فنجان القهوة والكرواسون في الصباح، وتأمّل أناقة نسائها منذ الصباح وهنّ مرتديات بدلات العمل، أو عند عتبات المحلات الفاخرة. باريس هي مزيج من الكتب ومحلات الزهور والشوكولاتة الرائعة، والروائح الجذابة لمحلات الحلويات والمطاعم الحاصلة على نجمة ميشلان، ومتعة المشي بين أروقتها والتنزه في ساحات حدائقها والجلوس في مقاهيها. وفرنسا -بتاريخ قصورها وملوكها ومتاحفها وفنّها ومفكريها وأدبائها وساستها- تشكّل إرثاً بشرياً أثّر في مسيرة الحضارة الإنسانية وتأثر بها، ومن أراد أن يعرف مدى تجذّر الثقافة الفرنسية بجميع مكوناتها في ثقافة العالم، سيجد ذلك جليّاً ومتميزاً كنفحة عطر باريسي أو كنكهة الأطباق الفرنسية الشهيرة.

Otto Julius Bierbaum, der als erster Mensch den Brenner mit einem Automobil überquert hat (zusammen mit seiner Frau und Chauffeur) bekommt von seinem Hausarzt eine Seereise empfohlen und so unternimmt das Ehepaar Bierbaum auf dem Ozeanriesen „Yankeedoodle“ einen Urlaub der besonderen Art.

At 47, Mark Greenside, a glass-is-half-empty native New Yorker living in California, unwillingly went to Brittany, and to his great amazement and surprise fell in love with the place and its people. Then, because love makes you crazy and do crazy things, he borrowed money from his mom and bought a 120‑year‑old farmhouse in Plobien, a village of 500 people.

I sin bog præsenterer Emil 48 af sine favoritdyr i den danske natur og deres vilde egenskaber. Han har selv oplevet alle dyrene i bogen helt tæt på og sørger for med humor, billeder og skøre sammenligninger at videregive den fantastiske og til tider syrede viden om dyrene.

Each June, Tory Bilski meets up with fellow women travelers in Reykjavik where they head to northern Iceland, near the Greenland Sea. They escape their ordinary lives to live an extraordinary one at a horse farm perched at the edge of the world. If only for a short while.