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Igor, poco più che quarantenne, ha sempre avuto un rapporto complicato con il padre, a partire dal suo lavoro di traduttore americanista che Herr Professor – russofilo, vetero-comunista, soprannominato così per il suo rigore intransigente – ha sempre disprezzato. Per fortuna, però, padre e figlio vivono in città diverse, e le occasioni di scontro sono limitate al minimo.

1595, Bishopsgate Ward, London. Matthew Cutler, constable for the parish of Spitalfields, prides himself on always being on the side of justice. So when a young man on the run, whose only ‘crime’ was protesting about high prices and corruption, hides out in Bishopsgate, not for the first time Cutler finds his duties as constable at odds with his gut feeling. He feels compelled to help him, and not just because his daughter Jane is smitten with the plucky lad…

James Bond returns and the Double O agents make their last stand in this gripping and explosive spy thriller 'Razor-sharp…highly recommended' M.W. Craven ‘Tough, smart and thrilling. Just like 007 himself’ Charlie Higson 'Explodes into action' Vaseem Khan 'Moves at warp speed' Financial...

Inspired by journalists Christiane Amanpour and Sylvia Poggioli, Midnight, at the War is a novel about a reporter chasing the biggest story of her career as she contends with a tense newsroom, a dangerous global conflict, and all the problems she’s running away from at home, by the acclaimed...

Roberto é um empresário que enriqueceu durante a ditadura e que vive imerso em obsessões sexuais por outros homens–e em mentiras para encobri-las. Lúcia, sua esposa, é uma ex-guerrilheira do MR-8 que atuou em sequestros e assaltos a bancos, até ser presa e torturada antes de ir para o exílio. E é no entrelaçar dessas trajetórias, que vão do final dos anos 60 ao alvorecer do novo milênio, que Sérgio Tavares retrata uma geração que lutou por liberdade, mas que não estava pronta para vivê-la quando a conquistou.

Начало альтернативных 2000-х. В сердце России вскипает конфликт, который вот-вот выплеснется за границы страны: официальный Татарстан разрывает отношения с Москвой, подтягиваются наблюдатели из ООН и вспомогательные силы НАТО. Стороны затевают противостояние, задействующее стратегические технологии, экономическое давление и манипулирование общественным мнением с помощью СМИ. Но есть еще одна сила, незаметная поначалу. И от нее во многом зависит, чем закончится эта история. «Мировая»—дебют дважды лауреата премии «Большая книга» Шамиля Идиатуллина. Впервые роман был опубликован в 2004 году.

En México el panorama no es alentador. Parecería que autoridades y criminales son dos caras de la misma moneda; el tipo de cambio: el miedo. El médico, protagonista de esta historia, nos recuerda que hay otras opciones además de callar o huir y que se puede y se debe luchar contra la injusticia y el abuso. ¿Qué debe hacerse con los días de rabia? Tal vez una opción sea contar su historia.

Yoga gegen Rechts vereint Kurzgeschichten mit trockenem Humor, bissigen Dialogen und messerscharfen Beobachtungen. Mit satirischem Scharfsinn und viel Selbstironie entlarvt Patrick Salmen die pathologischen Züge achtsamkeitsbesessener Stadtneurotiker, denn niemand weiß so gut wie der Dortmunder Comedian, dass einem das Gegenüber oft nur deshalb so schräg vorkommt, weil man gerade in einen Spiegel schaut.

Galilée Morvan-Pronovost vit seule dans un petit appartement en plein coeur de Montréal. Lorsque le restaurant où elle travaille est vendu puis fermé pour rénovations, elle se tourne vers son activité secondaire de graphiste, tout en dénichant un emploi de serveuse dans un café. C’est là qu’elle aperçoit Laurence, la conjointe de son frère Copernic, en compagnie d’un groupe de jeunes femmes militantes pacifistes.

UNO DE LOS 10 MEJORES LIBROS DE 2024 SEGÚN THE WASHINGTON POST Una investigación sin precedentes que descubre un universo paralelo construido y moldeado por los más poderosos para su propio beneficio. Nuestra concepción del globo se estructura en torno a naciones soberanas que, delimitadas...

The epic conclusion of the classic medical drama set in the Welsh valleys in the days before the NHS Listen now to a moment in history, brought to life in this full-cast dramatisation of the classic novel. This wonderful and immersive production continues the story of Dr Andrew Manson, an...

There There meets The Night Watchman in this gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts of the past. Mitch Caddo, a young law school graduate and aspiring political fixer, is an outsider in the homeland of his Anishinaabe ancestors. But alongside his...

Following on the critical success of his novel Polyamorous Love Song, Canadian writer and performer Jacob Wren picks up the mantle of the politically and economically disenfranchised in Rich and Poor—the story of a middle-class, immigrant pianist who has fallen on hard times, and now finds himself washing dishes to make ends meet.

‘A superb satirical novelist’ WASHINGTON POST In a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant – who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be. ‘An incendiary provocateur’...

Francis Urquhart’s eventful career as Prime Minister comes to a spectacular end in the final volume in the Francis Urquhart trilogy – now reissued in audio. He schemed his way to power in ‘House of Cards’ and had a memorable battle of wills with the new king in ‘To Play the King’...

An critically-acclaimed Iranian author makes his American literary debut with this powerful and harrowing psychological portrait of modern Iran—an unprecedented and urgent work of fiction with echoes of The Stranger, 1984, and The Orphan Master’s Son—that exposes the oppressive and...

Un thriller político absorbente, crudo y actual, que se adentra en las cloacas del poder y en las heridas más íntimas de quienes se atreven a mirar lo que nadie quiere ver. Una tesorera recién llegada al corazón del partido del Gobierno. Un periodista brillante que vive al límite...

Über Nacht verändern sich die Straßen von Wolnopol: Dünen wehen über die Promenade, künstlich anmutende Wirbelstürme reißen Schneisen durch die ukrainische Küstenstadt. Inmitten dieses Chaos macht Maksym Karriere – als Dealer von synthetischen Drogen. Sein Großvater Bohdan, der den Gulag überstanden hat, bringt ihm Schach bei und zitiert Puschkin. Seine Mutter Nadia, Herzchirurgin des Städtischen Klinikums, traut weder Staat noch Menschen. Doch während die Stadt im Sand zu verschwinden droht, gerät auch die Familie ins Wanken.

Um romance hilário, ousado e diferente de tudo o que já se viu. Parece invenção, mas é (quase) tudo nossa história. Numa pátria chamada Plazil, Bráulio Garrazazuis Bestianelli elegeu-se presidente. Neste misto de ficção histórica e pornochanchada política, acompanhamos desde a infância do protagonista até a instauração de uma ditadura autoproclamada, em episódios que certamente soarão familiar ao leitor.

Versión ePub. Presenta el contexto histórico de la ONU, la Liga de las Naciones que la precedió, la postura republicana a largo plazo en contra de ella y la de los demócratas a favor. Una lectura imprescindible en la cuarta era con Donald Trump al mando. El título fue traducido parcial o...