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Sii più intelligente che puoi, è la cosa migliore che tu possa fare. Sydney 1950. Sui manichini spiccano le gonne a balze e i corpetti arricchiti degli accessori più preziosi. Ma Goode's non sono solo i più grandi magazzini della città, dove trovare l'abito all'ultima moda. Per quattro donne che lavorano sono anche l'unica occasione di indipendenza. Mentre con le loro eleganti divise di colore nero consigliano le clienti su tessuti e modelli, nel loro intimo coltivano sogni di libertà, di un ruolo diverso da quello di figlia, moglie e madre.

Violently gang-raped when she was 13 years old, and raped three more times before the age of 18, Madeleine has experienced more trauma in her life than most ever will. Living in a state of shock and self-loathing, it took her years of struggle to confront the buried memories of that first attack and begin to undo the damage it wrought, as men continued to take advantage of her fragility in the worst possible way. Yet she found the heart to carry out the best revenge plan of all: leading a fulfilling and happy life.

Ella Crawford is 26, lonely and so broke that she seduces strange men when she suspects they'll buy her dinner. Her fate changes the day she begins nannying for a rich and beautiful Upper East Side mother. Both women are just 26 - but unlike Ella, Lonnie has a doting husband and son, artistic talent and old family money. Ella is mesmerised by Lonnie's girlish affection and disregard for the normal boundaries of friendship and marriage, but resentment grows too, alongside this dizzying attraction.

Josie Hudson's whole life has been about one thing and one thing only: keeping her son Scott alive. And when Scott, now 19, finds out that his heart is once again failing - with no hope of a transplant - Josie's world comes crashing down. Determined to give meaning to his final months, Scott decides to find a match for his mum: someone to be there for her when he will no longer be. But can Scott succeed in finding love for his mum before it's too late? Or will his place in her heart be too large to fill?

Téměř celé 20. století probíhalo ve znamení střetu demokracie s fašismem. Po hrůzách druhé světové války se zdálo, že svět už nepřipustí, aby se duchovní dědicové Hitlera a Mussoliniho pokusili o návrat. Audiokniha přední osobnosti světové diplomacie s českými kořeny, Madeleine Albrightové, v jedinečném podání Táni Fischerové tento optimistický předpoklad zpochybňuje. Kyvadlo dějin směřující po pádu Berlínské zdi k demokracii se vydává opačným směrem.

Goldie, die Autorin Madeleine Toussaint, hatte die Einsamkeit satt, die aufgekommen war, nachdem sie sich nach 30 Jahren von ihrem Partner getrennt hatte und nun schon über ein Jahr alleine mit ihrem Katerchen lebte. Die 59-jährige lustige, quirlige, aber etwas pingelige Goldie meldete sich daraufhin bei den Datingportalen Parship, ElitePartner und LoveScout an. Leider traf sie dort anfangs nur auf alte und kranke Herren, die bereits in Rente waren. Das änderte sich, als sie auf ihrem Profil auch jüngeren Herren eine Chance gab.

Brought to you by Penguin. In the dead of night, with blood on her hands, she made her escape. Accused of murder, Alejandra flees her home, escaping to the southern edge of Spain, where she faces a life of poverty and destitution. Seduced by the power of the rich and the anonymity that waits...

Many readers and listeners are already familiar with Madeleine Kunin, the former three-term governor of Vermont, who served as the deputy secretary of education and ambassador to Switzerland under President Bill Clinton. In her newest book, a memoir entitled Coming of Age: My Journey to the Eighties, the topic is aging, but she looks well beyond the physical tolls and explores the emotional ones as well. And she has had an extraordinary life: governor, ambassador, feminist, wife, mother, professor, poet, and much, much more.

Seltsames ereignet sich auf dem von Menschen besiedelten Kolonialplaneten Istark: In Jugendlichen erwachen geheimnisvolle Psi-Kräfte. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass diese Gaben mit einer Dunkelwelt zusammenhängen, die in einem exzentrischen Orbit die Sonne umkreist - und von der eine gefährliche Strahlung ausgeht. Ein Kommando der United Stars Organisation steuert die Dunkelwelt an. Es will die Quelle der Strahlung finden und die Gefahr für Istark abwenden.

For more than fifty years, Madeleine L'Engle has delighted and inspired readers/listeners with her warm, eloquent prose and inspirational poetry. She continues this tradition with Miracle on 10th Street, a collection of poignant writings and reflections that give listeners a glimpse of how the wonder of Christmas resonates in her personal life, which deeply involves her family and faith: "I think back to that Christmas when my husband and I did not know whether our little girl would live to grow up," she writes.

Haunting, fast-paced sequel to the New York Times bestselling photo-illustrated novel ASYLUM. Perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Featuring real found photographs from vintage carnivals, SANCTUM is a mind-bending reading experience that blurs the lines between past...

1940. Guernsey is first bombed, then occupied, by the Germans. A year earlier, young, naive and recently married Helene waves good-bye to her husband, who has enlisted in the British army. Protected only by her father and Nanna, Helene must carve out a life on the island for the length of the war. Forty years later, her daughter Roz begins a search for the truth about her father and stumbles into the secret history of her mother's life.

Life had always been easy for fifteen-year-old Camilla Dickinson. But now her parents, whom she had always loved and trusted, are behaving like strangers to each other and vying for her allegiance. Camilla is torn between her love for them and her disapproval of their actions. Then she...

Book one of the Austin Family Chronicles, an award-winning young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, about a girl who experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. "Beautifully written, with integrity and warmth, and young people are bound to identify with...

Book three of the Austin Family Chronicles, an award-winning young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, about a girl who experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. "A first-rate suspense story." -The Washington Post Book World The Austins are trying to...

Book two of the Austin Family Chronicles, an award-winning young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, about a girl who experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. "Everyone who remembers Meet the Austins as a delightful family story will want to read...

In book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, a girl experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. The Austins have settled back into their beloved home in the country after more than a year away. Though...

Book four of the Austin Family Chronicles, an award-winning young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, about a girl who experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. A Newbery Honor Book "L'Engle has the magic storytelling gift that makes it a pleasure to lose...

"À ma main droite, une bague que je tourne et retourne de ma main gauche. C'est la bague de jade. Sous un certain éclairage, le jade devient jaune. C'est alors qu'il cesse de porter malheur pour porter bonheur. Arrivée au bout de mon récit, je contemple le bleu du ciel de juillet par-dessus les tuiles roses et romaines de la maison de jade. Bernard m'avait dit que ce genre de toiture lui plaisait beaucoup plus que l'ardoise fine."

"You saved my life, Miss Cannowen. I will be pleased to take you to England with me." To Dorothea Cannowen, these are the words that could save her life. An 18-year-old orphan, she is in the difficult position of being a penniless, unenthusiastic guest at a Spanish convent. Now Sir Douglas Matlin, whom she discovered wounded in the convent garden and nursed back to health, has offered to escort her back to London, where his aunt will happily launch her into society. But what will society think of a girl who traveled so far alone with a man?