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A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and...
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Der wohlhabende und gutmütige Gutsherr Allworthy, der gemeinsam mit seiner Schwester Bridget auf seinem Landsitz in Somerset lebt, kehrt nach langem Aufenthalt in London nach Hause zurück und findet ein Baby in seinem Bett vor. Er vertraut das Kind seiner Haushälterin Deborah Wilkins an. Jenny Jones, eine junge Frau, die als Dienstbote bei dem Schulmeister Partridge und seiner Frau arbeitet, wird als die vermutliche Mutter ausgemacht. Jenny Jones...
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Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady Hester Stanhope was a Regency-era adventuress who lived on her own terms and refused to conform.
Fans of Shana Abé, Theresa Ann Fowler, and Fiona Davis will be captivated by the unforgettable spirit at the heart of USA Today bestselling author Andrea Penrose's dazzling new historical novel based on the real life of Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839),...
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Laura tenía sueños grandes. Desde niña quiso ser enfermera. Se resistía al destino de las chicas de su generación: casarse, ocuparse del hogar y tener hijos. Como todo lo difícil le costó mucho trabajo y tuvo que poner todo su empeño en convertir su sueño en realidad.
Se adelantó a su tiempo desde muy pronto. Encontró un marido dispuesto a aceptar que hiciera compatible su decisión de trabajar y tener hijos, pero los celos terminaron...
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"Abé is an exquisite storyteller." -Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace
The New York Times bestselling author of The Second Mrs. Astor returns with a spellbinding new book perfect for fans of HBO's The Gilded Age and readers of Marie Benedict, Karen Harper, and Allison Pataki. This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella Huntington-a woman whose great beauty...
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Like Colm Tóibín's The Master or Michael Cunningham's The Hours, a novel about art and writing in the life of one of the greats
Set in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price's Lampedusa explores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, the last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, The Leopard.
In 1955, Tomasi was diagnosed with advanced emphysema; shortly after, he began...
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Indianapolis, 1957. Ten-year-old Aaron Cooper has witnessed the death of his younger sister, Pookie, and the trauma has left him unwilling to speak. Aaron copes with life's challenges by disappearing into his own imagination, envisioning being captain of the Kon Tiki, driving his sled in the snowy Klondike, and tiger hunting in India. He is guarded by secret friends like deposed Hungarian Count Blurtz Shemshoian and Blurtz's wonder dog, Nipper, who...
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1907 Edwardian Dublin, a city of whispers and rumors. At the Abbey Theatre W. B. Yeats is working with the talented John Synge, his resident playwright. It is here that Synge, the author of The Playboy of the Western World and The Tinker's Wedding, will meet an actress still in her teens named Molly Allgood. Rebellious, irreverent, beautiful, flirtatious, Molly is a girl of the inner-city tenements, dreaming of stardom in America. Witty and watchful,...
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Aus geheime Memoiren von Madame du Hausset, Lady's Maid von Madame de Pompadour, und von einem unbekannten englischen Mädchen und der Prinzessin Lamballe lesen wir die Begebenheiten am Hofe Ludwigs XV. Vom Attentat auf den König, Krankheiten von Madame de Pompadour und des Königs, Liebschaften, Affären und Mätressenwirtschaft des Herrschers, bis hin zu den Höflingen und Geschehnissen am Hof des Nachfolgers des Sonnenkönigs. Die Marquise starb...
10) Voyage East
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A stirring tale of life aboard ship during the last great days of the Merchant Navy
New junior officer Laddie signs on to the cargo liner Antigone on a voyage to the Far East. He finds himself part of a crew who all have their own stories to tell about life at sea.
Over the course of the eventful journey to Hong Kong and Singapore, he comes to know them all, from Captain 'China Dick' Richards and the experienced and remote Master to the vulnerable...
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Heinrich Mann: Zwischen den Rassen Entwicklungsroman einer jungen Deutsch-Brasilianerin Neu editierte 2021er Ausgabe, mit zahlreichen erklärenden Fußnoten Der heute irritierende, aber von Heinrich Mann wertfrei verstandene Titel Zwischen den Rassen bezeichnet den Entwicklungsroman einer in Rio geborenen jungen Deutsch-Brasilianerin, die von ihrem Vater zur Ausbildung in ein Internat in die deutsche Provinz gebracht wird und von nun an zwischen zwei...
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Le livre explore la vie et les réalisations d'Elon Musk, entrepreneur, ingénieur et PDG de SpaceX, Tesla Motors, The Boring Company et SolarCity. Le livre se concentre sur les premières années de Musk, les défis rencontrés par ses entreprises et ses projets futurs. Il couvre l'histoire de SpaceX et de la vision de Musk pour l'exploration spatiale, l'innovation de Tesla dans les technologies de conduite autonome, la création de SolarCity, les...
13) Lily's Journey
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Lily, a beautiful five-year-old, leaned over the fire to poke at the wood. A spark flew up and landed on the collar of her high-necked velvet dress. She brushed at the spark, but it had caught the lace and was burning her neck. Another spark landed in her hair. "Momma," she screamed, as she frantically brushed at the flames that seemed to be crawling up her body.An accident that changes Lily's life. But there are other changes affecting the family...
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"The Golden Grasshopper" by William Henry Giles Kingston. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is...
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Nicole du Hausset ist bekannt für ihre berühmten Memoiren über ihre Zeit am französischen Hof, die erstmals 1824 veröffentlicht wurden und als wertvolle Quelle über historische Persönlichkeiten dienen. Sie war die Kammerzofe und persönliche Vertraute von Madame de Pompadour. Nicole du Hausset war die arme, aber gut vernetzte Witwe eines Adligen und sollte Pompadours Anpassung am königlichen Hof erleichtern. Wir lesen die Erinnerungen von...
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In "Threads of Resilience: A Journey Across Continents and Generations," take an extraordinary journey into the tapestry of one person's life, spanning decades, cultures, and continents. This enthralling story follows Amir, a Lebanese soul whose experiences serve as a monument to the enduring force of resilience, cultural inquiry, and the pursuit of aspirations.Amir's journey unfolds against the backdrop of a nation in flux, a place where aromatic...
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Wir befinden uns im Wandel, und das hat Auswirkungen. Statt Prozesse zu vereinfachen, lähmt er selbige oft. Statt die Menschen zu unterstützen, wird das Vorankommen vielfach behindert, sowohl in diversen individuellen Belangen, als auch am Arbeitsplatz. Dies kostet immer mehr Lebenszeit und Nerven, andere Lebensbereiche bleiben auf der Strecke.
Die Autorin erzählt mit einer gewissen Ironie skurrile Erlebnisse mit immer schlechteren Serviceleistungen,...
18) Through It All
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Dive into the intertwining lives of two resilient women in Through it All, set against the backdrop of a small-town tapestry. Bonnie, weathered by life's tempests, navigates through a maze of loss, abuse, shattered dreams, and a justice system that falls short. Amidst the storm of family secrets and societal judgments, her life is a testament to enduring hope.On the other hand, Carly, a budding writer, embarks on a journey from rejection to acceptance...
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Where the Heart Is artfully follows the return of Jenna Davis-Wilson and her two lively children to the nostalgic home of her childhood in Madison County, Nebraska. A spontaneous decision to take up permanent residency at the old Victorian manor following her father's sudden death ushers in a myriad of unexpected twists and turns. Jenna's husband Marcus, a well-respected obstetrician in New York, also relocates to smalltown Tilden where tensions mount...
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A golpe de notas y capturas de pantalla del teléfono móvil, realizadas a lo largo de los años en las distintas ciudades donde vive y trabaja -de Londres a Madrid, de Nueva York a Los Ángeles-, Chloé Wallace reelabora sus distintas experiencias vitales en una serie de ensayos autobiográficos caracterizados por su honestidad y un sentido del humor despojado de artificios y cinismo.
Una reflexión deconstruida y acronológica sobre las diferentes...
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