Résultats pour "Courage" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Les nazis viennent de franchir la forêt d'Ardenne et menacent d'envahir la France. À l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la jeune française Madeleine Toche se précipite au front et découvre son frère jumeau grièvement blessé lors d'une bataille. Alors qu'il meurt dans ses bras, elle retourne son corps auprès de leur famille, et essaye tant bien que mal de vivre sous l'occupation d'une Allemagne victorieuse. Mais Madeleine ne peut s'y résoudre : elle rejoint la Résistance et se dévoue à la cause ; jusqu'à ce qu'un officier nazi découvre ses intentions et abuse d'elle.

Victime d'une tentative de viol, Jeanne Grison est renvoyée. Jeanne et Julien, témoin de la scène, quittent alors Blachères pour Uzès où Jeanne occupe un emploi de domestique. Elle entre ensuite au service d'un notaire de Mende avant de retrouver Julien à Blachères, qu'elle épouse et dont elle a un fils, André. En parallèle, Blachères se trouve bousculé par un assassinat et une agression.

Un roman témoignage porté par le parler-vrai de Claire Cahen. La vie de Jessie lui échappe. Elle n'y arrive plus avec Marco, son fils de 15 ans. Chaque discussion dérape : des cris, des fugues. Marco a disparu depuis trois jours quand, un soir, il l'appelle. Il est à une fête. Il faut que sa mère vienne. Tout de suite. Inspiré d'une histoire vraie, Les hommes manquent de courage est un roman bouleversant sur les secrets que l'on transmet à nos enfants sans le savoir.

In the heat of battle, there comes a moment when a soldier must surrender to the whims of fate, pushing forward without hesitation. The complexities of living, dying, and the morality of war can be pondered later. In this gripping narrative, the spirit of the bayonet takes hold, transforming a young soldier as he navigates the harrowing crucible of combat, emerging forever changed. Stephen Cranes timeless novel offers an intimate look into the psyche of a young man confronting the chaos of war—a journey that will haunt him in sweat and panic for years to come. Narrated by Mike Vendetti, ...

The language of poetry takes us outside of our small selves and calls us to look at ourselves and the world with open eyes, teaches David Whyte. Whether you are a lifelong poetry lover or new to its insights and pleasures, Clear Mind, Wild Heart is an inspiring guide to answering that call.

Paris, 1944. Stepping under the dim glow of the streetlamp, Jewish orphan Josette tightens her coat and adjusts her leather satchel. For months, she has been slipping unnoticed past the enemy, carrying important messages for the Resistance inside hollowed-out textbooks. Paul's beloved little sister, Suzanne, has been captured by the Nazis and accused of treason. Fear gripping her, Josette knows that if she and Paul can find a way into the prison by morning, they might be able to save her – but it may cost them everything.

À la vie, à la mort... La vie d'Audrey Parker change à jamais quand son frère est tué lors de l'attaque de Pearl Harbor. Fraîchement sorties de l'école d'infirmière, la jeune femme et son amie Lizzie s'engagent dans l'armée américaine pour contribuer à l'effort de guerre. Elles y font la connaissance d'Alex, fille d'un grand banquier new-yorkais, et de Louise, qui se bat depuis toujours contre les préjugés raciaux. Bientôt envoyées en Angleterre, où elles rapatrient par avion les soldats alliés blessés sur le front, ces héroïnes de l'ombre risquent leur vie à chaque mission.

Est-ce l’amour ou la rage qui lui donne cet élan ? L’élan vital d’un jeune homme de vingt ans dans un monde sans halte et sans refuge. Un monde où l’on préfère détourner le regard plutôt que prendre l’injustice à bras le corps, et où la plus pure expression de l’innocence – l’enfance – est bafouée. Lorsqu’il part à la rencontre de son petit frère, placé en foyer après avoir été retiré à la garde de son père, Ben ne se pose pas de question : il suit son instinct.

Der große Klassiker im Welttheater des Bertolt Brecht. "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder" gilt als das große Antikriegsstück Bertolt Brechts. "Was eine Aufführung von Mutter Courage", schrieb Brecht einmal, "hauptsächlich zeigen soll: Dass die großen Geschäfte in den Kriegen nicht von den kleinen Leuten gemacht werden. Dass der Krieg, der eine Fortführung der Geschäfte mit anderen Mitteln ist, die menschlichen Tugenden tödlich macht, auch für ihre Besitzer. Dass er darum bekämpft werden muss."

A nursing orderly in the WAAF, Ruby Morris is keen to stick with her friends Holly and Meg when they volunteer for the air ambulance, and soon all three are moved to RAF Starsden on the outskirts of London. Nervous not only at flying during wartime but also being responsible for life-or-death decisions, Ruby works hard to overcome her fears, helped by her new friendship with pilot Flight Sergeant Laurie Foster. When it seems like Laurie and Ruby could become more than friends, he starts to blow hot and cold, and she worries her feelings aren't reciprocated.

The Ultramarines are the epitome of a Space Marine Chapter. Warriors without peer, their name is a byword for discipline and honour, and their heroic deeds are legendary. Newly reinstated as Captain of the Ultramarines Fourth Company, Uriel Ventris leads his warriors in battle once again on the world of Pavonis, now a target of invasion by the upstart T'au Empire. With the eyes of the Chapter upon him, Uriel must win this war by following completely the wisdom of the Codex Astartes, lest he be exiled once more.

In January 1943, a little over a year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Luke Pierce, a high school senior at Hanford High, uncovers a secret that threatens to fracture his family and his sense of belonging. Putting aside his dream to attend college, and torn between his father's contempt and his own conscience, Luke enlists in the Army with two of his childhood friends, Tim "Brock" Brockman and Stevie Cower.

Natasha Mills feels like she’s loved firefighter Sam Waters her entire life. Since she first met him during middle school, she’s harbored a secret crush on her best friend’s big brother. It’s just something she lives with every day - too bad he doesn’t notice her. To Sam, Tash is his little sister’s best friend, and that’s it. Disaster strikes the Waters family, leaving Sam’s sister and her husband dead, and their young children in the hands of Sam and Natasha. Suddenly, these two are navigating the loss of people they loved, while trying to figure out parenthood together.

The third book in Natalie Keller Reinert’s beloved Eventing Series, set in the high-stakes world of three-day eventing, now reimagined with an all-new recording! Jules Thornton isn’t afraid of anything―except, maybe, riding racehorses. So she never imagined she would find herself at a...

Courage: The Ready Force Concealed is a short allegory of a man's journey through a period of intense discouragement, climbing out of it, learning lessons, and rebuilding his life. The listener is transported quickly but very smoothly through the phases of misfortune, darkness, the fall, hope, making peace, lessons, and building roads that could assist us in our daily living. In this short book, we see the main character, Pete Newman, travel through various stages at an accelerated pace and finally obtain the knowledge of what "courage" needs, and what "courage" is.

Rena Collins never thought she'd long for the past - back when affection from Wallace, her freakishly strong boyfriend, was the most dangerous aspect of her life. But now that the human-altering organization known as ERA has gone on the offensive, nothing is safe. Her bloodline is exposed, her relationships torn apart, and just when it seems like things can't get any worse, ERA ups the ante. To save mankind from forced evolution, Rena will have to mend her broken ties and form a resistance...hand-in-hand with the one she hurt most.

Com 23 anos, a infanta Catarina de Bragança, filha de D. Luísa de Gusmão e de D. João IV, deixou para trás tudo o que lhe era querido e próximo para navegar rumo a uma vida nova. No coração, um misto de tristeza e alegria. Saudades da sua Lisboa, de Vila Viçosa, do cheiro a laranjas, dos seus irmãos que já haviam partido deste mundo e dos que ficavam em Portugal a lutar pelo poder. Mas os seus olhos escuros deixavam perceber o entusiasmo pelo casamento com o homem dos seus sonhos, Charles de Inglaterra, um príncipe encantado que Catarina amava perdidamente ainda antes de o conhecer.

WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR! LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD! She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of India’s Sikh Empire. In this dazzling novel, based on true-life events, bestselling author...

Heroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will be decided once and for all in A Time of Courage, the gripping conclusion to the Of Blood and Bone trilogy. Now is the time of reckoning... The demon-king Asroth is free of his iron prison, and...

BLOOD AND ICE Majestically it rose from the icy waters, the gateway to the awesome wilderness of Alaska. Sitka drew all brand of adventurers, con men, criminals, and pioneers—men such as trail-tough, battle-hardened Jean LaBarge. He left the swamps of the Susquehanna behind for the rugged...