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10 giugno 1940. Mentre l'Italia di Mussolini entra in guerra, nel giardino incantato di una villa in Toscana quattro ragazzi giocano a tennis. La Storia irrompe dentro la loro giovinezza beata e li costringe a prendere in mano la propria vita. La Contessina Ottavia Valiani ha quattordici anni e il sole addosso. La sorella minore, Verdiana, la spia dall'ombra. È timida, bruttina, forse cattiva. Entrambe vivono la condanna insita nell'essere sorelle e anche donne: una è il metro di giudizio dell'altra.

A haunted Aquarius finds love behind the veil. An ambitious Aries will do anything to stay in the spotlight. A foodie Taurus discovers the best eats in town (with a side of romance). A witchy Cancer stumbles into a curious meet-cute. Whether it’s romantic, platonic, familial, or something else you can’t quite define, love is the thing that connects us. All Signs Point to Yes will take you on a journey from your own backyard to the world beyond the living as it settles us among the stars for thirteen stories of love and life.

Der Bestseller aus England: eine unvergessliche Liebesgeschichte, so warm wie eine Kuscheldecke. An jedem Geburtstag läuft für Minnie alles schief - und ein Mann namens Quinn ist der Grund dafür. Beide wurden am Silvesterabend kurz nach Mitternacht im selben Londoner Krankenhaus geboren. Quinn kam eine Minute früher zur Welt und gewann fünfzigtausend Pfund, während Minnie leer ausging.

When her father is attacked under mysterious circumstances, 22-year-old Trini Duran must return home to Chavez Ravine, a neighborhood mostly abandoned after the government sent letters to residents demanding that they leave. Only 200 stubborn holdouts remain. While the Mexican American community fights to save their homes, they face a new threat that is even harder to combat than the politicians who want them gone.

Riecheggiando Fabrizio De Andrè e "La guerra di Piero" Laura Pariani racconta le storie di tre conflitti: la Grande Guerra sul fronte del Carso, la seconda guerra mondiale nella ritirata italiana di Russia e il conflitto tra Argentina e Inghilterra nel 1982 per le isole Malvinas: protagonisti sono tre Pieri, tre giovani che partono per combattere una guerra che non hanno deciso né voluto, lasciando a casa tre Ninette ad aspettare inutilmente il loro ritorno.

Palinghuus in Ostfriesland: Zwischen weitem Land und Wattenmeer lebt Sarah Teufel mit ihrem amerikanischen Ex-Mann James in einer Windmühle. Gemeinsam betreiben sie das einzige Taxiunternehmen weit und breit - mit einem Original New Yorker Yellow Cab! Bei ihren Fahrten bekommt Sarah so einiges mit. Und da die nächste Polizeistation weit weg ist, ist doch klar, dass Sarah selbst nachforscht, wenn etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht. Denn hier im hohen Norden wird nicht gesabbelt, sondern ermittelt!

Young Linguists teaches kids essential language skills fast. That means 20-minute lessons to help kids stay engaged, and daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases, so that you are learning what you can apply. These books also included detailed sections in English on effective strategies for learning new languages and ideas to carry on learning and applying what you know once the course is complete. In addition, there are complete review sections for learning, comprehension, and speaking repetition.

Stumbling into Restown’s hunting grounds, the companions are welcomed by a flourishing society which stands in counterpoint to Mutieville, a place where enslaved muties are subject to human whims. At the heart of Restown lies an ambitious plan to utilize cryogenic technology to escape the brutal present of the Deathlands and awaken to the glorious future that’s being constructed for the baronial family by their slaves.

Leda è ossessionata fin da bambina dalla fotografia di suo zio Luigi, morto prematuramente a diciannove anni. Ripercorrendo le tracce della fine del ragazzo, troverà una storia sommersa e affronterà le verità che la sua famiglia ha nascosto per tanti anni. Per placare i fantasmi che la perseguitano, Leda inizia un'indagine che la porterà a Francesca, la zia di Luigi, la donna che gli ha sparato. Perché la vicenda è stata occultata dalla sua famiglia?

When Tracy discovers that her first love is back in town, she's torn between what used to be and what is...her stable relationship with Detective Copeland. Things get further complicated when a member of the circus crew, that's rolled into town, is found dead. The small town of Fern Grove is tired of the awful antics of the circus folk, and not many are bothered when this murder is revealed.

This trip down memory lane with Jolie has mended as much as it’s torn up. I promised her I could handle anything. Whatever she was hiding, my wild heart would always belong to her. But I could never have imagined this truth. And she can’t blame me for how this will all end.

Dieses Weihnachtsfest wird ein ganz besonderes in der Seidenvilla, denn Nathalie und Amadeo werden heiraten. Die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren. Allerdings herrscht dicke Luft zwischen den Brautleuten, denn Amadeo erhält am Tag vor der Hochzeit einen Anruf und fährt daraufhin eilig nach Venedig. Dass Angela ihn begleitet, um Nathalies Brautschuhe abzuholen und Seidenschals zum Weihnachtsmarkt-Stand zu bringen, beruhigt Nathalie kaum. Doch dann entwickelt sich alles ganz anders als erwartet.

Als der Klavierstudent Theo auf die charismatische Aida trifft, stürzt sein Weltbild in sich zusammen. Aida kämpft mit der ZUKUNFT gegen die Machtstrukturen an der Akademie. Die Studenten prangern Missstände an, wollen wachrütteln und das Leben feiern. Fasziniert lässt sich Theo von Aidas feurigen Reden mitreißen und folgt den waghalsigen Aktionen der ZUKUNFT. Bis er etwas Ungeheuerliches erfährt. Ein mitreißendes Hörbuch, dass das radikale Lebensgefühl einer Generation transportiert. Fesselnd untermalt mit Klaviermusik von Jonathan Hanke, herausragend gelesen von Stefan Kaminski und Elena Berthold.

Beginning with Yuka, a 39,000-year-old mummified woolly mammoth recently found in the Siberian permafrost, each of the 16 essays in Animals Strike Curious Poses investigates a different famous animal named and immortalized by humans. Modeled loosely after a medieval bestiary, these witty, playful, whip-smart essays traverse history, myth, science, and more, bringing each beast vibrantly to life.

For most of her life, Lacey has been a prisoner without even realizing it. Her dad rarely let her, her little sister, or her mama out of his sight. But their situation changes suddenly and dramatically the day her grandparents arrive to help them leave. It’s the beginning of a different kind of life for Lacey, and at first she has a hard time letting go of her dad’s rules. Gradually though, his hold on her lessens, and her days become filled with choices she’s never had before.

L'inizio delle fantastiche avventure del principe Alvin e di Merlina. In un remoto villaggio nei Monti Carpazi, vive in armonia con la natura il popolo dei Pitik. Il principe Alvin, alto poco meno di cinque pigne, ha saltato un'altra volta la scuola e sta sognando a occhi aperti in riva al lago Paralù, quando sente strani suoni provenire da una misteriosa pietra grigia. La notizia di questo ritrovamento mette in subbuglio tutta la comunità. Alcuni temono sia un brutto presagio. Alvin è nei guai e, come se non bastasse, rischia di non essere ammesso alla scuola di magia.

Three people are murdered and one kidnapped to find the solution to the map. As Nicole Phillips seeks to find her kidnapped brother, she doesn’t know whom to trust. No one is who they appear to be. All is deception. To bring his brother’s murderer to justice, CIA Intel Analyst Josh Baruch puts his life on the line. Can he walk the tightrope between obeying the killers’ instructions and bringing them to justice?

Discover how Meghan Truman, Sandy Bay's latest resident and new bakery owner, navigates her way through three murder mysteries as she gets to know the quirky characters in her adopted hometown after failing to make a career as an actress in Hollywood. She's finally started a relationship with Jack Irvin, a detective, but will she find time to build a romance while she has to deal with betrayals, ungrateful staff, culture clashes, and murder? The complete best-selling cozy mystery stories in one boxset!

Tutto quello che Amanda è riuscita a conquistarsi da quando ha lasciato il Saint Peter rischia di andare in fumo. Ha giocato troppo col fuoco e ora sta per bruciarsi. Quel fuoco ha un nome: Sean Davis. Doveva essere solo un capriccio, una sfida, invece se ne è follemente innamorata e questa è una complicazione con cui, ora, deve fare i conti. Lui non sembra disposto a dimenticare il passato, né a dimenticare Eden, la donna che amava e da cui sembra ancora ossessionato.

When Meghan arrives in her small town in Texas, she's giddy with excitement at walking down the aisle and getting married to her sweetheart on her wedding day. However, she discovers that her mom has hijacked her wedding plans and has invited every Tom, Dick, Harry, and Sally in town. Things only take a turn for the worse when the celebrity baker considered to bake her wedding cake is found dead.