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Téhéran, 1953. Pour leur fille, les parents de Roya veulent le meilleur : ils l'inscrivent dans le meilleur lycée de la capitale, espérant bien faire d'elle la future Marie Curie de ce monde. Une savante, une intellectuelle, une femme capable de changer le cours de l'histoire. Après ses cours, la jeune fille fréquente régulièrement la librairie de M. Fakhri, où elle trouve de quoi étancher sa soif de poésie persane et de littérature étrangère. C'est là qu'elle va faire connaissance de Bahman, jeune activiste politique, bien décidé à changer le monde.

À ses pieds, un tapis cuivré couvrait le sol, parsemé des pétales de rose rouges, et de quelques feuilles aux teintes flamboyantes. Elle repensa aux mosaïques étincelantes sur les immeubles, au sud de Téhéran, le bleu turquoise dans les bassins de carpes koï partout dans la ville, les tapis colorés savamment tissées dans les maisons et les boutiques. Les piles de safran, de curcuma et de sumac au souk, tout comme les motifs kaléidoscopiques des parterres, dans les parcs.

On the eve of their marriage, Roya agrees to meet Bahman at the town square, but suddenly, violence erupts - a result of the coup d’etat that forever changes their country’s future. In the chaos, Bahman never shows. For weeks, Roya tries desperately to contact him, but her efforts are fruitless. With a sorrowful heart, she resigns herself to never seeing him again. Until, more than 60 years later, an accident of fate leads her back to Bahman and offers her a chance to ask him the questions that have haunted her for more than half a century.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming 'lion women.'

I almost didn’t publish Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It. Here I was, a CEO who’d fallen apart after his company failed, writing a book about how loving himself saved him. I thought I’d be a laughingstock and my career would be finished. But I stepped through the fears and shared my truth with the world. The book went viral. Amazing people all over bought copies for friends and family. For some, this book saved their lives. For others, it was the first time they ever loved themselves.

La vice-présidente Kamala Harris, l'une des femmes politiques les plus inspirantes, raconte son parcours, ses combats et ses vérités. Elle fut la première femme noire et la première femme d'origine indienne à concourir pour le poste de vice-présidente. Et à peine élue aux côtés de Joe Biden en novembre dernier, Kamala Harris est déjà pressentie pour prendre la tête des Etats-Unis en 2024.

Kamal Ravikant knows misery well. In 2011, the company Kamal had spent the last 10 years of his life nurturing and growing suddenly and embarrassingly went under. He experienced a profound depression, the kind that made him physically ill and bedridden. The only source of light in this darkest moment was a meditation, a chant that came to him and provided the only source of comfort he could muster: I love myself.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming “lion women.”

After the death of his estranged father, Amit takes his parent's ashes to the Ganges to fulfill a deathbed promise. Instead of returning home, he wanders, his pain and grief leaving him confused about his future. Almost broke, unsure about his direction in life, and running from memories, he is led by fate to the Camino de Santiago, an ancient 550-mile pilgrimage route across northern Spain.

Un romanzo sull'amore, la perdita e la forza del destino. Un libro imperdibile per chi ha amato Mille splendidi soli e Le pagine della nostra vita. Roya e Bahman si incontrano in una piccola libreria di Teheran. Giovani e pieni di ideali, decidono di sposarsi. Ma la Storia ha altri piani: è il 1953, l'anno del colpo di Stato che cambiò l'Iran per sempre e Bahman scompare durante i tumulti cittadini. Roya, distrutta dal dolore, si trasferisce negli Stati Uniti per ricominciare da zero. Dopo oltre sessant'anni, ritrova Bahman e – con lui – tutte le risposte che cercava da una vita intera.

The Thing: A Horror A Gripping Tale of Isolation, Paranoia, and Terror Beneath the Ice. Deep in the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, an isolated research team makes a discovery that defies explanation—an ancient alien lifeform, encased in ice for thousands of years. What begins as a groundbreaking scientific find quickly spirals into a nightmare as the entity awakens, revealing its terrifying ability to mimic any living creature.

The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was raised in a California community that cared deeply about social justice. As she rose to prominence as a political leader, her experiences would become her guiding light as she grappled with an array of complex issues and learned to bring a voice to the voiceless. Now, in The Truths We Hold, Harris reckons with the big challenges we face together.

Darya has discovered the perfect gift for her daughter's 25th birthday: an ideal husband. Mina, however, is fed up with her mother's endless matchmaking and grading of Iranian American bachelors. After Darya's last ill-fated attempt to find Mina a husband, mother and daughter embark on a journey to Iran, where the two women gradually begin to understand each other. But after Mina falls for a young man and Darya is tempted by an American musician, will this mother and daughter's appreciation for each other survive?

Few figures in history have captured the imagination like Alexander the Great. A military genius, visionary ruler, and cultural bridge between East and West, his conquests reshaped the ancient world. But what was the true extent of his ambition? How did his empire-building efforts leave an enduring mark on civilizations? And what can we learn today from his triumphs—and his failures?

The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in an Oakland, California, community that cared deeply about social justice. As she rose to prominence as one of the political leaders of our time, her experiences would become her guiding light as she grappled with an array of complex issues and learned to bring a voice to the voiceless. In The Truths We Hold, she reckons with the big challenges we face together.

Sie ist die erste Frau und erste Schwarze als Vizepräsidentin der USA. Kamala Harris hat das Amt in jenem historischen Moment übernommen, in dem die Vereinigten Staaten gespalten sind wie nie zuvor. Wer ist diese Frau, die die Zukunft der USA mitprägen wird? Was treibt sie an?

This groundbreaking literary collaboration spearheaded by Dr. Constance Craig-Mason, MRFC® is set to change the financial landscape for BIPOC families and small business owners across the nation. "Money TALK$ Vol III" is a remarkable book author by 24 accomplished, African American financial thought-leaders from across the world, each bringing their unique expertise to the table. This collective effort aims to ignite a spark of financial wisdom, empowerment, and lasting change within communities that have been historically underserved.

Based on the True Story of the Flannan Isles Mystery. In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from the remote and unforgiving Flannan Isles. No bodies were ever found. No explanation was ever given. The Lightkeepers portrays the harrowing final days of these men, drawing inspiration from true events and the haunting legend that has endured for over a century.

In 536 AD, the sun dimmed, the sky turned a ghostly gray, and global temperatures plummeted. Crops withered, famine spread like wildfire, and entire civilizations were thrown into chaos. Historians and scientists now recognize this year as one of the most catastrophic climate events in human history—a volcanic winter that reshaped the world.

മനുഷ്യജീവിതത്തിന്റെ ഒളിമങ്ങാത്ത കഥാവിഷ്‌കാരങ്ങളാണ് ഭാരതീയ ഇതിഹാസപുരാണങ്ങള്‍. ആധുനിക കഥാകൃത്തുക്കളെപ്പോലും അമ്പരപ്പിക്കുന്ന രീതിയില്‍ അവ മനുഷ്യരുടെ മാനസികവും സാമൂഹികവുമായ ജീവിതരഹസ്യങ്ങളെ കഥകളിലൂടെ പകര്‍ത്തിവെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ആധുനികകാലത്തെ വായനക്കാരന് ആസ്വാദ്യകരമാംവണ്ണം ഭാഗവതപുരാണകഥ പുനരാഖ്യാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു എന്നതാണ് ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥത്തിന്റെ പ്രത്യേകത. ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ ജീവിതകഥ ഒരു മികച്ച നോവല്‍പുസ്തകത്തിലെ കഥയെന്നപോലെ വായനക്കാരനു മുന്നില്‍ ഇതള്‍ വിരിയുന്നു. — വിവര്‍ത്തനം: ആലത്തൂര്‍ ദാമോദരന്‍ നമ്പൂതിരിപ്പാട്‌