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Ne "I Miserabili" Victor Hugo narra con assoluta sensibilità ed estrema modernità la solitudine dell'uomo, il contrasto tra ceti sociali, ma anche la redenzione attraverso la rivolta e l'amore. Il romanzo, dal ritmo incalzante, magistrale e irripetibile per l'autenticità delle emozioni e per la complessità della trama narrativa, viene qui tradotto ad alta voce da un unico narratore, Moro Silo, che con la sua più che trentennale esperienza di lettore, riesce a cogliere l'enorme quantità di significati presenti nel libro nel massimo rispetto dello stile unico e originale dell'autore, del suo contesto storico-culturale e filologico.

The theme that unites these stories in this dazzling first collection by Curtis Sittenfeld is how even the cleverest people tend to misread others and how much we all deceive ourselves. Sharp and tender, funny and wise, this collection shows Sittenfeld’s knack for creating real, believable characters while also skewering contemporary mores with brilliant dry wit.

For the past 13 years, as England became an increasingly unhappy and fearful place, Prince Charles has been living quietly on a bleak council estate with his wife and love of his life, Camilla. He enjoys gardening and poultry keeping while Camilla spends her days doing as little as possible. But life is about to change.

March 1917 tells the story of the Russian Revolution itself, during which not only does the Imperial government melt in the face of the mob, but the leaders of the opposition prove utterly incapable of controlling the course of events. The absorbing narrative tells the stories of more than fifty characters during the days when the Russian Empire begins to crumble. The anti-Tsarist bourgeois opposition, horrified by the violence, scrambles to declare that it is provisionally taking power, while socialists immediately create a Soviet alternative to undermine it.

1900: Aufbruch, Fortschritt, Optimismus – die Heirat der englischen Industriellentochter Claire mit dem Berliner Unternehmersohn Friwi ist ein Sinnbild des modernen Europas. Doch während Friwi in China und Afrika für Deutschlands Aufstieg zur Weltmacht kämpft, streitet Claire für die Rechte der Frauen. Wird sie Kaspar je vergessen, der sich in Paris und St. Petersburg der Revolution verschrieben hat? Noch wetteifern bei Segelregatten nur die Jachten der Könige um den Sieg.

With action that sizzles and true-to-life insider detail, Separation of Power showcases best selling author Vince Flynn ( The Third Option) at his shell-shocking best.

It is November 1918. Germany has just surrendered after four years of the most savage warfare in history. It is teetering on the brink of total social and economic collapse, and the German people now lie at the mercy of new liberal politicians who despise everything Germany once stood for. The Communists are rioting in the streets, threatening to topple the new government in Weimar and bring about their own revolution.

In her captivating new novel, best-selling author Lynn Kurland paints a magnificent portrait of 13th-century England with the passionate tale of a woman crippled by the past and a man destined to future greatness....

A young seminary professor, Augustine Knox, is drawn into a deadly race to save priceless parchments from antiquities thieves and discovers a two- thousand-year old connection with another who faced death for the sake of the truth. I, Saul consists of two riveting adventures in one, transporting you between the stories of Augustine Knox and Saul of Tarsus.

Det är början av juli och den svenska makteliten befinner sig på politikerveckan i Almedalen. Gotland sjuder av rykten och alla bevakar varandra. Alla vill vara först med att antingen plantera eller avslöja en nyhet. Ryktet går att statsministern väntas avgå. Vem som blir hennes efterträdare står mellan politikens guldgosse, näringsminister David Ehrling, och den mer erfarna miljöministern Ann-Louise Hegel.

"I demoni", terzo romanzo nel percorso spirituale di Dostoevskij, dopo "Delitto e Castigo", "L'Idiota", e prima dei "Fratelli Karamazov", ha avuto una lunga storia editoriale. Prima pubblicato a puntate sulla rivista "Messaggero Russo" nel 1872 e poi in volume l'anno successivo. Il romanzo è ispirato ad un fatto di cronaca del novembre del 1869: l'anarchico e nichilista Sergej Necaev, legato a Michail Bakunin uccide lo studente Ivan Ivanov, sospettato di voler abbandonare la cellula sovversiva dello stesso Necaev.

What happens when Vladimir Putin is faced with a decision so harrowing it changes him forever? 118 submariners spiraling into the abyss, a country in chaos, and a president who seems not to care. Through the eyes of a first person Vladimir Putin, and his personal aide Gosha, discover what motivates the man behind Russia. Is he the cold, ruthless Vladimir Putin we know, or is he...human?

Uppsagd från sitt jobb på bensinmacken är Lasse Bengtsson dömd till ett liv framför motorsporten på teve. Men Lasses fru Eva börjar tröttna på att se sin man långsamt dra med sig deras gemensamma vardag ner i avgrunden. Eva bestämmer sig för att ge allt en sista chans och bjuder in Lasse till en myskväll, hittar en klimatdokumentär som verkar spännande och innan hon vet ordet av har hon satt eld i baken på honom. Lasse bestämmer sig för att rädda planeten, men blir utmanad av bostadsrättsföreningens äregiriga och pedantiska ordförande, den pensionerade studierektorn Olsson.

Eugène Sue (1804 -1857) è stato uno scrittore francese, noto soprattutto per i suoi romanzi d'appendice a carattere sociale: I misteri di Parigi furono pubblicati a puntate nel Journal des débats , nel 1842-1843 suscitando un enorme interesse, tanto in Francia che all'estero. Questa edizione italiana del 1935 è ridotta, per rispettare i gusti del pubblico italiano dell’epoca; ha mantenuto però intatta la struttura dell’opera e l’avvincente intreccio e caratterizzazione dei personaggi.

The first of two-part novel, Itzel I tells the story of three disparate characters swept up in the drama of the Mexican student movement of 1968 whose ending in the Massacre in Tlatelolco on October 2nd, a date now always commemorated in Mexico, changed their lives forever. Broad in scope and exuberant in style in the best tradition of Latin American literature, this book roots its readers in the ebullience of Mexico's daily life and language, even as they are made to confront the horrors of history, to examine the difficulties of friendship and family.

As second in command, Katherine Ann Miles understands the responsibilities of her role as vice president. But when the president of the United States dies from a heart attack only eight months into his term, Katherine feels utterly unprepared to assume the highest office in the land. Yet the new president has little time to dwell on the battles raging with Congress and within her own marriage: Iran is making pointed, grave threats toward Israel, and she will have to employ all her skills and diplomacy to avert a major military conflict.

Oltre alla continuazione della vicenda di Jean Valjean questo secondo tomo del grande capolavoro di Hugo contiene due altri temi che inquadrano la narrazione principale...

Opera di inestimabile valore letterario e di grande rilevanza storica, ambientata nella Parigi post-Restaurazione...

Quinto e ultimo Tomo dell'opera, dedicato alla morte e all'annullamento. Morte dei giovani rivoluzionari sulle barricate...

L'azione, in questo terzo tomo, si svolge nel 1832. Il giardiniere papà Fauchelant è morto, Cosette ha 17 anni e lascia il convento...