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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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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...
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¡Los antídotos! ¿Los necesitaste alguna vez? Supe que los antídotos eran momentáneos; sin embargo, me salvaban de la realidad. Cada antídoto es único e irrepetible, como lo son cada una de las personas. Algunos reaccionan de manera más rápida, más eficaz, más duradera; algunos son más nocivos que otros incluso.
Los antídotos fueron necesarios en mi viaje hasta que armé mi propia crisálida y fue ahí que finalmente pude abandonarlos....
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In diesem Buch wird die bewegende Geschichte von Aldo Blindenhöfer erzählt, einem Mann, der die Dunkelheit des Krieges erlebte, aber nie aufhörte, nach dem Licht zu suchen. Sein Leben ist ein inspirierendes Beispiel dafür, wie man sich aus schwierigen Umständen herauskämpfen und zu einem wichtigen Mitglied der Gesellschaft werden kann. Dies ist die fesselnde Biografie eines außergewöhnlichen Lebens, das Mut, Durchhaltevermögen und den Glauben...
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April 1913—Belle Newbold hasn’t seen mountains for seven years—since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married Indiana gas magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather’s friend, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again—primarily in order to reunite with her future fiancé, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite,...
6) Sex
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Wedged between a rock and hard times, Hank finds himself in Las Vegas-the City of Sins. There he finds himself in the midst of people who would do anything to get ahead and those who'd make him seek pleasure unlike before. In the struggle to survive and write, Hank experiences more than he thought the Las Vegas could ever give.
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The most important document in the history of rock 'n' roll since the liner notes to Killroy Was Here.(This paperback includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested readings, and more.)
Never Mind the Pollacks, the first novel from acclaimed humorist Neal Pollack, is an epic history of rock-and-roll told through the eyes of two rival rock critics. The novel spans the decades from the 1940s to the present day, and...
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"The Dark Joy of Despair" is a captivating and thought-provoking collection of diverse poems. With its seamless blend of genres, this captivating poetry collection by Stephen Alexander North promises to both thrill and challenge readers. Transcend conventional storytelling boundaries with verse rather than prose, featuring the story poem 'The Revenant and the Bell'.Read now and become enveloped in The Dark Joy of Despair. Florida Man Writes!
9) Bellosguardo
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Enter an opulent world that no longer exists. Stretching from Europe to North Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, Bellosguardo: The Lives of Anna & Huguette Clark is based on a true story. It is a novel of a remarkable American family from the nineteenth through the twenty-first centuries. Enabled by one of the richest men of the Gilded Age, the mother-daughter duo lived according to the values and traditions of Old Money, pursuing luxurious privacy and...
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John Isaac Jones's new biographical novel on Samuel Langhorne Clemens, A/K/A Mark Twain, brings the fascinating life of America's most famous humorist to you in vivid, captivating detail. His time – 1840s-1910 America. Wagon trains moving west; California gold rush; telegraph invented; War between the States; Lincoln assassinated; the golden spike; Custer massacred; the trail of tears; invention of electric light, the telephone and the automobile;...
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Quiconque est assez vieux pour se souvenir de l'ère du Verseau, des films drive-in et de la télévision en réseau devrait apprécier, non, de faire cette « fouille » Échapper à l'innocence: une histoire d'éveil. Rencontrez David Justin, un jeune catholique italien, aux prises avec des problèmes de taille, qui tente désespérément d'échapper aux liens de la répression sexuelle et de l'innocence adolescente qui le retiennent captif dans...
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Jack Whyte is a master of the sweeping historical epic and The Guardian is another evocative chronicle of the formation of his beloved Scotland.
Some men strive for greatness. And some men find themselves thrust into the role of their nation's saviors. Such are the two heroes who reshaped and reconfigured the entire destiny of the kingdom of Scotland. Wallace the Braveheart would become the only legendary, heroic, commoner in medieval British history;...
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The new ideas of the new era give some new feeling to the human being. If there is something missing in this Kali-yuga, it is trust. Do not understand who is right and who is wrong. If you look from the wrong side, everyone looks wrong and on the other hand, if you look at the right side, everyone looks right. Now the biggest thing is how to identify who is right and who is wrong. In this competition, a person sometimes argues with someone and sometimes...
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The Kindergarten Adventure" is a heartwarming children's book that follows the journey of five-year-old Sam as he embarks on his first day of kindergarten while navigating the challenges of autism. Written with empathy and understanding, this story sheds light on the unique experiences of children with autism and promotes inclusivity and acceptance in educational settings.Sam is a bright and curious child who loves trains, puzzles, and spending time...
15) Dead Hedge
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Dead Hedge is a satire. It is a fictitious novel, but based on a real case. It portrays the corruption and criminality prevalent in the global banking system today. It is the story of Cleopatra and how she and her shipping company were manipulated and cheated by powerful forces that reached into the High Courts and even governments. How Cleo was defrauded and then persecuted when she tried to expose the truth. It is not the end of the story and a...
16) Why Mommy Swears
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Why Mommy Swears is the much anticipated new novel from Gill Sims, author of the hilarious Why Mommy Drinks and online sensation Peter and Jane. It's every parents' nightmare — the start of the school holidays — and instead of sitting in the sun, reading a book over a cold, crisp glass of Pinot Grigio, Mummy has two bored moppets to attend to. After frantically booking sports camps, child minder slots, not to mention time off work, Mummy is exhausted....
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Il est coutume de dire que l'Histoire est écrite par les vainqueurs, mais c'est oublier la partie de l'humanité qui engendre ces hommes. L'effondrement de l'empire d'Alexandre Le Grand va donner naissance à de multiples royautés disséminées sur le monde méditerranéen. Ces nouveaux mondes seront dirigés par des volontés hégémoniques, et les femmes n'en seront pas absentes. Le présent ouvrage dresse le portrait holistique et sans concessions...
18) Desproges 2.0
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Célèbre comique et écrivain français, Pierre Desproges était réputé pour son humour caustique et sa satire mordante. Son intelligence et son style littéraire distinctif étaient ses marques de fabrique et il est fascinant d'imaginer sa perspective caricaturale sur des sujets contemporains tels que le président Macron, la réforme des retraites, la guerre en Ukraine ou la pandémie de COVID-19…
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Jean Michel Zurletti...
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A riveting, personal look at one of our country's first heroes in the second captivating novel of the George Washington series by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, the New York Times bestselling authors of To Try Men's Souls
It's the winter of 1777, a year after Washington's triumphant surprise attack on Trenton, and the battered, demoralized Continental Army retreats from Philadelphia. At Valley Forge, they discover that their requests for...
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Thomas Randolph, the Earl of Moray, rides with the King as they drive the last English invaders from Scotland, but Robert the Bruce is beginning to fail. His time is running perilously short. The earl knows that he must broker peace with England before the King dies, otherwise the English will surely seize the opportunity to invade.But even as Thomas negotiates in France for allies, he must hedge against time, and returns to lead his army into England...
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