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AN INSTANT INDIE, USA TODAY, AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “The world knows that Carroll prevailed in her gazillion-dollar lawsuits against Trump for defamation and sexual abuse. But hearing her describe that courtroom battle in her own smoky, mirth-filled drawl is an experience too delicious...

From the author of The Matzah Ball comes a pitch-perfect romcom following a third-generation Jewish matchmaker who unwittingly finds her own search for love thrust into the spotlight... The perfect Jewish husband should be: A doctor or lawyer (preferably a doctor) Baggage-free (no previous...

The winter of 1942 casts a long shadow over pen-friends Richard and Grace. The world is teetering on the brink of destruction as war consumes continent after continent. When a letter arrives for Grace from a distant land she can scarcely place on a map, it brings news so shocking it reverberates through the entire village, with everyone offering conflicting advice. Meanwhile in bomb-scarred London, Richard is presented with the journalistic opportunity of a lifetime. The potential for career-defining reporting is immense, but so too are the dangers that shadow every step.

Author of the best-seller FDR, Jean Edward Smith is a master of the presidential biography. Setting his sights on Dwight D. Eisenhower, Smith delivers a rich account of Eisenhower’s life using previously untapped primary sources. From the military service in WWII that launched his career to the shrewd political decisions that kept America out of wars with the Soviet Union and China, Smith reveals a man who never faltered in his dedication to serving America, whether in times of war or peace.

Each night, when the hours of painting and drawing were over, Vincent van Gogh put pen to paper and poured out his heart through letters to his beloved brother Theo, his confidant and companion. No thought was too small, no element of his craft too insignificant, no happening too trivial. It was all scrupulously recorded and shared. In these letters, Van Gogh reveals himself as artist and man. Even more than if he had purposely intended to tell his life story, Van Gogh’s letters lay bare his deepest feelings, as well as his everyday concerns and his views of the world of art.

Explorez les dynamiques complexes de Hong Kong sous l'influence croissante de la Chine dans "Hong Kong conquise" par Jean-François Dupré. Ce livre captivant plonge au cœur des tensions politiques et sociales qui façonnent cette métropole vibrante, devenue un point névralgique de la confrontation entre les aspirations démocratiques locales et les stratégies d'intégration de Pékin.

Aias, un nom qui claque comme une énigme. Dans cette œuvre de Jean‑Marc Sire, la voix nous guide au plus près d'une présence confrontée à l'essentiel, là où chaque geste pèse et où les silences font bruisser l'invisible. Peu à peu, un face‑à‑face se dessine, tendu et vibrant, qui ouvre des brèches et demeure longtemps après l'écoute.

Everything is broken. Nobody in power is telling you the truth. And we might as well talk about it. Schindler's Gist is hosted by Martha Jean Schindler, an organizer and independent journalist, and the woman who ran for mayor of a deep-red Georgia city and got a third of the vote. Each episode cuts through the noise on politics, local power, and the systems designed to keep regular people confused and compliant. No spin. No both-sidesing. Just the gist.

CORRECTIV recherchiert seit 2016 zur Partei: Unsere Geschichte fängt mit einem Gespräch in einem Essener Supermarkt-Café an – ein AfD-Politiker gibt uns Hinweise auf eine verdeckte Parteispende. Wir folgen der Spur. Wir zeigen, wie die AfD mit illegalen Mitteln aus dem Ausland groß gemacht wird. Wir dokumentieren, wie die Rechtspopulisten zur Alternative für Russland werden. Schließlich decken wir auf, wie Mitglieder der AfD über einen "Masterplan" sprechen, um Millionen Menschen aus Deutschland zu vertreiben.

Oksi - the daughter of the legendary falcon, Frightful - does things her own way. And when a poacher climbs the steel girders of a bridge to Frightful's nest, Oksi's refusal to act like her brothers keeps her from being captured. Unfortunately Frightful (who can't count) thinks the man has stolen all of her babies, and she abandons the nest. Luckily Frightful's friend, Sam Gribley, comes to Oksi's aid.

At the heart of the story is the fragile and lonely Marya, a young woman who finds herself entangled in a complex and volatile relationship with a married couple, Richard and Lois. As she grows closer to them, the boundaries of friendship, attraction, and betrayal blur, and Marya is drawn into a dangerous, unbalanced emotional triangle that threatens to destroy her.

On a scorching day in August 1954, 13-year-old Jubie Watts leaves Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family for a Florida vacation. Crammed into the Packard along with Jubie are her three siblings, her mother, and the family’s black maid, Mary Luther. For as long as Jubie can remember, Mary has been there - cooking, cleaning, compensating for her father’s rages and her mother’s benign neglect, and loving Jubie unconditionally.

When her husband doesn’t come home one day, Ariella realises that the only way she can ensure her Jewish children’s safety is to avail of the Kindertransport, but can she bear to let them go? A thousand miles away, Elizabeth Klein has closed herself off from the world. Losing her husband on the last day of the Great War, and her child months later, she cannot, will not, love again. It hurts too much. But she is all Liesl and Erich Bannon have.

From the award winning author of "The Culture Clash" and "Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs" comes an indispensable resource for harried dog owners! This down-to-earth manual will teach you how to use behavior modification to retrain a dog that bullies other dogs, or becomes fearful when approached by other dogs.

"Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains." These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power.

The Summer of Chaos has ended. Ansalon's nightmare has only just begun. The gods have departed the world, heralding a new Age of Mortals. But before the dust of war can settle, vast shadows cover the land. Dragons have come to Ansalon, larger and more powerful than any ever seen, and they will wreak havoc on nations still trembling from war. As the lands themselves begin to change under the dire magic of the new dragon overlords, new heroes arise to lead the fight for freedom.

Good people in good marriages are having affairs. The workplace and the Internet have become fertile breeding grounds for “friendships” that can slowly and insidiously turn into love affairs. Yet you can protect your relationship from emotional or sexual betrayal by recognizing the red flags that mark the stages of slipping into an improper, dangerous intimacy that can threaten your marriage.

Cuando todo parece estar en tu contra, la clave para salir triunfante está en cómo reaccionas a lo que te toca. De manera desenfadada, Pamela Jean descifra en este Audio Original, el secreto de la pronoia como el recurso para convertir el miedo en un propulsor, los cambios en nuevas posibilidades, y aquello que consideras malo o desafortunado, en una oportunidad para aprender y evolucionar.

In 1961 Charlotte, North Carolina, the predominantly black neighborhood of Brooklyn is a bustling city within a city. Self-contained and vibrant, it has its own restaurants, schools, theaters, churches, and night clubs. There are shotgun shacks and poverty, along with well-maintained houses like the one Loraylee Hawkins shares with her young son, Hawk, her Uncle Ray, and her grandmother, Bibi. Loraylee's love for Archibald Griffin, Hawk's white father and manager of the cafeteria where she works, must be kept secret in the segregated South.

Revisit one of the most important pillars in modern philosophy with this new English translation—the first in more than 60 years—of Jean-Paul Sartre’s seminal treatise on existentialism. “This is a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom...