Títulos em Político

Estamos em 2009. Lula segue no auge do poder, o Brasil compõe o grupo dos BRIC e os poços do pré-sal começam a jorrar otimismo. Em uma mansão no interior de São Paulo, durante os feriados de Páscoa, seis políticos e empresários bem-sucedidos se reúnem para articular a criação de um novo partido. Usando a estrutura partidária, esses homens almejam acesso fácil aos cofres do Estado, com um olho no porvir alvissareiro.

Tunde, the man at the centre of this novel, reflects on the places and times of his life, from his West African upbringing to his current work as a teacher of photography on a renowned New England campus. He is a reader, a listener, and a traveller drawn to many different kinds of stories: from history and the epic; of friends, family, and strangers; those found in books and films. One man's personal lens refracts entire worlds, and back again.

Lieutenant Commander Crystal Wolf's hatred of politics has never been a secret through her spotless military career. So why is she being sent to Earth to speak at a military hearing on behalf of The Lands and Waters of Neophia Organization? When Crystal's team is tasked with convincing the US military to continue the officer exchange program that first brought Lieutenant Desiree Flint and Ensign Justin Anderson to Neophia to serve on Journey’s first tour, the stakes are already high: If they fail their mission, Flint and Anderson won’t be able to return for the second tour.

A billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A lavish night out is about to end in murder. And the British government is about to be plunged into crisis. Lord Hartley, the latest in a line of peers going back over two hundred years, lies dying. But his will triggers an inheritance with explosive consequences. So why are they both at the centre of a master criminal's plot for revenge? And can Scotland Yard's William Warwick uncover the truth before it's too late…

"Jahrestage" ist ein Jahrhundertbuch. Es gibt keinen zweiten deutschen Roman dieser Art. Gesine Cresspahl lebt mit ihrer zehnjährigen Tochter Marie in New York. Ein Jahr lang, 1967/68, erzählt sie ihr täglich aus der Familiengeschichte. Jeden Tag wird so mitten im amerikanischen Alltag ein Stück deutscher Geschichte lebendig, werden die Schicksale einfacher Leute mit dem Weltgeschehen verwoben.

En Izquierda y derecha Joseph Roth describe un mundo particular conformado a la luz de la posguerra luego de la Primera Guerra Mundial: el de la familia Bernheim. Paul y Theodor, hermanos, exhiben dos caracteres que emergen de una familia que se ha venido abajo, tanto a nivel económico como a nivel moral.

Pagan Worship is a coming-of-age story about a young man named David, who is at first a negligible figure in his parents’ all-consuming ambition to build an outsize base of Christian power, but who is slowly, while his parents largely ignore him in favor of his younger sister, developing his own strong identity and discovering a world far outside the dumbed-down reportage of Fox News and the strict, right-wing constraints of Orem, Utah, where he lives. But perhaps it would have been better for David if he had allowed himself to remain the same dim bulb his parents consider him to be.

Colonel James Donovan finds himself again knee-deep in another conspiracy, with a plot hatched in the Bahamas that takes him back to Havana. This time, Dono and Maggie battle Russian oligarchs and rogue Congressmen in a deadly plot to kidnap an American ambassador and steal her inheritance of $1.2 billion dollars.

In the late 1970s, former Irish footballer "BlackJack" Kelly becomes entangled in the IRA, setting off a chain of tragic events that continue to haunt his family. Decades later, his son Emmet, unaware of his true heritage, travels from America to Ireland to meet his long-lost father. Set against a backdrop of political turmoil and family secrets, this gripping saga delves into the personal toll of violence and the enduring power of family ties.

When the death of Isaiah “Zay” Turner awakens controversy in the Midwest, Jennifer Davis and attorney Marcus Brown band together to bring the Turner family their deserved justice. They work closely as a team to conquer allyship, defeat agenda-setting narratives, and decriminalize Isaiah’s name--alongside his mother, uncle, and girlfriend Tiara.

Der perfekte Thriller für alle Fans der TV-Sensation "Borgen"! Dänemark vor der Parlamentswahl: Nachwuchsreporter Ulrik Torp bekommt brisante Informationen zugespielt – direkt aus der legendären "Burg", dem Sitz des dänischen Parlaments. Torps erster Aufmacher wird sein großer Durchbruch. Doch schnell merkt der junge Journalist, dass er selbst Teil des politischen Machtkampfs geworden ist. Er verfängt sich in einem lebensgefährlichen Netz aus Intrigen, Geheimnissen und Lügen.

The Mother Goose Letters comprises the annotated correspondence between Mother Goose and her cohorts in Britain concerning migration to the Canadian Prairies. The letters reveal both her attempts to wheedle her fellow nursery rhyme characters to settle in the Prairies with her and their mixed responses to her plans. Responding to a cease and desist command from No. 10 Downing St., M. Goose categorically makes her case for the out-migration and re-migration of her stories. She supposes they will continue to live if she gives them leave to change as time, place, and experience dictate.

Numa Pompílio de Castro – eis o nome do protagonista deste conto singular de Lima Barreto, talvez aquele que faz o mais profundo mergulho da psicologia de seus personagens – sem deixar de tecer uma ácida crítica à sociedade e em especial à classe política do seu tempo. No enredo, Numa, emergente social, casa-se com Gilberta, da família de um político notório, e também ele se deputado... sob a constante influência da mulher. O final inusitado da história faz valer a leitura!

1776: A decade of simmering tensions is finally coming to the boil. Determined to cast off the chains of British tyranny, the rebel government of Philadelphia has authorised the creation of the United States Navy – a brazen act of American aggression against the greatest maritime power in the world. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb sets sail in the Charlemagne on a daring mission to raid the British store of arms on New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Yet his greatest enemy is an undisciplined crew on the brink of mutiny.

Nessa crônica irônica, verdadeiro retrato da sociedade brasileira da virada do século XIX para o século XX, Lima Barreto concentra sua atenção nos chamados "voluntários da pátria"... e em suas demandas singulares junto ao governo! Figuras como Agostinho Petra Bittencourt, José Carlos Vital e José Dias de Oliveira tonam-se caricaturas nas letras hábeis do autor.

"Ensinava para vestir-se e comer. E todos que o conheciam desde menino admiravam-se que, ao infante galhardo dos seus primeiros anos, se houvesse substituído nele um rapaz macambúzio, isolado, amargo" – eis a descrição de Harakashy, o personagem cuja vida é contada pelo narrador neste conto de Lima Barreto. O autor o faz com boa dose de ironia, já que, na descrição da sociedade javanesa, faz referência às própria mazelas do meio universitário brasileiro de sua época.

Este livro reúne narrativas curtas de autoria de Lima Barreto, que trafegam entre o conto e a crônica. Com ironia e as demais características de sua genial escrita, ele versa sobre política, escravidão, entre outros temas. São estes os contos aqui reunidos: "Uma conversa", "A cartomante", "Na janela", "Despesa filantrópica" e "O caçador doméstico".

Numa crítica hilária às autoridades brasileiras, o conto "Como o 'homem' chegou" tem por enredo a viagem excêntrica e surreal de um condenado de Manaus ao Rio de Janeiro. Lima Barreto aqui faz uso de verdadeiras caricaturas para alfinetar diversos níveis de poder, denunciando os males de seu abuso por meio de uma narrativa irônica.

Este livro reúne seis narrativas curtas de autoria de Lima Barreto, que trafegam entre o conto e a crônica. Com ironia e as demais características de sua genial escrita, ele versa sobre política, escravidão, eleições, entre outros temas. São estes os contos aqui reunidos: "O anel de perdicas", "Os Kalogheras", "Conservou o fez", "Arte de governar", "Boa medida" e "Hóspede ilustre".

Ruth Lember, Ethikprofessorin in Berlin, steht kurz vor der Krönung ihres bislang so erfolgreichen Berufslebens: Sie soll Mitglied des Deutschen Ethikrats werden. Nichts scheint in diesem Sommer 2022 ihre Zukunft zu trüben: Ben, ihr Mann, gewinnt einen Architekturwettbewerb, ihre Ziehtochter Jenny studiert Kommunikation in Leipzig, und die Corona-Pandemie flaut endlich ab. Dass Ruth bei ihrer morgendlichen Joggingrunde von einem nicht angeleinten Hund gebissen wird, scheint da nur ein störendes Missgeschick zu sein.