Títulos em Político

In March 2012, Bennett Carrington had the world on a string. A junior senator from Arkansas, the up and coming golden boy of American politics was being vetted for the vice-presidential position on the Anderson campaign. By July, he had resigned in disgrace and was left with no marriage, no career, and a broken heart. Eleven years later, Bennett finds himself in a unique position. He has the opportunity to reclaim his political career.

Durch sein lässiges Auftreten hat er es auf der Karrierleiter bis zu Großbritanniens höchstem politischen Amt gebracht. Doch Marcus Valentine ist ein Blender. Selbstsüchtig benutzt er sogar die ihm nahestehenden Menschen nur für seine Zwecke: Stabschef Sunil, der sämtliche Fehler auszubaden hat; seine schöne Frau Abbie, die er mit der PR-Chefin betrügt; die hübsche Nanny seines kleinen Sohns; seinen militärischen Berater ... Aufgrund eines Bombenattentats muss der Premier sich eines Tages mit seinen Getreuen in die Tunnel unter der Downing Street flüchten.

Ben Oppenheim balanciert zwischen Ex-Frau, zwei Kindern und seiner Liebe zu Julia. Er hat Rückenschmerzen und Geldsorgen, aber was ihn wirklich ängstigt, ist der Krieg in Osteuropa. Getrieben vom jüdischen Fluchtinstinkt steigt er eines Morgens kurzerhand in ein Flugzeug nach Brasilien. Mitsamt Ex-Frau und Kindern, aber ohne Julia. Im Krisenmodus läuft Ben zur Hochform auf. Nur der Atomkrieg lässt auf sich warten. Ben dämmert, dass er sich ändern muss, wenn sich etwas ändern soll.

Rylee Williams is looking forward to a fun-filled gap year before she heads East for college. An extended trip to Europe. Volunteering for her congregations Home Mission. Maybe even mentoring for her old high schools robotics team. Pregnancy was the last thing that she expected. Detained under the Unborn Child Protection Act and forced into the Wisconsin Individual Family Education program with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Rylee struggles to navigate in a world that has reduced her to a walking womb. Can this strong-willed mother-to-be reclaim her life . . . and her future?

Novembre 1970. La Camera dei deputati sta per approvare una delle norme più tormentate della nostra storia: la legge sul divorzio. In Italia, infatti, fino ad allora, il matrimonio era "indissolubile". Il giovane dott. Ciro Amendola, appena assunto al Ministero, segue direttamente questa vicenda, a lui molto cara per ragioni familiari e di passione sportiva. A suo tempo, aveva infatti seguito le vicissitudini amorose di Fausto Coppi, che non aveva potuto vivere liberamente la travolgente passione d'Amore con la sua Giulia, la Dama Bianca, soltanto perché erano entrambi sposati.

First Lady Elizabeth Caen can't believe what she just overheard: the President of the United States is planning a shocking assassination. With no hard evidence to back her claims against her powerful husband, she faces the nearly impossible task of revealing the dark conspiracy to the world. She must do something...but what?

Lorraine would say afterwards that she was smitten straight off with Paddy Farrell. You could tell that he was occupying the room in a different way, he found the spaces that fitted him. She was the kind of girl the papers called vivacious, always a bit of dazzle to her. Could she not see there was death about him? Could he not see there was death about her?

Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within societies and the ways in which they can be manipulated.

This book is dedicated for open minded people who wish to change things or to see beyond the ordinary world affairs as it contains details regarding the current state of world order.

In January 2010, Calista Caldwell, a fresh journalism graduate, arrives in Capital City. She secures what appears to be an ideal position as a political aide to the seasoned municipal councillor, Ralph Mastronzo. While Cal grows fond of the community, she grapples with the realities of being a young woman in a male-dominated political arena. Can her dedication to serving the community compensate for the strain on her well-being and personal life?

Deutschland 1940, ein Volk im Kriegstaumel. Die 25-jährige Elisabeth scheint für ihre Umgebung etwas merkwürdig, da sie lieber zeichnet und Klavier spielt, als den Eltern bei der Bewirtschaftung des Hofes zu helfen. Durch ein dramatisches Ereignis fällt sie in eine tiefe Depression und soll in der Landesheilanstalt Stadtroda genesen. Wovon die Eltern jedoch nichts wissen, ist das Vorhaben von Hitler und seinen willigen Vollstreckern in weißen Kitteln, "lebensunwertes Leben" in der Aktion Gnadentod zu beenden.

Mitch Caddo, a young law school graduate and aspiring political fixer, is an outsider in the homeland of his Anishinaabe ancestors. But alongside his childhood friend, Tribal President Mack Beck, he runs the government of the Passage Rouge Nation, and with it, the tribe’s Golden Eagle Casino and Hotel. On the eve of Mack’s reelection, their tenuous grip on power is threatened by a nationally known activist and politician, Gloria Hawkins, and her young aide, Layla Beck, none other than Mack’s estranged sister and Mitch’s former love.

It is 1954, but not the same way the history books would have it. Events and characters swirl in a vortex of fragments and chance connections. Brisbane celebrates the young Queen Elizabeth II's arrival on her first royal tour of the commonwealth. Meanwhile the future is being shaped behind closed doors, laying the foundations for the 21st century...

In book eight of the award-winning Warren Steelgrave series, Warren is concerned about the growing distance between himself and Cindy O’Brian, the love of his life. Warren decides to go to Italy without her, hoping the separation will benefit them. Once in Italy, the FBI is waiting for him. The FBI is looking for Warren’s good friend, Jack Sullivan. They know Jack is finishing a new book involving stock market manipulation and the death of stockbroker George Daily. Jack has the information the FBI needs and is concerned for his safety. They ask Warren to find him.

Перед читачами постає лише один «щасливий» день із життя Корнія Дізіка, від особи якого ведеться розповідь. Він зі своєї волі опинився в банді отамана Гострого, тому став дезертиром і переховувся в житах. Тому така і назва новели. Герой любить природу, тонко розуміє її красу. Любить жінку та життя, але змушений переховуватися від усіх, вовком бродити в степу. Бо він дезертир, якому незрозуміла, чужа й ворожа війна, від котрої він хоче втекти, котру хоче забути.

Бандити — це провокаційний твір відомого українського письменника Миколи Хвильового, який був виданий в 1926 році. Ця антиутопічна новела пропонує глибоку рефлексію над сутністю і проблемами революційного періоду в Україні.Описуючи життя у змінюватому світі, Хвильовий розкриває образи бандитів, які стали символами хаосу та деградації. Вони представляють силу, яка маскується під ідеї та ідеали, але насправді приводить до руйнування суспільства та порушення моральних норм.

Jean Blomart, patriot leader against the German forces of occupation, waits throughout an endless night for his wounded lover, Hélène, to die. Told through memories of his and her life, The Blood of Others paints an intense and moving picture of their love story and life in German occupied Paris during the Second World War. In the face of a seemingly unstoppable force, Hélène and Jean are confronted by the illusion of freedom and made to question their individual roles in the collective struggle against fascism

New Year’s Eve, 1975. Two hunted men leave Mexico City in a borrowed white Impala. Their quest: to track down the mythical, vanished poet Cesárea Tinajero. But, twenty years later, they are still on the run. The Savage Detectives is their remarkable journey through our darkening universe.

Meet Ethan and Gabe. A devoted couple with successful careers, an adorable daughter, and a house in the New Jersey suburbs. They may have slowly drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark. Then one night Ethan makes a shocking announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republican. And he will only do it if he has progressive Gabe’s blessing. Bored and frustrated, suburban mom Nicole wonders what happened to her younger self—living in New York City, freely dating men and women, and on a path to a career in the art world.

Amy, Carole, Lenore and Susan have been friends since school but now they’re in their 40s, life seems to be selling them short. Encouraged by arch feminist and natural leader Amy, they embark on a graffiti campaign in their home town of Hamilton, scrawling anti-patriarchy slogans on the walls of local buildings.