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Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Van Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day’s work for Bell. And while he’s on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he’ll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive.

Teheran, 1979. Behsad, giovane rivoluzionario comunista, lotta per un nuovo ordine dopo la cacciata dello Scià. Ci trascina nelle sue azioni clandestine, ci confessa le sue speranze per un nuovo Iran e ci racconta come, nel cuore della lotta, abbia incontrato l’amore della sua vita, Nahid. Dieci anni dopo, Behsad e Nahid si trovano in Germania. Insieme ai loro figli, Laleh e Morad, sono fuggiti dall’Iran dopo l’ascesa al potere di Khomeini. Di notte tutto è silenzio a Teheran racconta quattro decenni di un popolo in lotta.

Mariano piensa hacer un recorrido en motocicleta con sus amigos; sin embargo, es secuestrado en un llano junto con otras personas. Los criminales exigen un cuantioso rescate por cada liberación, y poco a poco van soltando a los cautivos hasta que unicamente queda él. Deberá caminar del Estado de México a Guerrero en un secuestro duplicado.

Port Stevens, once a thriving waterfront town with a rich history of resilience and unity, finds itself caught in the crosscurrents of gentrification, fear, and the enigmatic decisions of those who hold its fate in their hands. The characters in this story navigate through the complexities of a community haunted by both external threats and internal strife, exposing the fragility of prosperity and the lengths to which powerful forces will go to maintain their dominion.

DANS UN MONDE FRAGILISÉ PAR LES PANDÉMIES, ON AVAIT D'ABORD SACRIFIÉ LES VIEUX. Écrit en 2015, avant la pandémie du coronavirus, Les vieux ne parlent plus est une dystopie où l'État prend petit à petit en main la fin de vie des personnes âgées. La promesse ? Une vie digne et paisible dans un cadre idyllique. Mais la réalité est tout autre... puisque l'État se débarrasse discrètement des plus fragiles. Charismatique et talentueux, Alexandre Geoffroy est un avocat à qui tout réussit : les femmes, les voitures, les relations.

Average Americans were told, "You will own nothing, and be happy." They are not happy, but now they have nothing, so have nothing left to lose. But what to do? A mysterious 'Corn King' proves to be the catalyst. The 'Corn King' explains how activist-soldiers like Saul Alinsky have targeted them, and reveals how Americans can turn the tables on their oppressors using the same tactics that were used against them.

The novel begins in the decade of 1990s. The world had changed overnight. The wall of Berlin had vanished, and the great and mighty Soviet Union was vanishing. But in India, the report of the Mandal Commission was creating new frontiers. Meanwhile Advani started his rathyatra.

1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – eighteen years old and unstoppable. Cecily has piloted his rise to power and stands at his shoulder now, first to claim the title King’s Mother. But to win a throne is not to keep it and war is come again. As brother betrays brother, and trusted cousins turn treacherous, other mothers rise up to fight for other sons. Cecily must focus her will to defeat every challenge. Wherever they come from. Whatever the cost. For there can be only one King, and only one King’s Mother.

Andie suffers through a political campaign to become the Representative for Cape Cod and the Islands. Now what? Can she make a success of her new Congressional career for which she has no experience? Despite her mature years should she seek happiness by marrying once more and have two residences—one on Martha’s Vineyard and the other in Washington, DC?

The Soviet Union had nearly been defeated when the vice president of the United States revealed himself as a traitor. He deactivated the defense grid just long enough for the Russians to strike, reducing America to a battle-scarred wasteland. The United States would have remained in shambles, were it not for Hawk Hunter, the greatest fighter pilot the world has ever known. He rebuilt the country one dogfight at a time, with one goal firmly fixed in his mind: to bring America's greatest traitor to justice.

La prensa que apoyó a María Teresa en su reinado la pinta como víctima de las circunstancias; mientras que la prensa del Estado, como asesina a sangre fría. México, 1928. Mientras el país despierta con la noticia del atentado contra el presidente Álvaro Obregón, María Teresa Landa solo tiene ojos para el anuncio que destaca la prensa sobre el concurso Señorita México. Impetuosa y descontenta con el papel que esperan de ella, la joven encuentra en el certamen la plataforma perfecta para mostrarle al mundo su valía.

When he gets tired of seeing elected officials breaking the oath they made to the country, Jake Hunter decides to take matters into his own hands. Finding a few like-minded friends, they begin to carry out their mission. First, they use scare tactics to try to get those officials to keep the promises they made to get elected. When that doesn't make much difference, they resort to other measures. Some turning deadly.

Легендарный роман о городе Санта-Тереза, расположенном на мексикано-американской границе, где сталкиваются заключенные и академики, американский журналист, сходящий с ума философ и таинственный писатель-отшельник. Этот город скрывает страшную тайну. Здесь убивают женщин, количество погибших растет с каждым днем, и вот уже многие годы власти ничего не могут с этим поделать. Санта-Тереза охвачена тьмой, в городе то ли действует серийный убийца, то ли все связала паутина масштабного заговора, и чем дальше, тем большая паранойя охватывает его жителей.

In a reality not too distant from our own, where the so-called Mental Parity Movement has taken hold, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'. Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Best friends since adolescence, Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war. Radio personality Emory – who has built her career riding the tide of popular thought – makes increasingly hard-line statements while, for her part, Pearson believes the whole thing is ludicrous.

Die elsässische Winzertochter Colette ist mittlerweile im Frauen-Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück angekommen. Dort muss sie im Rüstungsbetrieb von Siemens & Halske schuften. Die Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen sind so schlecht, dass sie nicht zögert, als sich ihr ein vermeintlicher Ausweg aus dem Leid bietet: Sie nimmt das Angebot an, als Prostituierte in das Häftlings-Bordell im KZ Buchenwald zu gehen. Zusammen mit ihren Kameradinnen versucht sie dort, im »Dirnenblock« trotz aller Demütigungen, ihre Würde nicht zu verlieren und das Kriegsende zu erleben.

Scritto a 24 anni, Il paradiso maoista è un vero e proprio romanzo non di genere, che narra la claustrofobica vicenda di due uomini e una donna isolati dalla realtà e alienati uno dall'altro a causa del loro passato. È il 1949 nella Cina postrivoluzionaria: Verne Tildon e la giovane Barbara Mahler sono costretti a mettere da parte il risentimento reciproco e il senso di frustrazione che provano a causa della loro passata relazione e impegnarsi nel lavoro che è stato loro assegnato, consegnare un'azienda americana al nuovo governo cinese.

A last branch of California’s Pomo Indians is still struggling for federal recognition and a viable home. When a French wine corporation colludes with the state to buy an abandoned old-growth redwood state forest, news breaks that it was the site of a previously unknown massacre of the Pomos’ ancestors in 1856. Seeing the state trying to bury the story, Pomo reporter Ishi Darkhorse teams up with a world-famous high wire queen to resist on the ground and in the trees.

Wie lebt man, wenn man weiß, dass die eigenen Tage gezählt sind? Savianos wichtigstes Buch seit „Gomorrha“ erzählt das Leben des größten Mafiajägers der Geschichte. Nicht nur als Richter, sondern auch als Ehemann, als Bruder, als Freund. Mit seinem Geldwäsche-Gesetz forderte Falcone die Mafia heraus. Als er am 25. Mai 1992 mit seiner Frau unterwegs zum Wochenendhaus ist, sprengt die Mafia sie mitsamt einem Stück Autobahn in die Luft.

Após uma guerra devastadora o mundo é dividido em três superpotências: Eurásia, Lestásia e Oceânia. Esta última é comandada pelo Grande Irmão, um ditador cujo governo observa dia e noite todos os habitantes do país, impedindo-os de cometer crimes como o amor e o pensamento livre. Vivendo sobre essa ditadura distópica, acompanhamos Winston Smith, um funcionário do Ministério da Verdade que sonha com um mundo livre e solto das amarras do Grande Irmão. Sua vida é completamente transformada ao conhecer Julia, uma mulher também acometida pelos pensamentos revolucionários de Winston.

Was wäre, wenn alle Frauen sich verweigern und in einen Care-Streik treten würden? Ein großer feministischer Gesellschaftsroman über Widerspruchsgeist und Solidarität. Elin ist Anfang zwanzig und lebt mit ihrer Mutter in einem Wellnesshotel. Während des Lockdowns ist sie Influencerin geworden. Seither sieht sie sich mit misogynem Hass im Netz konfrontiert. Nuri stammt aus prekären Verhältnissen, einen Schulabschluss hat er nicht. Nun versucht er, sich als Fahrradkurier, Bettenschubser und Essenslieferant über Wasser zu halten. Der Spätkapitalismus hat ihn fest im Griff.