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A historical novel set in Tuscany in the 18th century, during the enlightened government of Pietro Leopoldo of Hapsburg Lorraine. Autobiographical memories of the Grand Duchess Maria Luisa, his wife and confidante. “Vienna 1792. Maria Ludovica of Bourbon, the Spanish Infanta, for many years Grand Duchess of Tuscany and now Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, watches impotently the sudden death of her beloved consort, Pietro Leopoldo of Hapsburg, and from that moment begins almost frenetically to...
| Автор | Maria Pia Oelker |
La “Notte oscura dell’anima” può essere definito come uno sguardo critico ad una fase molto difficile che ognuno di noi prima o poi attraversa. Parla di un periodo propizio alla condanna o, per quanto sembri incredibile, ad una inusuale salvezza della persona. La “Notte oscura dell’anima” può essere definito come uno sguardo critico ad una fase molto difficile che ognuno di noi prima o poi attraversa. Parla di un periodo propizio alla condanna o, per quanto sembri incredibile, ad una inusuale...
| Автор | Aldivan Teixeira Torres |
”She is Emily, Emily Marchionne: my life and my joy” in the book there are two interwoven stories between autobiography and romantic and dramatic tale. With an important message. In the first story we find Simone De Rosi, a sensitive guy, a dreamer who believes in love. Funny, dramatic situations are created around him that will change his life. In the course of the story he will fall by Emily Marchionne. In the second story appears Giorgio, a quiet boy, who was also a dreamer, who hopes to meet...
| Автор | Lisa Masoni |
2013. aasta oktoobris sundis India piirivalvelaev endale alluma laeva Seaman Guard Ohio, mis kuulus piraatidevastast laevakaitseteenust pakkunud ettevõttele AdvanFort. Laeva pardal oli 35 meeskonnaliiget ja laevakaitsjat, kellest 14 olid Eesti kodanikud. Mõni päev hiljem sai Tamil Nadu osariigis alguse enam kui neli aastat kestnud kohtuprotsess, mille vältel hoiti laeva pardal viibinuid vangistuses kokku kaks aastat ja neli kuud. Ülejäänud aja peeti eri riikide kodanikest laevakaitsjaid Indias...
| Автор | Dmitri Pappel |
Raamatus „Noore loodusuurija seiklused“ tutvustab armastatud loodusfilmide tegija David Attenborough oma nooruspõlve loomakogumisretki, mille eesmärk oli püüda Londoni loomaaiale haruldasi loomi ning teha sellest BBC jaoks filme ja telesarju. Esimene retk viis Guyanasse suur-sipelgaõgija, teine Indoneesiasse komodo varaani ja kolmas Paraguaysse vöölase järele, kuid muidugi tutvuti igal reisil ka paljude muude iseäralike loomadega. „Noore loodusuurija seiklused“ on kirjutatud Attenborough’le...
| Автор | David Attenborough |
Washington Posti staažika ja ohtralt pärjatud ajakirjaniku Bob Woodwardi „Hirm“ on seni kõige põhjalikum ülevaade Donald Trumpi elust Valges Majas. See on haarav ja murettekitav, mahlakate ja kohati uskumatute detailidega vürtsitatud jutustus põikpäise ja mitte kõige laiema silmaringiga mehe sattumisest suurriigi etteotsa, pidevatest konfliktidest ja võimuvõitlusest siseringis, alluvate vastuhakust ja tekkinud kahjude minimeerimisest. «Hirm: Trump Valges Majas» on üks 2018. aasta räägitumaid...
| Автор | Bob Woodward |
Viktoriaanid leidsid, et Jane Austen on „hea väike naine”, kes kirjutas oma raamatud peaaegu poolkogemata ja ilma igasuguse vaevata. Järgmine põlvkond tegi jõupingutusi, et kujutada Jane’i modernse naisena, lugedes tema pidutsemisest, pohmellidest ja tujutsemisest välja nii mõndagi. Käesoleva raamatu autori, Inglise ajaloolase ja kuraatori L. Worsley (s 1973) eesmärk oli paigutada J. Austen tollasesse ajastusse ja sotsiaalsesse klassi, uurides tema igapäevaelu, tema häid ja halbu päevi, koduseid...
| Автор | Lucy Worsley |
Kurt Cobaini surmast tema enda käe läbi 1994. aasta aprillis onmöödas üle kahekümne aasta. See tegu iseloomustabki suurel määral temalühikest, vihast, palavikulist elu. Kogenud muusikaajakirjanik Charles R. Crosspõimib oma põhjalikud teadmised Seattle’i muusikaskeenest sügavakaastundega raamatu peategelase suhtes ning jutustab loo loomingulisest leegistja valust, mis seda toitis ja lõpuks kustutas. Üle neljasaja intervjuu, neliaastat uurimistööd, eksklusiivne ligipääs Cobaini avaldamata...
| Автор | Charles R. Cross |
2017. aasta 18. aprilli varahommikul sihtisid mind ja Mohsini Shīndandi lähedal külavaheteel läbi autoakna viis talibit. Hilisemad talibitest kaasvangid Kabuli vanglas ei suutnud mõista, miks meid ei tapetud, miks minu eest lunaraha ei hakatud nõudma. Miks talibid meid Afganistani Julgeoleku kätte andsid? Ma ei tea seda ega saa ilmselt kunagi teada. Selles raamatus olen uuesti läbi elanud ja läbi kirjutanud aja, mil elule ja surmale näkku vaatasin. Kummalisel kombel olid nad ühte nägu.“ ...
| Автор | Vahur Laiapea |
За долгие годы работы в качестве специального иностранного корреспондента для главных итальянских изданий и для телевидения RAI Марко Лупис повстречал множество героев наших времен. Данная книга является сборником самых важных встреч в карьере автора. Слово дается не только «знаменитостям» нашей эпохи, лауреатам Нобелевской премии, главам государств, рок-звездам и супермоделям, а прежде всего – смелым женщинам и мужчинам, которые полностью посвятили свои жизни борьбе с несправедливостью и с...
| Автор | Marco Lupis |
Üle kolmekümne aasta Kremli haiglas töötanud kirurgi Praskovja Nikolajevna Mošentseva nappide, värvikate lugudena kirja pandud mälestused on väga avameelsed, kohati subjektiivsed meenutused sellest, kuidas Tambovi kolkakülast päri tütarlaps jõudis Moskvasse, hakkas elama kuulsas kirjanike majas ja sattus tööle nõukogude meditsiini pühamusse. Ta on ravinud Hruštšovi, Brežnevit ja Gromõkot, tema patsiendid on olnud Stalin, marssalid Žukov, Rokossovski, Vassilevski, näitlejad Jablotškina,...
| Автор | Прасковья Мошенцева |
„Ebaloomulikud põhjused“ on raamat, mida pole võimalik käest panna, unikaalne pilguheit ebatavalise elukutse kulisside taha ja ellu, mida on raske isegi ette kujutada. Kui surm on ootamatu või selle põhjus pole selge, on kohtupatoloogi ülesanne see välja selgitada. Iga selline juhtum on omaette krimilugu – ja tänu oma oskustele, pühendumusele ja vaistule on dr Shepherd lahendanud neid ligi 23 000. Aga elu koos surmaga, oma silmaga inimkonna kõige süngemate külgede tunnistajaks olemine nõuab oma...
| Автор | Richard Shepherd |
Kakssada aastat tagasi sündinud kuninganna Victoriat mäletatakse enamasti musta kandva väikese ümara vanadaamina. Aga ta oli ka kirglik ja romantiline printsess, kes armastas tantsida, ning monarhia rolli muutnud austatud ja edukas suverään ajastul, mil naine troonil tekitas inimestes sügavat ebamugavust. Lisaks oli Victoria tütar, abikaasa, ema ja viimaks lesk, kes pidi kõigis nendes rollides vastama ühiskonna ootustele, olles sõnades konservatiivne, ent tegudes sageli uuendusmeelne. Lucy...
| Автор | Lucy Worsley |
Hillary Clinton dominated Amy Chozick’s life for more than a decade. Here, she tells the inside story of Clinton’s pursuit of the US presidency in a campaign book like no other.‘A breathtaking, page-turning masterpiece’ Mary KarrA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmy Chozick’s assignments, covering Clinton’s imploding 2008 campaign and then her front-row seat to the 2016 election on ‘The Hillary Beat,’ set off a years-long journey in which the formative years of Chozick’s life became, both personally...
| Автор | Amy Chozick |
Two women. One secret. Will they be able to keep it under wraps?It was a stormy evening in 1920s London. When newly qualified almoner, Alice, stepped into the home of Charlotte, a terrified teenager who had just given birth out of wedlock, she did not expect to make a pact that would change her life forever. Thrown into secrecy after an unexpected turn, Alice was determined to keep bewildered Charlotte and her newborn baby safe. But when a threatening note appeared, she realised that Charlotte...
| Автор | Petrina Banfield |
A frank and honest memoir by Britain’s former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan.The West’s mission in Afghanistan has never been far from the headlines. For Sherard Cowper-Coles, our former Ambassador, Britain’s role in the conflict – the vast amount of money being spent and the huge number of lives being lost – was an everyday reality.In Cables from Kabul, Cowper-Coles takes the reader on a journey through the backstreets of...
| Автор | Sherard Cowper-Coles |
‘The best memoir by a senior politician for years.’ Simon Jenkins, Sunday TimesJohn Major’s autobiography is one of the most personal and revealing ever written by a former British Prime Minister. The account of his childhood, rise and fall is candid, scrupulous and unsparing.Major’s early life was extraordinary; his rise through Parliament meteoric. Soon a favourite of Margaret Thatcher, he became Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer. When Thatcher fell, he fought and won a...
| Автор | John Major |
The most intimate account of a serving prime minister ever published, this is the gripping inside story of David Cameron’s government as told by senior figures, including the Prime Minister, George Osborne and Boris Johnson.Spanning the early days of the coalition to a bitterly contested general election, and ending with the astonishing EU Referendum story, ‘Cameron at 10’ tells the full story of a momentous premiership. From riots in London to the withdrawal from Afghanistan to the gambles of...
| Автор | Anthony Seldon |
From the bestselling and award-winning author of ‘An English Affair’, a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.John Maynard Keynes saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and instructed Western industrialised states on how to protect themselves from revolutionary unrest, economic instability, high unemployment and social dissolution. In the wake of the recent global financial crisis,...
| Автор | Richard Davenport-Hines |
A tense and layered true-crime story about an all-American soldier boy turned bank robberAlex Blum was a clean-cut all-American kid with one unshakeable goal in life: to serve his country in the military. He was accepted into the elite Rangers regiment, but on the first day of his leave before deployment to Iraq, Alex got into his car with two fellow soldiers and two strangers, drove to a local bank in Tacoma, and committed armed robbery.The Blum family was devastated and mystified. How could he...
| Автор | Ben Blum |
Lena Dunham, acclaimed writer-director-star of HBO and Sky Atlantic’s ‘Girls’ and the award-winning movie ‘Tiny Furniture’, displays her unique powers of observation, wisdom and humour in this exceptional collection of essays.“If I could take what I’ve learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine was worthwhile. I’m already predicting...
| Автор | Lena Dunham |
Janet Morgan’s definitive and authorised biography of Agatha Christie, with a new retrospective foreword by the author.Agatha Christie (1890–1976), the world’s bestselling author, is a public institution. Her creations, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, have become fiction’s most legendary sleuths and her ingenuity has captured the imagination of generations of readers. But although she lived to a great age and was prolific, she remained elusively shy and determinedly private.Given sole access to...
| Автор | Janet Morgan |
‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this is about what really happened.’ Jermaine JacksonYou Are Not Alone is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before. It is an invitation into Michael’s real character, private insights and hidden feelings: the innermost thoughts of a fiercely private individual.Jermaine Jackson knew Michael like only a brother can. In You Are Not Alone...
| Автор | Jermaine Jackson |
The inspirational story of the female motorsport pioneer who broke through the gender barrier to compete in and win some of the most iconic rallies in the world.Rosemary Smith is recognised internationally for her outstanding achievements in the world of motorsport. A female pioneer in a notoriously male-dominated sport, she drove in the Monte Carlo rally eight times, winning the Coupe des Dames on numerous occasions as well as competing in most other iconic rallies all over the world, including...
| Автор | Rosemary Smith |