Resultados para "The Future" en Novela histórica

The sequel to HG Wells' celebrated comic novel, The History of Mr. Polly. Time has moved on for Mr. Polly. Over 10 years have passed since the tragic loss of his beloved Nancy - "Nan" as he lovingly called her. Polly thinks he should now leave the Potwell Inn to allow Nan's daughter to rightfully inherit her home and fully live her own life.

Questo libro è un ponte. Unisce il passato, quello di tutti, e il futuro, quello di ciascuno. In un mondo incerto e competitivo, spazzato da venti di guerra, crisi politiche ed emergenze, spesso l'avvenire fa paura, ma c'è un modo preciso per non lasciarsene sopraffare: progettarlo, giorno per giorno, seguendo dieci semplici mosse. Le dieci mosse suggerite da Farinetti sono passi di una costruzione che non si improvvisa e che non si compie da soli: occorre un'intelligenza collettiva che può nascere solo da una profonda cultura condivisa.

H.G. Wells sets forth an intriguing first-hand observation of Italy, France, and Britain under severe duress during the "War to End All Wars," World War I. He insightfully examines the technological effects of modern warfare, particularly the introduction of the tank and aerial bombing on human nature.

One of the great what-ifs among Pride & Prejudice aficionados is: If Mr. Collins married Mary Bennet instead of Charlotte Lucas, how would that influence Mr. Darcy's dogged pursuit of the elusive Elizabeth? In this breezy and hilarious re-telling of Jane Austin's classic novel, the author explores what would have changed - and what would have not - had two of literature's most self-righteous characters found their way together. Elizabeth Bennet goes to Kent with her sister Jane, and the fur flies! A wonderful, mad-cap romp!

Dopo ben tre anni di prigionia, la leggendaria spia inglese Christian Hawkes è finalmente libera. Il conte di Brundage, però, ha per lui una missione: cercare la sua fidanzata in fuga. Lady Aurelie Capet pensa di aver trovato rifugio in Inghilterra dopo che la Rivoluzione francese ha distrutto la sua famiglia, e alloggia sotto falso nome al Grand Palace sul Tamigi, dove pian piano sta ritrovando la pace. Finché uno splendido sconosciuto attraversa le porte dell'albergo, dando inizio a un complesso gioco d'astuzia che risveglia in lei un inaspettato desiderio.

Following the death of their matriarch, the lives of Chye Hoon's family are turned upside down. Now that the British have fled and the Japanese have conquered, their once-benign world changes overnight. Amid the turmoil, Chye Hoon's daughter-in-law, Mei Foong, must fend for her family as her husband, Weng Yu, becomes increasingly embittered. Challenged in ways she never could have imagined and forced into hiding, Mei Foong finds a deep reservoir of resilience she did not know she had and soon draws the attentions of another man.

In un Egitto sospeso tra culto dei morti, trasformazioni genetiche di vegetali e animali, e una rivoluzione politica, si innestano le vicende dei Sette, una squadra di poliziotti che, grazie a un accordo con i Giudici dei Morti, può scambiare l'anima di un assassino con quella della vittima, e ottenere che quest'ultima resusciti. Ma perché ciò avvenga, occorre che tutti i componenti della squadra si riuniscano nel serdab, luogo misterioso dal quale si evoca la dea Iside.

München, 1895: Isolde und Elsa führen ein behütetes Leben in der Oberschicht Münchens. Als ihr Vater unerwartet stirbt und die Hofsattlerei vor dem Ruin steht, müssen die Schwestern einen Weg finden, um das Familienunternehmen zu retten. Dabei stehen ihnen nicht nur ihre eigenen Erwartungen ans Leben im Weg, sondern auch gesellschaftliche Vorurteile gegen die sie mit allen Mitteln ankämpfen.

Layla vive e respira música. É seu trabalho, e também seu hobby. Vicente Callalta, um de seus músicos favoritos, é a personificação desse amor tão grande. Assistir ao seu show é um de seus sonhos, finalmente realizado quando o cantor se muda para sua cidade. Entre marcações em posts e stories, o direct de Vicente acaba se tornando seu bloco de notas, um jeito prático e fácil de anotar lembretes. Tudo funciona até o dia em que uma mensagem de "visualizado" aparece na conversa. Vicente Callalta conhece agora sua existência e detalhes embaraçosos de sua vida.

When faced with the inequities of college life for women in 1965, first-generation college student Ramona Bronson must decide whether she's willing to risk her education for the possibility of better. As fall term begins, Ramona is reassigned to the night shift waitressing at Dusty's Drive-In, which closes after the female-only campus curfew. Panicked because she needs her job to pay tuition, Ramona petitions to appeal the curfew on the advice of her friend Dimitri.

“A brilliant re-creation of a disappeared New York of cheap rents, club kids and Bret Easton Ellis. . . . You can’t stop time’s passage, this absorbing novel reminds us. You can only find someone to love to help you survive it.” —Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal “Have you been...

1944, England. Calum Auger can see 10 seconds into the future. Desperate not to die in the air over Germany, the Lancaster bombardier uses his unique gift to drop his payload more accurately and help the pilot avoid enemy fire. But when he can’t find a way through the flak and the damaged plane crash-lands in England, he’s stunned to discover two government agents waiting to recruit him. Drafted into a top-secret team of psychics, Calum and his new unit are tasked with tracking down spies who stole sensitive documents—papers containing information on how to build an atom bomb.

For Thaniel Steepleton, an unexpected posting to Tokyo can’t come at a better moment. The London fog has made him ill and doctor’s orders are to get out. His brief is strange: the staff at the British Legation have been seeing ghosts, and his first task is to find out what’s going on. But staying with his closest friend, Keita Mori, in Yokohama, Thaniel starts to experience ghostly happenings himself. For reasons he won’t say, Mori is frightened. Then he vanishes.

A duchess in time saves a noble line … In theory, the Duke of Candover is the most eligible peer in the realm. But in truth, he has a deep aversion to the merest hint of marriage, not to mention two botched engagements which have marked his jaded soul. Now, after a debauched bachelor party...

What happens at the infamous Vega Club . . . Sophie Campbell is determined to be mistress of her own fate. Surviving on her skill at cards, she never risks what she can’t afford to lose. Yet when the Duke of Ware proposes a scandalous wager that’s too extravagant to refuse, she can’t...

The Mirror Whispers is that rare literary gem that manages to be both profoundly moving and genuinely magical without ever feeling contrived or saccharine. The story is a masterpiece that sounds like a lost collaboration between Ray Bradbury and Nicholas Sparks, filtered through the philosophical lens of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone.

Buenos Aires, 1985. Inspector Emiliano Vazquez knows the cost of silence. Haunted by the atrocities of Argentina’s Dirty War, he has buried his own complicity deep. But when a grotesque and inexplicable suicide uncovers a mass grave linked to the junta’s war crimes, Vazquez is drawn into a deadly web of secrets, ritual, and manipulation. The victim’s bizarre death appears tied to a missing page from the Devil’s Bible—a medieval text rumoured to hold the key to immortality through unholy devotion.

Deckard O'Shea has come to terms with his family's birthright, even if it is one he would've never chosen. His world as he knows it is in shambles as King Arthur's true nemesis, Jakobus, has orchestrated mayhem and panic. Along with the newly formed Keepers Division of the military, Deckard dons the legendary sword Excalibur in a war torn England and struggles to survive against ruthless axis powers and special forces known as Harvesters led by the devil himself.

Fantasy meets history in an epic adventure. It isn’t easy being a vampire amongst humans...But Teller must keep up the front if he is to achieve his dream of becoming royalty...A prince...an Emperor...or maybe even a God. His life depends on keeping his true nature a secret. Yet, enough is never enough for Teller. He must have more, more wealth, more power, more...All in the name of winning Vallachia back. But will he ever have enough to satisfy her? Or is it himself who is insatiable? Something or someone must stop him.

What happens when immortals decide they want you? Vallachia doesn’t know much...But she does know that she loves her simple life. This becomes even more apparent when that life is ripped from her. Who will care for her widowed father and younger brother? But she doesn’t have time to worry about that when she has to learn how to keep herself alive. Not to mention she has to constantly thwart unwanted male attention. She quickly finds herself on the wrong side of a brewing battle for vampire domination. Not knowing who to trust could have fatal consequences...For everyone.