Resultados para "Valentino" en Política

Primavera 1974. Dopo dodici anni di esilio volontario tra Parigi e Londra, Natàlia Miralpeix torna a Barcellona. La città che l'accoglie, in apparenza, è la stessa di sempre: Franco è ancora al potere, l'anarchico Puig Antich è appena stato giustiziato e la vecchia generazione porta con sé le ferite nascoste della Guerra Civile, i propri sogni infranti, i desideri non realizzati.

In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war, a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end. For known only to a few, the leaders of the great Hives, nations without fixed location, have long conspired to keep the world stable, at the cost of just a little blood. A few secret murders, mathematically planned. So that no faction can ever dominate, and the balance holds. And yet the balance is beginning to give way.

Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer - a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away.

In 1995, at the height of the Bosnian conflict, a young refugee visits the old Mardi Castle in the north of Italy. There, instead of only experiencing the beautiful fortress and Renaissance frescoes, he becomes enthralled with the story of the tragic fate of poet Enzo Strecci, who spent his last days awaiting death in the castle’s dungeon. A Franciscan guide, Niccolò, a refugee as well, will illuminate the past in remarkable ways for the curious tourist. The fascinating and moving tale reaches back not only to Strecci’s life - four centuries earlier.

Chi vive a Taranto è stanco di sentir parlare di Ilva, tanto nulla cambierà mai. Mezzo secolo fa la fabbrica ha strappato la città di pescatori alla povertà assicurando lavoro e benessere, e anche oggi la città di uomini pensa di non poter fare a meno della città di acciaio. Così, tutto diventa normale: la polvere nera si spazza via, il divieto di giocare nei parchi appare come una cautela eccessiva, i morti si seppelliscono. Si va avanti. È in questa Taranto malata e impotente che, nell'estate del 2009, fa ritorno Daniela Spera, dopo alcuni anni trascorsi a Parigi.

Marie G., faiseuse d'anges, dans sa cellule, condamnée à mort, l'une des dernières femmes guillotinées. Lucie L., femme avortée, dans l'obscurité de sa chambre. Henri D., exécuteur des hautes œuvres, dans l'attente du jour qui se lève. De l'aube à l'aube, trois corps en lutte pour la lumière, à la frontière de la vie et de la mort. Trois personnages pour trois destins qui vont se rejoindre dans la tragédie la plus implacable : l'assassinat légal.

Elston Amos learns the truth about Brenda Vander’s murder, and his family’s fate is in his hands. Elston didn’t know what he should do until tragedy struck and the decision to do the right thing was clear. Elston’s family came face to face with a devastating loss and it left Elston, Mr. Amos, and Latham looking at their family bond differently. Mr. Amos is ready to accept the son he cannot change and change his perspective on how the world has changed. Elston is running for Mayor in an attempt to redeem his conscience and provide a better future for the young people in Baltimore City.

“Blending celebrity and international diplomacy in a near-future Paris, Valentine crafts an intimate thriller than unmasks the players in the game.” —Publishers Weekly When Suyana, Face of the recently formed United Amazonia Rainforest Confederation, is secretly meeting Ethan of the United...

Eine unvergessliche Heldin in Rom – Das perfekte Sommerhörbuch! Teddy Carlyle hat einen Neuanfang verdient, aber manche Geheimnisse lassen sich nicht verbergen ... Teddy entstammt einer texanischen Familie mit großen politischen Ambitionen. Die Familie atmet auf, als Teddy mit Mitte 30 endlich heiratet und nach Rom zieht. Die Stadt, in der die Stars der Cinecittà auf der Via Veneto flanieren, erscheint Teddy wie ein Versprechen von Freiheit, hier will sie ihre unruhige Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen und eine gute Diplomatengattin sein: glamourös, diskret, stilsicher und stets höflich.