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A Force for Good is the biography of the heroic life of Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, a courageous young German Jewish woman who leveraged her wealth and family connections to save countless children from annihilation at the hands of the Nazis.

How do you start over when your body tells you it's time to slow down? After decades of chronic knee pain, multiple surgeries, and believing her biggest adventures were behind her, Anita Elder took a chance on something she'd never imagined—an electric bicycle. What began as cautious rides close to home soon became an extraordinary journey of healing, friendship, and discovery.

Cosa è successo ad Anita Garibaldi, in fuga dagli Austriaci, che non ha lasciato viva le paludi di Comacchio? In questo saggio a metà tra una biografia e un reportage, le misteriose circostanze che hanno portato alla morte di Anita Garibaldi vengono affrontate come in un romanzo poliziesco dai toni noir, riprendendo sentenze, testimonianze e articoli di giornale risalenti all'epoca dell'accaduto. Un'indagine che cerca di far luce su una delle pagine oscure del Risorgimento Italiano.

Lara, eine alleinerziehende Mutter von zwei kleinen Kindern, ist wahnsinnig glücklich. Die schwersten Jahre ihres Lebens hat sie überstanden, ihr Traummann John kommt endlich nach Hause.Gemeinsam bauen sie eine neue Firma auf. Doch schon bald beginnt erneut dieses ständige Auf und Ab... Lara sehnt sich nach Unterstützung und Geborgenheit, wird jedoch immer wieder aufs Neue vertröstet. John nutzt ihre Liebe und ihr Vertrauen skrupellos aus.

Never in our lifetime have we faced such extreme challenges globally as we face now. The pandemic caught us all by surprise and threw us into a catalogue of disasters. The question on many people’s minds is now how do we find a pathway out of this chaos? Back in the financial crash that started in 2008, I faced many of the same challenges that people are facing now in 2021 when my life collapsed around me. I learnt hugely valuable lessons on how to survive when the world is continually kicking you in the teeth again and again.

In her touching memoir The Glory Road, Anita Faye Garner recreates her remarkable upbringing. The story begins with Ray’s attempts to settle down and the family’s inevitable return to the gospel circuit and concludes with Sister Fern’s brushes with stardom and the family’s journey west to California where they finally landed - with some unexpected detours along the way. The Glory Road carries listeners back to the 1950s South and the intersections of faith and family at the very roots of American popular music. 

In 2006, doctors gave Anita Moorjani hours to live due to cancer, but while in a coma, she gained profound clarity, realizing that "heaven" is a state, not a place. Choosing life, Anita made a remarkable recovery, and her inspiring talk encourages authenticity, passion discovery, and joy...

Elsa de' Giorgi è stata una donna bellissima, una delle più belle del suo tempo; un'attrice importante nell'epoca dei telefoni bianchi ma invisa al regime fascista per le sue coraggiose posizioni politiche che la porteranno dopo pochi anni a sostenere concretamente la Resistenza romana. Grazie al matrimonio con il nobile Contini Bonacossi poté contare su una collezione d'arte che spaziava da Cimabue a Goya. E nella sua casa, ormai circolo letterario di alto profilo, fecero capolino molte tra le figure letterarie più importanti degli anni cinquanta.

Winner for the 2020 Singapore Book...

Belle Sorenson Gunness, è una delle più prolifiche serial killer di tutta la storia degli Stati Uniti, con almeno 50 omicidi accertati. A 17 anni, nel 1876, rimane incinta. Viene picchiata selvaggiamente e calciata allo stomaco dal padre del bimbo che portava in grembo e abortisce. Da quel momento inizia una scia di sangue e morte infinita.

Bloomsbury presents Sophia by Anita Anand, read by Tania Rodrigues. In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into Indian royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, one of the greatest empires of the Indian subcontinent, a realm that stretched from the lush...

Anita's debut novel Baby Does a Runner is available to pre-order now - coming July 2023! Fizzing with her trademark energy, hilarity and charm, Countryfile's Anita Rani reads her incredible first memoir, The Right Sort of Girl. 'I'm a girl and northern and brown, didn't you know? A triple threat!...

A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Nonfiction Narrator! Moving and powerful, this is a vivid portrait of the women who came together to form an orchestra in order to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes and That Woman: A Life of Wallis Simpson...

Bloomsbury presents Sophia by Anita Anand, read by Tania Rodrigues. **By the presenter of the hit podcast EMPIRE** 'Sophia is the sort of remarkable, almost unbelievable untold true story that every writer dreams of chancing upon. A wonderful debut, written with real spirit and gusto. Anita...

Anita Helm's story is a beacon of hope for those navigating adversity or questioning their path. "A Leap of Faith" proves that mistakes don't have to define you. Questionable decisions and consequences are merely steps towards your intended destination. Peek into the restoration of a survivor, find inspiration and strength, and develop the resilience to make educated choices.

Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanised Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany.

It's never too late to do the impossible. Meet Ida Keeling, a 104-year-old mother, activist, and world record-holding runner. Her fierce independence and deep faith carried her through the Depression and the civil rights movement--but her greatest trials were yet to come. Miss Ida, as she is...

Discover the true story of the four women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help shape and curate the image of The Rolling Stones—perfect for fans of Girls Like Us. "A vivid portrait ... Gossipy, entertaining, and quite right in insisting on the central role of women in making an...

'Deliciously gossipy and amusingly trenchant' Daily Mail, BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 'A delightful memoir' Kate Saunders, The Times 'Fabulous . . . dazzling' Tatler 'Enchanting . . . movingly lyrical' Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Country Life This short volume has turned out to be merely a handful of...

'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it feel to be...