Resultados para "eden" en Literatura de género

Alba all'ultimo convegno a cui partecipa. Linguista, docente universitaria, correttrice di bozze, Alba è un'esperta - e un'amante - delle parole, e il tema delle lingue in pericolo di estinzione le sta a cuore, dal momento che l'islandese ne fa parte. Per questo interviene in conferenze in tutto il mondo, il che per lei, abitante di un'isola a nord del Circolo polare artico, significa per forza salire su un aereo. Di ritorno dal convegno, Alba fa una riflessione: per compensare la sua impronta di carbonio di quell'anno, dovrebbe piantare cinquemilaseicento alberi.

En esta obra, publicada en 1909, el autor mostro el retrato de un rudo marinero que quiere progresar, pero al tratar de dedicarse a escritor se encuentra con el fracaso continuo y el rechazo permanente, incluso de la mujer que ama. Pero al cambiar su suerte, y ser aceptadas sus obras, todos quieren congraciarse con el pero Martin Eden se ha cansado del mundo.

Blanche, lady Chester, una joven bella, recién casada y embarazada, y también un poco engreída, se traslada a regañadientes junto con su hermana Aileen a una casa adosada de las afueras mientras su marido, Charles, se encuentra de misión diplomática en Berlín. Al llegar, descubre horrorizada que sus vecinos, los que ocupan la casa adosada a la suya, son de una clase social inferior a la suya.

Deep in the English countryside, Marshwood has always been much more than just a house. When the roof starts to cave in and the money runs out, 80-year-old Bella resists the pressure to sell and instead begins to peel back the layers of the past. As this imposing house gives up its secrets of marriage, war and forbidden love, patterns begin to repeat themselves when Bella's granddaughter's childhood sweetheart returns from the war in Bosnia. And as all three characters explore whether you can ever truly go back, the past and the present collide with shattering consequences.

Award winning author Jamie Lisa Forbes brings us the story of Rowen Hart, the pampered only son of a prominent family in the small community of White Rock, North Carolina. It's the 1950's and Rowen is following the life path his parents have planned for him when his world is upturned by his...

Word of advice: Don't come out to random guys in public restrooms. Even if they're charming and adorably nerdy and offer to help. My family believes I can't be happy if I'm not out to the world. I have a bitter ex-boyfriend and an unstable NHL career to show for it. A fake boyfriend seems like an easy and quick solution to get my family off my back, and this guy is volunteering. I take him up on it without asking his name. I really should've asked for his name.

When Talon left to play pro ball six years ago, the hole in my chest confused me. I focused my heartache into making my own NFL dreams come true, and by the time I was drafted, the longing I had for my best friend was buried deep. Now, he wants everything to be like it was in college, but we can't have threesomes and be reckless like we once were. The media storm would be enough to break both our careers. That's not my biggest concern, though. The torch I had for him burns brighter after so long apart, and there's nothing I can do about it. Marcus Talon is straight.

You know what's not fun? Going on a Fiji vacation with four other couples. Especially when recently single. What's even worse is when a past hook-up arrives unannounced. Not only do we have a history, but he's 10 years younger and a famous rock star. Most importantly, he's my friend's little brother. Being trapped on an island with Jet Jackson is going to be sweet torture because all I want is another chance. I just don't think he's going to give it to me.

When a simple mix-up leaves their father Joe’s estate to Eden, their long-absent mother, Clare and Aaron decide it’s finally time to track Eden down. But it’s been over thirty years since she left their remote outback mining town, and they’ve never heard from her again. Aaron is dealing with a new marriage that’s currently trapped in immigration limbo, and his teenage daughter Cady is clearly going through a personal crisis of her own.

On a hot, muggy afternoon in Eden, a tiny, rural town deep in southeast Louisiana, two boys make a grim discovery: They unearth the decades-old remains of a child, strands of hair and clothing still attached to the bones. Meanwhile on the other side of the country, in California, forty-one-year-old Evelyn Yates, a single mother is struggling to maintain psychological equilibrium despite problems with alcohol, a difficult teenage daughter, and her own traumatic past.

Every other weekend, Hope and Eden - backpacks, Walkmans, and homework in hand - wait for their father to pick them up, as he always does, at a strip-mall bus stop. It's the divorce shuffle; they're used to it. Only this weekend, he's screwed up, forgotten, and their world will irrevocably change when a stranger lures them into his truck with a false story and smile.

Ein Band, das niemand trennen kann - Eine Familie, mutige Frauen und ihr Traum von Freiheit. Berlin 1979: Die 19-jährige Lydia Richter besucht eine der renommierten Kinder- und Jugendsportschulen in Berlin, wo sie sich mit Christiane Lindig anfreundet. Die jungen Frauen haben ein gemeinsames Ziel: die Olympischen Spiele in Moskau. Das harte Training bringt sie diesem Ziel zwar näher, führt aber auch zu besorgniserregenden körperlichen Veränderungen, die sich die beiden nicht erklären können.

Want to know the fastest way to get screwed out of a football career? Get photographed in a compromising position in a gay bar. Yep, welcome to my life. My agent says he can fix my image. He wants me to become the poster boy for gay football players. Me? I just want back on the field. I'll do anything to play for the NFL again, even pretend to have a steady boyfriend. If only my fake boyfriend wasn't Noah Huntington III - the most arrogant, entitled rich guy in the world. 

Frühjahr: In der Karibik attackiert ein Riesenkalmar vor den Augen entsetzter Touristen einen Walhai. In der Bucht von Triest treiben Schwärme toter Fische. Im Amazonas verdorrt der Boden. Lokale Einzelphänomene der Natur – so scheint es. Doch weltweit beginnt etwas zu kippen …Als das neue KI-Programm des IT-Experten Piero Manzano Alarm schlägt, ist die Prognose eindeutig: Binnen Monaten droht eine globale Megakrise. Gemeinsam mit dem reichweitenstarken Influencer Linus Strand und der jungen Meeresbiologin Sarah Keller macht Piero die Warnung öffentlich – und sie alle damit zur Zielscheibe.

Every subject serves Rome. Only a few can save it. An aristocrat. A slave. A pair of disgraced soldiers. And a legendary general. Five strangers. One secret war. When an elite gladiator defies death in the arena, his shocking victory earns him more than glory—it draws him into the heart of a...

Frühjahr: In der Karibik attackiert ein Riesenkalmar vor den Augen entsetzter Touristen einen Walhai. In der Bucht von Triest treiben Schwärme toter Fische. Im Amazonas verdorrt der Boden. Lokale Einzelphänomene der Natur – so scheint es. Doch weltweit beginnt etwas zu kippen … Als das neue KI-Programm des IT-Experten Piero Manzano Alarm schlägt, ist die Prognose eindeutig: Binnen Monaten droht eine globale Megakrise. Gemeinsam mit dem reichweitenstarken Influencer Linus Strand und der jungen Meeresbiologin Sarah Keller macht Piero die Warnung öffentlich – und sie alle damit zur Zielscheibe.

When AI masters our very lives, what’s left for humanity to create? In a future where artificial intelligence has conquered every human task, life is effortless. Wealth flows without work. Comfort is guaranteed. And creativity —once the soul of humanity —has all but vanished. Sam lives in this flawless world, surrounded by pristine white walls and conveniences designed to anticipate his every need. Yet beneath the quiet hum of automation, a question haunts him: What does it mean to be human when there’s nothing left to strive for?

Mark Vonnegut set out in search of Eden with his VW bug, his girlfriend, his dog, and his ideals, but genetic predisposition and a whole lot of shit going down made him crazy in a culture that told him mental illness is a myth and schizophrenia is a sane response to an insane society. Describing his experiences during the late '60s and early '70s, Eden Express reveals how Mark went from being a recent college grad who was in love and living communally on a farm to having nervous breakdowns.

Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war – will they survive another? When the Japanese threaten to invade the Pacific, the two men know that they must do everything in their power to protect their adopted country of Papua as well as their loved ones from an ambitious and merciless enemy. Lukas Kelly and Karl Mann are like brothers – just like their fathers – and both are determined to do their part for the Australian cause. While Karl works undercover in espionage, Lukas trains to be a pilot.

Jack London’ın yarı otobiyografik romanı, bir yazarın sınıf atlama mücadelesini anlatır. Bireysel hırs ve toplumsal gerçeklik çatışır.