Resultados para "the wagner" en Literatura de género

Behind the Iron Curtain, the Truth Can Kill You. Europe, 1956. The Iron Curtain divides the Free West from the Soviet Bloc, and the battle for hearts and minds is waged with words, not bullets. Charlie Atkins, a 23-year-old California farm girl, works at Radio Free Europe in Munich, relaying Western news to millions trapped behind Soviet borders. She longs to report real stories—like her own, marked by the mysterious disappearance of her father, Captain A. J. Atkins, in the last days of World War II. Her boss dismisses her: too young, too green, too female.

 Mistura de ficção e eventos históricos, o livro de Wagner G. Barreira dá voz ao narrador personagem ao relatar a travessia do Atlântico, a acusação de ter assassinado o amigo, a prisão em Santos, a convivência com infectados pelo vírus, a fuga para São Paulo e as dificuldades de adaptação na cidade em construção pelas mãos de imigrantes de todo o mundo. Demerara nasceu a partir de conjeturas sobre as origens do avô paterno de Barreira. De Bernardo, o protagonista e narrador, pouco se sabe de fato: era galego, chegou ao Brasil no navio Demerara e morreu no dia do batizado do único filho.

In 1790 the United States has a new Constitution. George Washington presides as the first elected president. Abroad, France and Britain are at war. And by 1795 seafaring Americans are accosted on the high seas by French privateers and British naval ships. Tensions rise as American merchants continue to trade. Among them, Hasket Derby and Captain George Crowninshield busily build maritime empires while their sons seek a new way forward.

In 1735, Richard Derby, a ship’s master in colonial Salem, Massachusetts, married Mary Hodges, a merchant’s daughter. The alliance was good business, and Mary Hodges was a willing bride. Richard prospered, retired from the sea, and founded his own merchant house. With one exception, Richard’s sons went to sea. Hasket Derby stayed ashore, learning to manage the trading network his father built.

Seventh-century England is a hodgepodge of warring Anglo-Saxon states filled with shifting alliances and treacherous grabs for royal power. Kings rise and fall, depending on Woden's luck. Northumbria, the damp kingdom north of the river Humber, is a state riven with rivalries and kings determined to expand at any cost. Women have no obvious role in a warrior society, but by using their wits, four women - two queens and two abbesses - make monumental changes. Based on true events and people, this is the story of Northumbria through the eyes of the most important women of their time.

The sacred and the profane come together with visceral force in two novellas by Bruce Wagner, The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers. The Met Gala & Tales of Saints and Seekers is an illuminated manuscript of Heaven and Hell.

AMPUTATION is the first novel to be written about the inferno that obliterated two Los Angeles cities in January of 2025. Major characters are comedian Stephen Colbert; Karen Bass; a Timothée Chalamet stunt double; a fiercely pro-Palestinian heiress and her Zionist father; disgraced Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch and a failed indie film producer—along with an assorted battalion of ordinary people, opportunists, and looters.

Sled dog Athos and feisty kitten Pearl travel with their human to the beautiful island of Sylt to meet a famous animal psychologist. There, they must take on not only a chatty bird and bad-tempered horses, but also a two-legged with murderous plans. Soon the furry detectives have their paws full with protecting their human and her host and hunting down a very dangerous killer.

Daniel Spitzer gilt heute als einer der bedeutendsten Satiriker und Humanisten Wiens. Seine Erzählungen sind humoristisch und apokryphisch, ein echter Genuss. 6. Januar 1877 – Die Woche hat sehr melodisch mit einer neuen Operette von Johann Strauß begonnen, ich war seit einigen Jahren nicht im Karl-Theater und ich kenne daher den jetzigen Direktor der Hofoper Herrn Jauner schon lange nicht, da sich unsere Unbekanntschaft noch vom Karl-Theater herdatiert, wo er früher ein ziemlich beliebter Schauspieler und später ein sehr glücklicher Direktor gewesen sein soll.

Victoria Adler's plunge into midlife proves to be quite the rollercoaster. As a successful psychotherapist, she expected stability, but life had other plans. Abandoned by her faithless husband for a fling and overwhelmed by her increasingly neurotic patients, Victoria finds solace in the company of Athos, her late father's intelligent sled dog.

After being ghosted by the groom on her wedding day, Andi seeks refuge at her father’s mountain resort—her final chance to savor its magic before foreclosure. Andi is committed to making her stay into a glorious new chapter of singlehood, keeping to herself with a Grinch-like resolve. But fate has other plans when she encounters her ex from three years ago, Devin, whose reliability proved to be that of a dollar-store battery.

Alec's doing good for himself running a successful business, until his ex-fiancee returns to his life as his company's top client. Even though she left him at the altar years ago, she wants him back. Enter Callie, a complete stranger, who takes it upon herself to save the day. She's outgoing and spirited and pretends to be his girlfriend. He goes along with it. After all, it's his best option. Alec has no desire to get serious about someone again.

When a Marine whose job is to protect data systems from cyber attacks witnesses a woman in peril, his instincts kick in to protect her from a fatal attack. Unable to get her out of his mind, he's compelled to find her. Because his role in her life seems beyond being just her protector. And when they meet again, he realizes he's in love with her. But Jenna's scars run deep. Can he help her overcome her haunted past?

In 1672, Sarah Solart Poole Good and Ann Carr Putnam begin life on seemingly equal footing—both daughters of well-off families in colonial Massachusetts. But as the years pass, their fortunes diverge. Sarah’s life spirals into poverty, homelessness, and mental distress. Ann marries into wealth and stability, becoming the wife of Thomas Putnam, the Younger, heir to one of Salem Village’s most powerful families. Yet even privilege cannot shield the Putnams from misfortune. Thomas is disinherited in favor of his younger brother, and Ann’s expected inheritance proves meager.

Sea legends and pirate adventures charm eight-year-old Swift, until an encounter with the deadly power of the ocean shocks him into reality. Swift struggles to hang onto his childhood fantasies, but his new grasp of the fragile nature of life and of friendship threatens to swamp his hope. Under the guidance of his older brother, Swift must learn to brave the rough waters of change without losing himself to their destruction.

When Shawn inherits his dad’s estate, he is thrust into the spotlight as the "Most Desirable Man Alive". Struggling to navigate the constant presence of bodyguards and a sudden deluge of eligible bachelorettes, he is convinced that getting back to his private life is the answer, until he meets Shelly. She doesn't care about his money or his star status, and she seems to genuinely like him, but his heart has been broken once before. Can he risk opening himself up again?

The myth of an epic, public life—its triumphs and tragedies—is a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of such a life and attendant fame of an extraordinary, and completely made up, man.

Hat man Angst, verschwindet die Liebe. Wenn man liebt, dann verschwinden die Ängste. Nicholas Park ist eitel und selbstgefällig und hat in der Stadt einen ausgesprochen schlechten Ruf. Ihn interessiert nicht, was andere denken und er ist kein Typ, mit dem man sich anfreundet. Blair hatte niemals damit gerechnet, dass er ihr einen Job in seinem Unternehmen anbietet. Schließlich konnte er sie, die kleine Schwester seines besten Freundes, noch nie leiden. Doch Blair ergreift die Chance und lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Weder von seinen finsteren Blicken noch ihren Streitigkeiten.

Der zweite Fall des unkonventionellen Ermittlerpaars Nicolas Eichborn und Helen Wagner – eine rasante Story mit wahrem Hintergrund. In Deutschland werden ...

Der Überraschungserfolg aus Kanada! Ein absurd-komischer Roman über den Duft des Verfalls. Judith und Hugo versuchen, ihre Ehe zu retten, indem sie sich einen Aufenthalt in einem luxuriösen All-inclusive-Resort in Mexiko gönnen. Das Meer glitzert am Horizont, die Eiswürfel klirren im Glas, doch dann trübt sich die Stimmung: Ein toter Wal wird an den Strand gespült und verströmt einen üblen Geruch, den die tropische Brise trotz aller Bemühungen des Hotelpersonals bis in den letzten Winkel trägt.