Resultados de "E. A. Barres" en Todas las categorias

Jeune journaliste ambitieuse, June Roth se voit confier une mission délicate par Dan Mansfield, célèbre reporter d'investigation de Chicago, celle de retrouver un tableau volé par les nazis il y a 75 ans de cela. Ce dernier a promis à l'un de ses vieux amis de retrouver un tableau volé par les nazis : La Femme en feu, dernière toile du peintre expressionniste allemand Ernst Engel. En France, Margaux de Laurent, richissime héritière et galeriste de premier plan, a elle aussi ses raisons pour mettre la main sur l'œuvre, quel qu'en soit le prix.

Read by the author. Jesus through Medieval Eyes will take you on an exploration of medieval representations of Jesus in theology and literature. Who is Jesus? What is he like? And who am I, encountering Jesus? These questions were just as important to Christians in the Middle Ages as they are...

Berlin: Eine junge Frau erzählt von ihrem neuen Job bei einem großen Fernsehsender, von ihrem neuen Chef, ihrem neuen Leben. Sie wirkt glücklich, beseelt, hoffnungsfroh, es klingt gut. Zu gut? In Los Angeles geht derweil eine Welt unter. Ein Mann, der damit prahlt, als Berühmtheit könne man sich gegenüber Frauen alles herausnehmen, wird Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten. Im Garten des legendären „Chateau Marmont“, diesem Nachtspielplatz verwöhnter Hollywood Kids jeden Alters, vertreibt sich eine illustre Bande auf der Flucht vor der Realität die Zeit.

Delve into the world of all things feline in this anthology of tales of whimsy, courage, and wonder.

Have you ever felt like you were missing something and didn't know what it was, or have a dream that was confusing? Perhaps you met someone for the first time and took an instant liking to them or felt that you had known them before but did not know when or where. Many of us have experienced situations like these or similar ones, and have no one close that we are able to share with.

Rir é um ato instintivo que praticamos desde bebês. É uma forma universal de comunicação. De um jeito ou de outro, todo mundo ri. Mesmo assim, sabemos muito pouco sobre o assunto. O que nos faz rir? Gargalhar realmente faz bem à saúde? O riso é contagioso? Por que certas pessoas riem tanto de coisas que outras consideram tão sem graça?

Aria’s letter-writing campaign to the Doughboys was a kindness that turned into a journey of the heart. Corresponding with Donald, Joey, and the others became a part of her life. Until one unexpected soldier, Dakota Knox, changed her dreams of becoming a missionary. Instead, the young woman pleads for her new love’s safe return.

Vivianna Risler enjoys interacting with the young women of her daughter’s acquaintance. But when the girls form the Ladies Victory League undertake a letter writing campaign to the Doughboys, she supervises the activities with a mother’s eye toward propriety and protection.

Running from her abusive grandfather—broken and afraid—17-year-old Valentia Brocato flees her homeland, hoping for a brighter future in America. Little does she realize that America is about to enter its own conflict—The Great War.

Chased from their life by scandal, Ilianna Winters and her mother desperately seek a new beginning. But tragedy continues to plague the Winters as they seek out a place to rebuild their lives. As the world totters on the brink of madness, Ilianna finds compassion among her companions in the Ladies Victory League. Still, social constraints and dark secrets hamper the young woman’s potential within high society—until she is blessed to find a kindred spirit amongst her correspondence.

In 1917 every man, woman, and child was called to civic duty as the “war to end all wars” encompassed the globe. When the patriotic call comes, Adella begins her campaign of encouragement by corresponding with the frightened and lonely soldiers. On the cusp of adulthood, the young woman is tired of living a cosseted life and hopes to gain her parents' support when she wants to volunteer her services to the war effort. Her mother worries for her safety, but Adella is more concerned for her heart.

Nartan Sagebrush's name may mean "to dance" in Arapaho, but he dances in secret. Forced to abandon his Shamanic apprenticeship, he is overwhelmed with homesteader life, and even his spirit guides are at their wit's end. Nartan takes fate into his own hands. Instead of divine intervention, a wife will help with his responsibilities and in assimilating into the Wylder community. Olive Muegge answers Nartan's "wife wanted" advertisement. Wildly independent, she has secretly dreamed of a family to call her own. The secret she carries inside makes her an outcast.

Prevent the grinding sands of conflict from seizing the gears of business decision-making. A CEO’s Secret Weapon offers 10 results-oriented chapters packed with essential techniques every CEO needs to know. The book begins with the real cause, purpose, and reason the enterprise exists. Then it dives into the most troublesome issues confronting the CEO every day and how to conquer each. Every leader using these methods begins with a huge advantage.

When America declared war on the German Empire in 1917, young men were drafted and thrown into the conflict on the Western Front. A group of young women decided to help the war effort by writing to the soldiers. As Matrice Hamilton corresponds with several young men, only one claims her heart. Will he come home to her if he survives the carnage on the frontlines? If so, can they find love and fulfillment together, or will the dark clouds of war overshadow them forever?

Joachim Mukangoma, demandeur d'asile rwandais en France, confie à l'écrivain Jean-Louis Delayet la vérité sur le meurtre camouflé du journaliste et reporter français Richard Grideau. Ce dernier, dans un contexte de forte tension diplomatique, s'était rendu au Rwanda pour effectuer un reportage sur la détention d'un Franco-Rwandais dans la prison de Kigali. Séquestré et torturé à mort par la suite, son corps fut abandonné sur le lieu d'un attentat.

Le grand méchant loup mange tout ce qui lui passe sous le nez... Maintenant, ouille ouille ouille, il a très, très mal au ventre ! Le docteur qui vient le soigner est un mouton... Que va-t-il se passer ?

Anna has been assigned a three-week posting on Georgia's isolated Cumberland Island. Despite the breathtaking natural setting, Anna finds time weighing heavily as she works tedious fire pre-suppression duty. Her boring routine is shattered when a sudden plane crash in the inland palmetto thickets calls her and the other members of the fire crew to action. When Anna and the crew investigate, they discover the plane was sabotaged. Suspicions smolder over the accident which killed both the pilot and his passenger, Cumberland's lone law enforcement ranger.

Com base em sólidas evidências científicas, o psiquiatra e professor Daniel Martins de Barros reuniu 84 dicas para melhorar nossa quali­dade de vida. Seu foco é estimular atitudes mentais e comportamentos que ajudem a emagrecer, dormir melhor, estimular a mente e ter relacionamentos saudáveis. Simples e bem-humoradas, suas Pílulas de Bem-Estar mostram como incorporar hábitos benéficos e evitar os prejudiciais em sete áreas fundamentais. São lições essenciais para quem deseja viver mais e melhor. E sem efeitos colaterais.

Amateur violinist and collector Herman Yorke is overjoyed when he is chosen to play first violin in the Amateur Orchestral Society. In the audience, however, he is distracted by a beautiful woman that is watching him. After several concerts, he decides to approach the woman, but Herman soon discovers that he is the only person who can see her.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The former attorney general provides a candid account of his historic tenures serving two vastly different presidents, George H.W. Bush and Donald J. Trump. William Barr’s first tenure as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush was largely the...