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Agatha Raisin säger upp sig från sin PR-firma i London, säljer sin lägenhet och bestämmer sig för att prova på livet som småstadsbo i den lilla byn Carsely, beläget i pittoreska Cotswold Hills. Men livet som förtidspensionerad blir inte riktigt som hon tänkt sig. Hon är van vid ett högt tempo och att få som hon vill, och för att inte dö av uttråkning bestämmer hon sig för att delta i en lokal baktävling.

Die fünf Versuchungen eines CEO ist mehr oder weniger auf einen Zufall zurückzuführen. Im Rahmen seiner Tätigkeit als Unternehmensberater fiel ihm auf, dass es einige wenige ganz konkrete Verhaltensweisen gibt - fünf an der Zahl -, die Führungskräften immer wieder Schwierigkeiten bereiten...

Das Meiste, was Rich O'Connor als CEO der Beratungsfirma Telegraph Partners tat, hatte zumindest etwas mit einem der 4 Prinzipien zu tun, die auf seinem berühmt-berüchtigten gelben Zettel vermerkt waren. Manche seiner Manager witzelten schon, dass er geradezu besessen von diesen Prinzipien war...

The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's autobiography, Ecce Homo, was the last prose work that he wrote before his illness in 1889. Coming at the end of an extraordinarily productive year in which he had produced The Twilight of the Idols and The Antichrist, Nietzsche shuns any pretense at modesty with chapter titles include “Why I am so Wise”, “Why I am so Clever” and “Why I Write Such Excellent Books”. His translator Anthony M. Ludovici states, Ecce Homo “is not only a coping-stone worthy of the wonderful creations of that year, but also a fitting conclusion to his whole life.

A mystical and transcendent journey of two wanderers, an 11-year-old boy and an old man to whom the boy has been entrusted by his father, a Jew, fleeing the ravages of the war by the late award winning author, Aharon Appelfeld. The old man is a former Ukrainian commander, revered by the soldiers under his command, who has gone blind and chosen the life of a wanderer as his last spiritual adventure.

How to Say No is a delightful collection of brief ancient writings about Cynicism that captures all the outrageousness, wit, and wisdom of its remarkable cast of characters—from Diogenes in the fourth century BCE to the column-stander Symeon Stylites in late antiquity.

Three years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine's highest office, he found himself catapulted into the role of war-time leader. The former comedian has become the public face of his country's courageous and bloody struggle against a brutal invasion. Born to Jewish parents in central Ukraine, Zelensky campaigned for the presidency in the 2019 election on the promise to restore trust in politics. Little did he know that he would be called upon to serve his people in the most demanding circumstances imaginable, fighting for the survival of his country.

Ellen er freelancefotograf. Efter nogle stille sommermåneder er hun blevet inviteret til en ø ude i skærgården, hvor hun skal tage billeder over en hel weekend. Før hun tager afsted, må hun underskrive en samtykkeerklæring, og hun bliver informeret om, at opgaven kan opleves som lidt intim. Men hvad er det egentlig, Ellen skal fotografere? Og kan hun nøjes med at være passiv tilskuer, eller må hun tage aktivt del i legen?

Whether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted by this cornucopia of writings about living and working on the land, harvested from the fertile fields of ancient Greek and Roman literature. An inspiring antidote to the digital age, How to Be a Farmer evokes the beauty and bounty of nature with a rich mixture of philosophy, practical advice, history, and humor.  

Adam and Thomas is the story of two nine-year-old Jewish boys who survive World War II by banding together in the forest. They are alone, visited only furtively every few days by Mina, a mercurial girl who herself has found refuge from the war by living with a peasant family. She makes secret journeys and brings the boys parcels of food at her own risk. 

Incluso en los países más desarrollados del mundo podemos encontrar regiones que se han quedado atrás: desde Yorkshire del Sur, un lugar que fue fundamental durante la Revolución Industrial y que ahora es el condado más empobrecido de Inglaterra, hasta Barranquilla, antaño la puerta de salida de Colombia al Caribe y que hoy se enfrenta a serias dificultades. Y todavía resulta más alarmante observar cómo han aumentado las desigualdades entre estas áreas y el resto del mundo a lo largo del último siglo. ¿Por qué nos hemos olvidado de estos lugares? ¿Y qué podemos hacer al respecto?

Sissy's younger brother Chooch isn't a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday, after all. But no matter what Chooch does—even if he's messing something up! Which is basically all the time!—their parents say he's "helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything!

Emprende un viaje inspirador y profundamente transformador con El renacer de un fénix: Relatos breves de una viajera del alma. Deléitate con una hermosa colección de historias de la vida real escritas por una mujer valiente de más de 60 que se redescubre a sí misma mediante una travesía, acompañada por su perrita fiel, Macarena.

எங்க உப்பப்பாவுக்கொரு ஆனையிருந்தது' நாவலில் ஒரு முஸ்லிம் குடும்பத்தின் அகக் காட்சிகளை முன்வைத்து அந்தச்...

കുമയൂണിലെ നരഭോജികൾ എന്ന ഈ പുസ്തകം ജിം കോർബെറ്റ് എന്നയാൾ നടത്തിയ മികച്ച പത്തു കാനന ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലുകളുടെ...

In this powerful and accessible new translation of Seneca’s On the Shortness of Life, the ancient Stoic philosopher delivers a timeless reminder: life is long enough if you live it wisely. With vivid stories, sharp insights, and practical guidance, Seneca challenges you to rethink your time, your priorities, and the way you measure a meaningful life.

Theophilus was one of the earliest commentators upon the Gospels, if not the first; and he seems to have been the earliest Christian historian of the Church of the Old Testament. His only remaining work, here presented, seems to have originated in an “oral discussion.”

Ein feierliches Begräbnis. Ein bitteres Schisma. Ein brutaler Mord. Als der beliebte Gutsherr Henry Burton stirbt, versammeln sich die Dorfbewohner von Hambledon-on-Thames, um ihm bei seiner Beerdigung die letzte Ehre zu erweisen. Doch der Tag wird getrübt, als die Messnerin brutal zu Tode...

Eine mitreißende Geschichte über ein legendäres Buch, eine verschwundene Mutter und die Suche einer Tochter – von der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin des unvergleichlichen Romans »Das geheime Buch der Flora Lea« Im Jahr 1927 zerbricht die sorglose Kindheit der achtjährigen Clara...

בעוצמה פואטית ובכישרון נדיר, מרינה צבטייבה אינה כותבת אלא מציירת את ילדותה במטמון הספרותי שלפניכם, הקרוי "אמי והמוזיקה". הפסנתר, הצלילים, הבית והזיכרונות השזורים...