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Белая гвардия — первый роман выдающегося русского писателя и драматурга Михаила Булгакова. События романа происходят во время Гражданской войны в Украине в конце 1918 года. Булгаков рассказывает о семье русских интеллигентов и их друзьях, которые переживают социальный катаклизм гражданской войны. Роман во многом автобиографичен, почти у всех персонажей есть прототипы — родственники, друзья и знакомые семьи Булгаковых. Декорациями романа стали улицы Киева и дом, в котором жила семья Булгаковых в 1918 году.

Felix Forthright Fox: descended from fighters and coal miners. Troublemaker in school, little interest in schoolbooks. But combine an aptitude for practical engineering and a nose for business with unmatched work ethic, and the result was commercial success. As his holdings grew, his enemies became more resolute in stopping him. Everyman and absolute individual in the same person. Whether in his coal mines or on his wilderness preserve, opponents sought to block his every move, often through violence. The United Mine Workers put a bounty on his head, and threatened his family. Eco-...

As you dive into Karen's world, you'll find yourself laughing, pondering, and, most importantly, redefining your perception of "The Karen." In a tale of self-discovery, transformation, and the enduring power of humor, "Everybody Hates Karen" invites you to explore what it means to be human, to embrace life's imperfections, and to appreciate the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Записки на манжетах — частично автобиографическая повесть, написанная Булгаковым в 1922–1923 годах. При жизни .писателя повесть ни разу не публиковалась целиком, а на сегодняшний день часть текста вовсе утеряна. Остроумное, ироничное и смешное повествование о скитаниях по послереволюционному Кавказу, сложных и непростых отношениях с новой революционной властью и собратьями по перу, мечтах об эмиграции и первом опыте в литературе.

April, 1912: It's the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe—sailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past they've seen and contemplate the futures that await them. For Alice, there's foreboding mixed with her excitement. A fortune teller in Egypt gave her a dire warning about traveling at sea. And the freedom she has enjoyed on her travels contrasts with her fiance's plans for her return—a cossetted existence she's no longer sure she wants.

In una sontuosa villa di Buenos Aires, Maria Stella Pellegrini Ortiz de Rozas, avvenente cinquantenne di origine italiana, sposata al rampollo di una delle famiglie più potenti d'Argentina, conduce un'esistenza apparentemente perfetta. La sua vita scorre tra impegni mondani, cavalcate e lezioni di tango, che le riempiono le giornate, ma non colmano il vuoto della sua anima.

Never underestimate just how dangerous a woman on a mission can be. Sally Amir never wanted to be a spy. The life of covert espionage was forced upon her the day she discovered her husband was not, in fact, a simple embassy attaché – but a top-secret spy for the Israeli Mossad. But now, undercover in Tehran, posing as a businesswoman and tasked with infiltrating the highest levels of the Iranian government, is not the time to ponder the life choices that led her there.

Mechthild von Magdeburg (1207-1282) stammte aus einem wohlhabenden, vermutlich adligen Geschlecht aus dem Erzbistum Magdeburg. Sie kämpft gegen alle Widerstände ihrer Zeit, predigt wider überkommene Religionsvorstellungen und trotzt mächtigen Kirchenvätern. Nur knapp entgeht sie dabei dem Scheiterhaufen. Die Mystikerin lebte dreissig Jahre als Begine nach der Dominikanerregel in Magdeburg, seit 1270 im Zisterzienserinnenkloster in Helfta. Ihr Beichtvater, der Dominikanermönch Heinrich von Halle sammelte ihre Aufzeichnungen.

Жарким днем 1919 года молодой солдат, спасая свою жизнь, убивает преследующего его всадника на белом коне. От этой встречи без свидетелей останутся лишь болезненное воспоминание и образ, всю жизнь преследующий героя, пока спустя годы, работая в Париже журналистом, он не прочитает рассказ, в деталях воспроизводящий историю с точки зрения жертвы. Так начинаются поиски неуловимого Александра Вольфа, в результате которых рассказчик оказывается вовлеченным в серию странных встреч и событий, заставляющих его размышлять о жизни, смерти, роковых совпадениях и неизбежности судьбы.

»Ein deutsches Mädchen singt keine französischen Lieder. Hast du mich verstanden?« 1945: Ein kleines Dorf in Süddeutschland. Im letzten Kriegsjahr haben alle etwas zu verbergen, vor allem Helene und ihre beiden Töchter Klara und Gertrude. In Notwehr haben sie einen übergriffigen Polizisten erschossen. Der französische Zwangsarbeiter Gilbert hilft ihnen, den Toten zu beseitigen – Gilbert, der heimlich für sein Land spioniert, liebt Klara und würde fast alles für seine »Trois Grâces« tun.

A highly decorated English soldier and an acclaimed poet and novelist, Siegfried Sassoon won fame for his trilogy of fictionalized autobiographies that wonderfully capture the vanishing idylls of Edwardian England and the brutal realities of war. In this first novel of the semiautobiographical George Sherston trilogy, Sassoon wonderfully captures the vanishing idylls of the Edwardian English countryside.

The captivating saga of an American nurse uncovering her mysterious past in a land far away. As an orphan who aged out of the system, Adira beat the odds, earning a nursing degree and finding a job at the California hospital that once saved her life. After being forced out, she turns to an enticing position in the Middle East. Enchanted by the turquoise sea, towering mountains, and golden sands, Adira falls in love with the culture and welcoming people of Oman. But beneath the surface, the nation’s fabric is being torn apart. And she is one of the threads. In a race against time and the ...

Before George Orwell was Orwell - the pen name he took on becoming a writer - he was Eric Blair, an unlikely policeman in Burma. 19 years old, unusually tall, highly intelligent, a diffident loner fresh from Eton, Blair stood out amongst his fellow trainees in 1920s Mandalay. It was here, over five years in the narrow colonial world of the Raj - a decaying system steeped in overt racism and petty class-conflict - that Eric Blair became the George Orwell we know: an anti-imperialist, a socialist and a writer of rare commitment.

Автобиографический роман Взгляни на дом свой, ангел, изданный в 1929 году, – это удивительный калейдоскоп ярких воспоминаний Томаса Вулфа о детских и юношеских годах: о родине – городе Эшвилл (штат Северная Каролина), который скрывается в тексте за вымышленным Алтамонтом; о времени союза и распада семьи автора и непростых взаимоотношениях ее членов; о первых шагах человека в огромном и пугающем мире.

Svantje ist elf Jahre alt und mit ihrer allein erziehenden Mutter neu in die Wohnsiedlung Brookstraße in Frechen eingezogen. Das Mädchen ist sehr still, zurückhaltend und spricht mit niemandem. Eines Tages, während Svantje allein auf einer Bank am Spielplatz sitzt, nähert sich ihr ein zwölfjähriger Junge, der sich ihr als Daryl vorstellt.

Nikkolas: The Story of Santa Claus This story illustrated with 33 pieces of original art by John G. MacKenzie is about the life of Santa Claus from birth until death. Given up by his father because his mother died in childbirth, he grew up with a different family every year until he was fifteen years old and lived with a carpenter and his wife. There he learned the carpentry trade. He and his wife could not have children, so Nikkolas made wooden toys for everyone else's children and delivered them on Christmas Eve.

On the evening of Good Friday, 1865, Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris joined the Lincolns in the presidential box at Ford’s Theater, becoming eyewitnesses to one of the great tragedies of American history. In this riveting novel, Thomas Mallon re-creates the unusual love story of this young engaged couple whose fateful encounter with history profoundly affects the remainder of their lives.

2021 marks the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of The Irish Free State, the culmination of a 700 year battle for Irish Freedom from The British Empire. Much has been written about the top leaders of the decisive 1919-1921 Final Rebellion - especially Michael Collins and Eamon DeValera. Many of the well-known patriot commanders have also been rightly lauded - Tom Barry, Dan Breen, Ernie O'Malley, Tom Maguire, Michael Kilroy and others. Ireland's victory would not have been possible without the unsung heroes, the men and women who fought on the front lines of what the Irish called ...

Paris 1821, am Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, Frankreichs nationaler Blindenanstalt: Es ist die "Nachtschrift" eines gewissen Charles Barbier, die den blinden Louis Braille in tiefes Grübeln versetzt. Fasziniert streicht der Junge mit den Fingerkuppen über die erhabenen Zeichen und stellt sich die eine Frage: Ist diese Schrift, die ursprünglich als Geheimschrift für das Militär ersonnen war, etwa das Vehikel in die Freiheit? Und siehe da – nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten gelangt er zu sechs einfachen erhabenen Punkten.

Against the backdrop of 1960s music and culture, comes a tale of memories and mayhem...and loyalty and love...and racism, revenge, and rock n' roll. 1990 - Key West, Florida - On a moonlit evening, the "Journal of Johnny Cipp" is discovered on a secluded beach. It has been more than twenty-three years since its author disappeared from his home 1500 miles away. His opening journal entry is cryptic in its message. "Unlike the lyrics to the classic rock song, 'The Summer of '69,' the Jimmy in my band didn't quit, and my Joey didn't get married. In my life, they died. In fact, except for me, ...