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È un'estate infuocata quando due uomini arrivano in un piccolo villaggio nell'ovest dell'Irlanda. Cal Hooper ha preso un pensionamento anticipato dalla polizia di Chicago e si è trasferito nella campagna irlandese in cerca di pace. Ha trovato una certa serenità, ha costruito una relazione con una donna del posto, Lena, e sta trasformando Trey Reddy, un adolescente semi-selvaggio, in un ragazzo promettente. Ma quando il padre di Trey, assente da lungo tempo, riappare, portando con sé un milionario inglese e un piano per trovare oro nella zona, tutto ciò che i tre hanno costruito è minacciato. Cal e Lena sono pronti a fare qualsiasi cosa per proteggere Trey, ma lui non vuole essere protetto. Ciò che desidera è vendetta. Una storia sfumata e atmosferica che esplora cosa siamo disposti a fare per i nostri cari, cosa siamo disposti a fare per vendetta e cosa sacrifichiamo quando i due si scontrano.

A beautiful meditation on war, violence, memory and injustice, set in the occupied Palestinian territories.

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023, this poignant account reveals one of the world's most pressing humanitarian crises through the eyes of a poet whose life is upended by genocide. As the Chinese government's brutal persecution of the Uyghur people escalated in 2017, Tahir Hamut Izgil witnessed the alarming disappearance of friends and neighbors. The Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim minority in western China, faced horrific repression reminiscent of the darkest chapters of the twentieth century, exacerbated by a pervasive surveillance state. Over a million individuals have vanished into internment camps designed for Muslim minorities. Tahir, a prominent poet and intellectual, had previously endured persecution and torture after a 1996 attempt to travel abroad. However, he could not have foreseen the radical measures that would be taken against the Uyghurs two decades later. Signs of impending danger became clear when he was interrogated after a call with a fellow poet and learned of a friend’s life sentence for advocating Uyghur rights. As the local park emptied due to arrests, Tahir prepared for the worst, placing shoes and warm clothing by his door. Realizing that fleeing was their only hope, he and his wife made the harrowing decision to escape. This narrative chronicles the cultural and political devastation of Tahir's homeland and serves as a powerful call for global awareness of the ongoing catastrophe, honoring the s

It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in an idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. At seventeen, they're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that Ellwood is in love with him, always has been. When Gaunt's German mother asks him to enlist in the British army to protect the family from anti-German attacks, he signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. The front is horrific, of course, and though Gaunt tries to dissuade Ellwood from joining him on the battlefield, Ellwood soon rushes to join him. In the trenches, Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one another, but their friends are all dying, right in front of them, and at any moment they could be next. An epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir comes a brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary novel about family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents.Lahore, Pakistan. Then.Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their…

An upcoming title from Bantam, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK[Bokinfo].

An Iraqi zombie novel, risen from the rubble of the Iraq War - think Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried crossed with Stephen King Winner of the Arabic Booker Prize - the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Winner of Le Grand Prix de LImaginaire 2017 - a French prize for the best foreign novel

She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times. Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she'd yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa's world is shattered to the winds. Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess? From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship, and the ability to love again - against all odds, Elsa's incredible journey is a story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.

From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, young David Attenborough and his cameraman were aiming to record not just the wildlife, but the way of life of some of the indigenous people of these regions, whose traditions had never been encountered by most of the public before. In the late 1950s onward, following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From the land divers of Pentecost Island and the sing-sings of New Guinea, to a Royal Kava ceremony on Tonga and the ancient art of the Northern Territory, it is a journey like no other. Alongside these remarkable cultures he encounters paradise birds, chameleons, sifakas and many more animals in some of the most unique environments on the planet. Written with David Attenborough's characteristic charm, humor and warmth, Journeys to the Other Side of the World is an inimitable adventure among people, places and the wildest of wildlife. span

Finlay Donovan is killing it... except, she's really not. She's a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay's life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isn't written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors. When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she's mistaken for a contract killer, and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet... Soon, Finlay discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart, as she becomes tangled in a real-life murder investigation

Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up the dilapidated cottage he's bought, to walk the mountains, to put his old police instincts to bed forever. Then a local boy appeals to him for help. His brother is missing, and no one in the village, least of all the police, seems to care. And once again, Cal feels that restless itch. Something is wrong in this community, and he must find out what, even if it brings trouble to his door. Our greatest living mystery writer weaves a masterful tale of breath-taking beauty and suspense, asking what we sacrifice in our search for truth and justice, and what we risk if we don't.

"Searing . . . Khalifa is a soulful and perfectly unsentimental writer . . . The most amazing thing about this book is that it managed to exist, that it came to us out of the fire with its pages intact." Hisham Matar, Guardian Death Is Hard Work is a tale of three people embarking on an absurd quest - an unforgettable journey into a contemporary heart of darkness. At a hospital in Damascus, Syria, Abdel Latif's final wish is to be buried in the family plot near Aleppo - just a two-hour drive away. Bolbol, his youngest son, persuades his estranged brother and sister to accompany him and their father's body to the ancestral village. But Syria is a war zone, and the trials that confront the family on their journey will have enormous consequences for them all. A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS IN TRANSLATED LITERATURE A FINALIST FOR THE PREMIO GREGOR VON REZZORI AWARD

Kniha si klade za cíl posunout českou sportovní literaturu na další úroveň. Žádnému čtenáři zajímajícímu se o fungování těla při sportu, o přírodu kolem sebe nebo dokonce o pradávné začátky maratonů a ultramaratonů by doma neměla chybět. „Schválně, co vás napadne, když se řekne zdravý životní styl?“ Někdo si představí salátový bar, jiný třeba výlet s kamarády, někdo ovál, na kterém každé ráno běhá, nebo cyklostezku, po níž jezdí do práce. Všech pět autorů, kteří se na vzniku této knihy podíleli, má na tuto problematiku, jež se bezprostředně týká udržitelného zdraví, trochu jiný názor. Je to dáno různými obory, ve kterých se pohybují, jejich povoláním a koníčky. „Přestože všichni vnímáme zmíněné téma z jiné perspektivy, v tom základním se shodneme. Zdraví je na prvním místě a člověk by mu měl jít naproti. A protože nám všechny věci týkající se stravování, duševní pohody, kondice a sportování přijdou zajímavé a poutavé, chceme se o ně podělit i s vámi.“ Dozvíte se, co se s tělem děje při pohybu a otužování, jakou stravu doporučují světové kapacity, o kolik je lepší běhat v přírodě než poblíž města nebo co vám samotná příroda může nabídnout? A ohlédneme se i do historie, v níž není nouze o heroické výkony sportovních legend. Zkrátka pět autorů, pět úhlů pohledu a pět kapitol, které vám ukážou, jaké výhody plynou z toho, když se dostanete Do formy, ať už společně, nebo každý zvlášť.

Kniha izraelského autora YOSSIHO KLEINA HALEVIHO je zbierkou fiktívnych listov, ktoré píše svojmu (nie až tak) fiktívnemu palestínskemu susedovi. Yossi sa na izraelsko-palestínsky konflikt pozerá nezaujatými očami s obrovským pochopením pre obidve strany. Vo svojich textoch prejavuje empatiu, vysvetľuje pôvod komplikovanej situácie a navrhuje cesty k mierovému riešeniu. Pred vznikom knihy Yossi mnohokrát navštívil svojich palestínskych susedov na Západnom brehu Jordánu aj v Gaze, rozprával sa s moslimskými duchovnými, ale aj obyčajnými ľuďmi. Na príčiny konfliktu sa pozerá z politickej, náboženskej aj historickej stránky. LISTY MÔJMU PALESTÍNSKEMU SUSEDOVI obsahuje aj rozsiahly výber z odpovedí, ktoré autorovi napísali Palestínčania a Arabi. Niektoré pochvalné, iné rozhorčené, ale všetky plné rešpektu, ktorými sa začal dialóg medzi oboma susedmi.

A laugh-out-loud feelgood novel about an unlikely hero and the woman who saves him.

Combining the pithy observation of Dept. of Speculation and the broken-hearted compassion of All My Puny Sorrows: an original, funny and tender novel, published by Scribner, about a family dealing with dementia.

This invaluable book offers a profound understanding of the history of Muslims and their faith, from the life of Muhammad to the religion practised by 1.6 billion people around the world today. Each of its eleven chapters explains a core aspect of the faith in historical perspective, allowing readers to gain a sensitive understanding of the essential tenets of the religion and of the many ways in which the present is shaped by the past. This is an ideal introductory text for courses in Middle Eastern studies, in religious studies, or on Islam and its history.

A sweeping, emotional journey of two childhood friends—one struggling to survive the human slave trade and the other on a mission to save her—two girls whose lives converge only to change one fateful night in 1993. India, 1986: Mukta, a ten-year-old girl from the lower caste Yellamma cult of temple prostitutes has come of age to fulfill her destiny of becoming a temple prostitute. In an attempt to escape this legacy that binds her, Mukta is transported to a foster family in Bombay. There she discovers a friend in the high spirited eight-year-old Tara, the tomboyish daughter of the family, who helps her recover from the wounds of her past. Tara introduces Mukta to a different world—ice cream and sweets, poems and stories, and a friendship the likes of which she has never experienced before.As time goes by, their bond grows to be as strong as that between sisters. In 1993, Mukta is kidnapped from Tara’s room. Eleven years later, Tara who blames herself for what happened, embarks on an emotional journey to search for the kidnapped Mukta only to uncover long buried secrets in her own family. Moving from a remote village in India to the bustling metropolis of Bombay, to Los Angeles and back again, amidst the brutal world of human trafficking, this is a heartbreaking and beautiful portrait of an unlikely friendship—a story of love, betrayal, and redemption—which ultimately withstands the true test of time.

It is 1947, and Beit Daras, a quiet village in Palestine surrounded by olive groves, is home to the Baraka family. Eldest daughter Nazmiyeh looks after her widowed mother, prone to wandering and strange outbursts, while her brother Mamdouh tends to the village bees. Their younger sister, Mariam, with her striking mismatched eyes, spends her days talking to imaginary friends and writing. When Israeli forces gather outside the town's borders, nobody suspects the terror that is about to descend. Soon the village is burning and, amidst smoke and ash, the family must take the long road to Gaza, in a walk that will test them to their limits. Sixty years later, Mamdouh's granddaughter Nur is living in America. She falls in love with a married man, a doctor who works in Palestine, and follows him to Gaza. There she meets Alwan, the mother of Khaled - a boy trapped in his own body, unable to wake up from a deep blue dream. It is through her that Nur will at last discover the ties of kinship that transcend distance - and even death. The Blue Between Sky and Water is a story of powerful, flawed women; of relocation, separation and heartache; of renewal, family, endurance, and love. Susan Abulhawa brings a raw humanity and delicate authority to the story of Palestine in this devastatingly beautiful tale.

In a little coffee shop in war-torn Kabul, five very different women unite for one important cause: to protect the women in Afghanistan. Together, these five women set out to change their lives, and the lives of women in Afghanistan, for ever

Una giornalista svedese di inchiesta scopre una incredibile usanza nascosta che trasformerà la sua comprensione di cosa significhi crescere come ragazza. In Afghanistan, una cultura governata quasi completamente dagli uomini, la nascita di un figlio è motivo di celebrazione, mentre l'arrivo di una figlia è spesso lamentato come una disgrazia. Una bacha posh [«vestita come un bambino»] è un terzo tipo di bambino: una ragazza cresciuta temporaneamente come un ragazzo e presentata come tale al mondo esterno. Jenny Nordberg, la reporter che ha avvicinato il mondo a questo fenomeno, costruisce un racconto affascinante e commovente di chi vive segretamente in una società profondamente segregata, dove le donne hanno quasi nessun diritto e libertà. Per alcune ragazze, travestirsi da ragazzi è l'unico modo per andare avanti. Esplorando le radici storiche e religiose di questa tradizione, Nordberg racconta la storia di donne come Azita Rafaat, una parlamentare che ha vissuto come bacha posh, e di Zahra, una studentessa adolescente che vive come un ragazzo, ma che sta iniziando a mostrare segni di femminilità.

Pen's life is all about secrets: the secret of the city's spirits, deities and monsters her best friend Beth discovered, living just beyond the notice of modern Londoners; the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure her so cruelly - and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her mirror-sister, forged from her reflections in a school bathroom mirror. Pen's reflected twin is the only girl who really understands her. Then Parva is abducted and Pen makes a terrible bargain for the means to track her down. In London-Under-Glass, looks are currency, and Pen's scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city will do anything to keep Pen from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face. The Glass Republic is the gripping sequel to The City's Son, and the second book of The Skyscraper Throne trilogy.

In this debut novel by Deborah Rodriguez, Sunny finds solace in war-torn Afghanistan, running a coffee shop for expats. She forms deep connections with locals like Halajan and Yazmina, navigating love and secrets amidst conflict. The story beautifully explores themes of friendship, hope, and resilience in challenging times.

I poveri vivono in alto, sul tetto, in piccole stanze originariamente concepite come ripostigli. Negli appartamenti sottostanti la situazione è meno angusta. Qui un proprietario terriero parzialmente espropriato dalla rivoluzione del 1952 ha il suo ufficio e un rifugio amoroso, un caporedattore ha la sua abitazione, un nuovo ricco ospita la sua seconda moglie e molti anonimi hanno la loro vita quotidiana. Le vite degli abitanti si intrecciano in modi diversi. La casa diventa un microcosmo dell'Egitto. Il romanzo di Alaa al-Aswany rappresenta molte realtà egiziane di cui si parla raramente, e mai con tale franchezza. Un giovane non riesce ad entrare nella scuola di polizia perché suo padre è solo un portiere. Un giornalista benestante tiene un amante povero. Un religioso predica a favore della politica governativa, mentre un altro sostiene il terrorismo. Alcuni si arricchiscono senza scrupoli con affari discutibili. Una giovane ragazza, costretta a mantenere la famiglia, subisce molestie sistematiche dai datori di lavoro. Un ex aristocratico sogna tempi migliori pre-rivoluzionari. La politica è segnata da corruzione, spionaggio e torture. Viene così mostrata la vita quotidiana in Egitto.

Tato úvodní kniha nabízí prvních dvacet sedm sebraných sešitů série Star Wars : Před dávnými časy... Vycházet začala už v roce 1977, tedy ve stejném roce, kdy diváci mohli poprvé vidět slavný film George Lucase. A jeho komiksovým zpracováním také začíná. Takže : Před dávnými časy, v jedné předaleké galaxii... Tato magická slova katapultovala svět do víru epického dobrodružství, které dodnes pokračuje v televizi, románech, videohrách a komiksech. Od července 1977 do září 1986 vydával Marvel Comics Group každý měsíc komiksy ze světa nesmírně populárního filmového fenoménu Star Wars. Z dnešního pohledu působí některé příběhy z této komiksové řady zvláštně a se znalostí pozdějších filmů ze světa Star Wars dokonce nelogicky. Je to pochopitelné, protože tvůrci se mohli opřít o jediný tehdy existující film George Lucase a místy popustili uzdu vlastní fantazii. Proto se také hodně diskutovalo o tom, jak, kam a jestli vůbec tyto příběhy zařadit do oficiální Star Wars kontinuity. Ale nikdo nemůže marvelovské sérii Před dávnými časy... " upřít originalitu, kouzlo a vnitřní sílu.

Odhalte pradávnou historii Jediů, Sithů a hyperprostoru v příbězích z galaxie Star Wars, odehrávajících se pět tisíc let před útokem Luka Skywalkera na Hvězdu smrti. V galaxii, kterou spojuje nově vzniklá Republika a chrání rytíři Jedi, dva hyperprostoroví cestovatelé neúmyslně vyvolají válku mezi neznámým Sithským Impériem a Republikou. Její následky budou mít dlouhodobý dopad a zásadně změní životy mladých rytířů Jedi Ulica Qel-Dromy a Nomi Sunrider. Tom Veitch, autor komiksové minisérie Star Wars: Dark Empire, přináší atmosféru, která přitahuje generace fanoušků. Díky úspěchu minisérie a osobnímu svolení George Lucase mohl Veitch spolu s K. J. Andersonem vytvořit komiksovou sérii, která zkoumá nejstarší události vesmíru Star Wars. Tento omnibus zahrnuje první čtyři příběhy série. Na začátku se seznámíte se sourozeneckou dvojicí, jejíž nešťastné okolnosti je přivedou do spárů Sithského Impéria, což vyvolá Velkou hyperprostorovou válku. Další příběhy vás zavedou více než tisíc let dopředu, kde se setkáte s mladým rytířem Jedi Ulicem Qel-Dromou na planetě Onderon, a nakonec se dozvíte o původu jedné z nejvýznamnějších rytířek Jedi, Nomi Sunrider. Nenechte si ujít tuto fascinující cestu do doby, kdy se rytíři Jedi počítali na tisíce!

Je tomu už víc než tisíc let, co Stará republika odrazila zničující útok Sithského impéria. Povstáním přívrženců Freedona Nadda, a jeho potlačením, ovšem doba klidu a míru v galaxii končí. Kvůli posedlosti mladého rytíře Jedi Exara Kuna totiž v samotném srdci Republiky povstanou Temní páni ze Sithu a rázem rozpoutávají Sithskou válku, jejímž cílem není nic menšího než dobytí celé galaxie! Druhá kniha Letopisů rytířů Jedi přináší nejen vyvrcholení příběhů Ulica Qel-Dromy a Nomi Sunrider, ale také epické události, které navždy změnily tvář galaxie Star Wars!