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Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new republican China, a hero of the Second World War, and a faithful ally of the United States. Simultaneously a Christian and a Confucian, Chiang dreamed of universal equality yet was a perfidious and cunning dictator responsible for the deaths of over 1.5 million innocent people. This critical biography is based on Chiang Kai-shek's unpublished diaries, his extensive personal files from the Russian archives, and the Russian files of his relatives, associates, and foes.

A super-criminal - as deadly as she is beautiful - wagers all in an epic battle with a master detective, Akechi Kogoro. No trick is too elaborate, no disguise too fantastic as the two perfectly matched antagonists take turns to outwit each other.

Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed directly from the domed city.

In Northern Sámi, the word Ædnan means the land, the earth, and my mother. These are all crucial forces within the lives of the Indigenous families that animate this groundbreaking book: an astonishing verse novel that chronicles a hundred years of change: a book that will one day stand alongside Halldór Laxness’s Independent People and Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter as an essential Scandinavian epic.

Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of the twentieth century. Now Borges's remarkable last major story collection, The Book of Sand, is paired with a handful of writings from the very end of his life. Brilliantly translated, these stories combine a direct and at times almost colloquial style coupled with Borges's signature fantastic inventiveness. Containing such marvelous tales as "The Congress," "Undr," "The Mirror and the Mask," and "The Rose of Paracelsus," this edition showcases Borges's depth of vision and superb image-conjuring power.

Aida is just six years old when her family escapes the war bearing down on their village in Bosnia. But survival comes at a price. The home they make in Italy is safe, though not their own. Aida watches, helpless, as her parents grapple with a guilt and nostalgia she doesn’t understand. They yearn for a place that no longer exists, a place she barely remembers yet comes to resent for its lingering ghost.

Bente Hammar used to be a popular TV sommelier in Stockholm. Her career in limbo, she’s hounded by memories of her father, a wine connoisseur and failed dreamer. But Bente won’t give up. Then she hears from a friend whose diving expedition has yielded a shipwrecked treasure off the coast of Brittany: an old bottle of wine with a Swedish inscription dating back to 1944. Translating it, and chasing its curious history, is the fresh start Bente needs.

Escrito por uma das maiores especialistas no assunto, esta obra é um guia prático e sensível para curar as feridas causadas por relações narcisistas – seja com pais, filhos, amigos, chefes ou parceiros. A questão é aprender a identificar padrões de relacionamento prejudiciais e mudar a forma de encarar as atitudes de alguém que você ama, mas que está prejudicando sua saúde emocional. Quando fazemos isso, lançamos luz sobre o problema e descobrimos como parar de sofrer com ele. Este audiolivro é para todos que já se relacionaram com narcisistas que deslegitimaram seus sentimentos.

Quando tinha 11 anos, Nora Nierling nem imaginava que, enquanto fazia os deveres de casa no quarto, seu pai matava mulheres no porão. Até o dia em que ela encontrou a porta destrancada e resolveu descobrir por que o pai passava tanto tempo lá. Décadas depois, Aaron Nierling está atrás das grades – onde vai ficar para sempre – e Nora é uma cirurgiã bem-sucedida, que leva uma vida tranquila mas solitária. Ninguém sabe que ela é filha de um famoso serial killer. E ela pretende continuar assim.

Oraya é a filha adotiva do rei dos vampiros Nascidos da Noite. Humana em meio a predadores naturais, ela passou a vida lutando em um mundo que desafia sua existência. A única chance que tem de sobreviver é vencendo o Kejari, um lendário torneio promovido pela própria deusa da morte. Mas derrotar seus adversários, vampiros das três casas do reino, não será um desafio simples e, para resistir à brutalidade das batalhas, Oraya será obrigada a se aliar a um rival misterioso.

A geografia sempre moldou a nossa vida. O poder, as guerras, a política e o desenvolvimento social e humano, incluindo língua, comércio e religião, são delimitados por ela – e assim continua a ser, mesmo com os avanços tecnológicos. Claro que ela não determina o curso de todos os acontecimentos: grandes ideias e grandes líderes são parte importante dos movimentos da história. Mas eles devem todos operar conforme os limites da geografia.

I was once a mighty Paladin of Darkness, mother of all the Elements. The one and only of my kind. Some called me the chosen one, a savior destined to rescue the world; others insisted I would be its downfall. I never got the chance to discover who was right. Society conspired with the traitors to trap me in the deadly Element of Time. But a year later, I managed to break free . . . wait, how has it been 700 years?

Bulgakov was a Soviet playwright, novelist, and short story writer best known for his humor and penetrating satire. Because of their realism and humor, Bulgakov's works enjoyed great popularity, but their trenchant criticism of Soviet mores was increasingly unacceptable to the authorities. Bulgakov's short stories are a world unto themselves—sharp, witty, and often unsettling. In these pages, the absurdity of Soviet life collides with the supernatural, the grotesque meets the comic, and reality is always just a step away from slipping into nightmare.

Populated by a cast of imagined con artists, holy fools, drag queens, and partisans—as well as some very factual politicians, priests, and generals—this novel started life as a pseudonymous blog written "live" by "Shalash" during and after the Second Iraq War. Shalash the Iraqi is here presented in its first authorized translation, with the blessing and commentary of "Shalash" himself.

Não devemos estudar apenas as filosofias, mas os filósofos. Cada um deles traz inúmeras lições para nós. Das mentes notáveis dos maiores filósofos, Durant extrai um material conciso e brilhante para leitores e estudiosos e oferece uma obra que pode ser lida em sequência ou por capítulos aleatórios, aos poucos, e utilizada como referência para consulta frequente.

Uma jovem jornalista com uma carreira promissora em Nova York se vê aprisionada em sua própria insanidade com uma doença que nenhum médico consegue diagnosticar. A rotina no jornal onde ela trabalha é substituída por inexplicáveis alucinações, surtos e ataques de paranoia – os mesmos sinais atribuídos a casos de possessão. Poderia se tratar de um episódio de House, mas é a história de Susannah Cahalan, que escreve com impressionante riqueza de detalhes o período de terror em que se transforma em desconhecida para si mesma e seus familiares.

Gadis-gadis March—Meg, Jo, Beth, dan Amy, kini telah dewasa. Ayah mereka, Mr. March, telah pulang dengan selamat dari medan perang. Begitu pula John Brooke, kekasih Meg. Jo yang tomboi sedang belajar untuk menjadi lebih anggun. Beth semakin ramping dan pendiam, dan matanya yang indah itu selalu menyorotkan kebaikan. Sedangkan Amy, pada usia enam belas tahun, memiliki pembawaan seperti wanita dewasa.

"دميان" رواية فلسفية نفسية، كتبها هرمان هيسه بانتهاء الحرب العالمية الأولى، معبرًا عن ذاته وجيله الحالي، والكثير من الأجيال المستقبلية الباحثة عن حرية التعبير والخروج من عباءة المجتمع!

Der ehemalige Anwalt Fergus hatte sich sein Leben als Hausmann in Stockholm einfacher vorgestellt, doch der Umzug von Glasgow entpuppt sich als Herausforderung. Während seine Frau Tess ihre neue Rolle als CEO eines Tech-Startups genießt, ist er mit seinem Sohn Alfie zunehmend überfordert. Als das Kleinkind anfängt, in einer Art Kauderwelsch mit einem unsichtbaren Spielgefährten zu kommunizieren, hält Fergus dies zunächst für einen Rückfall in die Babysprache. Doch dann erkennt er, dass Alfie, der keinen Kontakt zu anderen Kindern hat, plötzlich fließend Schwedisch spricht.

عندما نسمع اسم "جورج أورويل" لا يخطر ببالنا سوى "مزرعة الحيوان" و"1984" لكن هنا سنقترب من الكاتب الإنسان عبر قصّةٍ تشرده وجوعه في أزقة باريس ولندن، فبعد عودته من بورما كضابط شرطة عاش لمدّة عامين متشردًا فقد كان يشعر بالضياع ولا يدري إلى أين يذهب. محطته الأولى كانت باريس وبحسٍّ فكاهي يغلب على مرارة الأحداث يروي لنا كيف غسل الصّحون وتحمل الإهانات والنزل الضيق والفقر الشديد يشاركه هذه القصص صديقه الروسي "بوريس" فقد تقاسما آخر الفرنكات وجابا الشوارع لعقد صفقات رهان الألبسة قبل أن يضطَّر للعودة إلى لندن على أمل فرصة الهرب إلى ريفها لكنَّ ال