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En Coketown, ciudad industrial de la Inglaterra victoriana, el rígido y práctico director de escuela Thomas Gradgrind y su socio Josiah Bounderby, un presuntuoso y mezquino empresario, imponen su filosofia utilitarista y su estrecha vision de la vida a los alumnos y los obreros, cada uno en su respectivo ambito. A traves de una entretenida trama, esta novela entremezcla las vidas y las peripecias, las ilusiones y las desdichas de estos personajes, y de los hijos del director, Tom y Louisa, y su compañera Sissie Jupe, y del obrero Stephen Blackpool.Esta novela arroja una vision inolvidable de la Inglaterra victoriana sumida en la revolucion industrial, en la que Dickens expresa que no hay accion sin consecuencia, pero que la esperanza siempre es posible.

La publicación de El amante de lady Chatterley en 1928 provocó un gran escándalo y la obra fue prohibida por considerarla obscena. En 1960 cuando Penguin quiso publicar la novela tuvo que someterse a un juicio. Esta controvertida novela narra la apasionada relacion entre una mujer casada de alta alcurnia y su jardinero en la moralista Inglaterra de los años veinte. Con esta novela D.H. Lawrence, uno de los escritores mas controvertidos de la literatura britanica, ofrece una magnifica recreacion de la epoca ahondado en las fantasias y pasiones mas secretas del alma humana.-

En la Rusia zarista, cuando el príncipe Nejliúdov, joven rico y ocioso, acude al tribunal para ejercer su deber ciudadano como jurado, no se imagina que una de las acusadas es Katia Máslova, la joven a la que sedujo años atras. Conmovido por las consecuencias de su pasado capricho y convencido de la inocencia de Katia, el principe se propone redimirla.Resurreccion es una de las novelas mas sugerentes e inolvidables de Tolstoi, en la que trata sobre las injusticias sociales de un pais en decadencia y de una aristocracia anacronica. Es un relato intimo de rabia, culpa, y arrepentimiento dominado por la redencion y la condena de la violencia.

Durante una revuleta tártara, Miguel Strogoff se embarcó como mensajero del zar Alejandro II en un viaje fascinante que lo llevó de Moscú a Irkutsk, en el este de Siberia, con la misión de preservar la unidad de la patria. A pesar de la oposicion y las asechanzas de los malvados tartaros, y del traidor Ogareff, Strogoff cumple su mision y su aventura deviene en un magnifico viaje iniciatico.Esta historia inolvidable lleva al lector a traves de las inabarcables tierras altas y las vastas llanuras aridas y peligrosas de la Rusia del siglo XIX, y es considerada por muchos como la obra maestra de Julio Verne. Fue adaptada multiples veces al teatro y al cine, e incluso se convirtio en un juego de mesa basado en el viaje de Strogoff.

Esta novela es el primer volumen de la trilogía de los Valois, junto a La dama de Monsoreau y Los cuarenta y cinco, sobre las guerras de religión en Francia durante la segundad mitad del siglo XVI. La novela se ubica en Paris en 1572, y se centra en la vida de Margarita de Valois, utilizando como escenario inicial la matanza de la Noche de San Bartolome, que culmino con el asesinato en masa de hugonotes. La entonces joven infanta, atrapada en las ambiciones de su madre y su hermano, se vera envuelta en un matrimonio con Enrique IV y en una turbulenta historia de amor con el soldado protestante La Mole.A traves de los pasajes secretos del Louvre, los entramados politicos y el romance, Dumas le da vida a una serie de personajes historicos y a uno de los episodios mas sangrientos de la historia francesa.

Ana Karenina es la obra más ambiciosa y de mayor trascendencia de Tolstoi. Cuenta la historia de dos amores que se desarrollan en paralelo. Ana, mujer de alta sociedad enamorada del joven oficial Vronsky, adandona a su esposo y su hijo para seguir a su amante. A su vez, la hermana de Ana se casa con un noble terrateniente para vivir dichosos en el campo, y refleja la vision de la sociedad urbana como simbolo de los vicios y el pecado, en oposicion a la vida sana de la naturaleza y del campo.Ana Karenina se ve abocada a un tragico final como resultado de un conflicto tanto psicologico como social. La culpa, la compasion, la redencion, el rechazo social y el trastorno interno son todos temas en los que Tolstoi ahonda de manera magistral, a la vez que plantea una critica hacia la aristocracia en declive, su falta de valores y la cruel hipocresia imperante.

n the form of a historical essay, 500 years full of connections, misunderstandings, and disputes between the US, Europe, and Germany are examined. This "kinship" across the Atlantic has fluctuated for centuries between ignorance and affection, both between changing governments and among the population. The 18th century elevated the US to a model of Western "liberty," which, despite two world warstriggered in imperialist Europe in the 19th centuryonly prevailed in the 20th century, after the defeat of Nazism and fascism. Germany, too, only found its way westward to parliamentary democracy and civil society within the EU.

Are there real boundaries between life and death?Sasy confronts the greatest monster of his era, looking for himself in the abyss. What lies behind the cruel and mysterious appearance and actions? Is it worth fighting for ideas and principles whose results we can no longer see?Darkness is hidden deep in our hearts, patiently waiting for us to face it. Can a cruel warrior have an extremely pure soul that only those like him can feel?In the novel, we encounter countless questions, faith, and moral dilemmas.Is there a right way? At the end of the story, we can get an answer.

The novel interweaves dreams and nightmares, eerie encounters and strange occurrences in the everyday life of writer and professor Carl Frank. Then suddenly his deceased father sits down next to him. The two engage in intense, empathetic conversations about life before and, above all, after death. When the father asks his son to go with him to the moorland where Carls novel about the destruction of the environment is set, they embark on a journey that ultimately leads them to the realm of the dead: a parallel world full of contradictions and devoid of logic. Billions of shadows fear the erasure of their memories. Carl meets his deceased wife, his mother, and friends. In the end, he does not return to his old life right away, but spends several years in the Middle Ages...

What dark secret surrounds Bad Feilnbach, and who is "the girl with no name"? A murder without a body or motive...; a mysterious story that keeps the reader captivated. Why does Jan lose his cool in "Jenseits vom Verstand" (Beyond Reason) on his business trip to Cologne of all places? And what does Klara experience during her strange vacation? Is it the crunchy pralines that change her life? "1:0 for crunchy pralines," or who is the winner here? Dont have any plans for New Years Eve yet? We recommend "Die Perle Odenwalds" (The Pearl of the Odenwald), guaranteed to be a special experience. Simply unforgettable!These four stories are each exciting and strange in their own way, and they keep the reader spellbound.

Luca just wanted to apologize. While skating, he had bumped into a wheelchair user: Theodor Langhans, the director of the city museum, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta.But it doesnt stop at one visit. Theodor opens up a magical world for Luca. At each meeting, he has a story ready that takes them back to distant times and strings together colorful personalities as if on a string.What is Luca supposed to do with this? He has enough problems of his ownat school, at home, and at his sports club.Theo gently picks up on Lucas worries and reflects them back to him through past events. Until Luca takes matters into his own hands.But the secret of the magic string is only revealed at the end.

Seventeen-year-old Henry has one adventure after another during his vacation!With his friends, he gets a rusty handcar up and running. They explore a disused railway line and discover a mysterious tunnel. Girls have never played a role in Henrys lifeuntil the pretty, disabled Karen appears on the scene... Will he manage to lure her out of her shell? During a short vacation with his grandparents in the small seaside resort of Reddingbourne, he happens to meet his "cousin by marriage," Lizzy. The initial dislike between two very different characters develops into a beautiful friendshipor is it something more? Before he knows it, Henry finds himself in a world of new, exhilarating feelings!

Betrayal! Herbert, a nineteen-year-old enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth, is torn from his life and home when his former friends suddenly become his enemies. On the run, he must not only ensure his survival, but also come to terms with the fact that his entire worldview is crumbling and falling apart. A novel about friendship and betrayal, love and crime, the death of family, and new beginnings.

After the brutal murder of her sister and her family, Sunny flees to her people, who live in hiding. Pursued by an organization that calls itself "The Order," she must trust a stranger who saves her and her grandfather from an enemy agent at the last second. Together, they reach her people, who call themselves "The Community" and hide themselves and their supernatural powers from the world. But even there, they are not welcome by everyone, and the enemy agent is not giving up so easily. Sunny and her companion face several dangers to protect their families and their people. Will they succeed, or will there be no future for them and the community?

Fennya and Maya are excited. New people are moving into the old watermill next door! The two quickly become friends with Janko and his family. But what are these strange ivy leaf symbols that can be found everywhere in the mill? What are the medals and trophies that the three of them find together with their friend Lydia? And why is their old neighbor Grandma Rosamunde so mysterious when they ask her about it?The butterfly friends become increasingly entangled in an old mystery that they are determined to solve. To do so, however, they must work together, solve puzzles, and embark on a great adventure...

Times have changed! The once mighty Roman Empire is on the brink of collapse. Germanic tribes are dividing the provinces of the empire among themselves, while ruthless generals and politicians fight for power. The dream of Rome seems to be over, but a few have not yet given up hope. Brave men such as Majorian, Ricimer, and Marcellinus are trying to lead the dying giant to a new era of prosperity. But the task seems impossible...

A successful Viennese entrepreneurial family, a company steeped in tradition. For Emilia and Rudi Kruger, life is synonymous with the company. Their children pay a high price for their parents ambition. Gitta commits herself to the company, while Monika emigrates to San Francisco and breaks off contact with her family.Dani Statham, an American entrepreneur, is invited to a conference in Vienna. For many years, his mother has prevented her son from traveling to her old home.Why shouldnt Dani go to Vienna, what happened back then, what secret surrounds the family, what dangers lurk in Vienna? Tom, the likeable event manager, stands by Dani, but he too is certain that this family secret will change everything.

What options remain if we accept neither religious faith nor the theory of evolution? If the Big Bang is not a realistic explanation, as our research has now proven it to be completely untenable, then what remains?The many dogmas, whether religious or scientific, leave us with unanswerable questions. The search for reality begins with the recognition of false theories. This recognition provides a foundation on which real knowledge can be built.It is mans task to understand the world, to learn its laws, to learn what really exists. For us, everything is relative, as Einstein so aptly put it, but what really exists is not relative at all. The perceptible world is the result of precisely defined laws.

Southern France in the summer of 2008. A family of three is traveling in a camper van: Pastor Clemens Birnenlohn, 58, from the Bernese Seeland, his wife Gerlinde, 56, and their son Lukas, 18. On a whim, Gerlinde decides to go to Lourdes. The two men are stunned, but go along with her plan. Gerlinde spends her time in the mobile home writing and dies of heart failure a few days later. Just what she wanted in Lourdes remains as much a mystery as the end of her first career as an actress. Lukas begins to investigate and unearths some incredible facts. But what is true and what is fiction?

What happens when the parents die? Both within 6 weeks. What happens when the bond breaks? The positions in the nuclear family, including the social environment, have to be realigned. A life event, in the present time made more difficult by Corona and the war in Ukraine. The desire for peace becomes more acute than ever. The story describes the time after death, after the funeral, and the first Christmas without parents. Sadness and the pain of loss take hold. Ultimately, however, so does the greed for the inheritance. What remains is a soul full of question marks...