Sophie was a small-town girl who moved to the big city of San Francisco, to make it big as a lawyer. Landing a dream job, she was ready to take the city by storm, that is until she met Haku Davis. With one look, he had her feelings caught up in a whirlwind of wonder and mystery. But it was something about him that put her on guard, something she couldn’t put her finger on, not knowing that her life was about to change drastically. And a part of her was about to come to light. Sophie is swe...

'The Charioteer remains compelling both as a snapshot of a particular - and particularly fascinating - cultural moment, and as a deeply romantic story of love fulfilled against the odds. It has all those qualities that make Mary Renault so memorable as a novelist: craft, subtlety, intelligence, and a terrific natural sympathy with the intricacies of honour and desire' SARAH WATERS'An explosive and courageous book' SIMON RUSSELL BEALE

In Courage to Soar , the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance has made her one of the top athletes and gymnasts in the world—and how you too can overcome challenges in your life.Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God...

L'histoire de référence sur Rome, de sa fondation à sa chute, par une spécialiste de renommée mondiale.Comment ce qui n'était qu'un village insignifiant dans le centre de l'Italie est-il devenu le siège d'un empire dominant la Méditerranée ? Mary Beard raconte dans cet ouvrage majeur l'émergence puis la chute d'une culture sans précédent, qui a façonné nombre de nos concepts fondamentaux sur le pouvoir, la citoyenneté, la guerre, la violence politique, l'empire, le...

Il est grand temps de parler argent !Vous pensiez qu’en matière d’argent en couple… il suffi sait d’aimer ? Raté. Entre absence de compte personnel, carrière mise en pause ou encore dépenses non discutées, l’équilibre financier peut facilement vaciller. Car oui, ce n’est plus un secret, et de nombreux essais féministes le soulignent : le couple a tendance à appauvrir les femmes.Mais ce n’est pas une fatalité ! Ce guide a justement été conçu pour apporter de...

The Knight of Maison Rouge is the story of what happens when two people from opposite political camps fall in love during Robespierre’s reign of terror.Paris, 1793. Lieutenant Maurice Lindey is an ardent young republican who hates tyranny and injustice whether they come from the left or right. But such even-handedness is a liability at a time when addressing someone as “monsieur” instead of “citizen” can bring one to the guillotine. Maurice makes daily visits to his love, ...

Named One of The New York Times Book Review’s Top Ten Books of the YearWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women's Prize for NonfictionOne of the best-reviewed books of the year, a raw and deeply moving memoir that “pulses with compassion and moral outrage” (The Wall Street Journal) from the legendary author of The God of...

Opposites attract when an advice columnist gets involved with a rogue cop.

Eine Zeitreise ins Manhattan der schillernden 30er Jahre: Die Clique – acht bestens ausgebildete junge Frauen, die sich nach Abschluss ihres Studiums am vornehmen Vassar-College hoffnungsfroh ins Leben stürzen, um ihre Träume zu verwirklichen. Begabt, leidenschaftlich und lebenshungrig sind sie alle, doch ihre Lebenswege sind ganz unterschiedlich. Auf der Suche nach sich selbst, nach Abenteuer, Sex und der großen Liebe durchleben Lakey, Libby, Kay & Co Krisen und Konflikte, üben den Spagat...

Après le "triomphe romain" de SPQR, Mary Beard revient sur un sujet d'une actualité brulante : la question du pouvoir des femmes en occident, de l'antiquité à nos jours.Si la question de la place des femmes dans les structures du pouvoir est d'une actualité brûlante, la misogynie a des racines anciennes. Dès l'Odyssée d'Homère, les femmes se sont vues interdire tout rôle de premier plan dans la vie civique, le discours public, indissociable du pouvoir poli...

Davanti alla confusione che regna tra i filosofi, siamo tentati di pensare che non ci sono certezze filosofiche assolute. Per cui potremmo finire per pensare che la filosofia non serve a nulla, di certo non a trovare risposta alle grandi domande della vita. Ma è proprio così? Davvero la ricerca filosofica non può portare a certezze assolute? L'autore invita a riflettere su questa domanda fondamentale in un breve saggio adatto a tutti i lettori, in particolare a quelli che ...

Bestselling authors Mary Buffett and David Clark examine seventeen companies that Warren Buffett has bought for himself and for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, as durable investments and explain why these companies are once again selling at prices that offer great long-term growth prospects.Warren Buffett has always believed that the time to buy stocks is when nobody else wants them. Even some of the most amazing businesses—those with a durable competitive...