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Pertinente historia de superación humana que trata un tema candente y actual: los campos de refugiados. En ella seguiremos a Elena, una diplomática española que se embarca en un viaje al África Subsahariana en una misión para las Naciones Unidas. Allí le esperan el hambre, la guerra, la enfermedad y la muerte, pero también el motivo secreto de su viaje: el hombre al que ama.

Na, klar ist das nur ein verrückter Zufall, dass sie beide David heißen: David aus Hamburg, elfte Klasse in einer Gesamtschule und wegen einmal Sitzenbleiben schon 18 – und David aus Kampala, der Hauptstadt Ugandas, der erst 16 ist, aber weiß, dass er weg muss. Um jeden Preis. Überhaupt kein Zufall ist, wie sie einander finden: im Internet, wo David aus Kampala auf Planet Romeo durchklickt zu David in Hamburg, weil in seinem Profil etwas steht, das in Kampala zu sieben Jahren Gefängnis führen kann: "Ich unterstütze die Rechte sexueller Minderheiten in Afrika!"

Tot comença amb un robatori d’uns papers del Monestir de Sant Cugat mentre a Matadepera s’està debatent sobre el procés sobiranista, a primera vista que podrien tenir en comú els afers de l’Església amb la política?, potser molt o potser res, però i si afegim un descendent del Compte Borrell, un milionari recalcitrant amb set de diners i poder, un retrat força cru sobre les altes esferes de la societat catalana, i si a més hi afegim embolics de faldilles, assassinats i segrestos.

Al humilde cabo Juan Castro le importa más encontrar a su mula preferida que ganar la guerra. Por eso sale tras ella y, poco después de atravesar la línea de frente, se ve envuelto en un episodio tan peligroso como hilarante que, contra su voluntad, lo va a convertir en un héroe de guerra. La mula es una atrevida desmitificación de la guerra civil. Un personaje pícaro y tierno para desmitificar la guerra.

In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva is about to discover something that will upend her carefully controlled life. Elísabet's work is the lynchpin of her existence in the city; her friends and social life centre around the Special Unit. But recently Elísabet has found herself taking long solitary walks near the lake. One day, she sees two creatures emerging from the water, half-human, half-swan. She follows them through tangles of thickets into a strange new reality.

The year is 2060, and by executive order, the president has herded 2/3 of the American population to underground bunkers specially built to save America from worldwide destruction. The remaining 1/3 are sacrificed in the practicality needed to construct 50 bunkers. This story begins a century later when rumors evolve about escaping to the outside world. To maintain order within the bunker communities, just the mention of wanting to go outside led to the expression of being careful about what you wish for!

Suave, unflappable and ambitious, veteran politician Charles Bannister knows his way around the corridors of power. As chief whip, he's adept at keeping MPs in line and squashing potential scandals—aided by his brother-in-law, MI6 Agent Henry Colvil, who whispers useful titbits of information in his ear. His position seems invincible—but nothing is forever, and when the tides of politics turn, Charles finds himself under threat. In these six series, we follow his fortunes and those of his close friend Home Secretary Dougal Baxter. Together, the duo rise, fall and rise again.

Gleich nach dem Ausbruch der Corona-Epidemie reist der Bürgerjournalist Li in das Epizentrum der Katastrophe. "Weil er keine Angst vor Gespenstern hat", so die Stellenanzeige, findet er einen Job im Krematorium. Schnell begreift er, dass die offiziellen Opferzahlen nicht stimmen. Doch der kurze Augenblick, in dem er glaubt, die Wahrheit sagen zu dürfen, vergeht über Nacht: Er wird entdeckt, verfolgt und dokumentiert im Internet live, wie er brutal verhaftet wird.

Winds of Change handelt davon, wie gewöhnliche Menschen auf politische Veränderung reagieren und damit zurechtkommen. Die Geschichte spielt in der ostdeutschen Stadt Chemnitz und folgt dem Leben von Dieter S., einem Stasi-Mitarbeiter, und Kai T., jenem Mann, den er während des DDR-Regimes ausspioniert. Beide stehen loyal zur DDR, wurde sie doch als Bollwerk gegen den Faschismus gegründet.

An intricately woven, suspenseful novel of psychological and political intrigue, The Tesseract follows the interlocking fates of three sets of characters in the Philippines: gangsters in a chase through the streets of Manila; a middle-class mother putting her children to bed in the suburbs and remembering her first love; and a couple of street kids and the wealthy psychiatrist who is studying their dreams.

In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war, a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end. For known only to a few, the leaders of the great Hives, nations without fixed location, have long conspired to keep the world stable, at the cost of just a little blood. A few secret murders, mathematically planned. So that no faction can ever dominate, and the balance holds. And yet the balance is beginning to give way.

"No justice, no peace!" The crowd marched through the streets, chanting as their hearts and minds are weighed down heavily. Each individual’s soul has been tattered and worn. The Black and Brown faces that make up the group all house expressions of anguish, pain, and restlessness. The words—"We the Jury, find the defendant, Tyler Mitchell, not guilty"—sting as they fall upon the ears of those who have gathered on the courthouse steps. Another White male has mercilessly taken innocent and unarmed lives. When will it end?

A serial killer is targeting US congressmen. Veteran FBI agent Colt McLean is assigned leadership of the task force established to stop the madness. The killer leaves a note at each scene citing a Bible verse. The victims are all male Democrats, but their passions vary from Islamic terrorism to immigration, sanctuary cities, and even sexual harassment. Is the serial killer a Republican trying to ensure control of the House of Representatives, a Democrat taking revenge because the victim may have supported a Republican issue, or a religious zealot who has gone off the deep end?

In the 1980s, the Bureaucracy eliminated all knowledge of the past in the wake of a nuclear holocaust. In 2030, André Gervais discovers two metal boxes containing manuscripts, diaries, and other personal papers that have somehow survived and asks an old man, John Wellfleet, to use these documents to discover the past. In doing so, Wellfleet learns the truth about two relatives.

George and Catherine Stewart share not only the burden of Catherine's heart disease, which could cause her death at any time, but the memory of Jerome Martell, her first husband and George's closest friend. Martel, a brilliant doctor passionately concerned with social justice, is presumed to have died in a Nazi prison camp. His sudden return to Montreal precipitates the central crisis of the novel.

Alan Ainslie is an able and dedicated man high in the government. Daniel Ainslie, his son, is a member of an explosive movement impelled by the naive rebelliousness of the New Left. Hugh MacLennan weaves a complex and story of two generations in conflict. Originally published in 1967, Return of the Sphinx is something of a sequel to the more optimistic Two Solitudes and reflects MacLennan's disenchantment with the world in general and the apparently intractable French-English debate in Canada.

Si può scrivere la storia vera di una donna che non è mai esistita? La risposta è sì: lo hanno fatto le centodiciannove voci di donne realmente esistite che si alternano in questo romanzo in un montaggio sapiente, che trascina ed emoziona. Donne del Novecento italiano diverse per età, inclinazioni, livello d'istruzione, estrazione sociale, che hanno lasciato lettere, diari, memorie private. Scrivere, per loro, ha significato soprattutto portare in salvo se stesse. "Un corteo di donne che cercano, per una di loro, il posto in un universo maschile".

Division changed the United States years ago. Now, except for a few stronghold territories, the Reformed Liberation of America controls all. Natazhia Flynn and her family live a quiet life in one of those territories, clinging to the remnants of freedom they once knew. A routine supply run changes everything!

Everywhere Sara Javed goes—online or outside—everyone is shouting about something. Couldn't they all just shut up? One day she takes her own advice. At first people don't understand her silence and are politely confused at best. But the last thing Sara could anticipate is becoming the figurehead of a global movement that splits society in two. The Silent Movement sparks outrage in its opposers. Global structures start to shift. And the lives of those closest to Sara—as well as strangers inspired by her act—begin to unravel.

MI7 is expecting an eccentric new recruit in the person of Chasha Jones, self-described (only partly tongue-in-cheek) as "the most intelligent woman in London". She's hard-working, insightful, and fun to work alongside. But the day she's due to begin, there's no sign of her. It turns out she's joined forces with an eccentric Brit called Hector Raynebow. Raynebow used to be an environmentalist, but he's rejected all that on the grounds that humanity, in its present form, is incapable of saving the world. He has the perfect solution: Humankind 2.0.