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Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon - the towering novel of the 20th century's most dramatic geopolitical event. Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies - the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era. Here is Exodus - one of the great best-selling novels of all time.

Tandis que les feuilles d’automne commencent à tomber dans les rues de Venise, le vice-questeur Patta charge le commissaire Brunetti d'enquêter sur une infraction commise par le magasin de masques sur le campo San Barnaba appartenant à la future bru du maire. Mais voilà que sa femme, Paola, lui présente, elle aussi, une requête. L'homme, certainement handicapé mental, qui travaillait dans leur pressing, vient de mourir d'une overdose de somnifères.

En ce maussade lundi de printemps, le commissaire Guido Brunetti pensait n’avoir rien d’autre à faire que de lire des rapports, quand il reçoit soudain un appel fiévreux de la directrice d’une prestigieuse bibliothèque vénitienne. Plusieurs livres anciens et de grande valeur ont été endommagés, d’autres ont même disparu. Les employés soupçonnent un chercheur américain venu à plusieurs reprises consulter les livres, mais pour Brunetti, quelque chose ne colle pas.

Après avoir quitté son petit ami durant des vacances ratées, Anna Maria Giusti rentre chez elle. Lorsqu’elle passe récupérer son courrier chez sa voisine Constanza Altavilla, elle trouve celle-ci étendue sur le sol, sa tête baignant dans une flaque de sang. Pour le légiste, cela ne fait aucun doute, la vieille dame a été terrassée par une crise cardiaque et, dans sa chute, sa tête a heurté le radiateur de sa chambre. Dépêché sur les lieux, le commissaire Brunetti ne trouve aucune preuve flagrante infirmant cette hypothèse.

Des cheveux soyeux encadrent son visage d'enfant, sa robe blanche ondule autour d'elle. Elle a onze ans, son corps flotte dans un canal de Venise. Qui est-elle ? Seuls indices sur son identité : des bijoux trouvés dans ses vêtements. Meurtre ou accident ? La petite noyée hante les rêves de Brunetti. Il part sur ses traces et s'aventure en territoire inconnu : les camps de Roms en marge de la ville...

Un pédiatre et sa femme agressés en pleine nuit, leur béé de dix-huit mois enlevé sous leurs yeux... Pourquoi diable des carabiniers -les gendarmes italiens - ont-ils fait irruption chez ce couple et se sont-ils emparés de ce petit garçon ? Le coup porté par son assaillant a-t-il vraiment rendu le médecin muet, comme il le prétend ? Quel lien cette arrestation a-t-elle avec celles effectuées simultanément par les carabiniers dans d'autres ville ? Et enfin, qui a bien pu ordonner la mise en oeuvre d'une opération aussi effroyable ?

On vient de retrouver le corps du jeune Ernesto Moro, mort par pendaison dans la salle de douches de l'Académie militaire de Venise, dont il était élève. Le commissaire Guido Brunetti est particulièrement touché par l'affaire, car il est père d'un jeune adolescent. Officiellement, le jeune Ernesto s'est suicidé, mais Brunetti a du mal à croire à cette version officielle. Car il règne une atmosphère trouble dans cette Académie réservée aux enfants de la grande bourgeoisie et de l'aristocratie vénitiennes.

Physicians lead. It's an integral part of what they do. They lead patients, they lead healthcare teams, they lead colleagues, departments, and organizations. But most doctors receive very little training in leadership. Leon E. Moores, MD, DSc, FACS is a neurosurgeon and seasoned healthcare leader who literally wrote the book on physician leadership for the U.S. Army. A West Point graduate, Moores became an officer and a surgeon in the Army and recognized how the lack of formal leadership training for doctors impacts physician effectiveness, team performance, and patient outcomes.

Este extraordinário título traz três relatos escritos por Tolstói, enquanto ex-combatente a serviço do exército russo, acerca do cruel conflito na península da Crimeia. Dividido em três contos, os relatos expõem algumas das piores atrocidades da guerra em uma análise dolorosa e detalhada, fruto do genial poder de observação do autor.

Sem dúvida uma das mais belas novelas de Tolstói, A Morte de Ivan Ilitch desperta as mais profundas reflexões a respeito da morte e, consequentemente, da vida. Ao se deparar com a brutal sombra da morte e a consciência do fim, o protagonista, em meio à sua agonia, começa a se questionar sobre a validade de suas atitudes e o sentido da existência.

La historia se centra en una aventura extra matrimonial entre Ana y el apuesto oficial de caballería, el conde Alekséi Kirílovich Vronsky, que escandaliza a los círculos sociales de San Petersburgo y obliga a los jóvenes amantes a huir a Italia en busca de la felicidad, pero después de regresar a Rusia, sus vidas se desmoronan aún más. Muchos escritores la consideran una de las obras literarias más grandes jamás escritas.

Shapes and Shadows is an exhilarating journey of adventure, love, and perseverance. Blaine Braxton III, a world-renowned photojournalist, lives for the thrill of capturing the world through his lens. But when his path crosses with Kuisoon Kim—a beautiful but troubled woman—his life takes an unexpected turn. From the towering cliffs of Colorado to the sun-soaked beaches of Florida and beyond, Blaine and Kuisoon embark on a cross-country journey filled with danger, self-discovery, and second chances.

How do you go from blind date to shotgun wedding in a single afternoon? You catch the eye of a man like Maximo Leonotti, that's how. It's not like he had to force me. I was hooked on the stormy-eyed stranger from the moment we met… right up until I felt the pinch in my arm.

Our story begins with Namongan, a healer and midwife from an isolated village in the Ilocos Region who discovers that she is destined to bear a child blessed by the Poon deities. This child is Lam-ang, and he is the first Lakandian. Maturing at a rate unheard of amongst mere mortals, Lam-ang also possesses the strength of a hundred men and was trained to be the greatest warrior for good the mortal realm has ever seen.

Iván el Imbécil es un cuento moral de León Tolstói que narra la historia de tres hermanos: Semión, un militar ambicioso; Tarras, un comerciante codicioso; e Iván, considerado el "tonto" de la familia por su actitud humilde y servicial. Mientras sus hermanos buscan poder y riqueza, Iván se dedica al trabajo del campo, ayuda a los demás y vive de forma sencilla.

Hace sesenta años el mundo se horrorizó con el descubrimiento de la realidad de Auschwitz, el escenario de la mayor matanza de la historia humana: un millón cien mil seres humanos asesinados, incluidos más de doscientos mil niños. Pero, más allá de las imágenes y de los testimonios de las víctimas, la realidad de lo que Auschwitz fue y significó ha seguido escapando a nuestra percepción.

Jordan Cash and his party of extraordinary women were only planning to free one of their companions from a curse. But their simple mission to the port town of Avigo plunges them into a web of corruption far darker than they imagined.

On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a street vendor is killed in a scuffle in Campo San Stefano. The closest witnesses to the event are the tourists who had been browsing the fake designer handbags that the man was selling. The dead man is one of the many African immigrants purveying goods outside normal shop hours and trading without a work permit. Like everybody involved, Commissario Brunetti wonders why anyone would kill an illegal immigrant. But once Brunetti begins to investigate this unfamiliar Venetian underworld, he discovers that matters of great value are at stake.

When the body of a man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Commissario Guido Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside his usual sphere, where they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. Meanwhile, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, as well as in Brunetti’s home.

Late one night, Brunetti is called away from dinner to investigate the death of a widow in her modest apartment. Though there are some signs of a struggle, the medical examiner rules that she died of a heart attack. It seems there is nothing for Brunetti to investigate. But he can’t shake the feeling that something or someone may have triggered her heart attack, that perhaps the woman was threatened. Conversations with the woman’s son, her upstairs neighbor, and the nun in charge of the old-age home where she volunteered do little to satisfy Brunetti’s nagging curiosity.