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Zebra is the last in a line of anarchists, atheists, and autodidacts. When war came, her family didn't fight; they took refuge in books. Now alone and in exile, Zebra leaves New York for Barcelona, retracing the journey she and her father made from Iran to the United States years ago.

Want to end poverty for good? Entrepreneur and Samasource founder Leila Janah has the solution—give work, not aid. “An audacious, inspiring, and practical book. Leila shows how it’s possible to build a successful business that lifts people out of poverty—not by giving them money but by...

"Istun parvekkeella kirjottamassa ja katsomassa merta. Tämä on naisen manifesti, hänen testamenttinsa. Vapaan naisen. Aurinko on laskemassa. Katselen horisonttiin maitokahviani siemaillen. Ilma on lämmin. Ei painostavalla, vaan miellyttävällä tavalla. Tunnen vienon tuulenvireen. Siemaise kupistani. Kohennan asentoani. Hymyilen häpeämättömän tyytyväisenä. Loistan kuin aurinko. Riisun silmälasini ja annan tuulen leyhähtää kasvoillani. Suljen hetkeksi silmäni. Nojaan taaksepäin. Avaan silmäni. Ja olen yhä täällä. Olen yhä minä. Hän makaa sisällä huoneessa. Kuulen hänen raskaan hengityksensä.

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Alle Menschen in Bimmelburg fürchten den zweiköpfigen Drachen. Er lebt in einer Höhle und fliegt jeden Tag über das Königreich hinweg. Das macht den Menschen große Angst. Eines Tages macht sich ein kleiner Junge auf den Weg zur Höhle des Drachen, um ihn zu besiegen und Bimmelburg vom Schrecken zu befreien. Aber was der Junge durch seine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Drachen erreicht, ist viel schöner.

Mo und der weise Elf Arc ist ein modernes Märchen. Es handelt von einem schüchternen kleinen Jungen namens Mo. Als Mo von einer Gruppe älterer Jungs verspottet und gehänselt wird, sehnt er sich die Erfüllung eines dringlichen Wunsches herbei. Ein weiser Elf namens Arc hört seinen Wunsch. Arc nutzt seine letzten magischen Kräfte um den Wunsch des kleinen Jungen zu gewähren. Aber kann Mo sich genug vertrauen, um Arcs Magie zur Geltung zu bringen?

Ein gütiger Riese lebt sehr weit von hier entfernt, in einer magischen Welt. Eines Tages fällt ihm eine außergewöhnliche Blume auf, die in der Mitte eines Blumenfeldes wächst. Er verliebt sich in diese zauberhafte Blume. Aber die Blume ist selbstverliebt. Sobald der gütige Riese ihre Wünsche erfüllt hat, will sie ihn nie wiedersehen. Der gütige Riese ist sehr traurig, aber bald entdeckt er ein Geheimnis, das ihn sehr glücklich macht.

In einem großen Schloss sitzt ein mächtiger König auf seinem Throne und langweilt sich. Der König ist sehr traurig und sein tiefes Unglück droht ihn bald zu zerstören. Sein ganzes Volk steht ihm hilflos gegenüber. Nur ein kleines Mädchen kann ihn retten.

Comme un écrivain qui pense que "toute audace véritable vient de l’intérieur", Leïla Slimani n'aime pas sortir de chez elle, et préfère la solitude à la distraction. Pourquoi alors accepter cette proposition d'une nuit blanche à la pointe de la Douane, à Venise, dans les collections d'art de la Fondation Pinault, qui ne lui parlent guère ?

The Nasr family is spread across the globe - Beirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of migration. Still, they’ve always had their ancestral home in Beirut - a constant touchstone - and the complicated, messy family love that binds them. But following his father's recent death, Idris, the family's new patriarch, has decided to sell. The decision brings the family to Beirut, where everyone unites against Idris in a fight to save the house. 

Told in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel from New York Times best-selling author Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escape the pressure of familial burdens and cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men.

This modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships where differences are front and center. When people ask me what this anthology is about, I'm often tempted to give them the complicated answer: It's about race and about how being different from the person you love can matter but how it can also not matter, and it's about Chinese pirate ghosts, black girl vigilantes, colonial India, a flower festival, a garden of poisons, and so, so much else.  

When her father and sister are killed, a distant relative invites Salome Alexandra and her mother to live with his family in Jerusalem. Quickly betrothed to a pagan prince half her age, Salome questions God's plan. But when she suddenly finds herself being crowned queen of Judea, she learns that a woman committed to God can change the world. 

It is 1992, and Bihac, Amra's hometown, is a multicultural city with Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. But when tensions escalate, the Serbs turn on their Bosnian neighbors. The Serbs control the army, and now they have peaceful Bihac surrounded. Soon Amra and her family are dealing with starvation and the threat of brutal violence; school, friendships, and the attentions from a new boy have to take a back seat to finding food and the tragic fallout from rising bigotry and ethnic hatred. Through it all, a stray cat, Maci, serves as a guardian spirit to the entire family.

This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and best-selling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home - and to find home. 

Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction audiobook addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how they are characterized and discovered, and what would happen if you came too close to one. 

When a young woman falls to her death from a balcony, everyone thinks she lost her balance taking a daredevil selfie - until Psychologist Samantha Willerby steps onto the scene. Called in by the Met to examine a series of cold cases, she uncovers a chilling link between this death and two others. The victims have one shocking detail in common: Their hair was hacked off exactly seven days before they were killed.

A behind the scenes look at the music that is currently the soundtrack of the globe, reported on and written by Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin Music and the world's ultimate authority on popular Latin music. Decoding "Despacito" tracks the stories behind the biggest Latin hits of the past...

When Harley’s new boyfriend invites her to a weekend at his family's country house, she accepts, game for an adventure. But the estate has a sinister history. Harley knows about the murder suicide that happened in the kitchen; the other stories might just be rumors.

The exhilarating next chapter in Tyler's story continues when he collides with the one woman who challenges him like no other... Tyler Carter Jennings is an enigma. Charged with the task of guarding the Ravenhood as well as every secret of those who belong to it, he keeps those burdens, along...