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Ein verträumter Schnäppchenhof auf dem Land mit wildem Obstgarten, Bienenstock und einem eigenen Hofladen - davon träumt Leni schon ihr ganzes Leben, und so wagt sie kurzerhand den Neuanfang. Doch es gestaltet sich schwerer als gedacht, den alten Hof zu renovieren und in der eingeschworenen Dorfgemeinschaft als Imkerin und Hofladenbesitzerin Fuß zu fassen.

I bambini, solo conoscendo il senso delle cose, riescono a spiegarsele. E per capire chiedono, instancabili, sempre. Quando si regge lo stillicidio dei loro perché e ci si sforza di dargli le risposte che meritano, si arriva sempre al cuore delle questioni. La voglia di raccontare la storia già molto conosciuta, ma non ancora da tanti digerita, di Franco Basaglia, del manicomio liberato e del suo superamento, nasce proprio dalle domande dei più piccoli e dal tentativo di provare a ripercorrere fatti già noti con gli occhi e il cuore di una di loro, per darne una lettura inedita.

For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then a commission in repressive North Korea exposes him to emotions he’s never dared to feel. Tour guide Min has a soul that wants to soar, but she knows it’s safer to build walls around her heart and mind. Skilled in showcasing the mesmerising beauty of capital city Pyongyang without revealing its darker secrets, she introduces Theo to a country he will never forget....

The daughter of Armenian immigrants, Rubina and her husband, Van, recently learned that she cannot get pregnant - so they hired Rubina's younger cousin, Lusig, to act as a surrogate. However, Lusig's best friend, Nora, has been missing for a month, and Rubina is concerned that her cousin is dealing with her stress in a way that could harm the baby. Rubina hires Song to shadow her and report all that she finds. Of course, Lusig is frantically searching for her friend, and Song's case soon turns into a hunt for the missing woman.

Every year, tens of thousands of children write to Highlights magazine, sharing their hopes and dreams, worries and concerns, as if they were writing to a trusted friend. From the beginning, the editors at Highlights have answered every child individually. Longtime editor in chief Christine French Cully has curated a collection of this remarkable correspondence (letters, emails, and poems) in Dear Highlights - revealing an intimate and inspiring 75-year conversation between America’s children and its leading children’s magazine.

Now is an extraordinary time. Across the country, people are losing their loved ones, their livelihoods, their homes, and even their own lives to COVID-19. Despite the pandemic, countless protests erupted this summer over the recurring loss of Black lives. Reverberations of shock and outrage remain with us all. There's a Revolution Outside, My Love captures and articulates all of these roiling sentiments unleashed by a profound national reckoning.

Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous, too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember!

On a cold November afternoon in 1833, two wagons cross the dark Mississippi River into the Iowa Terrritory on a tiny ferry boat. Its passengers are full of questions. Aunt Sunday just wants to know if the’re going to drown. Jonathan and Ella Butterman wonder if they will find success in their new home. And Penny Cooper and Nate Tilden are eager to learn if they will be able to live as free people.

In Japan, nothing is more familiar than the neighborhood post office, with its big red box in front and bright, welcoming windows. The post office has been Siya’s favorite place since she was a child. Now a young woman, Siya is delighted to have a job at the Shindori Post Office in Shizuoka City, even though it is temporary.

Jessica Vasquez had worked hard to get where she was. Though some in her family had despaired of her future, she put herself through cosmetology school and landed her dream job: Overseeing the beauty department for a chain of drugstores. But her fortune abruptly changes. A manager’s daughter, on a mission of her own, puts stolen makeup and perfume in Jessica’s bag. The girl lies to her dad about what happened, and Jessica is fired. It seems that Jessica’s life is over. But is it really? Needing to pay the bills, Jessica begins driving for a ridesharing company....

The award-winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of The Best American Short Stories, returns with a highly anticipated collection. A reality show producer manipulates two contestants into falling in love, even as her own relationship falls apart. Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young boy has a revelation about his father’s past. When the prized elephant of a traveling circus keels over dead, the small-town minister tasked with burying its remains comes to question his own faith.

Non sempre al primo colpo si capisce chi abbiamo a fianco, ma la seconda volta sì. Leo Fellani non si ritiene uno stupido, eppure deve ammettere che anche un imprenditore di successo come lui a volte può commettere errori grossolani. E il suo ultimo sbaglio è stato sedurre l'avvocato Ellie Benson. L'aveva contattata perché considerata la migliore nel suo campo, non certo spinto dalla necessità di trovare una donna da corteggiare o con la quale sfoggiare il suo leggendario fascino.

Un lusso che non possiamo più permetterci, per alcuni. Un pilastro a tutela dei diritti e dell'accesso ai beni comuni, per altri. I welfare state sono esperienze squisitamente nazionali, esposti alle sfide della crisi e della globalizzazione, ma anche delle trasformazioni demografiche e culturali. Questo audiolibro ci spiega come sono nati e come si sono sviluppati, dando forma a modelli diversi di cittadinanza.

Spanning more than 150 years, and set in multiple locations in colonial and postcolonial Asia and the United States, Inheritors paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of its characters as they grapple with the legacies of loss, imperialism, and war. Written from myriad perspectives and in a wide range of styles, each of these interconnected stories is designed to speak to the others, contesting assumptions and illuminating the complicated ways we experience, interpret, and pass on our personal and shared histories.

Throughout the world, oppressive regimes are being uprooted and replaced by budding democracies, but one exception remains: The People's Republic of North Korea. The Kim family has clung to power for three generations by silencing dissidents, ruling with an iron fist, and holding its neighbors hostage with threats of war. Under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, North Korea has come closer than ever to creating a viable nuclear arsenal, but widespread famine and growing resistance are weakening his regime's stability.

Wenn Jugend bedeutet, unbeschwert auf alles zuzugehen, mutig und neugierig zu sein, dann stellt sich die Frage: Wann haben wir das wirklich gelebt? Mit 20, als wir hin- und hergerissen waren, wo die Reise hingeht? Mit 30, als Stress und schlaflose Nächte uns erschöpften? Mit 40 oder 50, als Gewohnheiten vermeintliche Sicherheit vermittelten? Tatsache ist: Die Zeit von 60 bis 90 Jahren ist genauso lang wie die von 30 bis 60 - JETZT ist die Zeit, in der wir jung sein können. Vorher war Pflicht, jetzt kommt die Kür, mit allen Möglichkeiten der Jugend, nur ohne deren Stress und Ängste.

Al suo primo apparire "Gomorra" era l'opera prima di un giornalista e blogger poco conosciuto. La sua novità e la sua forza si sono imposte rapidamente sul pubblico, facendo del libro un caso letterario e dell'autore, Roberto Saviano, una icona della lotta antimafia. Adattato per il teatro e poi per il cinema, divenuto infine una serie TV di grande successo internazionale, "Gomorra" è un esempio di "narrazione transmediale" di notevole impatto.

Fair trade, eco villaggi, transition towns, banche del tempo, slow fashion: è il vocabolario del consumo critico, in cui contano non solo il prezzo e la qualità dei prodotti ma anche il comportamento dei produttori e la sostenibilità ambientale e sociale della filiera produttiva. Una rivoluzione degli stili di vita, che può trasformare i processi decisionali promuovendo la capacità di creare nuovi legami di solidarietà dentro e fuori il mondo del lavoro.

American Chapters presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-listen, 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. All stories are offered as audiobooks for learners who want to hear the sounds of American English.

American Chapters presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-listen-to, 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. Included here are "Summer in Cimarron" and "Lunch at the Dixie Diner".