Gérard Meudal Libros

From one of the most beloved athletes in history comes a haunting autobiography that chronicles a life shaped by rigorous training and personal rebellion. Banished to a Florida tennis camp at thirteen, Agassi feels lonely and scared, rebelling against the constraints of his upbringing. By sixteen, he turns pro, sporting a punk rocker image that promises to change tennis forever. Yet, despite his talent, he faces early struggles, feeling confused as he loses to the best and then grapples with the pressures of winning. After three Grand Slam final stumbles, he shocks the world by capturing Wimbledon in 1992, becoming a fan favorite and media sensation. Agassi's narrative is rich with vivid portraits of rivals like Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras, alongside candid accounts of his relationships, including a brief time with Barbra Streisand and a marriage to Brooke Shields. He shares his journey through a loss of confidence and a remarkable comeback, culminating in his 1999 French Open triumph and becoming the oldest man ranked number one. With clear prose, he highlights the support of his brother, coach, and trainer, and his eventual love for Stefanie Graf. As he faces physical challenges in his final career year, Agassi's metamorphosis from nonconformist to elder statesman culminates in a stirring farewell at the U.S. Open. This captivating memoir, marked by raw candor and breakneck tempo, will resonate with ardent fans and newco

In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York. On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees. Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt Lord Merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the Atlantic in search of a new home. Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know. But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution. The twenty-six day journey will see many lives end, others begin afresh. In a spellbinding story of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards the Promised Land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them go.

She will whisper an empire into existence - but all stories have a way of getting away from their creator... 'Full of adventure...a celebration of the power of storytelling' GUARDIAN In the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for a goddess, who tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga, 'victory city'. Over the next two hundred and fifty years, Pampa Kampana's life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga's as she attempts to make good on the task that the goddess set for her: to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world. But all stories have a way of getting away from their creator, and Bisnaga is no exception. 'Mesmerising' ELIF SHAFAK, author of The Island of Missing Trees 'A total pleasure to read' SUNDAY TIMES 'One of the planet's greatest writers' EVENING STANDARD 'A triumph... Enthralling' i NEWSPAPER * A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 * * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2023 *

On 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses. So begins Rushdie's extraordinary memoir of how a writer was forced underground.

'The Enchantress of Florence' is the story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess the powers of enchantment and sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. It is the story of two cities at the height of their power - the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant emperor Akbar the Great wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire, and the treachery of his sons, and the equally sensual city of Florence during the High Renaissance, where NiccolÚ Machiavelli takes a starring role as he learns, the hard way, about the true brutality of power. Profoundly moving and completely absorbing.

In the near future, after a storm strikes New York City, the strangenesses begin. A down-to-earth gardener finds that his feet no longer touch the ground. A graphic novelist awakens in his bedroom to a mysterious entity that resembles his own sub-Stan Lee creation. A seductive gold digger is soon tapped to combat forces beyond imagining.

Certains livres laissent une marque dans l'esprit. Comme une étape importante franchie sur le chemin de la découverte littéraire.Les libraires de la Fnac vous proposent aujourd'hui de revenir sur 10 ans de littérature avec 200 ouvrages qu'ils ont sélectionné aussi bien pour leurs qualités que pour le souvenir qu'ils en ont gardé.Cette sélection, éditée sous la forme d'un guide, présente chaque titre à l'aide d'une page comportant le résumé du livre et des renvois vers d'autres romans et d'autres auteurs pour explorer, selon vos goûts, la dernière décennie littéraire.