Claudia Lionetti Libros

'Brilliant' Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie ProjectGinny sees the world differently. Now you will too. 'Funny and wildly moving' Daily MailMy name is Ginny Moon. Ginny is fourteen years old and has autism. She likes the colour red, making lists and knowing exactly what time it is. She doesn't like hugs, surprises or people telling lies. After years in foster care, she has finally found her forever family. She has a new house, new parents and even a new name. But Ginny also has a Big Secret Plan of Escape. Every day she wakes up at nine o'clock and eats nine grapes for breakfast. Because when she was nine years old something terrible happened. Something only Ginny knows. And she's the only one who can put it right...The Original Ginny Moon is a poignant story of love and family, inspired by the author's own experiences. Perfect for fans of A Boy Made of Blocks and Shtum.

Nelson Mandela is recognized as one of the most inspiring figures of our time. After a lifetime of documenting his thoughts and experiences, he has shared his complete personal papers, providing an unprecedented look into his extraordinary life. This unique collection draws from Mandela’s personal archive, including journals from his anti-apartheid struggle in the 1960s, diaries and draft letters written during his twenty-seven years in prison, notebooks from the post-apartheid era, private recorded conversations, speeches, and correspondence from his presidency. These documents, housed at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, create a sweeping narrative filled with immediacy and power. The work takes readers on an intimate journey from Mandela’s early political awareness to his influential role on the global stage, showcasing a life dedicated to the fight for freedom and justice. Unlike other accounts that reflect on Mandela’s life from a contemporary perspective, this collection offers a rare glimpse into the personal experiences of the icon, revealing the human side of a remarkable leader.

In this exhilarating cross between The Da Vinci Code and The Birth of Venus, an irrepressible young woman in 15th-century Italy must flee for her life after stumbling upon a deadly secret when she serves as a model for Botticelli...When part-time model and full-time prostitute Luciana Vetra is asked by one of her most exalted clients to pose for a painter friend, she doesn't mind serving as the model for the central figure of Flora in Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "Primavera." But when the artist dismisses her without payment, Luciana impulsively steals an unfinished version of the painting--only to find that somone is ready to kill her to get it back. What could possibly be so valuable about the picture? As friends and clients are slaughtered around her, Luciana turns to the one man who has never desired her beauty, novice librarian Brother Guido. Fleeing Venice together, Luciana and Guido race through the nine cities of Renaissance Italy, pursued by ruthless foes who are determined to keep them from decoding the painting's secrets.Gloriously fresh and vivid, with a deliciously irreverent heroine, The Botticelli Secret is an irresistible blend of history, wit, and suspense.

Germania 1995. Nello stesso giorno quattro uomini muoiono per avvelenamento da cianuro. Ai quattro cadaveri è stata amputata la mano destra. Una sola certezza: i quattro erano nati in un Lebensborn, un centro di fecondazione umana dove le SS facevano nascere dei piccoli ariani per realizzare il loro sogno folle di una razza purissima. Parigi 2005. Anaïs, una giovane giornalista, viene contattata da Vidkun, un collezionista d'arte norvegese, che ha ricevuto le quattro mani mummificate in una valigia. Anaïs, anche sene è ancora inconsapevole, è la sola in grado di risolvere il mistero di questi delitti. Infatti, sia lei che Vidkun si troveranno coinvolti in un complotto che metterà in pericolo la vita di entrambi

In den Parkanlagen von Versailles wird eine Frauenleiche gefunden. Kein Einbruch, keine Spuren. Offensichtlich kennt sich der Täter sehr gut aus, denn es geschehen noch zwei weitere Morde, ohne dass irgendwer etwas gesehen hat. Die junge Restauratorin Marie weist Kommissar Beaumont in die Geschichte Versailles und seiner berühmten Bewohner ein. Denn vielleicht liegt hier des Rätsels Lösung … 'Prix du Quai des Orvèvres' 2006 als bester Kriminalroman.

A quarant'anni, un medico che lavora a Ginevra per la Comunità Europea vive una vita da burocrate senza prospettive. La sua esistenza cambia radicalmente quando, una sera, viene rapito da due uomini armati, drogato e rinchiuso nel portabagagli di una limousine nera. Dopo un periodo di incoscienza, si risveglia in un remoto villaggio africano, dove viene costretto a unirsi ad altri medici per assistere i malati. Disorientato e rassegnato, affronta un lavoro estenuante e frustrante a causa della mancanza di strutture e medicinali. Tuttavia, comincia a interrogarsi su una realtà inquietante: e se i suoi rapitori rappresentassero l'ultima speranza per un'umanità sull'orlo del collasso? E se la loro missione, sebbene irrealizzabile, fosse quella di creare un'oasi di pace e prosperità per chi rifiuta l'egoismo dei paesi industrializzati? Vincitore del Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, il romanzo offre una riflessione commovente e scioccante sul futuro del nostro mondo, che si rifiuta di arrendersi al suo destino inevitabile.

Cats that insist on drinking from a tooth mug, cats that take their owners on (slow) walkies, cats with saggy tummy syndrome and cats that will only eat if their owners lie flat on the kitchen floor and say 'Yum yum yum' over the food bowl: these are some of the amusing dilemmas addressed by bestselling author Celia Haddon in this gem of a book. Drawing on her years of experience as a pet agony aunt on the pages of the Daily Telegraph, the author has advice for fat cats, faddy cats, food weirdo cats - and their humans - in this charming, light-hearted and well informed book. She unravels the mysteries of cat behaviour and dispenses tips and advice to help readers make their cat very happy indeed. Underpinned by up-to-date scientific research, this book is full of real cat stories and true owner dilemmas. It adds up to indispensable reading for cat lovers everywhere.

Quin Kincaid has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a revered âe~Seekerâe(tm). Only when itâe(tm)s too late does she discover she will be using her new-found knowledge and training to become an assassin. Quin's new role will take her around the globe, from a remote estate in Scotland to a bustling, futuristic Hong Kong where the past she thought she had escaped will finally catch up with her.