Rachele Salerno Boeken

A moving and inspiring memoir by Afghanistan's youngest female mayor and human rights campaigner. I am one of the lucky ones, having escaped Afghanistan when the Taliban retook the country. Millions remain under one of the world’s most repressive regimes, where progress for women has been brutally reversed. Every day, I yearn for my motherland and feel a duty to ensure the world knows what is happening to women there. Zarifa Ghafari began her education in secret at age three when the Taliban banned girls from schools, and she was seven when American airstrikes began. At twenty-six, she became the only female mayor in Maidan Wardak, Kabul. Facing an extremist mob that barred her from her office, she endured six assassination attempts and the murder of her father. Despite these threats, she fought against corruption, promoted peace, and uplifted women. After the Taliban took Kabul in 2021, she fled on one of the last flights out, finding refuge in Germany. This memoir offers a unique perspective on Afghanistan's last two decades, detailing her work, the women she continues to support under Taliban rule, and her vision for grassroots activism to change lives everywhere. Written with honesty, pain, and hope, it is a testament to resilience and courage.

Umfang und Inhalt: Een jonge Berlijnse scheikundestudente raakt in de jaren '20 ongehuwd zwanger en vertrekt met haar vriendin naar Parijs waar ze een baan krijgt aangeboden door cosmeticafabrikant Helena Rubinstein.(NL-ZmNBD.)

Camminare con forza nella vita nonostante la sensibilità è il desiderio di molte persone altamente sensibili, che spesso percepiscono questa caratteristica come un peso. Il testo esplora come ridurre la frustrazione e trasformare la vita sensibile in un piacere. Circa il 20% della popolazione ha una maggiore capacità di percezione, elaborando stimoli e informazioni in modo più intenso e profondo. Con la società sempre più orientata alle prestazioni, il tema della sensibilità elevata diventa cruciale. Qual è la verità dietro questo fenomeno? Cosa significa essere particolarmente sensibili? Quali sono i punti di forza di queste persone e come percepiscono il mondo? L'autrice, Kathrin Sohst, è altamente sensibile e offre una prospettiva basata sulla sua esperienza personale, piuttosto che su un'analisi psicologica. Come scrittrice e fotografa freelance, ha trovato il suo modo di vivere e lavorare. Incoraggia i lettori a vedere l'alta sensibilità come un'opportunità, invitandoli a riconoscerla, accettarla e valorizzare i propri punti di forza. Con strategie pratiche e storie di vita di persone sensibili, il libro si propone come una guida ispiratrice per chi vive con questa delicatezza.

In Berlijn wordt net na de Eerste Wereldoorlog een ziekenhuis herbouwd. Ondanks de roerige tijden is het personeel vastbesloten een veilige haven te zijn.

La fonte d'ispirazione per una vita consapevole e appagante. La saggezza orientale è una risorsa inesauribile che offre profonde intuizioni su questioni esistenziali e pratiche quotidiane. Essa fornisce ispirazione e orientamento in un mondo occidentale caratterizzato da razionalismo, mentalità orientata ai risultati e frenesia. Che si tratti del desiderio di rilassamento e equilibrio interiore, della ricerca di significato nella vita o di temi esistenziali come amore, amicizia, perdita e morte, nei classici come Buddha, Confucio, Laozi e in insegnamenti moderni come quelli di Drukpa Rinpoche, Thich Nhat Hanh o del Dalai Lama si trovano pensieri fondamentali e universali. Bettina Lemke offre un accesso semplice alle idee orientali e propone una ricchezza di spiegazioni ispiratrici e consigli pratici per la vita quotidiana.

Louise is een alleenstaande moeder. Tijdens een zeldzaam avondje uit ontmoet ze een man en valt als een blok voor hem. De maandag erop ontmoet ze haar nieuwe baas, David. De man uit het café, die getrouwd blijkt te zijn, en die zegt een fout te hebben begaan. Dan ontmoet Louise Adele, de vrouw van David. De twee raken bevriend en Louise leert een heel andere kant van David kennen. Er lijkt iets goed mis in hun huwelijk. Louise wil weten wat...

As an elite spy and the Queen's Third-in-Command, Aya has dedicated herself to a life of discipline and duty, using her gods-given abilities to keep dark magic from ever returning to the realm. Her oath ensures she will always act to protect those she fights alongside—including Will, the Queen's Enforcer and Aya's bitter rival.Forced by circumstance to work together, Aya and Will struggle to come to an uneasy truce. But when tragedy strikes, Aya instinctively reacts, unleashing a power that hasn't been seen in over 500 years. Shaken, she's confronted with an impossible truth: one that threatens the precious grip she keeps on her control. One that forces her to work with Will to discover who—or what—she really is. And one that could turn her into a weapon in a war she doesn't know how to win.With Will at her side and untold power at her fingertips, Aya will have to decide: Has she been sent to save the realm she loves…or destroy it?

Beside Myself is the story of twin sisters, a childhood game with devastating consequences and the slippery nature of identity Helen and Ellie are identical twins – like two peas in a pod, everyone says. The girls know this isn’t true, though: Helen is the leader and Ellie the follower. Until they decide to swap places: just for fun, and just for one day. But Ellie refuses to swap back... And so begins a nightmare from which Helen cannot wake up. Her toys, her clothes, her friends, her glowing record at school, the favour of her mother and the future she had dreamed of are all gone to a sister who blossoms in the approval that used to belong to Helen. And as the years pass, she loses not only her memory of that day but also herself – until eventually only ‘Smudge’ is left. Twenty-five years later, Smudge receives a call from out of the blue. It threatens to pull her back into her sister’s dangerous orbit, but if this is her only chance to face the past, how can she resist? Beside Myself is a compulsive and darkly brilliant psychological drama about family and identity – what makes us who we are and how very fragile it can be.

Find Me by Carol OConnell . Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,2007

Levendig, extreem spannend en onmiskenbaar meeslepend, deze krachtige roman vangt de essentie van suspense. Op het afgelegen Schotse eiland Eris, dat twaalf uur per dag van het vasteland is afgesloten, stond ooit het huis van Vanessa, wiens ontrouwe echtgenoot twintig jaar geleden verdween. Nu overleden, heeft Vanessa's vriendin Grace haar intrek genomen in het huis, tevreden in haar eenzaamheid terwijl ze de geheimen van het eiland bewaakt. Echter, in Londen ontdekt een vreemdeling een menselijke bot, wat Graces gekoesterde isolement bedreigt. Hoe zal ze reageren? Is ze te vertrouwen? De begraven geheimen van Eris Island staan op het punt om weer aan de oppervlakte te komen, waardoor eenzaamheid een gevaarlijke staat wordt. Lezers worden gegrepen door dit meeslepende verhaal, met velen die de wens uiten om het onmiddellijk opnieuw te lezen vanwege de griezelige en verontrustende aard. Critici beschrijven het als een verraderlijke thriller en een meesterwerk, en bevestigen dat het extreem moeilijk is om weg te leggen.

'How can you say things like this? How can you be so blind?' Since they were kids, Edie, Jake and Ryan have been the closest of friends. It's been the three of them against the world. Edie thought the bonds between them were unbreakable. So when Jake is brutally murdered and Ryan accused of the crime, her world is shattered. Edie is alone for the first time in years, living in the remote house that she and Jake shared. She is grief-stricken and afraid - with good reason. Because someone is watching. Someone has been waiting for this moment. Now that Edie is alone, the past she tried so hard to leave behind is about to catch up with her... Praise for Paula Hawkins: 'Twists and turns galore . . . Paula Hawkins is a genius.' Lisa Jewell 'Gripping and intriguing.' S J Watson 'Utterly compelling.' Daily Mail