"During WW II, young German boys of privilege or exceptional ability come to special academies to be trained as future leaders in the Nazi party. In one such Napola, Friedrich, a working-class 17 year old with exceptional boxing prowess, becomes friends with Albrecht, the Governor's son, a sensitive young writer opposed to Nazi ideology and the war. Before long, Friedrich must choose between his own bright future in the Third Reich and Albrecht's...

Esmeralda finalmente se desprende y supera la intensa lucha con so madre solo para caer subyugada por Ulvi, un sofisticado hombre turco mucho mayor que ella. Asi descubre que la pasion amorosa tambien puede convertirse en una prision. Su viaje de liberacion y descubrimiento personal es atrevido, y conduce hasta su triunfante graduacion de Harvard.--Desde la descripcion de la editorial.

"A 7-foot-tall fundamentalist Baptist minister, Markie Wenzel made the decision at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman and start living as female. It was a decision that ended her 20-year marriage and estranged her from her three children. It also saw her dismissed from her church and exiled to the margins of her community. We meet Markie in 2008 as she is putting the pieces of her life back together, employed as a TSA agent and working toward...

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