Ergebnis für "Power" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Wie kann eine Familie in einer unberechenbaren Welt überleben, ohne zu zerbrechen? Vater und Sohn allein: Der hochbegabte Robbie mit Asperger-Zügen kann den Tod der Mutter nicht verwinden. In der Schule unverstanden, will er die Mission seiner Mutter vollenden: Er malt Plakate, demonstriert auf den Stufen des Kapitols, um die Natur zu retten. Der verzweifelte junge Vater will ihm mit ungestümer Liebe alles geben. Als Astrobiologe sind ihm die Sterne nah, und auf Wanderungen entdecken sie, dass die Wunder vor ihren Füßen liegen und sie einander brauchen.

Makatea, île oubliée du Pacifique, porte encore les stigmates de décennies d'extraction minière. Aujourd'hui, une entreprise américaine envisage d'y implanter sa base pour la prochaine grande aventure de l'humanité : la construction de villes flottantes. Mais la population est divisée. Aux Etats-Unis, Todd Keane a révolutionné l'IA. Alors que la maladie ronge ses souvenirs, le milliardaire livre son ultime confession. Son histoire est liée à celles des habitants de l'atoll polynésien.

In 1950, in a world before #MeToo, charming Jake plays fast and loose with the women - until the conservative Alice stops him short. Their romance changes the rogue...or seems to. On the other side of the tracks, a brain-damaged teen in the “crazy house” delivers a mixed-race baby. Her sister Ruby races to rescue the child - and find the white man who did this. When the baby brings them all together, each one - Jake, Alice, and Ruby - has secrets to preserve, as they wrestle with rage and fear, doubts and suspicions.

The urban tale of a man trying to do right, Money, Power, Respect chronicles the life and times of Ricky Johnson, a man caught up in the life of hustling and running the streets. Torn between good and evil, Ricky struggles with becoming a legit citizen in the world of fast money that he has become accustomed to.

Jesters is about a realistic middle-class life full of conflict, drama, hilarity, love, sex, failure, and success, with underlying significance in the nation’s cultural life. Brothers Theo and Tom emerge from a creative but dysfunctional Chicago family. Discord between them is the engine of the plot, veering beginning to end from acts of sibling affection to extremely contentious rivalry.

From one coast to the other, to the far side of the globe, three diverse characters follow paths that will mysteriously connect: Tina Lopez, endowed with a special gift from God; Ethan Kelly, a young Irish-American priest-in-training; and K.C. Littleton, who will prove that old adage, "Be careful what you wish for." All will discover a new appreciation for faith, forgiveness, and family.