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Before the world knew her name, she was just a girl with a dream. And the courage to chase it: At just eleven years old, Taylor Swift is knocking on doors in Nashville that won't open. Demo CDs. Rejections. Doubt. For most, that would be the end of the story. For her, it's only the beginning. "TAY - The Taylor Swift Story" is a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the early years of a young artist determined to be heard.

In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history - almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943 - 1944. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens - the Leningrad Symphony.

At 24, Sally Hobart was a schoolteacher who was living a happy life in Southern California. Waking up one morning, she discovered that a gray cloud had descended upon everything around her. A trip to the ophthamologist’s office revealed that she was suffering from a retinal hemorrhage. Several treatments later, Sally began to understand that soon she would be completely blind. With courage and conviction, Sally has struggled to overcome her visual impairment, and her story is one of great inspiration.

In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the incredibly talented breakout star of Dance Moms and judge on So You Think You Can Dance brings her uplifting coming-of-age story about following her dreams and working hard to achieve success in both the dance world and in life. Maddie Ziegler knew...

Mutig sind sie: die Menschen, die sich einsetzen für Frieden, Freiheit und Menschenrechte. Sie riskieren viel, bringen sich dadurch in Gefahr...

Captivatingly read by Adjoa Andoh (Bridgeton) and the author, Kate Mosse. Feminist History for Every Day of the Year by bestselling author and feminist champion Kate Mosse tells the story of women's and girls' history, sweeping across the world and through the ages. 'Mosse and the Bridgerton...

Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale may sound like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family - and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brother banished. Yoshitsune was sent away to live in a monastery. Skinny, small, and unskilled in the warrior arts, he nevertheless escaped and learned the ways of the samurai.

Lea ist mächtig stolz - endlich einmal besiegt sie ihre große Schwester Karla beim Federball-Duell. Aber statt Lea zu gratulieren, wirft ihr Bruder Joe mit mathematischen Formeln um sich und hält schlaue Vorträge über Energieerhaltung, Atomkraft und mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit fliegende Bananen!

Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive even in the toughest times on her path to gold medal success in two Olympic Games--and beyond. Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No...

Primera biografía de Blackpink, la banda femenina de K-pop más exitosa del mundo. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé y Lisa son las cuatro componentes de Blackpink, el grupo femenino de K-pop que arrasa en el mundo entero. Belleza, juventud, canciones pegadizas... Blackpink lo tiene todo y por ello se ha convertido en el grupo de referencia del K-pop femenino. Millones de adolescentes en todo el mundo cantan en coreano los éxitos de esta banda.

The perfect book for all student journalists, this young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestselling She Said by Pulitzer Prize winning reporters' Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey will inspire a new generation of young journalists. Soon to be a major motion picture! Do you want to...

What Makes Us Girls examines the topic of self-worth through a modern cultural lens. Using examples from the author's life experience and the life experiences of a variety of other girls, What Makes Us Girls analyzes seven of the most common issues that result in a destructive sense of self-worth: comparison, rejection, bullying, inauthenticity, purposelessness, betrayal, and guilt.

Imagine being a 13-year-old girl in love with boys, school, family - life itself. Then suddenly, in a matter of hours, your life is shattered by the arrival of a foreign army. This is the memoir of Elli Friedmann, who was 13 years old in March 1944, when the Nazis invaded Hungary. It describes her descent into the hell of Auschwitz, a concentration camp where, because of her golden braids, she was selected for work instead of extermination. In intimate, excruciating details she recounts what it was like.

It is 1992, and Bihac, Amra's hometown, is a multicultural city with Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. But when tensions escalate, the Serbs turn on their Bosnian neighbors. The Serbs control the army, and now they have peaceful Bihac surrounded. Soon Amra and her family are dealing with starvation and the threat of brutal violence; school, friendships, and the attentions from a new boy have to take a back seat to finding food and the tragic fallout from rising bigotry and ethnic hatred. Through it all, a stray cat, Maci, serves as a guardian spirit to the entire family.

Dies ist die Geschichte von Thomas Ritter, dem Fußballprofi in Diensten des FC X...

Las Verdades que Sostenemos Como la primera mujer de la raza negra y con raíces en Asia Meridional que se convierte en vicepresidenta de los Estados Unidos, así como la segunda mujer negra en la historia elegida al Senado de los Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris está abriendo nuevos caminos en su...

Hi, ich bin Mia vom YouTube-Kanal Mias Pferdewelt. Ich bin total tierverrückt und mag alle Tiere. Aber Pferde sind für mich schon immer etwas Besonderes gewesen. Denn ein Pferd kann man umarmen wie einen Menschen. Das finde ich wunderschön. Vor zwei Jahren wurde (ENDLICH!) mein größter Traum war: der Traum von einem eigenen Pferd. Seitdem sind mein Stute Gini und ich unzertrennlich. In meinem Buch erzähle ich euch Geschichten aus unserem gemeinsamen Leben, berichte von Höhen und Tiefen und verrate euch Tipps und Tricks rund ums Reiten und die Pferdehaltung.

Aus Angst, dass Oskar sie nicht mehr liebt und verlassen wird, trifft Leni eine folgenschwere Entscheidung. Mit Helene glaubt sie, die beste Freundin der Welt zu haben, doch dann sieht Leni, wie hinterhältig sie ist. Lenis Welt zerbricht in tausend Scherben. Ausgerechnet ihre Mitbewohnerin Elaine ist für sie da, was noch viel mehr Probleme mit sich bringt, denn Leni realisiert immer mehr, dass sie lesbisch ist. Wären da nur nicht ihre streng religiösen Eltern. Lenis Welt zerbricht ein weiteres Mal, als Helene allen erzählt, was Leni getan hat.

Leslie Odom Jr. burst on the scene in 2015, originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton. Since then he has performed for sold-out audiences, sung for the Obamas at the White House, and won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. But before he landed the role of a lifetime in one of the biggest musicals of all time, Odom put in years of hard work as a singer and an actor.

For fans of Grace Helbig and Alexa Chung comes a fresh, hilarious guide to growing up your way from social media influencer and lifestyle vlogger Arden Rose. In Almost Adulting—perfect for budding adults, failing adults, and eaters of microwave mug brownies—Arden tells you how to survive...