Romance

يستقصي هذا الكتاب تعقيدَ الحُبِّ وبحثَ الإنسان عن الحقيقة والمعنى من خلال الحيوات المتداخلة لشخصيات تاريخية عديدة عبر أربعة قرون، بدءًا بيوهانس كپلر عالم الفلك الذي اكتشف قوانين حركة الكواكب، وانتهاءً بريتشل كارسن عالمة الأحياء البحرية والكاتبة التي ألهمت مواطنيها إقامة حركة الحفاظ على البيئة.

ويمتد بينهما جمعٌ من الفنَّانين والكُتَّاب والعلماء -معظمهم نساء- الذين نشأت مساهماتهم العامة من علاقاتهم الخاصة التي لا تقبل التصنيف وغالبًا ما كانت محزنة، لتغيِّر الطريقة التي بها نفهم الكون ونَخْبُره ونقدِّره. بينهم ماريا متشل عالمة الفلك التي مهَّدت للنساء طريق العلوم، وهارييت

هوسمر النَّحَّاتة التي فعلت الشيء نفسه في الفن، ومارغرت فُلَر الصِّحافية والناقدة الأدبية التي أشعلت الحركة النسوية، والشاعرة إمِلي دِكنْسن. من هذه الحيوات تنبثق أسئلة أكبر عن معيار الحياة الجيدة وما الذي يعنيه أن يترك المرء أثرًا إصلاحيًّا دائمًا في عالم ناقص: هل يكفي الإنجاز والقبول لنيل السعادة؟ هل تكفي العبقرية؟ هل يكفي الحب؟ وتتخلَّل ثنايا السَّرد مجموعةٌ من الشخصيات الثانوية -رالف والدو إمرسن، تشارلز داروِن، إلزابث بارِت براوننغ، هرمَن ملڤل، فردرِك دوغلَس، ناثانيَل هوثورن، والت ويتمَن- ونسيجٌ من الموضوعات يشمل الموسيقى، والنِّسوية، وتاريخ العلوم، والدين، وكيف حفَّز تقاطعُ علم الفلك والشعر والفلسفة المتعالية حركةَ الحفاظ على البيئة.

Sam is lonely and bored, watching the sheep on the mountain. One day he makes up a story: “Come quickly! A wolf is attacking the sheep!” The villagers come running, but of course there’s no wolf. Then, when a wolf really does attack, who will believe Sam? With fun activities after the story, and online audio in British and American English.

In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure. On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.
   
Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness. That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiance, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants while trying to protect the ones she loves. But who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly?

A burnt-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armor--the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop--in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet. Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her fans, is burnt out from years of maintaining her "princess of pop" image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday, and desperate for a getaway from the music business, she drives off in the middle of the night for a respite in Rome...Rome, Kentucky, that is. When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn't have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He's too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. But his heart softens when it becomes clear that years in the public eye have left Amelia lonely and isolated. Soon she'll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing and she'll show him how to open his heart to more. Amelia can't resist falling for Rome and her grumpy tour guide, but she keeps reminding herself that even Audrey had to go back to her real life in the end...

First performed in 1597, Romeo and Juliet tells the tragic story of two young star-crossed lovers and their feuding families – the Montagues and the Capulets. With a foreword analysing the play's history, structure and characters, glossary and timeline.

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And yet their chemistry is undeniable.

She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.<.b> Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry— until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows. Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy. It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal. There’s only one problem: now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.

Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.

Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn't charm - except for Jules f**king Ambrose. The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has. When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that'll get her out of his system once and for an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules. No jealousy. No strings attached. And absolutely no falling in love.

A fake-dating billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.