Nicoletta Lamberti Livres

Two Secret Service agents sworn to guard their protectees lost them in a single moment...and in this #1 New York Times bestseller, they're about to learn that the violence has just begun. Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air. Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. Eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service agent allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the candidate he was protecting was gunned down before his eyes. Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge. Drawn into a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, the two discredited agents uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making--and are a long way from over

Robert Langdon, professeur de symbologie a Harvard, se reveille en pleine nuit a l'hopital. Desoriente, blesse a la tete, il n'a aucun souvenir des dernieres trente-six heures. Pourquoi se retrouve-t-il a Florence ? D'ou vient cet objet macabre que les medecins ont decouvert dans ses affaires ? Quand son monde vire brutalement au cauchemar, Langdon decide de s'enfuir avec une jeune femme, Sienna Brooks. Rapidement, Langdon comprend qu'il est en possession d'un message code, cree par un eminent scientifique qui a consacre sa vie a eviter la fin du monde, une obsession qui n'a d'egale que sa passion pour Inferno, le grand poeme epique de Dante. Pris dans une course contre la montre, Langdon et Sienna font tout pour retrouver l'ultime creation du scientifique, veritable bombe a retardement, dont personne ne sait si elle va ameliorer la vie sur terre ou la detruire... On est contamine et on aime ca. Madame Figaro.

Struggling with a troubled marriage and a pressured business, Jack and Alison Heywood face every parent's worst nightmare when their two children are involved in a horrific road accident. Seven-year-old Frankie falls into a coma, while her older brother, Ben, is left severely traumatized. After three months, Frankie is merely the coma case in room four, fifth floor, and her prolonged existence may be harming Ben, who is retreating into his own emotional turmoil. Just as hope begins to fade, they learn of an experimental clinic in America run by neurologist Elizabeth Chase, who understands the darkness of being trapped in a comatose state. However, her high-pressure work pushes the boundaries of accepted medical practice and faces scrutiny from the law, media, and medical community. As the Heywoods arrive at the clinic, they confront these challenges while their children linger in uncharted subconscious territories. Ultimately, only a supreme act of sacrifice can guide them back. This profound and powerful narrative explores themes of hope, despair, redemption, and resurrection, celebrating human endeavor and healing in a compelling and unforgettable way.

Malgré son armée d'avocats, malgré ses bataillons d'experts, malgré ses moyens et sa stature, Krane Chemical vient de perdre un procès retentissant. Reconnue coupable de pollution délibérée, la multinationale a été rendue responsable de la mort de deux personnes. 41 millions de dollars de dommages et intérêts. Avec les centaines de cas similaires qui se présentent déjà, c'est la ruine assurée... Mais Carl Trudeau, son P.-D.G., n'est pas homme à se laisser abattre. Et il lui reste un dernier recours : faire casser ce jugement. Pour cela, il a besoin d'une oreille bienveillante à la Cour suprême du Mississippi. Pour cela, il lui suffit d'y faire élire un homme prêt à toutes les compromissions...

An exquisitely-crafted tale of love and loss from the author of Four Letters of Love and Only Say the Word schovat popis

Fleur Daxeny is beautiful, unscrupulous, and has a large wardrobe of black designer suits. With the help of the obituaries, she gatecrashes the funerals and memorial services of the wealthy, preying on rich and newly vulnerable men. Charming her way into their lives, their beds, and their bank accounts, she takes what she can and moves swiftly on

"L'inverno del mondo" rappresenta il secondo capitolo di The Century, la trilogia incentrata sulla storia del ventesimo secolo proposta da Ken Follett. In questo secondo episodio, che si apre nella Berlino del 1933 durante l'ascesa politica di Adolf Hitler, i personaggi de "La caduta dei giganti", il primo romanzo ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale, passano il testimone ai loro figli. Nella narrazione si intrecciano le storie di cinque famiglie, una americana, una tedesca, una russa e due inglesi. Il destino di queste famiglie è indissolubilmente legato al corso della storia, un cammino insanguinato fatto di giochi di potere che dalla prima guerra mondiale conduce inesorabilmente verso il secondo conflitto. La narrazione si sposta continuamente tra Inghilterra, Russia, Francia, America, Galles e Spagna, seguendo gli eventi più importanti, gli episodi cruciali che hanno scritto la storia del mondo nel lasso di tempo che va dall'avvento del nazismo fino all'inizio della guerra fredda. Ken Follett anche in questo secondo episodio segue la sua classica ricetta dell'intrattenimento: un'ambientazione storica scrupolosa, un ritmo incalzante, un intreccio coinvolgente e personaggi realistici che emergono dalla narrazione con i loro desideri, le loro ambizioni e tutta la loro umanità. "L'inverno del mondo", di Ken Follett, è un romanzo che descrive la vita durante una delle pagine più scure e feroci della storia.

Everyone in the world of fashion has been waiting for months, impatient to learn the names of the three American unknowns who will be picked to go to Paris to star in the d�but spring collection of brilliant, bad-boy designer Marco Lombardi. No-one is more anxious than Frankie Severino, twenty-seven years old and second in command at the modeling agency owned by her best friend and former model Justine Loring. When the three names are announced, Frankie is stunned - all are under contract to Justine Loring. This outrageous and inexplicable stroke of good luck forces Justine to admit to Frankie that it's no accident. Jacques Necker - the Swiss billionaire launching Lombardi - is her father, the man who deserted her mother before she was born. Justine has consistently refused to meet him, and the Lombardi contest has been his attempt to lure her to Paris. But Justine won't play his game. She sends Frankie in her place as chaperone for the three young women. Frankie and her charges spend two intrigue-filled weeks in Paris as the adventure-bound girls get ready to face the challenge of a runway show where they will be surrounded by the top models in the world. Under the magical spell of Paris in winter, all of them, including Frankie, become restless, rebellious and wildly romantic.