Year House

When Frank Johnson arrived in Vietnam in 1969, he was 19, a young soldier untested in combat like thousands of others - but with two important differences: Johnson volunteered for the elite L Company Rangers of the 101st Airborne Division, a long range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit, and he kept a secret diary, a practice forbidden by the military to protect the security of LRRP operations. Now, more than three decades later, those hastily written pages offer a rare look at the daily operations of one of the most courageous units that waged war in Vietnam.

In 1948, after surviving World War II by escaping Nazi-occupied France for refugee camps in Switzerland, the author's grandparents, Anna and Armand, bought an old stone house in a remote, picturesque village in the South of France. Five years later, Anna packed her bags and walked out on Armand, taking the typewriter and their children. Aside from one brief encounter, the two never saw or spoke to each other again, never remarried, and never revealed what had divided them forever.

If you think of our 34th president as little more than the babysitter-in-chief during the prosperous fifties, think again. Dwight Eisenhower was bequeathed an atomic bomb and was the first American president not to use it. He ground down Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism until both became, as he said, "McCarthywasm".

Summer, 1851. Racial tensions in America were higher than ever. The year before, President Millard Fillmore had passed the Fugitive Slave Act to return runaway slaves to the South. In February, Congress had established the reservation system, forcing Native Americans to leave their homelands. White Americans were strengthening dominance over people of color across the continent. In Oregon City, one biracial man named Jacob Vanderpool found himself in the crosshairs of this racist discrimination.

Disfruta de este regalo navideño: Mis galletas crujientes de Nochevieja, una de las recetas de Días de Navidad, de Jeanette Winterson. Puedes escuchar su original punto de vista sobre el significado de Año Nuevo mientras cocinas.

Have you ever heard of Akshay Ruparelia? The 19-year-old from Barnet, UK, sold his first property before the age of 18, and by 19, he’d become the owner of a company that generated 12 million pounds in revenue in one year. Yes, a teenager did that, and so can you! The key is to find the real estate investment strategy that yields the highest returns.

Two thousand years ago, the prophecy of fire and light foretold the coming of the queen empress who would lead the empire into a time of peace and tranquility. But instead of the coming of a prosperous world, a forbidden love for the empress waged a war that ravaged the land, creating a chasm between the factions and raising the death toll of innocent lives until the final, bloody battle.

Valerio and Olivia grow up together in the Morganti family’s opulent villa in Bologna, inseparable friends even though they come from vastly different worlds: Olivia, the Morgantis’ daughter, is the heir to a large industrial fortune, while Valerio is the son of their gardener and maid. Largely sheltered from the dangers rampant in the unstable Italy of the 1970s, the two share their first innocent kiss at five years old, which heralds the start of a decades-long relationship.

When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in 18 years. The famously tough and mercurial owner, George Steinbrenner, had fired 17 managers during that span. Torre's appointment was greeted with Bronx cheers from the notoriously brutal New York media, who cited his record as the player and manager who had been in the most Major League games without appearing in a World Series.

One day Heidi Julavits sees her son silhouetted by the sun and notices he is at the threshold of what she calls “the end times of childhood.” When did this happen, she asks herself. Who is my son becoming—and what qualifies me to be his guide? What follows starts to feel like uncharted waters. Rape allegations rock the university campus where she teaches, unleashing questions of justice and accountability. Julavits begins to wonder how to prepare her son to be the best possible citizen of the world he’s about to enter. And what must she learn about herself in order to responsibly steer him.

Myself (Lee), my wife (Michelle), and our 100 pound Golden Retrievers (Sawyer and Finn) had no idea what we were getting into. We had never owned an RV and just decided to sell our house, get rid of most of our material possessions, and go on the road. What could go wrong?

A. E. Hotchner first met Paul Newman in 1955 when the virtually unknown actor assumed the lead role in Hotchner’s first television play, based on an Ernest Hemingway story. The project elevated both men from relative obscurity to recognition and began a close and trusted friendship that lasted until Newman’s death in 2008.

From the acclaimed author of Black Flies and Into the Savage Country and co-creator of top-10 Netflix hit Outer Banks, a powerful new novel of class striving and the precarious dynamics of brotherhood in the Chicago suburbs of the late 1970s.

Es gibt tausend Gründe, warum sich Elena nicht in Brent verlieben sollte. Er ist ihr Arbeitgeber, zehn Jahre älter als sie und Vater einer Tochter. Ihre Leben passen nicht im Geringsten zusammen. Doch wenn Elena Brent im The Fix begegnet, werden ihre Knie weich. Überraschend kommt es zu einem wunderschönen Kuss. Und von da an ist Brents und Elenas Leidenschaft entfesselt.

Amanda sucht nach einer Trennung nur unverbindliche Abenteuer. Da kommt ihr der gut aussehende Derek gerade recht, den sie in der Bar The Fix kennenlernt und der beruflich um die Welt jettet. Wenn er in Austin ist, verbringen die beiden prickelnde Nächte miteinander. Aber sind sie auch bereit, echte Gefühle zuzulassen?

Für ein Familientreffen braucht Hannah dringend einen Verlobten. Matthew, der muskulöse, schweigsame Bruder ihrer Freundin, ist der perfekte Kandidat. Ein Wochenende lang mimen die beiden ein Paar - und sind wie elektrisiert voneinander. Nach einer unvergesslichen Nacht ist Matthew fest entschlossen, Hannahs Herz zu gewinnen. Wird sie sein Auftritt beim Wettbewerb um Mr. Oktober überzeugen?

Selma will ihr erfolgreiches Business verkaufen und träumt von einer großen Reise. Easton hat ehrgeizige Karrierepläne und strebt ein Amt als Richter an. Doch als die beiden sich nach zehn Jahren zum ersten Mal wiederbegegnen, stürzen sie sich in eine wilde Affäre. Wie viel sind sie bereit, für ihre Leidenschaft aufs Spiel zu setzen, und wer wird Mr. September?

Beverly, ein aufsteigender Stern in Hollywood, und der Drehbuchautor Griffin sind wie geschaffen füreinander. Sie genießen die intensiven Gefühle und den heißen Sex. Doch als sich die Kameras auf sie richten, wird Griffin mit seinen schlimmsten Ängsten konfrontiert. Schmerzhaft zerbricht die Beziehung. Bis zu dem Abend, an dem der Contest um Mr. November stattfindet.

Taylor hat mit ihrer Vergangenheit abgeschlossen. Doch als ein Stalker ihr das Leben zur Hölle macht, kommen die alten Ängste hoch. Landon, Detective und attraktiver Stammgast im The Fix, steht ihr bei. Er lässt Taylor von nun an keine Sekunde mehr aus den Augen - weder tagsüber noch nachts.

Schon vom ersten Moment an funkt es gewaltig zwischen Megan und dem millionenschweren Parker. Megan, die das Marketing für The Fix macht, will Parker für den Contest um Mr. Juni gewinnen. Doch er stellt eine Bedingung: Megan soll einen Tag und eine Nacht ganz ihm gehören. Wird Megan auf diesen heißen Deal eingehen?