Titoli in Urbana

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Andrew Scott, star of Sherlock, Fleabag and Black Mirror, also known for his on-stage roles in Present Laughter and Hamlet. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Terence Brown. Joyce's first major work, written when...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Beautiful Mutants by Deborah Levy, read by Kristen Atherton. Levy's surreal and artful first novel, Beautiful Mutants, introduces Lapinski -- the manipulative and magical Russian exile who summons forth a number of urban pilgrims in a shimmering...

From a bestselling novelist, this "cultural phenomenon" is a fascinating foray into the hearts, minds, and mating habits of modern-day New Yorkers and the inspiration behind the television series (Oprah). Enter a world where the shocking and hilarious dating rituals of the privileged are exposed...

Esta es la historia de Roy, un niño que se abre paso por la vida entre la melancolía y la ternura de una madre forzada a desplazarse a la ciudad por culpa de la violencia. A medida que crece entre las calles de los barrios populares, la sombra de la muerte se va haciendo más grande, hasta convertirse en una compañía silenciosa, pero constante, que él debe enfrentar con una voluntad que se vuelve su única certeza.

The narrative revolves around Jazzy's family - Joanne, Phillip, Jackson, Jacy, Jamar, Joseph, and their faithful dog, Brutus. Each character adds a layer of depth and richness to the story. The journey is further enriched by Jazzy's friends, Pookie, Beans and the Snaggletooth Twins, the enigmatic neighbor, Old Lady UpChurch, and the new boy in town, Buster Beaudreaux.

Now that Kimberlyn has been attacked, TQ is out for blood. With so many possible suspects, it seems almost impossible to figure out who would make such a terrible mistake. Luckily for TQ, the lack of experience of her assailant eventually leads him right to them. However when one enemy goes down, many others begin to rise, forcing TQ to have to make a decision that will forever change QCF, and may even cost him his life.

In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein. Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself—or whether what really happened was far more sinister…

A woman is found naked, badly beaten and barely alive in the New Mexico mountains. The shocking discovery plunges Albuquerque Detective Alyssa Wyatt into a case that will test her to the limit. It appears that Callie McCormick is the latest plaything of a shadowy psychopath that leaves a long shadow on the streets of New Mexico - an individual linked to a string of deaths but leaving no evidence. But when Alyssa makes a breakthrough that just might reveal the killer, she unknowingly puts herself in the crosshairs of a brutal maniac - one with an old score to settle.  

Jonas, the only boy in a family of four children, has always been a fighter. From the neighborhood bullies to the stepfather who uses him and his siblings as punching bags, his life has always been one battle after another. When he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers, he's offered a bargain that will change the course of his life. Detective Ceavers becomes like a guardian angel and surrogate father to Jonas, teaching him the game and guiding him in his quest for power.

Forbidden love and fierce rivalry drive Jeff Hollister, a street-smart high school senior and gang leader of the Hurricanes, to the brink of disaster. Thinking he’s got the world in his back pocket, and the police at a safe distance, he and his scrappy gang of teenage delinquents come to discover they don’t always come out on top after all. A deadly vow by a member of the rival Tornadoes gang sets Jeff and his friends on a roller coaster of knife fray and gunplay, foot races and car chases, trust and betrayal, and murder.

La trama è ambientata a Roma in una notte d'estate. Cosa potrà accadere durante una camminata tra le strade e i vicoli di Trastevere, uno dei quartieri storici? Con il giusto stato d'animo è inevitabile rimanere coinvolti dalla città eterna che trascina nel vortice della sua vibrante vitalità, tra amicizie che si intrecciano, storie, leggende e curiosità. Gli eventi si susseguono, narrati dal protagonista in prima persona, che si sofferma a volte, come uno spettatore, ad osservare pezzi di storia immortale, scene di vita quotidiana e ricordando momenti emozionanti.

Pubblicata dall'editore Treves nel 1883, la raccolta di novelle "Per le vie" ha per protagonisti gli emarginati. Lo scenario questa volta però non è la Sicilia e la vita contadina. Verga infatti ci presenta la dura lotta per la sopravvivenza per gli ultimi in una grande città come la Milano ottocentesca.

La città del Nord che ospita i personaggi di "Desideri deviati" è anche la sua protagonista, con i suoi uffici, le sue fabbriche dismesse e le sue passerelle. Chi la abita è animato da forze molto diverse: amore, cultura, successo, giustizia politica. E dunque, cos'è che vuole veramente, qual è il desiderio più profondo di Nico Quell, inquieto "ragazzo senza qualità" che avevamo già incontrato in "Cuori fanatici"? Attorno e insieme a lui, si muovono gli altri personaggi di questo romanzo.

Daniela ya no cree en el amor a primera vista. Daniel es corto de vista. Con estos elementos, cualquier historia romántica quedaría descartada. Pero Madrid, en primavera, respira por su cuenta, y desde los tejados conspira casualidades. De pequeña a ella le leyeron la fábula de la hormiga y la cigarra, y decidió construir su vida hoja por hoja. Y odiar a las cigarras. Él siempre ha sido una cigarra. Cuando era niño decidió ser mago y aprendió todos los trucos de los grandes maestros.

You think you know how the world works? Think again. 21st Century America Magic has faded from the minds of mankind, until an encounter between Melisande Stokes, linguistics expert at Harvard, and Tristan Lyons, shadowy agent of government, leads to the uncovering of a distant past. After...

Il sottofondo scava nell’intimo di ognuno di noi, per trasportarci in superficie, nel sottofondo commerciale così invasivo da non farci sentire il destino comune, il senso di prigionia di una nuova stagione ritmata dai jingle, dalle promozioni. Barattiamo il silenzio che precede la lotta con una ninna nanna. I gesti decisivi diventano secondari, e il sottofondo dominante, che pensavamo relegato in secondo piano, diventa la vita.

La apasionante historia de Nueva York desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad. Los 400 años de Historia de la ciudad de Nueva York se conforma de miles de historias, escenarios y personajes extraordinarios. Partiendo de la vida de los indios que habitaban sus tierras vírgenes y los primeros colonos holandeses hasta llegar a la dramática construcción del Empire State Building o la creación del edificio Dakota en el que vivía John Lennon.

The fifth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time. Curl up with the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the cosy Tokyo café where customers...

Inequality. Influence. Fraud. Sabotage. These are the themes of great fiction and our modern economy. In this collection of short stories by some of today’s most scintillating writers, the rich get poorer and the poor get richer. Yeah, right! From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, here are eight instantly classic battles over currency, class, privilege - and social distance.

Leo sta per lasciare la sua città, Taranto, e gli amici di sempre per giocarsi la carta dell'Accademia a Modena. È un duro ed è un ribelle, per cui saprà tener testa alla violenza che permea le giornate da cadetto, ma quella vita non fa per lui. Tenterà di strappare una laurea in Giurisprudenza a Bari e poi di lavorare a Milano, sempre alla ricerca della sua sfuggente vocazione, ovunque capace di sodalizzare con i più deboli, con coloro che vivono ai margini per imposizione o per scelta.