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'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine Morrey What's a girl to do when Prince Charming turns into a frog? City girl Sophie has married the prince (or landed gentry - close enough), moved to his pile (which is more accurate a description than she’d anticipated) and is set to live happily ever...

Una familia colombiana se exilia en Madrid, ciudad hasta entonces completamente desconocida para ellos, allá en los difíciles comienzos de los años ´90. Con la madre como narradora y sostén de un hogar que debe inventarse prácticamente de cero, la novela recorre esperanzas y golpes que atraviesa este grupo familiar. 

Bai Rouyun continues her journey as she tries to figure out her purpose of rebirth. Was she merely lucky by stumbling across the Primal Chaos Pagoda, or was there something unknown hidden in the darkness? Along the journey, Bai Rouyun is facing many difficult choices and tries to gain a deeper understanding of her purpose of living. Is revenge the most important, or is she willing to let go of the past and live for herself? As she stumbles towards an answer, new and unknown knowledge appears that changes her entire view on her life, and the world in which she lives.

«¿Por qué llegamos a este precipicio?» parecen preguntarse los mexicanos ante el desastre. La respuesta de Macario Schettino se reduce a un nombre: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. El autoritarismo, los atavismos, las ocurrencias y el desprecio por instituciones que han sido creadas a lo largo...

Emi Laará viene con cuentos afrocubanos para jóvenes. También para los adultos que se les animen a una mezcla vivaz de aventuras, religión y humor. Hebert Poll Gutiérrez lo escribió junto a su madre, Gladys Felicia Gutiérrez Rodríguez, quien le contaba estos relatos cuando él era chico. Hay en este libro un gesto de preservación/reelaboración de la cultura afrocubana, que encuentra una vuelta de tuerca en la mirada humana sobre los dioses y sus aventuras, a veces francamente disparatadas. 

Mamatoco es un pueblo inventado del Caribe colombiano. Podría ser muchos otros en el mundo, pero es ese y en esa región. El narrador saltimbanquea de una historia a la otra. Las anécdotas de los habitantes de Mamatoco tocan fibras universales porque él se toma el trabajo de sacarles jugo. Hace que giren por momentos hacia otras disquisiciones más antropológicas o filosóficas, que en esta oportunidad solo refuerzan la calidad literaria.

Las aventuras complicadas de una comunidad que reconstruir el sentido de lo social después de un gran desastre. Scollo se apoya en una cita de Roberto Arlt para contar lo que pasa en el mundo de su novela. "En todas partes se ha infilitrado el hombre y su ciudad. Piensa que hay murallas infinitas. Edificios que tienen ascensores rápidos y ascensores mixtos: tanta es la altura a recorrer". Detrás del arco iris, la civilización escondida está hecha de la misma pasta de muchas de las mejores historias.

'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine Morrey Madison reckons she’s a pretty good judge of character. When a disaster at work brings professional photographer Toby into her life, she has him all worked out within minutes. As their work collaboration blossoms into friendship, her preconceptions...

'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine Morrey When Charley finds herself suddenly single on Christmas Day it feels like her world has fallen apart. Forced to move back in with her parents, she embarks on a journey of re-invention. When she meets Ed, who is on honeymoon alone after being jilted...

Publicada en 1940 y considerada una obra maestra, La vida privada y pública de Sócrates consagró a René Kraus como biógrafo de excepción. René Kraus realiza impagables descripciones del filósofo, de algunos de sus célebres contemporáneos y del ambiente de la ciudad y la época, subrayando la tesis que subyace en esta obra: que los seres excepcionales, incluso cuando son incomprendidos y maltratados en vida, terminan imponiendo su elevado ejemplo moral y proporcionan a la humanidad un horizonte de civilización.

Desde que su madre se casó de nuevo ha obligado a Alexa a vivir un infierno. Al menos así es como lo ve ella: su madre es controladora, está llena de amargura y odia a su propia hija. Su única esperanza es acabar la carrera de Derecho para independizarse y ser libre por fin, pero cada día se siente atrapada y llena de angustia. Es entonces, en el momento más oportuno, que Cameron se convierte en su chófer.

Le style unique de Lovecraft au service de trois histoires effrayantes. "LE CAUCHEMAR D'INNSMOUTH" : Que se passe-t-il à Innsmouth ? Pourquoi les gens évitent ses habitants comme s'ils étaient maudits ? Quel secret cache cet ancien port à l'abandon ? Je m'y retrouvais par les hasards d'un voyage... Mais était-ce bien un hasard ?... Et j'y vécus la plus terrible nuit de mon existence ! Je croyais avoir survécu au pire...Mais le cauchemar ne faisait que commencer.

In America, Lady Halcyone Syramore-Forbes, known as Flame, is a student with a talent for designing jewelry. She is introduced to jewelry boss Reece Dexter and finds him arrogant. She is also wildly attracted to him. Then she discovers her mother is marrying Reece’s father.

Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom. Even more maddening than his ducal obligations is Lady Elysande Collingwood, the previous Duke of Wycombe’s betrothed. Worst of all, the debts Hudson has been bequeathed along with the title mean he needs to marry an heiress to save his estates from ruin, and the cheerful, dazzling Lady Elysande is the only one he knows. 

Finding an ancient treasure was not as fortunate as one might expect. As soon as Bai Rouyun had left the grave, countless sects and hidden families set out to kill her for the sake of obtaining her treasure for themselves. After months of killing–and leaving a trail of corpses behind her–Bai Rouyun could not continue anymore. Unwilling to succumb, she gave up, throwing herself off the mountain top, taking the treasure with her to the eternal grave in the clouds. However, that treasure was anything but ordinary...

Hablarles a los niños de sexo siempre ha sido un dolor de cabeza, pero en esta era digital que vivimos, no solo es tema de conversación el sexo, también lo es la pornografía que ahora llega con más facilidad y crudeza a los niños, quienes con solo un click corren el peligro de tener acceso a imágenes denigrantes y cargadas de violencia. Este audiolibro es una excelente guía para padres y maestros, quienes podrán hablarle a los niños de pornografía, con explicaciones sencillas y métodos a seguir para evitar que los pequeños se conviertan en adictos a la pornografía.

Jasper Sutton—London’s most dedicated scoundrel—needs a wife, and he needs one quickly. He needs one yesterday, in fact. His requirements are precise: she must be capable of mothering the wild twin daughters who have unexpectedly appeared in his life, and so must possess the patience of a saint and the understanding of an angel. Better still if she is plain and has no expectation of a true marriage. He is not about to reform his ways. 

Ambushed in Afghanistan and betrayed by their own leaders, these elite Marines fought for their lives again, back home. A cross between A Few Good Men and American Sniper, this is the true story of an elite Marine special operations unit bombed by an IED and shot at during an Afghanistan ambush. The Marine Commandos were falsely accused of gunning down innocent Afghan civilians following the ambush. The unit’s leader, Major Fred Galvin, was summarily relieved of duty, and his unit was booted from the combat zone.

Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada is a collection of plays and interviews by, for, and about Disabled theatre artists that invites listeners into the magical worlds of Disability arts culture. The book features four plays as well as an interview with artist Niall McNeil. In Smudge by Alex Bulmer, a woman details her journey toward Blindness, mourning what she loses and discovering what her other senses provide. Access Me by Boys in Chairs Collective is a celebration of sex and Disability, providing an all-access safe space to spin around.

Ashley Brooks’s life isn’t working out as planned. After years of struggling to make it in Hollywood, she’s still waiting for her big break. When fate leads her to the doorstep of legendary casting director Louisa Lake George, Ashley thinks her luck is about to change: the prickly old pro knows about a role she’s perfect for. The aspiring actress never gets to thank her, though, because the day after the audition, Louisa is dead. The bigger shock—she left all her money to Ashley.