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La jeune Catherine Morland, fille de pasteur, ingénue, profite d'une invitation pour faire ses premiers pas auprès la bonne société dans la ville d'eau de Bath. Au grès des rencontres et des amitiés, elle poursuit son séjour à l'Abbaye de Northanger. Cette demeure moyenâgeuse attise l'imagination de la jeune héroïne qui pense vivre une aventure digne de ses lectures de chevet. Elle sera confronter à un tableau bien plus réaliste.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration” (People), from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta...

Catalina está desesperada. Cuatro semanas no son demasiado para que encuentre a alguien dispuesto a acompañarla a la boda de su hermana al otro lado del Atlántico, y menos aún que finja que la ama.

Summer Knowles does not want a boyfriend. Relationships have caused enough problems in her life. As bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding, she’s going to avoid all things romantic – especially the brawny, hipster best-man who has commitment-phobe written all over him! When Archie Hill meets Summer, he immediately thinks bridesmaid-and-best-man-with-benefits! They have one week together and may as well make the most of it. But what if one week just isn’t enough.

As epic meet-cutes go, travel photographer, Winter Knowles thinks finding a gorgeous naked man outside her Thailand villa is pretty perfect. But then she discovers the naked heartthrob is none other than Dr Logan Spencer, her gruff standoffish (but sexy as hell) jungle expedition leader. Dr Logan is on the mission of a lifetime. There’s a lost city of gold to discover and he doesn’t need any distractions - especially not the stubborn, sassy beautiful photographer type! His reputation is on the line.

They warned me that the very sight of me would incite a side of Maverick I would want to flee in fear of. But I had no place else to go. My only option was to brave his wrath to survive. His darkness reaches into me, pulling at something raw, something I don’t understand. With every word he slays me, his every touch burns along my skin. He breaks down my walls, igniting my fiery temper all the while laying bare desires I was never meant to feel, much less act on. Beneath the fire and fury, I glimpse the cracks in his armor and the man he’s desperately trying to hide.

The alpha who bit me tells me I'm an omega, and the sudden cherry pie à la mode perfume wafting off me seems to confirm his assertion. But things like this don't happen to girls like me. The one in a million chance at being a late-presenting omega should go to someone else. Not me, a beta who spent years of my childhood being sick. Not me, the girl who historically is only good enough for a one-night stand.

Kenneth es un McEntrie, pero a veces se siente como un bastardo. Es un gran jugador y nada propenso a la ternura. A la hora de querer es más un puercoespín que un perro faldero y lo más bonito que le ha dicho nunca a Rowena es que es una bruja.

Cuando muere la señorita Emilia Grierson, por fin el pueblo logra entender las razones de la misteriosa y solitaria vida de esta mujer.

Marianne Blume knows she’s one of the stupid kids. After years of trying and trying and feeling like she's always failing, she has mastered the art of turning off her brain whenever questions or lectures arise. She gets by in school on a combination of luck, deflection, and charisma–that is, until she lands in the classroom of Mr. Garcia. To avoid flunking Mr. Garcia's class, Marianne joins her school's Quiz Quest team, hoping the move will ingratiate her to him, the team's coach.

Esplora le più amate magiche fiabe di Charles Perrault che hanno incantato generazioni di lettori. Ritrova gli adorati personaggi dei tuoi film Disney preferiti: Cappuccetto rosso, il Gatto con gli stivali, la Bella addormentata e Cenerentola, così come sono stati presentati per la prima volta nella Francia del '600. Include i racconti "Barbablu", "Cappuccetto rosso", "La bella addormentata", "Il gatto con gli stivali", "Cenerentola" e molti altri. Charles Perrault (1628-1703) è stato uno scrittore francese.

Un albero disegnato da Marcello Mastroianni, la rabbia e l'orgoglio di Oriana Fallaci dietro le quinte, le lunghe camminate per Roma con Ennio Flaiano. Nella sua carriera Anna Maria Mori ha incrociato nomi altisonanti che hanno sconvolto culturalmente l'ultima metà del Novecento e di cui racconta con sensibilità e acume. Nessuno di loro però è riuscito a farle dimenticare le sue umili origini, la lontananza dalla città natale, gli anni di studio in collegio, la gavetta, il sogno femminista, la maternità.

Bienvenido a Black Spring, una población pintoresca con un macabro secreto: una mujer recorre las calles con la boca y los ojos cosidos, entra en los hogares y espía a la gente mientras duerme. La llaman la Bruja de Black Rock. Para protegerse de curiosos, los fundadores de Black Spring han instalado equipos de vigilancia con los que mantienen la zona en cuarentena. Hasta que unos adolescentes, hartos de su aislamiento, deciden saltarse las normas y convertir la maldición en una experiencia viral. Nadie se imagina la siniestra pesadilla que entonces los aguarda.

La mayoría de personas se consideran "buenas", pero no siempre es fácil determinar qué es "bueno" o "malo", especialmente en un mundo lleno de elecciones complicadas, trampas y malos consejos. Afortunadamente, muchos filósofos han estado reflexionando sobre este acertijo durante milenios, ofreciéndonos su guía. Con un ingenio brillante y una visión profunda, "Cómo ser perfecto" explica conceptos como "deontología", "utilitarismo", "existencialismo", "Ubuntu" y muchos más para que podamos parecer los más listos de la clase, y convertirnos en mejores personas.

A protagonista deste romance vai do paraíso ao inferno em poucas páginas. Casada com a mulher que ama, ela suspeita de que tenha sido traída durante uma de suas viagens de negócios. A angústia de não saber o que se passa, o medo de perguntar, a desconfiança e a dúvida, que nunca tiveram espaço na relação–considerada perfeita pelos amigos–agora rondam o casal. Mas será mesmo que a traição existiu? Ou era o amor que estava minguando?

Divertiti ad ascoltare questa raccolta di storie magiche per bambini e bambine! Telescopi magici, nuove sparizioni, gatti parlanti... Il mondo di Magic Tears non smetterà mai di sorprenderti!

Con una de las prosas más aplaudidas de Colombia, esta novela, Premio Nacional de Literatura y singular éxito editorial, cuenta la historia de Pedro de Ursúa, conquistador español destinado a tener una vida apasionante en el continente americano, apenas descubierto algunos años antes del...

One night, Molly meets an unhappy gorilla named Griff who was caught in a blizzard on his way to Florida. Like Molly, Griff’s friends have moved away. Will Molly be able to help Griff on his way to Florida without waking her family?

Christy Dooley is on a famine ship headed to America from Ireland. Just before the St. John reaches Massachusetts, though, it wrecks. He wants to make sure his mother knows what happened to him, so he puts a message and his St. Christopher medal in a bottle and tosses it overboard.

Me llamo Alina Hoxha y he sido secuestrada. Ni siquiera sé cómo pude caer en una trampa tan vieja, pero ahí estaba, metida en un avión junto a otras mujeres tan asustadas como yo, rumbo a un futuro incierto. Mi prometedora carrera como artista había quedado relegada a un décimo plano, ahora no tenía que preocuparme por que las musas me abandonaran, sino por que mi vida no fuera un infierno oculto en la arena.