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Vivimos un momento en el que vemos por doquier muestras de rechazo a los migrantes, acciones duras para controlarlos, planes de construir muros cada vez más altos cuando desde siempre, desde que en algún lugar de África nuestra especie se puso sobre dos pies, hemos estado en movimiento. La migración de los seres humanos es tan antigua como nosotros mismos. Este libro incluye 51 historias de personas extraordinarias que cambiaron el mundo desde un país que no era el suyo. Y a pesar de las dificultades, todos ellos son un orgullo para los países donde encontraron la oportunidad de realizar sus sueños.

Bakemono, literally “altered thing,” which translates as “monster.” Monogatari, literally “thing narrated,” which translates as “tale.” Combined into a neologism by he of the reversible nom de plume, they yield BAKEMONOGATARI, the monster tale that kicked off a series whose anime...

Launching into new territory that the author hadn’t mapped out when he embarked on the series, NEKOMONOGATARI (White) tells the tale of heroine Tsubasa Hanekawa from her own perspective, in her own voice—if that can hold true for a damaged soul who, depending on who you’re asking, suffers...

This program is read by a full cast. Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hope In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed...

Este libro le mostrará los pasos bíblicos necesarios para reconocer, prevenir y quebrantar todo tipo de maldición.

Penny Paige is an aspiring novelist and current ne'er-do-well entertainment writer-slash-waitress. She knows she doesn’t have this whole thing called life together. But she’s got plans. Big plans. And they hinge on winning the coveted Malcolm Dagner Writer Fellowship for up-and-coming thriller authors. If she could just get enough time and money to write her sure-to-be New York Times Bestselling Novel, she can quit her crappy job and transform from a diamond in the rough to a sophisticated author.

Baseball hotshot Jake Ross isn’t looking for love, only a good woman to come to his rescue. His bad boy rep lands him on the covers of gossip rags instead of sports magazines and could cost him a multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal. Enter Charlotte Jones. The shy media coordinator is determined to lose weight and avoid the health concerns that run in her family, but after months of middling results, she needs someone to talk her out of throwing in the towel. If Charlotte pretends to be Jake’s girlfriend, he’ll coach her on how to hit her numbers on the scales.

Tiana Holliday just landed her dream job at an award-winning agency in New York City. There's just one problem: cocky playboy Nathaniel Lawson, her old grad school nemesis, is her new officemate. As the firm's rising star, Nathan never had to compete for prime clients until all-work and no-play Tiana strutted into his workspace. When an opportunity arises to manage a lucrative sports car account and nab a big promotion, he challenges her to a wager: Loser does the winner's bidding for one month. But their little competition suddenly threatens to erupt into an all-out battle of desire.

Avery Booker is beautiful, successful, and ready to pledge forever to Lloyd, starting with the elaborate wedding ceremony she’s wanted for so long. Avery’s happy, Lloyd’s happy, but the pregnant woman who objects is not. It seems Lloyd has some explaining to do, but explanations will have to wait. The baby is coming on the rose petals that were meant for Avery. The contractions are too close together to wait for an ambulance, so Avery springs into action. After all, she is an OB/GYN, and she’s about to deliver her fiancé’s baby on what was supposed to be their wedding day.

She has brains and beauty, and she’s eager to please. Krystal Davenport can be anything in life she desires. Well, at least that’s what her teachers tell her. However, the brutal truth is that Krystal has one destiny, and that path defines who she is, who she was born to be. This conniving female is indeed her mother’s child. Being Ms. Thang’s offspring means Krystal is hood royalty. Her family is infamous in the game. They live and die by the code of the streets.

Mike Black and his wife, Shy, are trying, again, to put that life behind them, raise their children, and spend the rest of their lives loving one another in peace. That peace is shattered when Elias Colton, a prominent member of the Black Business Association and close associate of New York City gangster Mike Black, is murdered. The detectives assigned to the case believe that they have a suspect, and the motive is sex, money, or both. 

 Marcus Heavy is the founder of the Heavy Sinners Motorcycle Club. They specialize in the drug game, prostitution, blackmail, and murder. You cross any member of the club, and that’s the end of your life. Marcus’ son, Darius, was supposed to take up the mantle as leader of the club, but Darius doesn’t want that life.

The streets pump blood through Rocko’s heart, but his women are the electricity that spreads and causes it to contract. Though he’s madly in love with his fiancée, Troi, he can’t keep his past mistakes with other women from catching up with him. Troi is tired of Rocko’s constant lies and cheating ways, while Heather and Mai find being Rocko’s baby mamas comes with more than they bargained for. Troi discovers she’s pregnant just as she’s wishing she could shake Rocko for the last time. Then it’s revealed that Rocko has yet another baby mama.

Darius Jones is living the good life. He's got a chance to become the league's most valuable player, he's crazy in love with his wife, and his relationship with his mom has never been better. But Darius also has a stalker who's determined to be the number one woman in his life. And no matter where he goes, she's there...scheming to kill his wife, Fancy; charming his manager and mother, Jada; manipulating his son's mother, Ashlee; and worst of all, dragging new mother Honey Thomas into the mix with one of the most heartless schemes ever.

Charlie Dixon always yearned for love. For a long time, she gave the saying “looking for love in all the wrong places” its meaning. She thought she had finally found true love, but now she is out for revenge. Charlie is pregnant, and she just found out her baby daddy is married. As far as Charlie is concerned, this cheater has to pay. Emerson Dayle is a true Instagram influencer and just hooked up with her hometown’s NBA star. She has everything she wants in life and expects to live happily ever after, until a medical scare threatens to end it all.  

When four college friends formed the Brown Sugarettes Mastermind Group, they had very different goals - but matched each other in ambition. Yet 10 years later, they can’t help wondering what happened to the hopeful, confident, driven women they used to be - and how to get them back....

From the time he was a boy in Georgia, LC Duncan, patriarch and leader of the Duncan clan, has battled racism. Even now that he and his family are truly successful, the racism can still be in-your-face. Maybe it's the political climate or perhaps it's just bad timing, but LC and the rest of the Duncans are being challenged by the ultimate power-hungry racist, Sheriff KD Shrugs.

Dr. Binet, your favorite doctor from Latoya Chandler's The Case Manager, returns in The Therapist to remind you that even therapists need therapy. After hearing so many painful stories from her patients, Dr. Binet finds her mind consumed in ways that drive her to action. The purpose of counseling is to heal open wounds, yet it can fuel the urge for revenge. Discover how Dr. Binet's dark secrets and unhealed wounds spill over into her daily decisions. A vow to confront her skeletons brings out an unfamiliar side that scares her.

Sand Cove is a beautiful secret haven tucked away from the city, entirely off-limits to everyone except for its residents. Sand Cove seems like the picture-perfect place to live, but when Luca Moretti is found dead in his home, FBI agents Tyler and Stanton expose the residents' deepest secrets to find his killer.

There were two things of which Auto, leader of the elusive Eraserheads, was certain: Code, his partner and best friend, had betrayed him, and Caltrone Orlando, the biggest crime lord in North America, had marked him and his team for death. Crossing Caltrone Orlando had come with a steep price. Auto had suffered fatal losses to his team and business.