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Más Platón y menos Prozac se inspira en los más importantes filósofos de la historia para enseñarnos a afrontar los principales y más habituales aspectos de la vida, el amor, la ética, prepararse para morir o simplemente enfrentarse a un cambio de trabajo.

¿Se deja arrastrar por circunstancias que parecen estar fuera de su control? Esa carencia de autodominio es consecuencia de múltiples factores: hábitos negativos, escaso conocimiento de los propios valores personales, dificultades en las relaciones con los demás... Todo ello causa esa angustiosa sensación de estar manejado por los otros, por «lo» otro.

En Macondo transcurre la historia de un entierro imposible. Ha muerto un personaje extraño, un antiguo médico odiado por el pueblo, y un viejo coronel retirado, para cumplir una promesa, se ha empeñado en enterrarle ante la oposición de todo el pueblo y sus autoridades. Como en una tragedia griega -el libro lleva como lema una cita de Antígona que recuerda la prohibición de enterrar el cuerpo del Polinices-, el viejo coronel, su hija y su nieto van a cumplir la ominosa tarea.

Había una vez cuatro chicos, compañeros en todo, que decidieron proteger a un chico indefenso atormentado por el tirano del colegio. Su acción marcó un cambio decisivo en sus vidas. Un cambio tan grande, que tardarían veinticinco años en entender su importancia...

Un grupo de jóvenes que se «educan» en una disciplina militar implacable y violenta, aprenden a sobrevivir en un ambiente que lleva muy arraigados los prejuicios raciales y las diferencias entre clases sociales y económicas; donde todos se muestran como no son en realidad y la transgresión de las normas parece ser la única salida.

My heart is broken, my pride shattered to pieces on that altar. He walked away so easily, too easily, and I know none of us will ever forgive him. We have bigger issues to focus on, though, here in Salem. My stalker is becoming more agitated, more violent. I’m constantly looking over my shoulder, chasing after ghosts for answers. Add in my three boyfriends, my evil father and my new sadistic father in law and we are all in for an adventure I’m not sure I want to survive. One thing is for sure, though, making our way out of this, dead or alive is going to be one hell of a Descent.

The end is near, I can feel it in my bones. Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society. Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised. Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future. If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us. Forever servants to the tyrants that have ruled Salem for over three hundred years? What if the history books got it wrong, though? What if the past isn’t what it seems? What if it can help us rewrite the future? The casket is closing, we’re running out of time. 

He's looking for the perfect wife. She's just looking for the perfect one-night stand. As literary agent to a romance novelist, Zoey Moody's life currently revolves around love - which is ironic, as she is practically allergic to the L word. She's also a city girl through and through, and yet...

Las valiosas reflexiones del político más querido del mundo y del más importante pensador contemporáneo, reunidos por primera vez en Uruguay para llamar a la acción.

In diesem beeindruckenden Hörbuch nimmt uns Malcolm Gladwell mit auf eine intellektuelle Reise durch die Welt der "Outliers" – der Ausreißer –, der Besten und Klügsten, der Berühmtesten und Erfolgreichsten. Außergewöhnliche Personen, die in ihren Fachgebieten so überlegen sind, dass sie ihre eigenen Erfolgskategorien definieren. Er stellt die Frage: Was macht diese hochbegabten Personen anders?

Phil Knight, director general de Nike, nos cuenta por primera vez la auténtica historia detrás de la empresa que fundó en 1962, que hoy en día factura más de 30.000 millones de dólares al año, y cuyo logo ha llegado a ser un símbolo global, el icono más ubicuo y reconocido en todo el mundo.

For decades, Alex Hunt, Matt Salem, and the Behaviorally team have partnered with world-leading brands to apply behavioral research to consumer decision-making. In unPACKED, they spill industry secrets for creating value in the most important moment in marketing: the purchase transaction. Through real-world case studies and practical frameworks, unPACKED equips you to make smarter decisions and maximize your packaging’s potential. Acquire invaluable benchmarks for setting expectations. Learn how to achieve packaging effectiveness with confidence and precision.

After our humiliating defeat at Cyanide, Alastair left us shamed and shattered. We lost. But with our resources at a desperate low, new players making dangerous moves, and my brutes on the offense, I know I need to change the game. The last time I tried my hand, I made mistakes that nearly cost us everything—but I’m not the same hesitant little pawn I once was, and I’m not hiding behind my fear anymore.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Are you exhausted from a life that runs on constant tension? Do you go through your days with your shoulders climbing toward your ears, your breath shallow, your mind racing, even when nothing in particular is wrong? You are not weak for being stressed...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Is there someone you cannot stop thinking about? Do you check their social media even when you swore you would not? Do you lie awake at night running old conversations, missing what you had, wondering if you will ever feel whole again? You are not crazy...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Are you the one who always puts everyone else first? Do you struggle to say no, lose yourself in relationships, and feel guilty the moment you consider your own needs? Are you exhausted from carrying other people, while quietly disappearing inside your...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Are you trapped in a cycle you cannot break alone? Do you keep promising yourself that tonight will be the last time, only to find yourself back in front of the screen hours later, hollow and ashamed? You are not weak. You are not broken. You are a...

Albert Speer – Hitlers Lieblingsarchitekt, späterer Rüstungsminister und enger Vertrauter des Diktators – gehört zu den rätselhaftesten Figuren des Dritten Reichs. Jahrzehntelang prägte er sein öffentliches Bild selbst: als verführter Künstler, unpolitischer Macher, der von den Verbrechen des Regimes nichts gewusst haben wollte. Heinrich Breloer, einer der renommiertesten deutschen Dokumentarfilmer, räumt mit diesem Mythos auf.

The second children’s murder mystery from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Rhian Tracey. Imagine an old museum with more secrets than anyone could ever guess. A school trip that ends in murder. A crime unsolved for decades...

This small town has got a big heart. And it's about to steal hers. Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a break-up drove her straight into writer's block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, her publisher finally lays down the law: if she misses her...