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Vuelve a experimentar el amor, el sacrificio y el peligro de la trilogía Divergente, ahora desde la perspectiva del carismático Tobias. En este esperado spin-off podrás encontrar cuatro historias: La transferencia, El iniciado, El hijo, El traidor y tres escenas más que darán a los lectores de Divergente la mirada popular de Tobias sobre distintos momentos únicos en la épica trilogía.

A proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, Veronica Gorrie grew up dauntless, full of cheek and a fierce sense of justice. After watching her friends and family suffer under a deeply compromised law-enforcement system, Gorrie signed up for training to become one of a rare few Aboriginal police officers in Australia. In her 10 years in the force, she witnessed appalling institutional racism and sexism and fought past those things to provide courageous and compassionate service to civilians in need, many Aboriginal themselves.

In 2015, millennial author and cultural anthropologist Veronica Kirin drove 11,000 miles across more than 40 states to interview the last living members of the Greatest Generation. Stories of Elders is the result of her years of work to capture and share their perspective for generations to come. Stories of Elders preserves the wisdom, thoughts, knowledge, and advice of the people who make up one of America’s finest generations, including the Silent Generation. Their stories include the devastation that came from major events in US history like World War I and more.

Una scrittrice in crisi cede alle richieste via via piú insidiose dell'anziana vicina, con inaspettate ricadute sul suo romanzo. Una promessa della danza scopre con il suo maestro le possibilità del proprio corpo, e del proprio piacere. Mentre un aereo si schianta contro un grattacielo, una ragazza di «bella presenza» ma dai denti strani progetta la fuga dalla villa degli zii, ben difesa da una schiera di nani da giardino, e da un arsenale di armi nell'armadio.

All of a sudden, Carla’s life is turned upside down by a secret from her husband’s past. Has their long marriage been broken by betrayal? Is the life they share nothing but a sham? Watching from the sidelines, desperate for the things she never had, the mysterious Rose must weigh her options and possibly confront the total rejection that is her ultimate fear. Rob, a recently retired architect, pours his energy into the remodeling of his new London house, seemingly unaware that the threads of his home life are unraveling around him.

Matemáticos, físicos e químicos protagonizam as narrativas deste livro, no qual o chileno Benjamín Labatut reconta a história de quatro descobertas científicas que abalaram profundamente a humanidade e o mundo à sua volta. Valendo-se de recursos da ficção, o autor lança os leitores em meio às biografias conturbadas de cientistas como Schrödinger, Einstein, Heisenberg e outros, e assim revela as inquietudes existenciais, os dilemas éticos, as tragédias históricas e os meandros impressionantes pelos quais essas figuras – e a própria ciência – passaram.

Do you like vampire love stories and vampire romance from different countries? If so, you will really enjoy our 5 in 1 Vampire Love Story Box Set: Stories of Vampire Romance from Around the World.

With her trademark humour and engaging frankness, artist Veronica Dearly guides us on a visual journey into the parts of life that often leave us floundering. Taking inspiration from the popular Wheel of Life coaching tool, How to Do Hard Things explores key areas in turn, from mental health, mindset and the dangers of overthinking, through fitness and body image, career, love, spirituality, family, money, fun and friends, to finding your direction, setting your own goals and preparing for change.

Actor Nora Blake finds her dream job when she is cast in a murder-mystery troupe that performs in an imposing but captivating old castle. When she stumbles upon a real murder, things take a nightmarish turn in this first book in an exciting new series. Maybe it was too good to be true, but when...

La diabólica Mia se ha apoderado del cuerpo y parte de la mente de Susannah para que dé a luz a su hijo. Para ello, la obliga a viajar al Nueva York del año 1999, un mundo que aterroriza a Mia y donde necesita a Susannah para sobrevivir. También a Nueva York llegan Jake, Ancho y el padre Callahan, con el propósito de rescatar a Susannah y proteger una parcela, aquella donde crece un rosal que es mucho más que un símbolo. La suya será una búsqueda desesperada, pues una vez nacida la criatura, Mia no va a necesitar a Susannah.

Tras ser dado de alta, Aurelio es contratado por La Colonia para cuidar a cuatro pacientes: Kiki, quien sólo sabe decir "Jamón"; Miguel, quien tiene la costumbre de desnudarse en cualquier lugar; un hombre anciano que nunca habla y a quien nadie visita y Paco, quien sólo quiere cantar canciones rancheras y hablar de su guapa novia. En el pueblo hay una kermés. Con humor, cariño y mucha ternura, Verónica Langer construye un universo en donde la inocencia enmarca la posibilidad de conocer el poder de la amistad, del amor y de la redención.

Clothing is never just clothing.Every fibre, every colour, every silhouette is telling you something. About power, politics and whose story got told and whose didn’t. The Culture of Cloth is a podcast about learning to read that story. Starting with the cloth itself and then following it wherever it leads.Most fashion history looks at the outside. This show looks at the inside. The construction, the decisions, the invisible hands that made it, and the world those hands were living in. The women who encoded military intelligence into knitting. The weavers whose binary logic built the first ...

Este nudo que fui (inextricable de cóleras, traiciones, esperanzas, vislumbres repentinos, abandonos, hambres, gritos de miedo y desamparo y alegría fulgiendo en las tinieblas y palabras y amor y amor y amores) lo cortarán los años. Rosario Castellanos.

When Kate Landers's husband vanishes with their young son—and a woman connected to him is found dead—Kate is forced into a deadly game far beyond her world of corporate banking. Desperate for answers, she finds herself back in Savannah—a place filled with memories, and the one place still hiding the truth.

My Uncle Joe Harper, a lovable character, is doing his best to multitask by operating a new high-tech washer while also baking a birthday cake for his wife, Aunt Mary. The confusion arising from the instructions provided by the smart washer/and smart oven, combined with his limited baking knowledge, leads to a hilarious misadventure. This kind of chaos is not unusual for my Uncle Joe.

In the quiet, close-knit town of Catville, something strange stirs the night sky—half the moon has vanished! Where a full, glowing circle once hung above the rooftops, only a broken crescent remains. When Mayor Bob Whiskers spots the mystery, there’s only one cat he trusts to solve it: Rosie the Cat Detective. With her keen blue eyes and trusty detective hat, Rosie begins her investigation. She listens carefully, observes closely, and follows every clue—no matter how small. Rosie reminds everyone not to jump to conclusions but to gather all the facts first.

El capitalismo es un ideal moral En esta colección de ensayos, Ayn Rand y sus colegas definen una nueva visión del significado del capitalismo, su historia y sus bases filosóficas, y se proponen demoler muchos de los mitos que lo rodean. ¿Nos conduce irremediablemente el capitalismo a...

The McShannon Series follows three brothers trying to recover from their father's dark legacy. Can Patrick, Shane, and Colin find solace and new love among the ruins?

The story begins in the modern-day London party scene. Two men quickly strike up a friendship and later decide to travel across Europe together, encountering some beautiful women and wild adventures along the way. But could either one of the friends have ever predicted how this story would end?

Anna Fox vive sola, recluida en su casa de Nueva York, sin atreverse a salir. Pasa el día chateando con desconocidos, bebiendo vino (quizá más de la cuenta), mirando películas antiguas, recordando tiempos felices... y espiando a los vecinos. Entonces llegan los Russell al barrio: una pareja y su hijo adolescente. La familia perfecta. Hasta que una noche Anna ve algo desde su ventana que no debería haber visto. Todo su mundo empieza a resquebrajarse y sus propios secretos salen a la luz.