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El sacrificio de un hombre, la lucha de una familia, la conciencia de un país. En 2014, tras liderar las mayores manifestaciones de protesta en la historia de Venezuela contra el régimen de Nicolas Maduro, el joven político Leopoldo López se vio enfrentado a la decisión más difícil de su vida: o abandonaba su país y seguía la lucha desde el extranjero, o permanecía en Caracas hasta que lo detuvieran. Debía elegir entre la libertad, o la cárcel. Decidió sacrificar su vida familiar y confortable —y entregarse. Al hacer lo que nadie esperaba, se convirtió en héroe.

The Art of the Infinite takes infinity, in its countless guises, as a touchstone for understanding mathematical thinking. Robert and Ellen Kaplan guide us through the “Republic of Numbers,” where we meet both its upstanding citizens and its more shadowy dwellers; and transport us across the plane of geometry into the unlikely realm where parallel lines meet.

Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City The fifth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga. Tranquillity reigns in the ancient redwood forest until a women-only music festival sets up camp downriver from an all-male...

平成３年に発生した誘拐事件から30年。当時警察担当だった新聞記者の門田は、旧知の刑事の死をきっかけに被害男児の「今」を知る。再取材を重ねた結果、ある写実画家の存在が浮かび上がる。

Zwei Frauen, die Jahrhunderte trennen – der Wunsch nach Selbstbestimmung, der sie verbindet. Marschlande ist der neue Roman der Bestseller-Autorin Jarka Kubsova. Im Hamburger Marschland lebt ums Jahr 1580 Abelke Bleken. Sie führt allein einen Hof, trotzt Jahreszeiten und Gezeiten. Und sie versucht, sich gegen ihre Nachbarn zu behaupten, in einer Zeit, die für unabhängige Frauen lebensgefährlich ist. Fast fünfhundert Jahre später zieht Britta Stoever mit ihrem Mann und ihren Kindern in die Marschlandschaft.

多崎つくる、鉄道の駅をつくるのが仕事。名古屋での高校時代、四人の男女の親友と完璧な調和を成す関係を結んでいたが、大学時代のある日突然、四人から絶縁を申し渡された。

社内不倫に疲れた30代OL、妻に先立たれた老人、子供に見捨てられた資産家老女、ある一部屋だけを掃除する汚部屋主婦……。

The fourth and Final Instalment in the Red Riding Quartet. With Nineteen Eighty Three, David Peace completes the Red Riding Quartet, an astonishing, sustained epic. Three intertwining storylines see the Quartet’s central themes of corruption and the perversion of justice come to a head.

A powerful and moving story of one family's courageous journey. After a perilous and terrifying escape from war-torn Afghanistan, Gulnessa and her family find themselves in Australia, a place they know nothing about. They are exhausted and traumatized, but so full of hope. But their struggle isn't over yet.<

Charming and heroic, there’s nothing about Gabriel Woodruff that Avery Burke doesn’t love. His warm brown eyes, his generosity, that small scar above his lip. The newspaper photo of him carrying her from a burning home only adds to the romance of it all. A fairytale beginning and a picture-perfect marriage practically guarantees Avery and Gabriel a ride into the sunset. But every relationship has flaws, and what they ignored while they were busy being flawless eventually surfaces. The unraveling begins with the smallest tug on the tiniest string.

堪えがたいほどの空腹を覚えたある晩、彼女は断言した。「もう一度パン屋を襲うのよ」。それ以外に、学生時代にパン屋を襲撃して以来、僕にかけられた呪いをとく方法はない。

31-year-old Lee has her dream job at tech startup Everfore—but being the youngest-looking person in the office means she's always fighting to be taken seriously among the bros on her team who treat her more like a kid sister than a colleague. When her boss challenges the team to develop the next viral app for Gen Z, Lee sees her chance to finally shine—even if it means going undercover as a high school student in the process.

When Gill and Gabe's eldest son drowns overseas, they decide they must hide the truth from their desperately unwell teenaged daughter. But as Gill begins to send letters from her dead son to his sister, the increasingly elaborate lie threatens to prove more dangerous than the truth. Told through alternating perspectives, and moving between Tasmania and London, this is a story about family, food, grief and hope.

Eine Geschichte vom Aufbrechen und vom Wiederkehren - und davon, was ein erfülltes Leben ausmacht. Wagemutig erkunden Pietro und Bruno als Kinder die verlassenen Häuser des Bergdorfs, streifen an endlosen Sommertagen durch schattige Täler, folgen dem Wildbach bis zu seiner Quelle. Als Erwachsene trennen sich die Wege der beiden Freunde: Der eine wird das Dorf nie verlassen und versucht die Käserei seines Onkels wiederzubeleben, den anderen drängt es in die weite Welt hinaus, magisch angezogen von immer noch höheren Gipfeln.

もう一度 事件を調べてください

群馬県の山道から練馬ナンバーの車が転落炎上。

Der große neue Roman der preisgekrönten Autorin Nino Haratischwili. Das letzte Jahrhundert neigt sich dem Ende entgegen und in Georgien werden die Stimmen, die eine Ablösung vom ehemals allmächtigen Riesen fordern, lauter. In dieser Zeit wachsen vier unterschiedliche Mädchen - Dina, Ira, Nene und Qeto - in Tiblisi auf. Sie erleben die erste große Liebe, die mit der Unabhängigkeit des Landes aufbrandende Gewalt und Knappheit - und die Gespaltenheit einer jungen Demokratie in Aufruhr, die einen Keil in ihre Familien treibt.

連続ドラマ化もされた美味しいミステリー最新作第五弾！もう一度あの「食」に出会えたら、彼の本当の気持ちがわかると思ったんです―。京都にある看板のない食堂には、思い出の味を求めて今日も迷い人が訪れる

On the eve of his 36th birthday, author Mike Gayle picked up a pen and contemplated his life. He is nowhere near being an adult - even though his tenth wedding anniversary is looming and his second child due shortly. Appalled by this lack of maturity, Mike draws up a to-do list containing every item he's been meaning to do but keeps putting off.

Mel Taylor was thirteen years old when she found her Mr Right. Twenty years on they remain blissfully in love. She has the man she adores, a gorgeous daughter, a great job and a dream home. But Mel's seemingly perfect life is spoilt by a dark secret and a niggling fear that her good fortune can't last for ever. Despite her husband Adam telling her to live for the present and stop worrying about the future, Mel can't shake the feeling that someone is about to call time on their happiness. And then it happens.