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Nadie sabe que está ahí... Ahora deberá enfrentar sus mentiras. Tras encontrarse con su amante en una habitación de hotel, Kate descubre con horror que el lugar está bajo el asedio de un grupo terrorista. Ahora, para salvarse, tendrá que permanecer en silencio y escondida junto a un hombre...

AN ELLE AND ELECTRIC LIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please—that is, until they are pushed to the brink. Laura is a local Dominican woman who, through...

A riveting tale of forbidden love centered on an estranged couple brought together to reckon with the mysterious events that splintered their family. In 1960s Lagos, a city enlivened with its newfound independence, headstrong Margaret meets British-born Benjamin, a man seeking his roots after...

An undocumented activist and a social scientist come together to tally of the structural costs of undocumented life An inhumane math pervades this country: even as our government extracts labor and often taxes from undocumented workers, it excludes these same workers from its social safety net...

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this inspiring culmination of Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s life’s work as a botanist, biochemist, biologist and poet of the global forest, she delivers a challenge to us all to dig deeper into the science of forests and the ways they will save us from climate...

LONGLISTED FOR THE TORONTO BOOK AWARDS “Powerful and unrelenting prose.... I loved this book.” —Reema Patel, author of Such Big Dreams Gorgeous and compelling, The Afterpains is a heartbreaking portrait of two families trying to cope with grief, isolation, and living far from one's...

A Canadian teenager travels to China to explore her ancestry and search for her birth mother in a dramatic and moving YA novel. Throwaway Daughter tells the story of Grace Dong-mei Parker, whose biggest concern is how to distill her adoption from China into the neat blanks of her personal...

Welcome to the Tower of Sephalon... Where Mothers give birth to the gods that walk the land and Sisters devote their lives to their comfort, all against their will... Mother of Succor - and the crushing emptiness of her duties as a flood of Sisters arrive at the Tower, breaking the rule limiting their number to always and only one hundred... Mother of Boots - and his self-sacrificial walk into the Beyond to fulfill a pledge and bring peace to a brother condemned for crimes he did not commit...

Estos son cuentos de ciencia ficción o de eso que llamaría Adolfo Bioy Casares “la imaginación razonada”. Un conjunto de narraciones de lo insólito que van desde distopías hasta propuestas para el fin del mundo pasando antes por viajes hacia el universo interior.

Rage through the centuries has shown that anger can be a catalyst for change; it can also be a tool employed in fear by those resisting reform or trying to quell protests or advancements by other people. Perhaps you too have experienced the rise of rage within yourself. You might be fed up with feeling angry and not having any way to express it. But counselor and psychotherapist Julie Christiansen says that if we take time to examine the belief systems that fuel our anger, we can free ourselves from the bondage that anger puts us in, learning how to make it work for us.

It's a simple fact that the people who make policy and oversee government, sports, business, and the arts and entertainment are most commonly white men. Another fact: We cannot achieve meaningful progress if we exclude the very people who have the power to make systemic change. This handbook is free of any attempts to shame, blame, or guilt leaders for the choices they made in the past or privileges they were born with. Instead, listeners will learn to view the work they do through a racial equity lens so they can easily and immediately begin making changes.

Many employees now show up for work not just to do their jobs but also to discover, debate, and digest important social issues. A growing number of workers want to have an impact in the world, and their preferences are a prompt for employers to be more mindful of the role of business in driving societal change, starting with what people experience at work.

Auf der Suche nach einer Lösung für die große Trockenheit reisen Mr. Pierce und Air-Commander Dove-Steer in ein verlassenes Städtchen, in dem ein wertvolles Erz gefördert wird. Doch der Ort wird immer wieder von Banditen heimgesucht, die anscheinend keinen Plan verfolgen. Als sich ein alter Feind einschaltet, beginnt die Sache außerordentlich gefährlich zu werden.

Berlin 1961: Für Achim könnte es eigentlich nicht besser laufen – das Abitur hat er in der Tasche, einen Studienplatz sicher und Chris, das Mädchen, das er heimlich liebt, scheint auch ihn zu mögen. Doch über Nacht ändert sich alles. Mit dem Bau der Mauer schlägt das DDR-Regime einen härteren Ton an. Misstrauen, Verfolgung und Verhaftungen sind an der Tagesordnung. Als einer seiner Freunde im Gefängnis landet, fasst Achim einen schweren Entschluss: Er muss raus aus Ostberlin und alle, die er liebt, zurücklassen. Drüben angekommen, setzt er alles daran, Menschen aus der DDR bei ihrer Flucht zu unterstützen.

She never paid much heed to the land’s gods... until one took notice of her. On the night of the closed Eye, thirteen-year-old Pae vividly imagines a creature designed to defeat a plague of mice-like scavvers. She calls it a draglin — a smaller version of her island home’s fearsome dragin predator.

Die Sterne in unseren Händen. Rina, Shane und Caden: Die drei verbindet eine jahrelange Freundschaft. Als Caden nach einem Sturm in seine Heimatstadt San Diego zurückkehrt, um beim Wiederaufbau der zerstörten Rettungsstation für Seehunde zu helfen, fällt Rina die Nähe zu ihm schwer. Stabil und vertraut – das ist sie mit Shane, denn sie sind inzwischen ein Paar. Intensiv und magnetisch, das fühlt sie plötzlich mit Caden. Aber verzichten kann sie auf keinen der beiden. Je tiefer die Gefühle werden, desto stärker muss sie sich der Frage stellen, ob Liebe wirklich so begrenzt ist.

What does a therapist do every day? What character traits are essential for therapists to have? Follow therapists as they work to keep people happy and healthy. These health heroes do the important work of helping patients care for their mental health. Discover how they work with other healthcare providers to care for patients. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real therapist from Mayo Clinic, and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!

How could she forget the dagger—a token of her missing mother? Had it only been yesterday? It felt as if the whole world had changed overnight. As a matter of fact, it hadn’t. But instead of one world, now there were two. A walk through her new neighborhood is all sixteen-year-old Maray had in mind. But she is ripped from her life by mysterious, handsome Jemin, who looks at her like he is about to either kiss her or kill her—both of which Maray is so not okay with.

Pondril is a majestic city full of adventuring opportunities. At age 15, Amber arrives at Pondril, eager to start her official adventuring career at the Adventurer's Hall. Many things stand in her way, from vicious cats to prejudiced fellow adventurers.

Mein Leben bestand aus goldenen Lügen. Jetzt besteht es aus goldenem Tod. König Midas hat mir alles genommen. Geblieben ist mir nur diese eine Sicherheit: Ich werde nie wieder zulassen, dass jemand so viel Macht über mich hat. Deshalb muss ich lernen, meine Magie zu kontrollieren. Ich muss lernen zu kämpfen. Und zwar so schnell wie möglich. Denn durch meinen Angriff auf Midas habe ich die anderen Monarchen gegen mich aufgebracht. Sie verlangen meine Auslieferung. Doch der mächtigste von ihnen steht auf meiner Seite. Er würde die Welt für mich in Brand setzen und ich für ihn.