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Conor and Aine have barely escaped Seare with their lives. Conor knows he must return to find the harp that could end the Red Druid’s reign of terror, but he must first see Aine safely to her family home on the isle of Amanta. When an unnatural storm tears them apart, they find themselves in even more danger than that which they fled. Because magic is not the only thing to fear in Aine's homeland, where the Sofarende invaders harry the coasts and shifting clan alliances make it impossible to know who to trust.

After a year and a half of on-again-off-again relationship status, Zak and Zoe are finally getting married. Not only has her own mother morphed into Momzilla, but Zak’s mother shows up a month before the wedding with plans to stay until the big day. When the moms gang up to undo all of Zoe’s wedding plans, things become tense. When Zak has to go out of town two weeks before the wedding, things get even worse. But when the assistant to the wedding planner Mother Zimmerman hired ends up dead in the pool, things become outright hilarious.

Ambicioso, lúcido y poseedor de una ironía incisiva y precisa como un escalpelo que disecciona los vicios de su sociedad y, por extensión, de la condición humana, Jonathan Swift escribió algunas de las páginas más ácidas y divertidas -pero también amargas- de la prosa inglesa. Esta antología recoge los principales textos en los que el autor abordó de manera recurrente la cuestión de la mentira política. Esta antología recoge los principales textos en los que el autor abordó de manera recurrente la cuestión de la mentira política.

¿Qué tienen en común un doble de Lorenzo di Medicis, un francotirador o un astronauta perdido en el espacio? ¿Qué comparten la Florencia renacentista, el frente ruso o un bosque fantástico? ¿Dónde convergen tu historia y la Historia? Los personajes y los cuentos de Ignacio del Valle se sitúan en la encrucijada en la que todos nos vemos envueltos, en la que caminamos sobre las aguas del tiempo y de nuestra época. En ese punto de encuentro comprendemos "que aquel era uno de esos días vírgenes, hasta que llega un hijo de puta y lo convierte en Historia".

Este audiolibro ofrece las mejores estrategias para triunfar en cualquier contienda intelectual y convencer a los demás de que usted siempre sabe de lo que habla y de que sus rivales son unos indocumentados. Se trata de los recursos que todo polemista selecto debe conocer para moverse en el peligroso mundo cultural y no solo salir vivo, sino triunfante.

Abby is offered the chance to participate in an author event being held at Firehouse Books with one of her own favorite authors. When the guest author turns up dead, Abby realizes that clues to the author’s death could be found in the new novel. Abby joins Colt as he investigates the death of a local man who died after eating pudding dosed with poison during a community dinner. Colt receives a call to check out a light inside an abandoned lighthouse closed for renovations. The pair respond only to find evidence of two trespassers, one of which is now dead.

In book nine in the series, Adam is away on business, leaving Archie to keep tabs on Skeet and the Geek Squad, who have been participating in a series of geocaching challenges. The squad has been doing quite well and is invited to join a closed group where the caches are treasures worthy of finding. The problem is that the gang begins to suspect there may be more going on than simple treasure hunts. They enlist Ainsley's help to get to the bottom of things.

In an island kingdom where the Old Ways hold fast and a man's worth lies entirely in his skill with the sword, Conor Mac Nir is a musician and a follower of a forbidden faith—problematic for any man, but disastrous for the son of the king. When Conor is sent away to a neighboring kingdom to secure a treaty, he learns that his ability with the harp is a talent that traces back to the magical foundations of a once-united Seare. But his newfound home is soon placed in peril, entangling Conor in a plot that has been unfolding since long before his birth.

El exilio: un relato de familia narra los avatares de dos familias que tuvieron que salir de México tras el estallido de la Revolución: la de Porfirio Díaz y la de Joaquín Casasús. Es un relato de carácter íntimo sobre la vida que llevaron a lo largo del exilio y es, también, un recuento de los sucesos que cambiaron al país vistos a través de sus vidas en el extranjero. La historia que cuenta está basada, esencialmente, en fuentes primarias, muchas de ellas inéditas.

Sydney Whitmore, a forensic psychologist living in San Francisco, moves home to Shipwreck Island, and the resort owned and operated by her family, after tragedy strikes leaving her struggling for a way to make sense of things. After finding out about the assault of an old friend, which has left him comatose, she renews her relationship with Ezra Reinhold, a reclusive billionaire who enjoys poking around in cold cases and has the means to hire the best people to find the answers no one else has been able to.

Zak and Zoe fly to Alaska after Zoe is asked by her dog-trainer friend Peter to fly to Moosehead, Alaska, to deliver a search-and-rescue dog to a team who is desperate for some canine help after their own dog is injured during a rescue. Within 12 hours of arriving in the isolated little town, Zoe stumbles onto a murder scene where everything must be questioned because nothing is exactly as it seems.

Christmas in Ashton Falls is always a magical time of year. The first big snow has arrived, the tree in the town square has been decorated, and the window displays completed. Zoe finds herself knee-deep in holiday shopping and children’s wishes, as she and Zak play host to nine-year-old Scooter Sherwood, and his friend, Alex. Things couldn’t be more perfect - until Zoe finds the body of history teacher Holly Jolly in the Ashton Falls High School Christmas Tree lot, run by best friend Levi Denton, and is pulled into a dangerous holiday investigation.

Tres mujeres, tres siglos y la misma chocolatera de exquisita porcelana blanca: Sara: propietaria de un apellido que en Barcelona es sinónimo de chocolate, se enorgullece de dar continuidad a la tradición heredada de sus padres. Aurora: hija de una sirvienta de una familia burguesa del siglo XIX, para quien el chocolate es un producto prohibido. Mariana: esposa del fabricante de chocolate más famoso del siglo XVIII, abastecedor de la corte francesa e inventor de una máquina prodigiosa.

Zoe Donovan is a cozy mystery series with enduring friendships, memorable characters, an enchanting setting, and a generous dollop of romance. Zoe is busy juggling the demands of friends and family, as the town of Ashton Falls gears up for the annual classic car show, and demolition derby. When one of the members of the Derby Divas demolition team dies in a fiery crash, the day before the event is set to begin, Zoe must set aside the demands of friends in crisis, and wedding planning, to solve a mystery that is much more complicated than it would appear.

El día en que Martín de Aizpuru, con cuatro años de edad, se extravió de su casa, su vida tomó un rumbo plagado de aventuras. En su deambular por la España de fines del siglo XVIII tropezará con gente de lo más variopinta. Una familia de gitanos, que viven como músicos itinerantes, lo adoptarán. Servirá como monaguillo para un cura con un pasado turbio. Y, a los quince años, terminará enrolándose como grumete en la Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas. Quince Halcones relata unas sucesos poco conocidos de la historia de España.

While on a date with Abby, Colt receives a call to check out a light inside an old, abandoned lighthouse, closed for renovations. The pair responds to the call, only to find evidence of two trespassers, one of which is now dead. Meanwhile, Abby is swamped at the inn, helping Georgia and Jeremy when the cast of a reality show check in. Hosted by the same local cable television station that airs Georgia's cooking show, the quarter-million dollars in prize money represents a "big-time" payday, causing the eight competitors who made it to the finals to take things quite seriously.

Quins són els límits que cal posar als fills i filles i, sobretot, com s'han de posar és una de les preocupacions de moltes famílies. El paradigma de criança tradicional, que tirava d'autoritarisme, d'arbitrarietat i del «perquè ho dic jo» no serveix quan les mares i pares volem establir una relació amb els fills i filles basada en el respecte mutu i la connexió. Tanmateix, ens falten referents i, a més, ens trobem amb una altra dificultat: sovint no tenim clars els nostres propis límits i, sense base pròpia, fem aigües.

La mayor sabiduría se encuentra a menudo en el conocimiento más sencillo. ¿Qué pasaría si descubrieras que todo lo que te han enseñado sobre la felicidad no es verdad? ¿Y si te dieras cuenta de que no es un objetivo, y que por tanto no es algo que puedas perseguir? ¿Qué sucedería si descubrieras que son los caminos más cotidianos los que conducen hasta los tesoros más extraordinarios?

When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn’t just sing...she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Her song “Respect” was an anthem of identity, survival, and joy. It gave hope to people trying to make change. And when Aretha sang, the world sang along. With Hanif Abdurraqib’s poetic voice, Sing, Aretha, Sing! demonstrates how one brave voice can give new power to a nation.

Growing up with parents that expect nothing but the best from her meant that life hasn’t always been the easiest for Ava Murphy. Fortunately, she’s learned to cope with the cards she’s been dealt. The intelligent beauty is now at a crossroads, torn between pursuing her passion or pursuing the life that has been carved out for her. As a way to distract herself from thinking about her impending future, Ava keeps herself busy with her temporary job at one of Miami’s finest bars.