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Es sencillo, el mundo se divide en dos tipos de personas: las que actúan motivadas por el amor y las que actúan motivadas por la ambición de poder. Este manifiesto de la compositora, cantante y activista Brisa Fenoy es un llamado a la acción cotidiana y a preguntarte constantemente a qué bando perteneces.

CIEN AL DÍA. NI UNA MÁS. Esa es la cifra de palabras que la neurolingüista Jean McClellan y el resto de mujeres tienen derecho a pronunciar cada día. Una sola palabra por encima de esa cifra y cientos de voltios de electricidad recorrerán las venas de cualquier mujer que se atreva a sobrepasarla. Ese es el mandato del nuevo gobierno. Las mujeres no pueden escribir, los libros les han sido prohibidos, sus cuentas bancarias han sido transferidas al hombre de la familia más cercano y se han suprimido todos los empleos para las mujeres.

Un secreto celosamente guardado duerme en las calles de Madrid. Cris Stoian despierta en un lugar desconocido, sin recordar nada y con la única referencia de una nota dejada por su hermano Daniel. Cuando, además, descubre su cuerpo cubierto de espantosas cicatrices, un insondable abismo se abre bajo sus pies. ¿Quién es? ¿Qué hace escondida allí? ¿Por qué en su nota su hermano le pide que no salga ni contacte con nadie?

Ein Haus. Neun Fremde. Zehn Tage, die alles verändern werden... In einem abgelegenen Ressort versammeln sich neun Menschen, die sich noch nie zuvor begegnet sind. Fünf Frauen und vier Männer, die eins gemeinsam haben: Jeder von ihnen steht an einem Punkt in seinem Leben, an dem klar ist, so kann es nicht mehr weitergehen. Frances, beispielsweise, ist einem Heiratsschwindler zum Opfer gefallen. Tony ist ehemaliger Footballstar und nun übergewichtig. Oder Carmel, die vierfache Mutter wurde von ihrem Mann verlassen.

Quanti di noi scendendo oggi da un treno a Roma Termini ricordano i Cinquecento cui è dedicata la piazza antistante la stazione? È il febbraio del 1887 quando in Italia giunge la notizia: a Dògali, in Eritrea, cinquecento soldati italiani sono stati uccisi dalle truppe etiopi che cercano di contrastarne le mire coloniali. Un'ondata di sdegno invade la città. In quel momento Lafanu Brown sta rientrando dalla sua passeggiata: è una pittrice americana da anni cittadina di Roma e la sua pelle è nera. Su di lei si riversa la rabbia della folla, finché un uomo la porta in salvo.

Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. In Jane Yolen's first full collection in more than 10 years, discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Winner of the 2018 World Fantasy Award.

When peddler John Durbeyfield learns that he may be a descendant of a noble family, he sends his oldest child, Tess, to “claim kin.” Blindly ushered into harm’s way, the strong-willed yet untinctured peasant girl is not prepared for the blighted course her life will take. Nor for those whose destructive desires will determine her fate, and force Tess to make only the most desperate of choices. From her tragic loss of innocence through betrayal and revenge, Tess’s struggle for survival challenged the era’s mores and the cruel indifference shown women in Victorian society.

As World War II progressed, the Okma family took six Jewish refugees into their house, hiding them in a secret room behind their fireplace. The youngest daughter, Kieks, joined the Resistance, delivering illegal newspapers, guiding British parachutists around The Hague and preparing safe houses for Special Forces who were dropped in from England.

The story concerns the attempts by a prince and his followers to shield themselves from a terrible plague which is devastating the surrounding area and to carry on living lives of pleasure. Their attempts ultimately prove futile. The Red Death is the name of the infectious disease which causes people to die within 30 minutes. Those who are infected bleed profusely from their skin, especially their faces, before they die. Some six months after the arrival of Prince Prospero's guests, a masked ball is held for them.

Here the emotional journeys of two German Jewish refugees are reconstructed from a substantial collection of family material, archives and secondary historical sources, which are used imaginatively to explore and illuminate a wider history. The letters evoke how it felt at the time to be a refugee and express eloquently the distress and losses involved in exile, separation and internment, providing intense dynamic snapshots of how they managed their emotions from day to day. The author shows the complex interrelationship between personal lives and social/historical events.

In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth’s power grid is damaged nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised Colonel Carter Rhodes, in charge of Earth’s recovery efforts, calls upon Gwen Baré, a Venusian engineer, to regain control of the deserted moon outpost and collect fuel for Earth’s collapsing power grids.

Thirty years ago, Elise and Nathaniel shared a horrific trauma that united them in grief. Now, grown up and married with a young family, they feel their worst nightmares are behind them. Until the day their daughter is abducted and murdered. Both Elise and Nathaniel lost their mothers to a notorious killer who manipulated innocent victims into taking their own lives. Could it be that "the Watcher" has returned for another round of the same sadistic game? Why now? And why are Elise and Nathaniel being targeted again?

From lunar logic to retrograde real talk, eclipses to asteroids, practicing astrologer Rachel Stuart-Haas breaks down the astrological phenomena that impact your day-to-day life in this giftable guide to the heavens, and what they have in store. The sun, moon, stars, and other celestial bodies...

Level up your stargazing skills and learn to interpret your own astrological birth chart with this fun, accessible guide to the twelve houses of the zodiac, perfect for armchair astrologers everywhere! So you know your sun sign, rising sign, and moon sign…but what about the rest of your birth...

Una collezione delle storie più amate dalle streghe e dai maghi di tutte le età, "Le fiabe di Beda il Bardo" sono le fiabe dei fratelli Grimm del mondo magico. Questa edizione è stata tradotta dalle rune originali nientemeno che da Hermione Granger in persona e contiene note molto utili del professor Silente e di J.K. Rowling. Una magnifica opportunità di leggere quelle storie che hanno avuto un ruolo cruciale nella lotta contro Lord Voldemort, questi classici delle fiabe sapranno senz'altro dilettare ed educare in egual misura. Le fiabe sono cinque in totale: "La Storia dei tre Fratelli," conosciuta da chiunque abbia letto "Harry Potter e i Doni della Morte", "La Fonte Della Buona Sorte", "Lo Stregone dal Cuore Peloso", "Il Mago e il Pentolone Salterino" e "Baba Raba e il Ceppo Ghignante" completano la collezione. Negli scaffali della biblioteca di Hogwarts puoi trovare molti altri libri interessanti. Se "Le fiabe di Beda il Bardo" ti è piaciuto, forse troverai di tuo gusto anche altri piccoli tesori: "Gli Animali Fantastici: dove trovarli" e "Il Quidditch Attraverso i Secoli."

Theodora Goss's first major short story collection showcases such stories as "The Rose in Twelve Petals," "The Rapid Advance of Sorrow," "Lily, With Clouds," "In the Forest of Forgetting," "Sleeping With Bears," and many more.

Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the center of her whole life - a single pact that changes everything. Throwing off convention, she joins Rafe, a handsome, charming newcomer, on a quest to save her kingdom. Except he doesn't know she has a mission of her own - to discover the truth about her identity. Increasingly drawn to Rafe's strength and good humor, Marie is torn by her double purpose.

On a bright summer's day in 2013, Freya Rivers disappears, leaving twin sister Imogen behind. Did Freya leave to travel alone without telling anyone? When friend Emily also disappears three days later, Imogen knows there's something dark lurking beneath the surface. Five years later, Imogen is living in Australia, having searched the world for her sister. So when her mother calls, she knows it's time to return home...because Emily is back and she has a child with her. Where has Emily been and why did she disappear? Does she know Freya’s whereabouts?

Many of us share a shameful little secret: deep down we feel like complete frauds and are convinced that our accomplishments are the result of luck rather than skill. This is a psychological phenomenon known as Imposter Syndrome. This book examines the reasons why up to 70 percent of us are developing this syndrome - and what we can do about it.

Has the world pulled you away from God by enticing you to believe that others have the answers that will bring you happiness - the perfect mate, financial success, a flawless body, drama-free home, and much more? God is calling you back and to seek Him, His word, and His promises that will fulfill your life - Truth! I Seek Truth is an intimate journey that teaches the listener to study God's Word through 90 devotions. Written in first person, the devotions will encourage listeners to seek and know God's Word and His Truth for their lives.