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Antología de cuento cuyo tema en común es el amor a la pintura, la literatura, el amor filial, el amor sexual, la amistad. El cuento es poner en situación algo de nosotros mismos. Sus propiedades camaleónicas son fuente desbordante y último reducto para la imaginación, que se niega a dejar que las palabras vuelen con el viento.

Unos días antes de emprender las románticas vacaciones que tanto habían planeado, Emilia y su prometido se separan repentinamente, por lo que ella decide viajar sola a Roma para intentar curar su corazón.

Dive into an enthralling adventure where young minds explore the wonders of the quantum realm! "Quantum Physics for Kids" is an engaging gateway to the universe of tiny particles, atoms, and mind-bending experiments, designed for the curious and the adventurous.

La temporada de béisbol ha comenzado y Zachary Wilson, en su último año de escuela, está en la cúspide de su vida. El béisbol es su pasión y su boleto hacia un futuro prometedor. Sin embargo, un desgarro muscular durante un partido lo deja fuera de juego por meses, sumiéndolo en una oscuridad abrumadora. En medio de su desesperación, encuentra un rayo de luz en una situación inesperada: la misteriosa paciente Sunny Smith en el hospital. Intrigado, comienza a visitarla regularmente, compartiendo con ella sus pensamientos más profundos y oscuros.

If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you're, gasp... disabled? Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal person? What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat for breakfast? And what the **** does normal mean anyway?

Cooper Krenshaw knows what it's like to feel the bright lights upon him, the sound of the crowd roaring when he walks on stage; after all, he happens to be one of the biggest names in country music at the moment. And he has knowingly just dropped off the grid; the first decision he has made on his own in quite some time. Cooper only thought he was looking for a challenge when he walked off of that concert stage in Chicago. After finding himself in Devil's Bend, Texas, he soon realizes that the dream he's been chasing might not be the one he was after all along.

When two cannibalistic, gravely wounded men stagger into the town of Gehenna, all hell breaks loose. Infamous outlaw Mad Dog McCall, stuck in the city jail, must fight for his life to escape. The lonely, intelligent, and snarky Karen must make horrific sacrifices to survive the night against the growing army of the dead. Together they set upon a journey of biblical proportions, fighting against the living and the infected, hoping against hope to find a safe haven in the middle of Hell. The Old West can't fathom the zombie hoard that is about to consume it.

"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work." -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Nature...

When an injury brings her back to her family’s Montana ranch, Hazel tells herself it’s temporary. Help her aunt. Lend a hand. Then leave before the past catches up with her. There’s just one problem. Eli Dawson. Her childhood best friend. The neighboring rancher who’s been quietly keeping Clarke Ranch running. The man she walked away from without a word the morning after they finally crossed the line from friendship to something more. Eli isn’t chasing her anymore. He’s steady. Guarded. And done risking his heart on someone who already proved she could leave.

Imagina: eres un tiburón de las finanzas estilo lobo de Wall Street, perteneces a una buena familia y siempre lo has tenido todo; por no hablar de que no hay chica que se te resista. Y cuando estás a punto de rozar la cumbre del éxito con las yemas de los dedos, lo pierdes todo... por tu culpa. Tu única salida es volver a empezar y ahí estás, con tu traje esnob, en un polígono industrial en tu primer día como ceniciento. Pero, tranquilo, Alejo, que este no es el cuento de siempre, ¿o tal vez sí?

Ada and Miry didn’t mean to start a city-wide catastrophe. Really, they didn’t. But when a family trip goes awry, the two Mexican-American cousins from opposite sides of the border accidentally unleash an evil spirit from centuries past. The incident unlocks latent magical powers within the girls, who now have to figure out what’s going on.

La partida ha empezado. Todas las piezas han tomado posiciones e inician sus movimientos. Todas menos una. Tras la muerte de Durzo Blint, su maestro, y de Logan, su mejor amigo y el legítimo heredero al trono, Kylar Stern siente que ya nada le ata a Cenaria, un país sometido a los caprichos del invasor: el rey dios Garoth Ursuul. Mientras los incendios y el pillaje se adueñan de la metrópoli, mientras miles de refugiados emprenden la huida y los resistentes se disponen a luchar, Kylar decide renunciar a su antigua vida.

Wicca for Beginners was created as an entry point to provide informative information to enable you to start your journey into the magical world of Wicca. This book is designed to help you grow spiritually and magically and teaches you how to live in harmony with the Earth. We uncover misconceptions about Wicca and deconstruct the core beliefs and practices to help you learn about this enthralling religion.

Megan Brosnan was a divorcee who knew what she wanted in life. And much of that involved naughty flings with muscle-bound shape-shifters. So when she met the sexy Maguire twins, Pearce and Nash, she knew exactly what she wanted to do with both of them.

This program is read by a full cast. Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hope In Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed...

This powerful collection of short stories, essays, and poems is a call-to-action that invites all families to be anti-racist and advocates for change. Thirty diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators--including Renee Watson (Piecing Me Together), Grace Lin (Where the Mountain Meets the...

La historia de cuatro mujeres que cuentan en primera persona su propia historia en un tiempo de confusión ideológica y crisis generacional. En el Departamento de Obras de consulta de un gran grupo editorial, cuatro mujeres trabajan en la confección de un atlas de geografía en fascículos. Reunidas por azar en ese proyecto, y muy distintas entre sí, todas comparten, sin embargo, una edad decisiva, en la que el peso de la memoria matiza ya la conciencia del tiempo y de la Historia.

As the king of Sippar, Ahsan-Sin is surrounded by unparalleled luxury, fawning attendants, and a gorgeous wife. It’s the life he’s always dreamed of, except for three small problems. One, the palace oracle foretells of a threat that could leave the king dead and the city in ruins. Two, his marriage to the sharp-tongued priestess Nirah is already in trouble–and they aren’t even really married. Three, Ahsan is not the real king, but a criminal condemned to die in his place.

Italo Svevo nos presenta aquí la historia de Zeno Cosini, un hombre de negocios torpe y tristón, adúltero y, sobre todo, empedernido adicto a la nicotina. Para que deje de fumar, su psicoanalista le recomienda que escriba sus memorias. El resultado es una gran comedia psicológica, una novela inmortal, un clásico de la narrativa del siglo XX.

Kamila Hamilton lo tenía todo bajo control... o eso creía: no entraba en sus planes que los hermanos Di Bianco volviesen de nuevo para poner su mundo al revés. Thiago fue quien le dio su primer beso. Taylor el que siempre la protegió.