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1560. Adrastée de Nemours, noble heredera francesa, debe abandonar la corte para casarse con un Highlander, por orden de la reina María Estuardo de Escocia, entonces soberana de Francia. Darren MacLennan, Laird de la isla North Uist, está obligado a aceptar esa unión para llenar las arcas de oro y así poder enfrentarse a los clanes rivales. Prisioneros de ese matrimonio que nunca quisieron, ¿lograrán superar sus prejuicios, mientras sus enemigos esperan en las sombras?

Perched on the bluffs of the Missouri River, Kansas City began as a crossroads of trails and trade. It endured the turmoil of the Civil War, rose to prominence through railroads and stockyards, and flourished as immigrant communities shaped its cultural mosaic. The Jazz Age gave the city a sound that echoed across the nation, even as Tom Pendergast’s political machine cast long shadows. Baseball and barbecue became traditions that defined its flavor and spirit, while the struggle for civil rights forced the city to confront its conscience and embrace change.

Para salvar a su clan del hambre y recuperar su lugar en las Highlands, Greer MacAulay acepta casarse con Roddy MacLennan, el hermano del hombre que mató a su padre. Consciente de la amenaza que representan los MacDonald, Roddy accede a ese matrimonio, por su hermano y por los MacLennan, sin sospechar las dificultades que le esperan. Porque además de convertirse en el Laird de un clan que no lo quiere, se ha casado con una mujer que no comprende.

After a violent thunderstorm, a field of buckwheat lies blackened and ruined, while the surrounding grain stands refreshed and unharmed. The country folk blame lightning—but the sparrows tell another story, passed down from an old willow tree that has watched the field for generations.

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once thriving democracy, exposing an arsenal of lethal weapons, some wielded on the streets, others in the courts and press' NAOMI KLEIN...

Leaders today want to stop feeling overwhelmed and alone. They want to build engaged, diverse, resilient, and joyful teams that achieve greater things together. They want a better way to lead. Lead Together is a fictional story, grounded in psychology and laden with practical tools, that offers leaders a power-with rather than power-over paradigm. It explores how leaders can develop power jointly rather than use it as a top-down means of control in the form of an engaging, squirrelly narrative.

Worries and anxieties are familiar to us all. Worrying can be helpful when it prompts you to take action and solve a problem, but unrelenting doubts, fears, and negative possibilities can dominate your mind, affect your ability to manage your everyday life and well-being, your sleep and appetite, your social life, and your ability to concentrate. But it doesn't need to be like this; there are ways that you can manage this spiral of unhelpful thoughts and difficult feelings. Overcoming Anxiety explains how to manage anxiety and stop it from taking over.

La víctima, el seductor, el bufón, el reparador, el juez, el egoísta y el obsesivo, ¿cuál de estas siete máscaras es la tuya? Todos usamos uno de estos impostores o arquetipos para protegernos de las inseguridades y sanar nuestras heridas, pero muchas veces no somos conscientes de sus repercusiones. Tal vez piensas que todos a tu alrededor han tomado decisiones que te afectan sin considerarte o crees que la forma en la que resuelves las cosas es la mejor y la única; incluso en el trabajo te empeñas en agradarle a tu jefe, aunque tu dignidad esté en juego.

Habits to Declutter Your Home is your complete and friendly guide to baby-stepping your way to an organized home. Conquer your cluttering habits and create the life you deserve with fun, effective, and time-saving strategies. When you’re clear about your purpose, you’ll find that making sound choices, achieving your goals, and reaching for new and exciting opportunities can be accomplished with confidence and ease.

Jessica meets Anastacia, a fairy in the woods opposite her house, and they embark on an adventure. She meets Anastacia's beautiful sisters and even a dog called Oscar. A beautiful children's story.

One queue. 250,000 people. Twenty-four life-changing hours. A young boy wearing a cereal box crown, impatiently dragging his mother behind him. A friendly man in a khaki raincoat, talking about his beloved Leeds United to anyone who will listen. An elderly woman who has lived her life alongside the Queen, and is just hoping she'll make it to the end of the queue to say goodbye. And among them, a British Indian mother and daughter, driven apart by their differences, embarking on a pilgrimage which neither of them yet know will change their lives forever.

Tania Del Río expone un reclamo social, una denuncia urgente para modificar este inventario actual, para solidarizarse con estos seres humanosy colectivos que, buscando a los suyos, suman fuerzas para superar esta muerte lenta.

You cannot be rich, at least not with your job as a nurse. Everyone tells you this, and you have gradually come to believe that maybe getting wealthy has been preserved for people in other careers–with bigger paychecks.

Political polarization is at an all-time high, and the consequences for our personal relationships are significant. Many people have friends and family members with whom they feel they can no longer communicate because of their extreme political views. In this book, psychologist Tania Israel presents her program for helping people have meaningful, constructive conversations with those they disagree with politically.

Aphra Behn was a prolific and well-established poet and playwright but facts about her life remain scant and difficult to confirm. What can safely be said is that Aphra Behn is regarded as a key English playwright and a major figure in Restoration theatre. Her poetry is now far more appreciated and seen as a breakthrough for women of the 17th Century and beyond. Her first play, ‘The Forc’d Marriage’, was staged in 1670, and thereafter many followed, including her later comic works, which were more commercially successful.

This book is a parable that offers a unique perspective of the human experience. The book is not a literary beauty. It's just a story by an average girl who likes to keep things simple.

Reeva Mehta is thriving. Consumed in her career as one of London's top divorce lawyers, she doesn't bat an eyelid when her mum calls to tell her that her dad is dead. Because he's been dead since she was five...hasn't he? If finding out her dad was alive - until last week - wasn't bad enough, his last request was for his daughters to spend fourteen days in mourning at his house. Which means Reeva must spend a fortnight stuck with the people who betrayed her when she needed them the most - her sisters.

El arte es el lenguaje universal. Esta certeza nos hace conscientes del rol del arte para conectarnos y hacer que sintonicemos, entre nosotros y con los demás, teniendo como puente la creatividad que ha acompañado a la historia de la humanidad. Es también una oportunidad para discusiones, encuentros y desencuentros. Para diálogos y enriquecimiento.

La jamás inocencia es una novela para aprender y para reflexionar, sobre las peripecias de los personajes, y sobre nosotros mismos, como seres humanos y como seres sociales. A partir de la historia de una adolescente que súbitamente se enfrenta al horror del mundo vemos cómo pueden estar tejidos y entretejidos los hilos de la realidad, y además cómo es posible que la realidad siempre sea mucho más densa de lo que imaginamos. 

El poderoso y enigmático príncipe Charles William Arthur, de la Casa Candor de Inglaterra, siempre ha tenido todo lo que ha podido desear, pero esa vida que conoce, llena de lujos y comodidades hasta la saciedad, llegará a su fin si no cumple con las responsabilidades de su título como príncipe de Gales, por lo que tendrá que despedirse de una vida de desenfreno y conseguir una esposa. Eso o ceder el trono a su primo Cameron, que está muy lejos de ser un digno heredero.