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In the city of San Francisco, there are four families who are at the top of their game. The Best family, The Ramirez family, The Williams family, and The Vick family, were all major factors when it came to getting that money. No matter what it was these families could provide it. Having certain rules set in place kept all four families solid in the way things moved on the streets. Rules are made to be broken, and when they do, all bets are off. No longer is the brotherhood reading from the same page, now it was every family for themselves.

David a la batería, Fran a la guitarra, Javi al bajo, tocan en bares de mala muerte mientras están en tratos con una multinacional para que financie su próximo disco. Sobreviven a base de curros esforzados, jugarse la piel en los atascos, o de la distanciada generosidad paterna. Con ellos están Beatriz, Natalia, Eva, Laura, Santi o el Polaco, en un desfile de jóvenes airados que no lo son tanto, deformados a fuerza de desaires y revelaciones, de pillar y de quemarse.

The great author of Vanity Fair and The Luck Of Barry Lyndon was born in India in 1811. At age 5 his father died and his mother sent him back to England. His education was of the best but he himself seemed unable to apply his talents to a rigorous work ethic. However, once he harnessed his talents the works flowed in novels, articles, short stories, sketches and lectures.

Wonderland, un macrocomplejo de lujo situado en Madrid a la manera de un Las Vegas mesetario, es un lugar repleto de casinos y luces de neón donde el exceso y el lujo están a la orden del día. La aparente calma chicha que rodea al complejo en cuestiones de seguridad se ve alterada cuando dos jóvenes aparecen asesinados después de un fin de semana de desenfreno.

When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. Through these brutally demanding experiences, young Bendigo is forged into a man.

Burned out by her TV news writing job, Jungmin leaves in an attempt to salvage her life. When she stumbles upon a mysterious pottery studio, she feels immediately at home. The warmth, the smell of clay, and the incredible coffee awaken her senses and make her feel alive for the first time in months. Over the coming year, season by season, pot by pot, Jungmin returns to herself and builds unexpected friendships with the other members of the studio, who are all working through their own trials at the pottery wheel.

Herta’s sister has arrived for an indefinite stay, causing Herta no end of difficulties. Herta’s arrest by the BKA pits Turan and Dekalar against the Minister of the Interior. With all the stress in her life, Herta loses her temper. The Gates between the worlds are locked, putting Herta out of a job. Will she ever see Turan again? If not, will she be allowed to carry on as Der Reizen?

An Unsung Man is a brief, riveting exploration of friendship, betrayal, and the nature of power. Jonah and Yeah have been friends since childhood, through school playground schemes, youthful misadventures, and questionable business endeavours that got them noticed. Handsome Yeah had effortless charm and sharp wit, while Jonah had both the brain and the mind.

Claudio es cubano, vive en Nueva York y trabaja en una editorial. Cecilia es mexicana, vive en París y es estudiante. En el pasado de él hay recuerdos de La Habana y el dolor por la pérdida de su primera novia, y en su presente, la complicada relación con Ruth. En el pasado de ella hay una adolescencia difícil, y en su presente, la relación con Tom, un chico de salud delicada con quien comparte su afición por los cementerios. Será durante un viaje de Claudio a París cuando sus destinos se entrecrucen.

Un viaje en el tiempo con el que este audiolibro nos sitúa entre los años 2037 y 2054, en una realidad consecuencia de nuestro presente actual: nuevas tecnologías emergentes, inteligencia artificial, globalización, exclusión social… Bienvenido a tu futuro.

Sophie y Otto Bentwood son una acomodada pareja neoyorquina de mediana edad, sin hijos y con una vida aparentemente envidiable, rodeada de pequeños lujos, alta cultura y amistades cool, que vive en una casa remodelada en un Brooklyn que apenas comienza a gentrificarse.

Obra de ritmo vertiginoso, cuyos temas principales son, en palabras de la autora, «el silencio, el arte y Juan Rulfo».

Renée Ballard and the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit get a hot shot DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet twenty years ago. The arrested man is only twenty-four, so the genetic link must be familial: His father was the Pillowcase Rapist, responsible for a five-year reign of terror in the city of angels. But when Ballard and her team move in on their suspect, they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles. Meanwhile, Ballard’s badge, gun, and ID are stolen.

Tessa Lewis is set to embark on a Big-Time Career and marry Toronto's fastest-rising lawyer, who loves her to pieces. But when a visit to a flower market from her childhood sparks memories of the mother she lost too soon, Tessa puts her bright future on hold to work there, determined to come to terms with her past.

Former heiress Willow Lennox is all that stands in the way of billionaire security mogul Ronan King getting revenge against her brother.

It's just another Tuesday with Mercury in retrograde. Cue Nikolai Volkov. A devil in Armani with a body built for sin. Protective. Ruthless. Magnetic. Oh, and did I mention he's hot enough to melt Siberia? I should despise him for stealing my freedom. Instead, I'm playing house with the beast and melting every time he growls 'mine’. But as it turns out, this good girl has a knack for taming monsters.

Stefan Zweig was born on the 28th November 1881 in Vienna, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and into a wealthy Jewish family with interests in banking and textiles. Zweig first published in 1900 and two decades later was a popular and highly regarded author in many parts of the world, although not in England. He was also the librettist with Richard Strauss of two operas and a keen collector of autographed musical manuscripts. His collection of over two hundred pieces was later donated to the British Library.

Cuentos escritos con delicado trazo y gran atención al detalle; historias cotidianas que recrean el transito vital de hombres y mujeres cuyas pequeñas y grandes batallas marcan el pulso de sus vidas. Los relatos de Cristina Pacheco, una de las mejores y más prolíficas escritoras mexicanas de la actualidad, recorren todo el espectro de las emociones humanas. Son textos en los cuales los reclamos del realismo literario se combinan con un sutil lirismo al que es posible calificar de poético.

Da quattro anni Gabriele Bilancini non tornava a casa. Casa è il quartiere Tuscolano a Roma, dove è nato e vissuto insieme ai genitori, la sorella e una compagnia di amici inseparabili. Oggi Gabriele abita a Milano ed è tra i dieci designer emergenti più quotati al mondo. È uno che ce l'ha fatta: l'esempio perfetto di come si possa essere artefici della propria sorte. A credere in lui e a lanciarlo è stato Franco Zardi in persona, un guru del design mondiale, che ha riconosciuto in Gabriele la grazia del talento.

The summer is colder than it's ever been for Koya Priest. Owning up to her deception, Koya holds her head high while letting the speculators know she regrets nothing that concerns Parish. With past traumas lingering, can she love him fully, or will her beautifully flawed layers cause her to miss out on the first real love she'd experienced?