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Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, The Unwomanly Face of War is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories from Soviet women who lived through the Second World War: on the front lines, on the home front and in occupied territories. As Alexievich gives voice to women who are absent from official narratives - captains, sergeants, nurses, snipers and pilots - she shows us a new version of the war we're so familiar with, creating an extraordinary history from their private stories.

¿Sabes qué se esconde en la oscuridad? Los monstruos son reales: vivían ocultos entre los humanos, pero hace trece años su existencia salió a la luz. La lucha entre vampiros, hombres lobo, brujas, y el resto de criaturas por el control fue muy sangrienta, hasta que alcanzaron una tregua. Pero, al entrar en una asombrosa mansión de Nueva York, Kierse, una joven ladrona, acaba de romper la tregua sin saberlo.

The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music and an ardent love of baseball to dreamlike scenarios, an encounter with a talking monkey and invented jazz albums, together these stories challenge the boundaries between our minds and the exterior world. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Murakami himself is present. Is it memoir or fiction? The listener decides.

For more than 2,000 years, the Heart Sutra has been part of the daily life of millions of Buddhists. This concise text, so rich and laden with meaning, concentrates the very heart of Buddhism into a powerful and evocative teaching on the interdependence of all reality. In Essence of the Heart Sutra, the Dalai Lama masterfully unpacks the Heart Sutra so that any listener can benefit from its teachings - teachings meant to help us release ourselves from suffering and live with true compassion.

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than 100 years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers, each of whom is hoping to take advantage of Cafe Funiculi Funicula's time-travelling offer.

A sixteenth-century cryptogram spurs modern geologist Otto Liedenbrock to embark on the most remarkable human quest ever taken. With his nephew and guide, he leads the descent from a dormant Icelandic volcano into the unexplored realm beneath their feet. There, a vast subterranean ocean, prehistoric creatures, and natural phenomena are but a few of the wonders hidden from all but the boldest eyes.

In sparkling Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled off a heist, robbing a convoy transporting a mysterious container belonging to Militech. The only thing the group has in common is that they were blackmailed into participating in the heist—and they have no idea just how far their mysterious employer's reach goes, or the purpose of the artifact they stole.

Though the devastating second round of the Six ways Exhibition may have been a tough act to follow, the contenders of the third bout promise a show down for the ages! Next onto the field of battle are Soujirou the Willow-Sword and Ozonezma the Capricious. Soujirou is known for his ability to kill at a single glance and has even reduced legends to after thoughts. But it will take more than that to shake Ozonezma. The enigmatic chimera has more than a few tricks in store, including a mysterious ability prepared just for Soujirou…

Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver.

After climbing up the social ladder from serf to manservant, Allen now finds himself dragged around by the whims of the willful young lady of the house, Cecil Granvelle. Despite this, he is free to leave the city—and immerse himself in hunting monsters! As Allen meticulously grinds on goblins and orcs, both he and his Summons grow stronger by the day. At the same time, he begins to earn the trust of the members of House Granvelle with his diligent work ethic.

The hardest part is behind me, it seems. I'm no longer a kindergartner. I've got money, allies, and, most importantly, a reputation. Yet, the further you rise, the more challenges the Universe throws your way, and the more powerful your foes become as they emerge over the horizon. That just makes life more interesting, however. I've got a plan. And I'm going to follow it to the letter....

When Miyo Saimori, the unwanted daughter of a declining noble family, is married off to coldhearted military commander Kiyoka Kudou, no one expects their betrothal to last. Against all odds, however, the unlikely couple find themselves drawn to each other’s kindness, and their engagement becomes official.

The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times. But now that dark times have fallen upon the world, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries. While war rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it.

George S. Clason se vale de los conocimientos sobre economía y finanzas de los antiguos babilonios para dar forma a una guía para generar riqueza. De manera amena, ahonda en las que llama “las 7 reglas para la adquisición de bienes”. Considerado un clásico contemporáneo en temas como el ahorro y la planificación financiera, es un libro que dejará una huella profunda en quien se acerque a él.

Par une analyse logique minutieuse, Orobio expose les contradictions dans la philosophie matérialiste de Jan Bredenburg, affirmant que Spinoza et ses contemporains promeuvent un nouvel athéisme panthéiste, remplaçant Dieu par la "Nature" et ignorant les fondements de la logique, de la grammaire, de la métaphysique et de l'ontologie.

Este não é um audiolivro de estratégias de negócios. Estratégias mudam de um ano para outro. Este audiolivro é sobre algo permanen­te. Na essência de todo sucesso e fracasso que testemunhei, há algumas regras que sobrevivem ao teste do tempo, aplicam-se a qualquer setor econômico e podem ser utilizadas por qualquer pessoa que queira construir algo grandioso ou se tornar alguém excepcional.

2016년 4월 런던 도서전에서 가장 큰 주목을 받은 소설 『봉제인형 살인사건』은 다니엘 콜의 데뷔작으로서 영국, 미국, 독일, 일본을 포함한 32개국에서 출간되었고, 치열한 경쟁 끝에 『데렐 가족』을 히트시킨 ITV社가 TV판권을 획득했다. 『봉제인형 살인사건』은 생동감 있는 묘사, 입체적인 캐릭터, 치밀하고 절묘한 플롯, 반전의 반전을 거듭하는 긴장감 넘치는 구성으로 첫 문장에서부터 마지막 문장까지 단숨에 읽게 만드는 흡입력을 가지고 있다. 추리스릴러 소설의 대가의 반열에 오른 레이첼 애보트나 M. J. 알리지 같은 작가들도 다니엘 콜의 등단을 새로운 천재 작가의 탄생이라며 치켜세웠다. 신체의 여섯 부위를 바늘과 실로 꿰매 이어 붙인 살인사건이라는 섬뜩한 소재를 다루면서도 진정한 정의가 무엇인지에 대해 생각하게 만드는 작품이다.

Tokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man's body is found on the tracks: blood-stained, disfigured and unrecognisable. With only two leads - a distinctive accent and a single word, "kameda" - senior inspector Imanishi Eitaro is called in to solve the puzzle. Accompanied by junior detective Yoshimura, he crosses Japan in search of answers, determined to uncover the secrets of this gruesome crime.

The scruffy detective Kosuke Kindaichi returns to solve another fiendish murder mystery. An old friend of Kindaichi’s invites the detective to visit the remote mountain village of Onikobe, the site of a 20-year-old unsolved murder case. But no sooner has Kindaichi in the village than a new series of murders strikes – several bodies are discovered staged in bizarre poses, and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed using methods that eerily echo the lyrics of an old local children’s song …

En el gran bestseller internacional que ha desbloqueado la creatividad de grandes artistas internacionales durante décadas, El camino del artista, Julia Cameron compartió con sus millones de lectores las tres principales herramientas necesarias para despertar la creatividad.