検索キーワード： 著者 "Cristina" すべてのカテゴリー

Los nombres de Maria Callas, Coco Chanel, Wallis Simpson, Eva Perón, Barbara Hutton, Audrey Hepburn y Jackie Kennedy ocuparon durante décadas las páginas de las revistas. Gracias a su talento, belleza y personalidad se convirtieron en auténticos mitos del siglo XX. Famosas, ricas y atractivas, parecían perfectas a los ojos del mundo. Pero en realidad estas rutilantes divas fueron personas solitarias, acomplejadas con su físico y celosas de su intimidad, que detestaban ser tratadas como estrellas.

In this wonderfully provocative novel, gambling is both a powerfully erotic and a spiritual experience for one man, Jorge: a gambler addicted to the godlike sensation of mastering games of chance. Jorge's addiction leads him to a mysteriously seductive analyst, Lucia, who attempts to cure his problem. Their dialogues form the core of this "enchanting literary delight" (Oscar Hijuelos).

Manfred, a surly mountaineer recently abandoned by his wife, rents the upstairs apartment in his home in the Dolomites to Marina, a woman from the city, and her difficult young son. Deeply suspicious by nature, especially of women, Manfred spies obsessively on Marina, in whose shortcomings as a mother he finds resonances of his own mother’s desertion of him in childhood. When Marina’s frustration over her son’s refusal to eat or sleep leads her to harm the child, Manfred steps in, and the silent power struggle between them escalates. Yet Manfred’s attraction to Marina is as powerful as his distrust.

Cande Martín ha vuelto a Madrid porque su hermano Rodri la necesita. Pero la ciudad sigue llena de los recuerdos que lleva tres meses tratando de olvidar y, sobre todo, sigue llena de él, de Sergio Herranz. Sus manos, su olor, sus besos... tan guapo e inaccesible que duele. Cande lo quería con locura y algunas heridas nunca llegan a cerrarse por mucho que nos empeñemos, por mucho que sepamos que alguien no nos conviene. Conoce el pasado de Cande y descubre con ella su presente.

A dispirited introvert becomes obsessed with a free-spirited woman at an automat. Throughout the audiobook, he is pursued by a detective determined to find him guilty of murder, as he ultimately escalates deeper into paranoia and guilt. The Automat explores the dark side of human nature and the innate desire of being loved. It is a story of unexpected change in the routine of one's simple life, of obsession, guilt, and the consequences of betrayal.

Denn Bücher duften nach Träumen... Seit sie denken kann, ist Sofia von Büchern fasziniert. Sie liebt das Rascheln der Seiten, den Geruch des Papiers und vor allem die darin beschriebenen Welten. Schon immer haben sie der schüchternen Frau geholfen, der Realität zu entkommen, denn von ihrem Umfeld fühlt sie sich oft missverstanden. Als sie eines Tages in einem Antiquariat ein altes Buch kauft, findet sie darin enthaltene Manuskripte und Briefe einer gewissen Clarice, die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts gelebt haben soll.

Denn Bücher duften nach Träumen... Seit sie denken kann, ist Sofia von Büchern fasziniert. Sie liebt das Rascheln der Seiten, den Geruch des Papiers und vor allem die darin beschriebenen Welten. Schon immer haben sie der schüchternen Frau geholfen, der Realität zu entkommen, denn von ihrem Umfeld fühlt sie sich oft missverstanden. Als sie eines Tages in einem Antiquariat ein altes Buch kauft, findet sie darin enthaltene Manuskripte und Briefe einer gewissen Clarice, die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts gelebt haben soll.

Greater Than a Tourist - Bucharest, Romania, by Cristina Tarbuc, offers the inside scoop on Bucharest. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

Ein Sommer, der alles verändert... Wenn Iris inmitten ihrer Blumen ist, ist sie glücklich. Doch als eines Tages eine Frau vor ihr steht, die ihr bis aufs Haar gleicht, gerät ihre Welt ins Wanken. Wer ist sie und was hat das zu bedeuten? Wie Iris liebt es Viola, sich mit Blumen und ihren Düften zu umgeben. Die beiden sind Zwillinge und wussten bislang nichts von der Existenz der jeweils anderen.

Quickstart Portuguese is an audio course for complete beginners. The 140-minute download introduces you to essential holiday language, so you'll learn how to find a place to stay, get around town, order in restaurants, hit the shops, have a drink and enjoy the nightlife.

For Emily Ford, being awakened in the dead of night by what seems to be the very shadows in her bedroom come to life is the least of her worries as she is spirited away to become the new wife of an elven king for the purpose of bearing his heirs. Entranced despite herself by his ethereal beauty, Emily surrenders willingly to his seduction and is introduced to a new world of sexual pleasures she had not thought possible outside of a dream.

On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident.

Now that he's married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries: a Park Avenue apartment, weekends in the Hamptons, bespoke suits. When Paul loses his job, Carter offers him the chance to head the legal team at his hedge fund. Thrilled with his good fortune in the midst of the worst financial downturn since the Great Depression, Paul accepts the position. But Paul's luck is about to shift....

This beginner's guide offers a first glimpse into the natural world of fish. In this bilingual addition to the acclaimed About series, educator and author Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children the basic characteristics of what fish are, how they swim, breathe, and reproduce, and the different ways they protect themselves from predators. An afterword provides further details on the fish featured and inspires young listeners to learn more.

Generalmente se nos suele enseñar la Edad Media como una etapa de oscuridad marcada por guerras continuas entre señores feudales y por un cristianismo hermético. Un estudio a fondo nos demostrará que no es una imagen completa, ya que sólo tiene en cuenta el ojo occidental.

La relevancia de Isabel la Católica en la historia de España es incontestable, con ella termina la Edad Media y España es lanzada a la época imperial. Isabel la Católica es una novela que mezcla sabiamente la novela histórica más documentada con una historia de amor y un perfil psicológico completo que da cuenta de todas las aristas de la reina.

Las fascinantes vidas de seis reinas marcadas por la tragedia que no pudieron elegir su destino y que dejaron una profunda huella en la Historia. Excéntricas, caprichosas, rebeldes, ambiciosas...Más allá de un mundo de privilegios, riqueza, y poder, todas fueron mujeres de carne y hueso obligadas a llevar sobre sus hombros la pesada carga de un imperio.

The only thing worse than finding out that your husband is dead is discovering the secrets he left behind. Annabel's seemingly perfect expat life in Geneva is shattered when her banker husband Matthew's plane crashes in the Alps. When she finds clues that his death may not be all it seems, she questions whether she really knew her husband at all. Meanwhile, journalist Marina is investigating the bank where Matthew worked. But when she uncovers evidence of a shocking global financial scandal that implicates someone close to home, she is forced to make an impossible choice.

A boy and a girl who fall in love. Two families whose hopes collide with destiny. An extraordinary novel that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American. Arturo and Alma Rivera have lived their whole lives in Mexico. One day, their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter, Maribel, sustains a terrible injury, one that casts doubt on whether she’ll ever be the same. And so, leaving all they have behind, the Riveras come to America with a single dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources, Maribel can get better.

¿Quién no recuerda el hormigueo en el estómago del primer amor? ¿A quién no se le cortó la respiración por el ser amado o sintió una daga en el corazón al verse traicionada? Un amor no correspondido, una segunda oportunidad, un matrimonio roto, un reencuentro luego de décadas de silencio, un flechazo inesperado de los que te cambian la vida en un instante... Este conjunto de relatos nos sumerge de lleno en la belleza de enamorarse, en la desesperación que nos atormenta cuando algo sale mal y en las dudas que nos aquejan al decidir hasta dónde arriesgarnos.