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Cuando nos rodean los muros, la aventura de toda una vida quizá consista en franquearlos. El regreso de Murakami a la novela después de La muerte del comendador. «Atención: Murakami —igual que los Beatles— provoca adicción.» Rodrigo Fresán, El País «Murakami merece el Nobel.»...

Beautiful and brilliant sorcerer girls just can't have nice things, huh? All I wanted to do was swipe a little bit of bandit treasure. Now suddenly I'm being chased around by icky trolls, nasty demons, mean mummies, and brooding golem bad boys. And for what? A tiny little artifact that can bring about the end of the world? Hah! I'll show them there's a reason you don't cross Lina Inverse...

This translation of The Iliad equals Fitzgerald's earlier Odyssey in power and imagination. It recreates the original action as conceived by Homer, using fresh and flexible blank verse that is both lyrical and dramatic. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing Notes on the...

Living in a squalid room in St. Petersburg, the indigent but proud Rodion Raskolnikov believes he is above society. Obsessed with the idea of breaking the law, Raskolnikov resolves to kill an old pawnbroker for her cash. Although the murder and robbery are bungled, Raskolnikov manages to escape without being seen. And with nothing to prove his guilt and a mendacious confessor in police custody, Raskolnikov seems to have committed the perfect crime. But in Dostoyevsky’s world of moral transgressions, with its reason and its consequences, Raskolnikov’s plan has a devastating hitch.

En estas crudas memorias, Lena Dunham se enfrenta a la pregunta que ha marcado su vida adulta: ¿ es el dolor el precio que hay que pagar por cumplir tus sueños? Durante la última década, mientras su carrera la hacía ascender de forma meteórica—desde la venta del piloto de Girls hasta las alfombras rojas, la Casa Blanca o los Globos de Oro—Dunham constató cómo su cuerpo se derrumbaba poco a poco. Cada logro venía acompañado de hospitalizaciones interminables, diagnósticos inciertos, dependencias farmacológicas y crisis personales.

Anton Chekhov is now justly celebrated as one of Russia’s greatest writers, but this reputation was hard won in his time. His work consistently challenged expectations, and his insights were not always easy to see. The continued relevance of his stories, however, has shown that Chekhov was ahead of his time, and the nine short stories collected here showcase his very best writing.

Dreizehn atemberaubende Geschichten. Ein sagenumwobener Tag. Eine Verbindung, die alles verändert. Diese Sammlung enthält dreizehn Geschichten vom Tag des Dreschens einiger der beliebtesten Charaktere und ihrer Drachen, darunter auch Xaden Riorson. Die internationale Bestsellerreihe – diese...

'About things that are within our power and those that are not.' Epictetus' Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into...

Madison March es la esposa perfecta, con la familia perfecta y la vida perfecta. Pasa sus días horneando pan de masa madre y recolectando hortalizas del jardín mientras ve jugar a sus hijos en el campo que rodea su hacienda de Montana. La cena siempre está en la mesa cuando llega su marido a...

Santuario fue la obra que dio a conocer a William Faulkner al gran público. Una historia escalofriante en la que caben toda la fuerza y la originalidad del genial novelista estadounidense. Lee Goodwin es acusado de asesinato. El escenario del crimen es una casa oculta entre los árboles que alberga una destilería ilegal. El abogado Horace Benbow lucha para que Goodwin no sea juzgado por ser quien es, sino por los actos de los que le acusan. Para ello necesita la ayuda de Temple Drake, una adolescente que siente una extraña atracción por el peligro.

The End of the Age of Witches As the conclusion of her contract with Oscar looms, Tinasha at last begins to realize her feelings for the young king. Unfortunately, not everyone is pleased to see love finally blossoming in her heart. An old rival of Tinasha’s, the Witch Who Cannot Be Summoned...

Zhu Xiao-Mei was three years old when she saw her first piano. Soon after, the child began to play, developing quickly into a prodigy who immersed herself in the work of such classical masters as Bach and Brahms. Her astonishing proficiency earned her a spot at the Beijing Conservatory at the tender age of 11, where she began laying the foundation for a promising career as a concert pianist. But in 1966, with the onset of the Cultural Revolution, life as she knew it ended abruptly.

NO LEAS ESTE LIBRO. ES ALTAMENTE INAPROPIADO. Si te gustó Corrupt, devorarás Hideaway, la nueva sensación del dark romance. Los escondites son secretos peligrosos; descubrirlos, mi pasión. BANKS Entre las sombras de la ciudad, hay un hotel llamado Pope. Está abandonado y lo rodea un...

Si él hubiera estado conmigo, todo habría sido diferente... Autumn y Finn eran inseparables, hasta que las cosas cambiaron. Ahora se ignoran lo mejor que pueden. Finn se ha convertido en el chico más popular del instituto, y aunque Autumn tiene a su novio Jamie y a su grupo de amigos, cada vez que se cruza con Finn no puede evitar pensar en cómo sería todo si no se hubiesen distanciado.

What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories.

The instant Sunday Times bestseller. The must-have sequel to Sosuke Natsukawa's bestselling The Cat Who Saved Books – an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat and the power of books to make a difference in the world. Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library has become a home from...

El esperado regreso del intelectual que incomoda al poder: vuelve con un antídoto contra la apatía y el talento perdido. ¿Y si el verdadero éxito no se midiera por lo que acumulamos, sino por lo que aportamos? En Ambición moral, el autor e intelectual estrella de la izquierda progresista...

As a result of the divine spirits' protection, Agnes has an unusual and often embarrassing power: whenever she experiences strong emotions, she makes mushrooms sprout on people! One day, her royal fiancé, who claims to have dragon blood, breaks off his engagement to Agnes, claiming to have found his true soulmate. Her reputation tarnished, Agnes vows to return to commoner life when she's unexpectedly summoned to a ball by her ex-fiancé's cousin: a prince who is far from horrified by her mushrooming him.

Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids recounts the exploits of 15 teenage reformatory boys evacuated to a remote mountain village in wartime. The boys are treated as delinquent outcasts - feared and detested by the local peasants. When plague breaks out, their hosts abandon them and flee, blockading them inside the empty village.

In the thirty-sixth century humanity has conquered the galaxy and colonized countless star systems. The Galactic Empire, modeled along Prussian lines, and the democratic Free Planets Alliance are at war, and the fate of every human being in the universe hangs in the balance. This classic...