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From primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange, The History of Money explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal.

Mientras empeoran la violencia y el clima en los Siete Reinos, otra fuerza armada, surge desde más allá del Muro de Hielo: se trata de los Otros, un ejército sobrenatural de muertos vivientes, cuyos cuerpos inertes no podrán ser detenidos. Tormenta de espadas es el tercer volumen de Canción de hielo y fuego, la monumental saga de fantasía épica del escritor George R. R. Martin que ha vendido más de 20 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo.

Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of society; male and female minds are different; the genes we give our children shape them more than our parenting practices. To acknowledge our innate abilities, Pinker shows, is not to condone inequality but to understand the very foundations of humanity.

Injustamente ignorado en vida, fue después de su muerte cuando el empuje de algunos amigos y colegas, empeñados en difundir su obra a cualquier precio, consiguió que se le prestara a su narrativa la atención que merecía. Hoy en día, Lovecraft ocupa un lugar preeminente en la literatura norteamericana, siendo uno de los escritores de horror y ciencia ficción más influyentes del siglo XX.

Maria Manuela Guerra é uma advogada e ativista ambiental muito odiada pelas grandes empresas. Dante Perazzo, o herdeiro bilionário de uma petrolífera, não a suporta desde que a conheceu, ainda na faculdade. Seus desentendimentos são apenas a superfície de um conflito mais profundo e nenhum dos dois achava que uma noite de impulsos alteraria toda aquela dinâmica.

Theo, consigliere da máfia italiana, é o braço direito do chefe e conhecido como o mais implacável dos três irmãos Bellucci. Apaixonado por adrenalina, ele geralmente vai ao limite para fazer seu sangue fluir mais rápido. Após o assassinato do seu pai, tinha um compromisso acima de todos, encontrar o responsável pela emboscada e fazê-lo pagar.

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Llega la ficción sonora de La Red Púrpura, la segunda entrega de la exitosa tetralogía de Carmen Mola La novia gitana. La inspectora Elena Blanco irrumpe en la habitación de un adolescente y descubre algo escalofriante: el chico está viendo en directo cómo dos encapuchados torturan salvajemente a una chica hasta la muerte. Es la macabra firma de La Red Púrpura, una siniestra organización que la Brigada de Análisis de Casos lleva meses investigando. A medida que Elena se adentra en el tenebroso mundo de esta red criminal, va atando cabos con la misteriosa desaparición de su pequeño hijo Lucas años atrás.

Desde hace unos dos mil quinientos años, El arte de la guerra de Sun Tzu ha proporcionado consejos a líderes y estrategas sobre las mejores tácticas en el campo de batalla, el manejo de los subordinados o el empleo de la astucia y el engaño. Texto fundamental de la tradición china, también en occidente se ha vuelto una lectura esencial a la hora de buscar el éxito en la vida personal, en los negocios o en cualquier otro ámbito en que se deban resolver conflictos con eficacia.

A partir de clássicos da literatura policial, como Agatha Christie e Arthur Conan Doyle, Samir Machado de Machado faz uma releitura e uma homenagem ao gênero, numa trama que traz baronesas misteriosas e espiões comunistas em meio à ascensão do Terceiro Reich e à perseguição nazista aos gays da Berlim dos anos 1930. A isso, O crime do bom nazista combina temas do Brasil contemporâneo, mostrando como questões tristemente atuais podem perdurar por décadas.

Nikola Tesla (1856 -1943) was a Serbian American inventor, engineer, and physicist. In his work Talking with Planets, the prodigious inventor describes receiving radio waves from nonterrestrial sources.

Processus électoraux, sociétés de consommation, marketing, téléréalité et réseaux sociaux, mondialisation, plus que jamais notre époque moderne plonge davantage dans cette "ère des foules" prévue par Le Bon. Un livre audio indispensable pour qui veut comprendre les ressorts des comportements collectifs.

Whether single, separated, or someone's spouse, everyone wants to find and keep this elusive thing called love. Best-selling author and foremost relationship expert Barbara De Angelis teams up as a co-author of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul, a collection of heartwarming stories about how real people discovered true love with the person of their dreams.

Mai 1942. Reinhard Heydrich se meurt dans un hôpital de Prague. À moins que... Le monde est à feu et à sang, l'humanité se consume dans les affres d'une guerre comme elle n'en a jamais connu. Dans le chaos du conflit qui déchire le monde d'hier s'esquisse déjà celui de demain, mais les véritables enjeux de cette boucherie planétaire se dévoilent enfin - bien plus cruciaux que tout ce qu'il était possible d'imaginer.

Choque de reyes es el segundo volumen de Canción de hielo y fuego, la monumental saga de fantasía épica del escritor George R. R. Martin que ha vendido más de 20 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo.

Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at 19, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape but was caught and became a prisoner of war.

Quentin Coldwater ha sido expulsado de Fillory, la tierra mágica secreta de sus sueños de infancia. Sin nada que perder, regresa al lugar donde empezó su historia, la escuela de magia Brakebills. Sin embargo, no puede esconderse de su pasado, y este no tarda en acudir en su busca. Junto con Plum, una joven y brillante estudiante que guarda su propio, oscuro secreto, Quentin parte por una senda tortuosa a través de un territorio de magia gris y personajes desesperados.

After the settling dust of the demon uprising and two years of peace, rumblings from the Menzoberranzan drow have Jarlaxle nervous. Worried his allies may be pulled into a Civil War between the great Houses, he is eager to ensure Zaknafein is armed with weapons befitting his skill, including one in particular. A powerful artifact, the sword known as “Cutter” has started wars, corrupted its users, and spilled the blood of many, many people. Nonetheless - or maybe because of that - the rogue Jarlaxle and a small group will go on an expedition looking for the weapon’s last wielder.

R. A. Salvatore’s New York Times best-selling saga continues as dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden returns to Gauntlgrym with old friends by his side once again, as they seek to rescue Bruenor’s loyal shield dwarf-turned-vampire. But not only do Drizzt and his allies face a perilous journey through the Underdark and the dangers of the undead that lie within, but they must cross through a colony of drow, who would like nothing better than to see Drizzt Do’Urden dead.

With the last of his trusted companions having fallen, Drizzt is alone - and free - for the first time in almost a hundred years. Guilt mingles with relief, leaving Drizzt uniquely vulnerable to the persuasions of his newest companion: Dahlia, a darkly alluring elf and the only other member of their party to survive the cataclysm at Mount Hotenow. But traveling with Dahlia is challenging in more ways than one.