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No conto "O Romance do Chupim", de Monteiro Lobato, uma análise das relações de gênero ganha a atenção. Eduardinho Tavares é o protagonista e serve de pivô para a discussão (misoginia entre seus tópicos), subjacente ao enredo que vai sendo desenrolado pelo narrador, que recupera as lembranças que tem do rapaz e de sua tia Zenóbia.

Esse conto de Eça de Queiroz se passa no tempo de São Francisco de Assis e narra uma passagem, na Itália, da vida de um frade bondoso chamado Frei Genebro. Naquela altura, sua generosidade já notória, e nela se concentra o enredo, que começa com a visita do religioso ao Irmão Egídio, eremita que morava nas montanhas.

Parte do livro "Cidades mortas", "O luzeiro agrícola", de Monteiro Lobato, explora algumas alternativas à falta de discernimento dos fazendeiros da época (1910), com o humor característico do autor. A monocultura do café era então o problema maior a ser debatido.

Sonho ou realidade? Em "Uns braços", de Machado de Assis, encontra-se a história do jovem Inácio, que mora com o solicitador Borges numa casa grande em que vive também Dona Severina, notória por trazer os braços sempre nus, conduta incomum nos idos de 1870.

Em "O tesouro", de Eça de Queiroz, o enredo gira em torno da busca de um tesouro perdido, empreendida por três irmãos, em uma floresta. Esperteza e ambição, traição e agressividades, condições forjadas na miséria, permeiam a jornada de Rui, Guanes e Rostabal, os irmãos, que tem um final surpreendente.

Em "O plágio", Monteiro Lobato condena a condição de superioridade concedida aos escritores do início do século XX. O personagem Ernesto, de modesta intelectualidade, é o plagiador e absorve as consequências do seu ato, que crescem à medida que corre o enredo. A atração pela cultura francesa e o papel da imprensa – notadamente da crítica literária – são também alvo da análise de Lobato.

"O espião alemão", de Monteiro Lobato, é daqueles contos cujo enredo surpreende e a sinopse não pode falar muito, para evita spoiler. Na cidade de Itaoca, os cidadãos se agrupam numa espécie de exército para encarar a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Pompa e cerimônia de quartel regadas pela ironia do narrador. Então um homem estrangeiro surge na cidade.

Pietro La Greca, el padre, fue un intimidante estafador napolitano, al que apodaban “El Don Corleone mexicano de la vida real”. Dirigió el mayor negocio de lavado de dinero durante el peor periodo económico en la historia de México. El suyo era un mundo de autos deportivos, mansiones a la orilla del mar y atenciones VIP en los casinos de Las Vegas. Beneficiarse y explotar la caída libre financiera de México lo convirtió en un hombre muy rico. Sin embargo, mientras él dirigía su imperio criminal, su hijo, Pietro, también conocido como “Picho”, iba aprendiendo los trucos de su padre.

Picture this: One drink, one look, and the best no-strings-attached night with a guy I met at the hotel bar. But then he comes out of the bathroom with a fake wedding ring on talking about not being able to stick around because he has carpool duty the next morning.

Lee f’ing Burrows. The Kingsmen’s star quarterback. Legendary throwing arm. Six-pack abs. Kissable lips. Oh, but don’t forget, he’s also a lying, heartless egomaniac who broke my heart in college.

Emilia Anderson is the team’s social media manager, and there are strict rules about not fraternizing with the staff. It doesn’t matter that we already accidentally broke them—we can’t let it happen again. Besides, my time in the NHL is winding down, and this is my last shot at winning the Cup. I need to focus on the game, not some girl I have no business chasing. She’s ten years younger than me. She’s the assistant coach’s niece. And she works for the team. She’s off-limits…and too hard to resist.

The start of Lee Burrows and I was a college girl’s biggest fantasy. Campus’ most popular guy, the starting quarterback, the same guy I’ve crushed on forever, notices me—the quiet introvert. Although, he never would’ve noticed me if he didn’t need my help passing our biology class. I didn’t think I had a chance with him until he started flirting with me and asking me questions like, “Who was the guy you were talking to?” and “Do you have a boyfriend?”

The Men of Inked Heatwave series is filled with protective men, sassy women, and lots of heat. Get lost in the wildly popular family saga featuring tattooed bad boys, rowdy and lovable bikers, family dinners, and so much more.

Veterinarian Marie Lehr knows unrequited love all too well after pining for her best friend, only to watch him marry another woman. It's a mistake she will never make again, especially not when she can practically hear the clock ticking on her childbearing years. The trouble is, she can't seem to find anyone who appeals to her even a fraction as much as that burly bush pilot did. Competitive musher Tyler Brady certainly doesn't, especially not after the heated altercation with the handsome but arrogant, spiteful man. Or so she thinks.

April is the hottest matchmaker in Manhattan. She is completely content helping others find love and is in no rush to find a match of her own. But when she is forced into attending a bachelor auction, she has no idea that she’s about to be the winning bidder of Bachelor #22.

In a place where worlds are at war and war is lucrative there is only one job where you can be your own boss. Mercenary work is tough and dirty, and no one plays by the rules. If you're lucky, you can get out, disappear, start a new life. However, even if you leave the war behind, it often has a way of finding you. What is the cost for peace? How many people must die? How does a Merc leave it behind?

After my sisters’ disastrous weddings, I’m never going to get married. I’ll just stay single forever. It doesn’t matter that I’m in love with my brother’s best friend. Or that Bennett and I shouldn’t even be friends with benefits. Until the positive sign tells me I’m pregnant....

Pietro La Greca Sr. was an intimidating Napolitano con man dubbed “Mexico’s real-life Don Corleone”. He ran Mexico’s biggest money-laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history. His was a world of fast cars, mansions on the water, and VIP treatment at Las Vegas casinos. His exploitation of Mexico’s financial free fall made him a wealthy man. But while he was running his criminal empire, his son, Pietro Jr., a.k.a. Picho, was learning his father’s tricks—if only to bring the man down.

After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him—and kiss him, in equal measure.

Nine years ago, Weston Madigan saved me. I came to Colorado penniless, heartbroken, and pregnant, searching for a fresh start. Weston gave me a job at his family’s resort, then left the next day and never returned, not even to visit. Then I stumble in on Weston cooking breakfast shirtless—gloriously, inappropriately shirtless—in the shared kitchen of my duplex in employee housing. Given the shock on both our faces, he wasn’t expecting a roommate either, let alone two.