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El trabajo del escritor Mitch Dempsey era crear héroes, pero él nunca se había visto como uno. Sin embargo, había algo en Hester Wallace, la tímida madre soltera que se acababa de mudar al piso de arriba, que le decía que debía protegerla, cuidarla y amarla para siempre...

Los ensayos incluidos en este libro abarcan seis siglos de historia de la región que hoy día constituye México. Se comparan el imperio azteca y el de los incas; se estudia el efecto que tuvieron sobre México cinco conflagraciones, desde la guerra mexicano-estadounidense de 1847 hasta la Segunda...

In this biography the protagonist and mother of the family, narrates the story of her life from childhood in those years when the already alluded simplicity was the morning norm, and what we now think of as inseparable and indispensable was not then required like a coined page; but there was more...

Dos muchachas, Mao y Lenin, son las magníficas, terroríficas y tal vez trágicas heroínas de este fascinante relato incendiario. De pronto sin apenas darse cuenta cómo, el lector está de lleno en el territorio Aira, donde todo da vuelta, enloquece, se violenta, se dispara, abandona toda verosimilitud y entra en una lógica salvaje.

El Doctor Aira debe enfrentar la permanente amenaza de su archienemigo el Doctor Actyn, que quiere hacerlo caer en sus redes con argucias de toda suerte. La novela se desarrolla en el terreno de esa extrema rivalidad. Las curas milagrosas del Doctor Aira está escrita, como muchas de sus novelas,...

Aira trabaja con los sueños que el cine parecía haberle robado a la literatura, y los recupera y multiplica; pero cobijado y frecuentemente escondido por esta narrativa donde lo único que se puede esperar es lo inesperado, hay un ensayista agudísimo que inyecta los venenos de su inteligencia aprovechando...

After injury prevented her from competing in the 2008 Olympic Games, Jessica Ennis fought back to become the 2012 Olympic gold medal winner in the heptathlon. Read her story from her childhood years right up to when she crossed the finish line in her final event in London, 2012. It takes blood,...

What begins as a training run with sled dogs turns into a race against time for Tatum and her new friend, a Siberian Yupik boy named Cole. When a freak blizzard hits this remote island off the coast of Alaska, the duo seeks shelter overnight in a dilapidated hunting cabin. Their harrowing ordeal goes...

Well-paced and intricately plotted, When the Eagle Hunts is a brazen tale of military adventure, political intrigue, and a suicide mission. Is the unflinching courage of the Roman army a match for the ruthless barbarity of the British tribes? In the bitter winter of a.d. 44, the Roman...

It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun. 17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and the hospitals fill with young...

Full of romance and nature magic, this debut fantasy is perfect for fans of Shannon Hale, Juliet Marillier, and Kristin Cashore. “A beautifully realized world, a unique voice, and a compelling, action-packed story. This is a striking debut novel with a lovely folkloric flavor.” —Juliet...

In 431 B.C., Ancient Greece experienced its own "Pearl Harbor"—a treacherous sneak attack that would mark the start of the bloody war between the democracy of Athens and the tyranny of Sparta. Caught between these superpowers, the independent city-state of Plataea became the arena where...

After a night of particularly strange and vivid dreams, Joe is visited by a girl who seems to be all gray, from her hair to her eyes to her clothes. Wherever she steps, the world melts away, replaced by a land of mud and rain. Telling Joe he must come with her if he wants to save his younger sister,...

"My name is Darnia Storm. I was a stunning glamour model, now I'm a beautiful actress. I adore men - and love women. But not everyone shares my amazing success. Jealousy and bitterness are now my co-stars. Someone is stalking me, but who? I need help..." Trench takes the Lead, and Old Tom directs the Show from backstage...