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La Jornada del Muerto está ambientada en los convulsos años de las guerras territoriales entre los Estados Unidos y México. Texas se ha proclamado república independiente en 1836, pero el Gobierno mexicano aún no ha reconocido al nuevo Estado y sus tropas realizan incursiones frecuentes para evitar que se consolide la secesión. Dos jóvenes reclutas recién incorporados a los Rangers de Texas, Gus y Call, se embarcan en una expedición a la árida frontera mexicana con la misión de descubrir una vía practicable entre San Antonio y Santa Fe a lo largo del Río Grande. Tras estar a punto de caer en manos del jefe comanche Joroba de Búfalo, Gus y Call regresan sanos y salvos a San Antonio. Pero, seducidos por la leyenda del oro de Santa Fe, se unen a un pequeño ejército liderado por CCobb, un pirata y mercenario que se propone liberar esta ciudad del dominio mexicano, un grupo variopinto de doscientos aventureros cuyos supervivientes, tras superar múltiples peligros, se verán enfrentados al reto de sus vidas, atravesar la Jornada del Muerto, un paraje extremadamente desértico de unas doscientas millas en el desolado Nuevo México, cruzado por un estrecho sendero que reduce en diez jornadas el viaje entre El Paso y Santa Fe. Aunque es la tercera novela en orden de publicación de la saga de Lonesome Dove, La Jornada del Muerto es la primera en cuanto a la secuencia cronológica de los acontecimientos narrados en esta saga, y puede ser leída y disfrutada independientemente del resto de la serie. El lector conocerá en esta novela las correrías juveniles de Gus y Call, protagonistas de la inolvidable Lonesome Dove.
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Es 1953 y Kilian abandona la nieve de la montaña oscense para iniciar junto a su hermano, Jacobo, el viaje de ida hacia una tierra desconocida, lejana y exótica, la isla de Fernando Poo. En las entrañas de este territorio exuberante y seductor, le espera su padre, un veterano de la finca Sampaka, el lugar donde se cultiva y tuesta uno de los mejores cacaos del mundo. En esa tierra eternamente verde, cálida y voluptuosa, los jóvenes hermanos descubren la ligereza de la vida social de la colonia en comparación con una España encorsetada y gris, comparten el duro trabajo necesario para conseguir el cacao perfecto de la finca Sampaka, aprenden las diferencias y similitudes culturales entre coloniales y autóctonos, y conocen el significado de la amistad, la pasión, el amor y el odio. Pero uno de ellos cruzará una línea prohibida e invisible y se enamorará perdidamente de una nativa. Su amor por ella, enmarcado en unas complejas circunstancias históricas, y el especial vínculo que se crea entre el colono y los oriundos de la isla transformarán la relación de los hermanos, cambiarán el curso de sus vidas y serán el origen de un secreto cuyas consecuencias alcanzarán el presente. En el año 2003, Clarence, hija y sobrina de ese par de hermanos, llevada por la curiosidad del que desea conocer sus orígenes, se zambulle en el ruinoso pasado que habitaron Kilian y Jacobo y descubre los hilos polvorientos de ese secreto que finalmente será desentrañado. Un excelente relato que recupera nuestras raíces coloniales y una extraordinaria y conmovedora historia de amor prohibido con resonancias de Memorias de áfrica.
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During WW2 there was a rumour that German spies were landing by parachute in Britain, dressed as nuns...Conradin Muller was an unusual spy. He was recruited in Hamburg in June 1943, much against his will, and sent on his first, and only, mission in late September that year. He failed to send a single report back to Germany, and when the War came to an end in May 1945, he fell to his knees and wept with relief.From a highly reluctant German spy who is drawn to an East Anglian nunnery as his only means of escape, to the strange tale of one of the Cambridge spy ring's adventures with a Russian dwarf, these are Alexander McCall Smith's intriguing and typically inventive stories from the world of espionage.
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First published in 1922, and modelled on Homer's ''Odyssey'', this is Joyce's account of one day in 1904 in the life of Dublin. It is an earthy story which focuses on the humble Lionel Bloom and his sensuous wife, Molly.
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'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.
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If you loved From Lukov with Love the sensational TikTok hit that is captivating readers all over the world then you don't want to miss any of Mariana's unique romances! No one writes slow burn like Mariana Zapata and her millions of fans agree!'Everything Mariana writes is pure gold, and I credit her for my undying love of some of my favorite tropes: slowburn, enemies to lovers, and grumpysunshine...Mariana is an absolute rockstar and a true gift to romance readers everywhere!' Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis'When I need a guaranteed fivestar, slow burn romance, I pick up Mariana Zapata every time.' #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Tessa Bailey'An absolute bingecompelling, subtle, sweet and unforgettableZapata brings the heady, dizzy rush of the slow fall into love to the pages of The Wall of Winnipeg and Me. Winnipeg is so much more than a slow burn, a sports story, or a grumpysunshine delightit's all of those things rolled into an unputdownable feast of romance.'
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The Life Impossible is a story of wild adventure, deep transformation and gloriously heart-warming characters. It shows how a new outlook can burst into life at any moment and change everything.
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«There was an Old Derry down Derry,Who loved to see little folks merry,So he made them a Book,And with laughter they shookAt the fun of that Derry down Derry.»First published in 1846 under the pseudonym “Old Derry down Derry”, A Book of Nonsense is a collection adapted from the limericks and illustrations Edward Lear created to amuse the grandchildren of Lord Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, while he was staying with the family at Knowsley Hall.Embodying Lear's passion for nonsense, the limericks, each accompanied by one of Lear's beguiling original illustrations, are fun, lyrical, lively and hilarious, and have enchanted children and adults since their first appearance in the middle of the nineteenth century.
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On the Origin of Species outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection.
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Its name means 'centre of the world', and since the dawn of history the Mediterranean Sea has formed the shared horizon of innumerable cultures. Here, history has blurred with legend. The glittering surface of the sea conceals the remnants of lost civilisations, wrecked treasure ships and the bones of long-drowned sailors, traders and modern refugees.Of the many cities that dot this ancient coastline, Tyre, Carthage, Syracuse, Ravenna and Antioch are among the oldest and most intriguing. All are beautifully situated, and for layers of history and cultural riches they are rivalled only by their sister cities of Rome, Istanbul and Jerusalem. Yet their fates have been remarkably different. Once major power centres, all five have declined into relative obscurity. Nevertheless, their entwined history takes in Alexander the Great, Nebuchadnezzar, Archimedes and the Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Norman conquests, and their greatness still lingers for those who seek it out.To bring these mysterious lost capitals to life, historian Katherine Pangonis sets out on a voyage from the dawn of civilisation on the Lebanese coast to a modern-day Turkey wracked by the devastation of the 2023 earthquake. Combining on the ground research with spellbinding storytelling skills, here is a revelatory new story of the Mediterranean, and a powerful reflection on the sometimes fleeting glory of empires.
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This special student edition of George Orwell’s chilling satire is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail. It has extra-wide margins to leave space for notes, and includes an introduction and notes by Orwell expert Ronald Carter, character sketches, a summary, a chronology, language notes and a selection of questions and topics for discussion and analysis.
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'Sprint offers a transformative formula for testing ideas that works whether you're at a startup or a large organization. Within five days, you'll move from idea to prototype to decision, saving you and your team countless hours and countless dollars. A must read for entrepreneurs of all stripes.'' --Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup From three partners at Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies.Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What's the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? How many meetings and discussions does it take before you can be sure you have the right solution?Now there's a surefire way to answer these important questions: the sprint. Designer Jake Knapp created the five-day process at Google, where sprints were used on everything from Google Search to Google X. He joined Braden Kowitz and John Zeratsky at Google Ventures, and together they have completed more than a hundred sprints with companies in mobile, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and more.A practical guide to answering critical business questions, Sprint is a book for teams of any size, from small startups to Fortune 100s, from teachers to nonprofits. It's for anyone with a big opportunity, problem, or idea who needs to get answers today.
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Beautifully produced with gilt edges, a ribbon marker, illustrated cover and real cloth binding, every Macmillan Collector’s Library hardcover adheres to the same high production values.
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Carmen and Grace have been inseparable since they were little girls - more like sisters than cousins, survivors of a childhood marked by neglect and addiction. For too long, all they had was each other. That is, until Doña Durka swept into their lives and changed everything, taking Grace into her home and playing an outsize role in Carmen's upbringing too. But Durka is more than a beneficent force in their Bronx neighbourhood. She's also the leader of an underground drug empire, a larger-than-life matriarch who understands the importance of taking what power she can in a world too often ruled by violent men. So when Durka dies suddenly, Carmen and Grace's lives are thrown into chaos. Grace has been primed to take over and has grand plans to expand the business, but Carmen is ready to move on - from Durka's shadow, and from always looking over her shoulder in fear. As tough and tender as its main characters, Carmen and Grace is a devastatingly wise and intimate story about the bonds of female friendship, ambition and found family.
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Guía práctica con más de 250 preguntas y respuestas que recogen las inquietudes actuales que sienten madres y padres en esta primera etapa de la crianza, en esos «primeros 1000 días del bebé», en que la llegada de un hijo causa un profundo impacto, en la mujer, en la pareja y en todo el entorno.Aceptar lo que nos pasa y entender que la crianza en estos primeros años es algo que nos atañe a todos es un buen punto de partida. Cobra importancia, entre otros muchos aspectos, el que el padre construya su propio vínculo con el recién nacido, así como que las madres sepan reservar tiempo para ellas y su autocuidado. Nadie sabe exactamente cómo hacer las cosas, así que es mejor aprender juntos.Nora Kurtin, con una trayectoria de más de 20 años enfocada en las familias (desde la fundación de ''Sapos y Princesas''), ha compilado la información más reciente y las opiniones de destacados profesionales en los siete aspectos más consultados de la crianza (salud, higiene, alimentación, sueño, desarrollo psicomotor y cognitivo, salud emocional, y actividades familiares). El libro, organizado por etapas de edad, responde a las preguntas más comunes desde el nacimiento hasta los 3 años.
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Treat yourself to this joyful, big-hearted read from Booker Prize-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo, part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali SmithBarrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly homosexual, lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?Mr Loverman is a ground-breaking exploration of Britain's older Caribbean community, which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.
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