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Situada en 1949, en las tierras fronterizas entre Texas y México, Todos los hermosos caballos se centra en el personaje de John Grady Cole, un muchacho de dieciséis años, hijo de padres separados. Tras la muerte de su abuelo decide huir a México en compañía de su amigo Lacey: allí se encontrarán con un mundo marcado por la dureza y la violencia.

Em Joyland, Stephen King mistura mistério, suspense e drama para construir uma história poderosa sobre amar e perder, crescer e envelhecer — e sobre aqueles que não tiveram a chance de experimentar nada disso, pois a morte lhes chegou cedo demais. Carolina do Norte, 1973. O universitário Devin Jones começa um trabalho temporário no parque Joyland, tentando esquecer a namorada que partiu seu coração. Mas é outra garota que acaba mudando seu mundo para sempre: Linda Grey, que foi morta no parque há anos, vítima de um serial killer. Diz a lenda que seu espírito ainda assombra o trem fantasma.

París, 1952. Tras mudarse a la capital francesa desde Beirut, los hermanos Pelletier se enfrentan a los retos que les plantea su ciudad de adopción. Cuando Hélène llega a Chevrigny, un pueblo de la Francia profunda, para realizar un reportaje por encargo del Journal du Soir, es testigo de los dramas humanos de quienes se verán expulsados para siempre de sus hogares y, en ese contexto, su vida dará un vuelco inesperado.

Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad. Pero vencer y matar al Lord Legislador fue la parte sencilla. El verdadero desafío será sobrevivir a las consecuencias de su caída. Tomar el poder tal vez resultó fácil, pero ¿qué ocurre después?, ¿cómo se utiliza?

In the tenth installment to the Inspector Maigret series, the city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing tale set in Liège. Maigret observes from a distance as two boys are accused of killing a rich foreigner in Liège. Their loyalty, which binds them together through their adventures, is put to the test, and seemingly irrelevant social differences threaten their friendship and their freedom.

In 1866, sightings of a legendary sea monster prompt a daring expedition out of New York City. Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and whaler Ned Land are among the crew of the United States Navy frigate Abraham Lincoln. Though they are fearless, nothing prepares them for the "creature" itself - the Nautilus - a powerful, destructive submarine years ahead of its time. At the helm of the vessel is the brilliant Captain Nemo, who pulls the men deep into the wonders of the seas and the dark depths of his mind.

It’s 1937. Poland is about to catch fire. In the boxing ring, Jakub Szapiro commands respect, revered as a hero by the Jewish community. Outside, he instills fear as he muscles through Warsaw as enforcer for a powerful crime lord. Murder and intimidation have their rewards. He revels in luxury, spends lavishly, and indulges in all the pleasures that barbarity offers. For a man battling to be king of the underworld, life is good. Especially when it’s a frightening time to be alive.

Abril de 1901. Un barco se dirige hacia la isla de Minguer, la perla del Mediterráneo oriental. A bordo se encuentran la princesa Pakize Sultan, sobrina del sultán Abdülhamit II, y su reciente esposo, el doctor Nuri, pero también un misterioso pasajero que viaja de incógnito: el célebre inspector jefe de sanidad del Imperio otomano, encargado de confirmar los rumores de peste que han llegado hasta el continente. En las animadas calles de la capital portuaria nadie puede imaginar la amenaza, ni la revolución que está a punto de fraguarse.

Franz Kafka's 1915 novella of unexplained horror and nightmarish transformation became a worldwide classic and remains a century later one of the most widely read works of fiction in the world. It is the story of traveling salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect. This hugely influential work inspired George Orwell, Albert Camus, Jorge Louis Borges, and Ray Bradbury, while continuing to unsettle millions of readers.

Some dream of prosperity, of living a calm and peaceful life. But not me. Having reached the pinnacles of success, I can't stop thinking about the past, about a time when any misstep could spell disaster, when I had to pay, work, and risk everything for even the slightest gain and each day was like walking a knife's edge. That's all in the past now. This peaceful, predictable, and privileged life isn't so bad. But it's boring!

Helstone, Inglaterra, 1854. Es noche cerrada y dos jóvenes conversan en una remota casa de campo. Se sienten irresistiblemente atraídos el uno por el otro, pero él insiste en que no pueden estar juntos. Ella obvia sus advertencias y se acerca a él, con paso lento y desafiante.

For the first time in Canadian history, a high-ranking Mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by talking to journalists. From October 2014 to October 2019, Félix Séguin and Eric Thibault held multiple secret meetings with Andrew Scoppa, getting an exclusive inside look at the inner workings of the North American Mafia. This book is the culmination of their perilous investigation. It sheds light on the life—and death—of one of the most influential organized crime figures in recent years.

The Buddhist saint Nāgārjuna, who lived in South India in approximately the second century CE, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mahāyāna Buddhist philosopher. His greatest philosophical work, the Mūlamadhyamikakārikā - read and studied by philosophers in all major Buddhist schools of Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea - is one of the most influential works in the history of Indian philosophy. Now, in The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Jay L. Garfield provides a clear translation of Nāgārjuna's seminal work.

An Ordinary Youth is a novel drawn directly from the author's boyhood in Nazi Germany. Nine-year-old Walter's family is moving house when the novel opens, but Walter's main concerns are his tin soldiers and his older brother's jazz records, his father's fluctuating moods, and his mother's ministrations and anxieties. While Walter is absorbed by his private life, the extraordinary accumulation of contemporary idioms that accompany his point of view—dialogue, song, literary quotations, commercials, and political slogans—tell a different story.

Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In How to Be Free, A. A. Long - one of the world's leading authorities on Stoicism and a pioneer in its remarkable contemporary revival - provides a superb new edition of Epictetus's celebrated guide to the Stoic philosophy of life (the Encheiridion) along with a selection of related reflections in his Discourses.

Piense y Hágase Rico no requiere presentación. Quizá solo decir que existe alguna razón–o muchas–por las cuales este libro está entre los diez más vendidos de la historia, en todos los idiomas. El primero es la Biblia. Docenas de millones de ejemplares se han vendido en todo el mundo. Y millones son aquellos que confiesan que leyeron, pensaron ¡Y SE HICIERON RICOS!

Fijaos en mí: soy vuestro héroe, la perfecta imitación de un anglosajón rubio de ojo azules y metro ochenta de estatura. Soy un vampiro, uno de los más poderosos que han existido jamás. Tengo unos colmillos tan pequeños que apenas resultan visibles, a menos que yo quiera, pero muy afilados, y cada pocas horas siento el deseo de beber sangre humana. Poseo una fuerza monstruosa. Soy capaz de volar y de captar una conversación en el otro extremo de la ciudad, e incluso del globo. Adivino el pensamiento; puedo hechizar a la gente.

Franz Kafka scholars know Felice Bauer, his onetime fiancee, through his Letters to Felice, as little more than a woman with a raucous laugh and a taste for bourgeois comforts. Life After Kafka is her story. The novel begins in 1935 as Felice flees with her children from Hitler's Berlin, following her family and members of Kafka's entourage—including Grete Bloch, Max Brod, and Salman Schocken-as they try to escape the horrors of the Holocaust. Years later, a man claiming to be Kafka's son approaches Felice's son in Manhattan and the drama surrounding Kafka's letters to Felice begins.

El pequeño libro del talento es un manual que te ayudará a potenciar tus habilidades y las de tu organización en diferentes áreas como el deporte, las artes, las matemáticas o los negocios. Tras años de estudio de los mejores semilleros de talento del mundo, Daniel Coyle resume en este libro sus conclusiones en 52 consejos prácticos y concisos.

La primera parte de una obra maestra sobre al amor, las relaciones humanas y el devenir del tiempo. En 1913 vio la luz esta primera entrega de uno de los ciclos novelísticos más admirables de la historia de la literatura: En busca del tiempo perdido, un camino iniciático y un análisis, de hondo calado filosófico, de la compleja relación del tiempo con la memoria, ese instrumento—formado por recuerdos, ensaciones, incluso sabores—para reapropiarse del pasado y de ese modo devolver su integridad al presente.