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Durante un verano abrasador, dos hombres llegan a un pueblo del oeste de Irlanda con la intención de hacerse ricos. Lo que no pueden imaginar es que uno de ellos va a morir. Cal Hooper, exdetective de la Policía de Chicago, se ha trasladado a Irlanda en busca de paz y cree haberla encontrado junto a Lena y la adolescente medio salvaje Trey. Por eso, cuando reaparece el padre ausente de Trey con otro hombre y un plan para encontrar oro en el pueblo, Cal se prepara para hacer lo que sea necesario para protegerla.

In this classic American adventure, Jack London explores the laws of civilization and wilderness - and the pull of instinct - through the eyes of Buck, a half Saint Bernard, half Scottish shepherd. London drew on his own experiences as a prospector in the Canadian wilderness, as well as the philosophies of Charles Darwin and Friedrich Nietzsche, for this enduring tale of survival.

As a survivor of the horrific Hunter program, Breed vampire and former assassin Knox is a solitary man, closed off to the pain of love - and loss. A loner by choice, Knox deals in death and dark justice, expecting nothing in return. Until one snowy night he drifts into a remote town in northern Maine, where a determined beauty enlists his lethal assistance, tempting not only his hunger, but his wounded heart as well.

En Arendelle se han abierto las puertas del castillo y Anna y Elsa están entusiasmadas con la idea de conocer al fin a los habitantes del reino. Anna vibra de emoción al pensar en todas las cosas que puede hacer y toda la gente a la que va a conocer, y a Elsa le encanta utilizar su magia para ayudar a todos sus súbditos. Sin embargo, dirigir un reino puede ser agotador, y para las hermanas, lo más importante del mundo, ¡es poder pasar tiempo juntas! A veces incluso una reina necesita un día libre.

The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe.

En Pin-0-txo està avorrit i vol sortir a jugar, però no hi ha cap robot que vulgui jugar amb ell. Quan surt al jardí, en Pin-0-txo veu a uns nens jugant a un partit de futbol. Té prohibit sortir, però li ve tant de gust sortir a jugar que desobeeix les seves instruccions i s’acosta als nois. Serà capaç de controlar tots els seus aparells robòtic i jugar al futbol amb els seus nous amics?

"Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos," libro aprobado por el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería desde su primera publicación, es una guía indispensable sobre las increíbles criaturas del mundo mágico. Presenta una colección de criaturas mágicas, detalladas de forma magistral por el reputado magizoólogo Newt Scamander, al que quizá recuerdes por las películas del mismo nombre. Las estanterías de la biblioteca de Hogwarts también albergan muchos otros libros fascinantes. Si disfrutaste con "Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos", quizá quieras echar un vistazo a algunos de sus otros tesoros: "Quidditch a través de los tiempos" y "Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo."

Tracy Whitney is on top of the world. Young, beautiful, and intelligent, she is about to marry into wealth and glamour—until a ruthless mafia gang frames her, and she is sentenced to prison. Though beaten and broken, Tracy emerges from her savage ordeal determined to avenge herself against those who have destroyed her life. With dazzling ingenuity, she embarks on a series of extraordinary escapades across the globe, as she plays for the highest stakes in a deadly game. Only one man can challenge her—a man handsome, persuasive, and every bit as daring as Tracy.

Language and the way that people communicate has evolved over time, now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most effective way possible in order to get your message across. Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

As an RAF medical officer, Aidan McCarthy served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena comparable with those of famous war heroes. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners with amazing ingenuity in awful conditions. En route back to Japan in 1944, his ship was torpedoed, but he was rescued by a whaling boat and re-interned in Japan.

Joss Ackland, Roger Allam and Leslie Phillips star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. When poverty drives Jean Valjean to steal a loaf of bread from a baker’s window, it is an action that will haunt him for the rest of his life. A citizen of...

The world economy defies comprehension. A continuously changing system of immense complexity, it offers over 10 billion distinct products and services, doubles in size every 15 years, and links almost every one of the planet's seven billion people. How can we make sense of this bewildering system on which our lives depend? From the tally stick to Bitcoin, the canal lock to the jumbo jet, each invention in Tim Harford's fascinating new book has its own curious, surprising and memorable story, a vignette against a grand backdrop.

Charles Durand wird tot auf einem Saarlouiser Parkplatz aufgefunden. Die Leiche wurde offenbar bewegt, Kommissar Paquet ermittelt außerdem: Durand war in leitender Position im französischen Atomkraftwerk Cattenom beschäftigt. Das AKW in Cattenom hat durch etliche Störfälle in den letzten Jahren auf sich aufmerksam gemacht - und durch den laschen Umgang der Verantwortlichen damit. So sehen es jedenfalls die Umweltaktivisten, bei denen auch Michel Paquets Tochter Charlotte mitarbeitet. Hat die Gruppe mit Durands Tod zu tun?

After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the Northern Ireland question. In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane considers the region's troubled history, from the struggle for Irish independence in the 19th century to the present.

How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents 75 simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class.

Rich, evocative, and dignified, the King James Version of the Bible remains the favorite of millions for both its inspirational and poetic qualities. This awe-inspiring production contains the Old Testament in its entirety, read by a versatile group of distinguished performers. Whether it's your first introduction to the ancient text or if you can recite each word from memory, you will enjoy the literary and spiritual value this monumental audiobook has to offer.

En Ricard viatja a París amb l'esperança de retrobar-hi un vell amic que el redimeixi del desconcert i la convulsió que l'ofega a la Barcelona del 2017. Més de trenta anys enrere, hi van anar junts fugint d'una Transició que suposava la renúncia als seus ideals, i allà van conèixer filòsofs d'esquerres, artistes bohemis i revolucionaris de cafè, que, com ells, lluitaven amb la força de la paraula per transformar el món.

Howard Fast has placed the entire action of this highly charged novel in the space of one day at the substantial home of a prominent United States senator. This dinner party sounds like a well-ordered and gracious affair, but as events unfold, there are things to be settled - some are political and ethical, some are emotional, and some are questions of life and death. This is a profound and important novel with the dramatic intensity of first-class theater.

Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People’s Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded.