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Gary Paulsen
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Brian Robeson tiene trece años y una hacha, nada más. La avioneta en la que viajaba tuvo un accidente y se estrelló. Ahora él, solo, deberá afrontar los peligros que lo acechan y conseguir sobrevivir. Superará una prueba tan dura como ésta?
Leo F. Buscaglia, Leo Buscaglia
1982
This story is a warm, wonderfully wise, and strikingly simple story about a leaf named Freddie--how Freddie and his companion leaves change with the passing seasons, finally falling to the ground with winter`s snow.
Rosemary Wells
1997
Brief text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.
Beverly Cleary
1983
Leigh Botts, a sixth-grader whose parents are divorced, corresponds with his favorite author, Mr. Henshaw, through a series of letters. In these letters, Leigh shares his struggles with moving to a new school, dealing with his absent father, and navigating the challenges of growing up. Through this epistolary exchange, Leigh finds solace and guidance, learning to express his feelings and gain a better understanding of himself and his family.
Stephenie Meyer
2000
In the explosive fourth book in the epic romantic saga, Bella has one final choice to make. Should she stay mortal and strengthen her connection to the werewolves—or leave it all behind to become a vampire? When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs. This astonishing, breathlessly anticipated fourth book of The Twilight Saga illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this heart electrifying romantic epic. “You too might fall in love with its suspense and moving sensitivity" (The Daily News Tribune) Praise for The Twilight Saga “This tale of tortured demon lovers entices”—Kirkus Reviews "In the tradition of Anne Rice. . . this dark romance is gripping." —Booklist (starred review) "The novel's danger-factor skyrockets as the excitement of secret love and hushed affection morphs into a terrifying race to stay alive." —School Library Journal (starred review) “Relish this new adventure and hunger for more”—Booklist A New York Times bestseller A New York Times "Editor's Choice" A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year An Amazon best of #Booktok Book
Margaret Peterson Haddix
2004
Sukie is worried -- her parents are acting strange. When she runs in the house, her dad asks, "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge too?" When she eats peas with her fingers, Mom yells, "You'll put an eye out with that thing!" What is going on? Have her parents been replaced by aliens? Are they robots with broken circuits? She and her older brothers decide to investigate. And what they discover leads to a kids-against-parents WAR! This very funny book casts a new light on family rules.
Joy Berry
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Jeff Kinney
2007
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J. K. Rowling
1998
Den 12-årige Harry Potter har trolddomsevner. Derfor er han blivet optaget på trolddomsskolen Hogwarts, som ligger i en parallelverden. Men nu indtræffer der uhyggelige og mystiske hændelser på trolddomsskolen
Mario Vargas Llosa
1988
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, this classic novel erotically explores the relationships in one family. Mario Vargas Llosa lures readers into a passionate world of family life and erotic love with the story of Don Rigoberto, his second wife, Lucretia, and Rigoberto's prepubescent son, Alfonso. Although the group appears to be a happy household, within this small constellation lurk the shadows of perversion and the limitless boundaries of familial passion. "Vargas Llosa is a writer of promethean authority, making outstanding fiction in whatever direction he turns. . . . Erotically stimulating, artfully self-assured, In Praise of the Stepmother is a steamy as it is intelligent." — Newsday "Startling . . . Not only would an American presidential candidate not have written it, but the National Endowment for the Arts wouldn't have given it a grant." — The New Yorker
Laura Esquivel
1989
Novela de entregas mensuales con recetas, amores y remedios caseros nunca lo había visto en el valle de lagrimas de la literatura mexicana, porque también los hombres son unos chilletas y, salvo Jorge Ibarguengoitia , todos se toman terriblemente en serio y sudan solemnidad a gotas.
Jung Chang
1989
Die 1952 in China geborene Autorin erzählt die Geschichte ihrer Familie vom Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, der Kaiserzeit, bis zum Juni 1989.
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Kris Wilson
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A fresh collection of fan-favorite webcomics have made their way to print for the very first time, along with brand-new, never-before-seen strips. But this is no mere collection of comic strips! Cyanide & Happiness: Twenty Years Wasted (A Questionable Recollection Of The First Two Decades) also features the mostly-true history of Cyanide & Happiness as told by its creators – Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, and Dave McElfatrick. Reverently assembled with firsthand commentary, never-before-seen internal documents, insights into their creative process, and, yes, even incriminating photographs. Kris, Rob, and Dave will walk down memory lane, stopping at twenty different Cyanide & Happiness strips that tell the story of their history thus far.
Stephanie Calman
2005
Are you a super-duper, totally fulfilled mother 24 hours a day? Do you give your children home-made risotto, help them with their homework, read them a fairy tale and sing them to sleep? Or do you give them chicken nuggets in front of the telly, herd them into bed and slump down exhausted with a drink? Do you let them watch ‘too much’ telly? Have you ever eaten their Easter eggs while they were asleep? Do you feel that other mothers are ‘doing it properly’ while you’re getting it All Wrong? Do you wish there could just, please, be a little less pressure? If you try your best but frequently feel a failure, if you – or your children – are in any way imperfect, then join the club: the Bad Mothers Club. Stephanie Calman has broken every rule and done it all ‘wrong.’ From giving birth with her pants on to making her kids watch more telly, she has persistently defied all accepted wisdom and professional advice. Outrageous, funny, & hideously true, Confessions of a Bad Mother is her story. Read it, and know – at last - that you are Normal.
Stephen King
2006
Twee jaar na de dood van een schrijver ruimt zijn weduwe zijn bezittingen op, waardoor het verleden weer boven komt.
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria
1966
Um dos romances mais populares de Jorge Amado, levado com êxito ao cinema, ao teatro e à televisão, Dona Flor e seus dois maridos conta a história de Florípedes Paiva, que conhece em seus dois casamentos a dupla face do amor: com o boêmio Vadinho, Flor vive a paixão avassaladora, o erotismo febril, o ciúme que corrói. Com o farmacêutico Teodoro, com quem se casa depois da morte do primeiro marido, encontra a paz doméstica, a segurança material, o amor metódico. Um dia, porém, Vadinho retorna sob a forma de um fantasma capaz de proporcionar de novo à protagonista o êxtase dos embates eróticos. Por obra da fantasia literária de Jorge Amado e da intervenção das entidades do candomblé, Flor consegue conciliar no amor o fogo e a calmaria, a aventura e a segurança, a paixão e a gentileza. Lançada em 1966, esta narrativa ousada e exuberante, plena de humor e ironia, é uma saborosa crônica de costumes da Bahia da primeira metade do século XX e um retrato inventivo das ambigüidades que marcam o Brasil. Este e-book não contém as imagens presentes na edição impressa.
Lola Jaye
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When he discovered that he had only six months to live, thirty-year-old Kevin Bates picked up his pen and wrote The Manual—advice for his five-year-old daughter, Lois, to live by, laugh at, and follow from twelve until thirty. Seven years later, when Lois is given The Manual, she can barely bring herself to read her father's words, the pain of his loss is still so raw. Yet soon Kevin's advice is guiding her through every stage of life from teen angst to career arcs, to knowing when she's at long last met "the one." While The Manual can never be a substitute for having Kevin back, the words left behind become Lois's steady support through all of life's ups and downs, and prove invaluable to unlocking the key to happiness.
Edward Albee
1962
Billy Rose Theatre, Theater 1963, Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder, presents Uta Hagen, Arthur Hill, George Grizzard in Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with Melinda Dillon, directed by Alan Schneider, production designed by William Ritman
Annie Payson Call
1905
Annie Payson Call's "The Freedom of Life" offers a practical philosophy for achieving inner peace and mental well-being by emphasizing the power of conscious thought and disciplined will. The book guides readers toward self-mastery, asserting that true freedom lies not in external circumstances but in cultivating a serene and resilient inner life through consistent self-effort and a positive outlook. Call's enduring insights provide a framework for navigating life's challenges with greater equanimity and purpose, fostering personal growth and sustained happiness.
孙武 (Sun Tzu), Stephen F. Kaufman, Lionel Giles, Onésimo Colavidas
1900
Sun Tzu's ancient treatise, "The Art of War," offers timeless strategic principles applicable beyond the battlefield to business, politics, and personal conflict. It emphasizes understanding oneself and the enemy, the importance of deception and adaptability, and the value of achieving victory with minimal confrontation. Through its concise aphorisms and insightful observations, the work provides a framework for decisive action and the cultivation of superior strategic thinking.
Don Juan Manuel
1839
Don Juan Manuel (1282-1348), noble directamente emparentado con las familias que durante varios siglos ocuparon el trono de Castilla, es un caso anómalo en la literatura medieval española en la que abundan las obras anónimas. Sin embargo, entre su vida pública, de la que se conserva numerosa documentación, y la imagen que de sí mismo ofrecen sus páginas hay sorprendentes contrastes. Sus ocho obras conservadas, en las que predomina la intención de adoctrinar a los jóvenes vástagos de la nobleza, lo convierten en el prosista más importante del siglo XIV. En El conde Lucanor, su obra más conocida, alcanzan culminación y síntesis las tradiciones cuentísticas del mundo oriental y de los predicadores cristianos. La popularidad obtenida por los exempla incluidos en la primera parte no debe, sin embargo, oscurecer la habilidad con que Don Juan Manuel organiza el conjunto y combina distintos recursos retóricos. La pareja formada por el conde Lucanor y su ayo Patronio traspasa con sorprendente modernidad los borrosos límites que separan la realidad de la fición y entra por derecho propio a formar parte de los personajes famosos de la literatura universal.
Liane Moriarty
2014
From the author of Here One Moment and The Husband’s Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE AWARD-WINNING HBO® SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, LAURA DERN, ZOË KRAVITZ, AND MERYL STREEP—AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON MAX® A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and forgives no one. Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare but she is paying a price for the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for a nanny. She comes with a mysterious past and a sadness beyond her years. These three women are at different crossroads, but they will all wind up in the same shocking place. Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the little lies that can turn lethal.
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