Vés i aposta un sentinella

Vés i aposta un sentinella

De l'autora de Matar un rossinyol.Ens trobem davant d'un dels grans esdeveniments literaris dels darrers temps: la publicació de la primera novel·la de Harper Lee, Vés i aposta un sentinella, gràcies a l'extraordinària troballa recent del manuscrit. A mitjan anys cinquanta, la jove Jean Louise Finch, «Scout», que viu a Nova York, torna com cada estiu a la casa familiar de Maycomb per visitar el seu pare, Atticus, un advocat d'edat avançada. En aquest tranquil llogaret d'Alabama on va passar la infantesa, Scout ha d'afrontar una sèrie de qüestions personals, socials i polítiques que involucren el poble sencer i que fins i tot fan que posi en dubte la relació amb el seu pare. Una història commovedora, divertida i convincent en què tot un seguit de personatges únics –alguns dels més entranyables de Matar un rossinyol– viuen i s'adapten als canvis i fets turbulents que van transformar els Estats Units a mitjan segle XX i que, alhora, ofereix una perspectiva nova i fascinant sobre un clàssic. En definitiva, una novel·la magnífca. «Que Harper Lee publiqui una novel·la té un impacte similar, en el món literari, al que en el seu moment hauria tingut en el món musical la reunió dels Beatles. L'autora de Matar un rossinyol era fins ara una autora d'una sola obra. Ara amb Vés i aposta un sentinella ja no.» Marc Bassets, El País «Possiblement un dels descobriments més importants de la literatura nord-americana contemporània.» A. Alter i S. F. Kovaleski, Ara

El corazón del Tártaro

El corazón del Tártaro

La editora de libros medievales Sofía Zarzamala nunca pensó que el pasado pudiera irrumpir en su vida para sumergirla en los infiernos.PREMIO NACIONAL DE LAS LETRAS 2017«Te he encontrado». Dice la voz de un hombre al otro lado de la línea telefónica, y con eso basta para que Sofía se vista a toda prisa y huya de su apartamento...El descenso de Sofía a los bajos fondos se alterna con su misterioso pasado. Tras veinticuatro horas repletas de caóticas experiencias, la luz aguarda al final del túnel.** Premio Leyenda 2019 concedido por la Asociación de Librerías de MadridLa crítica ha dicho...«Rosa Montero combina con destreza los elementos dramáticos, dosificando la intriga y estableciendo acertados paralelismos: una supuesta obra inédita de Chrétien de Troyes con dos finales opuestos sirve de plantilla para el dilema de fondo: la posibilidad de luchar contra el destino que ha marcado la sangre.»

WHAT WAS IT? THE BIG BOOK OF SPOOKY TALES – 55+ Occult & Supernatural Thrillers (Horror Classics Anthology)

WHAT WAS IT? THE BIG BOOK OF SPOOKY TALES – 55+ Occult & Supernatural Thrillers (Horror Classics Anthology)

This carefully crafted ebook: "WHAT WAS IT? THE BIG BOOK OF SPOOKY TALES – 55+ Occult & Supernatural Thrillers (Horror Classics Anthology)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Get ready to be spooked and thrilled by the greatest master story-tellers. A must read for spook-lovers! Ghost Stories: Thrawn Janet (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Horla (Guy de Maupassant) To Sura: A Letter (Pliny the Younger) . . . The Man Who Went Too Far (E.F. Benson) The Phantom Rickshaw (Rudyard Kipling) The Apparition of Mrs. Veal (Daniel Defoe) The Damned Thing (Ambrose Bierce) . . . The Deserted House (E. T. A. Hoffmann) The Withered Arm (Thomas Hardy) The House and the Brain (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton) The Roll-Call of the Reef (A. T. Quiller-Couch) The Open Door (Mrs. Margaret Oliphant) . . . Paranormal Psychic Stories: When the World Was Young (Jack London) Joseph—A Story (Katherine Rickford) Ligeia(Edgar Allan Poe) A Ghost (Lafcadio Hearn) The Eyes of the Panther (Ambrose Bierce) Photographing Invisible Beings (William T. Stead) The Sin-Eater (Fiona Macleod) . . . Suspense Stories: The Birth Mark (Nathaniel Hawthorne) The Oblong Box (Edgar Allan Poe) A Terribly Strange Bed (Wilkie Collins) The Torture by Hope (Villiers de l'Isle Adam) The Mysterious Card (Cleveland Moffett) . . . Humorous Paranormal Stories: The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange (A. Conan Doyle) Mr. Bloke's Item (Mark Twain) The Man Who Went Too Far (E. F. Benson) The Man With The Pale Eyes (Guy de Maupassant) . . .

100%: the Story of a Patriot

100%: the Story of a Patriot

The story of the White Terror, and how big business pulled off the stunt of landing the reds in jail. It is the inside story of a secret agent, and deals with half a dozen celebrated cases concerning which you have been fooled.

The Call of the Wild: Audio Edition

The Call of the Wild: Audio Edition

Call of the Wild (Audio Edition) includes the full audio book of Jack London's classic 1906 adventure novel.   The story centers around Buck, a half St. Bernard and half Scots Shepherd dog who is stolen from his home in Santa Clara, California, and sold to become a sled dog during the Yukon Gold Rush. After a series of events, Bucks primordial instincts return.  This title is one of hundreds of titles we are introducing with full audio integration. Great for education and improved literacy. Listening and following along made easy!

Der große Katechismus

Der große Katechismus

Der Große Katechismus ist eine von Martin Luther verfasste Lehrschrift. Ausgangspunkt für die Erstellung von Katechismen ist das Bemühen, Kernelemente biblischer Überlieferung von Generation zu Generation weiterzugeben. Im Anschluss an kirchliche Praxis predigten die Reformatoren seit 1517 regelmäßig über Gebote, Glaubensbekenntnis und Vaterunser.

Satan’s Diary

Satan’s Diary

Satan has returned to Earth for a sightseeing visit in the form of the American billionaire Henry Wondergood. Accompanied by his faithful demon butler Toppi they head for Rome, but are sidetracked by an unforeseen accident and end up at the home of the inscrutable Thomas Magnus and his divine daughter Maria. As Satan begins to discover the meaning of being a man, the satanic aspects of mankind become ever more apparent to him.Leonid Andreyev was a Russian author active in the beginning of the twentieth century, famous mostly for his plays and short fiction, and often portrayed as Russia’s equivalent to Edgar Allan Poe. Satan’s Diary was his last work, completed just a few days before his death in 1919. This edition was translated by his previous collaborator Herman Bernstein and published in 1920.

The Humans

The Humans

The bestselling, award-winning author of The Midnight Library offers his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a “silly, sad, suspenseful, and soulful” (Philadelphia Inquirer) novel that’s “full of heart” (Entertainment Weekly).When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal.He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there. Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Works of Leo Tolstoy are unique phenomenon in the history of world culture. He was a writer, a philosopher and a humanist who created perfectly formed works, without which the world would be different. It seems that we and readers of the next generations will only have to understand the true depth and meaning of all that was done by the greatest Russian philosopher.

The War in the Air

The War in the Air

Novel is notable for its prophetic ideas, including the use of the airplane for warfare, the coming of a world war, and the development of a brutal, feudal society after the war’s destruction.

Selected Political Speeches

Selected Political Speeches

Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and became renowned for his speaking to the Assembly, Senate and courtrooms. Whether fighting corruption, quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending the poet Archias or railing against Mark Antony in the Philippics - the magnificent arguments in defence of liberty which led to his banishment and death - Cicero's speeches are oratory masterpieces, vividly evocative of the cut and thrust of Roman political life.

Trial by Fire

Trial by Fire

In this inspiring novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, the life of a Parisian woman changes in a heartbeat when she’s trapped by wildfires in Napa Valley.Born to a French mother and American father, graceful Dahlia de Beaumont has been sole owner and CEO of the venerable family perfume business based in Paris since her early twenties, following the death of her parents. For twenty-five years, after losing her young skier husband in an avalanche, her life has centered on running Lambert Perfumes and being a devoted single mother to her four now-adult children: indecisive Charles, volatile Alexa, kind-hearted business visionary Delphine, and dreamy artist Emma. Now fifty-six, she has an “arrangement” with a married French man but has been questioning that relationship.Dahlia comes to San Francisco on a routine business trip to check on her stores in the States. But shortly after her arrival, brush fires ignite in Napa Valley. Watching the sweeping devastation on the news, Dahlia is moved to help. But doing so will bring unforeseen consequences that endanger not only her life, but her entire future. Forced to remain in San Francisco in the aftermath, she will make unexpected connections while also fighting to protect all she has worked for. What Dahlia learns will provide a new perspective of her life, forever changing what really matters to her and what comes next for her journey.With this uplifting novel, Danielle Steel beautifully dramatizes how life’s unforeseen challenges can sow the seeds for growth and a fresh chance at love—if one is willing to take the risk.

The Second Time Around

The Second Time Around

The "Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark, delivers a gripping tale of deception and tantalizing twists that could have been ripped from today's headlines.When Nicholas Spencer, the charismatic head of a company that has developed an anticancer vaccine, disappears without a trace, reporter Marcia "Carley" DeCarlo is assigned the story. Word that Spencer, if alive, has made off with huge sums of money—including the life savings of many employees—doesn't do much to change Carley's already low opinion of Spencer's wife, Lynn, who is also Carley's stepsister and who everyone believes is involved. But when Lynn's life is threatened, she asks Carley to help her prove that she wasn't her husband's accomplice. As the facts unfold, however, Carley herself becomes the target of a dangerous, sinister group that will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Right Ho, Jeeves

Right Ho, Jeeves

Right Ho, Jeeves is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on October 5, 1934 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on October 15, 1934 by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, under the title Brinkley Manor. It features the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, as well as a host of other recurring Wodehouse characters, and is mostly set at Brinkley Court, the home of Bertie's Aunt Dahlia.— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Words of Silk

Words of Silk

Laney McLeod's chance encounter in a Manhattan elevator leads to a one-night stand with a wealthy playboy -- but a few months later he's back with shocking news, as irresistible as ever.Laney's life changes the minute she gets stuck in an elevator in Manhattan -- and relies on a handsome stranger named Deke Sargent to help her fight her claustrophobia. When the power comes back on, the two find themselves in a passionate embrace that leads to a single night together. Shocked by her own recklessness, Laney disappears the next morning. Months later, she receives an even greater shock: Deke shows up with an astounding announcement. Unable to forget the chemistry between them, but afraid that she's just another notch on this wealthy playboy's bedpost, Laney must face an even deeper fear . . . or forever lose the one man she can't resist.

Long Ago

Long Ago

HIS ISSUE INCLUDES the story, Little City Blues by Annie Reed, which has been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Best Mystery Stories of the Year Anthology published by Otto Penzler!!!! This story was also on the short list for the Derringer Award. Crime has always been with us, throughout history. And with crime comes the people who resolve that chaos. Let's explore lawlessness from distant Egypt to Twentieth Century America. Discover the many ways that crimes occur...and get resolved. Mystery, Crime and Mayhem, Issue 7: Long Ago. So Criminal, it's Good!

Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 6

Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 6

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: - Kathleen Norris:Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby What Happened to Alanna Austin's Girl S is for Shiftless Susanna Making Allowances for Mamma Dr. Bates and Miss Sally Rising Water - Charles W. Chesnutt:The Wife of His Youth The Passing of Grandison Her Virginia Mammy The Bouquet The Sheriffs' Children The Web of Circunstance - Don Marquis:The Old Soak The Revolt of the Oyster The Professor's Awakening The Saddest Man Behind the Curtain Kale Too American - Emma Orczy:The Red Carnation The Traitor Number 187 The Trappist's Vow Juliette, a Tale of Terror The Revenge of Ur-Tasen The Glasgow Mistery - Zona Gale:Friday Sucess and Artie Cherry The Dance The Way thw World Is White Bread Human Exit Charity - Anthony Trollope:The Man Who Kept His Money in a Box The Mistletoe Bough The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne Returning Home An Unprotected Female at the Pyramids The Courtship of Susan Bell The Relics of General Chasse - Ellis Parker Butler:Pigs is Pigs The Hard-boiled Egg Philo Gubb's Greatest Case Solander's Radio Tomb The Thin Santa Claus Dey Ain't No Ghosts The Man Who Did Not Go to Heaven on Tuesday - Mary Shelley:The Invisible Girl The Brother and Sister The Dream Transformation The Mortal Immortal The Mourner The Swiss Peasant - Hector Hugh Munro:The Lumber Room The Open Window Sredni Vashtar Gabriel-Ernest Tobermory The Unrest-Cure Laura - D.H. Lawrence:The Rocking-Horse Winner Tickets, Please! The Odour of Chrysanthemums The Horse Dealer's Daughter Second Best The Shades of Spring The Fox

The Ultimate Summer Read Collection

The Ultimate Summer Read Collection

e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest books ever written, perfect for the long summer days, the time for rejuvenation and brain revival! American: Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild White Fang Moby-Dick The Scarlet Letter Little Women My Antonia The Age of Innocence The Awakening The Portrait of a Lady The Wings of the Dove The Yellow Wallpaper Walden Leaves of Grass The Madman Uncle Tom's Cabin The Life of Frederick Douglass Ben-Hur The Last of the Mohicans The Raven The Black Cat The Fall of the House of Usher The Call of Cthulhu The Beautiful and Damned The Sleepy Hollow The Wonderful Wizard of Oz… British: Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Paradise Lost Odes The Waste Land Ode to the West Wind Gulliver's Travels Robinson Crusoe Moll Flanders The History of Tom Jones Tristram Shandy Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Emma Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Tenant of Wildfell Hall Vanity Fair Middlemarch The Mill on the Floss David Copperfield Great Expectations A Tale of Two Cities Tess of the d'Urbervilles Jude the Obscure The Enchanted April Sons and Lovers The Mysteries of Udolpho Dracula Frankenstein A Study in Scarlet The Sign of the Four The Woman in White Heart of Darkness The Picture of Dorian Gray Diary of a Nobody The Time Machine The War of the Worlds The Innocence of Father Brown Howards End Alice in Wonderland The Secret Garden A Little Princess Irish: Ulysses A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Dubliners Pygmalion Arms and the Man The Second Coming Scottish: Ivanhoe Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Treasure Island The Wind in the Willows Phantastes Peter and Wendy Canadian: Anne of Green Gables Series German: Faust Siddhartha Thus Spoke Zarathustra… French: Swann's Way Les Misérables Candide Germinal... Russian: Anna Karenina War and Peace Crime and Punishment The Brothers Karamazov… Spanish: Don Quixote Dona Perfecta… Italian: The Divine Comedy The Prince… Norwegian: A Doll's House Ancient: Iliad & Odyssey Meditations… Middle East: Arabian Nights Indian: Gitanjali The Jungle Book… Chinese: Tao Te Ching Art of War… Japanese: Bushido…