Títulos em Político

Dakota Wynfred will stop at nothing to prevent the reelection of the vile United States president, Robert Vlakas, who wants to nationalize her cybersecurity company and simultaneously set fire to the Constitution. And that includes finding a champion who can defeat him in the 2028 presidential election. But it won't be easy because Dakota's champion of choice—though brilliant, politically savvy, charming, and tough enough to survive multiple assassination attempts—happens to have been dead for over 400 years.

El 20 de noviembre de 1936 moría un hombre y nacía un mito. Buenaventura Durruti, el expropiador de bancos, el pistolero anarquista, el miliciano carismático. Medio siglo después de su misteriosa muerte, una periodista francesa pretende esclarecer quién disparó la bala que acabó con el mítico anarquista.

In 2075, the Moon is no longer a penal colony. But it is still a prison... Life isn't easy for the political dissidents and convicts who live in the scattered colonies that make up lunar civilisation. Everything is regulated strictly, efficiently and cheaply by a central supercomputer, HOLMES IV. When humble technician Mannie O'Kelly-Davis discovers that HOLMES IV has quietly achieved consciousness (and developed a sense of humour), the choice is clear: either report the problem to the authorities... or become friends. And perhaps overthrow the government while they're at it.

Una madre y su niño viajan en canoa por el caudaloso río Atrato. La madre es blanca, el niño es negro. Entre manglares, frutas y trenzas, la narradora le va contando a la pasajera de al lado su infancia, sus recuerdos y cómo el pequeño llegó a su vida una mañana calurosa. La lancha avanza, la inquietud se acrecienta. La mujer preferiría no llegar o dar la vuelta. Esta es una historia sobre el arraigo, el miedo y la maternidad en un contexto de violencia, sobre los peligros de la selva colombiana.

By the side of a lake in Brandenburg, a young architect builds the house of his dreams—a summerhouse with wrought-iron balconies, stained-glass windows the colour of jewels, and a bedroom with a hidden closet, all set within a beautiful garden. But the land on which he builds has a dark history of violence that began with the drowning of a young woman in the grip of madness and that grows darker still over the course of the century.

In a future where the U.S. has splintered into new nations, the Atlantic Coalition and Pacific Federation strive for equity and sustainability, while the original U.S. grapples with the consequences of traditionalism and deregulation. From the ashes of environmental and economic collapse, can a new form of democracy rise? Follow the intertwined destinies of Gov. Robert Callahan, Justice Marisol Reyes and Sen. Charlie McBride as they navigate this splintering and what follows.

Dee Blum has a plan. Or rather, her parents do. Graduate college. Go to law school. Become a divorce attorney. Be “successful.” But Dee wants more—more purpose, more passion, more than checking off someone else’s boxes. A surprise gig leading eco-tours of ethical coffee farms in Costa Rica offers a fresh start.

La suma de los ceros es una excepcional fantasía política. Eduardo Rabasa ha escrito una novela futurista ubicada en el presente; su inventiva no depende de nuevas tecnologías sino de nuevas formas de relación. Una novela sobre el más complicado de los deportes extremos: la convivencia

The thesis of this story is that “because of the development of scientific knowledge, separate sovereign states and separate sovereign empires are no longer possible in the world. To attempt to keep on with the old system is to heap disaster upon disaster for [hu]mankind and perhaps to destroy our race altogether. The remaining interest of this book now is the sustained validity of this thesis and the discussion of the possible ending of war on the earth.”

Per i suoi clienti e vicini su 125th Street, Ray Carney è un commerciante serio: sgobba da bravo padre di famiglia nel suo negozio dove vende mobili a prezzi contenuti. Sua moglie Elizabeth aspetta il secondo figlio e, sebbene i suoceri non mostrino di apprezzare granché il fatto che la figlia e i nipoti vivano in un piccolo appartamento vicino ai binari della sopraelevata, Ray sembra soddisfatto così. Ma dietro questa apparente normalità si aprono delle crepe: sono in pochi a sapere che suo padre era un membro piuttosto temuto della criminalità locale.

Im eisigen Winter 1945, als das Deutsche Reich kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch steht, flieht Emma mit ihren beiden Kindern vor der Roten Armee in den Westen. Doch der kleine Jakob wird auf der Flucht krank und seine einzige Rettung ist ein Krankenhaus. Kaum hat Emma ihren geliebten Sohn einer Krankenschwester anvertraut, werden sie von den sowjetischen Truppen eingeholt und die dramatische Schlacht um Posen beginnt. Emma muss eine herzzerreißende Entscheidung treffen: Soll sie weiter nach Ihrem verschwundenen Sohn suchen oder ihre Tochter in Sicherheit bringen.

Una noche oscura y lluviosa, Eilish Stack abre la puerta de su casa de Dublín y se encuentra a dos agentes de la policía secreta. Están allí para interrogar a su marido, un sindicalista que ha participado en manifestaciones recientes. La casa, la familia y el país que Eilish conocía, y en los que confiaba, están a punto de desmoronarse.

تعتبر رواية "بعد النهاية" للأديب الصيني تشو داشين رواية نصف سياسية ونصف فلسفية، رواية كلوحة إطارها يحمل استقصاء لحياة حاكم ما، ومضمونها يرسم علاقات مجتمعية وعاطفية متشابكة ومعقدة تشبه حياتنا جميعاً.

There were conjugal visits in the slave camps of the USSR. House of Meetings is about one such liaison. It is a triangular romance: two brothers fall in love with the same girl in Moscow, which is poised for pogrom in the gap between the war and the death of Stalin. Both brothers are arrested, and their rivalry slowly complicates itself over a decade in the slave camp above the Arctic Circle.

Deke and his colleagues—co-counsel Michael Carey and investigators Carol Morris and Jake Rutledge—set out to uncover the deceit and bring the white collar criminals to justice. With the help of Michael’s friend and war veteran, Joel Hartbeck—who first blows the whistle against the bank—the Deketomis team quickly discovers that they may have tackled more than they bargained for.

Mario es testigo de un asesinato que lo lleva a escarbar en pasados tormentosos y verdades oscuras. En la búsqueda que emprendemos con el narrador, descubrimos la historia del albergue Nuevo Amanecer, dirigido por Elena Mendoza, una maestra de la manipulación, enferma de poder, cuya crueldad no conoce límites.

When Alex takes on a mission to reclaim stolen Bedouin land, he finds himself imprisoned and branded a criminal. Meanwhile, Caitlin faces her own dangers, becoming the target of an extremist plot. But the rules of warfare change forever when Caitlin condenses an electromagnetic pulse into shootable ammunition and deploys an AI chatbot–quantum computer that can use the internet to control secure Israeli communications and provide strategic intel.

You are cordially invited to participate in my absurd but heartfelt attempt to help save this nation from corruption, stupidity, and evil beings of one sort or another. No Common Sense is a genre-bending political satire-based update of Founding Father Thomas Paine’s original Common Sense.

He wants them. When I first met Kevin Markos, we were both drunk college students at Spring Break. It was a week I never expected, and a week I’d never forget. Especially since I took pictures. Unfortunately, life got in the way, careers got in the way…as did Kevin’s miles-deep closet. I thought the only way I’d ever see Kevin again was on a TV screen.

Esta es una historia moldeada por el tránsito. Su protagonista huye de un entorno violento en Centroamérica en busca de un sitio donde sentirse a salvo y vivir su identidad sexual. Aunque en ese camino sufre maltratos y desilusiones, también conoce la amistad.