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A fourth floor room, a door locked with the key inside, no way in, no way out. Edgar Allan Poe is the true grandfather of the murder mystery. Decades before Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, Poe gave us C. Auguste Dupin, a man able to solve mysteries through observation and deduction.

A beloved legend of all time, Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood tells the compelling tale of the brave, good-humored outlaw and his cohorts Friar Tuck, Little John, and Will Scarlet, as they cavort about Sherwood Forest. However, it is not all sport. Robin Hood and his band must also outwit the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, who will stop at nothing to rid the forest of the outlaw

In this biography, written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized, Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputations that surrounded him.

La violencia no son solo gritos y golpes. Hay muchas formas de violencia menos espectaculares. Más sutiles y insidiosas. A veces, la violencia invisible es «normal». Es «útil». Permite expresar frustración, o tomar una decisión que nos hace progresar. Sin embargo, en muchas ocasiones, la violencia invisible es «tóxica». Peor aún: hace que quien la sufre se hunda en una profunda sensación de naufragio vital. Jean-Charles Bouchoux quiere visibilizar este fenómeno, desvelar los mecanismos psicológicos que lo desencadenan y ofrecernos herramientas y pautas para superarlo.

Case Keenum has traveled one of the most unique paths in the NFL. Recruited by just one college, undrafted, and released three times, Case has overcome every obstacle to become a successful starting quarterback. Keenum shares stories from every stage of his life, starting out as a ball boy for his father’s college team in West Texas, going on to win a state title in high school, and rewriting the NCAA record book at the University of Houston. A devastating knee injury almost derailed his football career, but helped him get closer to the woman who would soon become his wife.

Críticos culturales de plumas avinagradas han sentenciado durante décadas que el cine de Hollywood oculta un maligno instrumento de adoctrinamiento colectivo. Una perversión subliminal que aliena a las masas y les inocula la ideología dominante. Semejante visión del cine comercial supone que la gente es imbécil. Que se la traga siempre. Entre cuencos de palomitas. Y encima, riéndose.

Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense. Claiming to be immersed in another case, he sends Watson to Devon to protect the Baskerville heir and to observe the suspects at close hand.

Entre la confusión de protestas y revueltas en Santiago, un joven universitario toca un día a la puerta de Elisa, buscando refugio tras un altercado con la policía. Mujer madura y acostumbrada a recluirse tras sus libros, Elisa no es una persona de emociones fuertes. La llegada de Diego trae consigo nuevos y excitantes sentimientos, pero también desata un torrente de miedos que ella no está lista para enfrentar. En una larga carta, como Dido invocando a Eneas, Elisa intentará encontrar réplica a un alarido tan antiguo como la historia del mundo...

Escocia, siglo xv. Clarion McLeod acude al castillo de Coill para reencontrarse con Daimh, su antiguo compañero de armas y laird del clan Mackenzie. Cuando la mujer de Daimh, Aila, abraza a Clarion para saludarlo, tiene una visión en la que este tendrá que ayudar a una dama inglesa que está huyendo.

Un joven periodista poblano llega a la Ciudad de México para encontrar su oportunidad. Tras cubrir el fraude electoral de 1988 y ser testigo de los tejemanejes entre los medios y el gobierno, descubre que debe dejar los escrúpulos a un lado si quiere progresar en la escena del periodismo nacional. Su insaciable ambición lo lleva años después a La Televisora, el medio de comunicación más importante del país. El ascenso es meteórico: en pocos años, de reportero a anfitrión del noticiero matutino más popular de la televisión...

L'Edward Fosca és un assassí. La Mariana no en té cap dubte. Però Fosca és intocable. Professor de tragèdia grega a Cambridge, atractiu i carismàtic, i reverenciat per mestres i alumnes i, molt especialment, per l'enigmàtica societat de belles estudiants privilegiades que tothom coneix amb el nom de Les Donzelles. La Mariana és psicoterapeuta i està convençuda que, rere la fascinació pels sacrificis de l'Antiga Grècia de Fosca, s'amaga una ment depravada.

Dolittle is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, and John Cena! Meet the character who inspired the classic books in Dr. Dolitte’s first grand adventure! Doctor...

No one knew who Mark Franklin was when he disembarked at Liverpool in 1909 with a copy of Shakespeare's works, an old Mexican charro saddle and two Remingtons in his battered luggage. He was just another American, tall and softly-spoken. Even General Flashman never guessed the whole truth...

Learn more about The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes in The West End Horror. Illustration by David K. Stone...

Walter of Gurnie, bastard son of an English peer, is forced to flee from Oxford for his part in the university riots of 1273. Inspired by Friar Bacon, he determines to travel to China. With his friend Tristam, he fights his way to the heart of the fabulous Mongol Empire, and returns famous, to...

The latest release in the Christian Epic series is an exciting novel that takes place shortly after Christ's death and resurrection. Basil is called to design the case which will hold the silver cup that Christ and His disciples drank from at the Last Supper, and plans to sculpt their likenesses...

This ninth volume of The Flashman Papers, faithfully edited and transcribed by Fraser, finds that Sir Harry Flashman is back in India, where his saga began. This time, our hero is sent by Her Majesty's Secret Service to spy on the corrupt court of Lahore, on India's Northwest Frontier. Flashy's...