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Jeanette Winterson, una dintre cele mai inventive și mai îndrăznețe voci narative contemporane, ne propune în acest volum 12 povestiri și 12 rețete îmbietoare pentru cele 12 zile ale Crăciunului.

In the small Appalachian town of Pine Hollow, the economic decline and simmering tensions between locals and newcomers have left the community on edge. The Caldwell brothers—Mike and Danny—are struggling to make ends meet after their father’s death in a mining accident and the closure of the town’s lifeline, the local coal mine. Desperate to get back at Mike’s ex-wife’s new husband, Mark, and make some quick cash, the brothers hatch a plan to rob his hardware store, dragging their cousin Jimmy Combs along for the ride.

En Objetos perdidos, Karla Suárez convierte la historia de Giselle en una apasionante búsqueda del lugar que ocupa una mujer en nuestro tiempo, así como de la capacidad creativa y destructiva que esconden las pasiones. Giselle lo ha sacrificado todo por un sueño: ser bailarina. Un sueño que parece escapársele. Una agria discusión con su novio y el robo de su bolso, en el que junto con su documentación y teléfono desaparecen también objetos que tienen un gran valor sentimental para ella, la dejan sola y perdida en la ciudad de Barcelona, lejos de su Cuba natal.

Risking his own life force to cure a patient’s psychosis, Dr. Robert Bruno learns of the true individualism of human minds!

Der neue hochspannende Thriller von Joy Fielding. Jede Woche besucht Linda Davidson ihre an Alzheimer erkrankte beste Freundin in einer Pflegeeinrichtung. Dort trifft sie auf Jenny Cooper, eine etwas schräge, demenzkranke alte Dame, die ihr geradeheraus gesteht, dass sie im Laufe ihres Lebens bereits mehrere Menschen getötet hat. Linda nimmt dieses Geständnis zunächst nicht ernst, schließlich ist Jenny schwer krank, doch dann stirbt ein Patient der Einrichtung, und Jenny war die letzte, die ihn lebend gesehen hat.

Darcy Vandergriff is an omega, whose aunt raised him to believe he can be more than just an Alpha's plaything. When he comes into heat for the first time, she takes him to a frightening, infamous dark witch, who gives him a potion to suppress it forever by taking just a few drops every day. She warns him, though, to "beware of the one they call the beast, for he will kill you if he can. Only the noble warrior has the power to save you, but he will bring about your fate."

By turns fascinating, funny, and bizarre, this book offers insight into the peculiar choices and idiosyncratic psychologies of hundreds of top musicians from the 1960s to the present. Originally published more than two decades ago to great success, it's been out of print for years and has now been completely updated and expanded to feature dozens of exclusive interviews, including conversations with groups like The Black Keys, The Killers, Twenty One Pilots, Coldplay, Cage the Elephant, and Vampire Weekend.

I've loved only two men in my life. My grandfather: my namesake and the man who raised me. And him. The small-town boy who's too cocky and arrogant for his own good. The heartthrob every girl we knew wanted. But while they only dreamed of getting close to him, I knew his heart. His truth. His secrets. While they wanted him physically, I had him in every way that mattered. A series of first things that change a person forever: my first kiss, the first person I gave myself to—my first love.

Regine Kölpins Familienroman Oma tanzt auf Wolke 7 bietet wunderbar-humorvolle Unterhaltung und jede Menge Nordsee-Feeling. Wie in Oma zeigt Flagge entführt die ostfriesische Autorin ihre Leserinnen und Leser nach Langeoog. Auf der Nordsee-Insel herrscht gewaltiges Chaos, denn die allseits beliebte Oma Jette soll unter die Haube, und dieses Vorhaben hält nicht nur Oma Jette und ihre Familie auf Trab: Oma Jette soll heiraten! Bei ihrem herbstlichen Besuch auf Langeoog werden Jettes quirlige Enkel von Omas Verehrer Günther ins Vertrauen gezogen: Der will Jette einen Antrag machen - und zwar einen spektakulären!

Plötzlich Oma - und das Leben steht Kopf! In ihrem Familien-Roman Oma kriegt die Kurve erzählt die beliebte friesische Autorin Regine Kölpin mit jeder Menge Humor, Herz und ganz viel Nordsee-Flair, wie Cara unverhofft und nicht ganz freiwillig Vollzeit-Oma wird ... Ein warmherziger, turbulenter Familien-Roman zum Lachen, der die Hörer an die Nordsee-Küste entführt und daher auch wunderbare Urlaubs-Lektüre ist: Mit 52 Jahren fühlt sich Cara noch ein bisschen zu jung, um es sich schon im Ohrenbackensessel in ihrer Etagenwohnung in Wilhelmshaven gemütlich zu machen.

Solo para iniciados es un libro dirigido a los autodenominados consultores políticos. No es un manual de campaña, ni un anecdotario, ni una guía para convertirse en un consultor político. Es un análisis de la expansión de esta "industria" con la idea central de definir a este tipo de actores políticos, quienes, día con día, van multiplicándose a una velocidad inimaginable. La consultoría política, en estas páginas, se reconoce no solo como un mecanismo de comunicación o la aplicación de sus herramientas.

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.

Dare agli altri la colpa della propria infelicità è un esercizio di malafede collaudato, una tentazione alla portata di tutti. Ed è ciò che prova a fare anche il protagonista di questo romanzo. Almeno fino a un certo punto. Figlio unico di una strana famiglia disfunzionale, con genitori litigiosissimi e assediati dai debiti, è stato un bambino introverso, abituato a bastare a se stesso e a cercare conforto nella musica e nei propri pensieri.

Peter Zinn was the "Baddest" man in town. Nobody, including the town's Constable, wanted any part of him. He had somehow forged a life for himself in Sioux Crossing after serving a serious stretch on a prison chain gang.

Born with his father's legendary magic, half-elf Fieran Laesornysh longs to prove himself worthy of the elven heritage he carries. With the Alliance Kingdoms and the power-hungry Mongavarian Empire teetering on the brink of war, Fieran seizes his chance to take to the skies and become a legend in his own right. He just has to curb his cheekiness and survive the rigors of basic training first.

Thrown in a cage and stripped of my dignity, I was auctioned to the highest bidder, but I never imagined that I'd end my night in the home of Killian DeLorenzo—head of the Romanian Mafia and the most powerful man in the country.

Her name is Bunny Wild, at least that is what she is called in her videos. Alexis, as she is known to her close friends, is one of the main females within the p*rn company. She's no stranger to getting paid for having her acts filmed, however, when a high profile billionaire calls her boss and offers forty thousand to have Alexis for an hour and he film it himself, Alexis, is shocked, as it steps away from her usual work, no one requests the actors.

After narrowly escaping a fight against a giant orc shaman, Silas must continue collecting the last two shard pieces of the broken dungeon core to prevent the goddess core from dying.

La planète Terre est détruite, et les derniers humains sont entassés dans une arche spatiale pour une ultime mission de colonisation. Un milliardaire philanthrope a investit tout ce qui lui restait pour faire décoller une arche spatiale et sauver les dernières forces vives de l’humanité… Mais vu qu’il est bêtement mort dans son caisson de stase, comme la moitié de sa cargaison, tout ce qui reste c’est une intelligence plus ou moins artificielle, un ancien pêcheur de crevettes surgelées en Alaska, une capitaine de la " Confédération Populaire des Citoyens Responsables " et un scientifique dépressivo-suicidaire.

Pretending to date my rich, sexy, and caring friend Gabriel could grant us the deal of a lifetime . . . or ruin my chances of ever running my family's company. Gabe is handsome and surprisingly down to earth for a billionaire. Teaming up with him for a massive project shouldn't have required us to fake a relationship. My machista Latine family is to blame for forcing us into it. They think my goal should be to settle down and make babies, not run a corporation. But I won't let anything come between me and my career plans . . .