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Victor. Torsten. Cassius – the jock, the artist, the stepbrother. The Poison Ivy Club. Ruthless. Connected. Violent. Untouchable. They rule Stonehurst Prep with an iron fist. If you want Harvard, Princeton, or Yale, they’ll get you in. Guaranteed. But they’ll take their pound of flesh first. A deal’s a deal – you give them whatever they want, and they’ll make your dreams come true.

O conto As Cocadas, publicado pela primeira vez em O Tesouro da Casa Velha, um dos últimos trabalhos de Cora Coralina, ganha nesta edição as cores, os traços, as ilustrações tão sintonizadas com a infância do artista Alê Abreu. A narrativa em primeira pessoa, curta, direta e, ao mesmo tempo, detalhista no que é preciso – qualidades de quem conta mesmo um conto – envolve a criança, desafia sua curiosidade a cada linha, desperta o desejo de descobrir a resolução do conflito vivido pela personagem: Eu devia ter nesse tempo dez anos. Era menina prestimosa e trabalhadeira à moda do tempo.

La brillante Annabelle Archer è fra le prime donne a essere ammessa all’Università di Oxford, un privilegio rarissimo, soprattutto per lei, figlia di un parroco di campagna. In cambio della borsa di studio, però, dovrà sostenere la causa per il suffragio femminile, reclutando uomini influenti disposti ad appoggiare il movimento. Il suo primo obiettivo è Sebastian Devereux, il freddo e calcolatore Duca di Montgomery che la Regina Vittoria ha scelto come consigliere per la campagna elettorale dei Conservatori e che guida la politica britannica.

When it comes to poker, Rose Alfieri and Levi Ivanovich have more in common than just playing the game. It’s what they’ll do to win. Rose is a lie detector in stilettos with a keen eye for body language and seeing a bluff in a single bead of sweat. Then Levi enters her orbit. A nightclub owner and renowned poker player, he’s on the verge of becoming the best. One obstacle stands in his way: Tito Ferragni, a champion who destroyed Levi’s family and left it in ruins. To win a tournament against his sworn enemy, Levi needs a secret weapon like Rose. She’s ready to play.

Contra todo pronóstico, Katniss Everdeen y Peeta Mellark siguen vivos. Aunque Katniss debería sentirse aliviada, se rumorea que existe una rebelión contra el Capitolio, una rebelión que puede que Katniss y Peeta hayan ayudado a inspirar. La nación les observa y hay mucho en juego. Un movimiento en falso y las consecuencias serán inimaginables.

Una nueva traducción del manual de vida de Epicteto, un texto que destila los principios del estoicismo en consejos prácticos y directos para cultivar la resiliencia, la paz interna y la libertad personal. Epicteto, maestro de la Antigüedad y uno de los más grandes filósofos estoicos, promulgaba que la felicidad se logra al aceptar lo que no podemos cambiar y en trabajar para mejorar lo que sí está bajo nuestro control. En El arte de vivir, sus lecciones se transforman en un compendio de sabiduría accesible, enfocada en fortalecer la resiliencia emocional y fomentar un bienestar duradero.

He hates her guts. She’d rather shoot off her own foot than ask for help. Maggie Murphy has been away from home too long, and her brother Charlie has made a mess of the family’s ranch and the family’s reputation. Max Welling, the cowboy who saves Maggie from a band of trail robbers, doesn’t even know her, and he already hates her guts. When Charlie kidnaps three small children, Maggie realizes how deep her brother’s treachery runs, and she vows to stop Charlie before more innocent people get hurt.

Two starred reviews! Ninth House meets Legendborn in this “bold and bloody” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) first book in a dark academia fantasy series about a teen who’s willing to do anything to find her brother—even infiltrate a secret society full of monsters and magical creatures...

Un texto clásico y muy relevante del Budismo Tibetano en una versión accesible para todos los lectores. Con incontables ediciones a lo largo de los...

Nora hält nicht sonderlich viel davon, sich in ihrem ruhigen Alltag stören zu lassen. Der wird jedoch komplett auf den Kopf gestellt, als während eines Schneesturms ein als Krampus verkleideter Mann in ihrem Stall Zuflucht sucht. Es sollte nur für eine Nacht sein, doch der Sturm hält an, sodass er erst einmal bei ihr festsitzt! Unweigerlich muss sie sich näher mit ihrem Gast befassen. Dabei zeigt sich, dass es gar kein Kostüm ist, der Krampus ist echt! Doch wie ist so etwas möglich? Ist er wirklich DER Krampus? Oder sieht er nur so aus? Wurde er verflucht? Und kann man den Fluch brechen?

"This novel will grab you in the gut and hold you there. It’s absolutely outstanding. Once I entered this world I didn’t want to leave.” —Roxane Gay, author of Opinions In this taut Southern family drama featuring multicast narration, the sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi...

Eric loves nothing more than the escape of being on stage in his persona of Miss Sassy Frass, but events from five years ago won't let him enjoy the present. After losing the limelight he's come to rely on, this bratty drag queen struggles to find another way to forget his pain. Matt didn't expect his fiancée to up and desert him when he left Boston to help his mother through her chemotherapy treatments. Nor did he expect to lose all of his friends as a result of the breakup.

In The Highly Sensitive, you will realize why high sensitivity is a gift that requires careful management. You will discover how to solve the common problems faced by HSPs the world over and how to live a happy, fulfilling life that lets you use your abilities to the fullest.

With the U.S. DOJ Special Task Force, Operation Avenging Angel, crumbling around her, former Russian assassin Anastasia “Anya” Burinkova finds herself once again with one foot inside the law and the other treading old, familiar ground just beyond the fine line separating the lives of those who are fortunate enough to turn a blind eye to the harsh realities of the darker elements of society and those who see nothing but the shadowy, boundless world of ultimate cruelty, mindless depravity, and the irresistible allure of the seven deadly sins.

En este tercero y último libro de la Trilogia Pa’l Viaje: Una Luz Resplandeciente, queda claro que Tu Mejor Companero de Viaje no son propiamente los libros que conforman la saga, sino la Luz que Resplandece cuando se devela lo que esta oculto.

It was a rare and stunning reversal: after the judges at the 2024 Paris Olympics determined that Jordan had rightfully scored third place for her performance—following a successful challenge by her coach—she earned the bronze medal. Later, Jordan’s euphoria turned to devastation when the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped her of that medal based on nothing but semantics. Jordan called the ruling, “One of the most challenging moments of my career. Believe me when I say I have had many.”

A cozy small-town Thanksgiving featuring a wedding, a cookoff, and a murder. The Inn at Holiday Bay is a heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again. After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos.

A deep kiss and a single rule. Like most women in dead-end relationships, Holly Markham was used to finding substitutes for love. But throwing herself into the arms of a leather-clad stranger was never on her list. When Holly's best friend Tori takes her to a dance for lesbians only, she realizes that Tori is gently trying to push her out of the closet. While it was true that Holly had been trying to come to terms with her growing attraction toward women, no one expected Holly to take one look at the mysterious Reyna and fall hopelessly in lust.

Antes de la publicación de La tumba en 1964, no existía en la literatura mexicana un escritor que transgrediera las formas narrativas como lo hizo José Agustín con su primera novela. La tumba seguirá siendo leída por distintas generaciones por su intacto espíritu rebelde, desencantado y mordaz. Un clásico que celebra sus primeros 50 años.

Hailed as “The Paris Review of BIPOC literature,” Kweli Journal has been a launching pad for many of today’s most celebrated writers. This powerful anthology marks the journal’s 15th anniversary, showcasing 15 unforgettable stories curated by founder Laura Pegram. With a foreword from award-winning author Edwidge Danticat, the narratives included in this vivid anthology explore the devastation of leaving home and the struggle to adapt to reimagined lives, lost loves, distant families, and buried pasts.