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Los escenarios de El esquinista parecen del todo normales: una piscina abandonada, un taller literario, un campamento de verano, pero en ellos se gestan las íntimas historias de personajes obsesivos, que parecen seguir el único impulso de cumplir su destino.

Jack knew the critter living in his shop, affectionately referred to as Fuzzface, wasn't a rat. But what exactly was he? It wasn't surprising Jack was in the dark, since the creature had never let himself be seen. Small, clean, and with a preference for canned crab, Fuzzface had become an invisible but comforting presence in the shop.

Jack's in a crunch. Since he went pseudo-public with Spirelli Paranormal Investigations, his business has sky-rocketed. Debunking the scum who prey on vulnerable targets makes up half his business now. And the rest of his time? Jack's on speed dial with the Texas Lycan Pack, the Inter-Pack Policing Cooperative gives him an occasional ring. He needs an assistant, another investigator, and some additional muscle, but maybe the dragon who just walked in and applied will do for now.

Transformation is the exciting second book in the Euphoria Z Trilogy. Cooper has found his sister, Ellen, and her boyfriend, Taffer, who survived the infection. But there's something not quite right about him now. Cooper must leave Ellen and Taffer behind with a new companion to go on a critical mission to find the one person that might be able to help him. Weed, the surviving member of the Wild Rebels MC, has infiltrated the parking garage as a harmless old man, but he's not fooling everyone.

Imagine you, your spouse, and your 16-year-old son are invited to go out of town. When you get to your destination, you discover someone tricked you into going on the trip. You soon realize your son was poisoned and there is no known antidote. Your child has 10 hours to live, 12 at most. This is exactly what happened to Dr. Amy Sinclair, a medical researcher from Zionsville, Indiana. Still is the enthralling story of the lengths Amy and her husband go through to save the life of their only son.

Ogni comunità ha bisogno di giustificare le proprie disuguaglianze: l'uomo deve trovare le ragioni di queste disparità per non rischiare di vedere crollare l'intero edificio politico e sociale. In questa chiave, anche molte ideologie del passato non appaiono più così irragionevoli, se paragonate al nostro presente. Conoscere la molteplicità delle traiettorie e delle biforcazioni della storia può infatti aiutarci a interrogare le fondamenta delle nostre istituzioni e a intuire le loro trasformazioni.

Claudia, una periodista que abandonó hace años su pueblo natal (Tordevianos) a las afueras de Burgos decide volver para escribir un reportaje sobre una de las tradiciones más bárbaras que tienen, La suelta, con el fin de conseguir un artículo que la promocione como periodista. Lo que comienza como un simple reportaje se convertirá en la investigación de la desaparición de los más jóvenes del pueblo y en un cruce de acusaciones entre los vecinos y el regreso de Claudia a su desafortunado pasado.

For six years following the Civil War, gunslingers John West and Lawson Kimbrell led the notorious West-Kimbrell Clan in robbing unsuspecting travelers on the Natchez Trace. John West found a criminal kinship in partner Kimbrell, and as gang leaders they were absolutely merciless in creating mayhem far and wide, to an unprecedented degree. Nightriders chronicles the rise of these madmen in and around Winn Parish, Louisiana, and details their ultimate downfall.

Anton Pavlovič Čechov (1860-1904) è considerato meritatamente uno dei massimi autori di racconti di tutti i tempi, e non solo uno dei più letti e popolari scrittori e drammaturghi dell'Ottocento russo. Nella misura delle novelle ha saputo coniugare la capacità di osservazione scientifica della realtà con una grande sensibilità per le psicologie umane, e con essenziali tratti ha mirabilmente descritto normali esistenze di gente comune che stanno a rappresentare l'universale condizione umana.

Two years after stealing portable time machines, the Lanes, a family from the present day, stop running and start living. They settle in the seaside town of Coronado, California, in 1963. For Jordan, Laura, and Jeremy, the oldest children, the respite is a chance to nurture relationships, start families, and explore the country. It is an opportunity to put down roots. For Ashley, the youngest, it is a chance to thrive. Now fourteen, she is ready to start high school, make friends, and make up for lost time.

João do Rio nasceu e morreu no Rio de Janeiro. Durante sua vida utilizou a crônica e a reportagem para registrar as mudanças da cidade e o imaginário popular do povo carioca, bem como a realidade social enfrentada pelos moradores da periferia da cidade. Andando pelas ruas, João faz uso de seu olhar jornalístico para dar voz às minorias.

Quando Jennifer Doudna ainda cursava a sexta série, encontrou em sua cama um exemplar de A dupla hélice, de James Watson, deixado por seu pai. Avançando pelas páginas, Doudna ficou fascinada com os bastidores da competição científica pela descoberta dos tijolinhos que constroem a vida. Motivada pela paixão de entender o funcionamento da natureza e por transformar descobertas em invenções práticas, Doudna ajudaria a realizar aquilo que o próprio James Watson, um dos descobridores da estrutura do DNA, classificara como o próximo avanço científico mais importante da biologia.

In an alternate 1948, Preston Tucker, idyllic dreamer, and Howard Hughes, billionaire eccentric, begin a venture of epic proportions. Little is known of their work as they gather familiar faces to make the true car of tomorrow. But shadowy figures threaten to derail their efforts. Can they find out who would try to sabotage the advancement of a new era, or will they be considered harbingers of a dark future?

In a small town called Burrow Creek Falls, something feels off. The townsfolk are friendly, the streets are clean and the land is plentiful. All thanks to the town's founder. But when a man named Gerald Forger takes the wrong bus into town, odd things begin to happen. But something runs deeper, something that will change one man's beliefs and put him on a path that may lead to madness.

Supreme Pharmaceuticals designs and manufactures Enoxadin, a drug that coats the inner walls of arteries and prevents heart attacks and strokes. The medicine, taken by everyone over 20 years old, works wonders for decades until it interacts with a new virus and starts killing the population it's meant to protect. Brent, a scientist from the future, journeys to the past to find four teenagers and warn them of what will befall an unsuspecting populace.

People often think that when you live in a small house, it's because you don't have the means to live in a larger home. In most cases this couldn't be further from the truth. The fact is that small house living typically equates to a much more fulfilling life. Through the process of downsizing your life in regards to material possessions, clutter, and the size of your dwelling, you come to understand a new ideal in which freedom is the name of the game.

For Eddie DeMarco, singing just doesn't have the same joy that it had before. Struggling with alcohol and a recent loss, he's perfectly content to drown his woes and destroy his throat. But when a stranger, that's me, Charlie, sits down next to him...that's when magic happens.

Adam “Mack” Mackey vowed to never return to the family who betrayed him. Needing to forget and start over, the ex-Union officer accepted a deputy job in the Montana Territory. The new start offered satisfaction, purpose, and much needed peace. His nights with the women in Splendor saloons provided companionship. He required nothing else—including love, a notion he firmly rejected. At least that was what he thought until his gaze landed on a newly arrived mail order bride.

Logan Braxton faces impossible odds as he attempts a coup against the powerful Alpha of the Texas Pack - his brother, Richard. Ruled by terror and violence, the pack is crumbling and none are powerful enough to challenge the alpha. Logan will risk his life, his honor, and his place in Lycan society to save those dearest to him.

Un dettaglio. È sempre un dettaglio a fare la differenza. Capita a Cristina Mandas di dimenticare il compleanno del marito. Che vuoi che sia. Invece, la svista è il primo scricchiolio di una vita che sta per andare in frantumi. Perché a quarant’anni Cristina non è la maestra, la moglie, la madre, stimata e ben voluta dalla comunità di quel paesino sardo in cui si è trasferita tempo prima. Dietro la cortina di un’esistenza comune, custodisce un segreto che deve rimanere sepolto nelle profondità di un pozzo.