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Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause. When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same—have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps. Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she’s walked over 40,000 steps in the night.

Un clásico imprescindible en el que la escritora estadounidense Louisa May Alcott, nos deleita con las vivencias de Meg, Beth, Jo y Amy, cuatro hermanas que afrontan la vida adulta, tras su paso por la adolescencia. Basada en las vivencias de la autora durante su niñez en la ciudad de Concord (Massachusetts)​ y con la Guerra Civil de los Estados Unidos como fondo, entre 1861 y 1865.

Gangsters, aristocrats, offworlders . . . What difference does it make? To Mikhail Bulatov, none whatsoever. Any of them could be friend or foe, and he could care less what world they're from or what their place is in the social order. As for his enemies, any conversation will be equally brief, even if different in content. And yes, those out to get him are ramping up their efforts, and increasing in number. Not that there's any question of his ability to handle it all. That being said, he must not lose sight of who he is. First and foremost, he is a Healer.

In Copenhagen, five different people are moving through life, minding their own business. But events from the past start a domino effect, and the fates of each of the five are destined to cross, turning their understanding of love and family upside down.

La humanidad se enfrenta a una nueva Desolación con el regreso de los Portadores del Vacío, un enemigo tan grande en número como en sed de venganza. La victoria fugaz de los ejércitos alezi de Dalinar Kholin ha tenido consecuencias: el enemigo parshendi ha convocado la violenta tormenta eterna, que arrasa el mundo y hace que los hasta ahora pacíficos parshmenios descubran con horror que llevan un milenio esclavizados por los humanos. Al mismo tiempo, en una desesperada huida para alertar a su familia de la amenaza, Kaladin se pregunta si la repentina ira de los parshmenios está justificada.

What could be simpler? On my very first day in this world, I was given the title of a count along with all the trimmings: a castle, name, lands and power. You'd think I had it made, but no . . . They seized my castle, took my lands, and now, I'm surrounded by enemies. Moreover, it's nothing but one headache after another with the authorities. And even though I wrested my castle back, the neighbors aren't going anywhere, and they live and breathe to tear off chunks of my land, and eliminate me, the new head of the family.

Acostumada a limpar a casa dos outros, Millie mal consegue acreditar que agora esta realmente pertence a ela. A cozinha charmosa, a tranquila rua sem saída, o quintal enorme. Ela e o marido, Enzo, economizaram por muitos anos para poder dar aos dois filhos a vida que eles merecem. Como nada é perfeito, assim que ela conhece a Sra. Lowell, sua nova vizinha, a mulher a deixa desconfortável com suas críticas disfarçadas de elogios e a intimidade forçada com que trata Enzo. Mas, ao receber um convite dela para jantar, Millie tem a oportunidade perfeita para desfazer a má impressão.

Konung Bjørn Sharptooth, ruler of Vintervald, has announced a Great Trial. Whoever emerges victorious shall be wed to the Konung's daughter, Princess Astrid. In accordance with ancient custom, for the duration of the Great Trial, a ceasefire is declared in Northland. Sworn enemies in the midst of bloody war must put down their weapons, and all those worthy of the princess' hand may come to the capital to try their luck.

Patrik y Erica siguen disfrutando de su idilio en el pueblo de Fjällbacka, ahora acompañados por su bebé, la pequeña Maja, que ya tiene ocho meses. Mientras la joven pareja está plenamente volcada en los preparativos de su próxima boda, los asuntos en la comisaría, donde Patrik trabaja, siguen su curso rutinario.

I was the most powerful healer in my world—the best, having devoted my entire life to mastering the art of healing. And yet, for whatever reason, my brother feared that I sought to claim his throne, and he marshaled his forces against me.

La Historia sin fin, de Michael Ende, aparece por primera vez en formato audiolibro con la interpretación inmersiva y llena de matices del gran actor mexicano Mario Iván Martínez (Como agua para chocolate) en exclusiva en Storytel. Esta novela, que inspiró la afamada adaptación cinematográfica de 1984, dirigida por Wolfgang Petersen, ha sido traducida a más de 36 lenguas con millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo.

Born talentless to a noble family famous for their supernatural abilities, Miyo Saimori is forced into an existence of servitude by her abusive stepmother. When Miyo finally comes of marriageable age, though, her hopes of being whisked away to a better life crumble after she discovers her fiancé’s identity: Kiyoka Kudou, a commander apparently so cold and cruel that his previous would-be brides all fled within three days of their engagements.

Diver Ulysses Vidal finds a fourteenth-century bronze bell of Templar origin buried under a reef off the Honduras coast. It turns out it's been lying there for more than one century, prior to Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. Driven by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he begins the search for the legendary treasure of the Order of The Temple.

What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories.

Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe chances upon a young man who bears a striking resemblance to his first love. What follows is a look back at the relationship he’s never forgotten, a hidden affair with a gorgeous boy named Thomas during their last year of high school. Without ever acknowledging they know each other in the halls, they steal time to meet in secret, carrying on a passionate, world-altering affair.

«Me llamo Don Tillman, tengo treinta y nueve años y soy profesor adjunto de Genética en la Universidad de Melbourne. Mi trabajo está bien remunerado, me alimento de forma equilibrada y regular, y mi condición física es óptima. En el reino animal, no tendría ninguna dificultad para aparearme, pero en el humano, nunca he logrado tener una segunda cita con la misma mujer.

Hay secretos que hemos guardado mucho tiempo. Vigilantes. Insomnes. Eternos. Y pronto dejarán de ser nuestros. La Una que es Tres busca, sin saberlo, el alma capturada. El spren aprisionado, olvidado hace mucho tiempo. ¿Puede liberar su propia alma a tiempo de hallar el conocimiento que condena a todos los pueblos de Roshar? El Soldado Caído acaricia y ama la lanza, incluso mientras el arma hiende su propia carne. Camina siempre hacia delante, siempre hacia la oscuridad, sin luz. No puede llevar consigo a nadie, salvo aquello que él mismo puede avivar.

Love and death cohabit in The Use of Photography, with alternating chapters by the two authors. First published in France in 2005, the book recounts a passionate love affair between Ernaux and the journalist and author Marc Marie, after the two met in January 2003. Ernaux had been receiving intensive chemo for breast cancer during the prior three months and had lost all her hair from the treatments. At the end of January, she had surgery, followed by radiation therapy.

A curiosidade intelectual, a empatia e o otimismo que caracterizam o pensamento humanista servem de inspiração há séculos. Sarah Bakewell reúne neste livro as mais extraordinárias jornadas de homens e mulheres que, desde os anos 1300 até os nossos dias, revolucionaram o modo de pensar e existir no mundo. Ao longo dos séculos, houve muitos humanistas. Foram estudiosos exilados, andarilhos que sobreviviam de expedientes e palavras. No início da era moderna, vários deles se complicaram com a Inquisição.

From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.