Resultados para "August" en Literatura y ficción

After a surprising victory, Carter Ash finds himself leading a large civilization during a tumultuous time. But there’s no time to rest—The remnants of his former enemies still threaten his people’s stability, while an old foe grows ever stronger. The only way to survive is to keep building the United Interplanetary Republic. With the help of a flirtatious scientist’s eager experiments, he struggles against increasingly bleak odds.

Este libro (tiene sólo 178 páginas en su edición física), es una recopilación de varios relatos o cuentos, cada uno con una historia diferente, pero que tienen en común una pequeña dosis de descaro. Descaro humano, unos a veces más excesivos que otros, pero al final siempre el descaro...

Carter Ash must take the fight to his enemies—or risk losing everything. As the leader of the United Interplanetary Republic, he knows the only chance for his people’s survival is defeating the Empire of Humanity. But the Emperor and his army are much stronger than Carter knows—and they will stop at nothing to wipe the evidence of his embarrassing betrayal from the face of the galaxy. Now, they must pin their hopes on a daring mission into the heart of danger to keep the Empire from attacking. With a sultry sniper at his side, can he win an unwinnable fight?

Ace Winters is about to discover what demons fear. As the Chosen of a Goddess, Ace faces his hardest challenge yet as the cruel, mysterious Sleeper draws near. The world shakes with anticipation, and he must do everything in his power to prepare to fight a creature even the gods feared. His friends along with a sassy and intriguing good demon join him as he races around the world, hoping to find a way to stop the coming threat.

In one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most brilliant detective tales, C. Auguste Dupin faces a crime that is as much about intellect as it is about cunning. When a highly sensitive letter is stolen from the royal apartments by a shrewd and unscrupulous minister, the police search tirelessly—yet fail to find it. Called upon for help, Dupin applies his unparalleled powers of observation and deduction, proving that the best hiding place may be in plain sight.

When a ruthless commander takes over the moon, he has it out for Carter Ash. The commander sends him to a tiny settlement to defend it with the worst soldiers for the job. Carter’s only support comes from an unexpected place: an enticing alien diplomat. That’s not all, however—the meager soldiers he has are being hunted and killed by something outside the colony.

There’s a whole galaxy out there up for grabs—Carter Ash is going to take it. After narrowly surviving multiple attacks, the United Interplanetary Republic is ready to claim their first new system. The fleet is built, the soldiers are trained—it’s time to go. Conquering new solar systems is no easy feat, and Carter has his work cut out for him. There’s dungeons, armies, and all sorts of challenges ahead. At least he has a fiery redhead to back him up. But not all is as it seems in the new system—people are dying in unexpected ways.

The United Interplanetary Republic has been pushed and threatened, and now they stand on the brink. They must face down the Empire of Humanity, and the only chance for survival is winning a war no one expects them to win.

All alone in a dangerous galaxy — a new civilization struggles for survival. War rages across the galaxy. Difficult diplomacy is all that keeps Carter Ash and his people safe from the threats around them. They need all the time they can get to build their home, because every day new, hungry eyes turn towards their fledgling government and their resource rich moon. Even now, multiple invading fleets race towards Carter’s home — and it’ll take everything he’s got to be ready for the fight of his life. And to top it off, a blast from his past arrives, complicating everything.

Carter Ash should be a celebrated hero, instead he’s leading a doomed mission on a backwater moon, wondering what went wrong. His assignment is impossible—take over the whole moon with a handful of soldiers fresh out of Basic Training. It’s the kind of thing that takes an army, and his commanders won’t give him one. But Humanity’s position in the great galactic Game is worse off than ever, and they need the resources this colony could provide, so Carter isn’t going to sit idly by. He’ll have to fight an army of zombie aliens, plane sized vultures, and worse. Even alone, if he has to.

Lola Sheridan is the youngest Sheridan sister: a whip-smart journalist with a flair for the dramatic. As her older sisters settle into new lives on the Vineyard, Lola demands more out of the summer season with a fantastical sailing expedition up from the Florida Keys to Martha’s Vineyard. The sailor who takes her? The mysterious, dark-eyed loner, Tommy Gasbarro—the ex-stepson of the Sheridan sisters’ greatest enemy. He represents so much of what went wrong in Lola’s life—and knows secrets about her mother that she was never allowed to learn.

Loss after loss is the beginning of August's story. If August thought the loss of his parents was devastating, losing his granny pushed him into a pit so deep, only a miracle could pull him out. Anastasia “Asia” Anthony has had her own share of childhood struggles. With her eyesight slowly fading, Asia’s fears take the passenger seat to her already bumpy ride. When it’s all said and done, will August come out redeemed? Also, will Asia learn how to truly tap into her emotions?

Aquele homem maltrapilho e desconhecido que impede um intelectual de cometer suicídio, nos faz mergulhar profundamente em nosso íntimo e, com preciosos ensinamentos e emoções a cada página, nos convida a reflexão. Um vendedor de sonhos, que nos vende mais que sonhos, nos vende uma vírgula, para que possamos escrever os melhores capítulos de nossa existência.

A madman is capturing civilians and locking them in dangerous dungeons. The Boxer is now an official Defender of the City, so he and his team of Knuckleheads must quickly unravel the secrets of the maniacal Dungeon Builder before he completes his mysterious plan. Facing some of his most challenging foes yet, the Boxer will have to train hard with his stunning but shy team leader—a powerful fighter in her own right—to overcome the increasingly treacherous traps and labyrinths. Will he be able to save the day and unmask the Dungeon Builder, or will the city descend into chaos?

El Silencio que Piensa es una obra de reflexión profunda que explora los límites entre la conciencia humana, el misterio de la VIDA en el universo y el sentido último de la existencia. A través de una narrativa introspectiva y cuidadosamente construida, el autor invita al lector a detenerse, observar y cuestionar aquello que normalmente permanece oculto bajo el ruido cotidiano.

De Angelis si dichiara “scrittore professionista di gialli” e afferma: “No, davvero, signori, non ho rimorsi a scrivere oggi romanzi polizieschi. È un far versi anche questo. E se il rimario di cui ci si serve è il manuale di criminologia o il trattato di Tardieu sui sintomi e sul decorso dei veleni, siamo sempre poeti”. Il giallo è per lui il genere letterario più adatto ai tempi moderni, in cui non c’è più tempo per la contemplazione.

Claire Gracen's life is picture perfect. Her career as a marketing director is on the brink of being legendary, and her marriage to her high school sweetheart has never been stronger. No, wait. It has. It used to be amazing and fulfilling, but one day Claire realizes that she's been living a lie and her best friend and husband have committed the ultimate betrayal. Broken and depressed, Claire is in need of something new - new city, new job, new friends.

Considered “perhaps the most important American play of this century” by The Daily Telegraph, the Tony Award-winning Best Play has arrived on Audible. Based on Howards End by E.M. Forster, The Inheritance takes place in New York City decades after the AIDS epidemic. Eric Glass is a political activist engaged to his writer boyfriend, Toby Darling. When two strangers enter their lives—an older man and a younger one—their futures suddenly become uncertain as they begin to chart divergent paths.

When an old acquaintance, finance magnate Eleanore Paget, hears August is back in town, she tries to hire him to investigate suspicious goings-on at her investment bank. August declines - detective work is no longer his beat. When Eleanore is found dead the next day of an apparent suicide, August doesn't buy it for a minute. His search for her killer will drag him into a rat's nest of Detroit's most dangerous criminals.

Lichterfelde, 1892. Als die junge Auguste mit ihrer Familie in die neugegründete Villenkolonie am Karlsplatz bei Berlin einzieht, ahnt sie nicht, welche dramatische Wendung ihr Leben nehmen wird. In der Krahmerschen Schule für höhere Töchter trifft sie auf die Unternehmerstochter Lotte. Die neue Freundin ist ein Freigeist und sehnt sich danach, aus dem Korsett der wilhelminischen Gesellschaft auszubrechen. Auch in Auguste beginnen mit ihrer Zuneigung zu Lotte gefährliche Gedanken zu keimen. Die Mädchen schmieden Pläne, wie sie ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen könnten - gegen den Willen ihrer Familien.