Resultados para "Brennen" en Literatura de género

El mundo de Mariana Enriquez no tiene por qué ser el nuestro, y, sin embargo, lo termina siendo. Bastan pocas frases para pisarlo, respirarlo y no olvidarlo gracias a una viveza emocional insólita. Con la cotidianidad hecha pesadilla, el lector se despierta abatido, perturbado por historias e imágenes que jamás conseguirá sacarse de la cabeza.

La herencia, el deseo de pervivir, la paternidad, el horror, lo íntimo y lo político. Una novela libre y osada, hechizante y genial. Un padre y un hijo atraviesan Argentina por carretera, desde Buenos Aires hacia las cataratas de Iguazú, en la frontera norte con Brasil. Son los años de la junta militar, hay controles de soldados armados y tensión en el ambiente. El hijo se llama Gaspar y el padre trata de protegerlo del destino que le ha sido asignado. La madre murió en circunstancias poco claras, en un accidente que acaso no lo fue.

Escribí Matate, amor con ánimo de venganza. No recuerdo nada salvo eso, que una tarde del final de un verano de tormentas eléctricas de 2011 en mi casa en el campo francés, me tiré al pasto, es decir, «me recliné sobre la hierba entre árboles caídos y tuve la impresión de llevar un cuchillo con el que iba a desangrarme de un corte ágil en la yugular».

Bailey Cooper has always given more of himself to the two ranches he works on than his personal life, but one thing he knows for sure: Lettie is the girl he's going to marry. When she leaves without a goodbye the day after her eighteenth birthday, he's convinced he'll never see her again. That is, until she's falling off a ladder and into his arms.

Esta es la crónica de Matías Kovac, un joven de dieciséis años abúlico y marginado que necesita salir de sí mismo. La forma de hacerlo parecen esconderla los diarios que Cristian, su hermano, le lega cuando huye a Barcelona. Kurt Cobain, Nick Cave, Suede y Patti Smith forman, así, una especie de texto sagrado que Matías se empeña en descifrar. Publicada en 2004 después de la crisis económica argentina, parte de la descomposición social y el pesimismo generalizado de la época para dibujar lo frágil de las estructuras familiares y la facilidad de romperlas para siempre.

En el verano de 1976 una niña 'perspicaz, observadora e intuitiva' está lista para dejar atrás la infancia. Su pequeño mundo familiar y suburbano, atravesado por las tensiones del esfuerzo diario y el resentimiento de las ilusiones perdidas, está dominado por una figura central y referente...

O evangelho maltrapilho foi escrito para pessoas aniquiladas, derrotadas e exauridas. Pessoas que se acham indignas de receber o amor de Deus. Quem sabe, ignoradas pela comunidade de cristãos por não se encaixarem no perfil de super-homem ou de supermulher que lhes é constantemente exigido. Pessoas cansadas da espiritualidade superficial e consumista. Pessoas que travam inúmeras batalhas interiores por não se sentirem parte de uma comunidade afetiva e acolhedora.

It's been 15 years since Noose Holcomb perpetrated the Buzzard's Edge Train Robbery of 1872, leaving Rory Daggett an orphan. Settled in with a new family and a second chance at life, Rory never quite sheds the thirst for revenge. When one of the gang members returns to Buzzard's Edge, Rory's life is violently upended once more. Capturing the rogue spurs on a furious chain of events that pits Rory against each member of Noose's gang, every one more twisted and terrifying than the last, in order to work his way to their leader.

Years ago, Sage McKinley thought settling down in small-town Bell Buckle was the only way to protect her daughter. It didn't hurt that she managed to get a job at the local cafe, doing what she loved most: baking. The perfect life she'd built for them was all that mattered—until everything was turned upside down.

Even being her boss couldn't keep him away. After her world is upended, Oakley Rae leaves behind everything she knows to find herself and ends up in the small town of Bell Buckle. With the clothes on her back and a few dollars to her name, she finds herself working at a feed store where the employees are welcoming, the customers are nice, and the boss is, well, bossy.

 
Chaos has broken out in the isolated Dragon Clan settlement of Seibo Mura. During the full moon, horrifying creatures rampage through the village, unleashing havoc and death. When the Dragon samurai Agasha no Isao Ryotora is sent to investigate, he faces even greater danger than expected. To save the village, he must confront his buried past - not to mention an unexpected Phoenix Clan visitor, Asako Sekken, who has his own secrets to hide.  

¿Querés leer La constelación de Andrómeda? No lo intentes. No vas a poder. Es un artefacto inclasificable, irreductible a la categoría de "texto". Puede recorrerse como un álbum de fotografías, proyectarse como una película o escucharse como una banda de sonido. Simultáneamente. La...

Return to the epic fantasy realm of Rokugan's samurai and magic in the collected Legend of the Five Rings novellas, featuring an all-new story of the Lion Clan. A shamed Lion Clan warrior finds a chance for redemption when she discovers a foundling with magical ancestry, whose secrets could change everything. A young monk with a mysterious tattoo must learn to embrace her destiny and become a superhuman hero of the Dragon Clan. The quest for a lost relic leads a team of bold Crab Clan samurai into a dangerous expedition through the monster-haunted depths of Shinomen forest.

Rosarita was a sleepy little Texas border town until Lucas Brennan gunned down saloon owner Race Jago one morning. Because he refuses to give a motive or defend himself, the judge has no choice but to find him guilty of murder. While Brennan awaits execution, Kip Wakefield tries to discover a motive for the killing and finally convinces the prisoner to tell why he shot Jago in cold blood. In the last hours before his sentence is carried out, Brennan reluctantly tells the young deputy his story.

Corporal Belvedere, a Mountie scarred by a brutal past, and Surgeon Virgil Montgomery, a newcomer haunted by his own doubts, are drawn into a murder investigation in the isolated settlement of Prince Albert. As winter’s grip tightens, the killing exposes a web of secrets buried beneath the snow, threatening to unravel the fragile order of the North-West Territories.

En el año 2014 lancé mi primer libro: Una cita contigo misma, pero jamás me imaginé que iba a tener un gran impacto en mi consulta privada como psicoterapeuta. En este primer libro hay un capítulo, para ser específica, el Capítulo Once: Enamorada de un narcisista, que me trajo a un...

David Brenner draws on highlights from his "Laughter to the People" tour's stand-up material to show how humor can give us the power to transcend personal and world problems, from the unavoidable, like aging, to the uncontrollable, like war. His observations cover a wide range of issues, including fear of flying, going bald, marriage and divorce, pets, politics, terrorism, losing and gaining weight, money problems, and religion.

A collection of stories capturing what it means to be a cowboy.

Having vanquished demons and halted invasions of devious creatures from the Spirit Realms, Asako Sekken and Agasha no Isao Ryotora are finally going to be married. But when a note from their old ally Sayashi arrives unexpectedly, the samurai find themselves dragged into another supernatural mystery.

The demon-vanquishing samurai Asako Sekken and Agasha no Isao Ryotora are summoned to Winter Court. Their exploits with the Spirit Realms have taken a toll on the pair and the cut and thrust of Rokugani politics proves challenging. After being urged to share their tales of adventure, the Winter Court guests begin to fall into a deep sleep from which they cannot wake. Fearing foul play, the Phoenix demand retribution, but Sekken and Ryotora uncover the hand of a supernatural trickster seeking entry to the mortal realm.