Resultados para "Reserve" en Literatura y ficción

«Me encomendé al Diablo porque Dios en esto no hace el paro», nos dice una de las narradoras de los trece cuentos que conforman Perras de reserva, el genial primer libro de Dahlia de la Cerda, ganador del Premio Nacional de Cuento Joven Comala 2019, que aparece ahora publicado en una nueva...

The Reservoir follows an unexceptional man in an exceptional time. We see our present-day pandemic world and New York City through the eyes of a former Wall Street veteran, Ridley, as he, in his enforced quarantined solitude, looks back upon his life. He examines his wins, his failures, the gnawing questions - his career, his divorce, his estranged daughter - and questions what it all means and who he really was.

Part love story, part murder mystery, set on the cusp of the Second World War, Russell Banks' sharp-witted and deeply engaging new novel raises dangerous questions about class, politics, art, love, and madness-and explores what happens when two powerful personalities begin to break the rules...

Six-year-old Madeline Galloway knows she's unlikeable. Unlovable. Uncanny. But when she encounters a strange man she believes to be a fallen angel, will her abilities save her life—or ruin it? Set in coastal North Carolina in the 1940s, this atmospheric novella is part Southern gothic, part supernatural suspense, with a bittersweet ending that will haunt you long after finishing.

Lieutenant Sam Bitka, US Naval Reserve, is getting used to civilian life when he is called back to active duty. Tensions between Earth and the alien Varoki are on the rise, and Sam is assigned as tactical officer aboard the deep space destroyer USS Puebla. Dispatched to the distant world of K'tok to protect human colonists, he wants nothing more than to serve out his active duty time and get back to his civilian life. But when the Varoki launch a crippling surprise attack against the Earth coalition fleet, Sam finds himself suddenly in command of the USS Puebla.

Based loosely on the tale of Puss in Boots, Reserved for the Cat takes place in 1910 in an alternate London. A young dancer, penniless and desperate, is sure she is going mad when a cat begins talking to her mind-to-mind. But her feline guide, actually an Elemental Earth Spirit, helps her to impersonate a famous Russian ballerina and achieve the success she's been dreaming of.

El extraordinario debut literario de Robin Wall Kimmerer, autora del bestseller internacional Una trenza de hierba sagrada Viviendo en los límites de nuestra percepción ordinaria, los musgos son un elemento común del mundo natural, que sin embargo suele pasar desapercibido. Reserva de musgo...

Un matin, Ludovic tombe bêtement en panne d'essence à la sortie de son village. Rien de grave à priori, pourtant ses ennuis ne font que commencer et sa vie en sera bouleversée à tout jamais. Car la pénurie de pétrole qui paralyse le pays interdit toute faiblesse ou indolence. Jour après jour, Ludovic raconte ses mésaventures, ses petites victoires et ses grandes médiocrités. Son monde s'écroule et il n'a rien vu venir. Personne n'a rien vu venir.

Robust yet complex, these vintage domestics sparkle on the palate with innuendo and overtone. Fruity, nutty, buttery in part; the oak is constrained, the acid balanced with an easy follow and hardly a recoil on the pungent recollection.

Some people described Jacob Gunn as being born with a chip on his shoulder. Throughout most of his childhood and all of his adult activities, Jacob held a disdain for the word “trust.” His life experiences caused him to believe trust was illusive or imaginary. He believes there are no half-truths or comparative truths, and truth is too often based on uneducated faith on words instead of actions. This story follows his perception and application of trust.

This is the second of a three-part series of Jacob Gunn: Reserved Trust. Jacob grew into adulthood detesting the word "trust." During his personal relationships and always within his investigations, Jacob consistently questioned if his sources of information were trustworthy. He grappled with the possibility his trust given today might become a maybe trust situation later. He believes trust is frequently and carelessly based upon unverified information. Both truth and trust can be significantly impacted by fear.

Privatdetektiv Philip Maloney ermittelt mit Charme, Schalk und unverkennbarer Raubeinigkeit. Seine Fälle werden ihm von seinen Klienten zugetragen und beginnen harmlos, doch stößt Maloney im Laufe der Ermittlungen meistens auf eine Leiche. Widerwillig muss er mit der Polizei zusammenarbeiten. Der zuständige Beamte ist nicht der Hellste und löst lieber Kreuzworträtsel als Kriminalfälle. Am Ende klärt immer Maloney den Fall.

Sandi MarLisa is your favorite small town rockstar. She also happens to be a newly divorced ex-minister, mother of two children, and published author in her hometown of Panama City, Florida. After surviving category five Hurricane Michael and the Covid-19 pandemic, she enters the dating scene in her hometown while also making it as a professional musician with big dreams and fiery Floridian spirit.

Un jour, Lisa décide de plaquer son ancienne vie. Mais, debout sous la pluie et dans le vent, elle comprend que la tâche risque d’être difficile. Alors même que tout espoir a disparu, elle fait la rencontre impromptue d’un homme sexy et sûr de lui. Lisa décide de saisir sa chance.

Detective Isaac Bell faces an attack on the Federal Reserve in this all-new adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Clive Cussler. 1914: As America’s century of dominance dawns, the country’s greatest detective, Van Dorn agent Isaac Bell, is pitted against a master thief...

« Je vois qu’elle se touche. Elle se tient au mur à l’aide d’une main tandis qu’elle frotte son clitoris de l’autre. Ou tout du moins, je pense que c’est ce qu’elle fait. J’ai vu quelque chose du genre dans un film sur Internet. Là, je le vis. C’est dingue... »