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Con una sensibilidad inusitada y un espectacular buen ojo para abordar aspectos culturales e idiosincráticos de la cultura japonesa, el experto Richard G. Smith recopila en esta obra varias narraciones de carácter mitológico que recogió a su paso por Japón durante la Belle Epoque. En ella conoceremos el aspecto mágico de Japón, sus leyendas más arraigadas y sus dioses de la naturaleza. Una imprescindible colección de cuentos que encierran enseñanzas zen.

When Genevieve Grimm’s mother is killed, Genevieve wants answers nobody can give… until she receives an invitation to Enchantra, a cursed palace filled with temptations and illusions. Arrogant and dangerously handsome, Rowin Silver meets her at the door and refuses to let her inside. But Genevieve finds her own way in… And soon realizes her mistake. Enchantra is a twisted labyrinth of marble and thorns, where Rowin’s family are trapped forever in a deadly game. Now, Genevieve must win or die.

Ronald Camberwell, wspólnie z byłym inspektorem Scotland Yardu Williamem Chaneyem, prowadzi prywatne biuro śledcze. Do ich kancelarii zgłasza się sekretarz lorda Cheverdale’a z wiadomością o brutalnym morderstwie redaktora wpływowego dziennika "Morning Sentinel".

Las radiantes memorias definitivas de uno de los más grandes iconos de nuestro tiempo, ganadora del National Book Award: un canto a la creación, el amor y la esperanza.

Clarity. Confidence. Purpose. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about your next step, you’re not alone , and you’re not without a path forward. In The Purpose Code: Unlock Your Full Potential and Transform Your Life, Executive Leadership Coach and Performance Strategist, Army veteran, and author Jacqueline Smith delivers a powerful, practical roadmap to help you gain clarity, build unshakable confidence, and live and lead with intentional purpose.

Leveraging ADP Payroll & The Work Number For Personal Financial Power will show you how Payroll Quietly Controls Your Credit, Loans, Housing And Income. This Book Is About Taking Your Power Back. You Will Learn How Payroll Data Has Quietly Become One Of The Most Powerful And Least Understood Financial Weapons In Modern America. This Book Exposes How ADP Feeds Employment And Income Data Into The Work Number And How Income Data Triggers Automatic Loan Denials.

La riqueza de las naciones ofrece una mirada profunda y accesible sobre los fundamentos del pensamiento económico. En esta obra clave de la economía moderna, Adam Smith analiza cómo elementos como la división del trabajo, el comercio y el libre mercado han moldeado la forma en que entendemos la economía hoy en día.

1754. Inseparable since birth and growing up in India, Theo and Connie Courtney are torn apart by the tragic death of their parents. Theo, wracked with guilt, seeks salvation in combat and conflict, joining the British in the war against the French and Indian army. Connie, believing herself abandoned by her brother, and abused and brutalised by a series of corrupt guardians, makes her way to France, where she is welcomed into high society.

The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words.

Best-seller #1 du New York Times et Sunday Times ! Will Smith… Qui ne connaît pas ce bel homme souriant ? Will Smith est un véritable phénomène de notre époque : il est devenu l'un des plus grands rappeurs de sa génération, puis l'une des plus célèbres personnalités de l'histoire du cinéma.

¿Alguna vez te has cuestionado si vivimos en una especie de simulación? Si te pones realmente a pensar sobre esto te darás cuenta que vivimos en algo similar a la matrix de la película. Prácticamente vives en un mundo en piloto automático, en un sistema que te programa y te llena de basura mental, y que te tiene como su esclavo y depende solamente de ti liberarte de la matrix. En este audiolibro te ayudaré a despertar la conciencia y hackear los paradigmas y reglas que te impone la matrix.

Captain Axel Finn is bored out of his mind being a peacetime hero, so when a murdered scientist's final message reveals coordinates to a mythical planet, he and the Trash Squid crew jump at the chance for a new adventure. They've got a small window to reach it before it vanishes, and they're not the only ones racing to get there first.

One of the greatest fighter pilots of the Great War, Michael Courtney is saved by the French noblewoman Centaine de Thiry when he crashes near her home. Soon after, Centaine finds herself alone and carrying Michael's child and must travel across the ocean to join his family in South Africa. But no journey is ever simple, and a pregnant Centaine finds herself shipwrecked in shark-infested waters off Africa's notorious Skeleton Coast, a deadly swim away from the sun-bleached desert that will see her defenceless and alone.

Even before he could move, the full realisation of what confronted him blazed in the Pharaoh's mind. This was the foul and loathsome thing that Taita, with his clairvoyant powers, had smelt in the air. The light was strong enough for him to make out every detail of the enemy he had loved as a friend. The magic of the gods. The treachery of man. In his long life, Taita has gone from slave to warlock, and now his wisdom and abilities are known throughout the kingdom. But even his immense skills cannot protect those close to him from the evil that lurks at the heart of Egypt.

Corren los años veinte del siglo pasado y descubrimos a la pequeña Francie Nolan leyendo sentada en la escalera antiincendios de su casa, a la sombra de un árbol que solo crece en los barrios más pobres de las grandes ciudades. Poco a poco, la mirada se aleja de la chiquilla para abarcar a la estrafalaria familia Nolan, que malvive en un barrio de Brooklyn. Conoceremos así a sus padres, a su hermano y a la entrañable tía Sissy, que usa a los hombres para aplacar sus instintos maternales.

Comenzando en su ciudad natal de Nueva Orleans, Clint Smith nos guía en un inolvidable recorrido por monumentos y lugares emblemáticos que ofrecen una historia intergeneracional de cómo la esclavitud ha sido fundamental para dar forma a la historia colectiva de Estados Unidos y sus habitantes.La historia de la plantación de Monticello, en Virginia, la finca donde Thomas Jefferson escribió cartas en las que defendía la urgente necesidad de libertad mientras esclavizaba a más de cuatrocientas personas.

Situado en un barrio londinense de inmigrantes, el inmenso fresco humano que dibuja la autora tiene como epicentro las familias de Archie Jones y Samad Iqbal, dos ex combatientes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial que vuelven a encontrarse después de treinta años sin verse. Archie está casado con una jamaicana exuberante y Samad con Alsana, bengalí como él, y con las ideas muy claras.

She is omnivorous. No matter age or appearance, physical frailty or imperfection. It is not their flesh that feeds her appetites, but their souls. She devours young and old, men and women. She leaves only a desiccated husk. An unspeakable evil. An impossible gift. Renowned magus Taita is now over 100 years old and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the biggest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the failure of the Nile, brought about by the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil.

The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a doting mother, Mungo St John is accustomed to the wealth and luxuries his privilege has afforded him. That is until he returns from university to discover his family ruined, his inheritance stolen and his childhood sweetheart, Camilla, taken by the conniving Chester Marion. Fuelled by anger and love, Mungo swears vengeance and devotes his life to saving Camilla - and destroying Chester.

The Angels Weep is the third best-selling book in Wilbur Smith's Ballantyne Novels - an epic exploration into the dark past of colonial Africa. At the dawn of a new century, the pioneers of Rhodesia have staked their claims and stocked their farms in the land they have carved as their own. But in the hills, the Matabele indunas are preparing for the bloody rebellion which will scar the opponents for ever - and etch for them the same tragic legacy for generations to come....