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Alexander Feldmann is a revered and sought-after performer whose prodigious talent, striking good looks, and worldly charm prove irresistible to all who hear and encounter him. After years of searching, he acquires a glorious cello, the Silver Swan, a rare Stradivarius masterpiece long lost to the world of music. Mariana is Alexander’s only child and the maestro has large ambitions for her. By the age of 19 she emerges as a star cellist in her own right, and is seen as the inheritor of her father's genius. There are whispers that her career might well outpace his.

In a tropical country where shadowy political affairs lurk behind the scenes of its glamorous film industry, three people maneuver inside a high-stakes game of statecraft and espionage: Lillian, a reluctant diplomat serving a fascist nation; Aristide, an expatriate film director running from lost love and a criminal past; and Cordelia, a former cabaret stripper turned legendary revolutionary. Each one harbors dangerous knowledge that can upturn a nation. When their fates collide, machinations are put into play, unexpected alliances are built, and long-held secrets are exposed.

Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he's good at keeping secrets, especially from Aristide Makricosta. They suit each other: Aristide turns a blind eye to Cyril's clandestine affairs, and Cyril keeps his lover's moonlighting job as a smuggler under wraps. Cyril participates in a mission that leads to disastrous results, leaving smoke from various political fires smoldering throughout the city. Shielding Aristide from the expected fallout isn't easy, though.

In Amberlough City, out of the ashes of revolution, a traitor returns, a political campaign comes to a roaring head, and the people demand justice for crimes past. As a nation struggles to rebuild, who can escape retribution? Amnesty is a smart, decadent, heart-pounding conclusion to Lara Elena Donnelly’s widely praised glam spy trilogy that will have listeners enthralled until the very end.

Soon to be a NETFLIX Original Series. A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL set in a divided Naples by ELENA FERRANTE, the New York Times best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lost Daughter. “There’s no doubt [the publication of The Lying Life of Adults] will be the literary event of the...

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in his own words: the definitive collection of his opinions, speeches, and articles on the most essential and vexing legal questions, with an intimate foreword by Justice Elena Kagan “[Scalia’s writings] are as readable today as they were when they first...

The beloved New York Times bestsellers and Kickstarter crowdfunding sensations are available on audio for the first time, read by a star-studded fierce female cast including Alicia Keys, Ashley Judd, Danai Gurira, Esperanza Spalding, Janeane Garofalo, Mozhan Marnò, Phillipa Soo, Rowan Blanchard...

Marital strife and divorce can be your chance to profoundly transform yourself, your mindset and your relationship with a more harmonious and steady vision. While many of us may be better together, some of us can actually become better apart. What if you emerged from your divorce stronger and...

Haunted by scandal and secrets, Lillian Baptiste fled Dominica when she was fourteen after discovering she was the daughter of Iris, the half-crazy woman whose life was told of in chanté mas songs sung during Carnival—songs about a village on a mountaintop littered with secrets, masquerades...

Al sonar el despertador, levantarte de la cama es toda una proeza; luego tienes que arrastrarte al trabajo, correr todo el día, estar al pendiente de la familia… Y, por la noche, cuando es hora de ir al gimnasio, salir con amigos o estar con los niños solo quieres meterte debajo de las sábanas y dormir. ¿Te suena conocido? Entonces, ¡eres víctima de la terrible “epidemia de los que viven cansados”!

En Reencuentro de personajes, Elena Garro convoca a sus espectros literarios—ciertos protagonistas de las obras de Scott Fitzgerald y Evelyn Waugh—con el misterioso designio de retornarlos a la vida dentro del espacio real de la novela. Así, mediante una operación que tiene mucho de acto mágico, desarrolla una inquietante experiencia de literatura en la literatura.

Elena Garro ofrece en este libro dos semblanzas y una crónica histórica que dan cuenta de su innegable vocación periodística, una faceta suya que suele pasarse de largo.

En el lenguaje actual de las mujeres nombrar es poder, por eso esta obra propone palabras y situaciones cercanas a las mujeres, pero jamás exclusivas porque, como el lenguaje, este es un libro plural, cualquier persona interesada en el debate de por qué y cómo se expresan, es bienvenida a estas páginas. La autora se ocupa fundamentalmente de palabras, pero también de anécdotas, de casos reales, recuerdos, entrevistas, reflexiones, datos, estadísticas, referentes históricos y actuales; lugares, instituciones, consignas, canciones, lemas… pues cuando se trata de palabras todo suma.

En una época donde la escritura es la esencia laboral, académica y social, quien no redacte de forma correcta y adecuada no será competitivo, seguido, ni tomado en serio por quienes participan en sus mismas redes, grupos y entorno.

Ashby Egbert, joven perteneciente a la clase acomodada, sufre un accidente y es internado en un hospital público. Ahí empieza a conocer un mundo de cuya existencia no tenía idea y a entablar relaciones con personajes que le tenderán la mano como si fuera uno de ellos. Al salir, él ya será otro: tendrá una visión más crítica y social, desde la que encontrará su verdadero motor: Amaya Chacel. Ella llegará a su vida para darle un nuevo giro.

Morally black. Unhinged. Killers. Corvus, Rook, and Grey – the Crows. Bred in a world of gang wars, violence, and secrets, they rule the bloody town of Thorn Valley and all the people in it…too bad for me, I’ve never been good at kissing ass or keeping quiet. Even if their black souls awaken something inside of me I thought was long dead, I can’t break. I won’t.

She swore she’d never go back. Now, home is the one place she can’t escape. Hannah Marshall had her summer planned—a dream job, a fiancé who adored her, and a future she was ready to begin. But one unexpected phone call changes everything, pulling her back to Hope, the town she vowed never to return to. No one knows the real reason she left or the truth she’s kept hidden. On her first night back, she comes face-to-face with the one person she tried hardest to forget. But when a stranger intervenes, everything shifts.

When trust breaks, so do we. But being shattered doesn't mean you're broken forever. Infidelity is not just a relationship crisis; it is a betrayal trauma that shatters your sense of safety, self-worth, and reality. When the person you trusted most becomes the source of your deepest wound, you're left with sleepless nights, relentless what-ifs, and agonizing self-doubt. How do you calm the storm in your mind? How do you rebuild when your identity is shattered? And how do you answer the impossible question: Should I leave, or is it possible to heal and rebuild?

Malena Angeli est une survivante. Elle a grandi dans les quartiers les plus chaotiques de Rome. Son mantra ? Ne jamais s'attacher. Ne jamais baisser la garde. Parmi eux, Samaël Belmonte. Arrogant, magnétique, étoile montante du football italien… et surtout, son pire cauchemar.

Es war einmal eine Prinzessin, die in einem Turm festsaß. Diese Geschichte handelt nicht von ihr. Kurz nach ihrer Geburt wird Krötling von den Feen entführt. So wächst sie zwar fern von ihrer Familie, doch geliebt und geborgen in den warmen Wassern des Feenlandes auf. Eines Tages wenden sich die Feen mit einer Bitte an sie: Sie soll in die Menschenwelt zurückkehren, um ein Neugeborenes mit einem schützenden Segensspruch zu bedenken. Klingt einfach, oder? Doch bei den Feen ist nichts jemals einfach.