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This magnificent story of 1,000 years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens, from the Normans to the Windsors. Understand how the power of the crown has changed as a result of both the character and ability of each monarch and evolving historical circumstances. Eight specialist contributors depict the whole spectrum of royal life in a succinct and fascinating way. Newly revised in 1998, this edition offers expanded coverage of the House of Windsor, including recent events that have greatly affected the Royal Family.

A delightful anthology of great works by some of Europe's greatest short story writers....

Magic is costly, the world is cruel, and family may be the only thing worth bleeding for...The March of the Blood-Red King by Anton Jones accounts a tale of grounded combat, infectious grief, brutal magic, and the desperate fight to reunite what's left of a broken family. This new medieval...

Anton Chekhov is amongst the most vaunted of authors. His tales can take a small fragment of a person’s life and turn it into a narrative of unrivalled and compelling power. This volume perfectly illustrates Chekhov and his miniature masterpieces.

Once an Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a lifetime, fellow officer Courtney Massengale. Damon is a professional who puts duty, honor, and the men he commands above selfinterest. Massengale, however, brilliantly advances his career by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washington’s corridors of power.

¿Le gusta descubrir a los autores a través de sus propias palabras, y llegar al núcleo de sus ideas de la manera más eficiente? Aquí hay una selección de citas de los más grandes pensadores que han caminado por la Tierra: Einstein, Carl Jung, Spinoza, Schopenhauer, Chekov, Cicerón, Confucio, Cioran, Nietzsche, Kant, Buda, Laozi, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi, Marco Aurelio, Goethe, Shakespeare, Proust, Jane Austen, Ana Frank. Aumente su conocimiento de nuestra cultura y deléitese con estos pensamientos esenciales de grandes figuras de nuestro tiempo y antes

From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She also had a merciless wit and talent for mimicry. She spoke French and German fluently, knew...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, a collection of thirty of...

”El beso”, de Antón Chéjov, es un cuento breve que encierra una poderosa reflexión sobre el deseo, la imaginación y la búsqueda de sentido. El protagonista, Riabóvich, es un joven teniente tímido, invisible para los demás y para sí mismo. Durante una visita a la casa de un general, se pierde brevemente y entra por error en una habitación oscura, donde una mujer lo confunde con otro hombre y le da un beso en la mejilla. Ese acto, completamente accidental, provoca en él una transformación silenciosa. Por primera vez en mucho tiempo, se siente visto, deseado, vivo.

Anton Chekhov’s The Lady With The Dog weaves a tale of love, longing, and the elusive nature of happiness, set against the scenic backdrop of late 19th-century Yalta. When Dmitri Gurov, a man weary of his monotonous life, encounters Anna Sergeyevna and her small dog by the seaside, his world shifts unexpectedly. Both dissatisfied with their lives yet hesitant to embrace change, they find themselves drawn together by a connection as powerful as it is uncertain. 

Calma tu mente acelerada y vence el insomnio con relatos de atención plena diseñados para un sueño profundo. Cuando la ansiedad nocturna ataca y el estrés del día se acumula, esta experiencia auditiva te envuelve en una atmósfera serena y apacible. Es el refugio perfecto para silenciar el...

Tuvieron que transcurrir muchos años para que las palabras de Pla perdieran finalmente vigencia. Fruto de un trabajo lento y laborioso, Gijs van Hensbergen ha conseguido construir un retrato del hombre que fue Antoni Gaudí, tanto como persona como ciudadano dentro de su contexto social, político, artístico y religioso. Esta deslumbrante biografía cubre con equilibrio y claridad todas las etapas de su vida, desde su infancia en Reus hasta su amistad con la familia Güell y el renacimiento catalanista, prestando gran atención a su fervor religioso y su vida austera.

1945: la guerra ha terminado, y algunos alemanes deben huir del país. Tras un viaje agotador, un hombre llega a un antiguo monasterio franciscano que se alza frente a los Dolomitas. Allí hallará refugio y también sellará un pacto. Más de una década después, el doctor Quirke es «un animal herido» que se ha mudado a casa de su hija Phoebe tras la trágica muerte de su mujer.

The empire is crumbling, cities are on fire, and against this backdrop of bloody events appears a hero who can quell the chaos. Mikhail continues along his path of evolution, where each new dominant is a step toward power, but also a step closer to the abyss of insanity. In this book, our hero's...

Frena la distracción digital compulsiva y recupera la paz mental al enfrentarte a los temidos minutos de aburrimiento. Ya sea durante el trayecto al trabajo o en esas inevitables salas de espera, sentir la necesidad incontrolable de mirar una pantalla es una reacción moderna abrumadora. Este...

Vence el agobio del caos digital y rescata tus recuerdos con esta guía definitiva de limpieza y organización personal. Si sientes ansiedad cuando tu teléfono advierte sobre la falta de almacenamiento o te frustra buscar una imagen especial entre mil capturas inútiles, este audio ofrece...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR “A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone … elegant and genuinely unsettling.” –The New York Times Book Review Strange doings in and around a sanitarium expose the horrors that lie beneath the most...

The Novella Masterworks Collection gathers seventeen classic short novels and novellas from world literature.

Durante uma parada em uma aldeia russa, oficiais de artilharia são convidados para um chá na casa de um aristocrata. O oficial Riabovitch, um homem tímido e sem atrativos, acaba se perdendo nos corredores da mansão e entra em um quarto escuro. Lá, uma mulher o abraça e o beija, confundindo-o com outra pessoa. Esse pequeno acidente transforma a vida dele: ele passa meses fantasiando sobre quem seria a mulher e vivendo sob a luz desse "romance" secreto.