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Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla, la literatura muestra los cambios y terrenos que ha ganado la mujer a lo largo de la historia. Aún queda mucho camino que recorrer pero Medea, Sherezade, Morella, Madame Bovary e, incluso, Lisbeth Salander han ayudado a defender y...

When little Snowflower is left alone in the world, her only companions are a faithful dwarf and a very special chair—one that can travel anywhere and tell beautiful, enchanted tales. As Snowflower visits the palace of King Winwealth, the chair begins to spin its stories: rich, moral fables filled with kings, queens, fairies, and lessons about generosity, courage, and kindness.

Originally published in 1778, Evelina is Frances Burney's first and most beloved novel. It was a landmark in the development of the novel of manners and went on to influence such enduringly popular authors as Jane Austen. By turns hilarious and grim, witty and lyrical, the story follows young Evelina as she leaves the seclusion of her country home and enters into late eighteenth-century London society - both its pleasures and its dangers. Life in eighteenth-century England is vividly rendered as Evelina is educated in the ways of the world and, eventually, love.

¿Quién no recuerda el hormigueo en el estómago del primer amor? ¿A quién no se le cortó la respiración por el ser amado o sintió una daga en el corazón al verse traicionada? Un amor no correspondido, una segunda oportunidad, un matrimonio roto, un reencuentro luego de décadas de silencio, un flechazo inesperado de los que te cambian la vida en un instante... Este conjunto de relatos nos sumerge de lleno en la belleza de enamorarse, en la desesperación que nos atormenta cuando algo sale mal y en las dudas que nos aquejan al decidir hasta dónde arriesgarnos.

For too long, the subject of money has been shrouded in fear, secrecy, and anxiety. It’s time to look behind the curtain at money, while stepping into the empowered financial reality that is available to you. Listening to Rich as F*ck is sure to ignite an avalanche of change in the most important areas of your life. Once you finally see money for what it is and realize your power over your finances, life will never be the same. It’s time you know the truth about money. It’s time for you to have more money than you know what to do with. This is your blueprint.

This engaging collection of seven classic children’s stories presented by Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre includes Alice In Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Secret Garden, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Each story is performed by a full cast of award-winning voice actors enhanced by sound effects and music. Timeless classics that are sure to entice the imagination of the very young and the young at heart! 

I'm Daphne Wood, the bookseller of Castle Combe. My life was peaceful until the best-selling author Gill Holland moved to town. He bought the house next to mine, the late Bettie's place, and became my new neighbour. The girls from the book club envied my luck. I thought so too, until I started seeing the most disturbing things. They didn't know Gill Holland like I did.

Durante demasiado tiempo, el tema del dinero ha estado envuelto en miedo, secretismo y ansiedad. Es hora de mirar detrás del telón del dinero, mientras te adentras en la realidad financiera empoderada que está a tu alcance. Leer Rich as F*ck seguramente desencadenará un aluvión de cambios en las áreas más importantes de tu vida. Una vez que finalmente veas el dinero por lo que es y te des cuenta de tu poder sobre tus finanzas, la vida nunca será igual. Es hora de que conozcas la verdad sobre el dinero. Es hora de que tengas más dinero del que sabes qué hacer. Este es tu plan.

Love is not the simple thing that novels and poetry speak of. It is by turns subtle and overwhelming. It may slip silently into your heart, or strike like a bolt of lightning.

Raeve brennt vor Rache – und vor einer Liebe, die sie nicht zulassen darf. Mit Blut an ihren Händen und einer Wahrheit, die in den eisigen Tiefen ihrer Vergangenheit lauert, muss sie sich entscheiden: den Tod jagen oder das Leben retten. Während Raeve sich ihren Erinnerungen stellt, kämpft Kaan verzweifelt um sein Königreich und tut alles, um sein Volk vor dem verheerendsten Mondfall aller Zeiten zu schützen. Geheimnisse brodeln wie Feuer unter Eis, bereit, alles zu vernichten – doch keines ist so gefährlich wie das, was in Raeve erwacht. Etwas, das alles verändern könnte.

Black people are exhausted. The toll of living within systems designed to exclude them devastates minds, bodies, and spirits. Award-winning diversity, equity, and inclusion leader Mary-Frances Winters—now joined by Mareisha Winters Reese—addresses this ongoing crisis with an urgent update to her bestselling book.

A Little Princess is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The novella appears to have been inspired in part by Charlotte Brontë's unfinished novel, Emma, featuring a rich heiress with a mysterious past who is apparently abandoned at a boarding school. The thread of the book is evident in the novella, in which Sara Crewe is left at Miss Minchin's, loses her father, is worked as a drudge, and is surprised with the kindness of an Indian gentleman who turns out to be Captain Crewe's friend.

Now an Amazon Prime TV Series starring Robin Wright, Olivia Cooke and Laurie Davidson She loves your son. She wants your life. How far would you go to protect him? ‘I was blown away’ – Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals ‘Sharp, sinister and addictive' – Sunday Mirror * * * A gripping and...

Funny, heart-warming and ultimately triumphant, The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard is a story for anyone who doesn’t quite fit in – and for everyone who chooses not to. Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. 'Wonderful' – Rosie Walsh, author of...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail Yorkshire, 1927. Eclipse fever grips the nation, and when beloved theatre star Selina Fellini approaches trusted sleuth Kate Shackleton to accompany her to a viewing party at Giggleswick School Chapel, Kate suspects an...

In the hands of these classic American humorists, even the simplest household task can become a spectacular catastrophe. A cook turns a respectable home upside down. A burglar alarm causes more trouble than any burglar. Weddings descend into chaos, automobiles become runaway hazards, and the...

After Rita is found dead in a church she used to attend, the official investigation into the incident is quickly closed. Her sickly mother is the only person still determined to find the culprit. Chronicling a difficult journey across the suburbs of the city, an old debt and a revealing conversation, Elena Knows unravels the secrets of its characters and the hidden facets of authoritarianism and hypocrisy in our society.

Abandoned to face a fate worse than death, Sebastian Parker is out for revenge. In this third book in the series, Sebastian struggles with his demons, returns to the Academy, and finally meets his match. Will Sebastian be able to quell his thirst for vengeance? How will he handle the brutalities...

Opera dedicata alla "morte accidentale" dell'anarchico Giuseppe Pinelli, avvenuta al commissariato di Polizia di Milano in circostanze inizialmente non chiare, poi archiviate da un'indagine della magistratura come un caso di malore attivo, il 15 dicembre 1969, cadendo dalla finestra del quarto piano durante il suo interrogatorio. Va in scena per la prima volta nel 1970. La registrazione dalla quale è stato estratto l’audio è del 1987.

To be a woman is to be half the world’s population but, in many countries, unfortunately still now and for most of history, women were decidedly second class, normally no more than chattels and the bearers and nurturers of children. As society involved into a complex and overlapping system where education and equality begin to seek space things began to change. In this volume our authors describe and reveal how life actually felt for almost all women before the recent past.