Novedades

Morgan Michael a chaplain who does the hospice circuit. This is the first published journal of what happened one day on the job. If you are up for mystery and people making the most of their final moments and the choices, they make. Naturally the stories include the best and worst of the human experience, so we have conspiracies, murder, mayhem, rape and revenge. The members of “The Society”, all have contracted the exact same lethal non-communicable cancer. For the last 50 plus years they have been fighting the battle against ecological degradation of the planet in their own way. They ...

John Quincy Adams is the missing link in the classical era of American history which began with the Revolution and ended with Emancipation. Between these bookends lies the absorbing yet overshadowed epic of a new nation spearheading liberty's cause in a world skeptical of freedom arriving at all, much less in slaver's garb. M. B. Zucker takes listeners back to that adolescent country in the care of an enigmatic guide, John Quincy Adams, heir to one president by blood and another, Washington, by ideology.

In 1917 Siegfried Sasson, noted poet and decorated war hero, publicly refused to continue serving as a British officer in World War I. His reason: the war was a senseless slaughter. He was officially classified "mentally unsound" and sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital. There a brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. William Rivers, set about restoring Sassoon's "sanity" and sending him back to the trenches.

La fama siempre tiene un precio. Julien Meadow era el chico de la eterna sonrisa, el que cantaba en el garaje con su hermano y el que se enamoró de unos ojos valientes ocultos tras una mecha rosa, los de Crysta. Nunca hubiera esperado que, a raíz de un vídeo subido a YouTube, le llegaría la fama. De repente, su voz inunda el mundo y su cara protagoniza todas las noticias. Julien debe hacer frente a un nuevo universo lleno de altibajos, lujo, descontrol y poder. Uno en el que te vuelves adicto a focos que queman y a palabras que muerden.

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a sudden fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working in London. Neither parent knows that Hamnet will not survive the week. Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright: a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written.

Hitler. Conversando con el Führer” se encuadra dentro de los trabajos de la autora englobados en “Entrevistas con la Historia”. A través de las conversaciones entre la autora y el propio Adolf Hitler y, gracias a la consulta de una bibliografía exhaustiva, así como al acceso a los últimos hallazgos relativos a la Segunda Guerra Mundial y a la biografía del Führer, conocemos la historia real de Hitler, desterrando mitos, desmintiendo falsedades, explorando las razones últimas que le empujaron a hacer lo que hizo, llegando, en fin, al fondo de lo que de verdad ocurrió. Estas ...

Laugh out loud funny! The “West Texas Folks” Series is a satirical, historical saga encompassing three generations of three families from West Texas from the turn of the Twentieth Century to present day. Told with the raw humor of the many characters that include: Grandma Jessie Belle; a flamboyant grandmotherly prostitute who achieved success in her profession of “running the girls” at the local truck stop. Amos; a shrewd and uneducated pioneer of cocaine trafficking that paved the route to the American northeast by networking through the brothels and truck stops up the Mississippi...

In the depths of winter, Sir Ralph Percy holds the castles of Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh for the Lancastrians. Queen Margaret of Anjou has fled into Scotland, and no one knows if or when she will return with another army. Supplies are low and the snow is falling. Richard Neville, earl of Warwick, brings his forces to Dunstanburgh first, circling the fortress in a ring of steel. He attempts to cajole Ralph into a surrender with the promise of a second pardon from King Edward. Ralph is not certain...and he is not ready to surrender just yet... A short story 10,000 words long, based on true ...

La historia de Roger Tur, cónsul honorario de Francia en Zaragoza. Corre el año 1972 cuando tres activistas de extrema izquierda provocan un incendio en el consulado francés de Zaragoza, causando la muerte, por accidente, de Roger Tur, cónsul honorario. Años más tarde, en una desclasificación de los archivos de la CIA, se sabe que el cónsul fallecido fue un agente doble durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, espiando a los nazis que pasaban por Zaragoza y enviando escuetos informes a los aliados, a través de la embajada de los Estados Unidos. Esta es su historia.

Goin' Up To Cripple Creek is historical western fiction of the Cripple Creek Mining District, and the men who established it, and mined its gold. The time period is from the discovery and settlement of this alpine valley, through the establishment of the town of Cripple Creek, to the fires of 1896. This is the first work in The Gold Trail Series. Filled with action and romance, it is a well researched and historical fiction of an exciting time. Starting with the settlement by Levi Welty, and the discovery of gold by Bob Womack, it tells the story of the establishment of the District. A ...

Mila Beldarrain, autora, ente otras novelas, de El Templario y La Verdad de Moctezuma, se adentra ahora en la vida de Napoleón Bonaparte. A través de un diálogo apasionante con el mismo Napoleón, gracias a la consulta y lectura de una bibliografía exhaustiva, tanto actual como de aquellas obras que escribieron aquellos que le conocieron, vamos conociendo la verdadera historia de Napoleón, desterrando mitos, desmintiendo falsedades, explorando las razones últimas que le empujaron a hacer lo que hizo, llegando, en fin, al fondo de lo que de verdad ocurrió. Este tú a tú de Napoleón ...

Laugh out loud funny. If Fanny Flagg (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe), Erma Bombeck (Family: The Ties that Bind and Gag) and Winston Groom (Forest Gump) make you laugh, Angie Katie O'Neill will have you in stitches with The Folks Series. Very Southern and a little naughty. "Folks" is a contemporary, historical novel that focuses on the Southwestern United States, primarily West Texas, from the turn of the 20th Century through the mid-1950's; with some contemporary flashbacks. Follow three quirky and dysfunctional generations of neighboring communities in Southwest Texas as ...

"My Faults: Love, Affair, & Destiny (The Story of Revenge)" is a fictional autobiography that explores the intricate layers of love, betrayal, and justice through the perspectives of its characters. Centered on Deb, a man caught in a turbulent emotional journey, the story delves into his troubled relationship with Piya, an ex-student with whom he shares a forbidden, complex bond that blurs the lines between mentorship and romantic desire. The narrative critically examines societal norms, family dynamics, and the consequences of emotional addiction, guilt, and unfulfilled longing. As Deb's ...

Una versión diferente del conocido como crimen de las estanqueras de Sevilla. En 1952, las hermanas Encarnación y Matilde Silva Montero fueron asesinadas en el interior del estanco que regentaban en la ciudad de Sevilla. La policía no tarda en detener a los tres autores: Juan Vázquez, Antonio Pérez y Francisco Castro, siendo condenados a pena de muerte mediante garrote vil. El verdugo, Bernardo Sánchez Bascuñana, coincide unas semanas después de la ejecución con un amigo suyo, un guardia civil jubilado, y le cuenta una terrible verdad: los acusados eran inocentes. El guardia civil ...

This is a novella. Pre-launch review: Tim’s – the author’s – journey through the Falklands war is very well drawn and I felt it offered me a strong taste of the experiences he had - experiences which were arduous to say the least, yet littered with army humour. The love story with Elly is mainly centred on letters they shared and I will admit to reaching for the tissues at the end. Two people separated by war and united through love. The Falklands Engagement is a factually correct account of the author’s experience during the Falklands war, but the love story aspect is fictitious....

They say some people have all the fun­— Sunshine Blake was one of those people. When Sunshine was a teenager she made a promise to herself to see the world and live a glamorous life. Nobody believed she could do it. Why would they? She was abused and abandoned by her parents and shuffled from foster home to foster home in the poorest part of the country. Yet Sunshine accomplished everything she set out to do—and then some. She traveled the world, succeeded in real estate, founded a cosmetics company, hung out with Hollywood’s elite, married in Morocco (and later escaped), appeared on...

Fin da bambino Ferdinando ha odiato la morte al punto da fare della salvezza la sua ossessione di medico. Ma una vocazione così grande, scontrandosi con le iniquità subite, non può che fallire e trovare casa nella follia. Olga, nella sua infanzia a Rostov, ha dovuto misurarsi proprio con l'alienazione materna, quintessenza di Storia e fragilità. Unico scampo da essa la fuga, frenata da una radice nascosta sotto la neve e dalla zoppia, che diventa destino e comunione con l'imperfetto. Ma si può vivere a un passo dall'ideale?

Funny and piercing essays, short stories that move and satisfy, Van Heyden has mastered the art of communicating via the written word, Here's a wealth of good writing to prove it. The opening story: Not Going My Way traces the sudden departure, reasons and painful results for Michael Sherbourne who leaves the priesthood of the Holy Roman Catholic Church in exchange for membership in a local biker club. The essays range from topical food faddism to real life thrilling paranormal experiences. His poetry is succinct and devastatingly accurate. - Frank A. Carlyle

Don't miss this stellar collection from the author of the award-winning ECHOES FROM THE HOCKER HOUSE. In Tracing Bodies, Virginia Watts maps the delicate, aching terrain of memory, love, and loss with unflinching honesty. These poems pulse with the ghosts of the past—childhood shadows, family echoes, and the quiet, enduring presence of the natural world. With lyrical precision and a storyteller’s heart, Watts invites us into a world where the past lingers, grief hums beneath the surface, and beauty can be found in even the most fleeting moments. "Watts captures gritty characters in ...

New York Times Bestsellers. Goodreads Choice Awards. Si l'on en croit Confucius " une femme instruite est une femme inutile ". Pourtant, Yunxian Tan, née dans une famille des plus éminentes est élevée par ses grands-parents justement pour être utile. Sa grand-mère est l'une des rares femmes médecins en Chine, et elle lui enseigne les quatre piliers de la médecine chinoise. Dès l'enfance, Yunxian se familiarise avec les maladies féminines, souvent liées à la maternité, aux côtés de Meiling, une jeune sage-femme en formation.