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When Malena Sevilla's tidy, carefully planned world collapses following her father’s mysterious suicide, she finds a letter - signed with an “A” - that reveals that her mother, whom she thought dead, is very much alive in San Isidro, a quaint town tucked in the Andes Mountains. Intent on meeting her, Malena arrives at Alameda Street and meets four sisters who couldn’t be more different from one another, but who share one thing in common: all of their names begin with an A.

Lula Viramontes aches to one day become someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling circus. But between working the grape harvest in Delano, California, with her older siblings under dangerous conditions; taking care of her younger siblings and Mamá, who has mysteriously fallen ill; and doing everything she can to avoid Papá’s volatile temper, it’s hard to hold on to those dreams.

In Arthur Golden's poised and beautifully written debut novel, Sayuri tells the extraordinary tale of her life, evoking a quarter of a century of Japan's dramatic history, 1929 through to the post-war years.

Aesop's Fables are stories based on analogies and caricatures featuring mostly animals. These stories got the collective name Aesop’s Fables from the person who collected the stories. Aesop, popularly believed to have been a Phrygian slave, collected his fables sometime around the sixth century BC. Whatever his real story may be, the fables he collected feature valuable lessons.

Claudia, una periodista que abandonó hace años su pueblo natal (Tordevianos) a las afueras de Burgos decide volver para escribir un reportaje sobre una de las tradiciones más bárbaras que tienen, La suelta, con el fin de conseguir un artículo que la promocione como periodista. Lo que comienza como un simple reportaje se convertirá en la investigación de la desaparición de los más jóvenes del pueblo y en un cruce de acusaciones entre los vecinos y el regreso de Claudia a su desafortunado pasado.

Eva Stewart has taken up a new hobby: photography. What better place to take pictures than the Great White Heron Refuge? While capturing the local wildlife on film, she stumbles across a dead body. Of course, the murder-mystery book club jumps on the case. Can Eva and the book club find another killer, or have they finally gotten in over their heads?

The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side.

As an orphaned girl, Harmony survived a strange war waged by an enemy called the Quondam. They crushed every technological advancement in the world, eviscerated the landscape, and killed millions. It can still be stopped. As prophesied, Harmony has a destiny to fulfill. Thirty years later, she is in a tenuous alliance with a cult of zealots who worship time itself. A master code breaker, she’s enlisted to obliterate the power of the Quondam and prevent a war that has already ended.

You will not believe what you are reading - even though it all feels so real. Only a man like Smilin’ Jack could monetize civil war. After the infamous business tycoon launches a hit TV show that pits American and Confederate gladiators in brutal battles, his grisly spectacle draws the attention of psychopaths across the nation.

Ana Martí, novata cronista de sociedad de La Vanguardia, encontrará en el encargo de cubrir el asesinato de Mariona Sobrerroca, una conocida viuda de la burguesía, su oportunidad para escribir sobre temas serios. El caso ha sido encomendado al inspector Isidro Castro de la Brigada de Investigación Criminal, un hosco policía de doloroso pasado, que tendrá que aceptar de mala gana que Ana cubra la investigación. Pero Ana pronto descubrirá nuevas pistas que se apartan de la versión oficial de los hechos y recurre a la ayuda de su prima, una eminente filóloga.

Ciberacoso, sexting, alcohol, drogas, embarazos no deseados, acoso y fracaso escolar, homofobia, trastornos alimenticios… son algunas de las principales preocupaciones que quitan el sueño a cualquier padre en la actualidad. Sin embargo, estas situaciones o comportamientos pueden evitarse si educamos de forma preventiva a los hijos desde una edad muy temprana.

The Keys Bed and Breakfast is hosting a reclusive author and a famous actress who are working together on a new memoir. But it soon becomes apparent that not everything is as it seems. And then the dead bodies start showing up. Can Eva and the Murder Mystery Book Club sort fact from fiction and solve another deadly mystery?

America Redux explores the themes that create our shared sense of American identity and interrogates the myths we've been telling ourselves for centuries. With iconic American catchphrases as chapter titles, these twenty-one stories illuminate the astonishing, unexpected, sometimes darker sides of history that reverberate in our society to this very day—from the role of celebrity in immigration policy to the influence of one small group of white women on education to the effects of "progress" on housing and the environment, to the inspiring force of collective action and mutual aid.

Discover what has been called “the most effective diet of the 21st century” in a new way. Learn how to make the ketogenic diet work for you and for your lifestyle to maximize its effect on your health and weight loss. The Keto diet works at the micronutrient level to basically get your body to burn fat instead of carbohydrates. There is more than one way to follow the Ketogenic diet. This audiobook will outline the four best types of Ketogenic diets to help you find the one that will work the best for you.

In this essential audiobook, best-selling author and former confidence coach Zoe McKey exposes the harmful consequences emotional unavailability and toxic relationships can have. Experiences with such people create a feeling of neglect, inadequacy, or unworthiness. Find ways to heal from the pain.

Cuando la llamada del amor es más grande que la de la guerra, un hombre se ve atrapado en la preciosa batalla de la pasión. Lord Monty, de nombre Samuel, ha visto truncados sus planes para marchar contra Napoleón. Su padre le acaba de ceder los honores y obligaciones del título, pues aquejado de una enfermedad, el anterior conde necesita que su hijo se quede a su lado y cuide de su hermana pequeña y busque una esposa.

Un relato humano imprescindible de esfuerzo, sacrificio y gloria de la denominada "gran generación del ciclismo español".

Do you have low self-esteem and suspect it may be related to your current relationship? Do you have trouble drawing boundaries with your partner and find yourself being walked all over? Do you try to take control of the situation by attempting to control your partner or loved one’s behavior, but usually fail in doing so? Do you often find yourself in dysfunctional relationships and unable to leave? This audiobook will provide you with the answers you are looking for, starting by clearly tracking down and defining the often elusive term "codependent".

Welcome to Riddles & Trivia Bundle for Kids. This bundle consists of two audiobooks. There are more than 350 riddles included in this book.

"The 1000 essential words in Persian". Persian, also known as Farsi, is one of the languages within the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Native speakers : around 80 million; total speakers: 120 millions. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning methode a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.