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Yo fumo para olvidar que tú bebes (Nuevos tiempos (Madrid, Spain). Serie policiaca)
Par Martín Casariego. 2020
"It's the late 1980s. Max Lomas, handsome and sentimental, cultured and unbelieving, splits his time between Madrid and San Sebastian,…
where he works as a private escort for a professor threatened by the ETA terrorist group. While in the capital, Max falls in love with Elsa Arroyo at first sight. In the Basque Country his ambitious and temperamental colleague García begins to wonder which side of the line between crime and the law he should be on. And what's worse, he starts to take an interest in Elsa as well..." -- Translation provided by NLSVolver a ser feliz: cambia tus pensamientos y realidad, y convierte tus intentos en triunfos
Par Marc Chernoff. 2021
"Through their popular blog Marc & Angel Hack Life, Marc and Angel Chernoff have become go-to voices in the area…
of personal development, reaching tens of thousands of fans each day with their fresh and relatable insights. Now they're writing the book they wish they'd had when they needed it most. |Getting Back to Happy| reveals their strategies for changing thought patterns and daily habits to bounce back from tough times. Sharing never-before-published stories and advice, the book shows us how to harness the power of daily rituals, mindfulness, self-care, and more to overcome whatever life throws our way--in order to become our best selves." -- GoodreadsMi precio es ninguno (Nuevos tiempos (Madrid, Spain). Serie policiaca #478)
Par Martín Casariego. 2021
"It is 1996. For years Max Lomas has seemed to only live for decadence. He usually kills time in El…
Gato Azul, a seedy bar in Madrid. He does not lose, however, the hope of settling accounts with the past. And indeed, like a burst of life, it suddenly returns one night when the woman he would like to have forgotten, yet of whom he remembers every detail, reappears in his life: Elsa, his great love and the cause of his ruin six years earlier; Elsa, who now needs help to save her sister from the clutches of her ex-partner in the Basque Country, Garcia. As he decides whether or not he can trust her again, and with the disappearance of three kilos of cocaine as an excuse, Max knows the time has come to take his revenge...." -- Translation provided by NLS"La Malinche, a foundational figure in the history of Mexico, has been adorned with the halo of suspicion that enveloped…
Eve after her expulsion from paradise; condemned to silence and turned into one of the most frequent characters of Creole writing. Deified by some and demonized by others, she has inspired tragedies, romantic dramas, chronicles, poems and even cartoons. Like all mythical and historical characters, it is necessary to revisit her periodically, delve into our roots, review the mestizaje and rethink her present and past wanderings to clarify the multiple meanings of one of the most powerful cultural enigmas in Mexico and Latin America. This volume brings together the memories of the colloquium entitled La Malinche, her Parents and Children, with the participation of Carlos Monsiváis, Roger Bartra, Hernán Lara Zavala, among other well-known writers; and two new essays on this controversial character: a panoramic look at the myths, uses and customs that have consolidated Malintzin as the paradigm par excellence of mestizaje." -- Translation provided by NLSPanza de burro (Editor/a por un libro)
Par Andrea Abreu. 2020
"Set far from the coast and the tourists, during a particularly hot summer on the island of Tenerife, this book…
narrates the working class reality and the relationship between two friends, full of all kinds of feelings. Written in an oral, Canarian, generational and contemporary language, this is a disruptive and beautiful book." -- Translation provided by NLSSan Juan noir (Akashic noir series)
Par Mayra Santos-Febres. 2016
"Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set…
in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Brand-new stories by: Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, Ernesto Quiñonez, Mayra Santos-Febres, José Rabelo, Luis Negrón, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Ana María Fuster Lavín, Janette Becerra, Manolo Núñez Negrón, Tere Dávila, Edmaris Carazo, Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Charlie Vázquez, and Manuel A. Meléndez." -- GoodreadsTristes sombras
Par Lola Ancira. 2021
"In this book, the stories give voice to those who have been marginalized and condemned to live in the shadows…
of madness, nostalgia, loss, and despair. The characters, defeated by life itself, take refuge in the memory of what they had, in abandonment, expired promises and discouragement. The former psychiatric hospital "La Castañeda" and former prison "El Palacio de Lecumberri" are the spaces that harbor the ultimate destiny of each character and their inevitable metamorphosis into shadows." -- Translation provided by NLSCreados para florecer: cultivando una vida abundante
Par Beth Moore. 2021
"God likes watching things grow and flourish. The metaphor of God as Gardener plays out through Scripture as He tends…
His people with care, skill, and intention. When Jesus began His ministry on earth, He took this idea to a whole new level, revealing that He himself is the Vine. He invites us to the sacred ground of abiding, calling us to flourish in the abundant life He offers. In these beautiful reflections based on Beth Moore's bestselling book Chasing Vines, Beth invites you to explore the fruitful life through the language of the garden--and through the words of the Master Gardener Himself." -- GoodreadsAmor audaz
Par Beth Moore. 2015
"Thirty years in the making, Audacious is a deep dive into the message that has compelled Beth Moore to serve…
women around the globe. Glancing over the years of ministry behind her and strengthening her resolve to the call before her, she came to the realization that her vision for women was incomplete. It lacked something they were aching for. Something Jesus was longing for. Beth identifies that missing link by digging through Scripture, unearthing life experiences, and spotlighting a turning point with the capacity to infuse any life with holy passion and purpose. What was missing? Well, let's just say, it's audacious and it's for all of us. And it's the path to the life you were born to live." -- GoodreadsMarinero raso
Par Francisco Goldman. 2017
"Fifteen Nicaraguan men are recruited to crew the damaged cargo ship Urus, moored at a Brooklyn pier. They soon realize…
that they have been abandoned there without money or legal status. One of the men, who ventures into the city seeking help for his comrades, finds both love and tragedy." -- Provided by NLSLa tierra maldita
Par Juan Francisco Ferrándiz. 2018
"In the 9th century, Barcelona was on the farthest edge of the Holy Roman Empire. The neglected town of 1500…
inhabitants had become an abandoned land, razed by savage hordes and subject to tyranny by corrupt nobles who exploited its citizens. To this cursed land arrives the young bishop Frodoí. Recently named to the post by the Frankish king, his destiny is closer to a punishment than an honor, but something inside him-innate rebellion or ambition-leads him to accept the challenge and make the journey along with a retinue of colonists seeking new opportunities in the far-off frontier." -- Provided by the publisherSupersaurio
Par Meryem El Mehdati. 2022
"Her name is Meryem, but nobody spells her name right. She is twenty-five years old and has just started working…
in the offices of SUPERSAURIO, the most important supermarket chain in the Canary Islands. In her spare time, to escape the sadness, she writes fanfiction starring Harry Potter characters, Twilight characters, and her office mates. She dates terrifying men, drinks too much coffee and never speaks her mind. Every morning before she clocks in, she repeats to herself that she's not going to inherit the company, but every once in a while she forgets." -- Translation provided by NLSEn tierra de nadie (John Puller novel. Spanish #04)
Par David Baldacci. 2019
"Special Agent John Puller's mother, Jackie, vanished thirty years ago from Fort Monroe, Virginia. Now, military investigators, armed with a…
letter from Jackie's friend, arrive in the hospital room of Puller's father--a legendary three-star general now sinking into dementia. They reveal that he has been accused of murdering Jackie." -- Provided by NLSLa huida (John Puller novel. Spanish #03)
Par David Baldacci. 2018
"U.S. Army special agent John Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But…
he is unprepared to hunt the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked--his own brother. Imprisoned for treason and national security crimes, Robert has now inexplicably escaped." -- Provided by NLSLa última milla (Amos Decker series #02)
Par David Baldacci. 2017
"As Melvin Mars is about to be executed for the violent killing of his parents two decades earlier, another man…
confesses to the crime. Meanwhile, Amos Decker--newly hired on an FBI special task force--takes an interest in Mars's case after discovering striking similarities to his own life." -- Provided by NLSRaulito: the first Latino Governor of Arizona = Raulito : el primer gobernador latino de Arizona
Par Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford. 2021
"This bilingual biography for kids ages 8-14 follows the dreams and achievements of Raul H. Castro, who was the first…
Latino governor of Arizona and US Ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia and Argentina." -- GoodreadsLos suicidas del fin del mundo: crónica de un pueblo patagónico (Colección Andanzas #613)
Par Leila Guerriero. 2020
"In the late 1990s, a wave of suicides rocked Las Heras, a small oil town in the province of Santa…
Cruz. Most of the dead were around twenty-five years old and were typical inhabitants of the town, children of modest but traditional families. However, the official list of these suicides was never drawn up. Leila Guerriero traveled to this desolate Patagonian spot, talked to the families and friends of the suicides, walked the same streets and visited every corner of the town. The result is this stark and precise account that not only reconstructs the tragic episodes of those years but also magnificently depicts the daily life of a community far from the big cities. Las Heras, with its wave of unemployment and lack of future for young people, is an enigma whose resolution is far from definitive: suicides, like a dismal destiny, followed one another for a long time. This is a disturbing chronicle that reads with fascination and unveils a reality marked by horror, prejudice and indifference." -- Amazon.comFieras familiares
Par Andrés Cota Hiriart. 2022
"What should you do if a python tries to bite you? What if you come across a crocodile in your…
living room? In Family Beasts, zoologist and writer Andrés Cota Hiriart recounts his experiences with the unusual animals that have accompanied him throughout his life: from his earliest childhood, when his fascination with nature led him to become interested in the most varied insects, reptiles and amphibians and to turn his home into an improvised zoo; to his youth, when he traveled to such exotic places as the Galapagos, Borneo, Sulawesi and Guadalupe Island to observe wildlife in its natural habitat. Axolotls, orangutans, Komodo dragons, tarsiers and sea lions populate this hilarious and original book, with echoes of Gerald Durrell, in which the most surprising memories and anecdotes blend with the best scientific information sharing. Andrés Cota Hiriart transmits his passion for the natural world and invites us to reflect on the inescapable responsibility of human beings for the conservation of the planet. A wild and captivating memoir that teaches us to respect the life that surrounds us and lets us marvel at its amazing richness." -- Translation provided by NLSSudor
Par Alberto Fuguet. 2016
"Wildly piercing and corrosively funny, Sudor (Sweat) is an editor's raw look at the absurd and oftentimes dysfunctional inner workings…
of the literary world. When his run-of-the-mill existence is suddenly turned upside down by the arrival of a famous author and his spoiled, defiant son, Alf, a junior editor at a large publishing house, embarks on a whirlwind three days that will change his life forever. Taking a page from Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities, Sweat is a piercing look at the mad circus that are author book tours-lavish parties, larger-than-life expectations, explosive egos and a whole industry that subsists on catering to the intellectual elite. The author of Bad Vibes, a novel that pulverized every boundary of the post-Pinochet era, plunges readers head first into the gay underworld where feelings are relegated to a second tier in favor of a series of ephemeral and extreme sexual encounters courtesy of Grindr, the popular app that Alf, the novel's protagonist, uses just as often as his authors use him. Meanwhile Santiago, the city where it all unfolds, emerges as a rare and alluring presence. A masterfully crafted and electrifying novel, Sudor confirms Fuguet as one of the most relevant voices in Latin America today." -- Provided by the publisherLa noche caníbal (Letras mexicanas)
Par Luis Jorge Boone. 2011
"This is a collection of haunting and breathtaking short stories. The characters are beings oppressed by their fears, tyrannized by…
their weaknesses, confused by their own dreams. An aura of death and delirium hovers over their lives forcing them to reveal the hidden boundaries of human nature. These stories inhabit the limits between reality and madness, between ordinary occurrences and unexpected coincidences. It is at these crossroads where the world becomes most unsettling and we are forced to evaluate our perceptions. Paranoia, lack of faith, obsession, panic, and psychosis are some of the forces that control the destinies of these protagonists. Luis Jorge Boone's cleanly-architectured prose conjures the great voices of Latin American short fiction and delivers them with a 21st century sensibility. This is a collection full of striking philosophical observations, brilliant twists, and disquieting images." -- Amazon.com