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Vázquez de Prada, Andrés – El fundador del Opus Dei, 2 – Dios y audacia –
Language: Spanish, History & Biography – Format: ePub

El biógrafo ha trabajado el libro con afán, lo ha construido escrupulosamente sobre “Apuntes íntimos”, documentos, testimonios, cartas y notas de archivo, en el intento de exponer con fidelidad la historia de los sucesos. El (More) resultado es una biografía de san Josemaría de gran porte histórico y generosa amplitud (la obra completa consta de tres volúmenes), para mejor gustar la intensidad de sus amores y el vigor de su espíritu.
Este segundo volumen abarca desde julio de 1936 hasta junio de 1946.

Vázquez de Prada, Andrés – El fundador del Opus Dei, 3 – Los caminos divinos de la tierra –
Language: Spanish, History & Biography – Format: ePub

El biógrafo ha trabajado el libro con afán, lo ha construido escrupulosamente sobre “Apuntes íntimos”, documentos, testimonios, cartas y notas de archivo, en el intento de exponer con fidelidad la historia de los sucesos. El (More) resultado es una biografía de san Josemaría de gran porte histórico y generosa amplitud (la obra completa consta de tres volúmenes), para mejor gustar la intensidad de sus amores y el vigor de su espíritu.
Este tercer y último volumen comprende desde el primer viaje del Fundador a Roma en 1946, hasta su muerte el 26 de junio de 1975.

Zusak, Markus – The Book Thief –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Book Thief is a novel by Australian author Markus Zusak. Narrated by Death, the book is set in Nazi Germany, a place and time when the narrator notes he was extremely busy. It describes a young girl’s relationship with her (More) foster parents, the other residents of their neighborhood, and a young Jewish man who hides in her home during the escalation of World War II. First published in 2005, the book has won numerous awards and was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for over 230 weeks.
Liesel Meminger is a nine-year-old girl living in Nazi Germany in 1939. Her mother is taken away and forced to give up her two children, Liesel and her brother, Werner Meminger. As they are on the train to Molching, Liesel’s brother dies, and the narrator, Death, sees her for the first time. They dig Werner’s grave by the train track. At Werner’s funeral, Liesel steals a book called The Grave Digger’s Handbook dropped by a young grave digger’s apprentice. Liesel is fascinated by the book, even though she can’t read or write. She brings it to her new home.

Roth, Veronica – Divergent –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

Divergent is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2011. It is a young-adult dystopian novel set in the so-called Divergent Universe, that features a post-apocalyptic (More) version of Chicago. The novel follows Beatrice “Tris” Prior as she explores her identity within a society that defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with five different factions. Underlying the action and dystopian focused main plot is a romantic subplot between Tris and one of her instructors in the Dauntless faction, nicknamed Four.

Roth, Veronica – Insurgent –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

Insurgent is a 2012 science fiction young adult novel by American novelist Veronica Roth, the second book in the Divergent trilogy.[3] As the sequel to the 2011 bestseller Divergent, it continues the story of Tris Prior and the (More) dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago. Following the events of the previous novel, a war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. While trying to save the people that she loves, Tris faces questions of grief, forgiveness, identity, loyalty, politics, and love.

Dickens, Charles – Complete Works of Charles Dickens –
Language: English, Complete Works of – Format: ePub

Widely considered the greatest author of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, winning universal praise as a literary genius. Dickens’ novels and beloved tales not only (More) entertained the world, but helped to improve the lives of the lower classes and fight social injustices. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Dickens’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and a treasure trove of Delphi bonus material.

Dashner, James – The Maze Runner –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Maze Runner is the first book in a young-adult post-apocalyptic science fiction trilogy of the same name by James Dashner. The novel spawned two sequels: The Scorch Trials (2010) and The Death Cure (2011).
Protagonist Thomas (More) is brought into a place known as the Glade, with no memories except of his name. He and other teenage boys call themselves Gladers, and have made a community in which each is assigned to a task belonging to different departments headed by a Keeper. The Glade is surrounded by a gigantic Maze in which mechanical creatures called Grievers roam at night. Huge doors around the Glade close at sunset. Supplies are brought to the Glade every week; whereas a new boy is sent through an elevator called the Box once every month. The day after Thomas is brought to the Glade, a girl is sent with a note in her hand that reads “She is the last one EVER”.

Dashner, James – The Scorch Trials –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Scorch Trials is the second book—preceded by the 2009 novel The Maze Runner—in a young-adult dystopian science fiction trilogy by James Dashner. With The Death Cure (2011) finish the trilogy.
Thomas and the other Gladers have (More) escaped the maze and are put into a dormitory. The next day, the Gladers are in another dormitory, and people called Cranks are moaning and screaming through the windows of the room. The Gladers leave the room, only to find dead bodies hanging from the ceiling, and later find that Teresa, the only girl in their group, has gone missing. Thomas tries to find her with his friends Minho and Newt; instead, they find a boy named Aris, who says that he was in another Maze before with all girls, referred to as Group B, and woke here. The Gladers discover they are all marked with tattoos and titles: Minho is “the Leader,” Newt “the Glue,” and Thomas “To Be Killed By Group B.”

Dashner, James – The Death Cure –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Death Cure is a 2011 young-adult dystopian science fiction novel by James Dashner and the third book in the Maze Runner Trilogy. It was first published in hardback on October 11, 2011 through Delacorte Press and was preceded (More) by The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials.
After the events of The Scorch Trials, protagonist Thomas is held in solitary confinement, but is eventually released. He, along with some others, soon learns from Assistant Director Janson that the claim of a cure for the Flare (a deadly disease) was a lie. However, while many of the people present are immune, not all are, and many in the outside world despise the immune. The Gladers are offered the chance to restore their memories, and it is also revealed that the controlling device in their brains will be removed in the process. This means that Thomas, Teresa, and Aris will no longer be able to communicate telepathically. Most accept the procedure except Thomas, Minho, and Newt, who are later forced into the process but escape with the help of Brenda. It is revealed that Newt is not immune to the Flare.

Morton, Kate – The Distant Hours –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Distant Hours is the third novel by Australian author Kate Morton.
The book begins with arrival of a letter, sent during the Second World War, to a small house on Central London in 1992. Edith Burchill (Edie), a young woman (More) working as an editor in a small family-run publishing firm, is visiting her mother Meredith when the letter arrives. Their relationship has never been close, and Edie is shocked by her mother’s emotional reaction. She explains that has a child she was evacuated to Kent during the war. She was taken in by three sisters who lived in their grand, ancestral home of Milderhurst Castle.
Some months later, Edie is driving back from meeting a client and finds herself in the village of Milderhurst. She is immediately entranced by the castle, and remembers having been brought to the gates by her mother when she was very young. She discovers that Milderhurst Castle was the home of the author of her favourite childhood book, “The True History of the Mud Man”, and that his youngest daughter was driven mad by being abandoned by her fiancé. She impulsively decides to stay the night and go for a tour of the castle the next day, led by one of the sisters.