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.

Conrad, Joseph – Victory. An Island Tale –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

Victory (also published as Victory: An Island Tale) is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published in 1915, through which Conrad achieved “popular success”.
Through a business misadventure, the European Axel Heyst ends (More) up living on an island in what is now Indonesia, with a Chinese assistant Wang. Heyst visits a nearby island when a female band is playing at a hotel owned by Mr. Schomberg. Schomberg attempts to force himself sexually on one of the band members, Alma, later called Lena. She flees with Heyst back to his island and they become lovers.

Wallace, Lew – Ben-Hur. Una historia de Cristo –
Language: Spanish, Novel – Format: ePub

Cuando Ben-Hur, joven judío condenado a galeras, salva la vida de Quinto Arrio, un nuevo destino se abre ante él. Educado como un patricio romano, recorre el imperio en busca de su enemigo Mesala, al que se enfrenta en una mortal (More) carrera de cuadrigas.
Pero tanto en los penosos viajes que emprende, como en el fragor de las batallas, Ben-Hur no olvida su condición de judío. Un día, el mago Baltasar le comunica el nacimiento de un niño que llegaría a ser “Rey de los Judíos”. A partir de entonces Ben-Hur, con todas sus riquezas y su indomable energía, se pone al servicio de la nueva causa…
Lewis Wallace compuso Ben-Hur en 1880, una novela de fondo histórico y la más notable y popular de sus obras, a la que el cine ha dado una popularidad mundial. Ben-Hur, subtitulada Una historia de Cristo, es la descripción romántica del imperio romano tardío y del surgimiento del cristianismo; fue traducida a numerosos idiomas y se convirtió en un clásico.

Coverdale, John F. – Putting Down Roots –
Language: English, Spiritual – Format: ePub

Putting Down Roots by John Coverdale (author of Uncommon Faith) is the exciting story of the beginnings of Opus Dei in the U.S. It tells how Fr. Joseph Muzquiz came to America in 1949 to begin Opus Dei with very little money and (More) only a rudimentary command of the language. At the time, only a handful of Americans had ever heard of Opus Dei. But by the time he passed away in 1983, Opus Dei had put down deep roots in this country.In Putting Down Roots, we learn many remarkable details about Fr. Joseph’s life including:• His first meeting with St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei.• His tireless efforts, first as a layman, then as a priest, to spread Opus Dei in Spain during the 1940s.• His remarkable faith beginning Opus Dei with Salvador Ferigle in the U.S. with no money, few contacts, and a very rudimentary command of English.• The many heroic virtues he lived, earning him a reputation as an unusually holy priest.Today, many people in the United States and in other countries pray to Fr. Joseph, as he was called in this country, and hope that one day the Church will declare him a saint. This book explains why.Putting Down Roots contains eight pages of photos.

Collins, Wilkie – Complete Works of Wilkie Collins –
Language: English, Complete Works of – Format: ePub

Dickens’ great friend and fellow novelist deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of fine literature. This is the COMPLETE WORKS of Wilkie Collins.This is the only eBook available with every novel, every short story (More) – even the very rare ones – published play, non-fiction text and much, much more! Now you can truly own all of Collins’ works on your eReader, and all in ONE well-organised file.

Tzu, Sun – El arte de la Guerra –
Language: Spanish, Essay & Philosophy – Format: ePub, iSilo

El arte de la guerra es un libro sobre tácticas y estrategias militares, escrito por Sun Tzu, un famoso estratega militar chino.
La obra muestra la inteligencia y la frescura de los ensayos de Sun Tzu. En ella Sun Tzu explica al (More) detalle los preparativos previos a la guerra: estrategias de engaño, disposición de las tropas en el campo de batalla, armamento necesario, carros de combate, etcétera. Cómo poder llegar a vencer al enemigo sin tener que desempeñarse al enfrentamiento cara a cara: simplemente imponiendo una moral dominante, infundiendo el miedo al enemigo para así lograr el planteamiento central del libro: “poder vencer sin llegar a la batalla”.

De Balzac, Honoré – El coronel Chabert –
Language: Spanish, Novel – Format: iSilo

Kafka, Franz – America –
Language: Italian, Novel – Format: ePub

Il sedicenne Karl Rossmann viene mandato dai genitori in America, come punizione per aver sedotto una cameriera nella natia Praga. Accolto in casa di un ricco zio, ne è poi bruscamente scacciato senza una vera colpa. Sempre senza (More) colpa, verrà licenziato dall’albergo in cui aveva trovato lavoro come lift, finendo per essere assunto nel «Grande teatro» di Oklahoma. A questo punto il romanzo si interrompe.
Incompiuto come Il Castello, America è da alcuni considerato il più “vivace” romanzo kafkiano. Ma a ben vedere, la storia trasmette al lettore la stessa carica di angoscia degli altri due romanzi e il candido e cavalleresco Rossmann, così ingiustamente perseguitato, ricorda il tono assurdo e surreale di alcuni personaggi di Chaplin e di Buster Keaton.

Archer, Jeffrey – Only Time Will Tell (Clifton Chronicles, 1) –
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

The Clifton Chronicles is Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author.The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1919, in the backstreets of Bristol. His father was a war hero, (More) but it will be twenty-one tumultuous years before Harry discovers the truth about how his father really died and if, in fact, he even was his father.Only Time Will Tell takes a cast of memorable characters from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take his place at Oxford, or join the fight against Hitler’s Germany.In Jeffrey Archer’s masterful hands, you will be taken on a journey that you won’t want to end, even after you turn the last page of this unforgettable yarn, because you will be faced with a dilemma that neither you, nor Harry Clifton could ever have anticipated.

Beard, Mary – SPQR. A History of Ancient Rome –
Language: English, History & Biography – Format: ePub

Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories – from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia – still strike a chord with us. (More) And its debates about citizenship, security and the rights of the individual still influence our own debates on civil liberty today. SPQR is a new look at Roman history from one of the world’s foremost classicists. It explores not only how Rome grew from an insignificant village in central Italy to a power that controlled territory from Spain to Syria, but also how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements, and why they are still important to us. Covering 1,000 years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from slavery to running water, as well as exploring democracy, migration, religious controversy, social mobility and exploitation in the larger context of the empire, this is a definitive history of ancient Rome. SPQR is the Romans’ own abbreviation for their state: Senatus Populusque Romanus, ‘the Senate and People of Rome’.
Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Roman Triumph, The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books It’s a Don’s Life and All in a Don’s Day. She is in the 2014 top 10 Prospect list of the most influential thinkers in the world.