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Katzenbach, JohnEl psicoanalista
Language: Spanish, Novel – Format: ePub

«Feliz aniversario, doctor. Bienvenido al primer día de su muerte». Así comienza el anónimo que recibe el psicoanalista Frederick Starks, y que le obliga a emplear toda su astucia y rapidez para, en quince días, averiguar quién es (More) el autor de esa amenazadora misiva que promete hacerle la vida imposible. De no conseguir su objetivo, deberá elegir entre suicidarse o ser testigo de cómo, uno tras otro, sus familiares y conocidos mueren por obra de un psicópata decidido a llevar hasta el final su sed de venganza.
Dando un inesperado giro a la relación entre médico y paciente, John Katzenbach nos ofrece una novela emblemática del mejor suspense psicológico.

Comellas, José Luis100 obras musicales imprescidibles
Language: Spanish, Essay & Philosophy – Format: ePub

¿Cómo aprender a disfrutar de la mejor música de todos los tiempos?¿Cómo entender su intención y su belleza, su capacidad de conmover y de comunicar?
Puede decirse que toda la gran música está accesible hoy en Internet, al alcance (More) de cualquiera y con una calidad sorprendente, pero cada una oculta una historia personal y una inspiración particularísima.
El autor ofrece en este volumen una guía para aproximarse a ese inmenso universo, y lo hace mediante 100 breves comentarios, uno para cada obra seleccionada. Leer los textos, más aún mientras se escucha alguna de las numerosas interpretaciones accesibles desde cualquier dispositivo, proporcionará al lector una experiencia estética, cultural y también espiritual difícilmente repetible.

Brontë, EmilyWuthering Heights
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub, iSilo

Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It was her first and only published novel: she died the following year, aged 30. The (More) decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte’s novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily’s death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850.
Wuthering Heights is the name of the farmhouse where the story unfolds. The book’s core theme is the destructive effect of jealousy and vengefulness both on the jealous or vengeful individuals and on their communities.

Philippe, JacquesTime for God
Language: English, Spiritual – Format: ePub

Many people today are thirsty for God and feel a desire for an intense, personal prayer life that is deep and ongoing. But they encounter obstacles that prevent them from following the path seriously, and especially from (More) persevering on it. Time for God was written with these desires and difficulties in mind.In Time for God, author Jacques Philippe mainly concentrates on mental prayer: prayer that consists of facing God in solitude and silence for a time in order to enter into intimate, loving communion with him. Practicing this kind of prayer regularly is considered by all spiritual masters to be an indispensable path that gives access to genuine Christian life—a path to knowing and loving God that empowers us to respond to his call to holiness addressed to each individual.Philippe draws on years of experience as a spiritual guide to illuminate the fundamental principles of mental prayer and describes some common mistakes and misconceptions that can lead it astray. With simplicity and clarity he explains the foundational principles for a healthy prayer life and gives advice for overcoming the various obstacles that arise when one sets off on the path of interior prayer.Time for God has become an international bestseller in French and Spanish and is written by the bestselling author of Interior Freedom, also published by Scepter.

Riordan, RickThe Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, 1)
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster (More) and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

Parker, GeoffreyEl rey imprudente: La biografía esencial de Felipe II
Language: Spanish, History & Biography – Format: ePub

Nueva edición sintetizada y con información inédita de la biografía definitiva de Felipe II.
Felipe II fue el creador del Estado más avanzado de su tiempo, que culminó la formación del primer imperio global jamás conocido. Llegó a (More) gobernar sobre la cuarta parte de la población mundial.
En esta nueva edición —actualizada y revisada— de la biografía, que ya es, sin dudas, la mejor y más completa jamás escrita sobre el Rey Imprudente, Geoffrey Parker ha sabido aprovechar una vez más, con su habitual agudeza, el inmenso caudal de documentación que ha estado reuniendo desde hace sesenta años. Parker, tan interesado por la alta política como por la vida íntima, logra derribar definitivamente la imagen estereotipada que durante cuatro siglos han transmitido los detractores y apologistas del rey. Gracias a la consulta de los millares de cartas que el monarca escribió de su propia mano a lo largo de su vida, el autor nos introduce en los numerosos sucesos de los que Felipe II fue protagonista durante su largo reinado.

Goethe, Johann WolfgangStorie Fantastiche
Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: iSilo

Dickens, CharlesLa Bottega dell’antiquario
Language: Italian, Novel – Format: ePub

La bottega dell’antiquario (titolo originale The Old Curiosity Shop) è il quarto romanzo scritto e pubblicato da Charles Dickens, uscito per la prima volta a puntate su rivista tra il 1840-41 e subito dopo in volume.
La storia (More) tratta della giovane Nell, che vive sola col nonno materno – il cui non viene mai rivelato – in una vecchia casa di Londra chiamata The Old Curiosity Shop perché al piano terra ha un negozio pieno d’oggetti d’antiquariato. A seguito di tutta una serie di debiti contratti al gioco, il vecchio è costretto nottetempo a fuggire accompagnato dalla piccola orfana Nell.

Calderón de la Barca, PedroEl mágico prodigioso
Language: Spanish, Theater Play – Format: ePub, iSilo

«El mágico prodigioso» se refiere a la historia y leyenda de los Santos Cipriano y Justina, mártires en Nicomedia, siglo III d. J. C. Cipriano, enamorado de Justina, intenta conseguir su amor a través de las maquinaciones y magias (More) diabólicas aconsejado por El Diablo, pero ésta es salvaguardada con por el dios cristiano. Cipriano se convierte y acaban los dos padeciendo martirio.

Rowling, Joanne K.Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (book 1)
Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub

Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed (More) for ever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard!

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