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Todo lo que no quieres pero necesitas saber sobre el poder, la economía, la sociedad y las telecomunicaciones en la era de la información.

Drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, as well as her growing and dedicated social media community, Dr Martha Deiros Collado's first book is the must-have toolkit for any parent. With humour, boundless energy, wit and warmth, Dr Martha tackles it all; from how to talk about honesty and lies, death, co-parenting, consent, gender, attachment, boundaries, and tantrums, as well as the small but critical day to day challenges parents face.

Alice McDermott's masterful new novel is a vivd portrait of an American family caught at the crossroads of the tumultuous middle decades of the 20th century. Witty, compassionate, and wry, After This evokes the social, political, and spiritual upheavals of its time through the experiences of a working-class couple, John and Mary Keane, their four children, and the changes radiating through their Catholic community on Long Island.

Diverging Roads, set sometime between 1912 and 1919, is one of Lane’s earliest published novels (1919). It is somewhat autobiographical and depicts the life of Helen Davies. We meet Helen when she is about to graduate from high school and is in love with a fellow student, Paul. Both of their families are struggling financially. Paul must support his widowed mother; he begins work immediately—and over the course of the novel proves to be a good, hard-working man whose greatest ambition is to provide for his loved ones, Helen included.

Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranean that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams? These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's masterly fifth novel, Monument Maker, an epic romance of eternal summer and a descent, into history, into the horrors of the past; a novel with a sweep and range that runs from the siege of Khartoum and the conquest of Africa in the 19th century through the Second World War and up to the present day.

This uplifting debut novel from Cornwall based writer, Liz Hurley, is sure to put a smile on your face. Ariana Byrne knows how to survive. After becoming a guardian to her four little sisters after their parents died when she was only eighteen, she had to grow up quickly. Now shes in her twenties, stuck in a loveless marriage to Greg, trying to make ends meet for her young twins, William and Leo.

Alaska. Jahr 2196/2197. Wie würde eine Welt aussehen, die von Männern zerstört wurde? Zoe kennt die Antwort, denn das ist ihre Realität. Nach einer großen, von Männern herbeigeführten Katastrophe haben Frauen die Macht übernommen und die "Niemannswelt" gegründet. Um die Bevölkerung zu schützen, wurden Männern alle Rechte entzogen. Sie leben überwacht und eingesperrt in Laboren, wo sie für unterschiedliche Forschungen herangezogen werden. Als junge Dozentin arbeitet Zoe an der Universität und lehrt das Fach "Männliche Psychologie".

Zoes Welt steht Kopf. Denn die Deaktivierung der Überwachung hat alles verändert. Flynn wird ihr gefährlich – auf andere Weise, als sie es jemals geahnt hätte. Seine provokante Art geht nicht spurlos an ihr vorbei. Auch seine ständigen Versuche, die Themen auf eine persönliche Ebene zu lenken, machen es ihr nicht leichter. Zugegeben: Flynn weckt ihr Interesse. Sie spricht verdammt gerne mit ihm. Und dummerweise gelingt es ihm viel zu gut, sie zu reizen. Intime Gespräche entstehen, die längst nichts mehr mit dem eigentlichen Job zu tun haben. Die Grenzen verschwimmen.

It’s World War II, and Smith sisters Briar and Ginny are faced with the impossible task of holding their failing family farm together as the US army arrives on their island. In an attempt for normalcy, the sisters start a book club that quickly grows in numbers and becomes a lifeline for the women who remain on the island. That is, until a German soldier's arrival casts shadows of doubt and danger. Who can they really trust in their tight-knit community?

Tres emocionantes historias del maestro Grisham con el mundo de la ley como hilo conductor.

The Girls is the story of three spinsters living in Chicago—an aunt, her niece, and her niece’s niece. The aunt has memories of the Civil War, and all three women have adjusted to the outbreak of the First World War. Generational changes, particularly in regard to romantic attachments, are a central feature of the book, which is also a fascinating portrait of the Chicago lifestyle of the time. The emerging political and social power of women is also a significant feature of the story.

Clockmaker is quite content making timepieces in his little cottage within the world of Everpath, until a terrible shadow from the forest begins to threaten him. Leaving all that he knows behind, Clockmaker escapes with the Road-Men so he can find a new home, far from the cruel shadow that haunts him. Instead, he discovers that the world is not at all what it seems, and he embarks upon a strange adventure beyond his wildest expectations.

Spirits and secrets spin out of control during a séance at the turn of the century.

Un libro indispensable que detalla todo lo que debes saber sobre el cáncer de mama, en un lenguaje sencillo, empático pero profundo, para tomar las mejores decisiones de acuerdo a tus necesidades. Si consideras que hablar de cáncer es un tema tabú, si cada vez que escuchas la palabra la asocias con muerte o sientes ansiedad, si crees que sólo es necesario visitar al oncólogo cuando hay un diagnóstico, debes leer este libro ya.

This novel is about a group of scientists that invent food that accelerates the growth of children turning them into giants upon becoming adults. There have been many B-movie adaptations. This is Wells at his finest with a science experiment gone wrong.

After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom.

Remember the '70s? Way back then, IT was a mainframe that sat in some room and only a few people had a key. Flash forward a decade, and IT was a limited set of systems irrelevant to the vast majority of employees and customers. But today, all of the sudden, technology belongs to everyone. Because of the suddenness of this revolution in technology adoption, most IT organizations have not had enough time to evolve into a "comfortable integration" with the rest of the company.

Enigmática, cautivadora e intimista, la escritura de Clarice Lispector apuntó siempre hacia lo simbólico de las cosas cotidianas y la extrañeza que se esconde en el mundo.

More Than a Vote: Our Voices. Our Vote. is a rallying cry to educate, inspire, and turn non-voters into voters. Formed by a coalition of Black athletes and artists headlined by NBA star LeBron James, More Than a Vote is a nonprofit voting rights organization aimed at combating voter suppression, systemic racism, and misinformation that disproportionately disenfranchises communities of color.

Laura está viviendo una pasión arrolladora junto a Marco, poco a poco todas sus fantasías se van haciendo realidad. Pero un nuevo sentimiento está comenzando a nacer en Laura, la pasión que siente por el Genio de sus deseos se está convirtiendo en algo nuevo y diferente para ella ¿sentirá Marco lo mismo? Marco ha descubierto una mujer llena de pasión que ha desequilibrado su mundo, le ha hecho revivir experiencias que le marcaron en el pasado pero de un modo totalmente diferente.