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La tirante relación de una hija con su madre, el paso del tiempo, la reconciliación con el pasado y los laberintos de la familia son los temas capitales sobre los que versa esta novela única de Mercedes Abad. El arte, el amor, la muerte y el tiempo se cruzan en un duelo entre madre e hija en el que la sangre pesa tanto como la memoria. Mercedes Abad es una escritora y periodista española nacida en Barcelona en 1961.

La trama negra se dispara cuando una noche Úrsula recibe un llamado en el que se le informa que su marido está secuestrado. ¿Qué marido?, se pregunta ella cuando corta. Decide ir al encuentro del secuestrador, un negociador pusilánime, suerte de Steve Buscemi tembloroso.

Grace Welles is stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida, where her method of survival is a strict, self-imposed loneliness. And it works. Her crap attitude keeps people away because without friends, there are fewer to lose. But when she accidentally saves the new kid, Wade Scholfield, from being beaten up, everything about her precariously balanced loner world collapses and, in order to find her footing again, she has no choice but to discover a completely new way to exist.

Teenager Staci's father has just remarried, and now she finds herself being shunted aside by her new stepmother. Shunted all the way to the run-down and dying Maine town of Silence, in fact, and the custody of her alcoholic mother. It gets worse. Silence seems to be stuck in the proverbial stone age. There's no cell phone service except at the very top of a bluff outside of town, no internet except dialup, and not one familiar franchise or business.

Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only 14 when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next 10 years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles.

Still recovering from her deadly encounter with the Phantomwitch, Ayleth finds herself the unwilling guest of the Golden Prince, forced to enjoy his hospitality...and the not-so-gentle ministrations of Venator Fendrel du Glaive. There's something strange about Fendrel. The way he stares at her is unsettling - as though she's a monster, as though she's guilty of some great sin. But didn't she just defeat one of the worst enemies the kingdom has ever known? Hasn't she proven her worth?

Only a handful of inmates in Westmead Prison have committed crimes so atrocious that they've been locked away for life, and for fifteen years, convicted murderer Tomas Kovak has refused to disclose where he hid the body of his victim, a vulnerable young woman. When Kovak is diagnosed with terminal cancer, intense pressure is put on Dr Laura Fleming, criminal psychologist, to find the location of Kovak's victim so her grieving family can find some sort of closure.

When prison psychologist Dr Laura Fleming is assigned charismatic inmate Justin Jones to assess for parole, alarm bells ring. Working with some of the state's most damaged criminals, she knows Jones is too dangerous to release, but he's got everyone fooled . . . She needs proof. Laura knows all about damage. Her own painful mistakes have destroyed her marriage and she's been refused access to her daughter. Step by agonising step, she's rebuilding her life and her relationships, but it's a hard road. What does she have to do to prove she can be trusted?

Mercedes Rosende teje en "Qué ganas de no verte nunca más" una novela negra vertiginosa y atrapante. Como caracteriza a la autora, la psicología de los personajes es tan sugestiva como la acción que los acompaña. En este caso, la historia se desdobla en múltiples relatos ambientados en una Montevideo oculta y poco común para los simples mortales. Intrigas, muertes, robos, corrupción, chantajes y secretos rodean a la protagonista, dando vida a esa ciudad que se mueve en las tinieblas y en un túnel que, aunque oculto, permanece en la memoria.

Tras la primera guerra mundial, millones de niños hambrientos, huérfanos, refugiados o desplazados estaban diseminados por toda Europa. Eglantyne Jebb luchó con todas sus fuerzas para que los gobiernos y la sociedad tomaran medidas para terminar con esa tragedia. Estaba convencida de que tan sólo una protección adecuada de la infancia y la educación de la misma en un espíritu de servicio podrían asegurar al mundo un futuro mejor.

EDUCACION HIJOS.PAREJA.INTELIGENCIA EMOCIONAL

Conocida mundialmente como meta de peregrinaciones, la ciudad de Santiago de Compostela ha ejercido un papel protagonista en la historia no solo de Galicia, sino también de España y de Europa. A mediados del siglo IX, la presencia del que se identificó como sepulcro del apóstol Santiago atrajo los intereses monárquicos y eclesiásticos que estuvieron en el origen mismo de la urbe y que, desde entonces, condicionaron las dinámicas políticas, económicas, sociales, culturales y artísticas que han modelado su evolución hasta nuestros días.

This audiobook is the second volume of the reading/listening book series ¡Buen Camino!, which is intended for intermediate-level Spanish learners. This story incorporates present, preterit, and imperfect tenses. Please note that this book will not be as effective if you only listen to the audio.

Trouble, trouble, the plots do bubble! King Henry VIII has finally joined his unmerry wives in the afterlife, and the Unseleighe Sidhe, the Dark Elves, are bent on subverting the English throne and bringing back the sorrow, horror, and despair of the Middle Ages. After all, that's what made the bad old days so much fun - for them! Enlightenment's hope? A mere 14-year-old girl. A bright and adaptable 14-year-old to be sure, but still - what chance has such a young thing against the Unseleighe Sidhes tangled web of treachery and depravity? A pretty good one.

Welcome to "SELECT * FROM data.lake;," the podcast where data enthusiasts and tech aficionados gather each week for deep dives into the ever-expansive world of data lakes and data lakehouses. Join your host, Alex Merced, as he embarks on a journey to unlock the untapped potential of these powerful data repositories. Follow on twitter: - Alex @amdatalakehouse blogs: - https://www.dremio.com/blogs Other Podcasts to Check Out: - Gnarly Data Waves - DataNation - In the Grand Schema of Things

After two days in isolation, Ayleth still doesn't know why Fendrel placed her under house arrest. Powerful drugs suppress Laranta deep inside her, leaving her alone with too many unanswered questions. What has become of kidnapped Lady Cerine? Why has Prince Gerard not stepped in to help? What is Fendrel's ultimate agenda? And, most urgently, where is Terryn? Has Fendrel arrested him as well for the curse he carries? The curse that nearly made him kill Gerard....

She has been dealing with the demonic all her life, so when her brother gets tangled up with a demon named Sparkles, "Luna the Lunatic" rolls in on her motorcycle to save the day. Armed with the ability to harm demons, her scathing sarcasm, and a hefty chip on her shoulder, Luna gathers the most unusual of allies, teaming up with a green-eyed heroin addict and a snarky demon of "some import". After all, outcasts of a feather should stick together...even until the end.

After the extinction asteroid does not strike Earth, the dinosaurs keep evolving - but so do the mammals. We mammals have achieved humanlike shapes, but now it's cold-blooded, magic-using reptiles against the hot-blooded, hot-tempered descendants of cats. In a heroic, Bronze Age world similar to 300, the Mrem Clans expand their rough-and-tumble territory, but now they face the Lishkash, reptilian masters of a cold-blooded empire of slave armies and magic.

This program is intended for elementary-level Spanish students. Most of the vocabulary has been carefully selected to match vocabulary selections and grammar tenses appropriate for introductory Spanish textbooks. This easy audiobook version, in Spanish, is enhanced by reading the story. The book provides listeners with the enjoyable option of practicing the language while learning about the adventures of a student who wins a trip to Spain.

Fifteen years ago, Berta fled from Madrid to London to escape the controlling mother who made her childhood a living nightmare. Now, following her mother’s death, she is forced to return and face the ghosts of her unhappy past. But it is not long before she discovers that her own bleak memories are nothing compared to the dark deception lurking in her family. How did her sister’s loveless marriage really end? And is the loyal housekeeper really hiding the truth about the strange disappearance of Berta’s father?