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It is six years since the disaster at Jurassic Park and the park is now closed, the island deserted and the dinosaurs destroyed. However, there are rumours that something has survived on another island. Could the nightmare be beginning again?

Ten years after his supposed death in the swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of his cunning or panache, and the magic remains unchanged and undimmed.

Considerada una de las mejores novelas de Henry James, El retrato de una dama una historia sencilla gira en torno a la joven y atractiva Isabel Archer, quien se ve obligada a trasladarse a Inglaterra desde su Estados Unidos natal. Una vez alli, establece distintas relaciones con otros americanos trasplantados, asi como con la sociedad britanica. La belleza y distincion de las que hace gala no pasan inadvertidas y son varios y de distinta laya los que la pretenden. Su eleccion final la llevara, paradojicamente, a poner de manifiesto toda su grandeza. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Henry James's beloved novel about a young woman's search for freedom in a world that seeks to tie her to convention In the wake of her father's death, young Isabel Archer decides to travel to England to visit her aunt, leaving behind the life set out for her in America and spurning the romantic overtures of her Bostonian suitor. At her aunt's country estate, Isabel is determined to plot a new course unburdened by routine. But, prodded by convention at every turn, Isabel makes a decision that not only undermines her longing for independence, but may seal her fate forever. Among one of Henry James's most timeless works, The Portrait of a Lady is a rich and nuanced depiction of human psychology and the tension between the pull of social norms and the desire for autonomy.

Un senador ha muerto, y Mark Sway, un chico de once años, es el único que sabe dónde está escondido el cadáver. En el FBI quieren que revele el paradero a toda costa, sea cual sea el perjuicio para Mark y su familia. Y el asesino quiere que mantenga la boca cerrada para siempre. Reggie Love lleva menos de cinco años ejerciendo la abogacía. Solo ella puede salvar a Mark de dos amenazas aterradoramente simétricas. Juntos deberán enfrentarse al poder del aparato estatal y a las tretas de un asesino sin piedad. «Grisham es un maestro de tomo y lomo.» The Washington Post