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Ken Follett, renowned for his split-second suspense, delivers a captivating tale set in twelfth-century England, where a monk embarks on the monumental task of constructing an unparalleled Gothic cathedral. This narrative is rich with intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance, all set against the backdrop of feudal society. Follett meticulously recreates the vibrant and tumultuous landscape of the Middle Ages, featuring vast forests, fortified towns, castles, and monasteries. The story intricately intertwines the lives of diverse characters, including Tom, the master builder; Aliena, the beautiful noblewoman; Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge; Jack, the stone artist; and Ellen, the enigmatic woman of the forest who casts a chilling curse. Each character, from humble stonemason to powerful monarch, is vividly portrayed. The cathedral's construction, marked by the eerie artistry of unschooled stonemasons, serves as the drama's focal point. Surrounding this monumental endeavor is a tale of betrayal, revenge, and love, beginning with the public hanging of an innocent man and culminating in the humiliation of a king. Follett's storytelling draws readers into a world of dreams, labor, and passion, making for an unforgettable journey.

Walter Tevis is the acclaimed author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Queen's Gambit.'A moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Superman and Star Wars' LA TIMES

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

Evocatively written as Henry VIII's private journals, Margaret George tells the former king's life, using her now trademark mix of history and imagination to tell the story as he might have told it.

Foreign correspondent Stephanie Ryder falls in love with the dedicated surgeon, Dr. Jen Yong, and struggles to find happiness amid the turmoil of the Communist revolution in China

The story revolves around two twin sisters, each envious of the other's life. One enjoys a glamorous lifestyle filled with parties and suitors, while the other is settled in a stable family life. Their decision to switch places as a playful escape spirals into a web of deception, leading to unforeseen complications and challenges. As they navigate their swapped lives, both sisters confront their desires and the realities of their choices, revealing the complexities of identity and fulfillment.

Antiguo Egipto, tierra de los faraones. En la ciudad de Tebas, durante el festival de Osiris, la gente se reune para rendir homenaje a su rey. Taita, astuto esclavo eunuco, ve en el tan solo un simbolo de la decadencia del reino. Lastris, joven bella y noble, esta destinada a desposar al Faraon. Pero un apuesto oficial ha jurado vengar la muerte de su padre y llevarse a Lastris como botin.Dando un nuevo rumbo a su carrera literaria, Wilbur Smith ha creado esta magnifica novela ambientada en un pasado remoto donde la historia se confunde con la leyenda.Wilbur Smith es uno de los escritores de accion y aventura mas difundidos en el mundo de hoy. Lleva vendidos mas de cuarenta millones de ejemplares en catorce idiomas.

In John T. Lescroart's brilliant new novel, The 13th Juror, Dismas Hardy, lawyer/investigator, undertakes the defense of Jennifer Witt, accused of murdering her husband and their eight-year-old son as well as her first husband, who had died nine years earlier from an apparent drug overdose. While preparing his case, Hardy learns that both of Jennifer's husbands had physically abused her. But Jennifer refuses to allow a defense that presumes her guilt. She is not guilty, she claims. Hardy is now driven to seek an alternative truth a jury can believe. As the trial progresses, the complex truth itself begins to change, to bend, to fade in and out of focus as the clock keeps ticking on Jennifer's fate, until there seems only one person left to convince, and she is "the 13th juror"—the judge. The 13th Juror is a stunning and suspenseful novel of moral ambiguity, of good intentions, bad judgements and the tortuous path to ultimate justice.

A Clarice Starling, joven y ambiciosa estudiante de la academia del FBI, le encomiendan que entreviste a Hannibal Lecter, brillante psiquiatra y despiadado asesino, para conseguir su colaboración en la resolución de un caso de asesinatos en serie. El asombroso conocimiento de Lecter del comportamiento cautivarán de inmediato a Clarice, quien, incapaz de dominarse, establecerá con él una ambigua, inquietante y peligrosa relación.

The seventh scroll is nearly 4000 years old. Within it lie the clues to a fabulous treasure from an almost forgotten time. Duraid Al Simmu and his wife, Royan, discovered the scroll and made research notes on it. But Duraid is murdered, and Royan has to flee to England to seek refuge.

She was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant. From a charmed girlhood in opulent New Orleans, she would be swept into the cataclysm of the Civil War. Forced to choose between her duties as a Southern wife and mother and her love for a forbidden man, a forbidden cause, Miriam Raphael is at the center of the whirlwind in a spellbinding novel of divided loyalties and divided hearts.

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. . . . An impressive achievement.”—The New York Times Book Review In Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.

Anne Rice es una escritora que sigue caminos desconocidos para llegar a un mundo distinto. Si uno se rinde y la sigue en su viaje fantasmagorico, descubrira que se ha rendido al hechizo como si se tratara de un sueno voluptuoso. --back cover

Blending archaeological fact and legend, the myths of the gods and the feats of heroes, Marion Zimmer Bradley breathes new life into the classic tale of the Trojan War-reinventing larger-than-life figures as living people engaged in a desperate struggle that dooms both the victors and the vanquished, their fate seen through the eyes of Kassandra-priestess, princess, and passionate woman with the spirit of a warrior.

"New York Times" bestselling author Wilbur Smith captures the agony, beauty, and hope of men and women who have given their lives to a land in this breathtaking third novel in his Ballantyne series--an epic set in the former African nation of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

Rusty Sabich, viceprocuratore capo della contea di Kindle, viene incaricato di svolgere le indagini sullo stupro e l'omicidio di una sua collega, Carolyn Polhemus, una donna energica, affascinante e ambiziosa. La sua morte crea imbarazzo per il procuratore distrettuale Raymond Horgan, che affida le indagini a Rusty nella speranza di risolvere rapidamente il caso per salvare la sua situazione politica. Tuttavia, Horgan ignora che Carolyn e Rusty erano amanti fino a pochi mesi prima del delitto. Le indagini si complicano e, inaspettatamente, Rusty viene accusato dell'omicidio. Il processo rivela risvolti imprevedibili e nuovi inquietanti retroscena. La contea di Kindle è un mondo di sfumature morali e conflitti, dove la verità è nebulosa e nessuno è del tutto innocente. Questo mondo continuerà a ossessionare il lettore anche dopo la sorprendente soluzione del mistero.

Un mondo in transizione dal paganesimo al cristianesimo. Territori popolati da creature misteriose e arcane. Dame che possono penetrare nel magico regno di Avalon e influire sulle vite degli eroi. Un capolavoro dal respiro epico nella grande tradizione ispirata alla leggenda di Artù.

"A great novel that is American to its core...so gently memorable, so bursting with life, that those who abandon themselves to its pages will find it claiming a permanent place close to their hearts." --New York Daily News "A warm, evocative, often hilarious picture of society, culture, politics and family life." --Atlanta Constitution "A warmly human story...never flags from first page to last." --Publishers Weekly A groundbreaking bestseller with two and a half million copies in print, "...And Ladies of the Club" centers on the members of a book club and their struggles to understand themselves, each other, and the tumultuous world they live in. A true classic, it is sure to enchant, enthrall, and intrigue readers for years to come. "It is hard to think of a better place to spend the summer than in AHelen Hooven Santmyer's? world." --Cosmopolitan

Tracy Whitney es joven, hermosa, inteligente y está comprometida con un hombre de buena familia. Sin embargo, víctima de su propia ingenuidad, cae en una trampa del crimen organizado y es encarcelada por un supuesto robo de obras de arte. La prisión de máxima seguridad se convierte en una brutal escuela de vida para ella, y al salir meses después, es una mujer transformada: desilusionada y consumida por el deseo de venganza. Con sus únicas armas, la inteligencia y la belleza, se dedica a destruir a sus enemigos. Pero el precio de su venganza es alto, ya que la sociedad le niega el regreso a una vida normal. A pesar de ello, Tracy se defiende a su manera, convirtiéndose en una superdelincuente que despoja a los ricos de sus fortunas. Nadie puede detenerla, ni Interpol, que la persigue por Europa, ni el astuto detective de seguros Daniel Cooper. Solo uno es su igual: Jeff Stevens, una figura tan intrigante como ella misma.

Ambientata in un mondo di arcipelaghi e vasti oceani, la Saga di Earthsea narra la storia di Ged, un giovane pastore dell'isola di Gont con misteriosi poteri, destinato a diventare un grande arcimago. Il racconto si divide in tre parti. Ne "Il mago di Earthsea", Ged, ancora fanciullo, inizia a imparare le arti magiche come apprendista. Spinto dal desiderio di apprendere rapidamente, commette errori che lo portano a evocare l'Ombra della sua stessa morte. In "Le tombe di Atuan", intraprende la ricerca della metà mancante dell'anello di Erreth-Akbe, essenziale per riportare pace e unità in Earthsea. Infine, in "La spiaggia più lontana", Arren, giovane principe, avverte Ged di un terribile flagello: la scomparsa della magia nel Nord. Insieme, partono per un viaggio attraverso le isole di Earthsea, fino a Selidor, l'isola all'estremità del mondo, dove risiedono i draghi e oltre, in un luogo desolato. L'allegoria delle gesta di Ged esplora il complesso rapporto tra luce e tenebre, paragonando questo ciclo narrativo ai capolavori della letteratura fantastica, come "Il Signore degli Anelli". Ursula Le Guin sottolinea che "il mondo e l'ombra, la luce e le tenebre sono un tutt'uno", evidenziando l'equilibrio tra vita e morte.

Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and justice. In this searing courtroom drama, best-selling author John Grisham probes the savage depths of racial violence...as he delivers a compelling tale of uncertain justice in a small southern town...Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes matters into his hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life...and then his own.

A title first published in 1984, in which MI5 investigator John Preston works against an urgent deadline in an operation to prevent an act of destruction aimed at casting Britain into revolution.

Historia de una traición que desencadenó la carrera más deseperada contra la muerte. Oxenford Medical, empresa farmacéutica escocesa dedicada a la investigación de vacunas contra los virus más peligrosos, se dispone a pasar las fiestas navideñas bajo un temporal de nieve. La empresa cuenta con los sistemas más avanzados de seguridad, de modo que, a pesar de algunos sustos, nadie espera ninguna incidencia. También Stanley Oxenford, propietario de la empresa, se dirige a su casa a pasar la noche con sus hijos. Los problemas entre ellos acabarán estallando, pero pronto quedarán olvidados: sin saberlo, todos ellos iban a vivir un infierno. Porque justamente esa noche se produce el robo de un peligrosísimo virus. Los ladrones, sin embargo, quedan atrapados por el temporal. En su errática huida, iban a llegar al peor sitio de todos...

Marty McFly è un ragazzo come tanti: vive in una cittadina di provincia, frequenta svogliatamente la scuola, ama il rock degli anni Ottanta, ha ovviamente un paio di genitori, anche se non della miglior specie. Se non ci fosse la tenerezza di Jennifer, la bella e spigliata compagna di scuola, e soprattutto la complice amicizia con "Doc" Brown, un eccentrico scienziato, per Marty la vita sarebbe qualcosa da cui sfuggire. La fuga, ma un'incredibile fuga all'indietro, avverrà comunque, grazie a un ardito esperimento dell'amico scienziato e a una ruggente DeLorean a propulsione nucleare che funge da "macchina del tempo". Marty si ritrova così scaraventato nel 1955, addirittura prima della sua nascita, nella sua cittadina com'era una volta. Non penserebbe che a "ritornare al futuro", se non ci fosse l'occasionale incontro con due coetanei destinati a diventare i suoi genitori.

The kidnapping of a young man on a country road in Oxfordshire is but the first brutal step in a ruthless plan to force the President of the United States out of office. If it succeeds, he will be psychologically and emotionally destroyed. Only one man can stop it - Quinn, the world's foremost Negotiator, who must bargain for the life of an innocent man, unaware that ransom was never the kidnapper's real objective . . .

En el año 1964, un Tercer Reich victorioso se dispone a celebrar el 75 cumpleaños de Adolf Hitler. Es entonces cuando aparece flotando en un lago el cadáver desnudo de un ex alto cargo del Partido. En una Europa sometida al colonialismo alemán, el investigador de la Kriminalpolizei Xavier March emprende una carrera contra la Gestapo en pos de la verdad. Harris crea una trama que no permite al lector abandonar la lectura hasta descubrir el desenlace.

Después del gran éxito mundial de su novela El negociador, Forsyth ofrece una apasionante recreación de los servicios británicos de inteligencia en la década de 1980 a través de cuatro importantes casos protagonizados por uno de sus personajes más memorables: Sam McCready, el Manipulador. McCready es uno de los agentes secretos británicos más valiosos, una leyenda viviente tras siete años al frente del Departamento de Desinformación y Operaciones Psicológicas

Based on the story by George Lucas and the screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan The adventures of Luke Skywalker did not end with the destruction of the Death Star. Though the Rebel Alliance won a significant battle, the war against the Empire has only just begun. Several months have passed, and the Rebels have established a hidden outpost on the frozen wasteland of Hoth. But even on that icy backwater planet, they cannot escape the evil Darth Vader’s notice for long. Soon Luke, Han, Princess Leia, and their faithful companions will be forced to flee, scattering in all directions—with the Dark Lord’s minions in fevered pursuit.

En Nueva York, 1891, Hennie, una joven judía de clase alta en declive, pasea con su sobrino Paul. Su familia enfrenta dificultades: su padre no tiene éxito en los negocios y su madre añora el Sur antes de la Guerra Civil. Su hermana mayor, Florence, está casada con un próspero hombre de negocios alemán, y Hennie también tiene un hermano menor, Alfie, cariñoso y alegre. Durante su paseo, un incendio estalla en un edificio cercano, y un joven llamado Daniel Roth, de 24 años, se lanza a las llamas para salvar a una mujer mayor. Daniel, un profesor con ideas radicales, amante de la música y la electricidad, impacta a Hennie, quien siempre se ha sentido fuera de lugar en su entorno. A pesar de sus diferencias, Hennie y Daniel se enamoran, lo que transforma su vida. La historia abarca casi 30 años, ambientada en una época de grandes cambios sociales y políticos, desde finales del siglo XIX hasta principios del XX, incluyendo la Gran Guerra y el movimiento sufragista. A través de las vidas de Hennie, Daniel y su familia, la novela explora diversas personalidades y perspectivas, enriqueciendo nuestra comprensión del pasado y la historia.

Benazir Bhutto is the daughter of Pakistan's former President Bhutto, who was executed by General Zia in 1979. At his death, she inherited the leadership of the Pakistan People's Party, the largest and most powerful mass-based group in the country.

Presumed Innocent was the fiction debut of the decade--a magnetic work of suspense that earned Turow acclaim for his unparalleled storytelling gifts. Now, in a brilliant follow-up, Scott Turow stakes his claim as an American master, in a mesmerizing novel of law, family and deceit. Alejandro "Sandy" Stern--the brilliant defense lawyer from Presumed Innocent --comes home to discover that his wife of 30 years has committed suicide, leaving behind a web of mystery, money and guilt. While Stern hunts for answers, he is caught up in the threatened Federal prosecution of his most powerful and troublesome client--his own brother-in-law. Now, after a life of success, Sandy Stern is a man in desperate need of many truths--about his family, his uncertain future and the troubled legacy his wife left behind.

In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House.But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldier of mixed blood, son of the Romans sent to subdue the native British. For Gaius, Eilan felt forbidden love, and her terrible secret will haunt her even as she is anointed as the new High Priestess. With mighty enemies poised to destroy the magic the Forest House shelters, Eilan must trust in the power of the great Goddess to lead her through the treacherous labyrinth of her destiny.

Metidos en una situación desconcertante, los hombres se miran entre sí, incapaces de creer lo que ven: un barco, un completo barco fantasma atrapado en medio de un iceberg. El mayor Dirk Pitt se siente atraído por este enigma, convencido de que el barco es el Lax, un buque islandés que desapareció en el océano mientras se dirigía a una reunión secreta en América. A bordo, había un invento ingenioso que podría cambiar el equilibrio del poder mundial a favor de Estados Unidos. Sin dudarlo, Pitt se adentra en las toneladas de hielo, pero pronto descubre que alguien lo ha precedido. Horrorizado, observa el macabro espectáculo: la tripulación ha sido reducida a cuerpos carbonizados y la valiosa carga secreta ha desaparecido. Nueve anillos de oro hallados entre los restos son la única pista que podría ayudar a desentrañar este misterio.

Una de las obras más destacadas del maestro de los thrillers legales. En el pueblo de Greenville, Mississippi, en 1967, dos miembros del Ku-Klux-Klan colocan una bomba en la oficina de un abogado de origen judío, resultando en la muerte de dos niños de cinco años. Uno de los perpetradores, Sam Cayhall, es rápidamente capturado y acusado de doble homicidio. A pesar de las pruebas contundentes de su culpabilidad, dos juicios anteriores terminan en la anulación del proceso debido a la incapacidad del jurado para llegar a un veredicto. Años después, Sam Cayhall vuelve a ser juzgado y es condenado a muerte. Tras una larga batalla legal de nueve años, su apelación fracasa y queda a solo dos semanas de la ejecución en la cámara de gas, habiendo renunciado a su defensa. Sin embargo, un joven abogado de Chicago decide intervenir para salvarlo, motivado no solo por su oposición a la pena de muerte, sino por razones más profundas. Una novela que hipnotiza y provoca reflexión.

This story describes the dramatic lives of Prince Dmitri Korolev and his family caught up in the upheavals of European revolution and war. They flee Russia in 1919, escape to Switzerland and then Paris, but, with the Second World War, they come under further pressure from the Communist police. The author worked for many years in Paris as a foreign correspondent and wrote several novels including "Tanamera", "A Farewell to France", "A Woman of Cairo" and "The Other Side of Paradise".

Des livres au contenu prodigieux ont été systématiquement détruits tout au long de l'Histoire, d'autres ont été rendus inaccessibles au public grâce à des méthodes de chiffrage. C'est le casdu livre de Thoth, des stances de Dzyan, du manuscrit Voynich et d'Excalibur, le livre qui rend fou. Ils sont successivement étudiés par Jacques Bergier, dans cet ouvrage inédit, qui examine également le pourquoi des destructions massives d'ouvrages ésotériques, commece fut le cas dans l'incendie de la Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie. Une conclusion s'impose: il existe une conspiration contre un certain type de savoir, faussement appelé occulte, une conspiration qui couvre tous les pays et se rencontre à toutes les époques. Qui donc brûle les livres maudits ?

A metà del Settencento i gemelli Colin e Bea lasciano la Svizzera per intraprendere un lungo viaggio che li condurrà in Cina: lui è dotato di un eccezionale talento di orologiaio e l'imperatore ha bisogno della sua abilità; lei ha avuto in dono una bellezza ammaliante. Ma è solo quando raggiungono la favolosa città di Ayuthia, con le sue mille cupole dorate, che i due fratelli incontrano il loro destino: Colin s'innamora di una donna che il sovrano vuole invece tutta per sé, mentre Bea si lascia trascinare da una passione che la condurrà al tradimento...

Dirk Pitt vuelve para enfrentarse a su aventura más espectacular e impactante. La trama gira en torno a la búsqueda de un antiguo tesoro, los secretos de una civilización perdida y las actividades de una organización criminal. En 1578, el legendario sir Francis Drake captura un galeón español con un cargamento de oro y plata de origen inca y descubre un tesoro de incalculable valor. El galeón de Drake zozobra y sólo un hombre logra sobrevivir. Cuatro siglos más tarde, Dirk Pitt salva la vida a unos arqueólogos que investigan en los andes peruanos. A raíz de ello, se ve arrastrado a un torbellino de peripecias espeluznantes y a un mundo críptico rodeado de oscuridad y muerte.

Adam Dalgliesh, el detective poeta creado por P. D. James, necesita unas vacaciones. Acaba de publicar su último poemario y está cansado de investigar homicidios, así que decide tomarse un respiro fuera de Londres. Sin embargo, el destino elegido no es el más apacible: está situado en las costas de Norfolk, el área de acción de un asesino en serie que ha matado ya a cuatro mujeres. Dalgliesh, aunque a regañadientes, no tendrá más remedio que desenmarañar el entramado de intrigas y deseos que ha convertido toda la región en un infierno criminal.P. D. James, la gran dama del crimen inglés, ha sido galardonada con el Premio Carvalho 2008 y el Premio Terenci Moix 2009.

Tras su estancia en la tierra de los Cazadores de Mamuts, Ayla y Jondolar deben emprender un largo y difícil viaje a través de un continente entero. Su objetivo es el emplazamiento Cro-Magno, lo que hoy en día es el Sur de Francia, lugar del que partió años atrás. Acompañados por su domesticado Lobo, el noble caballo Corredor y la serena yegua Whinney, durante su viaje deben desafiar a enemigos salvajes y elementos peligrosos.

En 1954, el vuelo Vixen 03 y su mortífero cargamento, un arma ultrasecreta, no llegan a su misterioso destino. La investigación oficial dictamina que el avión ha caído en el océano. En 1988, Dirk Pitt descubre restos del Vixen 03 en las heladas aguas de un río de Colorado. Parte de su cargamento ha sido sustraído por un grupo terrorista africano con intenciones de provocar una catástrofe en Washington. Pero ni siquiera los terroristas conocen las terribles consecuencias que podrían provocar con su actitud, porque muy pocas personas saben la verdad sobre el cargamento del Vixen 03.

Newsweek calls him "an extraordinarily canny and empathetic observer." In bestseller after bestseller, Turow uses his background as a lawyer to create suspense fiction so authentic it reads with the hammering impact of fact. But before he became a worldwide sensation, Scott Turow wrote a book that is entirely true, the account of his own searing indoctrination into the field of law called ... The first year of law school is an intellectual and emotional ordeal so grueling that it ensures only the fittest survive. Now Scott Turow takes you inside the oldest and most prestigious law school in the country when he becomes a "One L," as entering students are known at Harvard Law School. In a book that became a national bestseller, a law school primer, and a classic autobiography, he brings to life the fascinating, shocking reality of that first year. Provocative and riveting, One L reveals the experience directly from the combat zone: the humiliations, triumphs, hazings, betrayals, and challenges that will make him a lawyer-and forever change Turow's mind, test his principles, and expose his heart.

'Your unquestioning obedience. You will be my man.' Such is Manfred's demand when he offers Rod Ironsides the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine. For Rod, ambitious and hard-living but totally gripped by the life of the mine, it is the chance of a lifetime. Manfred Steyner is neurotic and ruthless, a compulsive gambler who treats people as counters in a private game and his beautiful, frustrated wife Terry as a social prop and source of cash. He already despises Rod, and when he discovers Rod's passion for Terry, icy dislike turns to mortal hatred. Neither Rod nor Manfred, however, understands that they are both involved in a more significant drama. They have become the unwitting tools of a group of powerful men, who for personal and political gain plan to destroy the largest gold mine in the world.

Robert and Lynn Ferguson are a picture-perfect couple with two beautiful daughters and a lovely home in an exclusive Connecticut community. Robert is on the fast track of a major corporation. Lynn is devoted to her family and good works. But in the Ferguson's closed doors hide a painful secret Lynn must keep from the world-and her children-at any cost... Not even the Fergusons's best friends, Josie and Bruce Lehman, know of Lynn's shame. Social worker Josie sees her bruises distrusts the too-ambitious, too perfect Robert, and suspects the real cause of the children's increasingly disturbed behavior. But not even Josie can pierce Lynn's wall of silence, a wall that will not crumble until Lynn is forced to face herself-and the truth-at last. Belva Plain's searing novel of a family's heartbreak, a woman's courage, and a subject too often talked about only in whispers.

Maxwell Mather, un norteamericano historiador de arte, es contratado como archivero y responsable por Pia Palombini, matriarca de una aristocrática familia italiana que posee una valiosa colección de arte. Ambos se convierten pronto en amantes y cuando Pia muere le deja al protagonista `cualquier objeto que le interese de su archivo`. Maxwell se siente atraído por una antigua bolsa de lona con un envoltorio en su interior y allí, estupefacto, descubre que se halla ante dos cuadros del pintor Rafael y algunos bocetos... El valor del hallazgo puede cambiar su vida, pero sabe que tiene que actuar debidamente para convertirse en el dueño incuestionable de unas obras de incalculable precio. Mather comienza a elaborar un complicado plan de acción que le llevará a Suiza y New York. Idea una jugada maestra sin omitir detalles, pero ignora que se verá inmerso en una serie de acontecimientos que llegarán a poner en peligro su propia vida.

Una novela que recorre cuarenta años de la historia de amor entre una estrella de Hollywood y un rico heredero. La famosa actriz Faye Price y el rico heredero Ward Thayer se conocieron cuando el prestaba servicio en el ejercito americano durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el Sur del Pacífico, lugar al que ella acudió para animar a las tropas. Pero solo años más tarde, en su segundo encuentro en Hollywood, saltaría la chispa que se transformaría en amor y en matrimonio. Esta es la historia de este matrimonio y de la familia que crearán juntos. Y de cómo Faye, a medida que su familia va superando dificultades y desavenencias, irá descubriendo que los finales felices no son un regalo del cielo.

Ken Follett narra la historia real de la crisis de rehenes en Medio Oriente desde 1978, centrándose en el multimillonario Ross Perot y su misión para rescatar a dos directivos de su empresa encarcelados en Irán. Con un equipo de voluntarios y un coronel retirado, enfrentaron enormes desafíos para lograr su objetivo.

Maris of Amberly, a fisherman's daughter, wants to be a silver-winged flyer, crossing oceans, braving shiftng winds, to bring news, gossip, songs, and stories to a waiting populace. But when she challenges tradition, a revolution is sparked that threatens to destroy the world she fought to join.

Dos jueces del Tribunal Supremo aparecen muertos. Solo una persona ha conectado ambos crímenes, y lo ha hecho por escrito en un informe judicial. En Nueva Orleans, la brillante, bella y ambiciosa estudiante de derecho Darby Shaw intuye que lo especulado en su informe ha llegado a oídos de los más altos poderes de Washington y causará un oleaje difícil de controlar. Un oleaje que reducirá a partículas al novio de Darcy tras la explosión de una bomba, un oleaje que enviará a asesinos a sueldo a por su cabeza, un oleaje que la perseguirá por todo el país mientras ella intenta dar con el reportero de investigación Gray Grantham, el único hombre que está tan cerca de la verdad como ella.

A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village which enables him to amass a fortune of. This tale begins with buried treasure and turns into a historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments, secret societies, and the Knights Templar.

Un magnate del cine es asesinado en los Hamptons, y el detective Brady, un alcohólico en recuperación, descubre que el principal sospechoso es un antiguo amante.

A serious crisis in the environment assumed the proportions of a global menace. This was pinpointed by the U.N. Commission's report, Our Common Future. The global challenge involved in this crisis was aggravated by the economic crisis of monetarism and debt. Gorbachev addressed the same themes in a powerful message to the U.N. The power of separate nation states was no longer sufficient to meet the world-wide threat.

The psychiatrist's couch holds many secrets. Can it also hold the key to a series of murders? John Hanson—murdered in the street in a gruesome but apparently arbitrary attack. Carol Roberts—tortured and left to die in agony. In this chilling game of cat and mouse, psychiatrist = Judd Stevens must trust no one, especially none of his patients. Could the killer be Teri Washburn, Hollywood starlet, thrown out of Tinseltown in scandalous circumstances? Or could it be Harrison Burke; a top business man and disturbed paranoiac? Or possibly Alexander Fallon, a crazed evangelist determined to avenge all sin in the world? In the deadly game, there can only be one survivor and Judd must play to win if he is to stay alive . . .

Todas las intrigas y corrupciones del mundo del arte, con sus notables implicaciones económicas, desfilan por estas páginas escritas con la habitual maestría de Ken Follett. Dee, una joven historiadora del arte, descubre la posible existencia de un raro cuadro de Amedeo Modigliani, uno de los más célebres pintores de la contemporaneidad. Sus sospechas la llevan a pensar que la obra puede hallarse en un pequeño pueblo italiano. Ante la perspectiva de un descubrimiento extraordinario, Dee informa a su tío Charles, un galerista londinense. Pero la investigadora no es la única interesada en encontrar ese cuadro: Cardwell, un acaudalado coleccionista, pone en marcha una operación para apoderarse del Modigliani… Cueste lo que cueste.

Rebecca was Daphne du Maurier's most famous and best-loved novel. Married to the sophisticated, wordly-wise Maxim, the second Mrs de Winter's life should be happy and fulfilled. But the vengeful ghost of Rebecca, Maxim's first wife, continues to cast its long shadow over them.

Contiene un meraviglioso mazzo di 22 carte (gli arcani maggiori) stampato a 6 colori. Wirth esamina e spiega tutti gli aspetti occulti ed esoterici dei tarocchi, risalendo alle origini della loro complessa simbologia e presentandone il lato alchemico, quello astrologico, quello magico-religioso e quello esoterico moderno. Certamente, i tarocchi possono venire usati anche come strumento divinatorio, e l'autore infatti illustra anche questo loro aspetto, chiarendo i molteplici significati di ciascun arcano e il modo in cui farne uso, tuttavia questa non è che una faccia, forse la più popolare, di un poliedro.

At the end of the journey, Sam Clemens and his crew, including the giant Joe Miller, embark on the iron riverboat Not for Hire to reach the river's headwaters, where humanity has been resurrected. After 33 years on the river, they face their final challenge: the evil king John Lackland, who waits upriver on the Rex Grandissimus, the first riverboat Sam built and which John hijacked. Their conflict is complicated by the presence of agents from the Ethicals, advanced beings who created Riverworld for unknown reasons, and the involvement of the Mysterious Stranger, a rebel Ethical enlisting humans for a cause that may lead to salvation. The impending battle occurs along the shores inhabited by the Church of the 2nd Chance, a group pursuing ethical perfection to advance to the next phase of existence. Though non-violent, their leader, La Viro, may attempt to sink the ships to prevent conflict. Among the 2nd Chancers is former Nazi officer Hermann Goring, who previously encountered Sir Richard Burton. Burton and others, contacted by the Mysterious Stranger, are reluctantly aboard John’s boat to reach the headwaters. Will any of X's humans survive the battle, and how can they confront the Ethicals, who possess the power to reshape planets and resurrect humanity?

Twenty-four-year-old Alexa Walden secretly married 64-year-old millionaire Arthur Bannerman. And after his death, Alexa finds herself tainted with scandal and pitted against the powerful and privileged world of the New York rich, where she must fight the entire Bannerman dynasty for control of The Fortune.