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*A witty and wonderful book about 1970s family life, that has been made into a critically acclaimed film.

'Sappho's Leap' is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known.

The story of this steamy novel centers on an amoral young Italian aristocrat with a penchant for violence who owes his extravagant lifestyle to the favors of a mafia overlord. So when he is asked to silence four witnesses due to testify against the mob, the aristocrat is more than happy to comply in a most brutal manner. Only he did not figure on a special agent -- one who helped build the mountain of evidence against the organization -- entering into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse with him. And the special agent is the only one who realizes that it is not loyalty, or honor, or debt that drive the young man to murder -- but the thrill of the kill!

A humorous novel about the sensual education of a young journalist in Havana. The novel is set in pre-Castro Havana and includes a huge cast of colourful characters. The author's previous books include Three Trapped Tigers and Holy Smoke.

A painter of extraordinary talent and renown, Leila is addicted to a younger man who inspires her passion, yet betrays her. Leila fears that giving up the ecstasy--love, sex, alcohol, and hedonism--will mean losing her creative edge. From the bestselling author of Fear of Flying.

So many of us would like to live our lives in a calmer and less stressful way, and be able to let go of our problems. This is the book that can show you how to stop letting the little things in life drive you crazy. Dr Richard Carlson teaches us, in his gentle and encouraging style, simple strategies for living a more fulfilled and peaceful life. We can all learn to put things in perspective, and by making the small daily changes he suggests, including surrendering to the fact that sometimes life isn't fair, and asking yourself, 'Will this matter a year from now?', Dr Richard can help everyone to see the bigger picture. Repackaged to inspire and guide a new generation, this is a Mind, Body and Spirit classic.

Un viaje de autodescubrimiento cuya estación final es la más plena y satisfactoria realización de uno mismo. ¿Se deja arrastrar por circunstancias que parecen estar fuera de su control? Esa carencia de autodominio es consecuencia de múltiples factores: hábitos negativos, escaso conocimiento de los propios valores personales, dificultades en las relaciones con los demás... Todo ello causa esa angustiosa sensación de estar manejado por los otros, por «lo» otro. En Controle su destino, Anthony Robbins propone una serie de pautas sencillas de seguir que nos ayudan a descubrir nuestras creencias más profundas, nuestras preguntas fundamentales. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Wake up and take control of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Power, and MONEY Master the Game, Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life. The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change, Anthony Robbins provides a step-by-step program teaching the fundamental lessons of self-mastery that will enable you to discover your true purpose, take control of your life, and harness the forces that shape your destiny.

Christ versus Arizona turns on the events in 1881 that surrounded the shootout at the OK Corral, where Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Virgil and Morgan Earp fought the Clantons and the McLaurys. Set against a backdrop of an Arizona influenced by the Mexican Revolution and the westward expansion of the United States, the story is a bravura performance by the 1989 Nobel Prize-winning author. A monologue by the naive, unreliable, and uneducated Wendell L. Espana, the book weaves together hundreds of characters and a torrent of interconnected anecdotes, some true, some fabricated. Wendell s story is a document of the vast array of ills that welcomed the dawning of the twentieth century, ills that continue to shape our world in the new millennium."

Tobias y Josephine son hijos de inmigrantes que, como muchos otros, creen que Hollywood es el lugar ideal en América donde se cumplen todos los sueños. Al llegar a California, se presentan como Toby y Jill. Mientras Jill es impulsada por un amor fallido, Toby sueña desde pequeño con convertirse en un famoso comediante. Al descubrir que el talento no es el único requisito para el éxito y que también hay que actuar en la vida, su carrera comienza a despegar. Sin embargo, la fama y el dinero no logran curar su soledad, desconfianza y miedo interno. Jill, por su parte, carga con un terrible secreto y se enfrenta a la dura realidad de que debe pagar con su propio cuerpo. Sus caminos se cruzan y un coqueteo casual se transforma en una apasionada historia de amor que les ayuda a enfrentar momentos críticos de vida o muerte. Pero ninguno de ellos imagina que un pequeño paso puede hacer que su felicidad se derrumbe como un castillo de naipes, dando paso a la desdicha.