en-US Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:19:04 -0800 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 61465130 La contundente radiografía de una familia, de sus heridas latentes, fragilidades, contradicciones y flaquezas.

«¡En esta familia no hay secretos!», proclama al inicio de este libro Damián, el padre, un hombre de ideas e ideales fijos obsesionado con la rectitud y la pedagogía. Pero esa casa sin secretos está en realidad llena de grietas, y la opresión que se respira entre sus paredes terminará creando vías de escape, códigos clandestinos, ocultaciones, fingimientos y mentiras. Formada por dos niñas, dos niños, una madre y un padre, esta familia en apariencia normal, de clase trabajadora y llena de buenas intenciones, es la protagonista de una novela coral que abarca varias décadas y en cuyas historias laten el deseo de libertad y la crítica a los pilares que tradicionalmente han sostenido, y todavía sostienen en gran medida, la institución familiar: autoritarismo y obediencia, vergüenza y silencio.

Sara Mesa vuelve a demostrar que posee un ojo clínico para desnudar comportamientos humanos, detectar heridas latentes y retratar en toda su complejidad la fragilidad, las contradicciones y las flaquezas que nos conforman. Este libro es una nueva vuelta de tuerca a la construcción de uno de los universos literarios más potentes de las letras españolas actuales y la confirmación de un talento que no deja de crecer.]]> 224 Sara Mesa 8433999540 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 3.72 2022
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]]> 676924 Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

Zoey, High Priestess in training, has managed to settle in at the House of Night and come to terms with the vast powers the Vampyre Goddess Nyx has given her. Just as she finally feels she belongs, the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey’s old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves.]]> 310 P.C. Cast 0312360282 ��ñ������ 3 3.93 2007
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]]> 5204284 286 P.C. Cast 8498004179 ������ 3 3.36 2007
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En uno de los cuentos, una mujer mantiene a raya a los fantasmas que andan sueltos por un barrio periférico de Buenos Aires; entre ellos, los de su madre muerta de una dolorosa enfermedad, los de unas adolescentes asesinadas en la calle, el de un ladrón pillado en pleno robo y el de un chico que huía de un secuestro exprés. En otra historia, una pareja alquila una casa para unas vacaciones en un pueblo que ha ido perdiendo habitantes desde que el tren dejó de pasar; visitan en la estación abandonada la exposición de los perturbadores lienzos de un artista local, pero lo verdaderamente aterrador será conocer al autor de esas pinturas. En otra pieza, los voluntarios de una ONG que reparte comida por barrios marginales son perseguidos por unos niños de pavorosos ojos negros. En otra, una periodista que investiga la historia de una chica desaparecida en un hotel en Los Ángeles, cuyas espeluznantes imágenes recorrieron internet, acaba enfrentándose a otra leyenda de la ciudad��

Después de su monumental y aclamada novela Nuestra parte de noche, Mariana Enriquez vuelve al relato y demuestra que sigue en plena forma como gran continuadora y renovadora del género de terror, al que ha llevado a las más altas cotas literarias. Partiendo de la tradición -desde las novelas góticas hasta Stephen King y Thomas Ligotti-, la escritora explora nuevos caminos, nuevas dimensiones.]]> 232 Mariana Enríquez 8433922866 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 3.77 2024
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]]> 53642699 250 Brianna Wiest ������ 0 to-read 4.08 2020
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]]> 762476 The New Yorker as "rich in understanding and insight,"

Kokoro��"the heart of things"—is the work of one of Japan's most popular authors. This thought-provoking trilogy of stories explores the very essence of loneliness and stands as a stirring introduction to modern Japanese literature.

What is love, and what is friendship? What is the extent of our responsibility to ourselves and to others? A trilogy of stories that explores the very essence of loneliness, Kokoro opens with "Sensei and I," in which the narrator recounts his relationship with an intellectual who dwells in isolation but maintains a sophisticated worldview. "My Parents and I" brings the reader into the narrator's family circle, and "Sensei and His Testament" features the eponymous character's explanation of how he came to live a life of solitude.

Natsume Soseki (1867��1916), perhaps the greatest novelist of the Meiji period, remains one of Japan's most widely read authors. He wrote this novel in 1914, at the peak of his career, and it remains an excellent introduction to modern Japanese literature.]]> 256 Natsume Sōseki 0809260956 ��ñ������ 0 currently-reading 4.05 1914
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]]> 42121525
Epic and intimate, heartbreaking and galvanizing, Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds.]]> 256 Charlotte McConaghy 125020402X ������ 3 to-read 4.11 2020
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]]> 35959740
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.]]> 393 Madeline Miller 0316556343 ������ 5 4.22 2018
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]]> 14096 304 Jon Kabat-Zinn 1401307787 ������ 0 currently-reading 4.13 1994
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]]> 6596 The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. The Four Agreements are: Be Impeccable With Your Word, Don't Take Anything Personally, Don't Make Assumptions, Always Do Your Best.]]> 152 Miguel Ruiz 1878424505 ������ 4 4.20 1997
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]]> 6745890
El mejor esgrimista, el hombre más inteligente y el más fuerte del mundo son contratados por los enemigos de Florin para raptar a Buttercup. En la huida, sufren la incansable persecución de un hombre enmascarado que los retará uno a uno en su propio terreno. En La Princesa Prometida, William Goldman ha reunido todos los elementos clásicos de los grandes relatos, ambientados en un mundo de fantasía medieval, imprimiéndoles su fino sentido del humor. Sus personajes representan a todos los héroes y villanos de nuestros cuentos de infancia y rinden un brillante homenaje a la novela de aventuras.]]> 480 William Goldman 842703105X ��ñ������ 5 4.05 1973
author: William Goldman
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Me ha encantado. La historia es una sátira de la típica historia del héroe que rescata a la princesa. Pero si bien la historia en sí es entretenida, la forma de narrar y la confusión entre ficción y realidad es lo que más mola de este libro. Yo he estado confundido e intrigado durante toda la lectura. Lo recomiendo mucho.
]]> 10079321
Accompanied by his oldest friend, Julia, Quentin sets off—only to somehow wind up back in the real world and not in Fillory, as they’d hoped. As they struggle to find their way back to their lost kingdom, they rely on Julia’s illicitly learned sorcery to fight a sinister threat in a world unlike the fantasy novels of their youth.]]> 432 Lev Grossman 043402080X ��ñ������ 4 3.91 2011
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]]> 19103097 The stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Magicians trilogy

Quentin Coldwater has lost everything. He has been cast out of Fillory, the secret magical land of his childhood dreams that he once ruled. Everything he had fought so hard for, not to mention his closest friends, is sealed away in a land Quentin may never again visit. With nothing left to lose he returns to where his story began, the Brakebills Preparatory College of Magic. But he can’t hide from his past, and it’s not long before it comes looking for him. Meanwhile, the magical barriers that keep Fillory safe are failing, and barbarians from the north have invaded. Eliot and Janet, the rulers of Fillory, embark on a final quest to save their beloved world, only to discover a situation far more complex—and far more dire—than anyone had envisioned.

Along with Plum, a brilliant young magician with a dark secret of her own, Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of gray magic and desperate characters. His new life takes him back to old haunts, like Antarctica and the Neitherlands, and old friends he thought were lost forever. He uncovers buried secrets and hidden evils and ultimately the key to a sorcerous masterwork, a spell that could create a magical utopia. But all roads lead back to Fillory, where Quentin must face his fears and put things right or die trying.

The Magician’s Land is an intricate and fantastical thriller, and an epic of love and redemption that brings the Magicians trilogy to a magnificent conclusion, confirming it as one of the great achievements in modern fantasy. It’s the story of a boy becoming a man, an apprentice becoming a master, and a broken land finally becoming whole.]]> 402 Lev Grossman ��ñ������ 4 En conclusión, una saga entretenida y más adulta para quien le guste la magia y disfrutó de adolescente Harry Potter, Narnia, Memorias de Idun�� ese tipo de libros.]]> 4.14 2014
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De esta trilogía me han gustado los dos últimos. El problema que he tenido con estos libros es que vi antes de la serie, que me gustó mucho, y el primer libro no estaba a la altura. Con los siguientes mejoró la cosa, los personajes se vuelven menos insufribles y van sucediendo cosas interesantes y diferentes a las de la serie. Este último tomo tenía muy pocos paralelismos con la serie, y quizá es por eso que ha sido el que más he disfrutado de los 3.
En conclusión, una saga entretenida y más adulta para quien le guste la magia y disfrutó de adolescente Harry Potter, Narnia, Memorias de Idun�� ese tipo de libros.
]]> 89717 182 Shirley Jackson 0143039989 ��ñ������ 4 El libro es súper corto, se lee en dos tardes. No es la historia más apasionante del mundo, pero engancha por sus peculiaridades. Lo recomiendo y probablemente lo vuelva a leer algún día, aunque quizá en español por ver si cambian las sensaciones que produce, aunque solo sea porque haya más comas :��)]]> 3.85 1959
author: Shirley Jackson
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Un libro peculiar. Está escrito de una forma desconcertante, sin apenas descripciones de la apariencia física de los personajes, o de la casa. A veces pasan las horas, o los personajes cambian de lugar, sin que se haga explícito, pasando en un mismo párrafo de la noche a la mañana por ejemplo. Es un recurso que no había visto antes y que le da a la narración un aire como de locura y sinsentido que le va muy bien a una novela sobre una casa encantada y siniestra. Además me ha generado una sensación como de frenesí que ha sido lo que más me ha enganchado.
El libro es súper corto, se lee en dos tardes. No es la historia más apasionante del mundo, pero engancha por sus peculiaridades. Lo recomiendo y probablemente lo vuelva a leer algún día, aunque quizá en español por ver si cambian las sensaciones que produce, aunque solo sea porque haya más comas :��)
]]> 41060847 176 Virginie Despentes 9877690098 ������ 3 3.75 2006
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]]> 64235 328 Terry Pratchett 8497593189 ������ 2 4.05 1988
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]]> 3950967
Additional notes for each story penned by Professor Albus Dumbledore will be enjoyed by Muggles and wizards alike, as the Professor muses on the morals illuminated by the tales, and reveals snippets of information about life at Hogwarts.

A uniquely magical volume, with illustrations by the author, J. K. Rowling, that will be treasured for years to come.]]> 105 J.K. Rowling 0747599874 ������ 4 4.03 2008
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]]> 40856092 432 John Verdon 8499186416 ������ 3 3.81 2010
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]]> 7058405
Erica conceives a book about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their own shared past. While her interest grows into an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about a small town with a deeply disturbing past.]]> 393 Camilla Läckberg 1605980927 ��ñ������ 4 3.78 2003
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]]> 6919979
Ett par dygn senare mördas en man i sin lägenhet. Han var kommunens nyanställde ekonomichef, som efter många år återvänt till sin barndoms Fjällbacka. En skötsam och omtyckt person. Men när polisen i Tanumshede börjar kartlägga hans liv kommer de en rad hemligheter på spåren.

Det visar sig att mannen besökte Gråskär innan han dog. I folkmun kallas ön Gastholmen och har alltid omgärdats av mörka rykten. Det sägs att de döda aldrig lämnar den, och att de har något att berätta för de levande.]]> 360 Camilla Läckberg 9137134094 ��ñ������ 3 3.84 2009
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]]> 19213085 Emprende el cambio desde el autoconocimiento

Hay tantos caminos para conocerse a uno mismo como seres humanos hay en este mundo. Estar verdaderamente bien con nosotros mismos es una simple cuestión de sabiduría. Y aunque es cierto que puede aprenderse sin ayudas externas, existen algunas herramientas psicológicas que contribuyen a facilitar, profundizar y acelerar este proceso de autoconocimiento. El Eneagrama es una de ellas. Es como un manual de instrucciones de la condición humana mediante el que podemos comprender las motivaciones profundas muchas veces inconscientes que hay detrás de nuestras conductas y actitudes. A través de la descripción de nueve tipos de personalidad, nos ayuda a trascender nuestro ego y a reconectar con nuestra verdadera esencia.

Encantado de conocerme está inspirado en los 100 seminarios que el autor ha impartido en los últimos siete años sobre Eneagrama a más de 2.000 participantes, pudiendo verificar empírica y científicamente el impacto tan positivo que tiene en la vida de las personas conocerse y comprenderse a través de esta herramienta de autoconocimiento.

Libro recomendado por la Asociación AEneagrama,
filial en España de la Asociación Internacional de Eneagrama.

Edición revisada y actualizada.

«Las verdaderas batallas se libran en nuestro interior.»
���Ѱ�鴡�շ���]]> 178 Borja Vilaseca 8490325677 ��ñ������ 4 3.89 2008
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]]> 59713240 639 Claudio Naranjo 8416145911 ������ 4 4.52 2021
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]]> 36236864 حصريا من كتب العالم ، شاهد متجرنا لمزيد من الكتب العربية وأحدث الإصدارات في مختلف المجالات ، تصفح الصور لمعرفة المزيد عن الكتاب ، نوفر الكتب الأصلية للحفاظ على حق المؤلف والناشر والقارئ ، هدايا مجانية مع كل كتاب ، ابحث عن كتابتك باللغة العربية ، الرابط المباشر للمتجر

]]> 243 Héctor García ��ñ������ 3 3.95
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]]> 45047384
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.

But the children aren’t the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.

An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours.]]> 394 T.J. Klune ��ñ������ 4 4.37 2020
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]]> 51107412
Ahora bien, toda esa intuición y flexibilidad tiene un alto precio que a menudo pagamos en términos de errores, invenciones y engaños de nuestra propia mente. No hablamos de errores que cometemos de forma aleatoria, sino de aquellos en los que caemos todos de manera sistemática, como si estuviéramos programados (de hecho, lo estamos) para cometer ese mismo error. Es lo que solemos llamar "sesgos cognitivos".]]> 116 Helena Matute Greño 8417822704 ��ñ������ 4 3.72 2018
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]]> 2397537
En este libro, el más completo eneagrama, encontrarás:
*Un cuestionario de autoevaluación para descubrir a cuál de los nueve tipos de personalidad perteneces.
*Una descripción pormenorizada de cada tipo.
* Los instintos primarios, sociales y sexuales de los nueve tipos.
* Tus metas vitales, tanto personales como espirituales.]]> 402 Russ Hudson 8479533730 ������ 4 4.30 2001
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]]> 18105206 500 Claudio Naranjo 8495496860 ������ 3 4.03 2012
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]]> 34593278 240 Han Kang 8416738130 ������ 4 3.81 2007
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]]> 20656567
«Una lectura obligada para todo el que esté interesado en saber más acerca de qué comemos y por qué.»
�� Kathy Feston, autora de Veganist, éxito de ventas según The New York Times.

«Creo que a Gandhi le hubiera encantado este libro […] Le llevará de la negación a la toma de conciencia, de la pasividad a la acción, de la resignación a la esperanza.»
�� Del prólogo.

«Se trata de un libro extraordinario que podría transformar lo que siente la sociedad respecto a comer animales. Está destinado a convertirse en un clásico.»
�� Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, autor de The Face on Your Plate


Los beneficios obtenidos por la venta de este libro son destinados a Igualdad Animal]]> 181 Melanie Joy 8416032017 ������ 4 4.24 2009
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]]> 18693771 A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing.

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world's foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers' capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain's natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk's own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.]]> 464 Bessel van der Kolk 0670785938 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 4.36 2014
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]]> 67896 A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket Library edition.

Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or -The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue, - is one of the true classics of the world of spiritual literature.

Traditionally attributed to the legendary -Old Master, - Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual.

Today, Lao Tzu's words are as useful in mastering the arts of leadership in business and politics as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. To follow the Tao or Way of all things and realize their true nature is to embody humility, spontaneity, and generosity.

John C. H. Wu has done a remarkable job of rendering this subtle text into English while retaining the freshness and depth of the original. A jurist and scholar, Dr. Wu was a recognized authority on Taoism and the translator of several Taoist and Zen texts and of Chinese poetry.

This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts.

The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.]]> 107 Lao Tzu 0679724346 ������ 0 to-read 4.29 -350
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]]> 71730
In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent conflicts and heal pain. Revolutionary, yet simple, Nonviolent Communication offers you the most effective tools to reduce violence and create peace in your life—one interaction at a time.]]> 220 Marshall B. Rosenberg 1892005034 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 4.32 1999
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]]> 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]> 141 George Orwell 0451526341 ��ñ������ 4 4.07 1945
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]]> 131043521 0 William Golding ������ 0 currently-reading 4.07 1954
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]]> 89724 Shirley Jackson’s beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family’s dark secret

Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate. This edition features a new introduction by Jonathan Lethem.]]> 152 Shirley Jackson 0143039970 ������ 0 to-read 3.93 1962
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]]> 6294 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.]]> 329 Diana Wynne Jones 006441034X ��ñ������ 0 to-read 4.30 1986
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]]> 174465 126 Italo Calvino 8804370866 ������ 0 currently-reading 3.84 1959
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]]> 199230459 A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

A FINANCIAL TIMESBUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH

A FAST COMPANY TOP SUMMER PICK

Un sistema revolucionario para mejorar tu productividad, pensar de forma más creativa y recordar y poner en práctica tus mejores ideas.

Por primera vez en la historia, tenemos acceso instantáneo a todo el conocimiento que existe. Nunca ha habido un mejor momento para aprender, crear cosas nuevas y mejorar. Sin embargo, ese flujo continuo de información a menudo nos abruma en lugar de empoderarnos. El mismo conocimiento que se suponía que debía liberarnos nos ha llevado al estrés paralizante de creer que nunca sabremos o recordaremos lo suficiente.

Descubre todo el potencial de tus ideas y transforma lo que sabes en mejoras más potentes y significativas en tu trabajo y en tu vida creando un segundo cerebro.

���ձ�> 396 Tiago Forte 8429197672 ��ñ������ 0 currently-reading 4.04 2022
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]]> 126918202 Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.

Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive.

It isn’t easy when she’s the only one in the family who doesn’t quite fit in. Her twin brother, Benny, goes with the flow so much he’s practically dissolved, and her older sister, Nicole, is so used to everyone—including her blandly docile husband and two kids—falling in line that Anna often ends up in trouble for simply asking a question. Mom seizes every opportunity to question her life choices, and Dad, when not reminding everyone who paid for this vacation, just wants some peace and quiet.

The gorgeous, remote villa in tiny Monteperso seems like a perfect place to endure so much family togetherness, until things start going off the rails—the strange noises at night, the unsettling warnings from the local villagers, and the dark, violent past of the villa itself.

(Warning: May invoke feelings of irritation, dread, and despair that come with large family gatherings.)]]> 296 Jennifer Marie Thorne ������ 0 to-read 3.85 2024
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]]> 752542 Ahora se prepara una nueva investigación que llevará a cuatro extraños a la mansión prohibida, decididos a descubrir en la Casa Belasco los secretos definitivos de la vida y la muerte. Cada uno tiene sus propias razones para arriesgarse a sufrir tormentos y tentaciones desconocidos, pero ¿podrá alguien sobrevivir a aquello que acecha en la casa más peligrosa del mundo?]]> 342 Richard Matheson 8496525775 ��ñ������ 4 3.55 1971
author: Richard Matheson
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Cortito, se lee muy rápido. La verdad es que me enganchó. La historia no está mal, pero lo más curiosos es que se siente más como ver una película de fantasmas que como leer una novela.
]]> 9361589
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.]]> 506 Erin Morgenstern ������ 3 4.00 2011
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Lo he leído gustosamente, pero la historia no me ha parecido nada del otro mundo. Lo que más me ha gustado ha sido la descripción del circo, me ha parecido original.
]]> 43068774 220 Brigitte Vasallo 8416227241 ������ 0 currently-reading 4.25 2018
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]]> 12866426 Step into Shadow Falls, a camp for teens with supernatural powers. Here friendship thrives, love takes you by surprise, and our hearts possess the greatest magic of all.

Kylie Galen wants the truth so badly she can taste it. The truth about who her real family is, the truth about which boy she's meant to be with--and the truth about what her emerging powers mean. But she's about to discover that some secrets can change your life forever…and not always for the better.

Just when she and Lucas are finally getting close, she learns that his pack has forbidden them from being together. Was it a mistake to pick him over Derek? And it's not just romance troubling Kylie. An amnesia-stricken ghost is haunting her, delivering the frightful warning, someone lives and someone dies. As Kylie races to unravel the mystery and protect those she loves, she finally unlocks the truth about her supernatural identity, which is far different--and more astonishing--than she ever imagined.]]> 380 C.C. Hunter 0312624697 ������ 0 to-read 4.28 2012
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]]> 202795132
Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luchan por el dominio durante generaciones. Una atmósfera única para una lectura adictiva. Un retrato realista con toques sobrenaturales. Escritura magistral y visual en un ambicioso proyecto entre el pulp y HBO.

«Michael Mcdowell: mi amigo, mi maestro. Fascinante, aterrador, simplemente genial. El mejor de todos nosotros.» STEPHEN KING

«Una sabia combinación entre Dumas y Lovecraft. Un cruce entre Stephen King y Gabriel García Márquez. Despiadadamente adictivo.» ROBERT SHAPLEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Las gélidas y oscuras aguas del río Blackwater inundan Perdido, un pequeño pueblo al sur de Alabama. Allí, los Caskey, un gran clan de ricos terratenientes, intentan hacer frente a los daños causados por la riada. Liderados por Mary-Love, la incontestable matriarca, y Óscar, su obediente hijo, los Caskey trabajan por recomponerse y salvaguardar su fortuna. Pero no cuentan con la aparición de la misteriosa Elinor Dammert. Una joven hermosa pero parca en palabras con un único lente: acercarse a los Caskey cueste lo que cueste.]]> 260 Michael McDowell 8419654892 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 3.69 1983
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]]> 42750676
�� Basado en las últimas investigaciones en el terreno de la psicología y en la propia experiencia profesional del autor.

�� Incluye estrategias de cambio y consejos prácticos para romper con hábitos e ideas destructivos.

 ¿Qué es la procrastinación y cómo nos perjudica? ¿Qué hacer cuando flaquea la fuerza de voluntad? El doctor en Psicología Timothy A. Pychyl ha desarrollado el método definitivo para dejar de postergar: sencillo, sensato e infalible.

La procrastinación es el aplazamiento voluntario de tareas y responsabilidades sin causa justificada. Bajo su apariencia inocua, la tendencia a aplazar dificulta la consecución de objetivos, incrementa nuestros sentimientos negativos y aumenta significativamente los problemas de salud. Cuando dejamos sistemáticamente las cosas para más tarde, nos convertimos en nuestros peores enemigos.

Timothy A. Pychyl, investigador de renombre mundial, nos enseña por qué tendemos a postergar ciertas tareas, decisiones y obligaciones al tiempo que ofrece estrategias claras y realistas para ponernos manos a la obra de inmediato en cualquier situación, por negativa que sea nuestra percepción de la misma. Breve, amena y sumamente eficaz, la guía del doctor Pychyl marcará un antes y un después en la vida de cualquiera que desee llevar una vida más productiva e inspirada.


AUTOR
Timothy A. Pychyl es doctor en Psicología, director del Centro de Iniciativas Educativas y profesor del Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad Carleton (Ottawa, Canadá). El foco de su trabajo es entender cómo y por qué saboteamos nuestras mejores intenciones sin necesidad aparente, un tema que ha abordado en numerosos artículos, conferencias y libros. En su faceta docente, Tim es un profesor apasionado y brillante que ha ganado varios premios, incluido el prestigioso 3M National Teaching Fellowship.]]> 107 Timothy A. Pychyl 841731279X ��ñ������ 0 to-read 4.27 2013
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]]> 5421
Salem's Lot es un pueblo tranquilo y adormilado donde nunca pasa nada..., excepto la antigua tragedia de la casa de los Marsten. Y el perro muerto colgado de la verja del cementerio. Y el misterioso hombre que se instaló en la casa de los Marsten. Y los niños que desaparecen, los animales que mueren desangrados... Y la espantosa presencia de Ellos, quienesquiera que sean Ellos.]]> 528 Stephen King ��ñ������ 0 to-read 3.96 1975
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]]> 52061530
Monique no está precisamente en su mejor momento. Su marido la abandonó, y su vida profesional no avanza. Aun ignorando por qué Evelyn la ha elegido para escribir su biografía, Monique está decidida a aprovechar esa oportunidad para dar impulso a su carrera.

Convocada al lujoso apartamento de Evelyn, Monique escucha fascinada mientras la actriz le cuenta su historia. Desde su llegada a Los Ángeles en los años 50 hasta su decisión de abandonar su carrera en el espectáculo en los 80 —y, desde luego, los siete maridos que tuvo en ese tiempo��. Evelyn narra una historia de ambición implacable, amistad inesperada y un gran amor prohibido. Monique empieza a sentir una conexión muy real con la actriz legendaria, pero cuando el relato de Evelyn se acerca a su fin, resulta evidente que su vida se cruza con la de Monique de un modo trágico e irreversible.

Las aventuras épicas que crea Evelyn en el transcurso de su vida cautivarán a todas las lectoras. Este viaje, inmensamente adictivo, de una huraña estrella de Hollywood y su recorrido tumultuoso por la Meca del Cine llega con giros inesperados y un dramatismo muy satisfactorio.
PopSugar]]> 384 Taylor Jenkins Reid 8416517274 ������ 0 to-read 4.51 2017
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]]> 110815 Orgullo y prejuicio es una novela de amor o, mejor, una novela de enamorados. Bingley y Jane, Darcy y Elisabeth, Lydia y Wickham luchan para obtener el objeto de su pasión, deben jugar el juego que la sociedad en que viven les propone y deben ganarlo. Sin saltarse las reglas, pero con un tesón capaz de vencer cualquier barrera, llegarán a toda costa a ese matrimonio que para ellos habrá de marcar el inicio de la felicidad soñada.]]> 544 Jane Austen ��ñ������ 0 to-read 4.34 1813
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]]> 85618 Los jovencitos del barrio habían estado siempre fascinados por esas inalcanzables jóvenes en flor, y veinte años después, aquellos chicos ya en la frontera de la mediana edad, intentan desentrañar el enigma de aquellas lolitas muertas que siguen fascinándolos.]]> 230 Jeffrey Eugenides 8433966820 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 3.59 1993
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]]> 157265081
From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace.

The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story. In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement.

After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?]]> 240 Patrick Rothfuss 0756419182 ������ 4 4.01 2023
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]]> 43575115 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.

Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians—it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose—in both the mysterious book and in his own life.]]> 498 Erin Morgenstern 038554121X ��ñ������ 0 to-read 3.82 2019
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]]> 6101718
Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.

He also discovers all the other things people learn in college: friendship, love, sex, booze, and boredom. Something is missing, though. Magic doesn’t bring Quentin the happiness and adventure he dreamed it would. After graduation he and his friends make a stunning discovery: Fillory is real. But the land of Quentin’s fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he could have imagined. His childhood dream becomes a nightmare with a shocking truth at its heart.

At once psychologically piercing and magnificently absorbing, The Magicians boldly moves into uncharted literary territory, imagining magic as practiced by real people, with their capricious desires and volatile emotions. Lev Grossman creates an utterly original world in which good and evil aren’t black and white, love and sex aren’t simple or innocent, and power comes at a terrible price.]]> 402 Lev Grossman 0670020559 ��ñ������ 3 3.53 2009
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average rating: 3.53
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]]> 2866718 338 P.C. Cast 0312379838 ������ 0 3.95 2008
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]]> 1326258 307 P.C. Cast 0312360304 ������ 0 3.92 2008
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]]> 49041 There is an alternate cover edition for ISBN13 9780316160193 here.

I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.

I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough.... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life; I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today.

FOR BELLA SWAN THERE IS ONE THING more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning....

LEGIONS OF READERS ENTRANCED BY THE New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bell and Edward. In New Moon, Stephanie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.]]> 563 Stephenie Meyer 0316160199 ������ 0 3.61 2006
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]]> 769483
The 7th son of the 7th son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take this helpless newborn into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son, Septimus?

The first part of this enthralling new series leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters, clever charms, potions and spells, and a yearning to uncover the mystery at the heart of this story...who is Septimus Heap?

Angie Sage writes in the tradition of great British storytellers. Her inventive fantasy is filled with humor and heart: Magyk will have readers laughing and begging for more.]]> 564 Angie Sage 0060577312 ������ 0 3.85 2005
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]]> 428263 "BELLA?"
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again.
This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine - like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

READERS CAPTIVATED BY Twilight AND New Moon will eagerly devour Eclipse, the much-anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga.]]> 629 Stephenie Meyer 0316160202 ������ 0 3.73 2007
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]]> 1162543 "Don't be afraid," I murmured. "We belong together."
I was abruptly overwhelmed by the truth of my own words.
This moment was so perfect, so right, there was no way to doubt it.
His arms wrapped around me,
holding me against him....
It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire.
"Forever," he agreed.

WHEN YOU LOVED THE ONE WHO WAS KILLING YOU, IT LEFT YOU NO OPTIONS. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

TO BE IRREVOCABLY IN LOVE WITH A VAMPIRE is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

NOW THAT BELLA HAS MADE HER DECISION, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life - first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse - seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

THE ASTONISHING, BREATHLESSLY anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.]]> 756 Stephenie Meyer 031606792X ������ 0 3.74 2008
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]]> 1656001
As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1 - ACE #2 ]]> 619 Stephenie Meyer 0316068047 ������ 0 3.85 2008
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]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 ������ 0 3.66 2005
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]]> 7664041 Eragon... It ends with Inheritance.

Not so very long ago, Eragon �� Shadeslayer, Dragon Rider �� was nothing more than a poor farm boy, and his dragon, Saphira, only a blue stone in the forest. Now the fate of an entire civilization rests on their shoulders.

Long months of training and battle have brought victories and hope, but they have also brought heartbreaking loss. And still, the real battle lies ahead: they must confront Galbatorix. When they do, they will have to be strong enough to defeat him. And if they cannot, no one can. There will be no second chance.

The Rider and his dragon have come further than anyone dared to hope. But can they topple the evil king and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost?

This is the spellbinding conclusion to Christopher Paolini's worldwide bestselling Inheritance cycle.

]]> 849 Christopher Paolini 0375856110 ������ 0 4.14 2011
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It's been only months since Eragon first uttered "brisingr", an ancient language term for fire. Since then, he's not only learned to create magic with words �� he's been challenged to his very core. Following the colossal battle against the Empires warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still, there is more adventure at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

First is Eragon's oath to his cousin, Roran: to help rescue Roran's beloved from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength �� as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices �� choices that will take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.

Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?

]]> 748 Christopher Paolini 0375826726 ������ 0 4.10 2008
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Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns��

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust.

Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle–one that might put Eragon in even graver danger.

Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . .]]> 704 Christopher Paolini 0375840400 ������ 0 4.04 2005
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]]> 113436 An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780375826696 can be found here.

One boy...
One dragon...
A world of adventure.

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.

Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.]]> 503 Christopher Paolini 0375826696 ������ 0 3.96 2002
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]]> 249747 Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.]]> 396 Eoin Colfer ������ 0 to-read 3.86 2001
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In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close.

The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.

Only it's different.

At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.

Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself.

Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.]]> 176 Neil Gaiman 0061139378 ������ 0 to-read 4.13 2002
author: Neil Gaiman
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]]> 944073
Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of glory in the fencing circle. But war is brewing, and on the battlefields of the frozen North they fight by altogether bloodier rules.

Inquisitor Glokta, cripple turned torturer, would like nothing better than to see Jezal come home in a box. But then Glokta hates everyone: cutting treason out of the Union one confession at a time leaves little room for friendship. His latest trail of corpses may lead him right to the rotten heart of government, if he can stay alive long enough to follow it.

Enter the wizard, Bayaz. A bald old man with a terrible temper and a pathetic assistant, he could be the First of the Magi, he could be a spectacular fraud, but whatever he is, he's about to make the lives of Logen, Jezal, and Glokta a whole lot more difficult.

Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood.

]]> 515 Joe Abercrombie 0575079797 ������ 0 to-read 4.21 2006
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average rating: 4.21
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Como dice el Dr. John Lilly, Claudio Naranjo es "...el mayor mestro en esta particular herramienta cintífica para el estudio de la conciencia."
Una obra de consulta tanto para terapeutas como para buscadores y profanos.]]> 314 Claudio Naranjo 8495496798 ������ 4 4.37 1990
author: Claudio Naranjo
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average rating: 4.37
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rating: 4
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]]> 58321858
‘Orgullo. Caprichosos, histriónicos y conquistadores�� describe al eneatipo 2 y sus subtipos como un conjunto de caracteres que llenan el vacío con una imagen grandiosa de sí mismos, unida a una compulsión seductora y una necesidad de ser amados, adorados y necesitados sin tener conciencia de su dependencia del otro.]]> 680 Claudio Naranjo 8416145466 ��ñ������ 3 4.42
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Vanidad es el primer volumen de la obra Psicología de los eneatipos, donde Claudio Naranjo ha dirigido a un amplio equipo de colaboradores del eneatipo Tres, la llamada "orientación mercantil", en una investigación inédita y profunda sobre los 27 caracteres que describe la aplicación del eneagrama de la personalidad.

Cada uno de los nueve libros que componen la obra presenta una descripción completa de los subtipos del eneagrama: Conservación, Sexual y Social, de modo que por primera vez nos encontramos ante una extensa fuente de información sobre aspectos poco conocidos de cada carácter que ahora se desarrollan en detalle: sus equivalencias en el mundo académico, los contrastes entre los diversos subtipos, rasgos más destacados, estrategia interpersonal e ideas irracionales asociadas, biografías prototípicas, personajes célebres, problemas en el desarrollo del amor, la sombra, etc., así como un amplio conjunto de recomendaciones terapeúticas y tareas útiles para la transformación y el desarrollo del Ser.]]> 632 Claudio Naranjo 8495496577 ��ñ������ 3 4.40 2014
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]]> 34426809
Da sempre in Siberia i destini dei grandi imperi si sono intrecciati a quelli degli uomini, componendo un unico tessuto narrativo alla base di molte leggende. Ma la Siberia, nei racconti dei vecchi, è soprattutto un luogo mitico: terra di liberi cacciatori, allevatori e nomadi, fuorilegge e briganti, anarchici per eccellenza, che ripudiano qualsiasi forma di potere che tenda a incatenare l'uomo. Dalle fiabe di Nicolai Lilin emerge un mondo tutto al contrario, dove i concetti di bene e male perdono le loro connotazioni abituali per acquistarne di nuove. Dove un vecchio lupo può insegnare agli uomini il senso del concetto di dignità. Dove l'icona di una Madonna siberiana può animarsi e tirare fuori due pistole per uccidere gli oppressori. Dove i gatti sono gli unici esseri viventi in grado di riconoscere il demonio. Il potere è un sistema corrotto che impone leggi vessatorie. Ricchi mercanti e i loro eserciti privati, emissari dello zar, nobili con vizi inimmaginabili si scontrano con le persone semplici che vivono in armonia con la natura, lottando contro la prepotenza dei tiranni. Sullo sfondo di questa variopinta processione umana si stende un luogo immenso, sconfinato e selvaggio, che lascia nelle anime un segno profondo, indelebile come un tatuaggio, o una ferita.]]> 136 Nicolai Lilin 8806195530 ��ñ������ 3 3.64 2017
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«Uno de los libros sobre relaciones más útil que puedes leer, con independencia de tu estilo de vida. Está repleto de buena información sobre la comunicación, los celos, cómo pedir lo que quieres, y cómo mantener una relación con integridad. Es una obra maestra de lectura obligada.»]]> 416 Dossie Easton 8496614891 ��ñ������ 4 3.84 1997
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]]> 25663961 New York Times Bestseller

"This book may help those who are susceptible to illnesses that can be prevented."—His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Absolutely the best book I've read on nutrition and diet" –Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones Solution

From the physician behind the wildly popular NutritionFacts website, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death.

The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts, examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America-heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and more-and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, freeing us to live healthier lives.

The simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease. The fifteen leading causes of death claim the lives of 1.6 million Americans annually. This doesn't have to be the case. By following Dr. Greger's advice, all of it backed up by strong scientific evidence, you will learn which foods to eat and which lifestyle changes to make to live longer.

History of prostate cancer in your family? Put down that glass of milk and add flaxseed to your diet whenever you can. Have high blood pressure? Hibiscus tea can work better than a leading hypertensive drug-and without the side effects. Fighting off liver disease? Drinking coffee can reduce liver inflammation. Battling breast cancer? Consuming soy is associated with prolonged survival. Worried about heart disease (the number 1 killer in the United States)? Switch to a whole-food, plant-based diet, which has been repeatedly shown not just to prevent the disease but often stop it in its tracks.

In addition to showing what to eat to help treat the top fifteen causes of death, How Not to Die includes Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen -a checklist of the twelve foods we should consume every day. Full of practical, actionable advice and surprising, cutting edge nutritional science, these doctor's orders are just what we need to live longer, healthier lives.]]> 576 Michael Greger 1250066115 ������ 5 4.41 2015
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]]> 53287484 When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward’s version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward’s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting beautiful, mysterious Bella is both the most intriguing and unnerving event he has experienced in his long life as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward’s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he let himself fall in love with Bella when he knows that he is endangering her life?

In Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer transports us back to a world that has captivated millions of readers and, drawing on the classic myth of Hades and Persephone, brings us an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love.]]> 662 Stephenie Meyer 031670704X ������ 0 currently-reading 3.72 2020
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Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death.

Through exploring the major ways that our current system of animal farming affects the world around us, as well as the cultural and psychological factors that drive our behaviours, This Is Vegan Propaganda answers the pressing question, is there a better way?

Whether you are a vegan already or curious to learn more, this book will show you the other side of the story that has been hidden for far too long. Based on years of research and conversations with slaughterhouse workers and farmers, to animal rights philosophers, environmentalists and everyday consumers, vegan educator and public speaker Ed Winters will give you the knowledge to understand the true scale and enormity of the issues at stake.

This Is Vegan Propaganda is the empowering and groundbreaking book on veganism that everyone, vegan and sceptic alike, needs to read.]]> 320 Ed Winters 1473595134 ������ 0 currently-reading 4.64 2022
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]]> 18068486 thriller incomparable cuya experiencia de lectura escapa a cualquier intento de descripción. Intentémoslo: una gran novela policiaca y romántica a tres tiempos ��1975, 1998 y 2008�� acerca del asesinato de una joven de quince años en la pequeña ciudad de Aurora, en New Hampshire. En 2008, Marcus Goldman, un joven escritor, visita a su mentor —Harry Quebert, autor de una aclamada novela��, y descubre que éste tuvo una relación secreta con Nola Kellergan. Poco después, Harry es arrestado, acusado de asesinato, al encontrarse el cadáver de Nola enterrado en su jardín. Marcus comienza a investigar y a escribir un libro sobre el caso. Mientras intenta demostrar la inocencia de Harry, una trama de secretos sale a la luz. La verdad sólo llega al final de un largo, intrincado y apasionante recorrido.]]> 672 Joël Dicker 8420414069 ��ñ������ 0 to-read 4.28 2012
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]]> 18045454 168 Henry David Thoreau 8415217366 ������ 5 to-read 3.71 1958
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In Walden, Thoreau condenses his two-year, two-month, two-day stay into a single year, using the four seasons to symbolize human development—a cycle of life shared by both nature and man. A celebration of personal renewal through self-reliance, independence, and simplicity, composed for all of us living in “quiet desperation,�� Walden is eternal.]]> 367 Henry David Thoreau ��ñ������ 5 3.63 1854
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average rating: 3.63
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]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling ������ 5 4.57 2005
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In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.]]> 759 J.K. Rowling ������ 5 4.61 2007
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author: J.K. Rowling
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author: J.K. Rowling
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]]> 357545 Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, Harry espera impacientemente en casa de sus insoportables tíos el inicio del segundo curso del Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería. Sin embargo, la espera dura poco, pues un elfo aparece en su habitación y le advierte que una amenaza mortal se cierne sobre la escuela. Así pues, Harry no se lo piensa dos veces y, acompañado de Ron, su mejor amigo, se dirige a Hogwarts en un coche volador. Pero ¿puede un aprendiz de mago defender la escuela de los malvados que pretenden destruirla? Sin saber que alguien ha abierto la Cámara de los Secretos, dejando escapar una serie de monstruos peligrosos, Harry y sus amigos Ron y Hermione tendrán que enfrentarse con arañas gigantes, serpientes encantadas, fantasmas enfurecidos y, sobre todo, con la mismísima reencarnación de su más temible adversario.]]> 286 J.K. Rowling ��ñ������ 5 4.33 1998
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]]> 7494945
Y finalmente, este libro presenta las opiniones del verdadero experto: el profesor Hawking mismo, quien expresa sus audaces ideas en refrescantes palabras. Meticulosamente complementada con notas biográficas de cada participante y pasajes explicativos que amplían las ideas científicas que se exponen; totalmente ilustrada con fotografías de los participantes, además de dibujos y gráficas que iluminan los conceptos científicos que se expresan -entre los que se incluyen los agujeros negros y la flecha del tiempo-, esta obra es una extraordinaria historia oral: un retrato fascinante e intensamente conmovedor de las mentes más grandiosas del siglo XX.]]> 194 Stephen Hawking 9684063563 ��ñ������ 4 4.24 1988
author: Stephen Hawking
name: ������
average rating: 4.24
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]]> 30982583
A tu alrededor conoces muchas parejas monógamas. Lo sabemos. Pero puede que conozcas también...

A personas que viven en pareja abierta, como Roja y su marido.

O que viven en trieja, en una relación a tres, como Rosa, Piluca y Juan. O Sonia, Joaquim y Gero. O Arantxa, Chelo y Susana. O Guillermo, Enrico y Anko.

O en cuadreja, en una relación a cuatro, como Uxía, Mer, Sabela y Lola.

O que participan en un círculo de polifidelidad, como Rubén.

O que viven en círculo pero sin el compromiso de fidelidad, como el grupo en el que vivió Yanara.

A hombres y mujeres célibes pero que mantienen una o varias relaciones de profundo amor y cuidado, como Carla.

A swingers, que organizan intercambios sexuales de pareja pero sin implicarse emocionalmente, como Tomás y Raquel.

O a sesioneros y pajareros, que organizan sesiones de sexo en grupo, con drogas o sin ellas, como Ismael.

Quizá las conoces pero no lo sabes. Crees que son compañeros de piso, o pareja monógama, o solteros en busca de su media naranja. Porque todas estas personas tienen dos cosas en común: aman a más de una persona a la vez y viven en un armario metafórico, en el que ocultan su sexualidad y sus afectos.

Todas estas personas han prestado su testimonio para el primer libro español que expone una investigación seria y profundamente documentada sobre el fenómeno del poliamor, una palabra que está de moda pero cuyo significado pocos conocen en profundidad. Y también sobre otras formas de organizar la vida sexual y afectiva en relaciones de no monogamia consensuada, vividas con honestidad.]]> 400 Lucía Etxebarria 8403515715 ��ñ������ 5 3.67 2016
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Pero su padre necesitaba aquel trabajo. Danny sabía que en la mente de su madre cada vez ocupaba más espacio la idea de divorcio y que su padre pensaba una y otra vez en algo malo, en algo malo y en suicidio. Sí, necesitaba un trabajo, aunque fuera aquél. ¿Aunque fuera aquél? También podía ser que esa fuera la excepción, que no se cumpliera lo que Danny había soñado despierto. Total, era cuidar de un hotel de lujo, de ciento diez habitaciones, que quedaba aislado por la nieve durante al menos seis meses. Así que hasta el deshielo iban a estar los tres solos, ¿solos?, en el inmenso edificio. Y apenas llegaron, lo reconoció. Ya lo había visto. Aquel era el edificio. Aquella era la habitación. Aquel era el espejo. REDRUM-MURDER.]]> 656 Stephen King 8497593804 ��ñ������ 5 4.27 1977
author: Stephen King
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Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows...

In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us into the world of one of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is the story of a broken girl trying to live in a broken world.


AUTHOR’S FOREWORD

You might not want to buy this book.

I know, that’s not the sort of thing an author is supposed to say. The marketing people aren’t going to like this. My editor is going to have a fit. But I’d rather be honest with you right out of the gate.

First, if you haven’t read my other books, you don’t want to start here.

My first two books are The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. If you’re curious to try my writing, start there. They’re the best introduction to my world. This book deals with Auri, one of the characters from that series. Without the context of those books, you’re probably going to feel pretty lost.

Second, even if you have read my other books, I think it’s only fair to warn you that this is a bit of a strange story. I don’t go in for spoilers, but suffice to say that this one is ... different. It doesn’t do a lot of the things a classic story is supposed to do. And if you’re looking for a continuation of Kvothe’s storyline, you’re not going to find it here.

On the other hand, if you’d like to learn more about Auri, this story has a lot to offer. If you love words and mysteries and secrets. If you’re curious about the Underthing and alchemy. If you want to know more about the hidden turnings of my world...

Well, then this book might be for you.]]> 145 Patrick Rothfuss ������ 5 3.56 2014
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Ahora va a revelar la verdad sobre sí mismo. Y para ello debe empezar por el principio: su infancia en una troupe de artistas itinerantes, los años malviviendo como un ladronzuelo en las calles de una gran ciudad y su llegada a una universidad donde esperaba encontrar todas las respuestas que había estado buscando.

«He robado princesas a reyes agónicos. Incendié la ciudad de Trebon. He pasado la noche con Felurian y he despertado vivo y cuerdo. Me expulsaron de la Universidad a una edad a la que a la mayoría todavía no los dejan entrar. He recorrido de noche caminos de los que otros no se atreven a hablar ni siquiera de día. He hablado con dioses, he amado a mujeres y he escrito canciones que hacen llorar a los bardos.

»Me llamo Kvothe. Quizá hayas oído hablar de mí.»


«Viajé, amé, perdí, confié y me traicionaron.»]]> 872 Patrick Rothfuss 8401337208 ��ñ������ 5 4.51 2007
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