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The year: 1936. Europe dances while an invidious dictator establishes himself in Portugal. The city: Lisbon-gray, colorless, chimerical. Ricardo Reis, a doctor and poet, has just come home after sixteen years in Brazil.

The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.

"Desde una princesa real, a la hija de un pescador, ¡oh!, ha recorrido mi amor toda la escala social" - Don Juan Tenorio ¿Desea convertirse en un maestro de la seducción y conquistar el amor y el deseo de las mujeres? ¿Quiere revolucionar su vida sexual a niveles nunca antes imaginados? Este libro es para usted. Desde las pinturas clásicas, hasta las novelas contemporáneas, la seducción se presenta como el arte y la virtud de generar deseo o excitación en las mujeres (o a quien sea que se busque como compañero sexual). Este libro está dirigido al lector que desea adquirir una ...

Commissario Ricciardi is the undisputed wizard of Neapolitan crime scenes. He solves every crime with an uncanny swiftness that leaves his colleagues dumbfounded. Indeed, there are those who think his abilities are the work of the devil, an unnatural and ungodly gift to be exorcised. And maybe they're right. Ricciardi sees the dead; he sees and hears the final moments in the lives of those who have suffered violent deaths. It may be a talent, or it may be a curse, but it is nonetheless a kind of black magic.

The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements, turned hearts, and informed generations. She's been hailed as a firebrand, a radical, a healer, and a sage; a wise and courageous voice who has spoken out on the sensitive issues, including race and gender, that touch our national consciousness.

Con más de 2,000 términos de uso en nuestra versión del español, éste es el verdadero diccionario Boricua. También contiene una sección de supersticiones Boricuas. Pa' que gocen!

What if, one day, Europe was to crack along the length of the Pyrenees, separating the Iberian peninsula? In Saramago's lovely fable, the new island is sent spinning, like a great stone raft, towards the Azores. While the authorities panic and tourists and investors flee, three men, two women and a dog are drawn together by portents that burden them with a bemusing sense of responsibility.

You know you need to start investing because you won’t be able to work your whole life. You don’t want to be the old employee working as a door greeter at your big chain department store. It will also be frustrating and very depressing if you are not financially aware of your future. Time seems to go faster the older you get, and it’s never too late to get started.

Sono sette. Gigi, il Presidente, il Cinese, Hulk, Mammina, Alex e un ultimo agente scelto che vorrebbe esser chiamato Serpico. Ognuno ha qualcosa da nascondere o da farsi perdonare. Per tutti sono i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone, poliziotti che devono ricostruire l'immagine di un commissariato con una macchia difficile da cancellare. Li hanno scelti perché sono sicuri che falliranno... Staremo a vedere.

What You Were Never Taught About Love We all need to love and be loved, yet no one teaches us how to handle our emotions and feelings when love enters our lives. This lack of understanding often leads to unnecessary suffering, misunderstandings, and mistakes that could have been avoided with a better grasp of what love truly means. "The Art of Loving for Men" is not just another book about relationships. Here, you will learn the fundamental principles of love and how this powerful emotion uniquely impacts men. Its goal is to help you better manage your emotions, make more conscious ...

¡Cambia tu mentalidad y descubre al seductor que llevas dentro! ¿Te cuesta dar ese primer paso con las mujeres? ¿Sientes que el éxito con el género femenino es un rompecabezas inalcanzable? ¿Quieres convertirte en un auténtico maestro de la seducción y las habilidades sociales? Algo en tu interior te dice que puedes lograrlo, pero quizás aún no has descubierto cómo. No estas aquí para promesas vacías; estas para resultados tangibles. En esta lectura te ofrezco la llave maestra para desbloquear tu potencial y descubrir tu personalidad seductora. Ahora, tienes dos opciones: ...

Black literature is perhaps the most powerful, polarizing force in the modern American zeitgeist. Today—as Black novels draw authoritarian ire, as Black memoirs shape public debates, as Black polemics inspire protest petitions—it’s more important than ever to highlight the places that center these stories: Black bookstores. Traversing teeming metropolises and tiny towns, Prose to the People explores a these spaces, chronicling these Black bookstore's past and present lives.

Alguna vez te preguntaste: ¿Mis hijos serán inteligentes cuando crezcan? ¿Influirá la forma en que los críe en su desarrollo intelectual? ¿Dónde se generan las emociones y cómo hago que mi hijo aprenda a controlarlas? ¿Qué hago si mi hijo se siente frustrado? ¿Cómo logro que mis hijos sean felices? Si estas dudas han cruzado tu mente, este libro es para ti.El Cerebro del niño es un libro pensado para que los padres conozcan más a sus hijos a partir de lo que sucede dentro de sus cerebros. Los científicos ha podido explicar muchos comportamientos de los niños teniendo en ...

Ci inseguirà per tutto il tempo del romanzo. È la voce di un poeta latino del primo secolo avanti Cristo. È la voce di un condannato all'amore di una donna che l'ha straziato e continua a straziarlo rinnovando la smagliante ossessione di un desiderio inesausto. A quella voce sembrano rispondere le vicende di un giovane professore consumato dalla vita coniugale infelice, dalla vita accademica disertata dagli studenti, ma costantemente acceso dalla passione dello studio e, un giorno, dalla lama di luce che riverbera, a sorpresa, negli occhi di una studentessa.

The most simple definition of manipulation might be this one: manipulating is handling people at will to achieve our goals. The manipulator is an artist of language and appearance; their words and their actions are apparently true, honest and generous, but their intentions are others and they remain hidden. The victim debates between reality and the fiction that their manipulator has created for them. Learning the different modus operandi that the manipulator uses to control their victims, will protect you so you don't fall into the hands of these kinds of individuals again. Do you intend ...

Este libro revolucionará tu vida socialAun las personas más sociables y desinhibidas han sufrido timidez y ansiedad social en algún momento de sus vidas. Los síntomas físicos de padecerla van desde el rubor facial, a la dificultad para respirar y el desvanecimiento. Pero la ansiedad social no es un problema con el que tengas que vivir toda tu vida. Sus orígenes sueles encontrarse en una batería de creencias y pensamientos negativos e irracionales que nos vuelven poco funcionales en sociedad. En este sintético y valioso libro, el psicólogo italiano Giovanni Barone nos introduce a la...

Leonida Brancato era stato un penalista imbattibile. Da anni non si sapeva piú nulla di lui, e ora qualcuno lo ha ucciso e ha infierito sul suo cadavere. Un omicidio che mette di nuovo alla prova i Bastardi. Sotto un diluvio che non concede tregua, circondati da nemici e nonostante dolorosi problemi personali, i formidabili poliziotti del commissariato di Pizzofalcone si districheranno fra segreti, ipocrisie, rancori. Arrivando a scoprire una verità quanto mai inaspettata.

Vivir en pareja o tener una relación de pareja puede ser inmensamente gratificante, pero no es nada sencillo. En la convivencia salen a flote las diferencias con la otra persona, las cuestiones de individualidad y el espacio que cada uno necesita, las diferencias en cuanto a educación, interacción social y otros aspectos que, si bien es cierto deben ser afines, no tienen por qué ser exactamente iguales. Este libro está dirigido a todos aquellos que buscan tener una relación con otra persona para formar una pareja inteligente. Sí, una pareja que sepa manejarse en el plano de las ...

Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary new collection—a landmark of American literature—speaks to the fury of our current political moment while reflecting on the tragedies and triumphs of her early life.

In this lyrical book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape.