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Durante siglos, los europeos situaron la legendaria ciudad de El Dorado en la selva más grande y densa del mundo: la del Amazonas. La obsesión por encontrar ese paraíso dejó la jungla impenetrable sembrada de cadáveres, lo que no fue impedimento para el explorador británico Percy Fawcett. Después de emprender una expedición tras otra sin éxito, en 1925 desapareció sin dejar rastro. En 2005, David Grann se adentró en el «infierno verde» para averiguar qué había ocurrido allí. El resultado es una reconstrucción magistral dela aventura de Percy Fawcett.

When Shawn inherits his dad’s estate, he is thrust into the spotlight as the "Most Desirable Man Alive". Struggling to navigate the constant presence of bodyguards and a sudden deluge of eligible bachelorettes, he is convinced that getting back to his private life is the answer, until he meets Shelly. She doesn't care about his money or his star status, and she seems to genuinely like him, but his heart has been broken once before. Can he risk opening himself up again?

En la tierra de los matrimonios arreglados desde la adolescencia, y en un país marcado por el racismo, Delfina consigue un hombre blanco de pareja para obtener descendencia mulata. ¿Cómo actúa el colonialismo sobre la autoestima del colonizado; más aún, de la colonizada? ¿Cómo se ve a sí misma la persona colonizada? ¿Qué es el amor para una mujer negra? ¿Qué significa, para un negro, ser negro o negra en pleno régimen colonial?

Nick Johnson has always been an underachieving, borderline alcoholic...but he soon finds himself in over his head when his affair with Vickie, an unhappily married homemaker, results in an accidental pregnancy. Vickie abandons Nick, leaving him to raise their biracial daughter, Lynn, alone. Overwhelmed by the difficulties of single fatherhood and seeking comfort and help for himself in that stressful journey, Nick dates numerous women who will change his life forever.

Criaturas que se suben a los tejados y alzan el vuelo, una adolescente apasionada por la sangre, una profesora que recoge la cabeza de la vecina en su jardín, una chica incapaz de separarse de la dentadura de su padre, dos gemelas ruidosas en un festival de música experimental, mujeres que se lanzan desde lo alto de una montaña, terremotos apocalípticos, un chamán que escribe un conjuro para revivir a su hija.

Sometimes, love leads where you least expect it. When socialite Melanie Sotheby finds herself abandoned on the wrong side of Los Angeles, she has few options. With no phone, credit cards, or identification, the means to get back home to New York seem slim. Not until she is rescued by a tall, dark stranger in the middle of the night does Melanie think of a plan.

Mike Black and his wife, Shy, are trying, again, to put that life behind them, raise their children, and spend the rest of their lives loving one another in peace. That peace is shattered when Elias Colton, a prominent member of the Black Business Association and close associate of New York City gangster Mike Black, is murdered. The detectives assigned to the case believe that they have a suspect, and the motive is sex, money, or both.

In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.

When single mom Hope Reynolds returns to her small New Jersey hometown a decade after a rift with her father, there's only one thing she's looking forward to: seeing her beloved Christmas Star shining across the valley. For townspeople, its been a beacon of hope, a symbol of miracles. Though she long ago stopped believing, Hope needs a miracle now more than ever.

Despite the painful emotions that stem from the draining relationship she recently ended, Nikita Lane is determined to get her life back on track. Her new home and advance in her career are just in time for the fresh start she needs. Nikita promises herself no distractions until the most captivating diversion she's ever laid eyes on introduces himself.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and Natalie has a rare night off from her shifts at the hospital. Determined to have fun with friends, she stops at a local store for provisions. There, amongst the craft beer and pork rinds, she comes face to face with her high school boyfriend, Brennan McLean.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Heidi McLaughlin and L.P. Dover come together for a sexy new series that delivers romance for every season!

"Secure the bag" is their motto, and death before dishonor is their G-code, so when greed, disloyalty, and hidden agendas threaten their enterprises, these outlaw mamis exact revenge on a whole new level! This volume contains: "Blood of My Blood" by Jasmine Williams; "Honor Among Boss Chicks" by Niyah Moore; "Dishonorable" by India; and more!

Nació el 21 de octubre de 1925, en el barrio Santo Suárez de La Habana, Cuba. Fue una de los cuatro hijos que tuvieron sus padres, Catalina Alfonso y Simón Cruz. Conocida como La reina de la salsa y La guarachera de oriente comenzó su carrera artística en La Habana, luego de haber ganado un concurso para nuevos talentos conocido como La hora del té.

Sarah Bakker has spent years getting over her love for her brother’s best friend Michael Thomas. What started out as a schoolgirl crush had deepened into much more—or at least she thought so before he headed off to war. And when he went MIA, Sarah thought her heart would never heal. But when her best friend persuades her to go skiing, Sarah is pleasantly surprised to run into their old classmate Lucas Williams. As Sarah begins to spend time with Lucas, she begins to feel that she can pick up the pieces of her heart and start over again.

The last time I saw my new colleague, she was on top of me. Literally. She’s my best friend’s sister. It might have been a hot onetime fling at his wedding. Maybe....

Baseball hotshot Jake Ross isn’t looking for love, only a good woman to come to his rescue. His bad boy rep lands him on the covers of gossip rags instead of sports magazines and could cost him a multi-million-dollar sponsorship deal. Enter Charlotte Jones. The shy media coordinator is determined to lose weight and avoid the health concerns that run in her family, but after months of middling results, she needs someone to talk her out of throwing in the towel. If Charlotte pretends to be Jake’s girlfriend, he’ll coach her on how to hit her numbers on the scales.

Hailed as the 'first freedom', free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat. In Free Speech, Jacob Mchangama traces the riveting legal, political and cultural history of this idea. Through captivating stories of free speech's many defenders, Mchangama demonstrates how the free exchange of ideas underlies all intellectual achievement and has enabled the advancement of both freedom and equality worldwide.

Retired from a high-stress job, Peggy Rector returns to her hometown, determined to kick-start her career as a romance novelist. She’s reconnecting with old friends and an old flame, the handsome Jess Carson. Finding a dead body is not part of her plan.

Presley and Cooper are permanently back in Hunter's Hollow, where she is taking over her mother's flower shop, Petal Pushers. Her biggest concern is how little she knows about flowers. One day, as she walks through the town square to the Uptown Café, she finds the mayor's face planted in a bed of snapdragons, and he's not moving.