Alemán

"After the loss of her mother, high school junior Soledad finds herself struggling to balance classes and her new job in California to support her family in Tijuana, Mexico, in this thoughtful story about identity, immigration, and family"-- Provided by publisher.

"A suspenseful dark comedy about a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead-and must now decide how far he's willing to go to spin the event into his next big book. A few years ago, David Alvarez had it all: a six-figure book deal, a loving boyfriend, and an exciting writing career. His debut novel was a resounding success, which made the publication of his second book-a total flop-all the more devastating. Now, David...

"The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Timed for a trial that will capture national attention, When the Night Comes Falling examines the mysterious murders of the four University of Idaho students. Having covered this case from its start, Edgar award winning investigative reporter Howard Blum takes readers behind the scenes...

La ventisca es una novela corta que narra las vicisitudes de una familia durante uno de los períodos más convulsos de la historia en España, el que transita desde finales del siglo XIX hasta la Guerra Civil. Ubicada en un imaginario pueblo del levante español, Sirera, los distintos miembros de la familia Colom serán testigos de los acontecimientos sociales y políticos que condujeron a años de persecución, guerra y conflictos permanentes entre...

Guzmán de Alfarache is a picaresque novel written by Mateo Alemán. The works tells the first person adventures of a picaro, a young street urchin, as he matures into adulthood. It thus ultimately both recounts adventures and moralizes on those childish excesses. Guzmán de Alfarache, by this means, is conceived as an extensive doctrinal sermon about the sins of society, and was so received by the author's contemporaries, despite the hybrid qualities...

Es el año 2012. Cam es un hombre feliz en su trabajo y en su hogar, casado y con dos hijos, Uriel y Jeliel. Las situaciones de la vida se imponen: divorcio, la muerte de uno de sus hijos y una enfermedad mortal lo llevan a una fuerte depresión, abandono, tendencias suicidas y un odio personal contra la vida. Ataques e insultos a la vida hacen que ella se presente a él como una esbelta dama, quien le hace ver su realidad confrontándolo a él mismo....

In the squalid settlement of Poso Wells, women have been regularly disappearing but the authorities have shown little interest. When the leading presidential candidate comes to town, he and his entourage are electrocuted in a macabre, darkly hilarious accident witnessed by a throng of astonished spectators. The sole survivor-next in line for the presidency-inexplicably disappears from sight. Gustavo Varas, a principled journalist, picks up the trail,...

Kobe lives and breathes basketball. While other basketball legends fade into obscurity after retirement, Kobe is out there pursuing new endeavors and building a business empire. It's a testament to his relentless thirst for knowledge and never-ending quest to be better. This book is a front row ticket to Kobe's journey through life as he reveals how he used the Mamba Mentality as a blueprint to his success, whether on-court or off-court. An insight...

Dispersion de la lumière résulte de l'introspection de l'auteure et de l'exploration de son corps en étroite relation avec les éléments de la nature. Il rend également compte de l'observation minutieuse des sensations produites par ces derniers qui modifie ou donne forme à sa perception ou sa conception de la réalité.

"The year my mother left us, my father found a dog along the highway just outside of Powder River."Thus opens the beginning of sixteen-year-old Matthew Christman's account of his senior year. Reeling from his loss, Matthew struggles to make sense of the adult world into which he has been forced to enter prematurely. He faces other losses, foremost among them his innocence, as he tries to figure out the difference between being a man's man, or a good...