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El corredor es un alarido de metal y literatura cuya virtud primordial es llevar al lector a un paroxismo, a esa exaltación propia de los derviches y pilotos cuyos bólidos están avizorando, en fracciones de segundo, la pared donde habrán de estrellarse, el fuego donde serán desgarrados por engranajes y ángulos enfurecidos. Alejandro Vázquez Ortiz ha logrado escribir un mecanismo...

Blood is not always thicker than water ...At times a common bloodline is something of a curse--or so Robert FitzStephan discovers when he realizes his half-brother, Eustace de Lamont, wants to kill him. A murderous and greedy brother isn't Robert's only challenge. He and his wife, Noor, also have to handle their infected relationship with a mightily displeased Queen Eleanor--all because of their mysterious little foundling whom they refuse to ...

Dreams. Goals. Plans.You envision a dream, set a goal, and formulate a plan. I had diligently pursued all of these steps. I was on my way to obtaining my degree, engaging with breathtaking works of art, and unexpectedly falling into bed with my professor.Yeah, that last bit wasn't part of the grand scheme, but even I had to admit that it wasn't an unwelcome deviation.Ironically, despite my meticulous planning, attention to detail, and even des...

Mary Roberts Rinehart, known for her bestselling mystery novels such as The Circular Staircase published in 1907, earned a reputation as "the American Agatha Christie" through the success of her novels. Yet Rinehart was also a WWI correspondent.After convincing her editor at The Saturday Evening Post to send her to the Belgian front, and armed with letters of introduction, her status as a well-known writer and member of the American Red Cross,...

This is the third in a series about the Saddle Boys in western-themed stories. You learned first about the adventures of two inquisitive youths of by-gone days. They are Frank Haywood, only son of rich miner/ranch owner Leonidas Haywood, and Frank's friend Bob Archer, who hails from Kentucky. They became known far and wide after being seen riding and dashing over the prairies at top-notch speed. They were often confronted by a spoiled young Pe...

What's in the box? It's Christmas time in New York City and the Poe family has arrived for the tree lighting ceremony. Something unexpected happens when a young Edgar Allan Poe's brother shows up with an oblong box and refuses to tell anyone what's hidden inside. Will this Christmas mystery spell out the end for Edgar and his brother?

Wisdom from a Life in Ministry is a collection of brief essays from beloved minister Bob Plunket. Plunket's wry humor and perceptive observation of human nature invite readers back to a somewhat distant-and simpler-time. This book exhibits the power of respectful, biblical thinking as it pleasantly promotes godly values that build strong families, churches, and communities. More than anything, Wisdom from a Life in Ministry engagingly calls re...

Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. If they're living, if they're breathing, it's game over. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied. Daniel (no-last-name) is a sexy, shirtless, six-pack wielding heartthrob who is a...

Precocious Charlemagne Crosse had an idyllic childhood until the night her parents Sir Archibald and Lady Lavinia vanished in the aftermath of a solar eclipse. Shipped off to disreputable boarding schools, Charlemagne's life is bleak. However, on her sixteenth birthday, Charlemagne unexpectedly regains her wealth and freedom. Upon her return to the ancestral Crosse mansion, she's reunited with black sheep Uncle Alistair and his new family: his...

DANNY VERITY, PI - BOOK 1 'I loved it!' - Leigh Russell, best-selling crime thriller author of the Geraldine Steel series Newly qualified offshore medic, Danny Verity, arrives on the Cuillin Alpha oil platform shortly before a storm damages the satellite system, severing the crew's only mode of communication to the mainland. Storm or sabotage? Danny is forced to perform emergency surgery on an injured crewmate, whose accident he suspec...

A follow-up of the bestselling, Geoffrey Bilson Award -- and Victoria Book Prize -- nominated A Blinding Light, focusing on the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion and the onset of the Great Influenza Pandemic. When Jane Mooney's older brother Connor lies about his age and enlists in the Great War at age fifteen, she can't imagine ever being more devastated. But on December 6, 1917, when two ships collide in Halifax Harbour, the resulting explo...

A new and fully revised edition of the popular, long-running autobiographical play from celebrated playwright and actor Walter Borden, exploring his experiences as a Black gay man facing racism, poverty, and homophobia. Welcome to The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time -- a powerful autobiographical play and the story of Walter Borden's life, his life's work, and his letter to the world. Told through the voices of ten deeply etched, spellbinding c...

A guidebook for leaders who dare to journey further Just like legendary explorers, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs must navigate through unknown territories, pivot around unforeseen obstacles, and iterate toward their desired destination. Through the concept of Exploratory Leadership, Studio/E founders Tom Wiese and Nate Garvis help you discover more possibility in your life-and with more possibility, you can create the future you desire. Ex...

The saga continues . . . Melanie Slate and her group of street savvy misfits square off against a new threat, one that turns Hollywood High into an unlivable prison ruled by a Napoleonic master. Thanks to their unique blend of witty banter, metaphysical brilliance, and general badassery, Melanie, Trey, Adam, and the rest of the gang uncover layers to their new and shockingly militant reality. Invade their turf, and they'll defend it to the dea...

A single cry for help can change the person who listens forever. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Flynn is called to a crime scene where a foot in a running shoe has washed up along the Pacific shoreline. While there, she meets Therese, the mother of a missing Native woman, Diyanni. The young woman has been missing for almost a month, but the local police and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have shown little interest. Kelly resists Therese's...

What happens when a lady loses her heart to a tortured earl with a damning secret? Lady Grace Howard and her ailing son have no choice but to move in with her sister Maude and her husband. Although welcome, she is too prideful to remain with them overly long. So when she crosses paths with a cynical war-wounded earl who needs her dowry but loathes the idea of falling in love again as much as she, Grace agrees to a marriage of convenience. Li...

He's supposed to catch baseballs, not feelings... Baseball catcher Tag Gentry's World Series dream is shattered along with his leg and possibly his career. The only thing that cheers him up is his daily visits from Skye Schuyler, hired by the team owner to make sure Tag is kept fed and on his diet during rehab. Skye's new job doesn't ease her financial woes, but the paycheck definitely helps, and seeing Tag has made her days a lot brighter...

A visual celebration of a cultural icon! From the day it opened its doors in 1907, the lavish nineteen story French Renaissance building on the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South was simply the grandest hotel in the world. The Plaza's lavish interiors and exteriors have remained sought-after settings for films, TV, shows, and important social events--from Barbra Streisand to The Beatles, anyone who is anyone has stayed the...

Featuring more than 200 photos, this book documents the history of the immigrants who created the cigar industry in Tampa and the extraordinary multi-ethnic community that flourished around it.

Nick Greene flees the life he's known in exchange for peace in his quaint town's rugged forest park, but when a curious fisherman foils his tranquillity, Nick's missing persons case turns into a manhunt. Heading to the neighbouring city of Abercrombie, Nick finds refuge in a run-down motel known for taking in hopeless cases. He forms a friendship with his neighbour, Marina, but little does Nick know, a fatigued detective from his hometown is h...