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The infamous Captain Blacktail and his crew of swashbuckling rats set sail upon the high seas in search of a treasure equal to the ransom of kings upon kings. Many would-be plunderers have set forth to claim the treasure of the Cat O’ Nine Tails—only never to return. A young mouse known as Pip will find his life forever changed as he journeys to uncharted waters on an adventure with Captain Blacktail and the rat crew of the Vile Vermin.

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

¿Tu perro sigue haciendo sus necesidades en cualquier parte de la casa y no sabes cómo corregirlo? ¿Cómo Enseñarle a Tu Perro a Ir al Baño? es la guía definitiva que te mostrará, paso a paso, cómo lograr que tu perro—ya sea cachorro o adulto—aprenda a ir al baño en el lugar adecuado. Basado en el reconocido Método LineUp Dog, el educador canino Joshua León comparte su experiencia práctica para que puedas obtener resultados efectivos y duraderos sin complicaciones innecesarias. En esta guía descubrirás: Un Método Claro y Directo – Nada de teoría excesiva; solo los ...

Cold cases don’t stay buried. And neither do obsessions. When a mysterious package arrives at Dr. Nathaniel Cole’s doorstep—filled with relics from the case that destroyed his career—it rips open a past he’s spent years trying to forget. The clues point back to Grayhaven, a coastal town still haunted by the legacy of a secret society that twisted faith, power, and science into something monstrous. Forced into an uneasy alliance with a relentless investigator and a profiler battling demons of her own, Nate is drawn into a web of coded messages, hidden chambers, and a killer who ...

Shapes and Shadows is an exhilarating journey of adventure, love, and perseverance. Blaine Braxton III, a world-renowned photojournalist, lives for the thrill of capturing the world through his lens. But when his path crosses with Kuisoon Kim—a beautiful but troubled woman—his life takes an unexpected turn. From the towering cliffs of Colorado to the sun-soaked beaches of Florida and beyond, Blaine and Kuisoon embark on a cross-country journey filled with danger, self-discovery, and second chances.

Go Be Kind isn't just a journal or another how-to guide to creating the life you want. It's a series of daily adventures that will help you rediscover the greatest human gift—kindness, which inspires interpersonal connection and is the most rewarding way to lead a more magnificent life.

Soles en plenilunio: novela romántica lésbica Un amanecer y dos auroras. Un crepúsculo y dos corazones Oriana Padrón está a punto de ceder ante una relación en la cual el sexo, la diferencia de edad y las incompatibilidades, imponen la norma. Puede que su personalidad y su forma de ser, la hagan ganarse el recelo de muchos, pero en lo más profundo de su corazón habita una mujer soñadora, compositora de versos, que ha estado dedicando sus rimas a una persona inexistente, que se niega a manifestarse en su vida. Como las orugas que se encaminan a su crisálida para transformarse en ...

Sold to a powerful immortal, Cera has accepted that her fate will be to share his bed and bear his heirs. High Lord Isael Eshval is as cold as he is beautiful, but he does promise Cera her freedom if she serves him.

We all know that encouraging curiosity and learning is crucial for our children's development, but it isn't always easy. Did you know that children who play while learning are more likely to retain the information they were taught? You don't have to sacrifice fun to encourage learning. That's why we created "Interesting Facts For Curious Kids" filled with challenging questions, fun facts, and interesting stories, your kids (and family!) will be entertained and learning for hours!

La ciencia pop es un libro de divulgación apasionante. ¿Se puede afirmar que las fresas son chilenas? ¿Qué tienen que ver las jibias de la Quinta Región en los avances de la neurobiología? ¿Podemos decir que el agua tiene recuerdos? ¿Que las plantas son inteligentes? El científico chileno Gabriel León aborda estas y otras preguntas y las responde de una manera amena y convincente, para acercanos así a un mundo a veces incógnito y, en el camino, despejar los secretos del planeta y nuestra especie.

¿Qué tan lejos irías por un sentimiento? ¿Prometerías amar por siempre? ¿Y qué harías si la vida te empuja a romper con ese acuerdo? Una noticia devastadora. La necesidad de transformar la realidad para estar a gusto con ella. La llegada de alguien que amenaza con ponerlo todo de cabeza... ¿Cómo pueden cada una de estas situaciones tejerse entre sí para llevarnos, a su vez, a una verdadera madeja de historias y sentimientos? En esta novela sáfica contemporánea, la vida nos va llevando de la mano por caminos que parecen flanqueados por ortigas, sin imaginar que más allá de las...

The murder of two clam fishermen off the island of Pellestrina, south of the Lido on the Venetian lagoon, draws Commissario Brunetti into the island's close-knit community, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders worthy of the Mafia. When the Vice-Questore's secretary Signorina Elettra volunteers to visit the island, where she has relatives, Brunetti finds himself torn between his duty to solve the murders, concerns for Elettra's safety, and his not entirely straightforward feelings for her....

Brought to you by Penguin. A woman’s cryptic dying words in a Venetian hospice lead Guido Brunetti to uncover a threat to the entire region in Donna Leon’s haunting twenty-ninth Brunetti novel. When Dottoressa Donato calls the Questura to report that a dying patient at the hospice...

meet Nathaniel Sandiford, DUKE OF SHERBORNE. As a scholar at Eton College, he brings a sense of entitlement and a supercilious confidence to all he does, not least his swordsmanship. But then he attends a fencing class at Angelo’s School of Arms and get soundly thrashed by a 12 year old lad called Jack. He vows to improve his skills with a view to a re-match one day, which he intends to win. What he doesn’t know is that Jack is really Jacinta, daughter of a tutor at Angelo’s, where she assists by sparring with the younger boys.

During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna.

Lo que tienes tú La felicidad siempre te espera en un recodo del camino Elena Guitart escogió muy bien a las integrantes de su cortejo. A sólo un mes de contraer matrimonio con un chico maravilloso, jamás imaginó de qué forma su festejo cambiaría la vida de todos los involucrados. El regreso a las heridas de la infancia, comprender que siempre es acertado recorrer el mismo camino para llegar a destinos diferentes y descubrir que los recelos y prejuicios pueden alejarte de las personas que realmente amas, son algunas de las enseñanzas que en sólo 35 días, siete damas tendrán que ...

The Deepest Wounds Are Self-Inflicted. Stuck in a downward spiral of self-pity and guilt over the tragic aftermath of battling a fallen angel, Diomedes cannot bring himself to face the world, let alone the woman he failed to protect. Hiding from everyone, including his benefactor Athena and his responsibilities at the Métis Foundation, he finds solace in someone unexpected. But avoidance and distractions are not enough. The one thing he cannot escape is trouble. Despite Diomedes's efforts to fall off the grid and forget, a familiar but treacherous figure tracks him down to offer a ...

Leon Garfield was the renowned author of more than 30 novels for children and adults. He won numerous awards for his work, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award and the inaugural Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Inspired by Charles Dickens, he set many of his tales in the 18th and 19th century, and became Dickens’ co-author when he wrote an ending to The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which was left unfinished on Dickens’ death. Their joint version was dramatised for radio in 1990, and is included here, together with adaptations of two of Garfield’s own thrilling adventures.

La huitième enquête du commissaire Brunetti. Le commissaire Guido Brunetti est sur la sellette : sa propre femme, Paola, est arrêtée après avoir démoli la vitrine d'une agence de voyages qu'elle suspecte de promouvoir le tourisme sexuel. Brunetti est temporairement démis de ses fonctions. Mais l'affaire se corse avec l'assassinat du propriétaire de l'agence. Pour tout indice, on retrouve à côté du corps une lettre accusant le défunt d'être un "pornographe". L'enquête s'annonce délicate, pour la carrière comme pour la vie privée de Guido Brunetti...

¿Cuánta tierra necesita un hombre? es una modernísima parábola sobre la ambición del ser humano. Pajom es un campesino al que ninguna extensión de tierra satisface: cuanta más tiene, más necesita. Al conocer que los habitantes de una lejana región, los bashkirios, le ofrecen tanta tierra como pueda recorrer en un día, no lo dudará e intentará abarcar la mayor cantidad posible.