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Origen del famoso musical de Broadway y su adaptación en Hollywood, esta escalofriante novela cuenta la leyenda del sangriento barbero Sweeny Todd, publicada por entregas en los famosos fascículos truculentos llamados Penny Dreadfuls a mediados del S. XIX en Inglaterra. Su protagonista es un barbero en el Londres victoriano que tiene un trato criminal y antropófago con la panadera de su barrio, famosa por sus deliciosos pasteles de carne.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is perhaps the best-known Arthurian romance in the English language. Its story is well-known: New Year celebrations at Camelot are disrupted by the fearsome and strange appearance of the Green Knight who challenges Arthur's court to a game consisting of an exchange of blows; the Green Knight's survival of the beheading that ensues locks Sir Gawain into a commitment to receive a return blow a year later, bound by his honor to fulfill the terms of the game.

This article profiles Arthur Hailey. His 11 published novels established him as a best-selling author. Find out how one flight led Hailey to his career as a novelist, and learn how his career developed.

In 1954, the small Florida Panhandle town of Torreya had more Klansmen per acre than fire ants. Sparrow, a bag lady; Pollyanna, an auditor; and Jack, the owner of Slade’s Diner, step on fire ants and Klansmen whenever they can while an unknown archer fires fate-changing arrows at the Klan’s leadership. They are not who they appear to be, and while they take risks, they must be discrete lest they end up in the Klan’s gunsights.

Chatsworth House during the Second World War. The Devonshire family make way for an evacuated girls' school, Chatsworth's grand interiors now converted to dormitories and classrooms. Pupils Ceri and Gwyneth explore these new surroundings and their history, above and below stairs. But a ghost story about a screaming woman on the bridge in the grounds seems disturbingly true - and all the more disturbing for the parallels it presents with the secret love affair they discover their charismatic teacher, Miss Cairns, is involved in....

How does a gunman retire? Frank MacLeod was the best at what he does. Thoughtful. Efficient. Ruthless. But is he still the best? A new job. A target. But something is about to go horribly wrong. Someone is going to end up dead. Most gunmen say goodbye to the world with a bang. Frank’s still here. He’s lasted longer than he should have...

A witch's quest for answers leads her to uncover a dark family secret and a deadly supernatural threat. In the captivating first book of the Minerva Mysteries series, Minerva Winters, the formidable Head Witch of New York City, finds herself facing a complex web of old family matters, personal demons, and an insidious supernatural adversary.

Bestseller phénoménal du "New York Times" ! Découvrez les histoires de réussite des personnes les plus brillantes, les plus célèbres et les plus réussies du passé et du présent dans le livre audio de Malcolm Gladwell "Les prodiges. Pourquoi les qualités personnelles et le talent ne suffisent pas à expliquer le succès". Soyons honnêtes, combien de fois vous avez entendu que le succès est toujours le fruit du travail dur et rien d'autre que le travail dur ? L'enquête révolutionnaire de Malcolm Gladwell nous révèle de nombreux autres facteurs importants afin de réussir.

Nо оnе оn thiѕ рlаnеt wаѕ born luсkу. Evеrуоnе "lucky" thаt уоu саn think оf, including the riсhеѕt реорlе оn the рlаnеt, probably wеrеn't born luсkу. The fасt iѕ thаt thеѕе реорlе hаvе mastered thе gаmе оf wеаlth lаtеr оn in their livеѕ. Thеу mау or mау not hаvе bееn born with the mоnеу, but thеу hаvе lеаrnеd how to play the money gаmе.

Neville Chamberlain redet mit Adolf Hitler - und versteht doch nicht, was der vorhat. Amanda Knox beteuert ihre Unschuld, von den italienischen Richtern wird sie dennoch wegen Mordes verurteilt. Der Spion, der Jahre unentdeckt auf den höchsten Ebenen des Pentagons verbringt. Warum verstehen wir so oft andere Menschen falsch? Warum ist es so schwer, eine Lüge zu entdecken, ein Gesicht zu lesen oder die Motive eines Fremden zu beurteilen? Wir sind überzeugt, dass alles, was wir in einer persönlichen Begegnung erfahren, besonders wertvoll ist.

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a pebble and a sling - and ever since, the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he?

This is the place where tech workers come to get smarter about their money. Hosted by CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, speaker, blogger, and self-proclaimed personal finance nerd Malcolm Ethridge, this show seeks to shake up the traditional approach to personal finance and make concepts such as investing, tax planning, real estate, cryptocurrency, insurance, equity compensation and other executive benefits more accessible to the tech community. Once referred to as the "Stuart Scott of personal finance," Malcolm's approach is both relatable and entertaining for audiences of all ages and ...

Inside this audiobook, you’ll find hypnotic tracks designed specifically for weight loss so you can start seeing results today! This audiobook uses powerful hypnosis techniques combined with positive affirmations and guided meditations to help you break free from emotional eating, food addiction, cravings, binge eating disorder (BED), compulsive overeating (COE), and other unhealthy habits related to food so that you can finally start losing weight for good! All you need is 30 minutes per day of quiet time alone in a place where no one will bother you. So, what are you waiting for?

In the seventh book in the Windrush series, Jack is sent to infiltrate the Fenian Brotherhood, who are threatening to cause mutiny in the British Army. The journey will take him from deepest England to Ireland and across the Atlantic to the United States and Canada. Jack discovers that another nation is using the Fenian cause for its own ends, and gets involved in battles and intrigue. But what's most worrying of all is the involvement of Helen, Jack's old flame. What is she doing with the Fenians?

In How to Draw a Map, father and son cartographers Alexander and Malcolm Swanston demonstrate the skill, creativity and care involved in the timeless art of creating maps - and what these artefacts reveal about the legion of mapmakers who went before us.

A psychopath is hell bent on revenge. A body is found with its fingers amputated, then an investigative journalist is murdered. Bennett’s team is faced with some baffling evidence.

Hatpins and bicycle spokes become pivotal to the inquiry but the police struggle to connect the evidence. It is only when a Detective Sergeant from the team is kidnapped that Bennett realises that he is the true target.

The quote goes, "Revenge is a dish best served cold." However, the minute the prison door clanged shut behind Allison Branch, she began to plot her revenge. Allison knew she would need a new face, a new identity, and new friends to carry out the intricate plan she was forming. She would eliminate all the people who had wronged her, and her list was getting longer. With a new face and identity, she could be anyone, anywhere, even your neighbor next door. The listener will be gasping at the lengths that Allison will go against Mike Parsons and his friends.

Crashed without a clue. Stranded on a strange world. Caught in the fight of their lives. Aspiring teenaged artist Unai thought he was free from facing struggle like his father. But he’d rather be back in his family butcher shop when he wakes in a downed escape pod with a feral girl and cute-looking kid cadet on a faraway planet. And with carnage on the horizon and a gap in his memories, he’ll need more than his artistic instincts to stay alive. Can they survive the savage lands before the extraterrestrial wildlife tears them apart?

This audiobook profiles Brandon Sanderson. As one of the world's leading fantasy authors, Sanderson received a major boost when Robert Jordan's widow asked him to continue the Wheel of Time series.

We have all experienced it: the jolt of an insight arriving like a thunderclap, the metaphorical light bulb over your head as you drive to work, take a shower, or unload the dishwasher. These all-too-elusive "aha moments" come sporadically and without warning. But what if insights could be accessed more reliably in everyday life? Charles Kiefer and Malcolm Constable have the tools to make this possibility a reality.