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Cosa rendeva i guerrieri Spartani così rispettati e temuti? Protetta da "un muro fatto di uomini, al posto dei mattoni", una piccola comunità di guerrieri ha ottenuto il rispetto dell'intero mondo antico, diventando una leggenda senza tempo... stiamo parlando di Sparta, la città che ha intrigato ed ispirato gli uomini per millenni. E c'è un qualcosa attorno a questa antica città che ancora attira e richiama l'uomo moderno. Ma cosa, esattamente? In questo libro, scoprirai i segreti dell'autostima direttamente dai maestri di quest'arte: i guerrieri più temuti della storia, gli Spartani.

La paranza dei bambini ha preso il potere e controlla le piazze di spaccio a Forcella, ma da sola non può comandare. Per tenersi il centro storico, Nicolas 'o Maraja deve allearsi con la paranza dei capelloni ma ogni paranzino insegue i suoi interessi. Le vecchie famiglie li appoggiano e li ostacolano e una nuova guerra sembra vicina. Dopo "La paranza dei bambini" Roberto Saviano torna a raccontare i ragazzi dei nostri giorni feroci.

A stunning collection of short stories - mostly dealing with the sex trade - by the late Chilean master and author of The Savage Detectives. The Return contains thirteen unforgettable stories that seem to tell what Bolano called "the secret story," "the one we’ll never know." Bent on returning to haunt you, Bolano’s tales might concern the unexpected fate of a beautiful ex-girlfriend, or soccer, witchcraft, or a dream of meeting the poet Enrique Lihn: They always surprise.

¿Te imaginas que en la vida real se pudiera rebobinar y ver lo que acabamos de hacer a cámara lenta? Pues algo así es lo que ocurre con el ojo de halcón, que se vuelven a ver las jugadas de un partido justo después de que acaban de ocurrir para ver si ha sido gol, falta o fuera de juego.

You have just bumped into a great deal with a unique combo of two different books, which cover topics on critical thinking, rationality, and using intelligence as a moral compass.This is one of the best books about these particular sub-topics.

Acaban de inaugurar el Gran Camping de Sevilla la Chica y las primeras en llegar son tres misteriosas autocaravanas. Sus ocupantes, un equipo de fútbol italiano que viene a hacer la pretemporada con el Soto Alto, aunque en realidad sus intenciones son muy distintas. Y para colmo, una tormenta de arena del desierto que impide ver las cosas con claridad. ¿Conseguirán Los Futbolísimos resolver este nuevo misterio?

On a cold night in 1999, the notorious Donnie Torr went down in a hail of gunfire. The threat to the town was supposedly eliminated. Now, in 2002, local writer James Dorrell has just purchased a leather jacket at the thrift store. He knows its getting colder, bleaker as the weather grows gray. But what he doesn't know is that the killer lived on, connected to the very vessel of the jacket that James now owns.

It was supposed to be just another quiet evening. But some things just cannot be laid to rest. Retired detective Michael Jakes is taking a much-needed vacation in a hotel he always wanted to visit. But when a body turns up and startles the guests, he wants no part of it. That is until a woman sits next to him and lures him in.

Bienvenidos a mi Librero Personal. En este espacio recomiendo los libros que más me han gustado… y explico por qué.

Los Futbolísimos, capitaneados por Morley, viajan a Escocia para participar en el mítico torneo de los seis clanes. Tendrán que superar pruebas durísimas con el único fin de conseguir el castillo Mac Leod. Pero, ¿qué interés tiene Morley en ese castillo? Y lo que es mucho más inquietante: ¿qué extraña presencia se aparece cada noche a los Futbolísmos?

A trove of strange, arresting, short masterworks - five stories and two essays - by Roberto Bolano, a writer who pulls bloodthirsty rabbits out of his hat. As Pankaj Mishra remarked in The Nation, one of the remarkable qualities of Bolano’s short stories is that they can do the “work of a novel.” The Insufferable Gaucho contains tales bent on returning to haunt you.

Cal Cronin wanted more. Writing for more than 20 years, he’s ready to hit it big. But when a new writer comes to the market in 2011, during the biggest ebook boom, Cal is not one to be eclipsed so easily. He wants to know who this mysterious writer is and how he is able to capture the human condition. Along with his lackey, Cronin will discover that the most terrifying thing about creativity is the loss of self that comes with it.

There is a place just beyond the dream world where writers come to play. It is a mythical place located next to the Field of Gathered Imaginations. In the land of Olde Country there resides a shoppe filled with ideas for the masses. But what happens when the ideas run out?

En esta nueva entrega policial vuelve a sus andanzas el afamado detective privado Cayetano Brulé, un exiliado cubano residente en Valparaíso. Esta vez lo contratan para aclarar el extraño asesinato de Edmundo Galaz Expósito, pintor capitalino residente también en el puerto, formado en Madrid.

Che senso ha raccontare la storia della bomba atomica? Nessuno, in apparenza. Perché tutti sappiamo già come va a finire. Il mattino del 6 agosto 1945, la bomba viene sganciata sulla città di Hiroshima. E fa circa centosessantaseimila vittime. Eppure, c'è un eppure. Perché questa è una storia diversa da tutte le altre. La sorpresa non sta nel finale, ma nei singoli passaggi. Un presidente che sale al potere nel momento sbagliato. Una rete di falsi sospetti e informazioni top secret.

Explore the Earth's last frontier, learn how the dinosaurs died, or discover the direction human evolution is heading. The world's greatest scientists are at your disposal in Great Minds of Science. Let them take you to the very frontiers of science, with narratives full of genius, personal insight, and enlightenment. In this tribute to mankind's ingenuity and boundless curiosity, get detailed explanations about dinosaurs, viruses, evolution, oceanography, astronomy, and artificial intelligence.

You have perfected the skills necessary to perform at work and manage everyday life. Yet you often find yourself stuck—your career has stalled, your relationships have become stagnant. Something is off. The hard truth is that no matter how brilliant you may be, your technical abilities won’t provide you with the charisma, empathy, and grace you need to advance. No matter how well-designed your algorithms, they won’t teach you how to be an authentic leader.

A collection that gathers everything Bolano was working on before his untimely death. A North American journalist in Paris is woken at 4 a.m. by a mysterious caller with urgent information. For V. S. Naipaul the prevalence of sodomy in Argentina is a symptom of the nation’s political ills. Daniela de Montecristo (familiar to readers of Nazi Literature in the Americas and 2666) recounts the loss of her virginity. Belano’s son Gernimo disappears in Berlin during the Days of Chaos in 2005.

Pubblicato nel 1894, "I Viceré" è uno dei massimi capolavori del verismo italiano. Nell'opera si narra l'epopea della nobile famiglia siciliana degli Uzeda di Francalanza. Un mirabile affresco di una famiglia i cui componenti sono in lotta l'uno con l'altro, dilaniandosi per l'eredità della principessa defunta.

Son rebeldes, divertidas y odian el protocolo. Pero, además, son princesas herederas al trono. Forman un grupo conocido como Las Princesas Rebeldes. Y ocultan un gran secreto: desde que cumplieron once años… ¡tienen superpoderes! Ahora tienen una cita en el palacio milenario de As-Dhram, un lugar mágico rodeado de leyendas y profecías. Allí se van a celebrar los diez días de luz, una conmemoración en honor a la joven Qamra, la futura reina de Jordania.