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Cuando F. Scott Fitzgerald escribió El Gran Gatsby al principio de los años veinte, el sueño americano ya estaba en decadencia. Originalmente estaba basado en la idea de que la búsqueda de la felicidad no solo involucraba el éxito material sino también el crecimiento moral y espiritual. Para el tiempo de Fitzgerald el sueño se había enfocado increíblemente en el dinero y el placer - un fenómeno que le era muy familiar al rico escritor.

For Dr. Conrad Murray, the real motive should have been to keep Michael Jackson alive. That way he could get paid. But it wasn't Dr. Murray that was the only person in Michael Jackson's life at the end.

Meet Vaxy the pine marten. He's a graduate student at sunny Hoffridge U., where he helps Dr. Forrest with teaching, lab work, and getting his pants off whenever things are slow. Meet Mike the rabbit. He's Vaxy's roommate and not-boyfriend, and he certainly wouldn't have any reason to be jealous of Vaxy sleeping with someone else. If he found out. Meet Grace the fennec. He's a student, a friend of Vaxy and Mike who holds the firm belief that sex is just sex and shouldn't be mistaken for a relationship.

Life was finally starting to feel normal—if running a monster-filled farm with two girlfriends and an army of talking puppets could ever be considered normal. Then a stranger showed up—a beautiful girl begging for access to Sam’s personal dungeon. As if things weren’t already complicated, now the dungeon is glitching. Volatile floors, erratic bosses, and corrupted loot? Just another day in Amberglow.

Not a lot of harem franchises give their heroines their own novellas, but we're going there! In this scintillating prequel to Incubus RA Part 1, find out what Imara was doing leading up to her first steamy night with John Cutter, the budding Incubus Lord himself. Why was she so obsessed with him? What was her relationship like with the other girls before the series began? Who is Imara's mysterious mother? And just what is it like inside the head of a borderline yandere Half-Angel obsessed with a boy with demon blood?

The Fanservice Continues... Life has finally settled down for Kevin Swift. Sure he’s still dealing with Lilian’s zany antics, but that’s alright, he’s actually starting to enjoy the gorgeous Kitsune’s continued presence. Too bad he's in denial. Unfortunately for him, life likes to throw fastballs when you least expect it to, and his life is about to get ecchi―I-I mean, ugly. A tsundere dressed in gothic lolita fashion… A boy whose hair is bigger than his brain… A new enemy that makes Chris Fleischer look like a fifty pound weakling… Trying to admit his feelings for a certain tomboy…

The war for Earth has begun. Damian Smith and his gorgeous team of demon hunters are back, and they’re more powerful than ever. With the weight of his past and the future of humanity on his shoulders, Damian has no choice but to become stronger, fiercer, and deadlier than ever. Abbadon's demon army is ready to raze everything in its path. Hell on Earth is no longer a distant threat—it's on the horizon. To stand a chance, Damian needs every ally he can find. The angelic hellwalker, the mischievous acrobat with a heart of gold, and the dangerously obsessed vampire are all on his side.

Ivy Morgan no es una universitaria cualquiera, ni su vida es tan tranquila como podría ser la de una chica de su edad… Ella pertenece a la Orden, una organización secreta encargada de combatir hadas y otras criaturas diabólicas que se mueven por el Barrio Francés de Nueva Orleans. Cuatro años atrás, esas criaturas le arrebataron a las personas que amaba… Y desde entonces no puede permitirse querer a nadie. En un trabajo como el suyo los vínculos emocionales están prohibidos.

The ink on Roland Halloway’s P.I. license is barely dry when blue crystals and murdered bodies collide with his own fractured war memories. The perpetual twilight city of Ebonreach, where memory rain falls and magitech shields fail, conceals darker secrets than even a whiskey-numb veteran can fathom. He’s not on the case alone, though. With the alluring wood elf Amoretta wielding forbidden memory magic and a seductive succubus nightclub singer pulling deadly strings, Roland races through neon-soaked back alleys and shadowy underground tunnels in search of answers.

Band 3 der In Nomine Patris-Reihe von Angelina Conti Für Fans von J. G. Rose, Sophie Lark und Neva Altaj. Als neuer Seelsorger der Familie Lo Bianco habe ich mich nicht zufällig in die innersten Kreise der Cosa Nostra eingeschlichen. Ein gefährliches Spiel beginnt.

En el libro de Ana se pueden distinguir dos aspectos claramente diferenciados. Por una parte está la historia de la vida de Ana, la abuela de Jesús, que también contiene las descripciones de los eventos más importantes de las vidas de María (la madre de Jesús), Jesús y María Magdalena.

Alla vigilia di Natale, una visita scolastica allo zoo si trasforma in una catastrofe. Cosa è successo esattamente? I genitori di Josephine, la bambina che aveva preso parte alla gita, e che sembra saperne molte cose, sono decisi a scoprirlo. Ma una catastrofe non arriva mai da sola, le apparenze ingannano e la storia prenderà una piega che nessuno avrebbe potuto immaginare... La catastrofica visita allo zoo tiene con il fiato sospeso fino alla fine, è un romanzo divertente e a tratti commovente.

Thrust into a new world, Reed must act fast to survive and secure his place. He helps a few villagers, defeats a feral goblin, and then somehow absorbs mana from a legendary scroll. Reed can now learn magic—blazing fireballs, shield wards, and more. But it comes with a cost—a mission leading him to dangerous dungeons and treacherous mountains, to take the artifact to its tower and defeat a centuries-old demonic threat.

Un libro particolare. Nato in una situazione particolare. Una donna palestinese, colta, intelligente e spiritosa, tiene un "diario di guerra". Gli israeliani sparano ma, nella forzata reclusione fra le pareti domestiche, "spara" anche la madre del marito, una suocera proverbiale. Pubblicato in maggio in Israele, il libro è un documento che, in forza della sua freschezza, è schierato senza rinunciare al dialogo. Suad Amiry è un architetto palestinese, fondatrice e direttrice del Riwaq Center for Architectural Conservation a Ramallah.

Ripercorrendo tra memoria privata e pubblica i momenti chiave degli ultimi settant'anni di storia sociale italiana, dal Concordato del '29, alla stagione dei diritti degli anni Settanta, al tema spinoso del fine vita con i casi Welby ed Englaro, Margherita Hack ci lascia questo suo ultimo pamphlet sulle libertà individuali, su cosa significhi essere laico e sulle eredità spesso taciute che ancora pesano sulle istituzioni e impediscono un dibattito veramente libero sui temi che ci toccano in prima persona.

Todo lo que creía saber Ivy Morgan se ha venido abajo. Tras ser traicionada y estar a punto de morir a manos del Príncipe de los Faes, ha de guardar a toda costa un secreto perturbador. Cuando el Príncipe de los Faes comienza a estrechar el cerco sobre ellos, decidido a abrir de manera permanente los portales hacia el Otro Mundo, Ivy se queda sin alternativas.

Losing your virginity should be epic. But what happens when you're nearing 30 and the right man hasn't come along? Apparently, you sign up for a crazy dating game at a club. Kellan hasn't even thought about dating since he walked in on his fiancée cheating on him two years ago. He's dedicated all his time to his medical practice, afraid to give his heart away. But when his friend drags him to The SX Club, all that's about to change.

Hace tiempo que Ivy Morgan no es la misma de siempre. Ren haría cualquier cosa por mantener a Ivy a salvo. Aunque se siente dolida y traicionada, si Ivy quiere salir con vida, debe dejar de lado sus sentimientos y colaborar no solo con aquellos a los que ama, sino también con un enemigo al que preferiría matar antes que depositar su confianza en él. Se avecina una guerra, y pronto se hace evidente que todo lo que Ivy y Ren creían saber de la Orden no era más que un puñado de letales y peligrosas mentiras.

Gwen wants to see the beauty in the moment of death. For that, people have to die... It was an experiment, that was all. Kill one person to see how it felt. See the beauty that must be in the moment of death. See if it filled the void within her. The hollow. It didn't. Nor did it the next time. Or the next. Gwen is an ordinary person. Wife to Amanda. Mother to Grace and Alexandra. Suddenly, she is no longer ordinary as she finds herself battling her urges and demons before she hurts those closest to her. But is it already too late?

Peter riceve una lettera da Roderick Usher, suo amico d'infanzia. Nella missiva, l'uomo gli chiede, in un tono di supplica, di raggiungerlo nella sua casa di famiglia. L'incontro con il vecchio amico è triste, perché Roderick Usher è chiaramente malato. Il suo aspetto è pallido, emaciato; i suoi nervi sono scoperti e vive in perenne stato di ansia.