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For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in Spanish gold.

A spellbinding work of literature, Latitudes of Longing follows the interconnected lives of characters searching for true intimacy. The novel sweeps across India, from an island, to a valley, a city, and a snow desert, to tell a love story of epic proportions. We follow a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who speaks to them; a geologist working to end futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers; a mother struggling to free her revolutionary son; a yeti who seeks human companionship; a turtle who transforms first into a boat and then a woman.

Tras recorrer más de 100 países cubriendo los eventos deportivos más importantes del planeta, Alberto Lati sin duda demostrará porqué el futbol es un fenómeno cultural más complejo de lo que imaginamos, al tiempo que contagiará a los oyentes el gozo de viajar.

¡Descubre el fascinante mundo de la conservación en Latinoamérica y el Caribe! En nuestro podcast, exploramos las historias más inspiradoras de protección de la biodiversidad en algunos de los lugares más increíbles del planeta. Desde las selvas tropicales de Colombia hasta las praderas patagónicas de Argentina, cada episodio te sumerge en un viaje emocionante lleno de desafíos, oportunidades y soluciones innovadoras. Únete a nosotros en "Latitud Verde: Historias de Conservación en Latinoamérica y el Caribe" y sé parte del movimiento global para proteger nuestro preciado ...

Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother and two siblings might cramp his style, but he’s willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Some things keep gnawing at him, though, like leaving Dad crying at the airport, and watching Mom disappear with a mysterious ‘headache’ every afternoon that they’re in Mexico.

In the feverish tropics of the Andaman Islands, a young Botanist tends to a fragile rose he has imported to welcome his bride. Hoping their marriage will bloom in this strange life, hundreds of miles from the East Coast of India, he is entranced by Chanda Devi's fierce nature and unusual gifts; speaking to trees and the ghosts of former colonialists. These islands, she tells her adoring husband, rest on a fault line, cracked so deep into the earth that spirits cross the boundary freely. But it is not this fracture that takes a tragic bite out of their happiness.

BOOK TWO IN THE DEVIL'S FIRE SERIES Hostage-turned-pirate Kate Lindsay returns in this action-packed followup to The Devil's Fire, and the last thing she wants is to go back to her mundane life in London. A young pirate narrowly avoids the gallows when the governor of the Bahamas enlists his aid in bringing Lindsay to justice. A pirate hunter returns to his old ways, with the demons of his past swiftly following his trail. A beautiful strumpet falls in league with Blackbeard, witnessing his despicable crimes firsthand, before she becomes a pawn in his schemes. As all sides spiral toward a ...

BOOK THREE IN THE DEVIL'S FIRE SERIES The Golden Age of Piracy is drawing to a close. Captain Guy Dillahunt recklessly pursues the infamous Charles Vane across the Caribbean, risking the lives of his entire crew for one last chance at glory. Former strumpet Jacqueline Calloway uncovers a dark destiny she never could have imagined. The dashing Gabe Jenkins attempts to right the wrongs of his past, and meets an enemy he does not expect. Kate Lindsay engages in a final battle for her freedom, while friend and foe alike conspire against her. The horizon beckons, but few will survive to reach it.

El Caribe, 1665. La isla de Jamaica, colonia lejana de la corona inglesa, muestra su resistencia al asedio del gran Imperio español. La capital, Port Royal, es una ciudad peligrosa plagada de posadas, borrachos, peleas y burdeles. Cuando El Trinidad, un galeón español cargado de oro, fondea en una bahía cercana a la ciudad a la espera de ser reparado, el bucanero inglés Charles Hunter urde un plan extremadamente audaz. Con el apoyo extraoficial del gobernador de la isla, su ataque al galeón es uno de los más atrevidos y sangrientos de la historia real de la piratería.

Dios había muerto: para empezar. Y el romanticismo había muerto. La gallardía había muerto. La poesía, la novela, la pintura, todas habían muerto, y el arte había muerto. El teatro y el cine habían muerto. La literatura había muerto. Muchísimas cosas habían muerto. Sin embargo, otras no habían muerto, de momento. La vida todavía no había muerto. La revolución no había muerto. La igualdad racial no había muerto. El odio no había muerto.

Latitudes es un espacio para la reflexión, es sonido constructivo. Un lugar para imaginar un mundo más habitable. Un proyecto maratónico en el que recorremos relatos inspirados que nos acercan a grandes referentes humanos, artistas de distintas épocas, a pensamientos profundos, y experiencias personales. ¡Abanderamos las humanidades y enriquecemos con acentos! ¡A disfrutar de esta carrera de fondo en la que cada quien va a su ritmo y en su carril!

Pódcast narrativo: reguetón, ciudad y feminismos | 4 temporadas | Una producción original de Gustavito.Media realizada en Ciudad Universitaria, UNAM.

Latitudes Podcast is the voice of art from Africa. Hosted by Refiloe Mpakanyane, the podcast explores new ways of accessing and thinking about the contemporary visual arts from Africa, while also seeking to build strong community and a robust archive of thought leadership. The Latitudes Podcast is sponsored by iTOO Artinsure and is brought to you by Latitudes Online, the world's leading marketplace for art from Africa.

Leaving a successful career in the US, a father makes a fateful decision to settle his wife and two young daughters on an isolated beach in the Dominican Republic. He plants ten thousand coconut seedlings and declares they are the luckiest people alive. In reality, the family is in the path of hurricanes, and in the grip of a brutal dictator.

A frantic late-night phone call from his estranged wife, Linda, brings Jake Sullivan back to his hometown in Western Pennsylvania. Jake's childhood friend and law school classmate Simon Branson is about to be appointed a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania when his wife is brutally murdered and he is charged with the crime. Turning to Jake for help, Branson pleads his innocence and claims to be the victim of a political plot to wreck his judicial appointment.

Lens and Latitudes is more than just a photography podcast; it's a call to the wild, an invitation to explore the unexplored and to see the world through a lens of wonder and respect. Each episode, we'll dive into the art and science of photography, share thrilling travel tales, and highlight the critical importance of conservation. We'll talk to guest photographers, adventure travelers, and conservationists—real people with extraordinary lives who have stories that inspire and educate!

Following on from the bestselling Next, Michael Crichton's new novel will repeat the winning formula established with novels such as Jurassic Park: to identify future trends in science and imagine the most astonishing - and terrifying - possibilities that they hold for Mankind. Always interesting, often controversial, Next and State of Fear put him straight back in the headlines - and bestseller charts - and reaffirmed his position as the thriller master.

¿Qué une a Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, el Brexit, el presente, el pasado, un hombre de luto por los tiempos perdidos, una mujer atrapada en los tiempos modernos? La respuesta está en Primavera, una novela luminosa, generosa y llena de esperanza, en la que, al igual que en Otoño e Invierno, la autora escocesa está haciendo algo más que analizar las injusticias de nuestra época: nos ilumina el camino para salir de la pesadilla. 

Insights práticos sobre escalar um negócio e levantar capital com os maiores fundadores e investidores da América Latina. Apresentado por Brian Requarth, co-fundador da Latitud.

¿Qué pasa del otro lado del mundo? Coordenada te conecta con la información de cada rincón del planeta, pero sobre todo te dice cómo te afecta lo que sucede a miles de kilómetros de distancia