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Brought to you by Penguin. Flanders, June 1917: a British officer and celebrated poet, is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder...

The war on drugs has been lost but for want of the courage to face the fact that the whole world is rapidly becoming one vast criminal network. From pop stars and princes to crack whores and street kids. From the Groucho Club toilets to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, we are all partners in crime.

Most employees feel invisible to their leadership, and many times prefer to stay hidden in the corporate shadow lands. The Invisible Employee, part fable, part business advice, teaches managers how to actively engage employees, and find the way to bring out the best in them.

Venezuela: Historia, Crisis y Oportunidad – Tercera Edición (2026) es el relato definitivo de cómo un país que fue la democracia más próspera de América Latina terminó convertido en uno de los colapsos civiles más graves del mundo moderno, y por qué aún puede renacer. Escrito por el médico e historiador Donald Elton, este volumen incorpora los hechos decisivos que cerraron el ciclo que el libro venía advirtiendo: el fraude electoral de 2024, el exilio del presidente electo Edmundo González, el Premio Nobel de la Paz concedido a María Corina Machado y, finalmente, el giro ...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Also Human by Caroline Elton, read by Rachel Bavidge. Doctors are the people we turn to when we fall ill. They are the people we trust with our lives and with the lives of those we love. Yet who can doctors turn to at moments of stress or when their own working lives break down?

Blood is bright crimson. Your lips have turned blue. Best keep both eyes open. Because we are coming for you. - Valentine's Day isn’t all love, fun, and games. Flash horror Valentine's stories from a ton of talented authors. From dark and disturbing, morbid humor, or guts and gore; these stories have it all. How will you celebrate the holidays?

In January 1990, the crew of Avianca Flight 52 told air traffic control, “We’re running out of fuel.” They never declared an emergency. The words were spoken, but the meaning never landed. Seventy-three people died. That gap—between knowing and speaking, and between speaking and being heard—is the subject of Speak Up!. This book examines some of the most consequential failures in modern history across aviation, medicine, aerospace, and corporate leadership. From the death of Libby Zion in a New York hospital to the collision at Tenerife, from the Challenger and Columbia space ...

For amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n' Roll. His whole life was a party, adrenalin charged and cocaine fuelled. If he hadn't met Monica he would probably have ended up either dead or in rehab. But Jimmy was as lucky in love as he was at betting on dodgy derivatives, so instead of burning out, his star just burned brighter than ever. But then it all came crashing down....

Adéntrate en el corazón de la extraordinaria historia de Puerto Rico en "¡Boricua! La historia y el futuro de Puerto Rico", por Donald Elton. Desde la rica y a menudo olvidada civilización indígena taína, pasando por la brutal conquista española, hasta las complejas relaciones con Estados Unidos, este apasionante libro ofrece un retrato matizado de un pueblo cuya identidad ha sido forjada por la resistencia y la resiliencia.

Brought to you by Penguin. Chart Throb.The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that's Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits smugly in judgement upon the mingers...

In the heart of Bolivia, nestled high in the Andes, lies the ancient city of Potosí—once the wealthiest silver city in the world, now a quiet place hiding secrets that could alter the course of history. When American cardiologist Roger Jackson and his partner, Isabel, a passionate nurse born in Bolivia, set out on a routine exploration of Potosí’s historic sites, they stumble upon a discovery that defies all logic. These artifacts, with the potential to revolutionize the world, threaten to unearth dangerous secrets long buried, sparking an exciting journey of discovery.

Even the worst of us need someone to come home to. And Jacob Mallory is the worst of all. Jake, a thrill-seeking psychopathic serial killer, has lived under the radar for years, operating within the city of New York, making kill after kill and emboldened by his lack of capture. But Jake has one big surprise coming his way. When he gets a call from the hospital to pick up a vulnerable patient, one who claims that Jake is his emergency contact, he feels like he's won the lottery. But is there more to Nathan McGuire than meets the eye?

People come to Miami for many reasons, but the city is built on only one: survival. For more than half a century, Miami has been shaped by men and women who arrived with nothing except determination, landing by plane, by boat, or on anything that could float. Their stories rarely make headlines, yet they carried entire chapters of Latin American history into the streets of a single American city. Miami Taxi follows one taxi medallion as it passes through the hands of seven immigrants who remade their lives behind the wheel. The characters are composites drawn from countless real stories ...

¿Qué tipo de sistema protege a un depredador durante décadas… mientras el mundo guarda silencio? Por Encima de la Ley: La Máquina del Encubrimiento de Epstein es una investigación explosiva sobre cómo uno de los criminales sexuales más infames del siglo XXI evitó la justicia durante años. Pero este no es solo un libro sobre Jeffrey Epstein. Es sobre lo que lo protegió: una red de abogados, banqueros, medios, agencias de inteligencia y políticos que sabían lo suficiente como para actuar—y decidieron no hacerlo. Con documentación precisa y narrativa contundente, este libro ...

Behind the familiar yellow banana lies a story of power, greed, and violence that shaped the modern world. Bloody Bananas uncovers the hidden history of the United Fruit Company — later known as Chiquita Brands International — and its role in creating the concept of the “banana republic.”

La plus fantastique quête qu'un homme puisse faire, celle de sa propre identité. XXVIe siècle. Difficile de se faire une place dans l'immensité anonyme de l'empire galactique, surtout quand on est amnésique. En participant aux jeux de la machine, dont les gagnants rejoignent la caste des nantis sur Vénus, Gilbert Gosseyn découvre qu'il n'est pas l'homme qu'il a toujours cru être. Ses souvenirs ne lui appartiennent pas ; sa femme, qu'il croyait décédée, ne l'est pas - d'ailleurs, il n'a jamais été marié ! Il possède même la faculté de ressusciter.

El Dr. Roger Jackson, un cardiólogo, y Isabel Meléndez, una enfermera dedicada, lideran una misión médica en el corazón de la crisis de Venezuela, brindando servicios cardiológicos vitales a una nación en caos. Con millones huyendo del país y el gobierno al borde del colapso, el equipo se encuentra no solo enfrentando emergencias médicas, sino también atrapado en una intriga política que podría alterar el futuro de Venezuela.

USER INTERFACE Un technothriller de Roger e Isabel por Donald Elton Los hospitales alguna vez fueron lugares de curación. Ahora son sistemas de control. En User Interface, el médico y autor Donald Elton ofrece un thriller afilado ambientado en el mundo que mejor conoce: la medicina moderna, donde la inteligencia artificial, el dinero y el poder chocan sin aviso. El doctor Roger Jackson, un cardiólogo respetado, ha pasado su carrera poniendo a los pacientes por encima de la política. Cuando su hospital adopta una nueva y potente IA llamada MiraHealth, le aseguran que reducirá errores, ...

Robert F. Kennedy is often remembered as a moral voice awakened by tragedy. This book tells a harder and more consequential story. His Brother’s Keeper examines how power was actually exercised during the Kennedy presidency, and the central role Robert Kennedy played in making that power function. More than an advisor or political aide, RFK became the one person John F. Kennedy trusted absolutely, the figure who enforced decisions, carried secrets, and operated where formal authority broke down. Together, the brothers created a form of governance that solved real problems of trust and ...

Cuba no atraviesa una crisis temporal. Está llegando al final de un sistema. En 2026, la isla se queda sin electricidad, sin combustible y sin dinero. La economía ha colapsado. Más de un millón de cubanos han huido en pocos años. Por primera vez desde 1959, Cuba ya no tiene un patrocinador externo que sostenga al régimen. La pregunta ya no es si Cuba cambiará, sino cómo. Cuba: Revolución 2026 es un análisis serio y directo sobre cómo el país llegó a este punto y qué puede venir después. El libro rechaza tanto la nostalgia del exilio como la propaganda revolucionaria y se ...