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Hace pocos años, una colección de relatos de una escritora ya desaparecida y casi olvidada sacudió el panorama literario internacional. Se trataba de Manual para mujeres de la limpieza, de Lucia Berlin, quien poco después alcanzó el lugar que le correspondía: se convirtió en la escritora favorita de la prensa y los lectores, el título fue libro del año para los medios y su peculiar estilo fue comparado con el de Raymond Carver o Lorrie Moore.

Populating a small town in the Pacific Northwest, the characters in Lucia Perillo’s story collection all resist giving the world what it expects of them - and are surprised when the world comes roaring back. An addict trapped in a country house becomes obsessed with vacuum cleaners and the people who sell them door-to-door. An abandoned woman seeks consolation in tales of armed robbery told by one of her fellow housewives. Together, Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain is a sharp-edged, witty testament to the ambivalence of emotions.

Bella vive en un hermoso castillo con la Bestia y unos objetos encantados que han cobrado vida. Pero es no es lo más extraño del castillo: en distintos lugares, han empezado a aparecer misteriosamente pétalos de rosa y hojas de rosal, por lo que Bella y sus amigos Din Don el reloj y Lumière el candelabro sospechan que hay un intruso y se ponen a buscarlo.

El despertador suena y empieza la carrera. Te levantas con la sensación de que ya llegas tarde a tu propia vida. El día se convierte en una lista interminable de tareas donde tú eres el último punto, ese que siempre se borra porque "no queda tiempo". El amor empieza contigo es el manual de supervivencia para quienes han olvidado su propio nombre mientras cuidan de los demás. Imagina que eres un coche que intenta cruzar el desierto con el depósito vacío. El motor ruge, las luces parpadean, pero tú sigues pisando el acelerador porque hay gente esperando en el destino. La realidad es ...

Too many people in their forties and fifties (Gen X) are trapped in work that bores them, drains them of energy, stresses them out, threatens their relationships or simply feels meaningless. This rebellious generation has been tamed by the corporate master and trained into submission. Lucia Knight challenges you to step back, look at what you wanted, where you are now and what you want to create next. It is possible to take control of your own career and work story. BUT Without a clear understanding of how to do this effectively you risk everything.

Este libro reúne los diversos textos que escribió sor Lucía por obediencia entre 1935 y 1941 haciendo memoria de los acontecimientos vividos en Fátima y procurando detalles de la vida de sus primos, Francisco y Jacinta, en la actualidad ya canonizados. Se trata de cuatro cartas con su testimonio dirigidas al obispo de Leiria, y cuyos manuscritos originales se encuentran en los archivos de esa diócesis. Sor Lucía cuenta lo que ella y sus primos presenciaron y vivieron en las apariciones de la Virgen de 1917, y las previas del ángel. Es un texto que no ha perdido su frescura ni su alto...

Where love purrs and danger prowls, every whisper reveals a truth. In the quaint town of Rubato, where the extraordinary is just another part of everyday life, BMC (better known as Psychic Cat) finds himself entangled in a web of mystery and romance that challenges his very understanding of souls and affections. When Bobby, a robot with a colorful past, vanishes without a trace, BMC's psychic senses are set ablaze. Aided by his faithful friend, Echo, he embarks on a quest to unravel the truth. But the investigation takes a complicated turn with the arrival of a captivating new feline whose ...

If real estate broker Madeline Swift wants to keep her job, she needs to make a sale and she needs to make it fast. So when a new client is in the market to buy a property, they’re assigned to the disheartened and severely unoptimistic Madeline who comes face to face with the man on whom her job now depends – Liam Benedict.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Puerto Vallarta. Greater than a Tourist: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, by author Lucia Julieta Palomera Leyva, offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the friendliest city in the world, Puerto Vallarta. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

New rule: When you find a shiny, pretty necklace, do not put it on. Jas has long known about magical objects. She just never thought the pendant her summer fling left behind would be one. Now Jas has to figure out how to master her pendant...before it masters her.

Autumn Smith has always been a confident businesswoman. Her prowess in the boardroom has helped her achieve the rank of CEO at Tech Titans. In spite of all that success, her love life leaves a lot to be desired. But the discovery of a mysterious business card one night leads her to Mark Paris - a seductively enigmatic "intimacy tutor" who specializes in helping women realize their wildest sensual fantasies. He’s a tall and handsome gentleman with the power to control her every desire. Soon, Autumn embarks on the ultimate pleasure seeking adventure.

The mysterious and handsome Logan Whitmore invites Nicole Jensen into a new world where she is exposed to every whim of his desires. Nicole Jensen gets fired from her job, has a fender bender for which she gets a ticket, and catches her fiancé in bed with another woman - all before noon on a Friday afternoon. Unable to deal with any of it, she takes off to New York City to stay with her best friend. But before she makes it there, she stops at a local club, has a few too many drinks, and ends up in bed with Logan Whitmore, a sexy Dom who is intent on making Nicole his submissive.

Cuando los príncipes reúnen al consejo para decidir quién buscará a las gobernantas, las peores pesadillas de Lobo se hacen realidad. Desde el mundo de los muertos, la Reina de Corazones le amenaza con conquistar Fabel si él no acude a hacerle frente. Pero todos se formulan la misma pregunta: una vez que entras en el País de las Maravillas…¿realmente puedes salir?

The Four Mindsets: How to Influence, Motivate, and Lead High Performance Teams holds the key to significantly increasing productivity, performance, and revenue in your organization. Developed as a guide proven to help all levels of managers to connect, focus, align, and activate their teams to elevate results, this audiobook also serves as a low-cost alternative to expensive training, coaching, and mentoring programs by providing a range of resources and tools to use and become a "best in class" leader today.

Se trata de 144 clases sobre la gramática clave del inglés con frases de traducción asociadas. Ideal para dominar los aspetos clave de la gramática.

He's a Talking Psychic Cat Trying to Save the World. His Humans Are Only Interested in Their Drama. Will he find a way before more die? When BMC Jasmine's first and second beloved humans are murdered, bestowing upon him their magical lite-witch powers, he goes from a carefree frolicking cat to a confused and grief-ridden, bumbling, magical mess. He's desperate to start a CatCast and broadcast his message of love across the land. But then, a knock comes at the front door. Now, he and his sleuthing crew have another murder to solve before the killer strikes again. But a devious cult leader ...

A rough breakup was all it took to push Jenna Moore over the edge. She is certain that moving to Seattle, Washington, is the perfect chance to start over and finally blossom into the woman she’s always wanted to be. But things don’t turn out exactly the way she expects. When Jenna agrees to interview hot business tycoon Eli Carver, she is not prepared for the intense chemistry she experiences with him. Jenna can’t resist Eli’s almost magnetic pull, and he can’t seem to keep away from her, either. But as things heat up between them, are Jenna and Eli at risk of getting burnt?

Este audiolibro es el viaje apasionado de una madre de profesión pediatra. Un recorrido por el revelador mundo de las emociones de nuestros hijos con el que os sentiréis identificados desde la primera palabra, en el momento del parto, hasta la difícil pero a la vez inspiradora etapa de la adolescencia. Un aprendizaje de vida, un descubrimiento de mis emociones, de las de nuestros hijos y de los cientos de familias que pasan por mi consulta. ¿Qué siente mi hijo? ¿Por qué se comporta así? ¿Qué siento yo como madre? ¿O tú como padre?

Darius Gaspari has always been out of reach. Selena knows she doesn’t have a chance with a man as gorgeous and charismatic as her coworker. Watching him from afar and fantasizing about what could never be is the most she could do to satisfy her longing. That is until a new neighbor moves next door and neglects to put curtains on his bathroom window.

Are DEMONS and ANGELS, like vampires and werewolves, merely legend and lore? Or is there more to life than meets the eye? After the unexpected death of her older brother, high schooler Clare Thomson's world is shaken, and she grasps for security in what's close at hand—popularity. But when even those tenuous relationships quake, she finds herself truly alone. Or so she thinks until she accidentally discovers a pair of aviator sunglasses that forever changes the way she sees the world. When an invisible reality is made visible, and gruesome ape-like demons threaten to take away even her ...