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Publicada en 1931, Vuelo nocturno se basa en las experiencias de Antonine de Saint-Exupéry como piloto de la compañía aérea Latécoère, que buscaba abrir nuevas rutas para el correo entre América, África y Europa en los años veinte, cuando los vuelos estaban llenos de peligros e incertidumbre. La novela narra una misión nocturna sobre la Patagonia argentina, durante la que un piloto portador del correo del sur se ve atrapado en un enorme frente de tomermenta. Sus ansiedades y las del personal de tierra se mezclan para reflejar todo el drama de una profesión en la que, en ciertos momentos, el deber llegaba a fundirse con el heroísmo.

En 1821, Johann Christian Woyzeck mata a puñaladas a la viuda Johanna Woost, y es ajusticiado tras una larga controversia en torno a su salud mental. Este crimen inspiraría a Georg Büchner para escribir, en 1836, la que consideramos la primera obra de teatro contemporáneo, Woyzeck. En su celda, mientras la luz recorre las paredes, Woyzeck recuerda: los años, los días, las horas que precedieron a su crisis, alimentada por un amor loco por su amante, la viuda Woost, a la que apuñaló en plena calle, a la vista de todos los transeúntes. Vadeando los torturados recuerdos que se agolpan en su cabeza, el propio asesino encarcelado busca darle sentido a su experiencia en un rompecabezas de locura, deseo, crimen y culpa. Con la Europa de principios del siglo XIX como marco, W. pinta un descarnado y certero autorretrato del hombre moderno que apenas empezaba a dar entonces sus primeros pasos. Un hombre que se esfuerza por poner en pie los acontecimientos de su caótica vida, que se aferra a lo poco que entiende de este mundo tras innumerables traumas y pesadillas.

Dear Reader, Just when you think it can't get any worse, the universe seems to take that as a personal challenge. The Devil's Backbone Society has their fingers everywhere. It's more than a secret society―it's a leash and a prison sentence. The elders insist it's about making connections that will help you for the rest of your life, but what they don't tell you is how long―or, in this case, short―your life might be. The society has already cost me―cost us. Blood. Sweat. Tears. Lives. Now, it may take more than what I have to give. A part of me wants to be here, wants to see this through to the end. But the rest of me? The rest of me worries that even if I watch my back, it won't be enough. How do I protect them? How do I protect these handsome, crazy, over-the-top men that I'm falling for? How do I save them from the society and themselves? And more importantly, how do I save myself?

Hubert Vernon Rudolph Clayton Irving Wilson Alva Anton Jeff Harley Timothy Curtis Cleveland Cecil Ollie Edmund Eli Wiley Marvin Ellis Espinoza (conocido por sus amigos como Hubert, etc.) era demasiado viejo para estar en esa fiesta comunista con su amigo Seth. Pero el desmoronamiento de la sociedad moderna exige formas creativas de diversión y de protesta, a pesar de la violencia y la hipervigilancia policial. Tras conocer a Natalie, una rica heredera que intenta escapar de las garras de su represivo padre, deciden renunciar por completo a la sociedad por defecto y marcharse. Después de todo, si cualquiera puede diseñar e imprimir las necesidades básicas de la vida —alimentación, ropa, refugio— desde un ordenador, hay pocas razones para formar parte del sistema. Sigue siendo un mundo peligroso, las tierras vacías destrozadas por el cambio climático, las ciudades muertas desmanteladas por la huida de las industrias, las sombras que esconden a los depredadores, tanto animales como humanos. Sin embargo, las filas de los andantes, que han dejado atrás el mundo ultracapitalistas, no dejan de crecer. Los centros de investigación ajenos al poder desarrollan entonces algo que los zotarricos no han conseguido nunca comprar. Y la vida por defecto cambia para siempre. Fascinante, inspirador y lleno de humor negro, Walkaway es un thriller de ciencia ficción multigeneracional que abre ventanas y arroja luz y propuestas ante los cambios fundamentales que viviremos antes de que acabe el siglo.

The question of why God would allow pain and suffering in the world has vexed believers and nonbelievers for millennia. Timothy Keller, whose books have sold millions of copies to both religious and secular readers, takes on this enduring issue and shows that there is meaning and reason behind our pain and suffering, making a forceful and ground-breaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God.  As the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, Timothy Keller is known for his unique insights into religion and culture. Keller's series of books has guided countless readers in their spiritual journeys. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering uses biblical wisdom and personal stories of overcoming adversity to bring a much-needed, fresh viewpoint to this important issue.

Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves behind his family to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman, who intrigues both men. As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy vividly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers—as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture.

As the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within the ward's tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy never wanted to spend the night on Ward D. Now she might not make it out alive.

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad—a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago—suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final straw. But it turns out even the family you thought you could never forgive might have something to teach you: about love, and what it actually means to be family.

Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it’s personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help—and now she must bring her home. But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did. Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?