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When Cleo, a student at NYU, arrives late for dinner at her childhood home in Brooklyn, she finds food burning in the oven and no sign of her mother, Kat. Then Cleo discovers her mom’s bloody shoe under the sofa. Something terrible has happened. But what? The polar opposite of Cleo, whose “out of control” emotions and “unsafe” behavior have created a seemingly unbridgeable rift between mother and daughter, Kat is the essence of Park Slope perfection: a happily married, successful corporate lawyer. Or so Cleo thinks. Kat has been lying. She’s not just a lawyer; she’s her firm’s fixer. She’s damn good at it, too. Growing up in a dangerous group home taught her how to think fast, stay calm under pressure, and recognize a real threat when she sees one. And in the days leading up her disappearance, Kat has become aware of multiple threats: demands for money from her unfaithful soon-to-be ex-husband; evidence that Cleo has slipped back into a relationship that’s far riskier than she understands; and menacing anonymous messages from her past—all of which she’s kept hidden from Cleo . . . Like Mother, Like Daughter is a thrilling novel of emotional suspense that questions the damaging fictions we cling to and the hard truths we avoid. Above all, it’s a love story between a mother and a daughter, each determined to save the other before it’s too late.

Written while Mary Shelley was in a self-imposed lockdown after the loss of her husband and children, and in the wake of intersecting crises including the climate-changing Mount Tambora eruption and a raging cholera outbreak, The Last Man (1826) is the first end-of-mankind novel, an early work of climate fiction, and a prophetic depiction of environmental change. Set in the late twenty-first century, the book tells of a deadly pandemic that leaves a lone survivor, and follows his journey through a post-apocalyptic world that’s devoid of humanity and reclaimed by nature. But rather than give in to despair, Shelley uses the now-ubiquitous end-times plot to imagine a new world where freshly-formed communities and alternative ways of being stand in for self-important politicians serving corrupt institutions, and where nature reigns mightily over humanity—a timely message for our current era of climate collapse and political upheaval. Brimming with political intrigue and love triangles around characters based on Percy Shelley and scandal-dogged poet Lord Byron, the novel also broaches partisan dysfunction, imperial warfare, refugee crises, and economic collapse—and brings the legacy of her radically progressive parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, to bear on present-day questions about making a better world less centered around “man.” Shelley’s second major novel after Frankenstein, The Last Man casts a half-skeptical eye on romantic ideals of utopian perfection and natural plenitude while looking ahead to a greener future in which our species develops new relationships with non-human life and the planet.

In an alternate Edinburgh of 1824, every woman lives in fear that she will be the next one hanged for witchcraft. All it takes is invoking the anger, or the desire, of the wrong person. Nellie Duncan, beautiful and unwed, keeps to herself until she encounters the Rae Women’s Apothecary. There, fiery Jean Rae and the other women provide cures and teach others that they too can aid the winter deity, the Cailleach, embracing her characteristic independence, agency, and craft, in turn becoming witches themselves. Nellie finds a place and a purpose at the shop, and a blossoming romance with Jean, as she learns about nature-based craft and a witch’s ability to return to life after death. But the Cailleach has an ancient enemy intent on stripping the power of the deity and all her witches, leaving a wake of patriarchal violence and destruction. When heart-breaking disaster strikes, Nellie flees and spends the next two centuries hiding from the world—until love gives her the courage and the motivation to come back. Nellie’s past is waiting for her there, and hanging witches is no longer the only means of oppression. But this time, Nellie refuses to run—either from her foes, or from her resolve to awaken others to the unimaginable power that can come with fighting the patriarchy in its many forms—and finding one’s own magical inner-strength.

Con escritura clara, enfoque contemporáneo, uso mínimo de términos técnicos y enfatizando cómo el cristiano de hoy debe entender y aplicar cada doctrina, Quien es Dios explora la existencia de Dios a través de un conocimiento interno y evidencia en las Escrituras y la naturaleza. Los temas incluyen, pero no se limitan a las «pruebas tradicionales» de la existencia de Dios: Cubriendo evidencia cosmológica, teológica, ontológica y moral del Creador; La Trinidad: las tres personas distintivas, cada una equivale al ser completo de Dios; la creación: incluyendo la afirmación que cuando todos los hechos se entienden, no habrá ningún «conflicto final» entre la Escritura y la ciencia natural; y la providencia de Dios: la continua intervención del Creador con todo lo creado y las acciones humanas que impactan dentro de la providencia de Dios. Escrito con un tono amistoso, apelando a las emociones, el espíritu y el intelecto, Quien es Dios ayuda a los lectores a superar las ideas erróneas, a tomar mejores decisiones en asuntos nuevos y a crecer como cristianos.

El doctor Lockyer provee un comentario apropiado sobre todas las mujeres conocidas y no tan conocidas de la Biblia. Descubrirá cómo la vida y el carácter de diferentes mujeres de la Biblia reflejan las situaciones de la mujer de la actualidad. Más de cuatrocientas entradas concisas y llenas de datos verdaderos, que proporcionan una perspectiva fascinante y motivan a pensar. De gran utilidad ya sea que esté conduciendo un estudio bíblico en grupos, hablando en público o simplemente profundizando tu conocimiento personal de Dios.

Molly Marks se gana la vida como guionista de comedias románticas para Hollywood, y por eso tiene claro que el «amor» es un fraude. La única vez en su vida que fue tan inocente como para enamorarse fue cuando salió con su novio del instituto, Seth, al que no ha visto desde hace quince años. Seth Rubinstein cree en el amor, en ese grandioso que nos tiene reservado el destino, a pesar de ser uno de los abogados especializados en divorcios más famosos de Chicago. Durante la última década, ha buscado a esa persona especial en innumerables citas y relaciones fracasadas. Sabe que su alma gemela está en algún sitio… pero, de momento, nadie puede compararse a Molly Marks, la primera chica que le rompió el corazón. Cuando los amigos de Molly la arrastran hasta Florida para asistir a la reunión de antiguos alumnos de su instituto, acaba santada al lado de Seth, como si los astros se hubieran confabulado. Después de demasiados Martinis, ambos deciden hacer una apuesta: quien consiga predecir el futuro de cinco parejas antes de la próxima reunión, tendrá que reconocer que el otro tenía razón sobre el amor. ¿La trampa? Ellos son la quinta pareja. Molly le asegura a Seth que la historia entre ellos no tiene remedio. Seth le promete que acabará irremediablemente enamorada de él. Ella cree que él está delirando, pero tiene cinco años para demostrarle que está equivocada. Divertida, sexy y llena de sentimiento, esta obra es perfecta para cualquier persona que crea en las almas gemelas, incluso en aquellas que se resisten a admitir que lo son.