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El Padrino (Grandes Exitos Ser.)
by Mario PuzoCon El Padrino, Mario Puzo consiguió crear un género. Novela sobre la Mafia, protagonizada por Vito Corleone, que revolucionó el mundo literario con su publicación en 1969. La publicación de El Padrino en 1969 convulsionó el mundo literario. Por primera vez, la Mafia protagonizaba una novela y era retratada desde dentro. Mario Puzo la presentaba no como una mera asociación de facinerosos, sino como una compleja sociedad con una cultura propia y una jerarquía aceptada incluso más allá de los círculos de la delincuencia. El Padrino narra la historia de un hombre, Vito Corleone, el capo más respetado de Nueva York. Déspota benevolente, implacable con sus rivales, inteligente y fiel a los principios del honor y la amistad. Don Corleone dirige un emporio que abarca el fraude y la extorsión, los juegos de azar y el control delos sindicatos. La vida y negocios de Don Corleone, así como los de su hijo y heredero Michael, conforman el eje de esta magistral obra.
El siciliano: Salvatore Giuliano (Grandes Exitos Ser.)
by Mario PuzoEl siciliano es una biografía novelada de Giuliano y una incisiva descripción de la vida, las tradiciones y las complejas relaciones de poder en Sicilia. Corre el año 1950. El exilio de Michael Corleone en Palermo está a punto de acabar, y su padre, Don Vito, le ha encomendado una misión: debe volver a América con un hombre que se ha convertido en un mito popular, un forajido acosado por el Gobierno, las clases altas y la Mafia. Su nombre es Salvatore Giuliano, un moderno Robin Hood que, tras enfrentarse en su juventud a una patrulla de carabineri, se vio forzado a refugiarse en las montañas. Desde allí lucha por su patria y su gente, oprimida por la Cosa Nostra y la corrupción del Gobierno de Roma. Ahora, en esta neblinosa tierra de montañas y ruinas antiguas, el destino de Michael Corleone se verá hermanado con la leyenda de Salvatore Giuliano.
Los tontos mueren
by Mario PuzoUna novela sobre el mundo del crimen por el autor de El Padrino. Tras una juventud a la deriva en la que se dedica a actividades ilegales y es perseguido por la justicia, Merlyn se convierte en un novelista de éxito extraordinario. Sus obras le brindan fama y fortuna, y le abren las puertas del mundo literario de Nueva York y de Hollywood, donde alterna con magnates, actores, agentes y hermosas mujeres, al tiempo que se aficiona al juego, que practica con asiduidad en Las Vegas. Allí conoce a Cully Cross, un jugador profesional en bancarrota que se convierte en mano derecha de uno de los dueños del hotel Xanadú. Ese mundo aparta a Merlyn de la mujer de su juventud, de su familia y de su querido hermano, quienes poco a poco van siendo desplazados por sus nuevos conocidos. Reseña:«Los tontos mueren refleja la mente humana y sus hondas contradicciones: vida y muerte, ambición y poder, comedia y tragedia.»El Mundo
Greyhound Of A Girl
by Roddy DoyleThe best-ever children's novel from the brilliant Roddy Doyle is a funny, sad story about four generations of a family. <P><P>Twelve-year-old Mary's beloved grandmother is near the end of her life. <P><P>Letting go is hard-until Granny's long-dead mammy appears at Mary's door, returning to help her dying daughter say goodbye. <P><P>But first she needs someone to drive them all on a visit to the past. <P><P>A Greyhound of a Girl is a perfectly pitched, sharp and tender tale of family history, cracking characters, and bonds between mothers and daughters that will entrance readers from 10 to adult.
The Wish
by Eden Winters2nd EditionAt his death, Byron Sinclair left behind more than just his much older partner Alfred Anderson. The couple helped raise their respective nephews, and while Paul Sinclair and Alex Martin are now adults, they still have some growing up to do, particularly when it comes to getting along with each other. If they refuse to be in the house at the same time, how can Alex be so sure Paul is an opportunistic suck-up with the morals of an alley cat? Paul isn't impressed with aloof and arrogant playboy Alex, either. Both swear they know all they need to about the other--and about themselves. Byron's dying wish is for Alfred to help Paul and Alex see how perfect they are for each other. But when the boys stubbornly refuse to acknowledge what's right in front of them, Byron must get creative - though it'll be difficult without hands, or a voice, or a body....First Edition published by Torquere Press (January 2010)
Barnabas, Quentin and the Haunted Cave (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #21)
by Marilyn RossHarriet Turnbridge asks Barnabas Collins for help after her husband, her brother-in-law, and father-in-law are found dead, their throats savagely ripped open. The police insist the killer is a mad beast. Harriet thinks that the phantom recently seen at Collinwood is responsible. Barnabas suspects that Quentin Collins, disguised as a wealthy hippie, is guilty. Where will they find the murderer? In the nightmare world of Harriet's dreams? In the haunted cave beneath the Collins' family cemetery? Or in another century--when witchcraft and demonology threatened Collinwood? Will the evil forces at Collinwood destroy Barnabas Collins, too? Harriet Turnbridge fears for her life as, one by one, the members of her family are brutally murdered. She turns to Barnabas Collins for help. Barnabas and Harriet are close on the trail of the killer when they are tricked into following him into a secret cave far beneath Collinwood. Almost immediately, the only entrance is sealed off, and Barnabas and Harriet are trapped in this grotesque world of ghost-like stalactites and treacherous, bottomless black pools. Will Harriet and Barnabas meet the phantom murderer in this horrible realm of the dead? Or will they escape to face an even deadlier enemy? More gothic horror based on the popular television series, Dark Shadows, await you in the Bookshare collection. Look for #3. Strangers at Collins House, #5. The Curse of Collinwood, #8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins, #18. Barnabas Collins and the Nightmare Assassin, #20. Barnabas, quentin and the Witch's Curse and #22. Barnabas, Quentin and the Frightened Bride, with more on the way.
Blind Devotion (The Shifters #3)
by M. D. GrimmThe Shifters: Book ThreeIn Haven, Montana, the shifters and their human allies are safe--for now. But that safety hinges on the town's location remaining a secret, and it's about to be compromised. Cougar shifter Travis Kuger spent the past ten years alternating between craving revenge and wishing he could forget his painful past. Ever since the shifter-hating Knights blinded him and killed his family, Haven--and Sheriff Jack Ulger--have been Travis's refuge. Travis and Jack know their friendship could be much more, but Jack is part of Haven's ruling wolf shifter pack. If he takes a non-wolf mate, he'll be banished forever. But when one of the Knights infiltrates Haven, love becomes the least of their problems.
Relatos Para Mantenerte Despierto
by Selene Silva Khaled TalibDiez historias reales y escalofriantes sobre espíritus malignos, figuras demoniacas, fenómenos paranormales e inexplicables, y cosas que hacen más que aparecer en la noche.
Tiglon by the Tail (Finnshifters Ser.)
by Tia FieldingFinnshifters: Book TwoBefore coming to the Jarvela Farm, a sanctuary located in Finland, jaguar shifter Noah Moore did something that terrified him: he fell in love. But he was brave and took the chance… and ended up fleeing the States to nurse a broken heart. Though he’s happy enough living among others of his kind, being surrounded primarily by happy couples reminds him of what he’s missing. When Dallas, the biracial tiglon shifter responsible for Noah’s heartache, turns up at the farm, Noah gets the shock of his life. Though the feelings are still there, so is the pain. Dallas desperately wants to make it up to Noah and win him back, but he knows he has to do it on Noah’s terms—and only with the farm family’s approval. Can Dallas convince Noah to stop living in the past and move into the future with him?
Monkey Wrench (Were Menagerie)
by Xara X. XanakasA Were Menagerie StoryTwenty-year-old virgin Aaron Thorne has a lot of irons in the fire. He's on a career-making case investigating a new party drug that induces shifts in werecreatures, and his friend is the prime suspect. Outside of work, a literal silver fox has captured his attention. And just when life start going smoothly for Aaron, a tall, dark, scowly bobcat shifter named Iggy appears and sweeps him off his feet. After being attacked in the course of his investigation, Aaron starts to feel like he has something to prove. It's a good thing he's got all the energy of his shifter animal, the spider monkey. He's going to need it to solve the case, sort out his love life, and decide what kind of man he wants to be.
Unbury Carol: A Novel
by Josh Malerman“This one haunts you for reasons you can’t quite put your finger on. . . . [Josh Malerman] defies categories and comparisons with other writers.”—Kirkus ReviewsThe Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of Bird Box returns with a haunting tale of love, redemption, and murder.Carol Evers is a woman with a dark secret. She has died many times . . . but her many deaths are not final: They are comas, a waking slumber indistinguishable from death, each lasting days. Only two people know of Carol’s eerie condition. One is her husband, Dwight, who married Carol for her fortune, and—when she lapses into another coma—plots to seize it by proclaiming her dead and quickly burying her . . . alive. The other is her lost love, the infamous outlaw James Moxie. When word of Carol’s dreadful fate reaches him, Moxie rides the Trail again to save his beloved from an early, unnatural grave. And all the while, awake and aware, Carol fights to free herself from the crippling darkness that binds her—summoning her own fierce will to survive. As the players in this drama of life and death fight to decide her fate, Carol must in the end battle to save herself. The haunting story of a woman literally bringing herself back from the dead, Unbury Carol is a twisted take on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page.Advance praise for Unbury Carol “Breathtaking and menacing . . . an intricately plotted, lyrical page-turner about love, betrayal, revenge, and the primal fear of being buried alive.”—Booklist (starred review) “Unbury Carol is a Poe story set in the weird West we all carry inside us, and it not only hits the ground running, it digs into that ground, too. About six wonderful feet.”—Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels “Bleakly lyrical à la Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O’Connor.”—Library Journal (starred review) “With vivid prose and characters that leap off the page, guns a-blazing, Unbury Carol creates its own lingering legend, dragging you along like an obstinate horse toward a righteous storm of an ending.”—Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma
Zombie Wars Online: Episodio 4
by Marla Braziel Juan Carlos PanaitEl juego comienza cuando Matt y sus amigos se embarcan hacia una misión en el colegio esperando encontrar agua para abastecer a su grupo. Matt descubre que los zombis no son los unicos depredadores en Zombie Wars Online. ¿Será capaz de mantener la cordura, o la desesperanza del juego lo hará perderla? Zombie Wars Online combina lo mejor del horror y los juegos en un siempre cambiante mundo donde cada episodio nos presenta un nuevo trauma inducido por hackers a una ya horripilante experiencia de juego.
L’apocalissi di Wildermoor: libro primo Accolito
by Chris Tetreault-BlayLo avevano creato per dar vita a un nuovo mondo. Poi però tornò per distruggerlo. Nel 1684 la figlia di Franklin James, Evelyn, scompare di casa nel cuore della notte. Partiti alla sua ricerca, i soccorritori si spingono fino ai confini più segreti di Wildermoor, finendo direttamente nelle grinfie del Consiglio della Luce Eterna. Centinaia di anni dopo l’ispettore Truman Darke tenta in ogni modo di incastrare Colin Dexler, sospettato di aver commesso un inspiegabile omicidio di inaudita brutalità. Un altro delitto capovolgerà però le vite di entrambi. Diventato ora il principale sospettato, Truman fugge in cerca di risposte, scoprendo così tratti misteriosi e impensabili del suo passato e trovandosi ad affrontare un male oscuro rimasto in agguato nelle tenebre per oltre trecento anni.
Inferis
by Alex ZuchiMatheus Mayer is a man tormented by past woes. Accused of killing his family, he's trying to prove his innocence and that his daughter is still alive. When he's sent to a new Psychiatric Hospital – built in an isolated region – Matheus finds only five other inmates. Each one has a completely distinctive personality and each seems to have their own goals. A special characteristic, however, seems to unite them. Dark enigmas start to echo inside the institution, specially after the arrival of a mysterious man by the name of Heitor Velasques and his team of researchers. Their goals are unknown. Matheus starts to feel the presence of supernatural beings that seem to inhabit the Institution. These beings bring about unique feelings, as if the divine and the profane were fighting for dominion. One by one, the inmates are called by the research team for an experiment. After it, they can’t be found anywhere, and some physical and sensory changes seem to transform the Psychiatric Hospital's facilities into something completely different. Now there's pain. nauseating smells, flames, and throbbing walls. With the help of the Hospital's own employees, Matheus Mayer starts to unveil Heitor's motivation and finds himself entangled in a dangerous and complex game, in which, due to neural interface devices and experimental drugs, the patient's minds are invaded in search of the key to the realm of gods. It's time to explore the depths of the unknown in a journey towards a reunion. How far would you go to save someone you love?
Alexia, La paciente del Dr. Goe
by Donnefar SkedarAlexia ahora es la anfitriona de Nergal y está libre para vengarse de sus malhechores, y Nergal lo hará con mucho odio y violencia que su mente no puede imaginar. Pero, ante todo, ¿quiénes son los personajes que ayudaron a la bella Alexia? Por encima de todo, ¿por qué lo hicieron a una desconocida? ¿A cambio de qué? Todos tienen una ambición. Alexia fue víctima del ser humano, pero, sería sólo en la violencia física? En "La paciente del Dr. Goe", el lector conocer más sobre cada personaje y conocer con detalle lo que sucedió con Alexia durante su recuperación, además de conocer un nuevo personaje que quedará en su mente así como Alexia fue en el primer libro: Alexia - la anfitriona de Nergal.
La Familia de los Sueños (Los Misterios de la Doctora de los Sueños #3)
by J. J. DiBenedettoLa Dra. Sara Alderson pensaba que no tenía ningún problema en el mundo, cuando entró a su oficina en su primer día como socia en su propia práctica médica privada. Y entonces se presentó la policía y la arrestó por un crimen que no podía haber cometido. Veinticuatro horas después, luego de un día y una noche aterradores en la cárcel, Sara regresa a casa convertida en una mujer diferente – y completamente rota. Su primer reto es limpiar su nombre, pero eso no es nada comparado con la tarea de reconstruir su destrozada mente. Y la única forma en que puede hacerlo es con la ayuda de los sueños sobrenaturales, los mismos sueños que casi le habían costado a Sara su salud mental – y casi logran que la maten – en el pasado. La Familia de los Sueños es el tercer libro de los Misterios de la Doctora de los Sueños.
O Silêncio da Verdade (Thriller #1)
by Simona LiubicichItália, Dolomitas 1962-1985. Um fato perturbador abala a quieta amenidade de uma pequena aldeia nas Dolomitas, na fronteira com a Áustria. Duas garotas do lugar desaparecem; só uma delas — Patrizia Montaldo — é reencontrada após três dias, em estado de confusão e com uma amnésia que durará vinte e três anos, até que os fantasmas do passado, talvez presenças espirituais reais, voltarão para clamar por justiça revelando segredos inconfessáveis e uma verdade impressionante.
A Sereia de Harry
by Steve VernonFoi no começo de setembro, época do ano em que a cidade faz o diabo pra se lembrar do que era o calor, apenas uma vez mais antes que o inverno chegue com tudo. Um grupo de pescadores sem-teto pesca algo que PODE realmente ser uma sereia. “Esta história dá a impressão de que John Steinbeck ficou bêbado com Manly Wade Wellman e os dois colaboraram por causa de uma aposta boba.” O QUE AS PESSOAS ESTÃO DIZENDO SOBRE STEVE VERNON “O gênero precisa de sangue novo e Steve Vernon é uma transfusão e tanto” – Edward Lee, autor de FLESH GOTHIC e CITY INFERNAL “Se Harlan Ellis, Richard Matheson e Robert Bloch fizessem um ménage à trois em uma banheira quente, e então uma equipe de cientistas viesse, filtrasse toda a água e misturasse o DNA restante em um tubo de ensaio, o resultado do experimento genético provavelmente seria Steve Vernon.” – Bookgasm “Steve Vernon é uma espécie de anomalia no mundo da literatura de terror. Ele é uma das novas vozes mais revigorantes no gênero, embora sua carreira já se estenda por vinte anos. Escrevendo com rara arrogância e confiança, Steve Vernon pode levar seus leitores por uma gama inteira de emoções que vão desde o medo e a repulsa escancarados à compaixão e aos risos.” – Cemetery Dance “Armado com um senso de humor bizarro, uma enorme dose de originalidade, um dom para assumir riscos e um forte domínio sobre caracterização – Steve tem o jeito com certeza.” Dark Discoveries “Steve Vernon nasceu para escrever. Ele é coisa séria e temos sorte por tê-lo.” – Richard Chizmar Minha mãe acha que eu sou bem legal também.
28 Days Later Vol. 1: London Calling (28 Days Later #1)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects issues #1-4. The film that changed horror forever continues here! Connecting the movie 28 Days Later to its sequel 28 Weeks Later, this original graphic novel continuation focuses on Selena, one of the three survivors of the first film, as she embarks on an epic journey to return to Great Britain. Joining a team of American war journalists hell bent on venturing into the heart of Infected territory, they must learn the cold, hard truth of what it takes to survive in the U.K. after the Infection has spread. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
28 Days Later Vol. 2: Bend in the Road (28 Days Later #2)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects issues #5-8. Finally Available! They are trapped among the Infected. They have no supplies. Most of their crew has been killed. Selena, Clint and Derrick must get to London, but will they make it? Selena knows how to survive, but that was when she was trying to get out of London. Now she's going back in. The saga continues in this epic, fan-favorite series!
28 Days Later Vol. 3: Hotzone (28 Days Later #3)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects issues #9-12. Selena, Derrick and Clint have set their sights on London. Selena has survived one war with The Infected, but can she make it through a second time? They've got a machete that's hacked its share of infected and a gun with only nine bullets. Ammo, and time, is running out ... The saga continues in this epic, fan-favorite horror series!
28 Days Later Vol. 4: Gangwar (28 Days Later #4)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects issues #13-16. The film that changed horror forever continues here in volume 4 of the series that connects the movie 28 Days Later to its sequel 28 Weeks Later and focuses on fan-favorite character Selena! With the Infected still on the loose, just getting back into Great Britain was horrific. But to survive, Clint, Selena and Derrick must make sacrifices they never thought possible. And those sacrifices cannot be ignored!
28 Days Later Vol. 5: Ghost Town (28 Days Later #5)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects issues #17-20. After everything that has happened, Selena has London in her sights. But what is waiting for her there? Is there a part of her past lurking in the shadows, capable of destroying all she has worked for? The series that connects 28 Days Later to 28 Weeks Later continues here!
28 Days Later Vol. 6: Homecoming (28 Days Later #6)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects issues #21-24. This is it, people - the grand finale revealing Selena's secret is finally here! As Selena and Clint reach London, they will learn the real reason why Selena decided to come back to Great Britain. And the American occupation isn't the only thing preventing her from accomplishing her secret goal... The series that connects 28 Days Later to 28 Weeks Later concludes here in this final volume!
28 Days Later Omnibus (28 Days Later #1)
by Michael Alan Nelson Declan Shalvey Alejandro AragonCollects the complete 28 Days Later, issues 1-24! There is no escape from the horrific world of 28 DAYS LATER, the graphic novel series that plunges readers back into the fray of a world overrun with the Infected! <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>