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DÉJALOS IR Y GANA: LA CLAVE PARA EL ÉXITO SIN ESFUERZO ¿Te han hecho creer que el éxito exige sacrificio, lucha y un desgaste constante? ¿Y si todo eso fuera una distorsión? Este libro demuestra que los triunfadores no persiguen: atraen. Descubrirás cómo: Soltar personas, situaciones y oportunidades que te frenan. Dejar de desgastarte intentando convencer a los demás de tu valor. Enfocar tu energía en lo que realmente importa y ver resultados sin forzarlo. Construir una mentalidad ganadora basada en la atracción, no en la desesperación. Si alguna vez te has preguntado por qué, ...

Career Pivot 2026: Best Military Jobs, Sales and Communication, Skilled Trade Jobs, and Self-Employment Options Other Than College is a practical, no-nonsense update to Best Careers for 2025 and Beyond, written for readers navigating a rapidly changing economy shaped by AI, automation, rising education costs, and shifting labor demand. Since the original book’s release, entire job categories have been rewritten. Some “future-proof” careers stalled. Others quietly surged. This updated edition cuts through outdated advice and focuses on what still works in 2026: transferable skills, ...

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021 'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better . . . a terrific read!' – Frank Cottrell Boyce, author of Millions Adventures on Trains is a major mystery series from bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam...

Jukie, who would never see her seventies again, glared at Petey, who was loitering in his late teens. He subsided. She said, “Two weeks ago, while Petey and Mr. Griffin were working on the island, Mr. and Mrs. Knauff had an argument....” Petey said, “It was a fight. He was drunk like he usually is, and he said awful things to her, and I can't figure why she's with him to begin with.” Jukie said, “No blows were exchanged, and Mr. Knauff went into his house presumably to sleep off his intoxication while his wife proceeded to sun bathe. This was July 1st, a Saturday.” Petey got to ...

The first short story - "The Tomb of Sara" - was written by English navy officer, and writer, Frederick George Loring. It was one of the very first stories from the last century featuring a lady vampire. The feminine element represents the connection with "Luella Miller" by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman. The inhabitant of a haunted house sucks life out of everyone who gets interested in her - and the atmosphere gets denser throughout the story.

Movie stars establish themselves as brands - and Taylor's brand, in its most memorable outings, repeatedly introduced a broad audience to feminist ideas. Drawing on unpublished letters and scripts as well as interviews with Kate Burton, Gore Vidal, Austin Pendleton, Kevin McCarthy, Liz Smith, and others, The Accidental Feminist will surprise Taylor and film fans with its originality and will add a startling dimension to the star's enduring mystique.

They descended the courthouse steps, license in hand, and were walking along facing traffic, what there was of it. An old, white pickup was barreling toward them. The glare on the windshield obscured the driver. Danilo said, “Is Poirier coming to the wedding?” He stopped, and Danilo turned round to face him. “If he is invited, Ochoa, which I assume he is.” Danilo smiled. “I'm not sure that is....” Whatever Danilo was going to say was lost in the roar of the pickup truck which was almost upon them. It swerved onto the broad sidewalk heading straight for them. Danilo was just ...

Rhys Bowen on G.M. Malliet's DEATH OF A COZY WRITER: "The traditional British cozy is alive and well. Delicious. I was hooked from the first paragraph." Now from Agatha award-winning author G.M. Malliet comes a delicious tale of a woman who will do anything to win her own freedom. It’s 1940s California, and the war has changed everything. It has also left Carol stuck in a crumbling marriage to Silas—an aging, bloated factory owner with a love for indulgence and a complete lack of self-control. While the world fights for victory abroad, Carol fights a different battle at home. She knows ...

The greatest astronomical discovery in history was hidden away… to keep humanity from descending into panic. An astronomer discovers a rogue star entering the solar system—and is murdered to keep it secret. Now the sky itself is beginning to change. Half a world away in rural Australia, Storm Elliott is approached by a scientist hoping to make use of his extraordinary memory. At the same time, strange disturbances ripple across the planet: meteor strikes, unexplained seismic events, and a sky that no longer behaves as it should. As governments tighten control and society fractures under...

Un assassino creduto morto… è più vivo che mai Le peggiori paure dell’ispettore capo David Garrick diventano realtà quando una scoperta agghiacciante nella sua stessa casa annuncia il ritorno di un serial killer folle che credeva sparito per sempre. Ma questa non è la fine—è solo l’inizio di un nuovo, terrificante capitolo che minaccia tutto ciò che ama: la sua carriera, il suo amore e la sua sanità mentale. Quando i segreti oscuri legati all’omicidio di sua sorella tornano a galla, Garrick è costretto a occuparsi di un caso che non avrebbe mai voluto affrontare: il ...

Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the best-selling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series - Danger in Dead Man's Pass, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, as Harrison Beck investigates an ancient family curse high in the German mountains. A mysterious letter from an old friend asks...

There's a brutal murder in the small Welsh village of Gilfach. The police are clueless. With no motive and no real suspect, the investigation soon grinds to a halt. Enter Mary Anne Smith, otherwise known as Granny Smith, the 71-years-young, pipe-smoking, heavy metal-loving, chaos-causing amateur sleuth with a difference.

For Corbett Griffith III, divorce and two busy parents mean goodbye city life, hello great outdoors. When his mother sends him to his uncle’s fishing resort for the summer, Corbett feels he is doomed. But that changes when he meets 11-year-old Pike, who quickly renames him Griffy and pulls him into one mischievous adventure after another. Griffy and Pike are stunned to hear that a seventy-pound monster muskie is on the loose. They resolve to catch the ferocious fish, no matter what. Think alligator. Think prehistoric beast. Think mean. Will they be able to catch the muskie and stop it ...

Dans "La ronde et autres faits divers", J.M.G. Le Clézio donne aux faits divers de nos journaux leur titre de noblesse, comme un défi à la bienséance littéraire. Il n'y a plus de genre mineur lorsqu'un écrivain met tout son art, toute sa sensibilité dans la contemplation amoureuse des êtres et de leur environnement.

Érase una vez un reino muy, muy lejano donde un príncipe premió a un mago por ayudar a rescatar a una joven en apuros. Encantador. Lástima que nada de esto sea verdad. En realidad, el príncipe sueña con gloria y venganza; el mago, con que sus hechizos no sean siempre un desastre y la joven en apuros, con huir de un pasado que la atormenta...y del recuerdo del hombre al que ha matado.

LA CÉLÉBRITÉ DISSIMULE TOUT — SAUF LE MEURTRE. L'inspecteur David Garrick est appelé sur le tournage du feuilleton d’époque le plus regardé au monde lorsqu’une mort suspecte menace de faire échouer la production. À première vue, il semble s’agir d’un accident, mais derrière le glamour et les célébrités se cache un univers de rivalités, de secrets et de tromperies — chacune plus dangereuse que la précédente. Au fur et à mesure que Garrick et son équipe creusent l’affaire, ils affrontent des égos surdimensionnés, des stars privilégiées et l’éclat ...

UN TUEUR QUE L’ON CROYAIT MORT… EST BIEN VIVANT. Les pires craintes de l'inspecteur David Garrick se réalisent lorsqu’une découverte macabre chez lui annonce le retour d’un tueur en série dérangé, qu’il pensait disparu à jamais. Mais ce n’est pas la fin — c’est le début d’un nouveau chapitre terrifiant qui menace tout ce qui lui est cher : sa carrière, son amour, et sa santé mentale. Alors que les sombres secrets entourant le meurtre de sa sœur refont surface, Garrick se retrouve contraint de prendre en charge une affaire qu’il n’a jamais souhaitée — ...

Fe Invencible es un viaje transformador hacia el poder invisible que sostiene al ser humano cuando todo lo demás parece quebrarse. En un mundo dominado por la incertidumbre y la inmediatez, este libro se convierte en un refugio de esperanza y claridad. A través de relatos conmovedores, reflexiones profundas y herramientas prácticas, revela cómo la fe —más allá de credos o religiones— puede convertirse en el motor más potente para superar la adversidad, reconstruir la vida desde las ruinas y alcanzar lo que parecía inalcanzable. Esta obra no impone verdades; te invita a ...

Locus of Authority argues that every issue facing today's colleges and universities, from stagnant degree completion rates to worrisome cost increases, is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that desperately requires change. While prior studies have focused on boards of trustees and presidents, few have looked at the place of faculty within the governance system.

El inspector jefe David Garrick está atormentado por el pasado… y pronto esto costará más vidas. Marcado por el brutal asesinato de su hermana y acosado por visiones que no puede explicar, Garrick apenas logra mantener unido a su equipo cuando empiezan a aparecer cadáveres mutilados en los idílicos pueblos de Kent. Cada cuerpo lleva la misma firma grotesca: un trofeo esculpido en la propia carne de la víctima. A medida que Garrick se adentra en la investigación, descubre un submundo de trata de personas y crimen organizado oculto bajo la apacible superficie de la campiña inglesa. ...