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Agoge: Rise of a Renegade
by Alejandro LeónIn ancient Greece, the Spartans, who belonged to the city-state Sparta, lived in a different way than the rest of the cities that formed the Greek State. Spartans were extreme: their moto was freedom or death, and they were willing to do anything, literally, anything to keep living free. Robin, a baby left on his luck in the middle of a forest from the very day he was born, was cruelly discarded by the Spartans because of a cataract in his right eye, is rescued and raised by one of the villagers from Helos, a neighbor city. His parents, not wanting to lie the child, on an early age tell him the truth about the way the found him in the forest. Then, little Robin, feeling deeply rejected, swore to himself not to rest until he was able to compensate his inborn defect of his cataract and become the very best warrior in Greece. With this idea on his mind, he puts all his energies into training to be stronger than all the Spartans. So, he created his very own custom training which, according to him, would be harder than the agoge, the spartan training. The years pass and Robin will find himself in many encounters with Spartans in many of his expeditions inside the forest. But soon, his services will be required for a different end: war. A Persian invasion is coming and Sparta summons all the nearby cities to a recruitment process to reinforce its army and avoid the fall of Laconia. Robin will then have the opportunity to show his fierceness and skills in the battle field, the opportunity he prepared his whole life for.
Agonistic Poetry: The Pindaric Mode in Pindar, Horace, Hölderlin, and the English Ode
by William FitzgeraldThis title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1993.
Agony
by Mark BeyerENJOY THE ECSTASY OF AGONY. Amy and Jordan are just like us: hoping for the best, even when things go from bad to worse. They are menaced by bears, beheaded by ghosts, and hunted by the cops, but still they struggle on, bickering and reconciling, scraping together the rent and trying to find a decent movie. It&’s the perfect solace for anxious modern minds, courtesy of one of the great innovators of American comics. Now if only Amy&’s skin would grow back ...This NYRC edition features a recreation of the original, pocket-size, slipcovered, paperback, designed by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.
Agony Hill: A Mystery (A Bethany, Vermont Mystery #1)
by Sarah Stewart TaylorSet in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960s, Agony Hill is the first novel in a new historical series full of vivid New England atmosphere and the deeply drawn characters that are Sarah Stewart Taylor's trademark.In the hot summer of 1965, Bostonian Franklin Warren arrives in Bethany, Vermont, to take a position as a detective with the state police. Warren's new home is on the verge of monumental change; the interstates under construction will bring new people, new opportunities, and new problems to Vermont, and the Cold War and protests against the war in Vietnam have finally reached the dirt roads and rolling pastures of Bethany. Warren has barely unpacked when he's called up to a remote farm on Agony Hill. Former New Yorker and Back-to-the-Lander Hugh Weber seems to have set fire to his barn and himself, with the door barred from the inside, but things aren’t adding up for Warren. The people of Bethany—from Weber’s enigmatic wife to Warren's neighbor, widow and amateur detective Alice Bellows — clearly have secrets they’d like to keep, but Warren can’t tell if the truth about Weber’s death is one of them. As he gets to know his new home and grapples with the tragedy that brought him there, Warren is drawn to the people and traditions of small town Vermont, even as he finds darkness amidst the beauty.
Agony of the Leaves
by Laura ChildsIn the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Scones and Bones, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning finds herself in hot water when a body surfaces at the grand opening of Charleston's Neptune Aquarium... The opening of the aquarium is a major Charleston event, and Theodosia has been hired to cater tea, scones, and sandwiches for the private party to honor dignitaries and big buck donors. Things are going swimmingly, until Theodosia escapes the party for a momentary rest, only to discover the body of a man entangled in a net, drowned in one of the aquarium's state-of-the-art tanks.To make matters worse, the victim is Theodosia's former boyfriend Parker Scully. The EMTs on the scene think Parker's drowning was an accident, but when Theodosia notices what look like defense wounds on his hands, she realizes that someone wanted Parker dead. The local police aren't keen on hearing her theory-especially because of her ties to the victim-so Theodosia knows that if she wants Parker's killer brought to justice, she'll have to jump into the deep end and start her own investigation...INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!
Agora Me Vê, Agora Não
by Elodie NowodazkijTessa está à procura de sua irmã, Mellie, que desapareceu há sete anos, e vive uma vida dura, segurando a barra de sua mãe, inconformada com o sumiço da filha. Mal sabe ela que seu amigo de infância Luke sabe mais do que aparenta, quando ele volta para a cidade depois de anos sem dar notícias. Tessa não imagina o que o futuro trará, cruzando sua vida de forma inadvertida com sua irmã e com uma seita de devotos radicais!
Agora e para Sempre
by Jenny HanApesar de tanta coisa estar a acontecer ao mesmo tempo, chegou o momento de escolher uma universidade... e Lara só pensa em frequentar a melhor! Um fenómeno de vendas mundial, finalista do Goodreads Choice Awards na categoria de Melhor Romance Young Adult,agora uma série de sucesso na Netflix. Lara Jean atravessa um dos momentos mais emocionantes da sua vida. O namoro com Peter está cada vez mais intenso, o baile de finalistas está à porta, o pai vai voltar a casar e a sua irmã mais velha, Margot, vem passar o verão a casa. Ainda assim, apesar de tanta coisa estar a acontecer ao mesmo tempo, chegou o momento de escolher uma universidade, e Lara só pensa em frequentar a melhor! Só que entre organizar o casamento do pai e os preparativos para o baile de finalistas, o tempo escasseia e Lara sente-se algo perdida. Deverá deixar a família e o seu grande amor para trás ou apostar tudo no seu futuro? Quando o coração e a razão nos indicam direções diferentes, qual dos dois devemos seguir? O final emocionante da trilogia A Todos os Rapazes que Amei «Uma história doce e muito divertida.» Entertainment Weekly «Um final imperdível para os fãs de Lara Jean.» Booklist
Agoraphobics in Love
by Lisa TuckerAfter the accidental death of her parents, Emily retreated to their home, where she freelances for an online greeting card company and tries to come up with words for feelings she can no longer feel. Jules climbed his way up to creative director of an advertising agency; he had power, a girlfriend, and a great apartment in New York, when he started having the panic attacks that would leave him in a tiny sublet, unemployed and alone. But when Emily and Jules both join an online board for agoraphobics, what begins as friendship quickly develops into something much more. Now if only they can find the courage to leave their "safety zones" and actually meet for the first time...Witty, wistful, and deeply moving, "Agoraphobics in Love" is an O. Henry story for the twenty-first century. In sparkling prose, Lisa Tucker perfectly captures the miracle of two lonely people finding each other--and finding their way back to life.
Agostino
by Alberto Moravia Michael F. MooreThirteen-year-old Agostino is spending the summer at a Tuscan seaside resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she takes up with a cocksure new companion, Agostino, feeling ignored and unloved, begins hanging around with a group of local young toughs. Though repelled by their squalor and brutality, and repeatedly humiliated for his weakness and ignorance when it comes to women and sex, the boy is increasingly, masochistically drawn to the gang and its rough games. He finds himself unable to make sense of his troubled feelings. Hoping to be full of manly calm, he is instead beset by guilty curiosity and an urgent desire to sever, at any cost, the thread of troubled sensuality that binds him to his mother. Alberto Moravia's classic, startling portrait of innocence lost was written in 1942 but rejected by Fascist censors and not published until 1944, when it became a best seller and secured the author the first literary prize of his career. Revived here in a new translation by Michael F. Moore, Agostino is poised to captivate a twenty-first-century audience.
Agosto es un mes cruel
by Cristina Origone¿Qué estás dispuesto a hacer para lograr tu sueño? Angelo, como tantos otros ancianos en Génova, está pasando uno de los veranos más calurosos de los últimos años. Su vida fluye de manera monótona, pasa casi todos los días en casa o sentado en un banco en el campo de bolos, que desde hace unos meses se ha convertido en un lugar de encuentro con el individuo, una persona poco recomendable, que le hace pequeños favores a cambio de dinero. Angelo está solo y enfermo, siempre afligido por los problemas económicos y consciente de que tendrá que morir pronto. Dado que su esposa murió, él está seguro de que no tiene nada que perder y acepta emprender un camino que Loris, un pensionista muy querido en el barrio por su disposición para ayudar a los demás y por su integridad moral, no lo aprueba; pero a Angelo no le importa el parecer de su amigo porque tiene un sueño que lo mantiene con vida, un sueño de juventud difícil de dejar a un lado al que se aferra para huir de la realidad. ¿Qué hará Angelo cuando el individuo le ofrezca la oportunidad de realizar su sueño? ¿Cómo reaccionará Loris? "Agosto es un mes cruel" es un relato en el que se entrelazan la soledad, los remordimientos, el cinismo y la avaricia, donde el bien y el mal se enfrentarán y la elección que hará el protagonista lo envolverá en una espiral que lo llevará a la oscuridad. Tenemos que estar preparados para esperar todo de todos.
Agreement to Kill
by Peter RabePunching Dixon had gotten Jake Spinner thrown in jail, but now that he’s out all he wants is a fresh start back on his farm. Suddenly Dixon is dead and Spinner is on the run, escaping town in the getaway car with Dixon’s assassin in the back seat! He knows the cops won’t believe his innocence. He knows his only chance is to keep the cold, clubfooted little killer known as Loma with him. Because Loma is his ticket to a new life. His respectable life shattered, Spinner figures the only ones who’ll take him in now are the guys who hired Loma. The choice is easy - until he meets Ann.
Agricolae - Bauern
by Cristina LattaroIn einem Dorf von Lazio in den 50er Jahren, Alessio tötet Gianni, ein Kerl verbotene Spiele. Nur Graziano, mit dem er eine Beziehung hat, kann ihn vor der Rache entkommen helfen, die Dorfbewohner sich zu nehmen, das Gesetz beschlossen. Alessio und Graziano das Gesicht so einen schroffen Berg, den Großen Zahn, in der Hoffnung den Zug zu erreichen, die im Tal verläuft, auf der anderen Seite, und die Hauptstadt erreichen. In den zwei Tagen von Alessio und Graziano Getriebe werden sie mit einer Packung von unerbittlichen Verfolgern in einem zermürbenden Gerangel ungewissen Ausgang beschäftigen. Eine Geschichte von schnellen Tempo, voller Wendungen, wo die Protagonisten neben den Fragmenten des komplexen Lebens erklärt und alles fällt der Schatten eines ungreifbaren Willen und Spektrum.
Agricolae - Campesinos
by Cristina Lattaro Georgia BulanceaEn un lugar del alto Lazio, en la década de los 50, Alessio mata a Gianni, un compañero de juegos prohibidos. Sólo Graziano, con quien tiene una relación, puede ayudarlo a escapar de la venganza de los aldeanos decididos de tomar la ley en sus propias manos. Así que Alessio y Graziano se enfrentan a una montaña escarpada, la Grande Dente, con la esperanza de coger el tren que pasa por el valle, en el otro lado, y llegar a la capital. En los dos días de marcha, Alessio y Graziano están enganchados a una lucha agotadora para un éxito incierto en contra de una pandilla de perseguidores implacables. Un cuento a rápido ritmo, lleno de giros inesperados, donde los protagonistas declarados afrontan los fragmentos de una existencia compleja y sobre todos cae la sombra de una voluntad impalpable y espectral. Con flashbacks y reflexiones introspectivas
Agrippa's Daughter: A Novel
by Howard FastAn epic novel of Berenice, Queen of Israel—life, love, and war in the shadow of the Roman Empire—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Spartacus. Throughout her rule in the first century AD, Queen Berenice is idolized by some, and hated by others. Though her fiery red hair makes her instantly recognizable, it is her mysterious charm and steely will that make her unforgettable. The daughter of Israel&’s King Agrippa I, Berenice is determined to free the kingdom of Israel from the shadow of the Roman Empire. But her plans are derailed after her husband, Shimeon, dies during a bloody civil war. When Berenice falls in love with Titus, son of the Roman Emperor, they devise an impossible plan to join the ruling lines of Rome and Israel. A master of gripping historical fiction, Howard Fast brings the ancient world to vivid life in this enthralling, epic drama.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
Aground
by Charles WilliamsFrom the Book Jacket: A yacht has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Involved are the woman who owns it, the charter captain who undertakes to find it, and two desperate men who are intimately connected with its disappearance and with the explosive cargo aboard, which they are committed to delivering without benefit of law. From these ingredients Charles Williams concocts one of the superior suspense stories which his increasingly large and avid public has come to expect. Again he shows his mastery of this exacting field of fiction, his ability to create believable characters, and his swift narrative pace. And again in evidence is his special affection for the sea in all its moods. As Anthony Boucher, in The New York Times Book Review, said of Williams' most recent novel, The Sailcloth Shroud, here is "... a fine light novel of excitement, spirited, fresh, and satisfying."
Aground (The\hardy Boys Casefiles Ser.)
by Charles WilliamsA widow and a charter captain scour the ocean for a stolen yachtWhen Ingram lands in Miami, he doesn&’t even have time to finish his bath before the police come knocking. The out-of-work charter captain has just returned from Nassau, where he was looking to buy a boat on behalf of a millionaire. But the day after he toured the seventy-foot Dragoon, his &“millionaire&” disappeared, and the yacht went with him. Ingram convinces the cops that he was only an unwitting accomplice in stealing the boat, and offers to help recover it for the owner, a beautiful widow with secrets of her own. He only has eight thousand square miles of open ocean to search. Finding the ship is the easy part. Escaping it will be harder, as Ingram finds himself caught in a tangle of lust, smuggling, and murder, surrounded by endless miles of the most beautiful water on earth.
Aground on St. Thomas
by Rebecca M. HaleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Adrift on St. John and Afoot on St. Croix, comes a tale of intrigue and excitement in the Virgin Islands... The tropical paradise of St. Thomas is shut down as the FBI seizes control of the island to apprehend government officials on bribery charges. Tourists and locals are stranded until FBI agent Gabe "Friday" Stein can find the missing governor and two senators who have eluded capture. Innocent of any crime, Senator Julia Sanchez can only escape wrongful arrest with the help of eccentric Senator Bobo. As they try to blend in with increasingly hostile locals and make their trek across the island to safety, Senator Sanchez is only just beginning to realize the extent of the corruption behind the island's idyllic façade...
Agu Trot (Colección Alfaguara Clásicos #Volumen)
by Roald DahlAgu Trot es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil. En la vida del señor Hoppy hay dos amores. Uno son las flores de su balcón. El otro es su vecina, la señora Silver. ¡Pero éste último es un secreto! Ella solo está pendiente de su tortuga Alfie que, en su opinión, crece muy despacio. El señor Hoppy quiere hacer feliz a la señora Silver. ¿Qué se le habrá ocurrido para lograrlo?
Agua
by Jose Alberto Valenzuela Lee PletzersEl final de los tiempos nos ha alcanzado. Un pozo embrujado es conectado a la red de suministro de agua del pueblo, desencadenando a una clase diferente de criaturas que pueden habitar en la piel de otros. Mientras el pueblo muere, una mujer lucha para permanecer viva. (Finalista de las Premios Sir Julius Vogel)
Agua Clara
by Amy Lane Vivian PérezConozcan a Patrick Cleary: parrandero, fracasado y tarado. Patrick ha estado intentando desesperadamente transformarse, y los resultados han sido espectaculares, casi lo han asesinado. Conozcan a Wes "Whiskey" Keenan: biólogo de campo que se pregunta si ya es tiempo de sentar cabeza. Cuando el peor día de la vida de Patrick concluye siendo rescatado por Whiskey, ambos acaban haciéndose compañía en un compartimento diminuto en la casa flotante más cutre del mundo. Patrick necesita enderezar su vida, Whiskey quiere ayudar, pero Patrick no está completamente convencido de que eso sea factible. Está bastante seguro de ser un fenómeno de la naturaleza. Pero Whiskey, quien trabaja con verdaderos fenómenos de la naturaleza, piensa que lo único que necesita Patrick es un poco de ayuda para ver la verdadera belleza en su interior espástico, y se ofrece como voluntario. Entre ranas anómalas, un exnovio homicida, y los complejos de Patrick, Whiskey va a necesitar toda su paciencia, y Patrick va a necesitar encontrar lo mejor de sí, antes de que estos dos hombres puedan ver el agua clara.
Agua para elefantes
by Sara GruenPasen y vean: romance, lucha, asesinato, tragedia y humor integran esta gran función que conmueve y asombra por igual. Todos hemos querido cambiar de vida,todos hemos querido huir alguna vez. Cuando el joven Jacob lo perdió todo, su familia y su futuro, y el mundo entero parecía estar al borde del abismo en los difíciles años treinta, se aventuró en un circo ambulante para trabajar como veterinario. Transcurrían tiempos de penuria y crueldad, pero también de ensueño y plenitud, pues Jacob encontró en el deslumbrante espectáculo de los hermanos Benzini la amistad, el amor de su vida y a la traviesa elefanta Rosie. Ahora han transcurrido ya muchos años, pero Jacob no se resigna a la postración que el destino le depara. Con renovada valentía nos revelará un secreto impactante y decidirá emprender nuevas andanzas, cueste lo que cueste. Más de dos años en la lista de bestsellers de The New York Times. Agua para elefantes es la novela en la que se basa la película protagonizada por Robert Pattison y Reese Witherspoon. Reseñas:«Una novela arrebatadora... Con el ritmo experto de un showman, Gruen se reserva una revelación genial para las páginas finales, transformando una imagen de la cultura americana en una encantadora fábula escapista.»The New York Times Book Review «Agua para elefantes es una novela redonda, casi perfecta.»El País
Agua quemada
by Carlos FuentesLa Ciudad de México -espacio mítico, ambiguo y luminoso- es el escenario del presente volumen y el protagonista velado de los cuatro relatos que lo conforman. Un pequeño parapléjico, un homosexual aristocrático, un anciano revolucionario y su nieto, un joven barriobajero que se emplea como sicario encubierto. Nadie es inocente, nadie puede fingir bondad, todas las cosas son corruptas o corruptoras.Sus personajes transitan por espacios y momentos trágicos y festivos, como ellos mismos: un general nostálgico ante la revolución mexicana, cada vez más corrompida; una anciana olvidada y su oscura relación con un niño paralítico de las vecindades del centro; un solterón acaudalado que no alcanza a comprender la pobreza ni la desaparición del mito fundador de su status, y un lumpen que, mientras traba un combate con las palabras, termina como guardaespaldas de quien le ha causado tanto dolor... Todos ellos comparten el territorio doloroso, caótico y resentido de la ciudad.La crítica ha opinado:"... la vida en la ciudad de México, desde el estrato más bajo al más alto... hay belleza, pasión y genialidad aquí... " -Publishers Weekly -
Aguas Envenenadas
by Noris La Valle Ermisenda AlvarezErrores sangrientos, cicatrices desagradables y hermosas mentiras. Una historia de corrupción. Helen Gardener es asesinada durante un viaje transatlántico. El Diamond Royale zarpa desde Southampton hacia Nueva York con su asesino a bordo. Ambientada en los años 50, Aguas Envenenadas nos cuenta la historia de siete desafortunados personajes y la forma en que se ven afectados por su muerte. ¿Fue simplemente un accidente? El señor Phillips, dueño del barco y anfitrión del crucero, gobierna con puño de hierro y está tras la búsqueda de algo o de alguien. Las mentiras crecen fuera de control mientras los sospechosos tratan de sobrevivir los últimos días a bordo. Confrontados con su propio sentido de la moralidad, de la avaricia y de la lujuria, descubren qué clase de personas realmente son. ¿Quién ascenderá? ¿Quién caerá? ¿Quién asesinó a Helen?
Aguas Mortales
by Jacob ParrALGO ANTIGUO SE OCULTA BAJO LA SUPERFICIE… Una importante tarea lleva a James Luna de regreso a su ciudad natal de Alpine Ridge. Un lugar al que juró no volver nunca más, después de ese desafortunado verano en el que perdió a su hermano menor en una tragedia. Al llegar, se encuentra en una situación más allá de sus sueños más salvajes. El peligro y la muerte rodean al pintoresco Lago Trinity en el Bosque Nacional Shasta-Trinity. James debe equilibrar el peso de una familia destrozada, un nuevo romance y mantener con vida a sus seres queridos. Lo que está en juego nunca ha estado tan alto. ¿Será capaz de resolver el misterio y acabar con la amenaza, o la pesadilla continuará?
Aguas Turbias
by Chrys D. Brobbey Claudia CanfieldLas debilidades de la sociedad crean manchas como aguas turbias estancadas. Esta satírica novela ofrece impactantes comentarios sobre la cultura, economía, política, el crimen, la corrupción, alcoholismo y todo lo que es feo, así como hermoso en una sociedad en particular. Las descripciones pintorescas sumergen al lector directamente en los puntos de acción – desde los políticos engañados que creen que están en el servicio público para atender a sus egos, a los adictos al moonshine que consideran la condena de muerte como un trato justo para sus deleites. Es entretenido y provocador hacer preguntas acerca de cuestiones que parecen normales y que se dan por hecho. La lógica es remover las “aguas turbias” de la sociedad, apuñalando la conciencia pública con un nuevo despertar y un cambio.