-Titulo Original : Wonderworks The 25 Most Powerful Inventions In The History Of Literature-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: This “fascinating” (Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Outliers) examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, shows how writers have created technical breakthroughs-rivaling scientific inventions-and engineering enhancements to the human heart and mind. Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere-from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others-each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed as both a narrative and neuroscientific advancement. Literature’s great invention was to address problems we could not solve: not how to start a fire or build a boat, but how to live and love; how to maintain courage in the face of death; how to account for the fact that we exist at all. Wonderworks reviews the blueprints for twenty-five of the most significant developments in the history of literature. These inventions can be scientifically shown to alleviate grief, trauma, loneliness, anxiety, numbness, depression, pessimism, and ennui, while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, hope, joy, and positive change. They can be found throughout literature-from ancient Chinese lyrics to Shakespeare’s plays, poetry to nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and crime novels to slave narratives. A “refreshing and remarkable” (Jay Parini, author of Borges and Me: An Encounter) exploration of the new literary field of story science, Wonderworks teaches you everything you wish you learned in your English class, and “contains many instances of critical insight....What’s most interesting about this compendium is its understanding of imaginative representation as a technology” ( The New York Times). Review Fascinating. . . . It blew my mind! -- Malcolm Gladwell If Wonderworks had been around then, I would have sat my son down and read Angus Fletcher’s exploration of the history and the psychology of literature to him, word by word. . . . I hope it will convince others that there are benefits and pleasures that you can get from literature that are unique and valuable. -- Jane Smiley The Guardian Im totally obsessed with Wonderworks. It swallowed me whole. -- Brene Brown, Unlocking Us with Brene Brown, Parcast Network An intelligent, engaged and erudite attempt to neurologically tackle not just some abstract and simplified story, but some of the world’s greatest narratives, from the Iliad to Dream of the Red Chamber, from Disney’s Up to the novels of Elena Ferrante. It speaks to the inner reader in us all, as well as to the inner neurologist. -- Simon Ings New Scientist “ Wonderworks contains many instances of critical insight. . . . What’s most interesting about this compendium is its understanding of imaginative representation as a technology. -- Sophie Gee The New York Times “I’ve been living in Wonderworks for several weeks now, dazzled by its innovations, wild surmises, gifts of insight, unlikely readings and - perhaps most of all - its inspirational force. Angus Fletcher is that rare critic who actually has something to say, who grabs us by the collar and hopes to shake sense into us. This may be one of the most important and truly useful books about literature written in the past decade. It opens a vista into reading that regards writing as a kind of continual experiment in human and societal engineering. That Wonderworks deserves a wide audience goes without saying. It’s refreshing and remarkable on so many levels.” -- Jay Parini, author of Borges and Me: An Encounter If you are interested in both writing and science this is an unmissable book. . . . Fresh and inspiring. -- Brian Clegg Popular Science Reading good books doesn’t just entertain us; it teaches us how to better use our brains and our emotions, as this lively treatise tells us . . . An idiosyncratic, richly detailed, often lyrical invitation to reconsider how and why to read literature. Kirk...

-Titulo Original : Paris Library A Novel-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: Based on the true World War II story of the American Library in Paris, an unforgettable novel about the power of books and the bonds of friendship-and the ordinary heroes who can be found in the most perilous times and the quietest places. Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; Remy, her twin brother who she adores; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library’s legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. When World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear-including her beloved library. After the Nazi army marches into the City of Light and declares a war on words, Odile and her fellow librarians join the Resistance with the best weapons they have: books. Again and again, they risk their lives to help their fellow Jewish readers, but by war’s end, Odile tastes the bitter sting of unspeakable betrayal. Montana, 1983. Odile’s solitary existence in gossipy small-town Montana is unexpectedly interrupted by her neighbor Lily, a lonely teenager craving adventure. As Lily uncovers more about Odile’s mysterious past, they find they share not only a love of language but also the same lethal jealousy. Odile helps Lily navigate the troubled waters of adolescence by always recommending the right book at the right time, never suspecting that Lily will be the one to help her reckon with her own terrible secret. Based on the true story of the American Library in Paris, The Paris Library is a mesmerizing and captivating novel about the people and the books that make us who we are, for good and for bad, and the courage it takes to forgive. Review The Paris Library is a fresh and compelling World War II story that reminded this reader of Kristin Hannah’s breakout, The Nightingale. Toggling between France in 1939 and Montana in the 1980s, this novel is a love letter to the power of books. While it looks and smells like historical fiction, this book has even broader appeal. -Sarah Gelman, Amazon Book Review Review “Opens the doors to a hidden world in Paris, one that’s both inspiring and like a precious secret you want to savour. It pulled me in with its delightful cast of bookworm characters and all their quirks and secrets. This is an engaging story of the magic of books, how they can offer hope, strength, and joy in the darkest hours.” - ELLEN KEITH, bestselling author of The Dutch Wife “Absolutely delightful from the first page to the last. I recommend this book to anyone who understands the magic of books, friendships, and love in the face of evil.” - GENEVIEVE GRAHAM, #1 bestselling author of The Forgotten Home Child “A vivid, enjoyable, based-on-a-true-story tale. In The Paris Library, the beloved library, its staff, and its subscribers come to life and remind us of both the horrors of World War II and the vital role books play in keeping us afloat in difficult times. Well-researched, stirring, and rich with detail, The Paris Library is an ode to the importance of libraries, books, and the human connections we find within both.” - KRISTIN HARMEL, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names “A billet-doux to books and libraries.” - Toronto Star “As a Parisian, an ardent bookworm, and a longtime fan of the American Library in Paris, I devoured The Paris Library in one hungry gulp. It is charming and moving, with a perfect balance between history and fiction.” - TATIANA DE ROSNAY, bestselling author of Sarah’s Key “A fresh take on World War II France that will appeal to bibliophiles everywhere. I fell in love with Odile and Lily, with their struggles and triumphs, from the very first page. Meticulously researched, The Paris Library is an irresistible, compelling read.” - FIONA DAVIS, bestselling author of The Chelsea Girls “The Paris Library is a refreshing novel that celebrat...

-Titulo Original : The Odyssey (enriched Classics)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical Scholarship The epic tale of Odysseus extraordinary ten-year voyage home after the Trojan War. This Enriched Classic Edition includes: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A timeline of significant events that provides the books historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the readers experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the worlds finest books to their full potential. Series edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson About the Author Two epic poems are attributed to Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. They are composed in a literary type of Greek, Ionic in basis with Aeolic admixtures. Ranked among the great works of Western literature, these two poems together constitute the prototype for all subsequent Western epic poetry. Modern scholars are generally agreed that there was a poet named Homer who lived before 700 B.C., probably in Asia Minor...

-Titulo Original : The Count Of Monte Cristo (enriched Classics)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: Alexandre Dumass thrilling adventure of one mans quest for freedom and vengeance on those who betrayed him. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: * A concise introduction that gives readers important background information * A chronology of the authors life and work * A timeline of significant events that provides the books historical context * An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations * Detailed explanatory notes * Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work * Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction * A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the readers experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the worlds finest books to their full potential. SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON About the Author Alexander Dumas (1802-1870), author of more than ninety plays and many novels, was well known in Parisian society and was a contemporary of Victor Hugo. After the success of The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas dumped his entire fortune into his own Chateau de Monte Cristo-and was then forced to flee to Belgium to escape his creditors. He died penniless but optimistic...

-Titulo Original : Dracula (enriched Classics)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga of an eternally cursed being whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of the supremely moralistic age in which it was originally written -- and the corrupt desires that continue to plague the modern human condition. Pocket Books Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Dracula was prepared by Joseph Valente, Professor of English at the University of Illinois and the author of Draculas Crypt: Bram Stoker, Irishness, and the Question of Blood, who provides insight into the racial connotations of this enduring masterpiece. About the Author Bram Stoker was born November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland. Stoker was a sickly child who was frequently bedridden; his mother entertained him by telling frightening stories and fables during his bouts of illness. Stoker studied math at Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 1867. He worked as a civil servant, freelance journalist, drama critic, editor and, most notably, as manager of the Lyceum Theatre. Although best known for Dracula, Stoker wrote eighteen other books, including Under the Sunset, The Snake’s Pass, The Jewel of Seven Stars, The Lady of the Shroud, and The Lair of the White Worm. He died in 1912 at the age of sixty-four. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CHAPTER 1: JONATHAN HARKERS JOURNAL (Kept in shorthand) 3 May. Bistritz. -- Left Munich at 8.35 P.M. on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6.46, but train was an hour late. Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I could walk through the streets. I feared to go very far from the station, as we had arrived late and would start as near the correct time as possible. The impression I had was that we were leaving the West and entering the East; the most Western of splendid bridges over the Danube, which is here of noble width and depth, took us among the traditions of Turkish rule. We left in pretty good time, and came after nightfall to Klausenburgh. Here I stopped for the night at the Hotel Royale. I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty. (Mem., get recipe for Mina.) I asked the waiter, and he said it was called paprika hendl, and that, as it was a national dish, I should be able to get it anywhere along the Carpathians. I found my smattering of German very useful here; indeed, I dont know how I should be able to get on without it. Having some time at my disposal when in London, I had visited the British Museum, and made search among the books and maps of the library regarding Transylvania; it had struck me that some foreknowledge of the country could hardly fail to have some importance in dealing with a noble of that country. I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia, and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains; one of the wildest and least known portions of Europe. I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordnance Survey maps; but I found that Bistritz, the post town named by Count Dracula, is a fairly well-known place. I shall enter here some of my notes, as they may refresh my memory when...

-Titulo Original : Siddhartha (enriched Classics)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: This allegorical novel, set in sixth-century India around the time of the Buddha, follows a young man on his search for enlightenment. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information A chronology of the authors life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the books historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the readers own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the readers experience About the Author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, which explore an individuals search for spirituality outside society...

-Titulo Original : Candide (enriched Classics)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. A classic work of eighteenth century literature, Candide is Voltaire’s fast-paced novella of struggle and adventure that used satire as a form of social critique. Candide enlists the help of his tutor, Dr. Pangloss, to help him reunite with his estranged lover, Lady Cunegonde. But the journey welcomes many unexpected challenges, and overcoming or outwitting the dangers of the world shall be their greatest task. Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence. About the Author Voltaire was the nom de plume of Francois Marie Arouet (1694-1778). One of the most famous French writers, his works embrace almost every branch of literature--poetry, drama, romance, history, philosophy, and science. The years between his birth and death overlapped those of famous early scientists such as Sir Isaac Newton, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Edmund Halley, Joseph Priestly, and Benjamin Franklin. Voltaires writings brought him fame and fortune, but also brought trouble. His advocacy of freedom of speech and religion, along with attacks on the Church and the French nobility, resulted in two prison terms in the Bastille and years of exile from France. Yet Voltaires works eventually catalyzed the French Revolution, and secured his lasting memory as a hero of all the free world...

-Titulo Original : Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (enriched Classics)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, Jekyll and Hyde is a brilliantly original study of man’s dual nature-as well as an immortal tale of suspense and terror. Published in 1866, Jekyll and Hyde was an instant success and brought Stevenson his first taste of fame. Though sometimes dismissed as a mere mystery story, the book has evoked much literary admirations. Vladimir Nabokov likened it to Madame Bovary and Dead Souls as “a fable that lies nearer to poetry than to ordinary prose fiction.” Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence. About the Author Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850. He spent his childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland, but traveled widely in the United States and throughout the South Seas. The author of many novels, including The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, The Black Arrow, and Treasure Island, he died in 1894...

-Titulo Original : The Book Of Magic A Novel (4) (the Practical Magic Series)-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: “Hoffman certainly knows how to enchant” (The New York Times Book Review) in this breathtaking conclusion to the Practical Magic series-a spellbinding and bewitching novel that asks how far will you go to change your fate? For over three-hundred years a curse has kept the Owens family from love-but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger-the curse is already at work. A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally, their fiercely protective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are, her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love. A heartfelt and satisfying conclusion to a beloved series, The Book of Magic celebrates mothers and daughters, sisters and brothers, and anyone who has ever been in love. Review “Delightfully witchy… Alluring on its own, it’s also a satisfying end to a timeless saga.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, Editor’s Choice “Some stories begin at the beginning and others begin at the end.” So opens The Book of Magic, the final installment of Alice Hoffman’s popular Practical Magic series, a page-turning fairy tale of a saga that spans three books, one star-studded movie adaptation and multiple centuries of adventure and misadventure, love lost and found and bottomless cauldrons of sorcery in the lives of the bewitchingly witchy Owens family....like the witches who populate her stories, Hoffman certainly knows how to enchant. -NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Alice Hoffman has given us such a gift with this series, and this final chapter is sure to be another heartfelt celebration of mothers and daughters and the magic of falling in love. -LITHUB “I love Alice Hoffman. Full of Hoffman’s bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters, The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of family and love and actions that echo through generations. Filled with secrets and splendor and light and dark, the novel works as well as a stand-alone as it does as a conclusion to a mesmerizing series. It casts a spell.” - MATT HAIG, New York Times best-selling author of The Midnight Library About the Author Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Book of Magic, Magic Lessons, The World That We Knew, Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, the Oprah’s Book Club Selection Here on Earth, The Red Garden, The Dovekeepers, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Marriage of Opposites, and Faithful. She lives near Boston. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter I I. Some stories begin at the beginning and others begin at the end, but all the best stories begin in a library. It was there that Jet Owens saw her fate in a mirror behind the reference desk. Even in her eighties, Jet was still beautiful. Each day she washed with the black soap the family prepared in March during the dark phase of the moon, with every bar then wrapped in crinkly cellophane. Jet had no aches or pains and had never been ill a day in her life, but fate is fate and it can often be what you least expect it to be. On this day, when the daffodils had begun to bloom, Jet saw that she had seven days to live. The deathwatch beetle had begun to call from within the walls of the Owens Library, a...

-Titulo Original : Home Body-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers comes her greatly anticipated third collection of poetry. rupi kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. home body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself - reminding readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family, and embrace change. illustrated by the author, themes of nature and nurture, light and dark, rest here. i dive into the well of my body and end up in another world everything i need already exists in me there’s no need to look anywhere else -home About the Author As a 21-year-old university student Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection, milk and honey. Next came its artistic sibling, the sun and her flowers. These collections have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages. Her most recent book, home body, debuted #1 on bestseller lists across the world. Rupi’s work touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and migration. She feels most at home when creating art or performing her poetry on stage...

-Titulo Original : The Deserter A Novel-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* An “outstanding” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) blistering thriller featuring a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his enigmatic female partner, and their hunt for the Army’s most notorious-and dangerous-deserter from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille. When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then a second video sent to Mercer’s Army commanders leaves no doubt: the trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has willfully disappeared. When Mercer is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela, by an old Army buddy, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to fly to Venezuela and bring Mercer back to America-preferably alive. Brodie knows this is a difficult mission, made more difficult by his new partner’s inexperience, by their undeniable chemistry, and by Brodie’s suspicion that Maggie Taylor is reporting to the CIA. With ripped-from-the-headlines appeal, an exotic and dangerous locale, and the hairpin twists and inimitable humor that are signature DeMille, The Deserter is the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of True Masters: the #1 New York Times bestseller Nelson DeMille and his son, award-winning screenwriter Alex DeMille. Review PRAISE FOR THE DESERTER “[O]utstanding...In typical DeMille fashion, the last hundred pages move along like a ballistic missile, exploding in a satisfying finale on a remote airstrip. DeMille and son provide it all in this rumble Through the jungle - authentic detail, lively dialogue, a vividly drawn setting, and an exhilarating plot.”- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW Nelson DeMille simply gets better every time he puts pen to paper. Maybe this time it has to do with a little help from Alex DeMille. I’m not sure if that’s true, but what I’m sure of is that it’s a blessing to have another DeMille with superb storytelling skills on the horizon. THE DESERTER will soar to the top of bestseller lists in record time, without any hesitation. It can’t fail. This book is absolutely stunning. - Book Reporter PRAISE FOR THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE CUBAN AFFAIR “[An] action-packed, relentlessly paced thriller… A line from the novel perfectly describes this page-turner: ‘Sex, money, and adventure. Does it get any better than that?’” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “DeMilles latest is a timely stay-up-all-night, nail-biting page-turner featuring his iconic tongue-in-cheek, articulate, rhythmic narrative. His affably irreverent protagonist, fantastic believable supporting characters, and tense, realistic Cuba-set scenes including some jaw-dropping revelations make this a must-read for his many fans.” - Library Journal (starred review) “ The Cuban Affair feels authentic and real, and it provides knuckle-white tension mixed in with levity. -Associated Press The opening of The Cuban Affair is dynamite-crisp, funny and dramatic-and the climactic conclusion is masterful action writing, fast, precise and genuinely gripping. -Newsday This is powerful, mythic stuff, like Confederate gold and Nazi treasure...As the true nature of the charter-boat owner’s job becomes clear and the betrayals begin, DeMille mounts a long, magnificent sequence with boat chases, helicopter rescues, and tracer fire. They’re all described in that visceral style the author has mastered. -Booklist This book has that incredible wit that Nelson DeMille has, and nobody writes characters like Nelson does. -Tampa Bay Times “Nelson DeMille has outdone himself. I thought that Plum Island was one of my favorite thrillers of all time, but I was wrong-DeMille is always going up a...

-Titulo Original : Woman On The Edge-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: A moment on the subway platform changes two women’s lives forever-a debut thriller that will take your breath away. A total stranger on the subway platform whispers, “Take my baby.” She places her child in your arms. She says your name. Then she jumps... In a split second, Morgan Kincaid’s life changes forever. She’s on her way home from work when a mother begs her to take her baby, then places the infant in her arms. Before Morgan can stop her, the distraught mother jumps in front of an oncoming train. Morgan has never seen this woman before, and she can’t understand what would cause a person to give away her child and take her own life. She also can’t understand how this woman knew her name. The police take Morgan in for questioning. She soon learns that the woman who jumped was Nicole Markham, prominent CEO of the athletic brand Breathe. She also learns that no witness can corroborate her version of events, which means she’s just become a murder suspect. To prove her innocence, Morgan frantically retraces the last days of Nicole’s life. Was Nicole a new mother struggling with paranoia or was she in danger? When strange things start happening to Morgan, she suddenly realizes she might be in danger, too. Woman on the Edge is a pulse-pounding, propulsive thriller about the lengths to which a woman will go to protect her baby-even if that means sacrificing her own life. Review Praise for Woman on the Edge A debut that’s tough to resist. - TORONTO STAR A remarkable thriller. - MORNING LIVE “One woman’s struggles with motherhood and another’s desperate desire to be a mother collide in this explosive debut. Woman on the Edge is a white-knuckle read that welcomes a bright new talent to the world of psychological suspense.” - MARY KUBICA, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl “The debut novel from Toronto writer Samantha M. Bailey mines maternal anxiety, marital secrets, female friendship, and C-suite power grabs-not to mention public transit horror-for a satisfyingly twisty psychological thriller.” - TORONTO LIFE “ Woman on the Edge races towards its final destination with breakneck speed.” - CHATELAINE “ Woman on the Edge begins with a shocking, tragic event and doesn’t stop there. Samantha M. Bailey has written an impressive debut that will keep you reading until the final twist.” - SAMANTHA DOWNING, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife “A fast-paced, twisty roller coaster ride in which a desperate widow, a guilt-ridden new mother, and the secrets of the past collide-with a baby’s life hanging in the balance. . . . I couldn’t race to the end quickly enough! An exciting, binge-worthy debut.” - KRISTIN HARMEL, bestselling author of The Winemaker’s Wife and The Room on Rue Amelie “From its first chapter-its first line!- Woman on the Edge will grip you like so few novels manage to do. From the moment two women’s lives collide on a subway platform to the shocking finale, you’ll be dizzied by the twists and turns the story takes. Some writers toil their entire career trying to master this kind of adept plotting, but Samantha M. Bailey nails it in her first effort. Woman on the Edge stayed with me for days after I turned its final pages. A truly thrilling debut.” - AMY STUART, bestselling author of Still Mine and Still Water “A shocking premise and two intriguingly damaged characters whose storylines hurtle toward each other, colliding in a powerful, moving climax. A propulsive read! Samantha M. Bailey is a writer to watch in the thriller genre.” - ROBYN HARDING, bestselling author of The Party and The Arrangement “Begins with a bang and takes the reader on a tense, emotional journey of love, betrayal, loss and straight into the heart of a mother willing to do anything to protect her child. Infused with riveting, hold-your-breath suspense, this masterful debut needs to be your next binge-read. A knockout page turner.” - HEATHER GUDE...

-Titulo Original : Blacklands A Novel-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: A taut and chillingly atmospheric debut that signals the arrival of a bright new voice in psychological suspense and a brilliant analysis of an exceedingly twisted mind (Chicago Tribune). Eighteen years ago, Billy Peters disappeared. Everyone in town believes Billy was murdered-after all, serial killer Arnold Avery later admitted killing six other children and burying them on the same desolate moor that surrounds their small English village. Only Billy’s mother is convinced he is alive. She still stands lonely guard at the front window of her home, waiting for her son to return, while her remaining family fragments around her. But her twelve-year-old grandson Steven is determined to heal the cracks that gape between his nan, his mother, his brother, and himself. Steven desperately wants to bring his family closure, and if that means personally finding his uncle’s corpse, he’ll do it. Spending his spare time digging holes all over the moor in the hope of turning up a body is a long shot, but at least it gives his life purpose. Then at school, when the lesson turns to letter writing, Steven has a flash of inspiration... Careful to hide his identity, he secretly pens a letter to Avery in jail asking for help in finding the body of W.P.-William Billy Peters. So begins a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. Just as Steven tries to use Avery to pinpoint the gravesite, so Avery misdirects and teases his mysterious correspondent in order to relive his heinous crimes. And when Avery finally realizes that the letters he’s receiving are from a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly his life has purpose too. Although his is far more dangerous... Review “ Blacklands is leading the pack of profound new mysteries. . . . Atmospheric . . . . bewitching . . . . a brilliant analysis of an exceedingly twisted mind.” - Chicago Tribune “Bauer’s ability to shift between the perspective of a 12-year-old boy and a middle-age serial killer is brilliant and frightening all at once. . . . [her] debut novel promises to be the first of many good reads.” - The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) About the Author Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa. She has worked as a journalist and screenwriter, and her script The Locker Room earned her the Carl Foreman/Bafta Award for Young British Screenwriters, an award that was presented to her by Sidney Poitier. She was a runner-up in the Rhys Davies Short Story Competition for “Mysterious Ways,” about a girl stranded on a desert island with 30,000 Bibles. Belinda now lives in Wales. Her latest novel, Snap, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Blacklands A Novel By Belinda Bauer Simon & Schuster Copyright © 2010 Belinda BauerAll right reserved. ISBN: 9781439149454 Chapter 1? EXMOOR DRIPPED WITH DIRTY BRACKEN, ROUGH, COLORLESS grass, prickly gorse, and last year?s heather, so black it looked as if wet fire had swept across the landscape, taking the trees with it and leaving the moor cold and exposed to face the winter unprotected. Drizzle dissolved the close horizons and blurred heaven and earth into a grey cocoon around the only visible landmark?a twelve-year-old boy in slick black waterproof trousers but no hat, alone with a spade. It had rained for three days, but the roots of grass and heather and gorse twisting through the soil still resisted the spade?s intrusion. Steven?s expression did not change; he dug the blade in again, feeling a satisfying little impact all the way up to his armpits. This time he made a mark?a thin human mark in the great swathe of nature around him. Before Steven could make the next mark, the first narrow stripe had filled with water and disappeared. Three boys slouched through the Shipcott rain, their hands deep in their pockets, their hoodies over their faces, their shoulders hunched as if they couldn?t wait to get out of the rain....

-Titulo Original : Woman On The Edge-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: A moment on the subway platform changes two women’s lives forever-a debut thriller that will take your breath away. A total stranger on the subway platform whispers, “Take my baby.” She places her child in your arms. She says your name. Then she jumps... In a split second, Morgan Kincaid’s life changes forever. She’s on her way home from work when a mother begs her to take her baby, then places the infant in her arms. Before Morgan can stop her, the distraught mother jumps in front of an oncoming train. Morgan has never seen this woman before, and she can’t understand what would cause a person to give away her child and take her own life. She also can’t understand how this woman knew her name. The police take Morgan in for questioning. She soon learns that the woman who jumped was Nicole Markham, prominent CEO of the athletic brand Breathe. She also learns that no witness can corroborate her version of events, which means she’s just become a murder suspect. To prove her innocence, Morgan frantically retraces the last days of Nicole’s life. Was Nicole a new mother struggling with paranoia or was she in danger? When strange things start happening to Morgan, she suddenly realizes she might be in danger, too. Woman on the Edge is a pulse-pounding, propulsive thriller about the lengths to which a woman will go to protect her baby-even if that means sacrificing her own life. Review Praise for Woman on the Edge “A shocking premise and two intriguingly damaged characters whose storylines hurtle toward each other, colliding in a powerful, moving climax. A propulsive read! Samantha M. Bailey is a writer to watch in the thriller genre.” - ROBYN HARDING, bestselling author of The Party and The Arrangement “Begins with a bang and takes the reader on a tense, emotional journey of love, betrayal, loss and straight into the heart of a mother willing to do anything to protect her child. Infused with riveting, hold-your-breath suspense, this masterful debut needs to be your next binge-read. A knockout page turner.” - HEATHER GUDENKAUF, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Before She Was Found “A captivating thriller. . . . Bailey masterfully spins a chilling tale of deceit and duplicity that will have you guessing until the very end. Filled with unexpected twists, tight prose, and penetrating characters, this novel heralds the arrival of an immensely talented author.” - LORI NELSON SPIELMAN, New York Times bestselling author of The Life List A tale so tightly told that you won’t swallow or exhale for the entire duration. Dark, riveting, utterly gripping.... Bailey is a new name to watch in the genre!” - ROZ NAY, bestselling author of Our Little Secret “One word: Exhilarating! Woman on the Edge was impossible to put down as the twisty thrills kept on coming-and kept me guessing-leaving me breathless. Fans of Shari Lapena will no doubt gobble this one up in a heartbeat.” - HANNAH MARY MCKINNON, bestselling author of Her Secret Son and The Neighbors “Samantha M. Bailey’s highly anticipated debut Woman on the Edge grips you from its first line. Quick-paced with roller coaster-like twists and turns, Woman on the Edge is a thrilling story of two women whose lives, in one brief moment, are forever changed. You’ll be breathless as you tear through the final pages. Loved it!” - LIZ FENTON & LISA STEINKE, bestselling authors of The Two Lila Bennetts “Page-turning, up-all-night, expertly tracked. . . . Woman on the Edge is a twisty tale where paranoia, double takes, reversals, and deceit bend to the awe-inspiring power of a mother’s love. Not to miss!” - JULIE VALERIE, author of Holly Banks Full of Angst and the Village of Primm series “Exhilarating and evocative. . . . Woman on the Edge had me gripped. This book effortlessly ticks all the boxes: wonderful world building, realistic characters and a gripping plot that made me keep flipping the pag...

-Titulo Original : Lying In Wait-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: The second heartstopping suspense novel by international bestselling author Liz Nugent-filled with dark secrets, twisted relationships, and unexpected surprises. My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it. In 1980s Dublin, Lydia Fitzsimons seems to have the perfect life-wife of Andrew, a respected judge, and mistress of Avalon, the beautiful house where she grew up. Her pride and joy, however, is her only child, her son Laurence, to whom she is utterly, obsessively devoted. But her husbands murder of Annie Doyle, accidental or not, sets into motion a dark downward spiral. No one knows what Lydia and Andrew were doing with a drug-addled prostitute late at night on a deserted stretch of the strand near Dublin, but they stuffed her body into the trunk of their car and buried it in their tidy suburban garden, hoping that will put the matter to rest. Annie was a junkie from the wrong side of the tracks; surely no one will miss her or care to find out what happened to her. Except that Annie has a sister. Her twin, Karen, who has fared much better in life, is desperate to find her. And when Karen crosses paths with Laurence, isolated and lonely, things begin to unravel. Laurence may be overweight and ungainly and bullied at school, but hes more clever than hes given credit for. He knows that something is very, very wrong in the Fitzsimons household-and he is determined to discover the truth... Review PRAISE FOR LYING IN WAIT “What an extraordinary novel, and what an extraordinary writer. Liz Nugent maps the human mind as a cartographer charts new worlds: She’s boundlessly curious and totally unflinching, with a gimlet eye for the telling detail. Lying in Wait crackles and snaps like a bonfire on a winter’s night; you shudder even as you draw closer to it. Spellbinding.” -- A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window “A devastating psychological thriller. . . . An exquisitely uncomfortable, utterly captivating reading experience.” Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “A chilling tale of the sociopathic mind. . . . Readers who love sinister psychological thrillers will tear through these pages to discover how far Lydia will go to keep her son at home, and what accidents will befall those who cross her.” Library Journal “. . . a novel of dark, desperate psychological suspense much in keeping with the pace of her debut, the bestseller Unravelling Oliver. This is a topsy-turvy thrill ride that will make you question the veracity of each character right until the chilling end.” Canadian Living PRAISE FOR UNRAVELING OLIVER “Outstanding . . . The tension subtly rises as Oliver’s past unravels, revealing a loveless childhood rooted in religious hypocrisy. Nugent presents a fresh look at a man hiding his violent personality in this intense character study.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Pitch-black and superbly written.” -- Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD A dark secret life is at the center of Nugents debut novel. . . . Nugent may be used to spending her life behind the scenes. But shell be in the foreground for the foreseeable future. Publishers Weekly [A] page turner . . . vivid. Kirkus Reviews A gripping and powerful read. Literary Hub (lithub ) “Secrecy and sadness permeate this rich debut novel . . . readers are skillfully given glimpses of events and of the resulting devastation that Oliver so nonchalantly metes out.” Booklist “Already an award-winning debut in the author’s native Ireland, this will attract fans of domestic suspense . . . readers will eagerly turn the pages all the way to the shocking conclusion.” Library Journal Each year, a small handful of books are selected as “Buzz Books” at the BookExpo of America conference-a sign that a book . . . has the makings of a hit. This year, Liz Nugent’s Unraveling Oliver is one of ...

-Titulo Original : Molina -Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: La inspiradora y verdadera historia del pobre obrero de factoria puertorriqueño Benjamin Molina Santana, quien contra viento y marea crio a la mayor dinastia de beisbol de todos los tiempos. Los tres hijos de Molina-Bengie, Jose y Yadier-han ganado cada uno dos anillos de Serie Mundial, algo sin precedentes en ese deporte Uno de ellos, Bengie, narra su historia. Un libro de reglas del beisbol. Una cinta de medir. Un boleto de loteria. Esas cosas estaban en el bolsillo del padre de Bengie Molina cuando murio de un infarto cardiaco en el terreno surcado de Liga Infantil en su barrio de Puerto Rico. Ellas sirven como guias tematicas en la hermosa memoria de Molina sobre su padre, quien uso tambien el beisbol para enseñarles a sus tres hijos los principios de lealtad, humildad, valentia y el verdadero significado del exito. Bengie y sus dos hermanos-Jose y Yadier, quien fue seleccionado seis veces para el juego Todos Estrellas-se convirtieron en famosos receptores en las Grandes Ligas y entre los tres han sido parte de seis equipos ganadores de Series Mundiales. Solamente los hermanos DiMaggio podrian compararse con los Molina como los mas logrados hermanos en la historia del beisbol. Bengie era el que menos posibilidades tenia de llegar a las mayores. Era demasiado lento, demasiado sensible y demasiado pequeño. Pero avido de ganarse el respeto de su querido padre, Bengie soporto fracaso tras fracaso hasta que un dia logro alzar un trofeo de Serie Mundial en una casa club empapada en champan. Todo el tiempo penso que estaba realizando el sueño glorioso de beisbol de su padre, solo para descubrir que no habia sido ese el sueño de su padre. Escrito con el poder emocional de obras clasicas sobre deportes, como Field of Dreams y Friday Night Lights, Molina es una historia de amor entre un formidable y a la vez imperfecto padre y un hijo que, al desenterrar respuestas sobre la vida de su padre, logra comprender las suyas propias. About the Author Benjamin Jose Bengie Molina es un ex receptor de Grandes Ligas que ha jugado para los Ángeles de Anaheim, los Blue Jays de Toronto y los Gigantes de San Francisco. Sus hermanos, Yadier y Jose, son tambien receptores en las ligas mayores. Bengie ha ganado dos anillos de Serie Mundial y dos Premios Guantes de Oro. Es ahora coach de primera base e instructor de receptores de los Rangers de Texas. Joan Ryan es una laureada periodista y autora. Fue una de las primeras mujeres columnistas de deportes en el pais y ha cubierto los principales eventos deportivos, desde Super Bowls a Olimpiadas y campeonatos de boxeo. Ha ganado por su trabajo 13 Premios a Editores Deportivos de la agencia Prensa Asociada (AP), el Premio a la Principal Figura Nacional en Periodismo y el Premio de Periodismo de la Fundacion de Deportes de Mujeres entregado por la filial de San Francisco de la Organizacion Nacional de Mujeres. Su libro Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters (Lindas niñas en cajas lindas: La formacion y quiebra de selectas gimnastas y patinadoras de hielo) fue nombrado por la revista Sports Illustrated uno de los 100 Mejores Libros sobre Deportes de Todos los Tiempos (el unico escrito por una mujer), asi como uno de los 50 Mejores Libros sobre Deportes de Todos los Tiempos por el periodico The Guardian. Joan trabaja ahora como consultora de medios noticiosos de los Gigantes de San Francisco. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Molina PRÓLOGO LA VIDA QUE reconocemos como singularmente propia comienza con nuestro primer recuerdo. Seguramente este recuerdo no es casual. Tiene que haber una razon para que nuestras mentes, muchos años despues, recuperen este momento particular y nos lo presenten como la escena inicial de nuestras vidas. Constituye el punto de referencia desde el que medimos todo lo demas. Este es mi primer recuerdo. Tengo cuatro o cinco años. Mi padre juega s...

-Titulo Original : El Mapa Del Cielo Como La Ciencia, La Religion Y La Gente Comun Estan Demostrando El Mas Alla -Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: El autor de La prueba del cielo, el bestseller #1 del New York Times, recurre a los sabios de tiempos pasados, a los cientificos modernos y a historias de gente comun para mostrar que el cielo es real. Cuando el Dr. Eben Alexander conto la historia de su experiencia cercana a la muerte y su vivido viaje al otro lado, muchos lectores escribieron para decir que eso resonaba profundamente con ellos. Gracias a estos lectores, el Dr. Alexander comprendio que compartir su historia ha permitido a la gente a redescubrir lo que muchos ya sabian en la antiguedad: que la vida consiste en algo mas que en la vida terrenal. En El mapa del cielo, el Dr. Alexander y su coautor, Ptolemy Tompkins, comparten visiones sobre la vida del mas alla vividas por sus lectores y muestran la manera en que estas se sincronizan frecuentemente con las de los lideres espirituales del mundo, asi como con las de filosofos y cientificos. Hay un gran acuerdo, a lo largo del tiempo y de las experiencias, sobre la travesia del alma y su supervivencia mas alla de la muerte. En este libro, el Dr. Alexander sostiene que el cielo es un lugar genuino, mostrando como hemos olvidado y como por fin estamos recordando, lo que en realidad somos y cual es nuestro verdadero destino. About the Author Eben Alexander, MD, es academico y neurocirujano desde hace vienticinco anos, de los cuales ha trabajado quince en el Brigham and Women’s Hospital y en los hospitales infantiles y de la Escuela de Medicina en Harvard, Boston. Es autor de La prueba del cielo y de El mapa del cielo. Visita su pagina web EbenAlexander . Ptolemy Tompkins es autor de The Modern Book of the Dead, The Divine Life of Animals, y Paradise Fever. Sus escritos han sido publicados en el New York Times, Harper’s, The Best American Spiritual Writing, la revista Angels on Earth, de la cual fue editor durante diez anos, y en Beliefnet. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. El Mapa Del Cielo Introduccion Yo soy el hijo de la tierra y del cielo estrellado, pero mi verdadera estirpe proviene del cielo. -FRAGMENTO DE UN ANTIGUO TEXTO GRIEGO EN EL QUE SE DAN INSTRUCCIONES A UN ALMA QUE ACAB A DE MORIR SOBRE CÓMO NAVEGAR POR EL MÁS ALLÁ Imagina una joven pareja en su boda. La ceremonia termino y todo el mundo esta reunido alrededor de los escalones de la iglesia para una foto. Pero la pareja, en este momento particular, no los nota. Estan demasiado preocupados el uno con el otro. Se estan mirando profundamente a los ojos, las ventanas del alma, como los llamaba Shakespeare. Profundamente. Una palabra curiosa para describir una accion que sabemos que realmente no puede ser profunda en absoluto. La vision es un asunto estrictamente fisico. Los fotones de luz golpean la pared de la retina en la parte posterior del ojo, una mera pulgada y media mas o menos detras de la pupila, y la informacion que transmite se traduce entonces en impulsos electroquimicos que viajan a traves del nervio optico hacia el centro de procesamiento visual en la parte posterior del cerebro. Es un proceso totalmente mecanico. Pero, por supuesto, todo el mundo sabe exactamente a que te refieres cuando dices que estas mirando profundamente a los ojos de alguien. Estas viendo el alma de esa persona, esa parte del ser humano de la que hablo el filosofo griego Heraclito hace unos 2.500 años cuando escribio: “No encontraras los limites del alma, aunque hayas viajado siempre; tan profunda y vasta es”. Ilusion o no, es muy poderoso vislumbrar esa profundidad cuando se presenta a si misma. Vemos que esta profundidad se manifiesta con mas fuerza en dos ocasiones: cuando nos enamoramos y cuando vemos morir a alguien. La mayoria de las personas ha experimentado la primera, mientras que un numero menor, en nuestra sociedad, donde la muerte esta tan relegada y fuera de vista, ha experimentado la segunda. Pero el gremio de la medicina y de los trabajadores de cuidados paliativos que...

-Titulo Original : The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: *New York Times bestseller-over 40 million copies sold* *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents-millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey. The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work! With Sean Covey’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders. They include: Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity-principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. Review “[Thirty] years after it first appeared, the wisdom of The 7 Habits is more relevant than ever. On an individual level people are burning out, and on a collective level we are burning up the planet. So Dr. Covey’s emphasis on self-renewal and his understanding that leadership and creativity require us to tap into our own physical, mental, and spiritual resources are exactly what we need now.” -Arianna Huffington“No person lasts forever, but books and ideas can endure. Stephen R. Covey’s life is done, but his work is not. It continues, right here in this book as alive today as when first written.” -Jim Collins“Every so often a book comes along that not only alters the lives of readers but leaves an imprint on the culture itself. The 7 Habits is one of those books.” -Daniel Pink, author of Drive and When About the Author Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012) was an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, a leading global training firm.Sean Covey is the President of FranklinCovey Education and the original architect of the 4 Disciplines methodology. A Harvard MBA and former Brigham Young University quarterback, Sean is also a New York Times bestselling author and has written numerous books, including The Leader in Me and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens...

-Titulo Original : Note To Self Inspiring Words From Inspiring People-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: In this New York Times bestseller, Gayle King collects her favorite inspiring letters from the popular CBS This Morning segment Note to Self, in which twenty-first century luminaries pen advice and encouragement to the young people they once were.What do Congressman John Lewis, Dr. Ruth, and Kermit the Frog wish they could tell their younger selves? What about a gay NFL player or the most successful female race car driver? In Note to Self, CBS This Morning cohost Gayle King shares some of the most memorable letters from the broadcast’s popular segment of the same name. With essays from such varied figures as Oprah, Vice President Joe Biden, Chelsea Handler, and Maya Angelou-as well as poignant words from a Newtown father and a military widow-Note to Self is a moving reflection on the joys and challenges of growing up and a perfect gift for any occasion. About the Author Gayle King is cohost of CBS This Morning and editor-at-large of the acclaimed O, the Oprah Magazine. She has received numerous awards for her extensive work as a journalist, including three Emmys. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Note to Sel...

-Titulo Original : Queen Of Air And Darkness (volume 3)-Fabricante : SIMON SCHUSTER-Descripcion Original: Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare’s Queen of Air and Darkness, the final novel in the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy. Queen of Air and Darkness is a Shadowhunters novel.What if damnation is the price of true love? Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined. Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love...

-Titulo Original : The Seat Of The Soul 25th Anniversary Edition With A Study Guide-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: The anniversary edition of this beloved bestseller is celebrated in Prefaces by Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou and contains a new Foreword by the author, website links, and a new Study Guide to help readers find even deeper meaning and fulfillment.The Seat of the Soul encourages you become the authority in your own life. It will change the way you see the world, interact with other people, and understand your own actions and motivations. Beginning with evolution, Gary Zukav takes you on a penetrating exploration of the new phase humanity has entered: we are evolving from a species that understands power as the ability to manipulate and control-external power-into a species that understands power as the alignment of the personality with the soul-authentic power. Our evolution requires each of us to make the values of the soul our own: harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life. Using his scientist’s eye and philosopher’s heart, Zukav shows us how to participate fully in this evolution, enlivening our everyday activities and all of our relationships with meaning and purpose. The Seat of the Soul has sold millions of copies around the globe, and as it changes lives, more and more people begin to live by the values of the spirit. Indeed, a new world is emerging, and this book brings its message to you. Review The Seat of the Soul was a very important book for me.--Paulo Coelho author of The Alchemist About the Author Gary Zukav is the author of Universal Human, the #1 New York Times bestseller The Seat of the Soul, and The Dancing Wu Li Masters, winner of the American Book Award for Science. His books have sold millions of copies and are published in thirty languages. He is a graduate of Harvard and a former US Army Special Forces officer. He lives in Oregon with his spiritual partner, Linda Francis. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter OneDuring the years that I was writing The Dancing Wu Li Masters and after, I was drawn again and again to the writings of William James, Carl Jung, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein. I returned to them repeatedly. I found in them something special, although it was not until later that I was able to understand that specialness: these fellow humans reached for something greater than they were able to express directly through their work. They saw more than they could express in the language of psychology or linguistics or physics, and they sought to share what they saw. It--is what they sought to share through the medium of their work that drew me to them.They were mystics. That is my word. They would not use such language, but they knew it. They feared that their careers might become contaminated by association with those who did not work within the scientific model, but in the depths of their own thoughts they each saw much too much to be limited by the five senses, and they were not. Their works contribute not only to the evolution of psychology, linguistics and physics, but also to the evolution of those who read them. They have the capability to change those who touch them in ways that also cannot be expressed directly in the terms of psychology, or linguistics, or physics.As I came to understand, in retrospect, the magnetic quality that these works held for me, I came to understand that what motivated these men was not Earthly prizes or the respect of colleagues, but that they put their souls and minds on something and reached the extraordinary place where the mind could no longer produce data of the type that they wanted, and they were in the territory of inspiration where their intuitions accelerated and they knew that there was something more than the realm of time and space and matter, something more than physical life. They knew it. They could not necessarily articulate this clearly because they were not equipped to talk about such things, but they felt it and their writi...

-Titulo Original : The Come As You Are Workbook A Practical Guide To The Science Of Sex-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: A new, practical workbook from the New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are that allows you to apply the book’s groundbreaking research and understanding of why and how women’s sexuality works to everyday life.In the twentieth century, women’s sexuality was seen as “Men’s Sexuality Lite”: basically the same, but not quite as good. From genital response to sexual desire to orgasm, we just couldn’t understand that complicated, inconsistent, crazy-making “lady business.” That is, until Emily Nagoski changed the game with her New York Times bestseller, Come As You Are. Using groundbreaking science and research, she proved that the most important factor in creating and sustaining a sex life filled with confidence and joy is not what the parts are or how they’re organized, but how you feel about them. Which means that things like stress, mood, trust, and body image are not peripheral factors in a woman’s sexual wellbeing; they are central to it. And, that even if you don’t yet feel that way, you are already sexually whole. Nagoski’s book changed countless women’s lives and approaches to sex, and now she offers the next step. TheCome As You Are Workbook is a practical companion to this bestselling guide, filled with new activities, prompts, and thought-provoking examples to help you exercise and expand on the knowledge you’ve learned. This collection of worksheets, journaling prompts, illustrations, and diagrams is a practical and engaging companion for anyone who wants to further their understanding of their own bodies and sex lives. About the Author Emily Nagoski is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life, and the coauthor of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. She has an MS in counseling and a PhD in health behavior, both from Indiana University...

-Titulo Original : A Beginners Guide To The End Practical Advice For Living Life And Facing Death-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: “A gentle, knowledgeable guide to a fate we all share” (The Washington Post): the first and only all-encompassing action plan for the end of life.“There is nothing wrong with you for dying,” hospice physician B.J. Miller and journalist and caregiver Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t so much to help you die as it is to free up as much life as possible until you do.” Theirs is a clear-eyed and big-hearted action plan for approaching the end of life, written to help readers feel more in control of an experience that so often seems anything but controllable. Their book offers everything from step-by-step instructions for how to do your paperwork and navigate the healthcare system to answers to questions you might be afraid to ask your doctor, like whether or not sex is still okay when you’re sick. Get advice for how to break the news to your employer, whether to share old secrets with your family, how to face friends who might not be as empathetic as you’d hoped, and how to talk to your children about your will. (Don’t worry: if anyone gets snippy, it’ll likely be their spouses, not them.) There are also lessons for survivors, like how to shut down a loved one’s social media accounts, clean out the house, and write a great eulogy. An honest, surprising, and detail-oriented guide to the most universal of all experiences, A Beginner’s Guide to the End is “a book that every family should have, the equivalent of Dr. Spock but for this other phase of life” (New York Times bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese). Review “The combined wisdom of a legendary hospice physician together with a journalist and experienced caregiver makes this book feel like a loving friend who is by our side with practical advice on the medical, legal, logistical, and emotional aspects of an event that awaits us all. This is a book that every family should have, the equivalent of Dr. Spock but for this other phase of life.” - Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone “A Beginner’s Guide to the End is honest, funny, luminous, and essential. Full of real-world advice and hard-won insight, it’s a practical guide to dying that is actually much more about living.” - Lucy Kalanithi, author of the epilogue to When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi“A gentle, knowledgeable guide to a fate we all share.” - The Washington Post“Miller and Berger, through their honesty and deep experience, help us to live the best life possible with a serious illness. This is a beautiful, poignant, expert, and human handbook for all of us.” - Susan Block, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Harvard Medical School“I wish I’d had this book when I needed it. Death and dying are not subjects that many people are comfortable talking about, but it’s hugely important to be as prepared as you can be-emotionally, physically, practically, financially, and spiritually. This book may be the most important guide you could have.” - Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love“‘You know what would be fun today? Reading a book about death,’ said no one ever. So you can imagine my surprise when I opened these pages and found myself smiling on the first one. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger have done something impressive: they’re written a book about dying that’s not only moving and practical, but also delightful to read.” - Adam Grant, co-author of Option B and author of Give and Take and Originals“When it comes to the final journey, we are all beginners. Navigating the complexities of serious illness requires grace and grit. With elegant simplicity and tender, earthy honesty, this beginner’s guide explains how to prepare, what possible routes you might take, mis-turns to avoid, and the beauty you might see along the way.” - Ira Byock, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Director, Institute for Human Caring“There are many times in my personal life and my medical education when I could have used this b...

-Titulo Original : The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition A New Psychology Of Love, Traditional Values, And Spiritual Growth-Fabricante : Simon & Schuster-Descripcion Original: Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck comes the 25th-anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller The Road Less Traveled.Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than 7 million copies in the United States and Canada, and translation into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing history, with more than ten years on The New York Times bestseller list. Now, with a new introduction by the author, written especially for this 25th-anniversary deluxe hardcover edition of the all-time national bestseller in its field, M. Scott Peck explains the ideas that shaped this book and that continue to influence an ever-growing audience of readers. Written in a voice that is timeless in its message of understanding, The Road Less Traveled continues to enable us to explore the nature of loving relationships and leads us toward a new serenity and fullness of life. It helps us determine how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become a more sensitive parent; and ultimately how to become one’s own true self. Recognizing that-in the famous opening line of his book-“Life is difficult” and that the journey to spiritual growth is a long one, Dr. Peck never bullies his readers, but rather gently guides them through the hard and often painful process of change toward a higher level of self-understanding. Combining profound psychological insight and deep spirituality, this one-of-a-kind hardcover anniversary edition is a book to treasure and turn to again and again for inspiration and understanding. As Phyllis Theroux wrote in The Washington Post when the original edition of The Road Less Traveled was first published, “It is not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.” From Library Journal This book proved a smash when it debuted in 1978, selling several million copies. This 25th-anniversary edition includes a new introduction in which the publisher claims the author explains the ideas that shaped this book and continue to influence an expanding audience of readers. That might sound like PR, but this truly was one of the first books dealing with the psychology of spirituality and paved the way for numerous others that followed in its wake. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Phyllis Theroux The Washington Post Not just a book, but a spontaneous act of generosity. About the Author M. Scott Peck, M.D. is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Road Less Traveled, with six million copies in print. His other books include Further Along the Road Less Traveled, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond, Meditations from the Road and Golf and the Spirit. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. SECTION IDisciplineProblems and PainLife is difficult.This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult -- once we truly understand and accept it -- then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if lifeshould be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others. I know about this moaning because I have done my share.Life is a series of problems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach our children to solve them?Discipline ...