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En 1543, con solo dieciséis años, deseoso de fortuna y aventuras guerreras, el joven Pedro de Ursúa viaja al Nuevo Mundo. Desembarca en Perú, confiando en que la tierra de los incas le depare, como a tantos hasta entonces, riqueza y poder, sin embargo, se encuentra con una región turbulenta, dividida entre bandos de conquistadores tan apegados a sus nuevas rapiñas que recelan de cualquier recién llegado. La llegada de su tío Miguel Díaz de Arm...

El libro imprescindible para comprender el fenómeno del narcotráfico en México En esta incisiva y apasionante investigación periodística, Ricardo Ravelo, uno de los mayores expertos en temas de narcotráfico, nos presenta todos los ángulos esenciales para entender la guerra mas sangrienta que ha vivido México desde hace un siglo: las rutas de la droga, el lavado de dinero, las complicidades oficiales, el cambio de bando de la fuerzas armadas, ...

Step into a world of intrigue, suspense, and secrets as the Campus Murder Club takes you on a heart-pounding journey through a chilling cold case in Kristi Rose's thrilling young adult mystery novel. College can be murder. Nestled in the woods of a Pacific Northwest town, a prestigious college becomes the setting for a chilling murder. When nursing student Jaime is brutally killed in her exclusive private all-girls room, the authorities quic...

Canada's most famous adman spills a career's worth of marketing secrets, so anyone can compete with the best in their business--whatever that business might be.Big companies spend a fortune marketing their wares and services. Can yours? Invariably people ask advertising veteran and CBC Radio host Terry O'Reilly one question more than any other: How does a little business compete with the big guys? After decades at the helm of an award-winning ...

Written in the same period as Mrs Dalloway these seven short stories show the author's fascination with parties and with all the excitement, the fluctuations of mood and temper and the heightened emotions which surround these social occasions. Mrs Dalloway's Party is enchanting piece of work by one of our most acclaimed twentieth-century writers.

Haroon Khalid's lifelong fascination with Guru Nanak was reignited when he came upon 'Baburbani', a poem written by the saint. This, and the discovery that Guru Nanak spent a large part of his life in Pakistan, inspired Khalid to undertake a journey that he hoped would help him learn more about the revered founder of Sikhism.

MORE VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERIES MARGERY ALLINGHAMMystery Mile Police at the Funeral Sweet Danger Flowers for the Judge The Case of the Late Pig The Fashion in Shrouds Traitor’s PurseCoroner’s Pidgin More Work for the Undertaker The Tiger in the Smoke The Beckoning Lady Hide My Eyes The China Governess The Mind Readers Cargo of EaglesE. F. BENSONThe Blotting BookThe Luck of the VailsNICHOLAS BLAKEA Question of ProofThou Shell of DeathThere’s Trou...

Greening the Earth is a rare anthology that brings together global poetic responses to one of the major crises faced by humanity in our time: environmental degradation and the threat it poses to the very survival of the human species. Poets from across the world respond here in their diverse voices-of anger, despair, and empathy-to the present ecological damage prompted by human greed, pray for the re-greening of our little planet and celebrat...

In a remote corner of a Latin American rainforest, Father Thomas, a Catholic priest, comes across a badly wounded soldier and takes him to his church in an Indian village. The Indians, whose traditional way of life is under threat from outsiders, are wary of this latest new arrival. Venustiano, the proud young head of the village, is determined to protect his people, but feels powerless against the forces around him - and can trust nobody, not...

FINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE A vivid, moving novel reminiscent of Anthony Doerr and Michael Ondaatje, about the entwined fates of two very different refugees.In 1940, as the shadow of war lengthens over Europe, three mysterious travelers enter a village in Spain. They have the appearance of Parisian intellectuals, but the trio of two men and a woman are starving and exhausted from crossing illegally through the Pyrenees. Their s...

Babysitting's not a club . . . It's a battlefield. When Anah and Hailee discover that their most recent bounty disappeared along with the rogue of the party, it's time for the gloves to come off. A tracking spell leads them straight into Farrow, a city known as a hub for adventurers...and right to the door of the Temple of Dinna, Goddess of Growth and Change. Their prey is hiding within the walls of the temple, but Anah and Hailee will nee...

The Bar-Tender's Guide features a captivating array of mixology instructions for classic and avant-garde drinks. First published in 1862, this 1887 edition of the timeless masterpiece explores the art of mixing libations with style and precision. Widely regarded as the first cocktail recipe book in the United States, The Bar-Tender's Guide, or, How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks is an essential recipe book for bartenders and the...

A timeless collection of classic cocktail recipes from the Golden Age of Mixology. This vintage guide to cocktail making features well-known recipes for mixed drinks as well as unique and innovative beverages. Detailing meticulous instructions on the timing and presentation of each drink, William Schmidt's The Flowing Bowl - When and What to Drink is an essential guide for any bartender or cocktail enthusiast. First published in 1892, th...

Delve into the rich world of American mixology in this vintage cocktail recipe book. William 'Cocktail' Boothby was a celebrated barman of the Golden Age of Mixology and in this volume, he unveils the recipes of many classic cocktails. Providing detailed instructions and short historical anecdotes, this exciting collection includes recipes for cobblers, daisies, fixes, and more. Vintage Cookery Books presents this new edition of Cocktail...

A mesmerising pocket-sized anthology of classic poetry that embraces the exquisite beauty, profound darkness, and macabre romance of gothic literature.

Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) is an exuberant comedy and feminist revisioning of Shakespeare's Othello and Romeo and Juliet. It takes us from a dusty office in Canada's Queen's University, into the fraught and furious worlds of two of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies, and turns them upside-down. Constance Ledbelly is the beleaguered "spinster" academic, and unlikely heroine who embarks on a quest for Shakespearean origins and, ul...

The home movie of Adolf Hitler's sexual exploits is up for grabs in a free market. Moli Robbins, ex-radical and worn out hack, is working for Running Dog magazine. She's on the trail of the Hitler story but might end up in the obituaries.

Step into a world of intrigue, suspense, and secrets as the Campus Murder Club takes you on a heart-pounding journey through a chilling cold case in Kristi Rose's thrilling young adult mystery novel. College can be murder. Nestled in the woods of a Pacific Northwest town, a prestigious college becomes the setting for a chilling murder. When nursing student Jaime is brutally killed in her exclusive private all-girls room, the authorities quic...

To keep his ranch he'll need a wife. To escape her father she'll need a protector. Love will only complicate their marriage of convenience. She's on the run... A tyrannical father. A life she hates and doesn't control. Freedom for socialite Meredith Hanover is not a luxury she has. When given an opportunity to become a modern-day mail-order bride to a rancher in rural Wyoming, she realizes this might be her only opportunity at a fresh start....

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses..." Hebrews 12:1a NIV "But Jesus said to him, "No one having put his hand to the plow, and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God." Luke 9:62 NASB Sure to be a real page turner! The extent of emotions embedded in this aweinspiring, suspenseful collaboration of scripture and make-believe are endless! For just a short while, earth's atmosphere is charged with para...