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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements.
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
3) Straw dogs
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Language
English
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Description
A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...
6) Ficciones
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
The most popular collection of short stories by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges, often considered the best introduction to his work.
8) Becket
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tired of the noise and madness of New York, journalist Paul Kemp moves to Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper. Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Kemp becomes obsessed with the fiancee of Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. When he is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, Kemp is presented with the choice to use his words for the corrupt businessman's financial...
10) Jane Eyre
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Edición limitada.
Language
Español
Description
Jane, una simple huérfana sin un centavo en la Inglaterra del siglo XIX, acepta un empleo como institutriz en Thornfield Hall y pronto se enamora de su melancólico empleador, el Sr. Edward Rochester, un hombre con un terrible secreto.
Jane, a plain and penniless orphan in nineteenth-century England, accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall and soon finds herself in love with her melancholy employer, Mr. Edward Rochester, a man with...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1965]
Edition
[Second edition].
Language
English
Description
The renowned historian's classic study of the Texas Ranger Division, presented with its original illustrations and a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
“Texas Rangers” tells the story of this unique law enforcement agency from its origin in 1823, when it was formed by "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin, to the 1930s, when legendary lawman Frank Hamer tracked down the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Both colorful and authoritative, it presents...
12) La hojarasca
Author
Language
Español
Description
These are a series of interlocking stories, written by Garcia Marquez in the fifties of the last century. The stories of a burial and hate.
13) Los miserables
Author
Language
Español
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Description
FonoLibro les presenta esta excelente dramatización de la obra maestra de Víctor Hugo, con un elenco completo, música original, y excelentes efectos de sonido, la cual le estremecerá, y le llegará al corazón.
Author
Series
Colección popular) volume no. 471
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Third edición.
Language
Español
Author
Series
Pub. Date
febrero de 2021.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"A sus dieciséis años, Facundo empieza a descubrir las hipocresías que lo rodean en el Perú de los años 1990. Ha crecido en Lima en el seno de una familia burguesa, junto a su hermana Alexia, un año mayor que él, y unos padres atentos. En el colegio religioso en el que estudia hace lo que el resto de sus amigos: hablar de chicas, practicar deporte y pensar en la fiesta de promoción. Pero Facundo tiene una particularidad: padece narcolepsia,...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
El campo ha cambiado frente a nuestros ojos sin que nadie se diera cuenta. Y quizá no se trate solo de sequías y herbicidas, quizá se trate del hilo vital y filoso que nos ata a nuestros hijos, y del veneno que echamos sobre ellos. Nada es un cliché cuando finalmente sucede. Distancia de rescate sigue estra vertiginosa fatalidad haciéndose siempre las mismas preguntas: ¿hay acaso algún apocalipsis que nosea personal? ¿Cuál es el punto...
Language
English
Description
During a trip to the picturesque snowcapped mountains in Colorado, eight married college friends have gathered for their annual seven-day reunion. But the cozy mood is shattered when the group comes face-to-face with one pair's infidelity. As secrets are revealed, each couple begins questioning the validity of their own marriage. Over the course of the weekend, husbands and wives take a hard look at their lives, wrestling with issues of commitment,...
Author
Language
Español
Description
"Países Bajos, siglo XVII. La joven Griet, de dieciseis años, entra a trabajar al servicio de Johannes Vermeer en la ciudad de Delft. Griet parece saber cuál es su papel en la casa: ocuparse de las tareas domesticas y cuidar a los seis niños del pintor. Sin embargo, la sensibilidad de la muchacha llama la atención de Vermeer, quien le abre las puertas de su mundo y su trabajo. A medida que la intimidad crece entre ambos, tambien lo hacen...
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