Paralelo 38 e outras histórias
Author: Flavio Cruz
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 91
ISBN-13: 1312231947
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Author: Flavio Cruz
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Total Pages: 91
ISBN-13: 1312231947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Emma Wildes
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-05-03
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1101514566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClick here for Emma Wildes' brand-new novella, available as an exclusive eBook! Lady Cecily Francis is resigned to become the wife of Lord Drury, the man she suspects her sister is pining for. But upon her first scandalous encounter with the exotic Earl of Augustine-the American whom everyone is whispering about- Cecily is intrigued by the possibility of a more exciting life. If only she could contrive some way to marry the unconventional earl instead.... Around town he's known as Earl Savage. Although he inherited his title legitimately-and, with it, responsibility for his three half sisters-Augustine is half American and part Iroquois. He can't wait to settle his father's estate, marry his sisters off, and return to his native soil. Until charming Lady Cecily has him considering a prolonged stay in England...
Author: Richard Zimler
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2000-03-15
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 1590208064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInternational Bestseller: “A moody, tightly constructed historical thriller . . . a good mystery story and an effective evocation of a faraway time and place.” —The New York Times After Jews living in sixteenth-century Portugal are dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity, many of these New Christians persevere in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great risk; the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists, a mystical sect of Jews, continue as well. One such secret Jew is Berekiah Zarco, an intelligent young manuscript illuminator. Inflamed by love and revenge, he searches, in the crucible of the raging pogrom, for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist, discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue along with a young girl in dishabille. Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem, Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians, New Christians, Jews, and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle, whose secret language and codes by turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks. A marvelous story, a challenging mystery, and a telling tale of the evils of intolerance, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon both compels and entertains. “The story moves quickly . . . a literary and historical treat.” —Library Journal ''Remarkable . . . The fever pitch of intensity Zimler maintains is at times overwhelming but never less than appropriate to the Hieronymous Bosch-like landscape he describes. Simultaneously, though, he is able to capture, within the bedlam, quiet moments of tenderness and love.” —Booklist (starred review)
Author: Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 2022-10-11
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Evil Hour is the thrilling story about the smears, defamations, infidelities, and torrential rains that afflict a small Colombian town, and the sacrifice of a boy that brings torment and chaos to an end, from the masterful Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. One morning, slanderous posters start appearing all over the town, revealing family secrets and maligning individuals. Ghosts of the past reappear, along with old feuds and infidelities. Torrential rains then flood the town and chaos is everywhere. Neighbors suspect each other, yet no one knows who is responsible. Finally, a boy is made the scapegoat and tragedy ensues. In Evil Hour contains vivid characters who reflect the humor and pathos of everyday life. This brooding novel clearly points the way to the flowering of García Márquez’s genius in his later One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Author: Lars Kepler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Published: 2018-11-27
Total Pages: 557
ISBN-13: 0525433090
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA terrifying new thriller in the the internationally bestselling Killer Instinct series: Detective Joona Linna finds himself on a collision course with a terrifying killer whose past is more troubling than anyone could imagine. “One of those rare books that is truly difficult to put down.” —New York Journal of Books A brutal killing spree at a home for wayward teens. One girl is dead, another is missing. Joona Linna scrambles to track her down before the death toll mounts.
Author: Reinette Biggs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-04-02
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 110708265X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReflecting the very latest research, this book provides an in-depth review of the role of resilience in the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. Leaders in the field outline seven principles for building resilience in social-ecological systems, examining how these can be applied to advance sustainability.
Author: Luís de Albuquerque
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 712
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Erich Maria Remarque
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
Published: 1941
Total Pages: 448
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Author: Luis Berrocal-Rangel
Publisher: Real Academia de la Historia
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9788495983916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sanni Metelerkamp
Publisher: Literatura Livre – Sesc São Paulo
Published: 2020-01-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 6599075215
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuando Sanni Metelerkamp publicou Histórias do tio Karel, em 1914, a África do Sul tentava superar um período de grandes turbulências: anos de conflito entre os colonos holandeses, os zulus e os britânicos. A chegada de povos de todo o mundo em busca de ouro e diamantes, juntamente com o advento das ferrovias, abria o país e mudava a sociedade. Metelerkamp temia que muitas das antigas tradições e histórias se perdessem e, portanto, registrou algumas delas para a posteridade. "Esses contos são propriedade comum de todas as crianças da África do Sul", declarou a autora no prefácio, "e o são desde a primeira vez em que a região foi povoada, há milhares de anos". São contos folclóricos do extremo sul da África, narrados por tio Karel, personagem quase arquetípico que ilustra o povo san e sua sabedoria resignada por séculos de conflitos, conquistas tribais e a colonização europeia. A figura de Karel, embora exerça o protagonismo da obra, também revela indiretamente a visão colonialista da época em que o livro foi escrito e nos oferece um retrato das relações raciais na África do Sul do início do século 20. Submisso e carinhoso para com a família para a qual trabalha, o velho san descortina, através das proezas dos personagens de suas histórias, a sagacidade típica de seu povo. O livro traz também alguns contos da mitologia hotentote que, quando documentados pela primeira vez, encantaram os leitores com suas versões para a origem das estrelas e planetas. Além disso, é impossível não traçar um paralelo entre a sabedoria do sul do continente africano, em sua maneira simples e divertida de ensinar a enfrentar as adversidades da vida, com a história de resiliência dos africanos que foram arrancados de sua terra e trazidos a ferro e força para o continente americano. Acima de tudo, o livro celebra uma das formas mais antigas e prazerosas de se transmitir e perpetuar culturas: histórias em volta do fogo, repletas de magia e mistério, repassadas de geração a geração. Título original: Outa Karel's Stories: South African Folk-Lore Tales (1914)