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Frasier (Sleep Tight, etc.) has perfected the art of making a reader's skin crawl, which is evident from this book's very first scene, in which a medical examiner discovers in the midst of an autopsy that the cadaver he's working on is really a live person. Set in Savannah, Ga., this exceptional thriller follows the hunt for the deranged person who's drugging people so that their minds remain wide awake even as their bodies resemble death. The creepiness factor increases when Frasier introduces homicide detective Elise Sandburg, who was abandoned in a cemetery as a baby and who knows Gullah spells and culture. Elise's partner, anti-social David Gould, is equally strange; his past holds secrets so dark he should be under psychiatric care. Formerly with the FBI, Gould currently lives in a rundown, foul-smelling apartment and sleeps with a prostitute who works for a voodoo priestess. As the two detectives follow leads to the priestess and the former college professor who researched the drug, they forge a tentative bond and come to terms with their own troubled pasts. Frasier's characters are not only fully realized, but fascinating to boot, and she evokes the dark, mystical side of Savannah with precision and skill. Appropriately, this unsettling tale closes with a grim children's rhyme and a spell for "Elise's Follow-Me-Boy Mojo."

Marguerite Duras, adolescente, en el período que ella reconstruye en este libro. Marguerite Duras se convierte de la noche a la mañana, con El amante, en una autora solicitada por todos los públicos. Y, además, recibe poco después, en noviembre de 1984. el prestigioso Premio Goncourt. A todos emociona sin duda esta narración autobiográfica en la que la autora expresa, con la intensidad del deseo, esa historia de amor entre una adolescente de quince años y un rico comerciante chino de veintiséis. Esa jovencita bellísima, pero pobre, que vive en Indochina, no es otra que la propia escritora quien, hoy, recuerda las relaciones apasionadas, de intensos amor y odio, que desgarraron a su familia y, de pronto, grabaron prematuramente en su rostro los implacables surcos de la madurez. Pocas personas —y en particular mujeres— permanecerán inmunes a la contagiosa pasión que emana de este libro.<

After a six-year absence from the bestseller lists, Dick Francis roared out of the gate with 2006's Under Orders, demonstrating once again every ounce of his famed narrative drive, brilliant plotting, and simmering suspense. Hard on the heels of that triumph comes Dead Heat, set against the backdrop of Britain 's famed Two Thousand Guineas Stakes.

Max Moreton is a rising culinary star and his Newmarket restaurant, The Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim and a widening circle of admirers. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning, his kitchen is shuttered and his reputation takes a hit. Scrambling to meet his next obligation, an exclusive luncheon for forty in the glass-fronted private boxes at the Two Thousand Guineas, Max must overcome the previous evening's disaster and provide the new American sponsors of the year's first classic race with a day to remember.

Then a bomb blast rips through the private boxes, killing some of Max's trusted staff as well as many of the guests. As survivors are rushed to the hospital, Max is left to survey the ruins of the grandstand-and of his career. Two close calls are too close for comfort, and Max vows to protect his name-and himself-before it's too late.

In the newest devastatingly intense thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn, his deadly and charismatic hero Mitch Rapp wages a war against a new enemy with the help of a fellow soldier as dedicated – and as lethal – as they come.

Vince Flynn’s thrillers, featuring counter-terrorism operative Mitch Rapp, dominate the imagination of readers everywhere. In them, Flynn captures the secretive world of the fearless men and women, who, bound by duty, risk their lives in a covert war they must hide from even their own political leaders.

Now, Rapp and his protegé, Mike Nash, may have met their match. The CIA has detected and intercepted two terrorist cells, but a third is feared to be on the loose. Led by a dangerous mastermind obsessed with becoming the leader of al-Qaeda, this determined and terrifying group is about to descend on America.

Rapp needs the best on this assignment, and Nash, who has served his government honorably for sixteen years – first as an officer in the Marine Corps and then as an operative in an elite counter-terrorism team run by Rapp – is his choice. Together, they have made careers out of meeting violence with extreme violence and have never wavered in the fight against the jihads and their culture of death. Both have fought the war on terrorism in secret without accolades or acknowledgement of their personal sacrifices. Both have been forced to lie to virtually every single person they care about, and both have soldiered on with the knowledge that their hard work and lethal tactics have saved thousands of lives.

But the political winds have changed in America, and certain leaders on Capitol Hill are pushing to have men like Rapp and Nash put back on a short leash. And then one spring afternoon in Washington, DC, everything changes.

Using his insider knowledge of intelligence agencies and the military, Flynn once again delivers an all-too-real portrayal of a war that is waged every day by a handful of brave, devoted souls. Smart, fast-paced, and jaw-droppingly realistic, Extreme Measures is the political thriller of our time.

Cuando, en 1990, supe que el amante chino de El amante había muerto hacía ya muchos años] abandoné el trabajo que estaba haciendo. Escribí la historia del amante de la China del Norte y de la niña. (…) Escribí este libro en la enloquecida felicidad de escribirlo. Permanecí un año en esta novela, encerrada en aquel año de amor». Y si Marguerite Duras vuelve a esta historia extraordinaria es porque, como veremos, al revivirla reaparecen de pronto, con una nitidez y una precisión hasta ahora inéditas, no sólo los personajes de Thanh , el huérfano de las montañas de Siam, o del adorado hermano pequeño, el niño «diferente», incestuoso, o de la madre, ligeramente alelada, o de Hélène Lagonelle, esa amistad «rara», o del terrible hermano mayor, sino también, con detalles hasta ahora no contados, la trama de las extrañas relaciones entre ellos. Aquí todos ellos hablan, «se explican», ocupan su lugar en la historia.<

New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn returns with his most explosive political thriller yet. A tour de force of action-packed suspense, Protect and Defend delivers an all-too-realistic and utterly compelling vision of nations navigating the minefield of international intrigue. A true heavyweight in the political thriller arena (Minneapolis Star Tribune), Vince Flynn has created a flesh-and-blood hero that readers can cheer for and a finger-blistering page-turner they won’t dare put down. In Protect and Defend, the action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program. No longer willing to wait for the international community to stop its neighboring enemy, Israel launches one of the most creative and daring espionage operations ever conceived. The attack leaves a radioactive tomb and environmental disaster in the middle of Iran ’s second largest city. An outraged Iranian government publicly blames both Israel and the United States for the attack and demands retribution. Privately, Iran ’s bombastic president wants much more. He wants America and Israel to pay for their aggression with blood. Enter Mitch Rapp, America ’s top counterterrorism operative. Used to employing deception, Rapp sees an opportunity where others see only Iranian reprisals that could leave thousands of Americans dead. Rapp convinces President Josh Alexander to sign off on a risky operation that will further embarrass the Iranian government and push their country to the brink of revolution. As part of the plan, CIA director Irene Kennedy is dispatched to the region for a clandestine meeting with Azad Ashani, her Iranian counterpart. But Rapp isn’t the only one hatching plans. Iranian President Amatullah, has recruited Hezbollah master terrorist Imad Mukhtar to do his dirty work. For decades Mukhtar has acted as a surrogate for Iran, blazing a trail of death and destruction across the Middle East and beyond. When Kennedy’s meeting with Ashani goes disastrously wrong, Rapp and Mukhtar are set on a collision course that threatens to engulf the entire region in war. With the clock ticking, Rapp is given twenty-four hours, no questions asked, to do whatever it takes to stop Mukhtar, and avert an unthinkable catastrophe.<

Tres personas -una mujer encinta, un viajero y un hombre que camina-, cada una por alguna poderosa razón que sólo puede evocar la violencia de las llamas que devoran la exótica población de S. Thala, han terminado por encerrarse, en el espacio abierto de una isla. Unicamente ellas tres parecen ocupar el espacio soleado y ventoso de la playa desierta delimitada, a un lado, por el malecón y, al otro, por el río. En su melancólico vaivén, se miran a sí mismas y entre sí en el silencio atemporal, con la mirada hueca y fría de quienes han llegado al final.<

From Publishers Weekly

Women who dye their hair blonde may think twice before heading to the salon after reading Frasier's (Hush) enthralling thriller about a serial killer who plucks the eyes out of his young blonde victims and grafts rose stems onto their fingers-all in an effort to create the perfect woman. Minneapolis FBI agent Mary Cantrell has a personal interest in the latest string of murders taking place in her hometown. The killer may very well be an old high school classmate named Gavin Hitchcock, who was convicted of raping and murdering her best friend and then released after serving nine years in prison. But when the abductions persist even after Gavin is returned to custody, Mary's sister, Gillian, a local cop who's befriended Gavin and believes him to be innocent, goes undercover to trap the real killer. Some vivid autopsy scenes may turn the stomachs of the squeamish, but there's a lot more to this clever intrigue than graphic police procedures. Indeed, one of Frasier's many strengths is her ability create characters and relationships that are as compelling as the mystery itself. From the estranged Cantrell sisters and their broad-minded mother to Mary's handsome partner and the troubled Gavin, Frasier's well-rounded characters will linger with readers long after the killer is caught.

Todos saben que la extraña locura de Lol V. Stein tuvo su inicio en la sala de baile del casino municipal de T. Beach, donde su prometido sucumbió al hechizo de otra mujer. Todos piensan que Lol, quien asistió impávida al prolongado abrazo de ambos, no pudo resistir el abandono, el desamor. Todos se equivocan.Han pasado diez años. Lol V. Stein se ha casado, se ha ido a vivir muy lejos, ha tenido hijos y parece completamente restablecida de su pasada postración. Ahora vuelve a S.Tahla, su ciudad natal, por donde realiza diariamente largos paseos. Allí reencuentra a Tatiana Karl, una antigua amiga de la infancia. A través de ella y de su amante, Jacques Hold —narrador de esta historia—, Lol intentará reconstruir las piezas del drama de amor absoluto e imposible que provocó su arrebato aquella noche de baile, en el casino de T. Beach.<

Fearless counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp finds himself directly in the line of fire in the latest riveting political thriller from New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn.

For years, Mitch Rapp's bold actions have saved the lives of countless Americans. His battles for peace and freedom have made him a hero to many, and an enemy to countless more. In the tangled, duplicitous world of espionage, there are those, even among America's allies, who want to see Mitch Rapp eliminated. They have decided the time has come.

Now, the powerful father of a dead terrorist demands vengeance in its simplest form – an eye for an eye, and Rapp instantly becomes the target of an international conspiracy. This time, he must use all of his vigilance and determination to save himself before he can turn his fury on those who have dared to betray him.

Consent to Kill takes listeners behind the headlines and catapults them to the front lines of the global war on terror. It sizzles "with inside information, military muscle, and CIA secrets" (Dan Brown). Vince Flynn mixes military technology with his exclusive knowledge of Washington politics to create a hero that Americans will wish existed outside the realm of fiction.

«El dolor» está escrito en los últimos días de la ocupación alemana y los primeros de la liberación. Los verdugos que se transforman en víctimas, las víctimas que se transforman en verdugos, es el turbulento fondo de esta crónica. El angustioso diario de la autora mientras espera el retorno de su marido, al que ya no ama, de un campo de concentración y su extraña relación con un agente de la Gestapo al que entregará a la Resistencia forman algunas de las dramáticas situaciones de este libro. Marguerite Duras dejó un gran testimonio sobre el conflicto moral y político de la justicia en una época de vencedores y vencidos.<

CIA operative Mitch Rapp follows a trail of contract killers leading directly to the heart of our nation's capital in New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn's eighth explosive thriller.

It's a gorgeous autumn day in Georgetown. The Democratic candidates for president and vice president of the United States are dutifully glad-handing voters and the media outside a grand estate where a national security conference has just been held, bringing together the world's greatest minds to discuss the issues that are threatening the country. It's American politicking at its best. That's when all hell breaks loose.

When presidential candidate Josh Alexander's motorcade is ambushed by a group of terrorists, the nation is thrown into turmoil. Two weeks following the attack, Alexander is carried to victory by a sympathy vote, but his assailants have not been found. On the surface it appears to be the work of al-Qaeda, despite the tremendous job that the U.S. and her allies have done eliminating terrorist cells within the heart of America. While the FBI and the rest of the government begin scouring the world for jihadists, CIA director Irene Kennedy and Special Agent Skip McMahon are presented with classified information so toxic that they consider destroying it altogether, as it contains intelligence pointing to some of the most powerful players in Washington.

Enter Mitch Rapp, the one man reckless enough to follow the evidence to its explosive conclusion. His journey takes him through the shadowy world of contract killers, into the darkest corners of the globe, and eventually back to Washington, where the fragile pillars of power are shaken to their core.

Con la mirada indiscreta de la cineasta que también es, a la vez distante y comprometida en la acción, Marguerite Duras se las ingenia para sosprender a ese hombre sentado en el pasillo oscuro y a esa mujer acostada al sol en sus desgarrados encuentros amorosos, que se desarrollan en un apoteósico escenario romántico. De esta incursión de voyeur, de «mirona» descarada, en la actividad sexual de una pareja a la que ve, cree ver o imagina, obtendremos una pequeña pero no menos soberbia obra maestra del género.<

CIA superagent Mitch Rapp battles global terrorism in a high-octane follow-up to The New York Times bestselling Separation of Power – another chillingly authentic adventure from the master of the political thriller.

Mitch Rapp's cover has been blown. After leading a team of commandos deep into Iraq to prevent Saddam Hussein from joining the nuclear arms race, he was publicly hailed by the president as the single most important person in the fight against terrorism. But after years of working covertly behind the scenes, Rapp now lives in the glare of the public spotlight, lauded by the nation and an easy target for virtually every terrorist from Jakarta to London.

As special advisor on counterterrorism to CIA director Dr. Irene Kennedy, Rapp is ready to fight the war on terrorism from CIA headquarters rather than the front line. That is, until a platoon of Navy SEALs, sent to the Philippines to save an American family kidnapped by radical Islamic terrorists, is caught in a deadly ambush. The mission had been top secret – so who told the enemy? All evidence points to the State Department and the Philippine embassy. But a greater threat still lurks. An unknown assassin working closely with the highest powers in the Middle East is bent on igniting war. Now, with the world watching his every move, will Rapp be able to overcome this anonymous foe and once again keep the flames of war from raging?

Transporting us into an intriguing geopolitical puzzle full of deadly motives, covert operatives, and all the true-to-life insider detail we've come to expect from Vince Flynn, Executive Power is a high-flying story that delivers shattering suspense with the velocity of a 9mm bullet.

El mal de la muerte contempla a un hombre aquejado de un mal terrible, devastador, que lo mata en vida: el de la impotencia de amar. Este hombre, en un intento desesperado de supervivencia, alquila por unas noches a una joven en cuyo cuerpo él espera aún encontrar, al menos por primera y última vez, esa vida que se le va, que se le ha ido ya?o que jamás tuvo. Pero, entre los gemidos del sexo, en el revuelo de las sábanas, semejante al de las olas del oscuro mar que les rodea, ella no percibe en él otra cosa que los estertores de una muerte irremediable.<

Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counterterrorism operative, is sent on his final mission, to eliminate a European industrialist who has been selling sensitive equipment to one of terrorism's most notorious sponsors. But he doesn't know that the ultimate target of this mission is himself. Set up by forces within the US who do not want the next Director-elect of the CIA to take over, and therefore need a disaster for the present regime, Mitch refuses to die… the conspirators have made an awful miscalculation. They have enraged one of the most lethal and efficient killers the CIA has ever produced. Now they will pay.<

En El Vicecónsul, Marguerite Duras nos trae una historia encarnada en India, en donde los protagonistas necesitan de la irrealidad y la ficción para vivir. Se nutren de ella. En esta novela se matizan dos voces y relatos que aparentemente corren paralelos, pero que de alguna manera se tocan. Anne-Marie Stretter, esposa del Vicecónsul de Francia en India, escucha cierto día el canto de una mendiga que se ubica siempre frente a la Embajada. Ese canto le recuerda a uno que escuchó diecisiete años atrás.El amante de Anne-Marie es un joven inglés, diplomático, de nombre Peter Morgan, a quien llama la atención la historia de la mendiga y decide inventarle un pasado; toda una historia de vida, inserta en su travesía desde Battambang hasta Calcuta, y hasta la puerta de la Embajada de Francia. Por su parte, Anne-Marie también reconstruye las evocaciones que trajo a su mente la música de la mendiga y ambos relatos confluirán al final, dando prioridad a la historia de Anne Marie.<

The outrageous exploits of one of this century’s greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. In this phenomenal national bestseller, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts in his inimitable voice his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums and much else of an eyebrow-raising and hilarious nature. A New York Times bestseller; more than 500,000 copies sold.<

En el principio, ahí, mirando, en la terraza de un café al caer la tarde, hay una mujer que querría escribir un libro pero que no sabe ni cuándo ni cómo podrá escribirlo, y que ve cómo se desarrolla la historia de otra mujer, Emily L., quien a su vez escribe poemas de los que nunca habla. La mujer que quiere escribir un libro queda atrapada al vuelo en la historia de Emily L., que evoca en ella aquel baile con los oficiales de a bordo y el joven guardián de la isla de Wight, con quien pudo, tal vez, vivir un gran amor. La mujer que quiere escribir quizá no sepa que la historia de Emily L. es inventada. «A veces ocurre», dice la Duras, «que, de pronto, pase por ti una historia, sin escritor para escribirla, tan sólo visible. Nítida. (?) Es raro. Pero puede ocurrir. Es maravilloso cuando ocurre.»<

Una joven mujer francesa ha pasado la noche con un hombre japonés, en Hiroshima, donde ella fue enviada para filmar una película sobre la paz. Él le hace recordar al primer hombre que ella amó. Fue durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y él era un soldado alemán.El presente volumen contiene la totalidad del material literario de Marguerite Duras para la película Alaín Resnais, incluidas ciertas descripciones adicionales y fragmentos no incluidos finalmente. Una de las experiencias más singulares de la expresión artística de nuestro tiempo.<