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On January 26, 1936, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was performed at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow with Stalin secretly watching from a box. The next day, Pravda published an editorial titled "Chaos Instead of Music," reportedly written by Stalin, criticizing the opera....

Amid World War II's chaos, young Spanish Communist María Millán loses her mother and brother, fleeing to France. There, after her father's death and a change of identity, she joins the French Resistance. Captured in Lyon, she's sent to Ravensbrück. Meanwhile, Hans Kammler leads...

Theodor Kallifatides, a major European writer of the late 20th century, is celebrated for his novels Campesinos y señores (1973), El arado y la espada (1975), and Una paz cruel (1977), now translated into Spanish for the first time. These works depict his childhood...

When siblings Liv, Ellen and Håkon, along with their partners and children, gather around the table somewhere on the outskirts of Rome to celebrate dad and grandpa Håkon's 70th birthday, an earthquake occurs. Shock and disbelief follow, as the three adult children try to...

A gripping thriller that takes us back to the streets of Oxford. The young Faith Appleford has been kidnapped on the streets of Oxford. For Inspector Fawley, it seems like just another case. However, when Appleford reappears after a miraculous escape, something doesn't add...

According to Genesis, the first punishment was botanical, consisting of our expulsion from a paradise, a garden. Since then, we have lived in longing. Under this tension between exile and belonging, Clara Obligado invites us, through her hybrid writing, on a journey through nature...

Set in California during WWII, The Properties of Thirst tells an epic love story against a backdrop of hardship. Rocky Rhodes battles the Los Angeles Water Department draining his ranch’s aquifers, where he raised his twins and mourns his late wife. As the U.S....

Written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in Collier's magazine on May 27, 1922, it was published in the book Tales of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald was inspired by a comment by Mark Twain. Benjamin Button was born with a strange...

A COVID-infected corpse lies on a sofa under a parasol in Guayaquil, 2020, with a sign that reads: "We called 911 and there's no help!". This image reflects the impact and decline explored in Visceral. Following the successes of Pelea de gallos and Sacrificios...

Jack Tamerlaine, away from Cadence for ten years, is called back when young girls begin to vanish from the isle. Cadence is steeped in enchantments and ruled by capricious spirits of fire, water, earth, and wind. Adaira, Jack's childhood enemy and heiress of the...

The threat of graduation intensifies in Naomi Novik's stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. At Scholomance, where "knowledge grants protection," the reality is that learning is tough and protection is scarce. As a senior with allies, the school’s sinister interest in her grows. Facing...

Growing up, Miller, Olly, and Ash were inseparable, sharing a secret bond. They moved to LA, started a record label, and found success. Olly and Miller fell in love, but things changed when Miller spent a night with Ash, leading to their marriage. Returning...

According to the prophecy, one of the most relevant events in Egypt will occur in the temple of Abu Simbel, the proclamation of a new pharaoh. Everyone wants to be there. Even the pirate Tick and his crew, accompanied by the beautiful Floripondia, show...

Our life expectancy is increasing by five hours daily, with people living longer and appearing 10 years younger. By 2050, there will be more people over 65 than under 5, creating an inverted social pyramid. This affects the workforce, as senior professionals in their...

Thinking of starting a business or need to grasp basic accounting? This book is for you. It covers essential concepts like consistency and value conservation, and explains the daily and general ledgers. Learn to interpret financial health, predict income and expenses, and master tools...

This book introduces metamarketing, blending physical and digital realities for a unique customer experience. Kotler, Kartajaya, and Setiawan explore how technologies like AI, augmented reality, and mixed reality, crucial for Gen Z and Alpha, shape the future of marketing. Learn to navigate this dynamic...

Did you know Shakespeare's handwriting reveals his pedantry, Franco's will reflects his insecurity, and Dalí had 678 signatures? This book uses graphology to uncover the personalities of historical figures from Napoleon to Queen Letizia, including Carlos II, Felipe V, and John Lennon. Discover how...

Adolf Hitler died in the Berlin bunker in 1945, leaving no grave or memorial. Journalist David Gardner investigated what happened to Hitler's family, burdened with a cursed surname. Gardner's research uncovers the lives of Hitler's siblings and relatives, revealing a troubled childhood marked by...

A moving account of the brutal persecution of the Uyghur community in China and the author’s escape. Since 2017, the Uyghurs, a mostly Muslim Turkic group in Xinjiang, have faced horrific repression under a sophisticated surveillance system. Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur poet and...

Bruce LaBruce, the provocative queer punk auteur, is both admired and reviled globally. He blends high and low culture, merging independent film with porn and high fashion with gore, embodying his own definition of glamour. Alongside his filmmaking and photography, LaBruce has been a...