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Winner of the Albert Jovell PrizePraise for The Dancer of St. PetersburgA novelist of wide powers -J. M. Pozuelo Yvancos, ABC A writer capable of imagining stories that seemed alien to Spanish fiction-José María Merino, Mercurio ..................................................................................................................Gordon Pinner is a young journalist stationed in...

Encouraged by the commercial success of the Magallanes expedition after the return of the nail-laden Victoria under the command of Juan Sebastián Elcano, Carlos I decides to send a second more ambitious fleet to Las Molucas under the command of Don García Jofre de...

At the end of the twentieth century, it could give an impression investors knew the operation of the Stock Exchange very well. When the financial markets went bankrupt at the beginning of this century, these did not understand what was happening. / El auge...

A philosophical and allegorical thriller by John Ajvide Lindqvist, The Disappearance of Goodness tells the story of a coastal village where opening an abandoned yellow container unleashes something terrible that strips the locals of their goodness. Max, Siw, Anna, Johan, Marko, and Maria, six...

Welcome to the heart of the Bundesliga, a unique journey through the moments, characters, and clubs that have defined one of the world's most iconic leagues. This book is not just a sports chronicle: it is an exploration of the human stories, unique feats,...

In the late 1920s, Nikodem Dyzma came to Warsaw in search of employment. His limited intelligence and abilities seem to condemn him to misery, but his life changes after a fortuitous encounter during a banquet in which he sneaks in and meets very influential...

The past returns to the present in Baden-Baden. Adela Ulloa takes refuge in this corner of the Black Forest looking for tranquility. There she will learn about the love story between Baroness Chloris Von Friedman and Tsar Alexander II in 1864. A love story...

An Irish priest, Hugh O'Flaherty, is busy helping those fleeing the Nazis. His home is Vatican City, the smallest state in the world: neutral, independent, and located in the heart of Rome, beyond the reach of the occupiers. From there, Hugh brings together a...

Prostrated by disease on an island in French Polynesia, Paul Gauguin, the transgressive and rebel artist who would mark a turning point in the art of his time, sees the ghosts of his past appear before him. The House of Pleasure, provocative, bold, and...

Taking advantage of emir Muhammad V´s overthrow, a group of North African warriors of the Sultan of Granada mug and kidnap a family of millers on the hills of Sierra de Cordoba. Fadrique, the miller´s son, who professes as Franciscan at the Monastery of...

1956. When Ivy Jenkins becomes pregnant, she is sent to St Margaret, a dark and gloomy house for single mothers. Her baby is adopted against her will. Today, Samantha Harper is a journalist who comes across a letter from the past written by a...

1956. After getting pregnant, Ivy Jenkins is sent to St Margaret's, a dark and gloomy house for single mothers she will never leave. Her baby is adopted against her will. Today, Samantha Harper is a journalist in desperate need of a break. When she...

Although humans and dogs share a special relationship, that does not mean that we are capable of understanding our dogs' feelings and emotions at all times. The award-winning expert Zazie Todd shares -using the latest scientific evidence and the experience of researchers, veterinarians and...

Why does your weather app say “There’s a 10% chance of rain” instead of “It will be sunny tomorrow”? In large part this is due to the insight of Tim Palmer, who made uncertainty essential to the study of weather and climate. Now he...

Is there any truth behind the old legends about vampires? This is one of the many questions that are answered in this fascinating book, in which Alejandro Navarro travels five thousand years ago where humanity has tried to find the answer to a great...

We spend our lives surrounded by temptations aimed specifically at our primal impulses and increasingly personalized. From the ease of online shopping, pornography or gambling, to the fast food chains that line our streets and malls or just a click away on an app,...

Peru, 1887. All over the country, people are talking about one man and his incredible discovery. Augusto Berns claims to have found the lost city of the Incas, and the news spreads from Lima to London and New York. But who is the supposed...

Getting to know diet becomes a fundamental tool for historians and for anyone interested in learning about a given civilization. Plus, it has the great quality of bringing a culture closer to the reader due to the everyday nature of the act of eating...

This book offers a remarkable investigation into sentience from Buddhism and contemporary neuroscience perspectives. The author, an expert in both fields, presents the first scientific study of jhana meditation and aligns Buddhist interdependent origination with modern neuroscience. Dennison provides insights into the mind, brain,...

This meticulous work documents the extraordinary institutional, legal, scientific, and cultural legacy that Spain established in the American territories during its imperial era. Readers will discover how key institutions such as the Council of the Indies, the Holy Brotherhood, and the General Court of...