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Ever since it was first drilled more than 150 years ago, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has enabled economic growth, provided an efficient energy source, fuelled our entire infrastructure - and caused wars, pollution and global warming. These seven dramas, set between 1951 and 2045, and taking us from postwar Iran to futuristic Lancashire, examine the role oil has played in shaping our world: recounting incredible stories of wealth, power, politics and corruption.

Él era Oskar Schindler. Un empresario alemán, miembro del partido nazi, que, con osadía e ingenio, se convirtió en un héroe en medio del horror de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En este gran hito de la literatura sobre el Holocausto, Thomas Keneally recrea magistralmente sus peligrosas proezas y cómo utilizó su fortuna para comprar una fábrica cerca de un campo de concentración y así salvar la vida de más de 1.300 judíos.

Historická detektivka od českého mistra tohoto žánru, kde nechybí loupež, mord, láska i zrada. Podle této povídky byl v roce 2009 natočen stejnojmenný film. Oblíbený hrdina Oldřich z Chlumu, zástupce krále Přemysla II. Otakara a správce hradu Bezděz, tentokrát odjíždí z pověření svého panovníka na hrad Vartemberk. Mají se zde konat slavnostní zásnuby rytíře Beneše z Dubé a krásné Ludmily z Vartemberka, jimiž má být potvrzen mír mezi znepřátelenými šlechtickými rody. Během cesty narazí Oldřich na mrtvolu kupce, kterého přepadli a oloupili.

Pet stvari za kojima ljudi zale na samrti: uvidi koji ce promijeniti vas zivot! Sto je u konacnici bilo vrijedno u nasem zivotu, kad jednog dana podvucemo crtu? Na samrtnoj postelji, kad nam postane jasno da se zivot blizi svome kraju? Nakon brojnih putovanja diljem svijeta, u potrazi za smislom zivota, Australka Bronnie Ware prihvatila se teskog zadatka. Provest ce vrijeme uz umiruce u posljednjim tjednima njihova zivota. U svojoj knjizi govori o predivnim susretima i dirljivim razgovorima sto su iz temelja promijenili njezin zivot.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New Yorker Best Books of 2022 Financial Times Best Books of 2022 The Economist Best Books of 2022 The dramatic rise—and unimaginable fall—of America's most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist...

Help your children develop moral character with this updated, 30th anniversary edition of the perennial classic The Book of Virtues. Almost 3 million copies of the Book of Virtues have been sold since it was published in 1993. It is one of the most popular moral primers ever written, an...

Four men had arranged to fly to Dublin. When their aeroplane descended as a fireball into the Irish Sea, only three of them were on board. With the identities of the passengers lost beneath the waves, a tense and perplexing investigation begins to determine the living from the dead, with scarce evidence to follow beyond a few snippets of overheard conversation and one family’s patchy account of the three days prior to the flight.

Un viaje a un futuro no muy lejano en el que una de las drogas legales es un producto químico que permite borrar de la memoria los recuerdos no deseados. En un mundo en el que se ha descubierto la vacuna contra el sida, el protagonista viaja desde Arizona al sudeste asiático envuelto en situaciones en las que el placer es la única norma.

J’ai 14 ans. À l’école, je suis "la gentille Annabelle", la fille qui ne monte jamais le ton, qui n’a jamais rien de spécial à raconter et qu’on ne remarque pas trop. À la maison, entre ma grande sœur qui réussit à peu près tout et mon petit frère qui est le chouchou de mon père juste parce qu’il joue au hockey, je suis transparente. Quand on a envie de raconter des choses passionnantes mais qu’on a une vie plate, il vaut mieux inventer la vie dont on rêve. C’est pour ça que j’ai créé danslatetedanna.com.

Kim erzählt vom Umgang mit der unheilbaren Erkrankung ihres Cousins Philipp. Philipp findet eines Tages eine verletzte Eidechse und es beginnt eine ungewöhnliche Freundschaft. Eines Tages wird in der Welt des friedvollen Walds alles grau und Siga ist spurlos verschwunden. Da macht sich Lilo, die Libelle, auf den Weg, ihm zu helfen. Ein ungewöhnliches Abenteuer beginnt und jede Welt hat ihre eigene Geschichte, die sich auf wundersame Weise miteinander verbinden. Nur gemeinsam können sie dem Geheimnis auf die Spur kommen.

While grief has led Dobbin to a life of solo adventures, some jobs can’t be done alone. Joining forces goes against his every instinct, but in a land of shadows, a cast of unlikely companions could be exactly what he needs to see the light again.

Joe Orton was among the towering geniuses of 1960s theatre. His life was tragically cut short in 1967, but he left behind him a handful of shocking and scabrous black comedies that will live on in the public imagination for years to come. Featured here are two of his lesser-known works, The Erpingham Camp and The Ruffian on the Stair, collected together as a double bill.

Lucían left behind his cloister, his vows, and his self-denial when he joined Glory, first for a quest and then in her bed. He tells himself he should be happy, but when he looks at her strong arms, her sharp smile, and her smooth dominance, he wants—something he cannot yet name.

Elimina las distracciones, reduce tu lista de tareas y libérate de las interrupciones. Todo el mundo tiene ciento sesenta y ocho horas a la semana, pero nunca parecen ser suficientes, ¿no es así? El trabajo consume más tiempo del que deseamos; muchos profesionales trabajan hasta setenta horas a la semana, dejando cada vez menos espacio para el descanso, el ejercicio, la familia y los amigos. Si no tenemos cuidado, podemos cambiar lo más importante por una lista de tareas triviales que crece día a día. ¿Cuál es la solución?

Alemán. Gramática fácil es un audio que recoge los conceptos gramaticales más importantes de la lengua germana en un formato claro y sencillo y representado a través de frases de traducción.

It had been 615 days, two hours, and 16 minutes since he last saw her. In less than 72 hours, he'd bought a dance studio. In ten minutes, she cursed him out and ditched him in said studio. Then, three minutes later, he found her list—and in one second, he changed the trajectory of her life with a single sentence. Sienna Jones didn't have a plan—she had a list. A perfectionist by nature, she was tired of trying to live up to that image. So, she made a list of all the imperfect things she'd never done in her "perfect" life, and by her 21st birthday, she was determined to complete it.

Lukas Aguilar does not believe in gods. Despite—or perhaps because of—his deep knowledge of mythology and lore, Lukas has always valued what is practical, factual, and verifiable, eschewing faith for what he can see right in front of him. That is, until an earthquake destroys his home, and he wakes up in a dark cavern infested with bloodthirsty and unearthly creatures, wielding strange powers and hearing an even stranger voice in his head claiming to be a goddess.

Ambicioso y con vocación de indispensable, este libro consuma una revisión tan integral como despiadada de lo religioso, lo sagrado y lo divino desde un punto de vista a la vez teológico, filosófico, político, científico y literario.

Die Touristen denken, es sei alles nur eine Show: die Vampire, die Werwölfe, die Hexen, der gelegentliche Gargoyle, der durch den Himmel fliegt. Aber die übernatürlichen Wesen, die die Stadt bevölkern, wissen es besser. In Nocturne Falls zu leben bedeutet, man selbst zu sein. Mit Reißzähnen, Fell und allem Drum und Dran.

Dalla ballerina d'élite Allie Rousseau ci si aspetta la perfezione. Sempre. A ogni costo. Ma quando un infortunio mette a repentaglio tutto ciò per cui ha sacrificato ogni cosa, Allie torna a Haven Cove, nel rifugio estivo della sua infanzia, per guarire. O almeno provarci. Qui, in mezzo a onde gelide, silenzi carichi di dolore e fantasmi che non l'hanno mai davvero lasciata, rivede Hudson Ellis: il ragazzo che l'ha salvata una volta, e che poi ha spezzato il suo cuore in mille pezzi.