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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —Bustle From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways. “Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Brianna Wiest · 2018

Amazon Best Seller • An international bestseller published in more than 30 languages<br/><br/>101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, the global bestseller and social media phenomenon, is a collection of author Brianna Wiest's most beloved pieces of writing. Her meditations include why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: this idea changed my life.

Gran historia visual de la filosofía / A Grand Visual History of Philosophy (Spanish Edition)

Masat Tanaka · 2021

The Housemaid Is Watching

Freida McFadden · 2024

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker<br/>"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way…<br/>I used to clean other people's houses―now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.<br/>Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills…<br/>The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.<br/>Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?<br/>I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?<br/>From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next installment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

The Housemaid's Secret

Freida McFadden · 2023

"Don't go in the guest bedroom." A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick's face as he touches the door with his fingertips. "My wife... she's very ill." As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job-not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe... It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything... That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go... This absolutely explosive and shockingly twisty sequel to international bestseller The Housemaid will keep you racing through the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose, The Woman in the Window and Gone Girl will be totally hooked! This book can also be enjoyed as a standalone. Read what everyone's saying about The Housemaid's Secret: "OMG!!! MIND ABSOLUTELY BLOWN!!!! Love, LOVE, LOVED this absolute page-turner!!... OMG the twists just kept on coming again and again!!!... I absolutely devoured it in one sitting!!... Addictive, mind-blowing page-turner that will keep you up with a racing heart until you've finished!!!" Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An amazing psychological thriller!!... will grab you literally from the first line... Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop... Loved. It. So. Much!!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "OH YEAH!!!... I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!!... Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I DEVOURED this book quicker than I ever read any other book... I was sucked in... I loved every second of it... I will forever recommend this book." Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Made my whole year!!... This book is AMAZING!!! Twists on twists on twists!... I absolutely devoured it!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Héctor García, Francesc Miralles · 2017

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 2 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE<br/><br/>“Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider<br/><br/>“One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―Forbes<br/><br/>Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days.<br/><br/>“Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb<br/><br/>According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—where what you love, what you’re good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy.<br/><br/>In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day?

Todo lo que sé sobre el amor

Dolly Alderton · 2021

Una historia autobiográfica de la periodista Dolly Alderton que ya ha cautivado a más de un millón de lectores.<br/>El gran fenómeno boca oreja de los últimos años.<br/>Un millón de ejemplares vendidos.<br/>El libro narra en primera persona el paso de la adolescencia a la vida adulta de una joven como cualquier otra que deambula buscándose a sí misma, fracasando en lo personal y profesional, sobreviviendo con la cuenta en números rojos y dándose de bruces con el desamor en cada esquina. Y, a pesar de ello, disfrutando y exprimiendo cada momento importante de la vida como solo un veinteañero sabe hacer.<br/>Tan salvajemente divertido y conmovedor como la vida de cualquier veinteañero que crece navegando entre desengaños amorosos y relaciones desastrosas.<br/><br/>«Casi todo lo que sé sobre el amor lo he aprendido charlando con mis amigas de toda la vida. He aprendido que el amor es júbilo desenfrenado, bailar borracha sobre el fango de un festival de música, los cruces de miradas en un autobús nocturno, los polvos de una noche. Pero también he aprendido que el amor no son las relaciones tediosas, ni las horas de obsesivo seguimiento en Instagram al chico que te gusta, ni los orgasmos fingidos.»<br/><br/>Los lectores han dicho…<br/>«Háganse un favor, y lean este libro. Les prometo que no se van a arrepentir».<br/>«El libro perfecto para regalar a tu mejor amiga y recordar lo mucho que merece la pena vuestro amor».<br/>«Todo el mundo debería leerlo. Nos recuerda que lo más importante es el amor propio».<br/>«Sencillo, directo, pero con una declaración de sentimientos y emociones que desmitifican lo que creíamos que era querer a alguien sin quererte a ti misma».<br/>«Es un libro sensible y humano, que recomiendo con los ojos cerrados, porque te deja enseñanza de vida».<br/>«Tod@s hemos sido Dolly Alderton en algún momento de nuestras vidas... O lo seguimos siendo».<br/>«Todo lo que sé sobre el amor, de Dolly Alderton, o cómo resumir (brillantemente) la vida sentimental de una treintañera actual». Vogue

It Ends with Us: A Novel (1)

Colleen Hoover · 2016

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear · 2018

The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 20 million copies sold!<br/><br/>Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results<br/><br/>No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.<br/><br/>If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.<br/><br/>Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.<br/><br/>Learn how to:<br/><br/>make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);<br/>overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; design your environment to make success easier; get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more.<br/><br/>Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman · 2013

*Major New York Times Bestseller<br/>*More than 2.6 million copies sold<br/>*One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year<br/>*Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year<br/>*Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient<br/>*Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds<br/><br/>In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.<br/><br/>System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation―each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.<br/><br/>Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives―and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Topping bestseller lists for almost ten years, Thinking, Fast and Slow is a contemporary classic, an essential book that has changed the lives of millions of readers.

La asistenta

Freida McFadden · 2023

EL LIBRO DEL QUE TODO EL MUNDO HABLA<br/><br/>Novela ganadora del Premio Valencia Negra en la categoría Best Novel.<br/><br/>Un thriller psicológicoabsolutamente adictivo que los lectores de La mujer en la ventana y La pareja de al lado no se querrán perder.<br/>Todos los días friego la preciosa casa de los Winchester de arriba abajo. Recojo a su hija del colegio y preparo deliciosas comidas para toda la familia antes de subir a cenar sola en mi minúscula habitación del piso superior.<br/>Intento no prestar atención a Nina cuando lo ensucia todo simplemente para ver cómo lo limpio. A las extrañas mentiras que cuenta sobre su propia hija. A su marido, que cada día parece más abatido. Pero cuando miro a Andrew a los ojos, castaños, encantadores y llenos de dolor, no me resulta difícil imaginar cómo sería vivir en la piel de Nina. El gran vestidor, el coche de lujo, el esposo perfecto.<br/>Hasta que un día no me resisto a probarme uno de sus maravillosos vestidos blancos. Solo quiero saber qué se siente. Pero ella pronto lo descubre, y cuando me doy cuenta de que la puerta de mi habitación solo se cierra por fuera ya es demasiado tarde.<br/>Algo me reconforta: los Winchester no saben quién soy en realidad.<br/>No saben de lo que soy capaz...<br/>*Y a partir del 9 de mayo, no te pierdas El secreto de la asistenta - Premio Goodreads 2023 al mejor thriller del año*<br/>Los lectores comentan:<br/>«¡No podía dejarlo!... ¡Una montaña rusa increíble!».<br/>«Adictivo... Pura perfección».<br/>«¡Fantástico!... Me lo leí en una sola noche de lectura compulsiva... El final te deja noqueado».<br/>«¡Increíble!... ¡Alucinante!... Una absoluta delicia con una oscura guarnición de exquisiteces. ¡Es todo y más!».<br/>«No te vas a poder creer la dirección que toma este libro... Sus giros te dejan con la boca abierta... ¡Un thriller deslumbrante!».<br/>«¡Un cinco estrellas perfecto!».<br/>«¡Todavía no he leído una novela de Freida McFadden que no me vuele la cabeza! Esta me la acabé en una sentada. El final fue absolutamente perfecto y me dejó con ganas de más».<br/>«Oscuro y retorcido, no podrás dejar de pasar páginas hasta su escalofriantemente delicioso final. ¡Cinco estrellas supermerecidas!».

Cien años de soledad

Gabriel García Márquez · 1986

Rare Book

El desorden que dejas

Carlos Montero · 2018

El brillo de las luciérnagas

Paul Pen · 2014

Tengo diez años y llevo toda mi vida en este sótano.<br/>Un thriller que engancha de mano del apodado como «Stephen King español».<br/>Vivo en la oscuridad con mis padres, mi abuela, mi hermana y mi hermano. Todos están desfigurados por el fuego. Mi hermana lleva una máscara blanca para tapar sus quemaduras, porque papá dice que su cara podría asustarme.<br/>Me gusta mi cactus. Me gusta leer mi libro sobre insectos. Y tocar durante horas el único rayo de sol que se filtra por una rendija del techo. Pero desde que mi hermana tuvo al bebé, todos actúan de forma extraña. Creo que mienten sobre quién es el padre, sobre el hombre grillo que acecha por las noches, sobre lo que sucedió antes de que yo naciera, sobre por qué estamos aquí encerrados.<br/>Por lo menos tengo las luciérnagas. Llegaron hace unos días al sótano y las he guardado en un bote. Como dice mi abuela, no existe criaturamás fascinante que aquella que es capaz de crear luz por sí misma. Esa luz me anima a conocer el mundo exterior, a escapar, a descubrir qué sucedió. Lo malo es que aquí todas las puertas están cerradas. Y no sé dónde voy a encontrar una salida...<br/>Críticas:<br/>«Va cobrando fortuna el apodo de "Stephen King español".»<br/>Diario de Alcalá<br/>«Si no lo has leído, no sé a qué estás esperando.»<br/>La sabiduría de los libros<br/>«Un regalo para los amantes de las historias tensas con personajes profundos.»<br/>Publisher’s Weekly<br/>«Uno de los mejores autores de suspense del panorama español.»<br/>Zenda Libros<br/>«Perfecta desde el principio hasta el final, inquietante, absorbente… Adictiva a más no poder.»<br/>Libros que hay que leer<br/>«Tremendo thriller psicológico.»<br/>Culturamas<br/>«Ambientación claustrofóbica y enrarecida. Personajes perfilados al milímetro y un final impactante.»<br/>El templo de la lectura<br/>«Soberbio, enigmático, doloroso y humano.»<br/>Para qué leer<br/>«Un libro que te vuela la cabeza con una historia retorcida, morbosa, oscura y turbia.»<br/>Un viaje en papel<br/>«Una novela extraordinaria. Un thriller profundo y adictivo.»<br/>Leyendo en el bus<br/>«Una historia oscura pero con personajes que, como las luciérnagas, brillan con luz propia.»<br/>Autopsias literarias del Dr. Motosierra<br/>«Una historia ejemplar y sumamente original.»<br/>Polvo de libros<br/>«Dura y dolorosa.»<br/>Caminando entre libros<br/>«Una novela que atrapa, que te deja sin respiración y que es imposible abandonar.» Papel en blanco<br/>«Va cobrando fortuna el apodo de "Stephen King español".»<br/>Diario de Alcalá