Ficción moderna y contemporanea

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La creació és un llibre oportú sobre el futur de la vida en el nostre planeta, un futur que tal com demostra el biòleg Edward O. Wilson es troba més amenaçat que mai. A partir de la seva rica experiència científica, l'autor profetitza que la meitat de la flora i la fauna de la terra es podria extingir o trobar-se condemnada a l'extinció abans d'acabar aquest segle. Escrit en forma d'epístola a un pastor baptista d'Alabama, La creació sosté que la ciència i la religió no haurien de ser poders antagònics ni polaritzar-se en debats estèrils. Atès que tenim motius tant espirituals com medioambientals per alarmar-nos davant l'amenaça de la pol·lució i de l'escalfament global, Wilson proposa una aliança entre ciència i religió per plantar cara als desafiaments del segle XXI. "E.O. Wilson, probablement el biòleg més gran de la nostra generació, conclou el treball i el pensament de tota una vida amb aquest llibre desafiant, d'extrema claredat, sinceritat, cortesia i tolerància. La creació és un dels seus llibres més pertorbadors i importants. Wilson parla de coses que ens afecten a tots nosaltres". Oliver Sacks



Egy kisfi? j?n majd egy megcsonk?tott orsz?gb?l, ?s mag?val hozza a j?slat kis k?rtj?t, ?s ?gy ?li majd elet?t mint egy k?z?ns?ges ember. De elj?n az ideje, hogy megsz?laltassa a k?rt?t aminek a titka az ?si er?ny. A t?rt?nelmi Attila rombol? ?s alkot? hatalma megtestes?l ebben a sz?m?z?tt magyar tud?sban. Nagy Attila t?rt?nete a NASA-hoz sodorja?ahol egy vil?gpusztit? ?rfegyvert teremt: a v?g??s a?v?gs? sorsa a floridai f?tengerhez k?ti, ?s onnan ? a m?fajok senki f?ldj?r?l ? biztatja sz?m?z?tt ?magyar testv?reit, hogy igenis van fennmarad?s, van ?let ?s t?l?l?s, ?s van ?t ami haza ?s a haza ujj?sz?let?s?hez vezet. Attila kir?ly t?rt?nelmi ?s mondabeli szem?ly?t ?s az ?j szerep?t el?re vet?ti a?szerz??ebben az apokaliptikus reg?nyben. (A szerz? 1994-es r?szletes j?vend?l?se a New York-i Ikertornyok 2001-es lerombol?s?r?l bev?lt? ?s?v?ltozatlan marad: ??s szikr?k hullnak majd krist?lyos, brili?ns sz?neket l?vellve a spir?lba csavarodott gerend?kba, am?g az Ikertornyok utols? pill?r?t is porr? z?zz?k ?s hamvait az ?gboltra hintik.? Ez a j?vend?l?snek beill? szakasz megtal?lhat? a 262-ik lapon a P?ski-Corvin

"Una habitación contigo al olvido": Ismael Pinamonte regresa tras muchos años en el extranjero para asistir a la muerte de su padre. Durante su estancia revisita los lugares de infancia y juventud y nos cuenta sus andanzas en el extranjero. En el pueblo conoce una bella mujer inaccesible de la que se enamora. Su vida disipada y licenciosa le causan más de un problema. "Bartolomé Rancino": Bartolomé, funcionario de una oficina de objetos perdidos, recibe la visita de dos seres que le preguntan por algo irrecuperable. Esto lo trastorna al punto de querer salvar a la humanidad con un lenguaje nuevo de su invención que le acarrea problemas judiciales. Su condena alcanza momentos de surrealismo y humor.

El rey Fernando I de Aragón, conocido con el sobrenombre de 'el de Antequera', ha muerto, aparentemente, víctima de una dolorosa enfermedad. Pero Enrique de Villena, consejero particular y primo del rey, además de científico, astrólogo, aficionado a la gastronomía y escritor, sospecha que ha sido envenenado. Entre quienes podían desear su muerte se encuentran políticos, religiosos y familiares: los candidatos derrotados en la lucha por la codiciada corona, los provenientes de estamentos religiosos por el Cisma de Occidente provocado por el papa Luna, y los más allegados por cuestiones amorosas. Testigo de las intrigas palaciegas que agitaban la vida de la corte a finales del siglo XIV y comienzos del XV, confecciona una lista de seis posibles sospechosos.

Colección de cuentos, en los que se manifiesta una pericia sorprendente para la intriga y para plasmar la vida parisiense de un intelectual mexicano, entreverando con irónicas intertextualidades, las vivencias cotidianas y un sentido fantástico de su arbitrariedad.

When Hilary O’Neill answers an ad to care for a man with a terminal illness she ends up falling in love with Victor, a fascinating, witty, complex person, whose illness has spanned half of his young life. As Victor’s health deteriorates, days with him in their secluded house by the winter sea become more difficult. Hilary finds herself drawn to Gordon, who befriends the couple and makes a bid for her heart.



Have you ever wanted extra help surviving freshman year in high school? Alex owns a magical book written by the men who founded our nation. When he reads it, Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, all come alive and offer guidance, while telling tales from the past. However, even Thomas Jefferson cant find the proper words when it comes to Alex's first dance with a cute girl. Some things you must learn on your own.



Revenge. A dish best served cold. Or if you’re Sydney native Lola Wedd, with a broken heart and a life in chaos, a dish served up by heading to India to marry a total stranger as part of an international visa scam. Lola naïvely thought she would ‘find herself’ in India. Instead she is enmeshed in a drama worthy of Bollywood, starring an abandoned Pariah dog, a dead civil servant, a vengeful actor, a suicidal housewife, a boutique hotel owner, a blushing chauffeur, an absent groom, an ambitious girl journalist and a megalomaniac monkey. As Lola begins to understand the consequences of her choices, she ignites a series of events that lead to a Diwali Festival more explosive than anyone in New Delhi could have imagined.

Q U E S E C O N S E G U E FA Z E R EM 29 segundosE se uma única chamada de 29 segundos conseguisse mudar a sua vida para sempre? «Dê-me um nome. Uma pessoa. E eu faço-a desaparecer...»Quando Sarah salva uma menina em apuros, não espera nada em troca, mas o seu ato de bravura coloca um poderoso e perigoso homem em dívida para com ela. Vive de acordo com o seu próprio código brutal e todas as dívidas têm de ser saldadas, e da única forma que conhece.Propõe a Sarah uma forma de resolver a situação desesperante com o seu chefe insuportável. Uma oportunidade única que fará com que todos os seus problemas desapareçam.Sem consequências. Sem retorno. Sem hipótese de ser descoberta. Só é preciso fazer um telefonema de 29 segundos.Pois qualquer pessoa tem um nome para dar, não tem?