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ASHES OF LIFE AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE WASTELAND (WHITMER, JAMES LYLE) (Ficción moderna y contemporanea)

James Lyle Whitmer is a retired FBI Special Agent. He has been married to Vicki for 35 years and has two daughters, Jessica and Lindsey. He has a B.A. from Lewis University in Chemistry, an M.S. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Saint Leo University and a J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law. He is a licensed attorney in Illinois and practices in the areas of Criminal Law and DCFS Defense. Besides writing, his avocation is Sports Officiating, where he is a licensed sports official with the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) in five sports. Presently, he is the Program Director for Law and Legal Studies at Northwestern College in Bridgeview, Illinois. Mr. Whitmer melds his vast personal experience in the criminal justice and legal fields with his knowledge of forensic science and the psychology of evil and criminal behavior in developing storylines that take the reader on a journey to the edge of the Abyss between Heaven and Hell where outcomes are oftentimes confused and unexpected.

DAVID’S CASTLE ON CRESCENT BEACH (PARKS, ELIZABETH STREB;PARKS, DAVID PHILLIP) (Ficción moderna y contemporanea)

Because of his father's work transfer, a boy and his family end up living on a paradise island far from their northern home. They enjoy their new home until one day, while building another sandcastle on the beach, he overhears a conversation between two older couples. As the couples compete to see who had visited the best places, he realizes he misses his true castle, and it's not in paradise.

LAS SEIS PIEDRAS SAGRADAS (REILLY, MATTHEW) (Ficción moderna y contemporanea)

Tras cumplir una misión de diez años y conseguir el piramidión de oro que corona la Gran Pirámide de Gizeh, Jack West se retira a un remoto lugar de Australia para criar y educar a su hija adoptiva, Lily. Mientras tanto, en China, el arqueólogo Max Epper, amigo de West, descubre un grabado que representa diez planetas girando en torno al Sol y un extraño punto negro situado fuera de sus órbitas. Investigando, descubre que el agujero negro tiene una potencia idéntica a la del astro rey, y que amenaza con absorber el sistema solar dentro de un año. El único modo de salvar a la humanidad es creando lo que llaman «La Máquina». Para ello, hay que localizar y situar en seis puntos de la Tierra los seis pilares, o piedras sagradas, que deberán sostener seis enormes diamantes. Hay que activar cada pilar en una fecha determinada según la posición de los planetas en el grabado, y para el primero sólo falta una semana. El único capaz de localizar los pilares y detenerel agujero negro es Jack West. La carrera ha empezado.«Nadie escribe thrillers como Matthew Reilly.» Vince Flynn, THE NEW YORK TIMES«Un imparable viaje en montaña rusa alrededor del mundo.» PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

UNWRITTEN LITERATURE OF HAWAII (EMERSON, NATHANIEL BRIGHT) (Ficción moderna y contemporanea)

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CRÓNICAS DEL ALBUR (ESTEVEZ GUERRERO,ROBERTO) (Ficción moderna y contemporanea)

Crónicas del albur es un libro escrito sin premeditación alguna, como bien sugiere su nombre. Quiso el destino que las anécdotas y hechos de lo real e imaginario que trata llegaran al autor en un corto período de convalecencia literaria, donde los amigos y familiares, sus historias y ocurrencias desempeñaron el papel principal. Los tópicos de estas crónicas son diversos, pero a su vez muy propios de lo cubano, como adaptables a cualquier contexto, lo que contribuirá a la recreación del lector universal.