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Cuando Carrie se retira del tenis, es la mejor jugadora que el mundo ha visto jamás. Ha batido todos los récords y ha conseguido veinte títulos de Grand Slam. Y si le preguntas, se merece cada uno de ellos. Lo ha sacrificado casi todo para convertirse en la mejor, con su padre como entrenador. Pero seis años después de retirarse, Carrie se encuentra en las gradas del US Open de 1994, viendo cómo una tenista británica brutal e impresionante...
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"¿Te ha pasado que de tanto amar te olvidadas de tus sueños, tu proyecto de vida, tus valores y tus sentimientos más profundos? Estamos acostumbrados a dar en eceso y recibir muy poco o nada en nuestras relaciones de pareja, y lo peor de todo es que lo normalizamos. No resignamos a una relación desquilibrada por la creencia de que el verdadero amor no espera nada a cambio, como si la ecuación amorosa solo tuviera un integrante. Para Walter...
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"In an entertaining and tender memoir, the 90-year-old author remembers his fully lived life, from growing up poor in a Brooklyn and Ireland that now exist only in memory, to serving in the China/Burma/India theater during World War II as a member of an elite U.S. Navy Commando unit,"--NoveList.
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"The sweet “aww”-inspiring tale of school life continues!! So...what exactly are Yuki and Tooru? A cute moment between Tooru's not-quite-girlfriend and the helpless physics teacher Nakamine lead to new realizations for both Tooru...and their teacher Yasuda?! Meanwhile, Sengoku's worried about getting closer to Akane--because he's just not stupid silly enough for him...! And with Valentine's Day fast approaching, the members of the HoriMiSawa triangle...
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"Lucinda's boyfriend Dracula claims to be the Dracula--he sleeps in a coffin, hunts pigeons for blood, and only goes out at night. But is he really? Unsettlingly, there has been a spate of recent disappearances and Dracula may be connected. Lucinda doesn't know for sure or which is more dangerous: dating an immortal vampire or a UPS driver with a night shift who thinks he's one? While Dracula sleeps, Lucinda works at a smoothie shop where her boss...
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After rumors begin spreading that Kaede is allegedly in a relationship with pin-up model Mikuru Fujii, Hinana realizes just how different their two worlds are. Fearing that Kaede might break up with her, she prepares to move on with her life without him... But to Hinana's surprise, Kaede asks her to someday marry him instead! Hinana is overjoyed at the proposal, but is later left with a choice when she receives an offer to study abroad to pursue her...
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"Only three weeks remain until her film's screening, and Tomoko's got a lot of work to do! Ever the thinking woman, she skips class to come up with some new ideas when Yoshida gives her a burst of inspiration. With a brand-new scenario in mind, she sets to work on the script once more, deciding the cast and roles, and before long, she's ready to begin filming! Will her last-minute changes be a hit, or will she have to go back to the drawing board...
3551) The baby
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When Olivia opens the bathroom door, the last thing she expects to see is her best friend, Nicola, giving birth on the oor. And to say that Nicola is shocked is an understatement. She's not ready to be a mother, and she needs Olivia's help. But Olivia has her own problems--specically her bullying boyfriend, Jonty, and having to keep an eye on her younger sister, Alice. And then there's their friend Ben, who's struggling with secrets of his own.
3552) The love bunglers
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"The suppression of family history and the cumulative effects of these secrets are the initial threads that tie together this masterful graphic novel"--Page 4 of cover.
3553) The great fire
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In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn, from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their destinies, others will falter. At the center of the story, a brave and brilliant soldier find that survival and worldly achievement are not enough. His counterpart, a young girl living in occupied Japan and tending her dying brother, falls...
3554) Gone with the wind
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Period romance. War epic. Family saga. Popular fiction adapted with crowd-pleasing brilliance. Star acting aglow with charisma and passion. Moviemaking craft at its height. These are sublimely joined in the words Gone with the Wind. This dynamic and durable screen entertainment of the Civil War-era South comes home with the renewed splendor of a new 70th Anniversary high-definition release capturing a higher resolution 1080p image from Restored Picture...
3556) El consentimiento (¡para niños!): Ćomo poner límites, pedir respeto y ester a cargo de ti mismo
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Tu cuerpo es tuyo y tú ones las reglas. Puedes tener reglas distintas para cada persona y cambiarlas cuando tú quieras. Por ejemplo, tal vez quieras chocar las palmas con tus amigos y besar a tu gatito, ¡pero no al revés! Este libro te dará seguridad, responsabilidad y control total sobre tu cuerpo, tus emociones y tu forma de ser. Aquí aprenderás a poner límites, a pedir respeto, a reflexionar sobre tu propio comportamiento y a ser...
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This Casebook Edition "includes not only the full text of Lord of the Flies, but also statements by William Golding about the novel, reminiscences of Golding by his brother, an appreciation of the novel by E. M. Forster, and a number of critical essays from various points of view."--Publisher information.
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"Kevin has gone from the new kid in town to one of the most well-known and popular students at Riverdale High School! Struggling to stay on top of his new duties while trying to find time for a social life, Kevin deals with the mishaps and mayhem that have always been a staple of high school life in Riverdale. From his first car to first dates to a starring role in a school play (written by Veronica?!) it's bound to be an eventful year for Kevin....
3560) Anonymous noise: 17
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"Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, Nino reunites with Momo and Yuzu in high school, but things haven't played out the way anyone expected... After completing the in-store performance that marks their final act as an active band, the members of In No...