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New Titles
September 2015
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Nosotros / Us
by David Nicholls
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How do they affect love routine and time?
Can we forget the mistakes of the past?
Is it always possible to express what we really feel?
Why do we tend to hurt those we love?
David Nicholls, author captivated millions of readers One Day offers us in his new novel an overflowing history of intelligence and empathy, sincere and intense work that speaks of what moves us and concerns us all, a text thrilling and laugh a while ago, and that leaves the reader an indelible mark. A novel exceptional.
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070729553
Trade paper
472 pp.
Price: $22.95
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Contacta con tus Ángeles / Call On Your Angels
by Claire Nahmad
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There is an essential point to remember: you were not meant to fight alone. When you feel angry, depressed, restless or uninspired remember that angels accompany you as a source of comfort and protection.
Claire Nahmad, internationally recognized healer, shares in these pages the same path she has traveled to contact these beings of light and receive their blessings. Through clear explanations and practical exercises, Nahmad helps you develop intuition, key tool to detect and decrypt messages angelic constantly receive. Step by step, the author takes you through a process of self-discovery and personal growth that will help heal old wounds and discover new possibilities.
Walking hand of angels is the direct route to a life without fear, and with the fullest assurance that a divine power is holding you forever.
Editorial Diana
ISBN: 9786070729508
Trade paper
248 pp.
Price: $17.95
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Los libros que leímos juntos / The Reading Promise. My Father and the Books We Shared
by Alice Ozma
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When Alice was nine, she and her father, an eccentric and passionate librarian, promised to read together for a hundred consecutive nights. When they reached his goal and felt that none of them wanted to leave his routine of reading, they decided to continue with what they called Promise for as long as they could.
From L. Frank Baum Dickens and Shakespeare from JK Rowling, Alice's father read him every night until she went to college, eight years later. In this moving autobiography, Alice speaks not only books, but tells her relationship with the man who raised her through funny stories, as he try to teach biking or cross alone in defense of reading voice high schools. The books we read together weaves a series of episodes, often very funny, showing how literature can join our lives.
"It is a book about reading [...] but its greatest virtue is the author's love for the father who kept his promise," Washington Post.
"There is no better argument for the benefits of reading to children that this rich and imaginative work," Publishers Weekly.
"A charming autobiography that combines the experience of Ozma as a reader with a perfect expression of what it means to grow and intense learning involved [...]. Sweet, captivating and enormously inspiring [...]. Highly recommended "Library Journal.
"Ozma has written a rich and suggestive, witty and tender autobiography, full of trust and empathy" Booklist.
"A warm autobiography and a reminder to parents about the importance of books, and quality time reading to children" Kirkus Reviews.
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070728846
Trade paper
240 pp.
Price: $14.95
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La edad de la verdad / The Age of Truth
by Juan Pablo Jaramillo
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I love sleeping. I love the night, recording videos in the early morning hours, getting up late, having breakfast served to me in bed, laughing at myself, laughing at others, being supportive, contributing to noble causes, appreciating mishaps and coincidences, learning from mistakes, celebrating life, always living a life true to myself... But the thing I like most in the world is having the ability to love.
With millions of followers on the internet, millions of views and hundreds of videos, Juan Pablo Jaramillo still has a lot to show us and advice to give. This book provides an intimate look into his life and unique way of seeing the world. Love, relationships, social networks, parties and much more...
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070728976
Trade paper
192 pp.
Price $12.95
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Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre narcotráfico / Everything You Need to Know about Drug Trafficking
by Cecilia González
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What are drugs? Since when, why and where are they produced and consumed? In what historical context were they prohibited? Why were tobacco and alcohol legalized? Who traffics drugs and how do they do it? How did the drug bosses build their legends? What is narcoculture? How are the prices for drugs set? What effect does this business have on the global economy? When and how did drug trafficking and politics become connected? What is the current panorama of the drug trade and what options are there for the future? Who are the victims?
Drug trafficking has consolidated as a global phenomenon that has expanded into all regions of the world, producing victims of all types. The United States is the largest market of drug consumers, and the main supplier of guns to Mexican cartels, but opposes modifying its policies despite the obvious failure of a war that has had little effect on the levels of consumption or production, the cartels or drug traffickers. In this extraordinarily illustrative book journalist Cecilia González writes in a professional and responsible way about the serious problem of drug trafficking and proposes that we step away from taboos in order to analyze it in-depth, without sensationalism and with our eyes set on new proposals to combat drug traffickers' power.
Editorial Paidós
ISBN: 9786077470090
Trade paper
232 pp.
Price: $16.95
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Al límite / Bleeding Edge
by Thomas Pynchon
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In the spring of 2001, shortly after the technology bubble burst, sweeping away dreams, ambitions and fortunes, and before the events of September 11, New York is experiencing a period of expectant calm. In this city where fraudsters who claim to be a piece of the remains of the cake, Maxine Tarnow, a troubled working mother with a peculiar code of ethics that goes beyond the limits of legality abound, runs a small research agency and economic crimes, she goes after petty crooks. Maxine investigating the finances of a security company and its murky counselor, but things get complicated.
She soon too caught up in trouble with a drug dealer in a speedboat Art Deco, an obsessed with shaving lotion Hitler professional perfumer, a neoliberal henchman footwear problems and thirst for redemption, "elements" of the Russian mafia and several investors, bloggers, hackers and programmers, some of which begin to appear dead under mysterious circumstances.
Editorial Tusquets
ISBN: 9786074216998
Trade paper
496 pp.
Price: $23.95
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El libro de mindfulness para colorear / The Mindfulness Colouring Book
by Emma Farrarons
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Take a few minutes every day, wherever you are, and color your way to the calm and peace. Perform some manual work is a very effective way to eliminate stress and anxiety control. The coloring book mindfulness gives you the opportunity to concentrate on the here and now: you'll feel more relaxed and learn at the same time, to spark your creativity. The beautiful illustrations of this book are specially designed so you can benefit from the positive effects of color.
Editorial Paidós
ISBN: 9786077470113
Trade paper
112 pp.
Price: $6.95
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Los amantes bajo el Danubio / The Lovers Under the Danube
by Federico Andahazi
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Budapest, 1944. Hanna and Bora meet again years after their painful divorce. They never imagined that they would live together again under such extreme circumstances. The Nazis occupy the city and are hunting Jewish people. Bora, an aristocratic painter and diplomat, takes refuge in the home of his ex-wife and her new husband, both Jewish. Andris is the man Hanna cheated on him with. The plot unfolds on two levels: the basement, and the house where Bora lives with Marga, his second wife. These two worlds come into a silent conflict that will dramatically change the characters' lives. While Bora receives a daily visit from a Nazi official who wants the artist, exempt from persecution, to paint his portrait, the captives find salvation in pleasure. Sex will be their most pure link to life in the face of death. Lovers Under the Danube is a passionate and moving story of love that crosses times of war and peace. A magnificent novel from beginning to end with a profound, subtle and unexpected storyline.
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070728853
Trade paper
288 pp.
Price: $17.95
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Adivina quién soy esta noche / Guess Who I am Tonight
by Megan Maxwell
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After recovering from the accident caused by one of Dylan's ex-lovers, Yanira and Dylan are finally married in Los Angeles. The newlyweds feel like the honeymoon will never end. Both of them have strong sexual appetites and an affinity for excitement, fantasies and trying new things. Together they invent a game called "Guess Who I Am Tonight," filled with lust, domination and sensations, where the only limits are their imagination. Everything is going wonderfully until Yanira returns to the stage. What for her is a dream come true, for him triggers a series of problems including mistrust, jealously and breakups that multiply with stories invented by the press. Yanira and Dylan can't keep their lives from spiraling out of control in ways they never imagined. Guess Who I Am Tonight is a novel filled with humor, where sexuality and sensuality are the main characters that will be sure to fire up your libido. We are confident that when you close the book you'll be ready to find your partner, and ready to play, whisper in their ear, "Guess Who I Am Tonight."
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070728518
Trade paper
496 pp.
Price: $22.95
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La Mariscala / The Marshal's Wife
by Guadalupe Loaeza & Verónica González Laporte
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She is a Mexican girl barely seventeen years old, and he a distinguished French soldier with very clear ideals about his mission in Mexico. Josefa de la Peña and Marshall Achille Bazaine fall in love with just a few glances. Her youth seduces him and the gallantry and power he represents make her forget their age difference. At a critical point in the Second Mexican Empire, a passionate correspondence begins between the two, which culminates in an elegant wedding hosted by emperor Maxmilian of Hapsburg and Empress Carlota. Nonetheless, destiny has something else in store for the Marshall's wife, far from luxury and lavishness. Upon their arrival in France her husband is accused of treason against his country. In this captivating story Guadalupe Loaeza and Verónica González Laporte invite readers to take a peek into the bedroom of the Marshall's wife, the tea sessions of the ladies of high Mexican society and the great love story that unfolded among the majesty and complexity of the court of the second empire.
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070728457
Trade paper
320 pp.
Price: $14.95
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Las caras del mal / The faces of Evil
by Mónica G. Álvarez
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What facial features do serial killers and pedophiles have in common? Can our children's faces tell us if they are potential psychopaths?
Often without even realizing it, we judge people for the way they look. This first human impulse of rejecting an individual because of their appearance was what led writer and journalist Mónica G. Álvarez to research what a person transmits when we meet them. Her research focused on the face. A crucial part of this was the contribution from a little-known science called psycho-morphology, which affirms that the body and mind are connected, that the state of one influences the other and that by observing the face we can analyze the association and interaction between the two. What features determine who is a serial killer or pedophile? Or a terrorist? What gives away a pedophile? Can we tell if our children are potential psychopaths? She found millions of questions, but only one motto: understand and don't judge. In The Faces of Evil, the author delves into the depths of evil accompanied by Spain's two most well-known experts in psycho-morphology who have analyzed the faces of patricides, serial killers, pedophiles, dictators, terrorists, mass killers and murders of women, assassins, and even children, putting together a book that will provoke a true moral conflict in readers. Because appearances are always deceiving... will you dare to continue judging after reading this book?
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070729065
Trade paper
368 pp.
Price: $16.95
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El club de los perdedores / Losers' Club
by Lorena Amkie
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Who would choose to belong The Club of the Misunderstood?
Alexa, Adrián and Armando, the main characters of this story, live in a world where being themselves isn't easy.
Soon they will discover a virtual universe that will offer them the ability to reinvent themselves, an opportunity which turns out to be a double-edged sword.
Adapt or die?
There has to be a third option.
Editorial Destino
ISBN: 9786070726064
Trade paper
472 pp.
Price: $18.95
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Mandalas y otros dibujos budistas para colorear / Mandalas and Other Buddhist Drawings to Color
by AA. VV.
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The books in the Anti-Stress Coloring collection, designed especially for adults, will help you to improve your concentration and relax in a fun and very creative way. Mandalas and Other Buddhist Drawings to Color brings together beautiful laminates and inspiring phrases that will allow you to boost your mood with the positive effects of focusing your attention on coloring.
Get to work and enjoy the benefits of this new stress remedy!
Editorial Planeta
ISBN: 9786070729140
Trade paper
128 pp.
Price: $9.95
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Yo fui la espía que amó al Comandante / I Was the Spy Who Loved El Comandante
by Marita Lorenz
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A life from the movies: from Fidel Castro's Nazi camps, the CIA and Kennedy's assassination
Few people can say that they have seen an important part of 20th century history pass before their eyes. And not just as spectators, but devouring them. Ilona Marita Lorenz is one of them.
Marita was born in Germany in 1939 on the eve of the invasion of Poland to a German father who was boat captain and American mother who had been an actress. As a child she was a prisoner in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Shortly after the war ended, at the age of seven, she was the victim of rape.
She sailed with her father occasionally in the following years. In 1959 she arrived aboard the Berlin to the Cuban revolution in Havana. A group of bearded men, led by Fidel Castro, boarded the ship. The attraction was immediate. A week later El Comandante sent someone to look for her in New York and he would make her his lover. She was 19.
She soon found out she was pregnant, but underwent an operation and the baby was never born... Or at least that is what they told her. The CIA convinced Marita that Fidel was responsible for what had happened and sent her back to Havana with the mission of assassinating him, but she couldn't do it-she was still in love with him.
It would seem like enough to fill two lives, but there's still more. Back in Miami she met ex-Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez and had a daughter with him. In November of 1963 she traveled from Miami to Dallas in a convoy which included Frank Sturgis, one of the men detained as part of Watergate, and a guy named Ozzie-Lee Harvey Oswald that is. She was later a New York mafia party girl and police informant. She was married had a child with a man who spied on Soviet diplomats for the FBI.
Marita's story has its highlights and shadows. But more than anything it is a story of love and danger. That of a spy, who above all and despite herself, loved El Comandante.
Editorial Ariel
ISBN: 9786077470403
Trade paper
288 pp.
Price: $12.95
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