Rete Bibliotecaria della Provincia di Como

Abstract: Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!

Abstract: Adrián Cameron y Gabriela Rivera se conocen en medio de condiciones adversas, al compartir un suceso traum tico que derrumba la certeza y la confianza sobre las que cada uno hab a fundado su vida y los obliga a enfrentar una nueva realidad que los lleva a apoyarse el uno al otro para sobrellevar el desenga o, a la vez que nace entre ellos una intensa atraccion. En medio del af n por encontrar respuestas a lo ocurrido, el romance surge, as como las dudas, los equ vocos, y la desconfianza que los llevar n por caminos separados; pero el destino tiene la ltima palabra y solo l decidir si les brinda una nueva oportunidad. De la escritora colombiana Isabel Acu a, autora de De vuelta a tu amor llega esta sorprendente historia de amor y suspenso que nos habla de las oportunidades que nos brinda la vida para resurgir de las cenizas, m s fuertes, m s sabios y dispuestos a enfrentarla.

Abstract: Brandon King estaba dispuesto a hacerle pagar a Eva James la afrenta infligida años atrás. La pareja había vivido un apasionado romance en el último año de universidad, pero un terrible malentendido los llevó por caminos separados. Cinco años después, en medio de una negociación empresarial, Brandon y Eva vuelven a cruzar sus caminos. Él, convertido en un brillante empresario y comprometido para casarse, enfrenta una lucha entre el rencor y la profunda atracción que lo lleva a ella una vez más. Eva James, ahora una exitosa profesional, sabe muy bien qué es estar enamorada y ver sus ilusiones hechas trizas de la noche a la mañana, pero eso es pasado, aunque es consciente de que habrá heridas que no superará jamás. Joyerías Diamond se convierte en un campo de batalla. La delgada línea que separa el amor del odio los pondrá a prueba y los empujará a enfrentar el pasado, el presente y el dolor, en una serie de hechos y encuentros que los llevarán por los senderos del alma. De la autora de De vuelta a tu amor, Tal vez en otra vida y Sonata de amor, entre otras, llega esta nueva y magnética historia rebosante de emociones.

Abstract: It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from the forces that have gathered to destroy it. His only defense is three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them claims that her duckpond is ocean. The oldest can remember the Big Bang.

Abstract: F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise, made him instantly famous, and prefigured the themes and characters in later works such as The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. A thinly disguised account of Fitzgerald's own Princeton years, the novel's frank description of the main character's love affairs shocked and delighted its first readers, and the book was an immediate success. The book recounts the story of Amory Blaine as he grows from pampered childhood to young adulthood, and learns to know himself better. At Princeton he becomes a literary aesthete and makes friends with other aspiring writers. As he moves out into the world and tries to find his true direction he falls in love with a succession of beautiful young women. Youthful exuberance and immaturity give way to disillusion and disappointment as Amory confronts the realities of life.

Abstract: Ambientato nel Klondyke alla fine del diciannovesimo secolo, al tempo della caccia all'oro, questo famosissimo romanzo racconta la storia di Zanna Bianca, un animale straordinario, di rara forza e bellezza, fiuto e intelligenza, protagonista di un'avventura mozzafiato. Zanna Bianca è un incrocio tra un cane e un lupo. Quando nasce sa già che il mondo intorno a lui è duro e complicato, che dovrà uccidere per non essere ucciso. In terre desolate, tra foreste e montagne cariche di neve, addomestica la fame e la paura, imparando a non cedere di fronte alle trappole tese da quella natura di ghiaccio che odia ogni forma di esistenza e che trasforma la vita in una lotta per non soccombere. Ma, quando l'apprendistato sembra giunto a compimento, l'incontro con l'uomo, una divinità più potente e spietata del selvaggio mondo, metterà a dura prova l'astuzia e gli istinti del giovane lupo.

Abstract: Non è facile trovare lavoro a Enniscorthy, una cittadina nel sudest dell'lrlanda. I primi anni cinquanta sembrano seminare solo insoddisfazione e nostalgia per un benessere che non c'è, neppure all'orizzonte. La giovane Eilis Lacey, prigioniera del confronto quotidiano con la madre e la sorella Rose, non vede davanti a sé alcuna prospettiva, finché l'imprevedibile visita di un prete emigrato, padre Flood, le fa scorgere l'opportunità di una vita diversa, al di là dell'oceano, a New York. E sarà proprio a Brooklyn che Eilis riuscirà a trasformare il passato in un futuro libero e propizio. E l'incontro con Tony, un ragazzo da amare, farà del sogno una reale possibilità che cambierà la sua vita, forse, per sempre. Colm Tóibín racconta una storia d'amore fatta di passioni e cadute; e la vertigine di Eilis, nella scelta fatale tra senso del dovere, appartenenza alla famiglia e desiderio di libertà, in quella linea d'ombra tra l'adolescenza e l'età adulta.

Abstract: In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. From the exclusive men’s clubs and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London’s upper class to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world’s wealth, one family is splintered by a shared legacy. But greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy’s death, must be stopped, or the dreams of a nation will die.

Abstract: Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita—slave and advisor to the Pharaoh—finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas. With the future of Egypt itself on his shoulders, Taita enters a world where the line between loyalty and betrayal shifts like the desert sands, evil enemies await in the shadows, and death lingers on the edges of darkness.

Abstract: A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon, where there’s no escaping the free nightly concert….A novelty toy becomes an unexpected and terrifying instrument of self-defense….An ex-con pieces together a map to unearth a stolen million dollars—but at what price?...A private investigator in Depression-era Los Angeles is finding his life unraveling as he discovers the shocking truth of who he really is….A third-grade teacher is willing to dig deep in order to exact revenge for his murdered wife.... These are just some of the haunting scenarios to be found in this classic collection—spellbinding tales from the darkest places and the unparalleled imagination of fiction’s master storyteller.

Abstract: One night, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight—and ended up a killer. Now, nine years later, he’s an ex-con who takes nothing for granted. His wife, Olivia, is pregnant, and the two of them are closing on their dream house. But all it will take is one shocking, inexplicable call from Olivia’s cell phone to shatter Matt’s life a second time...

Abstract: Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most original writers in the history of American letters, a genius who was tragically misunderstood in his lifetime. He was a seminal figure in the development of science fiction and the detective story, and exerted a great influence on Dostoyevsky, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, and Charles Baudelaire, who championed him long before Poe was appreciated in his own country. Baudelaire's enthusiasm brought Poe a wide audience in Europe, and his writing came to have enormous importance for modern French literature. This edition includes his most well-known works--"The Raven," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "Annabel Lee," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"--as well as less-familiar stories, poems, and essays.