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In tenth century Rome, a rich family creates complicated plots in order to reach to the most select circles of power and wealth, and a teenager must surrender her virginity to the Sovereign in exchange for his influence to open the way that in the future will take her to the imperial throne.

A colicky baby. A know-it-all in-law. What is that awful smell? The start of such an amazing family adventure is enough to send one exhausted Mom running… ...but only briefly, and only to the nearby lake shore, with its promise of solitude and serenity. Alas, even this temporary escape is ruined as her peaceful meditation turns into a thorough cataloguing of her parental shortcomings. She may never become the Supermom she pretends to be, but can she pull it together long enough to survive this vacation? Fans of Erma Bombeck and parents everywhere will appreciate this humorous, relatable...

Quinta entrega de la brillante y monumental saga Tirano, que narra el épico asedio de la isla de Rodas en el año 305 a.C. Una novela ambientada en la mayor guerra de la historia de la humanidad. Hacia 305 a.C., dos hombres se enfrentaron por la hegemonía del Mediterráneo: Tolomeo, señor de Egipto, y Antígono el Tuerto, señor de Asia. Y, entre ambos, la estratégica isla de Rodas y la ciudad fortificada del mismo nombre, que ninguno podía permitirse ceder al enemigo. Para Demetrio, el inteligente aunque jactancioso hijo de Antígono, Rodas era una presa que debía tomarse a toda costa. ...

2018 NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION'S 5 UNDER 35 HONOREE A fevered, lyrical debut about two young women drawn into an ever-intensifying friendship set against the stark, haunted landscape of the Sonoran desert and the ecstatic frenzy of New York City. Ahlam, the daughter of a Palestinian refugee and his Israeli wife, grows up in the arid lands of desert suburbia outside of Phoenix. In a stark landscape where coyotes prowl and mysterious lights occasionally pass through the nighttime sky, Ahlam’s imagination reigns. She battles chronic fever dreams and isolation. When she meets her tempestuous...