Resultados para "Families" en Acción y aventura

Los Andersson son una familia adinerada que vive en Madrid. Alvin Andersson, de origen sueco, y Daniela Santa Fe y Guzmán, española con raíces gallegas, han formado una estirpe que incluye dos hijos gemelos y una dulce niña. Sin embargo, sus vidas no son del todo perfectas pues una densa burbuja de hipocresía y oscuros secretos los mantiene unidos. Los chicos están dispuestos a averiguar la verdad que ocultan sus padres, pero un grave accidente cambiará sus vidas. Santiago, un psiquiatra atormentado y aislado del mundo, tratará de ayudarlos.

¿Qué pasaría si descubrieras que tu padre era un dios? El padre del Gordo Charlie, y autor de semejante apodo, ha muerto. Charlie viaja a Florida para asistir al entierro y allí descubre que tiene un hermano que es tan diferente de él como la noche del día; un hermano que sólo quiere enseñarle a relajarse y divertirse un poco, tal como el viejo.

Honolulu cuenta la historia de un hombre llamado John, que es enviado a Honolulu por su empresa para investigar a un empleado sospechoso de malversación de fondos. A medida que John se sumerge en la vida de Honolulu, descubre un mundo de corrupción, engaño y violencia. También conoce a una mujer llamada Fay, con quien comienza una relación amorosa. Sin embargo, la relación se ve amenazada por las circunstancias peligrosas que rodean a John y a la investigación que está llevando a cabo.

"La novela en el tranvía" de Benito Pérez Galdós es un relato breve que presenta una situación cotidiana transformada por la imaginación. La historia sigue a un hombre que, aburrido durante un viaje en tranvía, decide inventar una novela para entretenerse a sí mismo y a su compañero de viaje. A medida que avanza la narración inventada, los personajes y la trama se vuelven cada vez más absurdos y extravagantes, llevando al lector a un viaje surrealista por la imaginación del narrador.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo caballero y soldado británico rapta a una niña de siete años Isabel y se la lleva de vuelta a su casa a Londres donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija.

Con reminiscencias tanto de Kipling como Melville y de la mejor literatura erótica, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa regresa al continente africano en esta novela para contar la historia de una familia destrozada por el alcoholismo del padre, cuyos excesos empujan a la madre al lesbianismo y obliga a escapar a su hijo Jonathan. Pronto Jonathan se embarcará en un viaje en pos del mítico elefante Abdullah, un periplo que lo llevará al corazón de África para encontrarse a sí mismo.

I understood I was an outcast, an introverted gamer nerd with a system of avoiding anything that breathed. But that was because I had a pretty horrid past, one involving wolves ripping through my parents at the dinner table when I was four. Much like what is happening right now… As I said, I have minimal experience socializing with people. But when a bunch of guys from school randomly decide to chase me down park lines and turn into a pack of wolves, I start to think that maybe my social skills aren’t the problem.

"I giorni dell'eternità" è la conclusione della trilogia "The century", dedicata al Novecento, nella quale Ken Follett segue il destino di cinque famiglie legate tra loro: una americana, una tedesca, una russa, una inglese e una gallese. Dai palazzi del potere alle case della gente comune, le storie dei protagonisti si snodano e si intrecciano nel periodo che va dai primi anni sessanta fino alla caduta del Muro di Berlino, passando attraverso eventi sociali, politici ed economici tra i più drammatici e significativi del cosiddetto "secolo breve".

Andrew has one chance to pull himself up from his humble beginnings and make something of himself. He has been found to have a spark of magic deep within himself. To bring it forth, he must first learn to summon the familiar. He must use every drop of his magic to search the Lands of Mist and find the one meant for him. The one he will be bonded to for life. The one who is actually capable and willing to make all his dreams possible. Andrew may be small now, but he has big dreams.

Contains volumes one and two of Reincarnated as a Familiar. A young teacher finds herself reborn with only fuzzy, damaged memories of her past life. Even worse, she's stuck in the body of a cat and can't remember her own name. Summoned by a young mage girl named Lesti, she takes up the name Astria and becomes the girl's familiar.

Pop into the unguarded apartment, find the multimillion-dollar Treskilling stamp, pop back out. That’s it, that’s the entirety of Ivan’s plan. What’s not part of the plan? Meeting the cute Aiden Stalworth, feeling guilty about trying to steal from the cute Aiden Stalworth, becoming Aiden’s “Robin Hood” and buying him all the things, playing bodyguard while searching for the stamp, and being trusted completely by Aiden. Ivan very quickly realizes he needs a new plan: seduce Aiden, protect him, find the stamp—and lick him. Licking Aiden needs to be part of the plan too.

Merry Mary: Investigative journalist Scottie Darden is photographing the homeless for her Lost Souls series when she makes a discovery that could change her life forever. Under a makeshift tent in subzero temperatures in a downtown city park, she finds a woman's dead body with her infant child. Breaking the Story: To attract the attention of the main players in the news industry, Scottie Darden needs a standout story with a unique perspective. What she finds is a scandal that could turn the upcoming presidential election upside-down.

After battling a long illness, Peter Stewart's daughter, Austin, finds herself in a nightmarish addiction that thrusts her and her family into a world they never imagined. As she buries herself deeper and deeper into the narcotics culture of shameless selfishness and deeply personal manipulation, Peter's unwavering hope for her drives a wedge between him and the less forgiving family members.

El clásico indiscutible de las letras españolas en una edición única.

Struggling with working-mother guilt, Marlene Greene hopes a camping trip in the forest will provide quality time with her three young children - until they see fires in the distance, columns of smoke distorting the sweeping view. Overnight, all communication with the outside world is lost. Knowing something terrible has happened, Marlene suspects that the isolation of the remote campsite is all that's protecting her family. But the arrival of a lost boy reveals they are not alone in the woods, and as the unfolding disaster ravages the land, more youngsters seek refuge under her wing.

Tess Simpson needs a break. No one appreciates her at home. No one appreciates her at work. And now her dog has died. She’s had enough! Maybe what she really needs is a break from hopeless husband, Dave, the ungrateful ‘kidults’ and the lacklustre job.

Da giovane, Kalle Edwards ha viaggiato nel Sud-est asiatico e quei viaggi hanno plasmato la sua vita futura. Più di quarant'anni dopo, sua figlia Jenny parte sulle orme del padre. Ma Jenny scompare. L'ultimo suo segno di vita è un messaggio da Bangkok. Nessuno sa dove sia, o se sia sparita di sua volontà. Kalle decide di andare in Thailandia a cercarla. Nella sua ricerca, torna nei posti che ha visitato molto tempo prima. Il giovane e l'uomo di mezza età si ritrovano nella stessa vita.

Dos hermanas. Una promesa sin cumplir. Una travesía por la Rusia zarista. Fanny Keismann, devota esposa, madre de cinco hijos y célebre quesera, ha abandonado su hogar en plena madrugada. Es cierto que los hombres de Motal, una pequeña y remota localidad judía, han huido del pueblo durante años, pero ¿una esposa y madre? ¿Qué pudo haberla impulsado a hacer semejante locura? ¿Tendrá algo que ver la desaparición de su cuñado, quien abandonó a su hermana hace casi un año, dejando a su familia en la miseria?

DG is five the first time her mother goes away. She’ll go away again and again before DG finally understands why: mental illness and a manipulating husband. DG’s family aren’t like other families. Her father moves them constantly. Moving, along with the stigma of mental illness, isolates the family. In public, they seem the perfect American dream. In private they grow increasingly unstable. Darling Girl unfolds in a series of vignettes spanning 10 years and four continents.

El piloto Javier Basauli parte de vacaciones en su avioneta bimotor Tecnam P2006T acompañado de su mujer como copiloto, de su hijo Miguel y de su hija Ángela. Pero una tormenta les sorprende y Javier tiene que luchar por mantener el control de la avioneta entre los fuertes vientos que amenazan con estrellar el aparato. Sin embargo, lo que su familia desconoce es que ese vuelo escondía algo más que unas meras vacaciones: transportan una peligrosa carga oculta, algo codiciado por lo que hay gente dispuesta a asesinar.