Resultados para "The Brave" en Literatura de género

The CBS Radio Workshop was an experimental series of productions, subtitled "radio's distinguished series to man's imagination" that ran between 27 January 1956 and 22 September 1957. The premiere production was Brave New World, narrated by Huxley himself, with a complicated sound-effects score that evidently took a long time to construct, and comprised a ticking metronome, tom-tom beats, bubbling water, an air hose, a cow's moo, an oscillator, and three kinds of wine glasses clicking together.

Con este audiolibro-testimonio, J. J. Benítez completa el famoso diario del mayor norteamericano que "saltó" a los tiempos de Jesús de Nazaret. Si en "Jerusalén. Caballo de Troya 1"se afirmaba que los evangelistas no habían contado la verdad sobre el Nazareno, en esta nueva obra vuelve a demostrarse.

El autor pone al descubierto una documentación secreta -clasificada como top secret por el Pentágono- con nuevos y sorprendentes datos sobre la figura y la obra de Jesús de Nazaret. Las revelaciones que aporta son tan rigurosas como desconcertantes.

Andreas se dispone a pasar una noche más a la intemperie en las frías calles de París cuando, de pronto, se le acerca un enigmático desconocido con una inusual propuesta: le prestará doscientos francos con la única condición de que, tan pronto como le sea posible, salde su deuda donando el dinero a la santa Teresita de Lisieux en la iglesia de Sainte-Marie des Batignolles.

Brave New World is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published a year later. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society that is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist.

Javi y Elena, en el lado malo de los cuarenta, han organizado una fiesta a la que solo acuden dos amigos. Va a ser una noche intensa y acabarán hablando de lo que querían evitar: el miedo, el sexo, la pareja... Como si fuera cualquiera de nosotros. Con ironía y un punto de esperanza.

Hazel has never felt normal. Struggling with OCD and anxiety, she isolates herself from others and sticks to rigid routines in order to cope with everyday life. But when she forms an unlikely friendship with Virginia, a church minister, Hazel begins to venture outside her comfort zone. Having rebuilt her own life after a traumatic loss, Virginia has become the backbone of her community, caring for those in need and mentoring disadvantaged young people. Yet a shocking accusation threatens to unravel everything she has worked for.

In the tumultuous world of ancient Israel, Ahinoam—a dagger-wielding Kenite woman—flees her family farm with her unconventional father to join the ragtag band of misfits led by the shepherd-turned-warrior David ben Jesse. As King Saul's treasonous accusations echo through the land, Ahinoam's conviction that David's anointing makes him Yahweh's chosen king propels her on a perilous journey to Moab and back into Judah's unforgiving wilderness, only to encounter more hardship and betrayal.

Esta novela podría considerarse una road movie, eso si consideramos la irreverencia y la imaginación desbocada como medio de transporte. Fruno, un joven que acaba de sufrir la siniestra pérdida de su madre, emprende un viaje por un país muy parecido a Estados Unidos en busca de su hermana, evitando por todos los medios el encuentro con su padre, con quien mantiene una relación algo complicada. En el camino, se irá encontrando con personajes de todo tipo, entre los cuales se encuentra la RRM, una rubia que le sigue en sus desquiciadas aventuras.

Questa è la storia di due amici, di due madri, di due mogli. Siamo fra Sciacca e Pertuso Piccione, nella Sicilia occidentale. Giovanni e Santino hanno sognato entrambi un dolce riscatto, fra il volo di Gagarin, il cinema americano e la bellezza del paese in cui vivono. Giovanni deve soddisfare le ambizioni sociali della madre Cettina, Santino vuole salvare la madre Assunta dal destino equivoco al quale si è esposta per mantenere la famiglia.

Erin McIntyre was captivating but forbidden. His professional subordinate. The embodiment of unearned privilege. The daughter of his sworn enemy. Isaac Maat was impossible to read. Smart, ambitious, and emotionally detached. Hotter than anyone's boss should ever be. And definitely hiding something. He told himself that getting to know her would help him take down her father. She told herself that getting under his skin would distract her wrecked heart from its misery.

When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity. Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media: has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller's genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 A.F. (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.

Brave New World is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published a year later. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society that is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist.

Society has collapsed. The lights are out, and they're not coming back on. Foods and tools that were once commonplace are now scarcities to be fought over. The population is rapidly dying from countless causes. Meg and the others are still alive, but just barely. It seems like every effort they make boomerangs back. There are enemies around every corner. With limited options, Meg and the others allow two new members to join up with them.

Fabrizio Ravizza e Aria si sono incontrati solo una volta. Lui è un editore di successo, appartenente a un'importante famiglia milanese, lei una tatuatrice molto seguita sui social, che vuole cancellare il proprio passato. Pochi giorni dopo quell'incontro, Fabrizio svanisce senza lasciare traccia. Della sua storia si occupa Giorgia Morandi, la conduttrice del programma televisivo che ha colmato il vuoto istituzionale in tema di persone scomparse.

Ci sono vite che nessun oroscopo riesce a pronosticare attendibilmente: troppe variabili, troppi eventi accidentali. Barriera di Milano è a Torino. Alla periferia nord di Torino, per l’esattezza. Un quartiere non ricco ma pieno di persone, le cui vite si intrecciano, con il misto di caso e destino, di meschineria e generosità, di amori e odi che caratterizzano le vicende degli esseri umani.

Former pararescue jumper Orion Starr is haunted by the memory of a rescue gone wrong. He may be living alone in Alaska now, but the pain of his failure - and his injuries - has followed him there from Afghanistan. He has no desire to join Hamilton Jones' elite rescue team, but he also can't shirk his duty when the call comes in to rescue three lost climbers on Denali. Former CIA profiler and psychiatrist Jenny Calhoun's yearly extreme challenge with her best friends is her only escape from the guilt that has sunk its claws into her.

A few simple words and a tricky mind made big changes for this tailor.

Brooke is a divorced single mom, financially strapped, living with her mother, and holding tight to the one thing that matters most: her two-year-old daughter, Etta. Then, in a matter of seconds, Brooke’s life is shattered when she’s carjacked. Helpless and terrified, all Brooke can do is watch as Etta, still strapped in her seat, disappears into the Los Angeles night. Miles away, Etta is found by Molly, a homeless teen who is all too used to darkness. Thrown away by her parents, and with a future as stable as the wooden crate she calls home, Molly survives day to day by her wits.

Sono passati pochi mesi da quando Pip Fitz-Amobi ha risolto il suo ultimo caso, che ancora le toglie il sonno, ed ecco che si ritrova costretta a indagare di nuovo. Uno stalker le manda continuamente messaggi di velata minaccia, ma ancora una volta la polizia non dà peso alle sue segnalazioni e sceglie di non intervenire. Più che mai Pip sente di non poter contare sulla loro protezione ma è assolutamente determinata a trovare il suo personale nemico.