The Confidence Man - formato ePub

Bartebly vive en su oficina, silencioso, aislado y sin pasado...Herman Melville (1819-1891) es uno de los más importantes escritores de la literatura estadounidense. En esta obra, pequeña en extensión...

Un "terrible episodio de nuestros anales marítimos" lo llamó Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna. Ocurrió en diciembre de 1804 en el mar de la isla Santa María, frente a Lebu, y fue la base del argumento de Benito...

Novela que relata el conflicto entre el capitán Ahab, jefe del ballenero Pequod, y la gigante ballena blanca Moby Dick –que en realidad es un cachalote–, l acual ya le ha quitado una de sus piernas hasta...

El encarnizado enfrentamiento entre el capitán Ahab y Moby Dick se ha convertido con el paso de los años en un lugar común de la literatura universal. La obra magna de Herman Melville narra el modo en...

Este libro puede ser peligroso. Tras el correr de sus páginas, del entrecruzado de sus signos, usted no será la misma persona. Hay lecturas, que como surcos en la tierra, marcan; adentrarse en el mundo...

Ismael, un joven con experiencia en la marina mercante, decide que su siguiente viaje será en un ballenero. De igual forma se convence de que su travesía debe comenzar en Nantucket, Massachussets, isla...

El vendedor de pararrayos es un cuento poco conocido de Herman Melville, autor reconocido por su biblico Moby Dick. El cuento se ambienta en medio de una tormenta cuando llama a la puerta de una casa...

"Bartleby, el escribiente" ("Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street") es un cuento del escritor estadounidense Herman Melville. Ha sido considerado una de sus mejores obras.

El narrador, Ismael, es un joven estadounidense con experiencia en la marina mercante, decide que su siguiente viaje será en un ballenero. De igual forma se convence de que su travesía debe comenzar en...

En 1843, después de tres años en los mares del sur, Melville se enroló en la fragata United States y volvió a América. Un año de travesía sometido a la dura disciplina naval le proporcionó el material...

1797. La amenaza revolucionaria y las tropas del Directorio francés tienen consternada a Europa. En el Mediterráneo, el buque mercante Derechos del Hombre -nombre simbólico donde los haya- es abordado...

Bicentenario Herman Melville (1819-2019)«Hay quien ha sugerido que Melville se propuso la escritura de un texto deliberadamente inexplicable que fuera un símbolo cabal de este mundo, también inexplicable.»...

"Llamadme Ismael. Hace algunos años, no importa exactamente cuántos, con poco dinero en el bolsillo y nada que me interesara en tierra, pensé en hacerme a la mar y ver la parte acuática del mundo. Es...

Bicentenario del nacimento de Herman Melville La novela Benito Cereno es una de las novelas más conocidas de Herman Melville. Publicada en 1855, está basada en la historia real del español Benito Cerreño,...

"Llamádme Ismael. Hace unos años -no importa cuánto hace exactamente-, teniendo poco o ningún dinero en el bolsillo, y nada en particular que me interesara en tierra, pensé que me iría a navegar un poco...

Una historia de Wall Street. Ese es el importante subtítulo de esta pequeña pero gran obra de Herman Melville. Leerla es un desborde de emociones contrapuestas que te dejará pensando o todo y nada a la...

Rolling hills, ghostly mists, and a royal twist. A dance with death lurks beneath the English fog.In the enchanting English countryside of 1950, a chilling mystery unfolds. CIA agents Jenny Nicolay and...

Lilah's enemies love to taunt her. For some reason, they don't seem to understand how much such things amuse her. For the first time, she faces an opponent just as cold, and highly calculated.  Lilah....

The faeries and wolves of Faerell have learned that there is a world they didn't know existed, one inhabited entirely by wolves. And that world is dying. The wolves living there are looking for a new...

Cutter Grogan was on vacation in Bali.Until just about everyone started shooting at him.Cutter has R&R on his agenda when he arrives at the beach resort in Bali. Blue waters, sandy beaches and a sun...

A Superhero. A Crime. A Christmas To Save.When Superhero Psychologist Matilda Plum hears voices wanting to kill Santa, she kicks off a gripping chain of events threatening everything she loves.Addictive....

Gilda is alive, but the kingdom is furious at her defiance. When the town found out that Ewig had not devoured any of their sacrifices for the past 100 years, they nearly declared war on their traitorous...

Montgavin Township will never be the same when one night changes the lives of six people.When the single mom moves in next door, it's your enemy's soon-to-be ex-wife.Lines are drawn, and I have to remember...

Ryker After learning about the web of secrets between my father and Leo, I'm more determined than ever to save Tempest from the monsters ruling it. I'll do whatever it takes to destroy them… even if it...

3 spellbinding, heart-warming, sensational superhero adventure fantasy books from the imagination of Connor Whiteley. An International Bestselling writer, Connor presents 3 very fun and outstanding superhero...

Book 3 in the Club Decadent Skies series is the journey of Dexter Flint and Violet Russo, a riveting journey of two people with opposite goals.I am Violet Russo, and yeah, I grew up on the wrong side...

Captain David Greene and Specialist Ryan Torres are two elite military soldiers, bound by a loyalty forged through countless battles and strengthened by their deep friendship. Their lives take a shocking...

One blind date and I fall head over heels. Then he ghosts me, leaving me brokenhearted and pregnant.Aaron: When I meet Genesis on a blind date I fall head over heels. She's younger than me and I know...

Join Gina and her talking dog, Daisy, in this cozy mystery box set by USA Today Bestselling author, Carly Winter, as they solve murders in the small town of Heywood, Arizona.Dog Treats and DeathHe's had...

Widow's RanchWhen Doris unexpectedly becomes a widow, her life is turned upside down, leaving her with not just grief but also financial ruin. Desperate for a fresh start, she finds herself at the employment...

Soyer never expected this. He never expected love when he moved to Clair de la Lune to open a small flower shop. And yet. Clair de la Lune with its townsfolk, charm, and traditions won him over. Of course,...

Would just one split second decision change their lives forever? Psychologist Grace Miller worked late to keep up with the influx of new patient referrals coming her way. When her last patient for the...

For the townsfolk of Kilsby today is a special day, it's the Autumn Equinox festival and so a night of street parties, dancing and entertainment awaits.However, living in woodlands outside the town is...

I'm sergeant at arms of Grim Road MC. When I decide a woman is mine? She's mine.Annie -- I'm seriously starting to question my life choices. The truth is, even though I was practically homeless and living...

Love, Myth, and Destiny: One Man's Fight to Save the CosmosLove and destiny collide when classic literature professor Alex Leith's 25th birthday celebration takes an unexpected turn. He didn't know his...

After Charlotte Elisabeth is euthanized, she is startled and disappointed to find herself still conscious, this time trapped in a new plane called the Earth-Heaven Interdimensional Expanse. Convinced...

The seventeenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series heads to Regency England to navigate property acquisition, marriage proposals, and other ancient horrors.The year is 1815,...

What happens when a dedicated Alabama cop and a savvy drug dealer shoot the same guy…at the same time…in parallel universes?Dragged into another dimension by a single bullet, Detective Wade Beringer crosses...

One Marriage. One Curse. A Thousand Lives at StakeIn Lily's coven, members can marry only once—and only to their true love. But Lily is betrothed to a stranger, forced into marriage by her mother's insistence....

Fake Fiancée for the "Other" Twin Hidden Identity Hollywood Romance  I had one job.It wasn't to get caught on video dry riding a Hollywood star.Yeah.That happened. LA has its own language, its own culture,...

Billionaire Instalove (He Falls First) Romance His voice steadies me.I'm supposed to rebound.To forget the past…Damn, am I talking about sex? Trauma of the past is forgotten when he walks into the bake...

The Texas town of Range is on the brink of becoming a ghost town. Under constant assault from ruthless outlaw gangs hiding in the shadows of the Indian Territory across the Red River, settlers cling desperately...

There's Trouble in the North...Meet JACK, a tracker with a past he's trying to escape the first epic book of the Minnesota Kingston series by USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren.Her secret blew...

I'm on the run from half the aliens in this galaxy. The last thing I need is a fated mate.IRISBeing abducted by aliens was bad enough. But getting sold to a twisted collector, tossed into a brutal prison,...

If I don't write a # 1 hit, I'll lose my chance at a comeback.But a foxy redhead peeping in my window has me completely distracted.My manager has banished me to a mountain cabin in the isolated peaks...

Can you truly fall in love with someone when you don't even love yourself?Olive On the night of my thirtieth birthday, as a new year begins, I finally break free from my overbearing mother and the suffocating,...