Twelve men - format ePub

Una tragedia americana es la obra cumbre del escritor americano Theodore Dreiser; una formidable alegoría de gran calidad literaria sobre el llamado paraíso de las oportunidades. Inspirándose en un suceso...

Una tragedia americana es la obra cumbre del escritor americano Theodore Dreiser; una formidable alegoría de gran calidad literaria sobre el llamado paraíso de las oportunidades. Inspirándose en un suceso...

Character sketches, combining the best of biography with the finest of narrative - short and illustrative.

The insistent theme of Mr. Dreiser's work is desire, perennial, unquenchable. No matter how badly Mr. Dreiser might do his work, he would be significant as the American novelist who has most felt this...

The insistent theme of Mr. Dreiser’s work is desire, perennial, unquenchable. No matter how badly Mr. Dreiser might do his work, he would be significant as the American novelist who has most felt this...

In 1919 the writer Dreiser proposed to publish a "character book" that collected twelve biographical sketches of individuals who were major influences on Dreiser, both as a man and as a writer. The resulting...

in 1919 the writer Dreiser proposed to publish a "character book" that collected twelve biographical sketches of individuals who were major influences on Dreiser, both as a man and as a writer. The resulting...

"An American Tragedy" is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, published in 1925. The book tells the story of Clyde Griffiths, a young man from a working-class background who aspires to rise above his station...

The insistent theme of Mr. Dreiser's work is desire, perennial, unquenchable. No matter how badly Mr. Dreiser might do his work, he would be significant as the American novelist who has most felt this...

An American Tragedy is a tour de force, one of the most important novels in the American cannon. Ripped from the headlines, it follows Clyde Griffiths, a handsome, ambitious man whose religious upbringing...

The Titan Theodore Dreiser - In the Panic of 1873, Frank Cowperwoods fortune was destroyed and his criminal activity on the stock exchange was exposed. Now, with his prison sentence complete, he is ready...

In Philadelphia, Frank Cowperwood, whose father is a banker, makes his first money passing by an auction sale, he successfully bids for seven cases of Castile soap, which he sells to a grocer the same...

The Financier: A Novel Theodore Dreiser - The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following...

A Traveler at Forty illustrated Theodore Dreiser - A Traveler at Forty ."rises completely out of the commonplace, and becomes something new, illuminating and heretical. It differs enormously from the...

Jennie Gerhardt was a powerful study of a woman tragically compromised by birth and fate. Harpers agreed to publish the book but was nervous about its subject matter and moral stance. Jennie has an illegitimate...

Sister Carrie: A Novel Theodore Dreiser - Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream by...

Two souls bound together for eternity but lost in time. Until now.Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay's gripping dual-time novel travels from the present...

From the winner of the Danish Crime Academy's Debut Prize for My Name is Jensen comes the fourth book in the popular Jensen series. The disappearance of two children, six years apart, triggers a frantic...

THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BETTER THE BLOOD AND RETURN TO BLOOD. In the depths of the bleak New Zealand winter comes the rising of Matariki – a sacred constellation in...

From the author of In the Blink of an Eye, the Sunday Times bestseller, winner of the CWA ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.  DCS Kat Frank and AIDE...

Louise and the Pack are back in another pawfully intriguing mystery . . .  When Yaz and her dog Hercules find a dead man on a bench along the canal with chicken bones lying around him, she immediately...

'A wild, roaming marvel of a debut... some of the weirdest and funniest prose imaginable' MEGAN NOLAN'The funniest book of the year and one of the smartest' GARY SHTEYNGARTA hilarious, surreal, and devastating...

Alex and Pip are in desperate need of an escape. Their stressful roles as hostage negotiators are eased only by the fact that they get to come home to each other every night.When an old friend invites...

Venice is alive with the magic and bustle of Carnevale.A city of mysterious masks and gorgeous palaces, of riches, patricians, intellectuals and artists. And amidst it all, something new is being born:...

READERS LOVE THESE BOOKSHOP MURDERS...'An excellent Golden Age mystery!' 🔎'A wonderful one-sit read!' 🔎'The bookshop, the London landmarks, the reverence for ancient Egyptian history, the museums, the...

"'The women in this house are the same,' she said. 'When we love, we love with all of ourselves.'"Mai is navigating life in 90s London as a first generation British-Vietnamese teenager, caught between...

'A gorgeous setting for a story with strong female friendships at its core... Loved it!' HELEN ROLFEIt is a truth universally acknowledged... that a widowed woman in possession of a large Georgian home...

Summer is in full swing when Daisy drives back into Wynmouth in her almost-clapped-out car, having left both her most recent job and the man her parents thought she was going to marry. Coming home could...

'Is this overlooked Italian novel the new Call Me by Your Name? A classic of Italian gay fiction . . . the whole thing is bathed in elegiac pathos'THE SUNDAY TIMES'An Italian novel of imperfect love and...

THE NEW THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER1190 - Humble layman Will Bowman lives in the countryside with his pregnant wife, when soldiers from Richard Lionheart's army tear through his home. Will...

'A new Simon Brett novel is an event for mystery fans!' P.D. James'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories. I would recommend them to anyone' Jilly CooperIntroducing a new, but not-so-amateur, sleuth...

The Falcks are one of the most powerful families in Norway. And where there is power, there is envy and greed.December 2015. Six months after the revelations in a long-lost testament testament shook the...

A big mistake that will cost a talented songwriter more than just her career. The broken-hearted, small town loner who rescues her from a storm. An attraction they both struggle to deny.When Harper Holden...

This warrior can't let go of the past.Leo's life is a living hell. He lost his wife and baby to a monster and blames himself. He's spent years trying to overcome the guilt, but it turns out heavy drinking...

It is concert night for the New York Luminoso Chorus, and the conductor is behaving strangely. When a leading soprano is found dead backstage, arts reporter Piper Morgan rushes to the scene and covers...

Josie and Finn seem to lead a charmed life, with successful careers, an enviable relationship and an adorable son. But parenthood is no easy ride when your adorable son is hyperactive.When Josie unexpectedly...

Sarah Walton might now be living out her dreams with her gorgeous husband and writing and recording music and touring with a globally famous Christian music group, but time spent in Muskoka is a slice...

Who knew sleeping with the enemy could feel so damn good?She was supposed to be off-limits. The straight-laced, rule-following FBI agent who's been a thorn in my side since we were kids. Now, she's investigating...

As orphans, they know struggle. But nothing has prepared them for this.When Nina Lamb arrives at the Daedalus School in New Orleans, she has no memory of life before Hurricane Katrina. But within its...

My past was a cage. My freedom was a lie. And she… she is my reckoning. All I ever wanted was to reclaim what the cult stole from me.Freedom.On stage at The Purple Fang, bathed in neon and sin, I ruled....

When the disgraced Lord Byron is associated with the deaths of women in Venice, he turns detective to unveil the killer and clear his name. A dazzling, riveting historical mystery by the author of the...

He's the big-city corporate VP slashing costs. She's the sunny, small-town toddler-whisperer in his crosshairs. It should be easier for them to keep their hands off each other.The new guy in town may...

I can't help craving my rival. MargotWho needs family? On the cusp of launching my graphic arts career, I'm all about freedom—no fences, no limits, and no more bigoted family weighing me down. Between...

Dr. Rachel Bennett thought she'd escaped her past—until her relentless ex-husband tracks her down, threatening not just her, but her young son. She turns to her childhood best friend, billionaire tech...

The new thriller from "Australia's literary Nostradamus" (The Weekend Australian)The world is in the grip of climate catastrophe. Sydney has been transformed by rising sea levels, soaring temperatures...

LilyA fresh start was supposed to be simple—leave my toxic alcoholic mother behind. But smashing my van into a tree and confronting a massive, wolf-like creature wasn't part of the plan. When I wake under...