De la república y la guerra

"Un exuberante y malicioso thriller. . . Grisham escribe con un espíritu tan ingenioso. . . Una delicia de lectura". - Janet Maslin, The New York Times Mark, Todd y Zola decidieron estudiar Derecho en Washington para cambiar el mundo, para hacer de él un lugar mejor. Pero ahora que están en el tercer año de carrera, se dan cuenta de que han sido víctimas de un fraude: pidieron un cuantioso préstamo para estudiar en lo que ha terminado siendo una escuela de segunda categoría, centrada en ganar dinero, y tan mediocre que los alumnos rara vez aprueban el examen final. Investigando,...

Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her familys efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man theyve chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her. The only one Emily has ever desired is bold and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick.

Mrs. Helseth. Hadn't I better begin and lay the table for supper, miss? Rebecca. Yes, do. Mr. Rosmer ought to be in directly. Mrs. Helseth. Isn't there a draught where you are sitting, miss? Rebecca. There is a little. Will you shut up, please? (MRS. HELSETH goes to the hall door and shuts it. Then she goes to the window, to shut it, and looks out.) Mrs. Helseth. Isn't that Mr. Rosmer coming there? Rebecca. Where? (Gets up.) Yes, it is he. (Stands behind the window-curtain.) Stand on one side. Don't let him catch sight of us. Mrs. Helseth (stepping back). Look, miss-he is beginning to use the ...

The life of women superheroes has been hard. From the beginning they have had to fight against prejudice, sexism, and censorship to survive. They were born to satisfy the desires of male readers, but year after year they have managed to find their own way. This books reviews the major superheroes that have existed for decades in the world of comics and their evolution: a collection of powerful women who have fought evil and crime with the same power as their male counterparts. La vida de las superheroínas ha sido dura. No se lo pusieron fácil. Desde sus inicios han tenido que luchar contra...