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Albert Einstein: His name has become a synonym for genius. His wild case of bedhead and playful sense of humor made him a media superstar - the first, maybe only, scientist-celebrity. He wasn’t much for lab work - in fact, he had a tendency to blow up experiments. What he liked to do was think - not in words, but in "thought experiments". What was the result of all his thinking? Nothing less than the overturning of Newtonian physics. Once again, Kathleen Krull delivers a witty and astute look at one of the true giants of science and the turbulent times in which he lived.

On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people—mostly women—perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history...

Ha començat a arribar el fred a la Vall de Boí. I amb les primeres nevades també ha arribat un assassí implacable que va deixant cadàvers torturats i martiritzats a les esglésies que són Patrimoni de la Humanitat. El comissari Jaume Fuster un home que no té por de res haurà de fer front a velles supersticions medievals al mig de la bellesa blanca de la vall, on tot torna, fins i tot els llops.