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Do you remember when the milkman delivered and TV was a test pattern and a snowy channer? When Fibber McGee and Molly captured your imagination on Monday-night radio and cars had rumble seats and running boards? Then you are a golden soul, someone rich with experience who can embrace life with more freedom and perspective than you ever had when you were younger.

SEA STORIES tells the entire tale. You will find excerpts of some of the most famous nautical stories of all time. Most of us have passed through a period of life during which we have ardently longed to be, if not actually a rover, a buccaneer, or a pirate, at least and really a sailor!

How do you know whether a real-world situation calls for a storybook hero? Is there such a thing as a knight in shining armor, or does every good deed come with unintended consequences? With chilling insight, five bestselling crime writers explore what it means to rise to the occasion—and the space between intentions and results.

Hablamos del fútbol mexicano de manera destructiva. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fascinante ensayo que recorre, no solo la representación del vudú en el cine, desde cintas emblemáticas como El corazón del ángel a La serpiente y el arco iris, sino también los propios orígenes, evolución, idiosincrasia y prácticas del vudú real, de la mano de uno de los mayores expertos en el tema. El texto principal está aderezado con críticas y ensayos sobre el tema de otros autores emblemáticos de la escena hispanohablante contemporánea.

Concienzudo y divertido ensayo sobre el folk horror, los credos más antiguos que el cristianismo arraigados en diferentes áreas del continente europeo que fueron origen de varias de las películas más emblemáticas de terror de las pasadas décadas. Una colección de ensayos de autores expertos tanto en cultura popular como en cine y en diferentes ramas de la sociología, que no solo analizan películas de culto, sino sus conexiones con los cultos europeos a las diferentes entidades de la naturaleza.

The second season of the Tor.com Collection includes ten Tor.com audiobooks originally published separately in the winter of 2016.

Quince magníficos relatos escritos Desde la torre, llenos de intriga, humor, emoción, realismo mágico, fantasía, ficción y realidad a partes iguales. Todos unidos en la desbordante pasión de quien escribe por la convicción de no saber hacer nada más, y la decisión de no hacer otra cosa. Víctor J. Sanz desgrana en estos quince cuentos y en primera persona las pasiones de asesinos y verdugos, viajeros del tiempo y buhoneros astutos... desesperados unos y agonizantes otros, pero ninguno indiferente.

Aquí encontrarás relatos de ficción en los que la muerte es la protagonista... o la antagonista. Habrá fantasmas, víctimas, asesinos, personas que no saben que se han muerto y otras que sí lo saben...

Abraham Lincolns life is a remarkable tale that continues to captivate audiences. Rising from a humble log cabin to the halls of national power, his journey is not merely one of personal triumph but a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Despite the many challenges he faced during his formative years, Lincoln emerged with a profound intellect, a compassionate heart, and a vision that guided him to his extraordinary destiny. This work delves into his early life and political beginnings, drawing from various biographies, personal letters, and newspapers to paint a richer portrait of ...

El pódcast para novelistas donde podrás encontrar consejos y trucos de escritura, así como curiosidades de la profesión y del mundo editorial. Sigue también el curso de escritura Método para novela.

Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

A podcast dedicated to fans of sweepstakes, contests and giveaways.

A pioneer in the field of behavioral science delivers a groundbreaking work that shows how finding your purpose in life leads to better health and overall happiness. Your life is a boat. You need a rudder. But it doesn’t matter how much wind is in your sails if you’re not steering toward a...