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Crossing the line ... Alayna Jackson's dream is to be a lawyer -- and not even being the only African-American paralegal in a high-power, lily-white law firm will hold her down. Sure it's not the perfect job, but if it helps her reach her goal -- and gets her younger sister through college at the same time, Alayna will work for the devil himself -- namely Ben "Ice Man" Richards, the firm's arrogant, brilliant, insufferable, and unpredictable rising star. As long as Richards curbs his famous rudeness and treats her with respect, Alayna should be able to cope. But there's more to Ice Man than...

Chronicling a man’s personal journey to find meaning in life, this darkly humorous novel follows Santiago Buscáceres, a history teacher who is caught in a mediocre life of unruly students, an indifferent family, and routine games of Parqués. One day, a simple but liberating occurrence reminds Santiago that the world has more to offer, setting him off on a trip in search of new possibilities. Through winding roads, first-class airplane cabins, and hotel rooms, however, he discovers that, despite having left his domestic bubble, he cannot escape dissatisfaction, skepticism, or, most...

Una parábola única y moderna sobre la sabiduría y la riqueza. Su optimismo y su mensaje de esperanza te guiarán en el transcurso de toda tu vida.

Excerpt from Los Sueños Los Sueños fueron la obra principal que de 1606 a 1613 compuso el joven satírico don Francisco de Quevedo Villegas (1 580 164 por lo menos durante aquellos años escribió el de las Calaveras, el Alguacil algaacz'laa'o y el Mundo por de dem°ra. Es la obra que más ha hecho sonar su nombre; fué el fruto ya maduro de hondo pensa dor, de atento especulador de la ciencia de'g0bierno, de pintor maravilloso de las costumbres, de satírico acerado de las la cras sociales, de espíritu revoltoso y tra vieso y de estilista consumado. About the Publisher Forgotten Books...