QUERCUS es un libro para sentir. Para sobrecogerse al sonido encadenado de las palabras y llorar de rabia, de ternura, de pasión. Para viajar a las entrañas de la sierra y al corazón de los hombres. El fenómeno del abandono del mundo rural, tiene unos orígenes y unas causas. Igual que las enfermedades. Y eso, precisamente, es lo que intenta desentrañar esta impresionante novela. El joven Abel huye del horror de la guerra para refugiarse en una cueva. En ella pasará unos años poniendo a pru...

Através de onze capítulos temáticos, com ilustrações originais, este livro oferece cerca de 200 conselhos nas principais áreas ambientais abordadas na rubrica Minuto Verde, que Quercus apresenta há vários anos na RTP. São recomendações simples e práticas que visam reduzir o impacte ambiental das escolhas e atividades desenvolvidas nas várias áreas do nosso quotidiano. Os textos aqui reunidos mantêm-se fiéis ao formato de curta duração que serve de base à rubrica na televisão, recorrendo a ...

With over a million copies already sold, this is the newly updated edition of the definitive collection of great speeches ancient and modern. From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians, rebels and tyrants, soldiers and statesman, placing them in historical context.This revised edition includes speeches that have shaped the modern world: from Aung San Suu Kyi on f...

A man is found brutally murdered - and the only possible perpetrator happens to be dead. As more killings follow, it becomes clear that mass carnage is being planned and organised from beyond the grave.The Daemon - a lethal and seemingly unstoppable computer program - is responsible and murder is the least of its capabilities. Masterminded by a twisted genius, the Daemon inhabits the systems on which society depends. In a world where everyone and everything is online, nothing is ou...

Over one million copies sold.From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians, rebels and tyrants, soldiers and statesman, placing them in historical context.This updated pocket edition includes speeches by those that have truly shaped the modern world: from Greta Thunberg to Donald Trump, and from Nadia Murad to Oprah Winfrey. A biography of e...

From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians, rebels and tyrants, soldiers and statesman, placing them in historical context.With over a million copies already sold, this revised and updated edition includes speeches that have shaped the modern world: from Aung San Suu Kyi on freedom to Al Gore on the environment and from Malala Yousafzai on the education of women ...

Jasmine Fress has lost the files of three months worth of work. Her senior year at the University could come to a crumbling end if she can't get her stuff together. Scrambling to find her flash drive and keep her composure she discovers the missing drive in the most unlikely of places. This discovery forces her to look deeper into what other things she might be losing as she is growing up. With the help of an old friend, Jasmine finally finds something even greater than her Senior Thesis.

'I am in awe of Dan Simmons' Stephen KingIn 1865 Charles Dickens, the world's most famous writer, narrowly escapes death in the Staplehurst Rail Disaster. He will never be the same again. A public hero for rescuing survivors, he slowly descends into madness as he hunts the individual he believes to be responsible for the carnage: a spectral figure known only as Drood.His best friend, Wilkie Collins, is enlisted for the pursuit. Together they venture into Un...

A moving novel of love and war by the author of The Beekeeper of AleppoIt is July 1974 and on a bright, sunny morning, the Turkish army has invaded the town of Kyrenia in Cyprus. For many people, this means an end to life as they know it. But for some, it is a chance to begin living again.Everyone has always talked about Koki. They never believed she was her father's daughter and her mother died too soon to quiet their wagging tongues. And when she...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies.Jonathan Black examines the end of the world and the coming of the Antichrist. Or is the Antichrist already here? How will he make himself known and what will become of the world when he does? Willl it be the end of Time?Having studied theology and learnt from initiat...

Hollywood is not all movies, fame and fortune, its underside is dirty, drugged up and criminal with a capital C. Under the watchful eye of their veteran sergeant, known as the Oracle, the men and women of the LAPD working out of Hollywood Station are the ones on the front line.The Hollywood Station squad are as different as the streets that they police - Budgie Polk is a 27-year-old firecracker who is begrudgingly teamed with Fausto Gamboa, the oldest, tetchiest patrol officer. And...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Beautiful, atmospheric . . . you must read this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review**In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her.The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm - and the mysterious curse that has haunted them for generations.The madness that led to her mother's disappearance left June to be raised by her grandmother. Every...