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Para los humanos, el circo es un lugar mágico donde todo es posible; para Harrow, una elemental de Agua capaz de predecir el futuro, es el refugio en el que se ha mantenido oculta después de que su pueblo fuera masacrado. Fingir que sus poderes no son más que un truco del espectáculo le ha ayudado a esconder su identidad durante años. Pero su vida cambia cuando conoce a Raith. Es la nueva atracción: un elemental de afilados colmillos y apariencia amenazante, pero que no recuerda quién (o qué) es, ni mucho menos conoce el origen de sus letales poderes. Pese a su aspecto monstruoso y su deseo por mantenerse aislado, su mirada revela una soledad tan profunda como la de Harrow. La atracción entre ellos es inevitable. La oscuridad de Raith atrae a Harrow de forma inevitable, aunque sabe que acercarse a él podría ponerla en peligro. Porque Raith quizá no sea lo que aparenta, pero ella tampoco.

Es el verano de 1976. Peggy Hillcoat tiene ocho años y pasa los días con su padre, James, un hombre obsesionado con la supervivencia que ha convertido el sótano de su casa en un refugio nuclear. Una noche, sin previo aviso, James secuestra a su hija y se la lleva a una cabaña en medio de un bosque inmenso. Alejados de toda señal de vida humana, James convence a Peggy de que el mundo entero ha sido destruido. Juntos aprenden a subsistir: construyen trampas para cazar, se lavan en el río, almacenan alimentos. Los inviernos son largos y crueles; los veranos, fugaces. En su aislamiento, incluso fabrican un piano de madera que no produce sonido alguno. Durante años, Peggy vive en esa cabaña con su padre, sin cuestionar su realidad. Hasta que, un día, encuentra unas botas. El descubrimiento la empujará a una búsqueda desesperada que revelará los secretos de su encierro y la verdad sobre la última noche que pasó con James. ¿Qué ocurrió realmente en aquel bosque? ¿Cómo logró escapar? Y, sobre todo, ¿por qué ha vuelto sin él?

Song of great sorrow. Even greater love. Lost between the timeless lines of Homer’s epic, the women of Troy finally stand to be counted. Their story is one you’ve never encountered, and it will change the fate of Troy forever. Andromache has proven herself a capable leader, but can she maintain that hard-won status now that she is the mother to the city’s long-awaited heir? With enemies closing in, Andromache must bring together a divided city in time to make a final stand. Rhea is a Trojan spy, but she never expected to find love in the enemy camp. When the final battle lines are drawn, Rhea must decide where her loyalties lie and how much she is willing to lose. Helen is no longer the same broken woman first brought to Troy as a captive. Given a second chance at life, she must cast off her shroud of grief and use her healing gifts to save Troy’s greatest hope. Cassandra has seen Troy’s fate. But she knows the truth is only as valuable as the person who tells it . . . and few in Troy value her. All that is about to change. One hero will rise, another will fall . . . and this time, Cassandra will have her say.

Why is it so hard to stand up to authority, even when we know something’s wrong? Many of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wanted to object, disagree, or opt out of something but ended up swallowing your words, shaking your head, and just going along? Analyzing cases ranging from corporate corruption and sexual abuse to everyday acquiescence at work, the doctor’s office, and in our personal lives, award-winning organizational psychologist Dr. Sunita Sah delves deep into why the pressure to comply is a corrosive and often invisible force in our society. With her own revelatory research, she radically transforms our idea of defiance from a misunderstood negative trait into a crucial, positive force for personal and societal change. Taking us through her five stages of defiance, Dr. Sah equips readers with simple tools to make decisions that align with their values. Defy is the essential playbook for how to speak up and act when it matters most.

Purpose is an active expression of our values and our compassion for others—it makes us want to get up in the morning and add value to the world. The Power of Purpose details a graceful, practical, and ultimately spiritual process for making it central to your life. This revitalized guide will help you integrate it into everything you do. This fourth edition has been completely revised and updated. With a new co-author, new stories and examples and resources, it taps into the broader need for purpose in our post-pandemic world. With more than 40% new content, readers will discover new insights on purpose, a new chapter on Becoming a Purposeful Leader, and The Purpose Formula which includes mind-opening questions to help you unlock your purpose and to live a life of meaning and fulfillment.

The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills your skills, your kids’ skills, your organization’s skills in sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the world’s greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether you’re age 10 or 100, whether you’re on the sports field or the stage, in the classroom or the corner office, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, “How do I get better?”