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Long ago and far away (and somewhere south of France) lies the kingdom of Esquaveta. There, Princess Tullia is in nearly as much peril as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance, and to that end, Tullia's father has arranged a marriage between her and an odious prince. However, one month before the "wedding of the century," Tullia falls in love with a lowly apprentice scribe. The king turns to Anatole, his much-maligned magician. Seventeen years earlier, when Anatole first came to the castle, he was regarded as something of a prodigy. But after a long series of failures—the latest being an attempt to transform sand into gold—he has become the object of contempt and ridicule. The only one who still believes in him is the princess. When the king orders Anatole to brew a potion that will ensure Tullia agrees to the wedding, Anatole is faced with an impossible choice. With one chance to save the marriage, the kingdom, and, of most importance to him, his reputation, will he betray the princess—or risk ruin?

Principals Jamie Drake and Caleb Anderson delight in creating imaginative rooms that emphasize the precious alongside the everyday. Drake is known for his fearless use of color as well as his fashion-conscious sensibility. Anderson is lauded for his layered approach and the confidence with which he juxtaposes a variety of historic periods. While firmly focused on contemporary design, their work harkens back to the legendary designers and decorators of yesterday. Drake/Anderson’s deeply informed yet accessible modernist sensibility is exemplified by eleven remarkable residences, from Manhattan to London to Arizona, in a full spectrum of rich jewel tones and textures. In an aerie with panoramic views, the pair devised a platinum-and-pearl backdrop for a provocative potpourri of materials—wood, lacquer, stone, gypsum, glass, velvet, leather, mirror, and bronze. Whether refashioning a private oasis in the woods, where contemporary pieces mix with custom items of the firm’s design, or bringing a stately 1910 house fully into the present by amalgamating the owners’ antiques with modern and contemporary art, Drake/Anderson embraces a dynamic eclecticism all its own.

“Machete amola’o” es una obra que, desde la experiencia cuasi biográfica del autor, nos encanta con el paisaje histórico de La República Dominicana del siglo XX. La autoctonía reflejada en esta obra, desde un incipiente poblado, de nombre “Navarrete” hasta las aceras “postmodernas” de Los Estados Unidos, pone de manifiesto una vorágine de elementos dignos de ser consumidos desde la voraz lectura acompañada de los ojos de la imaginación recreativa y contemplativa. Sin dudas, no debe haber un dominicano que, al enfrascarse en la tarea de leer estas páginas salpicadas de una tinta cónsona, desde la pluma de su autor, el Ing. Ramón Núñez Almonte que, con sobrado conocimiento de causa, nos enrostra la realidad de una patria convulsa, particular y heroica. No solo desde la sociedad dominicana macro, sino con impresionantes y vivaces peripecias personales desde su micro mundo.

Cayden Veles, renowned Demon Commander of Vareveth, overthrew the throne to save Elowen Atarah, the woman he searched for since childhood. Now he’s determined to fulfill his quest for revenge against her father, even if it means forcing the only person he’s ever wanted into a marriage of political convenience. Elowen Atarah has everything she thought she’d ever want. Finally reunited with her dragons, she now has an army to enact vengeance, but as events transpire, she begins contemplating if she wants more. As her father’s only living heir, the Imirath throne is her right and destiny. But fighting and winning a war will require trusting Cayden Veles, her partner in crime and now king to her queen; the man she both longs for and doubts, especially after opening her heart only to become a pawn in his game. Navigating the shifting allegiances amongst all the kingdoms of Ravaryn will require all their strategy and strength, with devastating and bloody attacks on one side and cutthroat diplomacy for alliances on the other. But Elowen and Cayden must find a way to stand strong within the power they’ve gained, or risk losing everything. Delving deeper into a vast and ever-changing world, Wrath of the Dragons will take you on a journey filled with epic battles and a tender, angsty love for the ages.

Hace más de diez años que escribí esta larga indagación sobre el devenir de los principales grupos humanos que han constituido la nación dominicana en el ámbito de la isla de Ayitì o La Española. Esta indagación a partir del concepto de la Trinidad Divina con que Juan Pablo Duarte encabezó el juramento de la sociedad fundada para promover la independencia del dominio haitiano. Es sabido que los números constituyen un plano de la realidad, una prefiguración de lo existente, un mundo constituido entre la ideación original y la realidad física. En el caso que nos ocupa al aura de significados englobados por el número tres (armonía, equilibrio), se une el matiz teológico añadido por el concepto Trinidad, un concepto eminentemente religioso que se encuentra, contrario a lo que podría pensarse, en otras religiones más allá del cristianismo de donde la tomó el fundador de la república. Por tanto estas indagaciones, conjuntamente con el aspecto social y político, se han ido principalmente por la cuestión religiosa donde precisamente, con el transcurrir del tiempo y los avatares humanos, se ha constituido uno de los espacios de equilibrio y armonía entre las visiones de las tres culturas que nos constituyen, ese espacio es la religión popular dominicana, también llamada Culto a la 21 División.

Skwerl and Cheese are down on their luck and about to find themselves tangled in the heist of their lives. Skwerl, once an elite member of the CIA's paramilitary unit, was cast out after a raid gone wrong in Afghanistan. Big Cheese Aziz, a former Afghan pilot of legendary skill, now works the graveyard shift at a gas station. Recruited into a shadowy network of "sheepdogs," they embark on a mission to repossess a multi-million-dollar private jet stranded on a remote African airfield. But as they wind through a labyrinth of lies and hidden agendas, they discover that nothing is as it seems. Their contact vanishes, their handler's motives are suspect, and the true source of their payday remains a mystery. With the stakes skyrocketing and the women in their lives drawn into the fray, this unlikely spy duo find themselves deep in the underbelly of modern war and intelligence. From the jungles of Kampala to the glitz of Marseille, they'll need to be as cunning as they are bold to survive in a game where the line between the hunters and the hunted is razor-thin.