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Londra, 1021. Rob Cole ha solo nove anni quando si accorge di poter 'sentire' l'istante esatto in cui la vita abbandona un corpo. È la scoperta di una vocazione travolgente: diventare medico. In questo romanzo, l'arte narrativa di Gordon riesce a descrivere con incredibile perfezione il mondo dell'Alto Medioevo euroasiatico, le conoscenze e le pratiche mediche di quel periodo, senza trascurare di mostrarci anche i suoi più alti valori umani.

It's a familiar New York story: Joyce and Marshall Harriman's divorce battle escalates from a skirmish to a full-fledged territorial conflict, as both sue for custody of their coveted Brooklyn Heights co-op, and consequently they must both continue to inhabit italong with their two small children, "their divorce's civilian casualties." Minor acts of domestic terrorism have become an unavoidable part of their daily lives, so when September 11 happens, neither is immediately very jarred. In fact, each thinks the other dead, and celebrates. Far from putting things into perspective, the tragedy...

Pold y Don crecieron juntos, unidos por una obsesión con el régimen de LeXuS, pero con opiniones opuestas sobre sus leyes y la función del sexo en Belgramo. Uno es partidario de LeXuS, pero el otro es más cínico. Cuando descubran en qué distritos vivirán, ambos se sorprenden. En un futuro distópico, la ciudad de Belgramo se rige por un conjunto de leyes llamadas LeXuS. Bajo un estricto régimen totalitario, el sexo se ha convertido en un privilegio que se puede comprar, vender o conseguir con esfuerzo. Tener derecho a practicar sexo indica éxito social y, debido al estricto control,...

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...