Foster House

En «El alma no es una forja» las fantasías que un niño imagina mientras su profesor cae en un delirio homicida le sirven para hablar de la angustiosa soledad de su padre. «Extinción» nos presenta a un matrimonio que visita una clínica del sueño para tratar los ronquidos del marido, en lo que resultará ser un doloroso retrato del desamor. «El canal del sufrimiento» explica los inimaginables prodigios anatómicos que permiten a un escultor crear cotizadas miniaturas, reflejando el absurdo y la profundidad de la creatividad artística.

Escrito en 2005 y debatido ampliamente tras la muerte del autor, este discurso es un legado conciso de uno de los grandes pensadores de nuestro tiempo. Transido con su humor único, su intelecto preciso y su filosofía práctica, Esto es agua muestra los retos de la vida diaria y ofrece consejos que nos renuevan con cada lectura.

A contemporary novel about a baby boy abandoned near the Miccosukee Reservation in the Florida Everglades west of Miami. The surrounding community of Native American neighbors adopt and raise the young John Doe as their own, and when they realize that John has the ability to come and go with such stealth that his communal family members seldom notice, he is given the surname Ghostwalker. John Ghostwalker is a kindhearted and precocious young man, a superior student, and a socially peculiar human being.

Rosemary Weathers landed the perfect job. Recruited right from her doctoral program at MIT, Rosie found herself in a top-secret, high-tech micro-robotics lab where every tech tool she ever dreamed of was at her fingertips. Better still, she lived (for free) in a modern high-rise in the heart of Miami with a panoramic view of Biscayne Bay. Her tiny I.M.P.s (Individual Micro-robotic Personnel) would make America (and the world) a better place. At least, that's what she was led to believe.

David Foster Wallace contesta aquí a estas y otras preguntas más delirantes. Sumergiéndose en el circo de las campañas electorales o arriesgando su vida con descaro en el Festival de la Langosta de Maine para llegar al fondo de la cuestión crustácea, el autor se acerca a temas modernos con un atrevido punto de vista, lo que convierte este libro de artículos en un referente del género.

Some of the wealthiest people on the planet have made their money through investing in real estate and flipping houses. It is one of the few ways that you can almost guarantee that you will make a return on investment. For those who would like to earn a passive income while having the least to do, it can be the perfect choice. In this audiobook, you will get an in-depth view into the real estate market and how you could make your own small fortune.

Vor mehr als dreißig Jahren feierte Star Wars seinen Durchbruch auf den großen Leinwänden dieser Welt und gilt seither als einzigartiges Phänomen. Das langersehnte nächste Abenteuer der Blockbuster-Saga begeistert alte und neue Fans gleichermaßen - beginnend mit "Das Erwachen der Macht", dem erfolgreichsten Kinoereignis aller Zeiten, das Alan Dean Foster nun auch als Hörbuch zum Leben erweckt.

Psychic detective and ghost hunter Will Castleton ( Death Sight, The Castleton Files) faces hulking monsters and interdimensional demons in a haunted holler in the Kentucky backwoods in this action-packed, over-the-top novella.

Shattered Bonds tells this story as no other book has before - from the perspective of a prominent Black, female legal theoretician. The current state of the child-welfare system in America is a well-known tragedy. Thousands of children every year are removed from their parents' homes, often for little reason other than the endemic poverty that afflicts women and children more than any other group in the United States.

In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles highlighting Texas business and culture are now available in a bundle as an audio download: "The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw" by Michael Hall, "Dreaming of Her" by Pamela Colloff, "He Ain't Going Nowhere" by John Spong, "A Home of Last Resort" by Sonia Smith, and "The Shelf Life of John Mackey" by Tom Foster.

In Voices from the Valley, the celebrated writers and Logic cofounders Moira Weigel and Ben Tarnoff take an unprecedented dive into the tech industry, conducting unfiltered, in-depth, anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, including a data scientist, a start-up founder, a cook who serves their lunch, and a PR wizard. In the process, Weigel and Tarnoff open the conversation about the tech industry at large, a conversation that has previously been dominated by the voices of CEOs.

On June 16, 2017, Whole Foods agreed to sell itself to Amazon for $13.7 billion. This is the exclusive story that led up to that momentous decision for the Austin-based grocery giant. Whole Foods' eccentric founder changed the way Americans consume food. Can he survive the Wall Street forces that now want to consume him?

Ana and Louis are tired after a long day at school and kinder. They just want to watch TV...but Mum wants to play battle! She has a whole bunch of new moves to try out and there's simply no stopping her. 'Just FIVE minutes!' pleads Mum. 'Pleasepleaseplease?'
So the kids drag themselves off the couch. Mum PROMISES not to be too rough and that there will be absolutely NO TICKLING. So Ana and Louis prepare to take on Battle Mum! Hopefully they can complete the game before Dad gets home...and wants to play too!

Bath-time is fun! There's the bubbles, the bath toys and lots of splashing of course. But have you ever wondered what it's like for the bath? Scaredy Bath does not like bath time...the piping hot water, the gooey muck and especially not the small, boisterous grubby ones that shout and splash and make Scaredy all mucky! What's a bath to do? Will Scaredy Bath ever enjoy bath time?

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to How to Clean Your Room and learn about cleaning and organizing your home.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Discipline and learn about home organization and cleaning.

Poor Finn is looking forward to drifting off to sleep in his cosy warm bed, when Mummy appears wanting a drink. Finn resettles her and has just fallen asleep when he's woken again...this time by Daddy, who's had a bad dream. And so it goes. Just when Finn has one parent back to sleep, the other wakes up! When will these two sleep through the night? A clever, playful, laugh-out-loud story that celebrates the ups and downs of family life. Kids and parents will enjoy sharing this gorgeous bedtime story.

Wafting around with his stinky best friend Burp, Fart couldn't be happier. But sometimes Burp wishes people wouldn't say "yuck" and "gross" and "pee-yew". Could being smelly ever be a force for good? A super stinker of a tale that proves anyone can be a hero. Listeners who loved Zoe Foster Blake's ABIA award-winning and best-selling No One Likes a Fart will love this companion book as Fart and Burp decide to make difference in the world whether people love them or not. They'll make some friends along the way and even get capes!