A Good Man is Hard to Find
The author displays her sharp and lucid genius in a narrative that combines dark humor, violence, and moral tension. The story follows a family embarking on an apparently ordinary trip, only to encounter a...
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Clear Thinking
It is a practical and straightforward guide to learning how to think better and make more sensible decisions in everyday life. The author, a former Canadian intelligence officer and founder of the...
Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life
This book shows how God calls people in the midst of the world and how many respond joyfully to that invitation. The work begins by presenting the essential features of the spirit of Opus Dei, which make up...
Your next five moves
This book is not a novel, but a strategic guide to thinking like a winning leader. The author’s central metaphor is chess: to succeed in business or professional life, it is not enough to move aimlessly;...
The Story of the Family
The book is composed of texts that the author published in various media outlets. Its intention is to show the beauty and importance of the family. This is an institution as old as the human being. Over...
The Count of Chanteleine
The Count of Chanteleine was published in 1864 in sixteen installments in the periodical of varied topics, Musée des familles. When Jules Verne tried to publish it as a single volume in 1879, he was unable...
White Nights
Of Ann Cleeves (1954) it has been said that she is the new queen of crime fiction, having brought a new realism to the genre. For this reason, she has won, among other honors, the prestigious CWA Gold...
A Lady’s Favor
The most sought-after bachelor in the city has become infatuated with a charming young woman who, however, finds him unbearably boring. Determined to divert his attention, she plans to ask an old...
The Practice of Humility
In this small work of an ascetical nature, the author—future Leo XIII—offers believers some guidance on acquiring and living the virtue of humility. Although addressed to the seminarians of Perugia, these...
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
Narrated by the mother of the last tsar, the book revives the story of Maria Feodorovna, one of the most influential women of Imperial Russia, well known in her time but “overshadowed” by the tragic death...