Books set in United States of America (540)


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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
A breakthrough in genetic engineering leads to the development of a technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA, a method that brings about the creation of Jurassic Park, a tourist attraction populated by creatures extinct for eons. Reissue.

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Just Kids by Patti Smith EN

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It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max's Kansas City, where the Andy Warhol contingent held court. In 1969, the pair set up camp at the Hotel Chelsea and soon entered a co... continue

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Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky EN

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Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
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Four fan-girls of The Ruperts, sneak away to a hotel in Manhattan to see their favorite boy band, but when one of them literally drags Rupert Pierpont to their room and they tie him up, things get complicated--and when Rupert is killed things go from bad to worse.

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Kill the Next One by Federico Axat EN

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An audacious psychological thriller where nothing is what it seems. Ted McKay had it all: a beautiful wife, two daughters, a high-paying job. But after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor he finds himself with a gun to his temple, ready to pull the trigger. Then the doorbell rings. A stranger makes him a proposition: why not kill two deserving men before dying? The first target is a criminal, and the second is a man with terminal cancer who, like Ted, wants to die. After executing these kills, Ted will become someone else's next target, like a kind of suicidal daisy chain. Ted understa... continue

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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler EN

Rating: 5 (6 votes)
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower and MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Nebula, and Hugo award winner The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. “I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm.” Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realiz... continue

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Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
A modern tale of unexpectedly falling in love, and finding your voice—the highly anticipated third installment of in the acclaimed and best-selling Meant to Be collection. Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. She and her sisters—together, known as the band Siren Seven—have been a pop culture phenomenon since they were kids. On stage, wearing her iconic red wig and sequined costumes, staring out at a sea of fans, is where she shines. Anyone would think she’s the girl who has everything. But lately, she wants more. Siren Seven is wrapping up their farewell tour, and Arie... continue

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La anomalia by Hervé Le Tellier ES

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
¿Cómo reaccionaría la sociedad frente a lo inexplicable? El 10 de marzo de 2021 los doscientos cuarenta y tres pasajeros de un avión procedente de Paris aterrizan en Nueva York después de pasar por una terrible tormenta. Ya en tierra, cada uno sigue con su vida. Tres meses más tarde, y contra toda lógica, un avión idéntico, con los mismos pasajeros y el mismo equipo a bordo, aparece en el cielo de Nueva York. Nadie se explica este increíble fenómeno que va a desatar una crisis política, mediática y cien... continue

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La estratagema by Léa Cohen ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Bulgaria flag Bulgaria
Description:
"R?stica con solapas La ca?da del Tel?n de Acero cambiar? muchas cosas en Bulgaria, saldr?n a la luz secretos ocultos durante d?cadas, y los exiliados podr?n regresar a su pa?s y reencontrarse con aquellos de quienes se vieron obligados a separarse. Uno de esos reencuentros lleva a Eva Mar?nova, una periodista de Sof?a, a viajar a Nueva York siguiendo la pista de su pasado. All? ir? desentra?ando la historia de cuatro familias b?lgaras cuyo destino qued? truncado por las leyes antisemitas del zar Bor?s III y por el r?gimen autoritario que se impuso tras la segunda guerra mundial. En los a?os t... continue

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La inutilidad by Eduardo Lalo, Gabriela Tineo ES

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
Esta novela recorre la aventura de un estudiante caribeño en el París soñado y traza el trayecto de su retirada, en derrota, a un San Juan demasiado real. Acostarse alternativamente con Marie, la deprimida, y con Simone, la eufórica; intimar con la literatura francesa, regodearse en la imposibilidad de adaptarse o de decidir. Todo ello le proporciona una suerte de erotismo del fracaso. Es un gozo, sin embargo, difícil de sostener. Incapaz de escoger entre Marie o Simone, entre la depresión o la euforia del exilio, el protagonista opta por regresar a Sa... continue

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La maravillosa vida breve de Óscar Wao by Junot Díaz ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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En la noche, cuando estaba echado en la cama pensando en la chica de la que estaba enamorado, una fresita cuya familia era de Cancún, tuve la visión de un pobre nerd negro y jodido del gueto llamado Oscar Wao, el tipo de nerd del gueto que habría sido yo si no me hubieran "descubierto" las chicas el primer año de high school. Oscar no iba a ser el caribeño sexy por el que la industria del turismo vive y muere. Me di cuenta de que podía escribir acerca de este chico nerd que vive obsesionado por la historia y por las chicas, que sólo es... continue