Red Road Legends Of The Native American Indians

Continuing the series The Best Native American Myths, Legends, and Folklore, Volume 3 offers an enjoyable look into the history of the Native American Indian. Before the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person, by word of mouth. The rich histories of so many people were told in songs, chants, poems and stories. This was and still is the way of Native American tribes. Each in its own way enriching their stories with their own experiences. By reliving these stories and songs, we have the opportunity to bring...

Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. The most popular of these myths usually are the ones dealing with Origins of people, places and things. These myths deal with both how the physical world as we know it came to be and how the many features of specific cultures originated. They cover areas of gods and man and why we were separated, where did the different races come from, and when did evil surface. Being there were so many different tribes with countless beliefs and customs, the only way to understand these beliefs is through...

Based on the novel by Camilla Läckberg, Erica Falk and her companion, Detective Patrik Hedström, are enjoying summer vacation on the coast. Erica is eight months pregnant and the heat is getting to her so the last thing the young couple wants to deal with is a new murder case. Patrik's time off comes to a screeching halt when the body of a young tourist is found. When the remains of a woman killed years ago are found next to the dead tourist, everyone realizes this will be no ordinary investigation.

"La hora del barquero" narra el largo interrogatorio al que es sometido Jesús Maera por parte de un torturador y un psiquiatra. A la vez, es el relato de la lucha interna de un Ícaro amnésico por escapar del laberinto de la memoria; una lucha que acaba prefigurando, entre lo onírico y lo kafkiano, un universo moral miserable. Con pulso firme, Víctor Chamorro, ganador con esta obra del Premio de Novela Café Gijón 2002, realiza una disección de los miedos abisales de un hombre a través de su vínculo con el terrorismo y el compromiso político forzado.

AVISO A LOS LECTORES: Cuando leas un libro de la serie de la inspectora Hanne Wilhelmsen no vas a poder parar. «Anne Holt es una maestra del género.» El País A su regreso a Oslo tras pasar un tiempo de retiro en el monasterio de Verona, Hanne Wilhelmsen se encuentra con que sus viejos amigos la rechazan y los jefes del cuerpo policial la relegan a realizar tareas administrativas. Pero un crimen difícil de resolver la llevará de nuevo al trabajo a pie de calle. El cadáver del famoso chef Brede Ziegler, un tipo que parecía amigo de todo el mundo, pero que en realidad contaba con muchos...

Una noche, Charlie Parker, alias "Bird", inspector de policía de Nueva York, sale a tomar unas copas después de una discusión conyugal; cuando vuelve a casa, se encuentra a su mujer y a su hija brutalmente asesinadas. Entre los sospechosos figura el propio Parker, a quien expulsan del cuerpo de policía, pero el crimen queda sin resolver. Roído por el sentimiento de culpa y deseoso de venganza, Parker, sin embargo, no duda en acudir en ayuda de su antiguo jefe para resolver el misterioso y trágico caso de una joven desaparecida, una investigación que le llevará allí donde jamás...