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Poisoned Penman
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London, 1922: Two years after helping Sherlock Holmes solve the Hangman Murders, American journalist Enoch Hale becomes even more intimately involved in another puzzling mystery. Langdale Pike, veteran purveyor of gossip to the trash newspapers, is poisoned while sipping tea with Hale - and apparently just as he is about to spill a secret more important than social gossip. With the unrequested aid of advertising copywriter Dorothy Sayers, Hale pursues a number of leads based on notes in Pike's pocket diary - including an interview with the formidable G.K. Chesterton.His attempts to uncover the identity of one of Pike's fellow club membersbring Hale the unwanted attention of Mycroft Holmes, head of His Majesty's Secret Service, and of his younger brother. Once again Enoch Hale and the theoretically retired but far from retiring Sherlock Holmes join forces to solve a crime that may have international complications. And this time Hale himself almost becomes a victim when he gets too close to the solution. This fast-moving tale is sure to please themany fans of the first Enoch Hale - Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Amateur Executioner.
Old John Brown
￥19.52
A fascinating guide to the life of radical 19th century American abolitionist John Brown.
Study in Terror
￥58.76
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of those authors whose literary creation is much more famous than the man himself. Those who do know the name Arthur Conan Doyle tend to know him only as the inventor of the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes. A smaller segment of this group goes further and remembers Doyle as the inventor of the great detective who squandered his fame with crackpot beliefs in faeries and the supernatural. Sadly, there is so much more to the man who revolutionized the writing not just of detective fiction but also of the genre of horror, the supernatural, and even influenced history itself.This two volume anthology's point is to put Doyle back on the pedestal he so rightly deserves. Its aim is twofold. First, to introduce readers to Doyle's lesser known (yet no less important) works. These works speak for themselves in showing a master writer at his craft. The stories are timeless, enjoyable, and hopefully will lead to new fans embracing a great author's somewhat forgotten tales. The second aim is to show the relevance of Doyle's works. Through a collection of articles written by current scholars and experts, readers can see just how revolutionary Doyle's writings remain even today.
Open and Shut Case
￥19.52
Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was a bear? Alternative Universe Mysteries for Adult Animal Lovers that relate the exploits of super-sleuth Octavius Bear and his cohorts. Just for fun, this series swaps anthropomorphic animals for humans in a world very similar to our own 21st century. Earth minus homosapiens.
Excellence of the Rosary
￥19.52
A fascinating look at the history and significance of the Rosary, the popular Catholic devotion practised around the world for centuries.
Sherlockian Ruminations from a Stormy Petrel
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Here are a few essays about puzzlers in and about Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories: The Devil's Foot and the author's cautious inserts of the Christian sacraments he learnt as a boy; A liturgical opposite - the Hebrew rabbi in Scandal in Bohemia; The Boscombe Valley murder re-emerging in a contemporary divining of a murder at Pemberley; The definitive solution and identification of Jack the Ripper - search no further; AND The Salvation Army and Suffragettes picked-on and prodded in the Red-Headed League.
Valley of Fear
￥19.52
Another Holmes classic from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first publised in 1915.
Sherlock Holmes and The Menacing Moors
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A call from an old comrade has Holmes chasing a reported agent of Satan between the towering tors and bottomless bogs of Dartmoor only to find the limits of his own confidence and his Public's esteem. Only Watson stands his friend but even his patience is stretched. Sherlock's retreat to the bees of Sussex serves only to show him that his skills are unique and are desperately needed elsewhere. On returning to London, Holmes finds malign forces have been bringing ridicule to his doorstep. In this tale, the Great Sleuth is brought to life, uniquely, in expressive verse, a favourite form of the author who loves the language of Sherlock Holmes and the Menacing Moors.
Trevor's Island
￥19.52
Trevor's IslandHaving to leave his home and family far behind to go to school on the mainland Trevor is very unhappy and homesick. Then one night something magical happens and he is taken to an enchanted place. Here he finds happiness and amazing new friends.Tracy's WishThis story tells how a jealous girl makes a foolish wish to have her baby brother disappear, but is overheard by a witch who snaches him away. Finding a fairy friend she sets out to rescue him and faces grave danger.Tales of the WoodsThis book contains a warning to take notice of our surroundings and follow the country code. The story tells how a thoughtless action can bring terrible suffering to the creatures of the woods.Pip to the RescueThis book tells of the courage of a wood sprit to save his lake dwelling friends .Pip and his river bank friends are happy in their home, until cruel boys take away the toad to make sport with him. Pip uses his magic flute to save him and teaches these children how to treat others.Henry's PlightA farm gate not secured allows an inquisitive calf out to explore the world beyond the safety of the farm and into the hands of ruthless men who mean to sell him so he can never return home.
Orchestra Murders
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Superstar conductor Sir Gregory Langhorne and his globe-trotting, violin-soloist son Jonathan Langhorne are the best of friends-until a brutal murder shatters their lives and Jonathan becomes the prime suspect. Six years later, Sir Gregory is now the music director of the world famous Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and has finally reconciled with his son Jonathan, just as members of the orchestra are being killed off one by one. The challenge for brilliant young hotshot Philadelphia Detective Cynthia Masters is to solve not only the orchestra murders, but the question of why murder seems to follow the Langhornes. Has Masters finally met her match-a case that cannot be solved? Set in London and Philadelphia, this dramatic story of murder, infidelity, and the abuse of money and power establishes Cynthia Masters as a world-class detective in this thrilling and unusual mystery.
Sherlock Holmes and the Folk Tale Mysteries - Volume 2
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Jewel thefts, missing persons, even murder are all elements in the world of the great detective Sherlock Holmes. What connects the stories in this book is that the cases he and his biographer Dr. John H. Watson investigate are based on adventures beloved of childhood. In a novel twist to the usual Holmes pastiches, Mrs. Puhl has based her plots involving Mr. Sherlock Holmes on folk tales, nursery rhymes and other snippets of children's literature. She has brought them into the Victorian era and kept them true to the expectations for Holmesian stories. But these are not children's tales. There are no talking rabbits, no flying carpets or magic wands. There is not always a happy ending. They are all grounded in the logical world of Holmes and Watson. Two men are determined to prove in a race which of them is faster. A child is missing and presumed dead. Can Sherlock Holmes help heal the mother's broken heart? A baby is found in a basket at the foot of the seventeen steps to 221b Baker Street. Did an ancient legend lead to a modern-day murder?Join Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his biographer Dr. John H. Watson as they explore the unusual cases brought to them from the land of bedtime stories and wise adages. You may never feel quite the same again about children's literature.
Sherlock Holmes and The Other Woman
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Poltergeists, Egyptian myths, and a series of murders make 1898 a year Sherlock Holmes will never forget. From Camden Town to the diamond district, no part of London is safe. It will take all his skills if Holmes is to keep himself, Doctor Watson, and their friends free from harm. He doesn't need any distractions. What a time for Lady Beatrice to be trapped in a volatile Paris.
Avertisment
￥65.32
Nominalizat la Carnegie Award 2009, c??tig?tor al Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2008, James Tiptree Junior Award ?i Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008. Todd Hewitt e ultimul b?iat din Prentisstown, un ora? mai pu?in obi?nuit. Oamenii pot auzi ce g?ndesc ceilal?i. Tot timpul. Via?a lor se desf??oar? ?ntr-un cople?itor ?i ne?ncetat Vacarm; nu exist? intimitate, nici secrete. Chiar cu o lun? ?nainte de a ?mplini 13 ani, dat? la care ar urma s? devin? b?rbat, Todd descoper? ?nt?mpl?tor un loc lini?tit. F?r? Vacarm. ?ns? un asemenea loc nu poate exista! ?nseamn? c? locuitorii din Prentisstown l-au min?it. ?i acum va trebui s? fug? ca s? se salveze de la moarte... Dar unde s? fugi dac? cei care te urm?resc pot auzi TOT ce g?nde?ti? Un roman ?n tradi?ia Aventurilor lui Huckleberry Finn ?i a capodoperei De veghe ?n lanul de secar?, despre un adolescent care fuge, ?mpreun? cu c?inele s?u vorbitor, Manchee, spre o lume normal?. Chiar dac? asta ?nseamn? s? mearg? p?n? la cap?tul lumii... ?i mai departe. Ness e un scriitor foarte ?nzestrat, de o imprevizibilitate care-?i d? fiori. – The Times Sf?r?itul plin de suspans are efectul unui glon? tras direct ?n stomac. – Booklist Un roman care curge ?ntr-un ritm furios, ?nsp?im?nt?tor, captivant ?i, uneori, sf??ietor. Este o carte care-?i b?ntuie imagina?ia. –Sunday Telegraph ?Nu exist? nimic pe lumea asta ?n afar? de Vacarm, nimic altceva dec?t g?ndurile permanente ale oamenilor ?i toate lucrurile venind la tine ?i la tine ?i la tine, din clipa ?n care spac?ii au dat drumul virusului Vacarmului ?n timpul r?zboiului, un virus care-a ucis jum?tate din b?rba?i ?i toate femeile, inclusiv pe mama mea, un virus care i-a ?nnebunit pe restul b?rba?ilor ?i care a ?nsemnat sf?r?itul pentru tot neamul spac?ilor ?n momentul c?nd oamenii, ?n nebunia lor, au ridicat armele.“
Greutatea umbrei
￥24.44
n 1950 Boris Vian public, sub pseudonimul Vernon Sullivan, Femeile nu-i dau seama, un roman-pasti al prozei i stilului de via american ale mijlocului secolului XX. ntr-un discurs n care se vede clar intenia parodic, Vian povestete aventura ntins pe cteva zilei a tnrului de bani gata Francis Deacon, din care nu lipsesc drogurile, femeile, promiscuitatea fr limite, interveniile FBI, urmririle pe ap i pe uscat, travestiul i toate beneficiile materiale pe care America aflat n plin dezvoltare le poate oferi unui tnr dispus s nu fac nicio economie cnd vine vorba de distracie i senzaii tari.
F?r?me de ?oapte. Al doilea volum al trilogiei Constela?ii
￥73.49
Un nou thriller din seria Helen Grace Cadavrul unui b?rbat este g?sit ?ntr-o cas? goal?. Inima i-a fost scoas? din piept ?i trimis? so?iei ?i copiilor lui. E prima victim?, iar inspectoarea Helen Grace ?tie c? nu va fi ultima. Dar de ce s-ar afla un b?rbat cu o via?? ?mplinit? departe de cas? ?n toiul nop?ii? Presa ?l nume?te Jack Spintec?torul ?n sens invers: un criminal ?n serie, v?n?nd b?rba?i ?nsura?i care duc vie?i duble. Helen simte furia din spatele crimelor. Dar ceea ce nu poate ea s? prevad? este c?t de schimb?tor e criminalul - sau ce o a?teapt? la cap?tul cursei... ?Alert, tensionat, cu adev?rat impresionant!“ – Sun ?Arlidge creeaz? o poveste ce te captiveaz? ?i te ?nsp?im?nt? ?n acela?i timp.“ – Daily Mail ?Un thriller macabru pe care nu-l po?i l?sa din m?n?!“ – Woman and Home ?Deodat? capul i s-a dus pe spate. L-a s?getat o durere insuportabil? – era tras de p?r foarte str?ns, tras ?napoi cu for?a, tot ?napoi. Deja nu mai putea s? respire – o c?rp? ?i astupa gura ?i nasul. O duhoare ?n?ep?toare i-a inundat n?rile, iar reflexele i s-au declan?at prea t?rziu. Se lupta s? tr?iasc?, dar ??i pierdea deja cuno?tin?a. Apoi s-a f?cut ?ntuneric.“
Stradivarius
￥48.97
Proza scurt? scris? de t?n?rul scriitor, originar din Timi?oara, se distinge printr-un stil ?ngrijit, expresiv, ?n mod cert, situat ?n siajul lui Matei Caragiale. O carte incitant? despre lumea pestri?? ?i sugestiv? a tranzi?iei autohtone. Cartea este destinat? publicului larg ?i va constitui un succes de libr?rie.
Házasságsirató
￥57.31
Clipele vie?ii mele sunt pentru mine la fel de importante ca primele clipe ale Universului.Clipesc, aud, respir, m? mi?c… deci exist!Pentru cei ce nu mai au r?bdare. Pentru cei care caut? mereu sf?r?itul ?nc? de la ?nceput. Pentru cei ce nu mai au timp…Acum se termin? ?nceputul ?i, cum suntem pe punctul de a disp?rea definitiv, nu v?d de ce am mai c?uta care este motivul ?i dac? s?ar mai fi putut face ceva. (Ciprian Vestemean)
Z?pada mieilor
￥90.84
De ce, oare, ne ?ntreb?m, ?i ?nlesnise Gra?ian Porumb omului pe care-l dispre?uia aceast? fapt?, aceast? grav? injusti?ie? Nu ?tim, d?m din umeri, privim ?n st?nga, privim ?n dreapta, dar de nic?ieri nu ne vine un ajutor c?t de c?t, un r?spuns. ?i nu ne r?m?ne atunci, insisten?i cum suntem, dec?t s? ghicim: trebuia oare, ?n imagina?ia ?nfierb?ntat? de nou? ?i ciudat? aventur? a t?n?rului – trebuia oare ca prietenul s?u Bizoniu, s? ?coboare" ?i ?n ?lumea cealalt?" care, ha, ha, se afla tot ?n lumea noastra, ?n lumea ?celor nev?zu?i?" A, nu, ei nu sunt nev?zu?i dec?t pentru simplul motiv ca ?i ?nl?turam din calea, din drumurile noastre ?i ?i ascundem, ?i ??nchidem" ?n subteranele lor care se cheam? sau temni?e, sau case de nebuni! Oricum, ?n ?subteranele nebunilor" Gra?ian consider? c? "micul pop?" ??i plimbase deja pa?ii ?i f?ptura, urma doar sa ?accead?" ?i la "ceilal?i", cei ne?n?ele?i ?i ?pedepsi?i" care, vii ?i fiin?e fiind, ca ?i noi, aveau la r?ndul lor dreptul de a-L ?nt?lni. A?a cum ?i ?el", omul viu ?i ?n?eleg?tor – de?i, cum am v?zut, el nu ?abuz?" de ?n?elegerea sa, nu se gr?bea defel ?s? ?n?eleag?", ci mai ales s? aud?, s? vad?, s? stea al?turi, s? fie, adic?, s?-?i d?ruiasca din merindea timpului s?u ?i nou?, s? fie ?cu noi" – deci, a?a cum ?i ?el" avea ?dreptul" de a fi cu ?ei". Cine ?tie? (Nicolae Breban)Puterea nev?zut? este cel de-al treilea volum din tetralogia Ziua ?i noaptea, care are ca supratem? rela?ia maestru-ucenic.
Civiliza?ia uitat?. Rolul exploziilor solare ?n trecutul ?i viitorul nostru
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Marina ?vetaieva se distinge printr-o scriitur? accentuat personal?, nu numai ?n poezie, dar ?i ?n proz?. Este vorba de stilistica ei nervoas?, abrupta, sincopata, chiar ?i ortografic inconfundabil?, cu multiple linii de pauz? ori intercal?ri neuzuale de paranteze, exclama?ii ?i altele. Care s? fie, deci, cuv?ntul nimerit pentru a surprinde particularitatea acestei crea?ii? I-am spus: stare patetic?. ?i pot spune: stare febril?. I-am spus: radicalitate. ?i pot spune: frenezie. ?i via?a, ?i opera ?vetaievei febriciteaz?. Ele repudiaz?, f?r? ?ncetare, situa?iile medii, mediocre, cotidiene, cumin?i. ...Dac? excesul poate periclita via??, excesivul poate salva arta. Excesivul e aici o supralicitare a d?ruirii, o hipertrofie a ata?amentului. ?vetaieva smulge arta din str?mtor?rile ei, ale ?vetaievei ?i ale artei. E ca o hiperbola a omului, ca o dovada a demnit??ii rec??tigate: prin arta subumanul trece ?n sublim. Crez?nd ?n art?, ?vetaieva crede ?n umanitate, ?n ?ansa nemuririi ei palpabile. Dar transgresarea mor?ii ea o stoarce din vecin?tatea mor?ii; dintr-o via?? ne?ncetat periclitat? de absolutismele ei. Via?a nu e tr?it? pe m?sura artei, s-o oblig?m la nem?surare! – ar putea fi deviza ei, ultimul ei mesaj.
Exerci?iul miraculos: C?nd un cuplu vindec? un psihoterapeut
￥48.97
Unul tr?ie?te, cel?lalt moare. E singura solu?ie. Roman din seria Helen Grace Doi ostatici. Un singur glon?. Doar unul va supravie?ui. Sunt suflete-pereche. Vor s?-?i petreac? restul vie?ii ?mpreun?. ?ns? c?nd se trezesc singuri ?i dezorienta?i ?ntr-un subsol p?r?sit, groaza ?i cople?e?te. Nu au la dispozi?ie dec?t o arm? ?nc?rcat? cu un singur glon? ?i ?nso?it? de urm?torul mesaj: ?C?nd unul dintre voi ?l va ucide pe cel?lalt, supravie?uitorul va fi liber“. Cine a putut concepe un astfel de scenariu sinistru, ?n care victimele ?nse?i comit crima? Tortura?i de spaim?, disperare, sete ?i inani?ie, pentru ostatici nu exist? dec?t o singur? cale de a pune cap?t acestui supliciu: unul dintre ei trebuie s? moar?. M. J. Arlidge a creat o eroin? memorabil?: inspectoarea Helen Grace. – Daily Mail O poveste captivant? ?i ?nfrico??toare, scris? magistral. – Sun ??i d? fiori! – Sunday Mirror ?Mi se pare mie sau ?mbr??i??rile noastre nu ne mai prea ?nc?lzesc? ?i nu ne mai ap?r?? De c?nd s-a ?nt?mplat, ne-am ag??at zi ?i noapte unul de altul, dorind s? supravie?uim am?ndoi, dispera?i s? nu r?m?nem singuri ?n locul acesta cumplit. Am jucat tot felul de jocuri ca s? treac? timpul, imagin?ndu-ne ce vom face dup? ce va sosi cavaleria — ce-o s? m?nc?m, ce-o s? le spunem rudelor, ce-o s? primim de Cr?ciun. ?ns? aceste jocuri s-au terminat treptat, pe m?sur? ce am ?n?eles c? am fost adu?i aici cu un scop ?i c? nu va exista un sf?r?it fericit.“
Tema la insomnie
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Constat c literatura mare n-au scris-o, dup 1989, cei care ctigaser puterea, n cultur, sub eticheta biruitoare de postmodernism, ci scriitorii singuratici, indiferent de generaie, indiferent dac unora li s-au pus stigmatul de expirai. Nicolae Breban, o spun de la bun nceput, a dat una dintre marile cri ale literaturii romne moderne i transmoderne, aproape o carte-testament. (...) Singura cale este una dintre cele mai lucide cri care s-au scris vreodat, capodopera-sintez a operei lui Nicolae Breban, susinut la o tensiune narativ excepional. (...) Singura cale este unul dintre marile romane transmoderne, n varianta cinic/kynic.“ – Theodor CodreanuCred c un mare scriitor cum este Nicolae Breban ar merita mult mai mult atenie de ct a avut parte n ultimii douzeci de ani, cnd s-a ncpnat s fac ceea ce a fcut dintotdeauna, indiferent de epoca pe care a traversat-o, indiferent de situaia social pe care a avut-o: s scrie. Ca orice mare creator, Breban a avut mereu puterea de a institui prin scrisul su, n pofida evidenelor, normalitatea.“ – Bogdan Creu)Nicolae Breban, nscut n 1934, continu, de la debutul su literar din 1957 i de la publicarea primului su romn, Francisca, n 1965, s fie o prezen de vrf n literatura romn contemporan. (...) Autorul attor volume a probat, de asemenea, un singular curaj civic, atunci cnd, la nici doi ani de la alegerea sa, exclusiv pentru merite culturale, ca membru supleant al Comitetului Central al Partidului Comunist Romn (august 1969), a dezavuat, la Paris, n mod public, regimul Ceauescu, pentru tezele culturale dogmatice din iulie 1971. Cu acel prilej, i-a dat i demisia din funcia de redactor-ef al principalei reviste literare autohtone, Romnia literar. El a refuzat, totui, exilul i s-a ntors n Romnia, suportnd cu demnitate urmrile gesturilor sale de nesupunere n numele unei contiine scriitoriceti libere...“ – Ion IanoiN. Breban este mai ales unul dintre marii romancieri ai literaturii romne dintotdeauna, cel mai important dintre romancierii notri actuali, sincron, prin formele i substana ficiunii, celei mai semnificative literaturi contemporane universale.“ – Marian Victor Buciu
