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Poor People
￥24.44
Varvara Dobroselova and Makar Devushkin are second cousins twice-removed and live across from each other on the same street in terrible apartments. The novel follows their lives, their relationship with rich people, and poverty in general. A deep but odd friendship develops between them until Dobroselova loses her interest in literature, and later in communicating with Devushkin after a rich widower Mr. Bykov proposes to her.
The Double
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A government official Golyadkin has a formative discussion with his Doctor Rutenspitz, who fears for his sanity and tells him that his behaviour is dangerously antisocial. He prescribes 'cheerful company' as the remedy. Golyadkin resolves to try this, and leaves the office. He proceeds to a birthday party. He was uninvited, and a series of faux pas lead to his expulsion from the party. On his way home through a snowstorm, he encounters his double, who looks exactly like him. A new evolving relationship is formed.
A Cruel Reckoning
￥40.79
Alexandra Lansing is looking forward to a vacation from her job as an operative with the Commonwealth’s counterterrorist task force.?She has three blissful weeks off, and plans to spend the entire time in France. After all, everyone needs a break from stress and worry. But when she’s snatched from the Left Bank in Paris she isn’t sure if her kidnapping is a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time or a direct plot against the task force. When she discovers Praed has also been abducted, the vacation is officially over, and the possibility of an informer at task force headquarters becomes a very real, very frightening possibility.The pair manages to escape, and flees to Praed’s family home where they are forced to defend his brother’s wife and children from armed terrorists determined to recapture the operatives. With no clue as to who is behind the plot, or even a motive to explain why someone wants to take Praed and Alex prisoner, and the identity of the informant at HQ is a complete mystery. While Henry Davison races to eliminate suspects at headquarters, Praed offers himself as bait to draw out the kidnappers, hoping to discover the mastermind behind the plot. ?Alex is in hot pursuit, but will she be able to reach him before his captors extract the information they want and execute him?
101 Amazing Space Jokes
￥19.52
This rip-roaring collection of 101 of the most far-out jokes you have ever heard is so funny you might just float away! Jack Goldstein takes the laughs into the stratosphere in an amazing book containing over one hundred jokes that will have the whole family laughing. Organised into categories such as astronauts, aliens, planets and more so you have a space-themed joke for every occasion, this is an ideal addition to any budding comedian's bookshelf. How do you organise a space party? You planet!
David Copperfield
￥19.52
Said to be the most autobiographical of Dickens' novels, this is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. During the writing of this novel, Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure.
101 Amazing What Do You Call Jokes
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What do you call a collection of more than one hundred of the funniest 'what do you call' jokes? 101 Amazing What Do You Call Jokes of course! Jack Goldstein takes you on a river ride through the rapids of comedy with this ultimate collection of some of the funniest jokes of all time. Organised into categories such as things on a man's head, things on a woman's head, animals and more, budding comedians will now have a 'what do you call' joke for every occasion. What do you call a woman with only one leg? Eileen!
Desperate Remedies
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Thomas Hardy's breakthrough novel from 1871. Cytherea Graye becomes maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe.
Discovery of the Source of the Nile
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The journals of John Hanning Speke, the British Indian Army officer who was the first European to discover Lake Victoria, the source of the River Nile.
Early Kings of Norway
￥19.52
A fascinating look at some of the early Viking kings, such as Olafr Tryggvason (Olaf the First), and Knut den Mektige (Canute the Great). Written by famed historian Thomas Carlyle.
Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of early short works by American novelist, short story writer and designer Edith Wharton.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know
￥19.52
A fantastic collection of 11 traditional tales, many of them forgotten classics that deserve to be rediscovered.
Sherlock Holmes and The Affair of The Contentious Contralto
￥53.86
It is 1910, a widowed Dr Watson moves back to Baker Street to discover that age has done nothing to dim his old friend's thirst for mystery and deduction. One morning after Watson returns from a client to find Holmes in a bright mood - the reason? Holmes and Watson have been invited to the farewell concert of celebrated former Prima Donna of the Warsaw Opera - Irene Adler. The Woman requests their presence! What happens when Holmes meets his one female equal twenty years after their first, curious meeting which Watson described in "e;A Scandal in Bohemia"e;?
Orchestra Murders
￥58.76
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
￥58.76
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
￥58.76
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.
Final Problem
￥48.95
The death of detective Sherlock Holmes shakes the world. Even The Queen herself expresses resentment over the loss of the popular Victorian hero. Petr Kopl gives us a graphic kick and picks up his third World heroes of tomorrow through the eyes of genius writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He takes us to a place where evil has a true face, men are gentlemen and women are ladies. We visit his comic world of excitement and adventure. Come and bear witnessto the last heroic battle where Sherlock Holmes paid with his life. Or did he?
No Police Like Holmes - Second Edition
￥29.33
Fully revised 2nd edition - The Investigating Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Colloquium and donation of the third largest private collection of Sherlockiana in the world were supposed to produce a weekend of great publicity for tiny St. Benignus College in Erin, Ohio. But when theft and murder come to campus, college public relations director Jeff Cody finds himself knee-deep in Sherlockian suspects, besieged by an aggressive reporter he loves but no longer dates, and competing with his eccentric brother-in-law, Sebastian McCabe, to solve the crimes first. The mess worsens when Jeff and his ex-girlfriend, Lynda Teal, themselves fall under suspicion of murder - and with good reason, for they have something to hide. This satirical romp takes Sherlock Holmes seriously, but not Holmesians. A witty and engaging spoof sure to delight not only the deerstalker set but mystery fans in general.
101 Amazing Facts About Italy
￥19.52
In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Italy. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Italian figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Italy, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelf. Find the information you need, fast!
101 Amazing Facts About Spain
￥19.52
In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Spain. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Spanish figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Spain, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelf. Find the information you need, fast!
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew
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A fantastic collection of 22 ancient greek legends, compiled and adapted by American poet and dramatist Josephine Peabody.
On Calvinism
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A fascinating work by the Reverend William Hull arguing against the tenets of Calvinism, a reformation of theological thinking that came out of the confessional and ecclesiastical debates of the 16th century.
