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Gypsy Gold
Gypsy Gold
Charley Marsh
¥40.79
Sixteen year old Spencer Reed lives with her mostly crazy mother and crippled grandfather. Home-schooled. No friends. Poor. In short, her life bites. The day she?rescues an injured mare from the town bully things go from bad to awful. And triggers a chain of events that expose long-hidden secrets. Deadly secrets. Secrets that someone needs to protect at any cost. Including murder. Gypsy Gold, the first book of a new YA mystery series, delights the reader with its quirky characters and unexpected plot twists.
And Then They Ruined Everything: Book Two in the Death of Rock 'n' Roll Series
And Then They Ruined Everything: Book Two in the Death of Rock 'n' Roll Series
Duncan Milne
¥46.36
Every action has a reaction. Every reaction has a consequence. Every consequence creates a memory.Having overcome the impossibility of time travel, Kenneth Ramsayer and his best friend exist to relive past rock ’n’ roll gigs. Everything is going well; they’ve become heroes, they’ve discovered love, they had the world by the tail, and then they ruined everything. Based on what is left of their ruined music collections, it appears that rock ’n’ roll died in 1984. Their unassailable knowledge of music, leads the boys to recall that in 1984 an unknown patron made a bootleg recording of a Replacements gig. This cassette was recovered and became the live album “The Shit Hits The Fans”. The history of rock ‘n’ roll was forever changed. Now in a viciously evil plot, a thief has absconded with the recording. But what if the death of rock ’n’ roll isn’t connected to the missing cassette? Seeking help from unlikely sources and following fading memories, the boys travel across America in a bid to save rock ’n’ roll. An intelligent satire, the second novel in the Death of Rock ’n’ Roll series, “And Then They Ruined Everything” cleverly uses the concept of time travel in a rock ’n’ roll setting as an examination of choices and the power of art in society.
L'idiota: “Un uomo positivamente buono”
L'idiota: “Un uomo positivamente buono”
Fëdor Dostoevskij
¥4.66
L'idiota (in russo: Идиот, Idiot) è un romanzo di F?dor Michajlovi? Dostoevskij. Considerato uno dei massimi capolavori della letteratura russa, vuole rappresentare “un uomo positivamente buono”, un Cristo del XIX secolo. La stesura fu contemporanea all'esilio dello scrittore, dovuto ai debiti: ebbe inizio a Ginevra nel settembre del 1867, proseguì a Vevey (sul lago di Ginevra), a Milano, e terminò nel gennaio del 1869 a Firenze. Una targa al numero 18 di Piazza de' Pitti ricorda la permanenza dell'autore nel palazzo per quasi un anno. L'opera nel frattempo uscì a puntate dal 1868 sulla rivista Russkij vestnik (il Messaggero Russo), mentre fu presentata in forma unica l'anno successivo. In una lettera del 1867 indirizzata allo scrittore Apollon Nikolaevi? Majkov, Dostoevskij descrisse il nucleo poetico del romanzo a cui stava lavorando: ?Da tempo mi tormentava un’idea, ma avevo paura di farne un romanzo, perché è un’idea troppo difficile e non ci sono preparato, anche se è estremamente seducente e la amo. Quest’idea è raffigurare un uomo assolutamente buono. Niente, secondo me, può essere più difficile di questo, al giorno d’oggi soprattutto.? ? importante sottolineare come l'aggettivo "buono" usato nella lettera fosse nell'originale russo "prekrasnyi", che indica lo splendore della bellezza e della bontà insieme. L'opera ha avuto diversi adattamenti teatrali, cinematografici e televisivi. Nel corso del romanzo è più volte citato e discusso dai personaggi, il quadro di Hans Holbein il Giovane, "Il corpo di Cristo morto nella tomba". Dostoevskij aveva visto il dipinto nel 1867 a Basilea e ne era rimasto fortemente impressionato. Traduzione di Federigo Verdinois (1927). Federigo Verdinois (Caserta, 2 luglio 1844 – Napoli, 11 aprile 1927) è stato un giornalista, scrittore e traduttore italiano. F?dor Michajlovi? Dostoevskij (in russo: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский; Mosca, 11 novembre 1821 – San Pietroburgo, 9 febbraio 1881) è stato uno scrittore e filosofo russo.? considerato, insieme a Tolstoj, uno dei più grandi romanzieri e pensatori di tutti i tempi.
Deceptions and Lies
Deceptions and Lies
P.E. Sibley
¥24.44
One terrorist, six hostages, a single bombing…?nothing out of the ordinary for task force operatives Alexandra Lansing and Mark Praed. With one exception; this request comes from the High Council on Kyree. An appeal from Kyree for task force help is peculiar enough for a planet where non-violence is practiced by all its citizens, but the Council is very specific in their choice of task force personnel: Mark Praed. Praed is baffled by the request. This is the same planet where his birth to a well born Kyreen female caused a galactic scandal, forcing his human father to flee Kyree with his half-human infant. The operatives travel to Kyree and meet with the High Council’s leader, Dame Ruthanon. Her orders are clear: the hostages are to be released and the terrorist captured, all without the use of violence. Alex and Praed are soon caught up in something more devious than the straight-forward capture of a terrorist. Nothing is as it appears, and what should have been a simple operation turns into a tangled mess of falsehoods, secret associations and hidden agendas.
9781939844019 CassaStorm
9781939844019 CassaStorm
Alex J. Cavanaugh
¥32.62
A storm gathers across the galaxy… ? Byron thought he’d put the days of battle behind him. Commanding the Cassan base on Tgren, his only struggles are occasional rogue pirate raids and endless government bureaucracies. As a galaxy-wide war encroaches upon the desert planet, Byron’s ideal life is threatened and he’s caught between the Tgrens and the Cassans. ? After enemy ships attack the desert planet, Byron discovers another battle within his own family. The declaration of war between all ten races triggers nightmares in his son, shaking Bassan to the core and threatening to destroy the boy’s mind. ? Meanwhile the ancient alien ship is transmitting a code that might signal the end of all life in the galaxy. And the mysterious probe that almost destroyed Tgren twenty years ago could be on its way back. As his world begins to crumble, Byron suspects a connection. The storm is about to break, and Byron is caught in the middle…
Infallible: A Romance Crime Novel
Infallible: A Romance Crime Novel
Carlyle Labuschagne
¥7.66
Cursed in love death was coming for her once again...? Sexy, smart and career ambitious,? South African Detective Scarlet Anne Martins get's the career opportunity of her life -? working for the NYPD on The Special Crimes Unit.? After landing a high profile case involving the escape of a notorious serial killer, her career jumps from NYPD freelancing detective to consulting for the FBI.? But never had she imagined how quickly those dreams could slip through her fingers when she meets her new partner Agent Blade, who appears to have a vendetta against killer she's assigned to bring down.???At a shocking turn of events, Scarlet finds?herself a fugitive in a foreign country after being framed for a fatal bombing and?aiding the escape of a Serial Killer. She starts to suspect her new partner was put on her path as a distraction, that is?until he saves her life. Despite?herself she can no long deny her feeling for Agent Blade, and her desperation to save him will ultimately be what? could kill them both.?
The Guest of Quesnay
The Guest of Quesnay
Newton Booth Tarkington
¥9.00
Alongside William Faulkner and John Updike, Booth Tarkington is one of just three authors to win the Pulitzer Prize more than once. Tarkington accomplished the feat with Alice Adams and The Magnificent Ambersons, dramas that explored the lives of fictional characters who live in a setting similar to the one Tarkington experienced in Indianapolis. Tarkington continues to garner praise for his works' historical realism.
Trip Wire
Trip Wire
CJ Lyons
¥46.36
From New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons: Heartless killer…or helpless victim? ? It’s perfectly normal to be a little shaky on your first day back to work. Especially if you’re Morgan Ames, returning to work after killing her serial killer father, waking up from a coma, fighting back through rehab…and, with the help of her boyfriend, keeping her vow never to kill again. ? Except when Morgan walks into the Galloway and Stone offices, she finds her boss holding a bomb. ? Definitely no time for the shakes as Morgan jumps right back into her old life and saves the day. But the bomber has other ideas, igniting a killing spree targeting those Morgan holds most dear.? ? Morgan must decide what to sacrifice: her promise to never kill again or the lives of everyone she loves.
The Complete Fiction
The Complete Fiction
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
The Nameless City The Festival The Colour Out of Space The Call of Cthulhu The Dunwich Horror The Whisperer in Darkness The Dreams in the Witch House The Haunter of the Dark The Shadow Over Innsmouth Discarded Draft of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" The Shadow Out of Time At the Mountains of Madness The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Azathoth Beyond the Wall of Sleep Celepha?s Cool Air Dagon Ex Oblivione Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family From Beyond He Herbert West-Reanimator Hypnos In the Vault Memory Nyarlathotep Pickman’s Model The Book The Cats of Ulthar The Descendant The Doom That Came to Sarnath The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath The Evil Clergyman The Horror at Red Hook The Hound The Lurking Fear The Moon-Bog The Music of Erich Zann The Other Gods The Outsider The Picture in the House The Quest of Iranon The Rats in the Walls The Shunned House The Silver Key The Statement of Randolph Carter The Strange High House in the Mist The Street The Temple The Terrible Old Man The Thing on the Doorstep The Tomb The Transition of Juan Romero The Tree The Unnamable The White Ship What the Moon Brings Polaris The Very Old Folk Ibid Old Bugs Sweet Ermengarde, or, The Heart of a Country Girl A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson The History of the Necronomicon
A Step Outside of Normal
A Step Outside of Normal
Laurie Gienapp, RS Leergard, Kathleen Terrell, Theresa Thompson
¥24.44
A Step Outside of Normal presents seven situations which are almost, but not quite, normal. Not really supernatural, not really fantasy, not really general fiction. Instead, they’re each a little bit “off”. And short, to suit your busy lifestyle.
Life on the Farm for Kids, Volume III: Coco Gets a Donut
Life on the Farm for Kids, Volume III: Coco Gets a Donut
Giacomo Giammatteo
¥8.09
“She’s got two days,” Animal Control told my wife. “After that, we have to shoot her.” My wife was upset. How was she going to catch a pig who was living in the woods in two days? Faced with a seemingly impossible task, my wife began to plan. She recruited my son to help, and they set out to rescue Coco.?
The Colour Out of Space
The Colour Out of Space
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
"The Colour Out of Space" is a first-person narrative written from the perspective of an unnamed surveyor from Boston. In order to prepare for the construction of a new reservoir in Massachusetts, he surveys a rural area that is to be flooded near Lovecraft's fictional town of Arkham. He comes across a mysterious patch of land, an abandoned five-acre farmstead, which is completely devoid of all life.
The Picture in the House
The Picture in the House
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
A lone traveler seeks shelter from an approaching storm in an apparently abandoned house, only to find that it is occupied by a "loathsome old, white-bearded, and ragged man."
In the Arena: Stories of Political Life
In the Arena: Stories of Political Life
Newton Booth Tarkington
¥9.00
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner and John Updike.
L'?pouse du Soleil
L'?pouse du Soleil
Gaston Leroux
¥8.82
L'académicien Ozout et son neveu Raymond arrivent au Pérou. Ils sont à la recherche de Marie-Thérèse, la fiancée de Raymond, que les Indiens veulent sacrifier selon leurs coutumes ancestrales, car ils l'ont désignée comme épouse du Soleil...
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
Newton Booth Tarkington
¥9.00
Penrod and Sam is a novel by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1916. The book is the sequel to his 1914 work, Penrod, and focuses more on the relationship between the main character of the previous book, Penrod Schofield, and his best friend, Sam Williams. More of Penrod's adventures appear in the final book of the series Penrod Jashber (1929). The three books were published together in one volume, Penrod: His Complete Story, in 1931.
The Joshua Citadel: The Last Battle
The Joshua Citadel: The Last Battle
Giacomo Giammatteo
¥8.09
Time — the not too distant future — Post Apocalypse. Place — a world not unlike our own. The tale I tell is one of woe: a war that has lasted for centuries; a war where the casualties numbered in the billions, if not more; a war that could have been avoided. God knows we tried. How many peace initiatives went unanswered? How many times did we stay our hand, refusing to attack or seek vengeance for unjust acts? But they wouldn't let us live in peace. They wouldn't let us sit idly by. A vicious race they were. Warriors to the core. A bloodthirsty, greedy race. "How did it start, Grandfather?" Ox might have shed tears if he had any. But the wars had taken so much of him: a wife, two daughters, all of his friends. "They were a relentless enemy, child. An unremitting and unforgiving foe."?
Uncommon Pet Tales
Uncommon Pet Tales
Amanda Bergloff
¥24.44
Fifteen short stories involving pets. But don’t think for a moment that you’ll “See Spot Run”, or that Lassie will save her master who’s fallen in the well. Those are common pet tales, and these are Uncommon Pet Tales. Within this collection, you’ll find a little bit of romance, a little bit of revenge, a few ghosts, and some fantasy and magic. You’ll find some uncommon pets such as Katelynn, and Mr. MacCawber, and you’ll find some uncommon stories, such as Patience, and Schrodinger’s Other Cat. You’ll find stories of man’s (or woman’s) best friend, and stories where the animals are far from friendly. And you'll find some stories that simply refuse to fit into a category. As always, each story in the Read on the Run series of anthologies is short, to suit your busy lifestyle.?
The Turncoat Prince
The Turncoat Prince
Amelia Smith
¥32.62
Darna is just a guildswoman, or so she’d like to think, but her alleged father was the prince of a backwater province. Now he’s been assassinated, and her uncle has put a price on Darna’s head to secure his claim on the throne. Darna takes her lover’s place in a job that will take her away from the city and, she hopes, away from assassins’ daggers. Her new employer, the prince, is irate to find that the able-bodied man he hired has been replaced by a limping woman. According to the contract, they’re stuck together for the year. The prince is arrogant, but also intelligent and well-read. As winter closes in, their late night conversations turn from sea walls to more intimate territory. Meanwhile, the province’s lost dragon reappears, and even the prince can see it. This book is the second in the Dragonsfall trilogy. It is recommended that you read The Defenders' Apprentice first. The story also refers back to some events which took place in the two prequel novels, Scrapplings and Priestess.
Pickman's Model
Pickman's Model
H.P. Lovecraft
¥9.00
"Pickman's Model" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written in September 1926 and first published in the October 1927 issue of Weird Tales. The story revolves around a Bostonian painter named Richard Upton Pickman who creates horrifying images. His works are brilliantly executed, but so graphic that they result in his membership in the Boston Art Club being revoked and himself shunned by his fellow artists.
Se Desejos Fossem Cavalos (Edi??o Portuguesa): (O Leil?o: Livro 1)
Se Desejos Fossem Cavalos (Edi??o Portuguesa): (O Leil?o: Livro 1)
Anna Erishkigal
¥8.09
Portugues do Brasil! Abandonada no altar e deixada sem casa, Rosie Xalbadora aceita um emprego como governanta no extremo do interior australiano. Lá ela conhece Pippa Bristow, uma crian?a sensível que lida com o divórcio amargo de seus pais escapando para um mundo mágicos de rainhas fadas e unicórnios. Incumbida de ajudar Pippa a recuperar seus estudos pendentes, ela se torna um pe?o na disputa de custódia em curso entre o pai de Pippa, Adam, e sua esposa egoísta herdeira do petróleo. Conforme a tens?o aumenta e Rosie se inteira dos muitos segredos dos Bristow, ela deve enfrentar os fantasmas de seu próprio passado doloroso enquanto luta contra a atra??o pelo seu belo e emocionalmente indisponível empregador. Mas a ajuda vem na forma de uma peculiar vizinha idosa, uma amigável cidade interiorana, a um cavaleiro fantasma que visita Rosie todas as noites em seus sonhos. Se Desejos Fossem Cavalos é o primeiro livro de uma saga familiar estabelecida na Austrália, estilizada com o tom gótico de partir o cora??o de Jane Eyre, e só uma pitada de sobrenatural. “Uma paisagem mística e mágica, e velhas lendas ganham uma nova vida…” —Romancing History Blog “Eu fui instantaneamente atraída pelas vidas das personagens, e me senti como se estivesse bem ao lado de Rosie conforme ela lutava para impedir que sua vida desmoronasse…” –Autora Best Seller do N.Y. Times Stacey Joy Netzel "Tanto Rosie quanto Adam s?o pessoas danificadas… Pippa, a garotinha, é encantadora, [ela é] muito frágil, tendo sido apanhada na feiura de uma batalha de custódia entre seus pais… Você vai querer abra?ar Pippa e mantê-la segura…" —Dark Lilith Book Blogs Ordem de leitura série "Can??o do Rio": —Se Desejos Fossem Cavalos (O Leil?o 1) —Po?o dos Sonhos (O Leil?o 2) —Eis um Cavalo Pálido (O Leil?o 3)